Lisdarragh

137 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lisdarragh, from 50 m² to 54,471 m² (5.45 ha, 13.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Landscape Protection/Conservation (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031, Monaghan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  permission for renovation of existing two storey derelict dwellinghouse to include elevational changes and increased ridge height to existing two storey rear extension together with all ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660113

• 28 May 2025Conditional

  planning permission to construct a slatted shed for the housing of livestock, incorporating alterations to existing livestock housing, together with other associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560213

• 26 Aug 2024Conditional

  permission for the development will consist of: the change of use from an existing dwelling to a community facility with a community space, multifunctional exhibition and meeting rooms and a community garden. Also included in the development is the demolition of a rear extension, amendments to the facades, internal reconfiguration, new extension, amendments to public footpath including the addition of a handrail and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460315

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  permission to demolish existing outbuildings & construct 3no. two-storey detached dwellings, 4no. two-storey semi-detached dwellings, new vehicular access with communal parking, pedestrian footpath, associated openspace, connections to mains services including water, Storm & foul sewage, new boundary treatments together with all ancillary site works, Significant further information relates to submitted Roads Safety Audit, Flood Risk Assessment, Proposed lighting design & proposed drawings

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460253

• 8 May 2024Conditional

  permission to construct new bay window and carry out ancillary elevational changes to the front of existing two storey semi detached dwelling house together with all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2440

• 18 Apr 2024Conditional

  permission for change of use from existing attached single storey commercial egg store building to a dwelling house. Partial demolishing of walls and extend building, elevational changes, increased ridge height and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460143

• 10 Apr 2024Conditional

  permission for change of use from existing attached two storey commercial egg store building to a dwelling house. Alterations to building and elevational changes, increased ridge height and to connect to public mains and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460127

• 10 Apr 2024N/a

  permission for change of use from existing attached single storey commercial egg store building to a dwelling house. Partial demolishing of walls and extend building, elevational changes, increased ridge height and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460128

• 15 Sept 2023Conditional

  permission for the relocation of proposed off-license area as approved under planning ref: 23/106 together with all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 23193

• 7 Sept 2023Conditional

  permission to consist of the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling. Alterations to the existing building include alterations to the internal layout. Additional works will include the erection of a two storey extension to the rear and side of the property. The application also includes landscaping works and all associated site works. The property is a protected structure, Ref No. 41401712

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360200

• 4 Jul 2023N/a

  Permission consisting of the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling. Alterations to the existing building include alterations to the internal layout. Additional works will include the erection of a two-storey extension to the rear and side of the property. The application also includes landscaping works and all associated site works (The property is a protected structure, Ref No. 41401712)

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360139

• 28 Jun 2023N/a

  permission for a development consisting of the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling. Alterations to the existing building include alterations to the internal layout. Additional works will include the erection of a two storey extension to the rear and side of the property. The application also includes landscaping works and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360131

• 14 Apr 2023Conditional

  permission for alterations and refurbishment of existing service station to incorporate an off-license for sale of alcohol within existing shop together with all ancillary works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 23106

• 1 Mar 2021Conditional

  Permission to demolish single storey toilets to the rear of their existing public house and to erect a new single storey infill extension incorporating a function room and toilets, 2 No advertisement signs, erect a new disability access toilet, change of use of existing outbuildings to a restaurant and kitchen and change of use of existing ground floor area of a former Garda Station to a retail unit together with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2192

• 26 Nov 2020Conditional

  permission to renovate and restore the former Council Offices which is a Protected Structure, for use as Enterprise and Digital Hub and to include the following works: demolish shed (constructed circa 1970s) to the rear of original structure including asbestos remediation if required, convert original shed to studio/meeting room, convert internal rooms to offices, toilets and a canteen facility, reform and widen the existing entrance from public road to rear courtyard with the replacement of roller doors with hardwood gates, provision of parking at rear of building to include disabled parking, replace all existing windows including opening up of 7 no. windows on the North façade of the building, installation of Velux windows to roof on the North and West facades of the building, replace existing roof structure including chimneys, replace dash to external façade with lime render, replacement of original steps to front of building and inclusion of disabled ramped access, removal of diesel pumps and storage equipment to rear of building and decontamination of site if necessary, all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 208007

• 10 Jan 2020Conditional

  retention permission for a development consisting of a single storey mobile unit comprising staff canteen and sanitary facilities, connection to existing public foul water system together with all ancillary site development works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 204

