Ticroghan

258 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ticroghan, from 22 m² to 441,177 m² (44.12 ha, 109.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 64 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 · 322 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 4 Jul 2025Conditional

  permission to demolish an existing two storey type dwelling and to construct a new replacement two storey type dwelling, new domestic garage, new septic tank and percolation area and all associated ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560693

• 27 Jun 2025Conditional

  construction of a milking parlour, dairy and ancillary rooms, drafting & handling area, waiting yard and an underground slatted soiled water storage tank and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560666

• 20 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission is sought to retain several existing structures: 1. Permission is sought to retain an existing First floor in an existing dwelling (163.7 sqm). It consists of 2 bedrooms, ensuite bathroom, storage and attic storage. 2. An existing single storey and attic space Garage (62.9 sqm) positioned on the Northeast of the site. 3. An existing structure (139.12 sqm) for the purpose of storage facilities positioned on the Northeast of the site and all associated site works at the above address. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560280

• 5 Apr 2024Conditional

  planning permission to construct a slatted shed & to construct a roof on the existing manure pit with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460231

• 13 Mar 2024N/a

  planning permission to construct a slatted shed & to construct a roof on the existing manure pit with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460182

• 21 Aug 2023Conditional

  planning permission to construct a slatted shed & dungstead with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23815

• 9 May 2022Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, the installation of a wastewater disposal system, new site entrance along with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22590

• 18 Feb 2022Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION TA160606 - development will consist of planning permission to erect new dwellinghouse, septic tank, percolation area, garage and ancillary site works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22214

• 25 Nov 2021Conditional

  the construction of a bungalow dwelling house, a domestic garage, an approved waste water treatment system and percolation area to EPA standard 2021, provision of a water well, construction of an entrance to the public road, together with all other works ancillary to the overall development

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 212231

• 3 Sept 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance and driveway. The development also includes the installation of new proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211726

• 27 Aug 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of (i) a single storey pitched roof extension to the front of existing bungalow , (ii) minor alterations to elevations & all associated works to facilitate the development

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211662

• 2 Feb 2021N/a

  development will consist of two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance and driveway. The development also includes the installation of new proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site works. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21182

• 24 May 2019Conditional

  a proposed single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter, new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, TA190657

• 20 Sept 2018Refused

  single storey building at the rear of the family home to comprise of store rooms, office and gym. Planning permission is sought for completion of the works to this building and all ancillary site works and services.

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, TA181087

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 Ticroghan.

Recorded monuments

• ME046-005 Boundary mound
  Description

  Located on a small undisturbed and now overgrown bog and on the boundary between Ardnamullan to the N and Ticroghan to the S. It is depicted as a mound on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch map but only described as a mound in italic lettering on the latter. This is a boundary mound probably related to the OS mapping. It does not survive, but there is local information from 1969 (SMR file) that the bog had been cut twice and there was a local memory of a mound of turf on the surface in the area. 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: 12 August 2019

• ME046-006 Boundary mound
  Description

  Located on a small undisturbed and now overgrown bog and on the boundary between Ardnamullan to the N and Ticroghan to the S. It is depicted as a mound on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch map but only described as a mound in italic lettering on the latter. This is a boundary mound probably related to the OS mapping. It does not survive, but there is local information from 1969 (SMR file) that the bog had been cut twice and there was a local memory of a mound of turf on the surface in the area 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: 12 August 2019

• ME046-008 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape. This is a rectangular grass-covered area int. (dims 40m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by flat-bottomed moats that are quite silted at E (Wth of top 11m; Wth of base 3m; int. D 1.6m; ext. D 0.3m) and S (Wth of base c. 5-8m; int. D c. 1.2-1.5m; ext. D c. 0.3-0.9m) but more substantial on the W (Wth of top 12.5m; int. D 2.4m; ext. D 2.4m) and N sides. There is a slight dip (Wth of base 2m) in the inner edge of the fosse at the centre of the S side which may indicate the entrance, and there is an outer bank (Wth of top 1.5m; ext. H 1.3m) only at W (ext. dims 71m N-S; 70m E-W). There are some shallow old grass-covered quarries (diam. of top c. 4-8m; D 0.1-0.5m) in the interior. 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: 12 August 2019 Amended: 24 March 2023

