# Course, Co. Laois: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Durrow, barony of Clarmallagh, Co. Laois; in Irish An Cúrsa. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,075,360 m² (107.54 ha, 265.73 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,478 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Residential 1 - Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 30 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Durrow, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/durrow.md - Barony: Clarmallagh - Electoral division: Durrow, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,383 people lived in 501 households in the Durrow electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 13% 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/27956 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100449 - Centre: latitude 52.851534, longitude -7.386446 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Course, from 12 m² to 119,215 m² (11.92 ha, 29.46 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 236499: 119,215 m² (11.92 ha, 29.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236499.md - Parcel 263182: 69,025 m² (6.9 ha, 17.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/263182.md - Parcel 235905: 66,994 m² (6.7 ha, 16.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235905.md - Parcel 5075030: 55,256 m² (5.53 ha, 13.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5075030.md - Parcel 2444684: 44,031 m² (4.4 ha, 10.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2444684.md - Parcel 242545: 41,072 m² (4.11 ha, 10.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/242545.md - Parcel 238222: 40,613 m² (4.06 ha, 10.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238222.md - Parcel 235911: 37,290 m² (3.73 ha, 9.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235911.md - Parcel 237664: 35,127 m² (3.51 ha, 8.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237664.md - Parcel 247112: 34,517 m² (3.45 ha, 8.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247112.md - Parcel 5095285: 31,954 m² (3.2 ha, 7.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5095285.md - Parcel 240556: 29,970 m² (3 ha, 7.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240556.md - Parcel 239263: 22,872 m² (2.29 ha, 5.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239263.md - Parcel 235906: 17,277 m² (1.73 ha, 4.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235906.md - Parcel 5192981: 14,029 m² (1.4 ha, 3.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5192981.md - Parcel 255745: 13,694 m² (1.37 ha, 3.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255745.md - Parcel 237575: 12,593 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237575.md - Parcel 236493: 11,060 m² (1.11 ha, 2.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236493.md - Parcel 245502: 10,714 m² (1.07 ha, 2.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245502.md - Parcel 5192982: 7,858 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5192982.md - Parcel 240025: 7,785 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240025.md - Parcel 250378: 7,414 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250378.md - Parcel 5036165: 7,386 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036165.md - Parcel 2457216: 5,836 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457216.md - Parcel 5548375: 5,162 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5548375.md - Parcel 3223083: 5,096 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3223083.md - Parcel 5095290: 4,923 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5095290.md - Parcel 268162: 4,840 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268162.md - Parcel 236018: 4,590 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236018.md - Parcel 236374: 4,380 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236374.md - Parcel 249951: 4,001 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249951.md - Parcel 5672254: 3,793 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5672254.md - Parcel 245610: 3,599 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245610.md - Parcel 249819: 3,520 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249819.md - Parcel 4373932: 3,488 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4373932.md - Parcel 238155: 3,166 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238155.md - Parcel 250381: 3,052 m² (0.31 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250381.md - Parcel 248801: 2,918 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248801.md - Parcel 5710488: 2,772 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710488.md - Parcel 5019222: 2,744 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5019222.md - Parcel 236740: 2,558 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236740.md - Parcel 5019212: 2,542 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5019212.md - Parcel 4455185: 2,523 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4455185.md - Parcel 2454685: 2,498 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2454685.md - Parcel 245648: 2,492 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245648.md - Parcel 5182700: 2,489 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5182700.md - Parcel 5182693: 2,478 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5182693.md - Parcel 261502: 2,467 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261502.md - Parcel 261461: 2,462 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261461.md - Parcel 239254: 2,453 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239254.md - Parcel 2457254: 2,422 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457254.md - Parcel 5264449: 2,381 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5264449.md - Parcel 244526: 2,311 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/244526.md - Parcel 240652: 2,250 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240652.md - Parcel 254794: 2,246 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254794.md - Parcel 244528: 2,160 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/244528.md - Parcel 239072: 2,094 