Rathaspick

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathaspick, from 118 m² to 249,859 m² (24.99 ha, 61.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathaspick 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.

• 20 May 2026Refused

  Permission for the installation of 12 no. x 450-watt solar panels to the

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260635

• 14 Dec 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A CUBICLE HOUSE (78 COWS) WITH SLATTED UNDERGROUND

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20161388

• 9 May 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160479

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 Rathaspick.

Recorded monuments

• WX042-008 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  References to the Codds of Rathaspick date from 1351 but to the castle only from 1564 when it was owned by Nicholas Codd of Carne (WX053-027----) (Hore 1925, 36-7). According to the Civil Survey (1655-6) Nicholas Codd, a Protestant, owned just 80 acres in Rathaspick and Ballykelly townlands in 1641 (Simington 1953, 299). In 1680 Thomas Richards of Park, Co. Wexford, married June Codd and Rathaspick passed to the Richards family (Jeffrey 1979, 30). The location of the castle has always been assumed to be at Rathaspick House, an 18th century mansion, which incorporates older work. It is known locally that when the render was stripped back in 1987 small lights were noticed in the fabric of the central part of the SE front. 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: 28 May, 2013

• WX042-009 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as 'Dutchman’s Well' in gothic lettering on the former and italic on the latter. The name is thought to derive from two daughters of the Richards of Rathaspick House (WX042-008----) who married two Honoverian officers in 1802 (Jeffrey 1979, 30) and the adjective 'German' or 'deutsche' became attached to the well. Its ecclesiastical associations had been forgotten by the time John O’Donovan mentioned it c. 1840 (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 368). It is located in a small NW-SE valley with a stream c. 10m to the SW, and is now preserved under a man-hole. It has no ritual associations, although it is known locally as St. Bridget’s Well. Rathaspick church (WX042-010001-) is c. 250m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 May, 2013

• WX042-010001 Church
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. The site of the parish church of Rathaspick is within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 70m N-S; c. 30-50m E-W) defined by masonry walls. References date from the late 14th century but it is described as ruinous in the terrier, or commentary, of the Down Survey (1655-8) maps in NLI (microfilm P 7384m B 6380) (Hore 1925, 35-6). According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 Michael Bellarby was the priest and the church and chancel were in repair (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 266-7). According to Synnott writing c. 1680 the church at Rathaspick was dedicated to St Bridget (Hore 1862, 66). The remains of the old church were removed during the 1820s when the present Church of Ireland church was built. This church is still in use and there is no evidence of an older structure, apart from a granite font and its base in the graveyard. The Dutchman's Well or St Bridget's Well (WX043-009----) is located c. 250m to the NE. A font of Dundry stone and its base were located outside the doorway of the present church of Rathapick church (WX043-010001-) but they were moved to the Irish Agricultural Museum at Johnstown Castle, c. 1km to the SSW, for safe-keeping in July 2018. The font is rectangular (ext. dims 0.6m x 0.6m; H 0.25m), with carved foliage beneath the basin externally at the point where a moulding joins it as one piece to a cylindrical stem (diam. 0.23m; H 0.25m) that narrows towards the bottom. The base (dims 0.6m x 0.6m; H 0.25m) has a raised circular ridge (diam. 0.5m) to accept the base of the stem (total H 0.92m). The scalloping suggests Romanesque influences and a late 12th century date (O’Brien 2015). See the attached view from the Down Survey parish map (N at bottom) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725). 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 amended upload: 25 June, 2015

• WX042-010002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. The site of the parish church of Rathaspick (WX043-010001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 70m N-S; c. 30-50m E-W) defined by masonry walls. A granite font (WX043-010003-) is in the graveyard. Dutchman's Well or St Bridget's Well (WX043-009----) is located c. 250m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 May, 2013

• WX042-010003 Font
  Description

  A font of Dundry stone and its base were located outside the doorway of the present church of Rathapick church (WX043-010001-) but they were moved to the Irish Agricultural Museum at Johnstown Castle, c. 1km to the SSW, for safe-keeping in July 2018. The font is rectangular (ext. dims 0.6m x 0.6m; H 0.25m), with carved foliage beneath the basin externally at the point where a moulding joins it as one piece to a cylindrical stem (diam. 0.23m; H 0.25m) that narrows towards the bottom. The base (dims 0.6m x 0.6m; H 0.25m) has a raised circular ridge (diam. 0.5m) to accept the base of the stem (total H 0.92m). The scalloping suggests Romanesque influences and a late 12th century date (O’Brien 2015). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 13 August, 2018

• WX042-092 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (01E0250) associated with roadworks identified medieval material just N of Rathaspick church site (WX042-010001-). Further sampling (01E0345) confirmed that an extensive complex was involved, including several ditches, and led the excavator to suggest that it may have been a moated site (Mullins 2003). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 May, 2013

