Jossestown
Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore, barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary; in Irish Baile Sheoisín
- Area
- 270 ha
- 667 acres
- Land parcels
- 50
- registered freehold, median 4,883 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Jossestown, from 85 m² to 465,414 m² (46.54 ha, 115.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Jossestown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
19 Dec 2024Conditional
carrying out alterations to site entrance to the property including boundary set back to improve sight lines
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2461113
2 Aug 2024Conditional
the construction of a dwelling, entrance, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2460627
29 Nov 2023Conditional
construction of a single-storey extension to the side of my dwelling and all associated site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360948
29 Oct 2022Conditional
(i) existing agricultural store & (ii) existing outbuilding containing home office, storage and utilities as well as (iii) Planning Permission for extension to the existing dwelling - and all associated site development works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260586
1 Mar 2022Conditional
construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling with driveway, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2260094
14 Dec 2020Conditional
as constructed domestic garage and all associated site development works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 201503
6 Aug 2020Conditional
new loose livestock shed and soiled water tank and all associated works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20877
22 Nov 2018Conditional
construction of a new loose livestock shed and soiled water tank and all associated works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18601386
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Jossestown.
Recorded monuments
- TS070-093 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on a generally level area with ground falling gently to E. Remains of sub-circular area (dims. 29m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.4m) ENE-S-WNW and truncated by trackway and ruinous farmyard to N. Breach (Wth 2m) in scarp at S. External fosse (Wth c. 7.5- 9m; D c. 0.3- 0.6m) ENE-S-WNW is waterlogged to S and W. Scarp and fosse obscured by overgrowth to W and heavily poached by cattle to E. Remains of interior are level and in pasture. Second trackway to E. Enclosure (TS070-092----) located 280m to NE; ringfort (TS070-094----) located 380m to E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS070-094 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on a W-facing slope. Sub-circular area (map dims. 30m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by inner scarp (max. Wth 4.25m; max. H 2.35m) SSW-W-NNE which is eroded. Limekiln abutting scarp at SSW. Area of scarp (dims. 13m N-S; 8m E-W) removed to W of limekiln. Breach (dims. 3.5m N-S; 6m E-W) in scarp at NNW is location of former limekiln depicted on 1843 OS 6-inch map. External fosse (basal Wth 1.5-2m; overall Wth 7-8m) SSW-W-NNE is shallow (D 0.4m) at W and deep (D 1.2m) at NW. Fosse disturbed in area of limekiln at SSW. Causewayed entrance (Wth 3.5m) at N. Interior impenetrable due to dense overgrowth. Enclosure (TS070-092----) located 150m to NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS070-095 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on level area of hillock. Circular area (dims. 37m N-S; 39m E-W) defined by levelled scarp (Wth 2.6m; H 0.6m). External fosse (Wth 5.85m; D 0.5m) NW-N-E-S-WSW is partially in-filled WSW-NW. Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at WSW. Outer edge of fosse truncated SE-S-SW by field boundary and bohereen. Interior slopes down gently to E and has gentle undulations within. Adjoining enclosure (TS070-095001-) to WSW. Trackway flanks N-side. Cahill (1982) describes this monument as levelled. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS070-095001 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope, adjoining enclosure (TS070-095----) to ENE. Slight visible surface trace of sub-circular area (dims. 24m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by traces of levelled bank (Wth 7.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.2m) SE-W-NE and truncated by bohereen (Wth 3m) in ENE sector and by open trackway to N. Interior tends downslope sharply to SW and contains remains of semi-circular area (dims 7.3m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE) defined by shallow fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.15m) SW-N and truncated by bohereen to ENE. Slight depression within W area covered by nettles. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS070-098 Ringfort - rath
Description
In woodland, surrounded by pasture. Circular area (map diam. 25m) defined by earthen bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.55m) and external fosse (basal Wth 2m; overall Wth 6.4m; D 0.9m). Tapered breach (int. Wth 3m; ext. Wth 0.9m) cut into bank at S and breach (Wth 1.4m) at NE. Restricted access within due to areas of impenetrable overgrowth in E and S sectors. Monument enclosed by trackway NE-E-SSE and by field boundary SSE-W-N-NE. Field boundary to E forms townland boundary between Jossestown and Clonacody. Castle (TS070-099----) and Clonacody House c. 150m to E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS070-115 Barrow - stepped barrow
Description
In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Identified on aerial photograph (GSI S.637/8, 16.4.1974). A circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by low profile earthen scarp (Wth 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) and an intervening fosse (basal Wth 2m; overall Wth 7m; D 0.2m). Generally level area/berm (Wth 5m) outside intervening fosse and slight trace of a wider circular area (overall dims. 50m N-S; 52m E-W) defined by an outer fosse (Wth 11m; D 0.15m). Truncated by drainage ditch and field boundary) SW-W-NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 3 December 2014
- TS077-003 Moated site
Description
In flat pasture, sloping very slightly to W. Donaghmore church (TS077-027----) clearly visible on crest of ridge to S. Ringfort (TS077-004----) visible c. 200m to S. Roughly square area (dims. 40m N-S; 37.7m E-W) enclosed by a bank which has been augmented by later field boundary (H above int. 0.65m; H above ext. 2.1m) and wide, flat-bottomed waterlogged fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 1.3m) with steep counterscarp. External face of N bank is very steep, truncated by cattle. Scrub growing on top of bank. Towards the N bank in the interior there is a low earthen mound (diam. 4.8m N-S; 5.2m E-W; H 0.4m). The E side of the monument is badly eroded, fosse no longer visible, it has been built up to form a laneway through the moated site, the former bank is just visible as a slight rise. The W side is intact, bank heavily overgrown and fosse waterlogged. Small area of quarrying into bank and interior along this side. S side there is some stone evident in bank construction, the counterscarp is augmented by a field boundary. Two cattle feeders are located in the NE quadrant on the slight rise formerly the E bank, resulting in further poaching in the interior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS077-004 Ringfort - rath
Description
In flat pasture in gently undulating terrain. Moated site (TS077-003----) visible c. 200m to N; Donaghmore church (TS077-027----) visible on crest of hill to SW. Roughly circular area (diam. 38.4m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by low bank (Wth 2.1m crest, 4.2m base; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) and wide fosse (Wth 1.9m; H above counterscarp 1.9m). Field boundary runs E-W dividing the interior. The E side of the ringfort is bounded by a field bank, which may have truncated this side slightly. Gap broken through bank in S quadrant and gate inserted. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Jossestown.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, 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 Jossestown.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Jossestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Jossestown · Baile Sheoisín
- Area
- 2,699,704 m² (269.97 ha, 667.11 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Middlethird
- Electoral division
- Colman, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Colman electoral division: 457 people in 156 households; 84% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballincor, Ballinlough, Clonacody, Commons, Donaghmore, Killerk North, Killerk South, Newtown
- Placenames
- Jossestown 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.