# Monelty, Co. Cavan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Larah, barony of Tullygarvey, Co. Cavan. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 650,949 m² (65.09 ha, 160.85 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,494 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Larah, https://everytownland.com/cavan/parish/larah.md - Barony: Tullygarvey - Electoral division: Larah South, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 507 people lived in 173 households in the Larah South electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cavan, https://everytownland.com/cavan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5231 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 21602 - Centre: latitude 53.988377, longitude -7.209 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monelty, from 185 m² to 98,923 m² (9.89 ha, 24.44 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 434605: 98,923 m² (9.89 ha, 24.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434605.md - Parcel 435038: 93,758 m² (9.38 ha, 23.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/435038.md - Parcel 484146: 57,876 m² (5.79 ha, 14.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/484146.md - Parcel 5200171: 49,625 m² (4.96 ha, 12.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5200171.md - Parcel 484145: 44,605 m² (4.46 ha, 11.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/484145.md - Parcel 484148: 42,662 m² (4.27 ha, 10.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/484148.md - Parcel 492431: 39,470 m² (3.95 ha, 9.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/492431.md - Parcel 435040: 34,217 m² (3.42 ha, 8.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/435040.md - Parcel 5121696: 30,201 m² (3.02 ha, 7.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5121696.md - Parcel 484147: 27,798 m² (2.78 ha, 6.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/484147.md - Parcel 2474798: 16,073 m² (1.61 ha, 3.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2474798.md - Parcel 2474789: 15,562 m² (1.56 ha, 3.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2474789.md - Parcel 456917: 12,854 m² (1.29 ha, 3.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/456917.md - Parcel 434604: 10,266 m² (1.03 ha, 2.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434604.md - Parcel 484163: 7,196 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/484163.md - Parcel 482508: 6,208 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482508.md - Parcel 455558: 4,974 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/455558.md - Parcel 470776: 4,705 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/470776.md - Parcel 3494035: 4,665 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3494035.md - Parcel 2488800: 4,629 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2488800.md - Parcel 435041: 4,358 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/435041.md - Parcel 434161: 3,658 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434161.md - Parcel 4631589: 3,657 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4631589.md - Parcel 478549: 3,315 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/478549.md - Parcel 488657: 3,047 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/488657.md - Parcel 5512397: 3,036 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5512397.md - Parcel 435039: 2,967 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/435039.md - Parcel 483267: 2,317 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/483267.md - Parcel 452593: 2,211 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/452593.md - Parcel 474031: 2,200 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/474031.md - Parcel 435201: 2,127 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/435201.md - Parcel 3493988: 2,034 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3493988.md - Parcel 441650: 1,749 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/441650.md - Parcel 450054: 1,732 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/450054.md - Parcel 479969: 1,677 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/479969.md - Parcel 470309: 1,646 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/470309.md - Parcel 2679903: 1,045 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2679903.md - Parcel 484164: 1,005 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/484164.md - Parcel 434603: 430 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/434603.md - Parcel 489335: 185 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/489335.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Monelty 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) 6 applications, newest first. - 12 Mar 2026, Cavan County Council 2660113: Conditional. Retention. for (1) the erection of a detached steel-framed gym building, and (2) the erection of a detached steel-framed storage shed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660113/0 - 29 Jul 2020, Cavan County Council 20319: Conditional. Retention. to retain the following; (1) 2 No. as constructed poultry houses (total floor area of 1,086m2), with associated underground washing holding tanks, concrete aprons and meal silos; and (2) revised location and extended floor area for previously approved poultry house (previous planning Reg. No. 14/88). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/20319/0 - 20 Dec 2019, Cavan County Council 19521: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct 1 no. poultry house with associated site works, underground washing holding tanks, concrete aprons and meal silos. The application relates to a development which is for the purpose of an activity requiring a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1994 - 2013. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted with this planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/19521/0 - 26 Mar 2019, Cavan County Council 19119: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect a new dormer bungalow, proprietary sewerage treatment system, detached domestic garage, entrance gates and piers, previously granted under 08/312. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/19119/0 - 26 Sept 2018, Cavan County Council 18394: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect fully serviced single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18394/0 - 9 May 2018, Cavan County Council 18185: Conditional. Permission. to retain (1) revised site boundaries and site layout, (2) diversion to existing water stream and all ancillary site works to previously approved planning ref. 15/71. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18185/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Monelty. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Monelty. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - St Bridget's Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1980–1985, Regional interest, registry number 40402112, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40402112. Freestanding Modern Roman Catholic church on elongated hexagonal-plan, built 1983, arranged symmetrically with tall triangular lantern elements over altar on long east side and in larger canted version on opposite side over separate sacristy and entrance block to front. Shallow multiple pitched slate roof rising to apex with continuous projecting slate-hung parapet band, metal rainwater goods. Slate clad vertical wedge-shaped lanterns with side glazing. Rock-faced dressed sandstone wall cladding, roughly coursed over a plain rendered plinth. Band of clerestory windows below roof to four faces, tall narrow lights over continuous sills with stained glass on short faces beside side entrances. Roughcast rendered walls to entrance block having rows of vertical format windows over continuous sills. Interior space arranged to focus on altar on long east wall. Multiple-faceted sloping polished timber ceiling resting on square-profile wall columns. Large diagonally-sheeted timber-clad light well over altar. Cry chapel to north and confessional to south end. Timber bench seating canted and focussed on altar area. Steps to raised altar area. Boiler house with hipped slate roof and rendered stack and rendered walls to site. Freestanding stone clad belfry to south-west. Roughcast rendered boundary walls with piers. ## 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 Monelty, about 1 in 20 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: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Monelty. - 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/cavan/monelty.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cavan/monelty.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cavan/monelty.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Monelty with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan: https://everytownland.com/cavan.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Cordingin: https://everytownland.com/cavan/cordingin.md - Drumgur: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumgur.md - Drumminick: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumminick.md - Killycrone: https://everytownland.com/cavan/killycrone.md - Larah: https://everytownland.com/cavan/larah.md - Longfield: https://everytownland.com/cavan/longfield-21551.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cavan/monelty - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cavan/monelty