# Rathtrasna, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drumcondra, barony of Slane Lower, Co. Meath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 989,325 m² (98.93 ha, 244.47 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,142 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 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: Drumcondra, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/drumcondra.md - Barony: Slane Lower - Electoral division: Drumcondra, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37627 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161396 - Centre: latitude 53.860303, longitude -6.65343 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathtrasna, from 230 m² to 115,524 m² (11.55 ha, 28.55 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4866439: 115,524 m² (11.55 ha, 28.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4866439.md - Parcel 4866451: 105,071 m² (10.51 ha, 25.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4866451.md - Parcel 188366: 96,940 m² (9.69 ha, 23.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/188366.md - Parcel 140947: 96,016 m² (9.6 ha, 23.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/140947.md - Parcel 194022: 84,875 m² (8.49 ha, 20.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194022.md - Parcel 191834: 84,118 m² (8.41 ha, 20.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191834.md - Parcel 158946: 66,784 m² (6.68 ha, 16.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158946.md - Parcel 5724602: 62,444 m² (6.24 ha, 15.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5724602.md - Parcel 161912: 49,018 m² (4.9 ha, 12.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161912.md - Parcel 168700: 40,581 m² (4.06 ha, 10.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/168700.md - Parcel 163504: 36,003 m² (3.6 ha, 8.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163504.md - Parcel 5421334: 30,104 m² (3.01 ha, 7.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421334.md - Parcel 195669: 21,606 m² (2.16 ha, 5.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/195669.md - Parcel 146489: 9,793 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146489.md - Parcel 147367: 7,669 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/147367.md - Parcel 210087: 6,023 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/210087.md - Parcel 224831: 5,767 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224831.md - Parcel 149350: 4,505 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149350.md - Parcel 4597942: 4,472 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4597942.md - Parcel 5600381: 4,029 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5600381.md - Parcel 215975: 4,025 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/215975.md - Parcel 194315: 3,966 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194315.md - Parcel 161382: 3,155 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161382.md - Parcel 2758233: 3,142 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2758233.md - Parcel 160952: 3,098 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160952.md - Parcel 5563975: 3,031 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5563975.md - Parcel 2632112: 2,732 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2632112.md - Parcel 3992174: 2,504 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3992174.md - Parcel 214870: 2,475 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214870.md - Parcel 154205: 2,445 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/154205.md - Parcel 196166: 2,251 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196166.md - Parcel 203654: 2,170 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/203654.md - Parcel 201505: 2,136 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201505.md - Parcel 156933: 2,134 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156933.md - Parcel 156005: 2,116 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156005.md - Parcel 137393: 2,042 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137393.md - Parcel 202831: 2,027 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202831.md - Parcel 2710423: 1,216 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2710423.md - Parcel 204899: 1,182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/204899.md - Parcel 197832: 1,156 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/197832.md - Parcel 135666: 773 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/135666.md - Parcel 202167: 710 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/202167.md - Parcel 182912: 543 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/182912.md - Parcel 162837: 524 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/162837.md - Parcel 212058: 480 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/212058.md - Parcel 5017027: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5017027.md - Parcel 726736: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/726736.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; 57 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; 7 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; 2 parcels. 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 12 Aug 2021, Meath County Council 211556: Refused. Permission, 1 home. planning permission for construction of proposed single storey dwelling with proprietary wastewater treatment system, require percolation area, detached domestic garage. Realignment of existing agricultural gate entrance to serve associated lands, construction of new site entrance with walls and piers together with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/211556/0 - 18 Mar 2021, Meath County Council 21502: Refused. Permission, 1 home. construction of proposed single storey dwelling with proprietary wastewater treatment system, require percolation area, detached domestic garage. Realignment of existing agricultural gate entrance to serve associated lands, construction of new site entrance with walls and piers together with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21502/0 - 19 Sept 2019, Meath County Council KA191239: Refused. Outline permission, 1 home. the construction of a proposed dwelling, associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA191239/0 - 11 Mar 2019, Meath County Council KA190264: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. a new storey and a half four bedroom detached dwelling, (200m2) detached garage, (18m2) wastewater treatment sytem and percolation Area, private well, site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA190264/0 - 14 Jan 2019, Meath County Council KA190014: Conditional. Retention. 1. Extension to rear of existing dwelling incorporating Utility Room, Bedroom and WC with attic space conversion to provide for recreational area. 2. Existing detached domestic garage. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA190014/0 - 19 Dec 2018, Meath County Council KA181525: N/a. Retention. 1. Extension to Rear of existing dwelling incorporationg Utility Room, Bedroom and WC with attic space conversion to provide for recreational area. 2. Existing Detached Domestic Garage. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA181525/0 - 20 Dec 2017, Meath County Council KA171485: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. the development will consist of the construction of a two storey dwelling, associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new packaged wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new private water well, together with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA171485/0 - 15 Aug 2017, Meath County Council KA170944: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a two storey dwelling, associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to side, new septic tank and percolation area together with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA170944/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Corstown Loughs, site code 000552 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - ME003-023: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME003-023----. Situated in a low-lying landscape on the N side of a drain and c. 30m W of the S end of Corstown Lough Great. This was described in 1968 as an oval mound (dims 8m x 4m; H 1m) but it had been removed by 1984, although its precise location is not known. 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 - ME006-009: Font (present location), https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME006-009----. The font from Loughbrackan church (ME006-028----) is now outside the Roman Catholic church at Drumcondra. It is a circular block of sandstone (ext. diam. 0.55m; H 0.33m) with a flat-bottomed basin (int. diam. 0.43m; D 0.16-0.19m). Three lugs (max. Wth 9cm; L 21cm; H 5cm) of an original four survive, and about a quarter of the basin wall is missing. Two small holes on the rim at opposite points provided a fastening for the cover. 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 upload/revision: 6 May 2015 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) - Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1830–1835, Regional interest, registry number 14303006, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME®no=14303006. Detached cruciform-plan gable-fronted church, built 1833, with two-bay side elevations to nave and transepts and chancel to the north-west. Roughcast rendered walls with limestone corner buttresses and plaque. Timber panelled doors with stained glass overlight, set in carved limestone pointed-arch opening having hood moulding. Stained glass windows set in pointed arch openings with limestone dressings. Cast-iron bell to freestanding belfry. Bounded by cast-iron railings on limestone plinths with ashlar limestone gate piers and cast-iron double gates. ## 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; parts are water. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2739, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2739.zip (ZIP). - 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/rathtrasna.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathtrasna.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathtrasna.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Rathtrasna 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) - Clonbartan: https://everytownland.com/meath/clonbartan.md - Corstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/corstown-160507.md - Drumcondra: https://everytownland.com/meath/drumcondra.md - Kearntown: https://everytownland.com/meath/kearntown.md - Newstone: https://everytownland.com/meath/newstone.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/meath/rathtrasna - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/rathtrasna