Ballybrennan Big

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybrennan Big, from 145 m² to 613,026 m² (61.3 ha, 151.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballybrennan Big 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.

• 2 Aug 2024N/a

  Permission to construct a single storey domestic extension comprising

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240921

• 19 Jul 2024N/a

  Permission to construct a single storey domestic extension comprising

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240864

• 4 Oct 2016Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV FARM WITHIN A SITE AREA OF 9.91 HE

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20161096

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 Ballybrennan Big.

Recorded monuments

• WX048-001001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  The Synnott family are thought to have been present in Wexford since the 13th century at least, and Ballybrennan in Forth barony is regarded as their principal seat in Wexford. Adam Sinad surrendered land at Annamult, Co. Kilkenny in 1204, probably for land at Ballybrennan, which was held by William Synach for a single knight’s fee from the Valency estate in 1247, and John Synod held it in 1324 (Brooks 1950, 147, 123). Gerald de Rupe (Roche) granted land in Fernegenel to David, son of Adam Sinad, c. 1230, and this may be the origin of the claim by the Synnotts of Ballybrennan on Ballytramon (WX037-009001-) in the 16th century. Richard Synnott of Ballybrennan died in 1591 and the property descended through Walter to Martin, but there is no reference to a castle (Jeffrey 1979, 1-2). A castle is depicted on the Down Survey barony map (1656-8). Richard Synnott of Ballybrennan was listed for transplantation to Connaught in 1653 with 21 dependents (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 503), but according to the Book of Survey and Distribution (1660s) Jasper Synnott had owned in 1641 560 acres in Ballybrennan parish at Ballybrennan, Loughard, Martinstown, Ballycarran, Ballykerreen, Yoletown and Rathdowne and fford, which is probably Ford of Ling townland (Simington 1953, 303). The castle was situated on a level, low-lying landscape with a small S-N stream c. 50m to the W, and the original SW corner of South Wexford harbour is c. 200m to the N. Lewis records that it was owned by the earl of Rathdown, but it had been taken down by the tenant, R. Jones (1837, vol. 1, 124). The 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map identifies a building c. 25m N of Ballybrennan House as the Castle, but the base of the castle is just E of the present house. Its walls are 3-4 feet thick (c. 1m) and it survives to two storeys with false crenelations on the S front. One narrow pointed window in the S wall may be an original feature but it is set in brick. The windmill (WX048-001002-) is c. 90m to the SSE and Ballybrennan church (WX048-002001-) is c. 200m to the SW. See the attached view from the Down Survey barony map (N at right) 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 upload/revision: 2 January 2014

• WX048-001002 Windmill
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise on a low-lying landscape, the windmill is depicted as operational on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Lewis records that it had recently been erected by R. Jones, the tenant of Ballybrennan (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 124). This is a conical tower (ext. diam. 8.8m at base; int. diam. 6.2m) surviving almost complete (H c. 7m). The entrance on the ground floor is from the farmyard at N and a wide opening at E led to an attached barn. At the first floor there was an entrance at S from the slope of the hill, and a wider opening at E accessed the barn, which was probably built with the mill. There is evidence of a third storey on the mill. 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: 2 January 2014

• WX048-002001 Church
  Description

  Located on a level, low-lying landscape with a small S-N stream c. 10m to the E, and the original SW corner of South Wexford harbour is c. 300m to the N. The parish church of Ballybrennan is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 20-30m E-W) defined by earthen banks with trees, except at the S where there is a masonry wall, and a lane (L c. 110m) leads S to the N25 Wexford town to Rosslare road. The church is an undivided rectangular structure with good quoins (ext. dims 9.7m plus E-W; 6.3m N-S), of which the W wall and most of the N wall are removed. A pointed doorway (Wth 0.9m; H 1.67m) with an arch of undresses stone is set in an elliptical embrasure (Wth 1.17m; H 1.8m) towards the W end of the S wall. There are opposing windows towards the E end of the N and S walls, that on the S is pointed (Wth 0.15m; H 0.63m) with a glazing groove, while the N window is rectangular (Wth 0.16m; H 0.57m). There is a pointed E window (Wth 0.18m; H 0.92m) with a glazing groove. Each window has a hanging-eye for an internal shutter, and all the embrasures are elliptical-headed. The doorway also has a hanging-eye. There is a plain aumbry at the E end of the S wall and there is a broken shelf on the N side of the E window. All the features are of dressed granite with some green stone. There is a rectangular granite font (ext. dims 0.68m x 0.6m; H 0.35m plus; int. dims 0.45m; x 0.38m; D 0.23m) within the graveyard. The site of St Keevil's Well, where patterns were held on 27th August (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1. 281) lies c. 175m to the SE, and Ballybrennan Castle (WX048-001001-) is c. 200m to the NE. (Hore 1921, 76-7) 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. Date of upload/revision: 2 January 2014

• WX048-002002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on a level, low-lying landscape. The parish church of Ballybrennan (WX048-002001-) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 20-30m E-W) defined by earthen banks with trees, except at the S where there is a masonry wall, and a lane (L c, 110m) leads S to the N25 Wexford town to Rosslare road. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 January, 2014

• WX048-002003 Font
  Description

  There is a rectangular granite font (ext. dims 0.68m x 0.6m; H 0.35m plus; int. dims 0.45m; x 0.38m; D 0.23m) inside the gate of the graveyard (WX048-002002-) associated with the parish church (WX048-002001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 January, 2014

• WX048-114 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of large D-shaped enclosure (dims c. 130m NW-SE; c. 90m NE-SW) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (MM (4) 35- 6). It is truncated at SW by the N25 Wexford to Rosslare Harbour roadway. 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: 2 January 2014

• WX048-115 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level, low-lying landscape. The cropmark of circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse feature with about a fifth of the perimeter missing at N is visible on aerial photographs (MM (4) 33 4). 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: 2 January 2014

Architectural heritage

• Ballybrennan House, farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1840, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting glazed porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1911. Part restructured, pre-1940, producing present composition. Refenestrated, ----. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined battered wall to front (south) elevation with rendered quoins to ends; lime rendered or roughcast surface finish (remainder). Segmental-headed central door opening into farmhouse with cut-granite step threshold, and cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings originally in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting crocketed wrought iron gates.

• Ballybrennan House, mill (wind), 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay single- or two-stage conical windmill tower, extant 1840, on a circular plan originally single-bay three-stage. Disused, 1903. Reroofed, ----, to accommodate continued alternative use. Replacement hipped corrugated-iron roof on timber construction with pressed iron ridges, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters. Part moss-covered roughcast battered walls. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing timber boarded doors. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Ballybrennan House.

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 Ballybrennan Big, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3100 (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 Ballybrennan Big with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Ballybrennan Big · Baile Uí Bhraonáin Mór

Area

649,713 m² (64.97 ha, 160.55 acres)

Civil parish

Ballybrennan, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Rosslare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,234 people lived in 807 households in the Rosslare electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 52% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybrennan Little, Ballycarran, Ballyknockan, Blunsheens, Bush, Drinagh Intake, Loughard, Pollrankin, Ratholm, Yoletown

Placenames

Ballybrennan Big 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.