Longcourse

291 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Longcourse, from 2 m² to 21,668 m² (2.17 ha, 5.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2RS (Existing residential)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 284 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M5GB (Other mix of uses)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CI (Community facilities)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2TC (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS (Open space, park)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 May 2026N/a

  This development consists of retention of alterations to works approved under planning ref. 20/871 which include – Changes to internal layout of 8 no apartments within the Convent Building as was required on site, to achieve Fire Compliance & preserve the integrity of the existing structure, consisting; change of 5 No Apts. from 1-Bed units to Studios, change of one 1-Bed to a 2-Bed apartment, change of one 2-bed to a Studio apartment and change of one 2-bed to a 1-Bed apartment. Substitution of the as approved new and replacement windows throughout the development with u-PVC windows to match existing. Changes to the number of new dormer windows built & locations of some dormers to the roof of the Convent Building. Replacement natural slate finish to the roofs of the Convent Building, Presbytery House and School and Courtyard Buildings in lieu of existing. Alterations to Courtyard Buildings as approved including substitution of plaster finish in lieu of approved timber cladding to select areas and change to the permitted external stairs finish to metal in lieu of masonry. Alterations to site works including; alterations to footpaths, alterations to internal roads layouts, provision of new retaining walls, alterations to car parking layouts, relocation of esb sub-station, removal of stepped access through front green, alterations to bin store locations, adjustment of site levels and any relevant site works. Retention of existing shed at Courtyard Building, which was to be demolished and PLANNING PERMISSION to replace rear boundary of Courtyard Building 2 with concrete block wall as approved. Reinstating bike stores, landscaping, all as approved.

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2660305

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  extension to side and rear of existing dwelling house and all ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 25179

• 25 Nov 2025Conditional

  The development consists of (1). Change of use of the ground floor of no. 68 Barrack Street from use as a betting office to use as a shop; (2) Change of use of the former Doyles pub at no. 64 Barrack Street to use as a betting office; (3). Provide new residential use as a 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear at first floor level of no. 64 Barrack Street. (4). All associated works, new signage and satellite antennae.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560839

• 11 Nov 2025N/a

  The development consists of (1). Change of use of the ground floor of no. 68 Barrack Street from use as a betting office to use as a shop; (2) Change of use of the former Doyles pub at no. 64 Barrack Street to use as a betting office; (3). Provide new residential use as a 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear at first floor level of no. 64 Barrack Street. (4). All associated works, new signage and satellite antennae.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560797

• 26 Sept 2025N/a

  The development consists of (1). Change of use of the ground floor of no. 68 Barrack Street from use as a betting office to use as a shop; (2) Change of use of the former Doyles pub at no. 64 Barrack Street to use as a betting office; (3). Provide new residential use as a 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear at first floor level of no. 64 Barrack Street. (4). All associated works, new signage and satellite antennae.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560687

• 24 Sept 2025N/a

  The development consists of (1). Change of use of the ground floor of no. 68 Barrack Street from use as a betting office to use as a shop; (2) Change of use of the former Doyles pub at no. 64 Barrack Street to use as a betting office; (3). Provide new residential use as a 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear at first floor level of no. 64 Barrack Street. (4). All associated works, new signage and satellite antennae.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560683

• 19 Sept 2025Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION of pl. file 20/198 for development consisting of a new single storey dwelling house, with a detached single storey garage, new site entrance, waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 25138

• 29 May 2025Conditional

  the removal of existing front boundary wall and replacing with a new driveway entrance consisting of new piers and wall and forming car parking area including a new dished kerb and all associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560378

• 1 Apr 2025N/a

  The development consists of (1). Change of use of the ground floor of no. 68 Barrack Street from use as a betting office to use as a shop; (2) Change of use of the former Doyles pub at no. 64 Barrack Street to use as a betting office; (3). Provide new residential use as a 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear at first floor level of no. 64 Barrack Street. (4). All associated works, new signage and satellite antennae.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560205

• 27 Feb 2025N/a

  Change of Use of existing Public House known as Doyle`s Bar to Bookmakers, which includes all internal Demolitions, Extensions, Internal alterations, Front Façade changes, new Signage and satellite dish installation to the ground floor as-well as Conversion of existing first floor space to new 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear as-well and all associated site works at No. 64 Barrack Street, Waterford, X91 YD37. This application will also include the change of use of existing ground floor bookmakers at 68 Barrack St, Waterford, X91 A2W1 from class 2c bookmakers to class 1 commercial shop use.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560118

