Tyredagh Upper

196 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tyredagh Upper, from 158 m² to 360,200 m² (36.02 ha, 89.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tyredagh Upper 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.

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  of an extension to the existing dwelling house.

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2460552

• 23 Mar 2023Refused

  For the construction of a new entrance, a single storey dwelling with a waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360082

• 11 Jan 2023Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2311

• 13 Apr 2022Conditional

  for construction of a dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system and new entrance including ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22339

• 20 Jul 2021Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, garage, entrance, driveway, and wastewater treatment system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21762

• 26 Jan 2017Conditional

  for the change of house design from that granted under Planning Permission Ref Number P09-1041

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 1751

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Slieve Aughty Mountains SPA 004168

Recorded monuments

• CL027-018 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  In a small valley of poorly drained rough pasture, on a low, W-facing shelf directly overlooking a small stream to W, which is overlooked by low limestone cliffs to E and W. The monument is depicted and named on the OS 25-inch map and 1920 edition of the OS 6-inch map as ‘Dermot and Grania’s Bed’. The monument consists of the remains of a gallery (overall dims. c. 5.6m N-S; c. 2.2m E-W) which appears to survive as per the description provided in the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland (De Valera & Ó Nualláin 1961, 74-5). Two large in situ orthostats define the E side and one large and three small orthostats form the W side of the tomb. Two sod-covered stones form the back stones at the N end, the easternmost of which is tilted forward to S. The largest orthostat (L 2.05m; T 0.34m; H 1.25m) is located at the N end of the W side. A substantial flagstone (L 2.2m; min. Wth 1.7m; min. T 0.18m) is lying partially sod-covered at the N end of the monument. This is likely to be a displaced capstone which has slipped off the top of the monument, probably when the stones on the E side moved out of position. A second partially sod-covered flagstone is located to the immediately W and may have been a secondary capstone. A number of large stones located on the downslope between the monument and the stream are obscured by vegetation and may once have formed part of the monument. The interior is quite sunken and uneven, possibly having been disturbed in antiquity. It is much obscured by vegetation including trees and may have animal activity in the form of burrows. A slight mound (H 0.25m) enclosed the gallery N-SSW. This monument in not of a typical E-W orientation and based on Westropp’s plan, it could be interpreted as a ‘court cairn’ (ibid). A wedge tomb (CL027-019001-) is located c. 450m to SE. The following items have been uploaded: CL027-018----_01.pdf Details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961) CL027-018----_01.jpg View of monument from N. CL027-018----_02.jpg From NNW. General view of monument and large boulders on downslope between it (left) and stream (right). CL027-018----_03.jpg From E. General view of monument (on natural mound). CL027-018----_04.jpg From WSW. Close view of ex-situ capstone. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 5 December 2018

