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

Townland in the civil parish of Rathmolyon, barony of Moyfenrath Lower, Co. Meath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 551,916 m² (55.19 ha, 136.38 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 855 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 20 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Rathmolyon, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/rathmolyon.md
- Barony: Moyfenrath Lower
- Electoral division: Rathmolyon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Rathmolyon electoral division: 1,660 people in 534 households; 87% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 7% 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/39147
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160794
- Centre: latitude 53.486212, longitude -6.800728 (WGS 84)

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

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glebe, from 50 m² to 54,463 m² (5.45 ha, 13.46 acres); 35 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 190600: 54,463 m² (5.45 ha, 13.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190600.md
- Parcel 159130: 42,815 m² (4.28 ha, 10.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159130.md
- Parcel 190599: 34,847 m² (3.48 ha, 8.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190599.md
- Parcel 208337: 32,321 m² (3.23 ha, 7.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/208337.md
- Parcel 3184928: 31,176 m² (3.12 ha, 7.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3184928.md
- Parcel 2637739: 29,432 m² (2.94 ha, 7.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2637739.md
- Parcel 206415: 26,563 m² (2.66 ha, 6.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/206415.md
- Parcel 2646773: 21,178 m² (2.12 ha, 5.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2646773.md
- Parcel 5935343: 20,909 m² (2.09 ha, 5.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935343.md
- Parcel 149358: 19,074 m² (1.91 ha, 4.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149358.md
- Parcel 159489: 16,661 m² (1.67 ha, 4.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159489.md
- Parcel 149073: 16,338 m² (1.63 ha, 4.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149073.md
- Parcel 202326: 14,841 m² (1.48 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202326.md
- Parcel 214142: 13,000 m² (1.3 ha, 3.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214142.md
- Parcel 196467: 11,996 m² (1.2 ha, 2.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196467.md
- Parcel 194954: 10,599 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194954.md
- Parcel 158264: 7,537 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158264.md
- Parcel 170920: 7,328 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/170920.md
- Parcel 146270: 4,987 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146270.md
- Parcel 159899: 4,951 m² (0.5 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159899.md
- Parcel 205981: 4,545 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205981.md
- Parcel 200595: 4,097 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200595.md
- Parcel 197941: 3,670 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/197941.md
- Parcel 162143: 3,494 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/162143.md
- Parcel 146957: 3,465 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146957.md
- Parcel 164499: 3,399 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/164499.md
- Parcel 158440: 3,236 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158440.md
- Parcel 194457: 2,617 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194457.md
- Parcel 207456: 2,499 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207456.md
- Parcel 194098: 2,486 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194098.md
- Parcel 190663: 2,305 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190663.md
- Parcel 211119: 2,256 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211119.md
- Parcel 154734: 2,207 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/154734.md
- Parcel 202210: 2,176 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202210.md
- Parcel 5104725: 2,174 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5104725.md
- Parcel 219040: 2,160 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/219040.md
- Parcel 211071: 2,114 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211071.md
- Parcel 195180: 2,106 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/195180.md
- Parcel 173637: 2,025 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/173637.md
- Parcel 5161376: 1,829 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5161376.md
- Parcel 5197706: 1,767 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5197706.md
- Parcel 208174: 1,117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/208174.md
- Parcel 148832: 993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/148832.md
- Parcel 156228: 989 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/156228.md
- Parcel 155532: 855 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/155532.md
- Parcel 147317: 708 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/147317.md
- Parcel 153117: 567 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/153117.md
- Parcel 2760095: 478 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760095.md
- Parcel 194655: 473 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/194655.md
- Parcel 156408: 455 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/156408.md
- Parcel 2745172: 402 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2745172.md
- Parcel 174182: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/174182.md
- Parcel 149968: 366 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/149968.md
- Parcel 4321572: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4321572.md
- Parcel 5925790: 341 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5925790.md
- Parcel 5682268: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5682268.md
- Parcel 2438315: 313 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2438315.md
- Parcel 5613573: 310 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5613573.md
- Parcel 5617507: 291 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5617507.md
- Parcel 5638298: 291 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5638298.md
- Parcel 192078: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/192078.md
- Parcel 5669547: 274 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5669547.md
- Parcel 149304: 274 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/149304.md
- Parcel 5669671: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5669671.md
- Parcel 5638253: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5638253.md
- Parcel 5698304: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5698304.md
- Parcel 5646574: 270 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5646574.md
- Parcel 160311: 268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/160311.md
- Parcel 5638353: 254 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5638353.md
- Parcel 224403: 250 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/224403.md
- Parcel 5628209: 248 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5628209.md
- Parcel 5636164: 246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5636164.md
- Parcel 5669661: 246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5669661.md
- Parcel 2438323: 243 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2438323.md
- Parcel 2438319: 194 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2438319.md
- Parcel 2438317: 191 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2438317.md
- Parcel 183209: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/183209.md
- Parcel 200179: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/200179.md
- Parcel 158108: 166 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/158108.md
- Parcel 144545: 154 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/144545.md
- Parcel 6044602: 151 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6044602.md
- Parcel 6220733: 147 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6220733.md
- Parcel 196554: 144 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/196554.md
- Parcel 5758827: 141 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5758827.md
- Parcel 6220692: 138 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6220692.md
- Parcel 6220688: 124 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6220688.md
- Parcel 5935372: 67 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5935372.md
- Parcel 184381: 51 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/184381.md
- Parcel 2438313: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2438313.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, Meath; 56 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan
- R2 A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 40 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan
- M2 B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan
- R1 A2 - New Residential (New/proposed residential): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 6 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan
- S5 G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan

