Clonfinlough

432 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonfinlough, from 26 m² to 1,720,541 m² (172.05 ha, 425.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 46 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

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

• 24 Jul 2025Conditional

  PL2/20/248 FOR A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration · Offaly County Council, EX25010

• 7 Mar 2025Conditional

  retrofit and extension to existing dwelling, demolishing previous extension, relocate vehicular entrance onto public road and all associated site works. Permission is also sought to construct a garage, decommission existing septic tank and for a new wastewater treatment system and percolating area

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560063

• 2 Feb 2024Refused

  a live/work development at Lakelands, Clonfinlough on approx 8.28 Hectares of land. This will consist of the refurbishment/provision of an access road and gateway from the public road. The retention/refurbishment of an existing (19th Century) single storey, stone built, farm cottage (area 73.8m2) to be repurposed as a communal kitchen and dining area and extended to provide a WC block on the north gable of the cottage. The provision of four new single storey dwellings, three of which are single bed live/work artist studio units. The fourth house will be a two bed house for the sole use of the owner/client. The Gross floor areas of new development will be 505.5m2 The units are proposed to be stand alone and ‘off grid.’ Power for the units will be provided by a solar array laid out at ground level on the site. It is proposed that water will be provided from a well on site, and most of the surface water run- off will be attenuated and filtered for re-use as potable/non-potable water. The group of houses will be serviced in terms of foul water and waste requirements by a proposed septic tank system built and installed to specifications by specialists. Planting of trees and hedging will be installed to screen the development from the road and environs. An access road and hard and other soft landscaping will also form part of the development. A Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.) has been prepared and accompanies this application

  Permission, 4 homes · Offaly County Council, 2460035

• 30 Jan 2024N/a

  a live/work development at Lakelands, Clonfinlough on approx 8.28 hectares of land. This will consist of the refurbishment/provision of an access road and gateway from the public road. The retention/refurbishment of an existing (19th Century) single storey, stone built, farm cottage (area 73.8m2) to be repurposed as a communal kitchen and dining area and extended to provide a WC block on the north gable of the cottage. The provision of four new single storey dwellings, three of which are single bed live/work artist studio units. The fourth house will be a two bed house for the sole use of the owner/client. The Gross floor areas of new development will be 505.5m2. The units are proposed to be stand alone and ‘off grid.’ Power for the units will be provided by a solar array laid out at ground level on the site. It is proposed that water will be provided from a well on site, and most of the surface water run- off will be attenuated and filtered for re-use as potable/non-potable water. The group of houses will be serviced in terms of foul water and waste requirements by a proposed septic tank system built and installed to specifications by specialists. Planting of trees and hedging will be installed to screen the development from the road and environs. An access road and hard and other soft landscaping will also form part of the development. A Natura Impact Statement (N.I.S.) has been prepared and accompanies this application

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460028

• 20 Dec 2023N/a

  at Lakelands, Clonfinlough on approx 8.28 Hectares of land consists of the refurbishment of an existing (19th Century) single storey, stone built, farm cottage (area 73.8m2) to be repurposed as a communal kitchen and dining area and extended to provide a WC block on the north gable of the cottage. The provision of four new single storey dwellings, three of which are single bed live/work artist studio units. The fourth house will be a two bed house for the sole use of the owner/client. The Gross floor areas of new development will be 505.5m2 . The units are proposed to be stand alone and ‘off grid.’ Power for the units will be provided by a solar array laid out at ground level on the site. It is proposed that water will be provided from a well on site, and most of the surface water run- off will be attenuated and filtered for re-use as potable/non-potable water. The group of houses will be serviced in terms of foul water and waste requirements by a septic tank system built and installed to specifications by specialists. Planting of trees and hedging will be installed to screen the development from the road and environs. An access road and hard and other soft landscaping will also form part of the development.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360243

• 9 Nov 2023Conditional

  alterations to previously approved planning permission reference 21-741. The alterations consist of the following; revised dwelling design

