Dalgan

97 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dalgan, from 18 m² to 237,847 m² (23.78 ha, 58.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 54 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 · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  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.

• 5 Jan 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 221

• 18 Jun 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY & HALF STYLE DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE, AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21381

• 3 Feb 2021Conditional

  ROAD / JUNCTION ACCOMMODATION WORKS TO FACILITATE TURBINE DELIVERIES ASSOCIATED WITH A PROPOSED WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT IN CO. KILDARE. A CONCURRENT PLANNING APPLICATION IS BEING LODGED TO KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL IN RELATION TO A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF 5 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH A TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 169M AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARDSTANDING AREAS; 1 NO. ON-SITE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION; 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND; ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES TO THE PROPOSED ON-SITE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION; PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE; ERECTION OF 1 NO. PERMANENT METEOROLOGICAL MAST OF UP TO 100M IN HEIGHT; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, ANCILLARY WORKS AND EQUIPMENT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2138

• 22 Nov 2019Refused

  4 NO. TWO STOREY TERRACED HOUSES, AND 2 NO SEMI DETACHED TWO STOREY HOUSES TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROADWAY, ON-SITE PARKING AND SHARED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. TOTAL 6 NO HOUSES, CONNECTED TO PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER MAINS. NEW VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATES ONTO THE L-1020-1 GEASHILL TO BALLINAGAR ROAD. NO WORKS ARE PROPOSED ON THE ADJACENT PROTECTED STRUCTURE

  Outline permission, 6 homes · Offaly County Council, 19552

• 19 Jul 2019N/a

  4 NO. TWO STOREY TERRACED HOUSES , AND 2 NO SEMI DETACHED TWO STOREY HOUSES TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROADWAY, ON-SITE PARKING AND SHARED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. TOTAL 6 NO. HOUSES, CONNECTED TO PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER MAINS

  Outline permission, 6 homes · Offaly County Council, 19360

• 9 Jul 2019Conditional

  EXTENSION AND RECONSTRUCTION TO DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19330

• 18 Feb 2019Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF STYLE DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 1958

• 9 Aug 2017Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY STORAGE SHED WITH ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 17295

• 12 Apr 2017Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF STYLE DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 17125

• 6 Apr 2017Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ONE STOREY STORAGE SHED WITH ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 17119

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 Dalgan.

Recorded monuments

• OF026-004001 Church
  Description

  According to the annals of the Four Masters (JKAS 1918, Vol IX, 7) there was a parson of Geashill in 1523 and presumably his church was the site of the present 19th century one. No archaeological remains visible. No evidence of a medieval church. The present church was built in 1815 probably on the site of the earlier medieval building. Large rectangular shaped graveyard (OF026-004002-) with 17th/19th-century headstones enclosed by a stone wall. Evidence of medieval stonework possibly from the medieval church appears to have been used in the fabric of the cottages in Geashill village. Tower House located to the NE (OF026-005001-). (Comerford 1883, 198; Fitzgerald 1918, 7) 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

• OF026-004002 Graveyard
  Description

  According to the Annals of the Four Masters (JKAS 1918, Vol IX, 7) there was a parson of Geashill in 1523 and presumably his church was the site of the present 19th century one. No evidence of a medieval church (OF026-004001-). The present church was built in 1815 probably on the site of the earlier medieval building. Large rectangular shaped graveyard with 17th/19th-century headstones enclosed by a stone wall. Evidence of medieval stonework possibly from the medieval church appears to have been used in the fabric of the cottages in Geashill village. Tower House located to the NE (OF026-005001-). (Comerford 1883, 198; Fitzgerald 1918, 7) 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

