Lisfelim
Townland in the civil parish of St. Johns, barony of Athlone South, Co. Roscommon; in Irish Lios Fheidhlim
- Area
- 325.8 ha
- 805 acres
- Land parcels
- 138
- registered freehold, median 9,510 m² (0.95 ha, 2.35 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
138 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lisfelim, from 117 m² to 205,314 m² (20.53 ha, 50.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Lisfelim 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
23 Mar 2026Conditional
Permission to construct new slatted shed together with all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660128
27 Nov 2024Conditional
Permission for works to uprate approximately 35.7km of the overall 35.82km of the existing Athlone to Lanesboro 110 kV overhead line (OHL) circuit located within the administrative boundary within County Roscommon. The proposed development will consist of: • Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of the conductor along the existing Athlone-Lanesboro 110 kV OHL circuit; • Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; • Replacement of 155No. Intermediate Wooden Polesets (IMPs), with similar structures, including poleset stays at 32No. IMPs. The change in structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 23m along the circuit, the majority of height increases will be between 0.1m and 2.0m (at 125 No. IMPs), with the remainder between 2.1m and 3.7m, and a 4.0m height increase at only one IMP. 3no. IMP replacements will not result in a height change; • Replacement of 25No. Intermediate Wooden Poleset crossarms; • Replacement of 1No. steel angle mast, the replacement structure will result in a height increase of 0.5m; • Foundation strengthening of 9No. steel angle masts, and 1No. end mast; • Bar member replacements to 12No. steel angle masts and 1No. end mast; and, •All associated development including insulator/hardware replacement (suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of signage, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anticlimbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared to accompany this planning application, the location of which begins at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460559
5 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission to construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment system and percolation area, and all ancillary site development works at.
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460154
26 Jan 2021Conditional
for development which will consist of: demolition of existing garage; relocation of existing site boundaries; a new domestic garage and all ancillary site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2140
23 Dec 2020N/a
the development will consist relocation of existing site boundaries; a new domestic garage and all ancillary site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20580
29 Jan 2020Conditional
for the change of house type from that granted under planning ref: PD/10/275 and PD/15/3019 and carry out all ancillary site works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2033
22 Dec 2017Conditional
The development will consist of an extension and alterations to an existing dwelling with associated alterations to elevations and all ancillary site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 17526
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Funshinagh SAC 000611
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Funshinagh 000611
Recorded monuments
- RO045-097 Ringfort - rath
Description
Towards the bottom of a S-facing slope. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 43.5m NE-SW; 43.5m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at SSW: Wth 4.8m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2m) and outer flat-bottomed fosse (at SSW: Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.8m) which may have been re-cut. There is an entrance (Wth 5.8m) and causeway at SE and the monument is overlain by a NE-SW field wall towards the perimeter at NW, being completely overgrown NW of this feature. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-142 Ringfort - rath
Description
Towards the top of a NW-facing slope overlooking Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough c. 600m to the W. Circular grass-covered area with some bushes (diam. 35.3m WNW-ESE; 35.1m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown and partly poached earthen bank (Wth 5.5-6.8m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 1.5-1.55m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6-7.4m; Wth of base 1.5-2.5m; D 0.25-1.05m) which has been backfilled SE-SSW and which is circumscribed by a field wall SSW-NNW. There is an entrance (Wth 1.8m) at SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-143002 Barrow - mound barrow
Description
On the broad NE-SW shoulder of the hill, the summit of which is c. 350m to the W. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 12.5m NW-SE; 12.3m NE-SW; H 0.6-0.8m) with some stones protruding from the top of the mound which are probably field stones. Barrow (RO045-144----) is c. 110m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-144 Barrow - ditch barrow
Description
At the crest of the SE-facing slope of the NE-SW shoulder of a hill, the summit of which is c. 300m to the WNW. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 13.8m E-W; 13m N-S; diam. of top 11m E-W; H 1m) with some bushes, that has slight traces of a fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.2m) S-W. Barrow (RO045-143002-) is c. 110m to the N, and rath (RO045-145----) is c. 60m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-145 Ringfort - rath
Description
At the crest of the SE-facing slope of the NE-SW shoulder of a hill, the summit of which is c. 300m to the NW. Subcircular overgrown area (dims 26.5m N-S; 23.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.2-2.8m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.45-0.5m), with a fosse (at W: Wth of top 2.7m; Wth of base 1.1m; ext. D 0.3m) W-N. The entrance (Wth 2.8m) is at SE. Barrow (RO045-144----) is c. 60m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-177001 Ringfort - cashel
Description
Towards the top of the SW-facing slope of a hill overlooking the SE corner of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough c. 600m to the W. Circular scrub-covered area (int. diam. 30.7m WNW-ESE; c. 32m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 3.9-4.2m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 0.6-1.6m) which is largely obscured by spoil and has a field wall built on it SSE-WNW. An entrance (Wth 2.3m) at NE is now blocked with spoil. A house site (RO045-177002-) defined by a moss-covered wall-footing (dims 7.6m NE-SW; 4.3m NW-SE) with an entrance at the centre of the SE side is inside the perimeter at W. Rath (RO045-178----) is c. 90m to the ENE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-177002 House - indeterminate date
Description
Towards the top of the SW-facing slope of a hill overlooking Lough Funshinagh, large turlough c. 600m to the W. A house site defined by a moss-covered wall-footing (dims 7.6m NE-SW; 4.3m NW-SE, crest to crest) with an entrance at the centre of the SE side is inside the perimeter of cashel (RO045-177001-) at W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-219 Mass-rock
Description
On the E shore of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough. A limestone boulder (dims. 0.95m x 0.6-0.7m) has a flat upper surfaces at two levels (H 0.85m at W; H 0.4m at E), and is locally regarded as a mass-rock. (Anon 1994b; Beirne 2000, 279) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lisfelim.
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
- 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; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lisfelim.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Lisfelim with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Lisfelim · Lios Fheidhlim
- Area
- 3,257,650 m² (325.77 ha, 804.98 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Johns, and its townlands
- Barony
- Athlone South
- Electoral division
- Carnagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carnagh electoral division: 841 people in 277 households; 93% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardmullan, Ballagh, Carrigan Beg, Carrigan More, Cartron, Inchiroe and Gortfree, Srahauns
- Placenames
- Lisfelim 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.