Rathcronan
Townland in the civil parish of Granard, barony of Granard, Co. Longford; in Irish Ráth Chrónáin
Parcel 77897
- Area
- 107 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- M2 Town Core (LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027) The objective
- Townland
- Rathcronan
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 10 recorded monuments.
- LF010-055 Historic town
Description
In rolling pasture. The Granard area was granted to Hugh de Lacy by King Henry II in 1172 as part of his lordship of Meath (Mills and McEnery 1916, 177). It was subsequently granted to Richard de Tuit who built a motte and bailey castle (LF010-080001-) in 1199 (Orpen 1911, 20, ii, 89; ALC; AI). The borough may have been established shortly after the foundation of the motte but the earliest direct reference to its existence is a late-14th-century reference to the burgage lands of the vill of Granard (Otway-Ruthven 1968b, 411 no. 51). After de Tuit died in 1211 it was returned to Walter de Lacy (Cal. doc. Ire., 95). When he died in 1241 Granard passed into the hands of absentee landlords (Otway-Ruthven 1968b, 410-11). This area was ravaged by the forces of Edward Bruce during his invasion of 1315-18 (Ann. Conn., sub 1315). This event, combined with the inability of the de Verdons to produce a male heir, natural hardships and the calamities of the early 14th century probably presaged the decline of the borough. The area passed into the control of the Gaelic Irish Uí Ferghail sept in the 15th century. The leader of one branch, William Ó Fearghail, built a castle (LF010-080004-) in 1405 (Ó hInnse 1947, 175). A native Irish market developed in the 15th century (Stat. Ire. 12-22 Edw. IV, 819-21). Irish control lasted until the 1580s when the manor of Granard was leased first to Roger Radford and then, after the end of the Nine Years War, to Sir Francis Shane (Nicholls 1994, vol. 2, 746; Morrin 1862, 251; Pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 489-500). Urban development proper at Granard only began with a series of grants to Francis Aungier, baron of Longford in 1608 and 1620 (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 348, 452). The existing streetscape has a linear street plan and consists of two streets: Main Street and Barrack Street. About halfway along its length Main Street broadens, indicating that it functioned as the market place. No upstanding remains predating the 18th century are evident within the town, apart from St Patrick's (C of I) church (LF010-055001-), which may date to the 17th century (Bradley et al. 1985, 19-20). The precise location of the Anglo-Norman borough has not been identified. It was believed that it was located in Granardkill (see LF010-078001-) but archaeological research excavations carried out here between 2002 and 2004 indicated that these remains probably date to the late 16th and 17th centuries. No evidence to support an Anglo-Norman date for the settlement was recovered (O’Conor and Dillon 2002, 123; O’Conor 2006, 319; pers. comm. K. O’Conor). It is now thought that the borough was sited close to the W of the motte and bailey (LF010-080001-), in Moatfield, at the SW end of the 17th-century town (O’Conor and de Meulemeester 2007, 91; pers. comm. K. O’Conor). Archaeological test excavations carried out in 1999, c. 45m to the ESE of the motte and bailey, yielded no archaeological features, finds or deposits (Delaney 2000, 181). Likewise, nothing of archaeological significance was found during monitoring of ground disturbance on Main Street in 2004 and 2005 (Finn 2007, 251; 2008, 252) and in test excavations at the old schoolhouse at the SW end of the town, off Church Street (Delaney 2008, 252). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 September 2013
- LF010-055001 Church
Description
Off the top of a low but prominent hill at the SW end of Granard town (LF010-055----) and 100m to the N of the motte and bailey (LF010-080001-). Granted to St Patrick by Coirpre’s sons (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 386). During the Anglo-Norman period Richard de Tuite and his heirs were patrons of the parish church at Granard, which was known in 1401 as 'St Patrick's’ (Cal. papal letters 1904, vol. 5, 350) but by 1410 the dedication had changed and it was known as ‘the church of St. Mary alias St. Patrick, Granard’ (Cal. papal letters 1904, vol. 6, 234). Its precise location has not been identified. The present church (C of I), dedicated to St Patrick, may have been built on or close to its site. This church may incorporate an earlier church that was ‘coveval with the seventeenth refoundation of the town (Bradley et al. 1985, 19-20). Alternatively, the medieval parish church may have been located in Granardkille – see LF010-078002-. (Casey and Rowan 1993, 306) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
- LF010-055002 Graveyard
Description
