Moneygall

307 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moneygall, from 7 m² to 373,487 m² (37.35 ha, 92.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 107 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 · 53 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 7 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
• C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 17 May 2026Conditional

  design alterations to existing planning register ref: 2360011.The proposed alterations include reducing the scale of the development to a proposed stand-alone modular building consisting of a lobby, office, shower, shower/WC room, store and 2 No. WCs. Internal alterations to the existing community hall, connection to existing services and all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660272

• 1 Apr 2026N/a

  four semi-detached houses along with new entrance and access roadway along with all ancillary works

  Permission, 4 homes · Offaly County Council, 2660170

• 2 Mar 2026N/a

  four semi-detached houses along with new entrance and access roadway along with all ancillary works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660102

• 4 Dec 2025Refused

  THE ERECTION OF 3 NO. DWELLINGS, WITH ENTRANCES & ANCILLARY WORKS, WITH CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission, 3 homes · Offaly County Council, 25125

• 14 Nov 2025N/a

  ERECTION OF 3 NO. DWELLINGS WITH ENTRANCE & ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTIONS TO EXISITING SERVICES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 25114

• 6 Nov 2025N/a

  3 NO. DWELLINGS, WITH ENTRANCES & ANCILLARY WORKS, WITH CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 25111

• 1 Apr 2025Conditional

  • Alterations to existing dwelling to include rear extensions on upper floor • Changes to elevations on dwelling • Change of use of garage to living room, shower room, entrance hall and small kitchen on lower floor of dwelling • Retain existing stand-alone garden room consisting of living space, sauna and shower room to rear of dwelling • Retain existing earth retaining wall to rear of dwelling • Retain existing garden and bin store to front of dwelling • And all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2560266

• 13 Dec 2024Conditional

  THE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND CARPORT ERECTED TO THE REAR AND SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING.

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 24176

• 30 Jul 2024Conditional

  construction of a new single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area and permission for use of existing vehicular entrance into the site from the public road; all completed with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460292

• 29 Jul 2024N/a

  construction of a new single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area and permission for use of existing vehicular entrance into the site from the public road; all completed with associated siteworks

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460290

• 22 Jul 2024Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF TWO NUMBER SEATED STANDS IN THE FORM OF RECYCLED SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2496

• 12 Jul 2024N/a

  INSTALL TWO NUMBER SEATED STANDS IN THE FORM OF RECYCLED SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2489

• 13 Jun 2024Conditional

  1. carry out works to the existing clubhouse with modifications to existing elevations; 2. extend existing roof over viewing stand; and 3. install floodlights on pitch to rear along with ancillary site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460476

• 12 Jul 2023Conditional

  Side extensions to existing gym building comprising of store, studio and ancillary rooms, accessible WC, WC/locker/shower room, corridor, internal alterations to existing building, new entrance & porch to building and all associated site works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360011

• 22 Dec 2022N/a

  (A) 8 NO. ONE-BED BUNGALOW STYLE DWELLING HOUSES IN TERRACE, (B) 4 NO. TWO BED BUNGALOW STYLE DWELLING HOUSES IN TERRACE, (C) 2 NO. ONE BED BUNGALOW STYLE SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, (D) 1 NO. ONE BED BUNGALOW STYLE DWELLING HOUSE DETACHED, (E) ONE BIN-BAY, (F) 16 NO. BICYCLE SPACES WITH SHELTER COVER, (G) 15 NO. CAR-PARKING SPACES, TWO WHICH WILL HAVE EV CHARGING POINTS, (H) ALTERATIONS TO ACCESS JUNCTION TO INCLUDE WIDENING OF FOOTPATHS, (I) NEW ROAD ACCESS, NEW FOOT PATHS THROUGHOUT SITE, (J) ELECTRICAL GATES ACCESS (BOTH VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN), (K) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE SERVICES, (L) ALL ANCILLARY LANDSCAPE WORKS INCLUDING PUBLIC LIGHTING, PLANTING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATE SITE WORKS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO DEMOLISH 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, 3 NO. CONCRETE FOUNDATION PADS, 2 NO. FOUNDATION PADS WITH CHIMNEY AND WALL AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 15 homes · Offaly County Council, 22675

