Emlagh

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Emlagh, from 1,771 m² to 186,312 m² (18.63 ha, 46.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Emlagh 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.

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  to revise site boundary from that granted under Planning Reference Number PD/04/1976 together with all associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2136

• 12 Aug 2020Conditional

  to construct a domestic garage together with all associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20314

• 1 Mar 2019Conditional

  to construct extension to existing dwelling house and upgrading of existing percolation area and associated siteworks at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 1994

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 Emlagh.

Recorded monuments

• RO027-033 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In a SE-NW valley on the SW side of a stream. It was known as Toar an Imbligh or St Brocaidh's Well and stations were performed during the last two weeks in August in the 19th century (Connellan 1948-9, 142-3; Hayward 1955, 212). Brocaidh of Imleach was a putative nephew of St Patrick (Ó Riain 2011, 126-7). This is a rectangular well surrounded by concrete walls (ext. dims 2.55m E-W; 1.6m N-S) with a gate on the E side. There is no evidence of veneration, but Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-), the location of an early monastery, is c. 220m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034001 Church
  Description

  This is an early ecclesiastical site associated with St Brocaidh of Imleach, a putative nephew of St Patrick (Ó Riain 2011, 126-7). The death of abbot Dumhgnasach is recorded in 757 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 383). The church is listed as Imletford in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., Vol. 5, 224), and it is situated on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge. The graveyard (RO027-034002-) was destroyed in 1837 by the construction of a NW-SE road and nothing of it remains, but the church (RO027-034001-) is reputed to have been on the N side of the road (Connellan 1948-9, 142-3). There may have been an enclosure (Timoney 1990, 15), which is not visible now. The base of a cross (RO027-034004-) is almost buried in the road bank on the N side, and about 50m E of the graveyard site is a collection of six high cross-fragments (RO027-034006-; RO027-034007-; RO027-034008-; RO027-034008-; RO027-034009-; RO027-034010-) set into a plinth, representing perhaps three crosses (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 86-7), one being set in a cross-base (RO027-034005-). St Brocaidh's Well or Emlagh Well (RO027-033----) is c. 220m to the N. Archaeological testing (05E1259) c. 50m to the S of the crosses failed to produce any related material (Purcell, J. 2008). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034002 Graveyard
  Description

  This is an early ecclesiastical site where the abbot's death is recorded in 757 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 383 ). It is situated on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge. The graveyard was destroyed in 1837 by the construction of a NW-SE roadway and no visible trace of it remains, but the base of a cross (RO027-034004-) is almost buried in the road bank on the N side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034004 Cross
  Description

  Situated on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge. The graveyard (RO027-034002-) was destroyed in 1837 by the construction of a NW-SE roadway (Hayward 1955, 212) and nothing of it remains, but the base of a cross (dims 0.48m x 0.3m; H 0.3m) is almost buried in the N road bank and other cross fragments from the graveyard are set up on a plinth in the field to the NE. This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034005 Cross
  Description

  Situated on a plinth on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-). A cross-base, the upper surface of which (dims 0.65m x 0.45m) can only be seen, supporting cross-fragment (RO027-034007-). (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 87, No. 96) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 80/1939).

• RO027-034006 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Situated on a plinth on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-). Limestone cross-fragments (dims 0.35m x 0.24m; H 0.93m) with interlace in relief on the E face and incised on the other sides. (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 87, No. 95) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034007 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Situated on a plinth on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-). Cross-fragment (dims 0.35m x 0.25m; H 0.8m) with a poor interlace. It is set in a cross-base (RO027-034005-). (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 87, No. 96) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034008 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Situated on a plinth on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-). Granite cross-fragment (dims 0.35m x 0.2m; H 0.95m). Two panels of interlace in relief on the S face and spiral is on the N face. The other faces are plain, and the cross-head (RO027-034011-) surmounts it. (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 86-7, No. 94) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034009 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Situated on a plinth on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-). Limestone cross-fragment (dims 0.32m x 0.17m; H 0.45m) expanding slightly at top. It has interlace in relief on the E face and lighter interlace on the W face, but the other are plain. (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 87, No. 97) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034010 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Set into a plinth beneath cross fragment (RO027-034009-) on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-). Granite cross-fragment (dims 0.23m x 0.1m; H 0.42m) with moulded edges and a badly worn interlace on its only exposed face. It was not recorded by Harbison (1992). This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO027-034011 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Situated on a plinth on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge at Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-), and cemented onto the cross-shaft (RO027-034008-). The granite head of a cross (H 0.45m; Wth 0.65m; T 0.15m) with spandrels but no ring, and with a central boss on each face. (Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 87, No. 94, cross-head) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 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 Emlagh.

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 Emlagh, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1114 (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 Emlagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Emlagh · Imleach

Area

930,646 m² (93.06 ha, 229.97 acres)

Civil parish

Kilkeevin, and its townlands

Barony

Castlereagh

Electoral division

Castlereagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,268 people lived in 1,240 households in the Castlereagh electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Beagh, Cloonavindin, Harristown, Lisboy, Lisliddy, Longford

Placenames

Emlagh 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.