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1840, on an T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting glazed porch to ground floor. "Improved", 1911, producing present composition. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped slate roof with lichen-covered clay or terracotta ridge tiles, paired red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to ends; slate hung surface finish to side (east) elevation. Segmental-headed central door opening into farmhouse with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings (ground floor) or moulded rendered surrounds (first floor) framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one (ground floor) or two-over-two (first floor) timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with roughcast-panelled rendered piers to perimeter having ball finial-topped stepped capping

• Farm house, 1842–1903 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1903, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch. Refenestrated, ----. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch) with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, rendered central chimney stack having stepped capping supporting terracotta pot, decorative timber bargeboards to gable (porch) with finial now missing, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast battered walls. Square-headed central window opening (porch) with lichen-spotted sill, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing fixed-pane fitting. Square-headed window openings with lichen-spotted sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement two-over-two sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set back from road in landscaped grounds with roughcast-panelled rendered piers to perimeter having truncated pyramidal capping supporting timber gate.

• Rathaspick House, country house, 1675–1685 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement country house with half-dormer attic, built 1680; extant 1716, on a U-shaped plan with two-bay full-height projecting end bays abutting single-bay two-storey lower "pavilions"; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height returns (west) centred on single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height return. Sold, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1951. Renovated, 1987. Hipped slate roof on a H-shaped plan centred on hipped slate roof (west); hipped slate roofs to "pavilions", pressed or rolled lead ridges, cement rendered chimney stacks on H-shaped plans having cut-granite stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, paired rooflights to front (east) pitch, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice. Part creeper- or ivy-covered replacement gritdashed roughcast walls to front (east) elevation on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on cement rendered base with rusticated quoins to corners; replacement cement rendered surface finish to rear (west) elevation bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening approached by ceramic tiled platform, rendered doorcase with monolithic pilasters supporting segmental pediment on blind frieze, and cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on scroll keystone framing timber panelled door. Camber-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Camber-headed (ground floor) or square-headed (first floor) window openings to front (east) elevation with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; round- or segmental-headed opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround; double-height staircase hall retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber Classical-style surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled shutters, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (south) retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (north) retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds with cast-iron colonette piers to perimeter supporting wrought iron gate.

• Rathaspick House, gate lodge, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with dormer attic, dated 1900; extant 1903, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront on a square plan abutting single-bay single-storey projecting porch; single-bay (single-bay deep) single-storey central return (west). Now disused. Fish scale-detailed pitched terracotta tile roof on a T-shaped plan with perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles; fish scale-detailed pyramidal terracotta tile roof (breakfront) with wrought iron weathervane finial to apex, decorative timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins with terracotta finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging timber eaves on timber consoles retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Timber boarded walls on red brick header bond chamfered cushion course on red brick Flemish bond plinth on mass concrete chamfered base. Square-headed window openings with beaded sills on panelled risers, and concealed dressings with panelled pediments on "guttae"-detailed "Cavetto" consoles framing timber casement windows. Set back from line of road at entrance to grounds of Rathaspick House.

• Rathaspick Church, church/chapel, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, dated 1823; designed 1824; built 1824, on a rectangular plan with single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. Renovated, 1865, with interior "improved". Repaired, 1967. Closed, 1971. Adapted to alternative use, 1984. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast battered walls; roughcast surface finish to tower with cut-granite stringcourses including cut-granite stringcourse (bell stage) on cut-granite double beaded consoles supporting diagonal obelisk pinnacles centred on "arrow loop"-detailed crow stepped battlemented parapets having cut-granite coping. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing nine-over-nine timber sash windows having interlocking Y-tracery glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) below cut-limestone date stone ("1823") with cut-granite chamfered sill, timber Y-mullion, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing iron mesh storm panel over fixed-pane fittings. Lancet window openings to entrance (west) front with cut-granite surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to tower (first stage) with cut-granite chamfered sill, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing three-over-six timber sash window having interlocking Y-tracery glazing bars. Square-headed window openings (second stage) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite surrounds framing timber casement windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch openings (bell stage) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing louvered timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (west) on a circular plan retaining timber boarded spiral staircase with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newel; pointed-arch door opening into nave with timber panelled double doors having overpanel; full-height interior with stone flagged central aisle between raised timber boarded floors; timber panelled wainscoting with dado rail not visible, cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (ob. 1760; 1867), and stepped dais to chancel (east) with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber communion railing centred on "East Window". Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site with roughcast cylindrical piers to perimeter having rendered conical capping supporting crocketed wrought iron double gates.

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 Rathaspick, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3022 (ZIP).

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

Name

Rathaspick · Ráth Easpaig

Area

871,939 m² (87.19 ha, 215.46 acres)

Civil parish

Rathaspick, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Rathaspick, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,818 people lived in 634 households in the Rathaspick electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brookfield, Churchtown, Cribstown, Fairfield, Hayestown Great, Johnstown, Kellystown, Latimerstown, Laurstown, Moorfields, Redmondstown

Placenames

Rathaspick 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.