Cloonagh

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonagh, from 685 m² to 109,853 m² (10.99 ha, 27.15 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 Cloonagh 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Cloonagh 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

• Special Area of Conservation: Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran SAC 001656
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bricklieve Mountains & Keishcorran 001656

Recorded monuments

• SL039-033 Enclosure
  Description

  On top of a hillock, on a break of the W-facing lower slope of Kesh Corann hill. The enclosure is levelled and not visible at ground level. Indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as an oval mound (c. 20m x c. 10m) on the 1914 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

• SL039-034 Cave
  Description

  The Kesh Caves penetrate a limestone cliff (H 15-30m) which bisects the western slope of Kesh Corann Hill. This vertical cliff-face is 90m from the base of the hill. Prominently positioned, the caves are visible from a distance and in turn command expansive and panoramic views over south Sligo, east Mayo and Roscommon. The caves comprise sixteen simple chambers and fissures, some interconnecting. All are aligned E-W with the entrances orientated to the W. The caves are identified by the letters A to P, from North to South. Cave P was named Plunkett Cave in honour of Thomas Plunkett and Cave J was named Coffey Cave in honour of George Coffey, both of whom were involved in the first excavations at Kesh (Scharff, Coffey, Cole, Ussher and Praeger 1903, 175). In 1901, Caves J and P were excavated and trial trenches were dug in Caves D, E and F (ibid., 171-214); Cave L was investigated in 1929 (Gwynn, Riley and Stelfox 1940, 81-95) and in 1929 and 1930 excavations were conducted in Cave L (Bayley Butler 1930). Five of the caves (J, L, N, O and P) have produced archaeological material. Cave J (Coffey Cave): A short narrow passage (L 5.5m) decreasing in width from 2.1m at the entrance to 0.3m at the rear. A narrow intersecting passage connects this fissure to Cave H to the north and Cave K to the south. Three strata were encountered in this cave. Archaeological material was recovered from the uppermost stratum at the cave entrance where there was a concentration of animal bones and large quantities of charcoal. Artifacts discovered include a medieval armour-piercing projectile head, a whetstone, an early medieval bone comb fragment, two bone needles and two bone pin fragments (Scharff et al., 1903; Dowd 2004, 482). A human tooth from the cave was radiocarbon dated to the Iron Age (Dowd 2004, 215). Cave L: Charcoal, animal bone and an iron nail were discovered in Cave L (Gwynn et al., 1940). Cave N: Charcoal, a hearth and faunal remains (Bayley Butler 1930), including bones of Arctic Lemming of Late Glacial date, were recovered from Cave N (Woodman, McCarthy and Monaghan 1997, 140). In 1971 visitors to the caves discovered a left calceneum, possibly from an adult male, which they removed from a small pile of bones. The find-spot was recorded as being c.150 yards from the entrance to Cave O. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 2, 512). Cave P (Plunkett Cave): A long narrow passage (L 15.2m; Wth 1.8-3m) at the E end of which another passage (Sloping Chamber) extends S for at least 11m. A third passage (Water-Gallery) extends E from the Sloping Chamber for 6m. Two strata were recorded in Cave P. Archaeological material was recovered primarily from the uppermost stratum at the cave entrance. Significant quantities of charcoal, mussel shells and animal bone were concentrated at this point. Artifacts discovered include a polished stone axe, an iron bow-saw, two bronze ringed pins and an iron bar (Scharff et al., 1903). Four human teeth and a humerus fragment were also found; one tooth was radiocarbon dated to the early medieval period (Dowd 2004, 215). Faunal remains of Late Glacial date recovered from Cave P include brown bear, red deer, hare and wolf in addition to a horse bone dated to the early medieval period (Woodman et al., 1997, 140). A local legend, recorded in 1836, told that the mother of Cormac Mac Airt gave birth to Cormac while collecting water at Tober Cormac (SL039-032----) to the NW, but while she was asleep the baby was taken by a wolf to a cave at Kesh; some years later Cormac was returned to his mother (OSL, 161). This legend probably refers to Cave P, named 'Owey Cormac Mac Art' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. (Kielty 2001, 1-11) In 1972 human remains were uncovered by visitors to the caves and reported to the NMI, but the find-spot was not recorded. These remains were to be sent to the NMI but this does not appear to have happened (Cahill and Sikora 2011, ibid.) 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) with additional information from M. Cahill and M. Sikora 2111 Breaking Ground, Finding Graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006. Vol. 2, 512. Revised by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of revision 14 February 2014