• 17 Feb 2025N/a

  Change of Use of existing Public House known as Doyle`s Bar to Bookmakers, which includes all internal Demolitions, Extensions, Internal alterations, Front Façade changes, new Signage and satellite dish installation to the ground floor as-well as Conversion of existing first floor space to new 2 bedroom apartment with amenity space to the rear as-well and all associated site works at No. 64 Barrack Street, Waterford, X91 YD37. This application will also include the change of use of existing ground floor bookmakers at 68 Barrack St, Waterford, X91 A2W1 from class 2c bookmakers to class 1 commercial shop use.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560087

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  I INTEND TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT THIS SITE AT WATERFROD, CO. WATERFORD THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: 1. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE, TWO AND ONE-STOREY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING WALL

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460801

• 19 Dec 2024N/a

  New construction of 3 Blocks of residential dwellings consisting of 28 no. apartments including new connections to public mains and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460787

• 11 Nov 2024Conditional

  to demolish the existing building leaving the front wall and to erect a 4 bedroom house with dormer window to the front

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 2460664

• 4 Jul 2024N/a

  for development consisting of retention of alterations to works approved under planning ref. 20/871 which include – Substitution of the as approved new and replacement windows throughout the development for u-PVC to match existing. Changes to location and addition of new dormer windows to the roof of the Convent Building. Replacement natural slate finish to the roofs of the Convent Building, Presbytery House and School and Courtyard Building in lieu of existing. Alterations to Courtyard Buildings as approved including the removal of timber classing to select areas and change to the permitted external stairs to metal in lieu of masonry. Alterations to footpaths and internal roads layouts including retaining walls and adjustment of site levels.

  Retention · Waterford City and County Council, 2460369

• 26 Jan 2024Refused

  removal of front boundary wall, provision of ambulant disabled external steps, lowering of existing ground level to accommodate proposed new driveway and all associated site works to include the provision of a drop kerb to access the proposed driveway from the public road

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2460038

• 12 Oct 2023Refused

  planning reference 13/500056 for removal of front boundary wall, provision of ambulant disabled external steps, lowering of existing ground level to accommodate proposed new driveway and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Waterford City and County Council, 23285

• 20 Jun 2023Conditional

  is sought for the indefinite retention of as built alterations and the division of the existing third floor four bedroom apartment (apartment number 14 under planning permission 99/148) into two separate one bedroom apartments (apartments 15 and 16) along with all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 23192

• 2 Dec 2022Conditional

  for development of site. This development will consist of the change of use from commercial (licenced premises/public house) to residential (6 (number) apartments) including 2 (number) studio and 1 (number) one bedroom apartments on the ground floor and 1 (number) studio and 2 (number) one bedroom apartments on the first floor. Works will include select demolition works and reconfiguration of the existing structure with modification to existing facades, the construction of a two storey extension and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 221012

• 22 Jul 2021Refused

  for the development consisting of the partial change of use from commercial (licenced premises/public house) to residential comprising 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment at ground floor, 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment at first floor. The proposed construction of 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments at first floor, 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments at second floor and 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments on third floor. Works will comprise of select demolition works and reconfiguration of the existing structure with modification to existing facades, the construction of an extension and all associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 21704

• 22 Feb 2021Conditional

  the erection of 2 no. single storey pre-fabricated classroom buildings complete with all associated ancillary works and associated site works

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 21128

• 20 Jan 2021Conditional

  for change of use at ground floor and basement level from bar and restaurant to residential accommodation consisting of 3 apartments at ground floor level and common storage area at basement level, part demolition of toilet and kitchen area and modifications to layout at ground floor and modifications to elevations at

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2130

• 22 Dec 2020N/a

  change of use at ground floor and basement level from bar and restaurant to residential accommodation consisting of 3 apartments at ground floor level and common storage area at basement level, part demolition of toilet and kitchen area and modifications to layout at ground floor and modifications to elevations

