Cuppanagh

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cuppanagh, from 22 m² to 82,957 m² (8.3 ha, 20.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cuppanagh 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.

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  Planning permission to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, vehicular access, and installation of a new domestic waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2560151

• 19 Feb 2024N/a

  development consisting of the following: construction of a dwelling house with effluent treatment system & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 247

• 24 Aug 2023Refused

  Construction of a Dwellingu House with Effluent Treatment System & all associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360220

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Lough Gara SPA 004048
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gara 000587

Recorded monuments

• SL045-007001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In the SE quadrant of a moated site (SL045-007002-). According to local tradition, a low irregular platform (c. 11m NE-SW; 8.5m NW-SE; H 0.8m) on the S side of the moated site, is the remains of an O'Gara castle. Though now sod-covered, the platform appears to be largely composed of stones. Remnants of a rough stone facing are evident at NNE and E, whilst elsewhere stones protrude randomly from the surface. Incorporated into the SW corner of the platform are remnants of a circular stone-lined feature (diam. 2m; H 0.6m), probably the remains of a limekiln. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload/revision: 10 May 2007

• SL045-007002 Moated site
  Description

  In low-lying wet pasture, on the S side of a road and c. 80m W of Cuppanagh Bridge over the River Boyle. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 20m) close to the shore of Lough Gara. A densely overgrown slightly raised subrectangular area (c. 30m NNE-SSW; c. 40m ENE-WSW), the N side of which is mostly truncated by the road. The E and S sides are defined by a scarp (H c. 0.6m), degraded and marked only by a loose scattering of stones in places especially on the S side. The W side is defined by a stony bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m) and a wet external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.8m; D 1m), mostly choked by rushes. The N end of the fosse curves around to the E for c. 10m. The outer edge of the fosse is topped by the remnants of a field boundary wall and a line of bushes. Both the bank and fosse show evidence of recent modification. The interior is generally level but a platform in the SE quadrant is possibly the remains of a castle (SL045-007001-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL045-011001 Church
  Description

  In pasture, on a low terrace from which the ground slopes down gently for c. 50m to the shores of Lough Gara; just S of the centre of Temple-Ronaun graveyard (SL045-011002-), within the SE quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL045-011003-). A ruined rectangular church (ext. dims. 10.35m ESE-WNW; 6.3m NNE-SSW) with walls (T 0.75m) of large coursed sandstone blocks, that are in poor structural condition and partially overgrown with ivy. The S wall is the highest (max. H 2.4m) but it has a large bulge in the centre of its external face. The N and E walls (max. H 1.3m) show evidence of rough rebuilding in places. Only the basal courses of the W wall remain, on top of which are roughly piled displaced stones. A gap at the N end of this wall may indicate the position of the doorway. The proportions and construction suggest an early medieval date for the church. Modern graves occupy about half of the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL045-011002 Graveyard
  Description

