# Smithfield, Co. Longford: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilglass, barony of Ardagh, Co. Longford; in Irish Gort an Ghabhann. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 426,447 m² (42.64 ha, 105.38 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 759 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilglass, https://everytownland.com/longford/parish/kilglass.md - Barony: Ardagh - Electoral division: Foxhall, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 611 people lived in 236 households in the Foxhall electoral division. 63% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Longford, https://everytownland.com/longford.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32673 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 130832 - Centre: latitude 53.622912, longitude -7.631499 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Smithfield, from 57 m² to 51,815 m² (5.18 ha, 12.8 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 70283: 51,815 m² (5.18 ha, 12.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/70283.md - Parcel 76951: 30,179 m² (3.02 ha, 7.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/76951.md - Parcel 4809386: 23,670 m² (2.37 ha, 5.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4809386.md - Parcel 64568: 21,095 m² (2.11 ha, 5.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/64568.md - Parcel 68936: 20,510 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/68936.md - Parcel 5718379: 16,346 m² (1.63 ha, 4.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5718379.md - Parcel 78451: 15,901 m² (1.59 ha, 3.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/78451.md - Parcel 70282: 15,797 m² (1.58 ha, 3.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/70282.md - Parcel 76427: 13,867 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/76427.md - Parcel 64784: 10,986 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/64784.md - Parcel 81451: 5,912 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81451.md - Parcel 2526562: 4,839 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526562.md - Parcel 2604421: 4,769 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604421.md - Parcel 58236: 4,704 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/58236.md - Parcel 63419: 4,653 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/63419.md - Parcel 56504: 4,357 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/56504.md - Parcel 61822: 4,318 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/61822.md - Parcel 74769: 4,171 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/74769.md - Parcel 81101: 3,956 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81101.md - Parcel 3304067: 3,269 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3304067.md - Parcel 4809385: 3,010 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4809385.md - Parcel 80386: 2,939 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/80386.md - Parcel 66167: 2,872 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/66167.md - Parcel 5191461: 2,769 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5191461.md - Parcel 68987: 2,442 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/68987.md - Parcel 58171: 2,330 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/58171.md - Parcel 5472821: 2,302 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5472821.md - Parcel 77275: 2,119 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/77275.md - Parcel 54482: 2,119 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/54482.md - Parcel 56822: 2,070 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/56822.md - Parcel 5053623: 1,923 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5053623.md - Parcel 77407: 1,550 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/77407.md - Parcel 82447: 1,024 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/82447.md - Parcel 54897: 965 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/54897.md - Parcel 77630: 877 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/77630.md - Parcel 70523: 641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/70523.md - Parcel 56412: 574 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/56412.md - Parcel 5151114: 568 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5151114.md - Parcel 5320242: 560 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5320242.md - Parcel 5625803: 492 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5625803.md - Parcel 81863: 474 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/81863.md - Parcel 84040: 464 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/84040.md - Parcel 5209534: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5209534.md - Parcel 58858: 416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/58858.md - Parcel 5086699: 375 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5086699.md - Parcel 2523522: 372 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2523522.md - Parcel 2526345: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526345.md - Parcel 56557: 358 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/56557.md - Parcel 59503: 353 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/59503.md - Parcel 4422399: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4422399.md - Parcel 5887994: 309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5887994.md - Parcel 75418: 303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/75418.md - Parcel 2563775: 292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2563775.md - Parcel 5063147: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5063147.md - Parcel 63687: 273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/63687.md - Parcel 5141073: 272 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5141073.md - Parcel 82182: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/82182.md - Parcel 59486: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/59486.md - Parcel 5842340: 262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5842340.md - Parcel 76246: 243 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/76246.md - Parcel 73003: 242 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/73003.md - Parcel 74729: 238 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/74729.md - Parcel 5213202: 220 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5213202.md - Parcel 5209566: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5209566.md - Parcel 5209567: 208 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5209567.md - Parcel 57786: 206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/57786.md - Parcel 5249334: 205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5249334.md - Parcel 2523607: 127 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2523607.md - Parcel 5086736: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5086736.md - Parcel 77005: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/77005.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Residential (Existing residential): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 45 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 - G5 Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf - S6 Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Other community services/facilities uses): 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 - R1 New Residential (New/proposed residential): 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 - S3 Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Community facilities): 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 - G1 Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Open space, park): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/planning/longford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/volume-2-appendices-compressed.pdf - S1 Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Education): LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford; 0 parcels. 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) 12 applications, newest first. - 15 Sept 2026, Longford County Council 2660291: N/a. Permission. the proposed change of use of part of existing retail space so as to provide a wine, beer & spirits off-licence at existing retail unit and all ancillary site works known as Mace Supermarket. