Castlereagh
Townland in the civil parish of Kilkeevin, barony of Castlereagh, Co. Roscommon
Parcel 717019
- Area
- 288 m²
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it, 203 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Castlereagh
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1080 (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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
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
- 60.2 ha
- 149 acres
- Land parcels
- 564
- registered freehold, median 290 m²
- Zoning
- M2
- Town Core
- Planning
- 55
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
564 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castlereagh, from 6 m² to 104,767 m² (10.48 ha, 25.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 338 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 205 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Outer Core (Other mix of uses)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 5 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
24 Aug 2026N/a
Permission for change of use of existing commercial premises from beauty and nail saloon to takeaway restaurant at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660434
22 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for material change of use from residential to commercial tourist let (for the purpose of short term let). The development will consist of material change of use of existing 3 bed residential apartment over 1st floor and ground floor entrance lobby to commercial tourist let (for the purpose of short term let) at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2648
1 Apr 2026N/a
Permission for a. Conversion of retail storage space to ancillary bedroom suite for short term let, b. Exterior signage to front facade, c. Retention of short term let first floor 3 bedroom apartment at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2622
13 Mar 2026N/a
Permission for the following 1.) Change of use of existing Hanly Hall building from former school/place of assembly to day services/social or micro enterprise/office use. 2.) Full renovation and extension of the existing structure to comprise of a total floor area of 715.5m² 3.) The construction of a new two story detached community residential dwelling. 4.) The creation of a new site entrance, internal access road and carparking, together with connection to public services and all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660114
18 Feb 2026N/a
Retention Permission and Permission for : 1. To retain as constructed townhouse to the rear of existing dwelling house. 2. To retain alteration to elevation of existing house (removal of chimney) and 3. Permission to define new boundaries and private open space associated with both dwellings, and all development works at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2660065
13 Jan 2026Refused
Permission to construct two semi detached two storey dwelling houses, demolition of existing structure, provision of private open space, boundary treatments, connection to services and all ancillary site work at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660020
27 Aug 2025Conditional
Retention Permission for an existing storage shed (45.08 m²) and all associated site works at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2560413
23 Jul 2025Conditional
Permission for the following: 1. demolition of the rear extension of the existing retail unit and existing detached buildings to the rear of the site, 2. the construction of a new extension (215.6 sq.m) to the rear of the existing retail unit, providing 1 No. Retail Unit on completion, 3. change of use from ground and first floor dwelling unit to 2 No. Residential Units, 4. all the above together with internal and external alterations to the existing building, connection to services and all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560359
18 Jul 2025N/a
EOD 25/3003 - PD/15/51 - The development will consist of the resumption of working at the existing sand and gravel pit including extraction and the completion of site rehabilitation/restoration which, subject to availability of suitable material, may include the recovery of imported non-hazardous soil, subsoil and clays the importation of which will be subject to the requirements of the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (as amended). The proposed activities are similar to and consistent with those that has taken place to date. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement and a Natura Impact Statement at
Extension of duration · Roscommon County Council, 253003
3 Jul 2025Refused
Retention permission and permission for the following: 1. To retain as constructed townhouse to the rear of existing dwelling house, 2. To retain alteration to elevation of existing house (removal of chimney), 3. Permission to define new boundaries and private open space associated with both dwellings, and all site development works at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2560322
26 Jun 2025Conditional
Permission for the change of use to an existing building from office use to residential use, together with internal and external alterations as necessary, all to provide 2 No. one bedroom residential units and 1 No. two bedroom residential unit, together with connection to services and all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560308
25 Jun 2025Conditional
Permission for (a) Alteration to front elevation by way of a Porch at ground floor level, (b) demolition of existing rear extension and detached garage and (c) construct a single-storey extension to the rear, retain existing connection to services and all ancillary site work at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560303
19 Jun 2025N/a