Associated with a church (LF010-055001-), which lies in its N half. This subrectangular graveyard (71m N-S; 70m E-W) is enclosed by a stone wall. Access is via a wrought-iron gate in the SE corner. Memorials date to the 18th and 19th centuries. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
- LF010-056 Castle - ringwork
Description
At the SE end of a hillock, surrounded by marshy wet terrain from E-S-W, c. 90m to the S of the properties facing onto the main street of the medieval borough of Granard (LF010-055----) and 500m E of the motte and bailey (LF010-080001-) and possible medieval church (LF010-055001-). A raised almost circular area (c. 50m E-W; c. 48m N-S; H 1-1.8m) enclosed from SE-SSE-S and from SW-W-N by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 3m; H 0.2-1.8m) and elsewhere defined by a scarp (H 1 1.8m). The remains of a berm (Wth 6m; D 0.15m) from SW-W appear to indicate that the hillock was cut into and levelled to create the raised platform. There is no evidence of any enclosing fosse or of the original entrance. A livestock gap is visible in the S half. The wetland siting of this monument is atypical of a ringfort. Its location in the centre of the possible medieval borough suggests that it may be the site of an Anglo-Norman manor house or the fortified residence of a high-status family of the borough. However, it is very similar morphologically to the excavated ringfort (RO022-114003-) and tower house (LF022-114011-) at Tulsk, county Roscommon (Brady 2011, 309-10). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 March 2012
- LF010-080001 Castle - motte and bailey
Description
National Monument No. 263. On top of a hill in pasture with impressive panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and overlooking the historic town of Granard (LF010-055----) c. 220m to the NE. Built within a hillfort (LF010-080002-) (Bradley et al. 1985, 18), it was constructed by Richard de Tuit in 1199 in order to suppress the O'Reilly's of S Breffny and as a frontier castle on the NW border of the Anglo-Norman lordship of Meath (Orpen 1911, vol. 2, 90, 128). In 1210 King John stayed here during his campaign against Hugh de Lacy (Orpen ibid., 262; Bradley et al. 1985, 15). It is the most likely location of the inauguration site (LF010-080003-) of the O'Farrells (Bán) (Bradley et al. ibid., 16; Fitzpatrick 2004, 21-2). The monument comprises a high, subcircular, steep-sided mound (H c. 9-11m; dims. at base c. 50m ENE-WSW; c. 40m NNW-SSE) with a large D-shaped bailey (c. 150m ENE-WSW; c. 50m NNW-SSE) adjoining it from ESE-S-WSW; there is no fosse separating them. Upon the relatively level summit (27m NNW-SSE; 22m ENE-WSW), which is c. 4m above the level of the bailey, are an OS trigonometrical station and a statue of St Patrick, erected in June 1932. The ‘foundations of a shell wall round the top of the motte, and of a small round tower in the centre’ were noted in the early 20th century (Armitage 1912, 338-9): there is no visible trace of any of these features. A grotto was built into the N side of the monument in 1925 in the course of which a large quantity of stone was removed (using explosives) (SMR file). From WSW-N-ENE the base of the motte is encircled by a wide, deep, steep-sided, rock-cut fosse (Wth 10.5m; D 3.5m) with a wide, high, steep-sided external bank (Wth 8m; H 2.9m). The bailey is defined by the remains of an inner bank of earth and stone, a wide, deep, intervening fosse (Wth c. 12m) and a wide, high outer bank (Wth c. 10m; H c. 2m). The fragmentary remains of a later castle (LF010-080004-) are visible in the SE face of the motte. A medieval church (LF010-055001-) and graveyard (LF010-055002-) lie c. 100m to the N. (Westropp 1904, 323-4; Kearney 1969, 18-23; English 1971, 152; O'Donovan 2003, 31; Burns and Grier 2002, 144-5) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 17 April 2012
- LF010-080002 Hillfort
Description
National Monument No. 263. On a prominent hill c. 200m to the SW of Granard town (LF010-055----). The summit of the hill is occupied by a motte and bailey (LF010-080001-). It has been suggested that the latter may have been constructed within a much-larger, pre-existing enclosure, perhaps a hillfort or monastic enclosure (Bradley et al. 1985, 18; K. O’Conor pers. comm.). The enclosure, a large oval-shaped area (c. 220m NNW–SSE; c. 170m ENE–WSW), is evident on aerial photographs (Photographic Unit, NMS) and the 1837 and 1914 editions of the OS 6-inch map. From NNW–N–SSE its footprint can be traced in the curvilinear circuit of a series of field boundaries that also serve as townland boundaries. From SSE–S–WNW it survives as a bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.9m; H 1-2.1m) at the outer edge of the fosse at the base of the bailey. It is best preserved at SW. This bank may mark the re-use of the original enclosing element by the builders of the motte and bailey. The motte at Granard was probably the inauguration site for the Ó Fearghaill Bán from the 14th to the 16th centuries (LF010-080003-). Recently described in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland as following; 'Possible contour fort positioned on the summit of prominent hill, overlooking Granard town and River Rhine. Summit of hill is occupied by a Medieval motte and bailey castle. The hillfort surrounds these later features and has a total site foot print of 1.8ha. Univallate for the entire circuit with a possible out-turned entrance to the NW. The later features on the hilltop are likely to have destroyed or masked features that may be contemporary with the hillfort. Rampart survives well at SW. The majority of the enclosing elements are incorporated into curvilinear field systems to the N, E and S. The interior is under pasture. Forestry abuts the enclosing elements to the N. First map depiction in first edition Ordnance Survey mapping. More detailed earthwork survey in second edition Ordnance Survey maps. The enclosing elements might relate to a Medieval motte and bailey castle and outworks, although the enclosed area is much bigger than an average monument of this type. Hillfort located in townland of Moatfield. The enclosing elements at the N and NE form the townland boundary between Moatfield and Granard. Rathcronan townland abuts the enclosing elements to the E. S and SE sections of enclosing features act as the townland boundary between Moatfield and Teemore. Medieval motte and bailey castle. This has largely disturbed the interior of the earlier hillfort. No visible surface features contemporary with the hillfort.' (http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/IR0688.html) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 6 February 2020
- LF010-080003 Inauguration site
Description
National Monument No. 263. The motte and bailey (LF010-080001-) is almost certainly the location of the inauguration place of O’Farrall clan (Bradley et al. 1985, 16; FitzPatrick 2004, 209). In 1475 Seán Ó Fearghail, Chief of Annaly, died here immediately after his inauguration feast and he was subsequently buried at the Cistercian abbey (LF011-036001-) in Abbeylara (Farrell 1891, 24). In 1489 the Lord Justice of Ireland divided the chieftainship of Annaly between the sons of Seán and the sons of Cathal (Farrell 1891, 24). Following the division of the sept and lands c. 1516, the O’Farralls (Bán) held the lordship of N Annaly, an area corresponding to the N and E of the modern county Longford (FitzPatrick 2004, 209), and retained the motte and bailey, Ráith Granaird (Granard), as their inauguration site. (Westropp 1904, 323-4; Kearney 1969, 18-23; English 1971, 152; Anon. 2002b, 144-5) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 April 2012
- LF010-080004 Castle - unclassified
Description
National Monument No. 263. William Ó Fearghail (O’Farrell) is recorded as having built a ‘castle’ at Granard in 1405 (Ó hInnse 1947, 175). This castle was taken by English forces in 1420 who soon after abandoned it. The annals note that O’Farrell ‘demolished it for fear of their occupying it again’ (Ann. Conn., 455). A castle at Granard is mentioned in grants to Francis Shane in 1593 (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Eliz.) and in 1608 (Pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 499-500), and this is probably the same castle that is noted in the list of lands surrendered to the Crown in 1619 (ibid., 452). An early 17th-century map of Granard barony (BL, Cotton MS Augustus I.i.47) depicts a castle standing on top of the hill at Granard in the area where the motte and bailey (LF010-080001-) are located. Some remains clearly survived into the 19th century as O’Donovan records: that ‘It is said that this moat was opened about fifty years ago, and that the arched vaults of a castle were found within it, built of beautiful square stones, which were well cemented with lime and sand mortar’ (AFM vol. 3, 388-9). The grass-covered remains of this castle can still be seen at the base of the SE side of the motte where a short stretch of walling, 2–3 courses high, has been recorded (Bradley et al. 1985, 18). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 April 2012
- LF010-132 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
Circa 32m to the SE of a hilltop enclosure (LF010-080----). An extensive programme of archaeological trenching undertaken in 2006, in advance of a large housing development at Granard, revealed a series of three possible post-holes contained within an area 2m x 2m. Two of the post-holes (diam. 0.2m and 0.45m) were suboval in plan and one (diam. 0.13m) was subcircular. All were filled with homogenous mid-brown silty clay clearly discernible from the surrounding boulder clay. No dating material was obtained (Moore and Kiernan 2007, 34; Moore 2010, 304). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 25 February 2013
- LF010-138 Battlefield
Description
