Priorland
Townland in the civil parish of Dundalk, barony of Dundalk Upper, Co. Louth; in Irish Baile an Phrióra
- Area
- 68.9 ha
- 170 acres
- Land parcels
- 38
- registered freehold, median 1,144 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Priorland, from 6 m² to 145,244 m² (14.52 ha, 35.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 37 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential Phase 1 (New/proposed residential)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.6Transportation Development Hub (Other transport/general uses)
Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
22 Dec 2025N/a
Permission for demolition of existing workshop and replacement of same with a dwelling house and associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 25185
17 May 2019Conditional
Retention permission for extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house to include the conversion of a domestic garage to a playroom with associated site development works.
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19374
22 Mar 2019N/a
Retention permission for extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house to include the conversion of a domestic garage to a playroom and associated site development works.
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19211
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Priorland.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Priorland.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Priorland with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.
The townland
- Name
- Priorland · Baile an Phrióra
- Area
- 689,170 m² (68.92 ha, 170.3 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dundalk, and its townlands
- Barony
- Dundalk Upper
- Electoral division
- Dundalk Rural, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cambrickville, Crumlin, Fairhill, Marshes Upper, Mullagharlin, Townparks
- Placenames
- Priorland on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.