Permission for the change of use to an existing building from Office use to Residential use, together with internal and external alterations as necessary, all to provide 2 No. One Bedroom Residential Units and 1 No. Two Bedroom Residential Unit, together with connection to services and all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560294
15 Apr 2025Conditional
Retention Permission and Permission for development (Protected Structure RPS: 02600449) consisting of: Retention and completion of renovation works to the partly reconstructed two-storey annex, located to the rear of the property. Retention and completion of renovation works to the ground-floor retail unit and first-floor living accommodation, including: new floor joists, new internal stud walls, upgrade to the electrical and plumbing outfit, upgrade to the property fenestration, installation of new stairs, and all associated site works, within the Castlerea Architectural Conservation Area (ACA), at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2560167
18 Feb 2025Conditional
Permission for the construction of a proposed extension to the existing hardware store, together with all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560056
16 Jan 2025Refused
Permission to construct two semi detached two storey dwelling houses, demolition of existing structure, creation of new access, connection to services and all ancillary site work at
Permission, 2 homes · Roscommon County Council, 2560014
14 Jan 2025N/a
Planning permission to construct two semi detached two storey dwelling houses, demolition of existing structure, creation of new access, connection to services and all ancillary site work at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560011
30 Sept 2024Refused
Permission for the change of use of existing derelict pub building into 9 apartments. The development will include alterations to elevations and construction of an extension along with alterations to existing roof, connection to existing public services and carry out all ancillary site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460459
7 May 2024Refused
Permission to demolish part of existing structure and construct 1 bedroom apartment attached to rear of "The Westbury" Public House at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460208
17 Jan 2024Conditional
(1) Permission for ground floor extension to existing premises (2) Permission for alterations to front facade at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460017
22 Dec 2023Refused
Permission to Construct two Semi detached two story dwelling houses, Retention of existing structure as a domestic garage, connection to services and all ancillary site works at
Permission, 2 homes · Roscommon County Council, 2360297
12 Dec 2023N/a
Permission to construct 2 no. 3 bed Semi detached two story dwellings, connection to services and all ancillary site work at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2360262
28 Nov 2023N/a
PART 8 - Permission for Castlerea Traffic Safety Scheme - The development will involve the creation of two signal controlled junctions and provision of controlled pedestrian crossings at Main Street & Patrick Street, Castlerea. Signalised junctions are proposed at Main St/Patrick junction and Main St/R371 junction. Existing pedestrian crossings are to be upgraded on Main Street & Patrick St and two new pedestrian crossings are to be installed on Main Street St. The project involves: * Site clearance works * Footpath improvements * Traffic Lights * Pavement Works * Other ancillary works including the provision of traffic signs, road markings, kerbs, street ljghting and utility diversions at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 23414
7 Nov 2023Conditional
Permission to construct a two storey extension to the rear of the property comprising of 22 square meters at ground level and 22 square meter at first floor. Preservation of existing site services and ancillary site work at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2360207
1 Sept 2023Conditional
Planning Permission to construct a rear two storey extension to an existing dwelling house along with associated site works and services at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23353
The 25 most recent of 55 applications.
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 Castlereagh.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Castlereagh.
Architectural heritage
- The Old Mill, mill (water), 1700–1750 · Regional interest
Description
Former corn mill complex on the River Suck, built c.1725, now derelict. Comprising east-west running range, mill race and ancillary outbuildings to rear of site. Multi-period east-west running range comprises four abutting buildings. Seven-bay two and three-storey structure to east with concrete lean-to to north side. Abutting multiple-bay three-storey central building to west with blocked integral arch to west side and integral arch to east side containing iron mill wheel with timber paddles. Single-bay three-storey building to west end with concrete upper storey. Pitched slate and corrugated-iron roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed stone walls with quoins and remains of roughcast render to walls. Yellow brick dressings to central section. Square-headed and some segmental-headed windows. Some remaining timber battened doors. Derelict outbuildings to rear of site, with remains of mill race. Mill complex set to side of road beside river. Bridge and road have been widened so only one original dressed limestone gate pier of entrance survives. Site now bounded by concrete wall. Former hydro-electric station to south of bridge.
- Post box, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cylindrical cast-iron post box, erected c.1905, with royal insignia of Edward VII, moulded neck with "POST OFFICE" in relief and round cap. Name of manufacturer to base. Set on footpath at junction of streets.
