Grallagh

68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Grallagh, from 20 m² to 590,880 m² (59.09 ha, 146.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 85 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 9 Jul 2026Grant permission & grant retention

  The development will consist of:

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0601E

• 3 Jul 2026Invalid application

  The development will consist of; 1. Permission for the demolition o

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0585E

• 17 Oct 2024Refuse permission

  A domestic garage with an internal floor area of 59.588square metres a

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0916E

• 2 Apr 2024Grant permission & grant retention

  The proposed development consisted/consists of;

  Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, F23A/0787

• 7 Feb 2024Grant permission

  The development consists of: the construction of a new detached, two s

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0080

• 17 Jan 2023Grant permission

  The development will consist of a dwelling, detached domestic garage,

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0545

• 21 Dec 2022Refuse permission

  Permission to construct Grain Store and all associated site works.

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22A/0191

• 31 May 2021Refuse permission

  Permission for a one and a half storey dwelling, detached domestic ga

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F21a/0301

• 23 Dec 2019Grant permission

  Permission for demolition of 2 no. existing single storey lean-to exte

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F19B/0195

• 12 Oct 2017Grant permission

  Install a proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area t

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0623

• 14 Jul 2015Grant permission

  Amendments to previously approved development granted under Reg. Ref.

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0331

• 14 Oct 2014Grant permission

  Two-storey detached rural dwelling with a detached garage, 1 no. vehic

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F14A/0102

• 5 Jul 2013Withdraw application

  Two-storey detached rural dwelling with a detached garage, 1 no. new v

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F13A/0249

• 3 Aug 2012Withdraw application

  Construction of a two storey dwelling of 587m² floor area on a site of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0331

• 3 Aug 2011Invalid application due to site notice

  The construction of a two storey dwelling of 587 sq.m. floor area on a

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0287

• 24 Feb 2011App. withdrawn as no c.ai recd in 6 mths

  Construction of a two storey dwelling of 556m² floor area on a site of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F10A/0376

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 Grallagh.

Recorded monuments

• DU004-019 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in pasture on a low hilltop (317') with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. An aerial photograph taken in 1977 (BKS 2736240/39) shows an impressive cropmark of a levelled trivallate ringfort (max. diam. c. 80m). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 31 October 2014

• DU004-049 Field system
  Description

  A field system spread over a wide area visible as crop marks on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). See attached Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• DU004-050 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular enclosure visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• DU004-051 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular enclosure visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph together with other features that could indicate a possible field system (DU004-053----). A further enclosure is located to the west (DU004-052----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• DU004-052 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular enclosure visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph together with other features that could indicate a possible field system (DU004-053----). A further enclosure is located to the east (DU004-051----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• DU004-053 Field system
  Description

  A field system visible as a crop mark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 together with two circular enclosures (DU004-051---- & DU004-052----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). See attached Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• DU007-001001 Church
  Description

