Murmod

211 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Murmod, from 12 m² to 226,849 m² (22.68 ha, 56.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Murmod in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 3 Feb 2026Conditional

  to (a) demolish existing concrete slab (formed under previous planning application ref no. 04/2238), (b) construct a story and a half split level style dwelling, (c) construct a detached single-story domestic garage, (d) form new entrance onto lane, (e) form new wastewater treatment system, together with all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660042

• 9 Jan 2026N/a

  to (a) demolish existing concrete slab, (b) construct a story and a half split level style dwelling, (c) construct a detached single-story domestic garage, (d) form new entrance onto lane, (e) form new Wastewater Treatment System, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660001

• 17 Dec 2025N/a

  to (a) demolish existing concrete slab, (b) construct a story and a half split level style dwelling, (c) construct a detached single-story domestic garage, (d) form new entrance onto lane, (e) form new Wastewater Treatment System, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560746

• 15 Oct 2025Conditional

  to (a) RETAIN existing attached single storey domestic garage and covered area, (b) planning PERMISSION is sought to form new site boundaries (c) together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560617

• 28 Aug 2025Conditional

  for the conversion of the existing garage to a single occupancy communal dwelling unit which includes internal alterations, provision of living, dining & bathroom for persons with an intellectual or physical disability including changes to exterior elevations & all site works associated with the mentioned development, with a gross floor area of 53.90 sqm, located to the north side of the existing main residential care unit - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560503

• 25 Aug 2025N/a

  for the conversion of the existing garage to a single occupancy communal dwelling unit which includes internal alterations, provision of living, dining & bathroom for persons with an intellectual or physical disability including changes to exterior elevations & all site works associated with the mentioned development, with a gross floor area of 53.90 sqm, located to the north side of the existing main residential care unit

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560491

• 25 Jun 2025Conditional

  for (A) revised location of a single-storey domestic garage previously approved under Planning Ref. No. 061383, (B) the construction of an additional storey above the garage to accommodate a one-bedroom granny flat; and (C) the construction of a single-storey building to the rear of the existing dwelling to provide a workshop and a domestic gym, along with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560341

• 4 Apr 2025Conditional

  for (a) extension link between existing house & domestic garage (b) existing outbuilding (c) existing retaining walls (d) revised location of existing site entrance and roadside boundary wall (Development previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 00/369)

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560153

• 29 Mar 2025N/a

  for (a) extension link between existing house & domestic garage (b) existing outbuilding (c) existing retaining walls (d) revised location of existing site entrance and roadside boundary wall (Development previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 00/369)

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560140

• 15 Feb 2023Conditional

  to construct a single-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, a detached domestic garage with a carport, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2352

• 28 Jul 2022Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, adjustments to existing facades, internal layout adjustments and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22307

• 17 Jun 2022Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION of 17/107: to construct a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, a detached domestic garage with car port and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cavan County Council, 22242

• 16 May 2022Conditional

  to retain the existing dwelling position, the boundaires, well, biocycle and percolation area positions and all ancillary site works. Retention permission is also required for the change of use of adjoining domestic garage to a study with minor changes to the fenestration and the retention of a detached domestic garage. Planning originally granted under planning ref 07-1780 - (erect two storey style dwelling with third floor storage area, adjoining single storey domestic garage, with entrance, walls and piers, biocycle, percolation area, private well and all ancillary site works)

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22197

• 8 Sept 2021N/a

  to complete works to partially constructed dwelling, commenced under Planning Reg: 04/2238. PERMISSION is also sought to alter plans and elevations of dwelling and complete all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21562

• 30 Jun 2021N/a

  to retain existing domestic garage and all site works

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 21404

• 18 Sept 2019Conditional

  for Retention and completion of works commenced under Planning Ref. No. 05/74 including alterations to internal layout and elevational alterations to the property. The development will be serviced by a private well and domestic sewage treatment system on site as expressed in application 05/74

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19351

• 16 Jan 2019Conditional

  for the construction of 1 no. fully serviced single storey dwelling with roof-lights, solar/pv panels, new biocycle unit and percolation area, new well, new entrance, walls and piers and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 1911

• 28 Mar 2018Conditional

  to construct a single storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, form new entrance from public road, install waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18127

• 23 Mar 2017Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, a detached domestic garage with car port and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 17107

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

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

Recorded monuments

• CV039-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  An earlier report (OPW 1969) described the site as a large raised oval area enclosed by a low earthen bank and vague traces of a fosse. Original entrance was not recognisable. Site has been levelled. 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

• CV039-069 Megalithic structure
  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.

• CV039-070 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on all OS eds. Situated on the NE slope of a steep hill. The well has been infilled and there are 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

Architectural heritage

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

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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Murmod.

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.

• Murmod, Virginia11 sales

Name

Murmod

Area

3,008,814 m² (300.88 ha, 743.49 acres)

Civil parish

Lurgan, and its townlands

Barony

Castlerahan

Electoral division

Virginia, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Virginia electoral division: 5,210 people in 1,733 households; 68% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghnadrung, Burnew, Cornashesk, Cornaslieve, Curracloghan, Drumagolan, Lisnabantry, Mullaghmore, Rahardrum, Stramaquerty, Virginia

Placenames

Murmod 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.