Kilriffet

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilriffet, from 61 m² to 247,789 m² (24.78 ha, 61.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilriffet 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.

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  a 10-year planning permission to construct and complete a solar PV Energy Development with a total site area of c. 88.5 hectares comprising of solar PV ground mounted on support structures, inverter substations, 38kV substation, watercourse crossings, temporary construction compounds, internal access tracks (new, upgrading existing and existing), security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure. The development also comprises a protected structure ‘S694 – Stone piers and cast iron gates with carriage stone’. This structure is at the entrance to the former Debsborough House and no works are required to the structure. Realignment of 35m of wall, re-location of a telegraph pole and vegetation trimming are required to achieve the northern visibility splay. The solar farm would be operational for 40 years

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460074

• 17 Jan 2020N/a

  widen existing entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2030

• 29 Jun 2018Conditional

  to open a new agricultural entrance along with ancillary site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18600823

• 3 May 2017Conditional

  construction of dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 17600458

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 Kilriffet.

Recorded monuments

• TN026-034 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. Not visible at ground level. A hollow depression occupies this area. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN026-070 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the SE slope of a rising ground in an upland area. A cropmark of a D-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 54m N-S x 40m E-W) visible on an aerial photograph (GSIAP, R 23/24/25). Not visible at ground level. A large earthfast stone (TN026-074----) (dims. 1.17m x 1.12m x 0.33m) possibly that of natural rock outcrop lies 100m E of the centre of this enclosure. The stone has a long rectangular slot cut into its surface (L 0.84m x 0.13m x 0.12m) which contains 8 water-rolled oval or spherical-shaped stones that have been jammed into the slot. A shallow depression (0.22m x 0.06m) beside the slot indicates a bullaun and there are several small water rolled stones scattered around the earthfast rock and other loose scattered angular-shaped stones some of which may be field clearance debris. According to local information this was a mass-rock. The townland name along with the possible holy stone may indicate the site of an ecclesiastical enclosure. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 13 April 2012

• TN027-170 Cursing stone
  Description

  Situated on SE facing slope of rising ground in upland area with centre of possible ecclesiastical enclosure (TN026-070----) 100m to the W. Earthfast stone used as a bullaun stone (TN027-170001-) with long rectangular mortise or slot cut into surface of rock with at least twelve water-rolled oval or spherical-shape stones jammed into slot. These water-rolled stones are very similar to cursing stones found on early Christian sites at Inishmurray Co. Sligo and Caher Island, Co. Mayo. A shallow bullaun beside the slot indicates that the earthfast stone was used at some stage as a bullaun stone for grinding purposes. At least one of these water-rolled stones fits into the bullaun suggesting that this stone was used as a rubber stone for the bullaun. At least thirteen other water-rolled stones of varying shapes and sizes can be seen lying on the surface of the earthfast boulder. Other loosely scattered angular-shaped stones appear to be the remains of field clearance debris. The egg-shaped stones are similar to stones found associated with holy wells and are often used as cursing stones (Mac Mahon 1981, 36-7). These water-rolled stones may indicate that the earthfast rock was used as a penitential station. The earthfast stone appears to have had several functions. It may originally have been used as a bullaun stone, which later had a rectangular slot cut into the surface of the stone. The slot may have been cut in order to support a cross of wood or stone. The angular stones may have formed some form of low cairn or leacht around the earthfast stone which could date from the early mediveal period. Some of the water rolled stones may have been deposited at this stone around this period. Alternatively, during the post medieval period the earthfast stone may have been used as a penitential station where pilgrims could have brought more water-rolled stones that were then jammed into the rectangular slot. These stones may have been used as cursing stones by local pilgrims. Interestingly there is no local tradition about people using these stones for such a purpose (Mac Mahon 1981, 35). The field in which the stone is located is known as the 'kyle field' (Mac Mahon 1981, 36). Instead of being the result of field clearance debris, some of the angular stones may have formed a low drystone leacht with the slot in the earthfast stone supporting a wooden or stone cross. There are numerous low undulating earthworks in the field in which the stone is located. At time of visit there were traces of a possible cropmark to the E and N of the stone which could indicate that there was an enclosing element around this stone although no such enclosing feature shows up on aerial photographs (OSI 2005). Cursing stones are associated with early Christian church sites such as Inishmurray, Co. Sligo and Caher Island, Co. Mayo. A small sandstone pebble measuring 3.85cm in width and 5cms in length with a Chi-Rho monogram was found beneath a bullaun stone at Kilcorban Dominican Priory, Co. Galway (Higgins 1993, 164-5). These water-rolled oval-shaped stones have been variously described as ‘cursing stones’, ‘cure stones’, ‘swearing stones’, ‘turning stones’, ‘altar stones’ and ‘priests’ stones’ and appear to have a secondary use at penitential stations where they are used as prayer stones (Gibbons 1989, 77). The largest collection of cursing stones can be found on the island monastery of Inishmurray, Co. Sligo (Higgins 1993, 165). Cobble stones or water-rolled stones are commonly found associated with an altar or leacht (O’Sullivan & Ó Carragáin 2008, 335). At the monastery of Inishmurray, Co. Sligo, a large collection of beach cobbles known as the ‘Clocha Breaca’ can be found on top of a drystone leacht, 14 of these cobbles are carved mainly with cross motifs, the majority of cobbles have no carvings (O’Sullivan & Ó Carragáin, 335). The carved cobbles appear to date from the 9th – 11th centuries, while some of the plain cobbles may have been added over the following centuries by pilgrims carrying out their penitential rounds on the island. Gibbons, M. (1989) ‘Review of The Early Christian Cross Slabs, Pillar Stones and Related Monuments of County Galway, Ireland by J. Higgins’ Archaeology Ireland Vol. 3, No. 2. Higgins, J. (1993) ‘A Chi-Rho Decorated Pebble from Kilcorban, County Galway. JRSAI Vol. 123, 164-5. Mac Mahon, M. (1981) ‘A “Font” at Kilriffet’, in Power, M. (ed.), Cois Deirge, Summer issue. O’Sullivan, J. & Ó Carragáin, T. (2008) Inishmurray Monks and Pilgrims in an Atlantic Landscape. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 April 2012