  Within the SE quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL045-011003-). A rectangular area (48.6m WNW-ESE; 38.2m NNE-SSW) enclosed by a modern stone wall with a recent extension to the E (18m WNW-ESE) enclosed by a concrete wall. The church (SL045-011001-) is just S of the centre of the interior. A drop in ground level in the S third of the graveyard, c. 4m S of the church, is marked by a scarp (H 0.5m) which extends E-W across the full length of the graveyard. The majority of headstones date to the late 19th and 20th centuries but interspersed amongst them are several uninscribed grave-markers, some in N-S rows. In the W half are five small rectangular grave-plots (the largest measuring 8.4m x 5.65m) defined by roughly built drystone walls (H c. 0.8m) incorporating some stones possibly robbed from the church and, according to local information, some stone from a leacht cuimhne (SL045-011004-). Attached to the wall of one of these grave-plots is a late 18th/ early 19th-century plaque (Wth 0.45m; H 0.87m), with the dates of 1732 and 1733 (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney), depicting the crucifixion above a coat of arms. In 1836 it was recorded that the graveyard was known as 'Temple-Ronaun' (OSNB vol. 1, 490) which is pronounced 'Teampul Ronan' (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL045-011003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Sections of curving field boundaries, indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map and also visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP, V 227/19-20) to S, NW and N of the graveyard (SL045-011002-), suggest the remains of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 120m NW-SE). The arc of a field boundary (Wth 1.5m; H 1m), described during a previous site inspection in 1993 (SMR (1989) file), extending south-westwards from the SE corner of the graveyard, has been levelled and is evident only as a band (Wth 4m) of yellow grass. The curving drystone field boundaries along the lakeshore to the SW and enclosing the field to the W of the graveyard at NW, are engulfed by dense scrub, as is a further curving field boundary on the N side of the road (on a NW-SE axis) which crosses the N half of the interior of the enclosure. A broad band (Wth c. 5m) of slightly raised ground, marked by a gentle W-facing slope, evident inside the E wall of the graveyard may also be part of the interior. The graveyard (SL045-011002-) and an associated church (SL045-011001-), and a leacht cuimhne (SL045-011004-) are all within the SE quadrant of this enclosure. A saint's stone (SL045-021----) associated with St Patrick lies c. 600m to the NNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL045-011004 Leacht
  Description

  In a graveyard (SL045-011002-) and within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL045-011003-). A leacht of St Ronán, consisting of a large square cairn with two stones on top and a number of round stones, was noted in 1837 by G. Petrie on the W side of the church (SL045-011001-); Petrie also noted that 'stations' were held there on the saint's anniversary, Good Friday (Royal Irish Academy MS, 23L44, 13). There are no visible remains of this leacht though according to local information, some of the stone from it is incorporated into one of the five burial enclosures in the W half of the graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL045-016 Enclosure
  Description

  On a dry meadow, at the stony N shore of the outflow of Lough Gara into the Boyle River. Two stone arm-like features, c. 8m apart, define the S portion of a slightly sunken oval area (23.5m N-S; 41m E-W). The E arm is an irregular to kidney-shaped island (20m N-S; 13.5m E-W; H 0.6m) with an uneven surface. In the gap between the 'arms' is an irregular concentration of stones (diam. c. 5m). The SE arm (31.8m E-W; 18m N-S) consists of stones well set into the ground and surrounded by soil that merges into the meadow to N. Two crannogs (SL045-008----; SL045-009----) are c. 200m to S and c. 250m to SE respectively. A moated site (SL045-007002-) lies c. 40m to N. (Fredengren 2002, KILA H1) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL045-021 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  In a clearing in a hazel wood on the N shore of Lough Gara and c. 15m E of a road. A roughly rectangular flat-topped sandstone boulder (0.95m NW-SE; 0.75m NE-SW; H 0.35m) embedded in the ground. There are two depressions on its upper surface, to NW and SE of the centre respectively. The NW depression is circular (diam. c. 0.35m) and very shallow and contains a pile of small coins. The U-shaped SE depression (L 0.5m; Wth 0.28m; D 0.21m) is natural and extends to the edge of the stone. Several faint linear striations, including a small cross, occur to the E of the U-shaped depression though some of these may be natural. Local tradition associates the stone with St Patrick and it is said that the depressions were formed when the saint rested on the stone. An ecclesiastical enclosure (SL045-011003-), within which are a church (SL045-011001-) and graveyard (SL045-011002-) and the site of a leacht cuimhne (SL045-011004-), lies c. 600m to SSE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cuppanagh.

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 Cuppanagh, about 1 in 20 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cuppanagh.

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 Cuppanagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Cuppanagh · Copanach

Area

1,759,001 m² (175.9 ha, 434.66 acres)

Civil parish

Killaraght, and its townlands

Barony

Coolavin

Electoral division

Killaraght, the unit of the census

Census 2022

456 people lived in 175 households in the Killaraght electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cashel, Kiltybrannock (Co. Roscommon), Mahanagh

Placenames

Cuppanagh 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.