Granard

224 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Granard, from 5 m² to 19,947 m² (1.99 ha, 4.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 113 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Residential (Existing residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 94 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Education)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Open space, park)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 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
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing (Office, business/technology park and related)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S4Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (General public administration)
  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.

• 29 Jul 2026Conditional

  to make alterations to the protected structure including reinstating windows, demolishing small sections of the external walls, creating a new window, construction of new roofs and the construction of a new single storey extension along with a new site entrance with new mains water and grey water connections and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2660239

• 19 May 2026Conditional

  the proposed change of use of existing ground floor level retail unit into a coffee shop and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660165

• 12 Apr 2026Conditional

  to demolish existing storage sheds and construct 1 No. townhouse, and garage, and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2660117

• 5 Mar 2026Conditional

  of 2 no. single-storey extensions to the rear of the existing retail premises and retention of existing signage to the south-east elevation

  Retention · Longford County Council, 2660066

• 1 Dec 2025Refused

  to make alternations to the protected structure including reinstating windows, creating a new window, construction of new roofs and the construction of a new single storey extension along with new mains water and grey water connections and all ancillary site development. This further Information makes alterations to the original application, including; revised site entrance, retaining site boundaries, reduced demolition of existing structure, revised window design & proportions and changes in proposed external materials

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560282

• 18 Dec 2024Conditional

  proposed change of use of existing ground floor level retail unit into a take-away/pizzeria and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2460311

• 16 Dec 2024Conditional

  the removal of an existing vent stack which is a protected structure, reference 334 in the planning authority's record of protected structures. Retention of a replacement vent stack and associated pipework and ancillary site works

  Retention · Longford County Council, 2455

• 12 Nov 2024N/a

  the proposed change of use of the ground floor level of an existing building which is a recorded Protected Structure i.e. RPS No. 331 Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027 from its previous use as office space into residential space and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2460270

• 25 Jun 2024Refused

  the construction of telecommunications infrastructure comprised of; a 21 metre monopole (22.5 metre overall structure height to top of lightning finials) carrying antennas, dishes and associated equipment, together with new ground level equipment cabinets, new fencing, temporary construction access and all associated site works. The proposal also includes the removal of an existing telecommunications rooftop support structure and replacement of existing operators equipment

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2460129

• 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

• 12 Apr 2024Unconditional

  of 19/185 - proposed construction of a residential development consisting of 13 no. dwelling houses consisting of: 10 no. three bedroom two storey terrace type dwelling houses of which they are two different designs, 2 no two bedroom bungalow semi-detached type dwelling houses, 1 no. two bedroom bungalow detached type dwelling house, entrance, access road, boundary fences/walls, associated car parking, green open space, connections into existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks and all ancillary works all of which are similar in design to a previously permitted residential development that was granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL08/518 on the same site to which this application relates

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2420

• 6 Sept 2023Conditional

  development will consist of: A) Demolition of the existing building, associated car park and boundary walls on site, B) Construction of a single storey discount foodstore (to include off-licence use) with a gross floor area of c. 1,842 sqm (net retail area 1,316 sqm.); C) Vehicular/pedestrian access from Barrack Lane; D) 110 no. car parking spaces and 20 no. bicycle spaces; E) Erection of an internally illuminated, double sided, free standing, identification pole sign located adjacent to the proposed access to the site; 2 no. internally illuminated gable signs, F) a single storey ESB substation and switchroom c. 21 sqm; G) All landscaping, loading bay at northern elevation, lighting, boundary treatments, retaining walls, plant area, solar panels at roof level, engineering and site development works to facilitate the development

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2360125

• 26 Jul 2023Conditional

  of existing first floor accomodation for use as a childcare facility and associated site works

  Retention · Longford County Council, 2399

• 5 Jul 2023Conditional

  to demolish 4 no. existing disused dwellings and erect 8 no. fully serviced single storey semi-detached houses, form new service road, connect to existing services and all associated works

  Permission, 8 homes · Longford County Council, 2360078

• 30 Sept 2021Conditional

  the installation of an ATM machine to the existing front (south/east) elevation.

