Drummond Otra

728 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drummond Otra, from 1 m² to 82,900 m² (8.29 ha, 20.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 505 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 94 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industry/Enterprise/Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 54 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Existing Commercial (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Landscape Protection/Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential B (New/proposed residential)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 14 Apr 2026Conditional

  permission for a development which will consist of the installation of a new predominantly two-storey school building, with a third-storey circulation core at 2nd floor level, and a new pedestrian access bridge from the existing carpark level to the 2nd floor level of the proposed new school building. The proposed development (1010m2) includes 2 no. Mainstream Classrooms, 1 no. Science Lab & Prep Area, 2 no. Art Rooms; and all associated site and ancillary works The above proposed development consists of works within the curtilage of protected structures including: Convent of Saint Louis School Building (Reg No: 41310083); Convent of Saint Louis School Building (Reg No: 41310084); Convent of Saint Louis Church/Chapel (Reg No: 41310085); Saint Louis Convent National School (Reg No: 41310064); Convent of Saint Louis Stables (Reg No: 41310065); Saint Louis Convent/Nunnery (Reg No. 41310066); Convent of Saint Louis Gates/Railings/Boundary Walls (Reg No: 41310067); School House (Reg No: 41310072). There are also two recorded monuments within the curtilage of the proposed site: Fortified House and Bawn: Drummond Otra (Reg No. MO031-034)

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660135

• 27 Jan 2026Conditional

  retention permission for change of use of the adjoining lands to the north-east, ancillary to the established business to provide storage & car parking together with planning permission for the following works: (i)alterations and extensions of existing single-storey commercial building to provide additional retail space, amended internal layout together with revised shop frontage to include signage (ii) Increased yard area to facilitate storage, car parking & vehicle turning area (iii) all associated site development & ancillary works. Significant further information received relates to submitted Drainage & Site Services proposal, water protection checklist and revised drawings

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2660014

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  permission for the construction of a two-storey flat roof rear extension, internal and external additions and alterations, connections to existing services, and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560515

• 17 Sept 2025Conditional

  permission for development consisting of the change of use from doctor’s surgery and associated accommodation to a supported living service, providing residential accommodation and support for persons within the Irish care system, including those transitioning from or having aged out of care. The service will be operated in association with recognised Irish care bodies to ensure appropriate management and standards of care, together with all associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560377

• 12 Sept 2025Conditional

  permission for the development will consist of installation of an ATM machine to the existing South elevation

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560374

• 3 Sept 2025Conditional

  retention of a coffee shop and restaurant comprising the following 1.0 Coffee shop and seating areas, external seating area, bakery, cold store, toilet and storage area 2.0 2.0 Restaurant reception, seating area, kitchen, toilets, cold room, cold meat preparation area, and all associated site development works 3.0 The retention of the signage of the coffee shop restaurant Significant further information received relates to submitted, updated development description & proposed floor plans

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560359

• 2 Sept 2025N/a

  permission for development at 48 Farney Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. The development will consist of the change of use from doctor’s surgery and associated accommodation to a supported living service, providing residential accommodation and support for persons within the Irish care system, including those transitioning from or having aged out of care. The service will be operated in association with recognised Irish care bodies to ensure appropriate management and standards of care, together with all associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560356

• 5 Aug 2025N/a

  permission for installation of an ATM machine to the existing south elevation

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560302

• 27 May 2025N/a

  Permission for alterations to existing premises to accommodate apartments at 62 Main Street, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. The development will consist of; 5 No. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 No. 1 bedroom apartments to include the material change of use on the ground floor from retail to residential. The application also comprises of alterations of the existing buildings, elevational changes, demolition, extensions to the rear, LED advertising signage, and all associated site works. This building is listed as a Protected Structure in the Monaghan County Council Development Plan - Building Reference No 14

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560208

• 21 Mar 2025Conditional

  permission to construct a single storey light industrial building comprising of offices, canteen & toilet facilities, connection to existing public sewer line, use of existing access road and all associated site works and parking facilities, Significant further information received relates to submitted, Flood Risk Assessment report & Amendments to site layout

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560116

• 3 Mar 2025Conditional

  permission for the development of the removal of front boundary wall, removal of lawn, re-surfacing with concrete for off-street parking, provision of dropped kerb to footpath and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560080

• 26 Feb 2025Conditional

  permission for the development will consist of the retention of a single storey storage building, use of gravel yard for the storage of cars and all associated site works, Significant Further information received relates to submitted, Proposed maps, Lighting Distribution, Storm brake performance report, rain fall details,

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560073

• 9 Jan 2025Conditional

  retention permission for a development consisting of; revisions and extension to previously approved WC and Store (Planning Ref. 21/677) to café, internal and external alterations and additions, revised boundaries, connections to existing services and all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560005

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  permission for development consisting of a single storey portal frame building to provide 2 No. units for wholesale business use and boundary treatment, landscaping, storm and foul water connections and car parking facilities, proposed access road and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460475

• 19 Dec 2024Conditional

  permission for retention and planning permission for development at this site: Convent Lands, Drummond Otra, Car-rickmacross, Co. Monaghan. The development consists of: retention of waste skip and will consist of permission for; re-location and re-design of proposed workshop (as per previously granted planning Ref. No. 23/60175) and revised site development works to accommodate same, including; foul and stormwater services, car parking, yard levels and finishes, and removal of previously granted office and staff buildings off site (as per previously granted planning Ref. No. 23/60175) and all associated site works. This application is in connection with a waste management facility permit application. The class of activity will be: Class 10 of the Third Schedule of the Waste Management (Fa-cility Permit & Registration) Regulations, 2007 as amended

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460467

• 20 Nov 2024N/a

  Planning Permission sought by HDDM Property Ltd. to construct 7 no. two storey dwellings consisting of 2 no. semi - detached dwelling and 5 no. terraced dwellings, pedestrian entrance onto Chapel Lane, connection to existing public services, boundary treatments and all associated site works at Chapel Lane, Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460422

• 16 Apr 2024Conditional

  permission for development consisting of 16 dwellings in total to include 3 number 3-storey 4-bed detached dwellings, 1 number 2-bed bungalow detached, 2 number 2-bed bungalow semi-detached, 2 number 5-bed two storey detached dwellings, 8 number 4-bed two storey semi-detached, 2 metre high boundary walls/fencing, open landscaped area and ancillary site works with connections to existing public services and access through adjoining Drummond Radhairc estate at Drummond Otra

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460137

• 16 Apr 2024Conditional

  permission for change of boundaries and new entrance off extended estate road at Drummond Radhairc with connection to extended existing public services

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460138

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  permission for development consisting of a single storey ESB room and switch room building with associated external works, landscape and connections to all existing services

