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

Townland in the civil parish of Straboe, barony of Maryborough East, Co. Laois; in Irish Srúbh Bó.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,347,731 m² (234.77 ha, 580.14 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,104 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Straboe, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/straboe.md
- Barony: Maryborough East
- Electoral division: Shaen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,001 people lived in 326 households in the Shaen electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 6% 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/28662
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 101065
- Centre: latitude 53.071726, longitude -7.268954 (WGS 84)

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

84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Straboe, from 40 m² to 166,814 m² (16.68 ha, 41.22 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 3935167: 166,814 m² (16.68 ha, 41.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3935167.md
- Parcel 236338: 151,047 m² (15.1 ha, 37.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236338.md
- Parcel 3935168: 149,173 m² (14.92 ha, 36.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3935168.md
- Parcel 228364: 146,346 m² (14.63 ha, 36.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228364.md
- Parcel 5432934: 140,286 m² (14.03 ha, 34.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432934.md
- Parcel 247302: 131,517 m² (13.15 ha, 32.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247302.md
- Parcel 4825609: 128,459 m² (12.85 ha, 31.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4825609.md
- Parcel 257980: 92,096 m² (9.21 ha, 22.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257980.md
- Parcel 261418: 91,218 m² (9.12 ha, 22.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261418.md
- Parcel 227306: 86,049 m² (8.6 ha, 21.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227306.md
- Parcel 3935119: 85,993 m² (8.6 ha, 21.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3935119.md
- Parcel 228886: 85,700 m² (8.57 ha, 21.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228886.md
- Parcel 252023: 81,144 m² (8.11 ha, 20.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252023.md
- Parcel 263090: 69,814 m² (6.98 ha, 17.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/263090.md
- Parcel 230995: 69,423 m² (6.94 ha, 17.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230995.md
- Parcel 5220445: 59,185 m² (5.92 ha, 14.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5220445.md
- Parcel 267931: 59,184 m² (5.92 ha, 14.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267931.md
- Parcel 249458: 45,237 m² (4.52 ha, 11.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249458.md
- Parcel 262455: 39,248 m² (3.92 ha, 9.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262455.md
- Parcel 229176: 38,591 m² (3.86 ha, 9.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229176.md
- Parcel 251480: 29,853 m² (2.99 ha, 7.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/251480.md
- Parcel 2488971: 29,741 m² (2.97 ha, 7.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2488971.md
- Parcel 236661: 29,660 m² (2.97 ha, 7.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236661.md
- Parcel 267827: 29,091 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267827.md
- Parcel 233500: 16,716 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233500.md
- Parcel 5989512: 16,470 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5989512.md
- Parcel 240387: 13,664 m² (1.37 ha, 3.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240387.md
- Parcel 5466478: 13,625 m² (1.36 ha, 3.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5466478.md
- Parcel 247908: 12,776 m² (1.28 ha, 3.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247908.md
- Parcel 261290: 10,749 m² (1.07 ha, 2.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261290.md
- Parcel 229491: 10,498 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229491.md
- Parcel 4923420: 8,117 m² (0.81 ha, 2.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4923420.md
- Parcel 242935: 7,944 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/242935.md
- Parcel 5599130: 6,629 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5599130.md
- Parcel 237904: 5,069 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237904.md
- Parcel 6038117: 4,922 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6038117.md
- Parcel 6041219: 4,731 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6041219.md
- Parcel 4950269: 4,622 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4950269.md
- Parcel 4435831: 4,184 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4435831.md
- Parcel 254589: 4,158 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254589.md
- Parcel 258627: 4,135 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258627.md
- Parcel 239512: 4,130 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239512.md
- Parcel 265755: 4,078 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265755.md
- Parcel 235104: 3,949 m² (0.39 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235104.md
- Parcel 244578: 3,938 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/244578.md
- Parcel 227886: 3,930 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227886.md
- Parcel 248957: 3,930 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248957.md
- Parcel 5597818: 3,871 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5597818.md
- Parcel 262110: 3,837 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262110.md
- Parcel 250202: 3,632 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250202.md
- Parcel 4356725: 3,628 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4356725.md
- Parcel 251263: 3,545 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/251263.md
- Parcel 237262: 3,376 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237262.md
- Parcel 4475215: 3,039 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4475215.md
- Parcel 230460: 2,972 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230460.md
- Parcel 267183: 2,815 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267183.md
- Parcel 254051: 2,795 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254051.md
- Parcel 5058042: 2,764 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5058042.md
- Parcel 230515: 2,544 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230515.md
- Parcel 5989487: 2,526 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5989487.md
- Parcel 247882: 2,521 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247882.md
- Parcel 264742: 2,397 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/264742.md
- Parcel 231119: 2,370 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231119.md
- Parcel 230203: 2,309 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230203.md
- Parcel 5750344: 2,300 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5750344.md
- Parcel 5599116: 2,298 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5599116.md
- Parcel 250075: 2,258 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250075.md
- Parcel 233962: 2,029 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233962.md
- Parcel 231137: 1,666 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/231137.md
- Parcel 358415: 1,404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/358415.md
- Parcel 4884311: 1,220 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4884311.md
- Parcel 245290: 1,061 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/245290.md
- Parcel 237888: 913 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/237888.md
- Parcel 4625315: 566 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4625315.md
- Parcel 3935169: 460 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3935169.md
- Parcel 226236: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/226236.md
- Parcel 253260: 387 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/253260.md
- Parcel 235010: 341 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/235010.md
- Parcel 4820201: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4820201.md
- Parcel 5012472: 233 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5012472.md
- Parcel 262160: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/262160.md
- Parcel 6038126: 96 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6038126.md
- Parcel 5750353: 82 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5750353.md
- Parcel 5750360: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5750360.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Straboe 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)

