Leitrim

169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leitrim, from 1 m² to 99,466 m² (9.95 ha, 24.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 110 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism Related Development (Tourism and related)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Social & Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Utilities (General)
  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.

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  1) existing unauthorized single storey lean-to storage structure to the South East façade; 2) existing unauthorized storage enclosure to the Northern boundary. The development will consist of 1) Proposed change of use of the rearmost part of the existing Ground Floor unit from retail to residential use to create a 2 bedroom apartment; 2) proposed changes to the North East, North West & South East facades at Ground Floor level comprising of the proposed closing of an existing window ope and installation of new external windows & doors; 3) proposed internal alterations; 4) the proposed partial demolition of the existing single storey lean-to storage structure to the South East façade; & 5) associated site works & services.

  Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2460229

• 15 Oct 2020Conditional

  for development consisting of (1) demolition of existing dwelling & garage (2) the construction of a proposed replacement detached dwelling house complete with attached garage (3) the construction of proposed rear detached shed (4) proposed relocation of the existing vehicular entrance and (5) associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 20181

• 25 Feb 2019Conditional

  erect a domestic garage and all associated works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 1940

• 25 May 2018Conditional

  complete dwellinghouse, sunroom including all ancillary works previously granted planning permission under planning references: P.03/425, P.07/824 and P.11/229

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 1897

• 25 Apr 2018Conditional

  construct a new entrance onto public road from the existing dwelling house and to close up existing entrance in order to improve achievable clear sight distances with associated site development works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 1871

• 10 Feb 2017Conditional

  to retain as constructed development consisting of a dwelling house, connection to existing services, access onto public road and all associated site development works which is at variance to development granted planning permission under Grant of Planning Reference P06/507 (which include changes to the elevations of the dwelling, increased floor area to the dwelling, additional single storey annex to the rear of the dwelling and alterations to the site layout and boundaries

  Retention, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 1718

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 Leitrim.

Recorded monuments

• LE027-026 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated in the centre of Leitrim village c. 30m from the N bank of the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell canal, which at this point is a canalised stream, and c. 400m from its junction with the River Shannon. The castle, undoubtedly a tower house, was originally a MacRaghnall stronghold with references in 1491 and 1499 (McDermott 2019, 116-18), but by 1540 it was in the hands of Brian Ballach O'Rourke (AFM), probably to intimidate the MacRaghnall and other families of Muintir Eolis and to harass his enemy of the moment, Mac Dermot of Moylurg. The castle was destroyed in 1580 by Brian of the Ramparts O'Rourke to prevent it falling to Sir Nicholas Malby. Sir Nicholas rebuilt and garrisoned it, but the castle was immediately besieged by O'Rourke and abandoned by its garrison shortly afterwards (AFM). In January 1603, after the defeat of Kinsale, Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare arrived at Leitrim castle with only thirty five from the thousand or so followers with whom he had started the long march from Dunboy, Co. Cork. Brian Óg O'Rourke, who was the last leader to remain in rebellion, was finally besieged at Leitrim castle. In April Brian Óg fled to Rosa-Iarla friary (GA041-047----) near Lough Corrib, where he died in January 1604 (Mac an Ghalloglaigh 1971, 238). A length of mortared uncoursed limestone masonry (L 13m; H 2.8m; T 0.8m) survives with two small openings (dims 0.3m x 0.25m) which may be part of the bawn wall. Archaeological testing (04E0160) of an extensive area just to the NE produced no related material (Read 2007). (McParlan 1802, 103-4; Lewis vol. 1, 837, vol. 2, 256; O'Flanagan 1929, 105-6; Herity 2012, 402) See the attached view from the Down Survey barony map (N at left) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 717). 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 revised upload: 6 March 2017

• LE027-057 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Located on level pasture on the E bank of the river Shannon at the junction with the Shannon-Erne canal which was once a small stream. The canal forms an acute angle with the river on the N side where the monument is located. It is described as 'Gray's fort', but not depicted, on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as 'Sean's fort' on the 1911 edition. It may have been a promontory fort. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level. 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/revision: 15 December 2011

Architectural heritage

• Milestone/milepost, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Limestone milestone, erected c.1840, set within random stone boundary wall. Incised lettering in recessed face of milestone reads 'Carrick 4 Drumkeeran 14 M.Hamilton 26 Drumshanbo 5'. Benchmark incised on base of stone.

• Water pump, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron water pump, erected c.1850, comprising fluted cylindrical shaft, cow's tail pumping arm, plain spout and fluted upper section. Cap missing. Now disused.

• Leitrim Bridge, bridge, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch masonry canal bridge, built in 1849 as part of the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal. Rock-faced ashlar walls and voussoirs to segmental arch-ring. Splayed abutments with buttresses. Tooled limestone coping stones. Cement re-pointing to joints.

• Canal (section of), 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of canal, built c.1845, with squared random stone walls, limestone flagstones and cast-iron mooring posts.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1453 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Leitrim with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Leitrim · Liatroim

Area

544,878 m² (54.49 ha, 134.64 acres)

Civil parish

Kiltoghert, and its townlands

Barony

Leitrim

Electoral division

Leitrim, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Leitrim electoral division: 1,380 people in 500 households; 80% of households own their home; 60% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 17% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bellanaboy, Drumhierny, Killarcan, Mackan, Tullylannan

Placenames

Leitrim 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.