Nolagh
Townland in the civil parish of Shercock, barony of Clankee, Co. Cavan
- Area
- 302.9 ha
- 749 acres
- Land parcels
- 123
- registered freehold, median 14,672 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
123 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Nolagh, from 29 m² to 123,740 m² (12.37 ha, 30.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 56 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
No zone of a development plan covers Nolagh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
19 Jan 2026Conditional
for 1. RETENTION of partially completed works carried out to a proposed dormer style dwelling house previously granted under Planning Reference No. 20/246 and 2. PERMISSION also sought to complete the works to the dwelling house, construction of a single storey domestic garage, provision of a wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter, entrance walls and piers, revised site boundaries from that previously granted under Planning Reference No. 20/246 together with all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660013
16 May 2024Conditional
for demolition of single storey front porch, rear lean-to and shed, raise the pitched roof on existing dwelling, construction of a two-storey style extension, alterations and additions to interior and exterior of existing dwelling, re-location of domestic entrance, wastewater treatment system, boundary walls and fencing and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460208
25 Apr 2024Conditional
for the construction of a two-storey style dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, domestic entrance, boundary fencing and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460168
23 Apr 2024Conditional
for full renovation of existing single storey farmhouse style dwelling to include conversion of adjacent single storey barn building for residential use, construction of new extensions, upgrading of roof and wall finishes, new windows, associated internal alterations, installation of new septic tank and treatment area and all associated site works including landscaping
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2434
21 Oct 2022Conditional
to retain revised elevation and alteration to existing dwelling house previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 81/12263 to include for bay windows to front elevation with single storey extension to kitchen area on east elevation together with combined sun room and open porch to west elevation including all associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22430
7 Apr 2021Conditional
for development consisting of demolition of existing loose cattle house and construction of new loose cattle house, together with all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 21196
22 Jun 2020Conditional
to construct dormer style 4 bedroom detached dwelling house and detached domestic garage, install proprietary waste-water treatment system and percolation area, upgrade existing entrance onto public road, and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20246
4 Mar 2020N/a
to construct a dormer style, 4 bedroom detached dwelling house and detached domestic garage, install proprietary waste-water treatment system and percolation area, upgrade existing entrance onto public road and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2076
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 Nolagh.
Recorded monuments
- CV028-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 28m) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a wide, deep fosse. Outer earthen bank identifiable from ENE-SE-SSW appears to be the result of modern excavation of the fosse which now forms part of the field drainage system. Narrow break in bank with accompanying causeway at E represents original entrance. 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
- CV028-040 Church
Description
Davies (1948, 116) recorded a tradition of a 'chapel site' at this location. 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
- CV028-049 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 Nolagh.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Nolagh.
- 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
- Nolagh, Shercock5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Nolagh
- Area
- 3,029,431 m² (302.94 ha, 748.59 acres)
- Civil parish
- Shercock, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clankee
- Electoral division
- Taghart, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Taghart electoral division: 661 people in 212 households; 91% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bracklin, Bracklin, Crossmakeelan, Drumad, Gartnaneane, Killan, Ralaghan
- Placenames
- Nolagh 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.