Mountpleasant or Tagunnan

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountpleasant or Tagunnan, from 57 m² to 498,276 m² (49.83 ha, 123.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Mountpleasant or Tagunnan 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 2026N/a

  Permission for the erection of an extension to side of existing dwelling and

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20261184

• 30 May 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTION IS SOUGHT FOR TO RETAIN THE EXISTING GARAGE/ STORE ON S

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20180727

• 19 May 2016Granted (conditional)

  RETAIN THE EXISTING GARAGE/STORE AS CONSTRUCTED ON SITE (GARAGE/STORE USED TO KE

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20160528

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 Mountpleasant or Tagunnan.

Recorded monuments

• WX047-003001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated at a low point on a gently undulating landscape. The castle is depicted as a rectangular structure (dims c. 10m E-W; c. 6m N-S) described in gothic lettering as the site of a castle on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is located just N of the moated site (WX047-003002-), and the church (WX047-004----) is c. 50m to the E, but no evidence of a structure survives. The Rochford family is associated with Tagunnan from the early 14th century (Jeffrey 1979, 39-41). A Hugh Rochford of Tagunnan is listed among the gentlemen of the county in 1608 (Hore 1920, 97), and Hugh Rochford had 131 acres at Tagunnan in 1641 (Simington 1953, 301). This is the Hugh Rochford who was sheriff of the county and commanded the rebels at the siege of Duncannon fort (WX044-015001-) (Hore 1900-11, vol. 4, 70). His son served with Charles II on the continent, but failed to secure the return of the Tagunnan land that had been granted to the Knox family in the 1650s and confirmed in the 1660s (ibid. vol. 4, 220-1 ft). The castle of Tagunnan is depicted as a tower with an attached house and two cabins nearby on the parish map of Mayglass in the Down Survey map (1656-8). See the attached view from the Down Survey parish map (N at bottom) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 October, 2013

• WX047-003002 Moated site
  Description

  Situated at a low point on a gently undulating landscape. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 50m NE-SW; 39m NW-SE) defined by a silted moat (Wth c. 6m) at SE, NE and to a lesser extent at the NW sides. The S end of the SW side is provided by the fishpond (WX047-003003-). At the centre is a mound (diam. 6.3-6.9m; H 0.6m) with four mature deciduous trees. The church (WX047-004001-) is c. 30m E of the E corner. The site of Tagunnan castle (WX047-003001-) is just outside the perimeter on the NE side. 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: 16 October, 2013

• WX047-003003 Fish-pond
  Description

  Situated at a low point on a gently undulating landscape. This is a rectangular area of open water (dims 74m NW-SE; 16.5m NE-SW) that partly forms the SW side of moated site (WX047-003002-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 October, 2013

• WX047-004001 Chapel
  Description

  Located on a gently undulating landscape. This is probably an estate or private chapel attached to Tagunnan castle (WX047-003001-), which is c. 50m to the E adjacent to the moated site (WX047-003002-). The chapel is listed by Synnott in 1680s but the name of the dedication is not known (Hore 1862, 67). Parts of the N wall (L 5.35m; H 2.5m) with a small, brick-built light and the E wall (L 4.5m; H 3.5m) with a rectangular chamfered window (Wth 2m; H 0.82m) in an arched embrasure (Wth 1.38m; H 1.06m) survive. The chapel is at the S edge of a rectangular, grass-covered enclosure (dims 70m NE-SW; 55m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 6.5- 8.5m; H c. 0.5m) and shallow outer fosse (Wth 8-9m) on the NE, SE and SW sides, with an irregular scarp at the NW side. This could serve as a churchyard. There is a small annexe (dims 43m NW; c. 20m NE-SW) defined by a fosse attached to the NE side of the churchyard. There is no evidence of burial anywhere apart from the remains of a brick vault within the chapel. 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: 17 October, 2013

• WX047-004002 Churchyard
  Description

  Located on a gently undulating landscape. The chapel (WX047-004001-) is at the SW edge of a rectangular, grass-covered enclosure (dims 70m NE-SW; 55m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 6.5-8.5m; H c. 0.5m) and shallow outer fosse (Wth 8-9m) on the NE, SE and SW sides, with an irregular scarp at the NW side. This could serve as a churchyard. There is a small annexe (dims 43m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) defined by a fosse attached to the NE side of the churchyard. There is no evidence of burial anywhere apart from the remains of a brick vault within the chapel. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 October, 2013

Architectural heritage

• Mountpleasant House, farm house, 1745–1755 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three- or five-bay two-storey over part raised basement farmhouse with dormer attic, rebuilt 1750, on a rectangular plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting open porch to ground floor; three- or five-bay full-height rear (north) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1968. "Restored", 2000. For sale, 2005. Replacement hipped gabled slate roof with pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping, rooflights to front (south) pitch, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Replacement rendered, ruled and lined walls; replacement rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to rear (north) elevation centred on date stone ("1657"). Round-headed central opening approached by flight of five cut-granite steps with concealed dressings. Square-headed door opening into farmhouse with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings (ground floor) or cut-granite lintel course (first floor) framing replacement two-over-two sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation centred on square-headed window openings (half-landings) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement two-over-two sash windows centred on two-over-two sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having ball finial-topped capping.

• Mountpleasant House (Little), farm house, 1700–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1840, on a U-shaped plan with single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lean-to central return abutting pair of single-bay (single- or two-bay deep) two-storey returns (north). Occupied, 1911. Renovated, ----. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan extending into lean-to slate roof (north) abutting pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, rendered buttressed chimney stacks having rendered chamfered capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rendered quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of three steps, timber doorcase with roundel-detailed panelled pilasters supporting shallow cornice, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings originally in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

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 Mountpleasant or Tagunnan, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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 Mountpleasant or Tagunnan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Mountpleasant or Tagunnan · Teach gConáin

Area

768,829 m² (76.88 ha, 189.98 acres)

Civil parish

Mayglass, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Mayglass, the unit of the census

Census 2022

600 people lived in 195 households in the Mayglass electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynaas Great, Braestown, Fuddletown, Hardygregan, Hobbinstown, Owenstown, Petitstown, Walshestown

Placenames

Mountpleasant or Tagunnan 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.