# Clonmelsh, Co. Carlow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Clonmelsh, barony of Carlow, Co. Carlow; in Irish Cluain Meilsí.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,540,218 m² (154.02 ha, 380.6 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,973 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Clonmelsh, https://everytownland.com/carlow/parish/clonmelsh.md
- Barony: Carlow
- Electoral division: Nurney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 893 people lived in 294 households in the Nurney electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Carlow, https://everytownland.com/carlow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/3416
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 10193
- Centre: latitude 52.777799, longitude -6.932402 (WGS 84)

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

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonmelsh, from 120 m² to 303,497 m² (30.35 ha, 75 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 790330: 303,497 m² (30.35 ha, 75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790330.md
- Parcel 810617: 247,688 m² (24.77 ha, 61.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/810617.md
- Parcel 790326: 223,763 m² (22.38 ha, 55.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790326.md
- Parcel 810668: 217,317 m² (21.73 ha, 53.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/810668.md
- Parcel 790325: 161,583 m² (16.16 ha, 39.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790325.md
- Parcel 810713: 158,879 m² (15.89 ha, 39.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/810713.md
- Parcel 2955261: 49,084 m² (4.91 ha, 12.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2955261.md
- Parcel 789049: 40,207 m² (4.02 ha, 9.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/789049.md
- Parcel 2955277: 34,244 m² (3.42 ha, 8.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2955277.md
- Parcel 5033310: 19,656 m² (1.97 ha, 4.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5033310.md
- Parcel 5180848: 18,696 m² (1.87 ha, 4.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5180848.md
- Parcel 5180852: 13,405 m² (1.34 ha, 3.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5180852.md
- Parcel 790327: 4,457 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790327.md
- Parcel 790329: 4,241 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790329.md
- Parcel 810715: 3,973 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/810715.md
- Parcel 790331: 3,840 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790331.md
- Parcel 810716: 3,442 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/810716.md
- Parcel 2955298: 2,964 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2955298.md
- Parcel 5753960: 2,821 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5753960.md
- Parcel 2608478: 2,622 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2608478.md
- Parcel 5180801: 2,009 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5180801.md
- Parcel 810714: 1,937 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/810714.md
- Parcel 2608468: 1,618 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2608468.md
- Parcel 790328: 1,547 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/790328.md
- Parcel 802860: 1,029 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/802860.md
- Parcel 790332: 988 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/790332.md
- Parcel 2955255: 917 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2955255.md
- Parcel 4730904: 221 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4730904.md
- Parcel 802916: 120 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/802916.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Clonmelsh 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)

3 applications, newest first.

- 28 Feb 2024, Carlow County Council 2460043: Refused. Permission. A 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 192 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 30 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 4 no. single storey spare parts containers, 4 no. Ring Main Units, 8 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L3051, L3052 and L3050 public roads to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 2 no. stream deck crossings and 1 no. horizontal directional drill, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 4 no. entrances from the L3051, L3052 and L3050. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460043/0
- 27 May 2019, Carlow County Council 19209: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. for the construction of a proposed single storey dwelling, septic tank/treatment plant with associated percolation area, enlargement of existing site entrance to existing neighbouring property to accommodate a second site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19209/0
- 29 Apr 2019, Carlow County Council 19165: N/a. Permission. for the construction of a proposed single storey dwelling, septic tank/treatment plant with associated percolation area, enlargement of existing site entrance to existing neighbouring property to accommodate a second entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19165/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Clonmelsh.