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2360176

• 31 Oct 2023Conditional

  for alterations to previously approved planning permission reference 20-248. The alterations consist of the following; revised dwelling design

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2360166

• 14 Apr 2023N/a

  A RESIDENTIAL/WORK DEVELOPMENT ON APPROX 8.28 HECTARES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND. THIS WILL CONSIST OF THE REFURBISHMENT/PROVISION OF AN ACCESS GATEWAY FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD AND ACCESS ROAD. THE RETENTION AND REFURBISHMENT OF AN EXISTING (19TH CENTURY) SINGLE STOREY, STONE BUILT, FARM COTTAGE (AREA 73.8M2) TO BE REPURPOSED AS A COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND DINING AREA AND EXTENDED TO PROVIDE A WC BLOCK ON THE NORTH GABLE OF THE COTTAGE. THE PROVISION OF FOUR NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS, THREE OF WHICH ARE SINGLE BED LIVE/WORK ARTIST STUDIO UNITS AND GROUPED AROUND THE EXISTING COTTAGE. THE FOURTH HOUSE WILL BE A TWO BED HOUSE FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE OWNER/CLIENT. THE GROSS FLOOR AREAS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 505.5M2 THE UNITS ARE PROPOSED TO BE STAND ALONE AND 'OFF GRID.' POWER FOR THE UNITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY A SOLAR ARRAY LAID OUT AT GROUND LEVEL WITH A PLANT ROOM AND BASEMENT BATTERY STORAGE AREA. IT IS PROPOSED THAT WATER WILL BE PROVIDED FROM A WELL ON SITE, AND MOST OF THE SURFACE WATER RUN-OFF WILL BE ATTENUATED AND FILTERED FOR RE-USE AS POTABLE/NON-POTABLE WATER AS REQUIRED. THE GROUP OF HOUSES WILL BE SERVICED IN TERMS OF FOUL WATER AND WASTE REQUIREMENTS BY A SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM BUILT AND INSTALLED TO SPECIFICATIONS BY SPECIALISTS, INCLUSIVE OF ANCILLARY WORKS RELATED DIRECTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT. PLANTING OF TREES AND HEDGING WILL BE INSTALLED TO SCREEN THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ROAD AND ENVIRONS. GENERAL HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO FORM PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission, 5 homes · Offaly County Council, 23168

• 15 Mar 2023N/a

  DEVELOPMENT ON APPROX 8.28 HECTARES OF LAND CONSISTING OF THE REFURBISHMENT OF AN EXISTING (19TH CENTURY) SINGLE STOREY, STONE BUILT, FARM COTTAGE (AREA 73.8M2) TO BE REPURPOSED AS A COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND DINING AREA AND EXTENDED TO PROVIDE A WC BLOCK ON THE NORTH GABLE OF THE COTTAGE. THE PROVISION OF FOUR NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS, THREE OF WHICH ARE SINGLE BED LIVE/WORK ARTIST STUDIO UNITS. THE FOURTH HOUSE WILL BE A TWO BED HOUSE FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE OWNER/CLIENT. THE GROSS FLOOR AREAS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 505.5M2. THE UNITS ARE PROPOSED TO BE STAND ALONE AND 'OFF GRID'. POWER FOR THE UNITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY A SOLAR ARRAY LAID OUT AT GROUND LEVEL ON THE SITE. IT IS PROPOSED THAT WATER WILL BE PROVIDED FROM A WELL ON SITE, AND MOST OF THE SURFACE WATER RUN-OFF WILL BE ATTENUATED AND FILTERED FOR RE-USE AS POTABLE/NON-POTABLE WATER. THE GROUP OF HOUSES WILL BE SERVICED IN TERMS OF FOUL WATER AND WASTE REQUIREMENTS BY A SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM BUILT AND INSTALLED TO SPECIFICATIONS BY SPECIALISTS. PLANTING OF TREES AND HEDGING WILL BE INSTALLED TO SCREEN THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ROAD AND ENVIRONS. AN ACCESS ROAD AND HARD AND OTHER SOFT LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO FORM PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 23106