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 23248

• 19 Dec 2023Conditional

  permission for development consisting of a single storey portal frame building to provide 2 no. units for wholesale & retail business use and boundary treatment, landscaping, storm and foul water connections and car parking facilities, proposed road access road and all associated site work, significant further information relates to, change in orientation of proposed portal frame and sit layout & car park layout, units for whole sale only.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 23247

• 25 Oct 2023Conditional

  permission consisting of the construction of an egress / exit roadway with associated landscape and a new fire hydrant with connections to all existing services

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 23217

• 25 Aug 2023Conditional

  permission and retention permission for a development consisting of retention of office building, staff building, waste skip, access ramp, general waste skips, car parking, 2no. storage containers, fuel storage, boundary fencing, gate, connections to existing services; and will consist of workshop and all associated site works. This application is in connection with a waste management facility permit application. The class of activity will be Class 10 of the Third Schedule of the Waste Management (Facility Permit & Registration) Regulations, 2007 as amended. Significant further information received relates to Flood Risk Assessment, Road Safety Audit, Surface Water Drainage Report, Interceptor Completion Report, and drawings.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360175

• 16 Aug 2023Refused

  Permission for the demolition of existing single storey retail building to the rear of the existing commercial premises, the erection of a 2 and a half storey building, which will comprise 2 nr 2 bedroom apartments, bakery, alterations and extensions to existing restaurant and kitchen, new entrances to retail bakery and restaurant with minor elevational changes as well as parking together with all ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information relates to the submission of an Architectural Impact Statement

  Extension of duration · Monaghan County Council, 239009

• 6 Jul 2023Conditional

  Permission for change of use from existing 2 storey terraced dwelling to café/foot outlet, alterations to internal layout and elevations, signage, existing connections to public services and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360142

• 7 Jun 2023Conditional

  permission to construct an outdoor classroom and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360106

The 25 most recent of 85 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Naglack 000561

Recorded monuments

• MO031-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a little hill at the N end of Main Street in Carrickmacross. A circular embanked enclosure is depicted on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map with what is described as an ‘Old Windmill’ at its centre on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a raised subcircular grass-covered area (dims 45.3m E-W; 40.3m N-S) defined by a scarp (at E: Wth 1.2m; H 1.45m). It may have been a rath or might have been constructed for the windmill. A circular masonry windmill (int. diam. 3.9m) with strong, slightly battered walls (T 1.05m) is off-centre on the mound. It has three storeys with rebates for the upper floors, and there are doorways at E and W at the ground level. It has lights facing E, S and W at the first floor. The windmill dates from c. 1750. 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. Date of revision: 28 July 2017

• MO031-034 House - fortified house
  Description

  On the accession of James I to the thrones of England and Ireland in 1603 the attainder against the second Earl of Essex who had been executed in 1601, was rescinded and his son, Robert Devereux the third earl and then only twelve years old, acquired vast estates, amongst which was the lease from the Crown of the barony of Farney. His advisors leased it in 1606 to Ever Mac Cooley Mac Mahon, who had petitioned for it on the attainder of the second earl. When Mac Mahon died in 1618 the barony was let in smaller lots in an attempt to increase the revenue. In 1621 Lord Blaney advised Essex to build a castle and to plant English settlers, but the castle, known as Essex Castle, was not built until 1628-33. It was located c.800m W of what may have been Mac Cooley’s power centre at the crannog in Lough Lisanisk (MO031-037----). Essex himself resided at the castle for a time in 1633. In October 1641 Robert Branthwait, the earl’s agent, was caught unawares at the castle by the outbreak of rebellion, but he survived the ordeal and by September 1642 the castle was recaptured for the Crown by Lord Lysle. Thereafter, it continued in Royalist hands despite being besieged briefly the following month. When the third earl died without issue in 1646 the estate devolved through his sisters on the families of the Marquis of Hereford and Sir Robert Shirley who operated it as a joint venture until 1692. In 1656 they let the Farney lands to Richard Hampden and William Barton for 38 years. According to tradition during the Jacobite and Williamite disturbances (1688-9) the castle at Carrickmacross where Barton was living was burnt by the Jacobites, and it was never fully restored. After the division of the estate the castle was in the Hereford portion, which descended through the first and second Viscount of Weymouth to the Marquis of Bath where it remained into the late nineteenth century. A survey by Thomas Raven (1634) and published by Shirley (1879, 110) depicts the castle as a seven bay, two storey fortified house with three chimney stacks and three projecting wings on one long side, which probably house stairs as they have three levels (see attachment _1). There is an elaborate doorway at the ground level of the central projection. The house is within a rectangular bawn with circular corner towers at the S and W angles and with a fortified gateway between them. There are smaller postern gates on other walls as well as stables or outhouses built into the long walls of the bawn. On Raven’s survey there was only one other slate house in the vicinity (ibid. 264), which was an inn run by William Cesar, but there were some cabins near the castle as well as a larger collection of huts on the S side of the stream in the vicinity of Magheross church (MO031-035001-). The castle was described as in ruins in 1692, but thereafter it continued to provide a base for the land agents. A drawing of the castle from 1736 and published by Shirley (1845, 112) shows the house overlooking the river with a two-arched bridge (M031-105----), a mill and a well (MO031-138----) nearby. The house is essentially the same as in the Raven drawing, and is depicted as a five bay, two storey building with garrets within a bawn that has circular corner towers at the S and W angles and a fortified gatehouse between them. In 1851 William S. Trent became the land agent and he invested in rebuilding the castle (McKenna 1920, vol. 1 503-05). He probably constructed the block overlooking Castle Street, incorporating the corner towers of the bawn and the gatehouse. In 1888 the Bath estate was sold to its tenants, and Rev. Peter Birmingham, the Roman Catholic parish priest of Carrickmacross, purchased the castle and land extending SE to Lough Naglack for the Sisters of Saint Louis (ibid. 506-07). The sisters opened a boarding school for girls that still flourishes, although no longer taking boarders and without the involvement of the sisters. The castle is situated on a bluff overlooking a NW-SE stream and its bridge. It is represented as an oblong structure (dims c. 35m NW-SE; c. 10m NE-SW) on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and the location was later occupied by Trent’s house and the convent of St. Louis, which could incorporate some of the original fabric. The castellated central block could be built around the gatehouse and the large bay windows at the NW and SE end-walls of this block could incorporate the corner towers of the bawn (see attached image _2). The bawn would have occupied the area of the school (dims c. 60m NE-SW; c. 35-40m NW-SE) between the convent building and Distillery Lane at the NE end. Archaeological testing (00E0129) c. 100m E of the school produced no related material (O'Carroll 2000). See the attached images: _1 Raven's view from 1634, after Shirley (1879, 110) _2 View from SW showing the castellated structure in the Covent wing, courtesy of the National Inventory or Architectural Heritage 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 revised upload: 28 July 2017