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 20990

• 24 Nov 2020Conditional

  development consisting of change of use of the existing buildings & grounds from religious (a convent & ancillary buildings) to residential use for the delivery of 71 no residential units & community facilities comprising the following-Convent Building-10 noStudio Apts, 21 no.1Bed Apartments, 19 no.2Bed Apartments & a new Community Day Centre.Works include select demolition & alterations to existing building fabric including but not limited to the removal of recent extensions to the original structure,limited internal & external modifications to existing fabric,select newbuild extensions,new internal partitions & new dormer structures to existing roof. Alterations&Refurbishment to existing windows&doors where required.Upgrades to mechanical & electrical services & fire upgrades throughout.Gate Lodge-1no. 2Bed House-works incl select demolition&alteration to existing building fabric,limited internal&external modifications to existing fabric & new internal partitions.Alterations&Refurbishment to existing windows&doors where required.Upgrades to m&e services&fire upgrades throughout.School Building-1noStudio Apt,1no1Bed Apt,1no2Bed Apt & 1no2Bed House.Works incl select demolition&alteration to existing building fabric. Alterations & Re-furbishment to existing windows&doors where required.Upgrades to M&Eservices&fire upgrades throughout.Presbytery House-2no 2Bed Houses.Works include select demolition&alteration to existing building fabric partitions.Alterations&Refurbishment to existing windows&doors where required.Upgrades to m&e services & fire upgrades throughout.Courtyard Buildings-4 no. Studio Apts, 5 no. 1Bed Apts, 2 no 2 BedApts,2no 2BedHouses,1no 3BedHouse.Works incl select demolition&alteration to existing building fabric ,select newbuild extensions,limited internal&external modifications to existingfabric,new internal partitions&the forming of newopesforwindows&doors.Alterations&refurbishment to existing windows&doors where required.Upgrades to M&E services&fire upgrades.Site works include the introduction of a new vehicular entrance from Hennessys Rd&modifications&upgrades to existing internal roads,parking&pedestrian access routes incl consolidation of existing pedestrian access routes from Carthage Avenue & Manor Hill & landscape works & all associated site works & public service connections & upgrades (A PROTECTED STRUCTURE RPS680 & 809)

  Permission, 19 homes · Waterford City and County Council, 20871

• 19 Nov 2020Conditional

  for change of use of 40-41 Barrack Street from Public House (Kitty Kiernans) to retail premises (Off Licence) at ground floor and from Function room/Kitchen/Toilets at first floor to 2 x 1 bed apartments, together with elevational changes at ground floor to No. 39 Barrack Street, new shop front and roller shutter. In addition we intend to construct single storey extensions of office and store to the rear of no. 40-41 (height 3m) at ground floor, and extension of proposed new bedroom at first floor level, together with all associated site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 20853

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

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 Longcourse.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Longcourse.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, c.1865, retaining original aspect with shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, square rooflight, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoined piers. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows having margins. Rendered shopfront to ground floor with panelled pilasters, fixed-pane timber display window (in five-light arrangement) on panelled stall riser, timber panelled doors with overlights, and timber fascia over on consoles having moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey red brick house, c.1865. Reroofed and refenestrated, c.1990. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on red brick eaves. Red brick Common bond (fifth course headers) walls with yellow and vitrified blue brick stringcourses. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and yellow and vitrified blue brick ‘voussoirs’. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door opening with yellow and vitrified blue brick ‘voussoirs’, timber panelled door and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• R. Thompson, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey house, c.1850, retaining some original fenestration. Renovated and part refenestrated, c.1900, with pubfront inserted to ground floor. Reroofed and extended, c.1975, comprising three-bay single-storey flat-roofed return to south-east. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat concrete roof to return behind parapet. Painted rendered walls with rendered quoins. Painted cement rendered walls to return with concrete coping to parapet. Square-headed window openings with stone sills. 3/6 and 6/6 timber sash windows. Replacement 1/1 timber sash windows, c.1900, to remainder. Timber casement windows to return. Timber pubfront, c.1900, to ground floor with panelled pilasters, fixed-pane timber display window (in bipartite arrangement), timber panelled doors and double doors with overlights, and timber fascia over having raised lettering and moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace single-bay three-storey house, c.1880, retaining original fenestration. Reroofed and extended, c.1980 comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed return to south-east. One of a group of three. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1980, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat bitumen felt roof to return with timber eaves. Unpainted rendered wall to front (north-west) elevation. Unpainted roughcast walls to remainder. Unpainted cement rendered walls to return. Square-headed window openings (in bipartite arrangement to ground floor) with stone sills. 1/1 and 2/2 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1980, and overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Cnoc Sion, church/chapel, 1975–1980 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay double-height red brick Catholic chapel, built 1979, with single-bay single-storey porch to north-east. Mono-pitched copper-clad and flat concrete roofs behind parapets with concealed rainwater goods. Butterfly/Y-form felt roof to porch behind parapet. Red brick Running bond walls with curved corners and concrete coping to parapets. Square-headed window openings (some in tripartite arrangement) in recessed panels with red brick chamfered sills, concrete fins to tripartite openings, and unpainted roughcast panels over. Fixed-pane timber leaded stained glass windows. Square-headed continuous window opening forming clere-storey. Fixed-pane timber windows. Square-headed door opening approached by flight of five red brick curved steps with tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors and overlight. Full-height interior open into roof with timber pews, wall-mounted inscribed limestone stations, and swept ceiling having tongue-and-groove timber panelling. Set back from line of road in shared grounds with red brick Running bond boundary wall to perimeter having wrought iron railings over.

