# Lyanmore, Co. Longford: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ardagh, barony of Ardagh, Co. Longford; in Irish Laíon Mór. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 669,689 m² (66.97 ha, 165.48 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,242 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ardagh, https://everytownland.com/longford/parish/ardagh.md - Barony: Ardagh - Electoral division: Ardagh East, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 730 people lived in 265 households in the Ardagh East electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Longford, https://everytownland.com/longford.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/33061 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 130731 - Centre: latitude 53.663199, longitude -7.690075 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lyanmore, from 40 m² to 68,302 m² (6.83 ha, 16.88 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 70336: 68,302 m² (6.83 ha, 16.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/70336.md - Parcel 60153: 62,616 m² (6.26 ha, 15.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/60153.md - Parcel 70976: 53,443 m² (5.34 ha, 13.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/70976.md - Parcel 62193: 47,637 m² (4.76 ha, 11.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/62193.md - Parcel 59965: 35,570 m² (3.56 ha, 8.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/59965.md - Parcel 56922: 33,249 m² (3.32 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/56922.md - Parcel 57544: 27,352 m² (2.74 ha, 6.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/57544.md - Parcel 5156887: 18,184 m² (1.82 ha, 4.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5156887.md - Parcel 76554: 15,378 m² (1.54 ha, 3.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/76554.md - Parcel 74705: 15,065 m² (1.51 ha, 3.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/74705.md - Parcel 3704967: 10,416 m² (1.04 ha, 2.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3704967.md - Parcel 51707: 10,117 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/51707.md - Parcel 3704952: 7,887 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3704952.md - Parcel 4690883: 6,851 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4690883.md - Parcel 2521851: 4,536 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2521851.md - Parcel 78073: 4,310 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/78073.md - Parcel 57456: 3,375 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/57456.md - Parcel 4643912: 3,362 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4643912.md - Parcel 76417: 3,200 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/76417.md - Parcel 2989673: 3,140 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2989673.md - Parcel 52973: 3,129 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/52973.md - Parcel 4726869: 2,899 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4726869.md - Parcel 5235560: 2,842 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5235560.md - Parcel 3907776: 2,814 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3907776.md - Parcel 84994: 2,662 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84994.md - Parcel 84510: 2,640 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84510.md - Parcel 76994: 2,413 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/76994.md - Parcel 4805566: 2,370 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4805566.md - Parcel 4805560: 2,298 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4805560.md - Parcel 84589: 2,248 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84589.md - Parcel 2830976: 2,236 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2830976.md - Parcel 67824: 2,228 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/67824.md - Parcel 84277: 2,191 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84277.md - Parcel 84590: 2,155 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84590.md - Parcel 3004446: 2,152 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3004446.md - Parcel 4697996: 2,127 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4697996.md - Parcel 5513891: 2,124 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5513891.md - Parcel 2893004: 2,111 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2893004.md - Parcel 57130: 2,082 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/57130.md - Parcel 55988: 1,902 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/55988.md - Parcel 67266: 1,690 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/67266.md - Parcel 4915236: 1,611 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4915236.md - Parcel 54467: 1,521 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/54467.md - Parcel 2708882: 1,365 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2708882.md - Parcel 5311401: 1,209 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5311401.md - Parcel 2500843: 1,186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2500843.md - Parcel 66936: 795 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/66936.md - Parcel 55288: 723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/55288.md - Parcel 79163: 644 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/79163.md - Parcel 58195: 629 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/58195.md - Parcel 79006: 607 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/79006.md - Parcel 3325086: 451 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3325086.md - Parcel 5570221: 363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5570221.md - Parcel 58427: 323 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/58427.md - Parcel 58314: 179 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/58314.md - Parcel 67093: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/67093.md - Parcel 4807299: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4807299.md - Parcel 2757126: 81 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2757126.md - Parcel 55652: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/55652.md - Parcel 3880111: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3880111.