Ferbane
Townland in the civil parish of Wheery or Killagally, barony of Garrycastle, Co. Offaly; in Irish An Féar Bán
Parcel 289162
- Area
- 176 m²
- Buildings
- 5 buildings touch it, 188 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027) The objective
- Townland
- Ferbane
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 144.1 ha
- 356 acres
- Land parcels
- 302
- registered freehold, median 605 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 53
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
302 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ferbane, from 8 m² to 174,118 m² (17.41 ha, 43.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 197 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Town Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 47 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 May 2026N/a
the change of use of ‘The Cosy Bar’ from a public house to residential accommodation, including internal reconfiguration and interior renovations to both the first and second floor, demolition of the existing rear single-storey section and its replacement with a new two-storey extension to the rear of the building, together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660284
10 Apr 2026Conditional
Extension to accommodate new first floor access stairs, installation of a lift, wheelchair accessible toilet, and general alterations to the existing clubhouse building, and all ancillary works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660186
17 Dec 2025Conditional
a change of use from a commercial unit to a single dwelling with alteration of an existing structure including significant changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560651
14 Oct 2025N/a
Retention permission for a change of use from a commercial unit to a single dwelling with alteration of an existing structure including significant changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary site works.
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560485
20 Sept 2025N/a
a change of use from a commercial unit to a residential unit.
Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560433
23 Apr 2025Conditional
ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO INCLUDE (A) ATTIC CONVERSION (B) INSTALLATION OF (VELUX) ROOF WINDOWS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2538
19 Mar 2025Conditional
construction of an extension onto our existing dwelling and carry out internal alterations to the dwelling, resulting in part reconfiguration of the internal layout to create a self-contained granny flat extension, ancillary to the existing dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560079
23 Dec 2024Conditional
1/ Demolish existing two storey extension and ground floor store extensions, all located to the rear of the building and replace with a new part two storey and part single storey extension. 2/ Amendments to the existing front and gable façades and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460536
21 Dec 2024Conditional
Extension to existing dwelling house namely, ensuite bathroom and kitchen extension to the rear and all ancillary works
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460528
21 Nov 2024N/a
Extension to existing dwelling house namely, ensuite bathroom and kitchen extension to the rear and all ancillary works
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460465
24 Jun 2024Conditional
KITCHEN AND UTILITY/STORAGE ROOM TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING (FLOOR AREA 27.3 M2). RETENTION PERMISSION FOR EXISTING DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED TO REAR OF DWELLING (FLOOR AREA 66.4 M2). PERMISSION FOR ALTERATION TO EXISTING SITE BOUNDARY
Retention, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 2480
21 Jun 2024Refused
Planning permission to retain 2no. mobile homes on the existing site being used for temporary accommodation and for Planning Permission to construct an extension onto our existing dwelling and carry out internal alterations to the dwelling, resulting in part reconfiguration of the internal layout to create a self-contained granny flat and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460233
7 May 2024Conditional
DEMOLISHING EXISTING DILAPIDATED HOUSE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF 4 NO RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPRISING 1 NO STUDIO APARTMENT AND 3 NO. MAISONETTE APARTMENTS (3 NO. 1 BED) MEASURING 232.6 SQ M. THE DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROPOSES CYCLE PARKING; HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING; BALCONIES; SOLAR PANELS; BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; BIN STORAGE; CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER: CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING WATER MAINS SERVICES ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. RETENTION PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE PIECEMEAL DEMOLITION CARRIED OUT TO DATE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ADJOINING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2458
28 Feb 2024N/a
DEMOLISHING OF EXISTING DILAPIDATED HOUSE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF 4 NO RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPRISING 1 NO STUDIO APARTMENT AND 3 NO. MAISONETTE APARTMENTS {3 NO. 1 BED) MEASURING 232.6 SQ M. THE DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROPOSES CYCLE PARKING; HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING; BALCONIES; SOLAR PANELS; BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; BIN STORAGE; CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER: CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING WATER MAINS SERVICES ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2425