- P. McLoughlin, house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, with shopfront to ground floor and return to rear. Pitched slated roof with rendered chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with stucco quoins. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Cast-iron guard to ground floor house window. Glazed timber door with overlight to west bay providing access to living quarters. Timber shopfront with central flat-panelled timber double doors and overlight, flanked by display windows on tiled stall risers. 'P. McLoughlin' to fascia with timber console brackets over panelled pilasters. House fronts onto street.
- House, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of terraced two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1850, with 1930s shopfront to east house. Now vacant. Abuts three-storey house to east. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and terracotta pots. Channelled render to ground floor with stucco sill course with render above. Roughcast render to north-west gable. Stucco quoins to first floor. Timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes, stone sills and stucco surrounds. Timber panelled door with overlight to north-west house. Shopfront to south-east house comprising central timber and glazed door with overlight set in recessed opening with terrazzo threshold, flanked by fixed pane timber windows with overlights and timber colonnettes. Painted fascia with timber lettering. Timber panelled counter and shelves in-situ to interior. Buildings front onto street.
- Cahill's, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with shopfront to ground floor and two-storey return. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with stucco quoins. Timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes, stucco surrounds and stone sills. Timber panelled door to central bay with overlight providing access to living quarters. Timber shopfront to east end with timber pilasters, console brackets and fasica with painted lettering. Timber panelled and glazed doors with overlight. House fronts onto street. Outbuildings to rear.
- , 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, now disused. Comprising cylindrical fluted shaft with moulded base, raised banding to neck and lion's head spout. Fluted domed cap with handle and acorn finial. Set on footpath in street.
- House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of terraced three- and four-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, now used as single shop with shopfronts to ground floor. Site abuts two-storey house to south-east. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with stucco platband to eaves, pilasters to ends of first floor and quoins to ground floor. Stucco surrounds to window openings. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Shopfronts comprised of central door set in splayed recess with tiled threshold. Timber and glazed doors with overlights flanked by display windows with timber chamfered and columnar mullions and rendered stall risers. Timber pilasters flank shopfronts with console brackets and cornice. Replacement fascias. Buildings front on to street. Timber panelled door with overlight to house. Iron gates to outer part of entrance. Outbuildings to rear site
- Castlerea Post Office, post office, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey post office, built 1911, abutting terrace to east and with multiple-bay brick-walled return with segmental-headed windows. Roof concealed by red brick parapet with carved stone coping and cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick walls with limestone ashlar plinth, sill course, string course and cornice. Carved linestone plaque with metal harp and "Éire" emblem and date. Limestone letter box mounted in wall. Replacement windows set in carved limestone surrounds with stone sills. Keystone to central window. Timber panelled door set in carved limestone doorcase with keystone. Inscription to string course above entrance reads "Post Office". Building fronts onto street. Red brick gate piers to west with limestone plinths.
- Bank/financial institution, 1910–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay three-storey former bank, built c.1920, with return and outbuildings to rear, now in use as shop. Structure abuts building to west. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rock-faced and ashlar limestone walls to ground floor with rock-faced sill course and ashlar plinth. Pebbledash to first floor with rock-faced and ashlar string course at sill level and rendered quoins. Smooth render to second floor with ashlar string course at sill level. Render to side elevations. Rock-faced surround with keystone to round-arched openings to ground floor. Rendered surround to first floor windows with hood to window over entrance. Timber sash windows throughout, doubled to second floor. Timber panelled double doors in doorcase with panelled pilasters approached by limestone steps, with fanlight. Building fronts onto street. Wrought-iron gates to east providing access to rear.
- J.J. Tuohy, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey house, built c.1800, with disused shop to eastern bay. Pitched slate roof with cut stone and rendered chimneystacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with plinth course, quoins and sill course to first floor of facade. Round-headed door opening with block-and-start stone surround, timber battened door and decoartive petal fanlight. Timber sash windows, tripartite to eastern bay, all with stone sills. Shopfront with timber battened double door and overlight flanked by display windows set on painted panelled stone stall risers. Fluted stone pilasters support rendered fascia with raised lettering. Stone outbuildings with corrugated-iron roofs to rear of site. House fronts directly onto Main Street.
