Warren Or Drum
Townland in the civil parish of Boyle, barony of Boyle, Co. Roscommon; in Irish An Coinicéar nó An Droim
Parcel 2916643
- Area
- 1,723 m²
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it, 861 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Warren Or Drum
Planning applications on this parcel
11 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission for change of use from building containing eight apartments to guest accommodation building containing eight self catering guest rooms at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460162
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 16 recorded monuments.
- RO006-068 Historic town
Description
A town may have grown up around the Cistercian abbey (RO006-068005-) after its foundation in the 12th century, but evidence of a town cannot be discerned before the late 16th century when it became an important location for the Dublin government on the road from Athlone to Sligo and in the conquest of Connaught and Ulster. A garrison was placed in the Abbey from 1595 until 1607 when the artillery fort (RO006-068001-) was built incorporating part of a prehistoric barrow (RO006-068002-). The abbey withstood sieges by O'Donnell in 1596-7 and 1599-1600. The town was granted to Joseph Bingley and Joseph King in 1603, and was incorporated as a borough in 1613. Although probably not walled, it continued to be garrisioned throughout the 17th century, and returned two members of Parliament until 1800. The remains consist of the abbey (RO006-068005-) and the nearby bridge (RO006-068007-), and the bastioned fort (RO006-068001-). Archaeological testing has failed to produce evidence of the orginal settlement (Conway 2002; Timoney, M. A. 2002; Henry 2003; Timoney, M. A. 2003; Read 2004l), apart from one N-S boundary wall (RO006-068008-) (Wth 0.7m; H 1.2m; L 12.6m plus) (Carey 2004a; Timoney 2004). (Bradley and Dunne 1988a) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068004 House - 18th/19th century
Description
The town of Boyle (RO006-068----) developed first around the junctions of Main St., Bridge St., Green St., and Eaton Lane in the early 17th century. A later extension was to the S around the Crescent and Market Square, beginning in the late 17th century and into the 18th century. No houses in the town are known to date earlier than the eighteenth century. (Bradley and Dunne 1988a, 37-8) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068005 Religious house - Cistercian monks
Description
Founded in 1161 by Cistercian monks who had left Mellifont in 1148, but moved to a succession of locations before settling on Boyle (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 128-9). Its history is well recorded as the 'Annals of Lough Cé' (ALC) were compiled here throughout the Middle Ages. It was founded on lands provided by the MacDermots of Moylurg, and its daughter houses of Assaroe, Co. Donegal, and Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway, were founded in 1178 and 1189-90 respectively. The site was occupied by William Burke in 1202. The church was consecrated in 1218-20 and repaired after 1402. It is listed as de Buello in the ecclesiastical taxation of 1306 (CDI vol. 5, 225). The abbey was flooded in 1471, and at the suppression in 1569 it seems to have been intact. English troops are recorded in Boyle in 1566 but a garrision was established from 1585 when the abbey was fortified and altered with additional buildings. It was besieged by Irish forces in 1645. It is situated on the W bank of the SW-NE Boyle river, c. 3 km from the point where it enters Lough Key. (O'Conor, 2007, 194) The remains consist of the church and fragments of the claustral buildings, which were altered in the 16th and 17th centuries. The chancel and transcepts survive intact as do the nave arcades, but the N aisle is completely destoyed and the S aisle is reduced to the foundations. Excavation during 2006 uncovered the foundations of the N wall of the N aisle together with burials within the aisle (Quinn 2009). The church was built in four phases between 1161 and 1220, and the crossing tower was added before the end of the 13th century. Only fragments of the chapter house and other buildings around the cloister survive. The cloister area was fortified in the later 16th century as a bawn (RO006-068009-) which survives intact with a gatehouse (RO006-068010-) on the W wall and a circular tower at its SW angle. This tower (int. diam. c. 2.5m) has walls (T c. 1.2m; H c. 4m) with 19th century work at the top (Barrow 1979, 177-8), but it is unlikely to be a round tower. Excavations around the gatehouse by A. Lynch revealed fragments of the original cloister. (Stalley 1987, 243; Kalkreuter 2001) The nave (int. dims 40.2m E-W; 7.6m N-S) has eight pointed arches on the N side and eight rounded arches on the S, representing three building phases, and these walls survive almost complete with clearstoreys over. The S aisle is reduced to the foundations (int. Wth 2.6m) with the remains of two doorways to the cloister garth, and the N aisle was removed, probably in the late 16th century when the arches of the N aisle were