31 Jul 2023Conditional
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS CARRIED OUT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS TO THE BUILDING. RETENTION PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE ALTERATIONS TO THE TWO NO. WINDOWS AND EXISTING ENTRANCE ON THE EAST ELEVATION, THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NO. WINDOWS ON THE NORTH ELEVATION, AND TO RETAIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REAR EXTENSION (73 SQ M) ALONG THE WEST ELEVATION, AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL BLOCK WALLS AND PARTITION WALLS AS SHOWN ON THE EXISTING FLOOR PLANS LODGED WITH THE APPLICATION. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE AND RESTAURANT TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A TOTAL OF EIGHT NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS, TWO NO. 2-BEDROOM UNITS AND THREE NO. 1 BEDROOM UNITS ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AND TWO NO. 2-BEDROOM UNITS AND ONE NO. 1-BEDROOM UNIT ON THE FIRST FLOOR. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. (THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF 20-06)
Retention · Offaly County Council, 23347
26 Jun 2023Conditional
ALTERATIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 22-310 AT KNOCKAULIN DRIVE, FERBANE, CO. OFFALY. THE ALTERATIONS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING; REVISED DWELLING DESIGN, REVISED GARAGE DESIGN AND LOCATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23302
8 Mar 2023Conditional
WORKS TO THE PROTECTED STRUCTURE FORMALLY FLEMING'S SHOP, AMENDED ALTERATIONS AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED, FILE REF: 17409, NAMELY; THE RENOVATION OF THE PROTECTED TWO-STOREY STRUCTURE WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, ALTERATIONS TO THE REAR GROUND FLOOR EXTERNAL WALL AND FENESTRATION. WORKS INCLUDE A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR, WITH THE REINSTATEMENT OF A SINGLE SOTREY LEAN TO ROOM. WORKS ALSO INCLUDE ROOFLIGHT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING TWO-STOREY ROOF AND A STONE GARDEN WALL. THE PROPERTY IS A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RECORDED IN THE OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, RPS REF: 20-08 (NIAH REF: 14806008)
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2395
7 Feb 2023Refused
2 NO. MOBILE HOMES LOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING SITE BEING USED FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND UTILITY SHED AND FOR PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TO PROJECT OUT TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER AND EXISTING WATER MAINS SERVICES ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2343
29 Nov 2022N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TO EXTEND TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL SEWER AND EXISTING WATER MAINS SERVICES ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 22614
3 Nov 2022Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EXTENSION, ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING ELEVATIONS, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22564
5 Oct 2022N/a
THE DOMOLITION OF THE EXISTING EXTENSION, ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING ELEVATIONS, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 22512
22 Jun 2022Conditional
A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22310
20 Jun 2022N/a
ALTERATIONS TO TWO NO. WINDOWS AND TO NEW EXISTING ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSE ON FRONT ELEVATION AND PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO PHARMACY SHOP/RETAIL USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ONLY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF 20-06
Retention · Offaly County Council, 22305
25 May 2022N/a
CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO PHARMACY SHOP/RETAIL USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ONLY. PERMISSION OF RETENTION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE TWO NO. WINDOWS AND TO NEW EXISTING ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSE ON FRONT ELEVATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 22263
11 Apr 2022N/a
CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO PHARMACY SHOP/RETAIL USE ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL ONLY. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO ALL WINDOWS ON FRONT ELEVATION AND NEW ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 22178
The 25 most recent of 53 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Ferbane Bog SAC 000575
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ferbane Bog 000575
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ferbane.
Architectural heritage
- Ferbane Bridge, bridge, 1930–1935 · Regional interest
Description
Triple-arch concrete road bridge, rebuilt in 1932, carrying the Ferbane Cloghan road over the River Brosna. Erected by the County Surveyor T.S. Duggan. Replaced former bridge that was built in 1856. Parapets of concrete with open vertical fluting and intermediate and terminal piers. Intermediate piers carry electric lamp standards. Metal plaque to upstream parapet reads: 'Ferbane Bridge Erected 1856 Rebuilt 1932 by Offaly County Council County Surveyor T.S. Duggan'.
