# Trinity Island, Co. Cavan: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilmore, barony of Loughtee Upper, Co. Cavan; in Irish Oileán na Tríonóide.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 542,788 m² (54.28 ha, 134.13 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 237,079 m² (23.71 ha, 58.58 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilmore, https://everytownland.com/cavan/parish/kilmore.md
- Barony: Loughtee Upper
- Electoral division: Crossdoney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 610 people lived in 210 households in the Crossdoney electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cavan, https://everytownland.com/cavan.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/4792
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 21912
- Centre: latitude 53.989178, longitude -7.469384 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Trinity Island, from 149,828 m² (14.98 ha, 37.02 acres) to 301,102 m² (30.11 ha, 74.4 acres); 3 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 489692: 301,102 m² (30.11 ha, 74.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/489692.md
- Parcel 434721: 237,079 m² (23.71 ha, 58.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434721.md
- Parcel 4822499: 149,828 m² (14.98 ha, 37.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4822499.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Trinity Island 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)

No planning application touches the townland of Trinity Island in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs SAC, site code 000007, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000007
- Special Protection Area: Lough Oughter SPA, site code 004049, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004049
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Oughter And Associated Loughs, site code 000007

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CV020-076: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-076----. Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. and depicted as a semicircular enclosure extending from SW-N-NE, bordered by a linear field boundary from NE-S-SW. Davies (ITA Survey 1942) described the site as being roughly triangular (dims. 37.8m x 22.6m), enclosed by a low earthen bank and traces of a fosse. Davies also noted that 'two pieces of iron slag were found in the fort'. Trinity Island is now occupied by a huge plantation of coniferous trees. The site was levelled prior to tree planting (local information). 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
- CV020-077001: Religious house - Premonstratensian canons, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-077001-. The priory of Holy Trinity, Lough Oughter, founded by grant of Cathal O'Reilly in 1237, was a daughterhouse of the Premontratensian abbey of Trinity Island, Loughkey, Co. Roscommon (Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, 206). Situated at the centre of a now disused, roughly oval-shaped graveyard (dims. 56m N-S; 40m E-W). Remains comprise ivy-clad W gable and portions of N and S walls of a rectangular church (int. dims. c. 16m E-W; c. 5m N-S) with a transept on S side (int. dims. c. 6m N-S; c. 5m E-W) which appears to have been added during restoration of the priory in the 17th century. Walls of main body of church have a pronounced base batter. Main entrance in W gable, which it is believed, may have been originally adorned by the celebrated Romanesque doorway (CV025-071002-) now at the modern cathedral of Kilmore. Additional blocked entrance with masonry arch at W end of S wall. Fenestration includes large pointed window with chamfered ashlar jambs directly above W gable entrance and stray fragments of window spandrels, tracery and mullions of 15th-century date, scattered about the graveyard. W gable may have been surmounted by a small belfry. A bevelled cross-base with square socket and possible ringed cross-head, and a grotesque head (1712) which is now in the National Museum, were noted at the site in 1948. (O'Connell 1937, 242-289; Davies 1948, 99-109) 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
- CV020-077002: Stone head, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-077002-. Davies (1948, 100) recorded a grotesque male head (now in National Museum) which is believed to have come from Trinity Abbey (CV020-077001-). The head has bulging eyes, one of which appears to be closed, a long prominent nose, wrinkles on both cheeks and hair on top. 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
- CV020-077003: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-077003-. 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.
- CV020-077004: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-077004-. 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.
- CV020-077005: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-077005-. 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.
- CV020-077006: Architectural feature, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV020-077006-. 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.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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 Trinity Island, 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 Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model: the Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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/trinity-island.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cavan/trinity-island.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cavan/trinity-island.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Trinity Island 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)

No townland with a page touches it.

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.

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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.

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