Greaghnafarna

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Greaghnafarna, from 341 m² to 84,579 m² (8.46 ha, 20.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Greaghnafarna 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.

• 16 Apr 2026Conditional

  1. Changes to existing western front façade and northern side façade and all ancillary works, 2. The conversion from an existing front porch to a habitable living space, 3. The construction of a porch to the southern façade of the building,

  Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2660100

• 12 May 2025Conditional

  (1). construct a calving pen/storage agricultural building and all associated ancillary works. (2). To retain the existing agricultural entrance.

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2560113

• 26 Jan 2024Refused

  A change of use from a short term rental property to a permanent Domestic Residence

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2460012

• 2 Sept 2021Unconditional

  extend duration of planning permission P.16/49 for a period of 2 years

  Extension of duration · Leitrim County Council, 21173

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: Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands SAC 000584
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands 000584

Recorded monuments

• LE018-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a D-shaped hachured feature truncated by an E-W field bank at N. This is scrub-covered circular area (diam. c. 31m N-S; c. 31m E-W) defined by a slight scarp (max. H 0.4m), with slight traces of an external fosse NE-E which is visible occasionally as a band of rushes elsewhere. The E-W field bank has been removed but there is no identifiable entrance. Rath (LE018-031----) is c. 100m to the SE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE018-031 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a gentle W-facing slope. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (diam. 28m N-S; 27m E-W; int. diam. 26.5m N-S; 25.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) N-E-S, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.4m) elsewhere. There is an external fosse (Wth 1.5-4m) represented by a band of reeds, and the entrance (Wth 4m) is at SE. Rath (LE018-031----) is c. 100m to the NW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE018-032001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated at the crest of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. It is called St Brigid's Well and is renowned for the cure of toothache (Clancy and Forde 1980, 7-8). A cleft in the bedrock (diam. 0.22m; D 0.5m) forms the well and nearby is a pilgrim's cairn (dims 5m NE-SW; 3.3m NW-SE; H c. 0.3m). The well is still venerated. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE018-032002 Penitential station
  Description

  Situated at the crest of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin The pilgrims' cairn (dims 5m NE-SW; 3.3m NW-SE; H c. 0.3m) is adjacent to St Brigid's Well (LE018-032001-) which is renowned for the cure of toothache (Clancy and Forde 1980, 7-8). The well is still venerated and pilgrims add to the cairn on each visit. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 October, 2016

• LE019-003 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise in an undulating upland landscape. This is marked as a small hachured feature only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 14.5m N-S; 12m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.4m-0.8m). There is no visible fosse or entrance, but field stones have been added to the perimeter. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Greaghnafarna.

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 Greaghnafarna, 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 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 Greaghnafarna.

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 Greaghnafarna with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Greaghnafarna · Gréach na Fearna

Area

1,656,529 m² (165.65 ha, 409.34 acres)

Civil parish

Drumreilly, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Yugan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

238 people lived in 104 households in the Yugan electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 27% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cornamucklagh North, Cuiltia, Derreenageer, Derrinwillin, Derrynahona, Drumnafinnila Barr, Garvesk (Co. Cavan), Largandill, Urbal Barr

Placenames

Greaghnafarna 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.