Castletowndelvin

297 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletowndelvin, from 12 m² to 172,347 m² (17.23 ha, 42.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 54 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 147 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Expanded Settlement Centre (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 42 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community, Educational & Institutional (Community facilities)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Consolidation Site (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Delvin, Westmeath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 29 May 2026Conditional

  to (a) modify & extend existing garage / store (b) demolish part of existing garage, (c) construct new replacement roof with higher ridge height & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660288

• 23 Sept 2025N/a

  to (a) change of use from existing retail use of building to domestic use. The development will consist of converting the existing building to form 2 no. residential dwellings & the conversion of the rear single store outbuilding to 2 no. 1 Bed Apartments, Bin Shed & storages area, (b) Renovate existing end of terrace dwelling to be incorporated with the adjoining building works & (C) upgrade existing entrance onto public road, incorporating all associated site development works & onsite car parking area

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560468

• 26 Feb 2025Conditional

  development which consists of 21 two storey dwellings contained in six terraced blocks. Block A consisting of 1no. four bedroom and 2no. three bedroom houses, Block B consisting of 3no., three bedroom houses, Block C consisting of 1no. four bedroom house and 2no. three bedroom houses, Block D consisting of 1no., four bedroom house and 3no., three bedroom houses, Block E consisting of 4no., three bedroom houses and Block F consisting of 4no, three bedroom houses (total 3no. four bedroom houses and 18no. Three bedroom houses). Permission also sought for new site entrance, onsite car parking and all associated site works

  Permission, 19 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560071

• 12 Feb 2025Conditional

  development which will consist of Permission for Retention of the building constructed under Planning Permission Register Number PL25.C.237623. The development includes. 1. The retention of 2 No. 2 bed apartments at first floor level including change of use from office to part of an apartment (Units No. 5 & 6). 2. Permission for the change of use of the ground floor shops to 2 No. one bed apartments (Units No. 1 & 2). 3. Permission to build a 2 storey extension and provide 1 No one bed apartment at ground floor level (Unit No. 4) and 1 No one bed apartment at first floor level (Unit No. 7). 4. Amend layout of 1 No. 1 bed ground floor apartment (Unit No. 3). Provision of balconies including alterations to elevations. Total number of apartments is 7 including amenity area, parking, bike and bin stores

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560038

• 2 Sept 2024Conditional

  development consisting of the following: (1) to construct 2 no. two storey semi detached dwelling houses. (2) To connect to public mains water and sewage services. (3) To provide new front boundary walls, gates and piers with individual entrances to the houses. (4) All associated and ancillary site works. This planning application is to supersede the previously granted application 19/6044

  Permission, 2 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2460

• 12 Aug 2024N/a

  development consisting of the following: (1) to construct 2 no. two storey semi detached dwelling houses. (2) To connect to public mains water and sewage services. (3) To provide new front boundary walls, gates and piers with individual entrances to the houses. (4) All associated and ancillary site works. This planning application is to supersede the previously granted application 19/6044

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2455

• 19 Jul 2024Refused

  alterations to the Planning Permissions PL25.C.237623, conversion of 2 no unoccupied shops and office to apartments and extension of the building to create 7 no. apartments (3 existing apartments and 4 new apartments) including amenity area, parking, bike and bin stores

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460260

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  Change of use of Existing Licence Premises, Betting Office, Small Retail Unit to One Single Licensed Retail Unit which will include an Off Licence Area. Change in Shop Front, Signage, Self contained one bedroom apartment to the rear of premises, connection to all services and all site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2438

• 29 Mar 2024Conditional

  change of use from existing retail to a residential dwelling. The shop front of this building is a protected structure

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460095

• 23 Feb 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of the construction of total 24 no. houses, including 2 no.one bedroom, single storey houses, 2 no., two bedroom, 2- storey, semi- detached houses, 12 no., two bedroom, 2- storey, terraced houses and 8 no., three bedrooms, 2- storey, semi- detached houses with all ancillary site and services works. Proposed development will form a continuation of the existing Cluain Lorcain housing development, with vehicular access via existing entrance from Ballyhealy Road. Development will include installation of a wastewater pumping station and raising main connection to public sewer, to serve both, the proposed development, and the existing houses at 1-7 Cluain Lorcain

