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

Townland in the civil parish of Killoughy, barony of Ballyboy, Co. Offaly; in Irish Ráth Roibín.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 4,015,075 m² (401.51 ha, 992.15 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,798 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killoughy, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/killoughy.md
- Barony: Ballyboy
- Electoral division: Rathrobin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 461 people lived in 152 households in the Rathrobin electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/42251
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 181053
- Centre: latitude 53.191274, longitude -7.605171 (WGS 84)

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

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathrobin, from 56 m² to 619,224 m² (61.92 ha, 153.01 acres); 48 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 273502: 619,224 m² (61.92 ha, 153.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273502.md
- Parcel 274409: 223,404 m² (22.34 ha, 55.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274409.md
- Parcel 293425: 210,393 m² (21.04 ha, 51.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293425.md
- Parcel 305285: 205,550 m² (20.55 ha, 50.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305285.md
- Parcel 288658: 191,337 m² (19.13 ha, 47.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288658.md
- Parcel 2388746: 185,135 m² (18.51 ha, 45.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388746.md
- Parcel 282669: 162,780 m² (16.28 ha, 40.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282669.md
- Parcel 312048: 157,899 m² (15.79 ha, 39.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312048.md
- Parcel 5078948: 146,146 m² (14.61 ha, 36.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5078948.md
- Parcel 274159: 132,531 m² (13.25 ha, 32.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274159.md
- Parcel 307105: 115,897 m² (11.59 ha, 28.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307105.md
- Parcel 296822: 111,600 m² (11.16 ha, 27.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296822.md
- Parcel 2389121: 107,847 m² (10.78 ha, 26.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2389121.md
- Parcel 290832: 97,544 m² (9.75 ha, 24.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290832.md
- Parcel 271311: 96,078 m² (9.61 ha, 23.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271311.md
- Parcel 298239: 84,187 m² (8.42 ha, 20.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298239.md
- Parcel 269153: 81,379 m² (8.14 ha, 20.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/269153.md
- Parcel 294208: 81,151 m² (8.12 ha, 20.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294208.md
- Parcel 298050: 69,760 m² (6.98 ha, 17.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298050.md
- Parcel 289699: 67,793 m² (6.78 ha, 16.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289699.md
- Parcel 306892: 65,346 m² (6.53 ha, 16.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306892.md
- Parcel 5927842: 64,144 m² (6.41 ha, 15.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5927842.md
- Parcel 5063178: 61,400 m² (6.14 ha, 15.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5063178.md
- Parcel 274410: 58,532 m² (5.85 ha, 14.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274410.md
- Parcel 306343: 51,712 m² (5.17 ha, 12.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306343.md
- Parcel 295106: 43,961 m² (4.4 ha, 10.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295106.md
- Parcel 292389: 38,721 m² (3.87 ha, 9.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292389.md
- Parcel 5927564: 34,049 m² (3.4 ha, 8.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5927564.md
- Parcel 5063206: 33,889 m² (3.39 ha, 8.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5063206.md
- Parcel 307183: 21,512 m² (2.15 ha, 5.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307183.md
- Parcel 4619998: 21,512 m² (2.15 ha, 5.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4619998.md
- Parcel 296986: 18,919 m² (1.89 ha, 4.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296986.md
- Parcel 290140: 18,425 m² (1.84 ha, 4.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290140.md
- Parcel 302964: 14,892 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302964.md
- Parcel 2472863: 14,883 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2472863.md
- Parcel 311513: 14,498 m² (1.45 ha, 3.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311513.md
- Parcel 314543: 13,891 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/314543.md
- Parcel 299299: 13,358 m² (1.34 ha, 3.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299299.md
- Parcel 302197: 13,149 m² (1.31 ha, 3.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302197.md
- Parcel 292125: 12,976 m² (1.3 ha, 3.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292125.md
- Parcel 270754: 10,814 m² (1.08 ha, 2.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270754.md
- Parcel 2477397: 10,620 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2477397.md
- Parcel 309909: 7,219 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309909.md
- Parcel 278938: 6,621 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278938.md
- Parcel 303298: 6,110 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303298.md
- Parcel 284557: 6,035 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284557.md
- Parcel 305527: 5,798 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305527.md
- Parcel 275593: 4,918 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275593.md
- Parcel 294499: 4,866 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294499.md
- Parcel 289487: 4,847 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289487.md
- Parcel 272604: 4,767 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272604.md
- Parcel 2721723: 4,745 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2721723.md
- Parcel 279846: 4,413 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279846.md
- Parcel 2594591: 3,772 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2594591.md
- Parcel 4688948: 3,384 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4688948.md
- Parcel 4665494: 3,364 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4665494.md
- Parcel 289454: 3,167 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289454.md
- Parcel 292594: 3,068 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292594.md
- Parcel 2473083: 3,063 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473083.md
- Parcel 5923173: 3,006 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5923173.md
- Parcel 5666343: 2,788 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5666343.md
- Parcel 5837855: 2,331 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5837855.md
- Parcel 281243: 2,288 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281243.md
- Parcel 273571: 2,285 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273571.md
- Parcel 5898407: 2,251 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5898407.md
- Parcel 277951: 2,251 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277951.md
- Parcel 281540: 2,236 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281540.md
- Parcel 290556: 2,172 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290556.md
- Parcel 290345: 2,172 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290345.md
- Parcel 289622: 2,087 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289622.md
- Parcel 290398: 2,018 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290398.md
- Parcel 290184: 1,983 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290184.md
- Parcel 282471: 1,969 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/282471.md
- Parcel 298638: 1,932 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/298638.md
- Parcel 284232: 1,878 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/284232.md
- Parcel 309241: 1,728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/309241.md
- Parcel 2483751: 1,715 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2483751.md
- Parcel 292294: 1,643 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/292294.md
- Parcel 4658832: 1,366 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4658832.md
- Parcel 289017: 1,340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/289017.md
- Parcel 280310: 1,273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280310.md
- Parcel 4658834: 900 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4658834.md
- Parcel 2472866: 681 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2472866.md
- Parcel 4665493: 612 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4665493.md
- Parcel 290022: 584 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290022.md
- Parcel 5171022: 544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5171022.md
- Parcel 280037: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280037.md
- Parcel 2486291: 194 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2486291.md
- Parcel 297135: 160 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/297135.md
- Parcel 281115: 158 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281115.md
- Parcel 2486290: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2486290.md
- Parcel 5171045: 81 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5171045.md
- Parcel 290750: 56 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290750.md

