Alderford

91 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Alderford, from 33 m² to 114,632 m² (11.46 ha, 28.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Alderford 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.

• 28 May 2026Conditional

  Permission for alteration and upgrade of existing dressing rooms, single storey rear extension incorporating sanitary facilities, single storey side extension incorporating a gymnasium, multi-purpose room and sanitary facilities and for upgrade of existing lighting, i.e. replace 16 No existing flood lights on 8 No . existing lights poles (2 flood lights per light pole, 4 light poles each side of existing pitch) circa 12m high with 16 No. proposed new flood lights on existing light poles achieving ave 71.4 Lux (min/Ave=>0.12, Min/Max>0.04), 530.6 Watt per light to St. Ronan's GAA pitch, together with all ancillary site works and services at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660261

• 2 May 2026N/a

  Permission for: alteration and upgrade of existing dressing rooms, single storey rear extension incorporating sanitary facilities, single storey side extension incorporating a gymnasium, multi-purpose room and sanitary facilities. permission is sought for upgrade of existing lighting, i.e., replace 16 no. existing flood lights on 8 no. existing light poles (2 flood lights per light pole, 4 light poles each side of existing pitch) circa 12m high with 16 no. proposed new flood lights on existing light poles achieving ave 71.4 lux (min/ave=>0.12, min/max=>0.04), 530.6 watt per light to St. Ronan’s GAA pitch, together with all ancillary site works and services at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660208

• 16 Apr 2026N/a

  Planning Permission for alteration and upgrade of existing dressing rooms, single storey rear extension incorporating sanitary facilities, single storey side extension incorporating a Gymnasium, Multi purpose room and sanitary facilities. Permission is sought for upgrade of existing lighting to St. Ronan’s GAA pitch, together with all ancillary site works and services at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660168

• 31 Jan 2024Conditional

  Planning permission for the following: 1. To construct two number single storey domestic dwellings. 2. To construct two new site entrances. 3. To connect to all public services and all ancillary works at

  Permission, 2 homes · Roscommon County Council, 2460043

• 11 Jul 2022Conditional

  Retention Permission for the existing single storey extension at the rear of the dwelling house and Permission for the demolition of the existing first floor extension and partial demolition of the existing ground floor extension, construction of a new entrance lobby and alterations to the external elevations of the existing ground floor extension at the rear of the dwelling house and ancillary site works at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 22359

• 4 Jul 2022N/a

  permission for the proposed construction of a single storey bungalow type dwelling house with attached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, connection to existing foul sewer networks and all ancillary works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 22345

• 21 Jun 2022N/a

  Retention Permission for the existing single storey extension at the rear of the dwelling house and permission for the demolition of the existing first floor extension and partial demolition of the existing ground floor extension, construction of new entrance lobby and alterations to the external elevations of the existing ground floor extension at the rear of the dwelling house and ancillary site works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 22306

• 9 Dec 2021Refused

  Permission: 1.To construct 2 no. two storey type domestic dwellings; 2. To construct two new site entrances; 3. To connect to the public services and all ancillary works at

  Permission, 2 homes · Roscommon County Council, 21689

• 26 Nov 2021Conditional

  Permission to demolish existing dwelling house and construct replacement dwelling house of reduced size with associated site development works to include amendments to public road junction and footpaths at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21670

• 21 May 2021Conditional

  to retain a pre fabricated building for use as a play school and connection to services on the grounds of St Patrick's Primary School and all ancillary works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21264

• 6 May 2021N/a

  to retain a pre fabricated building for use as a Play School and connection to services on the grounds of St. Patrick's Primary School and all ancillary works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21228

• 19 Mar 2021Refused

  to erect a 20m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated equipment all enclosed in security fencing at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 21140

• 20 Sept 2019Conditional

  for the following: 1. To demolish the existing domestic garage. 2. To construct a single storey type domestic extension with livable accommodation in the roof space to the side and front of the existing dwelling. 3. Alterations to the front and rear façade and all ancillary works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 19480

