Killagh

Townland in the civil parish of Killagh, barony of Delvin, Co. Westmeath

Parcel 93608

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899 m across. Click a parcel to see it. © Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0

Area: 181,637 m² (18.16 ha, 44.88 acres)
Buildings: 4 buildings touch it, 510 m² on the ground
Zoning: No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
Townland: Killagh

Planning applications on this parcel

27 Mar 2019Conditional
construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196087

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Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.

WM020-049 Church
Description
Situated in pasture, in N quadrant of Kilpatrick graveyard (WM020-049001-) which stands inside a larger Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM020-049002-). Medieval church in the parish of Killucan, Diocese of Meath, which is depicted as a ruinous building on the 1655 Down Survey map of Farbill Barony (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the church is depicted as a rectangular building with residential tower at W end standing on the lands of Corbetstown which in 1641 belonged to Nicholas Darcy and Sir John Nugent. On this map the church is annotated 'Kill PC' which stands for 'Kill Patrick Church'. The terrier of the barony map stated that 'at Griffinstowne & Corbittstowne are two old Chappells that at Corbettstowne being called Killpatrick's Church hath some ash trees about it & near a well called Killpatrick well [WM020-056----] in great repute among the Irish Inhabitants' (ibid.). According to local folklore this church was known locally as Scarden or Scártán Church (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 018). The folklore of this area known as Scarden is closely connected with St. Patrick and 'is mentioned by O'Donovan in his "Letters" as the place called Scártán - a little brake where St. Patrick stopped on his way to Clonard' (ibid.). Ruins of Kilpatrick Church described in 1976 as the poorly preserved remains of a rectangular-shaped nave and chancel church (dims. 20 WNW-ESE; 4.5m NNE-SSW) of which an upstanding portion of the E gable is the best preserved with the sod-covered foundations of the S, W and N walls visible elsewhere. A broken out window opening is visible in centre of E gable. A probable doorway opening is visible at W end of the S wall. There are the remains of an internal dividing wall separating the nave (L 12m) and chancel (L 8m). Burials are located within the interior and there is considerable mounding around the church due to interments. A loose carved ogee-shaped window head has been used as a grave marker outside the SE corner of the church. A low embankment of earth and stone extends to S from the SE corner of the graveyard. There is a slight bank to SE and W of this embankment. There is a slight depression at the SE corner and at the NNE. The area within is a level platform. Church is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography due to tree cover within the graveyard. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 July 2019
WM020-049001 Graveyard
Description
Medieval ruins of Kilpatrick Church (WM020-049----) stands in N quadrant of rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 46m N-S x 38m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with coffin stand and entrance gate at E. Curving section of graveyard boundary wall at NE may follow line of early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM020-049002-). A loose carved ogee-shaped window head has been used as a grave marker outside the SE corner of the church. A low embankment of earth and stone extends to S from the SE corner of the graveyard. There is a slight bank to SE and W of this embankment. There is a slight depression at the SE corner and at the NNE. The area within is a level platform. St Patrick's or Scardan Well (WM020-056----) 660m to E. In 1980 excavations inside the graveyard were carried out by D. L. Swan and his findings were summarised as following; ' A small cutting was opened within the churchyard to the north of the church ruins (WM020-049----), revealing the foundation of the north wall. Although there were no surface indications, in it considerable concentration of human burial was encountered at less than 40cm below the surface. In all, in a cutting 2.5 x 5m over 40 individuals were represented, infants and young children accounting for 32 of these. Of the remaining adults and adolescents, where sex could be determined, time proportions of male to female were roughly equal. Almost all of these burials were stratified between a construction layer and a collapse layer relating to a reconstruction of the church and its final collapse. Beneath the construction layer a number of enigmatic features was encountered including a deep trench and part of a rectangular feature, both cutting deeply into the boulder clay. Some postholes were also identified, which may have related to the latter feature. A number of bone pins was recovered, together with three fragments of F ware, portion of a copper alloy strip and a tiny, but beautifully made, copper alloy bird set on a ribbed tang. This object is best paralleled by a somewhat similarly shaped object from the excavations at Whitby in Yorkshire. A second kiln of the ‘key-hole’ type was located within the western sector, which contained substantial deposits of grain and burned material. In this area too, a series of very large well-defined curving trenches with associated postholes up to 60cm+ in diameter was uncovered, indicating the presence here of a large structure, probably circular in shape. Towards the centre of this sector an area of much disturbance was opened, which yielded quantities of medieval pottery, together with a carefully concealed large iron key, probably the key of the 15th- or 16th-century church' (excavations.ie). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 04 July 2019
