Meldrum

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meldrum, from 230 m² to 485,806 m² (48.58 ha, 120.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Meldrum 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 Meldrum 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 Meldrum.

Recorded monuments

• TS061-021001 Armorial plaque (present location)
  Description

  This limestone plaque (H 0.67m; Wth 0.88m) has been inserted into a recess above the doorway into the older portion of Meldrum House (TS061-021002-) which is probably late 17th century in date. The plaque, bearing a date of 1622, has a central recess within a moulded frame which contains a heraldic shield. Beneath the shield are the initials G S on the dexter side and the initials M C on the sinister side. The shield is halved vertically (per pale), the dexter arms are those of the Sall family, showing the attires of a stag fesswise and in chief a portcullis and the sinister a lion passant guardant. The plaque is likely to have come from Meldrum Castle (TS061-56001-) which lies c. 400m to the E and which is possibly an early 17th-century fortified house (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 226). A graveslab (TS061-025094-) in the graveyard (TS061-025035-) of the C of I Cathedral in Cashel bears an inscription to Geoffrey Sall, who died in 1622, and his wife Margaret Corcran (FitzGerald 1902, vol. 5, 249). James Sall, probably a son of Geoffrey and Margaret, was the proprietor of Meldrum Castle in 1640 (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 226). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-021002 House - 17th century
  Description

  On the lower edge of an E-facing slope overlooking a wide flat plain. Meldrum Castle (TS061-56001-), which is possibly an early 17th fortified house, lies c. 400m to the E. This house has two separate construction phases. The original house (ext. dims. 15.97m E-W; 7.55m N-S; wall T 0.64-0.7m), at the W end, which appears to be late 17th century in date, is one room deep and consists of a four-bays with projecting gable-fronted end bays (Wth 3-3.08m; D 1.22m). Though the construction is obscured by the external render, it appears to be largely of rubble limestone randomly coused with the block and start quoins visible at the SW angle. There is some evidence of brick in the walling but this may be the result of later repairs or modifications. There is a two-course brick eaves beneath an A-frame timber-pegged, slated roof. While the house currently has two storeys with an attic, the ground floor is very high and this, together with the possible indication that the external ground level has been raised (H 1.15m), suggests that there was a basement level. There is a rendered chimney stack at each gable and a large projecting chimney (L 4.7m; D 0.53m) at the rear. The eastern chimney stack may be a later addition to service the later Georgian house which was built onto and incorporates the E gable of the original house. The fenestration in the front elevation is regular consisting at ground-floor level of two central nine-over-sixteen pane windows continuing to ground level and a nine-over-six pane timber-sliding sash window in the W bay and at first-floor level consisting of six-over-six pane timber-sliding sash windows with round-headed openings over those in the projecting bays and rendered roundels above. A doorway has been inserted at ground-floor level in the eastern projecting bay, possibly in the position of the original doorway. This doorway is surmounted by an armorial plaque (TS061-021001-) which bears a date of 1622 and is likely to have come from Meldrum Castle. There is a wooden spiral stairs in the W projecting bay. Though this stairs appears to be of 19th-century date, the original stairs may have occupied the same position. There are two windows at attic level in the W gable and internally there is a dooway at the N end of the W gable at first-floor level which has been blocked up and not visible externally as it is covered with a concrete render. The rear elevation has three windows at ground-floor level, that immediately W of the projecting chimney appears to be a relatively recent insert, and three at first-floor level, one being where the chimney stack narrows. A doorway has been inserted under the most easterly window at ground level. There is a water pump against the front elevation between the two ground floor windows which was fed from a brick-lined well, with storage comparments on either side, immediately in front of it. The five-bay, two storey over basement early Georgian house (ext. dims. 14m E-W; 9.81m N-S), built c. 1730, incorporates the original late 17th-century house, knocking through a gap at the N end of the E gable to connect the two at ground-floor level, with a similar arrangement above this at first-floor and attic level. There is an L-shaped courtyard facing the older house. The front elevation is divided externally at ground level by a stone wall running northward from the E angle of the E projecting bay. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-031 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved pasture, just above a high E-facing contour, overlooking the Suir Valley to NE. Land slopes down steeply to E and steadily to SE and affords good views NNE-SW. Oval area (dims. 25m NNW-SSE; 21m ENE-WSW) defined by low earthen bank (overall Wth 5.95m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1m) which is best preserved NW-SE. Entrance (overall Wth 5m; basal Wth 2m) at ENE. Remains of fosse (overall Wth 5.95m; basal Wth 1.8m; D 0.08-0.18m) are low in profile. Interior slopes down gently to SE. Conjoined barrows (TS061-031001-; TS061-031002-) off-centre to ENE and barrow (TS061-031003-) abuts bank at ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-031001 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Within interior of enclosure (TS061-031----), off-centre to ENE. Excellent views in all directions except to W where highest point of slope is located. Oval mound (dims. 2m E-W; 1.7m N-S) defined by low scarp (Wth 0.9m; H 0.15m). A ditch-barrow (TS061-031002-) is conjoined to NE. A ring-barrow (TS061-031003-) is c. 6.5m to E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-031002 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Within interior of enclosure (TS061-031----), off-centre to ENE. Excellent views in all directions except to W where highest point of slope is located. Ditch-barrow (dims. 1.9m E-W; 1.75m N-S) defined by low profile fosse (overall Wth 1.5m; basal Wth 0.5m; D 0.05m) conjoined a mound barrow (TS061-031001-) to the SW. The ditch barrow is less preserved than the mound barrow due to its location inside the entrance of the enclosure (TS061-031----). A ring-barrow (TS061-031003-) is c. 6.5m to E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-031003 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Within interior of enclosure (TS061-031----), abutting bank at E. Circular area (diam. 2m) defined by inner fosse (overall Wth 1.9m; basal Wth 1m; D 0.02m) and outer bank (overall Wth 1.9m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.02m; ext. H 0.12m) SE-WNW. Interior is generally level and very small. Short linear bank (L 4.5m) flanks N-arc and forms S-side of entrance to enclosure. Conjoined barrows (TS061-031001-; TS061-031002-) are c. 6.5m to W. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-054 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved level pasture. No visible surface trace. Identified by aerial photography (CUCAP BGO; 19 July 1971) as a possible enclosure. Indicated on the 1st (1840) 6-inch OS map as a small tree plantation, possibly a designed landscape feature (dims. c. 100m NE-SW; c. 55m NW-SE). On the 25-inch OS map the SW portion is depicted as a roughly circular stand of trees, with a small pond in the northern area of the 1840s plantation. Barrow, possible is c. 100m to ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 20 November 2015