• CL027-023002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a natural rock outcrop, in a gently undulating landscape with extensive views to N. The area immediately around the base of the outcrop is a small sheltered hollow defined by scrub-covered rock outcrop E-S-WSW. The monument is depicted and named on all OS historic mapping as ‘Tyredagh Castle (in ruins)’. According to Ua Cróinín and Breen (1997), it was built by Mahon MacNamara and was recorded in 1570 as being in the possession of Turlough O’Brien. In the late 16th and early 17th century, the castle is recorded as being back in MacNamara ownership, however it appears to have been in ruins by 1613 (Salter 2004, 55). The castle appears to have been repaired by the MacNamaras by 1630, when Sir Roland Delahoyde is recorded as renting part of it, appearing to have attained full possession by 1636 (Ua Cróinín and Breen (1997). It was forfeited by his son Oliver Delahoyde after the 1641 rebellion and it was granted to Edmund McGrath in 1656 (ibid.). It is documented that McGrath gave the property back to the MacNamaras and Maloneys, however by 1696 the estate had been forfeited and Tyredagh Castle appears to have fallen in to decay (ibid.). The outcrop on which the castle stands is a roughly rectangular, compact area (9.5m N-S; 15m E-W) defined by a steep scarp (Wth 9.5m; H 3.95m) which is most sheer to W and N. There are traces of a sod-covered bawn wall (CL027-023003-) to S and W. Tyredagh Castle is a rectangular structure (8.4m N-S; 11.5m E-W) which is located off-centre to W of the rectangular outcrop. It is defined by a substantial double-faced limestone wall (T 1.75-1.95m) of squared blocks of limestone, some of which are quite large. There is a base-batter (Wth 0.15m; H 2.65m) which is best seen where the facing-stones are intact on the S elevation. The NE corner containing the guardroom is reduced to a low, partial wall-footing. The E wall containing the main entrance is completely gone. The SE corner containing the spiral staircase is reduced to a sod-covered mound (2.9m E-W; 3.35m N-S; H 0.6m) of rubble stone. The remainder of the S wall (T 1.85m) rises to first-floor level, except at the SW corner, where a broken wall-end extends to parapet level. The W wall (T 1.95m) is the most intact and survives to parapet level. The facing-stones are missing at the lower ground-floor level including the SW and NW corners. A central ground-floor loop is broken out, where there is no surround. The central window openings at first- and second-floor level are also broken out with no surrounds surviving in situ, except the round head of the second-floor window. A single corbel is located at the upper reaches of the W wall at the S end and is probably associated with battlement level and may have supported a corner machicolation. Roughly in the centre, at the same level is the slight projection of a slop-stone, confirming a probable wall-walk above second-floor level. The N-wall (T 1.75m) is almost a mirror image of the S wall, whereby the NE corner is missing and the remainder rises to first-floor level, except at the NW corner, where a broken wall-end extends to parapet level. A wide, central broken-out window-opening at ground level is the only surviving feature on this elevation. The interior (int. dims. 4.74m N-S; 6.85m E-W) of the castle would have been accessed through a doorway in the E wall, which is missing. Therefore, neither the doorway, the murder-hole above nor the guardroom survive. The guardroom appears to have been located in the NE corner, where the low sod-covered remains (L 1.7m; T 0.65m; H 0.1m) of this room can be traced to W. The only feature in the S wall is a rectangular niche (Wth 0.75m; H 0.65m; D 0.64m) at the W end. The W wall has a wide central window embrasure (Wth 1.96m; D 1.1m) with the remains of straight ingoings and a flat-headed loop with a splayed ingoing on the S side and which is otherwise broken out. The relieving arch of the window embrasure is gone although the masonry behind is intact and the soffit is wicker-centred forming an elliptical arch. A rectangular wall niche (Wth 0.66m; H 0.66m; D 0.60m) is located at the N end of the W wall. A wide window embrasure (Wth 1.94m; D 1.1m; H 2.15m) is located centrally in the N wall. It has straight ingoings and a pointed head which is wicker-centred. The window surround is entirely gone. The remains of a broken-out garderobe chute (1.1m E-W; 0.81m N-S) are evident between this window and the guardroom indicating that the garderobe exited at the base of the N wall, off-centre to E. The natural limestone rock outcrop can be seen protruding above the ground-floor level within the interior, particularly at the W end. Otherwise the W half is earth-covered and bedrock is smooth from being eroded over time. The E half of the ground-floor level is sod-covered and loose stones are strewn across the interior. The ground floor is covered by a pointed wicker-centred vault (H c. 5.1m) and only the W wall survives above this, to parapet level. The first-floor level survives directly above the remaining vault only, which is broken along the E side. Only the W wall defines the first-floor level with a very short broken wall-end returning at the SW corner and an even shorter return at the NW corner. The internal elevation is completely obscured by ivy and the central window embrasure is completely broken out. The second-floor level is also broken out in the centre, including the base of the window embrasure, however a round-headed cut-stone surround remains in situ along with some of the jambstones. A dropped keystone adds a nice feature to this round-headed window embrasure. There is a corner wall-niche in the SW corner and a second wall-niche at the N end. There is a broad, depressed pointed cross-arch above the central window, which spans the W wall. According to Salter (2004, 55) and Ua Cróinín and Breen (1997), this supported the wall-walk above. A single cut-stone corbel above the springing of this arch is located in the SW corner. Very little of the lower parapet wall is seen above the centre of this arch, however a low portion rises (max. H 1.2-1.3m) at the N and S ends. The following items have been uploaded: CL027-023002-_01.pdf Details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. CL027-023002-_01.jpg From SE. General view of monument. CL027-023002-_02.jpg From W. General view of monument. CL027-023002-_03.jpg From S. S elevation. CL027-023002-_04.jpg From NE. Close view of N elevation CL027-023002-_05.jpg From E. E elevation broken out. CL027-023002-_06.jpg From S. Window embrasure in N wall. CL027-023002-_07.jpg From NE. Corner niche in SW corner, at second floor level, W wall. Also note springing of cross-arch above and corbel immediately adjacent. CL027-023002-_08.jpg From E. Second floor level, W wall showing wall niches, central window embrasure and crossing arch to support wall-walk level. CL027-023002-_09.jpg From E. Broken out garderobe chute defined by 2 x 2m ranging rods. CL027-023002-_10.jpg From ENE. Landscape view of Tyredagh tower house. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 December 2018