• MO031-034001 Bawn
  Description

  The fortified house known as Essex castle (MO031-034----) and its bawn were built 1628-33 and are situated on a bluff overlooking a NW-SE stream and its bridge (MO031-105----) in Carrickmacross. A survey by Thomas Raven (1634) and published by Shirley (1879, 110) depicts the castle within a rectangular bawn with circular corner towers at the S and W angles and with a fortified gateway between them. There are smaller postern gates on other walls as well as stables or outhouses built into the long walls of the bawn. After the castle was burnt in 1688 it continued to provide a base for the land agents for the Weymouth, and subsequently the Bath estate. A drawing of the castle from 1736 and published by Shirley (1845, 112) shows the house and bawn as essentially unchanged from the Raven drawing. In 1851 William S. Trent became the land agent, and he invested in rebuilding the castle. He probably constructed the block overlooking Castle Street, incorporating the corner towers of the bawn and the gatehouse. In 1888 the Bath estate was sold to its tenants, and Rev. Peter Birmingham, the Roman Catholic parish priest of Carrickmacross, purchased the castle and land extending SE to Lough Naglack for the Sisters of Saint Louis (McKenna 1920, 504-06). The sisters opened a boarding school for girls that still flourishes, although no longer taking boarders and without the involvement of the sisters. The gatehouse could be incorporated into the castellated central block of what was the convent, and the corner towers could be entombed in the large polygonal bay windows at the NW and SE end-walls of this block. The bawn would have occupied the area of the school (dims c. 60m NE-SW; c. 35-40m NW-SE) between the convent building and Distillery Lane at the NE end. Archaeological testing (00E0129) c. 100m E of the school produced no related material (O'Carroll 2002).Nor did further archaeological testing (04E1700) c. 80m to the S (Dempsey 2005). See the attached images; _1 Ravens's view after Shirley (1879, 110) _2 View of the Convent wing from the SW showing the castellated central section and the end bay-windows. Courtesy of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 July, 2017 Amended: 13 January 2020

• MO031-038 Crannog
  Description

  Situated at the S end of the small narrow lake of Lisanisk (dims c. 400m NNW-SSE; c. 80m E-W at S to c. 150m E-W at N) c. 15m from the old shore. This is a circular overgrown cairn (diam. 14m; H 0.5m) with no structural features visible. The above ption 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. Date of revision: 28uly 201

• MO031-082 Crannog
  Description

  Situated at a narrow part (dim. c. 140m N-S) at the N of the small C-shaped Lough Naglach (Wth c. 140-170m) that is open to the S. A large island is depicted on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This feature is a large overgrown conical mound (dims c. 43m E-W; c. 38nm N-S) that is probably a natural rise. This forms the base for the crannog and indicates a great drop in water levels (c. 3m). The crannog is a small cairn (diam. 18m) NW of the centre of the island, but no timbers or other evidence of artificial construction is visible. Some objects from the Shirley collection, now in the National Museum of Ireland, are recorded as coming from a crannog at Lough Naglach, (Lucas 1968, 101, 134, 153). They include a stone axe, a halberd, a bronze harp peg, and iron objects including two ploughshares, an axehead and a spade. 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. Date of revision: 31 July 2017

• MO031-118 Metalworking site
  Description

  Discovered during archaeological monitoring (Excavation Licence No. 00E0108). A limited area was excavated to facilitate development. A pit (max. diam. 1.8m; D 0.36m) and spreads of burnt charcoal rich clay were uncovered. Fragments of slag and pieces of oxidised decayed metal were recovered from the pit. The excavator suggests that this was probably the edge of a more substantial site. (Bermingham 2002, 267-8) Date of upload: 14 April 2011

Architectural heritage

• Carrickmacross Courthouse, court house, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey courthouse, built 1837, with slightly advanced end bays, with single-storey entrance bays to each end that are recessed to front and projecting to rear. Hipped slate roof, with rolled read ridges, cut-stone eaves course atop block corbels, and built-in cast-iron box guttering. Rendered chimneystacks to rear elevation. Exposed random squared and coursed sandstone with cut-stone dressings including flush quoins, plinth and plat bands. Raised stone surrounds to window openings of front elevation. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor end bays of front elevation, square-headed elsewhere, with moulded cornices to first floor front, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorways with console brackets and entablatures, and panelled double-leaf timber doors. Building closes vista at north end of Main Street, and is set with garden to front behind ashlar sandstone wall with cast-iron railings and double-leaf pedestrian gate.

• Gallows Hill Windmill, mill (wind), 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding round-plan two-stage windmill, c.1750, now roofless. Random rubble limestone walls, battered at base. Square-headed loop-type apertures with rubble stone lintels, and no fittings. Two opposed square-headed door openings, both fitted with metal doors. Set in public park atop hill overlooking the north end of Carrickmacross.

• Market house, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan single-storey former market house, built 1861. Central section having basement and presenting seven bays to front and gable-fronted projecting vehicular entrance bay, seven-bay two-storey rear elevation and two-bay gable ends. Nine-bay flanking blocks are lower and have shallow loggias to front, and five-bay rear elevations. Now in use as Town Council offices, library and toilets. Pitched slate roofs, having tooled stone octagonal chimneystacks to ends of main block, octagonal cupola with wind vane to middle of same block, corbelled eaves, cut-stone copings, and asbestos box gutters. Exposed squared limestone walls having smooth limestone quoins and plinth. Loggias have cast-iron Tuscan columns and cast-iron brackets to gutters, with road gables having coronet '1861' and 'B' over doorways. Square-headed window and door openings to front elevations and camber-headed windows and segmental-headed doorways to rear elevations, windows having tooled stone sills and dressings with combination of recent steel-frame, uPVC and timber windows, and doors being battened timber, some with grilled overlights. Roundel to main entrance having tooled stone dressings and clock. Elliptical arch to main entrance, with tooled stone dressings and timber double-leaf door. Basement is barrel-vaulted and has iron roof trusses. Paved forecourt to building, and yard to rear enclosed by rubble limestone walls.

• House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey building, formerly pair of houses, built c.1860, with shopfront inserted to southern bays. Upper floors in use as apartments. Pitched recent slated roof having decorative paired brackets to gutter, cast-iron rainwater goods and smooth rendered chimneystacks. Painted smooth ruled-and-lined rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings having painted stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Recent uPVC windows to northern bays of ground floor. Entrance to north end comprising panelled pilasters flanking doorway and window with fluting, bases and capitals supporting moulded pediment, latter having cast-iron mailed arm folding gasolier light fitting, and double-leaf timber panelled door and timber fixed and casement window.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited three-bay three-storey house with ground floor shop, built c.1820, set back from Main Street. Pitched fibre-cement slate roof having black clay ridge tiles, cut-stone skewed verges and smooth rendered chimneystacks to gable ends having over-sailing detail. Cast-iron gutters on decorative brackets to front and rear elevations drain into hopper-heads and downpipes on south gable wall. Painted, smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls with timber ground floor shopfront lit by early twentieth-century decorative wall-mounted wrought-iron lamp brackets with late twentieth-century steel hanging shop sign to top floor. Square-headed window openings have stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash frames with convex horns. Central bay of first floor level contains bowed window with half-conical lead roof and apparently added in early twentieth century. Recessed canted timber display window with adjacent replacement glazed timber door with overlight. Recess framed by fluted timber pilasters on stone plinths, which along with additional pilasters to each end support timber shopfront fascia, latter featuring hand-painted shop signage and moulded cornice containing integrated retractable awning with iron supports. Square-headed doorway to north end of front elevation framed by fluted pilaster with replacement timber door, square-headed overlight and timber pediment.

