Moher

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moher, from 244 m² to 168,304 m² (16.83 ha, 41.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• O2General
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 Aug 2020Conditional

  (1) retention of single storey rear extension to the South of the dwelling (2) retention of attic conversion & associated roof lights (3) retention of detached shed (4) permission for the construction of a new single storey extension to the South West of the existing dwelling comprising of Accessible Bedroom & Bathroom and (5) associated site works & services

  Retention, 2 homes · Leitrim County Council, 20133

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

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Aghnamona Bog NHA 000422
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Boderg And Lough Bofin 001642

Recorded monuments

• LE037-001 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated on a gentle W-facing slope with the River Shannon c. 80m to the W. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) is depicted on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’. This is a grass-covered oval earth and stone mound (dims 42.3m N-S; 38.6m E-W; H 0.8m at E to 3.3m at W) with signs of recent quarrying along the perimeter at NE. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 December 2011 Amended; 7 January 2020

• LE037-011001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. First identified in centre-line testing (05E0983) for a new line of the N4 (O’Connor et al. 2005, 33-5), and later fully resolved (E003301) as a part of Moher 1, which is an unmapped nineteenth century limekiln sitting over a Late Bronze Age fulacht fia (LE037-011002-), which in turn is sitting over this Early Bronze Age fulacht fia. The lime-kiln consisted of an earthen mound (dims 9.2m E-W; 7.4m N-S; H 2.2m) with a flue opening on the W side. The earliest feature uncovered is a ring of stakes (dims 1.44m x 0.72m) with fragments of brushwood, which may have been an outline for a pit. There were re-deposited natural clays with charcoal inclusions in the surrounding peat. A deposit of unburned limestone (dims 2.3m x 1.7m) was nearby. (Collins and O’Connor 2008, 14) Over this initial activity a fully developed mound of broken and burnt stone (diam. 7.2m x 7m; T 0.25m) developed around a rectangular trough (dims 2.1m x 1.45m; D 0.2-0.65m) N-E-S. The trough was partly lined with planks on the W, N and E sides, and five planks covered the N part of the floor. The planks were held in place by five stakes. Three fills included burnt stone, peat and sand, and a sample from the basal layer produced a C14 date of 3038 +- 43 BP (1420-1130 cal. BC), possibly representing its last use. Sticky clays lined the trough and two mossy organic layers beneath its floor produced a C14 date of 3116 +- 44 BP (1500-1260 cal. BC), perhaps from its construction phase. A layer of peat with wood and charcoal directly beneath the mound produced a C14 date of 3207 +- 51 (1610-1390 cal. BC). (Collins and O’Connor 2008, 14-16; Collins 2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January 2020 O’Connor, D. J., Marta Muniz Pérez and Sheelagh Conran 2005 N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract Licence No. 05E0983 Preliminary Report. Unpublished, CRDS

• LE037-011002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. First identified in centre-line testing (05E0983) for a new line of the N4 during 2005 (O’Connor et al. 2005, 33-5), and later fully resolved (E003301) as a part of Moher 1, which is an unmapped nineteenth century limekiln sitting over this Late Bronze Age fulacht fia, which in turn is sitting over an Early Bronze Age fulacht fia (LE037-011001-). A layer of peat (max. D 0.23m), indicating a hiatus in use, intervened between the mound of the earlier fulacht fia and a re-development in the Late Bronze Age. This mound (dims 8.6m x 7m) was a spread of decayed and fire-cracked stones overlying another layer of burnt stones which were less fragmented (dim. 3.2m; T 0.3m). This overlay a rectangular trough (dims 1.22m x 1.06m; D 0.14m), which was cut into the natural on three sides, but was open at SE. There was a post-hole in each corner of the trough, and one produced a C14 date of 2812 +- 46 (1120-840 BC), but timbers from the lining may have been removed after its final use. (Collins and O’Connor 2008, 16-17; Collins 2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January 2020 O’Connor, D. J., Marta Muniz Pérez and Sheelagh Conran 2005 N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract Licence No. 05E0983 Preliminary Report. Unpublished, CRDS

• LE037-012 Burnt pit
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. First identified in centre-line testing (05E0983) for a new line of the N4 (O’Connor et al. 2005, 36), and later fully resolved (E003304) as Moher 4. A small pit (diam. 0.55-0.6m; D 0.15m) filled with a grey stony clay overlay a post-hole (dims 0.2m x 0.1m; D 0.21m) filled with a grey clay and charcoal which produced a C14 date of 1284 +- 30 BP (660-780 Cal. AD). A subrectangular pit (dims 1.2m x 0.8m; max. D 0.49m) just 0.4m to the N contained three clay fills with varying amounts of stone and charcoal inclusions. Four pieces of flint were recovered from this pit and two pieces of chert debitage were recovered from the topsoil. Another subrectangular pit (dims 1.75m x 0.9m; D 0.35m) (26) with two clay fills was c. 20m to the SE and could belong to the same era. There were furrows and other pits in the area that proved to be modern. (Collins and O’Connor 2008, 13-15) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 9 January 2020 O’Connor, D. J., Marta Muniz Pérez and Sheelagh Conran 2005 N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract Licence No. 05E0983 Preliminary Report. Unpublished, CRDS

• LE037-013001 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. First identified in centre-line testing (05E0983) for a new line of the N4 (O’Connor et al. 2005, 37), and later fully resolved (E003305) as a part of Moher 5. This is a spread of burnt sandstone (dims 3.8m x 3m; max. D 0.08m) in a natural depression, from which a fragment of chert debitage was recovered. Burnt mound (LE035-013002-) is c. 12m to the ESE. (Collins and O’Connor 2008, 13-14; Collins 2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January 2020 O’Connor, D. J., Marta Muniz Pérez and Sheelagh Conran 2005 N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract Licence No. 05E0983 Preliminary Report. Unpublished, CRDS

• LE037-013002 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. First identified in centre-line testing (05E0983) for a new line of the N4 (O’Connor et al. 2005, 37), and later fully resolved (E003305) as a part of Moher 5, which was only partly excavated as most of it lay outside the road-take. It consisted of a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 4m x 3.7m, max. D 0.12m) overlying peat (dims 4m x 3.7m; T 0.13) which in turn overlay a spread of silty clay over the natural. A sample from the peat produced a C14 date of 3916 ± 82BP (2620-2140 cal. BC), on the cusp of the Late Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age. Burnt mound (LE035-013001-) is c 12m to the WNW. (Collins and O’Connor 2008, 13-14; 2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January 2020 O’Connor, D. J., Marta Muniz Pérez and Sheelagh Conran 2005 N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass. Advance Archaeological Works Contract Licence No. 05E0983 Preliminary Report. Unpublished, CRDS

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1603 (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 Moher with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Moher · An Mothar

Area

288,990 m² (28.9 ha, 71.41 acres)

Civil parish

Mohill, and its townlands

Barony

Mohill

Electoral division

Roosky, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Roosky electoral division: 832 people in 309 households; 74% of households own their home; 61% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cornagillagh, Killinaker, Knockmacrory

Placenames

Moher 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.