Clonin

83 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonin, from 33 m² to 343,886 m² (34.39 ha, 84.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 46 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.2Industrial and Warehousing (General industry)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 May 2026Conditional

  PL2/20/238 FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID ON A 2.7-HECTARE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (i) AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 3,407 SQM) CONTAINING 16 NO. BATTERY ENCLOSURES (13.716M LONG X 2.90M WIDE X 3.796M HIGH), 16 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (12.192M LONG X 2.438M WIDE X 3.396M HIGH), (ii) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND (AREA OF 4,706SQM) CONTAINING SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING (30.0M LONG X 18.0M WIDE X 12.15M HIGH), CONTROLS BUILDING (12.486M LONG 12.192M WIDE X 4.865M HIGH), ASSOCIATED BUNDED TRANSFORMERS AND ELECTRICAL PLANT, (iii) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (AREA OF 2,325SQM) CONTAINING CUSTOMER BUILDING (10.032M LONG X 7.627M WIDE X 6.169M HIGH), EIRGRID BUILDING (13.507M LONG X 12.509M WIDE X 7.577M HIGH), AND ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISITING DERRYION 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS ADJOINING THE SITE TO THE SOUTH , (iv) CONTROL BUILDING (17.075M LONG X 5.830M WIDE X 5.960M HIGH), AND (v) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; LIGHTING MAST PROTECTION, PERIMETER PALISADE FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING ROADS OF THE ADJACENT RHODE BUSINESS PARK PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R400, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING,CAR PARKING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

  Extension of duration · Offaly County Council, EX26009

• 6 Oct 2025Conditional

  LOG CABIN/ DOMESTIC STORE/ HOME OFFICE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AS CONSTRUCTED

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2596

• 31 Jul 2025Conditional

  A 10-year planning permission for works to the existing Derryiron 110 kilovolt (kV) electricity substation comprising (i) an increase to the footprint of the substation compound by 190 square metres (m2) arising from the realignment of the existing palisade fence; (ii) the installation of electrical equipment including circuit breakers, cable sealing ends and voltage transformers; (iii) the installation of approximately 20m of 110kV underground electricity line; and, (iv) all associated ancillary site development works. This planning application is accompanied by an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560345

• 10 Jul 2025N/a

  A 10-year planning permission for works to the existing Derryiron 110 kilovolt (kV) electricity substation comprising (i) an increase to the footprint of the substation compound by 190 square metres (m2) arising from the realignment of the existing palisade fence; (ii) the installation of electrical equipment including circuit breakers, cable sealing ends and voltage transformers; (iii) approximately 20m of 110kV underground electricity line; and, (iv) all associated ancillary site development works. This planning application is accompanied by an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560299

• 29 Jul 2024Conditional

  development of a 22-hectare site. The proposed development comprises (i) two (2no.) air dome structures for the storage of carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure (each 500m x 120m x 34m high) and associated cooling, compression, pumping and power generation equipment and machinery (ii) a single-storey storage and control building, (iii) internal site access roads and connection to existing and consented roads at Rhode Green Energy Park, (iv) underground electrical cable connection to Derryiron 110kV substation, (v) all civil engineering works, surface water and foul water drainage, landscaping, lighting and security fencing

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460289

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  a ten-year permission for construction of a new site entrance and access track to serve the already consented development refs; PL2/16/246 & 19/194

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460067

• 16 Feb 2024N/a

  a ten-year permission for construction of a new site entrance and access track to serve the already consented development refs; PL2/16/246 & 19/194.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460044

• 8 Nov 2023N/a

  A TEN- YEAR LIFECYCLE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ACCESS TRACK TO SERVE THE ALREADY CONSENTED DEVELOPMENT REFS; PL2/16/246 & 19/194

