Killagh

58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killagh, from 18 m² to 616,013 m² (61.6 ha, 152.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Killagh 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.

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  A 10-year planning permission and a 40-year operational life for a solar energy development with a total site area of 157 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical transformer stations; (iii) underground electrical and communications cabling within the proposed development site, private lands and within the carriageway of the L1501, L1505, L5610, L5611 and L5614 public roads; (iv) containerised battery energy storage facility; (v) the upgrade of 4 no. existing site entrances and development of 1 no. new site entrance; (vi) on-site access tracks; (vii) 4 no. temporary construction compounds; (viii) security fencing and gates; (ix) pole-mounted security cameras; and (x) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and a Natura Impact Statement.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560268

• 28 Mar 2025Conditional

  Renovation and extension of a derelict structure of vernacular importance (former dwelling), including demolition works to the north east gable, and a new suitable onsite waste water treatment system with percolation area, landscaping, and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560140

• 14 Mar 2025N/a

  Renovation and Extension of an Existing Vernacular Dwelling and a new suitable onsite waste water treatment system with percolation area, landscaping, and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560110

• 28 Feb 2025Conditional

  RETENTION of 3-no. previously built extensions to existing bungalow type dwelling totaling 73.2sq.m in area and also to retain previously built 54.3sq.m storage shed and all associated ancillary site services

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560074

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22287

• 9 Jun 2020Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to side and rear of existing semi detached dwelling, make internal alterations and modifications to existing dwelling, to install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area and upgrade the existing entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206138

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
• Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA 004232

Recorded monuments

• WM013-106 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  No surface remains visible of levelled site. Monument described in 1977 as following; 'Not marked on current 6 inch [OS] map. A circular round topped mound of earth and stone. It is grass covered but where it is slightly defaced in places many stones are visible. These are about 20cms in diameter. There is no visible trace of a fosse. There is no visible trace of a kerb. Sited on the top of a prominent natural rise of gently undulating land of good pasture. Good views of surrounding countryside. The X marked by me on the current 6 inch [OS] map is the accurate site of the mound. Diameter from lower edge 9m. Height of mound 1.40m. Profile to be measured E-W’ (ASI Field Report 16/05/1977). A second report in 1981 described the monument as following; 'Situated on a prominent rise in gently undulating good pasture. Not marked on 6” sheet [OS map]. The site is a barrow of earth and stones partially denuded to reveal some of the stone particularly at the base perhaps where they may have formed a slight kerb. These stones measure 20-25cm in diameter and appear to be of local shale. The mound is round topped and grass covered, measuring 9m in diameter and rising to a height of 1.5m from the lower edge. Due to the undulating nature of the pasture and the erosion of the lower limits of the mound, it is difficult to say exactly where the edge of the barrow is especially on the North and East. There is no trace of an external fosse or bank [recorded as profiled but no measured profile in file]’ (ASI Field Report 21/08/1981). Monument surveyed in 2015 and described by McGuinness (2015, 53-4) as following: ‘Monument appears to have been destroyed: nothing was visible to the present survey-team where it was clearly located by the ASI, and the land has been recently ploughed. Fortunately there are two descriptions of the site by different ASI fieldworkers. The ‘slight kerb’ of the second account must be treated with suspicion in view of the definitive statement to the contrary in the first account. Given the absence of a ditch, the suggested classification of this monument as a bowl-barrow cannot be accepted; rather, it would appear to be a mound-barrow’. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 24 July 2018

