Mullanarockan

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mullanarockan, from 65 m² to 106,920 m² (10.69 ha, 26.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 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 Mullanarockan 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.

• 8 Sept 2025Conditional

  permission to insert adapted prefabricated unit as “Proposed temporary community childcare facility”, connect to existing public sewer and exit on to public road by existing laneway and all associated works, Significant Further Information received relates to revision to development comprising of; Amended site boundaries, Amended site layout to include revised location of the prefabricated units, Revised vehicular and pedestrian access and egress configurations, Revised parking configuration, Updated surface and foul and surface water layouts, environment protection checklist, Public lighting specification, proposed revised drawings and Stage 1 Road Safety Audit

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2572

• 8 Jan 2025N/a

  permission for the retention of the development consist of two proposed single storey classroom modular units, connection to village sewer together with all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560003

• 13 Nov 2024N/a

  permission for the development of two proposed single storey classroom modular units, connection to village sewer together with all associated site works.

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2460413

• 25 Oct 2024N/a

  permission to consist of two proposed single storey classroom modular units, connection to village sewer together with all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2460391

• 28 Apr 2021Conditional

  permission for a temporary entrance to public road and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21230

• 6 Nov 2017Conditional

  Permission to change boundaries and layout to site of new car and bus park and exit on to public road by way of existing laneway. Previous planning reference 12/234 and 16/541. This work is to be carried out within the curtilage of the protected structure reference 4140064. Significant Further Information comprises of permission to retain and complete works in removing and resiting stone wall, adjusting car park layout and site boundaries and inserting an oil interceptor tank on the site

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17523

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 Mullanarockan.

Recorded monuments

• MO006-022001 Church
  Description

  Situated at the crest of the S-facing slope of a small hill. Traditionally regarded as a seventh-century foundation associated with St. Dympna or Damhnad, of whom little is known except that in one of her genealogies she is reputed to be a granddaughter of Míleac, St Patrick’s master during his enslavement. She was commemorated on 13 June at Tydavnet and has sometimes been confused with St Dimpna, who is celebrated at Gheel in Belgium on 15 May (Ó Riain 2011, 256-7). The metal shrine of a crozier known as bachall Damhnaid – Damhnad’s staff – was preserved locally until 1835, and it now in Royal Irish Academy collection at the National Museum of Ireland (O’Daly 1959). This is the site of the medieval parish church of Tedavnet, of which Damhnad was the patroness. It is listed as Thechdamnad - Dympna’s house – in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Shirley 1879, 289). The names of some of the clergy are known from 1422, and in 1622 the church was described as ‘ruinous’ (Leslie 1929, 254-7). By order of Council in 1754 the parochial centre was moved to Mullaghmore West where St Davnet’s Church of Ireland church is still functioning, while the church site in Mullanrackan continued as a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 60m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) defined by masonry walls. (McKenna 1920, 1, 313-46) A small portion of a wall (L 2.15m; T 0.45m; max. H 1.95m) is said to belong to the medieval church but it is more likely to have been erected to display the funerary monument of Richard Robinson dated 1715. The graveslab (dims 2.04m x 1m; T 0.1-0.15m) of John Foster dated 1677 with prominent symbols of mortality (McCormick 1983) is c. 4m to the N of this wall and a cup-marked stone that is set up as a headstone (dims 0.8m x 0.1m; max. H 0.7m) with three cup-marks on its E face is c. 5m to the W. Archaeological testing (06E0640) immediately to the south-east of the graveyard uncovered human bone fragments which were redeposited from the graveyard, and two millstones (Duffy, C. 2009, 446; Duffy, C. 2010, 393). A portion of the graveyard wall (L c. 9m) at SE collapsed in 2011 but this was repaired by Monaghan County Council. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 7 November 2016.

• MO006-022002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated at the crest of the S-facing slope of a small hill. The site of the medieval parish church of Tydavnet is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 60m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) defined by masonry walls. Most of the headstones date from c. 1720 to c. 1820, and the results of a survey by Irish Graveyard Surveys is displayed in the graveyard. There is a cup-marked stone (MO006-022003-) in the graveyard, and the graveslab of John Foster (MO006-022004-) dated 1677 and the memorial of Richard Robinson (MO006-022005-) dated 1715 are noteworthy. A new triangular graveyard is attached to the W. Archaeological testing (06E0640) immediately to the south-east of the old graveyard uncovered human bone fragments which were re-deposited from the graveyard, and two millstones (Duffy 2009, 446; Duffy 2010, 393). A portion of the graveyard wall (L c. 9m) at SE collapsed in 2011 but this was repaired by Monaghan County Council. Archaeological monitoring (11E0224) of the work recorded the depth of graveyard soil (c. 2.5m) over natural and recovered fragments of rotary querns, possible grave-markers, coffin nails and dressed stones, including a stone with a chamfered edge from the medieval church. The fragmentary remains of 56 adults, four children and four infants were also recovered. See excavations.ie 2011:505 accessed on 17/01/2020. (McGonigle 2012) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 7 November 2016 Amended: 17 January 2020

• MO006-022003 Cupmarked stone
  Description

  Situated in Tedavnet graveyard (MO006-022002-) c. 5m W of the wall displaying the memorial of Richard Robinson (MO006-022005-), but this is not likely to be its original location. A stone which is set up like a headstone (dims of base 0.83m x 7-8cm H 0.7m) has three cup-marks (diam. 11-15cm; D 2-4m), two of which are damaged at the edges of the stone. See the attached image Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 November, 2016