WM020-049002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
The quadrantal form of Kilpatrick graveyard (WM020-049001-) boundary wall indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 20). Cropmark of early Christian enclosure visible on aerial photographs. Ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. 100m) was excavated by D.L. Swan between 1973 and 1980. The summary findings of the 1973 excavation were described as following; 'This site was first noted in the course of an aerial survey of enclosed ecclesiastical sites in the Meath-Westmeath area. Surrounding an isolated churchyard (WM020-049001-), and incorporating part of its enclosing wall, there appeared to be indications of a large enclosure ditch and bank. Excavations were undertaken to confirm the existence of these features. A well defined ditch was revealed, dug into the bedrock to a depth of about 3.00m under present ground level. The ditch was consistently between 5.00m and 6.00m wide at the top, was ‘U’ shaped in profile, and splayed widely close to the surface. In the south cutting the remains of a partly destroyed inner bank were revealed, and evidence for its having had a facing of large stones also emerged. The fill of the ditch in the excavated sectors was, for the most part, undifferentiated, and largely without stratification. Large quantities of animal bone were recovered from every level, together with a single sherd of glazed, l3th/l4th C. pottery, at a depth of 1 .40m. The enclosure, as shown by excavation so far, thus comprised a deep fosse with an internal bank, probably stone-faced, defining an oval area, which had a north-south axis estimated at 95.00m in length, and an east-west axis measuring 80.00m. At least four phases of activity can be distinguished apart from that associated with the cemetery, all indicative of normal, secular occupation, but it is difficult on present evidence to relate all of these to each other, or to establish a complete chronology. What seemed to be the earliest phase was represented by a series of features best interpreted as the surviving remnants of almost totally obliterated foundation trenches, having a shallow ‘U’ shaped section, with lines of stake-holes and post-holes. Associated with these were a number of hearths and pits, the latter yielding an amount of slag, charcoal, and other evidence of industrial activity. Elsewhere, from an area of apparently destroyed structure, five further fragments of medieval pottery were recovered, as well as a single sherd of French ware of the same period. Apart from this, the only other material recovered in significant quantities was animal bone, representing horse, cattle, sheep, pig, with some smaller domestic and wild animals' (excavations.ie). The 1980 excavations results were summarised as following; 'The complete line of the enclosure was recovered by means of a series of cuttings to the east and north, and by making extensive use of aerial photography to help determine where cuttings might be made. The site proved to be somewhat smaller than had originally been estimated, having a north! south diameter of just under 100m. At one point to the south-west, the remains of a well-constructed stone facing on the bank survived for up to) three courses of well-set and well-matched large stones. Elsewhere, this facing had been removed, the stones forming part of the fill of the ditch. In the south-west sector evidence for ridge and furrow cultivation as well as indications of a substantial rectangular structure and a stone-lined, corn-drying kiln were revealed. Among the artefacts recovered were numerous portions of brooch pins and ring pins, some small iron knives and other iron objects, pieces of worked bone and antler, some sherds of coarse ware pottery of a type already found on the site and another fragment of E ware. In addition, a portion of a tinned copper-alloy mount was found, about 5cm on length, 3cm in width, neatly rounded at the finished end, with three rivet holes unevenly set around the edge. The object is in remarkably fine condition and is richly decorated with a boldly incised design based on opposed peltae with trumpets and scrolls. A small cutting was opened within the churchyard to the north of the church ruins, revealing the foundation of the north wall. Although there were no surface indications, in it considerable concentration of human burial was encountered at less than 40cm below the surface. In all, in a cutting 2.5x5m over 40 individuals were represented, infants and young children accounting for 32 of these. Of the remaining adults and adolescents, where sex could be determined, time proportions of male to female were roughly equal. Almost all of these burials were stratified between a construction layer and a collapse layer relating to a reconstruction of the church and its final collapse. Beneath the construction layer a number of enigmatic features was encountered including a deep trench and part of a rectangular feature, both cutting deeply into the boulder clay. Some postholes were