  Permission, 24 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2460048

• 18 Dec 2023N/a

  development which will consist of the construction of total 24 no. houses, including 2 no.one bedroom, single storey houses, 2 no., two bedroom, 2- storey, semi- detached houses, 12 no., two bedroom, 2- storey, terraced houses and 8 no., three bedrooms, 2- storey, semi- detached houses with all ancillary site and services works. Proposed development will form a continuation of the existing Cluain Lorcain housing development, with vehicular access via existing entrance from Ballyhealy Road. Development will include installation of a wastewater pumping station and raising main connection to public sewer, to serve both, the proposed development, and the existing houses at 1-7 Cluain Lorcain

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360446

• 5 Dec 2023Conditional

  (a) RETENTION of part of existing dwelling and (b) make internal and external alterations and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360424

• 7 Sept 2023Conditional

  development which will consist of a storey and a half style dwelling with a single storey projection to the rear, detached single storey domestic garage, new waste water disposal system, new domestic site entrance along with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 23129

• 20 May 2022Conditional

  development consisting of replacement of windows to front building along with new smooth render finish to walls, widening of gates by 600mm, demolition of single storey rear extension and replacing it with a larger single storey rear extension on split level with rooflights, 150mm external insulation to rear stone building along with larger first floor window, solar panels to all three roofs to the rear of the property

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22266

• 6 May 2022N/a

  to consist of replacement of windows to front building along with new smooth render finish to walls, widening of gates by 600mm, demolition of single storey rear extension and replacing it with a larger single storey rear extension on split level with rooflights, 150mm external insulation to rear stone building along with larger first floor window, solar panels to all three roofs to the rear of property

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22232

• 24 Mar 2022Conditional

  To construct a first floor extension to rear of existing semi-detached dwelling over existing rear single storey structure and all internal renovations/modifications and associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22142

• 3 Mar 2022N/a

  to construct a first floor extension to rear of existing semi-detached dwelling over existing rear single storey structure & all internal renovations/modifications & associated site development works at Castletown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2291

• 18 Nov 2021Conditional

  Replace an existing 10m high wooden pole with a 21m high telecommunications monopole, together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment enclosed by security fencing

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21619

• 13 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission to extend my existing dwelling at the side to include a sunroom and bedroom with en-suite and wardrobe with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21455

• 15 Mar 2021Conditional

  Planning permission for a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21125

• 22 Feb 2021N/a

  Permission to alter first floor internal layout to comply with condition no 2 as per An Bord Pleanala's decision (PL 25.C.237623). These alterations to the internal first floor of the mixed use premises, are to include the reduction in the number of apartments from 3 number to 2 number, 2 bedroom apartments with the inclusion of office space and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2177

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  Permission for demolition of existing buildings on the site, construction of a new two storey building to operated as a retail pharmacy, with consultation room, dispensary, staff facilities and store room, entrance onto public road, provision of carparking spaces to the rear of the building and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206373

• 2 Jul 2020N/a

  change of use of existing vacant commercial unit to 3 no. one bedroom residential apartments, consisting of open plan living, dining and kitchen, accessible W/C and storage at ground floor level. Permission is also sought for alterations to the existing elevations (North, South East & West) which includes alterations to existing windows and door openings with additional windows and doors installed on all elevations. Permission is also sought for the removal of existing signage framework. Permission is sought for a two storey extension to the rear (west & north) elevation of existing commercial building to include 2 no. one bedroom apartments consisting of open plan living, dining and kitchen, accessible W/C and storage, one at ground floor level and one at first floor level. Permission is also sought to move the existing site boundary wall 1.6m north and to erect boundary walls between private green areas for each apartment, 11 no. car parking spaces and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206165

• 19 Jun 2020N/a

  for two storey extension to west & north elevations of existing building. Permission is sought for change of use from existing commercial shop to residential apartments at ground floor level. Permission is also sought for alterations to the existing elevations (North, South East & West), this includes alterations to existing windows and door openings with additional windows and doors installed on elevations. Removal of existing signage framework. Permission is also sought to move the existing site boundary wall 1.6m north and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206151

• 27 Mar 2020N/a

  demolition of existing domestic garage/store and construct a single storey 48sqm. extension to side of existing Pre-school and all associated site development works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206079

The 25 most recent of 35 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 Castletowndelvin.