• 13 Dec 2022N/a

  (A) 8 NO. ONE BED BUNGALOW STYLE DWELLING HOUSES IN TERRACE, (B) 4 NO. TWO BED BUNGALOW STYLE DWELLING HOUSES IN TERRACE, (C) 2 NO. ONE BED BUNGALOW STYLE SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, (D) 1 NO. ONE BED BUNGALOW STYLE DWELLING HOUSE DETACHED, (E) ONE BIN-BAY, (F) 16 NO. BICYCLE SPACES WITH SHELTER COVER, (G) 15 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, TWO WHICH WILL HAVE EV CHARGING POINTS (H) ALTERATIONS TO ACCESS JUNCTION TO INCLUDE WIDENING OF FOOTPATHS (I) NEW ROAD ACCESS, NEW FOOTPATHS THROUGHOUT SITE, (J) ELECTRICAL GATES ACCESS (BOTH VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN), (K) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE SERVICES, (L) ALL ANCILLARY LANDSCAPE WORKS INCLUDING PUBLIC LIGHTING, PLANTING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATE SITE WORKS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO DEMOLISH 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, 3 NO. CONCRETE FOUNDATION PADS, 2 NO. FOUNDATION PADS WITH CHIMNEY AND WALL AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22640

• 7 Sept 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY COMMUNITY CENTRE COMPRISING OF MEETING ROOM, 2 NO. CHANGING ROOMS, TOILETS, SHOWER AREAS, OFFICIALS ROOM, STORAGE ROOMS, KITCHEN, PLANT ROOM AND INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22462

• 29 Aug 2022Conditional

  REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22440

• 10 Feb 2022Conditional

  THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WITH REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY BUILDING TO BE USED FOR MICRO ENTERPRISE AND START UP BUSINESS, SPLIT INTO 4 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS, ASSOCIATED OFFICES AND TOILETS, COMMUNAL PARKING, NEW ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC FOUL SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2250

• 31 Jan 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING, GARAGE, SITE ENTRANCE, DRIVEWAY, SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2220

• 18 Jan 2022N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WITH REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY BUILDING TO BE USED FOR MICRO ENTERPRISE AND START UP BUSINESS, SPLIT INTO 4 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS, ASSOCIATED OFFICES AND TOILETS, COMMUNAL PARKING, NEW ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC FOUL SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 224

• 26 Oct 2021Conditional

  THE FOLLOWING WORKS TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING; (A) PROPOSED NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING; (B) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS AND INTERNAL LAYOUT TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED NEW EXTENSION; (C) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21666

• 5 Oct 2021Conditional

  FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING TOGETHER WITH CHANGE OF FRONT ELEVATION WALL FINISH TO STONE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21619

• 28 Jul 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE/SHED ON MY SITE AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING AND GARAGE ON MY SITE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21468

• 12 Jul 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INDUSTRIAL UNIT, ENTRANCE, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, ACESS SERVICE ROAD, CAR PARKING AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21425

The 25 most recent of 53 applications.

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 Moneygall.

Recorded monuments

• OF046-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on N facing slope of E-W ridge in undulating countryside. Roughly circular area (diam 27m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 1m; int. H 0.5m) which is destroyed at E by a modern field fence and external fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 0.5m) also destroyed at E. Possible causeway entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at SE. Interior of site slopes from S to N. 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

