Brackagh

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Brackagh, from 96 m² to 102,273 m² (10.23 ha, 25.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

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

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

• 15 May 2026Conditional

  permission for amendment to previously approved MCC ref. 25/60361. The development will consist of the installation of a substation measuring c. 41sqm. (c. 2.9m height, c. 5.4m width, c. 7.6m length); and ancillary site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660198

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  permission for the development will consist of the installation of a modular substation measuring c. 2.9m (height) x c. 5.1m (width) x c. 8.3m (length); and ancillary site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560361

• 15 Aug 2025N/a

  permission for the installation of a modular substation measuring c. 2.9m (height) x c. 5.1m (width) x c. 8.3m (length); and ancillary site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560328

• 1 Apr 2025Conditional

  permission for the construction of an Astro Turf playing field and walking track, paladin fencing, retaining walls and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560134

• 6 Jul 2023Conditional

  development consisting of: 1) retention of concrete wall & security railing to eastern boundary of site and all associated site development work and will consist of 2) permission for the variation of Planning Permission Ref. No. 21/334 to remove condition 1(a) of same which states: Within six months of the date of grant of permission the existing concrete wall and railings along the eastern site boundary and indicated in pink on drawing number S100.00 Revision A submitted to the Planning Authority on the 22nd November 2021 shall be removed and the area reinstated and grassed in accordance with drawing number S100.00 Revision A submitted to the Planning Authority on the 22nd November 2021.

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360143

• 26 Jun 2023N/a

  retention permission of concrete wall & security railing to eastern boundary of site and all associated site development works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360125

• 18 Feb 2022Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the following, erect advertisement signage to the North, East & West elevations of existing two storey Agri-Hardware supplies building and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2276

• 4 Jan 2022Refused

  permission to import inert fill material onto lands, alterations to ground levels using the existing entrance together with all associated site works. Significant further information received in relation to a revised new entrance onto the LT41101 public roadway, new portable dry, roller wheel wash, new portacabin office, new portaloo, new entrance gateway onto the site and all associated site works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 222

• 22 Nov 2021N/a

  permission to import inert fill material onto lands, alterations to ground levels using the existing entrance together with all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21640

• 8 Jun 2021Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of retention of the following works different to that previously granted under Planning Permission Ref. No. 17/230 1) elevational changes to existing two storey commercial agri-hardware supplies building 2) concrete wall with security railing to boundary of site with public roads 3) concrete wall bounding stock yard to North, West and South of building 4) revised site boundaries. Permission is sought to complete concrete wall with security railing to south of building and along boundary of site with the L8170 public road, main entrance brick piers & gate and all associated site development work. Significant Further Information relates to revised drawings received 22 November 2021

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 21334

• 21 Mar 2019Conditional

  Permission to erect a single storey building for the provision of a childcare facility & associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19128

• 21 Feb 2019Conditional

  Permission is sought for the following works: (1) Permission for the enlargement of the overall site area associated with the existing service station to facilitate the following works: (a) Provision of an increase in customer car parking spaces from 17 no. spaces to 50no spaces, which includes provision of 8 no. electric car charge points and 6no. parent & child/disabled person spaces; (b) Provision of an increase in customer HGV/tractor/bus spaces from 7no. spaces to 20no. spaces. (c) Provision of 20no. staff parking spaces along with provision of 6no. designated parking bays for delivery vehicles. (d) Provision of 5no. waiting spaces for the existing vehicle wash (e) Provision of 4 waiting spaces for existing air & water services (f) Provision of all associated site works to include surfacing and internal traffic roads, kerbing & paving works, drainage works, interceptors and attenuation tank, pedestrian footpaths, landscaping works, lighting columns and internal road markings. (g) Provision of associated hard and soft site landscaping works. (h) Upgrading of existing wastewater treatment system and provision of a new on-site percolation area with associated works. (i) Re-location of existing above ground class 2 oil storage tank as granted under planning reference 15262 to facilitate revised internal traffic circulation routes. (j) Demolition of existing fuel attendant’s forecourt shelter. (2) Refurbishment and upgrade of existing service station building & associated facilities to provide for: (a) Reconfiguration of existing retail floor area (b) Reconfiguration of kitchen & food storage/preparation areas (c) Reconfiguration of internal circulation aisles. (d) Provision of an area for staff offices (e) Provision of an area for staff toilets & canteen (f) Provision of an area for customer toilets & showers. (g) Provision of a rest /lounge area for customers (h) Provision of an external children’s play area (i) overall alteration and refurbishment works to the service station building to include for provision of an increase in building height(s) to accommodate first floor office and staff accommodation(s), associated façade works and provision of associated signage. (3) Retention permission is also sought for the existing Laundromat facility. (4) Retention permission is also sought for the existing rear extension to service station building. Significant further information was received which includes a planning statement.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 1982

