Greenan

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Greenan, from 19 m² to 260,083 m² (26.01 ha, 64.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 66 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 31 Aug 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of the demolition of existing derelict dwelling and to construct 5 No. 2-bed single storey retirement homes, connection to existing services, car-parking, boundary treatment and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360252

• 28 Jun 2023Conditional

  the construction of a roof over a concrete yard to form a calving shed and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23651

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  the erection of a two storey dwelling house and detached domestic garage, private entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area to include for all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21200

• 5 Mar 2018Conditional

  the development consist of 1. Planning Permission for extension of hours of operation of Wondertots Pre-school previously granted under planning permission KA/40276, Monday to Friday to the proposed hours of operation from 9.00am - 12.00pm / 12.30 - 3.30pm allowing a second preschool session from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. 2. Upgrade of existing treatment system and percolation area with the installation of proprietary waste water treatment system, required percolation area and all associated site works. 3. Retention permission for external access provided to attic space over pre-school, which currently serves are storage facility to the current residence. 4. Retention Permission for out building (Steel Structure) - serving as domestic garage to current residence. 5. Retention Permission for single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling comprising of living room area (20.47mSq)

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA180194

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 Greenan.

Recorded monuments

• ME006-013 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Located in a low-lying landscape between drumlins. Two fulachta fia were recorded side by side in an E-W line in 1968 (SMR file). This is the western one and is described as a grass-covered kidney-shaped mound (dims 10.5m ENE-WSW; 10m N-S; max. H 0.5m) with an indentation at S for a trough. Fulacht fia (ME005-013001-) is c. 1m to the E and the three fulachta fia (ME006-52----; ME006-052001-; ME006-052002-) are c. 100m to the NW. 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: 22 October 2018 Amended: 6 October 2022

• ME006-013001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Located in a low-lying landscape between drumlins. Two fulachta fia were recorded side by side in an E-W line in 1968 (SMR file). This is the eastern one and is described as a grass-covered kidney-shaped mound (dims 10.8m N-S; 9.8m E-W; max. H 0.3m) with an indentation at S for a trough. Fulacht fia (ME005-013----) is c. 1m to the W and the three fulachta fia (ME006-52----; ME006-052001-; ME006-052002-) are c. 100m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 October 2022

• ME006-014001 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Located on an E-facing slope. It was described locally (SMR file) in 1967 as a small ring defined by a low mound or bank ‘about 10 feet across’ that had been removed c. 1955 and had been W of a stone (ME006-014002-). 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. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 26 October 2018

• ME006-014002 Standing stone
  Description

  Located on an E-facing slope. There are local reports from 1967 of a possible barrow (ME006-014001-) that had been removed c. 1960 and had been W of a stone ‘14 inches by 14 inches and 3 feet 10 inches high (dims c. 0.35m x c. 0.35m; H c. 1.15m)’. 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: 22 October 2018

• ME006-052 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying landscape between drumlins. Three fulachta fia were recorded in a NE-SW line in 1968 (SMR file). This is the most southerly and is described as a grass-covered kidney-shaped mound (dims 9m N-S; 9m E-W; max. H 0.5m) with an indentation on the NE side for the location of a trough. Fulacht fia (ME005-52001-) is c. 10m to the NE and (ME006-052002-) is c. 10m beyond that to the NE. Fulachta fia (ME006-13----; ME006-013002-) are c. 100m to the 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: 22 October 2018 Amended: 6 October 2022

• ME006-052001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying landscape between drumlins. Three fulachta fia were recorded in a NE-SW line in 1968 (SMR file). This is the central one and is described as a small oval grass-covered mound (dims 5m N-S; c. 3m E-W; max. H 0.2m). Fulacht fia (ME005-52----) is c. 10m to the SW and (ME006-052002-) is c. 10m to the NE. The fulachta fia (ME006-13----; ME006-013001-) are c. 100m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 October 2022

• ME006-052002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying landscape between drumlins. Three fulachta fia were recorded in a NE-SW line in 1968 (SMR file). This is the northern one and is described as a grass-covered amorphous mound (dims 5.5m E-W; 5m N-S; max. H 0.4m) with no visible location for a trough. Fulacht fia (ME005-52001-) is c. 10m to the SW and the fulachta fia (ME006-13----; ME006-013002-) are c. 100m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 October 2022

Architectural heritage

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Church of Ireland cemetery, c.1910, with upright limestone and marble grave markers. Bounded by cast-iron railings on plinth walls, with rendered gate piers and cast-iron double gates.

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Roman Catholic cemetery, c.1915, with twentieth-century Celtic Revival high crosses and upright stone grave markers. Statuary depicting the crucifixion at centre of cemetery. Bounded by rendered wall with cast-iron gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

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 Greenan.

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 Greenan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Greenan

Area

1,262,622 m² (126.26 ha, 312 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcondra, and its townlands

Barony

Slane Lower

Electoral division

Drumcondra, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Drumcondra electoral division: 1,376 people in 491 households; 83% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aclare Cottage Demesne, Drumcondra, Kearntown, Mandistown, Mooneystown, Mullyandrew

Placenames

Greenan 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.