• 5 May 2022Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT AT THEIR WEST OFFALY POWER (WOP) ASH DISPOSAL FACILITY (ADF). THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF AN INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND (ICW) OVER A TOTAL AREA OF 24.1228HA LOCATED WITHIN THE EXISTING WOP ADF SITE, INCLUDING FORMATION OF WETLAND CELLS, ASSOCIATED WORKS AND ACCESS ROADS USING ON SITE SOILS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE LANDSCAPING BOTH WITHIN THE WETLAND CELLS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THE ICW IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF LEACHATE ARISING FROM THE ADF, WHICH IS PLANNED AS PART OF THEIR CLOSURE, RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE MANAGMENT PLAN. DISCHARGE WATERS FOLLOWING TREATMENT THROUGH THE ICW WILL FLOW VIA AN EXISTING DISCHARGE POINT AT THE GOWLAN RIVER AT DERRYLAHAN. WOP STATION AND THE ADF ARE LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE [REF. P0611-02]. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22227

• 14 Apr 2022N/a

  AN INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND (ICW) OVER A TOTAL AREA OF 24.1228HA LOCATED WITHIN THE EXISTING WOP ADF SITE, INCLUDING FORMATION OF WETLAND CELLS, ASSOCIATED WORKS AND ACCESS ROADS USING ON SITE SOILS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE LANDSCAPING BOTH WITHIN THE WETLAND CELLS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THE ICW IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF LEACHATE ARISING FROM THE ADF, WHICH IS PLANNED AS PART OF THEIR CLOSURE, RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE MANAGEMENT PLAN. DISCHARGE WATERS FOLLOWING TREATMENT THROUGH THE ICW WILL FLOW VIA AN EXISTING DISCHARGE POINT AT THE GOWLAN RIVER AT DERRYLAHAN. WOP STATION AND THE ADF ARE LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE (REF. P0611-02). A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22189

• 29 Mar 2022N/a

  AN INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND (ICW) OVER A TOTAL AREA OF 24.1228HA LOCATED WITHIN THE EXISTING WOP ADF SITE, INCLUDING FORMATION OF WETLAND CELLS, ASSOCIATED WORKS AND ACCESS ROADS USING ON SITE SOILS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE LANDSCAPING BOTH WITHIN THE WETLAND CELLS AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THE ICW IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF LEACHATE ARISING FROM THE ADF, WHICH IS PLANNED AS PART OF THEIR CLOSURE, RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE MANAGEMENT PLAN. DISCHARGE WATERS FOLLOWING TREATMENT THROUGH THE ICW WILL FLOW VIA AN EXISTING DISCHARGE POINT AT THE GOWLAN RIVER AT DERRYLAHAN. WOP STATION AND THE ADF ARE LICENCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER AN INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS (IE) LICENCE (REF. P0611-02). A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22144

• 2 Dec 2021Conditional

  A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21741

• 17 Jun 2021Conditional

  THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF TYPE DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED GARAGE, ENTRANCE, BOUNDARY FENCE/WALL, SUITABLE ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21377

• 26 Jun 2020Conditional

  A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20248

• 19 Dec 2019Conditional

  THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS. PERMISSION IS ALSO BEING SOUGHT TO CONSTRUCT A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, UPGRADE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE, INSTALL A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19605

• 13 Nov 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING. THE APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE THE CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING ATTIC AND A SMALL GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH-FACING GABLE WHICH WILL FORM PART OF A NEW ONE-BEDROOM SELF-­CONTAINED UNIT ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE APPLICATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE-WORKS AND DRAINAGE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19529