  Medieval ruins of Grallagh church (ext. dims. c. 15.5m E-W x 7m N-S) of possible nave and chancle form, dedicated to St. Mac Cullin or Maccallin, stands on the highest part of Grallagh graveyard (DU007-001004-) with holy well (DU007-001002-) 20m to S. Church ruins dedicated to St Maccallin which was described by D'Alton (1838, 493) as follows; 'the ruins of a church, which had been dedicated to St. Maccallin an Irishman of the tenth century, who took upon him the habit of a Benedictine monk at Gorzea [Gorze Abbey, Moselle, France] in the diocese of Metz, and became Abbot of Walciodorus, now Vassor [Waulsort Abbey, Belgium], near the Meuse. He subsequently retired to the church of St. Michael on the frontiers of Hainault, in the diocese of Laon, where he died in the year 978 on the 21st of January'. The curvilinear form of the enclosing bank and ditch of Grallagh graveyard (DU007-001004-) may indicate the presence of an ecclesiastical enclosure belonging to a monastery founded here in the 10th-century by St Macallin. According to D'alton (1838, 494); 'The chapelry of Grallagh was from a very early period dependant on Hollywood [DU004-023001-], and with it appropriated to the [Augustinian] canons of Lanthony near Gloucester, while the manor was from an almost equally remote time the property of the Cruise family. In 1393 Teigue O'Byrne granted six messuages and sixty acres of land of great measure, with their appurtenances, in the townland of Mullahow in this parish, to its then rector and his successors to pray for the soul of the said O'Byrne. An inquisition of 1612 finds the Abbey of Duleek [ME027-038011-] seised of the chapel of Grallagh, containing Grallagh, Curragh, and Mullaghow, which, together with the tithes of Grallagh, were, with the other possessions of Duleek [ME027-038011-], appropriated to Viscount Moore, and letters patent including them were passed to him in 1618 and 1640'. In 1615, the Royal Visitation of Dublin recorded that in the Deanery of Garristown, there was the vicarage of Hollywood [DU004-023001-] with the chapel of Grallagh that was served by the curate Terence Ivers and the vicar, Edward Corbet, the church was valued at 20 marks (Ronan 1941, 23). According to Ronan (ibid.); 'The chapel of Grallagh (Greallach, a miry place), dedicated to St. Mac Cullin, was likewise granted to Llanthony'. In 1630, Archbishop Bulkeley’s Visitation of Dublin, recorded that in Hollywood, Grallagh and Naul [DU004-045004-]; 'The churches and chauncells are ruinous. The tythes are impropriat, worth .... per annum, held by the Right Honourable the Lord Vicecomte Moore. There are not above eight persons that frequent divine service in that parish. Mr. John Hyde, Mr. of Arte and preacher, is vicar of Hollywood and curate of the rest, beinge worth sixteene pownds per annum' (Ronan 1941, 69). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin recorded on the the lands of Grallagh belonging to Christopher Cruise of The Naul there stood 'The walles of a Chappell' (Simington 1945, 36). According to D'Alton (1838, 494); 'In the war of 1641 the above mentioned Christopher Cruise, having forfeited all his possessions here, they were thereupon granted to Charles Viscount Fitz Harding who died seised thereof in 1672'. Chapel ruins described in 1887 as; 'Grallagh (i.e. a miry place), dedicated to St. MacCullin. This small parish, containing only 400 acres, is appropriately named. It is marshy, low-lying land. The ruins of the chapel are fast disappearing. The outlines of the nave, 38 feet [11.6m] by 24 [7.3m], and chancel, 12 feet [3.65m] by 20 [6m], can be easily traced. The W. gable alone remains standing. It has a small window, and is quite covered with ivy. The church must have been small and without any claim to architectural beauty. It lies due E. and W. It has been a ruin since before A.D. 1630. It was probably not built until after A.D. 1306, as there is no mention of it in the returns of A.D. 1275 and A.D. 1302. To the S. is a well [DU007-001002-], covered in by a carefully-restored stone-roofed building' (Walsh 1888, 245). Only a section of the W gable remains upstanding of the medieval parish church of Grallagh, elsewhere the outline of the levelled walls of the church are visible as a rectangular-shaped sunken area (dims. 15.2m E-W x 6.9m N-S) defined by a grass or earthen-covered wall footings which in places are covered with collapsed rubble giving the appearance of an earth and stone bank. A section of the ivy-covered W gable (dims. L. 7m; int. H 2.5m; ext. H 1.9m; wall T 1.1m) survives upstanding. Built of roughly coursed masonry. According to Walsh there was a small window in the W gable (1888, 245). Immediately to the S of this possible window a memorial plaque was inserted into the internal face of the gable wall which is now covered in ivy. Photographs of the W gable taken by H. A. Wheeler in 1975 (SMR File) shows the wall plaque located off centre to S in the internal face of the W gable. In this photograph there is no trace of the window described by Walsh in 1887. The S face of a wall running N-S across the E end of the church may represent the line of the chancel wall, this wall along with the E end of the church is covered with rubble from the collapsed walls of the church. The external line of the levelled E gable wall of the chapel is now encased within concrete which forms the surround of a grave-plot marked by a ringed-high cross of early 20th-century date built on top of the E gable wall of the church. A single headstone of 20th-century date with grave-surround is visible in the centre of the church with other memorials on or adjacent to the N and S side walls. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 April 2023

