Tawly
Tawly is a townland in the civil parish of Rossinver, barony of Rosclogher, Co. Leitrim. Its name in Irish is Tálaigh.
- Area
- 691.9 ha
- 1,710 acres
- Land parcels
- 319
- registered freehold, median 10,188 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
319 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tawly, from 82 m² to 269,634 m² (26.96 ha, 66.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Tawly 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
5 Oct 2023Conditional
(1) Retain the existing domestic dwelling, (2) construct a new waste water treatment system, (3) upgrade the existing access road and all ancillary works
Retention, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2360110
2 Aug 2023Conditional
(a) completion of dwelling on existing foundations granted planning under P.10/232 including installation of proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, and (b) construction of domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2360063
18 Mar 2021Conditional
build a two storey rear extension to our dwelling house
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2149
6 Oct 2020Conditional
for revised house design to that granted under P17/191 (P12/258)
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 20170
17 Dec 2019Conditional
for 1. Construction of extension to north east elevation 2. Conversion of existing integrated garage to bedroom/plant room 3. Alterations to south east and south west elevations all to existing dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 19281
12 Sept 2019N/a
(a) retention of new raised roof as constructed; (b) retention of covered veranda to north west elevation all to existing dwelling
Retention, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 19186
15 Jul 2019N/a
(a) new raised roof as constructed and , (b) covered veranda to the north west elevation, all to existing dwelling
Retention · Leitrim County Council, 19157
23 Nov 2017Conditional
alterations to elevations of existing dwelling as follows (a) 5 no. Roof lights added to the south east elevation and (b) 1 no. Roof lights added to North West elevation
Retention · Leitrim County Council, 17218
20 Oct 2017Unconditional
extend duration of Planning Register Reference No. P12/258 for a period of 5 years
Extension of duration · Leitrim County Council, 17191
1 Aug 2017N/a
development consisting of one and half storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 17135
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Tawly.
Recorded monuments
- LE001-048 Enclosure
Description
Marked as a small oval embanked enclosure on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on a small rise, and is known locally as 'Raheen'. This is an overgrown oval platform (dims c. 17m E-W; 11.5m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 2-4m) but there is no indication of a bank, fosse or original entrance. Mass rock (LE001-066----) is c. 45m to the W. 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
- LE001-057 Enclosure
Description
On top of a drumlin. Indicated as a small embanked enclosure described as a ‘Fort’ on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This is a grass covered oval area (dims 21m E-W; 15m N-S) defined by an earthen scarp (H 2m). The monument is bisected by a N-S field bank. 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
- LE001-064001 Mass-rock
Description
In a deciduous wood at the N-facing foot of the Dartry Mountains. A sandstone altar (H 0.9m) with an oval top (dims 0.9m x 0.5m) has an incised cross and 'IHS' inscription on one face. The bullaun stone (LE001-064002-) is nearby, and both were established here in 1975 close to their original findspot when the ground around them was paved. See the attached view of the mass-rock at 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
- LE001-064002 Bullaun stone
Description
In Culleen Wood, c. 20m from the road bank to the S, and close to its original location. This is a globular stone (dims 0.7m x 0.6m; H 0.65m) with a single basin (dims 0.31m x 0.29m; D 0.17m). The mass-rock (LE001-064001-) is nearby, and the ground around them is paved. See the attached view with the bullaun stone at right. 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
- LE001-066 Mass-rock
Description
In a slight fold of a gently undulating landscape. This is an oval flat topped stone (dims 0.75m x 0.6m; H 0.7m) with a cross (H 0.28m; Wth 0.18m) on its S side, which is known as Carraig an Aifrinn. It had cracked and is now repaired with cement, and it is surrounded by a concrete apron (diam. c. 1.5m). 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
- LE001-067 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a rise which is known locally as 'Fort Hill'. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 24m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at N to 1m at E), with slight traces of a bank (int. H 0.1m) at E. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance may be the slight dip (Wth 4m) in the perimeter at NNE. 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
- Milestone/milepost, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Sandstone milestone, erected c.1850, inscribed 'Kinlough 4 Sligo 17'.
- Mary's Bridge, bridge, 1815–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Seven-arch road bridge over the River Duff, built in 1817, with random coursed limestone and cut stone voussoirs to arch-rings. Cut stone blocks to full-height up and downstream V-cutwaters with concrete plinths.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Tawly, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tawly.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tawly with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.
The townland
- Name
- Tawly · Tálaigh
- Area
- 6,919,240 m² (691.92 ha, 1,709.78 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rossinver, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rosclogher
- Electoral division
- Tullaghan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 755 people lived in 318 households in the Tullaghan electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 45% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bunduff (Co. Sligo), Castlegal (Co. Sligo), Cloonty, Coolagraffy (Co. Sligo), Creevykeel (Co. Sligo), Derrinloughan, Drinaghan (Co. Sligo), Gortnahoula (Co. Sligo), Grellagh (Co. Sligo), Mullanyduff, Uragh
- Placenames
- Tawly 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.