Mornin

88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mornin, from 1,550 m² to 478,670 m² (47.87 ha, 118.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Mornin 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.

• 2 Aug 2023Conditional

  installation of new waste water treatment system, associated percolation area and all associated works to rear existing house

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2360098

• 21 Apr 2023Conditional

  the demolition of 28 Sq.M. outbuilding and the construction of a 141 Sq.M. single storey extension to the front and either side of existing 3 bed (93 Sq.M.) bungalow to provide 4 bed single storey house (234 Sq.M.) together with alterations to the boundary walls and vehicular entrance to the road, landscaping and associated works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2360014

• 27 Jan 2023Conditional

  the proposed portakabin structure to be attached to existing portakabin's currently used for seasonal preschool service facilities to accommodate additional space required for preschool services, demolition of existing portakabin area outlined as per submitted drawings and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2324

• 31 Jul 2020Conditional

  Construct a Bungalow type Dwelling, proposed access entrance, proprietary treatment system, percolation area, connection to public watermain and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 20172

• 11 Oct 2019Conditional

  of existing portakabin area highlighted on drawings which is used for sessional pre-school service facilities with car parking & all ancillary works

  Retention · Longford County Council, 19255

• 15 Apr 2019Conditional

  proposed renovations & extension to existing storey & a half type dwelling house together with the proposed installation of a septic tank with percolation area to service same and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19105

• 29 Jun 2018Conditional

  proposed two storey dwelling house, detached garage, formation of new entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 18142

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 Mornin.

Recorded monuments

• LF023-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle SW-facing slope in wet, low-lying pasture. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 34m) enclosed by a substantial, although partially denuded, bank of earth and stone (Wth 2m; H 0.45-0.8m). Its internal face is revetted with boulders and drystone masonry. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a shallow external fosse, which has since been infilled. A break (Wth 3m) in the bank at E may mark the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF023-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle SW-facing slope in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 34m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.3m; H 0.1-0.25m). A report in 1995 (SMR file) recorded traces of an external fosse, which has since been infilled. The original entrance was not recognisable. Adjoining it at W is a subrectangular area (22.4m NE-SW; 21.3m NW-SE) defined by a very low scarp (H 0.1-0.5m). It does not appear to be contemporary with the rath. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF023-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, in low-lying, rush-grown poorly drained terrain. This possible rath is designated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, however, the fort itself is not clearly depicted. The word ‘Fort’ is shown to the W of a field boundary that forms a shallow arc (L c. 55-60m) curving from NNE-E-S. A second, similar, field boundary lies c. 30m to its E and it too curves roughly from N-S. The two boundaries define the W, N and E sides of a roughly crescent-shaped field (c. 60m N–S; c. 30m E–W), which is bordered at S by an E–W laneway. The crescent-shaped field is extant but is largely covered in impenetrable blackthorn scrub and brambles. Traces of a field drain are evident to the E of the E field bank. Remnants of the enclosure may be subsumed into the N end of the field where the E field bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.6m to base of drain) appears quite substantial and has a curve from N–NE that seems at variance with the linear nature of adjoining field banks. However, the W field bank also has a curve or kink at its N end. In both cases due to the dense overgrowth further examination was impossible. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 January 2013

• LF023-009001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On rock outcrop with extensive views in all directions. According to local tradition, this is an O'Farrell castle that was built around 1400. In 1620/1 Roger Farrall received a land grant from the commission for the Plantation of Longford, which included ‘the castle, town and lands of Mornyn, with a water-mill' (LF023-125----) (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 490-91). This tower house (ext. dims. 11.15m E–W; 10.7m N–S; wall T 2.2m) is four storeys high and is constructed of roughly coursed limestone rubble. A slight base-batter is evident on the W wall. The punch dressing on the quoin stones, which are visible on the NE angle, suggests that it may have been built in the 16th century. The doorway was located in the centre of the now-collapsed S wall. It gave access to a lobby area, protected by a guard chamber in the SE angle, and the spiral stairs in the SW angle. The lobby leads to the main ground-floor chamber (int. dims. 5.1m N–S; 4.8m E–W), which is only partially visible as the interior is full of debris from the collapsed wall. Originally there appears to have been a single-light window in the centre of the W, N and E walls. There was a wooden floor over this chamber with a barrel vault over the first floor. An intramural passage at first-floor level, commencing in the NW angle, probably leads to a garderobe chamber as its exit chute is evident on the external face of the N wall. A single-light ogee-headed window, centrally located in this wall, was blocked up when a fireplace was subsequently inserted. Another fireplace is evident in this wall on the second floor. They appear to date from the occupation of the castle possibly in the 17th/18th centuries. Lime plaster is well preserved on the inner faces of the window embrasures at ground- and first-floor levels. Traces of wicker-centring are visible on the underside of the arches of the window embrasures at first-floor level. With the exception of a number of simple, rectangular opes, most of the windows in the E and W walls have been broken out. Wall-footings extending E from the NE angle of the tower house may be the remains of a later two-storey house (LF023-009002-) or possibly the wall-footings of a bawn wall. (ITA Survey 1944; English 1971, 154; Moore 2007, No. 23) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 June 2012

