Garryhinch

240 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garryhinch, from 28 m² to 299,128 m² (29.91 ha, 73.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Garryhinch 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.

• 22 Aug 2026N/a

  PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY TYPE DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GARAGE, NEW ENTRANCE, WALLS, GATES AND PIERS, SEPTIC TANK, EFFULENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA, CONNECTION TO IRISH WATER MAINS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660440

• 14 Aug 2026N/a

  PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY TYPE DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GARAGE, NEW ENTRANCE, WALLS, GATES AND PIERS, SEPTIC TANK, EFFULENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA, CONNECTION TO IRISH WATER MAINS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660427

• 15 Jun 2026Conditional

  SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660314

• 26 May 2026N/a

  SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2660283

• 6 May 2026N/a

  for the change of use for short-term letting and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660249

• 4 May 2026N/a

  FOR SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660242

• 30 Mar 2026N/a

  SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2660166

• 29 Jan 2026Conditional

  1. a 2.0m high timber fence forming a compound for the storage of members golf buggies. 2. Permission for the extension of the existing workshop/ stores for the course maintenance. 3. Permission to extend the current balcony to the south of the existing clubhouse at 1st floor level. All of the above to include all associated siteworks

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2660042

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  1. 2.0m high timber fence forming a compound for the storage of members golf buggies. 2. Permission for the extension of the existing workshop/ stores for the course maintenance. 3. Permission to extend the current balcony to the south of the existing clubhouse at 1st floor level and all the above to include all associated siteworks

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2660018

• 15 Jan 2026N/a

  Two­ Storey Type Dwelling and Domestic Garage with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area With New Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in relation to the application

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660014

• 8 Dec 2025N/a

  1. 2.0m high timber fence forming a compound for the storage of members golf buggies. 2. Permission for the extension of the existing workshop/ stores for the course maintenance.3. Permission to extend the current balcony to the south of the existing clubhouse at 1st floor level. All of the above to include all associated siteworks

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560623

• 31 Aug 2025N/a

  Two-Storey Type Dwelling and Domestic Garage with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area With New Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560396

• 4 Dec 2024Conditional

  proposed new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, septic tank treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460481

• 5 Dec 2023Conditional

  permission for proposed agricultural shed and associated site works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360216

• 28 Jul 2023Conditional

  DWELLING HOUSE FOUNDATIONS AS CONSTRUCTED AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING (I) PERMISSION TO COMPLETE THE DWELLING HOUSE IN RELATION TO PL 02/866 AND PL 08/100 (II) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (III) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (IV) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WAS SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THE APPLICATION

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23345

• 29 Jun 2023N/a

  (A) DWELLING HOUSE FOUNDATIONS AS CONSTRUCTED. (B) FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: (I) PERMISSION TO COMPLETE THE DWELLING HOUSE IN RELATION TO PL 02/866 & PL08/100 (II) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (III) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (IV) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 23310

• 17 May 2023Conditional

  PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS IN THE CURTILAGE OF RPS 52-04

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23214

• 15 Sept 2022Refused

  (A) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE FOUNDATIONS AS CONSTRUCTED (B) FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING (1) PERMISSION TO COMPLETE THE DWELLING HOUSE IN RELATION TO PL2/02/866 & PL2/08/100 (2) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (3) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (4) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22477

• 22 Aug 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22427

• 4 May 2022Conditional

  THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22221

• 20 Apr 2022Conditional

  THE CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON SITE UNDER 21/23, THE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED HOUSE ON SITE WAS A ONE AND HALF STOREY DETACHED HOUSE WITH SINGLE STOREY ELEMENT, THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE WILL BE A SINGLE STOREY BUNGALOW, ALL OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PARENT PERMISSION 21/23 WILL REMAIN THE SAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22197