The Battle of Granard took place on 5th September, 1798, the same day that the French Army was attacked at Collooney, Co. Sligo. The battlefield site is located in and around the town of Granard, Co. Longford. The town is well established on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey maps, with churches, schools, a police barracks, post office and a dispensary.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- 81.2 ha
- 201 acres
- Land parcels
- 117
- registered freehold, median 770 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Residential
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
117 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathcronan, from 47 m² to 77,408 m² (7.74 ha, 19.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Residential (Existing residential)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 37 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Strategic Industrial Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Reservation Objective (Strategic reserve, White land)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Active open space)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing (Commercial, retail)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Community facilities)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Open space, park)
LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
25 Jun 2026N/a
development of new football field, lighting, parking, spectators stand, dugouts, community walkway / track, sensory garden and perimeter fencing and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2660198
17 Feb 2026Conditional
to construct an extension (269m2) to the side of an existing retail unit, internal and external alterations to the existing retail unit, building signage, stand-alone totem signage, lighting, carparking, hard and soft landscaping, provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2660050
25 Jan 2025N/a
the demolition of the existing two storey dwelling house on Barrack Street and ancillary structures, construction of 8no. two storey dwelling houses (1no. 4 bed house to Barrack Street, 7no. 3 bed houses to the lands to the rear) with vehicular access to Barrack Street, an internal road, footpaths, open spaces with hard and soft landscaping, parking and all ancillary site services
Permission, 8 homes · Longford County Council, 2560013
29 Nov 2024Conditional
a residential development of 24 no. dwelling houses to include the following a) 6 No. two bed single storey semi-detached dwellings as granted previously under planning reference number 18306 b) 14 No. three bed semi-detached two storey dwellings c) 4 No. three bed terrace type two storey dwellings d) provision of new entrance and access road e) green open space, boundary fences /walls with internal pedestrian pathway f) connection to public services with sewer and water supply and all associated ancillary site works
Permission, 24 homes · Longford County Council, 2460286
9 Jul 2024Conditional
development of skills area with astroturf, ball wall, perimeter fence, lighting and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2460140
30 May 2024Conditional
of 19/259 - proposed change of use from retail shop to a take-away restaurant/foodway outlet and all ancillary works
Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2431
10 May 2024Conditional
the proposed installation of 4 no. glamping pod accommodation to service existing public house, and connection to existing services and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2460094
15 Jan 2024N/a
amendments to previously granted permission under 18306 for construction of residential development of 24 no. dwelling houses previously granted for a) 4 no. detached single storey three bedroom units b) 20 no. semi detached single storey two bedroom units where is now proposed to replace the 4 no. detached single storey dwelling (previously hse numbers 1-4) with 4 no. terrace type two storey 3 bed dwellings and replace 14 no. semi-detached single storey two bed dwellings (previously hse numbers 5-8 & 15-24 inclusive), with 14 no. semi-detached two storey 4 bed dwellings, provision of new entrance to the Higginstown Road, amended site boundary, green open space, boundary fences/walls, internal access road, amendments to internal sewerage and water supply layouts and all associated ancillary site works
Permission, 16 homes · Longford County Council, 2460012
7 Jul 2023Unconditional
of PL17/205 change of use of crèche unit at ground floor level and the two-storey rear extension of existing building (as per granted Planning Application Reg. Ref 06/681) into 9 No. apartment units, with associated private garden ground/balconies. The floors will consist of the following: Ground Floor: 3 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 No. 3 bedroom apartments; First Floor: 1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Second Floor:1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Development to include the construction of 7 no. dormer windows, modifications to the roof at south-west corner, modifications to the East, West and North Courtyard Elevations with proposed new window/door opes and the proposed new recessed private open space area at ground floor level to Apartment No. 3. Development to include the demolition of 2 no. existing external staircases, the construction of a new stainless steel external staircase serving the existing duplex units and apartments at first floor level, Internal reconfiguration at ground floor level to accommodate bicycle storage, construction of a new refuse storage area externally to service all apartments and revised parking layout; All with associated site development works and landscaping
Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2397
27 Oct 2022Conditional
for the proposed change of use of the former Bank Of Ireland building which is listed as a protected structure/structures on The Protected Structures list of the Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027, i.e. RPS no. 326, into a mixed use building incorporating office space & habitable accommodation of 7 no. apartments consisting of 2 no. studio apartments at basement level, 2 no, studio type apartments & office space on ground floor level, 1 no. one bedroom apartment, 1 no. studio type apartment & office space at first floor level and 1 no. one bedroom apartment at second floor level. Full planning permission is also being sought for proposed alterations to the existing facades so as to facilitate the above mentioned works together with the proposed renovations & extensions to existing 2 no. outhouses so as to create 2 no. studio type apartments and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 22254
13 Jul 2021Conditional
alterations to layout of previously approved Reg Ref 18/239 Heritage/Cultural park and change of use of building A (AKA building 3) from primary care/medical centre with first floor ancillary residential as granted under ref 04/1147 to new park reception building. The revised development comprises: revision of recreated Norman Village arrangement (previously 19 traditional structures now 22 traditional type buildings and 5 activity shelters) in 3 themed areas; Market Square to east containing well and market cross surrounded by 16 traditional type buildings including Forge, maintenance storage, staff facilities, demonstration house, WCs and coms area and 3 activity shelters; Central Bailey consisting Great Hall (with part first floor as minstrel gallery), Chapel, granary, activity shelter and WC block surrounded by palisade fence with gatehouse to east with further activity shelter and future training area to north; Keep to west consisting of 3 storey feature tower and access steps to east; also mill building to north and camping/wc block to south, alteration to access paths and trails, drainage, services, pond (including separate recirculation area), landscaping, palisade, fences and defensive structures and ancillary services and associated site works. Alteration to building A include a new internal alterations as main park reception, retail area (81sqm) and interpretation area (46sqm), staff and ancillary spaces, new corridor link to 'Knights of Conquests' interpretative centre (44sqm),new lobby (2.7 sqm), alteration to car parking, park access area and elevations, new temporary detached education room (30sqm) to northwest, all on enlarged site area of 6.7ha
Permission · Longford County Council, 21212
18 May 2021N/a
take away coffee shop, housed in two shipping containers with associated site works and signage
Permission · Longford County Council, 21148
16 Dec 2020Conditional
construction of a walkway around the perimeter of existing sports-field together with the proposed erection of adequate lighting to facilitate the proposed walkway and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 20307
27 Feb 2020Conditional
proposed alterations to banqueting hall & WC block of previously granted PL Ref 18-239 as follows: 1) increase in floor area of banqueting hall from 175sqm to 222sqm and alterations to elevations to suit. 2) minor alterations to WC block to include internal modifications to provide facilities for camping, increase in floor area from 52sqm to 76sqm, and alterations to elevations to suit. 3) all associated site development works COVID 19
Permission · Longford County Council, 2045
20 Nov 2019Conditional
construction of a single storey structure to the front of existing school building consisting of 2 No. classrooms with toilet facilities in each classroom, wheelchair accessible W.C., boiler house, connection to existing foul sewer, surface water and watermain services all of which are to service existing primary school and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 19306
20 Nov 2019Conditional
proposed renovations & extension to existing storage building with existing public toilet facilities incorporated into same and whereby it is also proposed to change the use of this building into a public building to be used in conjunction with the existing parish church known as "St Marys" and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 19307
23 Oct 2019Conditional
