Leitrim
Townland in the civil parish of Moybolgue, barony of Clankee, Co. Cavan
- Area
- 93.4 ha
- 231 acres
- Land parcels
- 68
- registered freehold, median 2,903 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
- General Enterprise and Employment
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leitrim, from 14 m² to 114,357 m² (11.44 ha, 28.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 2 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
24 Aug 2026N/a
for the construction of a single-storey front porch extension, with an approximate floor area of 9 sq.m and a sloped roof design, together with all ancillary and associated site works.
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660468
24 Aug 2026N/a
for construction of a single-storey front porch extension, with an approximate floor area of 9 sq.m and a sloped roof design, together with all ancillary and associated site works.
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660469
19 Aug 2026N/a
for the construction of a single-storey front porch extension, with an approximate floor area of 9 sq.m and a sloped roof design, together with all ancillary and associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660461
30 Apr 2026Conditional
for existing detached domestic garage incorporating store area for use ancillary to the existing dwelling house, together with all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660221
4 Jun 2024Conditional
for the retention of a detached domestic garage and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460242
24 Aug 2021Conditional
to construct a single storey detached domestic garage to the side of existing dwelling and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21533
6 Dec 2019Conditional
for development consisting of (1) Demolish existing toilet area and out door diesel tank and bund wall to the rear of existing office, (2) New single storey extension to front and rear of existing offices, (3) Existing front door of office to be removed and replaced with new window, (4) Alteration to internal floor plan layout of existing offices, (5) Existing septic tank to be upgraded to a waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 19492
11 Oct 2019N/a
for development consisting of (1). Demolish existing toilet area and outdoor diesel tank and bund wall to the rear of existing office (2). New Single storey extension to front and rear of existing offices. (3) Existing front door of office to be removed and replaced with new window (4). Alteration to internal floor plan layout of existing offices (5). Existing septic tank to be upgraded to a waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 19389
14 Mar 2019Conditional
for a single storey extension to side of existing childcare building comprising of a toddler room, sleeping area, toilet and nappy changing facilities, redevelopment of existing sleeping area to a sensory room, provision of additional outdoor play area together with all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 1995
7 Dec 2017Conditional
for development of a whiskey maturation warehouse facility on a site of 5.36 ha. The proposed facility is comprised of two buildings: (A) a warehouse of 2,727 sqm gross floor area and 8.68m tall, containing office space (183sqm), a hand bottling facility and storage space, and (B) a whiskey maturation warehouse of 2,996sqm gross floor area and 9.74m tall. The proposed development also includes modifications to an existing site entrance off Institute Road; an internal access road; parking for 10 no. cars, and loading bay for heavy goods vehicles; a surface water attenuation pond; an on-site wastewater treatment system and polishing filter; earthworks; landscaping; perimeter fencing and gates; CCTV cameras and all ancillary site works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted
Permission · Cavan County Council, 17508
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 Leitrim.
Recorded monuments
- CV034-031 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 30m) defined by a low scarp and a wide, partly waterlogged fosse. Wide, low outer bank running from SW-W-NNW may be an original feature. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV034-032 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 34m) enclosed by two low earthen banks with intervening wide berm (Wth 10-12m) and a partly waterlogged external fosse. A modern field boundary replaces the fosse from NW-N-ESE. External bank also replaced by field boundary throughout most of its circuit. Inner bank levelled from WNW-N-ESE but outline may still be traced. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV034-033 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on the W shoulder of a drumlin ridge. No visible remains at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV034-034 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 42m) enclosed by a low earthen bank and traces of a shallow fosse. Break in bank at SE probably represents original entrance. Lying inside the bank at W is a low stony mound of unknown significance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV034-035 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 26m) enclosed by a low earthen bank, partly faced with stone in recent times and levelled at W, and a shallow fosse identifiable from S-W-NE. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV034-056 Fulacht fia
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Leitrim.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Leitrim.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- Leitrim, Bailieborough7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Leitrim
- Area
- 933,781 m² (93.38 ha, 230.74 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moybolgue, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clankee
- Electoral division
- Bailieborough, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Bailieborough electoral division: 4,230 people in 1,546 households; 73% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynamona, Greagharue, Greaghnamale, Lurganbane, Rakeevan, Tullynaskeagh
- Placenames
- Leitrim 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.