Derrygowna

125 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrygowna, from 245 m² to 186,908 m² (18.69 ha, 46.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 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 Derrygowna 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.

• 26 Apr 2024Conditional

  to construct a bungalow type dwelling, garage, entrance, boundary fence, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2426

• 28 Jun 2023Conditional

  to construct cattle holding pen and crush and all associated works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2393

• 31 Aug 2021Conditional

  to construct a bungalow dwelling (174.3 sq m) and domestic garage (50.7 sq m). Permission is also sought for a domestic entrance onto the public roadway and the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 21254

• 11 Mar 2019Conditional

  to construct a dormer type dwelling, entrance, boundary fence, septic tank with percolation area & all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 1967

• 25 Aug 2017Conditional

  to construct a bungalow type dwelling, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 17223

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 Derrygowna.

Recorded monuments

• LF022-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the gentle N-facing slope of a low rise. Depicted as a circular, tree-lined enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a raised circular area (diam. c. 40m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone. There was no trace of a fosse and the original entrance was not recognisable. It is very densely overgrown with vegetation rendering satisfactory inspection impossible. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 10 January 2012

• LF022-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Depicted as a tree-lined circular enclosure on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 10 January 2012

• LF022-061001 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (L 13.6m min.; D 0.33m), orientated E-W, consisting of transverse and longitudinal worked roundwood (diam. 0.06-0.1m) of alder, ash and birch. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061002 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (L 12.1m; D 0.3m), orientated E-W, consisting of transverse and longitudinal worked roundwood (diam. 0.06-0.11m) of alder, birch and oak. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061003 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (Wth 1.1m; D 0.11m), orientated NW-SE, consisting of transverse and longitudinal brushwood (av. diam. 0.02m) of hazel and alder. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061004 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (Wth 1.5m; D 0.12m), orientated NW-SE, consisting of transverse and longitudinal brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.04m) of hazel and alder. There was good evidence of woodworking. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061005 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  A togher (L 60m; Wth 1.2m; D 0.16m), orientated NW-SE, composed of longitudinal worked roundwood (av. diam. 0.06m) and brushwood (diam. 0.015-0.03m) of alder and hazel. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061006 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (Wth 0.97m; D 0.14m), orientated NE-SW, consisting of longitudinal brushwood (av. diam. 0.03m) of hazel and birch. There were also occasional roundwoods and the evidence for woodworking was good. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061007 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (Wth 1.17m; D 0.3m), orientated NW-SE, consisting of transverse and longitudinal ash and hazel brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.05m). An ash peg (diam. 0.04m) was evident within the body of the togher. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061008 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (Wth 1.7m; D 0.18m), orientated N-S, composed of longitudinal roundwood (diam. 0.17m max.) and brushwood (av. diam. 0.04m) of hazel and alder with some pieces of split oak. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061009 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A togher (Wth 1.32m; D 0.22m), orientated N-S, consisting of hazel roundwood (diam. 0.09m max.) overlain by a split-oak stem (diam. 0.16m). Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-061010 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A hazel roundwood (diam. 0.12m) and a birch rod (diam. 0.02m) were exposed 0.4m apart. Both pieces had been worked. Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by the former Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, University College, Dublin. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-164 Platform - peatland
  Description

  A quite narrow band (exposed Wth 0.82m; T 0.18m) of two layers of loosely arranged brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.07m) was exposed in both faces of a drain. There was no visible evidence of woodworking. Possibly the remains of a platform. (Dunne 1999, 19, 99DNSW0005A) Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-165 Platform - peatland
  Description

  A quite narrow band (exposed Wth 0.6m, T 0.12m) of brushwood was exposed in a WNW drain face. Its regular size, uniform level and tight arrangement suggested that the feature was a hurdle, though no sails were visible in section. More than twenty pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.01-0.02m) were present, three pieces of which were slightly larger (diam. 0.035m). The brushwood extended into the drain face and was orientated NW-SE. A possible vertical peg (broken) was located at a lower level, 0.04m to the NNE. There was no visible evidence of toolmarks. Possibly the remains of a platform. (Dunne 1999, 19, 99DNSW0006A) Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-166 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  A scatter of milled and uprooted brushwood pieces (overall L 70m) extended NE-SW over two fields. The remains were further altered by milling between the fieldwalking and recording stages. Some brushwood and a worked piece were no longer visible. In one area there were up to five pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.04m) on the field surface and at another point up to six pieces were recorded in a drain face. (Dunne 1999, 21, 99DNSW0012A-C) Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF022-169 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A concentration of roundwood and brushwood (overall L 14m; exposed Wth 9.5m; T 0.6m) was visible in an ESE drain face. Some wood was visible beneath the water level in the drain. The remains consisted of longitudinal rods, orientated NW-SE, along with occasional transverse, vertical or irregular brushwood and one or two possible split timbers. The field surface to the WNW had a high density of wood chips indicating that the upper levels had already been milled. (Dunne 1999, 21, 99DNSW0014A-B) Compiled by: Mary Tunney based on data supplied by Jane Whitaker, Archaeological Development Services. Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Derrygowna, 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 low.

Terrain model

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

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 Derrygowna with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Derrygowna · Doire Gamhna

Area

3,651,845 m² (365.18 ha, 902.39 acres)

Civil parish

Cashel, and its townlands

Barony

Rathcline

Electoral division

Cashel East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

278 people lived in 114 households in the Cashel East electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballina, Caltragh Beg, Cloonmee, Cormaglava, Derraghan Beg, Derraghan More, Derryglash, Derrymany, Derrynagran, Newpark

Placenames

Derrygowna 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.