• OF026-004003 Graveslab
  Description

  No reference to a graveslab in the ASI file (National Monuments Service Archive). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF026-005001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated at the NW end of a 19th-century house and appears to have been considerably altered by the occupiers of the house. The remains of the castle are situated on top of a motte-like earthwork (OF026-005002-) with possible surrounding bawn wall which is visible at E angle. Only the W wall of this tower house (dims. c. 7.5m x 8m) remains with a later door inserted into the W gable. The Tower house survives three storeys high and is built with roughly coursed limestone boulders with slight base batter visible. 19th-century church located on site of medieval church (OF026-004001-) to SW of castle. Fireplace and chimney stack at SW angle with possible curtain tower at E angle of bawn (OF026-005003-). Attacked by the Irish confederate army in 1641 when it was occupied by Lettice, Lady Offaly (Fitzgerald 1918-22, 27-8). According to Leask (1918, 4) ground floor was vaulted. (Cooke 1875, 43: O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 53-6) Testing was carried out under licence no. 04E0076 as part of the planning schedule for a housing development adjacent to a tower-house (SMR 26:5(01)). A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger at the house sites, roadways and ancillary works. No features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed. John Purcell, 17 Balmoral Terrace, Dillon's Cross, Cork. 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 April 2009

• OF026-005002 Castle - motte
  Description

  Motte-like mound of earth (diam. 20-25m; H 4.5m) delimited from NE to SE by the curtain walling of the castle. Full extent of mound cannot be determined because of castle (OF026-005001-) and later building on it. 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

• OF026-005003 Bawn
  Description

  Situated at the NW end of a 19th-century house and appears to have been considerably altered by the occupiers of the house. The remains of the castle are situated on top of a motte-like earthwork (OF026-005002-) with possible surrounding bawn wall which is visible at E angle. Only the W wall of this Tower house (OF026-005001-) remains with a later door inserted into the W gable. The Tower house survives three storeys high and is built with roughly coursed limestone boulders with slight base batter visible. 19th-century church located on site of medieval church (OF026-004001-) to SW of castle. Fireplace and chimney stack at SW angle with possible curtain tower at E angle of bawn. Attacked by the Irish confederate army in 1641 when it was occupied by Lettice, Lady Offaly (Fitzgerald 1918-22, 27-8). According to Leask (1918, 4) ground floor was vaulted. (Cooke 1875, 43: O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 53-6) 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

• OF026-005004 Designed landscape - avenue
  Description

  Situated on top of a natural esker ridge running NW-SE with good extensive views in all directions, with nearby castle at SE end of ridge. Gravel ridge which appears to have been landscaped and re-used as an avenue (Wth 5m; L 194m) or access roadway running towards Geashill Tower House (OF026-005001-) and the nineteenth century house known as Geashill Castle. It is not clear whether this roadway or avenue is contemporary with the castle or is a designed landscape feature associated with the 19th century house. During the 19th century this ridge was planted with beech trees that were set into an earthen bank which forms an avenue running along the top of the ridge. The surface of this ridge appears to have a metalled surface and was used as a roadway leading towards Geashill Castle. It is possible that this may have been a medieval roadway which gave access to the medieval castle and was then landscaped during the 19th century when the house known as Geashill Castle was being constructed. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF026-006 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Large bivallate ringfort (max dims c. 90.7m N-S) with an almost circular low platform (c. 52m N-S) enclosed by a very slight inner bank, a wide inner fosse and a substantial outer bank with the faint remains of an outer fosse. Possible entrance at modern gap in SE. 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

Architectural heritage

• House, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached corner-sited three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, with pub inserted to ground floor and extension to east. Fronts onto street. Pitched slate roof with ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystack, stone ridge tiles and oversailing eaves. Brick walls with tooled limestone quoins. West elevation shows evidence of alterations. Timber casement windows with painted sills and stucco surrounds. Replacement timber doors with limestone jambs. Rear site bounded by random coursed wall. Rendered and brick outbuildings to rear with pitched slate and corrugated-iron roofs.

• Worker's house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  One of a pair of semi-detached three-bay single-storey former estate workers' cottages, built c.1860, with dormer attic and unfinished extension. Now used as a private house. Set back from road in its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, stone coping to gable wall, cylindrical yellow brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed limestone walls with tooled stone quoins. Timber casement windows with stone sills and curvilinear stone lintels. Half-dormer window to attic. Timber battened door with curvilinear stone lintel. Random coursed boundary wall with cow-and-calf coping and pedestrian stile. Square-profile stone gate piers, set at an angle give access to rear. Outbuildings to rear.

