# Carrowntemple, Co. Roscommon: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tisrara, barony of Athlone North, Co. Roscommon.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 513,312 m² (51.33 ha, 126.84 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,902 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tisrara, https://everytownland.com/roscommon/parish/tisrara.md
- Barony: Athlone North
- Electoral division: Lismaha, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 365 people lived in 143 households in the Lismaha electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Roscommon, https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/44220
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 190456
- Centre: latitude 53.517591, longitude -8.212365 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowntemple, from 355 m² to 184,117 m² (18.41 ha, 45.5 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 685425: 184,117 m² (18.41 ha, 45.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/685425.md
- Parcel 674860: 165,643 m² (16.56 ha, 40.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/674860.md
- Parcel 643920: 104,002 m² (10.4 ha, 25.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/643920.md
- Parcel 653313: 43,575 m² (4.36 ha, 10.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/653313.md
- Parcel 720194: 4,881 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/720194.md
- Parcel 669060: 3,902 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/669060.md
- Parcel 649233: 3,254 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/649233.md
- Parcel 723666: 2,137 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/723666.md
- Parcel 708315: 698 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/708315.md
- Parcel 705525: 404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/705525.md
- Parcel 669891: 355 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/669891.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Carrowntemple in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 22 Feb 2024, Roscommon County Council 2423: Conditional. Permission, 8 homes. Permission for the construction of 8 detached dwelling houses complete with the installation of a waste water treatment system/tertiary treatment and infiltration area, for demolition of 2 derelict buildings, for the provision of storm water attenuation/connection to existing storm water drainage system, for the provision of a compensatory flood water storage area, for the provision of a public path fronting the site along the R357 road, for the provision of a refuse collection storage area, for the creation of a new entrance onto the public road, for the connections to the existing public utilities and all necessary landscaping/ancillary siteworks at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2423/0
- 9 Feb 2022, Roscommon County Council 2263: N/a. Permission. Permission for the construction of 8 detached dwelling houses complete with the installation of a waste water treatment system / tertiary treatment and infiltration area, for demolition of two derelict buildings, for the provision of storm water attenuation / connection to existing storm water drainage system, for the provision of a compensatory flood water storage area, for the provision of public path fronting the site along the R357 road, for the provision of a refuse collection storage area, for the creation of a new entrance onto the public road, for the connections to the existing public utilities and all necessary landscaping / ancillary siteworks at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2263/0
- 2 Apr 2020, Roscommon County Council 20136: Refused. Permission, 4 homes. for the construction of 4 detached two storey dwelling houses complete with the installation of 4 separate waste water treatment systems/polishing filters, for the refurbishment of existing derelict buildings on sites 1 and 2 for domestic use, for the provision of storm water attenuation/connection to existing storm water drainage system, for the provision of a compensatory flood water storage area, for the provision of a public path fronting the site along the R357 road, for the provision of a refuse collection storage area, for the creation of a new entrance onto the public road, for the connections to the existing public utilities and all necessary ancillary siteworks at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/20136/0
- 27 Aug 2019, Roscommon County Council 19428: N/a. Permission, 4 homes. for the construction of 4 detached two storey dwelling houses complete with the installation of 4 separate waste water treatment systems/polishing filters, for the refurbishment of existing derelict buildings on sites 1 and 2 for domestic use, for the provision of storm water attenuation/connection to existing storm water drainage system, for the provision of a public path fronting the site along the R357 road, for the provision of a refuse collection storage area, for the creation of a new entrance onto the public road, for the connections to the existing public utilities and all necessary ancillary siteworks at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/19428/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrowntemple.