Kilbillaghan

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbillaghan, from 1,285 m² to 111,645 m² (11.16 ha, 27.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Kilbillaghan 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.

• 29 Apr 2026Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system & polishing filter, new road entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660217

• 6 Dec 2017Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, single dwelling treatment system and percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177221

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 Kilbillaghan.

Recorded monuments

• WM035-006 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In 1612 Robert Dillon of Cannorstown was granted in 'Kilbellaghan, containing a castle, 20 houses, 12 gardens, a mill (WM035-038----), and 1 plowland' (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 228). In 1619 Edmond Malone and Teige O’Higgan surrendered to the King ‘1 stone castle, 20 messuages, 1 water-mill’ (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 464) in Kilbellaghan. In the same year the King confirmed his grant to Edmond Malone of Kilgarvan which included a ‘stone castle with 12 messuages, 1 watermill and 3 cartrons, and ⅔ of a cartron in Kilbellaghan and Cromrodd’ (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 481). The precise location of this medieval castle within the townland of Kilbillaghan has not been identified. In 1837 the Ordnance Survey memoranda recorded that ‘no part of a castle now visible here but tradition states that there was a castle of the O’Melaghlins so call (viz. Kilbillaghan Castle)’ (SMR File). In 1981 the following was recorded; ‘No one can point out with certainty the site of this castle although the owner of Newbridge House (now derelict) thinks the castle could have been on this site. The house appears to be of 18th century. It is a two storey structure of four bays with a lower two storey wing at the northern end. The lowest floor of this wing has a vaulted roof of 17th century or 18th century type, the vault springing from each corner of the room. The vault is now plastered over, a vault of this type in such a small house is an unusual feature. No definite remains of a medieval structure can be discerned’ (SMR File 14/10/1981). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 July 2015

• WM035-038 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  In 1612 Robert Dillon of Cannorstown was granted in 'Kilbellaghan, containing a castle (WM035-006----), 20 houses, 12 gardens, a mill, and 1 plowland' (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 228). In 1619 Edmond Malone and Teige O’Higgan surrendered to the King ‘1 stone castle, 20 messuages, 1 water-mill’ (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 464) in Kilbellaghan. In the same year the King confirmed his grant to Edmond Malone of Kilgarvan which included a ‘stone castle with 12 messuages, 1 watermill and 3 cartrons, and ⅔ of a cartron in Kilbellaghan and Cromrodd’ (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 481). The precise location of this medieval mill within the townland of Kilbillaghan has not been identified. The ‘Corn Mill’ depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map may have been built on site of medieval mill. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 July 2015

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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).

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

Name

Kilbillaghan

Area

738,019 m² (73.8 ha, 182.37 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcleagh, and its townlands

Barony

Clonlonan

Electoral division

Castledaly, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinlassy, Ballynahown, Ballynahownwood, Curraghbeg, Kilgarvan Glebe

Placenames

Kilbillaghan on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.