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

20 applications, newest first.

- 31 Jul 2026, Meath County Council 2660967: N/a. Retention. THE RETENTION AND CHANGE OF USE OF RETAIL UNIT TO 1 BED APARTMENT FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER REGISTER REFERENCE NO. TA 190486. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660967/0
- 26 Jun 2025, Meath County Council 2560659: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, upgrade an existing entrance onto a private lane, replacing the existing fencing along sections of boundary, landscaping, resurfacing and grading of the private lane to remove previous surface finishes, the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560659/0
- 4 Jun 2025, Meath County Council 2560560: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, upgrade an existing entrance onto a private lane, replacing the existing fencing along sections of boundary, landscaping, resurfacing and grading of the private lane to remove previous surface finishes, the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560560/0
- 22 May 2024, Meath County Council 2460361: Conditional. Permission, 86 homes. the development consists of an additional 7 units and other minor modifications to previous granted permission (Reg. Ref. 23/402) for a housing development, at The Glebe, Rathmolyon, County Meath as follow: 1. 5 Bed units to be omitted. 2. 4 Bed units decreased from 37 units to 33 units. 3. 3 Bed units increased from 33 units to 49 units. 4. Minor alteration to elevation of House Type C3 & F. 5. Change Boundary Type 3 from Brickwork wall to Blockwork Wall with Plaster. 6. Change Boundary Type 3 from Render Concrete Block Wall with timber Panel & Concrete Post. There is no modification to the general site layout with the public open space, roads and entrance layout remaining in accordance with the previously granted permission Ref. 23/402. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460361/0
- 6 Nov 2023, Meath County Council 2360391: Refused. Permission, 1 home. The development will consist of the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, storage yard, upgrade an existing entrance onto a private lane, create a new entrance onto a private lane, replacing the existing fencing along the boundary, resurfacing and grading of the private lane to remove previous surface finishes, the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all ancillary site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360391/0
- 1 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360258: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of the construction of two all weather playing areas 35x22m and 15.5x10m, works to also include around perimeter of proposed playing areas: mesh fencing, ball stop netting, 4 number 8m high lighting masts, floodlights and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360258/0
- 6 Jun 2023, Meath County Council 23590: Conditional. Permission, 10 homes. 3 no. two storey two bed terraced houses to the Ballivor Road/Main Street, 2 no. three bed apartments in terraced three storey building with 1 no. shop unit to ground floor to corner of Ballivor & Enfield Crossroad, 1 no. one bed apartment on ground floor of three storey terraced building with duplex townhouse over and 7 no. two & three storey terrace houses to Enfield Road, 9 no. two storey semi detached & terraced houses accessed from Enfield Road. (Total 24 no. units), New entrance onto Enfield public road, 1 no. bin store, associated access road, open space, landscaping & boundary treatment, pathways, car parking & ancillary site services. Amendments to previous planning permission ref no. TA190869. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23590/0
- 14 Apr 2023, Meath County Council 23402: Conditional. Permission, 78 homes. the development consists of an amended housing development which was previously granted permission (Reg. ref. TA/180256) and will consist of the demolition of 1 no. dormer bungalow dwelling & the construction of 79 dwellings to include 5 no. 5-bed 2 storey detached houses; 6 no. 4-bed 2 storey detached houses; 30 no. 4-bed 2 storey semidetached houses; 1 no. 4-bed 2 storey detached house; 1 no. 3-bed 2 storey detached house; 32 no. 3-bed 2 storey semidetached houses; and 4 no. 2-bed 2 storey semidetached houses; together with all associated drainage, services, boundary wall treatment, site works, landscaped open spaces and 1 no. vehicular access road. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23402/0
- 21 Jun 2022, Meath County Council 22813: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of planning permission sought to decommission existing septic tank servicing the existing dwelling and install a new treatment unit and percolation, also permission sought to form new agricultural entrance onto the R156 road and all ancillary and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22813/0
- 28 Feb 2022, Meath County Council 22261: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development to be retained consists of a single storey extension to the rear and side of an existing bungalow. The development for which permission is sought will consist of (1) new window openings in the existing front elevation (2) a single storey extension for a new living room to the rear and side of the existing bungalow. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22261/0