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239072.md - Parcel 5710470: 2,080 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710470.md - Parcel 248142: 2,053 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248142.md - Parcel 247165: 1,915 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/247165.md - Parcel 5293645: 1,620 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5293645.md - Parcel 238282: 1,475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238282.md - Parcel 237504: 1,422 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/237504.md - Parcel 240077: 1,404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/240077.md - Parcel 4919715: 1,385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4919715.md - Parcel 248246: 1,040 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/248246.md - Parcel 250495: 1,004 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/250495.md - Parcel 2457231: 961 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457231.md - Parcel 4455174: 960 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4455174.md - Parcel 245239: 950 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/245239.md - Parcel 240350: 949 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/240350.md - Parcel 5710543: 910 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710543.md - Parcel 4887162: 902 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4887162.md - Parcel 244692: 785 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/244692.md - Parcel 2457229: 761 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457229.md - Parcel 5710538: 747 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710538.md - Parcel 5569585: 734 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5569585.md - Parcel 5710572: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710572.md - Parcel 5710486: 543 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710486.md - Parcel 248208: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/248208.md - Parcel 257967: 324 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/257967.md - Parcel 241657: 304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/241657.md - Parcel 244527: 292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/244527.md - Parcel 245345: 282 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/245345.md - Parcel 4755431: 225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4755431.md - Parcel 236149: 169 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/236149.md - Parcel 4980817: 82 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4980817.md - Parcel 5710489: 69 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5710489.md - Parcel 245550: 49 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/245550.md - Parcel 238072: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238072.md - Parcel 242630: 38 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/242630.md - Parcel 4980828: 30 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4980828.md - Parcel 4919720: 12 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4919720.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 40 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation - G4 Open Space/Amenity (Active open space): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation - P1 Horticulture (Agriculture): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation - R1 Residential 2 (New/proposed residential): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation - C2.1 Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation - S5 Community-Educational-Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 30 applications, newest first. - 28 Apr 2026, Laois County Council 2660240: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construct an extension to the existing dwelling. Works include the demolition of 2 no. free-standing sheds and an existing 28sq.m single-storey extension to the original dwelling. The proposed works comprise the construction of a new 140sq.m two-storey extension and a 17sq.m free-standing garage. The development also includes a new boundary wall and gates to Swan Road, boundary hedging to the north-east and north-west boundaries, and all associated site works and ancillary services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660240/0 - 26 Apr 2026, Laois County Council 2660233: N/a. Permission. develop the following: the construction of an extension to the existing dwelling. Works include the demolition of 2 no. free-standing sheds and an existing 28sq.m single-storey extension to the original dwelling. The proposed works comprise the construction of a new 140sq.m two-storey extension and a 17sq.m free-standing garage. The development also includes a new boundary wall and gates to Swan Road, boundary hedging to the north-east and north-west boundaries, and all associated site works and ancillary services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660233/0 - 8 Mar 2026, Laois County Council 2660125: N/a. Permission. (a) retain the original 48m² single-storey dwelling. Permisison to (b) the demolition of the existing 28m² single-storey extension; (c) the construction of a new 140m² two-storey extension to the side; (d) the construction of a 17m² free-standing garage; (e) a new boundary wall and gate to Swan Road and boundary hedging to the north-east and north-west; and all associated site works and ancillary services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660125/0 - 27 Feb 2026, Laois County Council 2660105: N/a. Permission. (a) retain the original 48m² single-storey dwelling; (b) the demolition of the existing 28m² single-storey extension; (c) the construction of a new 140m² two-storey extension to the side; (d) the construction of a 17m² free-standing garage; (e) a new boundary wall and gate to Swan Road and boundary hedging to the north-east and north-west; and all associated site works and ancillary services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660105/0 - 22 Dec 2025, Laois County Council 2560886: Refused. Permission, 1 home. construct a single-storey dwelling house, garage, shared entrance, septic tank with percolation