Tullyhirm
Townland in the civil parish of Monaghan, barony of Monaghan, Co. Monaghan; in Irish An Tulaigh Thirim
Parcel 319238
- Area
- 9,939 m² (0.99 ha, 2.46 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 5,665 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- C6 Existing Commercial (Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031) The objective
G3 Landscape Protection/Conservation (Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031) The objective - Townland
- Tullyhirm
Planning applications on this parcel
13 Apr 2017Conditional
permission to erect signage on the southern and eastern elevations of building and erect signage at main vehicular access to property
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17191
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, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2332 (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.
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
- 73.4 ha
- 181 acres
- Land parcels
- 70
- registered freehold, median 3,770 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullyhirm, from 48 m² to 70,297 m² (7.03 ha, 17.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 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)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 33 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Industry/Enterprise/Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Existing Commercial (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Landscape Protection/Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation/Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 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
6 Nov 2025Conditional
permission for the construction of 1.new straddle disassembly & dispatch unit with an attached two storey office and ancillary use building (3,768m²), 2. Construction of a single storey recycling hub building (398m²), 3. Roof mounted PV panels, 4. New concrete hardstanding yards, 5. All associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will accompany this application
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560446
4 Sept 2025Conditional
permission to retain changes to single-storey domestic garage as granted in Planning Ref 19153
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560362
17 Jul 2025Conditional
permission to refurbish an existing bungalow, with alterations to the external wall finishes, replacement of concrete roof tiles, adjustment of window & door openings and all associated site works
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560279
24 Jun 2025N/a
permission for the refurbishment of an existing bungalow, with alterations to the external wall finishes, replacement of concrete roof tiles, adjustment of window & door openings and all associated site works
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560242
22 Aug 2024Conditional
permission to construct a slatted shed for the housing of livestock, with roofed feeding passage & lie back area, together with other associated ancillary site works, using existing site entrance / access, at Tullyhirm, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460311
17 Jun 2022Conditional
permission consisting of retention of existing mono-pitched extension to the rear of the existing production facility, together with all associated site works.
Retention · Monaghan County Council, 22273
1 Apr 2021Conditional
permission to develop a greenway from Monaghan Town’s Coolshannagh roundabout (N2 junction with N12) to Ardgonnell Bridge, located on the border with Northern Ireland near the N12. The proposed greenway measures 7.3 kms in length and affects mainly rural land in both public and private ownership. It follows the route of the Ulster Canal as it proceeds alongside the N12 national primary road to Middletown, County Armagh. The proposed stretch of Greenway within Monaghan Town connects to the existing greenway near Coolshannagh roundabout and passes along the rear of Monaghan Institute on the N12 Armagh Road.The proposed greenway from Monaghan Town to the border passes through the following Townlands: An Tulaigh Thirim (Tullyhirm); Cnoc an Chonnaidh (Knockaconny); Droim Ruatach Drumrutagh); Droim Achaidh Chruitin (Drumacruttan); An Chorr Bheag (Corbeg); Cruail (Crowey); Sceith na gCeann (Skinnagin); Táite an Teampaill (Templetate); Tulaigh Loiscthe (Tullylish); Táite Mhuileann an Ūcaire (Tuckmilltate); Coill Uí Néill (Killyneill); Coillidh Liaf (Killeef) and Tamlacht (Tamlat). The proposed Greenway will consist of the following 5m corridor incorporating a pathway up to 3m wide with a drainage/buffer verge up to 1m on each side. The pathway will consist of an unbound, granular surface course of gravel and dust, with asphalt in certain locations such as road crossing points, stock proof timber fencing (1.2m tall) at each side of the greenway where appropriate, as well as chicane railings at road crossing points, four pedestrian timber footbridges for connectivity across the canal and watercourses, underpass guardrails at the following bridges: Drumratagh Bridge; Crowey Bridge; Glebe Bridge and Pipers Bridge, information boards at the termination point in Monaghan Town, together with way-marking and advanced warning signage for users along the route where appropriate, and all necessary associated site works such as route clearance, tree felling where unavoidable, drainage improvements, road junction improvements for pedestrians (dropped kerbs, tactile paving), site levelling/re-grading works and cut and fill earthworks.