• TN027-170001 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Situated on SE facing slope of rising ground in upland area with centre of possible ecclesiastical enclosure (TN026-070----) 100m to the W. Earthfast stone (dims. 1.17m x 1.12m x 0.33m) which may be natural rock outcrop that appears to have been used as a base for a high cross with long rectangular mortise or slot (L 0.84m x 0.13m x 0.12m) cut into surface of rock with at least twelve water-rolled oval or spherical-shape stones jammed into slot. This cross base is very similar morphologically to the cross-base at Carrowmore, Co. Donegal (DG011-049003-). The water-rolled stones are very similar to cursing stones found on early Christian sites at Inishmurray Co. Sligo and Caher Island, Co. Mayo. A shallow depression (0.22m x 0.06m) or bullaun (TN027-170001-) beside the slot indicates that the cross-base was used at some stage as a bullaun stone for grinding purposes. One of these water-rolled stones fits into the bullaun suggesting that this stone was used as a rubber stone for the bullaun. At least thirteen other water-rolled stones of varying shapes and sizes can be seen lying on the surface of the earthfast boulder. Other loosely scattered angular-shaped stones appear to be the remains of field clearance debris. The earthfast stone appears to have had several functions. It may originally have been used as a bullaun stone, which later had a rectangular slot cut into the surface of the stone. The slot may have been cut in order to support a cross of wood or stone. The angular stones may have formed some form of low cairn or leacht around the earthfast stone which could date from the early mediveal period. Some of the water rolled stones may have been deposited at this stone around this period. Alternatively, during the post medieval period the earthfast stone may have been used as a penitential station where pilgrims could have brought more water-rolled stones that were then jammed into the rectangular slot. These stones may have been used as cursing stones by local pilgrims. Interestingly there is no local tradition about people using these stones for such a purpose (Mac Mahon 1981, 35). The field in which the stone is located is known as the 'kyle field' (Mac Mahon 1981, 36). Instead of being the result of field clearance debris, some of the angular stones may have formed a low drystone leacht with the slot in the earthfast stone supporting a wooden or stone cross. There are numerous low undulating earthworks in field in which the stone is located. At time of visit there were traces of a possible cropmark to the east and north of the stone which could indicate that there was an enclosing element around this stone although no such enclosing feature shows up on aerial photographs (OSI 2005). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 18 July 2012.

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1389 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Kilriffet · Cill Ruiféad

Area

1,318,229 m² (131.82 ha, 325.74 acres)

Civil parish

Dolla, and its townlands

Barony

Ormond Upper

Electoral division

Ballynaclogh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballynaclogh electoral division: 745 people in 272 households; 90% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballincur, Ballynaclogh, Bawn, Boolteeny, Kerane, Lissyleamy, Tooreen, Tullamoylin

Placenames

Kilriffet 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.