- House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1830, with 1970s tiled shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls to first floor with stucco quoins. Timber sash windows with stone sills and stucco surrounds. Round-headed doorway serving upper floors with stucco surround containing timber and glazed door with spoked fanlight. Tiled shopfront with plastic fascia and two display windows flanking uPVC door. Building fronts onto street.
- Robert Flynn, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay three-storey house, built c.1820, with shopfront to east end of ground floor and stone outbuildings to rear of site. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and terracotta pots. Ruled-and-lined render to ground floor with sill course and pebbledashed upper floors. Tooled block-and-start surround with keystone to central door surmounted by decorative spoked fanlight. Timber battened door. Replacement uPVC windows with tooled stone sills. Shopfront comprising central timber panelled double doors with overlight and limestone threshold flanked by display windows with timber pilasters, fascia board with cornice and painted lettering. Building fronts directly onto street.
- Byron Brothers, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1840, with 1930s vitrolite shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls, vitrolite shopfront to ground floor with central timber and glazed door with overlight flanked by display windows with tiled stall risers and vitrolite fascia containing plastic lettering. Timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes and stone sills. Building fronts directly onto street.
- Hotel, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey central block of former hotel, built c.1820, flanked by two-storey bays to north and south, now in domestic use with shops to ground floor. Southern two-storey bay is largely altered. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and terracotta pots. Hipped roofs to flanking bays, slated to north and tiled to south. Rendered walls with stucco quoins and channelled render to ground floor. Timber sash windows with stucco surrounds and stone sills. Replacement windows to south flanking bay. Stone corbels to second floor sills. Timber panelled door with timber cobweb fanlight. Tooled stone block-and-start surround and concrete steps to door. Timber shopfronts comprising replacement doors with single display windows. Building fronts onto the Square.
- The Old Bridewell, prison/jail, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey former prison, built c.1820, now in use as a house, with 1940s garage to front. Hipped slate roof with cut stone chimneystack and carved cornice to eaves. Pebbledashed walls to front and side elevations with rendered quoins and plinth and smooth render to rear wall. Round-arched openings with replacement windows and tooled stone sills. Replacement timber panelled door with fanlight in east end of façade. Lunette windows to east gable with tooled stone surrounds and surviving security bars. Door to house within garage with tooled stone surround and fanlight with timber glazing bars. Vaulted ceilings and stone staircase to interior.
- Gate lodge, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Former opposing gate lodges and gates of Castlereagh House, built c.1830, now in use as entrance into town park, while lodges are in commercial use. Comprising decorative cast-iron gates and railings on ruled-and-lined rendered plinth, flanked by three-bay single-storey pedimented gate lodges. Hipped slate roofs with lead ridges, over-sailing eaves, cut stone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods to east lodge. Tooled cut limestone walls with tooled quoins and cut stone plinth. Cut stone modillions to eaves, pediments and chimneys. Pedimented breakfronts to front elevations with canopies over doors and pedimented gables to Market Square. Square-headed windows with label mouldings and stone sills. Gable windows set in segmental-headed recesses. Timber casement diamond pane windows to west lodge with replacement timber casement to east. Replacement timber door to west lodge with timber battened double door to east. Gates and lodges are situated on northern side of Market Square.
- Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan five-bay two-storey bank, built in 1875, with three-bay breakfront, four-bay three-storey return and extensions to rear. Hipped slate roof with carved stone chimneystacks, terracotta pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Limestone modillions to cornice. Dressed ashlar walls with cut limestone plinth, quoins and string courses. Façade has segmental-arched windows to first floor, triangular-arched windows to ground floor and paired round-headed openings over entrances. Rose window with hood moulding to west gable. Segmental- and triangular-arched windows elsewhere. Cut limestone surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Timber panelled double doors with fanlights to round-arched entrances of end bays. Cut limestone Hiberno-Romanesque surrounds comprising columns with sandstone foliate capitals with carved limestone canopy. Cast-iron railings to west. Bank fronts onto street.
