Montiagh

307 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Montiagh, from 71 m² to 184,287 m² (18.43 ha, 45.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 92 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RV – rural village uses (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 10 Jul 2025Conditional

  (1) retain existing dwelling house as constructed where same differs from that granted under P2460074

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 2560284

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  to construct a proposed dwelling house, garage, septic tank system and percolation area, complete with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2460395

• 14 Mar 2024Conditional

  (1) Change of use back to a dwelling house, (2) alter and extend existing building, (3) Upgrade wastewater treatment system, (4) Upgrade existing entrance on to public road and (5) carry out all required ancillary works on site

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2460074

• 21 Jul 2023N/a

  to alter and extend existing house, upgrade existing entrance on to the public road, and carry out all ancillary works on site

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360186

• 29 Jun 2023Conditional

  to retain existing shed to rear of existing dwelling house, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 2360160

• 15 Nov 2022Conditional

  development consisting of construction of new dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area along with ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22379

• 1 Mar 2021Conditional

  development consisting of (a) up-grade the existing flood lighting to our main pitch with the installation of 8 number 18m high lighting columns complete with flood lights; (b) install 35 number 5m high standard lighting columns to the perimeter of our two pitches for walking/running purposes; together with all associated works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2164

• 3 Aug 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of the construction of a proposed dwelling house, garage, septic tank system and percolation area, complete with all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 18321

• 23 May 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a proposed dwelling house, garage, septic tank system and percolation area, complete with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17195

• 3 May 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house, a detached car garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, raised percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17162

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• SL042-004001 Graveyard
  Description

  On top of a low E-W ridge. A trapezoidal area (41.5m E-W; 47m N-S at W end; 39m N-S at E end) enclosed by a stone wall. The entrance is at the W end of the N wall, with a stile at the opposite corner. The S two thirds of the graveyard are raised (max. H 2.6m) above the external ground level, with the mortared stonework of a limekiln (SL042-004006-) (indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map) acting as a revetment. At the N edge of the raised area, an arc (C 19m) formed by a scarp N-E may be the remains of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (SL042-004005-). The headstones date to the 19th and 20th centuries and there are also many uninscribed grave-markers. There is a bullaun stone (SL042-004003-) in the E half of the interior. This may also be the site of a nunnery (SL042-004002-). The NW portion of the townland, in which this graveyard is located, is named 'Killeen' on the 1910-11 OS 6-inch map. 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

• SL042-004002 Religious house - unclassified
  Description

  In 1836 the 'Ruins of a Nunnery and a burying ground' were recorded in Montiagh (OSNB vol. 1, 34). No visible remains of a 'nunnery' are evident in the only graveyard (SL0042-004001-) in this townland. No such foundation is listed by Gwynn and Hadcock (1970). 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

• SL042-004003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In the E half of Montiagh graveyard (SL042-004001-), incorporated into the E side of a low stone wall surrounding a 19th-century grave. A square stone (0.55m x 0.55m) with a circular hollow (diam. 0.38m; D 0.13m). 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

• SL042-004004 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified 'Grave-slab'. In the E half of Montiagh graveyard (SL042-004001-). A rougly shaped slab (H 0.55m; Wth 0.5m; T 0.06m) with a simple Latin cross incised on one face. Thinly incised lines represent the shaft (H 0.2m) and the arms (Wth 0.14m) of the cross, with a slight expansion or indentation marking the terminals. The base of the shaft is flanked by the letters 'P' and 'B', incised similarly to the cross. The distance between the letters and the cross is unequal, the 'P' being furthest away. This is probably a grave-marker, perhaps 19th or even 20th century in date (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). (Herity, Kelly and Mattenberger 1997, 121). Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 10 January 2012

• SL042-004005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  An arc (C 19m) of a scarp in the N side of the graveyard (SL042-004001-) may be the remains of the NE quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure of which there are no other apparent remains. There is a bullaun stone (SL042-004003-) in the E 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

• SL042-004006 Kiln - lime
  Description

  At Montiagh graveyard (SL042-004001-). The S two thirds of the graveyard are raised (max. H 2.6m) above the external ground level, with the mortared stonework of a limekiln (indicated on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map) acting as a revetment. This is likely to be post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 10 January 2012

• SL042-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the S-facing slope of a rise. The interior is raised (max. 2m) above the surrounding ground level and defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. 0.6m) along the S, W and N arcs. It is quarried into at NE and SE. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. 35m). On the 1911 OS 6-inch map it is more oval in shape (long axis E-W), with the S and W arcs shown as straight sided and incorporated into a field boundary system, and indentations along the NE and SE arcs. The rath is heavily overgrown with blackthorn bushes. 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

• SL042-006 Enclosure
  Description

  On a terrace above the S bank of the Owengarve River. Indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level when inspected in 1994. 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: 22 April 2010

• SL042-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle NE-facing slope. This rath has been levelled and the remains consist of a grass-covered circular area (int. diam. c. 21m) raised 0.2-1m above the surrounding ground level. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a slightly oval embanked enclosure and on the 1911 OS 6-inch map as a circular raised area with the NW arc incorporated into a field boundary. 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 Montiagh.

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 Montiagh, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Montiagh · An Móinteach

Area

5,859,686 m² (585.97 ha, 1,447.96 acres)

Civil parish

Achonry, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Achonry West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

810 people lived in 311 households in the Achonry West electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bunnacranagh, Cloonlaughil, Coolrawer, Cully, Curraghbonaun, Curry, Drumbaun, Rathmagurry, Sandyhill

Placenames

Montiagh 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.