Abbey Land
Abbey Land is a townland in the civil parish of Mostrim, barony of Ardagh, Co. Longford. Its name in Irish is Fearann na Mainistreach.
Parcel 72689
- Area
- 26,891 m² (2.69 ha, 6.64 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
- Abbey Land
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 2 recorded monuments.
- LF015-061 Ritual site - holy well
Description
On rough low-lying ground. Farrell (1891, 284) recorded that this well was known as 'Barry's Well' and was so named after St Berach but the present patron of the area is the Blessed Virgin Mary, and her feast day is celebrated by the local people on the 15th of August. The OS mapping reflects the change of patronage as the well is named 'St. Barry's Well' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and 'St. Mary's Well' on the 1913 ed. Described in 1978 (SMR file) as a small, triangular-shaped, steep-sided, water-filled hollow which was lined with at least one course of large stones. Water flowing from its SE angle fed an adjacent stream. This well is within an area of dense scrub and could not be located. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013
- LF015-062 Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular
Description
Within a tree plantation on low-lying ground, c. 45m to the NE of a small stream. Founded by Geoffrey O'Ferrall in the 15th century and dedicated to St John the Baptist (Conlan 1978, 79; Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 268). Granted to Sir John Davies in 1611 (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 213) and to James Metcalfe in 1621 (ibid., 505). A nunnery may have been associated (Anon. 1826, 3 Jac. 1). The church is depicted on an early 17th-century map of Ardagh barony (BL, Cotton MS Augustus I.ii.25) but is not shown on the Down Survey (1655-6) map of Mastrim parish (NLI, MS 719). On the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map a T-shaped, roofed building, within in the NW half of a roughly rectangular enclosure, is designated ‘Abbey’. On the OS 25-inch plan (surveyed 1911) only a section of walling, L-shaped in plan, is shown. Although now densely overgrown with briars and nettles, the outline of the T-shaped building is defined by low wall-footings. The main block (int. dims. c. 22m NE-SW; 6.6m NW-SE; wall T 0.9m) was aligned NE-SW and the smaller block (int. dims. 9.5m NW-SE; 5.6m NE-SW; wall T 0.9m) extended off its SE side and was aligned NW-SE. One architectural fragment, half of the sillstone of a mullioned window, was noted lying on the ground. The enclosure (int. dims. c. 55m NW-SE; 38m NE-SW) is defined by a tree-lined earthen bank, which has been reduced to a scarp in places, and a wide outer fosse. In 1975 (SMR file) a semicircular platform defined by an irregular scarp with possible traces of an outer fosse was noted to its SE, while to its NW low banks extended from its NE and SW sides. A possible entrance gap (Wth 3m) is visible in the N angle of the field and a liner ditch running up to it from the NW may represent the line of an old roadway. Alternatively, this feature may be the remains of a post-medieval drainage ditch. St Mary’s Well (LF015-061----) lies c. 50m to the W. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1844 (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.
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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
- 4.6 ha
- 11 acres
- Land parcels
- 2
- registered freehold, median 23,233 m² (2.32 ha, 5.74 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Abbey Land, from 19,576 m² (1.96 ha, 4.84 acres) to 26,891 m² (2.69 ha, 6.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 3 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Abbey Land 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 Abbey Land 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 Abbey Land.
Recorded monuments
- LF015-061 Ritual site - holy well
Description
On rough low-lying ground. Farrell (1891, 284) recorded that this well was known as 'Barry's Well' and was so named after St Berach but the present patron of the area is the Blessed Virgin Mary, and her feast day is celebrated by the local people on the 15th of August. The OS mapping reflects the change of patronage as the well is named 'St. Barry's Well' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and 'St. Mary's Well' on the 1913 ed. Described in 1978 (SMR file) as a small, triangular-shaped, steep-sided, water-filled hollow which was lined with at least one course of large stones. Water flowing from its SE angle fed an adjacent stream. This well is within an area of dense scrub and could not be located. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013
- LF015-062 Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular
Description
Within a tree plantation on low-lying ground, c. 45m to the NE of a small stream. Founded by Geoffrey O'Ferrall in the 15th century and dedicated to St John the Baptist (Conlan 1978, 79; Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 268). Granted to Sir John Davies in 1611 (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 213) and to James Metcalfe in 1621 (ibid., 505). A nunnery may have been associated (Anon. 1826, 3 Jac. 1). The church is depicted on an early 17th-century map of Ardagh barony (BL, Cotton MS Augustus I.ii.25) but is not shown on the Down Survey (1655-6) map of Mastrim parish (NLI, MS 719). On the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map a T-shaped, roofed building, within in the NW half of a roughly rectangular enclosure, is designated ‘Abbey’. On the OS 25-inch plan (surveyed 1911) only a section of walling, L-shaped in plan, is shown. Although now densely overgrown with briars and nettles, the outline of the T-shaped building is defined by low wall-footings. The main block (int. dims. c. 22m NE-SW; 6.6m NW-SE; wall T 0.9m) was aligned NE-SW and the smaller block (int. dims. 9.5m NW-SE; 5.6m NE-SW; wall T 0.9m) extended off its SE side and was aligned NW-SE. One architectural fragment, half of the sillstone of a mullioned window, was noted lying on the ground. The enclosure (int. dims. c. 55m NW-SE; 38m NE-SW) is defined by a tree-lined earthen bank, which has been reduced to a scarp in places, and a wide outer fosse. In 1975 (SMR file) a semicircular platform defined by an irregular scarp with possible traces of an outer fosse was noted to its SE, while to its NW low banks extended from its NE and SW sides. A possible entrance gap (Wth 3m) is visible in the N angle of the field and a liner ditch running up to it from the NW may represent the line of an old roadway. Alternatively, this feature may be the remains of a post-medieval drainage ditch. St Mary’s Well (LF015-061----) lies c. 50m to the W. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Abbey Land.
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 Abbey Land, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1844 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Abbey Land with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.
The townland
- Name
- Abbey Land · Fearann na Mainistreach
- Area
- 46,467 m² (4.65 ha, 11.48 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mostrim, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ardagh
- Electoral division
- Meathas Truim, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,477 people lived in 844 households in the Meathas Truim electoral division. 46% of households owned their home. 59% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballindagny and Cullyvore, Tinnynarr
- Placenames
- Abbey Land 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.