Killinure South

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killinure South, from 23,761 m² (2.38 ha, 5.87 acres) to 130,148 m² (13.01 ha, 32.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Killinure South 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.

• 8 Oct 2021Conditional

  a) The reprofiling of site levels to south of hotel so as to create landscaped grassed terraces with interconnecting steps, b) a lit pathway for hotel residents to and from the lake shore to replace present pathway alongside driving range, c) 5 no. glazed doors on the south elevation of the hotel building, d) miscellaneous alterations, amendments and refurbishments to the hotel buildings, both internally and externally, e) excavation and removal of soil to the south of hotel and filling with gravel for proposed banqueting room, f) retention of 1 no. prototype of eco-cabin, 35 sqm in size to the north side of hotel linked to the existing drainage system in the hotel, g) enclosure of area to north of hotel for use as a paddock for farm animals, presently containing two concrete bases for chicken coops, a further concrete base, 10 x 4 metres to support an animal shelter, to be open on one side, h) a prefabricated timber structure, 57 sqm in size, beside the car park for use as golf club reception and administration. I) an outdoor heated swimming pool 12m x 6m located to south of hotel. j) a barbeque pavilion, 197 sqm meter in extent. k) a children's play frame to north of the hotel. l) a children's play pond to the south of the hotel and m) provision of bicycle shelter. These works are subject to screening for Appropriate Assessment. Permission is sought for 1) the demolition of 2 no. service sheds to the north-west of the hotel building and their replacement by overflow parking on "grass-crete" surface. 2) alterations to the roof profiles of the bedroom blocks to create a setback penthouse with balconies. 3) the addition of small balconies. 3) the addition of small balconies to some first floor bedrooms, north and south and double door openings in the ground floor bedrooms. 4) an extension at first floor level to the north of Killinure House to provide seven additional bedrooms, five of which will have a set-back terrace. 5) elevation changes to entrance lobby and cinema on the north and west facades, 6) the construction of a two storey timber and stonework clad gymnasium, with single storey link to the western bedroom block, and with first floor terrace and ground level terrace with swimming pool. 7) the construction of a single storey banqueting room containing rooflights, external access steps and terrace.. *Please view scanned documents Application Part B to view the full development description.*

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 21553

• 15 Sept 2020N/a

  a) The demolition of two service sheds (852sqm total) to the north-west of the hotel building and their replacement by overflow parking on "grass-crete" surface and a Wedding Barn; b) alterations to the roof profile of the bedroom blocks to create a set-back penthouse with terraces; c) the reconfiguration of all the elevations except Killinure House predominantly with timber cladding, with some fair-faced concrete and stonework, including the addition of small balconies to the first floor bedrooms, north and south and ground floor bedrooms on the north; d) an extension at first floor level to the north of Killinure House to provide seven additional bedrooms, five of which will have a set-back terrace; e) the construction of a two-storey timber-clad gymnasium building with some stonework (1700sqm) with single-storey link to the western bedroom block, and with first floor terrace and ground level terrace and swimming pool; f) the construction of a single-storey subterranean spa facility (1317sqm) containing rooflights and external access steps and lift enclosure, terrace and external swimming pool; g) the construction of a single-storey timber-clad golf clubhouse (333sqm) to the north of the existing hotel, raised on stilts with external decks, and providing a buggy parking space in a shallow open-air under-croft; h) the construction of a single-storey Wedding Barn (682sqm) to the north-west of the existing hotel, with balcony to the east side; i) the provision of 30 prefabricated, single-storey, timber-clad, double en-suite cabins 34.4sqm each, with balconies and rooflights, on stilts, accessed by pedestrian/cycle paths, and located in the parkland to the north and south-east of the hotel buildings; j) associated hard and soft landscaping for all the above; k) waste treatment plant and associated foul drainage, percolation, and surface water disposal for all the above; l) owners' house, five-bedroom (428sqm) with self-coloured render, photovoltaic panels on flat roof, detached, predominantly single-storey with part basement, with terraces and rooflights and with access road, dedicated waste treatment plant, and associated landscaping. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement and an Ecological Impact Assessment

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207137

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: Lough Ree SAC 000440
• Special Protection Area: Lough Ree SPA 004064
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Ree 000440

Recorded monuments

• WM022-049 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Killinure house was built in the late 18th century incorporating part of the medieval castle of Killinure which is depicted on the 1653-9 Down Survey maps of Bunowen parish and the barony map of Kilkenny West (NLI, MS 723-4). The medieval castle stood on the lands belonging to George Fitzgerald, 16th Earl of Kildare. The terrier of the Down Survey map of Bunowen parish stated that on the ‘Landes of Killenure Standes a Castle’ (ibid.). In 1837 it was recorded that a 'small portion of Killinure castle still remains, occupying a site on a bold and picturesque eminence over the Inner Lake, and adjoining Killinure House' (Lewis 1837, 205). Killinure House stands on elevated land overlooking Killinure bay 350m to SSE at the S end of Lough Ree. Bunowen church (WM022-031001-) and graveyard (WM022-031001-) lies 1km to the SE and Bunowen Castle (WM022-022---) stands 1.7km to ENE. Killinure House described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a, ‘Detached seven-bay two-storey country house, built c.1790, having a projecting Doric porch to the centre of the front façade (south) and full height three-bay bows to either end of the front façade (east and west). Now in use as a hotel and as a golf clubhouse and extended to the rear (north) and to the northeast and southeast. Set back from road in own grounds, now a golf course, overlooking Killinure Lough/Lough Ree to the south. Original main entrance to the north, now out of use. Modern entrance to the northeast. The present house (Reg. No. 15402209) occupies the site of an earlier castle at Killinure indicated on the Down Survey map of the area, c.1656-8, it is possible that it contains fabric from this earlier structure’ (www.buildingsofireland.ie). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 22 December 2017

Architectural heritage

• Killinure House, country house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey country house, built c.1790, having a projecting Doric porch to the centre of the front façade (south) and full height three-bay bows to either end of the front façade (east and west). Now in use as a hotel and as a golf clubhouse and extended to the rear (north) and to the northeast and southeast. Pitched natural slate roof, having conical roofs over bows, with overhanging bracketed eaves and rendered chimneystacks having terracotta chimney pots over. Cast-iron finials over conical roof sections to entrance front (south). Cement rendered walls over cut stone plinth. Square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with paired one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to centre of first floor (above doorcase). Segmental-headed doorcase to centre of main façade having glazed timber door flanked to either side by sidelights with a spoke fanlight (with coloured glass panes) over. Doorcase behind tetrastyle Doric porch with fluted columns supporting frieze and cornice over. Set back from road in own grounds, now a golf course, overlooking Killinure Lough/Lough Ree to the south. Original main entrance to the north (15402210), now out of use. Modern entrance to the northeast.

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 Killinure South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Killinure South · Coill an Iúir Theas

Area

467,564 m² (46.76 ha, 115.54 acres)

Civil parish

Bunown, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Killinure, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinlough, Bunown, Killinure North

Placenames

Killinure South 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.