also identified, which may have related to the latter feature. A number of bone pins was recovered, together with three fragments of F ware, portion of a copper alloy strip and a tiny, but beautifully made, copper alloy bird set on a ribbed tang. This object is best paralleled by a somewhat similarly shaped object from the excavations at Whitby in Yorkshire. A second kiln of the ‘key-hole’ type was located within the western sector, which contained substantial deposits of grain and burned material. In this area too, a series of very large well-defined curving trenches with associated postholes up to 60cm+ in diameter was uncovered, indicating the presence here of a large structure, probably circular in shape. Towards the centre of this sector an area of much disturbance was opened, which yielded quantities of medieval pottery, together with a carefully concealed large iron key, probably the key of the 15th- or 16th-century church' (excavations.ie). Compiled and revised by: Caimin O’Brien Date of revised upload: 04 July 2019
WM020-049003 Kiln - corn-drying
Description
Medieval ruins of Kilpatrick Church (WM020-049----) stands in N quadrant of rectangular shaped graveyard (WM020-049001-) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with coffin stand and entrance gate at E. Curving section of graveyard boundary wall at NE follows line of early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM020-049002-). St Patrick's or Scardan Well (WM020-056----) 660m to E. In 1980 excavations inside the graveyard were carried out by D. L. Swan and his findings were summarised as following; ' A small cutting was opened within the churchyard to the north of the church ruins (WM020-049----), revealing the foundation of the north wall. Although there were no surface indications, in it considerable concentration of human burial was encountered at less than 40cm below the surface. In all, in a cutting 2.5 x 5m over 40 individuals were represented, infants and young children accounting for 32 of these. Of the remaining adults and adolescents, where sex could be determined, time proportions of male to female were roughly equal. Almost all of these burials were stratified between a construction layer and a collapse layer relating to a reconstruction of the church and its final collapse. Beneath the construction layer a number of enigmatic features was encountered including a deep trench and part of a rectangular feature, both cutting deeply into the boulder clay. Some postholes were also identified, which may have related to the latter feature. A number of bone pins was recovered, together with three fragments of F ware, portion of a copper alloy strip and a tiny, but beautifully made, copper alloy bird set on a ribbed tang. This object is best paralleled by a somewhat similarly shaped object from the excavations at Whitby in Yorkshire. A second kiln of the ‘key-hole’ type was located within the western sector, which contained substantial deposits of grain and burned material. In this area too, a series of very large well-defined curving trenches with associated postholes up to 60cm+ in diameter was uncovered, indicating the presence here of a large structure, probably circular in shape. Towards the centre of this sector an area of much disturbance was opened, which yielded quantities of medieval pottery, together with a carefully concealed large iron key, probably the key of the 15th- or 16th-century church' (excavations.ie). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 04 July 2019

Architectural heritage

Scarden House, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880. Hipped natural slate roof having two central rendered chimneystacks with brick detailing over and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls over rendered plinth course. Square-headed openings with decorative polychromatic brick surrounds having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and cut stone sills. Central round-headed doorcase having decorative polychromatic brick surround having replacement glazed timber double doors and a plain glass overlight above. Set back from road in mature ground with modern entrance gates to the southeast comprising four concrete piers with mild steel gate. Three rubble stone outbuildings (c.1820)to the rear of the house (north), arranged around a central courtyard, all having corrugated metal roofs. Located to the north of Killucan.

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).

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Area: 345.1 ha; 853 acres
Land parcels: 58; registered freehold, median 3,567 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres)
Zoning: —; not in a zoned settlement
Planning: 6; applications since 2010

Land parcels

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann

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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.

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Zoning

Development plans, national zoning

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.

Planning applications

Sites that touch the townland, newest first

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

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Nature and heritage

Designated sites and recorded monuments

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).

Homes sold

Property Price Register

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

The townland

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.