Derryfadda

132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derryfadda, from 29 m² to 916,089 m² (91.61 ha, 226.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Derryfadda 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.

• 30 Jul 2021Conditional

  construction of a Solar PV development with a maximum export capacity (MEC) of up to 122MW comprising of ca. 214,800 no. photovoltaic panels laid out in arrays, the construction of a 38kV substation, (ca.57.31m2 x 4.45m tall) along with associated ancillary development including 30 no. Transformer Stations (ca. 7.27m2 x 2.6m) with an integrated bund, 716 string Inverters, 1 no. DNO Substation Building (16.28m2 x 5.42m), 1 No. Storage and maintenance building (ca. 57.31m2 x 4.45m tall), 38 no. CCTV cameras mounted on ca. 3.8m high poles, perimeter security fenching and all ancillary works, the total development area will be ca. 77ha.

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 211128

• 19 May 2021Conditional

  building (3657 sq m) with a car park and access road, commercial yard area and access road, truck prep building (110 sq m), 2 m high boundary architectural fence, signage, public lighting, solar panels to the building roof, an on-site waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter bed percolation area, rainwater harvesting tank, emergency storage tank, attenuation tank, bored well and all associated site works - application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 21709

• 13 Feb 2020Conditional

  a 10 year planning permission for modifications to Condition No. 1 of previously granted planning permission Ref. No. 18/601296. The modifications comprise an outfall drain and associated pumping station and monitoring chambers to discharge surface water and treated waste water from the Biorefinery site through the townlands of Cooleeny and Derryfadda to the Drish River; a water supply pumphouse and associated site works including access road and security fencing in the townland of Derryville and a water supply pipeline from the pumphouse to the Biorefinery facility site. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will accompany the application. This application relates to development which comprises or is for the purpose of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20129

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 the townland of Derryfadda.

