# Ballagh, Co. Monaghan: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Drumsnat, barony of Monaghan, Co. Monaghan; in Irish An Bealach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 940,237 m² (94.02 ha, 232.34 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,880 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Drumsnat, https://everytownland.com/monaghan/parish/drumsnat.md
- Barony: Monaghan
- Electoral division: Kilmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 508 people lived in 187 households in the Kilmore electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Monaghan, https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/40813
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 170144
- Centre: latitude 54.198387, longitude -7.016899 (WGS 84)

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

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballagh, from 91 m² to 119,465 m² (11.95 ha, 29.52 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 351764: 119,465 m² (11.95 ha, 29.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/351764.md
- Parcel 354681: 85,129 m² (8.51 ha, 21.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/354681.md
- Parcel 328988: 62,135 m² (6.21 ha, 15.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328988.md
- Parcel 340282: 59,183 m² (5.92 ha, 14.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/340282.md
- Parcel 348497: 51,552 m² (5.16 ha, 12.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/348497.md
- Parcel 350476: 50,073 m² (5.01 ha, 12.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/350476.md
- Parcel 319718: 46,408 m² (4.64 ha, 11.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/319718.md
- Parcel 345468: 42,826 m² (4.28 ha, 10.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/345468.md
- Parcel 324528: 39,828 m² (3.98 ha, 9.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/324528.md
- Parcel 4176252: 38,302 m² (3.83 ha, 9.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4176252.md
- Parcel 343484: 33,277 m² (3.33 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/343484.md
- Parcel 318594: 31,216 m² (3.12 ha, 7.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318594.md
- Parcel 331593: 31,194 m² (3.12 ha, 7.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/331593.md
- Parcel 352787: 24,710 m² (2.47 ha, 6.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/352787.md
- Parcel 322578: 23,942 m² (2.39 ha, 5.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/322578.md
- Parcel 357027: 23,795 m² (2.38 ha, 5.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/357027.md
- Parcel 1531155: 22,262 m² (2.23 ha, 5.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1531155.md
- Parcel 354255: 20,085 m² (2.01 ha, 4.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/354255.md
- Parcel 315594: 16,944 m² (1.69 ha, 4.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/315594.md
- Parcel 5026754: 10,846 m² (1.08 ha, 2.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5026754.md
- Parcel 5436433: 6,277 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5436433.md
- Parcel 321815: 4,880 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/321815.md
- Parcel 336510: 4,544 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/336510.md
- Parcel 336284: 4,261 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/336284.md
- Parcel 327698: 4,110 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/327698.md
- Parcel 5982944: 3,906 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5982944.md
- Parcel 4842203: 3,549 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4842203.md
- Parcel 344604: 3,503 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344604.md
- Parcel 325113: 3,127 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/325113.md
- Parcel 321146: 2,430 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/321146.md
- Parcel 5992492: 2,222 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992492.md
- Parcel 327211: 2,188 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/327211.md
- Parcel 326492: 2,115 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/326492.md
- Parcel 353515: 1,485 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/353515.md
- Parcel 3995979: 1,415 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3995979.md
- Parcel 318196: 1,223 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/318196.md
- Parcel 1531227: 1,161 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1531227.md
- Parcel 348110: 1,032 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/348110.md
- Parcel 327575: 740 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/327575.md
- Parcel 329620: 693 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/329620.md
- Parcel 4369083: 491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4369083.md
- Parcel 340913: 247 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/340913.md
- Parcel 5673783: 91 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5673783.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ballagh in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

5 applications, newest first.

- 11 Jul 2023, Monaghan County Council 2360147: Conditional. Permission. permission to construct 2 no. poultry houses together with all ancillary structures (to include meal bin(s), and soiled water tank(s)) and ancillary site works (in lieu of 2 No. Poultry houses, ancillary structures and associated site works previously approved under planning reference No. 18/315, but not yet completed) associated with the above development. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a Licence under part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations 1994 to 2013. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (E.I.A.R.) will be submitted with this planning application. Significant Further Information received relates to submission of site specific Flood risk assessment,. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360147/0
- 28 Apr 2021, Monaghan County Council 21221: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission for a development consisting of the construction of a two storey dwelling house and detached garage, new entrance, gates and piers, installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all ancillary and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21221/0
- 31 Jan 2020, Monaghan County Council 2036: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission to construct a replacement dwelling which includes retaining and repurposing the original building contiguous to the existing farm yard for agricultural use and construction of a new one and a half storey dwelling, single storey detached domestic garage, improvements to existing access roadway together with new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2036/0
- 20 Dec 2018, Monaghan County Council 189022: Conditional. Extension of duration. A) demolish 1 no. existing poultry house and construct 1 no. new poultry house, B) construct an extension to 1 no. existing poultry house and C) construct 1 no. manure store, together with all ancillary structures and site works associated with the above development on an existing farm at Ballagh, Threemilehouse, Co. Monaghan. This application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a Licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1994 to 2013. An Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S.) will be submitted with this planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/189022/0
- 6 Jul 2018, Monaghan County Council 18315: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to construct 2 no. poultry houses together with all ancillary structures (to include meal bin(s), and soiled water tank(s) and ancillary site works, this application relates to a development, which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a Licence under part IV of the Enviromental Protection Agency (Licensing ) Regulations 1994 to 2013. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18315/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballagh.

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

- MO013-023: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMO013-023----. Located on a slight NW-facing slope. The schools’ manuscripts record a fort at Ballagh that had a large stone in it (IFC (946) 452; (953) 314: www.duchas.ie/en/cbes ) and the location is known locally as a fort. A curve in a field bank (Chord c. 27m NW-SE) is depicted only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map and suggests the former presence of a rath. A large stone which stood at centre was broken up c. 1960 when the interior was cleared of furze. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 23 February 2018

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)

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

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

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballagh, about 1 in 20 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballagh.
- 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/monaghan/ballagh.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/ballagh.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/ballagh.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Blackraw: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/blackraw.md
- Corcaghan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/corcaghan.md
- Drumsheeny: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumsheeny-170934.md
- Gortnana: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/gortnana-171078.md
- Greagh: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/greagh-171086.md
- Kiltubbrid: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/kiltubbrid-171220.md
- Leck: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/leck.md
- Togan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/togan.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.

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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.

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