- Castlerea Market, market house, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached gable-fronted former market house, built c.1825, now in use as shop, with lean-to bays to east and west and extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with limestone coping to gable ends. Random coursed limestone and sandstone rock-faced walls. Tooled limestone plinth, segmental-arched entrance and cut stone piers to flanking bays. Modern timber and glazed doors. Rendered surround to circular vent on front gable and yellow brick surround to vent on rear gable with timber louvers. Modern timber and glazed doors, main entrance recessed and surmounted by timber spoked blind fanlight. Incised name plaque with hood and brackets above entrance reads "Castlerea Market." Building fronts onto street.
- School, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached U-plan six-bay single-storey former school house, built c.1820, with three-bay pedimented gable-fronted wings, return to rear and extension to east. Now used as government offices. Pitched slate roofs with cut stone chimneystacks and over-sailing eaves. Rendered walls to rear, to side elevations and to gable-fronted bays, with ashlar string course and plinth. Ashlar limestone to central bays of main façade and inner façades of wings. Modillions to gables and chimneys. Flat-arched openings containing replacement uPVC windows set within segmental-arched recesses which are divided by pilasters in the ashlar façades. Round-arched timber casement windows to rear. Oculus windows with tooled stone surrounds to pediments of wings. Entrances to centre of each wing and to each end of main façade. Replacement doors with stone canopies above. Single original door with cast-iron fittings to west wing. Building set within its own grounds, recessed from Main Street.
- Castlerea Courthouse, court house, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey former court house, built c.1840, with slightly advanced end bays to front and returns and extensions to rear. Now in use as county council offices. Hipped artificial slate roof with over-sailing eaves and cat slide roof to returns. Cut stone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to front elevation, pebbledashed walls to side elevation and smooth render to rear. Cut limestone quoins, plinth, moulded string course at first floor sill level and blank panels to ground floor of centre bays. Replacement timber windows to first floor with tooled, kneed and moulded round-headed limestone surrounds. Replacement timber panelled doors with tooled lugged and moulded limestone surrounds. Replacement timber windows to other elevations with tooled limestone sills, square-headed to return and round-headed to first floor of centre bays. Building is set back slightly from street with planting to front.
- House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, with disused shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with plinth and roughcast rendered walls to rear. Timber sash windows with stone sills and exposed sash boxes. Timber panelled door with overlight serving upper floors. Shopfront comprising timber panelled double doors, fixed pane display window with rendered stall risers and timber pilasters surmounted by fascia. House fronts onto street.
- , 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
wall-mounted cast-iron post box with royal insignia of Victoria and crown, with moulded surround and cast-iron "Post Office" lettering in relief. Manufacturer's details no longer legible. Set in wall of buiilding on side street.
- Ulster Bank, bank/financial institution, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay three-storey bank, built c.1870, with return and extensions to rear and abutting garage to north. Pitched roof concealed behind parapet wall with rendered chimneystacks. Coursed rock-faced limestone walls with cut stone plinth. Rendered quoins, engaged colonette to south-west corner, with sill course and platband to first floor and dentil cornice. Rendered block-and-start surrounds to openings. Replacement uPVC windows with chamfered surrounds, stone sills with stone brackets. Limestone steps with cast-iron handrail with decoratively cast newel post leading to timber panelled door with overlight set in tooled stone doorcase with torus moulding. Building fronts onto street. Part of facade bounded by cast-iron railings.
- House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1840, with shopfront to ground floor and return and extension to rear. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystack and terracotta pots. Channelled render to ground floor with ruled-and-lined render to upper floor. Stucco quoins and window surrounds. Timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes and stone sills to second floor. Stone sill course to first floor. Shopfront comprised of timber and glazed panelled double door with overlight containing engraved glass and with limestone threshold, flanked by timber panelled pilasters with cornice and fascia. Stone outbuildings to rear are ruinous. Building fronts onto street.
- House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, now vacant, with shopfront to ground floor, integral carriage arch to south, return and range of outbuildings to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled render to ground floor and ruled-and-lined render to first floor with stucco quoins. Stucco surrounds to window openings with timber sash and replacement timber and uPVC windows and stone sills. Two entrances comprising timber panelled and glazed timber double doors flanked by stucco pilasters and surmounted by cornice. Segmental-headed carriage arch with stucco voussoirs and keystone. Two-storey random coursed stone outbuildings to rear. House fronts onto street.
