# Friarshill, Co. Roscommon: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Castlemore, barony of Costello, Co. Roscommon; in Irish Cnocán an Bhráthar. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 106,754 m² (10.68 ha, 26.38 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 355 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Castlemore, https://everytownland.com/roscommon/parish/castlemore.md - Barony: Costello - Electoral division: Ballaghaderreen, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 3,254 people lived in 1,218 households in the Ballaghaderreen electoral division. 58% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Roscommon, https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/43282 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 191208 - Centre: latitude 53.898747, longitude -8.588285 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Friarshill, from 138 m² to 52,026 m² (5.2 ha, 12.86 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 679891: 52,026 m² (5.2 ha, 12.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/679891.md - Parcel 650908: 14,416 m² (1.44 ha, 3.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/650908.md - Parcel 5139133: 7,537 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5139133.md - Parcel 5264071: 6,827 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5264071.md - Parcel 695974: 6,137 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/695974.md - Parcel 2478244: 5,446 m² (0.54 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478244.md - Parcel 2478222: 5,423 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478222.md - Parcel 4674841: 1,246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4674841.md - Parcel 2959816: 544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959816.md - Parcel 644006: 417 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/644006.md - Parcel 3779336: 394 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3779336.md - Parcel 2478249: 390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478249.md - Parcel 2959878: 371 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959878.md - Parcel 2478247: 363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478247.md - Parcel 2478254: 357 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478254.md - Parcel 2959881: 356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959881.md - Parcel 2478297: 354 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478297.md - Parcel 2959822: 350 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959822.md - Parcel 3066852: 343 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3066852.md - Parcel 2959892: 339 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959892.md - Parcel 2959845: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959845.md - Parcel 2944914: 323 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2944914.md - Parcel 2478256: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478256.md - Parcel 2959887: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2959887.md - Parcel 3782097: 315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3782097.md - Parcel 2478248: 305 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478248.md - Parcel 2478252: 303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478252.md - Parcel 2478250: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478250.md - Parcel 2478234: 296 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478234.md - Parcel 701314: 192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/701314.md - Parcel 5344290: 176 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5344290.md - Parcel 5344289: 138 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5344289.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon; 30 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.rosdevplan.ie/ - M5 Outer Core (Other mix of uses): Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.rosdevplan.ie/ - G3 Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.rosdevplan.ie/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 1 Apr 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560142: Conditional. Permission. Permission for development which will consist of removal of external metal fire exit staircase, demolition of roadside boundary wall, demolition of three no. single-storey blocks, demolition of two-storey toilet block and links, partial demolition of single-storey bungalow, construction of two-storey and single-storey extension consisting of mainstream classrooms accommodation, multi-purpose room, two-storey fire exits, ancillary facilities and special needs education facility, energy upgrade with PV array on flat roof, extension and upgrade of existing foul drainage network connecting to existing public sewer, surface water connected to new attenuation tank with hydrobrake linking to existing surface water drain, reconfiguration and extension of car park, bus drop-off, bicycle parking, street lighting, EV charging, boundaries and other associated siteworks at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560142/0 - 26 Mar 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560131: N/a. Permission. The development will consist of removal of external metal fire exit staircase, demolition of roadside boundary wall, demolition of three no. single-storey blocks, demolition of two-storey toilet block and links, partial demolition of single-storey bungalow, construction of two-storey and single-storey extension consisting of mainstream classrooms accommodation, multi-purpose room, two-storey fire exits, ancillary facilities and special needs education facility, energy upgrade with PV array on flat roof, extension and upgrade of existing foul drainage network connecting to existing public sewer, surface water connected to new attenuation tank with hydrobrake linking to existing surface water drain, reconfiguration and extension of car park, bus drop-off, bicycle parking, street lighting, EV charging, boundaries and other associated siteworks.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560131/0 - 21 Jul 2023, Roscommon County Council 2360017: Conditional. Permission. Permission to install 12 No 6m high public lighting columns with LED lanterns and 12 No outdoor fitness equipment pieces and all ancillary site works and services at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360017/0 - 24 Oct 2022, Roscommon County Council 22574: Conditional. Permission. Permission for development consisting of the construction of an agricultural access to a greenfield site at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/22574/0 - 18 Oct 2022, Roscommon County Council 22557: N/a. Permission. Permission for development consisting of the construction of an agricultural access to a greenfield site at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/22557/0 - 13 Jul 2017, Roscommon County Council 17314: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The development consisting of change of use of part of the existing convent building from residential to office and extension to the building at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/17314/0 - 20 Feb 2017, Roscommon County Council 1770: Conditional. Permission. to install flood lighting, comprising 4 No. 18m high lampposts and all ancillary site works and services at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/1770/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Friarshill. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Friarshill. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Saint Mary's Convent, convent/nunnery, 1875–1880, Regional interest, registry number 31805001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=RO®no=31805001. Gothic Revival convent complex, built in 1876 to a design by J.J. O' Callaghan, comprising four-bay two-storey convent abutting chapel to north, with nun's graveyard and walled orchard to south-west and gate lodge with gates to north. Now disused. Pitched slate roofs with coping to gable ends, stone cross finials, cut stone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rock-faced stone walls with plinth, string course to top and bottom of ground floor windows, tooled stone quoins and projecting gable-fronted northern bay. Entrance to chapel with pointed-arched opening with timber panelled double doors with hoodmoulding, tooled stone surround and glazed fanlight with stone mullions. Two door openings to south elevation with tooled stone surrounds and replacement doors. One square-headed opening with sidelight the other shouldered-arched opening with tooled block-and-start limestone surround surmounted by paired windows. uPVC windows with tooled stone block-and-start surround, stone sills and chamfered reveals. Paired pointed-arched openings above door. Chapel with two-stage belfry, entrance porch to north. Pointed-arched stained glass windows to chapel and rose window. Graveyard bounded by rendered wall, cast-iron gates with rendered piers. Cast-iron cross grave markers, some in circular arrangement around stone cross. Random coursed wall surrounds orchard. Two-bay single-storey gate lodge with hipped slate roof, rendered chimneystack, rendered walls and replacement doors and windows. Cut stone gate piers with wrought-iron gates give access to convent complex. ## 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 Friarshill, about 1 in 10 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 low. Parts of the land are made ground and water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Friarshill. - 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/friarshill.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/friarshill.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/friarshill.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Friarshill 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) - Ballaghaderreen: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/ballaghaderreen.md - Glebe: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/glebe-191234.md - Knockanaconny: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/knockanaconny.md - Toomanagh: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/toomanagh.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/friarshill - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/roscommon/friarshill