Raheenanisky

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Raheenanisky, from 216 m² to 499,409 m² (49.94 ha, 123.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Raheenanisky in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 13 Apr 2026Conditional

  Change use of part of existing Community Hall to childcare facility, comprising 2 no. activity rooms, including new exit door to rear, minor internal alterations and all associated site works. The development includes the shared use of the existing hall, kitchen and sanitary facilities, with continued use of the building as a Community Hall outside childcare operating hours.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660204

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  erect 8 no. 20m high Floodlights to main pitch, Existing Floodlights to be re-located to southern pitch area, New Astro-Turf area, Wellbeing Seating Area to rear of Clubhouse and to include all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360252

• 29 Aug 2022Conditional

  replace the existing concrete roof tiles with natural slates, internal upgrade works, an extension to the south east elevation and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 22532

• 20 Oct 2021Conditional

  change of use of an agricultural building to residential including al modifications and the addition of a two storey extension to the side, installing septic tank, percolation area and all associated and necessary site works including a shared access

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21721

• 29 May 2020Conditional

  alter boundaries from that which was previously granted with planning reference 04/67 to reduce the size of the site and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20258

• 26 Oct 2018Conditional

  1) decommission existing septic tank and percolation area which is located on the grounds of Park/Ratheniska GAA Club and currently serves Ratheniska National School and Park/Ratheniska GAA Club. 2) Install new Effluent Treatment System and Polishing Filter to serve Ratheniska National School and Park/Ratheniska GAA Club and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18649

• 1 Aug 2018Conditional

  change the design of the dormer dwelling house and garage which was previously granted permission with planning reference 17/603 and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18465

• 14 Nov 2017Conditional

  construct a dormer dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 17603

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 Raheenanisky.

Recorded monuments

• LA018-004 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of subcircular enclosure visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, AYN 33-4). No visible surface remains. Aerial photograph (GB91.EP.15) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure enclosure defined by a fosse; a faint, widely spaced second fosse defines a larger outer curvilinear enclosure (Dr. G. Barrett 20 August 1991). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 10 December 2010 The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 18 April 2012

• LA018-007 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a subcircular enclosure (max. diam. c. 40m NE-SW). No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA018-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Described as a ringfort (OPW file), the site is now levelled. It is indicated by a slight rise in the ground level (max. diam. 47m E-W) and on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AYN 35) as a subcircular cropmark. No other visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA018-009 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a large irregular enclosure. On the 1909 edition, only the S half (max. dim. c. 50m E-W) is hachured. No visible surface remains. According to local information, this was an orchard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA018-065 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.CM.05) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Pylon constructed over fosse on the western side of the enclosure. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 01 February 2010 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Raheenanisky, about 1 in 5 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Raheenanisky with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Raheenanisky · Ráithín an Uisce

Area

1,425,370 m² (142.54 ha, 352.22 acres)

Civil parish

Dysartenos, and its townlands

Barony

Stradbally

Electoral division

Timogue, the unit of the census

Census 2022

366 people lived in 128 households in the Timogue electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Coolnacarrick, Grange Upper, Killalooghan, Killavally, Loughakeo, Loughteeog, Powelstown

Placenames

Raheenanisky 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.