  Permission · Longford County Council, 21283

• 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

• 1 Jul 2021Conditional

  (1) construct a two storey extension to the rear of an existing three storey terraced building to include training rooms, creche, hydra therapy and shower areas, training kitchen, art room and ancillary spaces (2) internal and external alteration to the rear of the existing building (3) parking, green space and lighting (4) signage, entrance gates and piers and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 21200

• 8 Apr 2021Refused

  to erect a 20m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated equipment

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2195

• 11 Mar 2021Conditional

  change of use of the existing bank to lettable office accommodation, co-working spaces and associated ancillary spaces. Alterations to the existing building will include repairs to the building envelope, upgrade works to intermediate floors and partitions, mechanical and electrical upgrade, alterations to the layout at ground floor, decorative alterations internally, erection of signage to the front of the building (Protected structure Ref no 242) and all associated site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2164

• 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

• 12 Aug 2020Conditional

  of PL16/107 for proposed erection of 3 no. storage silos (3.5m in diameter and 16m in height approximately), to also include support foundations, service bridge with railings and ducting all to service existing factory and all ancillary works

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 20178

• 30 Mar 2020Conditional

  demolish existing storage sheds and construct 1 No. townhouse, garage and associated site works (COVID 19b)

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2069

• 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

• 6 Feb 2020Conditional

  proposed redesign of a previously permitted structure that was granted full planning permission under planning permission reference number PL19/306 whereby it is now proposed to construct a single storey structure to the front of existing school building consisting of 3 no. classrooms with toilet facilities in each classroom, resource room, wheelchair accessible W.C., connection to existing foul sewer, surface water and watermain services all of which are to service existing primary school. Full planning permission is also been sought for the proposed construction of an astro turf playing pitch together with perimeter fencing, erection of lighting poles with lighting, drainage of existing sports field together with the construction of a new vehicular entrance off adjoining public road and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2025

• 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

The 25 most recent of 33 applications.

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 Granard.

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

• LF010-138 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

• Saint Patrick's Church (Granard), church/chapel, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Church of Ireland church, built or rebuilt c. 1760, having two-bay nave elevations, four-stage tower to the west, and lean-to single-bay extension (c. 1930) to the east end of the north elevation, remodeled in 1861 and 1930. Possibly incorporating the fabric of a seventeenth century church to site. Pitched natural slate roof with raised cut limestone verges to the gable ends. Roughcast rendered walls to the ground floor of tower and to nave with rendered plinth course. Coursed rubble limestone masonry walls to tower with string courses and stepped Irish style crenellations to the corners of parapet. Round-headed window openings to nave and chancel gable with limestone surrounds and sills having Y-tracery quarry glazed windows with stained glass. Diocletian/semi-circular opening to west face of tower at ground floor level with fixed timber window and cut limestone surround. Square-headed opening to south elevation of tower at first floor level with limestone surround and fixed timber glazed window Round-headed windows to tower at belfry level with timber louvered fittings. Round-headed door opening to south face of tower with cut limestone surround having Doric style pilasters with timber fittings to fanlight over timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance. Set back from road in sub-rectangular enclosure to the west of Granard town centre. Set in graveyard with collection of recumbent, table and upstanding cut stone grave markers. Site bounded by rubble limestone boundary wall. Square profile cut limestone piers with carved caps having double leaf wrought-iron gates give access to enclosure from the north. Coursed rubble limestone masonry square profile piers with carved limestone caps with single leaf wrought-iron gate to south. Square-profile lined-and-ruled rendered piers with wrought-iron gates and sweeping roughcast rendered walls to road to north, at start of approach avenue to grounds.

