Drinagh

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drinagh, from 1,437 m² to 2,166,965 m² (216.7 ha, 535.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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 Drinagh 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.

• 6 Oct 2021Conditional

  A 10 YEAR PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 25MW COMPRISING OF CA.55,000 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 10 NO. POWER HUBS (CA. 15.25M2 X 2.4M) WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING (11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION BUILDING (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 7 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES, PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING, LANDSCAPING, A NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WIL BE CA. 31.1HA. AN NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21622

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 Drinagh.

Recorded monuments

• OF030-001 Enclosure
  Description

  Site depicted as large circular field on first edition of the OS 6-inch map, the present remains consist of a circular field defined by an earthen bank. Of doubtful antiquity. 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

• OF030-061 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A deposit of roundwoods, brushwood, occasional twigs and a peg (L 1.1m; Wth 1.07m; D 0.26m) on the field surface. The majority of the elements are closely spaced, orientated NNW-SSE and are longitudinally laid. There is no discernible substructure, the different elements being interspersed to form a layer approximately four pieces deep with the heaviest pieces concentrated towards the centre. Some pieces have been broken and displaced as a result of milling. Metal-cut toolmarks are evident on one piece of brushwood and on one roundwood. The site is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Phragmites and many Menyanthes seeds. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF030-062 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A deposit of brushwood, laid 3-4 pieces deep, and occasional twigs (L 1.7m; Wth 1.15m; D 0.11m) which has suffered extensive milling damage. The site may represent two phases of construction or two separate sites. Heavy brushwood dominates the upper layers, with lighter, more uniform brushwood beneath. Some of these lighter elements may have been interwoven. The majority of the pieces are orientated E-W while others are perpendicular. A single metal-cut chisel point was noted. Wood species include hazel, birch, holly and yew. 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

• OF030-063 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  The site (L 9.47m; Wth 1.72m; D 0.19m) is orientated E-W consisting of roundwoods and brushwood with two structural layers evident. The substructure consists of roundwoods and brushwood, longitudinally and transversely laid, three pieces deep. The superstructure consists of roundwoods, two pieces deep, and brushwood (diam. 0.027-0.06m), three pieces deep. The elements are longitudinally laid. The heel of a coppiced piece of brushwood has toolmarks. Wood species include hazel, ash, alder and birch. The site is in poorly to moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum. The site was radiocarbon dated to 341 BC-AD 48 (UCD-9943). Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF030-064 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Two oak planks and ten pieces of brushwood orientated approximately ENE-WSW with a vertical peg (L 5m; Wth 0.55m; D 0.1m), on the field surface. The planks may have been laid end-to-end originally but the plank to the W appears to have been displaced. Most of the brushwood (diam. 0.02-0.045m) is on the N side of the plank (L 0.048m; Wth. 0.21m; D 0.1m) to the E, with 1-2 pieces on top of it. The peg is situated c. 0.2m from the E end of the plank. Woodworking is evidenced by toolmarks and tearmarks on one piece of brushwood and by toolmarks at one end of the plank. The site is in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and Menyanthes seeds. This site was dendrochronologically dated to 1418±9 BC (Q9790). Additional material thought to be part of SMR OF030-064---- was noted in the drain face of the adjacent field 0.3m below SMR OF030-060----. 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

• OF030-065 Structure - peatland
  Description

  One roundwood (L 0.79m; diam. 0.07m) on the field surface. 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

• OF030-066 Structure - peatland
  Description

  One roundwood (L 0.55m; diam. 0.065m) cut to a chisel point in the drain face. It is in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Phragmites, Menyanthes seeds 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

• OF030-067 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Two light roundwoods (L 1.3m; Wth 0.2m; D 0.065m) on the field surface. They are laid side-by-side and orientated NNW-SSE. The site is in poorly 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

• OF030-068 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A roundwood (L 0.93m; diam. 0.085m) on the field surface. The roundwood is in poorly 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

• OF030-069 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A deposit of light brushwood, laid five pieces deep, two roundwoods and occasional twigs (Wth 1.4m; D 0.27m). The roundwoods (diam. 0.07m-0.09m) and pieces of brushwood are irregularly laid. Two pieces of brushwood have toolmarks. 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 Drinagh.

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 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 Drinagh.

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

Name

Drinagh · Draighneach

Area

6,816,979 m² (681.7 ha, 1,684.51 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, Broughal, Derrinlough, Derryad, Derrymullin and Loughderry, Kilcamin, Stonestown

Placenames

Drinagh 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.