# Derries, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Rahan, barony of Ballycowan, Co. Offaly; in Irish Na Doirí.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,273,516 m² (227.35 ha, 561.8 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 12,162 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 17 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Rahan, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/rahan.md
- Barony: Ballycowan
- Electoral division: Bawn, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 353 people lived in 116 households in the Bawn electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41956
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180566
- Centre: latitude 53.306789, longitude -7.616704 (WGS 84)

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

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derries, from 40 m² to 266,574 m² (26.66 ha, 65.87 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4808324: 266,574 m² (26.66 ha, 65.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4808324.md
- Parcel 2388233: 224,078 m² (22.41 ha, 55.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388233.md
- Parcel 307394: 194,517 m² (19.45 ha, 48.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307394.md
- Parcel 270516: 127,699 m² (12.77 ha, 31.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270516.md
- Parcel 291883: 103,732 m² (10.37 ha, 25.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291883.md
- Parcel 285678: 98,360 m² (9.84 ha, 24.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/285678.md
- Parcel 275853: 94,492 m² (9.45 ha, 23.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275853.md
- Parcel 296975: 72,414 m² (7.24 ha, 17.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296975.md
- Parcel 312630: 71,201 m² (7.12 ha, 17.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312630.md
- Parcel 291248: 68,876 m² (6.89 ha, 17.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291248.md
- Parcel 296106: 68,381 m² (6.84 ha, 16.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296106.md
- Parcel 272280: 67,507 m² (6.75 ha, 16.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272280.md
- Parcel 274934: 55,060 m² (5.51 ha, 13.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274934.md
- Parcel 297072: 53,519 m² (5.35 ha, 13.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297072.md
- Parcel 293531: 44,296 m² (4.43 ha, 10.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293531.md
- Parcel 281903: 39,026 m² (3.9 ha, 9.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281903.md
- Parcel 5656763: 38,948 m² (3.89 ha, 9.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5656763.md
- Parcel 291739: 38,894 m² (3.89 ha, 9.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291739.md
- Parcel 2388475: 34,987 m² (3.5 ha, 8.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388475.md
- Parcel 310133: 32,344 m² (3.23 ha, 7.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310133.md
- Parcel 312011: 32,299 m² (3.23 ha, 7.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312011.md
- Parcel 298337: 31,771 m² (3.18 ha, 7.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298337.md
- Parcel 2388008: 31,339 m² (3.13 ha, 7.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388008.md
- Parcel 5656728: 25,258 m² (2.53 ha, 6.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5656728.md
- Parcel 292371: 25,180 m² (2.52 ha, 6.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292371.md
- Parcel 301786: 25,143 m² (2.51 ha, 6.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/301786.md
- Parcel 294390: 21,863 m² (2.19 ha, 5.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294390.md
- Parcel 306282: 21,442 m² (2.14 ha, 5.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306282.md
- Parcel 314471: 21,154 m² (2.12 ha, 5.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/314471.md
- Parcel 2388234: 20,831 m² (2.08 ha, 5.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388234.md
- Parcel 310651: 20,259 m² (2.03 ha, 5.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310651.md
- Parcel 277052: 19,127 m² (1.91 ha, 4.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277052.md
- Parcel 311235: 18,225 m² (1.82 ha, 4.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311235.md
- Parcel 297261: 12,380 m² (1.24 ha, 3.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297261.md
- Parcel 277481: 12,234 m² (1.22 ha, 3.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277481.md
- Parcel 278224: 12,090 m² (1.21 ha, 2.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278224.md
- Parcel 305217: 11,326 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305217.md
- Parcel 305205: 11,317 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305205.md
- Parcel 306536: 11,049 m² (1.1 ha, 2.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306536.md
- Parcel 303915: 10,012 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303915.md
- Parcel 314040: 8,631 m² (0.86 ha, 2.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/314040.md
- Parcel 296512: 7,129 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296512.md
- Parcel 294074: 7,064 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294074.md
- Parcel 278080: 6,917 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278080.md
- Parcel 5656721: 4,395 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5656721.md
- Parcel 5656753: 4,008 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5656753.md
- Parcel 273832: 3,900 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273832.md
- Parcel 312586: 3,777 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312586.md
- Parcel 273773: 3,667 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273773.md
- Parcel 4662951: 3,525 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4662951.md
- Parcel 2976812: 3,218 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2976812.md
- Parcel 311016: 2,870 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311016.md
- Parcel 359456: 2,777 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/359456.md
- Parcel 278282: 2,599 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278282.md
- Parcel 274664: 2,570 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274664.md
- Parcel 5656719: 2,276 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5656719.md
- Parcel 314411: 2,123 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/314411.md
- Parcel 2388007: 1,883 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388007.md
- Parcel 305227: 1,868 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/305227.md
- Parcel 5557553: 1,165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5557553.md
- Parcel 268836: 1,089 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/268836.md
- Parcel 310608: 1,018 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/310608.md
- Parcel 306298: 888 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/306298.md
- Parcel 4950568: 534 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4950568.md
- Parcel 296183: 451 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/296183.md
- Parcel 4950557: 356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4950557.md
- Parcel 278479: 269 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278479.md
- Parcel 5356938: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5356938.md
- Parcel 275722: 88 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/275722.md
- Parcel 2388473: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388473.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Derries 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)

17 applications, newest first.