• WM013-107 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated in the grounds of Killagh House, 110m SE of Killagh Bridge, with Killagh Corn Mill and Tuck Mill 70m to N. Motte and bailey (WM020-024----) castle 130m to SE. Killagh church (WM020-025----) and graveyard (WM020-025001-) 150m to ESE. Rectangular tower (ext. dims. 8.8m N-S; 7.8m E-W) surviving three storeys high with projecting tower containing stairs in NW angle and projecting garderobe tower on SW angle. Ground floor entered through a broken out doorway in centre of S wall which gives access to a vaulted ground floor. The ground floor is lit by a slit ope in the centre of the N wall. The upper floors are accessed off a spiral stairs in NW angle. The first floor is lit by a narrow window in the W wall. A garderobe in the SW corner tower is accessed from this floor. The stairs now partially destroyed gave access to a second floor no longer accessible. A pigeon loft has been built into the outer face of the S wall, and an 18th century house has been built against the E wall of the castle. Derelict buildings of possible 18th century date abut the SE corner of the tower house. Killagh Castle is depicted on the Down Survey map of Killagh parish where it is annotated as 'in repaire' and shown standing beside Killagh Church and Mill (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the castle is depicted as standing on lands belonging to George Nugent who is listed in 1641 as an 'Irish papist'. The terrier of this map recorded that 'There is in Killagh a Corne Mill a Tuck Mill a Ruined Church and, a Castle in Repaire' (ibid.). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018

• WM013-121 Mill - corn
  Description

  Killagh Castle (WM013-107----) is depicted on the Down Survey map of Killagh parish where it is annotated as 'in repaire' and shown standing beside Killagh Church (WM020-025----) and Corn Mill (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the castle is depicted as standing on lands belonging to George Nugent who is listed in 1641 as an 'Irish papist'. The terrier of this map recorded that 'There is in Killagh a Corne Mill a Tuck Mill (WM013-122-) a Ruined Church and, a Castle in Repaire' (ibid.). It is possible that Corn Mill depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map is built on the site of the mill depicted on the Down Survey map. The present 18th/19th century corn mill was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as following; 'Former corn mill complex, built c.1800, comprising detached multi-bay two-storey corn mill and store and a detached single-bay three-storey corn kiln at right angle to the northwest. Now out of use and in use as agricultural/domestic outbuildings. Pitched natural slate roof to main structure with pitched corrugated-iron roof to former corn kiln. Constructed of coursed rubble limestone with dressed limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed doorcases and segmental-headed carriage arches with dressed limestone and brick voussoirs to main building with loop hole openings over to first floor. Square-headed carriage arch (modern) to north side of former corn kiln. Small river/mill race to south side of main building (mill wheel no longer extant). This mill was owned by a John Heggarty, c.1850, and is recorded as a corn and tuck mill (woollen processing) with a water wheel ten feet in diameter and a water power value of £6 and 15 shillings (Valuation Office Mill Book)' (www.buildingsofireland.ie Reg. No. 15401320). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2018

• WM013-122 Mill - woollen
  Description

  Killagh Castle (WM013-107----) is depicted on the Down Survey map of Killagh parish where it is annotated as 'in repaire' and shown standing beside Killagh Church (WM020-025----) and Corn Mill (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the castle is depicted as standing on lands belonging to George Nugent who is listed in 1641 as an 'Irish papist'. The terrier of this map recorded that 'There is in Killagh a Corne Mill a Tuck Mill a Ruined Church and, a Castle in Repaire' (ibid.). It is possible that the 'Tuck Mill' depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map is built on the site of the Tuck Mill mentioned in the terrier of the Down Survey. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2018

• WM020-024 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with excellent views from the top of the motte, in all directions. Church and graveyard (WM020-025----/-025001-) lie c. 60m to NE and Killagh tower house lies c. 135m to NW. Annotated 'Moat' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as an oval-shaped tree-planted earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped mound which is enclosed by a wide fosse from SE-S-W-NW. Monument described in 1970 as a roughly circular-shaped, high, steep-sided flat-topped earthen mound the base of which is enclosed by a fosse and the remains of an external bank. A wide, deep fosse and an outer bank are visible from SE-S-WSW. The bank has a modern gap at S and is very slight from SW-WSW. A modern bank running ESE-WNW is built against the outer face of the bank from SSE-S-SSW. The bank veers away from the fosse at SE to enclose a larger area, which may have been a bailey, although there is little evidence of such surviving. Monument is visible today as a tree-covered earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 06 June 2019

