Middlequarter

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Middlequarter, from 363 m² to 110,029 m² (11 ha, 27.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• G3HA (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7CD (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 9 Jun 2026Conditional

  for (1) the construction of a new ‘storey and a half’ type house, a garage, a waste water treatment system, a bored well, a driveway and an entrance along with all associated site works and (2) the partial demolition of an existing outbuilding to accommodate sightlines.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660406

• 6 Mar 2026N/a

  Re-ordering of the existing veterinary clinic, to include (i) demolition of Building B (125.38 sq m); (ii) alteration of Building A comprising internal and external amendments including construction of a single storey extension (174.28 sq m) on the northern side of the existing building; internal re-ordering; alteration of existing facades, including demolition of existing porch / bay window (1.76 sqm), alteration of location or size of existing opes and addition of new opes; and conversion of attic space from commercial floorspace to storage; and all other ancillary site works. The subject application will reduce the total gross floorspace of the veterinary clinic from 273.24 sq m to 269.66 sq m.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660128

• 22 Apr 2025Refused

  partial demolition of existing veterinary clinic, construction of new extension to side (North East Elevation) of clinic, new carport and sheltered walkway, and rehabilitation/exercise unit (for small animals) to rear of clinic, changes to existing clinic elevations, new treatment system and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2560257

• 1 Nov 2023Conditional

  the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and installation of new wastewater treatment system with percolation area. Planning permission is also sought for the re-location of an existing gated entrance

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2360523

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Dungarvan Harbour SPA 004032
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dungarvan Harbour 000663

Recorded monuments

• WA031-046001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked as 'Castle (Site of)' on the 1840 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape. This is a slightly raised and dished, grass-covered area (diam. 27m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 10-15m; int. D 0.4m; ext. D 0.2m). There is no visible entrance. With a wide fosse or moat it may be a circular moated site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 25th August, 2011.

• WA031-046002 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Described as 'Castle (in Ruins)' with surviving remains on the 1840 ed. and as 'Castle (Site of)' on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, but the monument is a rath (WA031-046001-). There is no record of a castle here other than local tradition (OS Name Book). Land at Ballynure and Lisnefinley was owned by Thomas FitzHarris in 1641 but there is no mention of a castle (Simington 1942, 32). Simington, R. C. (ed.) (1942) The Civil Survey AD 1654-1656, vi, the County of Waterford. Irish Manuscripts Commission. Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 26th October, 2011.

• WA031-046003 Earthwork
  Description

  On relatively flat terrain, in pasture. A long high hillock runs roughly E-W c. 300m to the S. A number of rectangular enclosures have been identified on LIDAR by Dowling (24 September 2016) immediately E and SE and S of a circular enclosure (WA031-046001-) and castle (WA031-046002-). These features are difficult to discern at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 20 December 2017

• WA036-001001 Church
  Description

  Situated in pasture on a low plateau overlooking the meandering W-E Brickey River, which is c. 100m to the S. It is marked faintly as a rectangular structure (dim. c. 15m E-W) within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 80m E-W; c. 25m N-S), bounded on the S by an E-W lane on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Nothing is visible at ground level. It is identified as Cill Lasrach - Lasser's Church - by Power (1907d, 130), and Killoseragh townland is just to the W. Power, Rev. P. (1907d) Place names of the Decies. WAJ. 10, 14- ?, 88-134, 184-240, 263-310. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 6th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

• WA036-001002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in pasture on a low plateau overlooking the meandering W-E Brickey River, which is c. 100m to the S. A church (WA036-001001-) is marked faintly within the site of a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 80m E-W; c. 25m N-S), bounded on the S by an E-W lane, on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Nothing is visible at ground level. The church is identified as Cill Lasrach - Lasser's Church - by Power (1907d, 130), and Killoseragh townland is just to the W. Power, Rev. P. (1907d) Place names of the Decies. WAJ. 10, 14- ?, 88-134, 184-240, 263-310. Date of upload: 6th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

