# Clonoghil Lower, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Birr, barony of Ballybritt, Co. Offaly; in Irish Cluain Achaille Íochtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,330,843 m² (233.08 ha, 575.96 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,626 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Birr, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/birr.md
- Barony: Ballybritt
- Electoral division: Birr Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,300 people lived in 478 households in the Birr Rural electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41181
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180421
- Centre: latitude 53.097599, longitude -7.869068 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonoghil Lower, from 58 m² to 576,225 m² (57.62 ha, 142.39 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 294242: 576,225 m² (57.62 ha, 142.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294242.md
- Parcel 4816264: 565,846 m² (56.58 ha, 139.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4816264.md
- Parcel 274729: 103,598 m² (10.36 ha, 25.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274729.md
- Parcel 295608: 86,080 m² (8.61 ha, 21.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295608.md
- Parcel 306113: 55,458 m² (5.55 ha, 13.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306113.md
- Parcel 304952: 54,663 m² (5.47 ha, 13.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304952.md
- Parcel 290696: 54,124 m² (5.41 ha, 13.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290696.md
- Parcel 279811: 53,297 m² (5.33 ha, 13.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279811.md
- Parcel 308756: 48,102 m² (4.81 ha, 11.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308756.md
- Parcel 304610: 42,791 m² (4.28 ha, 10.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304610.md
- Parcel 277419: 41,741 m² (4.17 ha, 10.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277419.md
- Parcel 302971: 33,740 m² (3.37 ha, 8.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302971.md
- Parcel 284281: 32,934 m² (3.29 ha, 8.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284281.md
- Parcel 283619: 29,863 m² (2.99 ha, 7.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283619.md
- Parcel 305359: 27,924 m² (2.79 ha, 6.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305359.md
- Parcel 302127: 27,164 m² (2.72 ha, 6.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302127.md
- Parcel 303656: 25,767 m² (2.58 ha, 6.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303656.md
- Parcel 277716: 25,329 m² (2.53 ha, 6.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277716.md
- Parcel 269087: 24,916 m² (2.49 ha, 6.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/269087.md
- Parcel 297155: 20,985 m² (2.1 ha, 5.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297155.md
- Parcel 308893: 20,773 m² (2.08 ha, 5.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308893.md
- Parcel 302392: 17,027 m² (1.7 ha, 4.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302392.md
- Parcel 296033: 16,740 m² (1.67 ha, 4.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296033.md
- Parcel 289494: 15,818 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289494.md
- Parcel 289766: 12,360 m² (1.24 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289766.md
- Parcel 270406: 10,777 m² (1.08 ha, 2.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270406.md
- Parcel 272369: 10,433 m² (1.04 ha, 2.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272369.md
- Parcel 296575: 10,227 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296575.md
- Parcel 299208: 9,222 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299208.md
- Parcel 299001: 9,216 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299001.md
- Parcel 298414: 9,155 m² (0.92 ha, 2.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298414.md
- Parcel 303310: 9,134 m² (0.91 ha, 2.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303310.md
- Parcel 300759: 8,733 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/300759.md
- Parcel 283238: 8,506 m² (0.85 ha, 2.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283238.md
- Parcel 277135: 8,050 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277135.md
- Parcel 268898: 7,824 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268898.md
- Parcel 296951: 7,429 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296951.md
- Parcel 277122: 7,366 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277122.md
- Parcel 302047: 6,952 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302047.md
- Parcel 297719: 5,708 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297719.md
- Parcel 308474: 5,700 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308474.md
- Parcel 4646723: 5,395 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4646723.md
- Parcel 275177: 4,780 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275177.md
- Parcel 4449495: 4,054 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4449495.md
- Parcel 294153: 3,962 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294153.md
- Parcel 287672: 3,842 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287672.md
- Parcel 274181: 3,733 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274181.md
- Parcel 289869: 3,536 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289869.md
- Parcel 4935048: 3,463 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4935048.md
- Parcel 4952323: 3,293 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4952323.md
- Parcel 3767705: 3,116 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3767705.md
- Parcel 313226: 3,026 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313226.md
- Parcel 287229: 2,930 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287229.md
- Parcel 290067: 2,398 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290067.md
- Parcel 276250: 2,321 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276250.md
- Parcel 289065: 2,273 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289065.md
- Parcel 5203858: 2,215 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5203858.md
- Parcel 360424: 2,198 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360424.md
- Parcel 296329: 2,110 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296329.md
- Parcel 274852: 2,044 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274852.md
- Parcel 290564: 2,028 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290564.md
- Parcel 294341: 2,027 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294341.md
- Parcel 290758: 1,723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290758.md
- Parcel 281707: 989 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281707.md
- Parcel 307675: 709 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/307675.md
- Parcel 281919: 488 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281919.md
- Parcel 285520: 471 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285520.md
- Parcel 281094: 402 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281094.md
- Parcel 2488332: 340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2488332.md
- Parcel 5203857: 160 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5203857.md
- Parcel 290724: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290724.md
- Parcel 294890: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/294890.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

5 applications, newest first.

- 28 Sept 2026, Offaly County Council 2686: N/a. Permission. NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/ FUEL SHED, INSTALL SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCIALLRY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2686/0
- 4 Sept 2026, Offaly County Council 2660476: N/a. Permission. a new 16 space carpark with designated turning area for buses, planning permission is sought for alterations to existing entrance and part of forestry road to improve vehicle access and movement, planning permission is sought for construction of new foothpaths including pedestrian crossing, planning permission is sought for redirecting of existing surface water drainage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660476/0
- 5 Jan 2024, Offaly County Council 242: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. AN UNFINISHED SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING WITH CARPORT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND THE PERMISSION TO COMPLETE, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/242/0
- 18 Dec 2023, Offaly County Council 23430: N/a. Retention. AN UNFINISHED SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING WITH CARPORT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND THE PERMISSION TO COMPLETE, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/23430/0
- 20 Apr 2022, Offaly County Council 22196: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. AN EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22196/0

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 Clonoghil Lower.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- OF035-013: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF035-013----. Not visible at ground level. Potential enclosure identified from aerial photographs (GSI N 193/4). 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

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)

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

## 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 Clonoghil Lower, about 1 in 10 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1646, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1646.zip (ZIP).
- 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/offaly/clonoghil-lower.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonoghil-lower.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonoghil-lower.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Clonoghil Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly: https://everytownland.com/offaly.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Clonbrone: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonbrone-180375.md
- Clonbrone: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonbrone-180376.md
- Clonoghil Upper: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonoghil-upper.md
- Derrinduff: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derrinduff.md
- Killaun: https://everytownland.com/offaly/killaun.md
- Lisheen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lisheen.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.

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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.

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