• DU007-001002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Covered holy well standing in S quadrant of Grallagh graveyard (DU007-001004-) which is annotated 'St. Michael's Well' on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map and subsequent editions of the OSi historic maps. Also known locally as 'St. Macullin's Well' and 'St Patrick's Well'. St. John's Well (DU007-002----) lies 64m to S. The spring well in Grallagh graveyard is enclosed by a stone house 20m S of Grallagh church (DU007-001001-). The water of the well is accessed down three steps with a shamrock carved into the first step. The well is covered by an impressive, steeply pitched stone building of 20th-century date aligned on a N-S axis with pointed cut-stone doorway in the centre of S wall. The well is covered by a stone vaulted roof with walls that plastered internally with two niches containing votives offerings adjacent to the steps in E and W side walls. Tradition that the water cures whooping cough. Holy well with its stone house was described by D'Alton (1838, 493) as follows; 'The churchyard here is large, having in it an arched well, dedicated to the same saint [Maccallin], and overhung by a fine elder tree'. In 1887 the holy well and its stone house appears to have been repaired or rebuilt as Walsh (1888, 245) recorded the following details; 'To the S is a well, covered in by a carefully-restored stone-roofed building' (Walsh 1888, 245). In former times, a pattern day was held here on the first Sunday in August (Healy 1975, 19; Ó Danachair 1958, 75). The following folklore collected by Oldtown School recorded the following traditions about this holy well which was associated with St Patrick rather than St Michael; 'There is a Holy Well in the Grallagh Churchyard called Saint Patrick's well and there is a cure for the whooping cough in it. Anyone who has whooping cough goes to this well and drinks some of the water and they get cured. If anyone has sore eyes they rub some of the water to their eyes and they get cured. The well is covered with ivy. If a person has rheumatism visits this well on the night of the patron and say three Hail Mary's to Saint Patrick they get cured of any disease they have' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 50; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428183/4384596). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 April 2023

• DU007-001003 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  Immediately outside the entrance to Grallagh graveyard (DU007-001004-) on the N side and adjacent to the public road there is a water eroded boulder (dims. c. L 1m) with water channels forming irregular shaped hollow on the stone which is traditionally believed to be the mark of St. Michael and a cure for backache (Ó Danachair 1958, 75). The following folklore collected by Oldtown School recorded the following traditions about this stone which was associated with St Patrick rather than St Michael; 'There is a stone outside the gate of the Churchyard and there are five holes in it where Saint Patrick put his fingers. Anyone with sore hands who puts their fingers into the holes will get cured' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 50; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428183/4384596). A second tradition also collected from Oldtown School recorded that; ' There is a stone with a big hole in it outside the Church-yard of the Grallagh and if you twist your arm around it three times it will cure a backache, because when Saint Patrick was blessing the well he tied his horse to the stone' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Pages 37-8; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428183/4384563). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 April 2023

• DU007-001004 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on undulating pasture, with poorly drained land immediately to S and higher well drained land to N and E. St John's Well (DU007-002----) lies 60m to S. Grallagh (An Ghreallach/miry place) graveyard consists of a sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. c. 80m N-S x 70m E-W) partially enclosed by a late 19th/20th century limestone wall at E, with modern concrete wall partially at S and elsewhere by a low bank and external fosse which forms townland boundary at S with Cottrelstown. The graveyard is entered through a gateway in the centre of the E wall with stepped stile immediately to N. A concrete pathway runs around the perimeter of the graveyard as shown on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. A second wider gateway is visible at N end of the E wall. Grallagh graveyard appears to have originally been a smaller circular-shaped burial ground enclosed by a bank and external fosse that was extended to the N forming the present large sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (H. A. Wheeler Report 15/04/1975, SMR File). Traces of the original circular shaped graveyard are visible in the graveyard as a curving shallow ditch to W. The curving boundary of the ditch at S represents the original enclosing feature of the graveyard. It is possible that the curving boundary ditch represents the remains of an early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (DU007-001005-) associated with a monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin. The curving S boundary of the graveyard marks the boundary with Cottrelstown townland. The interior rises high above the surrounding ground where the church ruins stands and drops down steeply to the S. Graveyard contains headstones dating from 18th century to present day as the graveyard is still in use. The earliest memorial belongs to Thomas Mangan who died in 1768. Modern burial plots are concentrated in the W quadrant of the graveyard (Fingal Historic Graveyards Project). Grallagh church ruins (DU007-001-) are visible on high ground in S quadrant with St Michael's Well (St Patrick's Well) (DU007-001002-) 20m to S adjacent to the boundary of the graveyard. The interior of the graveyard rises above the surrounding ground where the church ruins stands and drops down steeply to the S. Outside the graveyard entrance immediately to the S and lying on the side of the public road there is a water eroded stone known locally as 'St Michael's Stone' (DU007-001003-). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 April 2023

