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

Townland in the civil parish of Rahara, barony of Athlone North, Co. Roscommon; in Irish Ráth Ara.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,499,365 m² (249.94 ha, 617.61 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,485 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Rahara, https://everytownland.com/roscommon/parish/rahara.md
- Barony: Athlone North
- Electoral division: Lackan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 379 people lived in 126 households in the Lackan electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Roscommon, https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/44205
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 191792
- Centre: latitude 53.518655, longitude -8.134683 (WGS 84)

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

48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rahara, from 341 m² to 442,661 m² (44.27 ha, 109.38 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 649130: 442,661 m² (44.27 ha, 109.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/649130.md
- Parcel 688239: 364,917 m² (36.49 ha, 90.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/688239.md
- Parcel 705540: 307,329 m² (30.73 ha, 75.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/705540.md
- Parcel 655656: 249,913 m² (24.99 ha, 61.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/655656.md
- Parcel 693489: 240,359 m² (24.04 ha, 59.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/693489.md
- Parcel 683826: 161,111 m² (16.11 ha, 39.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/683826.md
- Parcel 717431: 119,658 m² (11.97 ha, 29.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/717431.md
- Parcel 6202475: 101,528 m² (10.15 ha, 25.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6202475.md
- Parcel 694277: 82,406 m² (8.24 ha, 20.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/694277.md
- Parcel 642888: 61,506 m² (6.15 ha, 15.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/642888.md
- Parcel 2530214: 54,081 m² (5.41 ha, 13.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2530214.md
- Parcel 647710: 47,027 m² (4.7 ha, 11.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/647710.md
- Parcel 653321: 34,295 m² (3.43 ha, 8.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/653321.md
- Parcel 2530217: 32,909 m² (3.29 ha, 8.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2530217.md
- Parcel 5333697: 30,236 m² (3.02 ha, 7.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5333697.md
- Parcel 2949402: 10,922 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2949402.md
- Parcel 4962880: 6,693 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4962880.md
- Parcel 3412469: 6,052 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3412469.md
- Parcel 687005: 4,840 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/687005.md
- Parcel 662036: 4,218 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/662036.md
- Parcel 2530195: 4,189 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2530195.md
- Parcel 643452: 4,048 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/643452.md
- Parcel 4798856: 3,616 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4798856.md
- Parcel 651076: 3,513 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/651076.md
- Parcel 643875: 3,458 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/643875.md
- Parcel 5177536: 3,448 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5177536.md
- Parcel 721526: 3,405 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/721526.md
- Parcel 4643528: 3,372 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4643528.md
- Parcel 3354492: 3,233 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3354492.md
- Parcel 4857903: 3,121 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4857903.md
- Parcel 2945232: 3,093 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2945232.md
- Parcel 716811: 2,739 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/716811.md
- Parcel 2949299: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2949299.md
- Parcel 5173074: 2,558 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5173074.md
- Parcel 640057: 2,335 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/640057.md
- Parcel 2493854: 2,327 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2493854.md
- Parcel 4857354: 2,252 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4857354.md
- Parcel 4384519: 2,118 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4384519.md
- Parcel 643444: 2,112 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/643444.md
- Parcel 696429: 2,062 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/696429.md
- Parcel 721389: 2,022 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/721389.md
- Parcel 721388: 1,994 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/721388.md
- Parcel 691925: 1,961 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/691925.md
- Parcel 672556: 1,947 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/672556.md
- Parcel 683427: 1,428 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/683427.md
- Parcel 5012516: 1,337 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5012516.md
- Parcel 2530233: 1,068 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2530233.md
- Parcel 5834361: 341 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5834361.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Rahara 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)

6 applications, newest first.