filled in. The N wall is unstable and supported by buttresses outside. Excavation related to engineering works recovered some burials outside the N wall (Rooney 2007a). The W wall has a pointed doorway with a single lancet window overhead, and there is a spiral stairs to the S of the doorway leading to a now destroyed bellfry. The chancel (int. dims 7.75m E-W; 7.5m N-S) has three lancet windows at the E end which may have been inserted over a double row of smaller windows indicated by the four loops of an external string-course. The chancel is vaulted, and there is a sedelia in the S wall. The N transept (int. dims 6.5m N-S; 7m E-W) has a pointed doorway with a round-headed window on either side in the N wall, and two chapels (int. dims 2.8m N-S; 2.7m E-W ) on the E side, entered through tall pointed arches, but each chapel has a round-headed E window. There are clearstorey lights in the N and E walls of the N transept. The S transept is a mirror image except that the doorway in the S wall leads to the night stairs. The crossing has rounded arches on all sides except the E which leads into the chancel. The inaccessible tower over the crossing was completed c. 1300. There are a 13th century graveslab (RO006-068011-) representing a bishop as a hand holding a crozier (Hunt 1974, 216, No. 211) and a graveslab commemorating Ua Mailchanig (RO006-068013-) (Fitzgerald 1910-12a; MacAlister 1945, vo. 2, 17, No. 553) in the N transept. The graveslab of Matheus (RO006-068014-) (MacAlister 1945, vol. 2, 17, No. 554) and fragments of four others (RO006-068015- to RO006-068018-) are kept in the refrectory (Bradley and Dunne 1988, 49-51). The cloister (dims 33.85m N-S; 23.2m E-W) and its garth (Wth 2.5-2.6m) survive in outline, but no arcading survives. It was fortified in the late 16th century when it was transformed into a bawn (RO006-068009-) (dims 49m N-S; 38.5m E-W) by the consolidation of the W wall of the E range, which originally housed the chapter house, and the building of new walls at the S and W. Fragments of two original doorways are embeded in the E wall, the outline of the refectory survives in the structure (int. dims 22.3m E-W; 7.4m N-S) at the SE angle of the bawn. The S gable of a house with its fireplace and ovens survives at the W end of the S wall, and there is a circular corner tower at the SW angle. Excavation inside the W wall of the original refectory at the SE angle recovered the remains of a post-medieval pottery kiln (RO006-068012-) overlying four piers associated with the post-medieval roofing of the building, (Rooney 2007a). There is a restored 16th century gatehouse (RO006-068010-) (ext. dims 9.85m E-W; c. 5.2m N-S) of two stories and attic on the W wall. The entrance passage (Wth 2.6m) has chambers off it to the S and N, that on the N leading by a stairs to the first floor which has rectangular windows with square hood mouldings and a wooden floor. The red-tiled roof is a reproduction of the original, evidence of which was recovered in excavation. A N-S ditch, which was probably contemporary with the re-used gatehouse, was revealed in excavation c. 40m to the NW (Read 2006a). Excavation during 2008 uncovered the N wall of the church and burials, including one with an in situ grave-slab, (RO006-068019-) (Quinn 2011). This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 167 See the attached aerial view from SW _1; nave from W _2 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068007 Bridge
Description
Spanning the S-N Boyle River (Wth 26m), just E of Boyle Abbey (RO006-068005-). There are no references to a bridge in relation to to the abbey, but a bridge at this point is indicated here in a Down Survey map of the province of Connaught, and the bridge is marked on a map of 1714. The bridge remains unchanged since a Grosse illustration of 1791, apart from the removal of toll booths at either end. (O'Keefe and Simington 1991, 132-4) A bridge (Wth 6.2m; L c. 30m ENE-WSW) of five arches (Wth 2.5m; H 2.2m), apparently built in one piece with undressed voussoirs, although the arches have been conserved with cement. There are breakwaters (H 2.7m), but no refuges on the upstream side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068008 Field boundary
Description
On the N side of the Boyle River within the town (RO006-068----). A N-S wall (Wth 0.7m; L 12.6m plus) was discovered 0.4m below ground level by Carey (2004a) and Timoney (2004) and it is preserved beneath modern houses. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068009 Bawn
Description
The cloister (dims. 33.85m N-S; 23.2m E-W) of the Cistercian church (RO006-068005-) was fortified in the late 16th century when it was transformed into a bawn (dims. 49m N-S; 38.5m E-W) by the consolidation of the W wall of the E range, which originally housed the chapter house, and the building of new walls at the S and W. A gatehouse (RO006-068010-) was built in the W wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068010 Gatehouse
Description
