Derryad

4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derryad, from 36,621 m² (3.66 ha, 9.05 acres) to 592,934 m² (59.29 ha, 146.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Derryad 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Derryad in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Coura 000909

Recorded monuments

• OF030-050 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Six pieces of brushwood (L 1.42m; Wth 0.59m; D 0.25m), laid two pieces deep. The majority of the pieces (diam. 0.02-0.05m) are orientated approximately WNW-ESE but overall the pieces are irregularly laid and widely spaced. One element has a degraded chisel point. The site is in moderately to well-humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum, some Phragmites and a large amount of Menyanthes seeds. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-051 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A number of light roundwoods and heavy brushwood exposed in an area of disturbed peat where a trench (dims. 2.0 x 4.4; D 0.5m) had been machine-excavated and backfilled. This material is located in a spoil heap adjacent to the trench and in the backfilled material. Additional roundwoods were noted on the field surface which may be in situ. One of the pieces of brushwood has a metal-cut toolmark. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-052 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Three pieces of mixed brushwood and a light roundwood (L 0.92m min.; Wth 0.2m; D 0.065m). The wood is closely spaced, orientated NE-SW. Two pieces of brushwood have evidence of woodworking. The site is at a boundary between two different strata of moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-053 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A deposit of three distinct layers of roundwoods, brushwood and twigs (Wth 1.28m; D 0.34m) in opposing drain faces. The substructure consists of five roundwoods and some brushwood orientated WSW-ENE. The superstructure is composed of two layers. The upper layer consists of densely packed brushwood and beds of twigs orientated WSW-ENE. The lower layer is primarily composed of widely spaced brushwood and beds of twigs orientated NNW-SSE. The site is deepest at its centre, tapering towards the edges, with a number of possible outlying elements above and below the main concentration. The majority of these outliers may constitute separate sites as their association to the site is unclear. A small number of metal-cut toolmarks are present but these are quite degraded. Wood species include birch, hazel, ash and Pyrus/Malus. The site is in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum, Phragmites and ericaceous remains. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF030-054 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Two roundwoods (L 7.15m; Wth 0.07m; D 0.07m) on the field surface c. 1m apart and orientated NNW-SSE. Both roundwoods (L 1.4-2.4m) have metal-cut chisel points. They are in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-055 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A radially split, oak plank (L 1.07m; Wth 0.18m; D 0.05m) on the field surface. The plank is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. The plank was dendrochronologically dated to 929±9 BC or later (Q9789). Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-056 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Thirteen pieces of mixed brushwood, laid two pieces deep, and a light roundwood (L 2.9m; Wth 0.29m; D 0.06m) in the drain face. Approximately half the elements are orientated NNE-SSW while the others are orientated NNW-SSE. The wood is widely spaced for the most part but a number of elements to the N are closely spaced and appear to interwoven. One upright element set at 50° angles may be a peg or indicate disturbance. The site is in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-057 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Three planks and two pieces of light brushwood (L 1.18m; Wth 0.48m; D 0.05m). One plank appears to be deposited as a substructure beneath one of the other planks. The upper planks are orientated approximately NNE-SSW and are longitudinally laid. The underlying plank is transversely laid and all are radially split. The site is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-058 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Two roundwoods, a half-split plank and seven pieces of light brushwood (Wth 9m; D 0.4m) in opposing drain faces. The elements are widely spaced and are located at different depths. There is no apparent structure. The site has been disturbed by machine activity and some of the wood is clearly displaced. A number of elements have toolmarks. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1998. 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

• OF030-059 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A deposit of mixed brushwood, mixed roundwoods and beds of twigs (Wth 1.34m; D 0.25m) in opposing drain faces of a private bog adjacent to the Bord na Móna bog. The wood is densely packed, orientated E-W and is longitudinally laid. It is laid up to four pieces deep. Degraded toolmarks are present on two elements. The site is in well-humified Sphagnum peat with ericaceous remains. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF030-060 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  The site (L 278.91m; Wth 0.7m; D 0.2m) is orientated N-S on the field and contains two structural layers. The substructure is composed of split timbers, roundwoods and brushwood, laid both longitudinally and transversely. The superstructure is composed of longitudinal planks and roundwoods. Planks (L 6m max.) are the predominant component of the superstructure. Pegs are utilised in places to secure the planks. The planks are both radially and tangentially split with flat and pointed ends. One of the planks has a broken or incomplete mortice. The site is in Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. The site was dendrochronologically dated to 1411-1410 BC (Q9791). At one sighting SMR OF030-064---- is 0.3m below the site. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Derryad.

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

Name

Derryad · Doire Fhada

Area

1,000,710 m² (100.07 ha, 247.28 acres)

Civil parish

Eglish, and its townlands

Barony

Eglish

Electoral division

Derryad, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Derryad electoral division: 276 people in 89 households; 91% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghagoogy, Ballykealy, Derrymullin and Loughderry, Drinagh

Placenames

Derryad 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.