• 24 Mar 2022N/a

  THE CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON SITE UNDER 21/23, THE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED HOUSE ON SITE WAS A ONE AND HALF STOREY DETACHED HOUSE WITH SINGLE STOREY ELEMENT, THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE WILL BE A SINGLE STOREY BUNGALOW, ALL OTHER ELEMENST OF THE PARENT PERMISSION 21/23 WILL REMAIN THE SAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22141

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER, NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2299

• 31 Jan 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER, BORED WELL, NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2223

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE AND HALF STOREY DETACHED HOUSE WITH SINGLE STOREY ELEMENT, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, RECESSED ENTRANCE, SECONDARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2123

The 25 most recent of 35 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• OF033-011 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of enclosure showing on aerial photograph taken by the Air Corps (ACAP 672/1, 659/5) just to W of a coppice or tree ring and appears to have had a low central mound surrounded by a bank. Possibly a barrow or a tree ring. No visible surface traces. 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

• OF033-013 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (Air Corps 672/1; 654/5) shows outline of circular enclosure. Site may have been a tree ring which has left a barrow-like feature after being levelled. 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

• OF033-014 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  Shown on 6-inch maps as a tree-covered circular area - probably a landscape feature. Not visible at ground level. Probably a levelled tree-ring which shows up as a circular cropmark on the aerial photographs (Air Corps 672/1; 654/5). 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

Architectural heritage

• Clonyhurk Church, church/chapel, 1800–1840 · National interest
  Description

  Detached Church of Ireland church, built c.1820 by John Semple, with pinnacled tower rising from gabled entrance and four-bay nave. Located on a elevated site over looking Garryhinch Crossroads with a graveyard to the site. Pitched slate roof with limestone coping and cast-iron rainwater goods. Square-profile castellated tower over entrance bay with pinnacles and louvered pointed-arched openings to belfry. Squared limestone walls with tooled limestone plinth course, ashlar buttresses and limestone eaves course. Clasping buttresses to angles with pinnacles. Pointed-arched window openings with chamfered limestone reveals and cast-iron windows with intersecting tracery. Large pointed-arched window opening to east-facing elevation with chamfered limestone surround and timber intersecting tracery. Pointed-arched door opening with coved limestone surround and replacement timber panelled door. Door accessed up two limestone steps. The interior fittings, the pews, pulpit and prayer table all survive. Timber gallery to east. Graveyard to site with variety of grave markers and sarcophagi dating from early nineteenth-century to present. Church accessed through ashlar limestone gate piers supporting wrought-iron double gates and flanked by roughcast rendered walls terminating in piers.

• Post box, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1890, with VR royal cipher with crown motif. Maker’s mark ‘W.T. Allen & Co. London’ to base. Located at Garryhinch Crossroads.

• Portnahinch Bridge, bridge, 1790–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch limestone bridge, built c.1795, carrying road over the River Barrow at the boundary between Counties Laois and Offaly. Abutments and piers are of dressed limestone blocks, regularly laid. U-cutwaters up and down river wiith semicircular niches set into piers. Segmental profile arch with dressed limestone voussoirs and projecting keystones. Limestone string course. Spandrels and parapets are of random rubble. Limestone stile incorporated into north-east end of north parapet.

• Garryhinch House, icehouse, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Icehouse to the former Garryhinch House, built c.1800, with barrel-vaulted short tunnel accessing main chamber. Double wall construction of red brick. No longer in use.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2162 (ZIP).

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

Name

Garryhinch · Garraí Inse

Area

5,408,022 m² (540.8 ha, 1,336.35 acres)

Civil parish

Clonyhurk, and its townlands

Barony

Philipstown Upper

Electoral division

Hammerlane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Hammerlane electoral division: 590 people in 205 households; 92% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annamoe, Barranaghs, Benfield, Borderreen, Coolnavarnoge and Coolaghy (Co. Laois), Kilkeeran, Killeen, Magheranaskeagh, Portnahinch (Co. Laois), Rathmore, Tinnakill (Co. Laois)

Placenames

Garryhinch 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.