The fortification of the cloister as a bawn (RO006-068009-) now has a restored 16th century gatehouse (ext. dims 9.85m E-W; c. 5.2m N-S) of two stories and attic in the W wall. The entrance passage (Wth 2.6m) has chambers off it to the S and N, that on the N leading by a stairs to the first floor which has rectangular windows with square hood mouldings and a wooden floor. The red-tiled roof is a reproduction of the original, evidence of which was recovered in excavation. A N-S ditch, which was probably contemporary with the re-used gatehouse, was revealed in excavation c. 40m to the NW (Read 2006a). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068011 Graveslab
Description
There is a 13th century graveslab representing a bishop as a hand holding a crozier (Hunt 1974, 216, No. 211) in the N transept of the Cistercian abbey (RO006-068005-). (Bradley and Dunne 1988, 49-50) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068012 Kiln - pottery
Description
Excavation inside the W wall of the original refectory at the SE angle of the Cistercian abbey (RO006-068005-) recovered the remains of a post-medieval pottery kiln overlying four piers relating to the post-medieval roofing of the building (Rooney 2007). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-068013 Graveslab
Description
There is a graveslab commemorating Ua Mailchanig (Fitzgerald 1910-12a; MacAlister 1945, vol. 2, 17, No. 553) in the N transept of the Cistercian monastery (RO006-068005-) (Bradley and Dunne 1988, 50-1). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
And 6 more.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 231.4 ha
- 572 acres
- Land parcels
- 988
- registered freehold, median 489 m²
- Zoning
- G3
- Zone 1
- Planning
- 45
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
988 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Warren Or Drum, from 1 m² to 191,381 m² (19.14 ha, 47.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3Zone 1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 Jul 2026N/a
Permission for development which will consist of a proposed new detached refrigerated storage container/unit to be installed to be used for deer management larder. The container/unit for which planning permission is being sought, involves the processing of meat and all ancillary works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2651
30 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for change of use of Convent/Nunnery which is a Protected Structure (Reg. No. 00600335) to domestic residence, demolition of modern two storey "flat roofed" extension and provision of new pedestrian and vehicular entry from Abbeytown Road at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2650
23 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for development to consist of a proposed new detached refrigerated storage container to be installed, to be used for deer management larder and all ancillary site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2649
18 Jun 2026Conditional
Permission for change of use of building known as "hen house" from music rooms to domestic dwelling, demolition of walls of unroofed shed and renovation and extension of building to provide a three bedroom two storey domestic dwelling at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2646
12 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for the development of a proposed new detached refrigerated storage container to be installed
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2644
7 May 2026N/a
Permission for change of use of building known as "hen house" from music rooms to domestic dwelling and renovation and extension of building to provide a three bedroom two storey domestic dwelling at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2635
7 Apr 2026Conditional
Permission for: 1) the alteration, refurbishment and change of use of the existing Post Office, (Protected Structure RPS Ref. No.00600355) to a hostel accommodation including 8 no. bedrooms with associated communal facilities and ancillary takeaway coffee facility, 2) Demolition of existing shed, 3) Conversion of existing outbuilding for use as ancillary storage to hostel (bicycle store, bin store & utility) and all associated site development, connections and ancillary works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660153
5 Dec 2024Conditional
Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, adjoining domestic greenhouse, and associated site works including amendments to existing site entrance to comply with road safety at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460567
11 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission for change of use from building containing eight apartments to guest accommodation building containing eight self catering guest rooms at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2460162
11 May 2023Conditional
Permission to demolish existing 2 storey house extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and rebuild new 2 storey extension with ancillary works and services at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23193
5 May 2023N/a
