Clarabricken

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clarabricken, from 77 m² to 388,244 m² (38.82 ha, 95.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Clarabricken in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 31 Mar 2026N/a

  for the development of a 38kV underground grid connection and all ancillary works at this site situated at: Kilderry and adjoining townlands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh and Ballysallagh Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development will consist of:- i. National grid connection in the form of a 38kV underground electrical cable and all associated infrastructure including electrical and communication ducting. The proposed grid connection is c. 8.54km in length, located within the public road (L6657, L6662, L6656, L2616, L6735 and R712) and within the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm (Pl. Ref. No. 2360382). The purpose of the proposed grid connection is to transmit electricity from the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; ii. All associated ancillary site development works including joint bays and communication chambers. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the permitted Kilderry Solar Farm (Pl. Ref. 23/60382) which consists of the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located in the townland of Kilderry, Co. Kilkenny and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660186

• 25 Mar 2025Conditional

  for an extension to existing dwelling house and new garage, including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560145

• 29 Oct 2024Conditional

  for the erection of a dwelling house and domestic garage/store (change of house and garage type, and site layout and boundaries from plans approved under Planning Reference Number: 24/60101) and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460510

• 7 May 2024Refused

  for development. The development will consist of: (i) All works (within County Kilkenny) associated with the connection of the proposed Seskin Wind Farm to the national electricity grid, via underground 38kV electrical cabling within the public road corridor to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation; (ii) Provision of 16 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the underground electrical cabling route; (iii) Reinstatement of the road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; (iv) Carriageway strengthening works at ‘Black Bridge’ on the L1835 / L3037 (Protected Structure RPS Ref. D84); (v) A new temporary access road off the N78 to the L30372 in the townlands of Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny to facilitate the delivery of turbine components and other abnormal loads; (vi) All ancillary apparatus and site development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460210

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  for the erection of a dwelling house and domestic garage/store with treatment system and percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460101

• 30 Jan 2024N/a

  for the erection of a dwelling house and domestic garage/store with treatment system and percolation area new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460040

• 25 Aug 2023Conditional

  Kilderry Solar Farm Ltd. seeks a 10 year planning permission with an operational lifetime of 40 years from the date of commissioning for the development of a ground mounted solar array as well as national grid connection and all ancillary works in the townland of Kilderry, and adjoining townlands of and adjoining town lands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh and Ballysallagh, Co. Kilkenny. The proposed development comprises the following: i. Up to 200,000 sq.m of solar PV panels up to 2.6m in height mounted on metal frames complete with c. 370 string inverters mounted to the rear of the panels; ii. Up to 16 no. Transformer Stations; iii. 38kV Substation compound including 1 no. customer control room (29.25 sq.m), 1 no. ESB control room(22.75 sq.m.) 1 no. switch gear room (29.25 sq.m.) and 1 no. spare room (21.55 sq.m.), 1 no. 38kV cable bay, 1 no. lightning mast (18m in height), 1 no. telecoms pole (11m in height), perimeter palisade fencing (2.6m in height), 7 no. lighting poles (c.3.2m in height) and associated electrical infrastructure; iv. Proposed new entrance from the Johnswell Road (L2616-9) for construction and operational access to the site; v. 2 no. temporary construction compounds for the duration of the construction phase of the project; vi. Internal tracks, site landscaping and drainage works, internal site cabling, security fencing, CCTV and all associated ancillary site development works; vii. National grid connection in the form of an underground 38 kV electrical cable (c. 8.5km in length located in the public road) from the proposed 38kV substation to the existing Kilkenny 110kV substation via the townlands of Scart, Ballynamona, Rathgarvan (or Clifden), Churchclara, Clarabricken, Clara Upper, Clara, Kilmagar, Feathallagh, Ballysallagh and Kilderry. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360382

• 23 Aug 2021Conditional

  to provide a new single storey extension to the existing school for an SEN Unit (area 261 sq/meters) with some alterations to an existing classroom (area 84 sq/meters), together with associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21721

• 13 Mar 2020Conditional

  to convert single storey dwelling to a dormer style dwelling with addition of front porch and associated internal alterations

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20156

• 26 Feb 2020N/a

  to convert single storey dwelling to a dormer style dwelling with addition of front porch and associated internal alterations

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20117

• 20 Nov 2018Conditional

  to provide a new single storey classroom extension with alterations to part of the existing school building to provide an Assisted WC and including all associated site works at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18765

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Clarabricken.

