Coolabaun
Coolabaun is a townland in the civil parish of Mohill, barony of Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Its name in Irish is Na Cúla Bána.
Parcel 599414
- Area
- 137 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- M1 Mixed Use (Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029) The objective
G5 Open Space & Amenity (Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029) The objective - Townland
- Coolabaun
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.
- LE032-068001 Religious house - Augustinian canons
Description
Augustinians: Situated on a slight E-facing slope within Mohill town, with a small N-S stream that flows down to Lough Rinn just to the E. A monastery was founded by St. Manchan in the 6th or 7th century (Anon. 1940, 43; Mac Namee 1954, 723), of which nothing survives (Pinkman 1942, 34-46). Manchan was a contemporary of St Cailin of Fenagh (LE025-096001-) and according to the Book of Fenagh would succeed Cailin at that monastery. His feast is on the 14th February, the day before the feast of St. Bearach (Barry) of Termonbarry (RO024-016001-) (Ó Riain 2011, 430). A shrine of St. Manchan was covered in gold on the orders of the High King Ruaraí O’Conor in 1166 (AFM), but it is likely that St. Manchan of Lemanaghan (OF015-004003-) is the saint (Anon 1940, 43), and that house-shaped shrine (Graves 1874) is still extant. The Augustinian rule was introduced into the Mohill monastery early in the 12th century when the church was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and it is described as a parish church in 1470 (Mac Namee 1954, 724) and the head of the rectory of Muinter Eolais with seven churches (Scully 2019, 137). At the dissolution it was said to have held seven cartrons (townlands), and in 1590 the precinct contained a church, two stone buildings and a cemetery (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 187). In 1620 Henry Crofton acquired the rectory and 600 acres (MacCuarta 1999, 130), but he added a chapel and a tomb for himself (Logan 1971, 227-8). The foundations of a rectangular building (ext. dims 4.35m N-S by at least 3m E-W), probably the remnants of Crofton’s chapel, were in the graveyard in 1991 (SMR file) just W of the present Church of Ireland church which was built c. 1815 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 376), but these remains had been removed by 2019. The graveyard is a sub-rectangular area (dims c. 90m N-S; c. 30-60m E-W) defined by masonry walls, with memorials dating from 1754 to the present. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December 2019 Amended: 10 January 2020
- LE032-068002 Church
Description
Situated on a slight E-facing slope within Mohill town, with a small N-S stream that flows down to Lough Rinn just to the E. In 1470 it is described as a parish church (Mac Namee 1954, 724) and the head of the rectory of Muinter Eolais with seven churches (Scully 2019, 137). In 1620 Henry Crofton acquired the rectory and the medieval parish church of Mohill which were on the site of St. Manchan’s monastery (LE032-068001-) and 600 acres (MacCuarta 1999, 130), but he added a chapel and a tomb for himself (Logan 1971, 327-8). The foundations of a rectangular building (ext. dims 4.35m N-S by at least 3m E-W), probably the remnants of Crofton’s chapel, were in the graveyard in 1991 (SMR file) just W of the present Church of Ireland church which was built c. 1815 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 376), but these remains had been removed by 2019. The graveyard is a sub-rectangular area (dims c. 90m N-S; c. 30-60m E-W) defined by masonry walls, with memorials dating from 1754 to the present. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 December 2019, 10 January 2020
- LE032-068003 Graveyard
Description
Situated on a slight E-facing slope within Mohill town, with a small N-S stream that flows down to Lough Rinn just to the E. In 1620 Henry Crofton acquired the rectory and the medieval parish church of Mohill, which were on the site of St. Manchan’s monastery (LE032-068001-) along with 600 acres (MacCuarta 1999, 130), but he added a chapel (ME032-068002-) and a tomb (LE032-068004-) for himself (Logan 1971, 327-8). The sites of these are within the graveyard (LE032-068003-) around the present Church of Ireland church which was built c. 1815 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 376). The nature of the tomb is not known graveyard is a sub-rectangular area (dims c. 90m N-S; c. 30-60m E-W) defined by masonry walls, with memorials dating from 1754 to the present. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December 2019
- LE032-068004 Tomb - unclassified
Description
Situated on a slight E-facing slope within Mohill town, with a small N-S stream that flows down to Lough Rinn just to the E. In 1620 Henry Crofton acquired the rectory and the medieval parish church of Mohill, which were on the site of St. Manchan’s monastery (LE032-068001-) along with 600 acres (MacCuarta 1999, 130), but he added a chapel (ME032-068002-) and a tomb for himself (Logan 1971, 327-8). The sites of these are within the graveyard around the present Church of Ireland church which was built c. 1815 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 376). The nature of the tomb is not known but it was probably a subterranean vault and it has not been identified. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 December 2011 Amended: 6 December, 2019
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 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1662 (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.