• SL039-075 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gently sloping terrace on the lower SW-facing slope of Kesh Corann. A roughly circular area (23.6m NW-SE; 20.5m NE-SW) enclosed by a low grass-covered stony bank (Wth c. 2.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m) NE-SE and by a scarp (H 0.75m) elsewhere. Rather than following a smooth curve, the stone bank along ESE arc is fairly linear. Stones protruding along the line of the scarp SW-N appear to represent a ruined field fence that skirted the rath. There is a break (Wth c. 4m) in the bank at NNE. The SW portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope, but the interior retains a very gentle slope down to SW. The natural slope immediately to S of the rath has been extensively quarried out. 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

• SL039-076 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the SW-facing slope of Kesh Corann. A circular area (int. diam. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m). The interior slopes down to W. The rath is densely overgrown with ferns. 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

• SL039-077 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  On a break of the W-facing slope of Kesh Corann Hill. A flat-topped oval mound (Wth 9.8m; max. H 1.45m) truncated by a road at E and dug into at W. 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

• SL039-156 Barrow - embanked barrow
  Description

  On the crest of a low rise, at the SW side of Kesh Corann Hill. Described in 1995 (pers. comm. M. Keane and J. Farrelly) as having a flat interior enclosed by a broad earthen bank (Wth 5.8m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.8m) with a gentle external slope and a steep internal slope. The overall diameter was 14m NW-SE. A gap (Wth 1.8m) was noted at E. Some stone retaining the internal face of the bank and the planting of trees may indicate re-use as a landscape feature. (Farrelly and Keane 2002, 98) 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

• SL039-162 Cross-slab (present location)
  Description

  This is the present location of one (SL044-003006-) of four cross-slabs found in Knockmore graveyard (SL044-003003-) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A subrectangular sandstone slab (H 0.78m; Wth 0.3-0.33m; T 0.035-0.09m), with curving sides, inscised with a single Greek cross (H 0.205m; Wth 0.165m) with expanded terminals (M. A. Timoney 1997, 3-4, fig. 1). This cross-slab, which had been missing since 1984, was found in 2004 and is now in private possession. M.A. Timoney, 'A rediscovered slab from Knockmore, Co. Sligo.' Corran Herald 37(2004-5), 41-2. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 9 June 2009

• SL039-163 Cross-slab (present location)
  Description

  This is the present location of one (SL040-140010-) of three cross-inscribed slabs associated with the leacht cuimhne (SL040-140003-) in the SW quadrant of Toomour graveyard (SL040-140004-). This cross-inscribed slab (H 0.66m; Wth 0.28m; T 0.1m) was incorporated into the W face of the leacht cuimhne. The top right-hand corner of the stone had been broken off in antiquity. A single continuous line (Wth 2cm; D 0.8cm) forms the outline of a Latin cross which occupies the top two thirds of the stone and extends onto the top and right and left sides of the stone. Below the base of the cross are two further lines, that on the right hand side is straight and that on the left side forms a U shape. The leacht collapsed prior to 1989 and the slab was removed as it had cracked. The slab has been repaired and is now in temporary storage (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 8 June 2009

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cloonagh, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cloonagh · An Chluanach

Area

692,707 m² (69.27 ha, 171.17 acres)

Civil parish

Toomour, and its townlands

Barony

Corran

Electoral division

Drumrat, the unit of the census

Census 2022

540 people lived in 203 households in the Drumrat electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Binganagh, Cross, Fallougher, Feenaghmore, Feenaghroe, Knockoconor, Murhy

Placenames

Cloonagh 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.