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23413

• 21 Dec 2022Conditional

  EIRGRID PLC (WITH THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD (ESB)), INTENDS TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AT SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 HECTARE AT DERRYIRON 110KV SUBSTATION, CLONIN, RHODE, CO. OFFALY. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF WORKS TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING SUBSTATION INCLUDING: THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL AIR INSULATED SWITCHGEAR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS (APPROXIMATELY 7M IN HEIGHT) TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF A 110KV BUSBAR; INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. ADDITIONAL BAYS (EACH CONSISTING OF BUSBAR DISCONNECTS, SECTIONALISERS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CURRENT TRANSFORMERS, VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS, LINE TRAPS, COUPLING CAPACITORS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS); AN EXTENSION TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING CONTROL BUILDING (APPROXIMATELY 73 SQUARE METERS) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR CABINETS, OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND A BATTERY ROOM; INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. CIRCUIT BYPASS ARRANGEMENTS (APPROXIMATELY 14M AND APPROXIMATELY 4M IN HEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY) TO FACILITATE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SUBSTATION DURING CONSTRUCTION; AND AN EXTENSION TO THE HARDSTAND COMPOUND (APPROXIMATELY 0.03 HECTARES). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF: ALL ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE EXCAVATION, INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND, INCLUDING SITE PREPARATION WORKS, SITE CLEARANCE AND LEVELLING; HARDSTANDING, INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND; EARTHGRID, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK; PALISADE FENCING (APPROXIMATELY 2.7M HIGH) AND GATES; AND LANDSCAPING.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22664

• 1 Jul 2022Conditional

  THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE SHEDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 22336

• 22 Jun 2022N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE SHEDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22313

• 8 Jun 2022N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE SHEDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22284

• 11 Jun 2021Conditional

  SOLAR PV PANELS GROUND MOUNTED ON SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 1.73 HECTARES, TO INCLUDE FENCING AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INVERTERS AND CABLING, DUCTING AND OTHER ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21364

• 31 May 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING FLAT-ROOFED EXTENSION AND STORAGE SHEDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ONE & HALF STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21331

• 11 May 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR PV PANELS GROUND MOUNTED ON SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 1.73 HECTARES, TO INCLUDE FENCING AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INVERTERS AND CABLING, DUCTING AND OTHER ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21292

• 23 Jun 2020Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATING BIOMASS GASIFICATION PLANT WITH INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILISATION TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE RENWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRICAL GRID SUPPORT SERVICES ON A 2.45-HECTARE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (I) OPEN AREA FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION BUNKERS (GROSS AREA OF 425.58SQM), WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR THE INTAKE AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF BIOMASS MATERIAL FOR GASIFICATION, (II) OFFICE, WELFARE AND CONTROL ROOM BUILDING (GROSS AREA OF 110.90SQM AND 5.145M), (III) GASIFICATION PLANT (GROSS AREA OF 1,178SQM AND HEIGHT OF 20.87M)) WHICH WILL CONVERT BIOMASS INTO SYNTHETIC GAS (SYNGAS), (IV) GASIFICATION CONTROL BUILDING (GROSS AREA OF 36.97SQM AND HEIGHT OF 3.05M), (V) METHANATION UNIT (GROSS AREA OF 429SQM AND HEIGHT OF 12.83M) WHICH WILL CONVERT SYNGAS INTO RENEWABLE GAS (RNG), (VI) RNG FILLING AREA (GROSS AREA OF 451.63SQM), (VII) 2NO. BUNDED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE TANKS (GROSS AREA OF 78.12SQM AND HEIGHT OF 10M), (VIII) GAS ENGINE COMPOUND (GROSS AREA OF 246.44SQM) CONTAINING 5NO. CONTAINERISED COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP) GAS ENGINES (EACH 5.55M IN HEIGHT), (IX) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (GROSS AREA OF 910.8SQM) CONTAINING SWITCHYARD, ESB SUBSTATION BUILDING (GROSS AREA OF 110.62SQM AND HEIGHT OF 5.96M), ANCILLARY ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING 110KV DERRYIRON SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE, (X) AN OPEN AREA COMPOUND CONTAINING SOLID OXIDE FUEL ELECTROLYSIS CELL (SOFEC) ENCLOSURES WHICH WILL CONVERT CARBON DIOXIDE, STEAM AND METHANE INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY, (XI) 2NO. STORE CONTAINERS, CONTAINERISED STEAM ENGINE AND CONTAINERISED HEAT RECOVERY PLANT (EACH OF GROSS AREA OF 29.77M AND HEIGHT OF 2.9M), (XII) SYNGAS AND FUEL STORAGE TANKS (GROSS AREA OF 295SQM), AND (XIII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER LANDSCAPED SOIL BERMS WITH TREE SCREENING, PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING ROADS OF THE ADJACENT RHODE BUSINESS PARK PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R400, CAR PARKING, LIGHTING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, WEIGHBRIDGE, CARBON FILTER, PROCESS WATER AND FIREFIGHTING WATER STORAGE TANKS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THE PLANNING APPLICATION

