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

Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore, barony of Clandonagh, Co. Laois; in Irish Gort na Lao.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,611,098 m² (161.11 ha, 398.11 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 37,329 m² (3.73 ha, 9.22 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Donaghmore, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/donaghmore.md
- Barony: Clandonagh
- Electoral division: Ballybrophy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballybrophy electoral division: 223 people in 72 households; 88% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 8% 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/28695
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100635
- Centre: latitude 52.881469, longitude -7.63032 (WGS 84)

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

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortnalee, from 540 m² to 226,622 m² (22.66 ha, 56 acres); 18 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 255500: 226,622 m² (22.66 ha, 56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255500.md
- Parcel 227507: 108,244 m² (10.82 ha, 26.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227507.md
- Parcel 253362: 93,718 m² (9.37 ha, 23.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/253362.md
- Parcel 235401: 90,592 m² (9.06 ha, 22.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235401.md
- Parcel 249029: 88,713 m² (8.87 ha, 21.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249029.md
- Parcel 226165: 88,438 m² (8.84 ha, 21.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226165.md
- Parcel 232859: 83,366 m² (8.34 ha, 20.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232859.md
- Parcel 233245: 75,921 m² (7.59 ha, 18.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233245.md
- Parcel 231296: 69,785 m² (6.98 ha, 17.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231296.md
- Parcel 226449: 67,484 m² (6.75 ha, 16.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226449.md
- Parcel 265450: 53,503 m² (5.35 ha, 13.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265450.md
- Parcel 259783: 52,524 m² (5.25 ha, 12.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/259783.md
- Parcel 256240: 48,926 m² (4.89 ha, 12.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256240.md
- Parcel 247561: 46,800 m² (4.68 ha, 11.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247561.md
- Parcel 260543: 46,128 m² (4.61 ha, 11.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/260543.md
- Parcel 256508: 44,170 m² (4.42 ha, 10.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256508.md
- Parcel 225798: 39,757 m² (3.98 ha, 9.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/225798.md
- Parcel 259377: 39,678 m² (3.97 ha, 9.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/259377.md
- Parcel 246089: 37,449 m² (3.74 ha, 9.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/246089.md
- Parcel 225401: 37,210 m² (3.72 ha, 9.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/225401.md
- Parcel 257377: 36,990 m² (3.7 ha, 9.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257377.md
- Parcel 226341: 30,058 m² (3.01 ha, 7.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226341.md
- Parcel 239298: 17,454 m² (1.75 ha, 4.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239298.md
- Parcel 5950876: 15,807 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5950876.md
- Parcel 245967: 13,288 m² (1.33 ha, 3.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245967.md
- Parcel 260559: 12,592 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/260559.md
- Parcel 267649: 5,747 m² (0.57 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267649.md
- Parcel 256963: 4,913 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256963.md
- Parcel 234728: 4,464 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234728.md
- Parcel 4958104: 3,433 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4958104.md
- Parcel 5671956: 3,391 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5671956.md
- Parcel 258596: 3,082 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258596.md
- Parcel 5867944: 2,558 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5867944.md
- Parcel 234927: 2,493 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234927.md
- Parcel 228492: 2,461 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228492.md
- Parcel 2835063: 2,401 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2835063.md
- Parcel 2486719: 2,292 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2486719.md
- Parcel 5313226: 540 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5313226.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Gortnalee 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)

3 applications, newest first.

- 13 May 2021, Laois County Council 21326: Conditional. Retention, 2 homes. construct a single storey extension to existing house, retain existing fuel shed / storage shed, retain existing site entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21326/0
- 15 Nov 2018, Laois County Council 18688: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. change house design from that granted under file reg no 16/625 and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18688/0
- 28 Apr 2017, Laois County Council 17212: Conditional. Extension of duration. extend time on Planning Permission 11/508. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17212/0

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## 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 Gortnalee.

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

- LA027-011: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA027-011----. A subcircular area (dims. c. 38.7m N-S, 37.2m E-W) defined by a low bank from NE-SSE and elsewhere by a scarp (H c. 0.5m - 2m). Possible evidence for fosse from NE-SSE. Original entrance not identifiable. 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
- LA028-018001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA028-018001-. Marked on the 1841 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Situated on a ridge immediately SE of ringfort (LA028-018002-). Constructed of green stone, it's remains stood to height of 1.2m only (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 140). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'a castle in Gortnalee (field of the calf) near the road from Donnaghmore to Killismestia chapel. The walls, built of green stone, remain to a height of 4 ft., but are very ruinous; they are from 4 ft. to 5ft. Thick. Internally the building was 30ft. By 20 ft.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 140). 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
- LA028-018002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA028-018002-. A circular area (diam. c. 27.5m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2.8m, int. H c. 0.7m, ext. H c. 1.3m) with some evidence of a fosse. Possible original entrance at the S. Castle lies to SE (LA028-018001-). 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
- LA028-019: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA028-019----. Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure. On the 1908 edition, hachures indicate the site from SE-W (C c. 50m). In undulating countryside. 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 Gortnalee.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1854, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1854.zip (ZIP).
- 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/gortnalee.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/gortnalee.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/gortnalee.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gortnalee 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)

- Ballyhegadon Glebe: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballyhegadon-glebe.md
- Barny and Bealady: https://everytownland.com/laois/barny-and-bealady.md
- Coolowley (Plott): https://everytownland.com/laois/coolowley-plott.md
- Dunacleggan: https://everytownland.com/laois/dunacleggan.md
- Killadooley: https://everytownland.com/laois/killadooley.md
- Raheensheara: https://everytownland.com/laois/raheensheara-100949.md
- Tullacommon: https://everytownland.com/laois/tullacommon.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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