system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560886/0 - 17 Dec 2025, Laois County Council 2560860: N/a. Permission. Construct a single-storey dwelling house, garage, shared entrance, septic tank with percolation system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560860/0 - 26 Sept 2025, Laois County Council 2560619: Conditional. Outline permission. to demolish the existing building on site, and for Outline Planning permission to construct a supermarket and filling station and all associated and necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560619/0 - 8 Aug 2025, Laois County Council 2560479: Conditional. Retention. retain access entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560479/0 - 30 May 2025, Laois County Council 2560328: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a single storey dwelling, detached garage & recessed entrance (shared), with connections to mains sewer & mains water supply, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560328/0 - 19 Dec 2024, Laois County Council 2460787: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct 2-Storey Dwelling House, Garage, Site Entrance with new front boundary walls & piers, connections to foul and surface water drainage, water services and all associated infrastructure works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460787/0 - 5 Nov 2024, Laois County Council 2460662: Refused. Permission, 10 homes. construct 10 houses to include: i) 1 no., four bed detached two-storey Type A with private entrance off Mill Road; ii) 1 no., four bed detached two-storey Type B with private entrance off Mill Road, iii) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached bungalow Type C with private entrance off Mill Road, iv) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D, v) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D1, vi) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D2, vii) Site Entrance and all associated site development works including new access road, shared surfaces, footpaths, parking, boundary treatments, drainage, and landscape/amenity.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460662/0 - 29 Oct 2024, Laois County Council 2460653: N/a. Permission. carry out development which will consist of Permission for 10 houses to include: i) 1 no., four bed detached two-storey Type A with private entrance off Mill Road; ii) 1 no., four bed detached two-storey Type B with private entrance off Mill Road, iii) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached bungalow Type C with private entrance off Mill Road, iv) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D, v) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D1, vi) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D2, vii) Site Entrance and all associated site development works including new access road, shared surfaces, footpaths, parking, boundary treatments, drainage, and landscape/amenity. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460653/0 - 18 Oct 2024, Laois County Council 2460632: N/a. Permission. construct 10 houses to include: i) 1 no., four bed detached two-storey Type A with private entrance off Mill Road; ii) 1 no., four bed detached two-storey Type B with private entrance off Mill Road, iii) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached bungalow Type C with private entrance off Mill Road, iv) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D, v) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D1, vi) 2 no. Three-bed semi-detached two-storey Type D2, vii) Site Entrance and all associated site development works including new access road, shared surfaces, footpaths, parking, boundary treatments, drainage, and landscape/amenity.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460632/0 - 22 Jul 2024, Laois County Council 2460431: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a new two storey dwelling, new entrance, domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460431/0 - 18 Jul 2024, Laois County Council 2460425: N/a. Permission. construct a new two storey dwelling, new entrance, domestic garage and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460425/0 - 20 Mar 2023, Laois County Council 2360101: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the erection of a single storey extension to the rear of, and internal modifications to the existing part single/part two storey dwelling, and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360101/0 - 14 Mar 2023, Laois County Council 2360093: N/a. Permission. to construct a single storey extension to the rear of, and internal modifications to the existing part single/part two storey dwelling, and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360093/0 - 16 Dec 2021, Laois County Council 21876: Refused. Permission, 1 home. erect a two storey dwelling, a septic tank & percolation area and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21876/0 - 8 Jun 2021, Laois County Council 21418: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct ground floor extension to the rear of existing dwelling, internal alterations and changes to existing elevations along with all ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21418/0 - 22 Apr 2021, Laois County Council 21252: Conditional. Outline permission, 3 homes. to construct three dwelling houses (two two-storey and one single storey) and all associated site works: including alternations and boundary changes to that previously granted under planning file ref Ls 19381. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21252/0 - 29 May 2020, Laois County Council 20255: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank treatment system, new percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20255/0 - 4 Jul 2019, Laois County Council 19381: Conditional. Outline permission, 4 homes. construct four dwelling houses (three two-storey and one single storey) and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19381/0 - 10 Jun 2019, Laois County Council 19327: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construct a dwelling house, garage, septic tank with percolation system, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19327/0 - 21 Mar 2019, Laois County Council 19158: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a single storey detached dwelling house, garage with new site entrance and to include all associated ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19158/0 - 10 Jan 2019, Laois County Council 18506: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct split level type dwelling house, garage, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18506/0 - 8 Aug 2018, Laois County Council 18484: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. change of design of dwelling house from that previously granted planning permission, ref No. 16/274, namely from 1 1/2 storey dwelling to a single storey dwelling, change of position and design of domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18484/0 - 21 Jun 2018, Laois County Council 18364: N/a. Permission, 1 home. change design of dwelling house from that previously granted planning permission, ref. no. 16/274, namely from 11/2 storey dwelling to single storey dwelling, change of position and design of domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18364/0 - 27 Oct 2017, Laois County Council 17579: Conditional. Permission. construct agricultural building containing 112 cubicles as extension to existing buildings in farmyard and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17579/0 - 19 Oct 2017, Laois County Council 17562: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Demolition of a two storey rear extension and a single storey extension and the erection of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing part single / part two storey dwelling and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17562/0 - 7 Apr 2017, Laois County Council 17163: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (a) demolish existing dwelinghouse and garage and (b) construct two dwellinghouses and entrances and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17163/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC, site code 002162, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002162 - Special Protection Area: River Nore SPA, site code 004233, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004233 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: River Nore/Abbeyleix Woods Complex, site code 002076 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LA029-046001: Ecclesiastical site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA029-046001-. Reference to a large quadrangular area (dims. c. 80m NNW-SSE, 70m ENE-WSW) enclosed by an earthen rampart, and traditionally believed to be the site of an ancient monastery (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 222). In 1901 Lord Ashbrook and others cleared the site exposing the remains of the foundations of a group of buildings consising of a possible refectory (L c. 19m N-S) and church (L c. 9m) running W, from N end of buildings (Ibid., 222-3). Situated in a wooded area. No visible surface remains survive. Described by Carrigan as 'In the Course Wood, half a mile north-east of Durrow, there is a quadrangular area, about half an acre in extent and enclosed by an earthen rampart, to which tradition has always pointed as the site of an ancient Monastery or, as some say, Nunnery. Very faint traces of foundations in the smooth surface of the east side of the enclosures, gave confirmation to the popular belief. The main building ran north and south, and was 62 ft. in external length. Its northern end was hollowed out to a considerable depth, so as to form an underground room 19 and a half feet long, on the inside, by 15 ft. - the floor, which was tiled, being fully 8 ft. lower than the original level of the ground; the wall contain four square-shaped recesses, three large and deep, and one small, all evidently intended for cupboards. This room must have served the purposes of a refectory. Leading up out of it on the south side, and communicating above with the room opposite, which was presumably a kitchen. The stairway branches off at either side, near the top, into another small, narrow stairway of three steps, one leading towards the west, the other towards a small passage off [what we suppose to have been] the kitchen communicating probably with an upper storey of the building. Running west from the underground room, and adjoining it, may be traced the outlines of the foundations of another house, 29 ft. long, internally, from east to west, and 19 and a half feet from north to south. That this was the chapel there can be no doubt. One small piece of the masonry remains, showing that the entrance door was in the south side-wall, 6 ft. on the outside, from the angle of the west gable' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 222-3). 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 - LA029-046002: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA029-046002-. Described as 'a quadrangular area about half an acre in extent and enclosed by an earthen rampart' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 222). No visible surface remains. 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 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 Course. ## 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 Course, about 1 in 5 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 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Course. - 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/course.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/course.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/course.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Course 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) - Castledurrow Demesne: https://everytownland.com/laois/castledurrow-demesne.md - Castlewood: https://everytownland.com/laois/castlewood.md - Dunmore: https://everytownland.com/laois/dunmore.md - Durrow Townparks: https://everytownland.com/laois/durrow-townparks.md - Glebe: https://everytownland.com/laois/glebe-100603.md - Rath: https://everytownland.com/laois/rath.md - Swan: https://everytownland.com/laois/swan.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/laois/course - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/laois/course