• OF046-017001 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Depicted on the first two editions of the OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure. Testing by Brian Halpin of National Archaeological Services, under licence no. 04E1359 was carried out on a greenfield site on 27 September 2004. The proposed development is on the site of an earthwork. Four trenches, 58m in length by 1m in width by 0.3m in depth, were opened using a tracked machine with a 1m-wide flat toothless bucket. Seven features of archaeological potential were exposed. Nothing of archaeological significance was encountered in Trench 1. Trench 2 contained three features. F1 was a modern cut 8.6m wide. F2 was a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 3.1m and a depth of 0.55m. A test section was excavated through it revealing two fills. The upper fill was a dark-brown silty clay with an occasional charcoal flecking. The basal fill was a dark-brown silty clay with occasional large stones and one large animal bone protruding from the section at the base. F3 was a small subcircular feature protruding from the cut of the trench and had a length of 1.5m, width of 0.15m and depth of 0.07m. A test section revealed the fill to be an ashy grey sandy clay with moderate amounts of charcoal and burnt sandstone. This fill is indicative of in situ burning, possibly of a fulacht fiadh. Trench 3 contained three features. F4 was a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 2m and a depth of 0.5m. A test section showed the fill to be a dark-brown silty clay with very occasional charcoal flecking and six small fragments of burnt animal bone. F5 was a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 2.1m. The fill was a light-brown silty clay with modern pottery and glass. This feature had no archaeological significance. F6 was a small irregular-shaped cut with a maximum width of 1.8m, protruding from the trench. The fill was a brown silty clay with modern refuse. This feature had no archaeological significance. Trench 4 contained F7, a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 5.8m and a depth of 0.6m. A test section showed the fill to be a light-brown sandy silty clay with occasional charcoal flecks, small and medium stones and fragments of animal bone, such as teeth and one boar's tooth (Bennett 2007, 369). Phased archaeological investigations were carried out at a greenfield site on the Cloughjordan Road, Moneygall, Co. Offaly, between October 2007 and February 2008. The proposed development involves the construction of fifteen houses on and near the site of OF046–017----, an earthwork. Initial testing carried out by Brian Halpin in October 2004 (Excavations 2004, No. 1421) ‘uncovered a series of linear features of unknown date, a subcircular feature, the possible remains of a Bronze Age burnt spread or potboiler but there were no traces of the earthwork uncovered’ (quoted from Brian Halpin’s Testing Report prepared by the National Archaeological Services Ltd under licence No. 04E1359). Further work carried out by Billy Quinn of Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd under licence No. 04E1359 ext. in October 2007 exposed the remains of the enclosing ditch associated with the earthwork. Following consultations with the National Monuments Service it was agreed that the monument be tested and preserved in situ by covering the exposed archaeological remains. Investigations at the site exposed the circuit of the enclosing ditch and a further seven archaeological features. Test excavation of the three trenches through the enclosing ditch to the west, east and south of the monument exposed an extant defensive fosse generally measuring 6m wide at the top, with sloping sides breaking to an uneven base. The ditch had an average depth of 1.5m and was broadly U-shaped in profile. Stratigraphically the exposed profiles were generally uniform, consisting of an upper silty fill overlying a lower sandier deposit. The only finds retrieved included fragments of animal bone, found in the lower contexts. The stratigraphy was consistent with natural silting at the base of the trench over a prolonged period followed by the levelling of the monument in the 19th century and infilling of the remains of the ditch with the internal bank material. Despite the destruction of the monument and subsequent agricultural activity the enclosing defensive fosse survived extant below ground. Further testing within the enclosure in advance of ground-reduction work revealed seven features. These comprised two plough furrows and assorted pits, one of which was backfilled with stone and was probably of recent provenance. No datable artefacts were recovered from the remaining pits. On the outskirts of the enclosure a number of other features were investigated. These included a sterile linear trench, two associated pits, one circular and the other rectangular, both of which were backfilled with burnt stone, and four assorted pits, none of which contained datable artefacts. The limited investigations carried out at Moneygall did not constitute a comprehensive investigation of the archaeology of the site. Work was limited to an agreed brief in order to preserve the site in situ, to examine the enclosing ditch and resolve any surface features exposed during topsoil-stripping work in the October phase. Following these investigations the site was covered in geotextile and sand to provide a protective buffer in advance of development (Bennett 2010, 403). Archaeological investigations were carried out by Billy Quinn of Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd under licence No. 04E1359ext. at Springfield, Moneygall, Co. Offaly, between 16 and 26 October 2007. The proposed development involved the erection of fifteen houses, new entrance and ancillary siteworks on a greenfield site near OF046–017001, classified as an earthwork. Outline permission to build was originally granted in 2004 subject to pre-development testing. An initial testing phase was carried out by Brian Halpin (National Archaeological Services Ltd) in October 2004 (Excavations 2004, No. 1421). Four trenches running north-north-west/south-south-east were excavated across the site that ‘uncovered a series of linear features of unknown date and a subcircular feature, the possible remains of a Bronze Age burnt spread or potboiler. There were no traces of the earthwork uncovered.’ On the basis of these findings a further investigation was recommended. Following this, Moore Group were commissioned to undertake the monitoring of topsoil-stripping under a licence transfer. During the course of the monitoring brief on 10 September 2007 (Excavations 2007, No. 1463) excavation exposed the remains of the southern portion of an enclosing ditch associated with the earthwork (OF046–017----). Following consultations with archaeologist Hugh Carey for the National Monuments Service, DEHLG, it was agreed that the monument be preserved in situ by covering the exposed remains in geotextile and raising the existing development levels by 0.3m to act as a buffer between the archaeological deposits and the proposed house foundations. Furthermore, Mr Carey required that a number of sections should be hand-dug across the width of the fosse and in other areas of archaeological potential. The site consists of a rectangular field fronting on to the Cloughjordan road. The site, originally pasture, slopes from west to east. In the vicinity of the monument, towards the north-east corner of the site, was a subcircular elevated area. Topsoil-stripping using a 14-tonne machine with grading bucket exposed the curvilinear line of the southern side of the enclosing ditch of the monument. The northern section was not exposed, as it lay outside the confines of the site. The ditch was defined by a wide fosse filled with a brown loam that measured c. 5.8m wide at the top. A test-trench excavated through the feature showed a stratigraphy c