- 20 Dec 2021, Meath County Council 212382: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. a housing development, comprising 16no semi-detached dwellings and ancillary works including estate road, services, landscaped open space and planting). Approved under reg ref TA/160189 amended under reg ref TA/191668 and reg ref TA/201553.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/212382/0
- 20 Dec 2021, Meath County Council 212383: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. a housing development, comprising 16no. 2-storey semi-detached dwellings and ancillary works including estate road services, landscaped open space and planting). Approved under Reg ref TA/160189, Amended under Reg ref TA/191668 & reg ref TA/201553. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/212383/0
- 20 Dec 2021, Meath County Council 212384: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. a housing development, comprising 16no. 2-storey semi-detached dwellings and ancillary works including estate road services, landscaped open space and planting). Approved under Reg ref TA/160189, Amended under Reg ref TA/191668 & reg ref TA/201553. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/212384/0
- 27 Oct 2020, Meath County Council TA201553: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. The development will consist of modifications to previously granted permissions (Planning Ref: TA/160189 and TA/191668, consisting of a housing development, comprising 16no semi-detached dwellings and ancillary works including estate road, services, landscaped open space and planting). The modifications include: alterations to the proposed dwelling mix to change 2 no. two storey semi-detached houses (type A2, 3 bedroom houses of 115sqm each as granted under TA/191668) to 2 no. 4 bedroom two storey semi-detached houses of 146 m2 each with associated alterations to the external elevations and finishes, landscaping, drainage and other minor modifications to the site layout needed to accommodate the change. No other changes are proposed to the development as granted under TA/160189 and revised under TA/191668.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA201553/0
- 10 Dec 2019, Meath County Council TA191668: Conditional. Permission, 16 homes. modifications to a previously granted permission (Planning Ref: TA160189, consisting of a housing development, comprising 16no. 2-storey semi-detached dwellings and ancillary works including estate road services, landscaped open space and planting). The modifications include: alterations to the proposed layouts, including an increased plan area to all units to 115m2; changes to the external elevations and finishes of the houses; amendments to the mix of different house types; and other minor modifications to the site layout. Significant further information / revised plans submitted on this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA191668/0
- 14 Nov 2019, Meath County Council TA191513: N/a. Permission, 16 homes. a housing development, comprising 16no. 2-storey semi-detached dwellings and associated site works works including estate road, services, landscaped open space & planting. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA191513/0
- 23 Apr 2019, Meath County Council TA190486: Conditional. Permission, 5 homes. the demolition of existing cottage on site and the construction of 3 no. 3 bed townhouses, 2 no. 2 bed townhouses, 1 no. 1 bed apartment, 1 no retail unit, new entrance details including wall, pillars and all other ancillary services with revised car parking, revised site layout and boundaries from that already granted planning permission under register reference no. TA170415. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA190486/0
- 16 Mar 2018, Meath County Council TA180256: Conditional. Permission, 50 homes. an amended housing development which was previously granted permission (Reg. Ref. TA/60540) and will consist of the demolition of 1 no. dormer bungalow dwelling & the construction of 78 dwellings to include 13 no. 5 bed 2 storey detached houses; 17 no. 4 bed 2 storey detached houses; 32 no. 4 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses; 12 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses and 4 no. 3 bed bungalows together with all associated drainage services, boundary wall treatment, site works, landscaped open spaces and 2 no. vehicular access roads. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA180256/0
- 18 Apr 2017, Meath County Council TA170415: Conditional. Permission, 19 homes. construction of 21 residential units consisting of 6 no. four bed terraced houses, 6 no. two bed terraced houses, 6 no. three bed semi-detached houses, 2 no. three bed townhouses, 1 no. one bed apartment and 1 no. ground floor retail unit including entrance, roads, car parking, landscaping and all ancillary services. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA170415/0
- 10 Mar 2017, Meath County Council TA170244: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of 21 residential units consisting of 6 no. four bed terraced houses, 6 no. two bed terraced houses, 6 no. three bed semi-detached houses, 2 no. three bed townhouses, 1 no. one bed apartment and 1 no. ground floor retail unit including entrance, roads, car parking, landscaping and all ancillary services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/TA170244/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rathmoylan Esker, site code 000557