• 30 May 2019Conditional

  (I) AND PERMISSION FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF IMPORTATION OF GRAVEL (15,000 TONNES PER ANNUM), FOR PROCESSING, INCLUDING SCREENING, CRUSHING AND WASHING, AND EXPORTATION OF FINISHED AGGREGATES; (II) PERMISSION FOR IMPORTATION OF INERT SOIL AND STONE (8,500 TONNES PER ANNUM) FOR RESTORATION OF PART OF PIT FLOOR (2.8HA); (III) PERMISSION FOR RESTORATION OF REMAINDER OF PIT FLOOR (2.4HA) (INCLUDING REMOVAL OF ALL PLANT) USING ACCUMULATED SITE WON MATERIALS FOR A 5 YEAR PERIOD, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL WORKS, WITHIN THE OVERALL 8.2HA FORMER EXTRACTION SITE

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 19253

• 2 Oct 2018Refused

  CHANGE OF USE FROM EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING OF SAND/GRAVEL MATERIAL TO THE IMPORTATION AND PROCESSING OF SAND/GRAVEL MATERIAL ON A 7.4 HECTARE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY FACILITIES AT AN EXISTING SAND/GRAVEL PIT AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSING OPERATIONS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18421

• 7 Sept 2018N/a

  THE CHANGE OF USE OF A SITE FROM THE EXTRACTION OF MATERIAL TO THE IMPORTATION, PROCESSING & STORAGE OF MATERIAL ON A 7.4 HECTARE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY FACILITIES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18386

• 6 Mar 2018Conditional

  AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR TO ACCOMMODATE AFTERSCHOOL CHILDREN SEPARATE FROM PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18100

• 31 Jan 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH CREEP AREA AND CALVING PENS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 1840

• 19 May 2017Conditional

  THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING TWO STOREY DETACHED HOUSE, AMENDMENTS TO THE FRONT FACADE WINDOWS, REPLACING EXISTING FRONT DOOR WITH A WINDOW AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 17180

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Mongan Bog SAC 000580
• Special Area of Conservation: Fin Lough (Offaly) SAC 000576
• Special Protection Area: Mongan Bog SPA 004017
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Clonfinlough Esker 000892
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mongan Bog 000580
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Fin Lough (Offaly) 000576

Recorded monuments

• OF006-034 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Unable to locate any bullaun stone in river bed or in the area marked on the OS 6-inch map. Bullaun stone identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 15). Described by McDonald as 'located in stream between Clonfinlough and Tullagh Beg' (McDonald 1987, 15). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-035 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential levelled enclosure identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 8). Described by McDonald as 'recorded as a circle on the OS 6-inch map this area is now ploughed out. Part of the Sligh Mor (great highway) runs E-W south of the site' (McDonald 1987, 8). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-036 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential levelled ringfort identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 10). Described by McDonald as 'Site noted on aerial photograph. Remains of a bank and a ditch visible as a cropmark, but area extensively ploughed recently' (McDonald 1987, 10). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-037 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential monuments identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 9). Described by McDonald as 'ploughed-out remains of what may have been a group of barrows (McDonald 1987, 9). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-038 Rock art
  Description