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20237

• 23 Jun 2020Conditional

  AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID ON A 2.7-HECTARE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (i) AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 3,407 SQM) CONTAINING 16 NO. BATTERY ENCLOSURES (13.716M LONG X 2.90M WIDE X 3.796M HIGH), 16 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (12.192M LONG X 2.438M WIDE X 3.396M HIGH), (ii) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND (AREA OF 4,706SQM) CONTAINING SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING (30.0M LONG X 18.0M WIDE X 12.15M HIGH), CONTROLS BUILDING (12.486M LONG 12.192M WIDE X 4.865M HIGH), ASSOCIATED BUNDED TRANSFORMERS AND ELECTRICAL PLANT, (iii) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (AREA OF 2,325SQM) CONTAINING CUSTOMER BUILDING (10.032M LONG X 7.627M WIDE X 6.169M HIGH), EIRGRID BUILDING (13.507M LONG X 12.509M WIDE X 7.577M HIGH), AND ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISITING DERRYION 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS ADJOINING THE SITE TO THE SOUTH , (iv) CONTROL BUILDING (17.075M LONG X 5.830M WIDE X 5.960M HIGH), AND (v) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; LIGHTING MAST PROTECTION, PERIMETER PALISADE FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING ROADS OF THE ADJACENT RHODE BUSINESS PARK PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R400, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING,CAR PARKING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20238

• 5 Jun 2020N/a

  DEVELOPMENT OF A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATING BIOMASS GASIFICATION PLANT WITH INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILISATION TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE RENWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRICAL GRID SUPPORT SERVICES ON A 2.45-HECTARE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE: (I) OPEN AREA FEEDSTOCK RECEPTION BUNKERS (GROSS AREA OF 425.58SQM), WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR THE INTAKE AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF BIOMASS MATERIAL FOR GASIFICATION, (II) OFFICE, WELFARE AND CONTROL ROOM BUILDING (GROSS AREA OF 110.90SQM AND 5.145M), (III) GASIFICATION PLANT (GROSS AREA OF 1,178SQM AND HEIGHT OF 20.87M)) WHICH WILL CONVERT BIOMASS INTO SYNTHETIC GAS (SYNGAS), (IV) GASIFICATION CONTROL BUILDING (GROSS AREA OF 36.97SQM AND HEIGHT OF 3.05M), (V) METHANATION UNIT (GROSS AREA OF 429SQM AND HEIGHT OF 12.83M) WHICH WILL CONVERT SYNGAS INTO RENEWABLE GAS (RNG), (VI) RNG FILLING AREA (GROSS AREA OF 451.63SQM), (VII) 2NO. BUNDED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE TANKS (GROSS AREA OF 78.12SQM AND HEIGHT OF 10M), (VIII) GAS ENGINE COMPOUND (GROSS AREA OF 246.44SQM) CONTAINING 5NO. CONTAINERISED COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP) GAS ENGINES (EACH 5.55M IN HEIGHT), (IX) ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION (GROSS AREA OF 910.8SQM) CONTAINING SWITCHYARD, ESB SUBSTATION BUILDING (GROSS AREA OF 110.62SQM AND HEIGHT OF 5.96M), ANCILLARY ELECTRICAL PLANT AND BUNDED TRANSFORMER WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING 110KV DERRYIRON SUBSTATION LOCATED ON LANDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE, (X) AN OPEN AREA COMPOUND CONTAINING SOLID OXIDE FUEL ELECTROLYSIS CELL (SOFEC) ENCLOSURES WHICH WILL CONVERT CARBON DIOXIDE, STEAM AND METHANE INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY, (XI) 2NO. STORE CONTAINERS, CONTAINERISED STEAM ENGINE AND CONTAINERISED HEAT RECOVERY PLANT (EACH OF GROSS AREA OF 29.77M AND HEIGHT OF 2.9M), (XII) SYNGAS AND FUEL STORAGE TANKS (GROSS AREA OF 295SQM), AND (XIII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER LANDSCAPED SOIL BERMS WITH TREE SCREENING, PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATE AT PRIMARY VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCE WHICH WILL CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING ROADS OF THE ADJACENT RHODE BUSINESS PARK PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE R400, CAR PARKING, LIGHTING, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, WEIGHBRIDGE, CARBON FILTER, PROCESS WATER AND FIREFIGHTING WATER STORAGE TANKS AND ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FOUL AND SURFACE WATER

