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

Townland in the civil parish of Clonenagh and Clonagheen, barony of Maryborough West, Co. Laois; in Irish An Caisleán Dearg.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,049,789 m² (204.98 ha, 506.51 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 12,653 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Clonenagh and Clonagheen, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/clonenagh-and-clonagheen.md
- Barony: Maryborough West
- Electoral division: Mountrath, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 2,681 people lived in 962 households in the Mountrath electoral division. 61% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28572
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100984
- Centre: latitude 53.011091, longitude -7.445059 (WGS 84)

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

90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Redcastle, from 21 m² to 124,634 m² (12.46 ha, 30.8 acres); 38 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 233231: 124,634 m² (12.46 ha, 30.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233231.md
- Parcel 255057: 93,409 m² (9.34 ha, 23.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255057.md
- Parcel 237867: 89,829 m² (8.98 ha, 22.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237867.md
- Parcel 259150: 77,307 m² (7.73 ha, 19.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/259150.md
- Parcel 261287: 77,054 m² (7.71 ha, 19.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261287.md
- Parcel 266706: 74,495 m² (7.45 ha, 18.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266706.md
- Parcel 5034977: 74,210 m² (7.42 ha, 18.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5034977.md
- Parcel 5817011: 67,456 m² (6.75 ha, 16.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5817011.md
- Parcel 232518: 67,272 m² (6.73 ha, 16.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232518.md
- Parcel 239356: 66,010 m² (6.6 ha, 16.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239356.md
- Parcel 230588: 59,141 m² (5.91 ha, 14.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230588.md
- Parcel 262972: 53,547 m² (5.35 ha, 13.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262972.md
- Parcel 233179: 51,916 m² (5.19 ha, 12.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233179.md
- Parcel 226933: 51,406 m² (5.14 ha, 12.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226933.md
- Parcel 228208: 51,302 m² (5.13 ha, 12.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228208.md
- Parcel 236296: 47,910 m² (4.79 ha, 11.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236296.md
- Parcel 230176: 47,337 m² (4.73 ha, 11.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230176.md
- Parcel 262766: 47,045 m² (4.7 ha, 11.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262766.md
- Parcel 226106: 44,698 m² (4.47 ha, 11.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226106.md
- Parcel 252354: 44,563 m² (4.46 ha, 11.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252354.md
- Parcel 233597: 44,223 m² (4.42 ha, 10.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233597.md
- Parcel 253985: 43,678 m² (4.37 ha, 10.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/253985.md
- Parcel 254262: 41,674 m² (4.17 ha, 10.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254262.md
- Parcel 234535: 32,704 m² (3.27 ha, 8.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234535.md
- Parcel 266860: 28,568 m² (2.86 ha, 7.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266860.md
- Parcel 229834: 25,166 m² (2.52 ha, 6.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229834.md
- Parcel 257238: 25,145 m² (2.51 ha, 6.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257238.md
- Parcel 267266: 24,071 m² (2.41 ha, 5.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267266.md
- Parcel 258504: 23,877 m² (2.39 ha, 5.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258504.md
- Parcel 231793: 23,516 m² (2.35 ha, 5.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231793.md
- Parcel 232795: 22,287 m² (2.23 ha, 5.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232795.md
- Parcel 5817015: 21,030 m² (2.1 ha, 5.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5817015.md
- Parcel 226853: 20,727 m² (2.07 ha, 5.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226853.md
- Parcel 254401: 20,389 m² (2.04 ha, 5.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254401.md
- Parcel 231220: 20,163 m² (2.02 ha, 4.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231220.md
- Parcel 5374412: 17,874 m² (1.79 ha, 4.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5374412.md
- Parcel 240098: 17,775 m² (1.78 ha, 4.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240098.md
- Parcel 258693: 16,461 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258693.md
- Parcel 231673: 15,017 m² (1.5 ha, 3.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231673.md
- Parcel 238365: 14,862 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238365.md
- Parcel 257256: 14,340 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257256.md
- Parcel 235860: 13,528 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235860.md
- Parcel 231182: 13,344 m² (1.33 ha, 3.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231182.md
- Parcel 226681: 12,782 m² (1.28 ha, 3.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226681.md
- Parcel 4899051: 12,689 m² (1.27 ha, 3.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899051.md
- Parcel 229488: 12,617 m² (1.26 ha, 3.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229488.md
- Parcel 239933: 11,370 m² (1.14 ha, 2.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239933.md
- Parcel 234752: 10,251 m² (1.03 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234752.md
- Parcel 248420: 10,048 m² (1 ha, 2.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248420.md
- Parcel 240172: 9,903 m² (0.99 ha, 2.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240172.md
- Parcel 243007: 9,205 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/243007.md
- Parcel 265613: 8,882 m² (0.89 ha, 2.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265613.md
- Parcel 240412: 8,808 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240412.md
- Parcel 248304: 7,890 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248304.md
- Parcel 4449845: 7,779 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4449845.md
- Parcel 245410: 5,756 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245410.md
- Parcel 250628: 4,973 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250628.md
- Parcel 4333643: 4,296 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4333643.md
- Parcel 4332466: 4,199 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4332466.md
- Parcel 268287: 4,144 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268287.md
- Parcel 5211282: 3,602 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5211282.md
- Parcel 238089: 2,935 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238089.md
- Parcel 5596060: 2,636 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5596060.md
- Parcel 3412852: 2,611 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3412852.md
- Parcel 5028972: 2,590 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5028972.md
- Parcel 5197609: 2,567 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5197609.md
- Parcel 238460: 2,397 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238460.md
- Parcel 2455813: 2,286 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2455813.md
- Parcel 5742127: 2,232 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5742127.md
- Parcel 250133: 2,216 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250133.md
- Parcel 240569: 2,186 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240569.md
- Parcel 237627: 2,138 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237627.md
- Parcel 237031: 2,131 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237031.md
- Parcel 248614: 2,129 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248614.md
- Parcel 248890: 1,862 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/248890.md
- Parcel 236601: 1,822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/236601.md
- Parcel 2455814: 1,692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2455814.md
- Parcel 5374462: 1,688 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5374462.md
- Parcel 239584: 1,558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/239584.md
- Parcel 5742108: 1,514 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5742108.md
- Parcel 4952135: 1,419 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4952135.md
- Parcel 247993: 1,328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/247993.md
- Parcel 260132: 1,326 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/260132.md
- Parcel 4952133: 1,224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4952133.md
- Parcel 235556: 1,159 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/235556.md
- Parcel 246131: 1,102 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/246131.md
- Parcel 5374411: 531 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5374411.md
- Parcel 5374408: 232 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5374408.md
- Parcel 247616: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/247616.md
- Parcel 4899053: 21 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899053.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Redcastle 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)