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Residential (Existing residential): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 24 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf - M2 Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 8 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf - G3 Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 8 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf - S3 Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Community facilities): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf - G5 Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 11 applications, newest first. - 30 Mar 2026, Longford County Council 2660101: Conditional. Permission. detached garage/store to the rear/side of existing dwelling and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660101/0 - 26 Sept 2024, Longford County Council 2460212: Conditional. Permission. A) The repair and refurbishment of an existing 4-bedroom two-storey residence and attached single storey commercial unit. B) The change of use of an existing attached outbuilding to a workshop and gallery. C) The repair of an existing outbuilding to a garage and storage area – To include the following: 1. Minor internal alterations to provide additional sanitary facilities. 2. Replacement fenestration. 3. Alterations and refurbishments to the existing outbuildings to include new roofs to each, 3 no. rooflights, a photovoltaic solar array, replacement and additional external fenestration. 4. New retail signage to the front elevation. 5. Replacement of the existing gate within the private open space. 6. Decommissioning of existing septic tank and proposed connection to public foul water main. 7. All associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460212/0 - 29 Apr 2024, Longford County Council 2460083: Conditional. Permission. to carry out internal refurbishment works and minor external works, including the insertion of window openings, to facilitate the change of use from police station to dwelling and to carry out necessary ancillary site works. The proposed works relate to a protected structure (RPS 388). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460083/0 - 7 Oct 2022, Longford County Council 22237: Conditional. Permission. the proposed construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/22237/0 - 20 Jan 2021, Longford County Council 218: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to carry out works consisting of renovation of the existing cottage including the construction of an extension to the rear, connect to public services and all associated site works. The proposed development relates to a record of protected structures and is within an architectural conservation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/218/0 - 30 May 2019, Longford County Council 19141: Conditional. Permission. Renovation and extension to existing bungalow type dwelling to include proposed dormer type extension to the side, proposed single storey porch to front, sunroom and kitchen extension to the rear and side with all relevant amendments to elevations to also include changes to site layout to include new BBQ area to rear and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/19141/0 - 20 Mar 2019, Longford County Council 1977: Conditional. Permission. proposed construction of an Astro Turf Playing Pitch together with perimeter fencing, erection of lighting poles with lighting, use of existing onsite car park and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/1977/0 - 30 Jan 2019, Longford County Council 1918: Conditional. Permission. proposed construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing storey & a half type dwelling house that was previously granted full planning permission under Planning Reference Number PL04/1072 and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/1918/0 - 24 Jan 2019, Longford County Council 1914: Refused. Permission. proposed storey and half type dwelling house, detached garage, formation of new entrance, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter area and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/1914/0 - 11 Jun 2018, Longford County Council 18122: Refused. Permission. proposed two storey dwelling house, detached garage with stables, formation of new entrance, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter area and all ancillary works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/18122/0 - 5 Mar 2018, Longford County Council 1840: Conditional. Permission. for the proposed construction of a Bungalow type Dwelling House, Detached Garage, Entrance, Boundary Fence/Wall, Suitable On-Site Sewage Treatment System with Polishing Filter and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/1840/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Lyanmore. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LF019-078: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF019-078----. In wet, low-lying pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.8-6m; H 0.4-0.5m) that has been levelled from W-WNW-NW and reduced to a scarp (H 0.5m) at N. A shallow external fosse (Wth 2.6m; D 0.2m) is evident from SSW-SW-WSW. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a low outer bank from N-NNE-NE; it is no longer identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 17 January 2012 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Sign post, 1930–1950, Regional interest, registry number 13312005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312005. Freestanding cast-iron road/placename sign, erected c. 1940, comprising rectangular sign having rounded edges, with black lettering on white background and having black border. Harp emblem to centre set between Irish and English versions of Ardagh town name. Mounted on metal post. Situated on the eastern side of Ardagh on a grass verge adjacent to road. - Ardagh Cemetery, gates/railings/walls, 1890–1910, Regional interest, registry number 13312007, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312007. Entrance gateway to Ardagh cemetery (13312050), erected c. 1895. Composed of a pair of coursed dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) with moulded capstones and having double leaf wrought-iron gates. Wrought-iron arch over piers/gateway with wrought-iron lettering spelling ‘Ardagh Cemetery’. Random rubble boundary walls to either side (east and west). Located to the north of graveyard and to the east of Ardagh. Additional gateway adjacent to the east comprising a pair of roughly dressed gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded capstones and a wrought-iron flat bar gate. - Court house, 1860–1870, Regional interest, registry number 13312025, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312025. Detached five-bay two-storey former court house, built c. 1863, having advanced gabled two-bay breakfront to the east end of the main elevation (north) and gabled porch to the west end of the front façade. Now in use as house with modern dormers to front pitch of roof and late-twentieth-century single-storey extensions to rear (south). Pitched slate roofs with ridge cresting, red brick chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, and decorative timber bargeboards to gables. Snecked rock-faced stone walls, with red brick construction to dormers. Painted rendered walls and faux stone cladding to rear extensions. Square-headed window openings with dressed limestone surrounds and sills, with timber casement windows. Altered window opening to west elevation with dressed limestone surround retained. Pointed segmental-arch entrance openings with dressed limestone surrounds. Replacement timber battened and aluminium doors. Accessed via stone steps. Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to rear (south), with pitched slate roof, snecked limestone walls and square-headed openings. Snecked and random rubble stone boundary walls, with coursed stone gate piers, and wrought-iron gates. Surrounded by landscaped gardens. Located to the centre of Ardagh. - Worker's house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 13312027, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312027. Semi-detached two-bay single-storey former estate worker's house with attic storey, built c. 1870. One of a group of four. Now in use as private house. Twentieth century single-storey extension to rear (south). Half-hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, (shared) hexagonal red brick chimneystack having moulded cornice and string courses, cast-iron rainwater goods, and decorative timber barge boards to gable (west). Snecked rock-faced stone walls. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start dressings, stone sills, and replacement windows. Square-headed entrance opening with glazed timber door and red brick block-and-start dressings. Garden to front (north) and rear (south) with random rubble stone boundary wall, wrought-iron pedestrian gate, and rounded caps to gate piers with replacement double leaf gate. Located to the east end of Ardagh. - Worker's house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 13312028, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312028. Semi-detached two-bay single-storey former estate worker's house with attic storey, built c. 1870. One of a group of four. Now derelict. Half-hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves, (shared) diagonally-set hexagonal red brick chimneystack having moulded cornice and string courses, cast-iron rainwater goods, and decorative timber barge boards to gable (east). Snecked rock-faced stone walls. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start dressings, stone sills, and six-over-six and eight-over-eight pivoting pane metal frame windows. Square-headed entrance opening with timber battened door and red brick block-and-start dressings. Rear opening now blocked up. Garden to front (north) and rear (south) with random rubble stone boundary wall, wrought-iron pedestrian gate, and rounded caps to gate piers with replacement vehicular gate. Located to the east end of Ardagh. - Worker's house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 13312029, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312029. Semi-detached two-bay single-storey former estate worker's house with attic storey, built c. 1870. One of a group of four. Now in use as private house. Twentieth century single-storey extension to rear (south). Half-hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, (shared) hexagonal red brick chimneystack having moulded cornice and string courses, cast-iron rainwater goods, and decorative timber barge boards to gable (west). Snecked rock-faced stone walls. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start dressings, stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed entrance opening with glazed timber door and red brick block-and-start dressings. Garden to front (north) and rear (south) with random rubble stone boundary wall, wrought-iron pedestrian gate, and rounded caps to gate piers with replacement double leaf gate. Located to the east end of Ardagh. - Worker's house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 13312030, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312030. Semi-detached two-bay single-storey former estate worker's house with attic storey, built c. 1870. One of a group of four. Now in use as private house. Twentieth century single-storey extension to rear (south). Half-hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, (shared) hexagonal red brick chimneystack having moulded cornice and string courses, cast-iron rainwater goods, and decorative timber barge boards to gable. Snecked rock-faced stone walls. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start dressings, stone sills, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window to front elevation (north), replacement windows to gable (east). Square-headed entrance opening with glazed timber door and red brick block-and-start dressings. Garden to front (north) and rear (south) with random rubble stone boundary wall, wrought-iron pedestrian gate, and rounded caps to gate piers with replacement double leaf gate. Located to the east end of Ardagh. - Saint Brigid's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1878–1903, National interest, registry number 13312031, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312031. Detached Roman Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built between 1878 – 1881 (dated 1881), with side aisles, three-bay clerestory level, single-bay transepts to the north and the south, chancel, sacristy attached to northeast corner of chancel and with three-bay narthex to entrance gable (west) having advanced central gabled entrance porch. Four-stage bell tower on square-plan with spire over to the angle of chancel and north transept, with stair tower on square-plan attached to the north face of tower having conical stage and conical roof over. Tower finished c. 1903. Pitched and lean-to natural slate roofs, with terracotta ridge cresting, dressed limestone coping to gable ends having cut stone kneeler stones with gabled stops. Carved limestone cross finials, dressed limestone eaves course and corbels. Cast-iron rainwater goods with moulded hoppers, square-profile downpipes, and fleur-de-lis wall brackets. Coursed, dressed and carved limestone to spire, with cut stone waterspouts in the form of the four Evangelists. Leaded conical roof to stair tower with metal (probably wrought-iron) finial over. Pair of coursed dressed limestone chimneystacks to sacristy. Rock-faced snecked sandstone walls with buttresses, advanced plinth course, dressed limestone quoins and extensive cut limestone dressings. Carved limestone plaque dated 1881 to west elevation narthex. Niches containing carved stone figure of St. Patrick to east elevation of bell tower, and of St. Brigid to west elevation, with dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds, gabled canopies with trifoliated openings, moulded and carved corbels. Figure of St. Patrick supported on a polished granite colonnette with richly carved capital and corbel. Pointed arch window openings with dressed and rock-faced limestone block-and-start surrounds. Roll mouldings with various label stops including cast heads. Splayed dressed limestone sills, some continuous. Geometrical and reticulated limestone tracery to windows (four-light to west gable and five-light to east gable) with stained glass by Mayer of Munich, and J. Watson of Youghal. Lancet windows to side aisles, with twentieth century stained and painted glass. Cast-iron screens and timber louvers to bell tower, leaded quarry glazed windows with stained glass to stair tower. Square-headed roof vents with dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds to gables. Pointed arch entrance opening to west elevation, having dressed and rock-faced limestone block-and-start surround, ordered roll mouldings with trifoliated inner order, and label stops in the form of cast heads of SS. Patrick and Brigid. Timber battened double leaf door with elaborate wrought-iron strap hinges, accessed via stone steps. Shouldered entrance openings to stair tower and south elevation with dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds, timber battened double leaf doors, accessed via stone steps. Disabled access also to south elevation. Arch braced timber boarded ceiling to interior. Three-bay arcade to nave of alternating clustered polished granite and painted concrete columns, with cast heads to springing, carved stone shaft rings, and dressed limestone bases. Marble reredos and altar rail. Stucco mouldings, capitals, corbels and polished granite colonnettes throughout. Wall mosaics to side chapel, chancel, and south transept, depicting The Annunciation and St. Brigid. Pitch pine pews and confessionals, pierced timber screen to organ gallery in north transept, and timber wainscoting. Carved stone Baptismal font with elaborate gold painted metal cover on a pulley and chain system. Three varieties of cast-iron radiators to interior and narthex. Encaustic tiled pavement/floor. Situated in landscaped grounds, adjacent to Ardagh Cemetery (13312050) and the parochial house (13312033). The graves of Archdeacons James Reynolds and James O'Farrell are placed at the base of the side aisles on the exterior. Wrought-iron railings similar to those within Ardagh Demesne, gate posts, double leaf gates, and pivoting gate are contained within the site and provide access to the cemetery. The site is enclosed by random rubble stone boundary walls. Separate record for entrance group (13312048) to St. Brigid's Church. - Saint Brigid's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1900–1910, Regional interest, registry number 13312033, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312033. Detached three-bay two-storey Roman Catholic parochial house, built c. 1905, with advanced gabled bay to the south end of the front elevation (east) and full-height canted bay window to the north end of the front elevation. Advanced bay with single-storey canted bay window to south elevation. Late-twentieth century single-storey extension to rear (west). Hipped natural slate roofs with dressed limestone and sandstone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched roof to gabled bay with dressed stone coping having ball finial over. Cut limestone eaves course. Snecked rock-faced sandstone walls over projecting plinth. Moulded limestone string courses, dressed limestone quoins and dressings. Square-headed window openings with dressed limestone surrounds and sills. