Rath Lower

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rath Lower, from 55 m² to 70,481 m² (7.05 ha, 17.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 56 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 Rath Lower 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.

• 30 Jan 2026Conditional

  Outline permission sought for a new dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works *Significant Further Information Received on the 14/08/2026*

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2612

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional

  The development consists of the following: 1. Change of use from voluntary community workshop to showrooms to existing kitchen manufacturing business, 2. First floor extension to provide office accommodation and all Associated site development works. *Significant Further Information Received on 28/01/2026*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560505

• 29 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission consequent on grant of outline permission Ref 24/193 for development to comprise new dwellinghouse, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site development works.

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2555

• 15 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for extension to front of existing workshop, elevational changes and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560214

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  Outline permission for a new dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 24193

• 19 Aug 2024Conditional

  Planning permission for a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter system, new vehicular entrance and associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460473

• 27 Oct 2023Refused

  Outline Permission for a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter system, new vehicular entrance onto proposed shared roadway and associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360424

• 27 Oct 2023Refused

  Outline planning permission for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter system, new vehicular entrance onto proposed shared roadway and associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360426

• 20 Jan 2023Conditional

  Retention permission for external timber cladding to a residential accommodation unit for a dependent relative and all associated site works (previous planning permission ref. 20956)

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2322

• 21 Oct 2021Refused

  Permission for development to consist of the following: 1. Change of use of existing workshop to offices, 2. Removal of condition 2 of planning ref. no. 20 943 in relation to existing building to allow for leasing and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 211297

• 15 Apr 2021N/a

  Permission for development that will consist of two dwellings with garages, waste water treatment systems, sand polishing percolation areas, anew vehicular entrance onto existing shared vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 4 homes · Louth County Council, 21408

• 12 Nov 2020Conditional

  Retention and Permission: Retention of detached residential accommodation unit for a dependent relative and permission for the completion of the dependent relative accommodation including storage area, connection to existing septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works **Significant Further Information received 26/03/2021**

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20956

• 10 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for development that consists of the following: 1. Extension to rear of proposed workshop/general storage shed, 2. Construction of boundary wall to rear of property to match existing wall, 3. Reduction in size of building previously granted under application Ref no. 19/588 and all associated site development works. These amendments are to previously granted planning permission Ref No 19/588 which consisted of the following:1. Demolition of 2 existing sheds, 2. Construction of new workshop associated with kitchen manufacturing business, 3. Construction of new workshop/general storage shed, 4. Alterations to existing façades of existing storage shed with offices to be provided at first floor level 5. Alterations and upgrading of existing entrance to site and boundary treatments 6. Upgrading of existing septic tank system to new waste water treatment plant and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20943

• 20 Oct 2020N/a

  Retention permission of detached residential accommodation unit for a dependent relative and the completion of the dependent relative accommodation including storage area, connection to existing septic tank and percolation area and all associated siteworks

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20854

• 12 Oct 2020N/a

  Permission for the following: 1. Extension to rear of proposed workshop/general storage shed. 2. Construction of boundary wall to rear of property to match existing wall. 3. Reduction in size of building previously granted under application ref. no. 19/588 and all associated site development works. These amendments are to previously granted planning permission ref. no. 19/588

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20816

• 27 Aug 2020N/a

  Extension to rear of proposed workshop/general storage shed, construction of boundary wall and all associated site development works. Amendments are to previously granted planning permission ref: 19/588 which consisted of the following: 1. Demolition of 2 existing sheds, 2. Construction of new workshop associated with kitchen manufacturing business, 3. Construction of new workshop/general storage shed. 4. Alterations to existing facades of existing storage shed with offices to be provided at first floor level, 5. Alterations and upgrading of existing entrance to site and boundary treatments, 6. Upgrading of existing septic tank system to new waste water treatment plant and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20655

• 29 Jun 2020N/a

  Permission for extension to rear of proposed workshop/general storage shed previously granted planning permission under planning Ref. No. 19/588, construction of boundary wall to rear of property to match existing wall and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20453

• 23 Jul 2019Conditional

  Permission for 1. Demolition of 2 existing sheds; 2. Construction of new workshop associated with kitchen manufacturing business; 3. Construction of new workshop/general storage shed; 4. Alterations to existing façades of existing storage shed with offices to be provided at first floor level; 5. Alterations and upgrading of existing entrance to site and boundary treatments; 6. Upgrading of existing septic tank system to new waste water treatment plant and percolation area; and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19588

• 12 Jul 2019N/a

  (a)RETENTION permission of a change of use of part of the first floor from restaurant to hostel accommodation (b) PERMISSION for change of use of the remaining part of first floor level from storage to guest bedroom accommodation and all associated site works including the provision of car parking to the rear of the building.

