Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 19 Feb 1958

Vol. 165 No. 3

Written Answers. - Kildare Lands.

Mr. Sweetman

asked the Minister for Lands if he will state particulars, giving the townland, location, and area in each case, and excluding turbary, of the lands in County Kildare in respect of which the Land Commission (a) has possession and has not yet allotted, (b) has obtained an order for acquisition or resumption, as the case may be, and (c) has instituted proceedings for acquisition or resumption.

Mr. Childers

Following are the particulars:—

(a) Apart from turbary and remnants of allotted estates, the following are particulars of lands on hands of the Land Commission in County Kildare:—

Estate	Record No.	Lands	Area (acres)	Location
Carson	S.20904	Ballycanon	322	2¼ miles S.W. of Kilcock.
O'Connor	S.20926	Mullacash Middle	243	2 miles S.E. of Naas.
Hamwood	S.990/29	Christianstown	77	Between Newbridge and Rathangan.
Hemmingway	S.20436	Ballynakill Upper	298	2½ miles N.E. of Allenwood.
Mills	S.20598	Turnings Upper	387	5 miles North of Naas.
Berney	S.8799	Barretstown	116	4 miles West of Naas.
Fennell	S.20727	Sherriffhill	52	4½ miles N.E. of Castledermot.
Cussen	S.20549	Kilmacredock Lower and Upper	217	2 miles East of Maynooth.
Brady	S.20736	Moneycooly	68	1/4 mile from Maynooth.
McNally	S.20980	Killinagh	114	8 miles S.E. of Edenderry.
Moore	S.21174	Shanacloon and Newtown	41	1¼ miles South of Kildare.
Allen	S.20988	Dunmurraghill	127	6 miles West of Kilcock.
McDermott	S.20991	Staplestown	123	6 miles West of Kilcock.
Coonan	S.21178	Corbally	96	3½ miles East of Newbridge.
Walsh	S.20512	Martinstown	78	1½ miles S.W. of Enfield.
Clarke	S.21181	Elverstown Little	100	6 miles S.E. of Naas.
Timpson	M.5908	Timahoe East	21	7 miles S.E. of Enfield.
Minister for Defence	S.21144	Ballyfair and Ballysax	150	1 mile South of Curragh.
Lawler	S.20669	Grange Beg	16	5½ miles S.E. of Kilcullen.
McGeough	S.21392	do.do.	37
Brophy	S.21167	Herbertstown	222	5 miles East of Newbridge.

(b) In the following case in County Kildare the Land Commission have obtained an Order for resumption:—

Holding	Record No.	Lands	Area (acres)	Location
O'Neill	S.1010/29	Clane	20	Near Clane Village.

NOTE.—Cases in which Orders for acquisition have been obtained, i.e., where Objections to the Provisional List have been disallowed, are included under (c) beneath.

(c) Proceedings for compulsory acquisition have been instituted in the following cases:—

Estate	Record No.	Lands	Area (acres)	Location
Hill	S.20583	Cornamucklagh	132	7 miles North of Edenderry.
Taylor	S.2436	Morristownbiller	276	1 mile West of Newbridge.
O'Neill	S.20959	Clane, etc.	164	Near Clane Village.
Kavanagh	S.21368	Knockroe	64	5 miles West of Baltinglass.
Sheils	S.21446	Eadestown	63	3½ miles S.E. of Naas.

In addition, negotiations are in progress for the voluntary purchase of four properties comprising 396 acres. It would be a breach of confidence to publish particulars of these cases at this stage.