• MO006-022004 Graveslab
  Description

  Situated in Tedavnet graveyard (MO006-022002-) c. 4m N of the wall displaying the memorial of Richard Robinson (MO006-022005-). A rectangular stone (L 2.04m; Wth 1.01m; T 0.1-0.15m) has an inscription in roman capitals in false relief over the Forster crest of three inverted arrowheads separated by an inverted chevron. At the bottom are symbols of mortality consisting of a coffin, a skull and crossed bones over the sands of time timepiece, and a bell (Mc Cormick 1983). The inscription reads: HERE LIETH INTERRED THE / BODY OF IOHN FORSTER / ESQUIRE WHO DEPARTED THES / LIFE THE 3rd DAY OF MAY ANNO / DOM 1677. See the attached image Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 November, 2016

• MO006-022005 Wall monument
  Description

  Situated in Tedavnet graveyard (MO006-022002-). A small portion of a wall (L 2.15m; T 0.45m; max. H 1.95m) is said to belong to the medieval church but it is more likely to have been erected to display the funerary monument of Richard Robinson dated 1716, which is on its S face. The memorial (Wth 0.78m; H 1.38m) is in red sandstone with a raised border and it has a rounded top. It has an oval crest with the crest of the Robinson family. This is an inverted chevron dividing the oval in two, and there are three animals representing deer on the crest. The inscription is incised in roman capitals. It reads: HERE LYETH THE BODY OF / Mr. RICHARD ROBINSON / ATTORNEY AT LALIE (Law) WHO / DEPARTED THIS LIFE 4 / DAY OF APRIL 1716 /AGED 34 YEARS. See the attached image Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 November, 2016

Architectural heritage

• Saint Dympna's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1780–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted cruciform-plan Romanesque Revival-style stone Roman Catholic church, rebuilt 1923-6 to designs by Rudolph Maximilian Butler, containing earlier chapel dated 1784 which was remodelled c.1840. Five-bay nave to east of crossing, two-bay transepts to north and south of crossing (with lowered ridges and porches to east), two-bay chancel flanked by single-bay flat-roofed side chapels to external angles of transepts, and multiple-bay sacristy to north-east internal angle. Transept gables have slightly projecting outshot to south, and four-stage bellcote tower to north. Pitched slate roofs (hipped over bellcote), with angled blue/black ridge tiles, decorative stone cross gable finials, and with half-round replacement metal gutters on projecting sandstone eaves. Chancel and transepts walling is coursed rubble sandstone with squared-and-tooled sandstone to eaves and gable apex, dressed sandstone quoins (throughout), nave has rock-faced limestone wall over dressed sandstone plinth. Ashlar sandstone walls to porches and south transept outshot. Battered bell-cote tower has round-arch open bell-cote with bronze bell (bell has foundry mark of 'SHERIDAN DUBLIN' date obscured on side by rigging). Round-headed openings throughout, having diagonally glazed windows tapered to wider base with dressed sandstone surround and flush splayed sill, except where otherwise stated. Paired windows to nave long walls, triple lancets to gable-front (with loop vent over), square-headed windows to porch sides, heightened and untapered to chancel and transept gables with square-headed light over. Sacristy north elevation has square-headed four-light windows with concrete lintels. Entrances are rebated with torus-moulded imposts and battered jambs, and stained and varnished vertically sheeted double-leaf doors. Exposed roof structure of king-post trusses sprung from principal rafters on painted masonry corbels to interior. Painted ceiling panels between staccato-spaced rafters. Painted plaster walls, with hood-moulding and painted lettered scroll over chancel arch. Painted timber gallery panels over timber and glazed lobby, recent steel spiral stair to east nave. Tripartite stained-glass window in style of Harry Clarke to west of chancel. Recent pine pews flanking central tiled aisle, stepped brick-paved dais brought out to crossing with simple recent altar and fine bronze crucifix and eagle lectern. Recent timber-framed oculus skylights over side chapels. Set on northward-sloping site back from road by T-plan external stairs ascending to nave east gable, stair having square-headed blocked window to north side and grilled door to south side accessing undercroft. Church flanked by bitmac car parking to either side, enclosed by squared-and-snecked rock-faced limestone boundary walls; attached modern lean-to breeze-block boiler shed to west of south transept.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1860, having gabled extension to rear (south-west) elevation, windbreak to front (north-east) elevation, and former outbuilding adjoining south-east elevation and now incorporated into house. Pitched slate roof with timber bargeboards, cast-iron rainwater goods, red brick chimneystacks, and with recent roof-light to rear of outbuilding. Roughcast rendered walls to front, smooth render to side and rear wall. Painted coursed stone wall to attached outbuilding with painted plinth, square-headed openings throughout, windows having painted masonry sills and replacement uPVC frames. Timber battened door to front, opening onto render platform, timber battened door opening onto stone step at rear, and timber battened door to front of outbuilding.

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 20 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Mullanarockan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Mullanarockan · Mullaigh na Rocán

Area

467,191 m² (46.72 ha, 115.45 acres)

Civil parish

Tedavnet, and its townlands

Barony

Monaghan

Electoral division

Tedavnet, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Tedavnet electoral division: 1,008 people in 340 households; 86% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaclogha, Aghagally, Drumlish, Mullaghinshigo, Mullantimore, Mullyera, Tedavnet, Tirnaskea North, Tullylone

Placenames

Mullanarockan 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.