1. Permission to demolish an existing residential extension constructed to the rear of existing dwelling house which is a protected structure; (Formally a Convent and Church.) 2. Permission to develop a new vehicular entrance from the site onto the adjacent public Abbeytown Road; 3. Permission to extend and renovate an existing detached dwelling house on the site at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23177
14 Apr 2023N/a
Permission to demolish existing 2 storey house extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and rebuild new 2 storey extension with ancillary works and services at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23136
30 Mar 2023Conditional
Permission for the alteration and extension of the existing dwellinghouse including provision of a new shed at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23102
28 Mar 2023N/a
Permission for alteration and extension of the existing dwelling house including provision of a new shed. The development will consist of a two storey extension to the front to the dwelling, single - storey rear extension, replacement of windows, a shed to the side of the dwelling, and including a new pedestrian entrance from the public footpath, with connection to existing services and associated site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2396
5 Dec 2022N/a
1.Permission to demolish existing residential extension constructed to the rear of existing dwelling house. 2.Permission to develop a new vehicular entrance from site onto the adjacent public Abbeytown Road, 3.Permission to extend and renovate an existing detached dwellinghouse on site at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 22644
21 Feb 2022Conditional
Outline permission for the construction of 12 no. two storey semi detached dwelling houses with all necessary ancillary site works, connection to public services and new entrance onto public road at
Outline permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2298
8 Feb 2022N/a
PART 8 Development of the Boyle Community Library (located in an Architectural Conservation Area to the rear of the Royal Hotel Redevelopment) to include: Construction of a 2 storey building, approximate area of 5,000 sq. ft., with a triple "A" pitched roof, to include timber cladding and large glazed windows; Construction of a Sensory Garden; Construction of Car Parking; Construction of an external fire escape stairs; Construction of single storey bin storage and plant room; All other associated site and ancillary works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2259
8 Nov 2021Conditional
Retention Permission to retain as constructed dwelling house nos. 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22. 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27 and retain as constructed common areas, road and footpath layout with associated services etc., which is at variance to the development permitted under Planning Register Ref No. PD/03/1470 and An Bord Pleanala Reference No. PL 20.207502 with completion of all outstanding site works at
Retention, 16 homes · Roscommon County Council, 21635
4 Jun 2021Conditional
retention permission for porch to front of the existing Abbey Haven Care Centre and Nursing Home together with all ancillary site works and services at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21310
12 May 2021Conditional
permission for development which will consist of the change of use of existing convenience shop to include part off-licence use (gross floor area for off-licence use 18 sq.m.), alterations to shop front elevation and associated works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 21240
16 Apr 2021N/a
for the change of use of existing convenience shop to include part off-licence use (gross floor area for off-licence use 18 sq.m.) alterations to shop front elevation and associated works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 21193
21 Dec 2020N/a
for the construction of a two storey type dwellinghouse with detached garage, entrance, boundary wall/fence, connection to existing foul sewer network area and all ancillary site works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20565
29 Sept 2020N/a
PART 8 of Planning & Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) Boyle Town Centre Public Realm Enhancement Project
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20390
19 Jun 2020Conditional
for development which will consist of: 1) Demolition of existing derelict structure; 2) The construction of a proposed two storey detached dwelling house complete with attached single storey shed and carport; 3) The proposed relocation of the existing vehicular entrance, and 4) Associated site works & services at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20219
14 Feb 2020Conditional
Planning Permission for the erection of a single storey extension and alterations to the existing school - The Development will consist of: 1. demolition and removal of temporary portacabin off site; 2. construction of a single storey extension to the north of the existing school comprising of a new classroom, accessible WC and associated accommodation; and 3. connection to on-site services and all associated site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2054
The 25 most recent of 45 applications.