16 applications, newest first.

- 11 May 2026, Laois County Council 2631: Refused. Outline permission, 2 homes. construct a single storey house, garage and associated wastewater treatment system as appropriate. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2631/0
- 5 May 2026, Laois County Council 2628: N/a. Outline permission. Construct a single storey house, garage and associated wastewater treatment system as appropriate. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2628/0
- 21 Apr 2026, Laois County Council 2623: N/a. Outline permission. construct a single storey house and garage with associated site works, septic tank and soak area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2623/0
- 10 Mar 2026, Laois County Council 2660129: Conditional. Permission. construct an agricultural entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660129/0
- 6 May 2025, Laois County Council 2560262: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. 1. retain position of existing site entrance as constructed. 2., retain site boundaries as constructed. together with all ancillary services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560262/0
- 20 Jul 2021, Laois County Council 21522: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. retain domestic garage and ground works as constructed; full planning permission to complete same and associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21522/0
- 13 Jul 2021, Laois County Council 21503: N/a. Permission. retain domestic garage and ground works as constructed; full planning permission to complete same and associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21503/0
- 29 Apr 2021, Laois County Council 21269: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. full planning permission to retain structure to rear of existing cottage structure, retain mobile home on site, permission to demolish existing cottage structure and construct extension to existing structure to be retained, de-commission existing septic tank and replace with waste water treatmnent system and polising filter , new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21269/0
- 26 Feb 2021, Laois County Council 21118: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment system and entrance.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21118/0
- 25 Feb 2021, Laois County Council 21114: N/a. Permission. construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, secondary sewage treatment system and entrance.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21114/0
- 19 Feb 2021, Laois County Council 21101: Conditional. Retention. retain an existing telecommunications support structure (previously granted under Plan Ref No. 11/191) together with associated ground equipment within a fences compound and access track. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21101/0
- 8 Mar 2019, Laois County Council 19136: Conditional. Permission. construct a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19136/0
- 10 Aug 2018, Laois County Council 18496: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system with polishing filter and new site entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18496/0
- 13 Dec 2017, Laois County Council 17671: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct dwelling house, detached domestic garage/shed, wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17671/0
- 12 Jul 2017, Laois County Council 17367: Conditional. Permission. (a) demolish agricultural building to include straw bedded livestock housing, (b) construction of agricultural building to include cubicle livestock housing along with the extending of existing underground slatted slurry storage tank along with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17367/0
- 10 Feb 2017, Laois County Council 1775: N/a. Permission. construct a cattle underpass under the pubic road and ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/1775/0

Applicants are not shown.

