Latteragh

7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Latteragh, from 3,547 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres) to 1,167,115 m² (116.71 ha, 288.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Latteragh 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.

• 15 Oct 2019Conditional

  a) refurbishment/alterations/extension to existing two storey dwelling, b)proposed new treatment system and percolation area and c) all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19601136

• 14 May 2018Conditional

  demolition of existing rear extension and shed, construct new two storey residential extension, upgrade waste water treatment system and all associated works to existing dwelling which is a protected structure

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18600598

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 Latteragh.

Recorded monuments

• TN028-025 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region. 'In 1301-4 the township of Lotragh owes 40s. for murage money received and not applied to the work', which according to Bradley (1985, 58) would suggest that the settlement was incorporated. Graham (1978, 42) lists Latteragh as a medieval borough based on reference to the borough of Latteragh in the seventeenth century. No earthworks visible at ground level in association with this settlement. Sites at Latteragh include a church and graveyard (TN028-025002), and a castle (TN028-025001). 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

• TN028-025002 Church
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave (approx. dims 9.5m N-S; 13m E-W) and chancel (int. dims. 6.1m N-S; 11.26m E-W; wall T 0.76m) church, the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. The S wall of the nave was flush with wall of the chancel however the N wall of the nave protruded northwards from the N wall of the chancel. There is a destroyed single-light window at the E end of the S wall with a destroyed thirteenth-century trefoil-headed E window. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments (TN028-025004) have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-inscribed slabs (TN028-025003), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard (TN028-025005) during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). 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

• TN028-025003 Cross-slab
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave and chancel church (TN028-025002), the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments (TN028-025004) have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-slabs (TN028-025003; TN028-025006; TN028-025007; TN028-025008), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard (TN028-025005) during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). Displayed and stored in Nenagh Heritage Centre are a collection of four cross-slabs and quern stones. The Centre is on the west side of O'Rahilly Street, a former jail turned convent school. In the collection there is a decorated quern stone and four cross-slabs. All the slabs are from St. Odhran's Monastery, Latteragh. They are decorated with an incised cross surrounded by a single or double incised circle. Dorothy Kelly has described them in detail in JRSAI 1988, 92-100. In the basement there are seven quern stones, two of which are decorated. There is also a mortar with a sign '15th century monastic bowl' and a broken stone ring. One of three cross-slabs discovered in 1977 during the digging of a grave in the O'Brien family plot in Latteragh Graveyard (TN028-025002). A fourth cross-slab was discovered during the digging of the Berkery family plot. Both plots were located to the N of the N wall of Latteragh Church. All of the slabs (TN028-025003; TN028-025006; TN028-025007; TN028-025008) consisted of a dense, fine grained stone. Described as Latteragh 1 by Kelly and consists of a tiny slab (0.21m x 0.17m x 0.05m ) decorated with a carved equal armed cross with expanding arms contained within a broad circle. The arms of the cross nearly touch the circle within the which the cross is inscribed (Kelly 1988, 92-100) (TN020-037009). 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

• TN028-025004 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave and chancel church (TN028-025002), the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-inscribed slabs (TN028-025003), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard (TN028-025005) during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). 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