• Carrickmacross Garda Síochána Station, RIC barracks, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey Garda station with basement, built 1868 as RIC barracks. Projecting flat-roofed porch to front. Pitched slate roof having tooled stone copings, moulded stone corbels, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Squared limestone walls having rusticated quoins, rusticated stone surrounds and sills to windows and rusticated walls to porch, latter having corbels supporting rusticated cornice and parapet. Square-headed window openings having timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to lower floors and six-over-three to top floor. Square-headed fixed timber windows to porch sides, with stone shield device above. Square-headed door opening to porch having double-leaf metal doors with overlight. Decorative cast-iron railings set on stone plinth over basement area.

• House, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, dated 1880, having integral carriage arch to east end shared with neighbouring building, and having timber shopfront. Now in use as public house. Pitched slate roof having clay ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and combination of aluminium and cast-iron rainwater goods, and having skylights. Tooled limestone walls. Square-headed window openings having red brick block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills, prominent stone keystones, and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Segmental-headed carriage arch has tooled limestone voussoirs with dropped keystone, stone shield above with high relief 'B' (Bath) and '1880', and timber battened double-leaf door. Shopfront has pilasters to ends atop stone plinths, display window with colonette to corner of recessed entrance with glazed timber door, consoles to pilasters supporting fascia with moulded cornice.

• House, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, dated 1880, having recent timber shopfront to ground floor, and integral carriage arch to west end shared with neighbouring property. Pitched slate roof having clay ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and combination of aluminium and uPVC rainwater goods. Tooled limestone walls. Square-headed window openings having red brick block-and-start surrounds with prominent keystones, limestone sills and two-over-two pane replacement timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Square-headed recessed doorway to shopfront having glazed timber door.

• House, 1840–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, with timber shopfront of c.1890. Pitched fibre-cement slate roof having black clay ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted, smooth rendered walling. Square-headed window openings to first floor with painted stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Shopfront comprising panelled pilasters with plinths and capitals, plain fascia and moulded cornice with dentils. Square-headed doorway and display window with recent fittings.

• Post box, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron wall-mounted post box, erected c.1890, with 'VR' insignia, crown motif, and with maker's mark 'WT Allen & Co London' to base, mounted in painted ruled-and-lined rendered wall of two-storey house at end of terrace.

• School, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding five-bay two-storey hall, built 1909, sited at right angle and with three-bay gable to street, having lower two-storey projection parallel to east elevation. Pitched slate roof having cast-iron rainwater goods, red brick chimneystacks and tooled limestone copings with cross finials to gables. Roughcast rendered walls having painted moulded stone string courses at sill level to street gable and to front and east side of projection. Painted brick quoins, and painted smooth rendered plinth. Varied window openings. Street gable has diminishing pointed arch window openings to first floor, and square-headed windows to ground floor, east elevation has square-headed to first floor and triangular-headed to ground floor, all with moulded brick surrounds, stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Street gable has round-headed vent with timber louver. Main entrance to street-facing side of projection, having triangular-headed door opening with painted moulded brick surround, and recent timber door with overlight. Hall set within its own grounds. Painted smooth rendered wall and decorative wrought-iron gate to front boundary.

• Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, bishop's palace, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement presbytery, built c.1830, having two-bay side elevations, and lower one-bay three-storey return to rear with porch to re-entrant corner. Hipped slate roof with terracotta finials to ridge, cast-iron rainwater goods, and two rendered chimneystacks centrally placed to ridge. Painted lined and ruled rendered walls with vermiculated render quoins and moulded cornice. Square-headed window openings with one-over one pane timber sliding sash windows, with moulded rendered surrounds and vermiculated render keystones to front, with painted sills throughout and with one margined stained-glass window to rear. Elliptical–headed entrance with moulded render surround and vermiculated render keystone, timber panelled door, paned timber overlight and sidelights, and rendered stall risers, approached by three steps over area, with rendered side walls. Inner doorway to entrance hall similar to outer, but stained-glass and timber panelled stall risers. Square-headed timber battened door to rear porch. Set back from road within own grounds.

• Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1860–1900 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted cruciform-plan French Hard Gothic-style Catholic Church, mainly built 1861-6, and designed by J.J. McCarthy, and facing south, having nave, one-bay recessed chancel to north end, side aisles recessed from gable-front, two-bay transepts having projecting gable-fronted porches, projecting gabled entrance to gable-front, three-bay sacristy to north end of west elevation, two?bay gable-fronted sacristy to north end of east elevation, and four-stage tower of 1895-8 with octagonal broached spire to front elevation. Pitched slate roof having cast?iron decorative ridge cresting, limestone eaves, copings with cross finials to gables, corbelling to eaves, and cast-iron box-profile rainwater goods with decorative hopper heads. Squared dressed limestone walls, with stepped buttresses to corners of plan and between windows of nave, and spire of cut limestone, and with string course to gable-front and tower. Double-light window openings to nave and clerestory with chamfered surrounds, trefoil heads, quatrefoils above, hood-mouldings, sloping sills, dressed voussoirs, and stained glass. Double-light lancets with similar detailing to sides of chancel, and paired to transept gables. Triple-light lancets with cinquefoil heads with elaborate traceried multiple trefoils above to sides of transepts, with similar dressings to nave openings. Five-light lancet window to gable-front, with cinquefoil heads having sexfoil openings over, and elaborate rose window above again, all within pointed opening. Chancel gable window is seven-light lancet with cinquefoil heads and more elaborate tracery over. Tower has double-light cinquefoil-headed windows to bottom stage, middle stages have single lancets, third stage openings also flanked by quatrefoils with hood-mouldings, and top stage has paired openings with trefoil heads and timber louvres, cinquefoils above and colonettes between lights, clock faces also to top stage, all set in chamfered surrounds and having hood-mouldings. Tower has corbel course to base of spire, lucarnes with gabled hoods and double openings with colonettes, and simpler lucarnes higher up, spire being topped with cast-metal cross finial. Main entrance having triple Order arch surround with engaged colonettes, moulded archivolts, engaged column to middle of double shouldered-headed door openings with corbel above supporting carved stone statue, gable having stone slate or shingle effect roof, blind cinquefoil to tympanum, hood-moulding and recessed timber battened doors with ornate iron strap hinges. Pointed-arch door openings to east transept gable and to sacristy, with simpler detailing, double Order arch to transept and moulded surround and flight of steps to sacristy, with double-leaf battened timber doors with ornate strap hinges, and oculi to tympani. Interior has arcades of sandstone pointed arches to side aisles on round-plan piers with moulded octagonal capitals. Painted smooth rendered walls, carved timber pews, open scissors truss timber roof. Carved timber gallery to west transept and entrance end of nave, latter flanked by organs. Coloured glass to panelled partitions of lobbies. Elaborate carved marble reredos to chancel with crocketed arcade filled with statuary and terminated by statues with elaborate dropped hoods. Elaborate reredoses also to side aisles. Carved marble pulpit reached by flight of steps with trefoil detailing to railings. Elaborate sculpted marble baptismal font supported on short red marble columns. Marble furnishings 1887. Detailed and accomplished stained glass to windows, some by Harry Clarke 1928. Church set back from road in its own grounds and bounded by cast-iron railings set on tooled limestone plinth walls and decorative gabled limestone gate piers with metal cross finials and cast-iron gates.

