Bridgetown South
Bridgetown South is a townland in the civil parish of Mulrankin, barony of Bargy, Co. Wexford. Its name in Irish is Baile an Droichid Theas.
Parcel 2915588
- Area
- 538 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 153 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Bridgetown South
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
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- WX047-026 Castle - unclassified
Description
Situated on a level, low-lying landscape with the E-W Bridgetown river c. 130m to the N. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) a castle and 60 acres at Bridgetown was owned by William Browne of Mulrankin (WX047031----) in 1640 (Simington 1953, 155), but it was mortgaged to Nicholas Rowe for £50 (Jeffrey 1979, 68-9). During the 1641 rebellion it was occupied by Rowe and his wife Ursula who were robbed by the Brownes of Mulrankin castle (Browne and Whelan 1987, 470). The castle was removed in 1830s according to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 203), and according to Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 423) it was associated with the Keating family. The site of the castle is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map. There are no visible remains of a structure at ground level in pasture. The site of St David's Well (WX047-027----) is c. 25m to the SE. Archaeological testing (06E0014) just to the N and E failed to produce any related material (McLoughlin 2010), and testing (08E0647) c. 80m to the NE had a similar result (O’Neill 2011). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 14 October, 2013
- WX047-027 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Situated on a level, low-lying landscape with the E-W Bridgetown river c. 130m to the N. It is marked only on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as the site of St. David’s Well. It is not visible at ground level in rough pasture. The well is known locally, but while it was regarded as a holy well in 1940 (OSFM) although it had been closed up even then, it is not regarded as a holy well now. St. David was a 6th-century bishop of Menevia in south Wales and is renowned for his preaching against the Pelagian heresy. He presided over Church councils at Brefi and Caerleon and is the patron saint of Wales (Butler 1883, 41). While his feast day is on 1 March, the date of a pattern, if any was ever held at this site, is not known. The site of Bridgetown castle (WX047-026----) is c. 25m to the NW. Archaeological testing (06E0014) in the vicinity failed to produce any related material (McLoughlin 2009). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 October, 2013
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2955 (ZIP).
- 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.
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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
- 53 ha
- 131 acres
- Land parcels
- 202
- registered freehold, median 191 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
202 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bridgetown South, from 66 m² to 120,398 m² (12.04 ha, 29.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Bridgetown South 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 Jul 2026Granted (conditional)
Permission for the construction of 24 no. dwelling units. This will form the 3rd
Permission, 24 homes · Wexford County Council, 20260999
10 Jun 2026Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention and completion of alterations to approved 1st Phase of
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20260749
29 May 2026Granted (conditional)
Permission for alterations to approved 2nd Phase of development granted under
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260697
6 Nov 2025Granted (conditional)
Planning permission for revisions to existing permitted planning permission as
Permission, 56 homes · Wexford County Council, 20251437
22 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of 2 no. existing detached sheds and permission for the
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20251358
7 Apr 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission to amend the development permitted by WCC
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250386
14 Mar 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission for alterations to approved 1st Phase of development granted
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20250299
4 Jun 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for the following: 1) permission for the demolition of existing
Permission, 45 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240627
3 May 2024Refused
Permission for the construction of 26 no. dwelling units and all associated
Permission, 26 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240502
30 Apr 2024N/a
Permission for the following; 1.) Permission for the demolition of existing
Permission, 45 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240479
30 Aug 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for the construction of 15 no. dwelling units and all associated
Permission, 13 homes · Wexford County Council, 20231020
25 Jul 2023N/a
Permission for the construction of 15 No. dwelling units and all
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230847
30 Jun 2023N/a
Permission for the demolition of existing derelict house & shed and for the
Permission, 45 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230756
6 Jun 2023N/a
Permission for the construction of 45 dwelling houses comprising of 5 no.
Permission, 45 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230639
20 Mar 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for Development, the development will consist of
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230269
26 Jan 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for (i) the erection of a dry goods store extension (ca. 85.4sqm)
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230065
26 Apr 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission for the construction of 12 no. dwelling units and all associated site
Permission, 12 homes · Wexford County Council, 20220543
10 May 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of the placement of a pay-to-use portable waste compact
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20210707
4 May 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for a window at first floor to the side of the existing dwelling hous
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210676
4 May 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for alterations to an existing building and for the erection of an ex
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210675
16 Jun 2020N/a
Permission to install/construct a foul sewer pumping station with connection to
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200633
20 Mar 2019Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING WORKS TO AN EXISTING RETAIL PREMISES; (A) 58.3M2 EX
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190348
4 Sept 2018Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181207
19 Dec 2017Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF ROAD LAYOUT AS GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION NUMBER
Permission, 4 homes · Wexford County Council, 20171677
30 Aug 2017Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR RETENTION FOR WORKS CARRIED OUT TO DATE FOR THE ERECTION OF 6
Retention, 6 homes · Wexford County Council, 20171173
The 25 most recent of 27 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Bridgetown South.