proposed change in design of a previously permitted extension/link building which was granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL17/9 the purpose of which is to link the existing previously permitted café/restaurant & interoperative centre which were previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number's PL16/51 & PL16/42 respectively. The proposed extension/link building will include a reception and retail area along with sanitary facilities all at ground floor level together with offices at first floor level and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 19273
15 Oct 2019Conditional
proposed change of use from retail shop to a take-away restaurant/foodway outlet and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 19259
20 Dec 2018Conditional
proposed construction of residential development of 26 no. dwelling houses consisting of a) 20 no. semi-detached two bedroom bungalows with 3 no. house types b) 6 no. three bedroom bungalows c) provision of new entrance and access road d) green open space, boundary fences/walls internal access road e) connection to public services with sewer and water supply and all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 18306
24 Oct 2018Conditional
the development of a Heritage/Cultural park on a 6.50 hectare (16 acre) site adjacent to the existing 'Knights of Conquests' interpretative centre bounding Granard Motte. The development comprises the re-creation of a Norman village, with 19 no. traditional, single-storey buildings, contained within a timber palisade fence; related defensive structures; a treasure trove; a pond feature; footpath trails; primary vehicle access from Dublin Street (N55) to existing and new car parking areas; all hard and soft landscaping, including native orchard and woodland, wildflower grass areas, grass amphitheatre, camping ground, picnic and general amenity areas; boundary treatments and associated site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 18239
10 Sept 2018Refused
a single storey rear and side extension (floor area 674m2) to an existing industrial unit. The use of the existing industrial unit including extension is for a Material Recovery and Transfer Facility, which is a use consistent with the permitted industrial use granted under Ref. 04/1066. The application relates to an activity requiring a Waste Facility Permit. Other works include; (1) internal alterations to partially built office area at ground and first floor levels (2) internal alterations to existing building (3) new boundary walls (4) service yard with vehicle weighbridge within (5) new projecting window hatch from office area on to vehicle weighbridge (6) provision of on-site car parking and bicycle parking (7) connection to all services, and (8) ancillary site development works
Permission · Longford County Council, 18191
17 Apr 2018Conditional
proposed demolition of existing Service Station Shop & adjoining storage buildings together with seeking full planning permission for the proposed construction of a single storey shop building comprising of retail area (195sq.m), with ancillary Off-Licence Area (22.5sq.m), Coffee/Serve Over and Seating Area (64.5sq.m), Console Area, Circulation Area, Sluice Room, Toilets, Staff Room, Storage Rooms, Mezzanine Level containing Office Space, Signage, provision of Onsite Car Parking Spaces, landscaping and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 1875
8 Mar 2018Conditional
for the change of use of remainder of existing single storey changing rooms at St. Mary's GFC to use as part of existing crèche/Montessori with interior alterations, together with all associated site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 1842
2 Aug 2017Conditional
change of use of crèche unit at ground floor level and the two-storey rear extension of existing building (as per granted Planning Application Reg. Ref 06/681) into 9 No. apartment units, with associated private garden ground/balconies. The floors will consist of the following: Ground Floor: 3 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 No. 3 bedroom apartments; First Floor: 1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Second Floor:1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Development to include the construction of 7 no. dormer windows, modifications to the roof at south-west corner, modifications to the East, West and North Courtyard Elevations with proposed new window/door opes and the proposed new recessed private open space area at ground floor level to Apartment No. 3. Development to include the demolition of 2 no. existing external staircases, the construction of a new stainless steel external staircase serving the existing duplex units and apartments at first floor level, Internal reconfiguration at ground floor level to accommodate bicycle storage, construction of a new refuse storage area externally to service all apartments and revised parking layout; All with associated site development works and landscaping.
