Creeve
Creeve is a townland in the civil parish of Creeve, barony of Roscommon, Co. Roscommon. Its name in Irish is An Chraobh.
Parcel 683622
- Area
- 38,034 m² (3.8 ha, 9.4 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
- Creeve
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.
- RO017-165001 Church
Description
An early ecclesiastical site founded by St Finnian of Clonard who left St Grellan there as abbot (Gwynne and Hadcock 1988, 379). The ancestry of Greallán Craoigheach (of Creeve) is not recorded but according to a late 15th century vernacular Life he became a patron of Uí Cheallaigh (O'Kelly) of Uí Máine. His feast was on the 10 November (Ó Riain 2011, 369-71). The parish church of Creeve listed as Cuff in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 223). It was described as a Franciscan Third Order possession in 1582 when it was granted to Bryan Mac Dermot (Lewis 1837, 433) but this is not substantiated. Situated at the E end of a low E-W drumlin ridge with the S-N Owenur River c. 200m to the E. The foundations of a rectangular structure (ext. dims 17m E-W; 9.5m N-S) which are visible as a stone spread are at the W end of a rectangular graveyard (RO017-165002-) (dims 57m E-W; 37m N-S) defined by a masonry wall. This is within a subcircular ecclesiastical enclosure (RO017-165004-) (dims c. 125m N-S; c. 110m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at NW to 2m at ENE) NW-E-SW, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 5-6m; ext. D 0.3m) ENE-SW. There are traces of an outer bank (Wth 3.25-5m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m) at ESE and S-SW, and a causeway (Wth 10m) across the fosse at E. The site of Tober Patrick well (RO017-166----), is c. 120m to the NNE. Archaeological testing (05E1095) c. 40m W of the graveyard failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2008a). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21st Janyaury, 2011.
- RO017-165002 Graveyard
Description
There is a rectangular graveyard (dims 57m E-W; 37m N-S) defined by masonry walls around the church (RO017-165001-). Archaeological testing (05E1095) c. 40m W of the graveyard failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2008, 323, No. 1325). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21st January, 2011.
- RO017-165004 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
The church of Creeve (RO017-165001-) is within a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 125m N-S; c. 110m E-W) defined by scarp (H 0.3m at NW to 2m at ENE) NW-E-SW with an outer fosse (Wth of base 5-6m; ext. D 0.3m) ENE-SW. There are traces of an outer bank (Wth 3.25-5m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m) at ESE and S-SW, and a causeway (Wth 10m) across the fosse at E. Archaeological testing (05E1095) c. 40m W of the graveyard failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2008a). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21st January, 2011
- RO017-166 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a wet hollow which is S of a stream at the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Creeve church (RO017-165001-) is c. 120m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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 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 moderately low, low.
- 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
- 131.6 ha
- 325 acres
- Land parcels
- 38
- registered freehold, median 34,998 m² (3.5 ha, 8.65 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Creeve, from 449 m² to 98,357 m² (9.84 ha, 24.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Creeve 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
No planning application touches the townland of Creeve 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.
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 Creeve.
Recorded monuments
- RO017-159 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked as a large circular embanked enclosure on the 1837 (ext. diam. c. 50m) and 1914 (ext. diam. c. 70m) eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a low-lying landscape. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. However, it is visible as a circular area (int. diam. c. 40m; ext. diam. c. 65m) with two bank and two fosse features surviving SSW-N on OSI Ortho images (c. 2010). Rath (RO017-158----) is c. 170m to the WSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 June 2018
- RO017-165001 Church
Description
An early ecclesiastical site founded by St Finnian of Clonard who left St Grellan there as abbot (Gwynne and Hadcock 1988, 379). The ancestry of Greallán Craoigheach (of Creeve) is not recorded but according to a late 15th century vernacular Life he became a patron of Uí Cheallaigh (O'Kelly) of Uí Máine. His feast was on the 10 November (Ó Riain 2011, 369-71). The parish church of Creeve listed as Cuff in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 223). It was described as a Franciscan Third Order possession in 1582 when it was granted to Bryan Mac Dermot (Lewis 1837, 433) but this is not substantiated. Situated at the E end of a low E-W drumlin ridge with the S-N Owenur River c. 200m to the E. The foundations of a rectangular structure (ext. dims 17m E-W; 9.5m N-S) which are visible as a stone spread are at the W end of a rectangular graveyard (RO017-165002-) (dims 57m E-W; 37m N-S) defined by a masonry wall. This is within a subcircular ecclesiastical enclosure (RO017-165004-) (dims c. 125m N-S; c. 110m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at NW to 2m at ENE) NW-E-SW, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 5-6m; ext. D 0.3m) ENE-SW. There are traces of an outer bank (Wth 3.25-5m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m) at ESE and S-SW, and a causeway (Wth 10m) across the fosse at E. The site of Tober Patrick well (RO017-166----), is c. 120m to the NNE. Archaeological testing (05E1095) c. 40m W of the graveyard failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2008a). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21st Janyaury, 2011.
- RO017-165002 Graveyard
Description
There is a rectangular graveyard (dims 57m E-W; 37m N-S) defined by masonry walls around the church (RO017-165001-). Archaeological testing (05E1095) c. 40m W of the graveyard failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2008, 323, No. 1325). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21st January, 2011.
- RO017-165004 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
The church of Creeve (RO017-165001-) is within a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 125m N-S; c. 110m E-W) defined by scarp (H 0.3m at NW to 2m at ENE) NW-E-SW with an outer fosse (Wth of base 5-6m; ext. D 0.3m) ENE-SW. There are traces of an outer bank (Wth 3.25-5m; ext. H 0.4-0.9m) at ESE and S-SW, and a causeway (Wth 10m) across the fosse at E. Archaeological testing (05E1095) c. 40m W of the graveyard failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2008a). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21st January, 2011
- RO017-166 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a wet hollow which is S of a stream at the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Creeve church (RO017-165001-) is c. 120m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Creeve.
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 Creeve, 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 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 Creeve.
- 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 Creeve with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Creeve · An Chraobh
- Area
- 1,315,555 m² (131.56 ha, 325.08 acres)
- Civil parish
- Creeve, and its townlands
- Barony
- Roscommon
- Electoral division
- Creeve, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 156 people lived in 61 households in the Creeve electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrowkeel Upper, Carrownamaddy, Cloonybrennan, Commeen, Drummullin, Kye, Tansyfield
- Placenames
- Creeve 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.