Rockwell

0 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rockwell. The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 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 Rockwell 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.

• 5 Jun 2026Conditional

  a) construction of an extension to existing livestock shed to include calf rearing pens and underground effluent tank b) construction of a dungstead and all associated site works. Please note that this site lies within the curtilage of a protected structure(s)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660549

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  the Installation of floodlighting system to serve an existing 4G rugby pitch located at Rockwell College, within the curtilage of a protected structure (Rockwell College and associated structures). The proposed development will consist of 6 no.18-metre floodlighting poles, 30 no. LED floodlight fixtures, appropriate pole foundations, cabling, and associated fixtures and fittings. The system is designed to achieve a maximum average of 350 Lux, with a switch-down option for training to achieve a maximum average of 200 Lux

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560654

• 23 Jun 2025N/a

  installation of floodlighting system to serve an existing 4G rugby pitch , the proposed development will consist of 6 no.18-metre floodlighting poles, 30 no. LED floodlight fixtures, appropriate pole foundations, cabling, and associated fixtures and fittings. The system is designed to achieve a maximum average of 350 Lux, with a switch-down option for training to achieve a maximum average of 200 Lux

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560594

• 18 Oct 2024Conditional

  a proposed prefabricated biomass boiler room and ancillary wood chip silo, and all ancillary site works, which are located within the curtilage of a protected structure

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460899

• 11 Oct 2024N/a

  for a proposed prefabricated biomass boiler room and ancillary wood chip silo, and all ancillary site works, which are located within the curtilage of a protected structure,

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460871

• 11 Sept 2024N/a

  a proposed prefabricated biomass boiler room and fuel store house and all ancillary site works at the above address.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460759

• 20 Jan 2023Conditional

  the demolition of part of Talbot House (total area of demolition =1,363 m2), including all associated site development works. (The site lies within the curtilage of a protected structure reference number RPS105 – Rockwell college)

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2360031

• 1 Dec 2022Conditional

  (a) Construction of 2 no. calf houses with an underground slurry tank (b) Construction of extension to existing silage pit and all Associated Site Works Please Note: This site lies within the curtilage of a protected structure(s)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2260662

• 21 Feb 2018Conditional

  (a) construction of 207 new roofed cubicles with underground slatted tank, (b) construction of a new milking parlour, dairy and waiting yard, (c) construction of a handling and drafting area, (d) Construction of an extension to existing silage pit, (e) erection of a meal bin and water tank and all associated site works. The site lies within the curtilage of a protected structure(s)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18600213

• 7 Jun 2017Conditional

  the construction of 202 new roofless cubicles with an underground slatted tank, construction of a new straw bedded shed. Construction of a new handling and drafting area. Construction of a new silage pit, construction of a new milking parlour, dairy, waiting yard, handling area and underground slatted tank, erection of a meal bin and water tank and all associated site works. The site lies within the curtilage of a protected structure.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 17600647

• 26 Apr 2017Conditional

  construction of a new 35 metre long roadway with macadam finish connecting the existing distributor roadway to the yard between the farm shed and Shanahan house, together with associated surface water drainage, retaining wall, security fencing with integrated gates and demolition of single storey porch entrance (40m2) to Shanahan House, a site which lies within the curtilage of a protected structure

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 17600434

• 7 Feb 2017Conditional

  demolition and replacement of two existing fire escape stairs, the property is a protected structure RPS ID Ref S105

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 17600097

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rockwell College Lake 000970

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rockwell.

Architectural heritage

• Rockwell College, monastery, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Quadrangular-plan three-storey former seminary, built c. 1865 and remodelled c. 1940, comprising twenty-bay north block, ten-bay west block, thirteen-bay east block with three-bay end elevations and with former country house forming most of south side. Flat-roofed single-storey ambulatory projecting from north and west blocks, and linking latter block to chapel to south. Italianate six-stage clock tower towards centre of north block and projecting slightly. Single-bay full-height gabled projection to rear of west block and single- three-storey extensions to rear of north block and recent single-storey flat-roofed block filling eastern half of quadrangle. Full-height canted-bay to south gable of west block and two-storey canted-bay to rear of same block. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods, with bracketed eaves to north block. Render cornice and rendered parapet to ambulatory. Smooth rendered walls with render string courses and having render platband between upper storeys of west block. Square-headed window openings to north block, with moulded render surrounds. West block has camber-headed openings to top floor and segmental-headed openings of first floor. All windows replacement uPVC. Elliptical-headed window openings to ambulatory, with render label-mouldings and render impost and sill courses, with fixed timber frames with leaded stained glass.

