Killeenduff
Townland in the civil parish of Easky, barony of Tireragh, Co. Sligo; in Irish An Cillín Dubh
- Area
- 402.7 ha
- 995 acres
- Land parcels
- 108
- registered freehold, median 8,727 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- GB – green belt
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
108 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killeenduff, from 30 m² to 193,987 m² (19.4 ha, 47.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
12 Feb 2026Conditional
Full refurbishment/restoration of the existing 2 storey, pitched roof stone dwelling, with one new window to the rear elevation at ground floor. The application includes the addition of a separate 5.8-metre x 4.6-metre, 2 storey extension to the northeast, linked to the existing building at the ground floor. The proposed development will also include a septic tank and percolation area (and associated site works) as detailed on the drawings as part of this application.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660047
4 Feb 2026N/a
Mr Robert Duffy intends to apply for permission for the full refurbishment/restoration of the existing 2 storey, pitched roof stone dwelling, with one new window to the rear elevation at ground floor. The application includes the addition of a separate 5.8-metre x 4.6-metre, 2 storey extension to the northeast, linked to the existing building at the ground floor. The proposed development will also include a septic tank and percolation area (and associated site works) as detailed on the drawings as part of this application.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660037
28 Jan 2026N/a
Mr Robert Duffy intends to apply for permission for the full refurbishment/restoration of the existing 2 storey, pitched roof stone dwelling, with one new window to the rear elevation at ground floor. The application includes the addition of a separate 5.8-metre x 4.6-metre, 2 storey extension to the northeast, linked to the existing building at the ground floor. The proposed development will also include a septic tank and percolation area (and associated site works) as detailed on the drawings as part of this application.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660027
17 Dec 2024Conditional
Planning permission to demolish existing derelict ruin, construct dwelling house, construct domestic garage, install effluent treatment system with percolation area and to carry out all associated ancillary site works at Killeenduff Td, Easkey, Co. Sligo
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460479
12 Dec 2024N/a
Planning permission to demolish existing derelict ruin, construct dwelling house, construct domestic garage, install effluent treatment system with percolation area and to carry out all associated ancillary site works at Killeenduff Td, Easkey, Co. Sligo
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460469
25 Nov 2024N/a
(1) permission to retain and complete renovations and alterations to premises including partially constructed stairwell and lift core to the east elevation of the building (2) permission for change of use from former hotel premises to public bar, lounge, pool room, store, office and ancillary accommodation at ground floor, 12 no. self-catering apartments at first and second floor (3) permission for alterations and amendments to existing ground floor to include 1 no. self-catering apartment (4) permission to construct a pumping station to connect with the existing public foul sewer and including all other ancillary site works and services
Retention · Sligo County Council, 2460435
16 Oct 2024N/a
The development will consist of 1) permission to retain and complete a partially constructed stairwell and lift core to the east elevation of the building 2) permission for alterations and amendments to existing ground floor to include 1 no. self-catering apartment 3) permission to construct a pumping station to connect with the existing public foul sewer and including all other ancillary site works and services.
Retention · Sligo County Council, 2460364
27 Mar 2024Conditional
To construct Roofed Walled Silo together with all ancillary site works and services.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460091
2 Jan 2024Conditional
proposed alterations to developments previously granted under planning re PL21/330 - (1) Reposition roofed manure pit (2) Construction of a new walled silage slab & storage/loose shed along with all associated site works
Permission · Sligo County Council, 241
22 Aug 2022Conditional
development consisting of the construction of an extension to the rear of our existing house along with the removal of the existing pebble dash finish on the existing house, and refinishing the house with a painted nap plaster sand cement finish along with any other ancillary works attached
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22287
13 Apr 2022Conditional
development consisting of proposed alterations to developments previously granted under planning ref PL21/330 - (1) Demolish existing buildings (2) Construction of a new roofed manure pit, 4 bay enclosed dry shed with storage/office space, walled silage slab, roofed handling facility and 6 bay enclosed dry bedded shed along with all associated site works (Alterations consist of adding in slatted underground slurry storage tanks to the proposed agricultural shed & relocating the roofed handling facility)
Permission · Sligo County Council, 22136
28 Feb 2022Refused
Development consisting of the construction of a new Agricultural Machinery Shed including all other ancillary site work and services
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2276
19 Aug 2021Conditional
development consisting of (1) demolition of existing buildings (2) construction of a new roofed manure pit, 4 bay enclosed dry shed with storage/office space, walled silage slab, roofed handling facility and 6 bay enclosed dry bedded shed along with all associated site works
Permission · Sligo County Council, 21330
12 Aug 2021Conditional
development consisting of the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21322
2 Jun 2021Conditional
development consisting of the construction of a storage shed together with all associated site works
Permission · Sligo County Council, 21208
30 Dec 2019Conditional
development consisting of the construction of a loose house & a 4 bay slatted shed with a dry bedded area and underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works
Permission · Sligo County Council, 19524
23 Aug 2019Conditional
development consisting of the retention for existing non-commercial shed (floor area = 99.9 sq.m) with associated concrete hardstand area, boundaries, as constructed vehicular entrance and access from public road
Retention · Sligo County Council, 19349
11 Jun 2018Conditional
Development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house, install proprietary effluent treatment system with percolation area and to carry out all associated ancillary site works.
