# Whigsborough, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Eglish, barony of Eglish, Co. Offaly; in Irish Baile na bhFuigeanna. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,988,819 m² (398.88 ha, 985.66 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 12,234 m² (1.22 ha, 3.02 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Eglish, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/eglish.md - Barony: Eglish - Electoral division: Derryad, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 276 people lived in 89 households in the Derryad electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 16% 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/41247 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 181153 - Centre: latitude 53.159889, longitude -7.85802 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Whigsborough, from 112 m² to 579,477 m² (57.95 ha, 143.19 acres); 35 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 277348: 579,477 m² (57.95 ha, 143.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277348.md - Parcel 4222663: 353,029 m² (35.3 ha, 87.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4222663.md - Parcel 284998: 292,464 m² (29.25 ha, 72.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284998.md - Parcel 305190: 192,615 m² (19.26 ha, 47.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305190.md - Parcel 297712: 157,522 m² (15.75 ha, 38.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297712.md - Parcel 301775: 155,985 m² (15.6 ha, 38.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/301775.md - Parcel 279408: 148,166 m² (14.82 ha, 36.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279408.md - Parcel 306217: 106,314 m² (10.63 ha, 26.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306217.md - Parcel 278011: 104,498 m² (10.45 ha, 25.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278011.md - Parcel 313356: 88,531 m² (8.85 ha, 21.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313356.md - Parcel 297112: 76,807 m² (7.68 ha, 18.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297112.md - Parcel 301539: 73,000 m² (7.3 ha, 18.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/301539.md - Parcel 360663: 72,819 m² (7.28 ha, 17.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360663.md - Parcel 2389045: 70,788 m² (7.08 ha, 17.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2389045.md - Parcel 271879: 67,473 m² (6.75 ha, 16.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271879.md - Parcel 275459: 67,136 m² (6.71 ha, 16.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275459.md - Parcel 301197: 65,512 m² (6.55 ha, 16.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/301197.md - Parcel 305672: 59,590 m² (5.96 ha, 14.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305672.md - Parcel 2388212: 56,161 m² (5.62 ha, 13.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388212.md - Parcel 277635: 52,767 m² (5.28 ha, 13.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277635.md - Parcel 274367: 46,950 m² (4.7 ha, 11.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274367.md - Parcel 282140: 46,200 m² (4.62 ha, 11.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282140.md - Parcel 2388211: 44,865 m² (4.49 ha, 11.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388211.md - Parcel 2388446: 42,461 m² (4.25 ha, 10.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388446.md - Parcel 271338: 41,174 m² (4.12 ha, 10.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271338.md - Parcel 276687: 40,932 m² (4.09 ha, 10.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276687.md - Parcel 5413875: 40,638 m² (4.06 ha, 10.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413875.md - Parcel 290886: 39,893 m² (3.99 ha, 9.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290886.md - Parcel 297337: 39,618 m² (3.96 ha, 9.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297337.md - Parcel 303733: 38,126 m² (3.81 ha, 9.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303733.md - Parcel 276065: 36,655 m² (3.67 ha, 9.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276065.md - Parcel 2388158: 35,955 m² (3.6 ha, 8.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388158.md - Parcel 274250: 35,679 m² (3.57 ha, 8.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274250.md - Parcel 289704: 35,383 m² (3.54 ha, 8.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289704.md - Parcel 280410: 32,470 m² (3.25 ha, 8.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280410.md - Parcel 296024: 28,431 m² (2.84 ha, 7.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296024.md - Parcel 284179: 27,636 m² (2.76 ha, 6.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284179.md - Parcel 2389048: 25,768 m² (2.58 ha, 6.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2389048.md - Parcel 289491: 22,435 m² (2.24 ha, 5.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289491.md - Parcel 272449: 19,964 m² (2 ha, 4.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272449.md - Parcel 270542: 18,581 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270542.md - Parcel 281364: 16,884 m² (1.69 ha, 4.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281364.md - Parcel 2388226: 16,720 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388226.md - Parcel 313215: 14,559 m² (1.46 ha, 3.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313215.md - Parcel 275763: 14,110 m² (1.41 ha, 3.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275763.md - Parcel 309018: 12,762 m² (1.28 ha, 3.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309018.md - Parcel 287150: 12,717 m² (1.27 ha, 3.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287150.md - Parcel 311002: 12,234 m² (1.22 ha, 3.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311002.md - Parcel 314531: 10,875 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/314531.md - Parcel 313764: 10,411 m² (1.04 ha, 2.