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached cruciform gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built in 1896. Comprising nave, transepts, side aisles with two-storey sacristy to east and four-stage tower to north end of west front. Pitched slate roofs with stone coping, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut stone cross finials to gables. Cast-iron weather vane to pyramidal slate roof of tower. Flat roof to sacristy. Rock-faced limestone walls with buttresses and tooled limestone string course to tower and west elevation of nave. Blind window arcade and battered plinth to tower. Pointed-arched and shouldered-arched stained glass windows with tooled block-and-start surrounds, paired to clerestorey. Traceried triple-light window to west elevation and five-light to chancel. Gabled porch to west entrance with carved ordered doorcase containing timber battened double door. Shouldered-arched doors to side elevations. Cut limestone stoups to south-west elevation of tower. High altar comprised of Caen stone and marble to interior, dates from 1899. Timber open scissors truss roof with cast-iron ties bars. Site bounded by wrought-iron railings to east and north. Random coursed wall with wrought-iron railings and rock-faced gate piers with cast-iron gates to west.
- Saint Anne's Convent, convent/nunnery, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Roman Catholic convent complex comprised of detached three-bay three-storey convent, built 1888, linked by single-storey chapel to nine-bay two-storey national school, built in 1887, with extension to north and rear. Hipped slate roofs with central breakfronts to front and rear of convent and front of school. Yellow brick chimneystacks and bronze finial to lantern of chapel. Ruled-and-lined render to convent walls with tooled limestone quoins and plinth. Ashlar string course to first and second floor. Pebbledashed walls to Chapel. Random coursed rock-faced limestone to school walls. Square-headed and pointed-arched window openings to convent and school. Yellow brick surrounds, stone sills and uPVC windows. Limestone retaining arches to ground floor windows. Stained glass round arched windows to chapel. Main entrance to west of convent recessed in porch with uPVC door. Round-arched timber door to chapel with terracotta tiled step. Replacement timber double doors to school with fanlight flanked by sidelights. Cut limestone date plaque above entrance. Nuns' graveyard to west of convent with Celtic Revival stone cross grave markers dating from 1906. Convent and school set within their own grounds to rear of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. Outbuildings to east of convent. Timber shed to grounds overlooking football pitch.
- Presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey parochial house, built 1937, with rear return and extension to rear and side. Pitched slate roof with rock-faced chimneystacks and terracotta pots. Cut stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed rock-faced walls with cut stone and rock-faced plinth. Ruled-and-lined render to rear. Date plaque to north elevation. Timber panelled double door with block-and-start surround with chamfered edges and carved cross to lintel, with relieving arch above. Doubled and single window openings with chamfered cut stone surrounds containing replacement uPVC windows. Building set back from road bounded to front by cast-iron railings surmounting rendered plinth wall with rock-faced gate piers.
- Hanly Memorial Hall and National Schools, school, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached U-plan eight-bay two-storey former national school, built 1908, now vacant. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, rendered chimneystacks and red brick course to eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with string course and plinth to west façade and gables. Expressed chimneybreast to centre of west façade with date plaque. Quatrefoil crests to gable ends. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor and square-headed openings to first. Timber sash windows. Timber battened double doors to both north and south elevation with segmental-headed overlight set in red brick surrounds. Lean-to porch to rear with timber battened door. Building set within its own grounds with statue to front site. Bounded to road by wrought-iron railings.
- Castlerea Technical School, college, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
Description
Detached nine-bay two-storey former vocational school, built c.1950, with flat-roofed return and extension to rear. Hipped tiled roof with oversailing eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls with stucco sill courses and plinth. Timber sash windows, tripartite over entrance with rendered surrounds and stone sills. Some steel casement windows to rear. Entrance in middle of façade with windbreak with flat concrete roof, timber panelled double door with overlight and stucco surround. Site bounded by rendered wall with wrought-iron gate to road.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1080 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Castlereagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Castlereagh
- Area
- 601,921 m² (60.19 ha, 148.74 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilkeevin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castlereagh
- Electoral division
- Castlereagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castlereagh electoral division: 3,268 people in 1,240 households; 64% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Arm, Demesne, Harristown, Knockroe, Longford
- Placenames
- Castlereagh 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.