Recorded monuments

• WM014-002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  National Monument No. 481. Standing in the town of Delvin on the SE side of the main street with Anglo-Norman motte and bailey castle (WM014-004----) 60m to ESE, church (WM014-003----) 50m to SSW and graveyard (WM014-003001-) 17m to SSW. Sweetman (1999, 95, 99) classified this castle as a hall-house type fortification. McNeill (1997, 150) suggested that the corner towers on Delvin castle could be seen ‘as indicating a link to tower-houses in date’ while he suggested that the second floor may have been added (Ibid., 151). O’Keeffe (2000, 39) considered Delvin Castle to have been constructed in the 15th century / late medieval period. Castle described in the terrier of the 1659 Down Survey map of Castletown parish as a ‘Greate Castle only the walls thereof standing; a ruined church [WM014-003----] a small castle [WM014-005----] in repaire with diverse small cabbins, this was formerly a market town & the Earle of Westmeaths cheife seate’ (NLI, MS 723-4). In 1682 Sir Henry Piers recorded that ‘Delvin in the Barony for it named, a large oblong square castle high raised having at each corner a large round tower which equalleth, if not surmounteth the castle a structure speaking ancient magnificence. It is now wholly waste, without roof or inhabitants. It giveth the title of a Lord Baron to the Right Hon. Richard Nugent, Earl of Westmeath, of an antient illustrious family descended from Baron Jones, who (without the title of Lord) was of the first English conquerors and seated here’ (Vallancey 1786, 62). Only the SW half of a castle probably built in the 15th century as a residence for the Nugent family survives today on the S side of the main street of Delvin village. The castle originally consisted of a central rectangular block with circular towers or flankers on all four angles of the castle. Only two of these flanking towers survives today, standing five storeys high on the S and W corners. Described in 1980 as, ‘the remains of a large rectangular building (dims. 11.7m x 15m ; wall T 2.5m) aligned NE-SW. The NW and SE walls remain in part, while the SW wall is intact. At the west and south corners there are massive circular towers (ext. diam. 5.5m) rising to their full height. Presumably similar towers existed at the northern and eastern corners. These corners and the NE wall are missing and the site occupied by a more recent house and shop. The lower floor is vaulted over with a brick vault and divided into four small cells, with two more in the bases of the corner towers. This appears to be 18th c. or early 19th c. and suggests that the castle was used as a prison at that time. There is no means of access to the 1st floor level’ (SMR File 21/10/1980). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 January 2016