- 28 Aug 2026, Offaly County Council EX26013: Conditional. Extension of duration. FOR 21/31 (A) 1 NO. NEW BUNGALOW TYPE DWELLING, (B) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (C) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (D) NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE (E) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/EX26013/0
- 9 Jul 2026, Offaly County Council 2660360: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. change of design on previously approved planning permission reg 21/31 to new designed Bungalow Type Dwelling & domestic garage with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area with previously approved vehicular entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660360/0
- 9 Jul 2026, Offaly County Council 2660364: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construction of a bungalow style dwelling house, site entrance, boundary fence, wastewater treatment system, percolation area & all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in relation to the application and is available for public inspection with the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660364/0
- 10 Feb 2026, Offaly County Council 2660063: N/a. Permission, 1 home. change of design on previously approved planning permission reg 21/31 to new designed Bungalow Type Dwelling & domestic garage with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area with previously approved vehicular entrance and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660063/0
- 21 Nov 2025, Offaly County Council 2560584: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the proposed construction of a bungalow style dwelling house, site entrance, boundary fence, wastewater treatment system, percolation area & all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560584/0
- 14 Nov 2025, Offaly County Council 2560559: N/a. Permission. the proposed construction of a bungalow style dwelling house, site entrance, boundary fence, wastewater treatment system, percolation area & all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560559/0
- 12 Aug 2024, Offaly County Council 24113: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF (A) MACHINERY STORAGE SHED (B) MANURE PIT/DUNGSTEAD (C) SILAGE PIT RETAINING WALLS (D) CONCRETE YARD AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/24113/0
- 24 Jul 2024, Offaly County Council 2460280: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the demolition of an existing extension, as previously granted under planning permission reference 95/583, located to the side (South) elevation of the existing dwelling house, and to replace the existing septic tank and soak hole with an effluent wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460280/0
- 23 May 2024, Offaly County Council 2463: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) ONE NUMBER DWELLING HOUSE, CONSISTING OF 40 SQUARE METRES AS CONSTRUCTED, (B) PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: (I) PERMISSION TO CLAD DWELLING WITH A NAP PLASTER FINISH (II) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2463/0
- 7 May 2024, Offaly County Council 2455: N/a. Retention. ONE NUMBER DWELLING HOUSE CONSISTING OF 40 SQUARE METRES AS CONSTRUCTED, WITH PROPOSAL TO CLAD EXISTING DWELLING WITH A NAP PLASTER FINISH AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2455/0
- 11 Jul 2023, Offaly County Council 23329: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE, SEPTIC TANK/ETS PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/23329/0
- 26 Apr 2023, Offaly County Council 23180: Conditional. Permission. EXTENSION TO EXISTING CATTLE SHED TO INCLUDE (A) LOOSE BED AREA (B) CUBICLE BEDS (C) UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY STORAGE (D) FEEDING AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/23180/0
- 12 Aug 2022, Offaly County Council 22406: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) 1 NO. NEW BUNGALOW TYPE DWELLING, (B) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE, (C) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, (D) NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, (E) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22406/0
- 7 May 2021, Offaly County Council 21286: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION ONTO DWELLING HOUSE CONSISTING OF LIVING ROOM, PLAY ROOM AND UTILITY ROOM; COMPLETED WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21286/0
- 28 Jan 2021, Offaly County Council 2131: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) 1 NO. NEW BUNGALOW TYPE DWELLING, (B) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (C) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (D) NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE (E) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2131/0
- 28 Jan 2021, Offaly County Council 2132: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) 1 NO. NEW BUNGALOW TYPE DWELLING, (B) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (C) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (D) NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE (E) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2132/0
- 25 Jan 2017, Offaly County Council 1720: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF; (A) SLATTED CATTLE SHED WITH UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY STORAGE, (B) SILAGE SLAB, CATTLE HANDLING / DRAFTING AREA, (C) COVERED MANURE PIT, (D) GRAIN / FEED STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/1720/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Clara Bog SAC, site code 000572, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000572
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Clara Bog, site code 000572

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

- OF008-066: Road - class 3 togher, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF008-066----. Situated on poorly drained land with bog to N. Three timbers belonging to a short togher were unearthed c. 0.3-0.5m below the surface of the ground by the local landowner while carrying out land reclamation in this area. The togher (L c. 3m; Wth 9-15m) is orientated E-W and consists of three or four longitudinal oak planks (dims. L 15.2m/9m; 0.3m x 0.2m) laid side by side which appear to overlie a dense bed of twigs. The planks appear to have been laid down over a small pond or waterlogged hollow depression in order to provide access over this waterlogged area. There are no visible remains of any other timbers belonging to this togher. This class 3 togher or short peatland structure appears to have been laid down to provide a crossing over the pond feature connecting two pieces of dry land on either side of the pond. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 December 2013

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 Derries.

## 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 Derries, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1850, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1850.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/derries-180566.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derries-180566.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derries-180566.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Derries 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)

- Aghnananagh: https://everytownland.com/offaly/aghnananagh.md
- Ballina: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballina-180053.md
- Derryesker: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derryesker.md
- Derrynanagh: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derrynanagh.md
- Doory: https://everytownland.com/offaly/doory.md
- Erry (Maryborough): https://everytownland.com/offaly/erry-maryborough.md
- Tullymorerahan or Derrynanagh: https://everytownland.com/offaly/tullymorerahan-or-derrynanagh.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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