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Drum Bridge (Lough Key) 001631
Recorded monuments
- RO006-026001 Church
Description
The church of Drum Conaille, probably the original parish church of Boyle, is listed as Drunn in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. Doc. Ire. vol. 5, 224), and was burnt by Farrell O'Rourke in 1487 (AFM vol. 4, 1156-7). It is situated at the bottom of a N-facing slope just 50m from the S bank of the W-E Boyle River, c. 1km before it enters Lough Key. Rectangular structure (ext. dims c. 16-16.5m E-W; 9-9.5m N-S) defined by the foundations of mortared stone walls and an inward-sloping scarp (H 0.3m) but a large dump of stone obscures the interior. A field wall runs N-S across the site. It is surrounded by the field system (RO006-026002-), and the souterrain (RO006-026003-) is nearby. It is mistakenly called Eas-mac-neirc by D'Alton (1845, 75-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-026002 Field system
Description
On the N-facing slope of a ridge beside the S bank of the W-E Boyle River, c. 1km from where it enters Lough Key. D-shaped, wedge-shaped and rectangular grass-covered fields (average dims. c. 30m x 25m) cover an area of 4.5 ha. The field boundaries are defined by earthen banks (Wth 4-5m), scarps (H 0.3-1.5m) and grass-covered, stone spreads. Archaeological excavation in a field to the SE recovered a further portion as a field drain (L 11m; Wth 1m; D 0.3m) (Read 2009a). A disused grass-covered roadway (RO006-026004-) (L c. 150m; Wth 5.5-6m) runs NE-SW through the field-system. It may have been connected with the road (RO006-027----) c. 400m to the NE on the other side of the river, and with the road (RO006-077002-) c. 2km to the S. The church (RO006-026001-) and souterrain (RO006-026002-) are within the area. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-026003 Souterrain
Description
On the N-facing slope of a ridge above the S bank of the W-E Boyle River and c. 50m ESE of Drum church (RO006-026001-) and within the field system (RO006-026002-). It is described in italic lettering as a 'Cave' on the 1837 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map. There is no description of it available and it is now closed or collapsed. A grass-covered depression extends N-S (L 13m) and turned E (L 9m) at its S end. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 6 November 2018
- RO006-026004 Road - road/trackway
Description
On the N-facing slope of a ridge above the S bank of the W-E Boyle River. A disused grass-covered roadway (L c. 150m; Wth 5.5-6m) runs NE-SW through the field-system (RO006-026002-). The church (RO006-026001-) and souterrain (RO006-026002-) are within the area. It may have been connected with the road (RO006-027----) c. 400m to the NW on the other side of the river, and with the road (RO006-077002-) c. 1 km to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-069 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a rise of a N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 28m) defined by a scarp (H 1-1.8m) NW-E-SSE and an outer berm (Wth 1-5m) NW-E. The interior and the rest of the perimeter is occupied by a house and garden. Archaeological excavation (00E0766) outside the perimeter at SW revealed no related features (Morahan 2002), and further testing (10E0478) c. 100m to the SE produced the same result (O'Neill 2013). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 February 2011
- RO006-077002 Road - road/trackway
Description
Visible on aerial photographs (OS 1 3322-1), and situated on a level landscape. A linear grass-covered depression (L 120m; Wth 9-10m; D 0.2-0.5m) runs NNE-SSW, c. 1 km E of Boyle. It may have connected with the road (RO006-026004-), c. 1 km to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-078002 Field system
Description
On a rock outcrop rise in an undulating landscape. Aerial photographs (OS 1 3322-1) show an area of c. 10 ha with relict field banks creating long rectangular strips (dims c. 600m NE-SW x c. 50m NW-SE). These are not generally visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture, but a section of one excavated at its N end proved inconclusive (Henry 2004a). At the S end in an area of rock outcrop covering c. 2 ha field walls consisting of grass and moss-covered spreads (Wth c. 3-5m; H 0.5m) of large stones (dims c. 1m x c. 0.5m x c. 0.5m) create small fields (dims c. 15m x c. 7m to c. 15m x c. 15m) in which two house sites (RO006-078003-; RO006-078004-) can be recognised. These are rectangular one-room structures (int. dims 6m x 4.7m: 6.4m x 3.7m) defined by the remnants of stone walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-078003 House - indeterminate date