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313764.md - Parcel 287676: 10,168 m² (1.02 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287676.md - Parcel 2388225: 8,819 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388225.md - Parcel 273523: 8,605 m² (0.86 ha, 2.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273523.md - Parcel 2388445: 7,704 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388445.md - Parcel 274060: 7,087 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274060.md - Parcel 303262: 7,072 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303262.md - Parcel 4701342: 6,662 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4701342.md - Parcel 292960: 6,493 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292960.md - Parcel 304406: 6,492 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304406.md - Parcel 281250: 6,092 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281250.md - Parcel 4701346: 4,462 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4701346.md - Parcel 4545323: 4,158 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4545323.md - Parcel 290682: 4,066 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290682.md - Parcel 310963: 3,583 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310963.md - Parcel 287512: 3,513 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287512.md - Parcel 295029: 3,456 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295029.md - Parcel 284784: 3,436 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284784.md - Parcel 287854: 3,260 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287854.md - Parcel 4689432: 3,239 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4689432.md - Parcel 279799: 2,703 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279799.md - Parcel 270062: 2,532 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270062.md - Parcel 293114: 2,504 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293114.md - Parcel 291253: 2,418 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291253.md - Parcel 280751: 2,390 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280751.md - Parcel 281701: 2,337 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281701.md - Parcel 280319: 2,252 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280319.md - Parcel 275585: 2,168 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275585.md - Parcel 281622: 2,025 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281622.md - Parcel 292324: 1,775 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/292324.md - Parcel 282034: 1,692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/282034.md - Parcel 278937: 1,440 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278937.md - Parcel 5949243: 1,380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5949243.md - Parcel 290404: 1,373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290404.md - Parcel 283133: 1,354 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/283133.md - Parcel 269619: 1,273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/269619.md - Parcel 311500: 1,002 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/311500.md - Parcel 294030: 939 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/294030.md - Parcel 282479: 870 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/282479.md - Parcel 298574: 818 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/298574.md - Parcel 286488: 666 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286488.md - Parcel 280097: 343 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280097.md - Parcel 4222662: 335 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4222662.md - Parcel 5413883: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413883.md - Parcel 299447: 144 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/299447.md - Parcel 306274: 112 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/306274.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Whigsborough in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 30 Jul 2026, Offaly County Council 2660404: Conditional. Permission. an extension and alterations to an existing dwelling, new detached garage, new site entrance, treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660404/0 - 23 Feb 2023, Offaly County Council 2371: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. DOMESTIC GARAGE, FUEL SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2371/0 - 30 May 2018, Offaly County Council 18230: Refused. Permission. THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW, COUNTY OFFALY. THE TRANSMISSION LINE WILL COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8.5KM OF UNDERGROUND LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 3.7KM OF OVERHEAD LINE. UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED N62, R439 AND THE L70152; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE N62, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. OVERHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF 3 NO. POWERLINES SUSPENDED FROM WOODEN POLES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 16 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18230/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Coura, site code 000909 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - OF030-005001: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF030-005001-. Situated on natural rock outcrop (OF030-005002-) on the low-lying floodplains of a nearby river, originally located on a small island known as Castle Island or Lough Coura surrounded by wet marshy land. Little remains of the castle except for a piece of wall fragment and loosely scattered rubble. The building appears to be the remains of a circular tower (approx. int. diam. 4m; wall T 1.2m) with no architectural features visible. To the S of this building there is a lot of loosely piled rubble lying all over the ground surface suggestive of a possible destroyed bawn wall (OF030-005003-). Known locally as Le Porte Castle (ITA Survey 1942). (Cooke 1875, 238; O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 10; Loeber 1988, vol 5, 22) 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 - OF030-005002: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF030-005002-. Situated