• CL027-023003 Bawn
  Description

  Located on the upper edge of the bawn rock, c. 0.75m to S and c. 1.38m to W of Tyredagh tower house (CL027-023002-). The low, sod-covered remains of a bawn wall (T 1.05m; max. H 0.2m) extend (L 6.1m) along the S side. These low remains are best preserved at the SW corner, where two to three courses can be seen rising (H 0.5m) above the scarp of the bawn rock. The bawn wall (T 0.85m) extends (L 6.1m) along the W side before it runs into an expanse of rock outcrop, which the rest of the bawn wall was probably built upon, but which no longer survives. The rock outcrop extends (L 3.9m) along the W side, where it terminates almost in line with the N-wall. The following images have been uploaded: CL027-023003-_01.jpg From N. The remains of the SW corner of the bawn wall. CL027-023003-_02.jpg From S. Cross-section view of the bawn wall at W. CL027-023003-_03.jpg From W. W elevation of low, sod-covered remains of the bawn wall along the W side. CL027-023003-_04.jpg From W. Remains of the bawn wall along the S side of Tyredagh tower house (defined by 2 x 2m ranging rods). Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 December 2018

• CL027-041 Bullaun stone
  Description

  On a gentle ESE-facing slope, in rough pasture, c. 14m to NE of a tertiary road. Not depicted on any OS historic mapping. Noted by Westropp (1917, 11) and identified and photographed on www.megalithomania.com in 2003 (http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/866/tyredagh_lower_bullaun_stone.htm, accessed 27 November 2018). A weathered bullaun stone (1m N-S; 0.82m E-W; H 0.51m) pear-shaped in plan. A very well-formed, roughly circular basin (0.36m N-S; 0.4m E-W; D 0.17m) occupies the S half of the stone. A much shallower but very smooth depression (0.32m N-S; 0.35m E-W; D 3cm) is c. 5cm to N. The stone is covered in lichens across the upper surface and mosses around the edge, where there are some rough solution marks and hairline fissures. The following images have been uploaded: CL027-041----_01.jpg View of bullaun stone from W. CL027-041----_02.jpg From W. General view of bullaun in landscape context. CL027-041----_03.jpg Vertical view of bullaun stone. CL027-041----_04.jpg General view of bullaun stone from N. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 27 November 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Tyredagh Upper, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Tyredagh Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Tyredagh Upper

Area

4,400,395 m² (440.04 ha, 1,087.36 acres)

Civil parish

Tulla, and its townlands

Barony

Tulla Upper

Electoral division

Newgrove, the unit of the census

Census 2022

281 people lived in 99 households in the Newgrove electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Affick, Caher, Derrycalliff, Kiltanon, Maghera, Tyredagh Lower

Placenames

Tyredagh Upper 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.