Tawnagh

83 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tawnagh, from 57 m² to 215,258 m² (21.53 ha, 53.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tawnagh 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.

• 11 Oct 2023Conditional

  new dormer styled dwelling house, proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area, domestic garage, new domestic entrance onto public road, landscaping & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360273

• 23 Aug 2023N/a

  New Dormer styled dwelling house, proprietary Wastewater Treatment system with Percolation area, domestic garage, new domestic entrance onto public road, landscaping & all associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360218

• 12 Apr 2023N/a

  New Dormer styled dwelling house, proprietary Wastewater Treatment system with Percolation area, domestic garage, new domestic entrance onto public road, landscaping & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360073

• 4 May 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house, garage, proprietary effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter on site together with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21159

• 2 Mar 2021Conditional

  development consisting of (a) demolish existing agricultural building on site (b) construct a dwelling house, garage, proprietary effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter on site, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2165

• 26 May 2020N/a

  Development consisting of: (a) demolition of existing agricultural building on site, (b) construction of dwelling house, garage, proprietary effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter on site, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 20162

• 1 May 2020Conditional

  development consisting to retain (a) domestic garage as built on site (b) existing site boundaries, (c) location of dwelling house as constructed on site, (d) location of percolation area as constructed on site, together with all ancillary site works and services (Previous Planning reference PL01/650)

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 20133

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 the townland of Tawnagh.

Recorded monuments

• SL034-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, just off the summit and on a N-facing slope of a low ridge. The remains of a slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 20m) straddling a NW-SE field boundary and drain. An arc of raised area (Wth 5m) defined by a scarp (H 1m) remains on NE side of the field boundary; slight traces of a low arc (Wth 17.5m) are evident on the SW side of the field boundary with a slight hollow (Wth 3m) to SW. 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

• SL034-028 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In low-lying pasture, c. 250m to N of Tawnagh church (SL034-085001-) and c. 200m N of a graveyard (SL034-085002-). A natural spring rises through limestone bedrock on the NW edge of a mound (H c. 0.8m) and feeds a fast-flowing stream to NW. Two roughly rectangular stones (0.28m x 0.25m x 0.1m and 0.35m x 0.25m x 0.15m) on top of the mound with shallow hollows cut into the surface of each are, according to local information, said to be the knee prints of St Patrick. A roughly circular area (diam. 1.6m x 1.5m) to NW in front of the mouth of the well is defined by a low setting of stones and through it the outflow of the spring flows. In 1836 it was recorded as 'St Patrick's Well, Tobar Patraig...whose day is celebrated there as Patron Saint of the Parish' (OSL, 154). In 1942-4 it was noted that very few people visit the well, there being no annual pilgrimage day (ITA). There is no evidence of recent veneration at this well. 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

• SL034-084 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at the top of the NE-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1m; ext. H c. 1.8m), with internal stone facing and by an external fosse (Wth 4m). There is a stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.4m) at E with a causeway across the fosse. The perimeter and part of the interior are densely 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

• SL034-085001 Church
  Description

  On a low rise, on the N side of a road; in the SW quadrant of Tawnagh graveyard (SL034-085002-). The ruin of a rectangular gable-ended church (int. 16.58m E-W; 6.1m N-S), with a porch (3.35m E-W; 3.95m N-S) added to the W end, built of uncoursed limestone in lime mortar. The walls stand to full height except for the central portion of the N wall that has fallen. This space is occupied by a mound of loose stones, which includes fragments of roofing stones (two of these are in NMI along with a quernstone and a portion of another from the site (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney)). A N-S line of low stones, noted on the E side of the breach in the 1980s, may have been the remains of the E wall of a N transept (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). The church is entered through a central doorway in the W wall. The chamfered door-surround is late medieval in style with a pointed arch and a hood-moulding. Directly overhead is another doorway, much ruined, which must have served a gallery. Just inside the doorway, on the S side, is an octagonal stone basin set in a square recess (H 0.3m; Wth 0.35m; D 0.35m) covered by a rounded arch. The interior has four surviving window opes: two in the S wall, one in the centre of the E gable and another directly overhead in the angle of the gable. These held wooden-framed lights, none of which survive. Part of a quernstone is set into one of the windows in the S wall. Two rows of joist-holes at the W end indicate the position of a gallery. There is a bellcote, for a single bell, at the top of the W gable. The porch walls are butted against the W wall of the church, off-centre to the N; its S wall partially covers the jamb of the doorway. The porch has a doorway in its W wall and a window ope in its N wall. Loose but in its original position in the W wall is a roughly rectangular stone inscribed: 'THIS CHURCH WAS BUILT AN/DOM 1733 JON DODD AND WILLIAM COOPER BEING CHURCHWARDENS'. Below the inscription are three sunken panels - one with a monarch's head, one with a fleur-de-lis, and the third blank. Two quoins in the NW corner of the church are punch dressed in late medieval fashion. There are other reused stones in the fabric of both the church and porch, including what may be part of a window jamb on the NE corner of the church. This is the ruin of the late medieval parish church of Tawnagh, rebuilt as a C of I parish church, probably by the 1620s (Hurley 1943, vol. 1, 386), with the porch and gallery added in 1733 (see above). The church seems to have been out of use by 1837 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 599). A Tau cross (SL034-085005-) stands just inside the E wall of the graveyard, 10.8m E of the church. St. Patrick's Well (SL034-028----) is c. 250m to the N. 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

