# Drummulla, Co. Monaghan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ematris, barony of Dartree, Co. Monaghan; in Irish Droim Mullaigh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 694,842 m² (69.48 ha, 171.7 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,392 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G5 Recreation/Amenity, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ematris, https://everytownland.com/monaghan/parish/ematris.md - Barony: Dartree - Electoral division: Dawsongrove, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 752 people lived in 261 households in the Dawsongrove electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Monaghan, https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/40080 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 170909 - Centre: latitude 54.120817, longitude -7.020794 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drummulla, from 24 m² to 289,333 m² (28.93 ha, 71.5 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 319379: 289,333 m² (28.93 ha, 71.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/319379.md - Parcel 356499: 66,770 m² (6.68 ha, 16.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/356499.md - Parcel 348974: 45,196 m² (4.52 ha, 11.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/348974.md - Parcel 346959: 43,186 m² (4.32 ha, 10.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/346959.md - Parcel 318958: 42,799 m² (4.28 ha, 10.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318958.md - Parcel 318957: 27,783 m² (2.78 ha, 6.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318957.md - Parcel 316595: 25,897 m² (2.59 ha, 6.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/316595.md - Parcel 327828: 25,605 m² (2.56 ha, 6.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/327828.md - Parcel 323936: 17,083 m² (1.71 ha, 4.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/323936.md - Parcel 352080: 11,153 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/352080.md - Parcel 352240: 10,234 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/352240.md - Parcel 321367: 9,472 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/321367.md - Parcel 347944: 6,478 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/347944.md - Parcel 318956: 4,927 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318956.md - Parcel 318927: 4,377 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318927.md - Parcel 3180212: 4,159 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3180212.md - Parcel 330256: 3,892 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/330256.md - Parcel 3180207: 3,864 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3180207.md - Parcel 354384: 3,486 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/354384.md - Parcel 318370: 3,485 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/318370.md - Parcel 354410: 3,433 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/354410.md - Parcel 354053: 3,350 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/354053.md - Parcel 5197924: 2,957 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5197924.md - Parcel 2400784: 2,367 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2400784.md - Parcel 347999: 2,208 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/347999.md - Parcel 345114: 1,934 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/345114.md - Parcel 328540: 1,775 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/328540.md - Parcel 345381: 1,678 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/345381.md - Parcel 351516: 1,647 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/351516.md - Parcel 348552: 1,511 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/348552.md - Parcel 353922: 1,291 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/353922.md - Parcel 352241: 1,170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/352241.md - Parcel 4816875: 1,089 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4816875.md - Parcel 352470: 908 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/352470.md - Parcel 349322: 776 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/349322.md - Parcel 350821: 529 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/350821.md - Parcel 5930641: 389 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930641.md - Parcel 332172: 252 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/332172.md - Parcel 5930665: 169 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930665.md - Parcel 350175: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/350175.md - Parcel 5930662: 76 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930662.md - Parcel 5930644: 24 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5930644.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - G5 Recreation/Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://monaghan.ie/planning/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/06/Monaghan-County-Development-Plan-2025-2031-Written-Statement-compressed-files.pdf#page=235 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 5 applications, newest first. - 26 Feb 2025, Monaghan County Council 2560066: Conditional. Permission. permission for development consist of, the demolition of existing single storey changing facilities and turnstiles. Construction of new two-storey community building, containing a multi-purpose hall, three meeting rooms, ancillary space and replacement changing facilities and turnstiles. It will include for the provision of new site entrance, car parking and hard and soft landscaping, connection to existing watermain and foul main, together with all ancillary and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560066/0 - 12 May 2023, Monaghan County Council 2360070: Conditional. Permission. permission for development consisting of the construction of a two-storey community building containing; Main Multi-Purpose room, 2 No meeting rooms, Social room and other ancillary spaces, all adjoined to the existing Rockcorry GAA dressing rooms, provision of car parking including bus parking, provision of hard/soft landscaping together with all ancillary and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360070/0 - 19 Jan 2021, Monaghan County Council 2118: Conditional. Permission. permission for development consisting of the erection of 6 no. columns with flood lights to serve existing football pitch with all associated and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2118/0 - 9 Apr 2019, Monaghan County Council 19158: Conditional. Permission. permission to erect a new 33.05 multi-user telecommunications support structure carrying 9 no. antennas and associated remote radio units, 6 no. communication dishes, 3 no. lighting finials and 6 no. outdoor cabinets all enclosed within a security compound by a 2.4m high palisade fence with a 4m access gate, site access and site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/19158/0 - 24 May 2017, Monaghan County Council 17246: Conditional. Permission. Permission to consist of the construction of a two storey community building containing main multi purpose room, 2 no. meeting rooms, social room and other ancillary spaces, all adjoined to the existing Rockcorry GAA dressing rooms, provision of surface car parking including bus parking, provision of hard/soft landscaping together with all ancillary and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/17246/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drummulla. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MO018-047: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMO018-047----. Located towards the E end of an E-W drumlin ridge. The standing stone is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The stone (L 2.55m Wth 0.3-0.8m; T 0.55m at wide base; T 1m at centre; T 0.2-0.25m at top) is now prostrate and tapers to a rough point at one end. 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. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 19 June 2018 Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Old Windmill, mill (wind), 1740–1780, Regional interest, registry number 41306001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41306001. Freestanding three-stage cylindrical windmill, built c.1760, in ruins c.1840. Roof now missing. Random rubble stone walls retaining fragments of roughcast surface finish. Square-headed narrow window openings above each doorway at first floor level, rough-hewn stone voussoirs and lintels removed. Square-headed opposing door openings with stone relieving arches over, dressings removed. Interior now floorless, but in-stepping of wall shows former position. Set within raised circular platform on top of hill to north of village of Rockcorry. - Bridge, 1760–1800, Regional interest, registry number 41306004, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41306004. Double-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1780, over Rockcorry River. Random rubble stone walling and parapets, latter with rock-faced copings with margins, and with concrete cutwater to north elevation. Slender stone voussoirs to arches to north elevation, and roughly dressed stone voussoirs to south elevation. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Drummulla, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drummulla. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drummulla.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drummulla.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drummulla.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Drummulla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Boyher: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/boyher.md - Claraghy: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/claraghy.md - Corkeeran: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/corkeeran-170434.md - Corragore: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/corragore.md - Glen: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/glen-171053.md - Glencorick: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/glencorick.md - Monneill: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/monneill.md A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drummulla - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/monaghan/drummulla