• WM014-003 Church
  Description

  Complex and interesting multi-period church ruins with medieval tower at W end dedicated to St. Mary standing in NW quadrant of graveyard (WM014-003001-). The church ruins are located at the SW end of Delvin village with stone castle (WM014-002----) 55m to NNE and Anglo-Norman earth and timber motte castle (WM014-004----) 95m to ENE. Church was in ruins by early 17th century. Described in the terrier of the 1659 Down Survey map of Castletown parish as a ‘ruined church a small castle in repaire with diverse small cabbins, this was formerly a market town [Delvin] & the Earle of Westmeaths cheife seate’ (NLI, MS 723-4). The reference in the 1659 Down Survey to a 'small castle in repaire' may be a reference to the medieval tower at W end of church. Church ruins described in 1980 as ‘a rectangular church, now unroofed measuring 8.3m N-S by 32m E-W. Appears to be the nave of a medieval church. In the outer face of the east wall the sides of a large opening presumably the chancel arch 4.1m wide can be seen. East of the present east wall the grass covered wall footings of the medieval chancel can be roughly traced. This measures 11.7m E-W and seems to have been approx. the same width as the nave. The NW corner of the church has a gently tapering medieval tower. The top of which was rebuilt in the 19th c. Entry to the tower was by a door at the west end of the nave. This is now blocked up. The west end of the tower had a small round headed window of late 15th c. or 16th c. date, now blocked up. There are the remains of a two light window under a segmental hood seemingly of 16th c. date or early 17th c. date in the west wall of the church. There is a small stone head in the outer wall of the tower on the NE corner. The SW corner of the nave appears to be of a different date perhaps later than the remainder of the nave, the south wall here is set slightly out from the general line of the south wall. The church was rebuilt in the 19th c. with a 19th c. gothic doorway and windows and a small niche in the south wall and a 19th c. porch and transept on the north side. The whole was unroofed about 20 or 25 years ago’ (SMR File 20/10/1980). Described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a ‘Freestanding former Church of Ireland church, rebuilt c.1810 incorporating fabric of later medieval church building (c.1550). Comprises two-stage fortified medieval belfry tower on square plan (c.1550), a Board of First fruits-type hall (c.1810) and a later nineteenth century transept (c.1860). Now a roofless ruin’. The building was described in 1837 as following: ‘The church is a plain building of ancient date, but in excellent repair’ (Lewis 1837, 310). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• WM014-003001 Graveyard
  Description

  Church ruins (WM014-003----) dedicated to St. Mary standing in NW quadrant of square-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 55m N-S x 58m E-W) enclosed by post-medieval stone wall with entrance gate at W. Church and graveyard located at SW end of Delvin village with stone castle (WM014-002----) 35m to NNE and Anglo-Norman earth and timber motte castle (WM014-004----) 60m to ENE. Graveyard contains memorials mainly dating from the 18th century onwards, and is no longer in use as a burial ground. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• WM014-004 Castle - motte
  Description

  Late 12th century earth & timber motte castle built by Hugh de Lacy on the S side of Castletown Delvin with later stone castle (WM014-002----) 65m to WNW, St. Mary’s church (WM014-003----) and graveyard (WM014-003001-) 70m to WSW. In the late 12th century Hugh De Lacy, Lord of Meath granted the lands of Delvin belonging to the O'Finellan's to his brother-in-law, Gilbert de Nugent (Orpen 1911, 87-8). Motte castle is now overgrown and covered in bushes making detailed examination impossible. Monument standing in concrete delivery yard of hardware store which encloses the base of the motte from NW-N-NE. Drystone wall revetment at base of motte visible from W-N. Cottage and yard located at base of monument on SW side. It has been suggested that this Anglo-Norman earth & timber castle was constructed on top of an earlier Gaelic fortification called Telach Caíl (O’Keeffe 2000, 22; Flanagan 1993). Monument described in 1973 as ‘a fairly large circular motte. The sides are very steep and the top is fairly wide and flat (Top. Diam. 15m). Detailed examination is prevented by a dense growth of briars and debris on top of the earthwork. A house, garden and yard adjoin the base of the earthwork and have obliterated any trace of a fosse or any other feature which may have been at the base of the motte originally. There are wide views of the surrounding countryside from the top of the earthwork’ (SMR File 07/03/1973). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• WM014-020 Souterrain
  Description