• TS061-055 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In level pasture, on a gentle rise. Scant remains of an oval area (dims. 31m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.1m) and levelled outer bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.05m) S-NE. Possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at W. Interior is level and poorly drained. Depicted on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (dims. c. 40m ENE-WSW; 36m NNW-SSE) and on latest ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval area (c. 30m N-S; c. 27m E-W). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-056001 House - 17th century
  Description

  On a relatively flat plain, with land rising gently to the N and NE and a hill rises behind Meldrum House c. 400m to the E. The Civil Survey (1654-6) describes 'a good stone house with a bawne about it' in Meldrum where 'James Sall of Moeldrom Esqr Irish Papist' was the proprietor in 1630 (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 226). The building marked as 'Meldrum Castle' on the OS 6-inch maps appears to be the stone house described in the Civil Survey. It is a long rectangular building (overall dims 21m E-W; 10.1m N-S; int. dims 18.9m E-W; 8.3m N-S; S wall T 0.9m; gables T c. 1.05m) built of limestone rubble roughly coursed. Only the lower courses (H 0.3-0.5m) of the S wall and E and W gables survive; the N wall and NE and NW angles are not visible at ground level. A possible short length (c. 2.5m) of the N wall is discernible where there is concentration of stones, roughly mid-way along the line of the wall. The OS letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 110 (295)) describe a building which is 'said to be the remains of a castle but it looks more like a dwelling house. It measures fifty seven feet [17.37m] in length from east to west and twenty five [7.6m] in breath from north to south'. There is an L-shaped arrangement of rubble immediately W of the W gable which could be interpreted as a chamber (Wth c. 4.8m; L c. 8m) and indeed was on the 2nd (1952 & 1954) ed. OS 6-inch map where it is drawn as such. However, in 1840 the OS letters describe a building which was in a much better state of preservation then it is today and no mention is made of a chamber adjoining the W end. In the OS letters mention is made of a fragment of the W wall which 'remains to the height of about twenty five feet [7.6m]', this is likely to have collapsed by the 2nd OS revision and the rubble from this wall probably accounts for the 'chamber' at the W end of the building. The OS letters also mention two fragments of the S wall which had survived to a height of thirteen feet [3.9m] and were three feet [0.9m] thick, however, these have also since collapsed. No trace of the bawn (TS061-056002-) survives at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-056002 Bawn
  Description

