Graigue

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Graigue, from 1,276 m² to 157,303 m² (15.73 ha, 38.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Graigue 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Graigue in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Graigue.

Recorded monuments

• TN005-005001 Church
  Description

  Situated on top of a natural rise of ground overlooking Pallas River 50m to W. Site of Pallas Castle (TN005-006001-) 190m to SW, Toberdima holy well (TN005-007001-) and St. Dima's Stone (TN005-007002-) 240m to E. Sraduff House stands 1.4km to the SSE. The present remains consist of the ruins of a late medieval church and graveyard (TN005-005003-) in W quadrant of a possible early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (TN005-005002-) the enclosing bank of which is visible from N through W to S. A 19th century C. of I. church (NIAH Reg. No. 22400503) stands 16m S of the medieval church ruins. In the 17th century the ruins of a fulling mill and a corn mill (TN005-004----) were described as standing on Pallas River to the SW of the church in the adjoining townland of Gurteen (Pallas) (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 321). The 1838 edition of the OSi 6-inch map shows a 'Mill in Ruins' at this location and these ruins may have been located on or in close proximity to the site of the medieval mill. The castle, mill and church land are depicted on the 17th century Down Survey map of Lower Ormond Barony where they are shown standing in the townland of Graigue in the united parishes of 'Durra [Dorrha] and Bonocum [Bun an Choim/Bonahum] (Hib. Reg.). On the Down Survey parish map of Dorrha and Bunachum the mill is shown standing on the W bank of the river standing in the townland of Pallis which today is part of the townland of Gurteen (NLI, MS 721). Medieval church described in 1615 as the 'Rectory of Dorrha' which at the time had no curate, the appointment of which belonged to nearby Augustinian priory (TN004-010006-) at Lorrha (Murphy 1914, 223). Dorrha Church was the parish church of the united parishes of Dorrha and Bonahum (TN001-013001-) and is described in the Civil Survey of 1654-56 as containing 'six plantation acres of Glebeland whereof belongs to the Parish of Durra three acres situated on the south close by the Church Yard of the Church of Durra [Dorrha]' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 320). Church ruins described in 1840 as following; ‘The old Church was, it appears, in use at a period not very far back, and was built of limestone and lime and sand mortar. The E gable remains perfect; there is a small bit of the North wall remains attached to it; there is a large portion of the same wall at the west end. A modern stone wall runs between both portions, they being now arranged in the wall that encloses the churchyard. These portions of the N. wall retain nearly the original height. The greater part of, or at least half, the South side wall remains attached to the East gable. The remainder of it to west end is destroyed. The S. west angle, original height remains. The west gable is destroyed. Rubbish lies round the place of it. Length of the building was 56 feet [17m]; breadth was 19 feet 6 inches [5.94m]. Height of the sidewalls was 9½ feet [2.9m]; thickness 3 feet [0.9m]. On E. gable was a window of masonwork with a segment[al] arch inside, now stopt up with masonwork. On N. wall near E. gable is a narrow window, pointed, and constructed of chiseled limestone outside. The inside is masonwork, and has a segment[al] arch. Between it and the gable, is fixed in N. wall a monumental stone, with an inscription. There is a window on S. wall near E gable, masonwork inside where it has a segment[al] arch. It is curvilineally pointed outside, and is constructed of chiseled limestone, measuring near 6 inches [0.18m] in breadth, and 2 feet near 11 inches [0.9m] in height. The window on N. wall is not so high as this one, the point is not formed of the same kind of lines. The curve lines do no undulate in the N. window. The breadth of the N. one, is same with that of the S. one’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 29-30). The church ruins were described in 1951 as a 'parish church in the united parishes of Dorrha and Bonahum. A comparatively modern ruin. The W gable is gone, with portions of both walls. In the E gable is portion of a segmented window and on the N wall a narrow pointed light. There is another window in the S wall. The altar slab remains and a carved human head over a mullioned window on E gable. This window is of date circa A.D. 1500 and is cusped at the top. The human head and most of the other details are now so heavily infested with ivy that they cannot be seen' (Gleeson 1951, 104). The present remains consists of a rectangular church (ext. dims. 7.4m N-S; 18.6m E-W; wall T. 0.8m) built with roughly coursed limestone boulders with only the E gable, N wall and E end of the S wall surviving intact, elsewhere grass-covered wall-footings survive. At the E end of the N and S walls there are single-light windows. The single light window at E end of S wall has an ogee-headed arch, with a pointed single light window directly opposite in the N wall of the church. There is a blocked-up ogee-headed single-light window with hollowed spandrels in the E gable. The E window has an external rectangular hood-moulding with pointed terminals and a carved head of a possible bishop wearing what appears to be a mitre above the hood-moulding. The E window has been modified in the 18th century when it was blocked up and converted into a stone surround for a memorial plaque belonging to the Antisell family of Sraduff. Two corbels one of which is decorated with a winged monk or cleric, the other corbel also contained a carving which has been broken off in modern times. These stone carvings make have been taken from Lorrha Dominican Priory (TN004-010001-) where there is an identical carved winged monk by the Antisell family of Sraduff House. In 1709 the burial ground was enclosed with a stone wall by Christopher Antisell and a private walled burial enclosure was built onto the E gable of the church. It may have been at this time that the E window was blocked up and converted into the decorated surround for the memorial plaque of this family burial enclosure. Internally the church has a small stone altar (approx. dims. 1.74m x 0.5m) at the centre of the E gable with an aumbry or wall cupboard [H 0.3m x 0.43m Wth x D 0.35m) to the S of the altar and a second aumbry (dims. H 0.52m x Wth 0.4m x D 0.4m) at the E end of the S wall underneath the S window. A memorial plaque carved in 1705 and dedicated to Lord Bernard O'Kennedy of Coolross and his wife Eleanor Kennedy nee Tubman and their son Jacob O'Kennedy was inserted into the E end of the N wall of the church. Several late medieval architectural fragments have been inserted into the ground of the enclosing graveyard, possibly as crude grave-markers. There is an earthen bank enclosing the church and graveyard in a semicircular arc from N through W to S with a steep ravine forming the boundary elsewhere. This is probably the remains of an ecclesiastical enclosure. In the Civil Survey of Tipperary 1654-6 (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 320) this enclosure is described as enclosing 'three acres belonging to the Parish of Durra are finced round with a ditch and at present wast' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 320). 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020