• DU007-001005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Grallagh church (DU007-001001-), graveyard (DU007-001004-), holy well (DU007-001002-) and holy stone (DU007-001003-) may have been built on the site of an early Christian monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin. Situated on undulating pasture, with poorly drained land immediately to S and higher well drained land to N and E. St John's Well (DU007-002----) lies 60m to S. Grallagh (An Ghreallach/miry place) graveyard (DU007-001004-) appears to have been a smaller circular-shaped burial ground enclosed by a bank with external fosse that was extended to the N forming the present large sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (H. A. Wheeler Report 15/04/1975, SMR File). Traces of the original circular-shaped graveyard are visible in the graveyard as a curving shallow bank and ditch to W. The curving boundary of the ditch at S represents the original enclosing feature of the graveyard. It is possible that the curving boundary ditch represents the remains of an early Christian enclosure associated with a monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin/Maccullin. The curving S boundary of the graveyard marks the boundary with Cottrelstown townland. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 April 2023

• DU007-001006 Ecclesiastical site
  Description

  Grallagh church (DU007-001001-), graveyard (DU007-001004-), holy well (DU007-001002-) and holy stone (DU007-001003-) may have been built on the site of an early Christian monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin. Situated on undulating pasture, with poorly drained land immediately to S and higher well drained land to N and E. St John's Well (DU007-002----) lies 60m to S. Grallagh (An Ghreallach/miry place) graveyard (DU007-001004-) appears to have been a smaller circular-shaped burial ground enclosed by a bank with external fosse that was extended to the N forming the present large sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (H. A. Wheeler Report 15/04/1975, SMR File). It is possible that the curving boundary ditch represents the remains of an early Christian enclosure (DU007-001005-) associated with a monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin/Maccullin. The curving S boundary of the graveyard marks the boundary with Cottrelstown townland. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 April 2023

• DU007-083 Earthwork
  Description

  In tillage field. Circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 30m) visible on Apple Maps orthoimage, faint outline of cropmark visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 24/06/2018. See attached orthoimage taken from Apple Maps and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 21 December 2022

Architectural heritage

• Springhill House, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1830, with a projecting entrance porch and return to rear. Single-bay single-storey extension to right-hand side. Single-storey rubble stone farm buildings to rear, now derelict.ROOF: Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and two nap rendered and one red brick chimney stack; clay pots, pitched slate roof to rear porch roof; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast render; rubble stone farm buildings with red brick dressings. OPENINGS: Square headed openings with patent reveals, granite cills, 1/1 timber sash and timber casement windows; segmental headed door opening with plain glass fanlight, timber panelled pilasters; sidelights and timber panelled door, c.1980.

• Farm house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1870, with single-storey return to rear. Single-storey extension c.1999 to rear.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; terracotta ridge tiles red brick corniced chimney stacks with yellow brick banding; skylight to rear pitch stone coping, double pitched slate return roof with tall red brick chimney stack with yellow brick bands. WALLS: Rough cast render; nap rendered plinth; concrete block extension, c.1999. OPENINGS: Square headed; stone cills; uPVC casements; original sash window to stairhall; round headed fanlight, replacement timber panelled door, c.1990.

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1680–1720 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard with various cut-stone markers from c.1700 to present. Ruins of church [SMR DU007-001001-] and Saint Michael's Holy Well [SMR DU007-001002-] to site.

• Trallie House, farm house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1890, with two advanced gabled bays to right-hand side and projecting central entrance porch. Built on site of earlier house. Farmyard, c.1760, attached to right-hand side and arranged around a courtyard.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; rendered chimney stacks; timber barge boards cast-iron rainwater goods; hipped slate roof to canted bay. WALLS: Rough cast render to first floor and nap render to ground floor nap rendered plinth course. OPENINGS: Square headed; patent reveals; granite cills; original 1/1 timber sashes; 2/2 timber sashes to rear door set in projecting nap rendered porch with round headed opening side and overlights; timber panelled door; terracotta tiles to porch.

• Post box, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1905, with 'ER VII' monogram and crown motif, raised 'Post Office'.

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 20 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Grallagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Grallagh · An Ghreallach

Area

3,203,032 m² (320.3 ha, 791.49 acres)

Civil parish

Grallagh, and its townlands

Barony

Balrothery West

Electoral division

Hollywood, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Hollywood electoral division: 1,476 people in 486 households; 86% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Adamstown, Baldwinstown, Cottrelstown, Curragh West, Mallahow, Nutstown, Tobeen, Wyanstown

Placenames

Grallagh 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.