# Geashill, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Geashill, barony of Geashill, Co. Offaly; in Irish Géisill. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 83,664 m² (8.37 ha, 20.67 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,006 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Geashill, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/geashill.md - Barony: Geashill - Electoral division: Geashill, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/42060 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180691 - Centre: latitude 53.235762, longitude -7.323248 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Geashill, from 173 m² to 20,029 m² (2 ha, 4.95 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 271321: 20,029 m² (2 ha, 4.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271321.md - Parcel 274547: 9,791 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274547.md - Parcel 306349: 2,847 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306349.md - Parcel 305534: 1,696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/305534.md - Parcel 307759: 1,602 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/307759.md - Parcel 5017991: 1,582 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5017991.md - Parcel 5295924: 1,506 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5295924.md - Parcel 281692: 1,271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281692.md - Parcel 305072: 1,214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/305072.md - Parcel 294214: 1,208 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/294214.md - Parcel 6039421: 1,113 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6039421.md - Parcel 5380128: 1,090 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5380128.md - Parcel 5666927: 1,054 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5666927.md - Parcel 280288: 1,006 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280288.md - Parcel 314606: 963 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/314606.md - Parcel 288540: 919 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/288540.md - Parcel 5350531: 903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5350531.md - Parcel 5503503: 893 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5503503.md - Parcel 5461558: 744 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5461558.md - Parcel 309510: 718 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/309510.md - Parcel 3777938: 675 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3777938.md - Parcel 277397: 661 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/277397.md - Parcel 2526174: 641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526174.md - Parcel 2484470: 504 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2484470.md - Parcel 270484: 342 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/270484.md - Parcel 3879640: 337 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3879640.md - Parcel 4652808: 173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4652808.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 18 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=3 - M1 Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 6 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=2 - G5 Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=6 - R1 New Residential (New/proposed residential): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=3 - S5 Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=6 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 10 applications, newest first. - 16 Feb 2026, Offaly County Council 2614: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ALTERATION AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE TO INCLUDE HOME OFFICE/GYM, WASHROOM, STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2614/0 - 2 Oct 2025, Offaly County Council 2560460: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single-story extension to the rear of the school building, consisting of a Special Educational Needs classroom with ancillary accommodations, internal alterations and renovations to parts of the existing school building, additional parking area on the Southern Boundary and all associated site works at Scoil Na Croise Naofa, Geashill, Co. Offaly. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 35-001). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560460/0 - 25 Sept 2025, Offaly County Council 2560443: N/a. Permission. the construction of a single-story extension to the rear of the school building, consisting of a Special Educational Needs classroom with ancillary accommodations, additional parking area on the Southern Boundary and all associated site works at Scoil an Croisa Naofa, Geashill, Co. Offaly. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 35-01).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560443/0 - 9 Sept 2025, Offaly County Council 2560412: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. the use of a mobile food trailer to the rear of the existing property for a period of 5 years. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560412/0 - 21 Aug 2025, Offaly County Council 2560380: N/a. Retention. the use of a mobile food trailer to the rear of the existing property for a period of 5 years. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560380/0 - 11 Aug 2023, Offaly County Council 2360065: Conditional. Permission. Partial demolition, reconstruction, extension to dwelling house, incorporating change of use from dwelling house to Community Coffee Shop, Meeting Room and all associated site works. This is a protected structure ref 35-019 and NIAH 14814022.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360065/0 - 11 Mar 2021, Offaly County Council 21122: N/a. Permission, 1 home. PARTIAL DEMOLITION, RECONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE, INCORPORATING CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE TO OFFICE HUB. THIS IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF 35/019. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21122/0 - 24 Feb 2021, Offaly County Council 2187: N/a. Permission. PARTIAL DEMOLITION, RECONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE, INCORPORATING CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE TO OFFICE HUB. THIS IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF 35-019. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2187/0 - 18 Dec 2018, Offaly County Council 18578: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. SHEDS AND GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18578/0 - 3 Sept 2018, Offaly County Council 18379: Conditional. Permission. A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18379/0 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 Geashill. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Geashill. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - School, 1860–1865, Regional interest, registry number 14814001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814001. Detached three-bay single-storey Tudor style former school house, built in 1862, with return to rear and projecting gable-fronted entrance porch and southern bay of facade. Now used as a community centre. Set within grounds adjacent to modern school. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, paired tooled stone chimneystacks, finials, bellcote and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked rock-faced limestone walls with tooled stone quoins and chamfered plinth. Replacement windows in tooled limestone surrounds with stone mullions. Tooled stone quatrefoil windows. Half-dormer windows to north bay of front and rear. Canted bay window to north elevation. Segmental-headed door openings with tooled stone block-and-start surrounds. Date plaque of 1862 above main entrance to porch. Replacement gate to porch with replacement timber panelled door to interior. Replacement door to rear with overlight. Site bounded by random coursed wall with pedestrian stiles. - House, 1850–1890, Regional interest, registry number 14814002, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814002. Detached pair of three-bay single-storey with dormer attic houses, built c.1870, with extension to rear. Now in single use as a post office. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge cresting, rendered chimneystacks and replacement timber bargeboards. Rendered walls with modern brick cladding to base of ground floor. Dormer windows to attic with bargeboards and replacement timber windows. Replacement timber windows to ground floor with stone sills. Replacement timber door with sidelight. Modern shopfront with stone and brick stallriser and glass display windows flanking timber panelled double doors with overlight. Stone outbuildings to rear with pitched slate roofs. - House, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14814003, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814003. One of a pair of semi-detached four-bay single-storey houses with attic, built c.1880, with projecting gabled porch and extension to rear. Fronts directly onto the street. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed roughly dressed stone walls with quoins. Timber casement windows with lintel stones and tooled stone sills. Timber half door with tooled stone lintel and threshold stone. - House, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14814004, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814004. One of a pair semi-detached three-bay single-storey houses with attic, built c.1880, with projecting gabled porch and extension to rear. Fronts directly onto the street. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughly dressed random coursed stone walls with quoins. uPVC windows with overhead lintels and tooled stone sills. Timber half door with tooled stone lintel and threshold stone. - House, 1830–1870, Regional interest, registry number 14814005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814005. Detached two-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, with return to west and extension to north. Now also in use as public house. Fronts directly onto the street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, oversailing eaves and timber bargeboards to gable ends. Roughcast render to walls with ruled-and-lined render to base and rendered quoins. Timber sash windows to first floor. uPVC and casement windows to ground floor with rendered surrounds. Replacement door. Half-hipped roof to abutting outbuilding with pantiles. Curved pebbledashed wall bounds site to rear. - House, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14814007, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814007. Detached three-bay single-storey with attic house, built c.1880, abutting house to south, with porch to front and extension to rear. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and bargeboards. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls. Timber sash windows with tooled limestone sills. Replacement timber door to entrance porch with pitched slate roof and carved timber bargeboards. - House, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 14814008, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814008. Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1820, with porch extension to rear. Fronts directly onto the street. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with coping and roughcast rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth. Timber sash windows with tooled stone sills. Replacement timber and glass door. Outbuilding with pitched slate roof. Yard to rear accessed by wrought-iron gate. - House, 1850–1870, Regional interest, registry number 14814012, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814012. Detached L-plan seven-bay single-storey house, built c.1860, with gabled bays to north elevation and extension to rear. Set back and raised slightly from street level. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and bargeboards to gable ends. Roughcast rendered walls. Casement windows with stone sills. Canted bay window to south gable end. Timber and stained glass door recessed in a square-headed opening. Replacement door to north entrance. Segmental-headed carriage opening to outbuilding with tooled stone block-and-start jambs. - Worker's house, 1850–1870, Regional interest, registry number 14814021, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814021. Detached four-bay single-storey former house, built c.1860, with adjoining three-bay single-storey carriage house to west. Now used as coal shed. Located to rear of later house. Pitched terracotta pantiled roof with ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystack and oversailing eaves. Roughcast render to walls. Timber casement windows with timber lintels and tooled stone sills. Timber panelled door with overlight and tooled stone surround. Square-headed carriage opening to west flanked by random coursed rubble stone buttresses. - House, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14814022, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814022. Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c.1880, with three-bay two-storey extension to rear and projecting central gabled porch. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with courses of hexagonal coloured slates, open-work cast-iron brattishing and rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls. Timber sash windows to façade and replacement windows to rear. Timber panelled door with sidelights. Site bounded to street by rendered wall. - Rose Cottage, house, 1830–1870, Regional interest, registry number 14814023, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14814023. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, with extension to rear and outbuilding to south-east. Set back from road. Half-hipped tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast render to walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Projecting central yellow brick entrance porch with replacement timber and glazed door. Outbuilding with roughcast rendered walls and pitched slate roof. Low random coursed stone boundary wall with tooled square-profile limestone gate piers and wrought-iron gate. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: 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 Geashill. - 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/geashill.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/geashill.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/geashill.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Geashill, Tullamore: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/offaly/geashill-tullamore.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Alderborough: https://everytownland.com/offaly/alderborough.md - Ballydownan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballydownan.md - Dalgan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/dalgan.md - Glebe East: https://everytownland.com/offaly/glebe-east.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/offaly/geashill - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/geashill