## 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 Straboe.

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

- LA013-005001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA013-005001-. Situated on a low rise of ground on the demesne lands of Shaen House with good views in all directions. Shaen Castle (LA008-013001-) is 1km to the NNE. The N and W walls of this multi-period church were rebuilt in the 19th century when the interior of the church was converted into the private burial place of the Kemmis family of Shaen House. The demesne wall around the church was built in 1810 by the Kemmis family and the W gabel of the church may have been rebuilt at this time. The medieval nave and chancel church is marked on the 1563 map of Leix and Offaly (Hore 1863, f.p. 345). The poor condition of this church was described in the early 1900s as consisting of only 'one ivy-capped gable [which] stands beside the public road, with a few fragments of side-walls' (O'Hanlon & O Leary 1907, 321). In the 1302-06 Ecclesiastical Taxation of Ireland, the church of 'Strobe' [Straboe] is valued at 3 marks (Cal. doc. Ire. vol. 5, 251). The medieval church originally consisted of a nave (int. dims. 7.2m E-W; 5.7m N-S; wall T 0.85m) and chancel (int. dims. 4.55m E-W; 5.15m N-S; wall T 0.64m) church, built of limestone, with a round-headed chancel arch (Wth 1.4m; Wall T 0.9m) of 17th century date, which appears to have replaced an earlier wider chancel arch (Wth 1.6m) of 15th / 16th century date. The chamfered and punch dressed cut stone voussoirs of this earlier chancel arch can be seen lying on the ground at the W end of the nave. The chancel arch was blocked up in the 19th century when a brick-vaulted crypt was inserted into the floor of the chancel. The chancel arch has been opened up during a recent graveyard clean up scheme. The chancel was lit by an unlgazed single light (Wth 0.18m) ogee-headed sandstone window set into a square-headed embrasure (Wth 1m) placed high in the centre of the E gable. A doorway was inserted into the centre of the N wall of the chancel in the 19th century when the brick vaulted crypt was inserted into the floor of the chancel. At this time the N wall of the nave and chancel was rebuilt and the chancel arch was blocked up turning the chancel into a private burial place of the Kemmis family. It is possible that the S wall of the chancel may have been also rebuilt or refaced during this period. There is no opening or any architectural feature in the S wall of the chancel. A rebuilt doorway (Wth 1m) of 19th century date is located at the W end of the N wall of the nave giving access to the interior of the church. There are no window openings in the rebuilt N and W walls of the nave. A square-headed unglazed twin light mullioned window of 17th century date is located at the E end of the S wall of the nave. The mullion of this window no longer survives and the chamfered limestone jambs have iron grill holes visible. This window was inserted in the first half of the 17th century and does not appear to be contemporaneous with the earlier ogee-headed sandstone window in the E wall. Memorials dating from the 18th and 19th century are located in the graveyard (LA013-005002-) to the S and E of the church. The line of the Portlaoise Water Supply Improvement pipeline was excavated by Thaddeus Breen under licence no. 96E313 along the side of the road opposite the church. Two pits were found, containing animal bone, charcoal and slag. Some brick was present in one pit, suggesting a late date. No trace of any enclosing ditch was found. 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: 06 December 2010
- LA013-005002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA013-005002-. In undulating countryside. Forestry to East. Majority of headstones are post 1700 AD. South of church numerous pieces of cut stone have been used as grave markers. Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 82m N-S; 45m E-W) enclosed by the demesne wall of Shaen House as indicated on current edition of the OS 6-inch map. On this map the graveyard is indicated as being enclosed by a polygonal shaped wall on the N, E and S sides. Today there is no enclosing element around the graveyard on these sides. The medieval nave and chancel church (LA013-005001-) is located in the centre of the graveyard with the W gable of the church forming the W section of graveyard boundary wall. On the 1838 edition of the OS six-inch map the church is shown located in the NW corner of a square-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 37m E-W x 38m N-S) on the demesne lands of Shaen House. The line of the Portlaoise Water Supply Improvement pipeline was excavated by Thaddeus Breen under licence no. 96E313 along the side of the road opposite the church. Two pits were found, containing animal bone, charcoal and slag. Some brick was present in one pit, suggesting a late date. No trace of any enclosing ditch was found. 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: 06 December 2010

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 Straboe.

## 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 Straboe, 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 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Straboe.
- 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/straboe.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/straboe.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/straboe.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Straboe 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)

- Derrygarran: https://everytownland.com/laois/derrygarran.md
- Eyne: https://everytownland.com/laois/eyne.md
- Knocknagroagh: https://everytownland.com/laois/knocknagroagh.md
- Rathnamanagh: https://everytownland.com/laois/rathnamanagh.md
- Shaen: https://everytownland.com/laois/shaen.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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