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

- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 9 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
- G5 Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 3 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
- S5 Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): 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=6

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

7 applications, newest first.

- 26 Aug 2026, Offaly County Council 2675: N/a. Permission, 1 home. RENOVATION AND BUILD ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING, INSTALL SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA, FORM NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2675/0
- 10 Aug 2026, Offaly County Council 2669: N/a. Permission, 1 home. A DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK, AND PERCOLATION AREA, DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW ROADSIDE ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2669/0
- 8 Aug 2026, Offaly County Council 2660412: N/a. Permission, 1 home. The construction of a new single-storey detached domestic dwelling & detached domestic garage, the installation of a new septic tank & percolation area and the construction of a new site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660412/0
- 12 Nov 2025, Offaly County Council 2560551: Conditional. Permission. a new slatted tank and all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560551/0
- 30 Sept 2025, Offaly County Council 2560455: N/a. Permission. a new slatted tank and all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560455/0
- 10 Dec 2020, Offaly County Council 20625: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, SINGLE STOREY GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH A SOIL POLISHING FILTER, ENTRANCE, BORED WELL, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20625/0
- 16 Sept 2019, Offaly County Council 19450: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING, GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA, UTILISING EXISTING ENTRANCE ONTO PUBLIC ROAD & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19450/0

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 Rathrobin.

