Shangarry
Shangarry is a townland in the civil parish of Myshall, barony of Forth, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is An Seangharraí.
Parcel 797602
- Area
- 154,358 m² (15.44 ha, 38.14 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 382 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Shangarry
Planning applications on this parcel
4 Mar 2025Conditional
to construct 1 no. agricultural slatted unit of 630m² with concrete aprons and agitation points to both ends, and 1 no. agricultural storage shed of 33m² with concrete apron and all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560052
16 Sept 2024Conditional
for the construction of a single-storey dwelling, detached garage, septic tank & percolation area, bored well, splayed entrance and all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2460289
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 3 recorded monuments.
- CW017-066 Enclosure
Description
In tillage. A triangular or plectrum-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 54m N-S; c. 50m E-W) with rounded angles, identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère and Simon Dowling. A curvilinear annexe (dims. c. 26m N-S; c. 36m E-W) conjoins at the N. There is a sub-rectangular enclosure (CW017-067----) c. 145m to the E and a ring-ditch (CW017-068----) c. 170m to the SE. See attached photograph: CW017-066----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 December 2019
- CW017-067 Enclosure
Description
In tillage. A sub-rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 75m NW-SE; c. 64m NE-SW), with rounded angles in the NE and SE quadrants, identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère and Simon Dowling. The enclosure is defined by a wide deep fosse (Wth c. 4-5m). There appears to be an internal rectangular sub-division (dims. c. 40m NW-SE; c. 36m NE-SW) utilising the S and W side of the larger enclosure. The enclosure is largely within a confines of a later field (c. 100m NE-SW x c. 75m NW-SE), indicated on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map, and evident on Google Earth Pro imagery as a cropmark. There is an enclosure (CW017-066----) c. 145m to the W and a ring-ditch (CW017-068----) c. 120m to the SW. See attached photograph: CW017-067----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
- CW017-068 Ring-ditch
Description
In tillage. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. There is an enclosure (CW017-066----) c. 165m to the NW and another enclosure (CW017-067----) c. 120m to the NE. See attached photograph: CW017-068----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 January 2020
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 274.9 ha
- 679 acres
- Land parcels
- 90
- registered freehold, median 3,951 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shangarry, from 165 m² to 277,886 m² (27.79 ha, 68.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Shangarry 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
9 Oct 2025Conditional
works completed to proposed car parking area and permission to complete proposed car park, together with all associated site works
Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560305
1 Oct 2025N/a
works completed to proposed car parking area and permission to complete proposed car park, together with all associated site works
Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560302
4 Mar 2025Conditional
to construct 1 no. agricultural slatted unit of 630m² with concrete aprons and agitation points to both ends, and 1 no. agricultural storage shed of 33m² with concrete apron and all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560052
16 Dec 2024Conditional
• the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor • the strengthening of foundations at 7no. locations • shear block remedial works at 77no. locations • the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 34no. locations • the replacement of 5.1km of earthwire • the painting of all structures • the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures • all associated works within the existing Kellis 220kV substation to accommodate the uprated 220kV OHL including uprating of the Great Island bay in Kellis 220kV substation • the installation of a temporary link between the Great Island – Kellis and Dunstown = Kellis 220kV OHLs to create a temporary circuit, which will include the erection of a temporary four-pole timber structure between the existing Angle Mast 191 on the Great Island- Kellis circuit and the existing Angle Mast 157 on the Dunstown – Kellis circuit • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing, and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., busy national roads, wide rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Please see Site Notice for full development description
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460410
7 Oct 2024N/a
for development consisting of works along the ca. 70.3km Great Island – Kellis 220kV OHL between the existing Great Island 220kV substation in the townland of Great Island in southwest County Wexford and the Kellis 220kV substation located in the townland of Kellistown East, central County Carlow. The OHL has a total of 216no. supporting structures. Within the functional area of Carlow County Council, there is 44.2km of the existing OHL circuit, with 135no. structures. Within the functional area of Wexford County Council there is 26.1km, with 81no. structures. A separate planning application is being lodged with Wexford County Council. The proposed development within Co. Carlow will comprise: • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; • the strengthening of foundations at 7no. locations; • shear block remedial works at 77no. locations; • the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 34no. locations; • the replacement of 5.1km of earthwire; • the painting of all structures; • the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures; • all associated works within the existing Kellis 220kV substation to accommodate the uprated 220kV OHL including uprating of the Great Island bay in the Kellis 220kV substation; • the installation of a temporary link between the Great Island – Kellis and Dunstown – Kellis 220kV OHLs to create a temporary circuit, which will include the erection of a temporary four-pole timber structure between the existing Angle Mast 191 on the Great Island – Kellis circuit and the existing Angle Mast 157 on the Dunstown – Kellis circuit; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., busy national roads, wide rivers, etc.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460319
16 Sept 2024Conditional