Recorded monuments

• TN036-034 Enclosure
  Description

  Possibly of non-antiquity, natural rock outcrop which is enclosed by field boundary in area marked on six inch OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050038 Platform - peatland
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland overlying a fulacht fia (TN036-050053). The site consisted of a platform (dims. 5.75m N-S x 3.9m E-W) constructed with roundwoods and brushwoods lying SW-NE. (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, Derryfadda 6, 30-31). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050039 Platform - peatland
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. The site consisted of a platform (dims. 8.2m x 3.2m) constructed with a linear deposit of roundwood and brushwood supporting the main surface of timbers. Two headed shafts of cherry wood were found amonst the lower level of wood (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, Derryfadda 9, 31-2). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050040 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site consisted of a trackway (L 24.2m; Wth 3-10.8m) with a deep layer of roundwood and brushwood supporting five irregularly placed deposits of roundwood. A brushwood point of yew was uncovered during the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (UCD) survey and a wooden shaft was discovered during excavation. (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 13, 32-4) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050041 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. A trackway (L 52m; Wth 3-10.8m) consisting of eight separate deposits of compacted small stones used intermittently where necessary to created a walking surface. In order to extend the life of the road it was supplemented with deposits of small split timbers and wood chips. The site appears to have been constructed after the bog burst of 1250 BC (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 17, 35-7) and has been radiocarbon dated to 1315-980 BC (Ó Néill 2000, 186). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050042 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site consisted of a single plank trackway (L 34m; Wth 0.35m) orientated E-W resting on smaller transverse roundwoods. It has been dendro-dated (Q9370 and Q9369) to 1590 BC +/- 9yrs and 1606 BC +/- 9yrs. (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 23, 38-9) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050043 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. The site consisted of a trackway (L 34m; Wth 0.35m) orientated E-W resting on smaller transverse roundwoods. It has been dendro-dated (Q9370 and Q9369) to 1590 BC +/-9yrs and 1606 BC +/-9yrs. (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 201, 140-41) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050044 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site (Derryfadda 203) consisted of a trackway (L 15m; Wth 3-6.5m) constructed of transverse roundwood and brushwood which was dated to 385-165 BC (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, 41-2). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050045 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site consisted of a trackway (L 15m; Wth 3-6.5m) formed by six clusters of roundwood and brushwood, orientated NW-SE which were intermittently deposited in areas where underfoot conditions dictated (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 204, 41-2). This trackway was dated to 2120-1755 BC (Ó Néill 2000, 176). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050046 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site (Derryfadda 206) consisted of a short trackway (L 5m; Wth 1m) orientated NW-SE constructed of longitudinally laid roundwood placed on the surface of the bog. (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, 43) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050047 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site consisted of a trackway (L 6.22; Wth 3.4m) orientated NE-SW constructed of irregularly laid longitudinal roundwood resting on longitudinal and transverse timbers interspersed with fragments of brushwood and wood chips (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 207, 43-4). This trackway has been dated to 2205-1795 BC (Ó Néill 2000, 176). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050048 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This poorly preserved site consisted of a brushwood trackway (dims. 6m E-W x 4.8m N-S) which had been badly damaged due to its extensive use over the life of the track (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 210, 46-7). This track has been dated to 515-365 BC (Ó Néill 2000, 187). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050049 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site consisted of two separate deposits of mixed brushwood and roundwood set roughly at right angles to each other which formed an L-shaped track (dims. 3.5m x 1.5m; 3m x 2.4m). The wood within each deposit was longitudinally set and rested on a brushwood and roundwood substructure. (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 211, 47-8) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050050 Platform - peatland
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. The site consisted of a wooden platform (dims. 3.5m N-S x 4.1m E-W) constructed of parallel horizontal roundwwod resting on a layer of irregularly laid brushwood and roundwood (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 213, 48-9). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050051 Platform - peatland
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. The site consisted of a wooden platform (dims. 3.5m N-S x 5m E-W) constructed of irregularly deposited roundwood and brushwood (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 214, 49-50). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050052 Road - unclassified togher
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site (Derryfadda 215) consisted of a brushwood and roundwood trackway (L. 17m; Wth 2m) orientated N-S and overlying a fulacht fia (221). A felling date of 457 +/- 9 BC was obtained from one of the larger timbers in the track (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, 50). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050053 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland with a togher (TN036-050052) overlying the site. The fulacht fia consisted of a timber-lined trough (dims. 2.4m x 1.75m x 0.6m), a hearth area (dims. L 1.2m; Wth 0.8m) and a mound (dims. 14m N-S x 19m E-W) of burnt material scattered over a wide area. From a technical assssment of the volume of the mound material the excavators suggested a possible figure of 400-500 firings over the life of the site (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, Derryfadda 216, 51-3). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050054 Platform - peatland
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. A poorly preserved site consisting of a crudely built wooden subcircular platform (dims. 4.29m N-S x 4.85m E-W) constructed of irregularly deposited roundwood and brushwood (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 218, 53-4). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-050055 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Situated on flat bogland. This site consisted of a metalled road (Wth 1.42m) constructed with intermittent deposits of cobbles and small flagstones which was supplemented by small deposits of brushwood where needed (Murray 1999, Derryfadda 311, 55-6). This track was dated to 1450-1030 BC (Ó Néill 2000, 186). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN036-062 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In tillage. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 18m), defined by a fosse which is visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Google Earth; imagery date 12 August 2022), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. A ringfort (WA025-063----) lies c. 200m to the NNW. See attached imagery: TN036-062--------_01 Google Earth satellite imagery; imagery date 12 August 2022 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 June 2023

• TN036-063 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular enclosure (diam. c. 18m), defined by a fosse which is visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Google Earth, imagery date 12 August 2022), identified and reported by Anne-Karoline Distel.    Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Architectural heritage

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

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Derryfadda, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Derryfadda.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

No address of the register names Derryfadda with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Derryfadda · Doire Fada

Area

3,650,334 m² (365.03 ha, 902.02 acres)

Civil parish

Moyne, and its townlands

Barony

Eliogarty

Electoral division

Longfordpass, the unit of the census

Census 2022

326 people lived in 108 households in the Longfordpass electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baunmore (Co. Kilkenny), Castletown, Cooleeny, Inchirourke, Killoran

Placenames

Derryfadda 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.