  This souterrain was discovered in 1999 in the course of construction works for a housing development. A survey of the monument was undertaken on 26-28 May 1999 and the following description is extracted from the accompanying report (Murphy 1999): ‘The souterrain consisted of a passage with two levels which terminated in a beehive shaped chamber. The entrance to the passage has been interfered with in recent years probably during the time of construction of the houses to the west of the souterrain. The passage extends in a roughly north-south direction and the chamber is located to the north and the entrance to the south. The gradual rise of the floor of the passage and the drop in the level of the roof towards the entrance would suggest that originally there was a creep in this area of the passage. However there is a large amount of spoil in this area and without excavation it is not possible to determine the exact type of entrance nor its dimensions. The passage (level one): This passage which was entered from the south, curved eastwards towards a drophole that provided access to a lower level (Level Two). The passage measured 3.2m in length and 0.85m in maximum width and 0.6m in minimum width. It had an average internal height from floor to roof lintel of 1 m, but as it extended southwards towards the entrance it decreased to a heigh: of 0.65m. At approximately 1.7m north of the entrance a roughly circular pit was cut into the floor of the passage. The pit measured 0.75m north-south and 0.6m east-west. It had an average depth of 0.23m. The floor of the passage consisted of an orange coloured sandy clay with occasional patches of charcoal and some animal bone. The walls of the passage were constructed of reasonably regular roughly cut greywacke blocks. Orthostats measuring 0.5m by 0.3m to 0.5m in width rested on the floor of the passage above which smaller stones were placed. These averaged 0.3m by 0.2m and the roof of the passage rested on these. The roof consisted of large flat lintels measuring almost lm in length by 0.7m in width. In total only 6 lintels spanned the roof distance of this passage (excluding the area over the drophole). The drophole was the main feature of the passage and it was located at the northern end. The drophole was rectangular in shape with a slightly semi-circular end which terminated under the northern wall of the passage. The walls above the drophole unlike the rest of the passage did not contain any large stones but instead were built from more regular stones of small to average size. The north wall of the passage corbelled inwards towards an exceptionally large lintel over the roof above the drophole area. The drophole was open when discovered and there was no evidence for a capstone or lintel that would have covered the floor area of level one and hence blocked access to level two. The drophole measured 2m in height from the floor of level two to the roof lintel of level one. The northern end of the passage widened considerably over the drophole to a maximum of 1,2m. The passage (level two): Level two consisted of a roughly north-south passage of 2.75m in length. It had an average width of 0.65m except at the southern end where it measured 0.75m below the drophole. It had an internal height from floor to roof lintel of 0.8/0.9m. The walls of level two were of similar construction to level one. The south wall of the passage below the drophole was constructed of average sized roughly hewn angular stones while the cast and west walls of the passage had larger stones similar to those encountered in level one. The passage was roofed with three large lintels and at the southern end below the drophole. The lintel or capping was missing. The floor of the passage consisted of orange sandy clay and it sloped upwards from 30.51m O.D. at the north of the passage to 30.71m O.D. at the south of the passage. It was also noted that charcoal patches were more frequent on the floor of this level and in the beehive chamber. Chamber: The chamber which was located at the northern end of the passage was accessed via level two. It was a beehive chamber constructed of dry stone with a corbelled roof. The base of die walls which rested on the floor of the chamber consisted of large orthostats of similar dimensions to those encountered in the passage. Above these however the roof was corbelled inwards using smaller more regular sized stones. Two flat lintels which originally capped the centre of the chamber had been removed by machine during the course of development The chamber measured 2.8m north-south and 2.82m east-west. The floor of the chamber was roughly square in shape except along the western side where it curved slightly. It had a maximum height of 1.37m from the centre of the floor of the chamber to the roof. The northern wall of the chamber corbelled inwards almost from floor level up while the southern wall was straight sided for the first metre before corbelling began. This was caused by the entrance to the passage on the southern side of the chamber.’ Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 22 July 2014

• WM014-024 Town
  Description

  The town of Delvin was described in the early 17th century as formerly a market town and was probably founded as an Anglo-Norman settlement in the late 12th / early 13th century by the Nugent family. A cluster of medieval monuments located at the W end of Delvin possibly indicates that the medieval settlement was concentrated at the SW end of the town. On the SE side of the main street there is an Anglo-Norman motte and bailey castle (WM014-004----), with Delvin Castle (WM014-002----) to W, standing on the E side of the main street. The medieval parish church (WM014-003----) and graveyard (WM014-003001-) lie 40m to SW of the castle. Delvin Castle was described in the terrier of the 1659 Down Survey map of Castletown parish as a ‘Greate Castle (WM014-002----) only the walls thereof standing; a ruined church [WM014-003----] a small castle [WM014-005----] in repaire with diverse small cabbins, this was formerly a market town & the Earle of Westmeaths cheife seate’ (NLI, MS 723-4). In 1682 Sir Henry Piers recorded that ‘Delvin in the Barony for it named, a large oblong square castle high raised having at each corner a large round tower which equalleth, if not surmounteth the castle a structure speaking ancient magnificence. It is now wholly waste, without roof or inhabitants. It giveth the title of a Lord Baron to the Right Hon. Richard Nugent, Earl of Westmeath, of an antient illustrious family descended from Baron Jones, who (without the title of Lord) was of the first English conquerors and seated here’ (Vallancey 1786, 62). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 September 2018