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Gothic Revival style Roman Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built c. 1862 and altered c. 1887 and c. 1904 - 7 , having four-bay elevations to nave with side aisles, two-bay transepts to the northeast and southwest, chancel to the southeast, and a four-stage tower (on square-plan) to the centre of the northwest elevation with broached spire over having lucarnes. Single-storey sacristy to the southwest side of chancel having pitched slate roof and single-bay single-storey gable-fronted porches to the centre of the entrance front (northwest) and to the northwest side of the nave. Pitched slate roofs with carved limestone cross finials to gable ends and ornate foliate cast-iron ridge crestings. Snecked limestone chimneystack to sacristy. Snecked limestone masonry walls with cut stone and ashlar limestone trim. Clasping buttresses to front elevation (northeast) and side aisles, and string course to transepts. Pointed arch lancet window to the centre of the front gable (northwest, nave gable), flanked by double lancet openings (inner flanking openings are blind) with moulded limestone stones, carved limestone banded shafts and hood mouldings. Pointed arch blank recess over gable apex having roundel with carved trefoil motifs. Triple cusped/trefoil-headed lancet windows to side aisles, and triple lancet windows to gable-fronted porch, front elevation. Paired cusped/trefoil-headed lancet openings to side aisles with stained glass windows and with paired cusped/trefoil-headed lancet openings to clerestory with quarry-glazed windows. Cusped/trefoil-headed lancet openings with hoodmouldings over to transept gables with rose windows to gable apexes having carved tracery and stained glass windows. Recessed trefoil openings to side elevations of transepts. Five-light pointed arch opening chancel gable with geometric tracery and stained glass windows. Paired cusped/trefoil-headed openings to tower at belfry level having louvered fittings. Triple-light square-headed window opening with cusped detail to head to sacristy with cut stone mullions. Pointed arch door opening to porch, front elevation, having ashlar limestone surround to timber battened double doors. Pointed arch door openings to side porch having cut limestone surrounds and timber battened double doors. Pointed arch door opening to northeast face of tower having pointed arch chamfered cut limestone surround with trefoil motif and with hoodmoulding over having fleur-de-lis finial to apex, and having timber double doors. Interior has ornate pointed arch arcade supported on carved limestone columns. Timber gallery with trefoil motifs and cast-iron spiral staircase to north transept. The roof is an elaborate structure of hammerbeams and cross-braces, with decorative carved quatrefoil and lancet style openwork. Set back from road in elevated position to the east end of Granard town. Rubble limestone boundary walls to the east side. Pair of square profile, ashlar limestone pedimented piers with trefoil motifs to main entrance. Site bounded to north by ornate cast-iron railings set on limestone plinths. Railings terminated to either end with ashlar limestone piers. Enclosed nuns' and priests' graveyards to the north.

• Vent pipe, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c. 1900, comprising of fluted pedestal with moulded detailing having a plain cylindrical shaft over saw-tooth profiled crown. Located on footpath to the northeast end of Granard town centre.

• Smyth, house, 1840–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house and public house, built c. 1850, having a three-bay shopfront to the west end and an integral segmental-headed carriage arch the east end. Pitched slate roof with a single rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with rendered block quoins to the east end and with a continuous sill course at first floor level. Square-headed window openings to the first floor having render architrave surrounds with replacement windows to the first floor. Shopfront comprising central square-headed doorway having early timber panelled double doors with overlight, flanked to either side by fixed-pane display windows and with timber Doric style pilasters supporting fascia with moulded cornice/entablature over. Raised lettering to fascia and stone cladding to stall risers. Shopfront flanked to the east by a square-headed doorway (giving access to first floor) having render architrave surround, timber panelled door and with an overlight above. Road-fronted to the east side of Granard town centre.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey former house, built c. 1830, having an integral segmental-headed carriage arch to the west end of the main façade (south) and a later shopfront inserted to the east end bay. Later used as shop and now in use as offices. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, projecting eaves course and two rendered chimneystacks. Sill course to first floor windows. Painted lined-and-ruled walls to ground floor, rendered walls to first and second floor having rendered block quoins to the ends. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Render architraved surrounds to window openings at first and second floor level. Square-headed door opening with early timber panelled door and with glazed overlight. Rendered shopfront having square-headed opening with glazed overlight over timber panelled door with flanking display window. Road-fronted to the east end of Granard town centre.

