# Kelshamore, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore, barony of Talbotstown Upper, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Coilseach Mhór.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,344,591 m² (134.46 ha, 332.26 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,649 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Donaghmore, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/donaghmore.md
- Barony: Talbotstown Upper
- Electoral division: Imael South, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 271 people lived in 98 households in the Imael South electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54851
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250802
- Centre: latitude 52.993722, longitude -6.608575 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kelshamore, from 12 m² to 327,732 m² (32.77 ha, 80.98 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1259062: 327,732 m² (32.77 ha, 80.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259062.md
- Parcel 1263601: 253,474 m² (25.35 ha, 62.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263601.md
- Parcel 1285221: 181,437 m² (18.14 ha, 44.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285221.md
- Parcel 1278593: 173,400 m² (17.34 ha, 42.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278593.md
- Parcel 1266661: 70,281 m² (7.03 ha, 17.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266661.md
- Parcel 1276989: 59,729 m² (5.97 ha, 14.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1276989.md
- Parcel 1289264: 53,986 m² (5.4 ha, 13.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289264.md
- Parcel 1263815: 51,237 m² (5.12 ha, 12.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263815.md
- Parcel 1262299: 49,776 m² (4.98 ha, 12.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1262299.md
- Parcel 1290477: 29,318 m² (2.93 ha, 7.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1290477.md
- Parcel 1263883: 22,022 m² (2.2 ha, 5.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263883.md
- Parcel 1267317: 13,263 m² (1.33 ha, 3.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1267317.md
- Parcel 5710353: 6,031 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710353.md
- Parcel 1266448: 4,860 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266448.md
- Parcel 1289586: 3,864 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1289586.md
- Parcel 1287483: 3,417 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287483.md
- Parcel 5392482: 3,299 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5392482.md
- Parcel 1281937: 3,173 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281937.md
- Parcel 1275528: 3,173 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275528.md
- Parcel 1287715: 3,037 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287715.md
- Parcel 1297655: 2,840 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297655.md
- Parcel 1288141: 2,458 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288141.md
- Parcel 4151415: 2,431 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4151415.md
- Parcel 1282429: 2,416 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282429.md
- Parcel 1286389: 2,201 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286389.md
- Parcel 1266311: 1,967 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266311.md
- Parcel 5751006: 1,899 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5751006.md
- Parcel 1281396: 1,822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281396.md
- Parcel 1266865: 1,729 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1266865.md
- Parcel 2656962: 1,711 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2656962.md
- Parcel 1285652: 642 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285652.md
- Parcel 1286079: 599 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286079.md
- Parcel 1286699: 519 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286699.md
- Parcel 1283926: 466 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283926.md
- Parcel 2657056: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2657056.md
- Parcel 1288404: 248 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288404.md
- Parcel 4133801: 246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4133801.md
- Parcel 1287163: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287163.md
- Parcel 1273144: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273144.md
- Parcel 1272316: 31 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272316.md
- Parcel 2693838: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2693838.md
- Parcel 1273641: 12 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1273641.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Kelshamore in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

13 applications, newest first.

- 6 Mar 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460125: N/a. Permission. the construction of a new dwelling, new stables, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new section of laneway which leads to existing laneway which leads to an existing entrance onto the public road and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460125/0
- 26 Oct 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360382: Conditional. Retention. new agriculture shed as constructed on site, extension to existing agriculture shed on site, extending of agriculture yard and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360382/0
- 20 Oct 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360365: N/a. Retention. new agriculture shed as constructed on site, extension to existing agriculture shed on site, extending of agriculture yard and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360365/0
- 19 Oct 2023, Wicklow County Council 2360360: N/a. Retention. new agriculture shed as constructed on site, extension to existing agriculture shed on site, extending of agriculture yard and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360360/0
- 20 Jan 2022, Wicklow County Council 2235: Unconditional. Extension of duration. reroofing of church to include for repairs and repointing of stonework and all ancillary works (protected structure). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2235/0
- 3 Dec 2021, Wicklow County Council 211447: Conditional. Permission. demolition of rear extension and construction of new single storey extension to rear and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211447/0
- 3 Nov 2021, Wicklow County Council 211319: N/a. Permission. demolition of rear extension and construction of new single storey extension to rear and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211319/0
- 25 Feb 2021, Wicklow County Council 21183: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a storey and a half dwelling incorporating domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system and new entrance together with all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21183/0
- 18 Feb 2021, Wicklow County Council 21147: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a storey and a half dwelling incorporating domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system and new entrance together with all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21147/0
- 3 Apr 2020, Wicklow County Council 20332: N/a. Permission, 1 home. storey and a half dwelling, a wastewater treatment system together with all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20332/0
- 18 Feb 2020, Wicklow County Council 20154: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, well, entrance onto public road and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20154/0
- 10 Jun 2019, Wicklow County Council 19634: N/a. Permission, 1 home. storey and a half dwelling incorporating domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system together with all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19634/0
- 29 May 2018, Wicklow County Council 18583: N/a. Permission. storey and a half dwelling incorporating domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system together with all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/18583/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC, site code 000781, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000781