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20210

• 12 Nov 2019Refused

  THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19528

• 30 Apr 2019Refused

  DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF A SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A SITE AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 15HA. THIS AREA WAS REMOVED BY MEANS OF CONDITION NO. 2 IN PREVIOUS PLANNING REFERENCE PL2/16/246

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19194

• 9 Apr 2019N/a

  DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF ALTERATION TO PLANNING CONDITION NO 2 OF PLANNING REFERENCE 16246 IN ORDER TO PERMIT DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A SITE AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 15hA

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19156

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

Designated sites

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

Recorded monuments

• OF010-411 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  Six roundwoods (L 0.26m min.; Wth 0.71m; D 0.18m) which are (diam. 0.07-0.12m) parallel and closely packed. The wood may be longitudinally laid giving the site a NW-SE orientation. Woodworking is not evident. The site is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-412 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  The site (L 1.85m min.; Wth 1.35m min.; D 0.06m) consists of brushwood (diam. 0.011-0.05m), one roundwood (diam. 0.084m), occasional twigs and a peg. The elements are densely packed, set one/two pieces deep and are both regularly and irregularly laid. The majority of the elements are orientated WNW-ESE with a number of pieces set perpendicular to them; however, the overall orientation of the site is unclear. There are a number of other upright elements in the deposit but their position may be due to machine disturbance. Only one element, a peg set at 50°, appears to be a definite upright. Worked wood was noted when the site was first identified but was not evident during the recording stage. Milling had taken place prior to recording and may have destroyed any woodworking evidence. The site is in well-humified Sphagnum peat. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-413 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Six light roundwoods (L 2.86m min.; Wth 1.18m; D 0.05m min.) arranged in two groups of three at each end of the exposure and have a general NE-SW orientation. Some of the roundwoods are oblique to the main axis of the site. Two metal-cut chisel points are evident. The wood is in good condition where not machine damaged and is set in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with some Eriophorum. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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

• OF010-414 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  The site (L 22.2m min.; Wth 3.46m min.; D 0.4m) is orientated NNE-SSW and consists of roundwoods, brushwood, one timber and twigs. At the N end most of the roundwoods (diam. 0.065-0.12m) are longitudinally laid in the upper part of the site and set approximately 0.3m apart. Underlying the roundwoods in the central portion of the site are brushwood, twigs and woody matter below which is an irregular scatter of brushwood (av. diam. 0.03m). There is an irregular, half-split timber on the W side of the site beyond which there is a horizon of natural wood. The wood is in moderate condition and set in well-humified Sphagnum peat with fibrous roots and twigs. The S end the site is less substantial (Wth 2.3m) and composed of brushwood and a single roundwood. This is one of a number of sites running along the line of a possible palaeo-channel orientated in a N direction across the bog, which includes SMR OF010-383---- 20m to the S. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-415 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  The site (L 15.81m min.; Wth 3.5m; D 0.12m) is orientated NNW-SSE and consists of brushwood (diam. 0.03-0.05m), roundwoods (diam. 0.06-0.12m) and twigs. At one sighting, it is composed of two layers of material. The basal layer consists of transverse roundwoods laid one piece deep. Overlying this is a densely packed layer of longitudinally and irregularly laid brushwood and roundwoods, laid two pieces deep. Twigs are deposited throughout this layer as discrete beds. At another sighting, it is composed of a single layer of brushwood and roundwoods. Woodworking is evidenced by a number of metal-cut chisel points. The site is situated in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with ericaceous remains. SMR OF010-429---- lies to the N at a comparable level. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-416 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Eight pieces of mixed brushwood (L 2.12m min.; Wth 0.75m; D 0.17m), laid two pieces deep and unevenly spaced. The majority of the wood is laid parallel and there is an outlying element 1.3m to the S of the main deposit. This piece is set at an angle and may have been dislodged from the main deposit. It has four toolmarks in addition to chop and tear marks. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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