• 25 Oct 2019Conditional

  A ten year permission for the development of 8 no. wind turbines, each with a maximum tip height of up to 180 metres; and all associated site development, reinstatement, temporary and ancillary works including turbine foundations, crane hardstands, approximately 5.5 kilometres of site access tracks, permanent upgrade works to the L62012 and L62013 local roads, 11 no. site entrances, underground electricity and communications cabling, site drainage works, a temporary construction compound and a permanent meteorological mast with a maximum height of up to 101 metres. The proposed development will have a 30-year operational life from the date of commissioning of the entire development. The proposed development also includes permanent upgrade works along the R188, R183 and R189 regional roads in the townlands of Rakean, Lismagonway, Aghadrumkeen and Newbliss to accommodate the delivery of wind turbine components. Upgrade works will include the removal of roadside banks and vegetation, re-profiling of a vertical crest, the removal of 1 no. tree and the temporary lowering of a bridge parapet wall, and all associated site development and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report which includes an assessment of the likely impacts of the proposed development, as a whole and in combination with the relevant off-site or secondary developments which will occur as a direct result of the proposed development, including connection to the national electricity grid, upgrade works to turbine component delivery routes and the importation and use of construction materials. The planning application is also accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information relates to revised plans. (NOTE 1ST AND 3RD PARTY APPEAL ON THIS FILE)

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 19486

• 12 Jul 2018Conditional

  Permission to renovate & Restore the former Courthouse and council offices which is a protected Structure, for use as Artists studios and residential accommodation to include: 1. Demolish shed (constructed circa 1970s) to the rear of original structure including asbestos remediation if required. 2.Convert original shed to studio. 3. Convert internal offices to Residential Accommodation and Artist Studios. 4.Reform existing entrance from public road to rear courtyard with the replacement of roller doors with hardwood gates. 5. Provision of parking at rear of building to include disabled parking. 6. Construct clister with canopy over at rear of building and re-landscape courtyard. 7. Replace all existing windows including opening up 7 no. windows on the North façade of the building. 8. Replace existing roof structure including chimneys. 9. Replace dash to external façade with lime render. 10. replacement of original steps to front of building and inclusion of disabled ramped access. 11. Removal of diesel pumps and storage equipment to rear of building and decontamination of site if necessary. 12. All other ancillary site work

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 188007

• 23 Jun 2017Conditional

  Permission to construct a gabion retaining wall structure to the rear (south east) of the site including anti climb safety fencing, relocation of oil storage tanks, new steel access steps and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17303

• 21 Feb 2017Conditional

  Retention of existing boundary fencing and front entrance gates

  Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 1767

• 31 Jan 2017Conditional

  permission for a single storey extension comprising a storage area to the rear of existing single storey light industrial unit together with all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 1726

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 Lisdarragh.

Recorded monuments

• MO017-027 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the W shoulder of a small E-W drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 40m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 3.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.6m), and an outer fosse (at W: Wth of top 5.4m; Wth of base 1.3m; ext. D 0.4m) that is absent S-W and probably re-cut NW-E-S. The entrance may be the gap (Wth of base 1m) at NW. 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. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 8 May 2018

Architectural heritage

• Newbliss Masonic Hall, masonic lodge/hall, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding three-bay single-storey gable-fronted masonic hall, dated 1927, with lower single-storey flat-roofed porch recessed to front, and lean-to unit recessed to rear. Pitched asbestos slate roof with timber fascia and soffit, brick chimneystack, metal roof vent, and replacement rainwater goods. Walls roughcast rendered above sill level and smooth rendered below, with smooth rendered block-and-start quoins to porch. Gable has render timber-frame effect detailing, with mason's square detail and date '1927'. Square-headed window and door openings with replacement fittings. Recent steel railing and gate, with smooth rendered plinth walls and piers having pyramidal caps, to street front. Concrete forecourt inside gate, with lawns to each side.

• House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1820, with two-bay side elevations. Carriage arch to east side giving access to yard to rear. Hipped slate roof with pair of red brick chimneystacks to middle of ridge, having rendered string courses and copings, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to front elevation, with whitewashed rubble stone walls to other elevations, smooth rendered channelled quoins and smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings, those to ground floor front being set into round-headed recesses, those to first floor front end bays being tripartite and having clustered colonettes to mullions, with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to lower floors and six-over-three pane to top floor. Elaborate timber doorcase comprising square-headed door opening and flanking fixed-pane sidelights, flanked by panelled pilasters with plinths and moulded scroll brackets with other decorative devices, supporting moulded lintel, with two-tiered spoked fanlight, and with moulded surround. Two-storey outbuilding to rear having projecting gabled bay with carriage arch to ground floor and pitching door above, corrugated-iron roof, rubble stone walls and mainly square-headed window and door openings with brick surrounds. Entrance to yard comprises segmental-arch vehicular gateway with dressed stone voussoirs, stone coping, and recent double-leaf metal gate.