Architectural heritage

• Laurel Grove, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1800. Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with cut-stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed doorcase with cut-stone block-and-start surround, timber panelled door with brass fittings and fanlight over. Set back from road in own grounds with rubble limestone boundary wall to street frontage. Two entrances with cut-stone pillars, cast-iron gates and cast-iron railings over low limestone plinth wall to either end of street frontage (southeast and east).

• Delvin Market House and Courthouse, court house, market house, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gable-fronted former court house and market house on L-shaped plan, built c.1850, and extended c.1920. Now in use as a youth club and credit union. Pitched and gabled tiled roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cement rule-and-lined render to front gabled section, snecked limestone elsewhere. Engaged snecked limestone pillar on rectangular plan to south of gable-fronted projection. Moulded circular plaque to apex of gable-fronted section. Square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, some with simple render surrounds. Projecting single-bay flat roofed entrance porch with square-headed door opening and replacement timber double-doors. Set slightly back from road with small gravel forecourt to front, bounded on road by low rendered wall with cast-iron railings, rendered gate posts and cast-iron gate.

• Catholic Church of the Assumption, church/chapel, 1870–1880 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding Gothic Revival-style Roman Catholic church on cruciform plan, built c.1873. Comprises six-bay nave with side aisles, single-bay chancel terminated by polygonal apse, single-storey sacristy to northwest and two-bay transepts to north and south. Two stage tower on square plan with open belfry on octagonal plan, surmounted by slender spire adjoining to south of entrance front (east). Steeply pitched natural slate roof with cast-iron ridge tiles with cut Celtic-cross finials to gables, hipped copper roof to baptistery. Constructed of snecked two-tone limestone with ashlar trim. Pointed-arched window openings with moulded stone surrounds, stone tracery and hoodmouldings. Four-light geometric window to entrance gable, paired and triple-light cusped lancets to nave and aisles, and three paired pointed-arched windows to apse. Pointed-arched doorcase with timber double-doors flanked by Corinthian pilasters to entrance gable. Highly ornate exterior decorated with religious figures, gargoyles to bell tower, clasping buttresses and projecting stone string courses. Interesting and well-lit interior with marble Gothic Revival-style altar goods, stained-glass windows and polished pink marble Corinthian pillars supporting clerestory above. Set in very prominent site to north of village with elaborate ashlar boundary wall and piers and ornamental cast-iron railings and gates to street frontage. Parochial House and outbuildings in similar style to rear (north).

• Catholic Church of the Assumption, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey Gothic Revival-style parochial house, built c.1873, with single-bay single-storey porch to main façade (south) and two-storey return to rear. Western most bay to front façade is slightly advanced and gable-fronted. Pitched natural slate roof with cut stone chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and stone brackets to eaves. Raised verges to gable ends with ashlar coping. Constructed of snecked limestone with ashlar detailing, quoins and string courses. Cut stone trefoil detail to parapet of projecting porch. Pointed segmental-headed window openings with moulded stone surrounds, cut stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, triple-light ogee-headed opening with latticed windows and moulded stone surrounds to projecting porch. Pointed segmental-headed doorcase with timber panelled door to east side of projecting porch. Series of ashlar stone outbuildings in a similar Gothic Revival-style with pointed segmental-headed openings with brick surrounds to rear (north). Set back from road in own grounds, in a prominent position to south of Delvin, with rubble-stone wall to road frontage with cut stone entrance gates and cast-iron gate to east.