• House, 1810–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey former house and shop, built c. 1820, now in disuse. Pitched natural slate roof with a shared rendered chimneystack to the west end. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with tooled limestone sills. Shopfront, c. 1880, comprising square-headed door opening to the west end having early timber panelled double doors with overlight, square-headed window opening adjacent to the east having external timber panelled shutters and with timber pilasters supporting timber fascia with moulded entablature over. Road-fronted to the centre of Granard town.

• J. Keegan, house, 1810–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house and shop, built c. 1820 and altered c. 1880. Pitched natural slate roof with a shared rendered chimneystack to the east end. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls and plinth course. Square-headed window openings to first floor with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening to the east end of the front elevation (north) with timber panelled door and overlight. Shopfront comprising central square-headed door opening with half-glazed timber panelled double doors, flanked to either side by square-headed window openings with fixed-pane display windows. Timber fascia over display windows with raised lettering and with moulded entablature having dentil course. Road-fronted to the centre of Granard.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey house and shop, built c. 1880, with integral square-headed carriage arch to the west end. Pitched natural slate roof with brick chimneystacks to either end (east and west). Painted rendered walls render block quoins to the corners and with two rendered string courses below the eaves. Recent circular date plaque, dated 1708. Square-headed tripartite window openings to centre-bays at first and second floor level having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows, moulded timber pilasters, render architrave surrounds and painted limestone sills. Square-headed window openings to outer bays with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows, render architrave surrounds and painted limestone sills. Square-headed door opening to the east end with timber panelled door and overlight. Shopfront comprising central square-headed doorway with flanking fixed-pane display windows, and with pilasters supporting timber fascia over. Road-fronted to the south side of Main Street, Granard.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three/four-bay two-storey over partially raised basement house, built c. 1760, having modern shopfront to east side of the main elevation (south). Also in use as a shop. Hipped natural slate roof with projecting eaves course and large rendered chimneystacks to either gable end (east and west). Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having replacement windows and painted limestone sills. Central round-headed door opening with rusticated limestone block doorcase, timber panelled door, moulded cut stone lintel and with a spoked fanlight over. Flight of painted limestone steps to entrance. Recent glazed shopfront to east end-bay with square-headed openings. Road-fronted to the north side of Main Street, Granard.

• Granard Market House, market house, 1770–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited five-bay two-storey former market house, built c. 1785, having single-bay elevation to Main Street (southeast). Previously in use as a court house (upper floor), a school house and as a cinema, and currently in use as a library and offices. Rebuilt c. 1925 after being damaged by fire during the War of Independence. Recent concrete staircase to rear (northwest). Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with rendered quoins to the corners, eaves course and plinth course. Square-headed window openings to the first floor having six-over-six timber sliding sash windows, painted limestone sills and with rendered label mouldings over. Arcade of five round-headed (carriage) arches to the west elevation, now infilled with windows and doors, having rendered hoodmouldings over with limestone keystone detail. Round-headed carriage arch to the southeast elevation having wrought-iron gate and with a rendered hoodmoulding over with keystone detail. Road-fronted on a sloping corner site to the centre of Granard.