• Rockwell College, church/chapel, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-height T-plan gable-fronted chapel with basement, built c. 1895, attached to south-west corner of former seminary building. Comprising six-bay nave, four-stage belfry to west elevation, single-storey two-bay addition and single-bay addition on circular plan to east elevation. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, copper ridge capping and with cut-stone crosses to nave and transept gable elevations. Cut limestone eaves brackets to nave elevations, chevron patterned cut limestone eaves course to gable ends. Belfry has square base with octagonal drum surmounted by round-plan openwork arcade of cut limestone with conical slate roof topped by wrought-iron cross. Snecked rock-faced limestone walls with ashlar and carved stringcourses, and centrally placed carved niche containing statue of St Patrick with cut limestone canopy, to upper front elevation. Snecked rock-faced limestone walls to belfry. Smooth rendered walls with render sill course and rock-faced limestone quoins to west and side walls of nave. Trefoil-headed double lancet windows below quatrefoil openings to upper front elevation with round arched carved limestone surrounds with colonettes, cut limestone hood-mouldings and stained glass to front elevation. Sexfoil window with stained glass and cut limestone surround to gable verge on front elevation. Round-headed window openings with cut limestone block-and-start surrounds and leaded stained-glass windows to nave and west elevations. Neo-Romanesque chamfered cut limestone door surround, having double-leaf timber battened doors. Exposed scissor and arch brace timber roof to interior. Carved timber gallery and timber panelled confessionals to east wall of nave. Patterned tiling to floor. Tarmacadam to front of site. Graveyard to north-west of site with mainy metal ringed crosses and some limestone high crosses.

• Rockwell College, country house, 1820–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay three-storey former country house on irregular plan, built c. 1830, remodelled c. 1865 and again c. 1940, having projecting gable-fronted full-height entrance bay with canted porch and having projecting gable-fronted east end bay, projecting gable-fronted bay to rear corresponding with entrance bay, and additional two-bay three-storey addition to west end of rear elevation. Now in use as school. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, moulded limestone eaves course and having timber finials to gable-fronts. Carved limestone parapet to porch. Ruled-and-lined render to walls. Square-headed window openings with painted moulded render surrounds, having replacement uPVC windows. Entrance bay has painted render label-mouldings to windows of upper floors and stained glass panels to side elevations of ground floor. Cut limestone porch with pilasters between chamfered openings, moulded cornice and openwork parapet with quatrefoil detail. Square-headed door opening with half-glazed timber panelled double-leaf door having leaded stained-glass sections and overlight, flanked by leaded stained glass sidelights. Timber panelled entrance vestibule with Tudor arch doorway with half-glazed timber panelled double-leaf door with glazed sidelights and overlight. Carved timber staircase and stained-glass window below painted stucco ribbed vault. Round-headed doorway to rear with render hood moulding, below stained-glass window with render label-moulding. Cut limestone step to entrance.

• Rockwell College, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1930–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gates to Rockwell College, built c. 1940, comprising square-headed ashlar limestone pedestrian entranceways flanking vehicular entrance, with stepped limestone copings and mosaic crests, surmounted by multi-faceted glass and wrought-iron lanterns (having electricity supply). Decorative wrought-iron gates, double-leaf to vehicular entrance and dressed limestone plinths having decorative wrought-iron railings flanking pedestrian gates and terminating in ashlar limestone piers.

• Rockwell College, school, 1930–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey school building, built c.1940, having lower entrance block centred to south gable with three-bay front and single-bay side elevations. Flat roofs, with crenellated parapets to main block. Rendered walls, ruled-and-lined to entrance block, with buttresses between bays and to all corners of entrance block, with string course between upper floors of each block. Square-headed replacement uPVc windows, paired between bays of main block. Narrower replacement uPVC windows to entrance block, grouped in pairs to side elevations and threes with label-mouldings to front elevation. Statue in round-headed niche to first floor of entrance block. Timber panelled double-leaf door under label-moulding.

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 Rockwell, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Rockwell · Carn Tobair

Area

1,376,083 m² (137.61 ha, 340.04 acres)

Civil parish

Mortlestown, and its townlands

Barony

Middlethird

Electoral division

Killeenasteena, the unit of the census

Census 2022

677 people lived in 226 households in the Killeenasteena electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boytonrath, Carrigeen, Carron, Dogstown, Farranliney, Garranlea, Marlhill

Placenames

Rockwell 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.