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- RO044-043001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-043001-. The parish church of Tisara is listed as Checkfrate in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 224). There is a strong local tradition that it was associated with the Carmelites and provided a hostel for pilgrims (Beirne 1997a). A Carmelite Third Order presence continued in the area down to the late 19th century and was commemorated by a headstone dated 1904 in the graveyard (Josten 1977). The church is within a rectangular graveyard (RO044-043002-) (dims c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by masonry walls. It is situated on a level low-lying landscape with a hill rising to the E. It was excavated (94E0020) in advance of conservation by J. Higgins in 1994 who unravelled the building sequence (1995a, b). The conservation received a National Heritage Award in 1997. The church is a single-cell structure with a N transept and indications of two building phases, the earlier probably of 12-13th century date. It was extended in the 15th century when the present church (int. dims at least 13.9m E-W; 5.4m N-S; H c. 4m) with a decorated E window was built. A two storey structure to the S (ext. dims 12.8m N-S; 7.85m E-W) with two N-S barrel-vaults at the ground floor post-dates the 15th century church and may have provided dormitory accommodation, while a building to the N (int. dims 7.7m N-S; 4.7m E-W) with a garderobe chute is probably contemporary with the earlier church. There is the shaft of a memorial cross (RO044-043003-) (dims 0.18m x 0.17m; H 1.50m) bearing a fragment of an inscription in the graveyard (Siggins 1986b, 34-5). It now supports the head of another small cross (H 0.45m; Wth 0.4m). A grave-marker (RO044-043006-) with an unusual disc head and a slightly raised latin cross on each face was recorded by Mary B . Timoney in 2015. A post-medieval Church of Ireland church is now in ruins at the NW corner of the graveyard. A section of a sunken roadway (RO044-043004-) (Wth 3.3m; D 0.35-0.07m) runs E and SE from the graveyard (L. c. 100m) but it is continued W of the graveyard as the present laneway access (L c. 700m). The Church Well (RO044-043005-), a rectangular, drystone-revetted opening (int. dims 1.1m x 1.05m; D c. 3m) is open to the N and within a drystone-walled enclosure (dims 4.25m N-S; 3.6m E-W; H 1m) and lies c. 180m SE of the church, but there is no evidence of veneration. See the attached views of the E window from the W (001) and E (004) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO044-043002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-043002-. Situated on a level low-lying landscape with a hill rising to the E. The parish church of Tisara (RO044-043001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by masonry walls. The late medieval churchyard cross (RO044-043003-) and an unusual disc-headed grave-marker (RO044-043006-) are within the graveyard. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO044-043003: Cross - Churchyard cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-043003-. Situated on a level low-lying landscape. There is the shaft of a memorial cross (dims 0.18m x 0.17m; H 1.50m) bearing a fragment of an inscription in the graveyard (RO044-043002-). At the top of the E side 'WIF' can be distinguished with the base of 'HIS' above (Siggins 1986b, 34-5). The shaft now supports the head of another small cross (H 0.45m; span 0.4m; T 0.14m). See the attached image taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO044-043004: Road - road/trackway, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-043004-. A section of a sunken roadway (Wth 3.3m; D 0.35-0.07m) runs E and SE from the graveyard (RO044-043002-) (L. c. 200m) but it is continued to W of the graveyard as the present laneway access (L c. 700m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO044-043005: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-043005-. A section of a sunken roadway (RO044-043004-) runs E and SE from the graveyard (RO044-043002-) to the Church Well, a rectangular, drystone-revetted opening (int. dims 1.1m x 1.05m; D c. 3m) which is open to the N and within a drystone-walled enclosure (dims 4.25m N-S; 3.6m E-W; H 1m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO044-043006: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-043006-. Situated on a level low-lying landscape. A grave-marker in the shape of a cross with an unusual disc head and a slightly raised latin cross on each face was recorded by Mary B. Timoney in 2015 in the graveyard (RO044-043002-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 August, 2015
- RO044-125: Bullaun stone (present location), https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO044-125----. Outside the Roman Catholic church at Four Roads. This is a triangular limestone slab (dims 0.93m x 0.82m; H 0.3m) with a single basin (diam. 0.4-0.42m; D 0.25m), which was moved here in the 1990s from Taghboy church (RO-044-079001-). See the attached image Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Carrowntemple, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Carrowntemple.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carrowntemple.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carrowntemple.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carrowntemple.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Carrowntemple with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon: https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Carricknagat: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carricknagat.md
- Carroward: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carroward-190377.md
- Coolderry: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/coolderry-190783.md
- Correal: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/correal-190874.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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