Tirquin

103 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tirquin, from 5 m² to 126,964 m² (12.7 ha, 31.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 74 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Sport and Recreation (Active open space)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.2Retail Warehousing (Retail warehouse)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Public Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Mar 2026N/a

  for the construction of 55 dwelling units including: 12 no. two-bedroom semi-detached houses, 1 no. detached two-bedroom house, 30 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 6 no. four-bedroom semi-detached houses , 6 no. four- bedroom semi-detached bungalows, Together with all associated site works including internal access roads, retaining walls, landscaping, boundary treatments, parking (97 no. spaces), footpaths, public open spaces, and connections to existing services. Access is off the existing Fortvillage and Ringview housing development road layout. The application site comprises approx. 3.19 hectares located south of Fort Village and north of Willow Ridge, Gortnakesh, Cavan Town, Co. Cavan. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be summitted to the planning authority with this application - SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

  Permission, 55 homes · Cavan County Council, 2660132

• 11 Feb 2026N/a

  for the construction of 55 dwelling units including: 12 no. two-bedroom semi-detached houses, 1 no. detached two-bedroom house, 30 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 6 no. four-bedroom semi-detached houses , 6 no. four- bedroom semi-detached bungalows, Together with all associated site works including internal access roads, retaining walls, landscaping, boundary treatments, parking (97 no. spaces), footpaths, public open spaces, and connections to existing services. Access is off the existing Fortvillage and Ringview housing development road layout. The application site comprises approx. 3.19 hectares located south of Fort Village and north of Willow Ridge, Gortnakesh, Cavan Town, Co. Cavan. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be summitted to the planning authority with this application

  Permission, 55 homes · Cavan County Council, 2660058

• 30 Jan 2026N/a

  for the construction of 55 dwelling units including: 12 no. two-bedroom semi-detached houses, 1 no. detached two-bedroom house, 30 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 6 no. four-bedroom semi-detached houses , 6 no. four-bedroom semi-detached bungalows, Together with all associated site works including internal access roads, retaining walls, landscaping, boundary treatments, parking (97 no. spaces), footpaths, public open spaces, and connections to existing services. Access is off the existing Fortvillage and Ringview housing development road layout. The application site comprises approx. 3.19 hectares located south of Fort Village and north of Willow Ridge, Gortnakesh, Cavan Town, Co. Cavan. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be summitted to the planning authority with this application

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660040

• 7 Dec 2022Conditional

  (1) to retain perimeter boundary fence/ gate & all ancillary works carried out and (2) permission for modifications to existing fence & all ancillary works at Tirquin, Cavan, Co. Cavan

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22492

• 8 Jul 2022Refused

  is sought to retain perimeter boundary fence/gate and all ancillary works

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 22278

• 2 Feb 2022Conditional

  to retain existing first floor mezzanine, entrance porch and all associated alterations to existing Cavan Hire Unit

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 2229

• 31 Mar 2021Conditional

  for the infilling of lands, using imported inert material consisting of natural materials of clay, sub soil & stone in order to raise the levels and improve the land for agricultural purposes together with all ancillary site works. The total quantity of material will not exceed 37,000 tonne (class 5 material as per third schedule part 2). the lands will be covered with topsoil and reseeded with grass when complete and will include all ancillary and associated site works. Significant further information, revised plans and a Natura Impact Statement have been submitted.

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 21185

• 14 Jul 2020Conditional

  to (1) retain porch canopies to front elevation of house types D,G & I. (2) Retain replacement of lounge bay window with standard window to side of house type H. (3) retain landing window to front elevation of house types G & I. (4) Retain landing window to side elevation of house type F. (5) Retain en-suite window to side elevation of house type D. (6) Retain mirrored floor plans & elevations to house type D on site no's 28, 43, 44, & 51 Bramble Rise. (7) Retain Replacement of house type E with house type L as constructed with alterations to site boundaries. (8) Retain mirrored floor plans & elevations to house type L as constructed on site no's 57,58,59 & 60 Bramble Avenue. (9) Retain amended floor plans and elevations to house type J & K as constructed on site no's 13,14,15, 61, 62 & 63 Bramble Avenue. (10) Retain replacement of house type F & G (Town Houses) with N & P (Semi Detached) as constructed on sites no's 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 & 12 Bramble Avenue. And all ancillary site works (previously granted under approved permissions 04/898 & 06/942). This application relates to 55 no. houses in total

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20290

• 18 Nov 2019Conditional

  for change of use for part of retail unit from retail to retail and ancillary Off-licence area

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19449

• 27 Mar 2019Conditional

  to erect single storey extension to include external/internal seating area to front of existing licensed premises known as 'The Meadow View Inn' along with alterations to existing elevations, signage, alterations to site layout and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 19114

• 1 Aug 2018Refused

  the change of use for part of previously approved retail unit from retail to retail and off licence sales area

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 18317

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 Tirquin.

Recorded monuments

• CV025-033 Crannog
  Description

  Green Lough. Davies (ITA Survey 1946) described an almost circular mound (diam. c. 15m) surrounded by a stone kerb with large logs arranged in criss-cross fashion around the side, the gaps being infilled with gravel, sand and peat. Situated c. 30m from the shoreline. Not visited. 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 Tirquin.

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 5 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 made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2090 (ZIP).

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.

No address of the register names Tirquin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.

Name

Tirquin · Tír Choinn

Area

600,143 m² (60.01 ha, 148.3 acres)

Civil parish

Annagelliff, and its townlands

Barony

Loughtee Upper

Electoral division

Cavan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cavan Rural electoral division: 8,747 people in 2,931 households; 59% of households own their home; 62% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Corglass, Cornagleragh or Oldtown, Creighan, Gortnakesh, Killynebber, Pollamore Near, Tullymongan Upper

Placenames

Tirquin 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.