- 17 Apr 2026, Roscommon County Council 2660172: N/a. Permission. Permission for a 10 year planning permission for the proposed development of a wind farm on a site area of 27.4 hectares in the townlands of Townlands of Carrowkeel, Longfield, Kilmass, Grange, Rahara, Co. Roscommon. The proposed development for which permission is sought will comprise: • Four (4) wind turbines with an overall blade tip height of 184.55 metres (m) to 185m, a rotor diameter of 149.1m to 163m, a hub height of 103.5m to 110m, and associated foundations, hard-standing and assembly areas; • A permanent 38kV on-site electrical substation within a compound area of 1,034m² to consist of: a control building containing welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, perimeter security fencing, entrance gates, underground cabling, a wastewater holding tank, a rainwater harvesting tank, parking, lighting and lightning protection mast 18m in height; and all associated infrastructure and services including CCTV and signage; • A permanent Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) within an area of 1,014m² adjacent to the substation, to consist of 32 Battery units, 4 PCS (Power Conversion System) inverters, 2 PCS MV (Medium Voltage) transformers connected to the HV (High Voltage) substation transformer, and perimeter security fencing; • Upgrade of an existing agricultural entrance from the R362 Regional Road for use as a permanent site entrance by all vehicular traffic during construction and operation; • Upgrade of approximately 700m of existing internal agricultural access tracks, to include passing bays for internal site traffic and all associated drainage; • Approximately 2,400m of new internal permanent access tracks, to include passing bays for internal site traffic and all associated drainage; • Re-use of approximately 17,595m³, of excavated peat for landscaping within the site to a maximum height of 0.5m and subsequent re-vegetation; • A temporary site compound within an area of 4,000m², containing temporary site offices, waste storage areas, parking areas and perimeter security fencing; • A meteorological mast with a height of 36m and associated foundation; • Temporary and permanent drainage and sediment control systems; • Felling of approximately 5.5ha of forestry to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed wind farm; • Biodiversity enhancement measures to include replanting of 2.42ha of trees and 1,240m of hedgerows on-site; • All associated underground electrical and communications cabling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660172/0
- 25 May 2024, Roscommon County Council 2460239: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for demolition of part of an existing derelict building and the refurbishment and extension to an existing building and turn it into two new dwellings, with two new wastewater treatment systems, and a new road entrance and all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460239/0
- 15 May 2024, Roscommon County Council 2460220: N/a. Permission. Permission for refurbishment and construction of an extension to both sides of an existing derelict building and convert it into 2 semi-detached dwellings, along with 2 wastewater treatment systems, a new entrance and all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460220/0
- 29 Jul 2021, Roscommon County Council 21434: Conditional. Permission. Permission to install new farm entrance to land and carry out all ancillary site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/21434/0
- 11 Aug 2020, Roscommon County Council 20311: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. 1. to retain as constructed rear extension to house, 2. to retain as constructed domestic garage, 3. Planning permission to install new sewerage treatment system and to carry out all ancillary site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/20311/0
- 18 Dec 2017, Roscommon County Council 17499: Conditional. Retention, 2 homes. The development will consist of:- The retention of foundations of 1 dwelling (Site 1/ dwelling 1) and completion/construction of 4 bedroom detached single storey dwelling in its place. The retention of walls constructed to eaves level (Site 2 / dwelling 2) and completion/construction of 4 bedroom detached single storey dwelling in its place. Associated 2 No. packaged wastewater treatment systems on Site 1 and site 2. Associated 2 No. new entrance gates, boundary walls and landscaping at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/17499/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Funshinagh SAC, site code 000611, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000611
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Funshinagh, site code 000611