• OF010-417 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A deposit of roundwoods (diam. 0.09-0.11m), brushwood (diam. 0.04-0.05m) and two timbers (L 1.64m min.; Wth 1.51m; D 0.16m). The elements are regularly laid and unevenly spaced. The majority of the wood is laid parallel. The timbers are tangentially (Wth 0.12m; D 0.06m) and radially (Wth 0.12m; D 0.11m) split. The material in the drain face to the NW is devoid of timbers and is more densely packed. Additional woodworking is evidenced by pieces of brushwood cut to chisel points. The site is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with some ericaceous remains. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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

• OF010-418 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Eight pieces of brushwood (diam. 0.025-0.05m), one roundwood (diam. 0.07m), occasional twigs and a vertical peg (Wth 1.9m; D 0.58m). The elements are irregularly laid and widely spaced. The site is situated in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with ericaceous remains. A number of regularly laid pieces of brushwood are located on the field surface 3.5m to the N and may be related to this site. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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

• OF010-429 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A complex (dim. 71m min. E-W x 18.26m min. N-S; D 0.66m min.) of archaeological deposits identified in five drains and on the adjacent field surfaces. The complex (Wth 18.26-9.47m; D 0.66-0.19m) consists of a large area, approximately 1200m2, with numerous wooden deposits whose general orientation appears to be NNE-SSW. Some deposits are regularly laid and exhibit a distinct structure, others are dispersed and irregularly laid. Overall, the material is unevenly spaced and alternates from very dense, sometimes multi-layered, deposits to widely spaced, sparse deposits. The complex is located at the W edge of an extensive area of natural wood and incorporates what often appears to be natural wood (i.e. tree trunks, stump and root material). The extent of the archaeological complex may therefore be much greater. This site is radiocarbon dated to 2576-2294 cal. BC (UCD 0210). A number of deposits incorporate parallel tree trunks (diam. 0.24m max), along with roundwoods (diam. 0.07-0.2m), mixed brushwood (diam. 0.015-0.06m) and split timbers. Other deposits are less substantial in composition, utilising light brushwood and twigs almost exclusively. Upright elements, set between 45-80°, are evident at a number of locations and some of these may have functioned as pegs to secure the structures. The wood is generally in good condition but has suffered machine damage and desiccation where it has been exposed. The site occurs in poorly consolidated, well-humified Sphagnum peat mixed with wood, twigs, bark and pine cones. There is a dense collection of sites (SMR OF010-430----, SMR OF010-431----, SMR OF010-434---- and SMR OF010-415----) in the drain to the S at a comparable level. Both SMR OF010-430---- and SMR OF010-431---- consist of elements regularly aligned towards the direction of the complex and it is highly conceivable that they are related to it. A flint arrowhead, (01E0663:4) found ex situ on the field surface, was approximately 6m E of the E extent of the site. SMR OF010-432---- is approximately 0.3m above this site but its association is unclear. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2001. 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

• OF011-001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Smaller ring-barrow (OF011-001002-) now levelled located c. 20 metres to NW. Circular flat topped mound (diam. 46.6m; H 2.5m - 0.5m) enclosed by inner fosse (Wth 2m) with external bank (Wth 5.3m; H 0.3m) intersected by stone wall/field boundary at W. Natural rock outcrop with decorated surface known locally as a mass-rock (OF011-001001-) protrudes from the surface of the fosse at SW. 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 by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 25 January 2016

• OF011-001001 Mass-rock
  Description

  National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Natural rock outcrop (H 0.6m x 1.4m x 1.6m) known locally as a mass-rock (SMR File) in SW quadrant of fosse of ring-barrow (OF011-001----). The weathered NW facing surface of the rock contains features of natural weathering except for two horseshoe-shaped symbols and a cross with expanded terminals (SMR File). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 January 2016