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WI021-019: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-019----. One of three bullaun stones in a rocky area at the foot of a marked E-facing slope. A large roughly rectangular earthfast boulder with three circular basins in the upper surface ((a) diam. 0.4m; D 0.25m; (b) and (c) diam. 0.33m; D 0.23m).; a second boulder (4m to the SE) may be another part of this stone and is upside-down. A bullaun stone (WI021-019001-) lies c. 40m to the SE and another bullaun (WI021-019002-) lies c. 40 to the NNE. The grass-covered remains of a rectangular building (WI021-020----) indicated on the OS 6-inch map as the site of a convent lie c. 10m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Mary Tunney Date of revision: 21 November 2012
- WI021-019001: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-019001-. One of three bullaun stones in a rocky area at the foot of a marked E-facing slope. A large earthfast boulder with a single oval basin (0.46m x 0.36m; D 0.18m) in the upper surface. A 3-basin bullaun (WI021-019----) lies c. 40 to the NW with the grass-covered foundations a possible convent (WI021-020----) between them. Another bullaun stone (WI021-091002-) lies c. 80m to the N. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 November 2012
- WI021-019002: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-019002-. One of three bullaun stones in a rocky area at the foot of a marked E-facing slope. A triangular boulder with a single oval basin (0.34m x 0.3m; D 0.18m) in the upper surface. A 3-basin bullaun (WI021-019----) lies c. 40 to the SW and another bullaun (WI021-019001-) lies c. 80m to the S. Also associated are the grass-covered foundations of a possible convent (WI021-020----). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 November 2012
- WI021-020: Religious house - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-020----. In a sheltered glade at the foot of a marked E-facing slope. Indicated on the 1839 and 1910 eds. of the OS 6-inch map as the site of a convent. The grass-covered foundations of a rectangular building (c. 18m x c. 16m) are visible at the location indicated on the OS maps. Three bullaun stones (WI021-019----, WI021-019001- and WI021-019002-) are in the immediate vicinity, one (centrally placed in the glade) having three basins. A disused burial ground (WI021-021----) lies c. 150m to the NE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012
- WI021-021: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-021----. Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Marked as 'Site of Creghorn Grave Yard' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. The OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1928, 58) record a local tradition of a burial ground at this location and the discovery of human bone on site in the 1820s. Not visible at ground level and not remembered locally. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-035: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-035----. Situated on a marked S-facing slope in rocky terrain. Natural spring with no associated features still regarded locally as a holy well. The name means 'well of the rocks' (tobar na carraige) (Price 1949, 173). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-036: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-036----. Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Two cist graves discovered in 1950 and 1951, c. 5.4m apart. Cist (1) (WI021-036----) (dims. 0.95m N-S; 0.58m E-W) was disturbed but produced sherds of a bowl. Cist (2) (WI021-036001-) (dims. 0.7m N-S; 0.2m E-W) produced the cremation of an adult, a bowl food vessel and a plano-convex flint knife. Not visible at ground level; the exact location was difficult to determine as there has been some house building in the immediate vicinity. (Hartnett 1952, 153-61; Waddell 1990, 162) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-036001: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-036001-. Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Two cist graves discovered in 1950 and 1951, c. 5.4m apart. Cist (1) (WI021-036----) (dims. 0.95m N-S; 0.58m E-W) was disturbed but produced sherds of a bowl. Cist (2) (WI021-036001-) (dims. 0.7m N-S; 0.2m E-W) produced the cremation of an adult, a bowl food vessel and a plano-convex flint knife. Not visible at ground level; the exact location was difficult to determine as there has been some house building in the immediate vicinity. (Hartnett 1952, 153-61; Waddell 1990, 162) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-076: Building, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI021-076----. Situated in rocky terrain on a marshy E-facing slope, 100m SW of several bullaun stones (WI021-019----). Rectangular structure (dims. 9m x 8m) aligned E-W defined by earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; H 0.3m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Kelsha Bridge, bridge, 1770–1790, Regional interest, registry number 16402106, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WI&regno=16402106. Narrow humpbacked three-arch road bridge over the Slaney River, built c.1780. The bridge is constructed in coursed rubble with dressed voussoirs to the segmental arches. There are buttresses to the west face and low parapets with rough stone coping.
- Catholic Church of Our Lady of Dolours and Saint Patrick, church/chapel, 1875–1880, Regional interest, registry number 16402107, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WI&regno=16402107. Detached five-bay single-storey Gothic style Catholic church, with chancel vestry and porch projections, built in 1877. The walls are of squared granite, with a bevelled base course and moulded dripstones and string courses. The pitched gable-ended roofs of the nave, chancel and porch are slated and have granite parapets with finials (to chancel and porch), a bellcote (to nave), and crested ridge tiles also (to nave). The vestry has a slated hipped roof with small lean-to entrance section to its west side. There is a decorative granite chimneystack between the vestry and chancel. The entrance consists of a pointed arch timber door set within a reveal with moulded archivolt. The windows are largely pointed arch-headed and filled with stained glass, some of which is pictorial. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The church is set within its own grounds with a small graveyard to the north side. The building has a single cell interior with largely plain plastered and painted walls, exposed timber roof trusses and a carpeted floor. The chancel area is set behind a large pointed arch-headed opening with moulded archivolt. The open bench pews are c.1970s replacements.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Kelshamore, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kelshamore.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kelshamore.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kelshamore.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kelshamore.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Kelshamore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballyvraghan: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/ballyvraghan.md
- Davidstown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/davidstown.md
- Donaghmore: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/donaghmore.md
- Fauna: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/fauna.md
- Gibstown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/gibstown.md
- Kilbreffy: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/kilbreffy.md
- Monroe: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/monroe.md
- Tinnehinch: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tinnehinch-251306.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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