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

- CW012-024001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-024001-. The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 22 December 2009 Revised by: J. Farrelly Aligned E-W along northern boundary of the graveyard (CW012-024003-). Marked on Down Survey (1655-6) map. Church is of doubtful antiquity and may be partially modernised. Rectangular structure (L 14.5m E-W; H of walls c. 1.2m; max. T 0.6-0.7m) built of coursed rendered limestone blocks with some slate, with remains of plain E window.
- CW012-024002: Font, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-024002-. Reference in the Journal of Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland' (1901, 7-8) about an 'old font' with an inscription on it which was found in the churchyard at Clonmelsh (CW012-024001-) and placed inside the church. Church completely overgrown when inspected by ASI in 1988 and it was not possible to ascertain if this was still present. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW012-024003: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-024003-. Rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 28m E-W) with a church (CW012-024001-) aligned E-W along the northern boundary of the graveyard. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW012-101: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-101----. Aerial photograph (GB89.O.42) shows cropmark of a D-shaped enclosure with entrance facing SE, with an attached incomplete curvilinear enclosure; both enclosures defined by a fosse.
- CW012-115: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-115----. Partially excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2618, area a). One of three fulacht fia (see also CW012-154----and CW012-155----) excavated under the same licence. Adjacent to a small stream, a large, irregularly shaped burnt mound (L 18m; Wth 8m) was uncovered together with nine trough-type features, three of which were connected with sluice channels, and connected to a curvilinear ditch. Leather, worked antler, iron objects, medieval pottery and a wooden composite shovel were recovered. (Hackett, L. 2009, 38) Reference: Hackett, L. (2009) 'Ballybar Lower Burnt mounds, prehistoric activity' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 38 (155). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2010
- CW012-123: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-123----. Test excavations in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road uncovered two pits one of which contained prehistoric pottery. (Hughs J. 2008, 26-7). Full excavation (Excavation Licence number E2608) failed to produce any further archaeological features of significance. (Hackett, L. 2009, 43-4) References: Hughs J. (2008) 'CLOGHRISTICK Pits' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 26-7 (91). Bray. Wordwell Hackett, L. (2009) 'Clonmelsh Prehistoric activity' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 43-4 (181). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2010
- CW012-124: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-124----. Excavated in advance of construction of the N9/N10 Kilcullen-Waterford Road (Excavation Licence number E2609). On a gentle south-facing slope with a stream to the N, a heavily disturbed spread of burnt-mound material (L 6m; Wth 4.6m; D 0.15m) was uncovered. No trough was found. (Hegarty L. 2009, 44) Reference: Hegarty, L. (2009) 'Clonmelsh Burnt-mound material' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 44 (182). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2010
- CW012-180: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-180----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.31) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-181: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-181----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.30) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse. A copy of aerial photograph GB95.FR.30 is printed as Fig.2.12 in the following: Barrett, G.F. (2008) 'The archaeology of County Carlow: an aerial perspective, in T. McGrath and T. O'Keefe (eds), County Carlow: History and Society, Geography Publications, Dublin. 31-51 Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-182: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-182----. Aerial photographs (GB95.FR.30 and GB95.FS.12) shows cropmarks of a large irregular enclosure indicative of a field system of uncertain age. A cropmark enclosure is located within the field system, but may not be contemporaneous. A ring-ditch is located just outside the north-western edge of the field system. A copy of aerial photograph GB95.FR.30 is printed as Fig.2.12 in the following: Barrett, G.F. (2008) 'The archaeology of County Carlow: an aerial perspective, in T. McGrath and T. O'Keefe (eds), County Carlow: History and Society, Geography Publications, Dublin. 31-51 Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-183: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-183----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.31) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-184: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-184----. Aerial photographs (GB95.FR.31; GB95.GP.10) show cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of revision: 14 March 2012
- CW012-185: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-185----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.31) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-186: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-186----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.31) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-187: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-187----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.31) shows cropmark of a small ring-ditch; one of a pair located in close proximity (see also CW012-188----). Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-188: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-188----. Aerial photograph (GB95.FR.31) shows cropmark of a small ring-ditch; one of a pair located in close proximity (see also CW012-187----). Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 15 April 2011
- CW012-193: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-193----. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) visible on aerial photograph (GB20.GP.05) and on the 2005 OSI orthophotos. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload/revision: 06 June 2012
- CW012-194: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-194----. Aerial photograph (GB96.GE. 03) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 1 February 2012
- CW012-205: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-205----. OSI orthophoto (1995) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 8 March 2012
- CW012-206: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-206----. OSI orthophoto (1995) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 8 March 2012

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)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Clonmelsh.

## 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 Clonmelsh, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2514, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2514.zip (ZIP).
- 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/carlow/clonmelsh.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/carlow/clonmelsh.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/carlow/clonmelsh.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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

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

- Ballybannon: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballybannon.md
- Ballybar Lower: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballybar-lower.md
- Ballybar Upper: https://everytownland.com/carlow/ballybar-upper.md
- Cloghristick: https://everytownland.com/carlow/cloghristick.md
- Garryhundon: https://everytownland.com/carlow/garryhundon.md
- Powerstown: https://everytownland.com/carlow/powerstown.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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