• OF046-017002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on high ground on the NW side of Moneygall. Testing under licence no. 04E1359 was carried out on a greenfield site on 27 September 2004. The proposed development is on the site of an earthwork. Four trenches, 58m in length by 1m in width by 0.3m in depth, were opened using a tracked machine with a 1m-wide flat toothless bucket. Seven features of archaeological potential were exposed. Nothing of archaeological significance was encountered in Trench 1. Trench 2 contained three features. F1 was a modern cut 8.6m wide. F2 was a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 3.1m and a depth of 0.55m. A test section was excavated through it revealing two fills. The upper fill was a dark-brown silty clay with an occasional charcoal flecking. The basal fill was a dark-brown silty clay with occasional large stones and one large animal bone protruding from the section at the base. F3 was a small subcircular feature protruding from the cut of the trench and had a length of 1.5m, width of 0.15m and depth of 0.07m. A test section revealed the fill to be an ashy grey sandy clay with moderate amounts of charcoal and burnt sandstone. This fill is indicative of in situ burning, possibly of a fulacht fiadh. Trench 3 contained three features. F4 was a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 2m and a depth of 0.5m. A test section showed the fill to be a dark-brown silty clay with very occasional charcoal flecking and six small fragments of burnt animal bone. F5 was a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 2.1m. The fill was a light-brown silty clay with modern pottery and glass. This feature had no archaeological significance. F6 was a small irregular-shaped cut with a maximum width of 1.8m, protruding from the trench. The fill was a brown silty clay with modern refuse. This feature had no archaeological significance. Trench 4 contained F7, a linear ditch aligned east-west across the trench. It had a width of 5.8m and a depth of 0.6m. A test section showed the fill to be a light-brown sandy silty clay with occasional charcoal flecks, small and medium stones and fragments of animal bone, such as teeth and one boar's tooth. Brian Halpin, National Archaeological Services, Ard Solas, Lacken, Co. Wicklow. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of revision: 23 April 2009

