Meenymore

65 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meenymore, from 426 m² to 1,759,791 m² (175.98 ha, 434.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Meenymore 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Meenymore in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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: Boleybrack Mountain SAC 002032
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Boleybrack Mountain 002032

Recorded monuments

• LE012-025001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated on a S-facing slope towards the head of the SW-NE Scardan river valley. Circular, grass-covered area (int. diam. 20.7m N-S; 21m E-W), which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest, defined by a drystone wall (Wth 1m; H 1.5m) that is largely rebuilt. There is an entrance gap (Wth 0.5m), probably not original, at NNW, and the entrance to the souterrain (LE012-025002-) is SE of the centre. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE012-025002 Souterrain
  Description

  The entrance (dims 1.2m x 0.7m) to an inaccessible passage lies within the SE quadrant of cashel (LE012-025001--). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE012-026001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated on a S-facing slope towards the head of the SW-NE Scardan river valley. A circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 26.5m N-S; 25.1m E-W), which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest, is defined by a drystone wall (Wth. 2-2.5m; int. H 1.5-1.8m), the upper part of which is rebuilt. The entrance (Wth. 0.9m) at ENE is lined with large stones, and the souterrain (LE012-026002-) is in the SE quadrant of the interior. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE012-026002 Souterrain
  Description

  A low mound (diam. 7m) with some lintels from an underground passage visible through it lies in the SE quadrant of cashel (LE012-026001--). The passage is inaccessible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE012-033001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise in a coniferous forest on the SE side of the SW-NE Scardan river valley with the main stream c. 160m to the NW and a secondary stream immediately to the E. Circular area (ext. diam. 25m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2-7m), overlain by a drystone wall (Wth 1m; H 0.5m) S-W-NE. The souterrain (LE012-033002-) is in the interior. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE012-033002 Souterrain
  Description

  Two lintels of a closed passage or chamber (H 1.4m) are visible within the SE quadrant of cashel (LE012-033001--). The passage is inaccessible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Architectural heritage

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

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Meenymore.

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 Meenymore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Meenymore · Míne Mhór

Area

4,225,361 m² (422.54 ha, 1,044.11 acres)

Civil parish

Cloonclare, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Glenboy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Glenboy electoral division: 237 people in 90 households; 88% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barlear, Gortnalibbert, Lackagh, Larkfield, Lurgan, Tullyskeherny

Placenames

Meenymore 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.