• Worker's house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  One of a pair of three-bay single-storey former estate workers' cottages, built c.1860, with dormer attic. Now used as a private house. Set back from street within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, stone coping to gable wall, yellow brick chimneystacks surmounted by brick cylindrical pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed limestone walls with tooled quoins. Timber casement windows with tooled stone sills and curvilinear stone lintels. Timber battened door set below a curvilinear stone lintel. Site to front bounded by a random coursed wall with cow-and-calf coping stones and pedestrian style. Square-profile stone gate piers set at an angle with wrought-iron gates give access to rear site. Stone outbuilding with slate roof and rendered outbuilding with corrugated-iron roof.

• Burbage Monument, monument, 1925–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding carved limestone Celtic Revival high cross, erected c.1935, on carved stone base with inscription and bust. Irish and English language inscription reads; ' In Memory of Very Rev. Thomas H. Burbage PP, Priest and Patriot Curate in Geashill, 1916-1924, RIP, Erected in Recognition of his Active Participation in the Fight for Freedom '. Set behind wrought-iron railings on footpath.

• Geashill Garda Síochána Station, steward's house, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former demesne agent's house, built c.1860, with central projecting gable-fronted bay and extension to rear. Now used as a house and Garda station. Set back from road. Pitched tiled roof with ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and dormer window to rear. Yellow brick walls with tooled stone quoins to front. Variety of window openings with uPVC windows with tooled stone sills and moulded surrounds. Oculus with tooled stone surround over first floor window in projecting bay. Segmental-headed door opening with timber battened door and rusticated surround to side elevation. Garda crest on timber plaque above ground floor central window.

• Saint Mary's Church (Geashill), church/chapel, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1814, with three-bay nave, gabled apse, three-staged castellated tower to west, vestry to north and crypt below. Pitched newly slated roof with limestone coping, some cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystack to vestry. Pebbledashed walls with tooled limestone plinth course. Blind oculi and pointed-arched louvered openings to tower. Pointed-arched window openings to nave with sandstone tracery, stained glass and tooled limestone surrounds. Four-centre-arched door openings with cut stone hoodmouldings and surrounds and timber panelled doors to porch. Pointed-arched door opening to vestry and square-headed door opening to crypt, both having timber battened doors. Eighteenth-century stone plaque at main entrance, commemorating former rector of Geashill, Rev. Digby. King post trusses to nave roof. Memorial plaques, timber pews, gallery and ornate organ to interior. Set within graveyard, bounded by random coursed walls with ashlar gate piers and cast-iron gates. Upright and recumbent grave markers to graveyard. Blocked gateway in eastern wall to adjacent house.

• Geashill Castle, building misc, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey over basement former guest house, built c.1870 and burned c.1922, with extension having carriage arch opening to facade. Now used as a private house. Set within its own grounds. Pitched modern slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughly dressed random coursed limestone walls with tooled stone plinth, quoins, cornice and opening surrounds. Tie-bars to rear walls with stone and red brick batter base. Segmental-headed openings with tooled stone surrounds and replacement windows and door. Door to basement in south-east elevation. Ruins of former Geashill Castle to site. Site bounded by random course rubble stone wall with modern entrance gate.

• Saint Mary's Church (Geashill), mausoleum, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding mausoleum, erected c.1840, comprising rendered base with quoin stones surmounted by ornate cast-iron railings surrounding limestone tomb. Set with graveyard of Saint Mary's Church of Ireland church. Cut limestone doorway in base with iron door handles and carved stone urn finial above. Carved water drip stones to west. Memorial plaques to interior of Saint Mary's bear inscribed dedication of mausoleum to the Smith family.

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 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 Dalgan.

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

Name

Dalgan · An Dealgain

Area

1,165,907 m² (116.59 ha, 288.1 acres)

Civil parish

Geashill, and its townlands

Barony

Geashill

Electoral division

Geashill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Geashill electoral division: 1,659 people in 562 households; 86% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Alderborough, Ballychristal, Ballycue, Ballydownan, Ballyduff South, Bawnmore, Geashill, Killarles, Lugmore

Placenames

Dalgan 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.