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

- OF024-044001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF024-044001-. Located on high ground with good extensive views. All that survives today are the ruins of a 19th-century house which was burnt in 1920 (Bence-Jones 1978, 240). To the NW of the big house there is rectangular hood moulding of late medieval date on the gable end of an outhouse. This is all that remains of Rathrobin castle which probably belonged to the 17th-century. According to Bence-Jones (1978, 240) Nicholas Biddulph built a house in 1694 near an old castle, this house was later replaced by the present 19th-century house, the ruins of which can still be seen. According to the Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society (OHAS) in 1974 there was an inscribed stone (OF024-044003-) on this ruined building which read 'Rathrobin House built by Nicholas/son of John son of Francis Biddulph in the year 1694 bestowed by his direct descendant Middleton Biddulph In the year 1898' (OHAS file 1974). Rathrobin House appears to have been built from the ruins of earlier castle with this inscribed slab incoporated into the front wall of Rathrobin House. In 1974 they recorded that the remains of a tower house were incoporated into farmyard buildings (OHAS file 1974) 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
- OF024-044003: Inscribed stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF024-044003-. Located on high ground with good extensive views. All that survives today are the ruins of a 19th-century house which was burnt in the 1920's (Bence-Jones 1978, 240). According to Bence-Jones (1978, 240) Nicholas Biddulph built a house in 1694 near an old castle, this house was later replaced by the present 19th-century house, the ruins of which can still be seen. The Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society in 1974 record that there was an inscribed stone on this ruined building which reads 'Rathrobin House built by Nicholas/son of John son of Francis Biddulph in the year 1694 bestowed by his direct descendant Middleton Biddulph In the year 1898' (OHAS file 1974). This inscribed slab is incoporated into the apex of the gable fronted N wall of Rathrobin House and is 19th century in date. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload / revision: 09 March 2011
- OF024-045: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF024-045----. Located on the W facing slope of a ridge running N-S. Quarry located where site is marked on OS 6-inch map. The local landowner will not touch the overgrowth on this ridge because he believes that it is a fairy fort. Depicted as circular enclosure on 1912 OS 6-inch map. 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
- OF032-004: Cairn - wayside cairn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF032-004----. This site was removed by the county council in the course of road widening operations. Within living memory this monument was related to funerary practices. The funeral procession would stop at the monument and place a stone there in memory of the deceased. Another story about the monument was that at times of battle the men who went off to fight would leave a stone behind. Those who returned would retrieve their stones but the stones of those who perished would remain as a memorial (Shaw 1971, 9-10). 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

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)

- Rathrobin, country house, 1895–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14924005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14924005. Detached five-bay two-storey country house with dormer attic, dated 1898, on an L-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting open porch to ground floor; single-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bay. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Burnt, 1923. Now in ruins. Roofs now missing with ivy-covered limestone ashlar chimney stacks having ogee-detailed stringcourses below ogee-detailed cornice capping. Part ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined mass concrete walls on overgrown plinth with finial-topped ogee-detailed cut-limestone coping to gables. Tudor-headed door opening (porch) with three cut-limestone steps, and cut-limestone block-and-start surround having moulded reveals with hood moulding. Tudor-headed door opening into country house with cut-limestone step threshold, and cut-limestone block-and-start surround having moulded reveals centred on keystone. Square-headed window openings in multipartite arrangement with lichen-spotted cut-limestone sills, cut-limestone mullions, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having bull nose-detailed reveals with no fittings surviving. Interior in ruins. Set in unkempt grounds.

## 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 Rathrobin, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathrobin.
- 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/rathrobin.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/rathrobin.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/rathrobin.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rathrobin 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)

- Annaghbrack Glebe: https://everytownland.com/offaly/annaghbrack-glebe.md
- Clondonnell Glebe: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clondonnell-glebe.md
- Clonseer: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonseer.md
- Clonshannagh: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonshannagh.md
- Cooldorragh Glebe: https://everytownland.com/offaly/cooldorragh-glebe.md
- Cormeen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/cormeen.md
- Gortacur: https://everytownland.com/offaly/gortacur.md
- Killoughy: https://everytownland.com/offaly/killoughy.md
- Lugamarla: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lugamarla.md
- Mullaghcrohy: https://everytownland.com/offaly/mullaghcrohy.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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