• WA036-002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise in a low-lying landscape with the estuary of the W-E Brickey River c. 350m to the SW and c. 700m to the S. Oval grass-covered area (dims. 38m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 6m) which is visible in places as a change in vegetation (Wth 6-7m generally to 11m at N), with traces of a second fosse (Wth c. 5m) visible as lush vegetation separated from the inner fosse by a parched area (Wth 5m) E-S. There is no identifiable entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 6th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

• WA036-032 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In a farmyard immediately E a church (WA036-001001-) and graveyard (WA036-001002-). A roughly rectangular sandstone bullaun stone which may have been used as a stoup in the nearby church. The boulder tapers towards one end and a single roughly oval basin (dims. 27m x 37m; D 0.09m) occupies much of the broad portion of the boulder (L 0.75m; Wth 0.23-0.45m; H 0.23m). Two sides, the longest side and the broad side at right angles to it, appear to be deliberately cut and roughly dressed to form two fairly straight faces. In contrast the opposite sides are very rough with no attempt at cutting or dressing. A carved stone sculpture (WA036-033----) is located adjacent to it. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 April 2018

• WA036-033 Stone sculpture
  Description

  In the flower bed immediately S of a farm house within the farmyard. A church (WA036-001001-) and graveyard (WA036-001002-), no longer visible at ground level, are located in the field immediately W of the farmyard. A carved stone figure projects from the narrow S face of a broad, roughly rectangular block of sandstone (H above ground 0.91m; Wth 0.56m W face; Wth 0.58m E face; T 0.13m N side; T 0.2m S side). The lower portion of the block is buried in the ground. The upper surface of the stone dips slightly at the centre. The figure, which occupies the entire S face, consists of a roughly oval head, with eyes that have pronounced upper and lower lids with a central hollow, a wide splayed nose, a straight groove for the mouth with slightly raised lips and a rounded chin. The head projects forward of the body. The body is quite worn and difficult to interpret, but the figure appears to be wearing a garment with a wide collar. A raised vertical band runs down the centre of the figure, this could be interpreted as a part of the garment, perhaps an embroidered band similar to those interpreted on figures from White Island, Co. Fermanagh (Lanigan Wood 2004, 40-41). It is also possible that the figure is holding an object with a vertical shaft, perhaps a staff, though due to wear no obvious hands or arms could be discerned. There are four roughly circular depressions (From the top down the dimensions are as follows: 0.12m x 0.13m x D 0.08m; 0.12m x 0.13m x D 0.05m; 0.11m 0.14m x D 0.04m; 0.12m x 0.12m x D 0.03m) running along the N side, becoming shallower as they descend. The three uppermost depressions run are conjoined. Given the lack of decoration on all but the sculptured face, it is likely that this stone functioned as a caryatid, a pillar support for a structure where only the carved surface was visible. Unlike the White Island figures which have a rectangular socket in the top of the stone (Lanigan Wood 2004, 50-51), the Middlequarter stone has only a slight concave depression in the top. The depressions in the N face appear too irregular to have functioned as sockets. There is an Early Christian caryatid from Lismore Cathedral (WA021-019003-), Co. Waterford of a seated figure holding an open book (dims. H 0.57m; Wth 0.23m; projecting T 0.15), the head is somewhat similar to the Middlequarter example (Macalister 1938, 298-300; Moore 1999, 186, fig. 45). Lanigan Wood (2004, 50) suggests a date of the 8th-11th century for the White Island figures. See attached photographs: WA036-033----_01 Figure sculpture on S face from SE WA036-033----_02 N face WA036-033----_03 E face and depressions on N face Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 December 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1861 (ZIP).

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

Name

Middlequarter · An Cheathrú Láir

Area

398,185 m² (39.82 ha, 98.39 acres)

Civil parish

Dungarvan, and its townlands

Barony

Decies Without Drum

Electoral division

Dungarvan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dungarvan Rural electoral division: 2,096 people in 699 households; 73% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinure, Bawnacarrigaun, Boherard, Carrowncashlane, Killosseragh, Newtown

Placenames

Middlequarter 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.