• LF023-009002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  To the E of a tower house (LF023-009001-). Wall-footings (T 1.1m; H 0.2m; L 2m) extending to the E from the NE angle of the tower house may be the remains of a later two-storey house that was built against the external face of its E wall. Horizontal scar lines on the wall face may indicate the first and second-floor levels. However, is also possible that the wall-footings are the remains of a bawn wall. (ITA Survey 1944; English 1971, 154) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 July 2012

• LF023-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In wet, low-lying pasture. A raised oval platform (c. 41m N-S; c. 32m E-W) enclosed from N-E-S by a low bank of earth and stone (H 0.3m) and elsewhere defined by a scarp (H 0.7-1.4m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a wide, deep, external fosse, which is identifiable only at E (Wth 2.5m; D 0.3m). From E-SE-S the bank has been incorporated into a field boundary. The original entrance is not recognisable. Immediately to the E of the rath is a raised area (c. 48m N-S; c. 29m E-W), lunate in plan, defined by a scarp (H 1m) with an external fosse (Wth c. 2m; D 0.8m). Both have been modified and incorporated into a field boundary from ESE-SE-S. Its original entrance is not identifiable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF023-011001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying pasture. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a raised oval area (c. 47m NW-SE; c. 43m NE-SW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone with a shallow external fosse. There was a possible house site (LF023-01102-) within the S half of the interior. A portion of the rath at E had been destroyed due to quarrying. The rest of it has since been levelled and only its outline, marked by a poorly defined, low scarp (H 0.2m), is identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable and the house site is no longer visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF023-011002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the S half of the interior of a rath (LF023-011001-). A report in 1976 (SMR file) noted that a circular stony enclosure was probably a house site. It is no longer visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 3 July 2012

• LF023-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low rise in moderately drained pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded that part of this rath (diam. c. 45m) had been recently ploughed. The outline of the bank was indicated by a semicircle of light-coloured clay. It is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 January 2012

• LF023-013 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle E-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as an irregularly shaped field on the 1837 ed. of the 6-inch map. A raised subrectangular area (c. 52m NNW-SSE; c. 30m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.3m; H 0.2-0.4m). The outer face of the bank has been modified and incorporated into field boundaries, those along the SE and SW sides have been removed in recent years. There is no trace of a fosse. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded that the original entrance was at SE. Immediately inside the bank at SSW is a waterlogged area (Wth c. 4m). A short distance to the N of the centre is a slightly raised subtriangular area (dims. 8m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.1-0.15m). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 20 February 2012

• LF023-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a NW-facing slope in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. 27.4m) enclosed by a much-denuded, low bank of earth interspersed with large boulders (Wth 4.2m; H 0.35m max.). There is no trace of a fosse. Field-clearance debris has been deposited against the outer face of the bank, on top of it and within the interior. A poorly defined break (Wth 2.9m) at E may mark the original entrance. The interior is divided into unequal portions by a NW-SE field boundary. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF023-117 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On the highest point of a NE-SW ridge in pasture. Depicted as a limekiln on the on the 1837 and 1883 editions of the OS 6-inch map and as a small quarry on the OS 25-inch map. There are no visible remains at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan and Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 5 November 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Mornin · An Moirnín

Area

3,431,503 m² (343.15 ha, 847.94 acres)

Civil parish

Taghsheenod, and its townlands

Barony

Moydow

Electoral division

Doory, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Doory electoral division: 416 people in 156 households; 87% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrickedmond, Cloonfide, Cloonkeen, Cloonscott, Currycreaghan, Keel, Lissakit, Loughsheedan, Parkplace, Torboy

Placenames

Mornin 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.