Tullyskeherny

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullyskeherny, from 7 m² to 848,971 m² (84.9 ha, 209.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tullyskeherny 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.

• 14 Nov 2024Conditional

  1. Construct a single storey type extension to the side (East) and front (North) of an existing domestic dwelling; 2. Make alterations to the window/door openings of the existing dwelling; 3. Upgrade the existing Waste Water Treatment System to current EPA Code of Practice, together with all ancillary works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2460234

• 18 Jul 2024Conditional

  construction of new dwelling house with proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2460143

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 the townland of Tullyskeherny.

Recorded monuments

• LE011-036001 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a rise on the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny. A low, grass-covered cairn (diam. 10.7m; H 0.3-0.6m) has a possible cist (dims 4.5m E-W; 2.3m N-S), defined by small upright stones at the centre. Two enclosures (LE011-036002; LE011-036003-) are attached to the NE and SW respectively. 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

• LE011-036002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a rise of the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 17.8m E-W; 15.8m N-S) defined by an intermittently visible grass-covered stone spread (Wth c. 1m; H 0.3m) attached to the NE of the cairn (LE011-036001-). 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

• LE011-036003 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a rise of the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny. This is a grass-covered subrectangular area (int. dims 22.2m E-W; 16m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.7-2.5m) which is attached to the SW of cairn (LE011-036001-). Another enclosure (LE011-036004-) lies just 3m to the S. 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

• LE011-036004 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a rise of the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 57.5m N-S; 49.5m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2-4m) which has the inner and outer facing-stones of a wall (Wth 1.4m) only NW-N. The entrance (Wth 3.6m) at N is close to another enclosure (LE011-036003-). See the attached aerial views from N _1 and SE -2. 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

• LE011-036005 Cist
  Description

  Situated on a rise on the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny. A low, grass-covered cairn (LE011-036001-) has a possible cist (dims 4.5m E-W; 2.3m N-S), defined by small upright stones at the centre. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 April, 2016

• LE011-037001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Located at the W edge of a rise on the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny, with a cliff (H c. 4-5m) immediately to the W. Grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 22.9m N-S; 20.4m E-W) defined by a drystone-built limestone wall with facing-stones (at SW: Wth 2.15m; H 1m; max. H 1.3m). The entrance (Wth 0.95m) is at SSW with the possible remains of a hut site adjacent to it in the interior. See the attached aerial view taken from the E. 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

• LE011-037002 Hut site
  Description

  Located at the W edge of a rise on the broad plateau of Tullyskeherny, with a cliff (H c. 4-5m) immediately to the W. The possible remains of a hut site are just inside the entrance to cashel (LE011-037001-), visible as a spread of stones. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 April, 2016

• LE011-038001 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  Located in a shallow basin on a broad plateau with a cliff edge (H c. 3m) c. 40m to the NW. An oval cairn (dims 39m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE; max. H 1.75m) contains a three chambered gallery (L c. 6.75m; Wth 2m) entered from the NE-facing court (dims 8m NE-SW; max. Wth c. 5m NW-SE). Six single wedge-shaped subsidiary chambers (max. dims 3.5m x 2m) are contained in the cairn SW of the main gallery. A court tomb (LE011-038002-) is situated c. 10m to the SW. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 62-4) 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

• LE011-038002 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  Located in a shallow basin on a plateau with a ciff edge (H c. 3m) c. 60m to the NW. An oval cairn (dims 24m NE-SW; 18m NW-SE; max. H 2m) contains a two-chambered gallery (L 5m; Wth 2-2.5m) opening on to a SW-facing court, and there is a small chamber, possibly a subsidiary chamber, at the NE end of the cairn. The court tomb (LE011-038001-) lies c. 10m to the NE. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin, 1972, 64-5) 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

• LE011-039 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a broad plateau. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 11.1m E-W; 10.9m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread with the intermittently visible facing-stones of a wall (Wth 1.1m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.3m). The original entrance is not identified. 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

• LE011-040 Hut site
  Description

  Situated in marshy grassland on a broad plateau. Grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 4.8m E-W; 4.5m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2-3m; max. H 0.5m) with the facing-stones of a wall (Wth 1.2m). The original entrance is not identified. 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

• LE011-120 Sweathouse
  Description

  Marked only on the 1943 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in Irish as 'Teach Allais ', a house of sickness, in italic lettering. it is located on a N-facing slope and in an acute angle between two field banks c. 50m SE of an abandoned building. It is a circular area (int. diam. 1.4m E-W; 1.35m N-S) choked with stones and defined by facing-stones. It is surrounded by a mound (diam. 4.2m N-S; 4.2m E-W; H 0.3-0.7m), and the entrance (Wth 0.35m; H 0.4m) survives at N. 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

• LE012-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of the NE-facing slope of the Tullyskeherny plateau. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 29m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. and ext. H 0.7m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but there is a quarry in the SE quadrant. 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

• LE012-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the E-facing slope of a valley, which is on the NE-facing side of the Tullyskeherny plateau, with a SSW-NNE stream c. 20m to the E. This is a circular, grass-covered area (int. diam. 26m N-S; 24m E-W) which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest, defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.4m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. 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

• LE012-041 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Depicted as a subrectangular enclosure on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on a shelf towards the bottom of a N-facing slope of the Tullyskeherny plateau. Grass-covered subrectangular area (int. dims 21m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.65m at W to 1.2m at N) SW-NE, which is reduced to an external scarp (H 0.3m) at E and an internal scarp (H 0.2m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. 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 Tullyskeherny.

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 Tullyskeherny, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1395 (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 Tullyskeherny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Tullyskeherny · Tulaigh Sceithearnaí

Area

4,238,581 m² (423.86 ha, 1,047.38 acres)

Civil parish

Cloonclare, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Manorhamilton, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,064 people lived in 854 households in the Manorhamilton electoral division. 58% of households owned their home. 48% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Donagh More, Glenboy, Gortnalibbert, Larkfield, Meenymore, Moneenshinnagh, Ramooney, Tawnymanus

Placenames

Tullyskeherny 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.