- Saint Joseph's Convent, convent/nunnery, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan five-bay three-storey convent, built c.1880, with single-storey flat-roofed porch and statue to front and five-bay two-storey rear extension. Fronts directly onto street. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with smooth render to plinth. Raised rendered cross and hoodmoulding to porch. Replacement uPVC windows with tooled stone sills, with timber casement window to porch. Round-headed window opening to central bay of first floor, flanked by square-headed blind window openings in front of which stands a statue of Saint Joseph carrying the infant Jesus, set on a pedestal. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door. Rendered gate piers with double timber battened door to north. Garden bounded by random coursed wall to south.
- House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with shopfront and integral carriage arch. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with smooth rendered plinth. Window openings with replacement uPVC window openings and tooled stone sills. Round-headed door opening with tooled stone surround, spoked fanlight and timber panelled door. Timber shopfront with roughcast rendered stallriser, timber pilasters, flanking double-light display windows, timber fascia board, double timber doors with overlight accessed by tooled stone threshold. Integral carriage arch to front elevation with double timber doors.
- House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace corner-sited six-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with pubfront. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to facade with quoins. Roughcast render to side elevation, rear and return. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows, moulded stucco console brackets supporting cornices to first floor. Stone sills throughout. Square-headed window openings to ground floor with moulded stucco surrounds, stone sills and timber sash windows. Pair of square-headed recessed display windows to ground floor with moulded stucco surrounds and timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening with timber replacement double door and overlight.
- House, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace corner-sited six-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, with chamfered entrance corner and modern shopfront. Fronts directly onto street. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystacks, corbelled brackets to eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with rendered quoins. Fascia and cornice dividing ground and first floor. Rendered pediment with wreath above entrance angle. Replacement uPVC windows with channelled rendered surrounds. Square-headed door opening with overlight, timber panelled door with brass door furnishings set in channelled rendered surround. Replacement shopfront to ground floor with channelled rendered quoins and plain fascia.
- Fleming, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, with timber pubfront and extension to rear. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with smooth render to plinth. Timber sash windows with tooled stone sills. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door and timber spoked fanlight. Square-headed door opening with double timber and glazed doors inserted to north with rendered fascia above. Timber shopfront to south comprising of double timber and glazed doors with overlight, flanked by pilasters with display window to side with pilaster and capped console brackets flanking fascia board with raised lettering and cornice above. Stone outbuilding to rear.
- Grennan, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with shopfront to ground floor and return to rear. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with rendered quoins. Timber sash window to ground floor with moulded stucco surround and painted sill. Replacement uPVC windows to first floor. Square-headed door opening with overlight to house set in north end of shopfront. Replacement uPVC window and door to shopfront flanked by rendered pilasters with timber fascia and rendered cornice. Outbuildings to rear site.
- House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1840, with extension to rear and shopfront to ground floor. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to first floor with smooth render to ground floor, eaves course and quoins. Timber sash windows with Wyatt windows to first floor central bay, all with tooled stone sills. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door flanked by sidelight with timber spoked fanlight above. Shopfront to north consisting of timber and glazed door with overlight and tripartite display window with cast-iron bars to side. Roughcast outbuildings to rear with pitched corrugated-iron roofs.
- K. Egan, house, 1915–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house and shop, built in 1916, abutting house to south. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls. Square-headed window openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted sills. Round-headed door opening with moulded stucco surround and tooled limestone threshold, replacement timber panelled door and fanlight. Timber shopfront to south with recessed central door flanked by splayed display windows. Timber fascia with raised lettering. Tiles to threshold.
- House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1860, abutting house to north. Fronts directly onto road. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with smooth render rising to sill level, smooth rendered corners and eaves course. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows and painted sills. Square-headed door opening with geometric overlight and replacement timber panelled door. Concrete step to door.