  On a relatively flat plain, with land rising gently to the N and NE and a hill rises behind Meldrum House c. 400m to the E. The Civil Survey (1654-6) describes 'a good stone house with a bawne about it' in Meldrum where 'James Sall of Moeldrom Esqr Irish Papist' was the proprietor in 1630 (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 226). The building (TS061-056001-) marked as 'Meldrum Castle' on the OS 6-inch maps appears to be the stone house described in the Civil Survey. According to the OS letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 110 (295)) the remains of the house were 'surrounded by a trench ten feet [3m] wide and four feet [1.2m] deep'. On an aerial photograph (CUCAP 19 July 1971, BGO 18) the outline of a rectangular bawn is clearly visible, possibly as a cropmark. This bawn, possibly a moat, ran E-W c. 20m N of the house and c. 40m S of the house and ran N-S c. 10m E and W of the house, providing an overall diam. of c. 70m N-S and c. 40m E-W. No visible trace of the bawn (TS061-056002-) survives at ground level. A deep modern field drain appears to cut through the area of the SW angle of the bawn. On the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map a watercourse is show running in a south-easterly direction from an area which corresponds with the S line of the bawn or moat and runs into a stream which runs in a north-easterly direction. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-056003 Armorial plaque
  Description

  See TS061-021001- for full description. The limestone plaque (TS061-021001-) currently located at Meldrum House (TS061-021002-) is likely to have come from Meldrum Castle (TS061-56001-) which lies c. 400m to the E of its current location and which appears to have been an early 17th-century fortified house (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 226). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 August 2014

• TS061-057 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a low rise. Circular area (dims. 39m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by bank (overall Wth 4.75m; Wth at top 1.4m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 2.05m) which is best preserved where it is incorporated into field boundary SW-NW. Remains of fosse (overall Wth 7.65m; basal Wth 3m; D 0.2m) SW-ESE. Bank appears pushed slightly outwards at SSE, where former field boundary (long axis ENE-WSW) was located. Entrance gap (basal Wth 3.5m; overall Wth 7m) at NNW and breach in bank at SSW, closed by gate. Interior is slightly higher in centre. Farm trackway (long axis ENE-WSW) to immediate S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-143 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved pasture, on low rise. No visible surface trace. Identified as a penannular cropmark on aerial photography (ASIAP (36) 1-4). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Meldrum House, country house, 1620–1750 · National interest
  Description

  Detached multi-period country house, comprising five-bay two-storey over half-basement east block with four-bay end elevation, built c. 1730 onto four-bay two-storey house with attic and basement, with date plaque 1622 and initials GMDS, latter block having projecting gable-fronted end bays with pediment detailing, two-bay end elevation and projecting former chimneystack to rear. House now disused. Slate roof, pitched to west block with brick eaves course, and hipped to east, latter with overhanging sheeted eaves. Rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, brick to east block and coursed limestone masonry to west, latter having carved limestone date plaque with coat of arms. Square-headed timber sliding sash windows to east block, all with limestone sills, exposed sash boxes to front elevation, and six-over-six pane throughout except for nine-over-nine pane to ground floor front. Timber-sliding sash windows to west block, with exposed sash boxes and limestone sills throughout. Round-headed openings to first floor of projecting bays and square-headed elsewhere. First floor has six-over-six pane windows, round-headed windows having traceried fanlights below rendered roundels in gables above. Ground floor has openings with six-over-six pane windows to centre bays having six-pane overlights and end bays have nine-over-six pane windows. Narrow four-over-two pane and one-over-one pane windows to side elevation of east projecting bay. Mainly six-over-six pane windows to rear with some modern timber replacements. Entrance, to centre of east block, has elliptical-headed opening with moulded render surround and elaborate teardrop fanlight over timber panelled double door flanked by carved timber Ionic pilasters set on limestone plinths, having flight of curved ashlar limestone steps. Possible original doorway to west block in east projecting bay and having square-headed opening with replacement glazed timber door. Timber battened door with paned overlight to west gable. Five-bay two-storey former house, now outbuilding, to west, built c. 1675, having steeply-pitched corrugated-iron roof with openwork roughly dressed limestone bellcote possibly reuseing earlier stonework, and painted rendered rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings with brick surrounds, replacement windows and limestone sills. Square-headed openings, mainly later intrusions, with timber battened doors, two entrances having limestone arches, one with carved limestone keystone. Bricked up window openings to rear elevation. Multiple-bay two-storey stables to south-west having hipped slate roof, with brick eaves course. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings some with remains of two-over-two pane and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, all having limestone sills and segmental-arched carriage entrances with carved limestone voussoirs. Coursed rubble limestone and sandstone masonry wall forming two yards to front of houses, with rendered piers. Rendered square-profile piers to north-east approach.

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 5 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Meldrum · Maoldrom

Area

2,383,971 m² (238.4 ha, 589.09 acres)

Civil parish

Brickendown, and its townlands

Barony

Middlethird

Electoral division

Magorban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Magorban electoral division: 717 people in 242 households; 77% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyheens, Ballyherberry, Boscabell, Brickendown, Coleraine, Killistafford, Rathclogh South, Rathordan

Placenames

Meldrum 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.