• OF046-017003 Charcoal-making site
  Description

  Archaeological investigations were carried out by Billy Quinn of Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services Ltd under licence No. 04E1359ext. at Springfield, Moneygall, Co. Offaly, between 16 and 26 October 2007. The proposed development involved the erection of fifteen houses, new entrance and ancillary siteworks on a greenfield site near OF046–017001, classified as an earthwork. Outline permission to build was originally granted in 2004 subject to pre-development testing. An initial testing phase was carried out by Brian Halpin (National Archaeological Services Ltd) in October 2004 (Excavations 2004, No. 1421). Four trenches running north-north-west/south-south-east were excavated across the site that ‘uncovered a series of linear features of unknown date and a subcircular feature, the possible remains of a Bronze Age burnt spread or potboiler. There were no traces of the earthwork uncovered.’ On the basis of these findings a further investigation was recommended. Following this, Moore Group were commissioned to undertake the monitoring of topsoil-stripping under a licence transfer. During the course of the monitoring brief on 10 September 2007 (Excavations 2007, No. 1463) excavation exposed the remains of the southern portion of an enclosing ditch associated with the earthwork (OF046–017----). Following consultations with archaeologist Hugh Carey for the National Monuments Service, DEHLG, it was agreed that the monument be preserved in situ by covering the exposed remains in geotextile and raising the existing development levels by 0.3m to act as a buffer between the archaeological deposits and the proposed house foundations. Furthermore, Mr Carey required that a number of sections should be hand-dug across the width of the fosse and in other areas of archaeological potential. The site consists of a rectangular field fronting on to the Cloughjordan road. The site, originally pasture, slopes from west to east. In the vicinity of the monument, towards the north-east corner of the site, was a subcircular elevated area. Topsoil-stripping using a 14-tonne machine with grading bucket exposed the curvilinear line of the southern side of the enclosing ditch of the monument (OF046-017-----). The northern section was not exposed, as it lay outside the confines of the site. Three trenches through the east, west and south of the ditch were excavated. A further seventeen separate features found outside the enclosure were identified, seven of which had archaeological potential. These included five pits, a linear feature and a rectangular pit with four corner post-holes filled with charcoal-enriched silt and fire-cracked stones. Feature 15 was found c. 13m to the south-west of the enclosure (OF046-017----) and 6.5m from the southern boundary. It was subcircular in plan measuring 3.15m north–south by 4.25m and had a maximum depth of 0.6m. The cut was stepped, the upper portion having a gradual slope that broke to a sharper incline near the centre. There were three fills: the upper deposit was a dark-brown clayey silt with a moderate amount of charcoal and angular stones 0.1m in depth. Below this, making up the bulk of the fills, was a loose black charcoal-rich silt with frequent fire-cracked stones, 0.35m in depth. The base deposit was a loose grey sand with charcoal flecking. Feature 15 was found in association with Feature 16 and, due to their proximity and similarity in fill type, have to be treated as contemporaneous and functionally related. Feature 16, a rectangular spread of burnt material, was located 0.5m to the south-east of Feature 15. It consists of a rectangular cut orientated west-north-west/east-south-east measuring 2.75m long by 1.6m wide by 0.3m deep. The cut had near vertical sides breaking sharply to an uneven base. The pit was filled with a moderately compact black charcoal-enriched material with frequent fire-cracked stones. It is interesting to note that the interface between the fill material and the base of the cut showed no signs of scorching or oxidisation. Excavation at the base of the cut exposed four post-holes at each corner. The post-holes all contained a brown/grey sandy silt fill. Post-hole 1 to the north-west corner measured 0.15m in diameter and was dug to a depth of 0.3m where it tapered to a blunt point. Post-hole 2 to the north-east corner was sub-rounded and measured 0.2m in length by 0.12m wide by 0.17m deep. This post-hole tapered to a rounded point. Post-hole 3 to the south-west corner was 0.15m in diameter and was 0.25m deep ending in a blunt point. Post-hole 4 in the south-east corner was 0.17m in diameter by 0.16m deep and tapered to a blunt point. Both features 15 and 16 are clearly related and their respective forms show deliberation in their creation and design. The post-holes in particular, in Feature 15, would suggest an aboveground superstructure possibly supporting a rack or platform. This site may have had a number of uses including charcoal manufacture or drying meat. Feature 17 consists of an U-shaped pit that cut an earlier burnt spread. The pit was oval in plan and measured 0.7m by 0.5m and had a depth of 0.28m. It contained a medium compact light-brown sandy silt. The associated spread was in a saucer-shaped cut and was roughly circular in plan measuring 1.8m in diameter with a gentle slope and maximum depth of 0.1m. The fill was a mid-brown silt with a moderate amount of charcoal and occasional small stones. This deposit was burnt in situ as evidenced by the burnt oxidised base. These features are typically described as pot-boiler sites (Bennett 2011, 30002). 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. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 November 2011

• OF046-029001 Burial ground
  Description

  In 2006 archaeological investigations were carried out by Colm Moloney, Headland Archaeology Ltd, under licence No. 06E0321, on the site of a proposed housing development in the townland of Moneygall, Co. Offaly. The site consisted of a circular enclosure ditch which measured 100m in diameter. The ditch was U-shaped in section with a maximum width of 2.7m and a maximum depth of 1.1m. No entrance was identified, but it would seem probable it is located in an area which is not being impacted on by the current development. Within the south-eastern area of the enclosure a burial-ground was uncovered. A total of 42 inhumations were excavated. It is probable that there are more inhumations in the area, which will not be disturbed as part of this development. Underneath some of the burials and enclosing others was a rectangular V-shaped ditch with an entrance to the west. This enclosure measured 14m east–west by 12m. The entrance measured 3m wide and may possibly have been a cemetery enclosure. Within the outer enclosure ditch a number of metalworking areas were revealed, which included probable furnace pits and other metalworking pits (OF046-029002-). There were a number of pits where waste material and post-holes were uncovered but not in substantial enough numbers to show an area of clear settlement. Outside the area of the enclosure to the north-east and north-west there were a number of penannular ditches. The two ditches in the north-east had an internal diameter of 3.8m and the ditch in the north-west had an internal diameter of 4.5m. One of the penannular ditches in the north-west had a fill rich in iron slag. There were two unusual pits that were very shallow and had stake-holes cut into their corners. One of these was located inside the enclosure ditch and the other was located without it. In the north-western area of the ditch there were a number of ditch terminals which may have been associated with the national monument (an enclosure) in the adjoining field, OF046–017 (Bennett 2009, 450). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload / revision : 07 November 2011