- Ulster Bank, bank/financial institution, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey bank with attic, built c.1900, with extensions to rear. Set back from road. Steeply hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks oversailing eaves and dormer windows. Roughcast render to walls with ruled-and-lined render to plinth and smooth render to channelled quoins with plaque to first floor reading: 'Ulster Bank Limited'. Square-headed window openings to first floor and segmental-headed windows with moulded surrounds decorative keystone to ground floor. Replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with moulded surround and console brackets surmounted by segmental pediment, to double timber panelled doors with overlight. Set back from road with cut stone plinth and wrought-iron railings to front of site.
- Ferbane Church (Wheery or Killagally), church/chapel, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached former Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built c.1820, with three-bay nave, three-stage tower with crenellations and pinnacles to west and single-storey vestry to north. Now disused. Set within its own grounds. Roof has been removed. Some roughcast render remains, limestone eaves course and some cast-iron rainwater goods to tower. Pointed-arched chamfered tooled limestone window openings with cusped tracery windows and hoodmoulding to nave. Pointed-arched eastern window with chamfered tooled stone surrounds, intersecting tracery and hoodmoulding. Pointed-arched belfry openings with some remaining louvers and hoodmouldings. Square-headed window openings to central stage of tower with hoodmouldings. Pointed-arched chamfered door opening to tower with timber battened door and hoodmoulding. Moulded chancel arch to interior springing from polished stone colonnettes. Graveyard with variety of upright and recumbent grave markers, bounded by random coursed wall and wrought- and cast-iron gates.
- Ferbane Church (Wheery or Killagally), school, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey former primary school, built c.1840, with entrance porch to south. Now disused. Set back from road to the east of a ruinous Church of Ireland church. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, yellow brick chimneystack, tooled stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Obelisk shaped limestone finial to apex of porch roof. Roughcast render to walls with tooled limestone eaves course. Replacement timber casement windows with tooled stone sills. Round-headed door opening to porch with timber battened door and timber spoked fanlight. Segmental-arched carriage opening to north end with sheet metal double doors. Outbuilding to north with slate roof. Set back from road with front of site bounded by random coursed wall with pedestrian and vehicular wrought-iron gates.
- Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached cruciform Roman Catholic church, built c.1820 with extensive renovations in 1896 by architect William Hague. Two-stage tower with broach spire to south side. Four-bay entrance extension added to western gable. Set within its own yard. Pitched tiled roof with tooled stone coping and cross finial to gables. Pebbledash render to walls with tooled stone quoins and buttresses. Roughcast render and tooled limestone quoins to lowest stage of tower. Ashlar limestone to belfry and spire, surmounted by wrought-iron cross. Pointed-arched window openings to nave and transept with tooled stone surrounds, stone sills and stained glass windows. Pointed-arched eastern window opening with stone mullions forming five lancets and stained glass. Rose window with tooled stone surround to original gable end at west. Trefoil-headed lancet openings to tower and lucarnes of spire with tooled stone surround. Pointed-arched openings to belfry with tooled stone surround, hoodmouldings and cast-iron bell. Original entranceway blocked off, replaced by pointed-arched door opening with tooled stone surround and replacement timber door. Oculus to entranceway.
- Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement parochial house, built c.1820. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with rendered quoins. Replacement uPVC windows with painted sills. Segmental-headed recessed door opening with moulded surround. Replacement timber door with replacement stained glass timber fanlight and sidelights. Door is accessed by tooled stone steps with rendered flanking wall with capping and piers to steps. Outbuildings to rear.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ferbane.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ferbane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.
The townland
- Name
- Ferbane · An Féar Bán
- Area
- 1,441,105 m² (144.11 ha, 356.1 acres)
- Civil parish
- Wheery or Killagally, and its townlands
- Barony
- Garrycastle
- Electoral division
- Ferbane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ferbane electoral division: 1,281 people in 484 households; 83% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghaboy, Ballyclare, Ballyvora, Creggan, Gallen
- Placenames
- Ferbane 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.