Myshall
Myshall is a townland in the civil parish of Myshall, barony of Forth, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is Míseal.
- Area
- 391.8 ha
- 968 acres
- Land parcels
- 242
- registered freehold, median 2,163 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing / Infill Residential
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
242 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Myshall, from 12 m² to 242,310 m² (24.23 ha, 59.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing / Infill Residential (Existing residential)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 93 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Village Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community / Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space and Amenity (Open space, park)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Variation Number 4 Myshall Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
11 May 2026Conditional
the as-built single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling
Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2660139
21 Apr 2026Conditional
two livestock underpasses with effluent storage tanks and all ancillary site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660110
9 Oct 2025Conditional
works completed to proposed car parking area and permission to complete proposed car park, together with all associated site works
Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560305
1 Oct 2025N/a
works completed to proposed car parking area and permission to complete proposed car park, together with all associated site works
Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560302
24 Sept 2024Conditional
new split level dwelling, new site entrance, on site treatment system, bored well & all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2460301
16 Mar 2021Conditional
the construction of a single storey dwelling, detached garage, wastewater treatment system, bored well, new splayed entrance and all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2183
1 Mar 2021N/a
Permission for the construction of a single storey dwelling, detached garage, wastewater treatment system, bored well, new splayed entrance and all associated site development works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2166
31 Oct 2019Conditional
Retention permission for the construction of 2 No. domestic sheds and all associated site works.
Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 19434
15 Jul 2019Conditional
for the construction of an extension to the front elevation, the construction of an access ramp, associated railings and over door canopy to the side elevation and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 19279
24 Jun 2019N/a
the construction of an extension to the front elevation, the construction of an access ramp, associated railings and over door canopy to the side elevation and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 19251
1 Nov 2018Conditional
for alterations to previously granted PL Ref. No. 17/365 (Provision of a 285m2 split level dwelling (single storey over basement) with new bored well, on-site septic tank and percolation area and associated site works including a new entranceway), consisting of a decrease in floor area of 28.06m2, revisions to all elevations of the dwelling house and revised landscaping plan
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 18421
9 Aug 2018Conditional
for the construction of 3 No. 10m long x 8m wide sludge drying reed beds and associated site works constructed within the boundary of the existing Myshall Wastewater Treatment Plant, Myshall
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18320
6 Jul 2018N/a
planning permission to construct 3 No. 10m long x 8m wide sludge drying reed beds and associated site works within the boundary of the existing Myshall wastewater treatment plant
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18266
19 Apr 2018Conditional
the conversion of an existing redundant farm building into tourist accommodation with the installation of a sewage treatment system, percolation area and all associated site and landscaping works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18139
21 Dec 2017Conditional
Planning permission for the provision of a 285m2 split level dwelling (single storey over basement) with new bored well, on-site septic tank and percolation area and associated site works including a new entrance way.
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 17365
2 Oct 2017N/a
Provision of a 285m2 split level dwelling (single storey over basement) with new bored well, on-site septic tank and percolation area and associated site works including a new entranceway.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 17284
28 Mar 2017Conditional
Permission sought for revisions to previously granted dwelling under reference no PL16/233, the revisions shall consist of internal and external alterations and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 1790
28 Feb 2017N/a
Permission is sought for revisions for previously granted dwelling under reference number PL16/233, The revisions shall consist of internal and external alterations and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 1757
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Myshall.
Recorded monuments
- CW017-039001 Church
Description
Present remains consist of parts of pre-Norman church, two-basin bullaun stone and well. Original church (min. L 18m; Wth 6m) represented by its W gable, adjacent portion of N wall and portion of S wall. Present E wall, continuation of N wall and S wall projection from W gable are later or recent origin. Walls are built with very large finely dressed granite stones (Wth 1m; H 1.5-3m). Entrance in W gable has round arch and simple mouldings along jamb edges. Granite boulder with two bullaun basins. Within graveyard to S of church is St Brigid's Well, now a modern shrine. The above 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 upload/revision: 17 July 2007
- CW017-039002 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Within graveyard (CW017-039005-) to S of church (CW017-039001-) is St Brigid's Well, now a modern shrine. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW017-039003 Bullaun stone
Description
Granite boulder with two bullaun basins within graveyard (CW017-039005-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW017-039005 Graveyard
Description
Roughly rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 70m E-W; c. 25m N-S) with a church (CW017-039001-) in the northern half. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW017-040 Enclosure
Description
Circular feature visible on aerial photograph (GSIAP 4/13). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW017-041 Racecourse
Description
Visible on aerial photograph (GSIAP R4/11-12). When inspected by ASI in 1988 it was described as a circular enclosure (D c. 100m) defined by low bank (ext. H 1 - 1.3m) enclosing the summit of a large hill. It appears to have been levelled sometime between 2009 and 2011 (see Google Earth imagery). According to local information it was used as a racecourse in the 19th century. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 20 November 2012
- CW017-045 Children's burial ground
Description
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 upload/revision: 17 July 2007 According to O'Donovan (OSL 1839, 129), 'a small burial ground for still-born children'. Uncultivated, unenclosed area.
- CW017-048 Ringfort - rath
Description
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 upload/revision: 17 July 2007 According to several local informants, site of 'rath' levelled some years ago. No definite visible surface traces of monument. Spring outflow and field clearance debris mask site.
Architectural heritage
- Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, church/chapel, 1800–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached Catholic church, c. 1805, on a cruciform plan with square-headed door openings and pointed-arch window openings. Extended, c. 1900, with ashlar bellcote added to gable. Interior retains three galleries and plaster ceiling. Sanctuary re-ordered, c. 1990.
- Adelaide Memorial Church of Christ the Redeemer, church/chapel, 1900–1915 · National interest
Description
Detached Gothic style Church of Ireland Memorial church, c. 1903, on a cruciform plan with cut-stone dressings, tower having spire and apse. Interior with mosaic work, wrought iron and carved timber screens and rib-vaulted ceiling. Designed by George Coppinger Ashlin. Memorial statue, dated 1888, to interior.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Myshall, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- 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 Myshall.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Myshall with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.
The townland
- Name
- Myshall · Míseal
- Area
- 3,917,725 m² (391.77 ha, 968.09 acres)
- Civil parish
- Myshall, and its townlands
- Barony
- Forth
- Electoral division
- Myshall, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 603 people lived in 219 households in the Myshall electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 48% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aclare, Ballinacrea, Ballinrush, Bealalaw, Coolnasheegan, Croanruss, Lasmaconly, Rossacurra, Shangarry
- Placenames
- Myshall on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.