• Saint Anne's Presbytery, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery, c.1890, with single-bay two-storey canted projecting bay to left, two-bay two-storey parallel block to north-east incorporating entrance bay, and five-bay two-storey return to north-east. Refenestrated, c.1990. Pitched and hipped slate roofs (polygonal to canted projecting bay; gabled to centre return) with red clay ridge tiles (rolled lead ridge tiles to canted projecting bay), terracotta finials, cut-stone chimney stacks, cut-stone coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves. Broken coursed squared red sandstone walls with cut-limestone dressings including quoins and stringcourses. Shallow segmental-headed window openings to ground floor (some paired) with cut-limestone sills, block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, and voussoirs over forming relieving arches. Square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990, to all openings. Paired trefoil-headed window openings to entrance bay in square-headed recessed panels with cut-limestone surrounds and tracery. Fixed-pane leaded stained glass windows. Round-headed door opening in shallow segmental-headed recess with cut-limestone block-and-start surround, hood moulding over, and cut-stone voussoirs. Replacement timber panelled double doors, c.1990, with leaded stained glass overlight. Set back from road in own grounds with tarmacadam forecourt.(ii) Gateway, c.1890, to south-west comprising pair of limestone ashlar piers with stringcourses and profiled capping, iron sheeted double gates with cross final, single limestone ashlar outer pier to south-east forming pedestrian gateway, and sections of broken coursed squared red sandstone flanking boundary walls.

• Saint Joseph's House, school, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey rubble stone building, c.1900, possibly originally school retaining original aspect comprising single-bay two-storey gabled advanced entrance bay with two-bay two-storey range to south-west, and three-bay double-height range to north-east. Now disused. Pitched slate roof (gabled to entrance bay) with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Flemish bond chimney stack, timber bargeboards, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick Flemish bond eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar, and yellow brick quoins. Pair of lancet recessed niches to entrance bay with yellow brick surrounds. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. 2/2 and 6/6 timber sash windows with fixed-pane timber windows to double-height range having overlights, and most openings having wrought iron bars. Square-headed door opening with yellow brick block-and-start surround, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Set in grounds shared with Saint Joseph’s House with rear (south-east) elevation fronting on to road.(ii) Attached five-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1900, to north-east. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping, and no rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar, and red brick quoins to corner. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills, and red brick dressings. 6/6 timber sash windows with wrought iron bars. Square-headed door openings with timber boarded door, and timber boarded sliding door.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of broken coursed squared limestone wall, c.1865, with slight batter and red brick Flemish bond section over. Renovated, c.1990, with upper section rebuilt using mass-concrete having steel railings over. Road fronted.

• Saint Joseph's House, unknown, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey building, c.1900, retaining most original fenestration. Part refenestrated, c.1950. Part refenestrated, c.2000. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stack, timber bargeboards, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick eaves. Unpainted rendered walls with yellow brick piers, and quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. 2/2 timber sash windows with one replacement timber casement window, c.1950, and one replacement uPVC casement window, c.2000. Square-headed door openings with yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, and timber panelled doors. Set back from road in grounds shared with Saint Joseph’s House.

• Saint Joseph's House, convent/nunnery, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eighteen-bay three-storey convent with dormer attic, c.1900, on a complex plan comprising four-bay three-storey entrance block with two-bay three-storey advanced flanking bays, eight-bay three-storey lateral wing to south-west having two-bay three-storey advanced end bay, seven-bay three-storey side elevation to south-west, and five-bay three-storey elevated block to north-west. Renovated and mostly refenestrated, c.2000, to accommodate part use as nursing home. Hipped slate roofs (gabled to dormer attic windows) with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks, square rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with cut-limestone quoins to corners, cut-stone courses to each floor, and yellow brick band to eaves having moulded yellow brick cornice over. Shallow segmental-headed window openings to ground floor, segmental-headed window openings to first floor, and square-headed window openings to top floor on cut-limestone sill courses with yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.2000, with some original 2/2 and 6/6 timber sash windows. Shallow segmental-headed door opening to first floor approached by flight of cut-stone steps on an L-shaped plan having wrought iron railings, cut-limestone block-and-start surround with chamfered reveals, hood moulding over, replacement timber panelled door, c.2000, and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds with landscaped grounds to site.(ii) Attached four-bay double-height Catholic chapel, c.1900, to north-west with single-bay single-storey flanking bays to north-east and to south-west, and single-bay double-height lower chancel to north-west on a polygonal plan. Pitched slate roofs (half-polygonal to chancel) with clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone chimney stacks, cut-stone coping with gabled bellcote to apex to south-east, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded yellow brick eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls (painted to flanking bays) with cut-limestone quoins, and yellow brick Flemish bond band to eaves having moulded cornice over. Lancet window openings with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals, yellow brick dressings over, and fixed-pane leaded windows.

