Rathroe
Rathroe is a townland in the civil parish of Killenaule, barony of Slievardagh, Co. Tipperary. Its name in Irish is An Ráth Rua.
Parcel 563725
- Area
- 145,784 m² (14.58 ha, 36.02 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Rathroe
Planning applications on this parcel
8 Jun 2025Conditional
a) two domestic sheds, b) a stable shed and c) boundary treatments
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2560520
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 2 recorded monuments.
- TS054-051 Ringfort - rath
Description
In grassland on a W-facing slope of rising ground with good extensive views in all directions. Nearby ringfort (TS054-052----) 300m to SE. Slight raised circular area (int. diam. c. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.8m; base Wth 4m; int. H 1.2-0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and outer fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 5m; ext. D 0.2m) with concrete silage pit immediately to S of external face of inner bank at S. Fosse intersected by townland boundary at W running N-S with field boundary intersecting outer face of bank at NE as depicted on the 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map where the fosse has been filled in. Small quarry (D 0.9m; 10m N-S x 5m E-W) located in N quadrant of interior, otherwise the interior is well preserved. No clear entrance feature visible, perimeter covered in furze bushes making detailed examination impossible. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS054-052 Ringfort - rath
Description
In grassland on high ground just slightly below summit of hill on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with commanding views in all directions. Rringfort (TS054-051----) 300m to NW. Raised circular area (int. diam 27m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a steep-sided earth and stone bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H. 3.5m) and narrow deep fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 6m; ext. D 1.2m) of V-shaped profile and the poorly preserved remains of an outer bank (top Wth 1.5m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. H 0.3m) of earth and stone. No clear entrance feature visible, gap (Wth 3m) in bank at W may be remains of entrance feature but it may have been a later livestock gap. Enclosing bank is partially obscured by the dense cover of furze bushes growing along the top of the bank and down the external slope of the bank. Field bank radiating out from the NNW quadrant has been levelled, otherwise the remaining three field boundaries radiating out are intact, as shown on the latest ed. OS six inch map. Very impressive monument with steep profile to outer face of inner bank and narrow deep fosse and its raised interior set this monument aside from the nearby ringfort which has different morphological features more in keeping with a classic ringfort. This monument may be a high status ringfort or a medieval ringwork. Mentioned in the Civil Survey as a “Forte called Rahroe James-oge” (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 102). On the S quadrant of the external face of the bank has been dug into exposing the stone core of the bank, small quarry (dims. 10m N-S x 5m E-W; D 0.5m) located in N quadrant of the interior, some quarrying of external face of bank at W otherwise the monument is in a fair to good condition. Platform of interior appears to be raised by about 1.5m above the outer ground surface. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- 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
- 54.6 ha
- 135 acres
- Land parcels
- 17
- registered freehold, median 13,186 m² (1.32 ha, 3.26 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathroe, from 2,521 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres) to 149,607 m² (14.96 ha, 36.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Rathroe 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
8 Jun 2025Conditional
a) two domestic sheds, b) a stable shed and c) boundary treatments
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2560520
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rathroe.
Recorded monuments
- TS054-051 Ringfort - rath
Description
In grassland on a W-facing slope of rising ground with good extensive views in all directions. Nearby ringfort (TS054-052----) 300m to SE. Slight raised circular area (int. diam. c. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.8m; base Wth 4m; int. H 1.2-0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and outer fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 5m; ext. D 0.2m) with concrete silage pit immediately to S of external face of inner bank at S. Fosse intersected by townland boundary at W running N-S with field boundary intersecting outer face of bank at NE as depicted on the 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map where the fosse has been filled in. Small quarry (D 0.9m; 10m N-S x 5m E-W) located in N quadrant of interior, otherwise the interior is well preserved. No clear entrance feature visible, perimeter covered in furze bushes making detailed examination impossible. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS054-052 Ringfort - rath
Description
In grassland on high ground just slightly below summit of hill on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with commanding views in all directions. Rringfort (TS054-051----) 300m to NW. Raised circular area (int. diam 27m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a steep-sided earth and stone bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H. 3.5m) and narrow deep fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 6m; ext. D 1.2m) of V-shaped profile and the poorly preserved remains of an outer bank (top Wth 1.5m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. H 0.3m) of earth and stone. No clear entrance feature visible, gap (Wth 3m) in bank at W may be remains of entrance feature but it may have been a later livestock gap. Enclosing bank is partially obscured by the dense cover of furze bushes growing along the top of the bank and down the external slope of the bank. Field bank radiating out from the NNW quadrant has been levelled, otherwise the remaining three field boundaries radiating out are intact, as shown on the latest ed. OS six inch map. Very impressive monument with steep profile to outer face of inner bank and narrow deep fosse and its raised interior set this monument aside from the nearby ringfort which has different morphological features more in keeping with a classic ringfort. This monument may be a high status ringfort or a medieval ringwork. Mentioned in the Civil Survey as a “Forte called Rahroe James-oge” (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 102). On the S quadrant of the external face of the bank has been dug into exposing the stone core of the bank, small quarry (dims. 10m N-S x 5m E-W; D 0.5m) located in N quadrant of the interior, some quarrying of external face of bank at W otherwise the monument is in a fair to good condition. Platform of interior appears to be raised by about 1.5m above the outer ground surface. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rathroe.
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 Rathroe, 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 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 Rathroe.
- 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 Rathroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Rathroe · An Ráth Rua
- Area
- 545,888 m² (54.59 ha, 134.89 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killenaule, and its townlands
- Barony
- Slievardagh
- Electoral division
- Killenaule, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,223 people lived in 486 households in the Killenaule electoral division. 67% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Castlequarter, Crosscannon, Graigue Lower, Graigue Upper, Killenaule, Kilnahone
- Placenames
- Rathroe 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.