Description
On a rock outcrop rise in an undulating landscape. Field system (RO006-078001-) contains a house site consisting of a rectangular one-room structures (int. dims 6m x 4.7m: 6.4m x 3.7m) defined by the remnants of stone walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-078004 House - indeterminate date
Description
On a rock outcrop rise in an undulating landscape. Field system (RO006-078001-) contains a house site consisting of a rectangular one-room structure (int. dims. 6.4m x 3.7m) defined by the remnants of stone walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Architectural heritage
- Post box, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cylindrical cast-iron pillar-box, erected c.1905. Royal insignia of Edward VII and crown to main body, with moulded neck and domed cap with fluted edge.
- Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, laundry, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay two-storey former convent laundry, built in 1875, now in use as part of adjoining school. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast-rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows to façade and pointed-arched window openings with timber casements to gable ends, all with rendered surrounds. Louvered openings to attic. Pointed-arched door opening with cut stone surround, timber and glazed door with overlight and flanked by shouldered sidelights. Building now linked to adjoining school through first floor walkway. Set within grounds of convent.
- Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, school, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Detached T-plan three-bay two-storey over basement school, built in 1902, now used as a home economics school. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks, terracotta crested ridge tiles and cast-iron finials. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with plinth and cornice and date plaque. Segmental-headed window openings with timber casement windows and stone sills. Some round-headed windows to gables and square-headed with stone surrounds to rear. Pedimented breakfront surmounted by stone cross and with pilasters to ground and first floor. Round-headed door opening with timber and glazed double door and fanlight is accessed by a number of steps. Connected to former convent building to north by first floor walkway. Set in grounds of convent.
- Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, convent/nunnery, 1870–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey convent, built in 1875, with pedimented entrance porch and two-storey canted-bay extension to north and extension to south. Three-bay double-height chapel built after 1914 abutting convent to south. Two-storey L-plan pebbledashed extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with cut stone chimneystacks. Cut sandstone façade, rendered to extensions. Square-headed window openings with uPVC windows and stone sills, recessed in blind arches to ground floor. Pedimented rendered entrance porch with steps and with pilasters to angles with timber and glazed door and fanlight. Timber staircase and tiles to interior. Pedimented chapel with full-height Doric portico with pitched slate roof and stone cross finials. Rendered walls with round-headed window openings with stained glass and timber double doors. Bellcote to north-east angle of chapel.
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey two-pile parochial house, built c.1870, with single-storey L-plan return to rear. Pitched slated roof with rendered chimneystacks. Full-height canted-bays to façade and west elevation. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with plinth course and quoins. Pointed-segmental windows to ground floor with shouldered-arched window surrounds to first floor. Replacement uPVC windows with stone sills. Central projecting porch with string course and dentil cornice with round-headed opening with moulded archivolt with decorative brackets containing timber panelled door, sidelights and fanlight. Cut stone entrance gates to south leading to central enclosed yard bounded by rendered wall.
