# Coole, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilmainham, barony of Kells Lower, Co. Meath; in Irish An Chúil.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,064,501 m² (106.45 ha, 263.04 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 13,897 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilmainham, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/kilmainham.md
- Barony: Kells Lower
- Electoral division: Kilmainham, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 857 people lived in 307 households in the Kilmainham electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38175
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160473
- Centre: latitude 53.856697, longitude -6.798116 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coole, from 1,722 m² to 309,342 m² (30.93 ha, 76.44 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 137029: 309,342 m² (30.93 ha, 76.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137029.md
- Parcel 214270: 96,205 m² (9.62 ha, 23.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214270.md
- Parcel 194013: 86,388 m² (8.64 ha, 21.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194013.md
- Parcel 188374: 80,200 m² (8.02 ha, 19.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/188374.md
- Parcel 189642: 78,907 m² (7.89 ha, 19.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/189642.md
- Parcel 138309: 78,793 m² (7.88 ha, 19.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138309.md
- Parcel 214876: 75,411 m² (7.54 ha, 18.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214876.md
- Parcel 145978: 74,119 m² (7.41 ha, 18.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/145978.md
- Parcel 215641: 61,766 m² (6.18 ha, 15.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/215641.md
- Parcel 160610: 37,691 m² (3.77 ha, 9.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160610.md
- Parcel 207568: 14,564 m² (1.46 ha, 3.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207568.md
- Parcel 5476904: 13,897 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5476904.md
- Parcel 5476901: 6,134 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5476901.md
- Parcel 5958868: 3,405 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5958868.md
- Parcel 5354180: 2,887 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5354180.md
- Parcel 150492: 2,707 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150492.md
- Parcel 2763204: 2,575 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2763204.md
- Parcel 211661: 2,340 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211661.md
- Parcel 205084: 2,032 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205084.md
- Parcel 209092: 1,957 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/209092.md
- Parcel 205672: 1,817 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/205672.md
- Parcel 172128: 1,804 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/172128.md
- Parcel 198930: 1,722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/198930.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 49 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

8 applications, newest first.

- 18 Jun 2025, Meath County Council 2560618: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the following: construction of a single storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance onto public roadway, driveway, waste water treatment system, percolation area, landscaping and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560618/0
- 23 Jan 2024, Meath County Council 2420: Refused. Permission, 1 home. a change of house type from that previously granted under planning permission planning ref. no. 23/701, to include a reduction in floor area, change in elevations and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2420/0
- 21 Dec 2023, Meath County Council 231152: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a change of house type from that previously granted under planning permission planning ref. no. 23/701, to include a reduction in floor area, change in elevations and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/231152/0
- 12 Jul 2023, Meath County Council 23701: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the developments consist of 1. Permission to demolish existing two storey dwelling. 2. Planning permission to construct a single story replacement dwelling on site with sewage treatment system, percolation area and all site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23701/0
- 8 Oct 2021, Meath County Council 211959: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. to construct a detached single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance onto public roadway, driveway, waste water treatment system, percolation area, boundaries, landscaping and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/211959/0
- 22 Sept 2020, Meath County Council KA201323: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. planning permission to construct a detached 2 storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance onto public roadway, driveway, waste water treatment system, percolation area, boundaries, landscaping and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA201323/0
- 13 Apr 2017, Meath County Council KA170398: Conditional. Permission. the development consists of a cattle cubicle housing unit with underground slurry storage tanks, concrete aprons and all site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA170398/0
- 12 Apr 2017, Meath County Council KA170388: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a single storey detached dwelling, new vehicular entrance onto public roadway waste water treatment system, polishing filter, and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA170388/0

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## 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 Coole.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- ME005-015: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-015----. Situated on a rise at the outer edge of a shelf overlooking a steep slope down to Newcastle Lough that is c. 350m distant at the nearest point. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.5m WNW-ESE; 34m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 3.8-4m; int. H 0.6 at E to 1.1m at W; ext. H 1.2m at E to 1.6m at W) and hedge, with an outer fosse (at WNW: Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D 0.5m) SE-W-NE. There is a modern entrance at E but the original entrance (Wth of base c. 2m), now blocked, is that at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 3 September 2018
- ME005-016: Crannog, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-016----. Situated close to an outlet at the E angle of the sub-rectangular Newcastle Lough (dims c. 350m NW-SE; c. 210-280m NE-SW), which is smaller than its representation (dims c. 500m NW-SE; c. 450m NE-SW) on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is depicted as a small island (diam. c. 15m) only on the OS 25-inch map, and is now attached to the shore. It is visible as a slightly raised grass-covered oval area (dims 18m E-W; 14m; H 0.6m) with some trees. There is no indication of any artificial construction but fragments of quernstones have been found on it (SMR file). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 3 September 2018
- ME005-030: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-030----. Located on a gentle NE-facing slope. This is a subcircular overgrown area (dims 42m E-W; 36m N-S) that slopes down slightly to the E (H 0.8m). It is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at WSW: Wth of base 7.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2.5m) SE-W that is largely reduced to a scarp (at ENE: Wth of base 3.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 2m) elsewhere, with an outer stone facing NW-E. There are traces of an outer fosse (at ENE: Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.2m) WNW-N-ENE that is re-cut as a drain S-WNW. The most likely original entrance (Wth of base 1.4m) is a gap at ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moroe Date of revision: 3 September 2018
- ME005-031: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-031----. Situated on top of a small hill. It is depicted as a D-shaped enclosure (dims c. 40m NW-SE: c. 30m NE-SW) with the straight side at SE on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 36m NW-SE; 18m NE-SW at NW to 28m NE-SW at SE) that slopes down to the SE. It is defined by a scarp (Wth 3m; H 1m) with straight sides at SE and SW and the perimeter is incorporated in a curving field bank and hedge WSW-N-E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 3 September 2018
- ME005-044: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-044----. Located at the base of a gently rounded hillock (H c. 3m) on the floor of a N-S valley with a canalised N-S stream c. 80m to the E and a disused N-S rail line immediately to the E. It is not marked on any OS map but it is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 669, 670). This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 61.5m N-S; 51m E-W) defined by a fosse (at SE: Wth of top 5m; ext. D 0.3m), with a counterscarp bank (at SE: Wth of base 4m; ext. H0.2m) NW-E-SW. An entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 4 September 2018

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)

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

## 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 Coole, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Coole.
- 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/meath/coole.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/coole.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/coole.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Coole with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath: https://everytownland.com/meath.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Eden: https://everytownland.com/meath/eden.md
- Keenaghan: https://everytownland.com/meath/keenaghan-160915.md
- Kilmainhamwood: https://everytownland.com/meath/kilmainhamwood.md
- Mullaghboy: https://everytownland.com/meath/mullaghboy-161190.md
- Newcastle: https://everytownland.com/meath/newcastle-161213.md
- Rathe: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathe.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.

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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.

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