• 22 Nov 2018Conditional

  to retain and complete extension to existing shop, to convert part of existing shop premises for sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e. Off-Licence), where the floor area for the off licence is 20 sq. m. and is restricted within the overall unit and is ancillary to the primary retail unit at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18577

• 2 Nov 2018Conditional

  Planning permission is being sought for a house, domestic garage and connection to services on site at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 18548

• 6 Feb 2018Conditional

  to retain and complete extension to existing shop with minor alterations to existing shop premises and site layout at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 1843

• 28 Feb 2017Conditional

  To demolish existing derelict house and build a new house and garage on property in

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 1785

• 13 Feb 2017N/a

  To demolish existing derelict house and build a new house and garage on my property in

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 1759

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 Alderford.

Recorded monuments

• RO001-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered but poached platform (diam. 32.8m E-W; 32.5m N-S; H 0.4-0.55m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 3.3-4.4m; D 0.1-0.4m) from an outer bank (Wth 3.8-5.2m; H 0.2-0.6m). There is no visible entrance, but there are traces of a second outer fosse in a band of rushes (Wth 2.5-3m) N-NE and SE-SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO001-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Not depicted on any OS map, this rath is visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (GSIAP: G 274-5), and is situated on the summit of a NW-SE ridge. It is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.6m NNW-SSE; 33m ENE-WSW) defined by a scarp (H 1.5-1.65m), with a slight fosse (Wth of top 6-6.6m; D 0.1m) NE-ESE which is visible as a wet area NW-NE. There is no identifiable original entrance, but the monument was planted with trees, now removed, and is overlain by a NW-SE avenue. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

• Water pump, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, and still in use. Comprising fluted cylindrical shaft with domed cap and replacement tap. Set on roadside pavement.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay three-storey house, built c.1880, comprising post office to ground floor. Return and extension to rear, now abutting two-storey house to east and west. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed façade with quoins and sill course and render to gables and rear. Shopfront comprises two large display windows with centrally placed door approached by a number of stone steps. Stucco fascia panel. Timber sash windows with stucco surrounds. Timber panelled door with overlight, serving passageway and upper floors. Two outbuildings to rear comprising two-storey rendered outbuilding with slate roof and a single-storey outbuilding with corrugated-iron roof. Wrought-iron gate to north-east of house. Sandstone flags to passageway and to shop floor. Wainscoting to interior with timber panelled counters. Building fronts onto street.

• Alderford House, gates/railings/walls, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Tooled ashlar gate piers, erected c.1850, providing access to Alderford House. Comprising carved panel with raised-and-fielded moulding and surmounted by rectangular profile cap. Gates to pedestrian gate way to north survive. Cast-iron gates with decorative finials.

• Alderford House, country house, 1780–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, built c.1810, with two-storey return to rear and coursed sandstone walls connecting house to ruinous outbuilding. Hipped slate roof with ridge tiles and corbels to eaves. Rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast render to walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Tripartite window to gable ends and above front door. Centrally-placed timber panelled double doors flanked by Doric columns surmounted by petal fanlight. Timber and glazed double doors to ground floor of southern elevation. Farmyard to north-west of house with random coursed boundary walls with sandstone entrance arch and two-storey outbuilding with integral carriage arches. Entrance to house through tooled stone gate piers with carved lion finials and cast-iron gate.

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 5 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Alderford with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Alderford · Áth Fearnáin

Area

1,013,279 m² (101.33 ha, 250.39 acres)

Civil parish

Kilronan, and its townlands

Barony

Boyle

Electoral division

Ballyfarnan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyfarnan electoral division: 271 people in 114 households; 73% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castletenison Demesne, Cuiltygower, Greaghnageeragh, Kilmacroy, Lisseevin, Lurraga

Placenames

Alderford 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.