• OF011-001002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Smaller ring-barrow (OF011-001002-) now levelled located c. 20 metres to NW of ring-barrow (OF011-001----). No surface remains visible. Described in 1970 as following: 'Approx. 56m NW from centre of the barrow is a smaller barrow divided in two by a modern field fence wall. This smaller barrow measures 11m approx. in overall width, with the fosse measuring 3m in width' (SMR File 23/01/1970)'. The field boundary described in 1970 and indicated on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps has been removed in recent times and the ring-barrow was probably levelled when the field boundary was removed. 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 by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 January 2016

• OF011-058 Platform - peatland
  Description

  An irregular deposit of stone, clay, sand and charcoal (L 4.8m; Wth 1.2m; D 0.06m min.). The material is intermixed, well compacted and very poorly sorted. A variety of stone types are present and these are angular, with occasional sub-angular examples, many of them are decayed and fragmentary. Larger ex situ stones are evident on the adjacent field surfaces but their relationship to the deposit is unclear. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF011-059 Habitation site
  Description

  A possible occupation site (dims. 26.6m min. NE-SW x 13.05m min. NW-SE; D 0.25m min.) comprised of a stone spread on the field surface. The stones may have formed a coherent structure; however, machine activity has substantially disturbed the deposit leaving a number of ex situ stones strewn across the field surface. There are four discrete deposits approximately 6-12m apart with ex situ stones scattered between them. The most intact deposit is a 3.66 x 2.53m area demarcating the NW extent of the site. The stones (av. L 0.08m; av. Wth 0.08m; av. D 0.04m) are angular cobbles, with a very few rounded examples. Flecks of charcoal are evident and present in the adjacent drain face to the SE. There is a great deal of natural wood in the area some of which has been burnt. Ten ex situ pieces of struck flint (01E0663:6-12; 01E0663:18-20) and a stone adze (01E0663:5) were recovered from the field surface. (01E0663:4), an arrowhead, may derive from this site. The site is in well-humified Sphagnum peat with ericaceous remains. Charcoal from the site was radiocarbon dated to 2565-2200 cal. BC (UCD 01130). SMR OF011-060---- is approximately 15m to the SE and may be associated. In 2008 archaeological testing was carried out by Jane Whitaker of ADS Ltd. in Toberdaly and Clonin townlands in Ballybeg Bog, Co. Offaly, on 22–26 September 2008. A stone enclosure (OF011–060---) and stone-lined hearths (OF011–059----) were initially identified during a survey by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit in 2001, when they were recorded as a barrow and prehistoric habitation site. The sites, which are located 15m apart, were partially excavated by Ellen O’Carroll (formerly of ADS Ltd) at the site, in 2002. The area (NGR 251372 / 233357) subject to testing, in 2008, was located on a Bord na Móna production field between the two sites. This central production field was not investigated at the time of excavation but the northern drain face was cleaned and charcoal and stones were recorded within the section. The site has been set aside from production since 2002; however, Bord na Móna wished to establish the full extent of the site in order to put an appropriate programme of works in place. The purpose of the testing was to determine the full extent of the archaeological features/activity at the site. The licence was re-activated and transferred in September 2008. A total of five trenches were excavated by hand to archaeological levels. Archaeological features were recorded in three of the five trenches and were composed of charcoal spreads and charcoal and stone features. The archaeological activity was orientated north-west/south-east over three production fields and measured 45m in length and a minimum of 35m in width. A total of seventeen flint lithics were recorded and recovered from three of the trenches. The radiocarbon dates obtained after the survey and the excavation indicate that the site, as a whole, dates to between 4220 and 2300 bc (Bennett 2011, 302). Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload/revision: 08 November 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Clonin · An Cluainín

Area

2,376,955 m² (237.7 ha, 587.36 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyburly, and its townlands

Barony

Warrenstown

Electoral division

Ballyburly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyburly electoral division: 1,388 people in 478 households; 82% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barrysbrook, Coolcor, Coolville, Laurencetown, Road, Toberdaly

Placenames

Clonin 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.