• OF046-029002 Metalworking site
  Description

  In 2006 archaeological investigations were carried out by Colm Moloney, Headland Archaeology Ltd, under licence No. 06E0321, on the site of a proposed housing development in the townland of Moneygall, Co. Offaly. The site consisted of a circular enclosure ditch which measured 100m in diameter. The ditch was U-shaped in section with a maximum width of 2.7m and a maximum depth of 1.1m. No entrance was identified, but it would seem probable it is located in an area which is not being impacted on by the current development. Within the south-eastern area of the enclosure a burial-ground (OF046-029001-) was uncovered. A total of 42 inhumations were excavated. It is probable that there are more inhumations in the area, which will not be disturbed as part of this development. Underneath some of the burials and enclosing others was a rectangular V-shaped ditch with an entrance to the west. This enclosure measured 14m east–west by 12m. The entrance measured 3m wide and may possibly have been a cemetery enclosure. Within the outer enclosure ditch a number of metalworking areas were revealed, which included probable furnace pits and other metalworking pits. There were a number of pits where waste material and post-holes were uncovered but not in substantial enough numbers to show an area of clear settlement. Outside the area of the enclosure to the north-east and north-west there were a number of penannular ditches. The two ditches in the north-east had an internal diameter of 3.8m and the ditch in the north-west had an internal diameter of 4.5m. One of the penannular ditches in the north-west had a fill rich in iron slag. There were two unusual pits that were very shallow and had stake-holes cut into their corners. One of these was located inside the enclosure ditch and the other was located without it. In the north-western area of the ditch there were a number of ditch terminals which may have been associated with the national monument (an enclosure) in the adjoining field, OF046–017---- (Bennett 2009, 450). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload / revision : 07 November 2011

Architectural heritage

• Hayes, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with timber shopfront and two-storey return to rear. Fronts directly onto the road. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Smooth rendered façade with stucco quoins and ruled-and-lined render to rear. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Timber shopfront to ground floor with central recessed replacement door, flanking display windows, flat panelled pilasters, console brackets, plain fascia with raised lettering bearing name Hayes, surmounted by moulded cornice. Two-storey stone outbuilding to rear with integral carriage arch, abutted by corrugated-iron shed. Random coursed stone boundary wall to rear garden.

• J. Collison, house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited end-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, with stucco shopfront, flat-roofed porch to east, two-storey return and single-storey extension to rear. Shop no longer in use. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystacks and concrete coping. Pitched slate roof to return with rendered chimneystack. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with stucco quoins. Segmental-headed window openings with timber sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening to shopfront with stucco surround and battened timber double doors. Square-headed window openings to ground floor with stucco surrounds and timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings to side rear and extensions with timber sash and casement windows. Raised stucco lettering above door, surmounted by moulded cornice, but partially masked by fascia of former post office. Square-headed door opening to side porch having replacement door. Rendered outbuilding to rear site with corrugated-iron roofs.

• Moneygall Church, school, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey school, built c.1800, used as a chapel of ease from 1888, with gabled porch to south-west. Set back from the road. Pitched slate roof with scalloped and half hexagonal courses, terracotta ridge tiles, stone and concrete coping to gables and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed stone walls with roughly dressed quoins. Pointed-arched window openings with patent reveals, cast-iron lattice windows and sandstone sills to side elevations. Oculus to western gable with cast-iron lattice window. Pointed-arched window openings to porch with uPVC windows. Pointed-arched door opening to porch with timber battened door. Concrete block wall to road with coping having rendered gate piers and metal gates.

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 high, 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 Moneygall.

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

Name

Moneygall · Muine Gall

Area

2,694,872 m² (269.49 ha, 665.92 acres)

Civil parish

Cullenwaine, and its townlands

Barony

Clonlisk

Electoral division

Cullenwaine, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cullenwaine electoral division: 784 people in 279 households; 83% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Armyhill, Ballinlough, Barnagrotty, Clynoe, Cullenwaine, Derrycallaghan (Co. Tipperary), Drumbaun (Co. Tipperary), Greenhills (Co. Tipperary), Loyer, Rathmoyle

Placenames

Moneygall 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.