  National Monument No. 336. Located on SW facing slope of rising pasture with good views of Fin Lough located 360m to SW. Large earthfast boulder (dims. 3m E-W x 2.8m N-S; max. H 0.75m) known today as 'The Clonfinlough Stone' and previously known as the ‘Fairy’s Stone’ and the ‘The Horseman’s Stone’ (Graves 1865, 360) the surface of which is covered with water solution holes, incised lines and several other unusual symbols or features such as elongated crosses some of which may be artificial while others are the result of natural weathering. It has been suggested that similar decorated stones in NW Spain have been dated to the Bronze Age (Jackson 1967, 11-19). The surface of the stone is decorated with a series of cruciform shapes, incomplete T-shaped lines, a possible representation of a footprint and several longitudinal and transverse lines. It has been suggested that many of these symbols or lines may be fortuitous, the result of dip and strike joints modified and deepened by chemical solution. However, it has also been concluded that some or all of the original solution-modified grooves may have been retouched or deepened artificially (ibid. 11-19). Graves suggested that the footprint on the surface of the stone may indicate that the boulder was used as an Inauguration stone (Graves 1865, 361; Fitzpatrick 2004, 115, 239). The lower part of the stone contains eleven motifs called ‘phi figures’ which consists of an oval shape similar to a Greek letter φ with vertical line descending down from the oval shaped head. In 2002 the carvings on the stone were re-evaluated by Shee Twohig (2002, 99-113) who concluded that ‘the ovals or Ds forming the phi motifs must clearly be accepted as artificial. It is possible, therefore, that this boulder may have had naturally occurring circular and elongated hollows and possibly some longitudinal grooves more or less symmetrically arranged to form crosses, together with ovals to form phi motifs’ (Shee Twohig, 2002 105). Shee Twohig suggests that the phi motif could be interpreted as a version of the cross motif or as anthropomorphic figures (ibid., 108) and that these motifs probably date from the historic period possibly associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise (ibid., 109). See attached screenshot of 3D model of Clonfinlough stone created by Digital Heritage Age under the direction of Gary Dempsey and Orla Peach Power. Photogrammetric 3D model can be accessed at the following website: https://skfb.ly/6szwS The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 25 January 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 44/1935).

• OF006-039 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential barrow site of identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 2). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-041 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential ringfort site of identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 10). Described by McDonald as 'Site noted on aerial photograph but now ploughed out with field at present in tillage' (McDonald 1987, 10). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-045001 Hut site
  Description

  Potential hut sites and cultivation ridges identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 23). Described by McDonald as a 'Remains of hut sites and early cultivation ridges on top of hill' (McDonald 1987, 23). Appear to be the remains of post-1700 AD houses and associated cultivation ridges. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-045002 Cultivation ridges
  Description

  Potential hut sites and cultivation ridges identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 23). Described by McDonald as a 'Remains of hut sites and early cultivation ridges on top of hill' (McDonald 1987, 23). Appear to be the remains of post-1700 AD houses and associated cultivation ridges. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-059 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential enclosure identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 8). Described by McDonald as 'traces of an enclosure with part of a bank remaining on the outside only' (McDonald 1987, 8). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-060 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Potential site identified from GSI aerial photographs taken in 1973 (GSI N 524; M 304). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-075 Habitation site
  Description

  A settlement (L 50m; Wth 40m) situated between Finlough and Blackwater bog. It consisted of two house platforms, each 9m in maximum diameter, a hut platform and a working platform partially enclosed by a palisade of ash posts. The houses were large structures, built up from the surface of the bog with a boxed wattle substructure, timber and stone floors, doubled wattle walls and porch entrances. The palisade enclosed an oval area 50m by 40m. It consisted of a single line of ash posts. Finds included several flat-bottomed coarse ware pots, amber beads, saddle querns and rubbing stones, a stone adze, a possible churn piece, several enigmatic grooved timbers, wicker baskets and the damaged remains of a pair of large perforated paddles. The site was dated to 908±9 BC or later (Q8225) with a repair to one of the house platforms at 886 BC (Q8496). Excavated by the I.A.W.U. in 1990 and 1991. (Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (UCD) 1993) Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-078 Post row - peatland
  Description