• ME046-009 Chapel
  Description

  Located on a level landscape with slightly lower ground just to the W, and it is c. 40m NNW of the N bastion of the fort (ME046-010----). It is marked as a rectangular building (dims c. 10m x c. 5m) on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Chapel of Ease’, with the added word ‘vault’ in italic lettering. This was probably an estate or private chapel attached to the FitzGerald manor of Ticroghan (ME046-010001-) as it does not appear on visitation lists, unless its name is not recognised. It probably also served the garrison church of the bastioned fort (ME046-010----), but no references to it have been discovered and it was probably defunct by the early nineteenth century or earlier. The chapel is a rectangular, ivy-covered building (int. dims 11.1m E-W; 5.05m N-S) that survives almost complete (H of long walls 2.5-2.8m), with a round-headed doorway (Wth 1.02m; H 2m) towards the W end of the S wall. There is a square two-light window (Wth 0.93m; H 0.92m) with the central mullion removed in the W wall, and a similar inaccessible window with a square hood-moulding externally towards the E end of the S wall. There is also a large pointed E window, which might be inserted but it is overgrown with ivy. A barrel-vaulted crypt or burial vault (int. dims 3m E-W; 2.35m N-S; H 1.6m plus) with wicker-centering in its roof is under the floor at the centre. It is accessed by steps from the W and the interior is strewn with rubble. The chapel is within a D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by masonry walls with the straight side (L c. 26m) at N and it has a few 19th century headstones, one commemorating Robert Mahon with the date 1867. 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: 8 April, 2014

• ME046-009001 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on a level landscape with slightly lower ground just to the W, and the N bastion of the fort (ME046-010----) is c. 30m to the SSE. The graveyard is marked only on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, although it is indicated by a curving field bank SW-NW on the 1836 ed. The chapel (ME046-009----) is within a D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 30m N-S) with the straight side (L 26m) at N. It is defined by a masonry wall, and has a few 19th century headstones, one commemorating Robert Mahon with the date 1867. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 16 August, 2016

• ME046-009002 Burial Vault
  Description

  A barrel-vaulted crypt or burial vault (int. dims 3m E-W; 2.35m N-S; H 1.6m plus) with wicker-centering in its roof is under the floor of the chapel (ME046-009----) at its centre. It is accessed by steps from the W and the interior is strewn with rubble. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 August, 2016

• ME046-010 Bastioned fort
  Description

  There was a FitzGerald manor and castle at Ticroghan in the sixteenth century. It was held by Oliver, the half-brother of the Earl of Kildare, in 1528 (Valkenburg 1970, 534). In 1557 ‘the site of the manor and castle of Tecroghane, part of the possessions of Walter FitzGerald, attained’, was leased to John Parker, Keeper of the Rolls (Nicholls 1994, 1, 315). Walter may have been implicated in the rebellion of Silken Thomas in 1535, but even though the FitzGeralds were restored to some Meath possession in 1564, Ticroghan was excluded (ibid. 2, 154-6). In 1571 the manor of Ticroghan was leased to Anthony Lowe and in 1574 to the Earl of Ormonde (ibid. 2, 224, 326), but in 1599 Edward, the son of George FitzGerald who had been slain by rebels, was restored to Ticroghan (ibid. 3, 345-6). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Sir Luke FitzGerald owned 425 acres at Techraghan in 1640 and on the premises were ‘a castle, a mill and divers cabins and farm houses’ (Simington 1940, 187). He also owned 600 acres in Clonard parish at Moorelicke (73 acres), Ballinibarny (100), Tonlaught (120), Ardnemullan and Aghelliah (166), Kilvardan (90) and Rossan (52) (ibid. 186-8). During the siege of Drogheda by Cromwell in 1649, the Earl of Ormonde was at Ticroghan (Simms 1973-4) but in 1650 Lady FitzGerald, a daughter of Sir Luke, resisted an attack by Cromwellian forces but did surrender (Wilde 1850, 64). At some point the bastioned fort was constructed around what was probably a tower house, and Ticroghan continued to be garrisoned into the reign of King Charles II (Kerrigan 1995, 97). The date of this structure is not known, but it might have been built by Ormonde in 1649. The fort is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims c. 130m NW-SE; 100m plus NE-SW) with raised diamond-shaped bastions surviving at the N and the E angles. The N bastion (max. dims c. 32m N-S; c. 27m E-W) is defined by scarps (at NW: H 2.1m) and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (at NW: Wth of top 11.4m; Wth of base 3.15m; ext. D 1.5m). On the NW side of the enclosure where the earthworks are more complete there is a bank (Wth of base 10m; Wth of top 6; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.8m), an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 11.7m; Wth of base 4.6m; ext. D 0.6m) and a low outer bank (Wth of base 11m; Wth of top 6m; ext. H 0.6m). There is evidence of a lunette in the fosse at the NE side as a D-shaped platform (dims c. 10m x c. 2m) against the outer face of the inner bank, with the fosse sweeping outwards around it. There are traces of an entrance causeway (Wth c. 5m; H c. 0.3m) just NE of the E bastion. 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: 16 August 2016