• The Greville Arms, house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey former house, built c. 1780, now in use as hotel. Hipped (southwest) and pitched (northeast) natural slate roof with three rendered chimneystacks, two to the centre and one to the northeast end. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls over plinth with ornate eaves course and with quoins. Square-headed window openings with painted block-and-start surrounds with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows to first and second floors. Tripartite windows to ground floor having block-and-start surrounds and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Limestone sills throughout. Central segmental-headed tripartite doorway with architraved surround having vermiculated blocks to base and at lintel level, sidelights over vermiculated panels, timber panelled door and a fanlight over with decorative timber joinery. Flight of limestone steps to entrance. Cast-iron and glass canopy to doorway. Road fronted to the north side of Main Street, Granard.

• Ulster Bank, bank/financial institution, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey bank, built c. 1872, having two-bay single-storey extension to the northeast. Pitched natural slate roof with bracketed eaves course and with rendered chimneystacks to either gable end (southwest and northeast) having moulded cut stone capping. Painted rendered walls with rendered string and plinth courses. Square-headed window openings having replacement windows and with painted limestone sills. Keystone detailing to first floor openings. Central round-headed doorway with carved limestone architraved doorcase having projecting keystone and Doric pilasters. Timber panelled door with overlight. Flight of limestone steps to entrance flanked by cast-iron railings. Set slightly back from road with cut stone plinth wall to front (southeast) having cast-iron railings over. Located to the north end of Market Street, Granard.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey former house and shop, built c. 1830 and altered c. 1870. Now disused. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered chimneystack to the southwest gable end. Painted rendered walls. Rubble stone construction to northeast gable wall. Square-headed window openings with render architraved surrounds, stone sills and replacement windows. Rendered pediments over second floor windows having vermiculated detailing and rendered pediments over first floor openings having moulded cornice with dentil detail and blank frieze. Square-headed doorway to the east end with timber door and overlight. Shopfront to the west end with square-headed doorway flanked by fixed-pane display windows and with fluted pilasters to either end having moulded consoles over. Road-fronted to the north side of Main Street, Granard.

• Shop/retail outlet, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey former commercial premises, built or rebuilt c. 1880, with two-bay two-storey former house to the northeast end, built c. 1830. Now in single use as offices. Pitched natural roof to four-bay section with moulded red brick chimneystacks to either gable end. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to altered two-bay block. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings to first floor having replacement windows and painted limestone sills. Segmental-headed openings to west end of ground floor having replacement windows and rendered hoodmouldings over. Square-headed door opening to the east end bay with half-glazed timber door with rendered hoodmoulding over. Square-headed window opening adjacent to the west with replacement window and with rendered hoodmoulding over (probable former doorway, now infilled). Continuous timber shopfront running length of building, comprising timber fascia having carved entablature with dentils and supported on pilasters with ornate foliate brackets. Road-fronted to the west end of Main Street, Granard.

• John O'Hara, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey former house and shop, built c. 1830 and altered c. 1880. One of a terrace of buildings with the structures to either side. Now in disuse. Pitched natural slate roof with two rendered chimneystacks, one to the centre and one to the east end shared with adjacent property. Painted roughcast rendered walls with rendered quoins at ground floor level. Square-headed openings to upper floors, diminishing in size towards the eaves, with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows to second floor openings and one-over-one pane to first floor, all with limestone sills. Shopfront comprising square-headed door opening timber panelled double doors with overlight, square-headed fixed-pane display windows and with Doric style pilasters supporting fascia over with carved timber entablature. Road-fronted to the south side of Main Street and to the southwest end of Granard town centre.

• 1798 Monument, monument, 1945–1955 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Celtic high cross style memorial monument, erected c. 1948, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Granard (1798 Rebellion). Comprises carved limestone high cross with Celtic interlacing in bas relief to principal face (east) and set on a stepped limestone base and plinth. Inscription to base. Located on an elevated site to the west end of Granard and to the east of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church (13305005).

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

About 1 in 10 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 Granard.

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.

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

Name

Granard · Gránard

Area

274,615 m² (27.46 ha, 67.86 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

Churchquarter, Granardkill, Grassyard, Moatfield, Mullingee, Rathcronan, Teemore

Placenames

Granard 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.