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, two-over-two pane window to north elevation. Group of three trifoliated windows to front elevation (central bay, over doorway), with dressed limestone surrounds, leaded stained glass and hopper window. Pointed arch entrance opening with moulded limestone surround, hood moulding with decorative label stops, and engaged colonnettes. Timber panelled double leaf door, and trifoliated overlight with leaded stained glass. Accessed via stone steps flanked with coursed stone parapet walls. Situated adjacent to, and within the grounds of St. Brigid's Roman Catholic church. Separate record for entrance group to the parochial house (13312049). Located to the east of Ardagh. - Ardken, gates/railings/walls, 1840–1880, Regional interest, registry number 13312036, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312036. Entrance gateway originally serving Mount Jessop (13401807), built c. 1860. Re-erected, c. 1985, and now forming the entrance to a modern two-storey house. Comprises a central pair of roughly coursed limestone gate piers (on square-plan), having moulded pyramidal capstones over with cornice and with double leaf wrought-iron gates. Central gateway flanked to either side by sections of dressed limestone plinth wall (on elliptical-plan) with wrought-iron railings over having spear finials. Gateway terminated by gate piers of a similar design to central piers. Located adjacent to the south of the southeast gates (13312035) serving Ardagh House and to the east of Ardagh. - Gates/railings/walls, 1870–1900, Regional interest, registry number 13312046, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312046. Gateway, erected c. 1890, giving entrance lane giving access to rear of St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic church (13312031) and Ardagh cemetery (13312050). Comprises pair of coursed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having cut stone capstones and double leaf wrought-iron flat bar gates with hooped detailing. Limestone stile to the south side of gates. Located to the south of Ardagh at the entrance to an overgrown laneway. - Saint Brigid's Catholic Church, gates/railings/walls, 1880–1900, Regional interest, registry number 13312048, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312048. Entrance gateway to St. Brigid's Roman Catholic church (13312031), erected c. 1890. Comprising a pair of dressed carved limestone gate posts/piers with chamfered corners, decorative panels with trifoliation and stylised foliage, detailing to bases, and plinths. Hexagonal caps having painted cast and wrought-iron cross finials and cornices. Double leaf painted cast and wrought-iron gates with central cross finial. Central gateway flanked to either side by curved painted cast and wrought-iron railings set on a carved stone base/plinth wall, with cast and wrought-iron pedestrian gates. Painted cast-iron and dressed limestone gate stops to south. Random rubble stone boundary wall. Situated directly to the north of St. Brigid's church and to the east of Ardagh. - Saint Brigid's Catholic Church, gates/railings/walls, 1900–1910, Regional interest, registry number 13312049, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312049. Entrance gateway to the parochial house of St. Brigid's church (13312033), erected c. 1905. Comprising pair of cut limestone gate posts, with rock facing and diagonally inscribed lines, partly chamfered corners, tooling detail and conical caps. Double leaf cast-iron gates, set in a random rubble stone boundary wall. Situated to the east of the village, and to the north of associated parochial house. - Ardagh Cemetery, graveyard/cemetery, 1890–1910, Regional interest, registry number 13312050, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13312050. Graveyard (interdenominational) on sub-rectangular plan, first erected c. 1895. Contains collection of recumbent and upstanding grave markers, mainly twentieth century in date. Group of eight cast-iron Celtic cross style plot markers divide area into distinct plots, each having the name of a saint, or in one case the phrase 'Church of Ireland'. Located to the east of Ardagh, adjacent to St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic church (13312031). Main gateway to the north (13312007). Two gateways to the west side, one a pivoting wrought-iron gate. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Lyanmore, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lyanmore. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/longford/lyanmore.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/longford/lyanmore.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/longford/lyanmore.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Lyanmore, Ardagh: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/longford/lyanmore-ardagh.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardagh Demesne: https://everytownland.com/longford/ardagh-demesne.md - Ballygar: https://everytownland.com/longford/ballygar.md - Banghill: https://everytownland.com/longford/banghill.md - Breany: https://everytownland.com/longford/breany.md - Cross: https://everytownland.com/longford/cross-130395.md - Druming: https://everytownland.com/longford/druming.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/longford/lyanmore - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/longford/lyanmore