• , 1905–1925 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, c.1915, with moulded shallow domed capping having profiled cornice. Road fronted on a corner site on footpath.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, c.1880, on a corner site retaining original fenestration. Reroofed and extended, c.1955, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed return to south-east possibly to accommodate commercial use. Now entirely in residential use. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1955, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat felt roof to return. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered fascia, c.1955, to first floor. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber panelled door, and overlight. Road fronted on a corner site with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1900, retaining original fenestration. Reroofed, pre-1999. One of a terrace of three. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, pre-1999, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, pre-1999, on overhanging timber eaves. Unpainted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and 1/1 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber door. Set back from line of road on elevated base with random rubble stone retaining wall having hoop iron railings over.

• The Presbytery, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1872–1901 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery, occupied 1901, on an L-shaped plan with two-bay (south) or single-bay (north) two-storey side elevations; three-bay two-storey rear (west) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal hoppers and downpipes. Rendered walls on yellow brick header bond chamfered cushion course on yellow brick Running bond plinth with yellow brick quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening with two cut-limestone steps, bull nose-detailed timber mullions, and yellow brick block-and-start surround framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Segmental-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in shared grounds.

• House, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay two-storey local authority house, c.1940, retaining original aspect. One of a terrace of eight forming part of a larger group of sixteen. Pitched (shared) roof with profiled clay tiles, concrete ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted rendered walls with rendered band to first floor. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber panelled door. Set back from line of road in own grounds with forecourt having unpainted roughcast boundary wall.

• Saint Joseph's House, graveyard/cemetery, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Nun’s burial ground with various cut-stone grave markers, c.1900 – present. Set back from road in grounds shared with Saint Joseph’s House with hedge boundary to partitioned site.

• Saint Joseph's House, gate lodge, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1900, retaining original aspect with single-bay single-storey recessed lower entrance bay to left (north-east). Now disused. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on profiled yellow brick eaves. Roof to entrance bay not visible behind parapet. Painted rendered walls with yellow brick quoins to corners, yellow brick band to eaves having saw-tooth profiling, and rendered parapet to entrance bay having cut-stone coping. Random rubble stone walls to side (north-east) and to rear (south-east) elevations. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-stone sills, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, and yellow brick stringcourse to spring of arches. Fittings not visible behind louvered timber panelled external shutters. Pointed-arch door opening with yellow brick surround and timber panelled door. Set in grounds shared with Saint Joseph's House with side (north-east) and rear (south-east) elevations fronting on to road.

• Saint Joseph's House, gates/railings/walls, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, c.1900, comprising pair of limestone ashlar piers with cut-stone capping, wrought iron double gates, and sections of random rubble stone flanking boundary walls to perimeter of site. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Saint Joseph’s House.

• House, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Group of fifteen terraced single-bay two-storey local authority house, c.1940. Individually refenestrated, c.1965 – c.1990. Fifteen of a group of sixteen. Hipped (shared) roofs with profiled clay tiles, concrete ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted rendered walls with rendered band to first floor. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills. Replacement timber, aluminium and uPVC casement windows, c.1965 – c.1990. Square-headed door openings with replacement glazed timber, aluminium and uPVC panelled doors, c.1965 – c.1990. Set back from line of road in own grounds with forecourts having unpainted roughcast boundary walls.

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, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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 Longcourse with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.

Name

Longcourse · An Cúrsa Fada

Area

207,662 m² (20.77 ha, 51.31 acres)

Civil parish

Trinity Without, and its townlands

Electoral division

Roanmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Roanmore electoral division: 790 people in 354 households; 50% of households own their home; 7% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Browley East, Kingsmeadow, Lisduggan Big, Lisduggan Little, Manor, Pastimeknock, Priorsknock, Trinity Without

Placenames

Longcourse 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.