Kilmurry

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilmurry, from 42 m² to 127,858 m² (12.79 ha, 31.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilmurry 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.

• 17 Nov 2025Conditional

  Permission to construct a new slatted shed, new manure pit and new agricultural entrance onto the public road together with all associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560540

• 13 Jun 2025Conditional

  Permission for proposed installation of an onsite sewerage system with polishing filter in accordance with EPA Code of Practice 2021 to service existing dwelling house and all ancillary works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560283

• 11 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission to retain as constructed domestic garage and as constructed site boundaries which differ to that granted under PD/18456A/93 along with all ancillary site development works at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2360170

• 18 Sept 2018Conditional

  for the following: (1) Retention Permission for the increase in floor area and change in elevations of the existing extension to the community centre building to that as granted under previous Planning Reference PD/00/637 (2) Retention Permission for the change of use of existing extension from performance stage, dressing room and meeting room (as granted under previous Planning Reference PD/00/637) to main hall floor extension, 2 No. Disabled WC's, ancillary storage room and entrance/exit lobby (3) Full Planning Permission for the installation of a new percolation area and connections to same from existing septic tank currently serving the existing community centre. (4) Full Planning Permission for the demolition of the existing rooms to the rear and side of the existing community centre building (5) Full Planning Permission for the construction of a proposed extension to the existing community centre building. All the above together with minor elevation changes, proposed car parking, connection to services and all ancillary site development works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18468

• 22 Jan 2018Conditional

  the development consists of the construction of a slatted shed to house sheep, a loose shed to house sheep, handling yard enclosure, ancillary works (i.e concrete yard areas, boundary railings, gates etc. for agricultural purposes only) in existing farmyard at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 1816

• 2 Jan 2018N/a

  The development consists of the Construction of a slatted shed to house sheep, a loose shed to house sheep, Handling yard enclosure, ancillary works (i.e. concrete yard areas, boundary railings, gates etc. for agricultural purposes only) in existing farmyard at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 181

• 8 Dec 2017Conditional

  Retention Permission for the following: 1). Retention of existing previously permitted basement which was granted full Planning Permission under PD/00/966 so as to be used as habitable accommodation to service existing dwelling house. 2). Retention of existing alterations to the rear façade of existing Dwelling House. 3). Retention of Additional Driveway Entrance to service existing Bungalow Type Dwelling House which was previously granted full Planning Permission under PD/99/1322 and all Ancillary Site Works at:

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 17490

• 1 Dec 2017N/a

  Planning Permission is being sought for the Retention of the following:- (1) Retention for existing previously permitted basement which was granted full Planning Permission under PD/00/966 so as to be used as habitable accommodation to service existing dwelling house; (2) Retention of existing alterations to the rear façade of existing dwelling house; (3) Retention of additional driveway entrance to service existing bungalow type dwelling house which was previously granted full Planning Permission under PD/99/1322, and all ancillary site works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 17479

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 Kilmurry.

Recorded monuments

• RO021-064001 Church
  Description

  Recorded as a Dominican cell in 1586 (Nicholls 1972-3, 38). Fr. Augustine Plunkett built a refuge and hospice here after the dispersal of an Augustinian house at Ballyhaunis in the 1700s, which would undoubtedly have served as a Roman Catholic church. Situated on a low hillock in an undulating landscape. Rectangular structure (ext. dims 16.8m E-W; 7.8m N-S) with restored and conserved walls (T 0.9m; H 1.8-2m). There is a doorway (Wth 1.2m) towards the W end of the S wall, and the head of a cusped ogee-headed window (RO021-064004-) is built into the outer face of the N wall. A mortuary chapel to the W was built in 1865 for the Irwins of Rathmoyle, and conserved in the 1990s (Mannion 1998). They are within a rectangular graveyard (RO021-064002-) (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 60m N-S) defined by masonry walls. Enclosure (RO021-063005-) and barrow (RO021-063006-) are c. 70m and 140m to the NE and enclosure (RO012-063003-) is c. 150m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO021-064002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock. A mortuary chapel to the W of what was probably a Catholic chapel (RO021-064001-) was built in 1865 for the Irwin family of Rathmoyle, and conserved in the 1990s (Mannion 1998). It, and the church (RO021-064001-) are within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 60m N-S) defined by masonry walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO021-064004 Architectural fragment
  Description

  The head of a cusped ogee-headed window is built into the outer face of the N wall of the conserved church of Kilmurry (RO021-064001-) within the graveyard (RO021-064002-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO021-067 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked only on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a tree-ring, and situated a the W end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. D-shaped grass-covered platform (dims 30.7m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m E-S to 1.1m at N) separated by a berm (Wth 3m at S to 7m at N) from an earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3.5m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.8-1m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 1.5-1.7m; D 0.2-0.7m). There is no visible entrance, but a N-S trench (Wth 9m; D 1m) has been dug between the platform and bank at W, creating the straight edge of the platform (L 24m), and the interior is planted with mature deciduous trees (max. ext. diam. c. 52m N-S). Archaeological testing (03E0892) immediately to the NE during 2003 failed to produce any related material (Read 2006c). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO021-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a slight rise in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered convex area (diam. 33m E-W; 32.7m N-S; H 0.4-0.8m) defined by a scarp (H 0.7m at S to 1.1m at N) and berm (Wth 3-8m). There are ramp entrances at E (Wth 1.6m) and WSW (Wth1.7m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

• Irwin Mortuary Chapel, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached gabled mortuary chapel, built in 1865 in memory of Mary Irwin. Chapel entrance flanked by pedestrian entrance gates and with canted apse to east. Pitched slate roof, hipped to apse with limestone coping to gabled front elevation with stone cross to apex. Cut limestone walls with tooled limestone dressings. Paired lancet window and roundrel with hoodmoulding to front gabled elevation, bull's eye windows to side elevations. Pointed-arched door opening with chamfered limestone surround and timber battened door. Latin inscription to door surround with entrance accessed by limestone steps. Plaque to rear wall, obelisk, additional graves and a carved stone cross from the ruined church to rear of this site. Site enclosed by wrought-iron railings and with accessed by pedestrian gates supported by limestone piers.

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 Kilmurry, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Kilmurry with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Kilmurry

Area

1,841,684 m² (184.17 ha, 455.09 acres)

Civil parish

Baslick, and its townlands

Barony

Castlereagh

Electoral division

Castleplunket, the unit of the census

Census 2022

563 people lived in 208 households in the Castleplunket electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballindollaghan (Knox), Glenvela, Gortnasillagh, Heathfield, Lissalway, Pollranny, Rathmoyle

Placenames

Kilmurry 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.