7 applications, newest first.

- 3 Feb 2023, Laois County Council 2360029: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. a Proposed Renovation of Existing Dwelling House and Single Storey Extensions to the Rear & Side of the Existing Dwelling House, Extension of existing Dormer attic storage to provide new Bedroom & Balcony area, New Garage, Widening of Existing Front Entrance Walls & Piers, Wastewater Treatment System & Percolation area and to include all associated site works at Redcastle, Mountrath, Co. Laois.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360029/0
- 14 Jul 2022, Laois County Council 22433: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for alterations and refurbishment of the exterior and interior of the existing derelict cottage for use as a single family dwelling (55m2) including new sash windows, new slate roof and rainwater goods. Construction of a new single storey extension (183m2), comprising 3no bedrooms. Provision of PV solar panels to the east and south pitch of the roofof the proposed extenstion: Provision of a new recessed vehicular entrance with new splayed walls, new piers and new painted timber gates; Provision of a soakaway for surface water drainage; provision of an on-site foul drainage treatment system; Provision of hard and soft landscaping , and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22433/0
- 12 Jul 2022, Laois County Council 22423: N/a. Permission. alter and refurbish the exterior and interior of the existing derelict cottage for use as a single family dwelling, (55m2) including new sash windows, new slate roof and rainwater goods. Construction of a new single storey extension (183m2), comprising 3 no. bedrooms; Provision of PV solar panels to the east and south pitch of the roof of the proposed extension; Provision of a new recessed vehicular entrance with new splayed walls, new piers and new painted timber gates; Provision of a soakaway for surface water drainage; provision of an on-site foul drainage treatment system; Provision of hard and soft landscaping, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22423/0
- 2 Jun 2020, Laois County Council 20260: Conditional. Permission. construct an agricultural building, (as an extension to an existing agricultural building), incorporating: slatted animal area with underground slurry storage tank and feed facilities, loose animal housing , milking parlour and dairy facilities, and all associated ancillary works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20260/0
- 7 Feb 2020, Laois County Council 2064: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. demolish existing rofab dwelling house & decommission existing septic tank and construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, using existing entrance and water supply on a site adjacent to a ringfort/rath ID No. R143084 and all associated and necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2064/0
- 6 Feb 2020, Laois County Council 2063: N/a. Permission. demolish existing rofab dwelling house & decommission existing septic tank and construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter using existing entrance and water supply on a site adjacent to ringfort/rath ID No. R143084 and all associated and necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2063/0
- 1 Apr 2019, Laois County Council 19185: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a proposed new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, septic tank treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19185/0

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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 Redcastle.