Permission · Longford County Council, 17205
22 Feb 2017Conditional
existing domestic garage which services existing dwelling house with attached garage which was previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL/4838 and all ancillary site works
Retention · Longford County Council, 1754
The 25 most recent of 27 applications.
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 Rathcronan.
Recorded monuments
- LF010-056 Castle - ringwork
Description
At the SE end of a hillock, surrounded by marshy wet terrain from E-S-W, c. 90m to the S of the properties facing onto the main street of the medieval borough of Granard (LF010-055----) and 500m E of the motte and bailey (LF010-080001-) and possible medieval church (LF010-055001-). A raised almost circular area (c. 50m E-W; c. 48m N-S; H 1-1.8m) enclosed from SE-SSE-S and from SW-W-N by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 3m; H 0.2-1.8m) and elsewhere defined by a scarp (H 1 1.8m). The remains of a berm (Wth 6m; D 0.15m) from SW-W appear to indicate that the hillock was cut into and levelled to create the raised platform. There is no evidence of any enclosing fosse or of the original entrance. A livestock gap is visible in the S half. The wetland siting of this monument is atypical of a ringfort. Its location in the centre of the possible medieval borough suggests that it may be the site of an Anglo-Norman manor house or the fortified residence of a high-status family of the borough. However, it is very similar morphologically to the excavated ringfort (RO022-114003-) and tower house (LF022-114011-) at Tulsk, county Roscommon (Brady 2011, 309-10). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 March 2012
- LF010-082 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a SW-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The monument has been levelled. Apart from a slight curve in the field boundary from NNE-E-SE, which presumably mirrors its circuit, it is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 17 January 2012
- LF010-125 Standing stone
Description
On a low rise in pasture. This low, narrow, roughly triangular-shaped limestone slab (H 1.16m; Wth 1.1m; T 0.24m) is aligned E-W. It is widest at the base where there are a number of small packing-stones. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 December 2012
- LF010-131 Enclosure
Description
In pastureland c. 285m to the SE of motte and bailey (LF010-080001-) and c. 165m SE of the hilltop enclosure (LF010-080002-). An archaeo-geophysical survey undertaken in 2006 in advance of a large housing development to the SSW of Granard town (LF010-055----) revealed anomalies. An extensive programme of trenching was undertaken later that year to reveal if any of these were of archaeological significance. Part of an enclosure was identified measuring c. 30m x c. 23m. Although there was no dating evidence, the excavator believed that, on the basis of ‘form and nature’, there was a strong possibility that it was of archaeological significance (Moore 2010, 304). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 6 February 2012
- LF010-132 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
Circa 32m to the SE of a hilltop enclosure (LF010-080----). An extensive programme of archaeological trenching undertaken in 2006, in advance of a large housing development at Granard, revealed a series of three possible post-holes contained within an area 2m x 2m. Two of the post-holes (diam. 0.2m and 0.45m) were suboval in plan and one (diam. 0.13m) was subcircular. All were filled with homogenous mid-brown silty clay clearly discernible from the surrounding boulder clay. No dating material was obtained (Moore and Kiernan 2007, 34; Moore 2010, 304). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 25 February 2013
- LF011-023 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a low hillock in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 and 1887 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised circular area (diam. c. 44m) enclosed by a much-degraded low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3m; H 0.45m max.) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.2m). The N half has been levelled due to the construction of modern field boundaries but its outline is still identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
- Water pump, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1900, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base, cast-iron shelf/platform to base and having fluted domed capping with finial over. Pull lever now missing. Now disused. Located on footpath to the south of Granard.