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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
- 57.9 ha
- 143 acres
- Land parcels
- 98
- registered freehold, median 2,551 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
98 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolabaun, from 21 m² to 109,576 m² (10.96 ha, 27.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Enterprise and Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Social & Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Utilities (General)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Open Space & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C5Tourism Related Development (Tourism and related)
Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 0 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
15 Apr 2026Conditional
construct a new 50 metre by 34 metre synthetically surfaced sport pitch, erection of flood lighting, erection of sport fencing with ball stop netting and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2615
10 Sept 2025Conditional
Partial demolition, renovation and extension (282m2) of the existing building to create a new Mohill Centre for Further Education and Training; alterations to the site vehicle entrance; alterations to the parking area to create 22 parking spaces; signage and associated site works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2560233
18 Mar 2025Conditional
Planning Permission is sought for (a) demolish existing bar/nightclub known as Beirne's pub and Nova nightclub (b) construct 14 no. dwellings consisting of 5 no. 3 bed two storey terraced houses, 6 no. 3 bed two storey semidetached dwellings, 1 no. 4 bed two storey dwelling and 2 no. 3 bed semidetached dormer dwelling (c) New service road (d) Connection to existing services and associated site works at Hill street, Mohill, Co . Leitrim ( N41 T6T8)
Permission, 14 homes · Leitrim County Council, 2560054
29 Jan 2025Conditional
Accessible toilet extension to former narrow gauge railway building (presently under refurbishment) and connection to existing services. Mohill Railway Station is a Protected Structure Reg. No. 268.
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2560014
22 Oct 2024Conditional
Planning Permission Is Sought To Demolish Disused Sheds And Front Boundary Wall And Construct Single Storey Gymnasium Building, New Front Boundary Wall, Railings And Associated Works.
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2460215
14 Jun 2024Conditional
Proposed construction of a dormer bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite treatment system with polishing filter and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2460119
25 Aug 2023Conditional
(a) Refurbishment, alterations and change of use of former narrow gauge railway building, for community use as follows:- station house to 1 no. 2-bed accommodation unit. Reception/ticket office to office/work-space hub with café facilities, (b) Construction of exhibition space including kitchenette & toilet facilities and glazed link with existing Station Building, (c) Site development work, carparking, landscaping, out-door seating, alterations to existing entrance and connection to existing services. Mohill Railway Station is a Protected Structure Reg. No. 268.
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2360083
15 Aug 2023Conditional
(A). construct New Astro Turf All-Weather pitch with Associated Flood Lighting, Alterations to Existing G.A.A. Pitch, Relocated Dug Outs, Goal Posts & Scoreboard and Ancillary Works. (B). Construct New Outdoor Children's Playground & Ancillary Works. C. Construct New Perimeter Fencing to Sides and Rear Boundaries and Alterations to Existing Vehicular Entrance to Form bellmouth With Ancillary Work.
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2360075
20 Jul 2023N/a
change of use from a creche preschool to an Educational School Building
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2381
24 Oct 2022Conditional
erect an equipment storage shed to side of building and all associated works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 22222
18 Jan 2021Conditional
1 permission for site alterations to include the demolition of eastern boundary wall, removal of lamp standards and car park line marking. Construction of new enlarged yard and car parking area with associated boundary treatments and revised lighting scheme. Installation of additional car parking spaces to provide a total of 40 number car parking spaces with associated drainage. 2 Permission for construction of a single storey storage building (88 sq.m)
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 217
30 Nov 2020Unconditional
extend duration of Planning Permission P.15/167 for a period of 3 years
Extension of duration · Leitrim County Council, 20210
25 Mar 2020Conditional
as constructed fencing to the eastern boundary with associated site development works
Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2047
19 Jun 2019Conditional
(a) demolish existing non habitable dwelling house and out buildings; (b) erect dormer type dwelling on footprint of existing non habitable dwelling; (c) erect domestic garage; (d) connect to existing public sewer and all ancillary works necessary to complete the development
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 19140
26 Sept 2018Conditional
(a) construction of a two storey extension (38m2) to the existing retail building to relocate existing stairwell and provide an overall building floor area (788m2); (b) reconfiguration of the internal layout of the building to provide additional 25m2 retail area; (C) installation of new external canopy to part of the north facing elevation of the existing building; (d) ancillary site works to include revised car parking layout, relocation of existing entrances to parking area and associated drainage and footpath works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 18199
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 Coolabaun.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolabaun.
Architectural heritage
- Mohill Railway Station, railway station, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey triple-pile former railway station, with five-bay single-storey block to north end and return to rear, built c.1885 by the Cavan and Leitrim Railway. Now vacant. Pitched slate roofs with brick chimneystacks, round terracotta chimney pots and ridge cresting. Red brick walls with yellow and blue-grey brick dressings and eaves course. Segmental-headed openings with yellow-brick hood mouldings and timber sash windows. Timber double doors in north block flanked by glazing. Corrugated-iron outbuilding to east with decorative bargeboards and finials. Snecked stone goods shed with pitched slate roof to north, now in use as a builders' providers premises.
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 Coolabaun, 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_1662 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Coolabaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.
The townland
- Name
- Coolabaun · Na Cúla Bána
- Area
- 579,023 m² (57.9 ha, 143.08 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mohill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Mohill
- Electoral division
- Mohill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,317 people lived in 548 households in the Mohill electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghadrumderg, Boeeshil, Clooncahir, Lisdadanan, Mohill, Tawnyeely, Treanmore
- Placenames
- Coolabaun 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.