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

- ME042-020: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME042-020----. Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. The earliest reference is from 1212 when the church of Moyllach was confirmed to the Knights Hospitallers of Kilmainham (DU018-020026-) (Sheehy 1962 vol. 1, 148-9), and in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. Doc. Ire., 5, 257) the church of Ratamolechan was still held by the Hospitallers and exempt from taxation. At the suppression of Kilmainham in 1541 it still held the church, 35 acres and five messauges or house plots at Rathmolyan (White 1943, 114). Bishop Ussher in his visitation (1622) describes the church and chancel of Rathmullian as ruinous (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxxxvii). According to the Dopping (1682-5) and Royal (1693) visitations St Michael’s church had been in disrepair since 1641 but the chancel and some of the church had been repaired by 1693. At that time the windows were glazed and it had a slate roof, but the floor was bare and most of the necessary liturgical paraphernalia was missing, apart from a font (Ellison 1972, 11). The names of some of the clergy from the 16th century are known (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 374). The present Church of Ireland church was built in 1797 (Lewis 1837, 2, 504). The site of the medieval parish church is within its subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 75m NW-SE: c. 45m NE-SW at NW to c. 80m NE-SW at SE) defined by masonry walls, with headstones dating from c. 1780 to the present. There is one piece of window surround (H 0.52m) from the medieval church re-used as a grave-marker. Archaeological monitoring (07E0922) by D. Shine (excavations.ie 2008:960, 961) of trenches for a water pipe under the road W of the graveyard identified an enclosure (ME042-020002-) centered on the graveyard that is probably the rath after which the townland and the parish are named. Numerous other ditches that are related to the medieval settlement (ME042-02004-) and evidence of medieval metal-working (ME042-020003-) was also encountered. (Shine 2009) 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: 23 March, 2015 Amended: 26 April, 2021
- ME042-020001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME042-020001-. Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. The site of the medieval parish church of Rathmolyon (ME042-020----) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 75m NW-SE: c. 45m NE-SW at NW to c. 80m NE-SW at S) defined by masonry walls, with headstones dating from c. 1780 to the present. Archaeological testing and excavation (07E0922) by D. Shine of trenches for a water pipe encountered human remains on the W side of the N-S road that is W of the graveyard (excavations.ie 2008:960, 961). Two burials, one of a woman with a smoker’s kit including flint nodule, strike-a-light and a pipe bowl dated c. 1640-1660, were recorded. The other burial, a probable male, yielded a C14 date of 1410-1470 cal. AD. A ditch roughly parallel with the W graveyard wall may be an earlier version of this boundary. A clay-bonded wall and its robber trench on the line of the S graveyard wall indicates that the road truncates a graveyard that originally extended further W, and ditches on the same line are probably earlier than the wall. On the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map a rectangular area W of the road is included with the unidentified graveyard (total dims c. 180m NE-SW; c. 75m NW-SE) and described as the ‘Vicarial Glebe’. The cobbled surface of a road (L c. 65m) found in the trench stops short of the graveyard as represented on a Scalé map of 1767, but the current extension to the cross-roads had been achieved by 1812 according to Larkin’s map. Archaeological testing (21E0315) by C. Coffey and F. Murtagh c. 170m to the W of the graveyard at the closest point produced no related material (excavations.ie 2022:433). (Shine 2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 March, 2015 Amended: 26 April, 2021; 2 May 2023;
- ME042-020002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME042-020002-. Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (07E0922) by D. Shine of trenches for a water pipe encountered human remains on the W side of the N-S road that is W of Rathmolyon graveyard (ME042-020001-) (excavations.ie 2008:960, 961). This warranted an excavation under the same licence along the roadway c. 5m from the graveyard wall but within the confines of the pipe-trench (L 220m; Wth 1.2-1.3m), with some features occurring at depth (up to 3m). The excavation recorded an area of metal-working (ME042-020003-) as well as eight ditches or fosses. Some of the ditches relate to small plots of a settlement (ME042-020004-) but it is very likely that some of those at the N end of the trench are sections of the same curving fosse encircling the W part of the graveyard cut at two points by the pipe trench. This is undoubtedly the rath after which the townland and the parish are named. One of the other ditches (Wth 2m; D 1m) was S of the rath and unconnected with it, producing a C14 date of 380-200 cal. BC (Shine 2009, 11). Beginning at the NW angle of the graveyard, the section recorded a large ditch (Wth of top 6m; D 2m) that has no indication of an accompanying bank but its 19 layers represent silting periods interspersed with slumping from its sides and deliberate closing deposits at the top. This fosse was cut by two later ditches, one of which had disarticulated human bones while the other was roughly parallel with the graveyard wall and may be an earlier version of this boundary. South of the large ditch two pits and some furrows were encountered. Two burials, one with a smoker’s kit dated c. 1640-1660, were recorded further S with a small ditch between them. This ditch was almost obliterated by a larger ditch (Wth of top 2.4m; max. D 1.9m) with 15 fills consisting of silts, including a lengthy primary silting, interspersed with dumped layers. Large quantities of animal bones were recovered from the fosse and some disarticulated human remains from its upper levels. Redeposited natural on the W side together with its dimensions and alignment suggest it is the same ditch that was encountered at the N end of the trench c. 26m distant. The excavation trench cut these features at two points at the W edge of the enclosure and it enables the size and sequence of the enclosures to be calculated. The innermost enclosure (diam. c. 65m) is defined by a large fosse, and radiocarbon dates suggest a construction date of 660-800 cal. AD. From pottery and artefacts in the ditches it continued in use into the thirteenth or fourteenth century when the ditches were deliberately closed. Other ditches are probably re-cuts or could represent an ecclesiastical enclosure which would have encompassed a much greater area (diam. c. 100m), and a fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.5m) discovered in a trench of this scheme on the E side of the graveyard could add support to this (Shine 2009a, 11, 13). (Shine 2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2021
- ME042-020003: Metalworking site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME042-020003-. Archaeological monitoring and excavation (07E0922) by D. Shine of a trench for a water pipe W of the graveyard (ME042-020001-) of Rathmolyon church identified a metal-working: south of the plots of the settlement (excavations.ie 2008:960, 961). The cuts of three bowl furnaces (dims 0.38-0.4m; D 0.12-0.14) set into the subsoil were recorded. What is probably a quenching gully (dims 1.6m x 1.1m D 0.2m) and a post-hole were nearby. One of the furnaces returned a C14 date of 770-900 cal. AD but the other features are thought to be late medieval. (Shine 2009, 14, 20-2) Further archaeological testing (21E0315) by A. O’Connell just to the SW at ITM produced no relat3ed archaeological material (excavations.ie 2021:262). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2021 Amended: 28 April, 2023
- ME042-020004: Settlement cluster, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME042-020004-. The church of Rathmolyon was held by the Knights Hospitallers of Kilmainham (DU018-020026-) since the early thirteenth century (Sheehy 1962, vol. 1, 148-9), and a settlement may have developed around it. In the Civil Survey (1654) Rathmullian is described as ‘a church and Divers Farm houses’ (Simington 1940, 178), and it is represented as a church with some cabins on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map. The settlement is depicted as an E-W street village on a Scalé map of 1767, and the present cross-roads first appears on Larkin’s map of 1812. Archaeological monitoring and excavation (07E0922) by D. Shine of a trench for a water pipe W of the graveyard recorded the rath (ME042-020002-) after which the townland and parish are named as well as evidence of metal-working (ME042-020003-) and tillage plots related to the settlement (excavations.ie 2008:960, 961). A band of E-W furrows (Wth c. 10m) overlies the interior of the rath, and just S of the graveyard a large ditch (Wth of top 2.1m; max. D 1.13m) was recorded from which a medieval blade was recovered. This might have formed a field boundary with a single post-hole just S of it, and only agricultural activity represented further S by a smaller drain and five furrows. This created a narrow field (Wth c. 20m) and could represent another plot or messauge of the settlement that was probably centered on the church and the E-W street. (Shine 2009, 16-19) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 26 April, 2021

