Shinrone

342 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shinrone, from 7 m² to 271,100 m² (27.11 ha, 66.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 193 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 30 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
  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
• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 2 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 · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Dec 2025Conditional

  change of use from Credit Union Office to use as a dwelling house, and all ancillary associated site works. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure 61-43 as noted in the current Offaly County Council Development Plan

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560678

• 10 Dec 2025N/a

  change of use from Credit Union Office to use as a dwelling house, and all ancillary associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560629

• 15 Dec 2023Conditional

  DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23428

• 25 Oct 2023Conditional

  Shed to rear of existing garage, retention for alterations to existing garage including stone to front elevation, gable roof instead of hip roof and additional windows and retention for as built entrance and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2360159

• 6 Oct 2023Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL ENTRANCE FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD, WITH FENCED CONNECTING ACCESS AND GATE TO ACCESS LANDHOLDING, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360138

• 6 Dec 2022N/a

  THE CHANGE OF USE AND CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING VACANT DAY CARE CENTRE BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTIAL USE, TO PROVIDE FOR 2 NO. ONE BED APARTMENTS AND 2 NO. TWO BED APARTMENTS, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22624

• 4 Oct 2022N/a

  THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING VACANT DAY CARE CENTRE TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTIAL USE, CONSISTING OF 2 NO. ONE BED APARTMENTS AND 2 NO. TWO BED APARTMENTS, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22508

• 17 May 2022Refused

  (1) CONSTRUTION OF 5 NO. DETACHED AND 2 NO. SEMI DETACHED HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. (2) MODIFICATION TO ENTRANCE

  Permission, 7 homes · Offaly County Council, 22249

• 1 Feb 2022N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 5 NO. DETACHED AND 2 NO. SEMI DETACHED HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES, MODIFICATION OF ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2224

• 23 Dec 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT TO USE A CHILDREN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND OUTDOOOR PLAY AREA AND ANCILLARY WORKS. ORIGINAL PLANNING REF. NO. PL2/99/1013

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21814

• 10 Dec 2021Conditional

  REPLACING A 25M TELECOMMUNICATIONS MONOPOLE WITH A 30M TELECOMMUNICATIONS LATTICE STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAS, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ENCLOSED BY SECURITY FENCING

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21766

• 7 Dec 2021N/a

  1. CONSTRUCTION OF 6 NO. DETACHED HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS 2. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTRANCE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21754

• 5 Nov 2021N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 6NO. DETACHED HOUSES (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHEDS (3) MODIFICATION TO ENTRANCE

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21688

• 5 Aug 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, FUEL STORE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21485

• 4 Jun 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF DERELICT GROUND FLOOR UNIT FROM ORIGINAL USE AS FOODSTORE TO USE AS A TAKEAWAY

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21344

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND EFFLUENT STORAGE TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20629

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20630

• 7 Aug 2020Conditional

  NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, NEW ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND SURFACE WATER SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20355

• 3 Apr 2020Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO REAR OF DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20122

• 28 Sept 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTERNAL LINK CORRIDOR INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18412

• 6 Jul 2018Conditional

  SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE & THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 18296

• 3 Jul 2018N/a

  TWO SITES WITH DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, NEW ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ON EACH SITE

  Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 18288

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 Shinrone.

Recorded monuments

• OF042-016 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Aerial photograph (GSI, S 537/536) shows outline of large 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

• OF042-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a natural ridge in undulating countryside. Irregular shaped platform (diam 34m E-W; 40m N-S; ext. H 1.5m) defined by a scarp with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature. The interior of the site follows the natural slope of the ridge with no evidence of levelling for habitation purposes. It appears that this site was created by scarping the base of a natural ridge with no effort to level the interior for habitation. 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

• OF042-025 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  According to local information the area where castle is depicted on OS 6-inch map is known as Bawnmore (Cooke 1875, 187; O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 77-8). The site of the castle was recorded at being to the rear of Mr Dancer's house, in 2003 the Archaeology Company discovered that a short section of the bawn wall of this castle survived to the rear of this house which fronts on to the Main St. at Shinrone. Archaeological monitoring was carried out in the vicinity of the bawn wall by Ellen O'Carroll and Nicola Rohan on behalf of the Archaeology Company in 2004 under licence no. 04E0168. According to this report the bawn wall may have been constructed in 1622 when it is recorded that the owner of the castle Donagh Mac Guilfoyle started to build a wall around this castle. The 17th century bawn wall has been fenced off and has been retained as the S boundary of the development. During the monitoring a circular feature was uncovered 5.3m from the bawn wall and 0.7m from the southern foundation trench of House 1. The circular feature measured 1.9m in diameter. This feature may be an infilled pit, well or garden feature and is potentially archaeological but will not be impacted upon by the development and will therefore be preserved in situ. (O'Carroll, E and Rohan, N. 2004, Archaeological monitoring at Main St. Shinrone, Co. Offaly. Unublished excavation report) Monitoring took place under licence no. 04E0168 at Main Street, Shinrone, Co. Offaly. The proposed development lies within the curtilage of a protected structure and the site includes the site of a castle (OF042-025----). Monitoring was carried out of topsoil-stripping and the excavation of foundation trenches in the walled garden. Two semi-detached houses will be constructed in this area, which is located c. 22m west of the site of the castle. The northern and eastern boundary walls of the garden were demolished. Part of the bawn wall of the castle survives in the southern boundary wall. Fencing was erected surrounding the bawn wall as requested in the planning condition. A potential archaeological feature, which will not be impacted upon by the development, was uncovered within House 1, located at the southern side of the site. It comprised a circular deposit filled with loose medium-brown sandy gravel with occasional mortared fragment inclusions. It may be an infilled pit, well or garden feature. Very truncated features associated with the walled garden, which are relatively modern, were uncovered during the course of topsoil-stripping. No archaeological features were impacted upon during the groundworks phase. A final phase of monitoring is proposed for groundworks associated with the entrance at the north of the site (O'Carroll 2007, 370-1). 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 April 2009