• ME046-010001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  There was a FitzGerald manor and castle at Ticroghan in the sixteenth century. It was held by Oliver, the half-brother of the Earl of Kildare, in 1528 (Valkenburg 1970, 534). In 1557 ‘the site of the manor and castle of Tecroghane, part of the possessions of Walter FitzGerald, attained’, was leased to John Parker, Keeper of the Rolls (Nicholls 1994, 1, 315). Walter may have been implicated in the rebellion of Silken Thomas in 1535, but even though the FitzGeralds were restored to some Meath possession in 1564, Ticroghan was excluded (ibid. 2, 154-6). In 1571 the manor of Ticroghan was leased to Anthony Lowe and in 1574 to the Earl of Ormonde (ibid. 2, 224, 326), but in 1599 Edward, the son of George FitzGerald who had been slain by rebels, was restored to Ticroghan (ibid. 3, 345-6). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Sir Luke FitzGerald owned 425 acres at Techraghan in 1640 and on the premises were ‘a castle, a mill and divers cabins and farm houses’ (Simington 1940, 187). He also owned 600 acres in Clonard parish at Moorelicke (73 acres), Ballinibarny (100), Tonlaught (120), Ardnemullan and Aghelliah (166), Kilvardan (90) and Rossan (52) (ibid. 186-8). During the siege of Drogheda by Cromwell in 1649, the Earl of Ormonde was at Ticroghan (Simms 1973-4) but in 1650 Lady FitzGerald, a daughter of Sir Luke, resisted an attack by Cromwellian forces but did surrender (Wilde 1850, 64). The castle is represented as a large structure of two towers and a connecting wing on the Down Survey barony map of Moyfenrath and the parish map of Clonard. (see this web-site accessed on 15/08/2016: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). At some point the bastioned fort (ME046-010----) was constructed around what was probably a tower house, and Ticroghan continued to be garrisoned into the reign of King Charles II (Kerrigan 1995, 97). The date of this structure is not known, but it might have been built by Ormonde in 1649. The castle survived into the late 18th century and the ruin is depicted by Cooper in 1794 (Price 1942, Pl. 42) as a large three storey structure. It had large windows with square hood-mouldings on two upper floors over a round-headed doorway remarkably similar to that in the nearby chapel (ME046-009----). There is also a three storey tower that may have been hexagonal and other ruined outbuildings. It is located on a level landscape, about 1.5km S of the old Dublin to Athlone road that passes through Clonard and Kinnegad, and c. 700m S of the new line of the M4 motorway. What became known as ‘Queen Mary’s Castle’ was situated at the S angle of the bastioned fort, but there are no indications of a masonry structure now. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 August, 2016

• ME046-083 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single stake cut using a flat metal blade. The stake was exposed on the field surface close to the drain edge. It sat at a 45º angle and retained a worked end, a chisel point made using a flat metal blade. The top was milled and its original length is unknown. The stake was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ticroghan.

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 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 Ticroghan.

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.

• Ticroghan, Clonard5 sales

Name

Ticroghan · Teach Cruachain

Area

5,708,368 m² (570.84 ha, 1,410.57 acres)

Civil parish

Clonard, and its townlands

Barony

Moyfenrath Upper

Electoral division

Ardnamullan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardnamullan electoral division: 877 people in 302 households; 85% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Ardnamullan, Ballyboggan, Hardwood, Kilrathmurry (Co. Kildare), Moydrum or Bogstown, Mulphedder, Park, Rossan, Towlaght

Placenames

Ticroghan 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.