Tarahill

128 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tarahill, from 52 m² to 39,855 m² (3.99 ha, 9.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 66 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 Tarahill 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.

• 9 Jun 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention for the following: A) The part demolition of an

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20260739

• 3 Mar 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission to construct an extension to the side of my existing dwelling and all

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260270

• 24 Aug 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a fully serviced, single

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251047

• 5 Aug 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect four (4 No.) detached two story serviced dwellinghouses

  Permission, 4 homes · Wexford County Council, 20250966

• 23 Dec 2024N/a

  Permission for a revision to the permitted development granted

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241627

• 19 Dec 2024N/a

  Permission to erect four (4 no.) detached two storey serviced dwelling houses

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241605

• 5 Jul 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the amendment of an existing granted planning permission

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240799

• 1 Jul 2024Granted (unconditional)

  PERMISSION FOR A SMART WORKING RETREAT WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: -

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20191009

• 9 May 2024Refused

  Permission to erect four (4 no.) detached two storey serviced dwelling houses

  Permission, 4 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240522

• 18 Apr 2024N/a

  Permission to erect four (4 no.) detached two storey serviced dwelling houses

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240426

• 5 Apr 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development consisting of the following - structural alterations

  Permission, 3 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240368

• 19 Sept 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20231120

• 29 Aug 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the proposed erection of alterations and extensions to an

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231014

• 17 Aug 2023N/a

  Permission for the proposed erection of alterations and extensions to an

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230953

• 6 Jun 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention for the construction of a single storey conservatory

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20230631

• 29 May 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a bungalow with services and ancillary works to include

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20230599

• 26 May 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a fully serviced dwelling and effluent

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20230591

• 20 Dec 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission to extend and renovate existing habitable single storey cottage

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20221696

• 18 Oct 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development which will consist of proposed demolition

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221383

• 13 Oct 2022Refused

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced, single storey dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20221353

• 12 May 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission to disconnect a dwelling house from its existing off-site effluent

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20220633

• 5 Apr 2022Refused

  Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220442

• 26 Jan 2022Refused

  Permission for the construction of a fully serviced two storey dwelling and

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220082

• 22 Dec 2021Refused

  Permission for development which will consist of proposed demolition to existing

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20212044

• 19 Nov 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention extensions to the basement level in my existing dwellin

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20211801

The 25 most recent of 50 applications.

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 Tarahill.

Recorded monuments

• WX007-013 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked only on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as St. Winifred's Well, defived from local sources (OSFM). This 7th century Welsh saint is associated with the healing power of springs and her feastday is celebrated on the 2nd of November (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winefride). The well is located towards the bottom of the steep N-facing slope of Tara Hill where a gentler slope begins. This is a natural spring with no evidence of veneration. The parish church of Kilcavan (WX007-010001-) is c. 200m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 November, 2012

• WX007-014 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Marked as a cairn on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the broad summit of Tara Hill, which John O'Donovan, writing c. 1840, considered to be the Teamhair Brogha Nia of early Ireland (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 6). The cairn (dims. c. 17m N-S; c. 16m; max. H 1.5m at E) is largely covered with grass and furze, but there is a trig. station at the centre and a a quarry diam. 4m; D 0.5m) towards the SE edge. 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: 15 March 2012

• WX007-030 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Described as Tobercavan - St Cavan's Well on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and said to have had a pattern at one time according to John O'Donovan c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 6). It is named after St. Caomhán Santleathan of Ardcavan (WX038-006001-). The well is situated on the steep SE-facing slope of Tara Hill and is a cleft in rock outcrop (dims 1.3m x 1m; D 0.4m) which collects water from a rock outcrop overhang. There is no evidence of venaration. The sweat house (WX007-031----) is c. 16m to the S. St. Caomhán Santleathan, perhaps meaning 'wide saint', was an early saint who founded the first church at Ardcavan (WX039-038006001-) on the NW shore of Wexford harbour. The saint's origins are manifold, being connected variously to the Corca Ólaim and St. Bréanainn of Birr, and also to the Uí Bhairrche of Magh Ailbhe in Carlow. Through his mother, Caoimgheall, daughter of Ceinnfhionnán, he was a half-brother of Caoimhghin of Glendalough. (Ó Riain 2011, 157) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 March, 2012 Amended: 13, May, 2014, 24 June 2019

