# Cloneeb, Co. Laois: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Rathdowney, barony of Clandonagh, Co. Laois; in Irish Cluain Íb.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 871,988 m² (87.2 ha, 215.47 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 53,056 m² (5.31 ha, 13.11 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Rathdowney, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/rathdowney.md
- Barony: Clandonagh
- Electoral division: Rathsaran, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 604 people lived in 218 households in the Rathsaran electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28791
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100347
- Centre: latitude 52.838894, longitude -7.629752 (WGS 84)

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

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloneeb, from 1,844 m² to 192,783 m² (19.28 ha, 47.64 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 253570: 192,783 m² (19.28 ha, 47.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/253570.md
- Parcel 252399: 149,296 m² (14.93 ha, 36.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252399.md
- Parcel 234807: 113,566 m² (11.36 ha, 28.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234807.md
- Parcel 232535: 74,335 m² (7.43 ha, 18.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232535.md
- Parcel 252400: 60,572 m² (6.06 ha, 14.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252400.md
- Parcel 232730: 55,734 m² (5.57 ha, 13.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232730.md
- Parcel 254298: 53,624 m² (5.36 ha, 13.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254298.md
- Parcel 232544: 53,056 m² (5.31 ha, 13.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232544.md
- Parcel 232545: 50,190 m² (5.02 ha, 12.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232545.md
- Parcel 4612563: 39,160 m² (3.92 ha, 9.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4612563.md
- Parcel 232543: 15,408 m² (1.54 ha, 3.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232543.md
- Parcel 229832: 4,771 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229832.md
- Parcel 358608: 2,695 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/358608.md
- Parcel 263647: 1,956 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/263647.md
- Parcel 228177: 1,844 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/228177.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Cloneeb 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 Cloneeb in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Cloneeb.

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

- LA034-001001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-001001-. Marked on the 1841 and 1906 editions of the OS 6-inch map. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 342) there was formerly a monastery here. Fragments of a church (L c. 23m), with traces of a doorway and credence near E end of S wall, survived until the early 1900s. Outside the graveyard (LA034-001002-), foundations of several buildings were visible. Situated in a low lying area. No surface remains survive. Earthworks (LA034-001004-) to SW. Described by Carrigan as 'There was a monastery or friary here in former times. Some fragments of the old church remain. Its entire length was about 70 ft. (21.3m). In the remaining piece of the south side-wall, there are traces, near the east end, of a doorway (which led from the sacristy) and of a credence.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). Revisited on the 03 May 2007. Present remains consist of a rectangular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 13.6m N-S; 27.1m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.4m; wall T 0.45m) of late 19th or early 20th century date with gateway and stile along S section of wall. Today all that remains of the church are two small sections of upstanding walls. Within the graveyard there is a short section of the upstanding remains of the S wall (L 3.35m; wall T 0.8m; wall H 2.5m) of the church which was very close to the SE angle. Near the NW angle of the graveyard are the upstanding remains of a short section of the N wall of the church (L 1.5m; wall T 0.8m; wall ext. H 3.5m) which has since been incorporated into the N wall of the graveyard, this wall was originally very close to the NW angle of the church. Within the graveyard there are faint traces of the outline of this church (approx. ext. dims. 7m N-S; 20m E-W; wall T 0.8m) which once formed the N side of the graveyard as indicated on the first edition OS six-inch map. No architectural features are visible on the ivy clad remains of the upstanding walls. On the first edition of the OS 6-inch map there was a larger graveyard to the S of the church which is now a field in pasture containing earthworks some of which may be related to the graveyard of this medieval church. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 December 2011
- LA034-001002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-001002-. Marked on the 1841 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'There was a monastery or friary here in former times. Some fragments of the old church (LA034-001001-) remain. Its entire length was about 70 ft. In the remaining piece of the south side-wall, there are traces, near the east end, of a doorway (which led from the sacristy) and of a credence. There are but two inscribed monuments in the graveyard both dating from the 19th century. Outside the graveyard wall are considerable remains of foundations &c., showing that several buildings (LA034-001003-) formerly stood here.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). No enclosing element of graveyard visible on current edition of the OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-001003: Building, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-001003-. Reference to foundations outside the graveyard. No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'There was a monastery or friary here in former times. Some fragments of the old church (LA034-001001-) remain. Its entire length was about 70 ft. In the remaining piece of the south side-wall, there are traces, near the east end, of a doorway (which led from the sacristy) and of a credence. There are but two inscribed monuments in the graveyard both dating from the 19th century. Outside the graveyard (LA034-001002-) wall are considerable remains of foundations &c., showing that several buildings formerly stood here.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). There The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-001004: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-001004-. Not marked on the 1838 or 1906 editions of the OS 6-inch map. Earthworks visible on aerial photograph (GSI, S 39-40) to SW of church and graveyard (LA034-001001-/002-). Today there are no visible surface remains. These earthworks may be the grass covered wall footings of buildings described by Carrigan. In 1905 Canon Carrigan recorded that 'outside the graveyard wall (LA034-001002-) are considerable remains of foundations, &c., showing that several buildings formerly stood there' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). A series of linear earthworks can be seen in the field to the SW of the graveyard, these earthworks either represent the remains of a field system or possibly the remains of a settlement associated with the church and graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 December 2011

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 Cloneeb.

## 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 Cloneeb, about 1 in 10 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/laois/cloneeb.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/cloneeb.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/cloneeb.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Cloneeb with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois: https://everytownland.com/laois.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Cappalinnan: https://everytownland.com/laois/cappalinnan.md
- Harristown: https://everytownland.com/laois/harristown-100671.md
- Lyroge: https://everytownland.com/laois/lyroge.md

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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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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