• TN005-005002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Situated on top of a natural rise of ground in undulating countryside with extensive views. Toberdima holy well (TN005-007001-) and St. Dima's Stone (TN005-007002-) located 100m to E. Site of Pallas Castle (TN005-006001-) and watermill (TN005-004----) 100m to SW. The present remains consist of the ruins of Pallas Church (TN005-005001-) and graveyard (TN005-005003-) standing in the W quadrant of a possible early Christian monastic enclosure visible from N through E to SSW, with the Pallas River forming the enclosing element from SSW-W-NNW. This D-shaped enclosure with straight side L. 208m) at W is depicted as the boundary of Pallas Church Glebe lands on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Present remains consist of an earthen bank which defines the ecclesiastical enclosure (approx. dims. 190m N-S; 130m E-W) forming a semicircular arc visible from N through E to SSW with a steep river ravine forming the boundary elsewhere. In the Civil Survey of Tipperary 1654-6 (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 320) the enclosure is referred to as a ditch which encloses an area of three acres comprising the glebe lands of the medieval church. This glebe boundary which is shown on the 17th century Down Survey parish map (NLI, MS. 721) may follow the line of an early Christian monastic enclosure associated with St. Dima. Outline of enclosure clearly visible today on OSi orthophotos and on recent Google Earth orthoimages. An annexe or second conjoined enclosure (approx. diam. 140m) is visible to NE of monastic enclosure on Google Earth orthophoto taken 08/04/2020. 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020

• TN005-005003 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on top of a natural rise of ground in undulating countryside overlooking Pallas River 70m to W. Site of Pallas Castle (TN005-006001-) 190m to SW, Toberdima holy well (TN005-007001-) and St. Dima's Stone (TN005-007002-) 240m to E. The present remains consist of the ruins of Pallas [Dorrha] Church (TN005-005001-) which forms N boundary of graveyard with 19th century Dorrha C. of I. church in SW quadrant all of which stands inside an ecclesiastical enclosure (TN005-005002). Several late medieval architectural fragments including door and window surrounds belonging to the medieval church ruins have been inserted into the surface of the graveyard, possibly as grave-markers. The graveyard consists of an irregular shaped area enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate and stile at SW corner. The burial ground was originally enclosed in 1709 by Christopher Anistell of Sraduff House located 1.4km to the SE. A private walled burial area belonging to this family was built onto the E gable of the church. A large roughly rectangular-shaped burial area (dims. 25m N-S x 32m E-W) lies to the E of Dorrha C. of I. church and contains memorials dating from the post-1700 period onwards. A smaller burial area lies to the W of the medieval church ruins and numerous memorials and box tombs are visible inside the ruins of the medieval church. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 October 2020