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 18219
16 Mar 2018Conditional
PP - for development consisting of the recess of existing roadside site boundaries - facilitating the construction of extended car parking / set down area. Proposed works will consist of: (1) the removal of existing front boundary walls; (2) construction of car parking / set down area; (3) Construction new recessed boundary wall and pedestrian footpath; (4) Carrying out of al associated ancillary site works
Permission · Sligo County Council, 1878
2 Aug 2017Conditional
for development consisting of the change of design of slatted shed previously granted under PL16/214 together with all ancillary site works and services
Permission · Sligo County Council, 17298
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Killeenduff.
Recorded monuments
- SL011-023 Enclosure
Description
Situated on slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised oval area (39m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by a low broad earthen scarp (ext. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-024 Enclosure
Description
Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map but depicted on the 1913 revision as a semi-circular hachured area (c. 20m NW-SE; c. 10m NE-SW). The site has been levelled and there are no remains now visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-043 Mound
Description
Situated in level pasture. Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Depicted as an approximately circular enclosure (max. dim. C.18m) within the garden of 'Templeview House' on the 1913 revision. There are no remains visible at ground level. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-044001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on slight E-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised oval area (42m E-W; 37m N-S) enclosed by a bank (Wth 5.95m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.7m) of earth and stone with an external fosse (Wth 5.3m; D 0.75m). From NW-N and SE-S the bank is absent and the site defined by a scarped edge. The original entrance is not recognisable. The fosse is partially infilled by a trackway that skirts the edge of the site from NW-NE. The remains of a souterrain (SL011-044002-) are located in the SW quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-044002 Souterrain
Description
Located in the SW quadrant of a rath (SL011-044001-) against the internal bank. Entrance now blocked and not visible at ground level. Remains consist of a rectangular flat bottomed trench (L 11m NE-SW; Wth top 3.4m; Wth base 1.7m; D 0.5m). The SW end of the trench breaks through the bank of the rath at its SW end. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-045001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight W-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.4-0.9m; ext. H 1.6m) of earth and stone. There is no trace of a fosse at ground level. The original entrance to the site is via a break (Wth 3m) in the bank at NNW. The external face of the bank is revetted with large rubble boulders roughly laid forming a wall 1-1.2m high. The revetting is best preserved SW-NW. From N-NE a roughly E-W orientated relic field bank incorporates the external face of the bank. The NW quadrant of the interior is slightly raised above the rest of the interior. The internal raised area (11m N-S; 13m E-W) is defined by a scarped edge (Wth 1m; H 0.45m) on the S and E sides and by the bank of the rath on the W and N sides. There is a souterrain (SL011-045002-) in the rath. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-045002 Souterrain
Description
In a rath (SL011-045001-). This souterrain is listed in the RMP (1995). There is no visible surface trace of the souterrain within the rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 8 April 2013
- SL011-046 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on slight WSW facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.4m) with an external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.1m). The site is divided into two parts by a public NNE-SSW orientated roadway (Wth road 11m). From NNE-SSW, to the E of the roadway, the site has been partially levelled leaving low remains. The fosse is visible from NE-E and from SE-SW. A break (Wth 4m) in the bank at NE possibly marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-047 Enclosure
Description
Situated on slight W-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Depicted on 1913 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a semi-circular area (dims. c. 20m E-W; c. 10m N-S) bounded by an E-W field boundary on the S side. The monument has been levelled and there is no surface trace of an enclosing element. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-048 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on slight WSW facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. A break (Wth 3.6m) in the bank at E marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-049 Children's burial ground
Description
Situated on slight SSW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Named as 'Black Grave Yard' and indicated as a roughly rectangular area (c. 70m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) on the 1913 edition of the OS 6-inch map. There is no visible enclosing element at ground level. The site is known locally as a children's burial ground. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-050 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on slight W-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by a narrow bank (Wth 3m; H 0.25m) of earth and stone. There is no fosse visible at ground level. The internal and external foot of the bank is revetted with limestone slabs (av. dims 0.5m x 0.5m; T 0.3m) laid on edge. The revetting is best preserved from SE-SSE and at NW. The original entrance is not recognisable. Quarry hole (L N-S 18m; Wth E-W 6m; D 0.5m) lies at the inner foot of the bank from NE-E-SE. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-052 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on slight W-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a low broad earthen bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.2m). At the outer foot of the bank W-NNW and E-SE is a fosse (Wth 3.8m; D 0.2m). From NNW-N-NE the bank and the edge of the interior has been removed by a small quarry. A low spoil heap (diam. 8m; H 0.3m) lies immediately to the S of the quarry. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-107 Souterrain