for the construction of a single-storey dwelling, detached garage, septic tank & percolation area, bored well, splayed entrance and all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2460289
5 Oct 2023Conditional
to construct a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, secondary waste water treatment system, soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 23169
18 Sept 2023N/a
to construct a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, secondary waste water treatment system, soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 23162
7 Sept 2023N/a
to construct a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, secondary waste water treatment system, soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 23158
26 May 2023Conditional
the construction of a dormer style extension to the rear elevation of my existing dwelling, a domestic garage, new entrance, secondary treatment system & soil polishing filter, connection to services, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2360097
14 Sept 2022Conditional
the construction of a new agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 22302
4 Aug 2022N/a
construction of a new agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 22255
11 Mar 2022Conditional
for development for alterations and a single storey extension to an existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2294
23 Sept 2021Conditional
Permission for the change of use from a former school to a domestic dwelling, including construction of new extensions, new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 21359
17 Nov 2020Conditional
Retention permission of (a) kitchen utility sitting / dining room to the side and rear of the property (b) bedroom extension to the rear of the property (c) a porch to the front of the property and (d) a garage subsequently converted to a one bedroom apartment
Retention, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 20402
25 Sept 2020N/a
a) kitchen utility/dining room to the side and rear of property, b) bedroom extension to the rear of property c) a porch to the front of property and d) a garage subsequently converted to a one bedroom apartment
Retention · Carlow County Council, 20332
9 Sept 2019Conditional
the construction of a single storey dwelling, waste water treatment system, bored well, new entrance, domestic garage, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 19351
9 Sept 2019Conditional
the construction of a single storey dwelling, waste water treatment system, bored well, new entrance, domestic garage, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 19352
8 Oct 2018Conditional
to existing single storey dwelling for the following,- (a) change of use for an existing adjoining outhouse to a proposed domestic bedroom and bathroom, (b) material alteration of existing outhouse metal cladding roof to a proposed slate finish, (c) proposed single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, appropriate waste water treatment system, exterior and interior alterations, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 18382
29 Jun 2018Conditional
development will consist of alterations and additions to an existing two storey dwelling to include 1. demolition of existing uninhabitable two storey side extension and existing rear porch 2. Change of use of existing single storey stone agricultural outbuilding to residential use 3. new two storey extension to the side and single storey extension to the rear 4. new agricultural entrance to main road 5. new wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 18250
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 Shangarry.
Recorded monuments
- CW017-052 Burial ground
Description
Marked 'Site of Burial Ground' on 1839 OS '6-inch map'. Burials found here during construction work in the 1950's (pers. comm. D. Charleson). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW017-053 Ritual site - holy well
Description
'St. Finnians Well' (pers. comm. D. Charleson). No visible surface remains. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW017-066 Enclosure
Description
In tillage. A triangular or plectrum-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 54m N-S; c. 50m E-W) with rounded angles, identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère and Simon Dowling. A curvilinear annexe (dims. c. 26m N-S; c. 36m E-W) conjoins at the N. There is a sub-rectangular enclosure (CW017-067----) c. 145m to the E and a ring-ditch (CW017-068----) c. 170m to the SE. See attached photograph: CW017-066----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 December 2019
- CW017-067 Enclosure
Description
In tillage. A sub-rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 75m NW-SE; c. 64m NE-SW), with rounded angles in the NE and SE quadrants, identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère and Simon Dowling. The enclosure is defined by a wide deep fosse (Wth c. 4-5m). There appears to be an internal rectangular sub-division (dims. c. 40m NW-SE; c. 36m NE-SW) utilising the S and W side of the larger enclosure. The enclosure is largely within a confines of a later field (c. 100m NE-SW x c. 75m NW-SE), indicated on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map, and evident on Google Earth Pro imagery as a cropmark. There is an enclosure (CW017-066----) c. 145m to the W and a ring-ditch (CW017-068----) c. 120m to the SW. See attached photograph: CW017-067----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
- CW017-068 Ring-ditch
Description
In tillage. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth Pro imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Jean-Charles Caillère. There is an enclosure (CW017-066----) c. 165m to the NW and another enclosure (CW017-067----) c. 120m to the NE. See attached photograph: CW017-068----_01 Image ©2019 CNEW/Airbus: Google Earth Pro satellite imagery (14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 January 2020
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Shangarry.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Shangarry, 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Shangarry.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Shangarry, Myshall7 sales
The townland
- Name
- Shangarry · An Seangharraí
- Area
- 2,749,303 m² (274.93 ha, 679.37 acres)
- Civil parish
- Myshall, and its townlands
- Barony
- Forth
- Electoral division
- Shangarry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 568 people lived in 187 households in the Shangarry electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballaghmore, Ballinrush, Cappawater, Clonee East, Kilmaglush, Lasmaconly, Myshall, Rosslee, Straduff
- Placenames
- Shangarry 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.