Ardmaghbreague

63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardmaghbreague, from 49 m² to 413,191 m² (41.32 ha, 102.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 98 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Feb 2026Conditional

  the development will consist of permission for the erection a two-storey extension to the rear of existing single-storey dwelling and for modifications to existing site entrance. Also, for permission to decommission existing septic tank and to install waste water treatment system and percolation area, to construct a detached domestic garage, to connect to existing services and to include for all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660212

• 31 Oct 2025Conditional

  The development for Retention consists of: 1) Alterations to previously granted Planning Ref. No. KA70234 including Revised dwelling location, internal & external dwelling alterations including additional floor area, and 2) Detached Domestic Garage. Full Planning Permission is sought to decommission the existing wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and install a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and all ancillary site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561173

• 31 May 2024Conditional

  (1) to construct a two storied type dwelling house and a detached garage, (2) to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, (3) to make a new entrance onto the road, with entrance walls, gates and piers, (4) all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24235

• 16 Dec 2021Conditional

  the construction of a two storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system, new entry to public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 212355

• 13 Jul 2021Conditional

  (a) the construction of a detached two storey dwelling (b) a newly reconfigured vehicular entrance, both replacing and widening an existing farm entrance (c) a wastewater treatment system with associated percolation area (d) a domestic garage (e) and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 211340

• 9 Oct 2020Conditional

  a two storey style dwelling, domestic garage, advanced waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201451

• 5 Dec 2018Conditional

  to construct a dry-bedded shed for the housing of livestock, along with associated ancillary site works, within existing farmyard complex

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA181445

• 13 Nov 2018N/a

  a dry-bedded shed for the housing of livestock, along with associated ancillary site works, within existing farmyard complex

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA181346

• 25 Jul 2018Conditional

  construction of a new forest road entrance and associated site works for the purposes of harvesting a plantation

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA180822

• 21 Jul 2017Conditional

  the development will consist of a two storey style dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system including mechanical aeration system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA170854

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 Ardmaghbreague.

Recorded monuments

• ME005-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise overlooking a small SW-NE section of a W-E stream that is c. 50m to the N. This rath is described as ‘Dungunnion Fort’ on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. It is a slightly raised circular grass-covered area with some rock outcrop (diam. 42m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 4-5m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 1.3-2m), with slight traces of a fosse (at NE: Wth c. 3m; ext. D 0.2m). There are gaps in the bank at SE, S and SW (Wth of base 2.3m), but the last is the most likely original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 4 September 2018

• ME005-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the tip of a short S-N spur overlooking rath (ME005-039----) which is c. 120m to the SW. It is described as 'Corskeltiagh Fort' on the OS 6-inch maps. This is a subcircular, slightly domed (H 0.5m), grass and scrub-covered area (dims 34m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by a slight but overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 5-7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.3-1.6m) that is largely a scarp, and traces of a fosse (at NW: Wth of top 3.9m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.2m) SSE-W-NNW. The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 4 September 2018

• ME005-041 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a NE-facing slope, it is described as ‘Lisbane’ – the white fort - on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 98m E-W; 80m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 2.1m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.6m) and hedge, with an outer fosse or drain SE-WSW and WNW-N (at N: Wth of base 1.2m; ext. D 0.3m). There are gaps in the perimeter at SSE, SSW and WNW but the original entrance is likely to be that (Wth of base 3m) with a causeway (Wth of top 3.7m; H 0.6m) at NNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 4 September 2018

• ME005-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a SE-facing slope overlooking a NE-SW section of an E-W stream which is c. 120m to the N. It is described as ‘Lisdoo’ on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map, derived from Lios Dubh – the Black Fort, which it is known as locally. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 48m NW-SE; 36m NW-SW) that slopes down to the SE (H 2m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 3.8-6m; int. H 0.4-0.5m; ext. H 1.3-1.9m) and hedge, with an outer fosse (at NNE: Wth of top 2.7m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.1m) that has been re-cut as a drain (Wth of top 3m; Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.2m) W-NNW. There is an entrance (Wth of base 1.7m) and causeway (Wth of top 2.7m; H 0.3m) at SE. It remains unplanted in a coniferous forest since c. 2000 (OSAP). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 4 September 2018

• ME005-055 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  According the Civil Survey (1654-6) Christopher Plunkett of Ardmagh owned 250 acres and the ‘old Castle’ there in 1640 (Simington 1940, 334), and the castle is also depicted as a tower in roughly this location on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Kells and a parish map (see this web-site accessed on 23/08/2016: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/history.html), although Ardmagh was part of Nobber parish. The forfeited Plunkett land was acquired by Thomas Taylor, who had come from England in 1653 and settled at Kells, and in 1680 he leased the ‘four Poles of Ardmagh, alias Ardmaghbregagh’ with other land to Francis Plunkett, whose graveslab is in Robertstown church (ME011-005----). The lease was bequeathed to Francis’ son, Thomas, who died intestate in 1691, leaving two daughters, but his mother, Catherine, who had married again to Edward Dowdall, a captain in King James’ army, took over the lease. After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 Taylor evicted Catherine from Castlecam and repossessed Ardmagh. In 1692 Thomas’ widow, Bridget, leased 150 acres at Ardmagh and in 1695 Catherine leased a cottage at Castlecam. In 1720 the original lease of Francis Plunkett was discovered and his granddaughters, Elinor Cahill and William Donnellan, sought to recover the full extent of the lands and premises. Although they won the case it was not made absolute, and in 1728 it was dismissed by the House of Lords. (Ní Shúilliobháin 1987) The castle is described as ‘Castlecome in ruins’ in gothic script on the 1836 and 1908 eds of the OS 6-inch map, but it is known as ‘Castlecam’. It is situated on a hilltop with wide views in every direction. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) defined SW-N-E by low scarp (H 0.5m-1m). There are quarry holes to the SW and faint scarps outside to the S and SE. This is probably a rath and the castle of Ardmagh is probably unlocated in the vicinity. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 23 August 2016

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ardmaghbreague.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ardmaghbreague, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardmaghbreague.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ardmaghbreague with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Ardmaghbreague · Ard Mhacha Bréige

Area

4,088,867 m² (408.89 ha, 1,010.38 acres)

Civil parish

Nobber, and its townlands

Barony

Kells Lower

Electoral division

Kilmainham, the unit of the census

Census 2022

857 people lived in 307 households in the Kilmainham electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghnaneane or Hermitage, Ballintillan, Ballymakane, Boynagh, Cruicetown, Newtown, Robertstown, Towas

Placenames

Ardmaghbreague 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.