  Retention · Louth County Council, 19551

• 1 Jul 2019N/a

  Permission for 1. Demolition of 2 existing sheds, 2. Construction of new workshop associated with kitchen manufacturing business, 3. Construction of new workshop/general storage shed, 4. Alterations to existing façades of existing storage shed with offices to be provided at first floor level. 5. Alterations and upgrading of existing of existing entrance to site and boundary treatments and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 19517

• 22 May 2019N/a

  Retention permission for interior alterations to premises known as John Longs Pub. The works include retention of two no. bedrooms and change of use from storage/restaurant to bedroom use at first floor level and all associated site works including the provision of car parking to the rear of the building.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 19382

• 16 May 2018Conditional

  Permission for an extension to existing Community Centre. The development consists of an extension to the Sun Room & a new Multi Senor Room, storage and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18368

• 3 May 2018Conditional

  Permission for a new dwelling house, waste water treatment system, site access alterations and all associated site development works. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 31/10/2018**

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18335

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 Rath Lower.

Recorded monuments

• LH008-066 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval area enclosed by much-degraded earthen bank forming a scarped platform (int. dims. 23.5m N-S, c. 12m E-W, H 0.6-1.8m). This may be the site referred to as 'a Tumulus or Sepulchral Mount' by Wright (1758, 7).

• LH008-099001 Church
  Description

  Marked as 'Abbey' on current OS 6-inch map and as 'Castle Ruins' on Taylor and Skinner's map of 1777. It is illustrated by Wright (1758, bk II, pls XV and XVI) and would appear to be a fortified ecclesiastical site with towers at its NW and SW angles and the original church at the E half of the structure. Wright's plan of the structure (pl. XVI) would strongly indicate that this was originally a church which was later fortified. It appears in the Louth inventory (Buckley 1986, 93) as a castle but is included here as an ecclesiastical building. There are no visible surface remains, but a late medieval window lintel stone was to be seen in the wall of a house in the village of Grange in the 1960s. (Wright 1758, bk II, 7, pls XV and XVI; CLAJ 1941, 12) Excavation in advance of a construction of a housing scheme (Excavation Licence: 02E0530) uncovered a series of walls which are possibly part of the structures depicted by Wright (1758, bk II, pls XV and XVI). These are preserved in-situ. A series of pits and ditches were also uncovered. (Clutterbuck 2004, 384-5) The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Claire Breen Date of revision: 14 January 2011

• LH008-099002 Architectural fragment
  Description

  A late medieval window lintel stone was to be seen in the wall of a house in the village of Grange in the 1960s and is believed to have possibly originated from 'Grange Abbey' (LH008-099001-) (ASI file). The demolition of 19th-century houses on the roadside in 1990's produced fragments of an ogee-headed window, which were moved to the presbytery of St James' Roman Catholic Church (O'Carroll 2000, 7). (Clutterbuck 2004, 384-5) O’Carroll, F. 2000 Archaeological Assessment of the area of the proposed development of Sheltered Housing at Rath Little, Grange, Co. Louth. Unpublished report (Licence No. 00E0650) Cultural Resource Development Services Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

• LH008-099003 Mound
  Description

  Wright (1758, bk II, 7) notes that 'a few roods from the castle are the remains of a tumulus'. Reference: Wright, T. 1758 Louthiana. London Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

• LH008-099004 Building
  Description

  Partially excavated in advance of a housing development (Excavation Licence: 02E0530). A series of stone walls (Wth 0.65m - 1.2m) were uncovered representing the remains of a building covering an area of 18m by 14m. The excavator suggests that this may be the building depicted by Wright in 1758. The walls are preserved in-situ on the site. (Clutterbuck, R. 2004, 384-5). References: Wright, T. 1758 Louthiana. London. Clutterbuck, R. 2004 Rath Lower Medieval grange. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 384-5 (No. 1360). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

• LH008-099005 Kiln - lime
  Description

  Partially excavated in advance of a housing development (Excavation Licence No. 02E0530). A stone built circular structure (diam. 4.2m; D c. 0.6m) with four stone lined flues. Preserved in-situ. (Clutterbuck 2002, 13-4; Clutterbuck 2004, 384-5; Clutterbuck 2006, 240). References: Clutterbuck, R. 2002 Preliminary report on the rescue archaeological excavation at Rath Lower, Grange, Co. Louth. 02E0530, Cultural Resource Development Services Ltd. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Clutterbuck, R. 2004 Rath Lower Medieval grange. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 384-5 (No. 1360). Bray. Wordwell Clutterbuck, R. 2006 Rath Lower Medieval. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 240 (No. 1288). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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 Rath Lower.

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 Rath Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Rath Lower · An Ráth Íochtarach

Area

625,746 m² (62.57 ha, 154.63 acres)

Civil parish

Carlingford, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Lower

Electoral division

Rathcor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathcor electoral division: 1,484 people in 467 households; 87% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaverty, Galtrimsland, Grange Irish, Monksland, Petestown, Rath, Rathcor, Seecrin

Placenames

Rath Lower 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.