• TN028-025005 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave and chancel church (TN028-025002), the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-inscribed slabs (TN028-025004), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN028-025006 Cross-slab
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave and chancel church (TN028-025002), the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments (TN028-025004) have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-slabs (TN028-025003; TN028-025006; TN028-025007; TN028-025008), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard (TN028-025005) during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). Displayed and stored in Nenagh Heritage Centre are a collection of four cross-slabs and quern stones. The Centre is on the west side of O'Rahilly Street, a former jail turned convent school. In the collection there is a decorated quern stone and four cross-slabs. All the slabs are from St. Odhran's Monastery, Latteragh. They are decorated with an incised cross surrounded by a single or double incised circle. Dorothy Kelly has described them in detail in JRSAI 1988, 92-100. In the basement there are seven quern stones, two of which are decorated. One of three cross-slabs discovered in 1977 during the digging of a grave in the O'Brien family plot in Latteragh Graveyard (TN028-025002). A fourth cross-slab was discovered during the digging of the Berkery family plot. Both plots were located to the N of the N wall of Latteragh Church. All of the slabs consisted of a dense, fine grained stone. Described as Latteragh 2 by D. Kelly and consists of an irregular shaped slab (0.30m x 0.28m x 0.10m ) decorated with an equal armed linear cross with curvilinear expanded terminals contained within a double lined incised circles (Kelly 1988, 92-100) (TN020-037010). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN028-025007 Cross-slab
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave and chancel church (TN028-025002), the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments (TN028-025004) have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-slabs (TN028-025003; TN028-025006; TN028-025007; TN028-025008), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard (TN028-025005) during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). Displayed and stored in Nenagh Heritage Centre are a collection of four cross-slabs and quern stones. The Centre is on the west side of O'Rahilly Street, a former jail turned convent school. In the collection there is a decorated quern stone and four cross-slabs. All the slabs are from St. Odhran's Monastery, Latteragh. They are decorated with an incised cross surrounded by a single or double incised circle. Dorothy Kelly has described them in detail in JRSAI 1988, 92-100. In the basement there are seven quern stones, two of which are decorated. One of three cross-slabs discovered in 1977 during the digging of a grave in the O'Brien family plot in Latteragh Graveyard (TN028-025002). A fourth cross-slab was discovered during the digging of the Berkery family plot. Both plots were located to the N of the N wall of Latteragh Church. All of the slabs consisted of a dense, fine grained stone. Described as Latteragh 3 by D. Kelly and consists of a rectangular shaped slab (0.38m x 0.26m x 0.05m ) decorated with an equal armed linear cross with slightly expanded terminals contained within a double lined incised circles (Kelly 1988, 92-100) (TN020-037011). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN028-025008 Cross-slab
  Description

  Situated on a low hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby early medieval castle (TN028-025001) to the W. A monastery was founded here by Odran in the sixth century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 40). The death of Gilla Brénainn Ua Léimíne, erenagh of Leitir Odráin is in the Annals of Innisfallen under the year AD 1074. The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' church and chancell well' (Murphy 1914, 220). The poorly preserved remains of an early medieval nave and chancel church (TN028-025002), the nave of which is now destroyed with the chancel being reused in the late medieval period. A fragment of the E window lies in the church interior. A destroyed late medieval W doorway is located where the original chancel arch existed. It is described in the OS Letters as a two-centred doorway (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 192). Several architectural fragments (TN028-025004) have been reused as headstones in the enclosing graveyard. Four Early Christian cross-slabs (TN028-025003; TN028-025006; TN028-025007; TN028-025008), now housed in the Nenagh Heritage Centre, were recovered from graveyard (TN028-025005) during the digging of a grave in 1977 (Kelly 1988, 92-100). Displayed and stored in Nenagh Heritage Centre are a collection of four cross-slabs and quern stones. The Centre is on the west side of O'Rahilly Street, a former jail turned convent school. In the collection there is a decorated quern stone and four cross-slabs. All the slabs are from St. Odhran's Monastery, Latteragh. They are decorated with an incised cross surrounded by a single or double incised circle. Dorothy Kelly has described them in detail in JRSAI 1988, 92-100. In the basement there are seven quern stones, two of which are decorated. One of three cross-slabs discovered in 1977 during the digging of a grave in the O'Brien family plot in Latteragh Graveyard (TN028-025002). A fourth cross-slab was discovered during the digging of the Berkery family plot. Both plots were located to the N of the N wall of Latteragh Church. Described as Latteragh 4 by D. Kelly and consists of a rectangular shaped slab (0.65m x 0.23m x 0.09m ) decorated with an unequal cross with spatulate arms contained within an incised circle (Kelly 1988, 92-100) (TN020-037012). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Architectural heritage

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

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 Latteragh, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Latteragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Latteragh · Leatracha

Area

1,918,172 m² (191.82 ha, 473.99 acres)

Civil parish

Latteragh, and its townlands

Barony

Ormond Upper

Electoral division

Latteragh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

690 people lived in 275 households in the Latteragh electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baurroe, Bigpark, Bredagh, Glenmore Lower, Glenmore Upper, Lackakera, Sallypark

Placenames

Latteragh 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.