• OF042-025001 Bawn
  Description

  This levelled castle site and bawn wall are now located in the centre of a small housing estate known as Castle Court which is located south of the Main Street at the western end of the village of Shinrone in south Offaly. According to the OS Letters of 1838-40 the 'castle stood at the rear of Mr. Dancer's house in Shinrone Town. The yard attached to the house is called the Castle Yard, and some of the wall belonging to the castle is said to be now used as the garden wall. Today only a short stretch of the southern side of the bawn wall measuring c. 22m in length and c. 1.5m high survives upstanding in the centre of a modern housing estate. Before the recent modern development this bawn wall formed part of the walled garden of a house which fronted onto the main street of Shinrone. Originally the bawn wall may have enclosed a rectangular area measuring 33m north-south by 50m east-west which enclosed a castle site that was located c. 23m to the northeast of the upstanding bawn wall. A communal green area in the modern housing estate marks the location of this castle site of which there are no visible surface remains. According to local information the area where the castle is depicted on the current ed. OS 6” map is known as Bawnmore. Archaeological monitoring carried out by the Archaeology Company under licence no. 04E0168 in 2004 revealed a circular feature measuring 1.9m in diameter which was located 5.3m north of the bawn wall and may have been the remains of a well associated with the castle or a landscape feature associated with the later walled garden. This feature was backfilled and was preserved in situ as it was not going to be impacted on by the modern development. Two cut stone fragments from a medieval window of the castle were recovered from the east quadrant of the housing development and a further three cut stones were found in the western side of the development at a distance of c. 40m northwest of the castle site. Monitoring took place under licence no. 04E0168 at Main Street, Shinrone, Co. Offaly. The proposed development lies within the curtilage of a protected structure and the site includes the site of a castle (SMR 42:25). Monitoring was carried out of topsoil-stripping and the excavation of foundation trenches in the walled garden. Two semi-detached houses will be constructed in this area, which is located c. 22m west of the site of the castle. The northern and eastern boundary walls of the garden were demolished. Part of the bawn wall of the castle survives in the southern boundary wall. Fencing was erected surrounding the bawn wall as requested in the planning condition. A potential archaeological feature, which will not be impacted upon by the development, was uncovered within House 1, located at the southern side of the site. It comprised a circular deposit filled with loose medium-brown sandy gravel with occasional mortared fragment inclusions. It may be an infilled pit, well or garden feature. Very truncated features associated with the walled garden, which are relatively modern, were uncovered during the course of topsoil-stripping. No archaeological features were impacted upon during the groundworks phase. A final phase of monitoring is proposed for groundworks associated with the entrance at the north of the site (Excavations Bulletin 2004). Ellen O'Carroll, The Archaeology Company, 17 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.

• OF042-026 Church
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. The present 19th-century church was probably built on the site of the earlier church. The graveyard (OF042-026001-) contains several early 18th-century headstones worthy of recording. Architectural fragments of a late medieval church have been used as headstones in graveyard. Fragment of twin light ogee headed window can be seen in front garden of house directly across from church gates. 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

• OF042-026001 Graveyard
  Description

  19th-century C of I church was probably built on the site of an earlier medieval church (OF042-026----). The graveyard contains several early 18th-century headstones worthy of recording. Architectural fragments of a late medieval church have been used as headstones in graveyard. Fragment of twin light ogee headed window can be seen in front garden of house directly across from church gates. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan Roman Catholic church, built c.1860 and renovated c.1980, with three-bay nave, sacristy to north and porch to south transept. Situated in its own grounds with small graveyard to the east. Pitched tiled roof with stone cross finials to gable ends, tooled cut stone bellcote to east gable and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with smooth rendered plinth and quoins. Pointed-arched window openings with rendered surround and concrete sills to nave and transepts. Replacement timber windows with stained glass windows to west elevation. Pointed-arched window openings to sacristy with timber sash windows and concrete sills. Pointed-segmental arched door opening to eastern gable with rendered surround, concrete step and replacement glazed timber doors. Tooled stone water fonts flank entrance door. Group of Celtic Revival high cross grave markers to east marking burial places of former parish priests. Smooth and roughcast rendered wall bounds the site, with modern mild steel gates giving access.