• Catholic Hall, hall, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted single-storey church hall with raised basement, dated 1905, having five-bay side elevations and three-bay elaborate gable-front. Two-storey rear extension added c.1960. Pitched natural slate roof, with ogee-profile cast-iron gutters. Gable-front has smooth-rendered facade framed by pilasters to ends and flanking central entrance, a with composition embellishments to gable-front, including pilasters with fluted details to ends and flanking central doorway, moulded string courses below and to parapet, with balustrade detailing, panels with moulded surrounds, that over entrance having swag, date panel below immediately over doorway, curvilinear gable with segmental pediment, moulded panels and pilasters and having panel with lettering 'Catholic Hall' below pediment. Silver-painted urns to pediment and to ends of gable-front. Side and rear walls pebble-dashed. Round-headed window openings to gable-front with timber one-over-one pane sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening with paned overlight and double-leaf timber battened door, approached by steps with rendered wall having panelling. Building set back behind low chamfered plinth walls, with decorative wrought-iron railings and single and double-leaf gates set to chamfered piers with pyramidal tops. Side walls have round-headed window and door openings to west elevation, with brick surrounds, and east elevation has square-headed unembellished openings, all with one-over-one pane timber sash windows. Replacement windows to extension.

• , 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Multiple-bay single-storey former shambles, dated 1854. Extensively remodelled post-1950 and now occupied by multiple retail, office and restaurant units. Pitched slate roof having ridge tiles, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Tooled chamfered sandstone arcade having depressed segmental arches with dressed surrounds and voussoirs, with rubble walling to spandrels. Cast-iron date plaque with crown motif, and lettering '1854' and 'B', set towards centre of row. Arches infilled with shopfronts.

• Ulster Bank, bank/financial institution, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey Ulster Bank building, built 1873. Pitched slate roof having tooled limestone chimneystacks and copings, tooled limestone dentil course and moulded course to eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Exposed random squared limestone walls with deep flanking buttresses to ends of facade incorporating parapets to neighbouring buildings. Rusticated quoins to top floor, and tooled limestone sill course to first floor. Paired square-headed window openings to top floor, paired segmental-headed window openings to first floor and triple window opening to ground floor, all having chamfered raised cut limestone surrounds, block-and-start to lower floors and with tooled stone sills to top and ground floors. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns throughout. Round-headed door opening with moulded tooled stone surround, having prominent keystone with carved Red Hand of Ulster, and replacement timber panelled door with overlight and sidelights. Stone steps and disabled access ramp leading to front entrance, with snecked limestone walling and metal railings to latter.

• McArdle, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with shopfront to south end. Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with lined and ruled detailing. Square-headed window openings with replacement aluminium windows, and concrete sills, with recent wrought-iron railings to ground floor windows. Round-headed doorway to house, with slightly recessed jambs, moulded lintel, moulded architrave to petal fanlight, and recent timber panelled door. Shopfront comprises square-headed doorway flanked by square-headed windows, latter having recent wrought-iron railings, and recent timber panelled door with overlight, and having rendered fascia of c.1940 with painted lettering.

• Carrickmacross Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former Methodist church, built 1879, having lower L-plan two-bay single-storey wing recessed to east. Sold, 1919. Pitched slate roof having cast-iron rainwater goods, and moulded stone eaves course. Coursed snecked sandstone walls with tooled limestone quoins and plinth. Smooth render quoins to recessed part bay. Pointed-arch window openings having rendered surrounds and stone sills with timber windows having stained glass. Brick surrounds to east elevation windows. Main entrance consisting of pointed-arch door opening with stone steps, smooth rendered surround, and recessed timber tongued and grooved double-leaf door with decorative cast-iron hinges. Interior has carved timber pulpit and pews, arch-braced timber truss roof with battened ceiling. Church bounded by rubble limestone plinth wall with cast-iron railings and gates.

• Jackson Memorial Hall, hall, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey hall, dated 1927. Hipped slate roof having rolled terracotta ridge tiles, rendered concrete-capped chimneystack visible to rear elevation and replacement metal rainwater goods on timber fasciaboard held by exposed rafters of slightly overhanging eaves. Roughcast rendered walls with rusticated cast concrete block-and-start quoins moulded to look like quarry-faced ashlar, smooth rendered ground floor level beneath moulded concrete platband with interlocking guilloche moulding. Name and date plaque in bas-relief cement lettering with a moulded rectangular frame. Square-headed window openings have concrete sills, simple smooth-render moulded surrounds and replacement uPVC frames throughout. Square-headed double-leaf replacement uPVC doors to both ends of front elevation having square-headed overlights. Building behind small paved area enclosed by moulded concrete block wall having decorative steel railings and square piers, attached to former garage premises to north-east.

• House, 1850–1853 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, dated 1853 from plaque to adjoining house that forms a symmetrical grouping with this building and another building to east. Integral carriage arch to east end. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls to ground floor and painted pebbledashed walls to first floor with painted tooled stone surround to carriage arch. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door.

• House, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, dated 1853. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted pebbledashed walls with smooth rendered plinth. Decorative painted stone date plaque with 'B' and '1853' in raised lettering and crown motif over front door. Square-headed window openings having painted rendered surrounds, stone sills and recent timber windows. Square-headed door opening with painted rendered surround and recent timber door.