• WX007-031 Sweathouse
  Description

  Located at the bottom of the SE-facing slope of Tara Hill. It is described as a 'Tumulus' but not depicted on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This is a stone-lined passage (L 1.9m) roofed with three lintels with an entrance (Wth of base 0.6m; Wth of top 0.75m; H 0.65m) facing ESE. It is within an overgrown earthen mound (dims c. 2.4m N-S; c. 2.1m E-W; H c. 1.9m) which is stone-faced, except at S and it backs onto a drystone wall that curves around the N side of the mound, but this side is inaccessible. The holy well (WX007-030---) is c. 16m to the N and the remains of a nineteenth century house is c. 5m to the NE. 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. See the attached view of the entrance Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 March 2012 Amended: 24/06/2019

• WX007-086 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on a shoulder on the N-facing slope of Tara Hill below the ridge with the cairn (WX007-014----). It is indicated as a small circular feature on the 1940 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular enclosure (int. diam. 6.75m N-S; 6.6m E-W) defined by the base of a double-faced wall (T 0.5-0.7m; max. H 0.4m) with no visible entrance. It could be a sheepfold. Date of upload: 4 April, 2017

• WX007-087 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on a shelf towards the top of the E-facing slope of Tara Hill, and close to a junction of two forestry roads. This is a small enclosure (int. diam. 6.4m N-S; 6.3m E-W; ext. diam. 8.4m N-S; 8.6m E-W) defined by the foundation of a wall spread (Wth 0.9-1.4m; H 0.4m) with gaps in the perimeter at W (0.6m) and SE (Wth 0.8m). It could be a sheepfold. Date of upload: 4 April, 2017

Architectural heritage

• Saint Kevin's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1925–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey Catholic church, built 1939-41; opened 1941, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay single-storey nave opening into single-bay (two-bay deep) single-storey transepts centred on single-bay single-storey chancel to crossing (north). Renovated, 1987, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Roughcast walls with red brick quoins to corners. Camber-headed window openings centred on paired camber-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows. Lancet "Trinity Window" (north) with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (south) front with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Full-height interior open into roof with central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (north) reordered, 1987, with timber panelled altar below stained glass "Trinity Window" (1987), and exposed Queen Post timber roof construction on cut-granite "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site with red brick Flemish bond piers to perimeter having roll moulded gabled capping supporting flat iron gates.

• Water pump, 1907–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron "cow tail" waterpump, extant 1940. Now disused. Set back from line of road with coursed rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter having hammered limestone soldier course coping.

• Middleton Lodge, farm house, 1800–1829 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile farmhouse, extant 1829, on a square plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled advanced porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. Sold, 1931. Hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof with lichen-spotted clay ridge tiles, paired rendered red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having stepped capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rusticated wall to front (east) elevation on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to ends; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Hipped square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three concrete steps with chamfered timber mullions supporting chamfered timber transom framing timber panelled door having sidelights. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rusticated voussoirs framing eight-over-eight timber sash windows with two-over-two timber sash windows to rear (west) elevation. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site with roughcast piers to perimeter having stepped capping supporting looped wrought iron gate.

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 Tarahill, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Tarahill · Torchoill

Area

1,811,939 m² (181.19 ha, 447.74 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcavan, and its townlands

Barony

Ballaghkeen North

Electoral division

Courtown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,012 people lived in 1,030 households in the Courtown electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 34% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinacarrig, Ballymacky, Cronellard, Kilcavan Lower, Kilcavan Upper, Kildermot

Placenames

Tarahill 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.