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

- LA017-002001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA017-002001-. In undulating countryside. A Fitzpatrick castle built in the sixteenth century inside a large circular earthwork (LA017-002002-) known as Red Castle Fort (O'Byrne 1856, 73; O'Hanlon & O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 210). No visible surface remains. According to local tradition the castle was approached by a laneway known as Cromwell's Road, believed to mark the line of Cromwell's march from Portlaoise to Birr, there are now no traces of building or stonework of any kind and the only remains are those of earthworks, circular in shape and resembling an immense rath (LA017-002002-). On the first edition of the OS 6-inch map the castle is depicted as a castle in ruins and shown as a building aligned on a N-S axis standing on the SE quadrant of the Red Castle Fort (LA017-002002-). On this 6-inch map the building depicted as 'Castle in ruins' is enclosed by a stone wall which forms an L-shaped area to the N, E and S of this building which may represent the remains of a bawn wall associated with the castle ruins. On digital globe aerial photographs the outline of these levelled walls can still be seen. On the first edition OS 6-inch map a well is depicted a short distance to the S of the castle ruins. On subsequent editions of the OS maps the castle site is depicted incorrectly as situated in the west quadrant of the enclosure (LA017-002002-). In the early 1900s a small single storey cottage was built on the site of the castle ruins. In the S quadrant of the enclosure known as Red Castle Fort there is a single storey cottage built in the early 1900s for the veterans of WW1 who returned to the area after the war. Several similar cottages can be seen on the road beside this earthwork. This cottage appears to have been built on the site of the castle which is indicated a low platform enclosing the cottage. According to the local landowner a small circular dry stone lined well (LA017-002003-) was located to the rear of the cottage and measured 40 ft deep and approx. 3ft wide. He also informed me that the castle was constructed from redbrick which gave its name to the castle. There is an abundance of redbrick just below the top sod in the area around the single storey cottage. He was of the opinion that the well was contemporary with the castle. Archaeological testing in the vicinity of the castle and earthwork was carried out by Dominic Delany in 2002 under excavation licence no. 02E1819. Archaeological testing in the vicinity of the castle was carried out by Dominic Delany in 2003 under excavation licence no. 03E0087. Testing was carried out on the site of a proposed house at Redcastle, Co. Laois on the 27th January 2003. The development site (NGR 23728/19592) is near the castle and earthwork. Several archaeological features including pits and linear ditches were exposed in two test trenches c. 80m long that were mechanically excavated. The flinear features were probably old land drains and were deemed to be of no archaeological interest (Bennett 2006, 298). 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. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 8 June 2016
- LA017-002002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA017-002002-. Situated atop high ground with good panoramic views in all directions. A massive subcircular bivallate earthen ringfort (max. ext. diam. c. 120m) defined by an inner bank (Wth c. 3.7m), best preserved at S, an intervening fosse (Wth c. 7.5m), and an outer bank (Wth c. 9m) and an outer fosse (Wth c. 5-5m, int. D c. 2.7m, ext. D c. 1m) except at S. Site of unclassified castle (LA017-002001-) lies in the interior, the site of which is marked by a cottage built for a WW1 veteran that was built on top of a low platform that indicates the site of the 'Redcastle'. 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
- LA017-002003: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA017-002003-. Situated atop high ground with good panoramic views in all directions. A massive subcircular bivallate earthen ringfort (LA017-002002-) with site of unclassified castle (LA017-002001-) in the interior, the site of which is marked by a cottage built for a WW1 veteran that was built on top of a low platform that indicates the site of the 'Redcastle'. According to the local landowner a small circular dry stone lined well (LA017-002003-) was located to the rear of the cottage and measured 40 ft deep and approx. 3ft wide. He filled in the well several years ago. This well is depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is depicted to the S of the castle ruins. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 8 June 2016

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 Redcastle.

## 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 Redcastle, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2029, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2029.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/redcastle.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/redcastle.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/redcastle.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Redcastle 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)

- Clonbarrow: https://everytownland.com/laois/clonbarrow.md
- Clonenagh: https://everytownland.com/laois/clonenagh.md
- Derraugh: https://everytownland.com/laois/derraugh.md
- Derry More: https://everytownland.com/laois/derry-more.md
- Mountrath: https://everytownland.com/laois/mountrath-100870.md
- Ringstown: https://everytownland.com/laois/ringstown.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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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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