Sleaty

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sleaty, from 99 m² to 344,468 m² (34.45 ha, 85.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Sleaty in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 20 May 2026N/a

  A single storey dwelling house with front and rear shed dormer windows , a detached single storey garage, new entrance and driveway, the boring of a well, the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2633

• 16 May 2022Conditional

  retain alterations to my existing dwelling to include retaining the construction of a porch to the front elevation, construction of a single storey extension to the side elevation, internal alterations and all associated site works

  Retention, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22302

• 19 Jan 2022N/a

  permission to the construction of agricultural sheds, consisiting of a one hay shed, eight stables, one dungstead, a bored well, upgrading of existing entrance, connection to services and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 21111

• 10 Oct 2019Refused

  construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing single storey garage and change use from same to domestic use (1 bed unit), connect to existing on-site services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19563

• 26 Mar 2018Conditional

  construct a two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area, new site entrance, to demolish existing domestic single storey shed, to install new proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area to accommodate existing dwelling house, all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18178

• 23 Mar 2018N/a

  construct a two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area, new site entrance, to demolish existing domestic single storey shed, to install new proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area to accommodate existing dwelling house, all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18170

• 23 Jan 2018Conditional

  construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing single storey dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 1822

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• LA032-018001 Church
  Description

  National Monument No. 116. Situated on rise of ground overlooking stream to S in upland area. Associated with St Fiac (anglicized Feeg), Sleaty (Sléibhte) was formerly of great importance and was once the residence of the Bishop of Leinster (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 249-265). The name Fiac may be derived from the Irish fiach meaning raven and he was descended from Mac Earca of the Uí Bhairrche territory located around the Laois/Carlow area (Ó Riain 2011, 315). The saint's feastday falls on the 12th of October (ibid.). The saint is closely associated with St. Patrick who according to Tíreachánconsecrated the first church at Sleaty (ibid.). The present medieval church (ext. dims. 14.25m E-W, 8.9m N-S; wall T 0.86m) is composed of coursed limestone blocks, apart from E gable which was rebuilt and is of sandstone. Dressed stone is incorporated in some of the walls. The church is featureless apart from the splayed embrasure of a broken window at E end of S wall, and a semi-pointed doorway at W end. It's granite jambs are probably from the earlier church. A large octagonal granite font (LA032-018005-) lies within the church to W of doorway. Holy well (LA032-018004-) is associated with the site (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 39). Most of the headstones in the surrounding subrectangular graveyard postdate 1700. Numerous uninscribed and cut-stone granite grave-markers occur. There are also two granite crosses associated with the early foundation. One tall undecorated cross (LA032-018003-) lies almost opposite NW corner of W gable. The other smaller squatter cross (LA032-018007-) is among headstones to S of doorway. Its W face is decorated with a barely visible ringed cross. A small uninscribed modern sandstone cross stands outside church at SE. Described by Comerford as ' The present old church measures on the inside 24 feet [7.3m] in breadth, and 42 feet [12.8m] in length. The east gable is totally destroyed, and its place is occupied by a modern wall about five feet high. The W gable is in tolerable preservation, and so clothed in ivy that you cannot see its features (if any it has). The S. wall contains a rude window (near the SE corner), which is broad inside and narrow outside; and a doorway near the SW corner, with a circular top in limestone, the sides being firestone. I take this to be a doorway of the thirteenth century. Inside the old church of Sletty, near the doorway, and to the left as you enter there is a large font (LA032-018005-) of granite with a deep circular hollow, and pierced in the centre, which appears to me to have belonged to the primitive church of St. Fiacc. There was also a holy well near this church called Tober-Feeg (LA032-018004-), but it is now stopped up' (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 249). 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. Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 March 2015

• LA032-018002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on rise of ground overlooking stream to S in upland area. Associated with St. Fiacc and it was the residence of the Chief Bishop of Leinster (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 249-265). Church (LA032-018001-) in centre of graveyard with a large number of uninscribed gravemarkers are present and some cut granite has been used. Granite high cross (LA032-018007-) in S quadrant of graveyard and a second high cross (LA032-018003-) in W quadrant. Roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 38m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall as indicated on current ed OS 6-inch map. Church in centre of 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. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA032-018003 Cross - High cross
  Description

  National Monument No. 116. A plain granite cross, (H. c. 1.45m, W. of arms c. 0.73m, W. of shaft 0.36m, T. c. 0.26m). A plain granite cross with cusps (H. c. 2.8m, W. of arms c. 0.7m, W of shaft c. 0.35m, T. c. 0.25m) located in W quadrant of graveyard (LA032-018002-) immediately W of W gable of church (LA032-018001-). Described by Comerford as 'in the churchyard, nearly, opposite the N.W. corner of the W gable, stands a granite cross about 7 feet 10 inches [2.38m] high. It was never inscribed' (Comerford 1886,vol. 3, 249). Described by Harbison as the North Cross which is 'a tall ringless cross, 2.75m high, without any decoration' (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 168). 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. Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 March 2015

• LA032-018005 Font
  Description

  Octagonal font in roughly dressed granite (W. c. 0.81m, D. c. 0.48m, T. 0.12m) located at W end of church (LA032-018001-). Described by Comerford as ' Inside the old church of Sletty, near the doorway, and to the left as you enter there is a large font of granite with a deep circular hollow, and pierced in the centre, which appears to me to have belonged to the primitive church of St. Fiacc. There was also a holy well (LA032-018004-) near this church called Tober-Feeg, but it is now stopped up' (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 249). 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. Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 March 2015

• LA032-018007 Cross - High cross
  Description

  National Monument No. 116. A small granite ringed cross with incised double lined ring on face of cross located in S quadrant of graveyard (LA032-018002-) and to S of S wall of church (LA032-018001-). Described by Harbison as the South Cross which is 'An imperforate cross stands to the south of the ruined church (LA032-018001-). It is 1.40m high, about 75cm across the arms, and the bottom of the shaft is 40cm wide and 25cm thick. On the west face there is a raised ring, possibly with a Maltese cross inside it, and the shaft has a raised, but otherwise apparently undecorated panel. The east face has a raised circle in the centre, but no traces of decoration' (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 168). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 March 2015

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sleaty.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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_2458 (ZIP).

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 Sleaty with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Sleaty · Sléibhte

Area

1,799,077 m² (179.91 ha, 444.56 acres)

Civil parish

Sleaty, and its townlands

Barony

Slievemargy

Electoral division

Graigue Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Graigue Rural electoral division: 5,330 people in 1,774 households; 63% of households own their home; 67% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bestfield or Dunganstown (Co. Carlow), Derrymoyle, Garrough, Graigue, Harristown, Knockbeg, Leagh, Rathduff, Strawhall (Co. Carlow)

Placenames

Sleaty 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.