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 218005
1 Jul 2020Conditional
permission to form new entrance & carry out associated ancillary site works, at existing dwelling. The proposal also incorporates the permanent closing up of existing site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20254
28 Apr 2020Conditional
permission for development consisting of retention for the following works which differs to that previously approved under planning reference 16/248, 1) relocated entrance with gates and piers 2) removal of glazed link & reduced floor area, 3) elevational changes, 4) finished flor level together with all associated works.
Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20140
12 Jun 2019Conditional
Permission to retain a relocated single storey conservatory, conversion of previously granted attached garage to habitable space, conversion of attic space above previously granted attached garage to habitable space, detached garage together with all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19264
7 May 2019N/a
permission to retain a relocated single storey conservatory, conversion of previously granted attached garage to habitable space, conversion of attic space above previously granted attached garage to habitable space, detached garage together with all associated works.
Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19205
5 Apr 2019Conditional
Permission to construct proposed new two storey type dwelling house, detached single storey double domestic garage, proprietary waste water treatment unit and polishing filter and construct new entrance onto public road in substitution of previous planning application Ref P15-155. Significant further information relates to an amended site boundary.
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19153
17 Oct 2018N/a
outline permission to construct proposed new commercial offices park to include 2 No. detached multi storey office units with ancillary car parking facilities, construct proposed new access road and pedestrian footpath from N54 with all ancillary remedial works to N54 to facilitate proposed new site entrance, connection to existing public storm & foul water sewers and all other ancillary site works
Outline permission · Monaghan County Council, 18476
18 Apr 2017Conditional
Permission to construct a replacement dwelling; amended design and the retention of the existing farm dwelling for Agricultural use (as previously approved under Planning Ref 16/349)
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 17181
13 Apr 2017Conditional
permission to erect signage on the southern and eastern elevations of building and erect signage at main vehicular access to property
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17191
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 Tullyhirm.
Recorded monuments
- MO009-074 Fulacht fia
Description
Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 04E1159). A spread of charcoal-rich silt and heat shattered stones (dims. c. 5m x 2m; D 0.25m) was initially uncovered. This sealed a large sub-circular pit (2.3m x 1.7m; D 0.25m) which possibly represented the remains of a trough. A sample of charcoal from the stone spread produce a C14 determination of 2140-1740 Cal. BC (Walsh 2009, 5-6). (Walsh F. 2007, 357) Date of revised upload: 5 December 2017
Architectural heritage
- Tullyhirm House, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey double-pile house, built c.1880, facing south-west, having two-storey three-bay flat-roofed extension and single-storey lean-to extensions elsewhere to rear. South-east end bay of front elevation has canted gable end. Hipped slate M-shaped roof with central valley and rolled terracotta ridge, red brick chimneystacks with over-sailing courses and decorative clay pots, and ogee-profile rainwater goods on overhanging eaves. Cast-iron rooflight to rear elevation and on two-storey extension. English garden-bonded red brick walls with segmental-arch window openings to front and north-west elevations, and camber-arched openings to rear, all having stone sills. Two-storey extension has square-headed openings to first floor containing segmental-headed window frames. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns throughout. Segmental-arch entrance doorway having panelled timber door set in timber doorcase comprising square-plan moulded pilasters fluted to bottom half, surmounted by fanlight within moulded timber frame. Limestone threshold and step to doorway. House situated in terraced lawned garden surrounded by mature trees and shrubs accessed by winding gravel surfaced avenue leading through stand of mature pine trees from wrought-iron double-leaf entrance gate with ogee detail.
- Bridge, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch limestone canal bridge, built c.1839, carrying byroad over Ulster Canal and towpath between seventeenth and eighteenth locks. Parapet walls constructed of roughly squared random rubble with heavy flat capping stones having rounded arrises and punch-finished surface. Section of parapet to north-east end reconstructed using concrete blocks faced with rubble sandstone. Projecting square string course separates parapet from spandrels which have same construction as parapet walls. Round arch has punch-finished ashlar voussoirs and arch soffit. Wrought-iron gate over towpath to north-west corner of arch opening.
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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2373 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tullyhirm with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.
The townland
- Name
- Tullyhirm · An Tulaigh Thirim
- Area
- 734,368 m² (73.44 ha, 181.47 acres)
- Civil parish
- Monaghan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Monaghan
- Electoral division
- Monaghan Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Monaghan Rural electoral division: 6,411 people in 2,320 households; 62% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Annahagh, Coolshannagh, Drumrutagh, Knockaconny, Mullamurphy, Roosky
- Placenames
- Tullyhirm 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.