Dalystown

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dalystown, from 471 m² to 142,708 m² (14.27 ha, 35.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Dalystown 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.

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional

  proposed single storey extension to the east of an existing two storey dwelling incl. associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560171

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  retention and completion of the existing partially constructed dwelling house which was previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL17/217 and all ancillary site works, whereby retention permission is now being sought for the existing foundations, rising walls, fill material and subfloor all of which service the existing partially constructed dwelling house and detached garage and for which full planning permission is being sought to complete the above mentioned partially constructed dwelling house and detached garage from subfloor level upwards

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560048

• 25 Oct 2023Conditional

  to construct a bungalow type dwelling house and detached domestic garage, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2360184

• 20 Oct 2022Conditional

  demolition of the existing single storey rear lobby, construction of a new two storey extension with a mono - pitched link to the rear of the existing dwelling, alterations and renovations to the existing dwelling as shown, decommissioning of the existing septic tank and the installation of a new WWTS with a soil polishing filter, a new retaining wall structure with landscaping with all ancillary services and site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 22245

• 18 Aug 2017Conditional

  for the proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling house with attached sun lounge, detached garage, entrance, Boundary fence/wall, proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 17217

• 2 Jun 2017Refused

  proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling house with attached sun lounge, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 17158

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Dalystown.

Recorded monuments

• LF006-070 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle NE-facing slope in pasture. A large, raised, roughly oval area (88m E-W; 70m N-S) enclosed by a wide low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5-5.2m; H 1-1.9m) with an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.5-1m), which is identifiable only from W-N-NNE. Elsewhere it has been infilled but its outline is still visible. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 24 January 2012

• LF010-019 Standing stone
  Description

  On a rise in relatively well-drained pasture. This tall, wide, thin slab (H 1.7m; Wth 1.3m; T 0.2m) is aligned N-S. There are a number of small packing-stones at its base. A hut site (LF010-119----) is located c. 110m to the NW. (English 1971, 153; O'Donovan 2003, 22) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 14 December 2012

• LF010-110 Standing stone
  Description

  Close to the W edge of an E-W ridge of outcropping rock. This is a roughly square pillar (H 1.49m; Wth 0.38; T 0.34m). At its base are small and medium-sized packing-stones. (O'Donovan 2003, 22; Fredengren et al. 2010, 105, Pl. 3.14) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 14 December 2012

• LF010-111 Standing stone
  Description

  In relatively level pasture. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a possible standing stone at this location but suggested that it may have been a scratching post for cattle. The stone has since been removed. A hut site (LF010-119----) is located c. 80m to the SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 14 December 2012

• LF010-117 Standing stone
  Description

  On wet, low-lying ground. This low, subrectangular block tapers to a point (H 0.9m; Wth 0.8m; T 0.3m) and is aligned NNE-SSW. There are a number of small packing-stones at its base. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 December 2012

• LF010-118 Megalithic structure
  Description

  On a slight ridge in an area of thin soiled pasture. A rectangular area (c. 2m E W; c. 1m N S) is defined by three upright stones along the E (H 0.25m; Wth 0.45m; T 0.1m), S (H 0.8m; Wth 0.65m; T 0.25m) and W (H 0.5m; Wth 0.9m; T 0.25m) sides. The stones are not securely set. A prostrate slab lies to the SW of the structure. The origin and purpose of this monument remain to be determined and it may not be ancient. Compiled by: Eamon Cody Date of upload: 1 March 2012

• LF010-119 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On a gentle SE-facing slope. A subrectangular area (ext. dims. 8.3m NE-SW; 5.7m NW-SE) defined by the basal portions of a bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.2m; H 0.1-0.35m). A break (Wth 1.8m) in the bank at the E end of the NE side marks the original entrance. Standing stones (LF010-111--- and LF010-019----) are located c. 80m to the NW and c. 110m to the SE respectively. (O'Donovan 2003, 22) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 December 2012

• LF010-124 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture on the S shoulder of a ridge of high ground. This raised circular area (diam. c. 21m) is defined by a levelled bank of earth and stone (Wth c. 1.8m) with traces of an infilled external fosse visible intermittently from NE-S-NW (Wth c. 2m; max. D 0.2m). The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 24 January 2012

Architectural heritage

• Dalystown House, outbuilding, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay single and two-storey outbuildings, built c. 1820, originally associated with Dalystown House (now demolished). Comprising two-storey outbuilding to the south (c. 1820) with a single-storey range attached to the west, added c. 1860, and two-storey former stable block to the north (c. 1820). Single-bay two-storey lean-to extension to the east end of front elevation (north) of two-storey outbuilding to the south. In use as outbuilding associated with modern house. Pitched natural slate roof to two-storey building to south with raised cut limestone verges to the gable ends and some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered rubble limestone walls. Oculus opening with red brick surround and timber lattice to centre of front elevation (north) at first floor level. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors or timber louvered vents to first floor. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors to ground floor. Attached single-bay outbuilding to west elevation, built c. 1860, with pitched corrugated-metal roof, rendered walls and segmental-headed arcade to north elevation. Detached multiple-bay two-storey stable block to north of yard, built c. 1820, with porch addition to east end of south elevation. Pitched slate and corrugated-metal roof with some cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered chimneystack to east end. Rendered roughly coursed limestone walls, with decorative cast-iron air vents, having pebbledashed finish to east end. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills. Square-headed door openings with timber battened half-doors. Located around yard to west of former site of Dalystown House/Rockfield House. Located to the north of Granard.

• Dalystown House, gates/railings/walls, 1810–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway with integral segmental-headed carriage arch, built c. 1830, originally serving Rockfield House/Dalystown House (now demolished). Faced with dressed V-jointed ashlar limestone over chamfered plinth and having moulded stone coping/cornice over. Greek key pattern incised to columns, flanking arch. Dressed sandstone voussoirs to arch, with projecting dressed limestone string course at arch spring point. Rubble stone construction to the rear elevation (south). Cut limestone wheel guards to exterior of gateway. Gateway flanked to either side by curved sections of dressed limestone wall having chamfered dressed limestone coping over, and terminated by dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having dressed capstones over. Located to the north of complex of outbuildings (13401002) and the site of Rockfield/Dalystown House. Road-fronted to the north of Granard.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of dry stone field/boundary wall, erected c. 1800. Constructed of roughly coursed random rubble stone having vertical limestone coping over. Located adjacent to road, to the north of Granard.

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

At the centre of the townland of Dalystown, 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.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Dalystown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Dalystown · Baile Uí Dhálaigh

Area

1,794,383 m² (179.44 ha, 443.4 acres)

Civil parish

Abbeylara, and its townlands

Barony

Granard

Electoral division

Dalystown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

188 people lived in 62 households in the Dalystown electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghnagarron, Carrickduff, Clogh, Clooneen, Mullinroe, Tromra

Placenames

Dalystown 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.