  A row of posts and stakes (L 125m; Wth 3.7m; D 0.98m) running ESE-WNW from the bog fringes close to an esker ridge in Clonfinlough townland out into Ballaghurt Bog. The structure consists of a triple row of posts and stakes with longitudinal brushwood at the dryland end but it reduced to a single line of widely spaced posts at the other end. For most of its length this structure was in the process of being destroyed, but in three high fields it was covered by peat to a maximum depth of approximately 0.7m. It was investigated at two locations along its length. At the dryland end the site it is composed of paired parallel stake rows 1.2m apart and the interval between the uprights averages 0.3m. A third row converges obliquely with the other two and is composed of clusters of uprights up to five posts wide with associated brushwood (diam. 0.015-0.045m). The posts and stakes (L 0.17-0.98m; diam. 0.025-0.07m) were set at angles of 35-90°. Bark survived on many uprights. Hazel, oak and ash were the identified species and the lower ends worked into chisel and wedge points with distinctive concave and flat tool facets. (Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (UCD) 1993, 98-99) Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-107 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  The site (Wth 0.5m; D 0.1m) is orientated ENE-WSW and consists of several longitudinal birch roundwoods which were laid in an irregular manner. There is some birch wood scrub in the vicinity and it is possible that the structure is modern. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-113 Structure - peatland
  Description

  An isolated hazel stake (diam. 0.05m) located at the edge of a drain. The stake had a wedge point. The top of the stake had been lost due to machine damage. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-114 Structure - peatland
  Description

  The site is composed (Wth 1.5m; D 0.37m) of two posts, two stakes and a piece of half-split hazel brushwood exposed at the base of a drain. The uprights (L 0.28-0.37m; diam.0.039-0.065m) are of hazel and birch and set at angles of 70-90°. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-115 Structure - peatland
  Description

  An isolated hazel stake (diam.0.02m) with a machine damaged top and the lower end trimmed to a wedge point. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-116 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  The site (L 2.3m min; Wth 0.85m; D 0.18m) is orientated SSE-NNW and composed of a tightly packed longitudinals supported on several oblique timbers. In total there were twenty-one pieces of ash, oak, birch and hazel, including a roundwood (diam. 0.147m), several lighter roundwoods and heavy brushwood (av. diam. 0.042m). Some of the roundwoods are half-split with the split faces downward. Most of the roundwoods are worked to chisel points with some pencil points. The wood and woodworking evidence is poorly preserved with evidence of fungal attack. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-117 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A post (diam. 0.068m) and a stake (diam. 0.052m) set vertically 0.1m apart. One had a cut-and-tear point and the other a wedge point. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-118 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A post (diam. 0.064m) and a stake (diam. 0.056m) set vertically 0.05m apart at the base of a drain. The uprights are alder and cut to chisel points with distinctive tool signatures. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-119 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A hazel stake (diam. 0.032m) worked to a chisel point. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF006-120 Structure - peatland
  Description

  The site (Wth 0.97m; D 0.34m) consists of several broken oak roundwoods (L 0.79m max.; diam. 0.09m), pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.01-0.02m), and a portion of oak plank exposed in the face of a drain. At least one of the roundwoods was broken in antiquity. The plank is an inner tangential split (L 0.3m; Wth 0.29m; D 0.045-0.08m) with squared sides, two charred corners and several linear scores on the upper and lower faces. The scoring is parallel and obliquely running lines (L 0.06m max.) with no apparent pattern. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1993. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF013-016 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  The site (Wth 1m; D 0.3m) is orientated N-S and composed of four longitudinal roundwoods (diam. 0.10-0.15m) of ash and birch tightly packed with brushwood (diam. 0.01-0.05m) and twigs. Some of the brushwood is burnt and bundles of twigs cover the upper surface of the site. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

• Post box, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1900, with GR royal cipher and crown motif. Located in boundary wall of Clonfinlough Roman Catholic Church. Maker’s mark ‘W.T. Allen & Co. London’ to base.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Clonfinlough.

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 Clonfinlough with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Clonfinlough · Cluain Fionnlocha

Area

9,950,932 m² (995.09 ha, 2,458.93 acres)

Civil parish

Clonmacnoise, and its townlands

Barony

Garrycastle

Electoral division

Clonmacnoise, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clonmacnoise electoral division: 345 people in 124 households; 91% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyduff, Carrowkeel, Clonaderg, Clonascra, Clongawny, Derryharney, Derryhask, Derrylahan, Glebe, Gurrawirra, Leitra, Tullaghbeg

Placenames

Clonfinlough 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.