• House, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, dated 1853 by plaque to building to west, with integral carriage arch. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth ruled-and-lined rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth. Painted tooled stone surround to carriage arch. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and recent timber windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870, having projecting gabled porch to front elevation, and timber shopfront inserted to west end of ground floor. Now in use as private house and shop. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finials, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Painted stone date plaque with raised 'B', '1870' and crown motif over front entrance. Square-headed window openings, ground floor having raised hammer-dressed surround and sill, with replacement timber windows throughout. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace corner-sited two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870, with projecting gable-fronted porch with side windows. Now in use as private house. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finials, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Painted date plaque having raised 'B', '1870' and crown motif over front entrance. Square-headed window openings having hammer-dressed surrounds and sills with replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by plaque to neighbouring house. Now in use as private house. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finials, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings having raised hammer-dressed limestone surrounds and sills with replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by plaque to house in group. Now in use as private house. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finial, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins, with raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sill to ground floor openings. Square-headed window openings having replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, with projecting gable-fronted entrance, dated 1870. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fasciaboards, red brick chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings having tooled limestone surrounds and sills with recent timber windows. Dormer window to first floor having recent timber window. Square-headed door opening with recent timber and glazed door. Building faces onto former allotment gardens.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay single-storey gable-fronted house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by neighbouring house. Canted porch to front. Slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins and having raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sill to ground floor openings. Square-headed window openings having replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door, flanked by windows to side walls of porch.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by plaque to neighbouring house. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finial, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins, having raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sill to ground floor openings, with similarly dressed sills. Square-headed window openings having replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by plaque to neighbouring house. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fasciaboards, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins and having raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sills to ground floor openings. Square-headed window openings having tooled replacement uPVC windows. Dormer window to first floor having decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finial. Square-headed door opening with recent timber door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by plaque to neighbouring house. Now in use as private house. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finial, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled quoins. Square-headed openings having raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sills to ground floor. Replacement timber windows and door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited terraced two-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870 by plaque to neighbouring houses, and having projecting gable-fronted porch. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and barge boards and finials, red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins and having raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sills to ground floor and gable openings. Painted date plaque with raised 'B', '1870' and crown motif over front entrance. Square-headed window and door openings having replacement timber windows and door.

• House, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1870, slightly recessed from neighbouring house in same group of cottages, and having projecting gable-fronted entrance. Lean-to extension to rear with corrugated-iron roof and smooth rendered walls. Pitched slate roof with slate ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finials, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins, and with raised hammer-dressed surrounds and sills to ground floor openings. Painted date plaque with raised 'B', '1870' and crown motif over front entrance. Square-headed window and door openings, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns to ground floor, and replacement timber door and dormer windows.

• Garden, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Approximately rectangular walled allotment garden, built c.1870, with boundary wall comprising squared limestone random coursed blocks, with rock-faced coping, having wrought-iron pedestrian access gate to south-east. Garden plots to interior.

• The Cottage, house, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1877, having projecting gable-fronted porch, and recent single-storey extension. Pitched slate roof having terracotta ridge tiles, decorative timber fascia and bargeboards and finial, smooth rendered chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughly dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Tooled limestone date plaque with raised 'B' and '1877' over front entrance. Rubble limestone boundary wall to east of house, and recent rubble limestone wall to west. Square-headed window openings with red brick surrounds, double to west bay, with limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Skylight to rear. Porch has one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to side walls. Square-headed door opening with red brick surround, limestone keystone and replacement timber door with overlight.

• Post box, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron wall-mounted post box, c.1880, with royal insignia of Queen Victoria and crown. Maker's mark, 'W.T. Allen & Co. London', to base and 'Post Office' to letter slot. Set in rubble retaining wall of graveyard of Church of Ireland.

• Saint Finbarr's Church (Magheross), church/chapel, 1765–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built c.1770, remodelled 1845 with internal south gallery, and again 1853–4 with vestry to designs by Joseph Welland. Consisting of three-bay nave, single-cell apsidal chancel, three-stage entrance tower to west gable, and vestry to north. Pitched slate roof having limestone copings, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls and tower with stone string courses set on painted smooth rendered plinth. Tooled ashlar to octagonal spire. Pointed-arch window openings having timber tracery with quatrefoil heads and painted tooled stone surrounds and sills. Apse has pointed openings with double lancet to centre with oculus flanked by lancets. Vestry has pairs of lancet windows with tooled limestone surrounds, stone sills and iron-framed lattice glazing. Pointed arch door opening to front elevation of tower, having pseudo-Order arch painted stone surround with recessed timber panelled door with overlight. Series of stone steps leading to entrance having stone plinth walls and metal railings either side. Square-headed door opening to north elevation having limestone block-and-start surround and timber panelled door, with stone plaque 'IHS 1854' above. Interior comprising nave with semi-circular plan apse having painted smooth rendered walls, stained-glass windows, open truss timber ceiling and timber pews. Church set within graveyard on elevated site. Square-plan carved stone gate piers, stone plinth walls with cast-iron railings and gates to boundary.

• Saint Louis Convent National School, school, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey school, built 1889, with single-bay single-storey wing to west and lower three-bay two-pile wing of c.1918 to east, and lower two-bay two-storey return and single-storey lean-to additions to rear. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone copings to gables, sprocketed and M-profile to east wing, with cut-stone skewed verges to older blocks supported by carved stone kneelers. Ashlar limestone chimneystacks to main block, with cast-iron rainwater goods having ogee gutters, square downpipes and hopper heads. Sparrow-pecked random ashlar sandstone walls with block-and-start quoins and dressings to openings, projecting base and carved stone shield within a square frame inscribed 'St Louis Convent National Schools'. Western extension has quarry-faced squared rubble with projecting block-and-start quoins and window dressings. Square-headed window openings have concrete sills, flat stone lintels with keystones above, and with steel casements to main block and west wing, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to east. Square-headed door opening in rear annex has timber-framed door with glass upper panels.

• Convent of Saint Louis, stables, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey school building, dated 1859 from plaque to associated building. Pitched slate roof with limestone copings, ashlar limestone chimneystacks, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls, smooth to front elevation and pabbledashed to other walls. Square-headed double-light windows to first floor front, timber sliding sash to end bays, all with raised tooled limestone surrounds and small-pane timber windows. Tooled limestone oriel window to east gable with corbelled courses as support, with timber double window to front face and single windows to sides. Ground floor has arcade of five segmental-arched vehicular openings, now mainly filled with brick and provided with doors and windows, flanked by segmental-arched pedestrian doorways to each end, all having raised tooled limestone surrounds, doorways having battened timber doors and fanlights and approached by steps. Blocked square-headed doorway under oriel window with raised tooled limestone surround.

