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

Townland in the civil parish of Knockmark, barony of Deece Lower, Co. Meath; in Irish Droim Rí.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 391,964 m² (39.2 ha, 96.86 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,215 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Knockmark, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/knockmark.md
- Barony: Deece Lower
- Electoral division: Killeen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,283 people lived in 418 households in the Killeen electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37884
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160642
- Centre: latitude 53.506214, longitude -6.571788 (WGS 84)

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

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumree, from 132 m² to 285,652 m² (28.57 ha, 70.59 acres); 8 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 160144: 285,652 m² (28.57 ha, 70.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160144.md
- Parcel 160143: 82,857 m² (8.29 ha, 20.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160143.md
- Parcel 138404: 45,662 m² (4.57 ha, 11.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138404.md
- Parcel 214412: 40,826 m² (4.08 ha, 10.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214412.md
- Parcel 204815: 30,726 m² (3.07 ha, 7.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204815.md
- Parcel 197793: 17,107 m² (1.71 ha, 4.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/197793.md
- Parcel 137299: 16,653 m² (1.67 ha, 4.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137299.md
- Parcel 152688: 14,926 m² (1.49 ha, 3.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/152688.md
- Parcel 2733325: 14,652 m² (1.47 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2733325.md
- Parcel 198133: 14,364 m² (1.44 ha, 3.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198133.md
- Parcel 3006020: 12,987 m² (1.3 ha, 3.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3006020.md
- Parcel 171126: 12,895 m² (1.29 ha, 3.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/171126.md
- Parcel 214151: 12,409 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214151.md
- Parcel 2673262: 12,408 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673262.md
- Parcel 2710770: 9,567 m² (0.96 ha, 2.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2710770.md
- Parcel 3006009: 8,305 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3006009.md
- Parcel 188477: 6,355 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/188477.md
- Parcel 155851: 6,075 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/155851.md
- Parcel 203204: 5,755 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/203204.md
- Parcel 149724: 3,770 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149724.md
- Parcel 201014: 2,946 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201014.md
- Parcel 5217359: 2,820 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5217359.md
- Parcel 2673256: 2,816 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673256.md
- Parcel 3006024: 2,585 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3006024.md
- Parcel 146788: 2,268 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146788.md
- Parcel 146963: 2,261 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146963.md
- Parcel 149368: 2,021 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149368.md
- Parcel 197510: 1,309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/197510.md
- Parcel 197781: 1,308 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/197781.md
- Parcel 3006000: 1,292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3006000.md
- Parcel 5217357: 475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5217357.md
- Parcel 152508: 400 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/152508.md
- Parcel 5217360: 384 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5217360.md
- Parcel 150944: 132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/150944.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; 34 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)

7 applications, newest first.

- 1 Mar 2022, Meath County Council 22264: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well, new entrance from public road and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22264/0
- 22 Nov 2021, Meath County Council 212208: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of a) Demolition of existing agricultural sheds, b) Construction of a new farmyard entrance in place of existing roadside entrance, c) Construction of a stable & straw storage shed, d) Construction of a dungstead e) Construction of a machinery shed, f) Erection of a meal bin, g) Construction of a livestock shed & handling area with underground slatted slurry storage tanks and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/212208/0
- 15 Jul 2021, Meath County Council 211354: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/211354/0
- 24 Sept 2020, Meath County Council RA201334: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of: 1. New dwelling and detached garage. 2. New domestic entrance. 3. Oakstown Wastewater Treatment system with Percolation area. 4. Landscaping & all associated site works. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA201334/0
- 22 Nov 2019, Meath County Council RA191564: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of two storey detached dwelling house, complete with single storey side annexe, detached garage, roof mounted solar panels, new entrance gateway, access road, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA191564/0
- 30 Oct 2019, Meath County Council RA191433: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of two storey detached dwelling house, complete with single storey side annexe, detached garage, roof mounted solar panels, new entrance gateway, access road, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA191433/0
- 28 Feb 2019, Meath County Council RA190213: Conditional. Retention. retention of single storey conservatory extension to rear of house & garage conversion to ground & first floor roof space, to recreation/playroom area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA190213/0

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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 Drumree.

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

- ME044-049001: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME044-049001-. Situated in a low-lying area at the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope, with a SW-NE section of the Skane River just to the SE. Centre-line testing (04E0481) by T. O’Neill (2004) in Testing Area 19 of the M3 (excavations.ie 2004:1225) identified a spread of broken and burnt stone that was fully excavated (E003049) by H. Schweitzer in February 2006 as Drumree 1 when the remains of a fulacht fia and two kilns (ME044-049002-) were recorded (excavations.ie 2006:1551). Two palaeo-channels ran just to the N and S of the excavated area. A spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 3.14m E-W; 2.67m N-S; max. D 0.14m) was 1.5m NW of a rectangular trough (dims 1.1m x 1.08m; max. D 0.37m) and a small pit (dims 0.45m x 0.37m; D 0.08m) filed with charcoal and cremated bone. A sample of hazel from the pit produced a C14 date of 2120-1780 cal. BC. Other spreads (dims 8m x 1.75m; T 0.18m: 2.36m x 0.63m; T 0.07: 2.2m x 2m; T 0.1m) of silty clays with heat-shattered stone were c. 5m W and NW of the trough and even small pits with burnt mound material in the excavated area are probably the last remnants of a destroyed fulacht fia. Numerous post and stake-holes were c. 2-5m to the SE of the trough but no pattern was discernible and it is not possible to relate them stratigraphically to the trough, although they are probably contemporary. Five flints were recovered from the topsoil, constituting the only artefacts recovered. (Schweitzer 2008, 3-4, 6-7) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 December 2021 O’Neill, T. 2004 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 1 Clonee – Dunshaughlin. Final Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 19, Drumree and Johnstown, County Meath. Licence: 04E0481. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services
- ME044-049002: Kiln, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME044-049002-. Situated in a low-lying area at the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope, with a SW-NE section of the Skane River just to the SE. Centre-line testing (04E0481) by T. O’Neill (2004) in Testing Area 19 of the M3 (excavations.ie 2004:1225) identified a spread of broken and burnt stone that was fully excavated (E003049) by H. Schweitzer in February 2006 as Drumree 1 when the remains of a fulacht fia (ME044-049001-) and two kilns were recorded (excavations.ie 2006:1551). Two palaeo-channels ran just to the N and S of the excavated area. In the NW of the excavated area were two kilns. One (dims 1.63m x 0.93m; max. D 0.31m) was rectangular and aligned NW-SE, with in situ burning at its centre, and burnt bone in the primary of two deposits. The other (dims 1.69m x 0.85-0.95m. D 0.12-0.28m) was just 0.5m to the S and aligned E-W. It was of figure-of-eight form with a clearly distinguishable flue and slight evidence of burning in the W bowl. A hearth (diam. 1m; D 0.2m) with a fire-reddened base was c. 4m to the NE and a larger fire-pit (dims 1.04m x 0.95m; D 0.45m) 7m to the NE had a fire-reddened base and fills of charcoal-rich silts and material from the slumped sides. (Schweitzer 2008, 4-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 December 2021 O’Neill, T. 2004 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 1 Clonee – Dunshaughlin. Final Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 19, Drumree and Johnstown, County Meath. Licence: 04E0481. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

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 Drumree.

## 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 Drumree, about 1 in 20 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 Drumree.
- 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/drumree.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/drumree.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/drumree.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Drumree 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)

- Johnstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/johnstown-160903.md
- Knockmark: https://everytownland.com/meath/knockmark.md
- Leshemstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/leshemstown.md
- Pelletstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/pelletstown.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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