• SL034-085002 Graveyard
  Description

  A rectangular graveyard (41.2m N-S; 36.1m E-W), extended to the N before 1894, enclosed by a stone wall and accessed through a gate at the SW. The ruin of the former C of I parish church of Tawnagh, incorporating a late medieval church (SL034-085001-), stands close to the SW corner. The raised roughly rectangular platform of an earlier graveyard (c. 40m E-W; 25m N-S), defined by a gently sloping scarp, occupies the S third of the graveyard. It extends N from the entrance gate at SW and curves around to the E, c. 10m N of the church, following the border of the graveyard as indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Immediately to the N of the church are rows of low uninscribed grave-markers. A memorial, located to the N of the church porch, is dated 1701 (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). There are a number of chest-tombs and recumbent stones, mostly on the S side of the church. The graveyard is still in use. Just inside the E boundary wall, 10.8m E of the church, is a Tau cross (SL034-08505-). A curved scarp along the contour of the hillside, c. 27m to W of the graveyard, may indicate the line of an outer enclosure. 'St Patrick's' holy well (SL034-028----) is c. 200m to the N. 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

• SL034-085004 Enclosure
  Description

  A roughly level area to the W of a graveyard (SL034-085002-) is defined by a gently curving arc of naturally sloping ground, 27m W of the graveyard wall. This naturally-occurring arc may indicate the circuit of an ecclesiastical enclosure around the church (SL034-085001-) and graveyard. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

• SL034-085005 Cross - Tau cross
  Description

  In Tawnagh graveyard (SL034-085002-), just inside the E boundary wall and 10.8m E of the gable of a ruined church (SL034-085001-). A Tau cross (H 0.51m) is set upright in a line of low uninscribed grave-markers and positioned directly between two 20th-century headstones. The shaft (H 0.36m) of the cross is 0.28m wide at the base but tapers to 0.21m at the junction with the arms. The arms (H 0.15m) of the cross have rounded ends which project 0.09m on either side of the shaft. The overall width of the upper portion of the cross, is 0.41m. On the E face of the cross, just below the junction of the arms and shaft, is incised a small plain Greek cross. 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

• SL034-085006 Headstone
  Description

  In Tawnagh graveyard (SL034-085002-). Located 4m N of the porch of Tawnagh church (SL034-085001-) is a low memorial, (present H 0.56m; Wth. 0.62m; D 8cm), now standing upright, aligned N-S. The base is set in a concrete. On the E face is a lengthy inscription. The earliest identifiable date is 1701 (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). It bears the following inscription: 'Robert Folliott Dyed Infant 1701 Katerin Folliott Daughter to Mary Dyed amaid y 12 of Novr 1701 Mary Folliott ag ed 75 years dyed August ye 4 1719 Babara Folliott Daughter of Mary Dyed maid ye 10th of April 1723' Published in M.B. Timoney, Had me made. A study of grave memorials of Co. Sligo from c. 1650 to the present. (Keash, 2005), 166, fig. 164. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 25 August 2011

• SL034-089001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on an E-facing slope of a high ridge. A circular area (diam. 42m) defined by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.1m) ESE-WNW and by a scarp (H 1.3m) WNW-ESE. A fosse (Wth 4m; D 1m) is evident NE-WNW. The interior slopes down to N. In the NW quadrant a heavily overgrown arc of earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; H 1m) (SL034-089002-), with external fosse, curves into the interior from the bank at NW. A NE-SW field boundary bisects the interior. Trees grow along the perimeter and the S half of the interior is covered with overgrowth. 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

• SL034-089002 Enclosure
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL034-089001-). This possible enclosure comprises a densely overgrown arc of an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; H 1m), with an external fosse, which curves into the interior of the rath from the bank at NW. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

• SL034-112 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on an E-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 24m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1m) along the W arc and by a scarp (H 1.2m) elsewhere. Faint traces of an external fosse (Wth 3m) are evident. 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

• SL034-235 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a steep SW-facing slope. An oval area (48m NW-SE; 38m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.8m) SSW-S and truncated by a field boundary S-SSW. An external fosse (Wth 3m; D 1.3m) is evident NW-E. The SW portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the slope, however it still retains a steep slope down to SW. Near the centre of the interior is a raised circular area (diam. 23m NW-SE) defined by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m) along the E arc and by a scarp elsewhere. A rectangular quarry-hole (D 2m) is evident on the N side of this internal enclosure. Trees grow along the perimeter of the rath. 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

• SL034-260 Burnt mound
  Description

  This burnt mound was discovered during archaeological monitoring of the upgrading of local road (L54013) for the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road Project under Ministerial Direction A071 (E005036). It was evident as a spread (10.3m NW-SE; 5.2m SW-NE) of black/dark brown peat that included frequent heat-cracked stone and charcoal. Following recording and surveying, it were preserved in situ. This involved sealing the deposit beneath protective terram and a layer of stone. A new road surface for L54013 was then laid over this. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 July 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Tawnagh, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1166 (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.

No address of the register names Tawnagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Tawnagh · An Tamhnach

Area

1,791,316 m² (179.13 ha, 442.64 acres)

Civil parish

Tawnagh, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Lakeview, the unit of the census

Census 2022

511 people lived in 185 households in the Lakeview electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghalenane, Ardloy, Carrownagark, Cloonymeenaghan, Emlagh, Kingsbrook, Knockadoo, Ogham, Springfield, Tobernaglashy, Whitehill

Placenames

Tawnagh 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.