Recorded monuments

• KK020-006 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  On a fairly steep W-facing slope, in rough upland pasture. A large circular enclosure (diam. 68.5m N-S; 73m E-W) defined by a bank (H above ext. 0.9m; Wth 2.7m) in the W quadrant and by a shallow fosse (Wth 4.5m) to the N and SE-S. The NE quadrant is truncated by a field boundary running NW-SE. A townland boundary runs NE-SW along the N perimeter. The interior, which is under grass, follows the natural slope and the ground both inside and outside is uneven. The external fosse is heavily overgrown with thorny scrub. There is another similar enclosure (KK020-004----) c. 190m to the NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 November 2020

• KK020-015 Castle - motte
  Description

  On the S end of a natural hillock, with another larger hillock to the SE, in pasture. A public road runs N-S along the base of the hillock on the W side. A quarry, now disused, encroaches into the N portion of the hillock on which the monument is located. Indicated as a large mound (overall diam. c. 43m N-S; c. 40m E-W) on the 1st (1839) OS 6-inch map and 1900 revision. Clarabricken Castle (KK020-016----) is located c. 185m to the SW. It is described as, 'a large mound or tumulus about 15' [c. 4.5m] tall and at a height of over 30' [c. 9m] above the road. What may have been a slightly sunken fence, with a circuit of about 110 paces surrounds the base of the mound, which is oval shaped at the top and about 18 paces in greatest length and 7 paces at greatest breadth [top diam. c. 18m x 7m]. It is regarded locally as a "wicked druid's grave" and is obviously an important burial mound or tumulus' (Irish Tourist Association Survey 1945, in OPW topographical files). The defensive position of this monument, as well as its morphology, suggest that this is a motte. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 November 2020

• KK020-016 House - fortified house
  Description

  On the brow of a W-facing slope, surrounded by farm buildings. The Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Gowran depicts a castle in ‘Brickinclaragh’ townland, in the parish of Churchclara (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). The castle is also depicted on the Down Survey (1655-6) parish map of 'Churchclaragh' and the accompanying terrier describes it as ‘on Brickinclaragh a ffaire Castle in repaire’ and Henry Archer is listed as the proprietor in 1640 (NLI MS720). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 357), ‘In 1659 it was occupied by a Cromwellian named Jacob Cornock. Richard Boyle paid 10s. hearth money for the house or castle of Bricken Claragh, in 1664. A considerable fragment of the castle still remains standing to a height of 30 ft. [c. 9m]. The walls are 5 ft. [1.5m] thick’. A very ruined rectangular tower house (ext. dims. 17.27m N-S x 11.6m E-W; wall T c. 1m), presently standing to first-floor level. Built of roughly coursed limestone rubble with some large quoins visible at the SW angle. Most of the N wall is upstanding, breached at its E end, and a very short length of the W end of the S wall, and the N end of the W wall (H c. 4m). The entrance doorway was apparently located at the N end of the N wall but neither this entrance, nor any windows survive in situ. There is a projection at the N end of the W wall which contains a garderobe chute. There is no indication of the location of the staircase. The interior is filled with collapsed masonry and debris. There is some loose cut-stone masonry in the farmyard, including a window fragment. There is a shed built up against the W wall. The dimensions of this castle suggest that this is not a typical tower house but, being more rectangular than square, it may be ‘a long, low stronghouse’ or fortified house (Salter 2004, 65). See attached image: KK020-016----_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Gowran (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 November 2020

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Clarabricken.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Clarabricken, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Clarabricken.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Clarabricken with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Clarabricken · Clárach Bhricín

Area

2,291,582 m² (229.16 ha, 566.26 acres)

Civil parish

Clara, and its townlands

Barony

Gowran

Electoral division

Clara, the unit of the census

Census 2022

756 people lived in 205 households in the Clara electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baunmore, Churchclara, Clara Upper, Clohoge, Coneygar, Coolgrange, Grangehill, Kilmagar, Rathcash West, Rathgarvan or Clifden

Placenames

Clarabricken on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.