• House, 1720–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey house, built c.1750, renovated c.1860, with pubfront and flat-roofed extension to rear. Abutting house to north-east. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and oversailing eaves. Roughcast render to walls with smooth render to plinth. Timber sash windows with moulded stucco surrounds and painted sills to first floor. Timber Wyatt window over shopfront and replacement windows to ground floor. Square-headed door opening to house with moulded stucco surround and timber and glazed door. Replacement timber and rendered shopfront with central timber double doors and flanking display windows. Access to rear through wrought-iron gates to west.

• E. Guest, shop/retail outlet, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay single-storey former shop, built c.1900. Now disused. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with smooth render to plinth and quoins. Shopfront with roughcast render to stallriser, four-paned display windows with timber mullions, painted sills and timber window boxes. Timber fascia board with painted lettering. Double timber doors. Corrugated-iron gates to side of shop.

• Annebrook House, house, 1700–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey house, built c.1720, with two-bay three-storey wing to east. Derelict with eastern section renovated and reoccupied. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with roughcast rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls. Segmental-headed window openings with exposed timber sash boxes and stone sills. Replacement timber sash windows with stone sills to renovated wing. Round-headed door opening with spider web fanlight and timber battened door. Outbuilding to rear with random coursed walls and round-headed carriage arch with yellow brick surround. Rendered gate piers to front site with stone capping and wrought-iron gates.

• Bridge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch masonry road bridge, built c.1820, carrying the western road into Shinrone over a tributary of the River Little Brosna. Random coursed stone construction to walls and piers with tooled ashlar voussoirs to arches. Arch to east is now blocked and used as an gated underpass. Area to downstream has been made into a park.

• Saint Mary's Church (Shinrone), church/chapel, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Board of First Fruits church, built in 1821, with three-bay nave, three-stage tower and single-storey vestry to north. Set within its own grounds. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta and concrete ridge tiles. Ashlar chimneystack to gable and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pointed-arched window openings to nave with chamfered limestone surrounds and hoodmouldings. Timber casement windows to tower and vestry with limestone surrounds and hoodmouldings or brick surrounds. Pointed-arched door opening to tower with chamfered limestone surround, hoodmoulding and timber battened door. Square-headed door opening accesses vestry with replacement timber battened door. Sandstone floor to nave and porch tower, now covered by carpet. Lectern, dated 1917, was salvaged from Ettagh Church. Memorial plaques to walls. Plaster cornice to ceiling. Spiral staircase within tower. Raised graveyard to south with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century grave markers. Site bounded by random coursed wall with raised pre-1820 entrance to west. Ashlar gate piers and wrought-iron gates frame nineteenth-century entrance.

• House, 1740–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1780, with return to rear and disused early twentieth-century shopfront to east. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with smooth render to quoins and plinth. Ruled-and-lined render to ground floor shopfront. Paired timber sash windows with tooled stone sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber and glass door with overlight. Shopfront with double timber door, flanked by display windows with timber fascia board. Wrought-iron gate to west.

• Cloghmoyle Parochial School, school, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay single-storey former school, built in 1874, with gable-fronted porch to front, porch to east and extension to rear. Now disused. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with ridge cresting, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Catslide roof to east. Timber bargeboards and finials to gables. Random coursed stone walls with quoins. Cut stone date plaque to wall above doorway. Timber plaque to wall no longer legible. Pointed-arched window openings with moulded brick surrounds, stone sills and timber casement windows to east façade and west gable. Segmental-headed window opening with moulded brick surround, stone sill and timber sash window to west. Square-headed door opening with moulded brick surround and timber door. Stone threshold to doorway. Ruled-and-lined plinth wall with tooled stone coping surmounted by cast-iron railings to front site with ruled-and-lined render to piers and cast-iron gates.

• House, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built c.1850. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with smooth render to plinth and quoins. Timber sash windows with rendered surrounds and painted sills. Square-headed door opening with stained glass overlight to timber battened door.

• House, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1850. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, ruled-and-lined rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls with smooth render to plinth and quoins. Timber sash windows with painted sills. Round-headed door opening with moulded surround to timber panelled and glazed door with spoked fanlight.

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 10 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

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

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

Name

Shinrone · Suí an Róin

Area

2,938,153 m² (293.82 ha, 726.03 acres)

Civil parish

Shinrone, and its townlands

Barony

Clonlisk

Electoral division

Shinrone, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Shinrone electoral division: 1,041 people in 391 households; 70% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clareen, Cloghmoyle, Gortcreen, Keeloge, Kilballyskea, Kilfrancis, Magheramore, Magherareagh

Placenames

Shinrone 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.