on natural rock outcrop on the low-lying floodplains of a nearby river, originally located on a small island known as Castle Island or Lough Coura surrounded by wet marshy land. Little remains of the castle except for a piece of wall fragment and loosely scattered rubble. The building appears to be the remains of a circular tower (OF030-005001-) sitting directly on rock outcrop which along with the collpased rubble gives the appearance of a mound. (Cooke 1875, 238; O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 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 - OF030-005003: Bawn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF030-005003-. Situated on natural rock outcrop (OF030-005002-) on the low-lying floodplains of a nearby river, originally located on a small island known as Castle Island or Lough Coura surrounded by wet marshy land. Little remains of the castle except for a piece of wall fragment and loosely scattered rubble. The building appears to be the remains of a circular tower (approx. int. diam. 4m; wall T 1.2m) with no architectural features visible. To the S of this building there is a lot of loosely piled rubble lying all over the ground surface suggestive of a possible destroyed bawn wall. (Cooke 1875, 238; O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 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 - OF030-006: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF030-006----. Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, N 163/4) shows cropmark of possible circular enclosure. 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 - OF030-007: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF030-007----. Site is now inaccessible due to dense coniferous forest plantations. Located on a slight rise in marshy area. Described in 1972 (ASI file) as a crescent shaped area (diam 56m N-S; 53m E-W) delimited by a scarp, external bank and intervening fosse from N through E to S. 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 - OF030-082: Structure - peatland, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF030-082----. An isolated post (L 0.43m; diam. 0.06m), situated in the drain face 0.63m below the field surface and set at a 60° angle. The wood was in good condition with surviving bark and had been worked to a wedge point with a metal tool. The piece is within moderately humified Sphagnum peat. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 1997. 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 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) - Whigsborough House, country house, 1740–1780, Regional interest, registry number 14930001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14930001. Detached four-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c.1760, with outbuildings to rear. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack with terracotta pots, cast-iron rainwater goods and tooled stone coping to gables. Roughcast render to walls. Timber sash windows and stone sills to all elevations and oculi to front and rear elevations. Main entrance with round-headed door opening with timber panelled double doors flanked by tooled limestone engaged Doric columns surmounted by petal fanlight. Door accessed by flight of punch-dressed limestone steps flanked by with low sweeping walls. Wrought-iron bootscraper to base of steps. Round-headed door opening to rear site with fanlight and timber panelled door with stone threshold. Multiple-bay two-storey stables to rear site with pitched slate roof and random coursed stone walls. Timber lintels to square-headed door and window openings and timber battened doors. Main entrance with square-profile gate piers of channelled limestone with carved stone swags to frieze surmounted by cornice and capping stone with flanking quadrant walls and wrought-iron gates. - Whigsborough House, folly, 1660–1700, Regional interest, registry number 14930002, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF®no=14930002. Gothic style tower façade, erected c.1680, abutting outbuilding and walled garden to north, situated within the grounds of Whigsborough House. Random coursed stone wall to tower with crenellated parapet and pointed-arched window opening with tooled stone tracery. Wall much overgrown with ivy. Outbuilding to north with pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to random coursed stone walls. Segmental-headed integral carriage arch opening leading through to walled garden, with cut stone voussoirs and cobbled flooring. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors. Walled garden to north with random coursed stone walls with large buttresses supporting south-eastern wall. Gardener's shed to south of garden with pitched slate roof and random coursed stone walls. ## 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 Whigsborough, about 1 in 5 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 Whigsborough. - 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/whigsborough.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/whigsborough.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/whigsborough.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Whigsborough 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) - Ballycollin: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballycollin-180110.md - Carrigeen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/carrigeen-180313.md - Clooneen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clooneen.md - Coologe: https://everytownland.com/offaly/coologe.md - Derrinlough: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derrinlough.md - Derrymullin and Loughderry: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derrymullin-and-loughderry.md - Doorosheath: https://everytownland.com/offaly/doorosheath.md - Galros East: https://everytownland.com/offaly/galros-east.md - Lowerheath: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lowerheath.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/whigsborough - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/whigsborough