• Newbliss Market House, market house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-bay two-storey former market house, built c.1830, having arcading to ground floor of middle bays with carriage archway to centre, and slightly projecting end bays. Attached at west side by recessed terrace. Hipped natural slate roof with over-sailing eaves to recessed bays, pair of red brick chimneystacks to hips, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar limestone to arcade, with imposts to piers, and ashlar limestone framing ground floor of end bays, rubble stone built to courses to first floor over arcade, with cut limestone quoins to front corners of first floor of end bays, and red brick otherwise to end bays and as fill over stone plinths to end bays of arcade. Stone sill course to first floor. Round-headed windows to end bays of arcade and square-headed or slightly camber-headed elsewhere, those to first floor of end bays set into elliptical-arch recesses. Timber sliding sash windows, three-over-six pane with fanlights to ground floor middle bays and six-over-six pane elsewhere, with stone sills to ground floor. End bays have square-headed door openings, each having battened timber door with ornate strap hinges, paned overlight, and set within square-headed recess, approached by one step. Carriage archway has double-leaf wrought-iron gate. Cobbled surface to interior of archway.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay three-storey house, built c.1860, with former shop to east end of ground floor and integral carriage arch to west end. Pitched replacement slate roof, with smooth rendered chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, three-over-three pane to top floor, with painted stone sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door and overlight. Carriage arch is segmental headed with double-leaf battened timber door, and stone wheelguard. Former shop comprises square-headed four-pane fixed timber display windows with concrete sills flanking square-headed door opening with replacement double-leaf timber battened door, and glazed overlight, with timber fasciaboard above. House is part of two-house centrepiece, within recessed space at centre of Newbliss.

• House, public house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  End of terrace five-bay three-storey house and coaching inn, built c.1820, with integral carriage arch to middle of ground floor, public house to west end of ground floor and blocked former shopfront to east end. Pitched slate roof with smooth rendered chimneystacks. Rubble limestone walls, with stone sill course to first floor, refaced stone to public house front, and roughcast rendered south-west gable. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with red brick block-and-start surrounds and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, square-headed six-over-six pane with render surround in former doorway of former shopfront to easternmost bay of ground floor, and six-over-three pane with stone sills to top floor. Red brick framing to ground floor middle openings and to former shopfront. Integral carriage arch is segmental-arched with double-leaf battened timber doors, and other door openings have timber battened doors and geometrically glazed overlights. Replacement timber display windows and door to public house.

• Court house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former court house, built c.1820, with recessed entrance bay and six-bay two-storey return to rear. Now in use as local authority offices and depot. South-west end bay contains blocked up carriage arch and is likely later incorporation. Hipped natural slate roof, with three equally spaced smooth rendered chimneystacks with rendered copings, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings, with six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor (some replacements), four-light timber casement windows within segmental-headed recesses to ground floor bays flanking entrance, all with stone sills. Rear has round-headed six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window, some six-over-three, and one four-over-four pane double window, remainder are replacement uPVC and timber casements. Square-headed door opening with replacement fittings, approached by stone steps with cast-iron bootscraper. Retains original timber staircase. Space in front of building bounded by iron railings to south-west end, atop rendered plinth wall.

• Water pump, 1860–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron water pump, c.1885, and cast-iron hydrant, c.1870. Hydrant comprises fluted shaft and dome with acorn finial, foundry mark (illegible) and bucket shelf to base. Pump, erected c.1885, having banded shaft, fluted neck and curved cow's tail handle. Set in paved area to south-western approach to Newbliss.

• Lisdarragh House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former parsonage, built c.1840, having three-bay single-storey front block, with dormer attic and gable-fronted breakfront having box-bay window to front again, and multiple-bay two-storey block slightly recessed to rear, and with three-bay single-storey lean-to addition. Pitched slate roof with timber brackets to eaves. Breakfront has cut-stone copings with human masks to kneelers, and octagonal-plan carved stone finial. Pair of centrally placed offset chimneystacks with terracotta pots. Rubble stone walls built to courses, with ashlar channelled quoins, castellated stone parapet to bay window. Square-headed openings with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows, triple to breakfront, double to elsewhere to front elevation and to gables, and variously single, double and triple to return block, and two round-headed windows to rear of front block with fixed timber frames and Y-tracery to fanlights, all with red brick voussoirs and surrounds. Round-headed door opening to west gable of front block, with timber panelled door and Y-traceried fanlight, and stone step. House located at end of long driveway entered via double-leaf cast-iron gate mounted on chamfered stone piers with pyramidal stone caps. Four-bay two-storey former coach house to rear of house, with pitched slate roof, rubble stone walls with red brick quoins, square-headed replacement windows and red brick surrounds and stone sills, square-headed doorways to southernmost bays with red brick surrounds and timber doors, round-headed double-leaf door opening surmounted by stone bracket with carved face to north of centre bay, with red brick surrounds and double-leaf battened timber door.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1820, part of two-house composition at centre of Newbliss. Pitched slate roof with red brick and rendered chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with sill bands to upper floors, and render plinth. Square-headed window openings with replacement uPVC windows, and square-headed replacement timber door with overlight.

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

At the centre of the townland of Lisdarragh, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Lisdarragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Lisdarragh · Lios Darach

Area

595,793 m² (59.58 ha, 147.22 acres)

Civil parish

Killeevan, and its townlands

Barony

Dartree

Electoral division

Newbliss, the unit of the census

Census 2022

918 people lived in 322 households in the Newbliss electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Drumaghakeel, Drumgristin, Drumguff, Drumshannon, Glinch, Lisalea, Newbliss, Teer

Placenames

Lisdarragh 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.