Drinagh South

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drinagh South, from 266 m² to 263,090 m² (26.31 ha, 65.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 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 Drinagh South 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Drinagh South in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
• Special Protection Area: Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA 004076
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Wexford Slobs And Harbour 000712

Recorded monuments

• WX042-013001 Church
  Description

  The parish church of Drinagh, dedicated to St Kevin according to Synnott writing c. 1680 (Hore 1921, 59), is situated on a level, low-lying landscape c. 400m from the W shore of the South Slob of Wexford harbour. It is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 55m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by earthen banks. It consists of a nave (ext. dims. 12.52m E-W; 7.4m N-S) and chancel (ext. dims. 5.7m E-W; 5.5m N-S) connected by a round chancel arch (Wth 2m) of undressed stone. The ivy-covered walls survive generally to the roof level (H 1.9-2.5m), except the N wall of the nave that was re-built as a handball alley (H 5m) and the N wall of chancel (H 0.3m). There was a gallery supported on corbels, most now missing, at the W end of the nave. There are opposing doorways of undressed stone towards the W end of the nave and there are single lights towards the E end, that on the N side being blocked. A window at the W end of the nave is also blocked. The S wall of the chancel is possibly rebuilt and the E window is robbed but a niche survives on the N side. There is no dressed stone apart from the round head of the window in the S nave wall. There is a rectangular granite font (ext. dims 0.68m x 0.63m; int. dims. 0.44m x 0.38m; D 0.17m) in the nave. The mound site (WX042-013002-) is c. 70m to the ESE. See the attached section of the Down Survey (1656-8) parish 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: 27 May, 2013

• WX042-013002 Mound
  Description

  Marked only on 1925 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular mound (diam. of base c. 35m) and situated on a level landscape between quarries c. 20m to the W and c. 40m to the S. It is described locally as being c. 6m in height. It was removed c. 1970, and was probably a spoil mound from the quarries. Drinagh church (WX042-013001-) is c. 70m to the WNW. 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: 27 May, 2013

• WX042-013003 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a level, low-lying landscape c. 400m from the W shore of the South Slob of Wexford harbour. The parish church of Drinagh (WX042-013001-) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 55m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by earthen banks. The font (WX042-013003-) is within the church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 May, 2013

• WX042-013004 Font
  Description

  There is a rectangular granite font (ext. dims 0.68m x 0.63m; int. dims 0.44m x 0.38m; D 0.17m) in the nave of Drinagh parish church (WX042-013001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 May, 2013

• WX042-078 Windmill
  Description

  Marked on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map where it is described as a windmill. It is situated on a wide embankment on the mainland at the W edge of the South Slob of Wexford harbour and on the E side of a quarry that is also marked on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This is a cylindrical tower overgrown with ivy. It appears to have three floors (ext. diam. 5.57m; int. diam. 3.78m; H c. 7m) and has opposed doorways at N and S, but there are no visible windows. It functioned as a wind-pump draining the quarries, but it pre-dated the Drinagh cement-works that produced Portland cement from 1880-1923 and used steam-powered pumps (Murphy 1976-7). 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 27 May, 2013

Architectural heritage

• Drinagh House, house, 1880–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, rebuilt 1881, on a U-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor with pair of single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height returns (east). Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1931. Undergoing "restoration", 2007. Pitched slate roof on a U-shaped plan with pair of pitched slate roofs (east), pressed or rolled iron ridge terminating in rendered chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls. Square-headed central door opening into house with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved 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 "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed cast-iron double gates.

• Drinagh Cement Works, chimney, 1870–1903 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding chimney, extant 1903, on an octagonal plan. Now disused. Set in overgrown grounds originally shared with Drinagh Cement Works.

• Drinagh Cement Works, kiln, 1870–1903 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding two- or three-oven single-stage lime kiln "tower", extant 1903, on a square plan. Now disused. Set in overgrown grounds originally shared with Drinagh Cement Works.

• Mill (wind), 1700–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay three-stage cylindrical windmill tower, extant 1840, on a circular plan. In ruins, 1903. Roof now missing. Creeper or ivy-covered coursed rubble stone walls. Square-headed opposing door openings with thresholds, and rough hewn rubble stone lintels with no fittings surviving. Interior in ruins. Set in unkempt grounds.

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1722–1928 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard with collection of lichen-spotted markers, ob. 1722-1928. Set in unkempt 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 Drinagh South, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3057 (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 Drinagh South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Drinagh South · Draighneach Theas

Area

298,631 m² (29.86 ha, 73.79 acres)

Civil parish

Drinagh, and its townlands

Barony

Forth

Electoral division

Drinagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,114 people lived in 404 households in the Drinagh electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Blackhorse, Bogganstown Lower, Drinagh North, Rosslare Intake, Whitestown Upper

Placenames

Drinagh South 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.