• Saint Mary's Church (Castletowndelvin), church/chapel, 1550–1870 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding former Church of Ireland church, rebuilt c.1810 incorporating fabric of later medieval church building (c.1550). Comprises two-stage fortified medieval belfry tower on square plan (c.1550), a Board of First fruits-type hall (c.1810) and a later nineteenth century transept (c.1860). Now a roofless ruin. Constructed of limestone rubble with moulded stone detailing. Later transept constructed of snecked limestone with moulded stone dressings. Pointed-arch window openings with moulded stone surrounds and remains of timber and stone tracery to hall and transept. Pointed-arched louvered openings to belfry and loop hole openings below to adjoining tower. Main entrance to west with pointed-arched opening, moulded stone surrounds and hoodmoulding over. Set back from road in own grounds with graveyard to site. Rubble limestone boundary wall with wrought-iron gates to street frontage.

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited semi-detached three-bay two-storey Georgian-style house, built c.1840, now in use as bank. One of a pair with building to the north. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to either end, clay ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with raised stucco quoins to southern corner. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills and uPVC windows. Segmental-headed doorcase with timber surround with console brackets supporting cornice, replacement timber with teardrop fanlight over. Set slightly back from road with small yard to front enclosed by rendered wall and piers with cast-iron gate. Single-storey modern outbuilding abuts building to rear (east).

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey Georgian-style house, built c.1840. One of a pair with building to south. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to either end, clay ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ruled-and-lined walls with painted finish. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills and uPVC windows. Segmental headed doorcase with timber surround with console brackets supporting cornice and teardrop fanlight above. Replacement uPVC door. Set slightly back from road with small yard to front enclosed by rendered wall and piers with cast-iron gate.

• Fitzsimons, house, 1860–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, with shop front to ground-floor, c.1910. Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and single rendered chimneystack to centre. Cement rendered ruled-and-lined walls with raised render quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, rendered keystone decoration to ground floor opening. Square-headed door opening with glazed surrounds, timber door and rendered keystone detail above. Early timber shopfront to south end, c.1910, having timber pilasters and consoles with overlapping disc decoration supporting glazed timber fascia board with incised lettering. Rendered stallriser supports fixed pane windows flanking centrally located recessed entrance. Entrance comprises square-headed opening with timber and glazed double doors. Cast-iron double gate flush with façade gives access to shop entrance. Street fronted with yard to rear.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, with shopfront, c.1950, to north-end. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cement rule-and-lined rendered walls with raised rendered plinth to base and raised rendered quoins to corners at either end. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with modern timber door to south-end of front facade. Shopfront to north-end with rendered stallriser, single fixed pane window and rendered fascia. Street-fronted towards north-end of Delvin.

• Roselawn House, house, 1850–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1865, with modern return to rear. Hipped natural slate roof with ridge tiles and a pair of rendered chimneystacks towards centre. Rendered ruled-and-lined walls with raised limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door and plain glass fanlight over. Set in own grounds to the southeast of Delvin with rendered boundary wall to road frontage. Modern single-storey outbuildings to northwest.

• Belmont, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former rectory, built c.1860, now in use as a private residence. Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with square-headed window openings, cut-stone sills and uPVC windows. Projecting flat roof entrance porch to south elevation has square-headed opening. Set back from road in mature landscaped grounds with single-storey modern outbuilding to north of house. Rendered wall with rubble limestone coping and cast-iron gates with decorative finials and pyramid capped posts to road frontage (north).

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Former Union Workhouse graveyard, c.1850, set within rubble limestone wall on rectangular plan. Now heavily overgrown with no visible grave markers. Arched wrought-iron entrance surmounted by plain cross finial to northeast corner. Set back from road to southwest of site of former workhouse.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 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

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

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 Castletowndelvin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Castletowndelvin · Dealbhna

Area

1,699,413 m² (169.94 ha, 419.93 acres)

Civil parish

Castletowndelvin, and its townlands

Barony

Delvin

Electoral division

Delvin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Delvin electoral division: 1,135 people in 380 households; 71% of households own their home; 56% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balrath North, Clonnagapple, Clonyn, Mitchelstown, Moyleroe Big, Southhill

Placenames

Castletowndelvin 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.