Description
Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. A souterrain was discovered at this location when the road subsided in 1989. The road was subsequently repaired by the County Council and no surface trace of this monument is now evident. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-129 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.95m; int. H 0.45m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank is made up of an earth and stone core and is revetted on the inner and outer sides from NW-E, at SE and at NW, by limestone slabs laid on edge. A break (Wth 1.1m), also stone lined with limestone slabs, through the bank at NE marks the position of the original entrance. From NNW-N-NE the bank is incorporated into an E-W field boundary. A large irregular quarry hole (dims. 9m E-W; 13m N-S; D 0.6m) lies in the centre of the interior. A relic field bank (SL011-129002-), possible part of a field system, lies 6m to the W of the rath. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-129001 Field boundary
Description
Situated 6m to the W of Killeenduff rath (SL011-129----). This bank is not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. The earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; H 0.3m) extends from an E-W field boundary in a NNW-SSE direction for 14m and then turns NE-SW and extends for a further 8m. This bank is very different from other field boundaries in the area as it is made up entirely of earth with no stone evident. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-130 Mound
Description
Situated in gently undulating pasture. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Not included in the SMR (1989) but included in the RMP (1995). On inspection in 2003, evidence for small scale quarrying of sand and gravel was noted but no remains of a mound were visible in this area. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
- SL011-131 Souterrain
Description
Situated in pasture on a slight W-facing slope. Not indicated on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Not included in the SMR (1989) but included in the RMP (1995). On inspection in 2003 there were no remains of a souterrain visible at ground level. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Architectural heritage
- Easky House, house, 1838–1873 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey house, extant 1873, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (north) elevation. Occupied, 1901. Leased, 1911. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges now missing, paired limestone ashlar central chimney stacks having cornices below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and no rainwater goods surviving on cut-limestone dentilated cornice retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered walls with concealed cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening with three cut-limestone steps, timber doorcase with monolithic pilasters supporting cornice on fluted consoles, and moulded rendered surround having concave reveals framing timber panelled double doors with overlight now boarded up. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Segmental-headed central window opening (north) with cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing three-over-two timber sash window. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (west) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in unkempt grounds with limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping supporting flat iron double gates.
- Templeview, house, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three- or five-bay single-storey house with dormer attic, built 1855, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting breakfront; pair of single-bay (single-bay deep) single-storey returns centred on single-bay (single-bay deep) single-storey return (north). Occupied, 1901; 1911. Disused, 2004. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront) with pair of pitched slate roofs centred on hipped slate roof (north), roll moulded clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks on rendered bases on axis with ridge having cut-limestone chamfered capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, quatrefoil-detailed decorative timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins, and no rainwater goods surviving on slightly overhanging exposed timber rafters. Rendered walls on drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on drag edged tooled limestone ashlar plinth with drag edged tooled cut-limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed window opening in tripartite arrangement (breakfront) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered flush sill, timber mullions, and concealed dressings with hood moulding framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window opening in tripartite arrangement (gable) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone sill, timber mullions, and concealed dressings with hood moulding framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Tudor-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with drag edged tooled cut-limestone step threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber panelled double doors. Pairs of square-headed window openings with drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered flush sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (north) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (gables) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set in unkempt grounds.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Killeenduff.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Killeenduff with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.
The townland
- Name
- Killeenduff · An Cillín Dubh
- Area
- 4,027,126 m² (402.71 ha, 995.12 acres)
- Civil parish
- Easky, and its townlands
- Barony
- Tireragh
- Electoral division
- Easky East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Easky East electoral division: 626 people in 253 households; 72% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aderavoher, Ballymeeny, Ballymeeny (Jones), Carrownabinna or Ballymeeny (Hillas), Cloonagleavragh, Shannonspark East, Sraheens
- Placenames
- Killeenduff 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.