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1975–1985 · Regional interest
Description
Detached circular-plan stone-clad Roman Catholic church built in 1980. Comprising nave with domed roof, partially wrapped by flat-roofed section which incorporates side porches, front porch, day chapel, confessionals, tabernacle and sacristy. Domed leaded roof with glass ribbon lighting towards eaves. Battered limestone-clad walls with slit windows and stone facing over doors. Timber battened and glass doors with plain glass windows. Walls are plastered to interior with altar set on raised circular stepped limestone dais on north-west side with pews circulating out from it. Cast-bronze holy water fonts, door handles and tabernacle. Parochial hall located to north side of church. Church set back from road with car parking to south side of church. Freestanding bell stand and priests' grave plot to west of church. Freestanding limestone dressed sign for church at entrance. Entrance way of uncoursed sandstone walls with rendered coping, sandstone piers with limestone caps.
- Mount Saint Joseph, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with two-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof with cut stone chimneystacks and carved timber bargeboards. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with plinth course and quoins. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and timber sash windows, canted-bay windows to ground floor, paired round-headed windows to central bay of first floor. Round-headed entrance with steps and timber panelled door with sidelights and cobweb fanlight. Cobbled yard to rear with stone stable block with pitched slate roof, yard accessed through cast-iron gates set within cut stone piers. House and yard set on elevated site within mature gardens. Bounded by random coursed stone wall and rendered wall with cut stone piers with pyramidal caps and cast-iron gate. Pedestrian cast-iron gate with stone steps gives access to house.
- Boyle Post Office, post office, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay three-storey post office, built c.1910, with flanking recessed two-storey entrance bays and single-storey extension to rear. Roof hidden behind limestone parapet wall with red brick and render to chimneystacks. Pitched corrugated-asbestos roof to return. Red brick walls with cornice, rendered plinth and string courses. Channelled render to ground floor. Timber sash windows to upper floors with red brick flat arches and timber casement windows to ground. Timber and glazed door. Integral carriage arch to western bay. Harp plaque mounted on wall and "POST OFFICE" to fascia in raised lettering. Post office fronts onto street.
- Rockingham House, gate lodge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Four-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1820, adjoining arched entrance into demesne. No longer in use. Central pointed-arched entrance flanked by single-storey wings. Roof to wings removed, roughly soldiered coping to parapet. Central block of dressed ashlar limestone with string course and corbels to parapet of roughly finished soldier coping of limestone. Random coursed limestone wings with dressed quoins. Square-headed and pointed-arched window openings with stone sills. Flagged floor to south wing. Lodge is situated to western edge of Rockingham Demesne, facing Abbeytown. Lodge once allowed traffic from Abbeytown and Boyle into estate.
- Ledford Park, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey country house, built c.1820, with later return to rear. Hipped slate roof with over-sailing eaves and rendered and cut-stone chimneystacks. Random coursed cut limestone walls to front elevation with dressed plinth course and quoins. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls to side elevation and roughcast render to rear. Wyatt windows to front elevation with limestone sills, lintels and surrounds. Timber sliding sash and casement windows to rear elevation. Square-headed door opening to front elevation with tooled limestone surround with console brackets supporting cornice. Timber panelled door with overlight. Doorway accessed by limestone steps to threshold. Random coursed wall to rear with square-headed gateway. Outbuildings to rear. Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge with hipped slate roof and rendered walls. Cut-stone gate piers with dressed caps and wrought-iron gates. House set within mature grounds accessed by tree-lined avenue.
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Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 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 made ground and water.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Warren or Drum, Boyle9 sales
The townland
- Name
- Warren Or Drum · An Coinicéar nó An Droim
- Area
- 2,314,438 m² (231.44 ha, 571.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Boyle, and its townlands
- Barony
- Boyle
- Electoral division
- Boyle Rural, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrickmore, Cashelfinoge Or Lugnamuddagh, Deerpark, Erris, Knocknashee, Letfordspark, Tawnytaskin, Termon
- Placenames
- Warren Or Drum on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.