Girley

102 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Girley, from 33 m² to 744,842 m² (74.48 ha, 184.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 100 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 25 Jun 2026Refused

  the development will consist of the construction of a domestic garage/storge shed to include accommodation for cars and a van together with all other works ancillary to the overall development. The original house planning permission reference is 01/837

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660787

• 24 Mar 2025Refused

  the development will consist of alterations to the roof and facades of the existing single/two storey rear annex to the North-west side of the house, new two-storey extensions to the North-east and South-west sides of the house, a new conservatory at the North-east side including all related internal and external alterations to the house, demolition of existing sheds, the construction of a new single storey family cottage to the South-east side of the existing yard, alterations to the existing site entrances including upgrading the existing gateway on the West end and the provision of a new avenue, together with all associated landscaping and site works including decommissioning the existing septic tank and the provision of new proprietary waste water treatment

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560292

• 10 Jul 2023Conditional

  the retention of existing hardcore surfaced carpark with associated drainage and petrol interceptor, retention of existing entrance to service carpark, including all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Retention · Meath County Council, 23696

• 28 Feb 2023Conditional

  to construct a single-storey dwelling, detached domestic garage & store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23208

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new two-storey detached dwelling with ancillary single-storey outbuildings and associated landscaping and site works including a new proprietary waste water treatment system and upgrading the existing site entrance onto the public road

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 212401

• 7 Dec 2021Conditional

  the demolition of an existing single storey rear extension and the construction of a new 2-storey part side, part rear extension to an existing 2-storey residential dwelling. The development also consists of the installation of a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, landscaping and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212294

• 1 Apr 2021Refused

  construction of a new two-storey detached dwelling with ancillary single-storey outbuildings and associated landscaping and site works including a new waste water treatment system with raised percolation area and upgrading the existing site entrance onto the public road

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21605

• 26 Mar 2021Conditional

  the construction of a golf academy to include for 15 bay driving range and the conversion of existing agricultural building into indoor golf training facilities including a single-storey extension to provide for toilets, storage and reception and the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area. Also, for all ancillary site works including outdoor lighting, boundary treatments, associated signage, public car parking and to use existing site entrance . Significant Further Information /Revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 21569

• 18 Jan 2021Conditional

  development will consist of: A) demolition of existing single storey utility extension to the rear: B) renovations and alterations to existing cottage: B) single storey extension to side and rear of the existing cottage, consisting of Kitchen/living/dining room, new entrance door, hall, en-suite, utility and playroom to the rear and bedroom extension to the side: C) Installation of a new waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2165

• 2 Apr 2019Conditional

  a 3 bedroom extension (141.5 sqm), demolition of old shed & new sewerage treatment system & percolation area along with all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA190379

• 28 Jul 2017Conditional

  the development will consist of a revised two-storey house design and revised detached domestic garage design. Also for revised site boundaries and relocation of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area. And to include for all ancillary site works. Permission previously granted under File Ref. No. KA110692 and KA161076

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA170878

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Girley (Drewstown) Bog SAC 002203
• Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
• Natural Heritage Area: Girley Bog NHA 001580

Recorded monuments

• ME023-012 Mound
  Description

  Located on a gentle S-facing slope, it is not depicted on any map. This is a D-shaped grass-covered mound (dims 12m WNW-ESE; 7m; NNE-SSW; H 1m at N to 2m at S), which is truncated at N by WNW-ESE road wall and there is a small grass-covered platform (dims 7m N-S; 4m E-W; H c. 0.5m) attached on the E side. 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: 27 February 2019

• ME023-014 Castle - motte
  Description

  Situated on a low hill. This is a circular flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 13m NE-SW; diam. of base 40m NE-SW; H 5.6m at NE to 7m at SW) with some trees that has a fosse (at NE: Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 1.1m) which can be distinguished from the base of the mound WSW-N-E. The parish church of Girley (ME023-015----) is c. 300m to the ESE. 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. Date of revision: 2 June 2016 Amended: 23 March 2023

• ME023-015 Church
  Description

  Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. A church at Girley is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 260). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel as ruined (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxxxix). According to Dopping’s Visitation (1682-5) the church, dedicated to St. Margaret, was in ruins and the graveyard was not enclosed (Ellison 1973, 9). The parish church of Girley is withIn a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m ENE-WSW; c. 35-40m NNW-SSE) defined by masonry walls. Only part of the W wall with a wide entrance and buttresses survives. The remains are probably 18th century in date. Some cut stone from windows of a late medieval church (ME023-015003-) are incorporated into the graveyard wall near the entrance. Part of a high cross (ME023-022----) is recorded from the graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987), No. 1408. In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Paul Walsh/Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 December 2014