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

- RO045-076: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-076----. Marked faintly only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a D-shaped embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 40m NE-SW; c. 35m NW-SE) truncated by a NE-SW boundary at NW, and situated on the crest of a broad NW-SE ridge. This is now an oval grass-covered mound (dims of base 16.2m NW-SE; 9.6m NE-SW; H 1.8-2.35m) with a NW-SE crest (L 7.1m) and some bushes, which may be spoil. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-077001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-077001-. This is the parish church of Rahara, listed as Rathfard in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 224). Situated on a gentle E-facing slope c. 1.2 km from the NW corner of Lough Funshinagh, a large subrectangular turlough (dims c. 3km NNW-SSE; c. 1-1.3km ENE-WSW). The church is a rectangular structure (ext. dims 16.3m E-W; 8.4m N-S) with good quoins, one with a carved head (RO045-077004-) at the NW angle. The N wall with a pointed doorway (Wth 1.3m; H 1.5m) towards the W end is complete (H c. 3.5m). The E wall with the dressed ingoings of the embrasure (Wth 1.6m) of a lancet window which is damaged, survives almost complete (H c. 3m), while the W wall is largely rebuilt and the S wall is missing. A sheela-na-gig (RO045-077005-) (Siggins 1990, 46-7) carved on a voussoir from an arch (H 0.44m; Wth 0.1-0.4; T 0.3m) is now in Roscommn County Museum (RO039-043025-). The church is within a rectangular graveyard (RO045-077002-) (dims c. 70m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a field bank at E and masonry walls at N and W, but the graveyard has been extended at S (dims c. 65m NW-SE; c. 35-65m NE-SW). Toberlargan (RO045-075001-) is c. 800m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-077002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-077002-. The parish church of Rahara (RO045-077001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 70m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a field bank at E and masonry walls at N and W, but the graveyard has been extended at S (dims c. 65m NW-SE; c. 35-65m NE-SW). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-077004: Stone sculpture, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-077004-. A stone head is carved on a quoinstone at the NW angle of the church of Rahara (RO045-077001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-077005: Sheela-na-gig, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-077005-. A Sheela-na-gig (Siggins 1990, 46-7; Freitag 2004, 139) carved in low releif on a voussoir from an arch (dims H 0.44m; Wth 0.1-0.4m; T 0.3m) is now in Roscommn County Museum (RO039-043025-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-079: Linear earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-079----. On a gentle NE-facing slope at the NW corner of Funshinagh Lough, a large turlough. Known locally as the Lurag, it ran ENE-WSW (L c. 450m) from the NW-SE public road c. 1km W of Funshinagh Lough towards the lake. A short section (L c. 50m) of a fosse (Wth of base 4.3m; Wth of top 9.2m; D 0.7-0.9m), known locally as part of the Lurag which was traditionally dug by an enraged beast (Kelly 1907, 5; Anon 1988a) survives just E of rath (RO045-080001--). If it continued SW of the public road (L c. 700m) it would enter the basin called the Red Bog. Sections of the Lurag (RO045-162----) beginning c. 500m S of the Red Bog continued it to the SW as far as Lough Croan (L c. 1.7km). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-080001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-080001-. Towards the bottom of a gentle NE-facing slope overlooking the NW corner of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough. Described as a circular area (diam. 27m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and slight traces of an outer fosse, and with an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at E (Gannon 1972). It is not now visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Hut-site (RO045-080002-) is c. 30m to the SW, and a section of the Lurag (RO045-079----) survives just to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-080002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-080002-. Towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope overlooking the NW corner of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough, and c. 30m SW of rath (RO045-080001-). Described in 1975 as a circular area (diam. 5.5m) defined by an earthen bank with an entrance (Wth 1m) at E (SMR file). It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-130001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-130001-. Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a broad basin. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 32m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (at S: Wth 5.2m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.05m) and outer fosse (at S: Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.2m) NE-E-SW but there is no evidence of the perimeter elsewhere. Castle (RO045-130002-) and standing stone (RO045-13003-) are in the interior. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-130002: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-130002-. A structure with a cross indicating a church is the only feature marked at Raharrowbeg on the Strafford map of c. 1636, but William McHugh Kelly owned over 600 acres at Ballagh and Raharrowbeg in 1641 (Simington 1949, 115, Athlone (215)). The castle is marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a broad basin. This is a subrectangular grass-covered mound (dims of top 10.2m E-W; 3.4m N-S; dims of base 17m E-W; 8.4m N-S; H 0.65-1.25m) within rath (RO045-130001-). Standing stone (RO045-130003-) is just to the S. (Graham 1988, 27-8) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-130003: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-130003-. In the interior of rath (RO045-130001-), and just 6m S of the mound of castle (RO045-130002-). This is a limestone upright (dims 1m WNW-ESE; 0.5m NNE-SSW; H 0.88m) which has been damaged on top. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO045-131: Mill - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO045-131----. A mill is marked on the Strafford map of c. 1636 in the townland of Coolnageer or Coolnegarry which included what is now Lysterfield townland (Simington 1949 (Athlone (233)), and it is depicted as an L-shaped building and still functioning although described as an 'old mill' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in a low-lying marshy plain on the W bank of a NE-SW stream which was probably the mill-race and c. 300m from the W shore of Lough Funshinagh, a large turlough. Only one fraction of a wall (L 5.2m; H 1.9m; T 0.8m) survives. 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 Rahara.

## 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 Rahara, 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 low. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rahara.
- 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/rahara.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/rahara.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/rahara.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rahara 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)

- Ballagh: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/ballagh-190112.md
- Carrowkeel: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carrowkeel-190410.md
- Corralea: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/corralea.md
- Grange: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/grange-191299.md
- Longfield: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/longfield.md
- Lysterfield: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/lysterfield.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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