• WM020-025 Church
  Description

  Situated in grassland with stream 90m to N. Killagh House and castle (WM013-107---) stands 150m to W with Killagh Corn Mill 170m to NW. Motte and bailey (WM020-024----) castle lies 60m to S. Poorly preserved remains consist of a rectangular church (ext dims. 6.3m N-S; 19.6m E-W) aligned NW-SE which formed N boundary of a graveyard (WM020-025001-) as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. The walls of the church are built of limestone rubble, with only a small part of the W end of the S wall and part of the E wall upstanding. Elsewhere only the lower wall courses are visible. The inner facing of a window embrasure is visible in the E wall. A later internal wall divides the E end of the church from the W as depicted on the 25-inch OS map. Several memorials of 18th-19th century date are visible in the interior of the church ruins. Curvilinear earthworks to N, E and S of the church and graveyard are visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Some of these earthworks may be contemporaneous with the church while others may relate to post-medieval drainage works. Killagh Church is depicted on the Down Survey map of Killagh parish where it is annotated as 'in repaire' and shown standing beside Killagh Castle and Mill (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the church is depicted as standing on lands belonging to George Nugent who is listed in 1641 as an 'Irish papist'. The terrier of this map recorded that 'There is in Killagh a Corne Mill a Tuck Mill a Ruined Church and, a Castle in Repaire' (ibid.). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2018

• WM020-025001 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in grassland with stream 90m to N. Killagh House and castle (WM013-107---) stands 150m to W with Killagh Corn Mill 170m to NW. Motte and bailey (WM020-024----) castle lies 60m to S. Poorly preserved remains consist of a rectangular church (WM020-025----) aligned NW-SE which formed N boundary of a graveyard depicted with a dotted outline on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. On this map the graveyard is depicted as a small D-shaped area to the SW of the church. This graveyard is not depicted on any subsequent edition of the OS 6-inch maps. . A poorly preserved low earthen bank forms an arc to the S, possibly representing an enclosing element of this graveyard. Several memorials of 18th-19th century date are visible in the interior of the church ruins. Curvilinear earthworks to N, E and S of the church and graveyard are visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Some of these earthworks may be contemporaneous with the church while others may relate to post-medieval drainage works. Killagh Church is depicted on the Down Survey map of Killagh parish where it is annotated as 'in repaire' and shown standing beside Killagh Castle and Mill (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the church is depicted as standing on lands belonging to George Nugent who is listed in 1641 as an 'Irish papist'. The terrier of this map recorded that 'There is in Killagh a Corne Mill a Tuck Mill a Ruined Church and, a Castle in Repaire' (ibid.). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2018

Architectural heritage

• Mill (water), 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Former corn mill complex, built c.1800, comprising detached multi-bay two-storey corn mill and store and a detached single-bay three-storey corn kiln at right angle to the northwest. Now out of use and in use as agricultural/domestic outbuildings. Pitched natural slate roof to main structure with pitched corrugated-iron roof to former corn kiln. Constructed of coursed rubble limestone with dressed limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed doorcases and segmental-headed carriage arches with dressed limestone and brick voussoirs to main building with loop hole openings over to first floor. Square-headed carriage arch (modern) to north side of former corn kiln. Small river/mill race to south side of main building (mill wheel no longer extant). Located to the south of Delvin and immediately to the north of Killagh House (15401321).

• Killagh House, house, 1730–1750 · National interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1740, with two-storey return to rear (west) incorporating the remains of a late medieval tower house (c.1550). Now out of use. High-pitched natural slate roof with raised verges, projecting eaves course and rendered chimneystacks (with later brick reworking) to either end (north and south). Projecting chimney flues to north gable. Roughcast lime rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth with raised quoins to corners to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Central round-headed doorcase with early timber door with raised and fielded panels having spoke fanlight over. Doorcase flanked by sidelights with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Set back from road in own grounds with outbuildings to the rear (west).

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).

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

Name

Killagh

Area

3,450,799 m² (345.08 ha, 852.71 acres)

Civil parish

Killagh, and its townlands

Barony

Delvin

Electoral division

Ballynaskeagh, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynacor, Ballynaskeagh, Ballyowen, Bracklin, Corbetstown, Craddanstown, Dardistown, Graffanstown, Greenan, Lunestown, Mucklin, Stonestown

Placenames

Killagh 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.