• ME023-015001 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in an undulating landscape. This is a sub-rectangular graveyard (c. 35m x c. 66m) surrounded by a stone wall containing the remains of a church (ME023-015----). The head of a high cross (ME023-022----) was formerly incorporated in the roadside wall at the entrance together with a number of architectural fragments (ME023-015002-); there is no visible trace of the former. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 9 October 2012 Amended: 31 July, 2014

• ME023-015002 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Oliver Davies undertook a survey of the remains at Girley in 1940 and recorded the following list of architectural fragments in the graveyard (ME023-015001-) and built into the its surrounding wall. It is evident that these came from the medieval church on the site (ME023-015----). (a) Part of glazed central mullion. (b) Part of glazed side-jamb with bar-holes located between the graves of James Jones and James kelly. (c) Tall piece of glaze mullion, weathered and apparently with punch-dressing in front. (d) Part of a glazed side-jamb set into a circular stone setting. (e) Part of an arch of a pointed window, glazed, with probably more than one round head double-cusped lights and small lights above in the tracery. (f) Part of arch of rectangular window with glazed double-cusped ogee lights, jambs have channeled bevels (section like (e)). In top corners are shallow panels. Another piece of arch is very similar and probably from same window. (i) Fragment of a window mullion with galzing channel( H. 0.30m, Wth 0.21, L0.15m). This is set into a line of gravemarkers behind the grave of Edward lenehan in the SW of the graveyard. (j) Window mullion fragment with glazing channel located E of Peter Sheridans grave (dims. H 0.24m, L 0.18m, Wth 0.14m) and near the church ruins. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 9 October 2012

• ME023-020 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• ME023-022 Cross - High cross
  Description

  The head of a high cross was formerly built into the roadside wall in the NE corner of the graveyard at Girley. A small sketch of this was published by Crawford (1926, 9-10). It was described by O'Davies in 1940 (SMR file) as 'Part of a perfect ring and cross, much covered with cement and difficult to see; top of ring broken. In centre is a cup-mark. At side of shaft just below ring apparently an interlaced pattern in raised frame.' Davies was mistaken in his identification of a cup-mark at the centre which is shown in a sketch by Du Noyer as a two-looped whorl (Harbison 1992, 94). Davies also recorded part of the shaft as follows: 'Part of cross-shaft, side apparently unornamented, front has a double frame and a very rubbed panel with squared interlaced ornament. Back built into walls.' Both pieces were photographed in the mid-1960s (Harbison 1990-1, 136-7). The head at this time had been removed from the wall and was lying loose in the graveyard. The piece of the shaft was recorded built into a corner of a wall. Neither fragment was visible when the graveyard was inspected in 1984. (Harbison 1990-1, 134-8; Moore 1986, 136, No. 1408) The cross head has been recovered (O’Reilly 2012) and is now kept in the OPW National Monuments depot at Trim (ME036-079----). It is a ringed cross but the top of the ring and shaft are missing (H c. 0.44m; span c. 0.4m), and it only has interlace decoration on every face, except what might be called the back, which has a moulding at the edge and a hollow (diam. c. 5cm) at the centre with a smaller hollow at the end of one arm, both of which might be secondary. The panels on the other sides consists mostly of interlace knots (dims of shaft c. 0.21m x c. 0.16m). Two other stones described (ibid.) as ’13 inches high, 10.5 inches wide and 6.5 inches deep (H c. 0.33m; 0.27m x 0.16m) and 14 inches high, 8.25 inches wide and 6.5 inches deep (H c. 0.36m; 0.21m x 0.16m)’ with double mouldings and interlace knots in panels are probably from the same cross, although the latter stone is badly damaged with decoration only on one face. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 22 May, 2015

• ME023-024 Enclosure
  Description

  Visible as a circular feature on aerial images OSI (2010), Bing (c. 2013) and Google Earth (2005), but not on earlier series such as OSI (1995, 2000). It is situated on a level landscape, and its construction c. 2005 as a very good imitation rath is confirmed locally. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 21m) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4.7-5.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.7-0.8m) with no fosse. There is an entrance gap (Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 1.3m) at NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 25 May, 2016

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1795–1805 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1800, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height shallow chancel to crossing (south); single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch (north). Renovated, 1978, with sanctuary reordered. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a cruciform plan with ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on box eaves. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Pointed-arch window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having margined square glazing bars. Lancet window openings (south) with concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having margined square glazing bars. Full-height interior with carpeted central aisle between replacement timber pews, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (south) reordered, 1978, with cut-veined white marble tabernacle in mosaic tiled surround, and cornice to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site.

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.

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.

• Girley, Fordstown11 sales

Name

Girley · An Ghreallaigh

Area

4,543,439 m² (454.34 ha, 1,122.71 acres)

Civil parish

Girley, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Upper

Electoral division

Girley, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Girley electoral division: 458 people in 155 households; 86% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Chamberlainstown, Cloncat, Clonleasan, Drewstown Great, Drewstown Little, Ethelstown, Fordstown, Gillstown Little, Newtown Girley

Placenames

Girley 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.