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660291/0 - 11 Sept 2026, Longford County Council 2660287: N/a. Permission. the proposed construction of an astro turf soccer pitch with boundary fencing and access gates as per accompanying drawings, inclusive of all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660287/0 - 15 Jul 2026, Longford County Council 2660229: Conditional. Permission. proposed single storey extension to south east of existing school to provide 2 No Special Education Tuition Rooms and disabled staff WC (total floor area: 42.8sqm) and internal alterations including demolition and removal of existing staff WC to form new access corridor and all ancillary internal and external works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660229/0 - 28 Apr 2026, Longford County Council 2660139: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. the proposed construction of two semi-detached type dwellings to be serviced with the existing entrance, demolition of two storage sheds with lowered boundary walls to accommodate vehicular sightlines. Connection to foul sewer, watermain, with surface water piped to soakpit with oil and fuel interceptor, car parking spaces as per site layout plan inclusive of all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660139/0 - 7 Nov 2025, Longford County Council 2560258: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the proposed construction of a new single storey extension located to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house as per submitted drawings inclusive of all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560258/0 - 12 Jan 2024, Longford County Council 2460009: Conditional. Permission. the proposed construction of a detached residential garage to accommodate car storage and solid fuel storage for dwelling inclusive of all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460009/0 - 14 Sept 2022, Longford County Council 22215: Conditional. Permission. to erect an equipment storage shed, and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/22215/0 - 12 May 2022, Longford County Council 22108: Conditional. Permission. proposed public viewing stand and all site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/22108/0 - 26 Feb 2021, Longford County Council 2154: Conditional. Permission. proposed detached sports facility/storage building ancillary to main clubhouse and all site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2154/0 - 18 Nov 2020, Longford County Council 20281: Conditional. Permission. proposed construction of a single storey extension to existing storey and a half type dwelling house together with the relocation of existing vehicular entrance and the proposed construction of a front boundary wall/fence and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/20281/0 - 5 Apr 2018, Longford County Council 1869: Conditional. Permission. (a) proposed new perimeter walkway, handrails and Low level Lighting around walkway, (b) proposed spectators stand & player dug-outs and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/1869/0 - 8 Mar 2018, Longford County Council 1846: Conditional. Permission. alterations to previously granted planning 15/85 to existing public house which is 'a protected structure' to include as previously granted the demolition of single storey structure to rear to now include revisions to relevant elevations and proposed changes to new two storey extension to rear and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/1846/0 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 Smithfield. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Smithfield. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - House, 1780–1990, Regional interest, registry number 13315003, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13315003. Detached three-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having central windbreak to the front elevation (southwest). Substantially rebuilt c. 1995. Half-hipped thatched roof with ropework to ridge and with a rendered chimneystack. Painted rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Central square-headed door opening with timber panelled half-door. Timber piers with single leaf cast-iron gate. Set back from the road in own grounds with hedge to road frontage. Located to the northeast of Legan. - Legan Bridge, bridge, 1750–1800, Regional interest, registry number 13315004, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13315004. Triple-arch road bridge over a tributary of the River Inny, built c. 1775. Coursed rubble limestone construction to spandrels and parapets. Three segmental-headed arches with rock-faced voussoirs to central arch and dressed limestone voussoirs to side arches. Full-height coursed rubble limestone V-cutwaters to southeast elevation. Limestone stiles to east and west ends of south wall. Located to the west of Legan. - Handball alley, 1920–1940, Regional interest, registry number 13315005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13315005. Handball alley, c. 1920, having rendered mass concrete walls, open to the south end. Concrete playing area to the southeast. Set back from road to the west of Legan. - Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1830–1840, Regional interest, registry number 13315007, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13315007. Freestanding Roman Catholic church on cruciform-shaped plan, built c. 1835, having three-bay nave elevations, two-bay transepts to the northeast and southwest having gable-fronted entrance porches to the end bays, on southwest elevations and gable-fronted porch to southwest elevation of nave and chancel to the northeast. Single-bay single-storey lean-to extension to rear elevation of northwest transept (northeast) and three-bay single-storey sacristy/extension to the northeast side of the southeast transepts. Pitched natural slate roofs with wrought-iron cross finials to porches and transept gables and with rendered gabled bellcote to entrance gable/southwest end of nave having wrought-iron cross finial over. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Pointed arch lancet window openings with rendered surrounds and stained glass lattice windows. Three graded lancet openings to the chancel gable having painted brick dressings. Pointed arch door openings to porches with rendered surrounds having timber battened double doors and stained glass overlights. Timber A-frame roof to interior. Pointed chancel arch with Corinthian style pilasters. Gallery to nave gable having cusped/trefoil-headed detailing to solid parapet and supported on cast-iron column. Set back from road in own grounds to the centre of Legan. Bounded by rendered and exposed rubble stone boundary walls with wrought-iron gates. Main entrance gates to the southwest comprising ashlar limestone piers (on square-plan) with ornate carved caps and decorative wrought-iron gates having spear finials over. Spear-headed railings and side gate on ashlar limestone plinths terminating in second pair of piers. - Bridge, 1780–1840, Regional interest, registry number 13315008, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13315008. Single-arch road bridge over a tributary of the River Inny, built c. 1830. Coursed roughly dressed limestone masonry walls with roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to the round-headed arch. Rounded cut limestone coping to the parapet walls. Located to the southeast of Legan. ## 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 Smithfield, about 1 in 5 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 Smithfield. - 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/smithfield.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/longford/smithfield.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/longford/smithfield.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Smithfield with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford: https://everytownland.com/longford.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardanragh: https://everytownland.com/longford/ardanragh.md - Clygeen: https://everytownland.com/longford/clygeen.md - Foxhall: https://everytownland.com/longford/foxhall.md - Legan: https://everytownland.com/longford/legan.md - Treel: https://everytownland.com/longford/treel-130873.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/smithfield - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/longford/smithfield