Momony
Momony is a townland in the civil parish of Donaghmoyne, barony of Farney, Co. Monaghan. Its name in Irish is Maigh Mónann.
Parcel 352820
- Area
- 84,646 m² (8.46 ha, 20.92 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 1,039 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
- Momony
Planning applications on this parcel
17 Jun 2020Conditional
Permission to construct a new two storey dwelling house, ancillary garage, waste water treatment system, polishing filter, new entrance onto public road and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20218
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.
- MO028-137 Souterrain
Description
Located on the NW-facing slope of a slight NE-SW ridge in a low-lying landscape. In 1984 part of a souterrain was uncovered during ploughing. About 5m to the SE another portion came to light, which is described locally as the junction of two passages. Another souterrain (MO028-138----) is c. 40m to the SW. 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. Date of revision: 12 December 2017
- MO028-138 Souterrain
Description
Located on the NW-facing slope of a slight E-SW ridge in a low-lying landscape. There are local reports of a hollow sound at a location c. 40m SW of the souterrain (MO028-137----). Its precise location is not known. 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. Date of revision: 12 December 2017
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
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, low (inferred).
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in 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
- 39.8 ha
- 98 acres
- Land parcels
- 19
- registered freehold, median 4,948 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Momony, from 23 m² to 166,696 m² (16.67 ha, 41.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Momony 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
14 May 2026N/a
outline permission for development for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, polishing filter, new entrance onto public road and all associated works
Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2660194
31 Aug 2025Conditional
permission for development will consist of: (1) (i) Refurbishment works to an existing single-storey derelict dwelling, (ii) Conversion of attic space to provide first-floor accommodation, (iii) Construction of a new roof structure incorporating dormer windows and rooflights, and (iv) Elevation and internal modifications. (2) Construction of a new split-level, single-storey rear extension. (3) Installation of a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area; and (4) All associated and ancillary site works to facilitate the development
Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560351
17 Jun 2020Conditional
Permission to construct a new two storey dwelling house, ancillary garage, waste water treatment system, polishing filter, new entrance onto public road and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20218
5 Jan 2018Conditional
Permission to construct a new two storey dwelling house, ancillary garage, waste water treatment system, polishing filter, new entrance onto public road and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 187
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 Momony.
Recorded monuments
- MO028-137 Souterrain
Description
Located on the NW-facing slope of a slight NE-SW ridge in a low-lying landscape. In 1984 part of a souterrain was uncovered during ploughing. About 5m to the SE another portion came to light, which is described locally as the junction of two passages. Another souterrain (MO028-138----) is c. 40m to the SW. 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. Date of revision: 12 December 2017
- MO028-138 Souterrain
Description
Located on the NW-facing slope of a slight E-SW ridge in a low-lying landscape. There are local reports of a hollow sound at a location c. 40m SW of the souterrain (MO028-137----). Its precise location is not known. 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. Date of revision: 12 December 2017
- MO028-141 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a low-lying landscape. A subcircular embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 25m E-W; 30m N-S) described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’ is depicted at this location on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as an oval hachured feature (dims c. 25m N-S; c. 15-20m) on the 1907 edition. This is an overgrown oval area (dims 36m N-S; 30m E-W) with some trees. 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. Date of revision: 12 December 2017
- MO028-146 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated in a low-lying position between drumlins. A circular earthwork is depicted on McCrea’s map of County Monaghan (1793) south of the W-E road from Drumlusty. It is not marked on later OS maps but the monument is visible as a vegetation mark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a single fosse feature on aerial images (OSAP 1995). Date of revised upload: 12 December 2017
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Momony.
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
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, low (inferred).
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Momony.
- 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 Momony with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.
The townland
- Name
- Momony · Maigh Mónann
- Area
- 398,310 m² (39.83 ha, 98.42 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmoyne, and its townlands
- Barony
- Farney
- Electoral division
- Kiltybegs, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 716 people lived in 228 households in the Kiltybegs electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Annagerril, Blittoge, Carricklane, Kiltybegs, Oghill, Shancobane
- Placenames
- Momony 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.