• TN005-006001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside with nearby Pallas river to the W. Described as an 'old ruined irrepayarable castle and bawne' in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 322). Daniell Kenedy is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). The OS Letters describe the bawn wall as standing to a height of 12ft (3.6m) and measuring 3ft 9in (1.1m) thick (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30). A farmyard and farmhouses are now located on site of the castle and bawn (TN005-006002-) leaving no visible remains at ground level. Tower House type castle depicted standign opposite the medieval mill on the 17th century Down Survey map of the parishes of Dorrha and Bunacum (NLI, Ms. 721) Pallas Castle ruins described in 1840 as following; ‘Palace old Castle stood a short distance to the S.West of the Church. It is now entirely demolished & part of a wall belonging to the bawn walls is still to be seen at the place. It is a structure of limestone and lime and sand mortar. Its height is about 12 feet [3.65m]. Thickness of the wall is 3 feet 9 inches [1.14m]. There two thatches stables apparently, at one extremity, one attached to each side. Between these stables is apparently on the old wall a stone chimney’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30; OSL Dorrha Parish RIA MS 14/F/20/4/(v)). 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020

• TN005-006002 Bawn
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside with nearby Pallas river to the W. Described as an 'old ruined irrepayarable castle and bawne' in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 322). Daniell Kenedy is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). The OS Letters describe the bawn wall as standing to a height of 12ft (3.6m) and measuring 3ft 9in (1.1m) thick (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30). A farmyard and farmhouses are now located on site of the castle (TN005-006001-) and bawn leaving no visible remains at ground level. Pallas Castle ruins described in 1840 as following; ‘Palace old Castle stood a short distance to the S.West of the Church. It is now entirely demolished & part of a wall belonging to the bawn walls is still to be seen at the place. It is a structure of limestone and lime and sand mortar. Its height is about 12 feet [3.65m]. Thickness of the wall is 3 feet 9 inches [1.14m]. There two thatches stables apparently, at one extremity, one attached to each side. Between these stables is apparently on the old wall a stone chimney’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30-1; OSL Dorrha Parish RIA MS 14/F/20/4/(v)). 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020

• TN005-007001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated at the base of a gentle E-facing slope with good views in all directions and nearby church and graveyard (TN005-005001-/003-) 95m to the W. The holy stone known as St. Dima's Stone (TN005-007002-) is located a few metres to the E of the holy well. No visible trace of the holy well which according to local information was filled up with rubble several years ago. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that ‘there was a well called Tobar Dioma/St. Dioma’s Well, a short distance Eastwards of Palace Church. It is now dried up. At the place, are some whitethorn bushes growing and here also is shown a stone on which may be seen the impression of the Saint’s finger’s, representing a cross. The stone is about 1½ foot [0.45m] long and 1 foot [0.3m] broad’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30; OSL Dorrha Parish RIA MS 14/F/20/4/(v)). 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020

• TN005-007002 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  Situated on a low rise of ground with good views in all directions and nearby holy well (TN005-007001) to the E. No visible remains of St Dima's Stone which the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30) describe as bearing the impression of the saint's finger in the form of a cross. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that ‘there was a well called Tobar Dioma/St. Dioma’s Well, a short distance Eastwards of Palace Church. It is now dried up. At the place, are some whitethorn bushes growing and here also is shown a stone on which may be seen the impression of the Saint’s finger’s, representing a cross. The stone is about 1½ foot [0.45m] long and 1 foot [0.3m] broad’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30; OSL Dorrha Parish RIA MS 14/F/20/4/(v)). 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020

Architectural heritage

• Dorrha Church, church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-cell Church of Ireland church, built 1832, with three-bay side elevations, having three-stage entrance tower to west end with diagonal buttresses and with vestry to north. Pitched slate roofs to nave and vestry. Cut-stone and brick chimneystack to vestry and carved stone copings to all gables. Coursed rubble limestone walls with cut-stone quoins, buttresses and having chamfered corners and carved stone string courses, crenellations and pinnacles to tower. Pointed-arch windows with traceried timber sliding sash six-over-six pane windows with small panes in cut-stone surrounds, larger and with double sashes to centre of side walls and triple sash to east end, all with hood-mouldings. Panelled double-leaf timber doors in Tudor arches with hood-mouldings to main entrance and vestry. Graveyard around church bounded by rubble limestone wall and stands within early ecclesiastical site.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

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

Name

Graigue · An Ghráig

Area

979,895 m² (97.99 ha, 242.14 acres)

Civil parish

Dorrha, and its townlands

Barony

Ormond Lower

Electoral division

Graigue, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Graigue electoral division: 303 people in 99 households; 83% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Gurteen, Rockview, Sraduff

Placenames

Graigue 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.