Recorded monuments
- WX047-026 Castle - unclassified
Description
Situated on a level, low-lying landscape with the E-W Bridgetown river c. 130m to the N. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) a castle and 60 acres at Bridgetown was owned by William Browne of Mulrankin (WX047031----) in 1640 (Simington 1953, 155), but it was mortgaged to Nicholas Rowe for £50 (Jeffrey 1979, 68-9). During the 1641 rebellion it was occupied by Rowe and his wife Ursula who were robbed by the Brownes of Mulrankin castle (Browne and Whelan 1987, 470). The castle was removed in 1830s according to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 203), and according to Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 423) it was associated with the Keating family. The site of the castle is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map. There are no visible remains of a structure at ground level in pasture. The site of St David's Well (WX047-027----) is c. 25m to the SE. Archaeological testing (06E0014) just to the N and E failed to produce any related material (McLoughlin 2010), and testing (08E0647) c. 80m to the NE had a similar result (O’Neill 2011). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 14 October, 2013
- WX047-027 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Situated on a level, low-lying landscape with the E-W Bridgetown river c. 130m to the N. It is marked only on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as the site of St. David’s Well. It is not visible at ground level in rough pasture. The well is known locally, but while it was regarded as a holy well in 1940 (OSFM) although it had been closed up even then, it is not regarded as a holy well now. St. David was a 6th-century bishop of Menevia in south Wales and is renowned for his preaching against the Pelagian heresy. He presided over Church councils at Brefi and Caerleon and is the patron saint of Wales (Butler 1883, 41). While his feast day is on 1 March, the date of a pattern, if any was ever held at this site, is not known. The site of Bridgetown castle (WX047-026----) is c. 25m to the NW. Archaeological testing (06E0014) in the vicinity failed to produce any related material (McLoughlin 2009). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 October, 2013
- WX047-155 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a level landscape with a N-S section of the E-W canalised Bridgetown stream c. 140m to the W. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a bank feature is visible on aerial photograph (ASIAP (436) 18). It is also visible on the OSI series of aerial photographs (2000) and can be seen as an indistinct feature on the Bing series of aerial photographs (2012). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 October, 2013
Architectural heritage
- Bridgetown Constabulary Barrack, RIC barracks, 1842–1901 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey constabulary barrack, occupied 1901, on a rectangular plan; three-bay single-storey lean-to return along rear (south) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Attacked, 1921. Hipped slate roof; lean-to slate roof (south), clay ridge tiles, paired rendered red brick Running bond central chimney stacks with capping now missing, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Repointed coursed rubble stone walls originally fine roughcast with hammered rubble stone flush quoins to corners; fine roughcast surface finish to side (east) elevation. Square-headed central door opening with threshold, and red brick block-and-start surround framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed central door opening to rear (south) elevation with red brick block-and-start surround framing timber door having overlight. Road fronted on a corner site with rendered piers to perimeter having cornice capping.
- House, 1700–1814 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched house with dormer attic, extant 1814, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch. "Improved", ----, producing present composition. Reroofed, ----. Replacement hipped water reed thatch roof overhanging lean-to roofs to window openings to dormer attic with paired exposed steel stretchers to decorative raised ridge having exposed steel or wire scallops, cement rendered central chimney stack having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and blind stretchers to eaves having blind scallops. Rendered, ruled and lined battered wall to front (west) elevation on rendered chamfered plinth; fine roughcast surface finish (remainder) with limewashed surface finish to rear (east) elevation. Square-headed door opening into house. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings including timber lintels framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set back from line of road in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having truncated pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron gate.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Bridgetown South, about 1 in 20 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2955 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Bridgetown South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Bridgetown South · Baile an Droichid Theas
- Area
- 529,772 m² (52.98 ha, 130.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mulrankin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bargy
- Electoral division
- Kilmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,469 people lived in 925 households in the Kilmore electoral division. 68% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballybought, Ballycross, Bridgetown North, Castletown, Lake, Mulrankin, Oldhall
- Placenames
- Bridgetown South 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.