- Gates/railings/walls, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Gateway, erected c. 1880, comprising a pair of rubble limestone gate piers on square-plan having cut stone capstones and a wrought-iron flat bar gate. Located adjacent to road to the south of Granard.
- Springlawn, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of gateways serving Springlawn House (not in survey), erected c. 1870. Gateway to west comprises a pair of ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded cut limestone capstones and with double leaf cast-iron gates having trefoil finials over. Gateway flanked to either side by sweeping chamfered ashlar limestone plinth walls having cast-iron railings over with trefoil finials and terminated by ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded cut limestone capstones over. Gateway to east comprises a pair of ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded necks and cut stone pyramidal capstones over and with double leaf cast-iron gates having trefoil finials over. Gateway flanked to the east by pedestrian entrance with gate pier (as above) and cast-iron gate. Roughcast rendered boundary walls between gateways having rendered plinth course and limestone coping over. Located to the northwest and northeast of Springlawn House and to the east of Granard.
- House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1850, having lean-to extension to the rear (south). One of a terrace of four along with the buildings adjacent to the east (not in survey). Pitched natural slate roof with (shared) rendered chimneystack to the east end. Roughcast rendered walls over rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two timber sliding sash windows, rendered reveals and painted cut limestone sills. Square-headed door opening to the east end of the main façade (north) with replacement timber panelled door and overlight. Road-fronted to the northeast end of Granard town centre. Gateway/lane to the southwest end having wrought-iron flat bar gate.
- Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1830–1935 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey double-pile bank, built c. 1830 and extensively remodelled in 1933. Pitched natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and having rendered chimneystacks to either end (east and west). Painted rusticated/channelled rendered walls to ground floor, rendered lined-and-ruled walls to first and second floors. Moulded rendered string courses to second floor and at springing point of arches to ground floor window openings. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with four-over-eight timber sliding sash windows to second floor and eight-over-eight to first floor, all with limestone sills. Round-headed window openings to ground floor, set into slightly recessed round-headed panels, having render architrave surrounds to head with scrolled keystone detail over and having eight pane timber sliding sash windows with decorative joinery to heads. Round-headed door opening to the west end of front elevation (north) having render architrave surround to head with scrolled keystone detail over, timber panelled double-doors and a fanlight over with decorative timber joinery. Limestone step to entrance. Road-fronted to the east end of the centre of Granard town.
- Presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay three-storey parochial house, built 1871-2, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof with roll moulded ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber box eaves. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Camber- or segmental-headed central door opening with tiled step threshold, timber doorcase with paired panelled pilasters supporting ogee-detailed cornice, and moulded rendered surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathcronan.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- Rathcronan, Granard11 sales
The townland
- Name
- Rathcronan · Ráth Chrónáin
- Area
- 811,623 m² (81.16 ha, 200.56 acres)
- Civil parish
- Granard, and its townlands
- Barony
- Granard
- Electoral division
- Granard Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Granard Urban electoral division: 1,268 people in 494 households; 47% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymaurice, Ballynacross, Carragh, Cartron, Granard, Grassyard, Higginstown, Teemore
- Placenames
- Rathcronan 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.