• Convent of Saint Louis, convent/nunnery, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eleven-bay three-storey convent with basement, built 1888, having four-storey tower to mid-facade, external face flush with rest of main facade, with flat-roofed porch to front, and with canted gable ends. Second pile to rear of south half, and two five-bay three-storey return blocks to rear, southern having projecting gable-fronted bay with bellcote. Various later school buildings to rear and to south. Slate roofs, hipped to front block and pitched to rear, with rendered chimneystacks to rear wall and to returns, and having box-profile cast-iron rainwater goods supported on widely spaced corbels. Roughcast rendered walls to main block, pebbledashed to northern return and exposed snecked squared sandstone to southern return with red brick eaves supports and red brick block-and-start quoins, atop tooled limestone walling to ground floor level. Square-headed windows to main block with moulded limestone surrounds and limestone sills, with chamfered cut-stone surrounds to tower, shouldered headed windows with red brick surrounds to southern return, with replacement uPVC windows throughout. Triple triangular-headed louvers to top of gable-front to south return. Statue of Our Lady to upper part of tower, atop moulded corbel and with sculpted hood with finial. Dressed limestone crenellations to tower. Porch has roughcast rendered walls, moulded string course, cut-stone crenellations and carved cross finial. Elliptical-headed doorway to porch having moulded limestone surround and double-leaf timber panelled door with paned overlight. Gable-fronted bay to southern return has statue supported on carved corbels and with similar hood to front elevation statue. Stone steps accesses south end of terrace in front of building, with crenellated boundary wall. Rendered boundary wall to road with dressed limestone crenellations. Gateway to north end of boundary.

• Convent of Saint Louis, gates/railings/walls, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Boundary wall and gateway to Saint Louis Convent, built c.1890. Northern half of circuit is rendered and southern half is exposed roughly coursed rubble limestone, with dressed limestone crenellations, with rubble limestone plinth with cast-iron railings to southernmost part. Occasional stone blocks have been inscribed with names of historical persons and events, such as 'Napoleon's last look 5 May 1821' and 'O'Neill met Essex at Aclint River 8 Sept 1599'. Gateway, at north end of wall, comprises double-leaf wrought-iron vehicular gate with decorative detailing and spearhead finials set to square-plan tooled limestone piers with decorative caps, and surmounted by metal sign 'Convent of Saint Louis' with decorative detailing and cross finial. Pedestrian gate to south boundary has chamfered limestone pointed-arch surround, timber battened door and approached by three limestone steps.

• Iona House, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  End of terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1840, with flat-roofed porch. Single-storey extension to rear. Pitched slate roof, with red brick chimneystack to one gable with smooth rendered coping and terracotta pots, and with decorative fasciaboards. Smooth rendered walls with smooth rendered quoins. Square-headed window openings with replacement uPVC windows, and painted stone sills. Square-headed door opening to porch, with timber panelled door, glazed sidelights and stained glass overlights. Outbuildings to rear. Cast-iron railing to front over smooth rendered plinth.

• House, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1830. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystacks with smooth rendered coping and terracotta pots, red brick eaves course, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane sliding timber sash windows, red brick block-and-start surrounds and stone sills. Square-headed door opening with recent timber door with overlight, red brick block-and-start surrounds with limestone plinth blocks and smooth rendered reveals, and stone step.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1840. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack with smooth rendered coping and terracotta pots, red brick eaves course, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed random rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane sliding timber sash windows, red brick block-and-start surrounds and stone sills. Square-headed door opening with recent timber panelled door, paired with adjoining property's door within single opening with red brick block-and-start surrounds, limestone plinth blocks and smooth rendered reveals, with stone sill.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1840. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack with smooth rendered coping and terracotta pots, red brick eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed random rubble limestone walls. Iron S-plate to tie-bar to first floor. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane sliding timber sash windows, red brick block-and-start surrounds and stone sills. Square-headed door opening with timber door, paired with adjoining property's door within single opening with red brick block-and-start surrounds with limestone plinth blocks and smooth rendered reveals, with stone sill.

• House, 1810–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former school house with dormer floor, built c.1830, altered c.1870. Now derelict. Pitched slate roof having decorative metal ridge crestings, carved timber finials, red brick chimneystack, replacement uPVC and aluminium rainwater goods, and decorative timber fascia and bargeboards. Rubble limestone walls, roughcast to front and parts of gables. Square-headed window openings having stone sills. Windows to front elevation boarded up and have rendered label-mouldings. Square-headed window opening to west gable has red brick surround, stone sill with timber window. Square-headed window opening to east gable having stone sill and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed door opening with rendered label-moulding and battened timber door, approached by stone steps. Concrete steps to gable-end leading to rear of school house. Rubble stone boundary wall to south-east.

• Hillside, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1910, having canted bay window to west end of front elevation, and two-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof having slate ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods, and having decorative timber fascia and bargeboards. Painted roughcast rendered walls to first floor and smooth rendered ruled-and-lined render to ground floor of front elevation with smooth rendered quoins and plinth. Square-headed window openings, having decorative render surrounds to ground floor openings with keystone detail and face carvings, and render surrounds to first floor, all with stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening to front entrance having similar surround to windows, and timber panelled door with overlight, approached by flight of granite steps with smooth rendered walls with stone copings. Painted smooth rendered boundary wall with wrought-iron railings over smooth rendered piers with lion's head carvings and wrought-iron pedestrian gate.

• Aura House, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1910, having canted bay window to west end of front elevation, and two-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof having slate ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods, and having decorative timber fascia and bargeboards. Painted roughcast rendered walls to first floor and smooth rendered ruled-and-lined render to ground floor of front elevation with smooth rendered quoins and plinth. Square-headed window openings, having render surrounds, with stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening to front entrance having recent timber panelled door with overlight, approached by flight of granite steps with smooth rendered walls with stone copings. Painted smooth rendered boundary wall with wrought-iron railings over smooth rendered piers with wrought-iron pedestrian gate.

• House, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  End of terrace four-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1877, formerly pair of semi-detached houses. Pitched slate roof with decorative timber barge and fasciaboards. Coursed geometric limestone walls with ashlar block-and-start quoins. Painted date plaque with 'B' and '1877' set to middle of front elevation. Square-headed red brick block and start surrounds to all openings with keystones. Paired windows to east gable. Replacement timber windows and replacement glazed timber door. Doorway and former doorway have limestone block blocks and are surmounted by timber canopies with lean-to slate roofs, timber fasciaboards and carved brackets.

• The Station House, station master's house, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former stationmaster's house, built c.1885, having one window opening to first floor, and with recent single-storey extension to east end. Pitched slate roof having slate ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods, with gablet to middle bay. Painted ruled-and-lined rendered walls having painted smooth rendered plinth. Round-headed opening to first floor floor and segmental-headed elsewhere, with painted brick voussoirs and stone sills, with replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening to front elevation having painted brick voussoirs and block-and-start surround, with plain fanlight and replacement timber door. Wrought-iron railings to front boundary on painted stone plinth, with matching smooth rendered piers and wrought-iron pedestrian gate.

