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OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009 - 2015Volume 1 - Written Statement14.8.2 DurrowThe remains of the monastery of Durrow are situatedwithin Durrow Abbey Demesne. The monastery wasfounded by St. Columcille in 587 A.D. The site was usedas a burial place for bishops, abbots and the nobles ofthe Midlands and Munster. The most elaborate featureat the site is the mid-ninth century high cross but it alsohas a number of other features of archaeologicalsignificance including the monastic enclosure, St.Columcille’s Island and the Augustinian Priory andNunnery.A conservation plan was commissioned by the Office ofPublic Works for Durrow Abbey and the surroundingthirty-one hectares of land acquired by the state in2003. The Planning Authority will have regard to thisplan when assessing applications that are within thisarea or in close proximity to this area.14.8.3 RahanThe monastic site of Rahan lies in flat pasture land onthe south bank of the Clodiagh River, seven miles westof Tullamore on the road from Rahan to Killina. TheGrand Canal passes to the south of the site. In the fifthcentury Camelacus was appointed by St. Patrick toestablish a monastery at Rahan. The monastic site wasre-founded by St. Carthage in the sixth century. Themonastery is contained within a large D-shapedenclosure with the Clodiagh River forming the straightsection on its northern side. A Conservation Plan forRahan has been prepared as per an action of the OffalyHeritage Plan 2007 - 2011 and the Planning Authoritywill have regard to this plan in relation to the assessingof applications in the vicinity of the site.14.8.4 KilleighKilleigh has been a site of historical importance sincethe early days of Christianity in Ireland. St. Senchell iscredited with founding the first church at Killeigh at thebeginning of the sixth century. The village contains anumber of key sites of archaeological significanceincluding the site of the Franciscan Friary, the site of theAugustinian Priory, the site of the Augustinian Nunneryand the Holy Wells.Authority will have regard to this village plan whenassessing applications within and adjacent to sites ofarchaeological significance.14.8.5 LemanaghanThe historic complex at Lemanaghan, with its focus atthe early monastic site dedicated to St Managhan, issituated on the R436 between Ballycumber and Ferbaneat the junction of the road to Pollagh. Thesemonuments occupy an upland area in Lemanaghan Bogwhich is bordered to the south by the callows of theRiver Brosna. Surrounding them is an exceptionalnumber of archaeological find sites, many relating to acomplex infrastructure of trackways or toghers, whichwere built and repaired over several centuries. Itconsists of a two-room, 19th-century schoolhouse, nowredundant, and a cluster of relatively small dwellings,the largest of which, Lemanaghan House, is to thesouth-west of the monastic site. The Heritage Councilprepared a Conservation Plan for Lemanaghan in 2007.The Planning Authority will have regard to this planwhen assessing applications that are within this area orin close proximity to this area.14.9 The Grand CanalThe Grand Canal, constructed between 1756 and 1793,carried both passengers and commercial boats until the1850’s with the latter continuing until the 1960’s. Therecreational value of the Grand Canal is recognised andit is intended to preserve its attractiveness by carefullycontrolling development in order to protect its amenityand tourism potential. The development of the canal inrelation to walking, cycling, coarse fishing and cruisingwill however be encouraged. Offaly County Council willhave regard to the Waterway Corridor Study 2002.An Historic Landscape Character Assessment forKilleigh was carried out in 2006. The Planning Authorityhad regard to this study when preparing the villageplan for Killeigh (Refer to Volume II). The PlanningChapter 14 | Built Heritage | page 138
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