• 17 May 2017Conditional

  Permission for a new two storey commercial Agri-Hardware Supplies Building, wastewater treatment system & associated polishing filter, formation of new entrance and access onto public road and all associated site development works. Significant Further Information consists of amended site layout with details of the proposed agri-sales building, associated stock and parking area and entrance a minimum of 15m west of the current proposed position.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17230

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 Brackagh.

Recorded monuments

• MO025-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the SE end of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. This is a D-shaped grass and furze-covered area (dims 41m NW-SE; 29m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 5.4-6.5m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 1.5-1.6m) ESE-W-NNW frequently reduced to an external scarp (at SW: H 2.8m). The original entrance is likely to be that at SW (Wth of base 2.3m). The rath is cut by a NW-SE field bank with a drain on the SW side at NE. 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: 27 February 2018

Architectural heritage

• Broomfield Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Free-standing gable-fronted Presbyterian church, dated 1842, having three-bay side elevations, and recent two-storey extension to rear (north). Now in use as crafts and coffee shop. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone copings and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls having smooth rendered plinth, quoins, and string courses. Smooth rendered quatrefoil moulding to upper level of front (south) elevation. Inscribed limestone date plaque to gable-front 'Broomfield Presbyterian Church erected A.D. 1842'. Pointed-arch window openings having timber Y-traceried frames with small-pane glazing and stone sills. Main entrance consists of recessed pointed-arch door opening with smooth rendered surround and timber tongued-and-grooved double-leaf door. Church is set within site containing graveyard. Square-plan smooth rendered gate piers to front (south) boundary with metal gates and recent timber fence. Interior refurbished interior having recent gallery to east, south and west sides. Moulded ogee-arch above elliptical-arch recess to north wall. Exposed timber king-post roof structure with struts, and having recent tongue-and-groove timber boarding above. Smooth rendered walls with tongue and groove timber panelling to dado level.

• Broomfield Presbyterian Church, Grave monument, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two free-standing polished granite monuments, erected c.1930, to graves in graveyard to front (south) of former Broomfield Presbyterian Church. One rectangular-plan black granite obelisk, dated 1893, and one round-plan red granite monument, dated 1905, each with urn to top and carved inscriptions to shaft commemorating multiple former church members. Limestone bases, with limestone kerbing to graves

• Holy Trinity Church (Donaghmoyne), church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard and site of Church of Ireland church, dating to 1841, comprising two grassy terraces mounted by flights of cut-stone steps, parapets and landings flanked by mature trees providing access to elevated site of former church and flanked by yew trees, to form yew walk. Concrete represent footprint of church, reflecting buttresses to corners and along nave long walls. Road boundary comprises rubble limestone walls with rubble copings, with decorative cast-iron double-leaf gate between detailed carved stone piers, in turn flanked by matching railings on cut-stone plinth. Hedgerows to north, south and west.

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, 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 Brackagh.

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 Brackagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Brackagh · An Bhreacach

Area

824,358 m² (82.44 ha, 203.7 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghmoyne, and its townlands

Barony

Farney

Electoral division

Broomfield, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Broomfield electoral division: 831 people in 264 households; 87% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonavogy, Cornagall, Cornahawla, Crover, Derryilan or Knocknamullagh, Drumganus Lower, Drumganus Upper, Lisaquill, Taplagh

Placenames

Brackagh 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.