• Carrickmacross Railway Station, locomotive shed, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former engine shed, built c.1885, now converted to apartments. Pitched fibre-cement slate roof, with replacement timber bargeboards and rainwater goods. Hammer-dressed limestone walls with red brick quoins and with red brick plinth to north-west end. Round-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and granite sills, and similar round-headed door opening with replacement timber fittings. Round-arched engine entrance to south-east gable infilled and converted to windows. Detached water tower adjacent, now converted into residence and having recent three-bay single-storey extension, and having hipped replacement slate roof, hammer-dressed limestone walls and plinth, round-headed former doorway to north-west face with hammer-dressed surround and partly infilled with recent timber window.

• Carrickmacross Railway Station, store/warehouse, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey former goods shed, built c.1885, with modern flat-roof extensions to north and south ends, canopies extending over track to north-east elevation and roadside to south-west. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, corrugated sheeting covering rooflights, cut-stone chimneystack with bevelled coping and terracotta pots to north-east gable, red brick eaves course, decorative timber bargeboards, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Limestone rubble walls built to courses. Segmental-headed window openings with hammer-dressed block-and-start surrounds and cut granite sills, segmental-arch loading bays partly infilled to form windows and having hammer-dressed sandstone block-and-start surrounds. Segmental-headed door opening near north-west end with hammer-dressed surrounds and timber door approached by stone steps.

• Otharcha Sláinte Puiblidhe, surgery/clinic, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey over basement clinic, built c.1930, with projecting end bays. Rear presents full two-storey elevation. Sprocketed slate roof, with smooth rendered chimneystack to rear, smooth rendered eaves course, and replacement rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows throughout, tripartite six-over-six pane flanked by four-over-four pane to projecting bays, four-over-four pane flanking entrance, and six-over-six pane to rear and end walls, all with smooth rendered reveals and painted sills. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber door and sidelights with projecting smooth rendered surround having column detail approached by concrete ramp. Set in own grounds, bounded by rubble limestone wall with rubble coping, with double-leaf cast-iron gate.

• Convent of Saint Louis, building misc, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay single-storey school building, dated 1859, having projecting lower flat-roofed open porch to front. Pitched slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystacks and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone block and start surrounds and sills and having small-pane timber double casement windows. Porch has rectangular plan with canted front corners, roughcast rendered walls and moulded cornice, latter stepped at centre to accommodate carved stone plaque bearing crown, 'B' and date '1859'. Porch has loop-type openings to each face and flanking entrance, with limestone surrounds. Square-headed outer entrance to porch, with limestone block and start surround, and two square-headed doorways to interior having similar surrounds and timber battened doors. Building stands in yard having rubble limestone boundary walls with copings and vehicular gateway having square-plan ashlar limestone piers with plinths, rock-faced caps and recent timber double-leaf gate.

• Convent of Saint Louis, building misc, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached eight-bay school building, built c.1890, comprising two four-bay blocks, northern being higher than southern, and latter having full-height return to rear. Pitched slate roofs with red brick chimneystacks and paired eaves corbels, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinths and red brick quoins. Segmental-headed window openings, double to first floor of northern block, with chamfered red brick block and start surrounds, cut limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Doorways to lane elevation of southern block having similar detailing. Building adjoined to south by convent chapel. Square-headed timber battened door to upper north gable of northern block reached by flight of concrete steps to gable.

• Convent of Saint Louis, church/chapel, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached limestone-built convent chapel, built 1909-12, chancel being to south, having six-bay nave and single-bay chancel, slightly projecting gabled porch close to north end of west elevation, two-storey flat-roofed porch to south end of east elevation, and L-plan block to south-west corner. Currently disused. Pitched slate roofs with cut-stone copings, moulded kneelers, carved stone cross finials to all gables, and square-profile cast-iron rainwater goods with decorative hoppers. Rock-faced walls with plinths having cut-stone copings, and stepped buttresses between bays and to southern corners of chancel. Pointed-arch window openings throughout having cut-stone surrounds, rock-faced retaining arches and stained glass. Double-light windows to west elevation. Five-light to south with trefoil heads surmounted by cinquefoil and quatrefoils set within chamfered cut-stone surround with hood-moulding. Cinquefoil light to north gable of nave. Square-headed window to eastern porch and to south-east block, with paired openings to latter. Western porch is cut stone with moulded coping and finial, stepped buttresses to sides, Tudor-arch door opening with chamfered surround and double-leaf timber battened door with ornate iron strap hinges approached by flight of steps with cut-stone walls. Tudor-arch doorway to east porch having chamfered cut-stone surround and timber battened door with step. Metal railings to lane side of building. Interior has mosaic and polycrome tile floor to chancel, mosaic work to chancel walls. Chancel arch has moulded archivolt supported on green marble colonettes atop moulded corbels, with hood-moulding to nave elevation. Carved timber arch-braced wagon roof to chancel supported on timber hanging posts and colonettes atop moulded stone corbels. Ornately carved timber gallery to north end.

• God's Acre, graveyard/cemetery, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Steps, yew walk, walls and gates to cemetery, consecrated 1894. Roughcast rendered retaining boundary walls to roadside. Decorative wrought-iron double-leaf gate, flanked by rendered piers raised from road level by five rendered steps. Yew walk comprising steps and landings flanked by mature trees provide access to elevated cemetery. First set of five steps inside gates of cut stone, remainder are of concrete. Yew walk continues perpendicular to access steps to south-east. Hedgerows to east, south and west boundaries.

• Saint Joseph's Cemetery, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gates and railings to Saint Joseph's Cemetery, erected c.1865. Main entrance comprising wrought-iron double-leaf gate, flanked by square-plan piers with chamfered corners, cut-stone pointed caps, rusticated faces to shaft and base, with matching wrought-iron pedestrian gate, and matching pier immediately to north-west, with curved cut-stone plinth wall with wrought-iron railings, in turn flanked by tapered cut-stone piers with octagonal tops on square bases. Secondary entrance to north-west comprising double-leaf cast-iron gate, flanked by octagonal-plan cut limestone piers with pointed caps and square bases, with matching pedestrian gate having single matching pier and curved railing to south-east, with cut-stone plinth wall having matching railings. Later rubble limestone plinth wall with wrought-iron railings to roadside, having intermittent stone-clad piers.

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 5 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; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2667 (ZIP).

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

Name

Drummond Otra · An Dromainn Uachtarach

Area

1,200,708 m² (120.07 ha, 296.7 acres)

Civil parish

Magheross, and its townlands

Barony

Farney

Electoral division

Carrickmacross Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carrickmacross Rural electoral division: 4,291 people in 1,518 households; 63% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloghvally Upper, Drummond Etra, Lisanisk, Magheross, Monaltyduff, Nure More, Shanmullagh, Trostan, Tullynaskeagh East

Placenames

Drummond Otra 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.