Tirawinnea
Tirawinnea is a townland in the civil parish of Moybolgue, barony of Kells Lower, Co. Meath.
Parcel 5178464
- Area
- 39,453 m² (3.95 ha, 9.75 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 352 m².
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective
- Townland
- Tirawinnea
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.
- ME002-037001 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Description
Situated at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. It is incorporated into the bank of a large enclosure (ME002-037002-) at W. It consists of an unroofed gallery (max. dims 3.4m NE-SW; 1.2m NW-SE) that opened to the SW where the gallery is widest and closed by a single stone (L 1.8m; H 0.45m). (Eogan 1958, 182-3) ` The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 31 August 2018
- ME002-037002 Enclosure - large enclosure
Description
Situated at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. This is a large subcircular or sub-triangular grass-covered area (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 60m N-S) that slopes down to the SE (H c. 4m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; H c. 1m) on rock outcrop W-N, and a scarp (at E: Wth 4m; H 1m) and outer berm (at E: Wth 5m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but a wedge tomb (ME002-037001-) is incorporated in the bank at W and a rectangular enclosure (ME002-037003-) is built against the inner edge of the perimeter at E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 31 August 2018 Amended: 14 December 2022
- ME002-037003 Enclosure
Description
Situated at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge and abutting the inner edge of the perimeter of the large enclosure (ME002-037002-) at E. This is a grass-covered rectangular area (int. dims 25-26.5m E-W; 16.5m N-S at E to 20.5m N-S at W) defined by a wall footing (Wth 1.2m; H 0.3-0.5m) on every side except the E. There is an entrance (Wth 3.5m) towards the N end of the W side. At the centre there is a possible hut-site (ME002-037004-) visible as a low collection of grass-covered stones, but it is a poorly defined feature. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 31 August 2018
- ME002-037004 Hut site
Description
Located within the rectangular enclosure (ME005-037003-), which is itself within the large enclosure (ME002-037002-). It is described as a circular area (diam. c. 5m) defined by interrupted sections of grass-covered stones (SMR file). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August 2018
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 64.7 ha
- 160 acres
- Land parcels
- 9
- registered freehold, median 26,717 m² (2.67 ha, 6.6 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tirawinnea, from 1,976 m² to 330,637 m² (33.06 ha, 81.7 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 28 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
21 Aug 2026N/a
planning permission to construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance and install a sewage treatment system with percolation area together with all associated site development works on site
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2661055
5 Jun 2026Refused
The development will consist of a bungalow style dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660686
26 Mar 2026N/a
the development will consist of a bungalow style dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660338
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Breakey Loughs 001558
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Tirawinnea.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tirawinnea.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Tirawinnea, 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tirawinnea.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tirawinnea with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Tirawinnea
- Area
- 647,353 m² (64.74 ha, 159.96 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moybolgue, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kells Lower
- Electoral division
- Moybolgue, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 276 people lived in 88 households in the Moybolgue electoral division. 97% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bawnbreakey, Boherlea, Carnacally, Corcarra, Edengora, Kilboyne
- Placenames
- Tirawinnea 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.