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)

- Church of Saint Michael and All Angels (Rathmolyon), church/chapel, 1795–1800, Regional interest, registry number 14332002, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME&regno=14332002. Detached L-plan church, built 1797, with single-bay apse and vestry additions to the east. Three-stage tower with ashlar limestone spire added to the north-west corner, c.1857. Pitched slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls to nave, rendered walls to chancel, and dressed limestone to vestry. Ashlar limestone to tower with buttresses, string courses and quoins. Pointed arch and quatrefoil openings with tooled limestone and granite surrounds, having stained glass and traceried windows. Timber battened double doors set in pointed arch openings, with stone steps and cast-iron bootscraper. Graveyard to site. Granite gate piers set in stone boundary walls with wrought-iron gates.
- Harnan, house, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14332005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME&regno=14332005. Detached three-bay single-storey house with attic accommodation, built c.1880, with gabled porch. Now also in use as public house. Hipped thatched roof with brick chimneystack. Rendered and roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows. Modern flat-roofed extension to rear.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: 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: 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 Glebe.
- 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

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## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Glebe 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)

- Cherryvalley: https://everytownland.com/meath/cherryvalley.md
- Coolderry: https://everytownland.com/meath/coolderry.md
- Formal: https://everytownland.com/meath/formal.md
- Kill More: https://everytownland.com/meath/kill-more.md
- Rathmolyon: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathmolyon.md

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