Clonlost

114 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonlost, from 10 m² to 357,654 m² (35.77 ha, 88.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Clonlost 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.

• 24 Aug 2026N/a

  development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 2 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 182-299) and the associated OHL lie between where the OHL crosses the border into County Westmeath in the townland of Grange More, to where the OHL ties-in to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, crossing the County Westmeath townlands of Grange More, Craddanstown, Joristown Lower, Priesttown, Clonreagh, Corbetstown, Higginstown, Hodgestown, Millerstown, Corbally, Edmondstown, Clonlost, Clonickilvant, Ballycor, Aghadaugh, Killynan (Cooke), Mountrobert, Macetown, Rathconnell, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown. The Proposed Development also includes 1 no. temporary Construction Compound in the townland of Aghadaugh. The refurbishment works in County Westmeath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires; the installation of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers and 73 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 1 no. temporary construction compound; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure, one of which is within the curtilage of Millerstown House (protected structure RPS No. 020-050), in the townland of Millerstown; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660445

• 19 May 2026Refused

  development which will consist of the construction of a single storey detached dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, provision of a private bored well, a new site entrance, together with all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660256

• 8 May 2026N/a

  development which will consist of the construction of a single storey detached dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, provision of a private bored well, a new site entrance, together with all associated site works and services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660235

• 1 May 2026Conditional

  construction of a new single storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, upgrading of an existing agricultural entrance to a new vehicular entrance, new septic tank and percolation area and all associated ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660225

• 11 Nov 2025Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, detached garage with septic tank and percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560552

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  A 10-year planning permission and a 40-year operational life for a solar energy development with a total site area of 157 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical transformer stations; (iii) underground electrical and communications cabling within the proposed development site, private lands and within the carriageway of the L1501, L1505, L5610, L5611 and L5614 public roads; (iv) containerised battery energy storage facility; (v) the upgrade of 4 no. existing site entrances and development of 1 no. new site entrance; (vi) on-site access tracks; (vii) 4 no. temporary construction compounds; (viii) security fencing and gates; (ix) pole-mounted security cameras; and (x) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and a Natura Impact Statement.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560268

• 13 May 2025Conditional

  form a new vehicle access entrance with splayed wingwalls & all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560233

• 18 Dec 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of the construction of a single-storey dwelling, traditional septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460485

• 23 May 2024Conditional

  (a) RETENTION of existing substructure work & (b) construct a single storey extension (on top of existing substructure) to side of existing dwelling & all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460177

• 13 Mar 2024N/a

  construction of a single storey side extension to existing dwelling & all associated site development works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460076

• 17 Oct 2023Conditional

  a granny flat extension and conversion at the side and rear of our existing dwelling house to include kitchen, dining, pantry, bathroom, hall, stairs, living room and bedroom with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360351

• 10 Jul 2023Conditional

  Retention Permission of completed works from that previously granted planning permission under File Reference number 00-321. Retention permission consists of the following: (a) Retention of the sunroom of 11.6sqm (b) the Retention of the turf shed consisting of 19 sqm (c) Additional area of 28sqm to previously granted domestic garage (d) the Retention of the converted attic space consisting of 41.2sqm (e) Retention of re-design of the bay window and (f) the Retention of the location of the North East site boundary together with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 23106

• 8 Mar 2023Conditional

  Retention and completion of the existing partially constructed dwelling house, previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number 176102. The development consists of minor alterations to the house layout and a change of location on-site to the house, garage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site services

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360051

• 22 Sept 2022N/a

  private dwelling house, proprietry effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services.

  Extension of duration · Westmeath County Council, 22465

• 18 Aug 2022Conditional

  to convert existing attic area to a bedroom, landing area and storage room and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22420

• 22 Jul 2022N/a

  convert existing attic area to a bedroom, landing area & storage room & all associated site development works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22380

• 1 Apr 2022Refused

  for a development at Clonlost , Killucan , Co Westmeath. The development consists of the following : Land fill improvement works using soil and stone to maximise depth of 2.4m , final landscaping with the end result of an agricultural field and all associated site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22159

• 8 Jul 2021Conditional

  to construct a dormer type dwelling, detached domestic garage & store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21376

• 2 Feb 2018Conditional

  construction of one number dwelling house (storey & a half, 250.1 sqm), domestic garage (33.9 sqm) and new domestic entrance onto the public roadway. Permission is also sought for the installation of a packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works. The development consists of alterations and change of house plans of previously granted Planning Permission Ref No. 15/6113 at the above address.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186026

• 16 Nov 2017Conditional

  construction of agricultural/machinery storage shed (floor area 309 sqm). Permission is also sough to partly demolish a single storey outbuilding, upgrade the existing site entrance onto the public road and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176327

• 5 Apr 2017Conditional

  private dwelling house, proprietry effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176102

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 Clonlost.

Recorded monuments

• WM020-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low, gently sloping oval-shaped drumlin (approx. dims. 40m E-W; 65m N-S; H 2.5m), in very undulating pasture, with restricted views. Enclosure (WM020-014----) lies c. 95m to N. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan. Depicted on the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1998 as no surface remains visible. There is no trace of the scarp delimiting the site which was described in previous reports and it appears that this has been levelled out to blend in with the natural scarp of the ridge. Near the base of the ridge, on the E side, there is a band of dark green grass, which may suggest the presence of a backfilled fosse. Monument is visible today as a suboval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 June 2019

• WM020-014 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a steep, natural rise (109m/359ft OD), in gently undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM020-013----) lies c. 95m to S. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as an subrectilinear-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 66m N-S; 48m E-W). Levelled monument described in 1970 as having just been deep ploughed. All that remains is a scarp (max. H 1.50m) extending from SSE-S-SSW, however this could be naturally formed. The plough has revealed two concentrations of stones within the interior; their significance is unknown. An ESB pole stands near the centre of the site. Monument is visible today as a faint cropmark of an irregular suboval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 June 2019

• WM020-015 Mound
  Description

  Situated at E end of a prominent hill with good views of Sion Hill and Lisnabin. Clonlost church (WM020-038----) and graveyard (WM020-038001-) located 260m to SE. Depicted as ‘Moat of Cornasop’ on 1837 Ordnance Survey Fair Plan map, but not depicted as an antiquity on any editions of the OS six-inch maps (SMR File). Poorly preserved mound on top of hillock which has been partially quarried away, with stones lying scattered all over surface of hillock. A large tree stands on top of the possible monument. Present remains consist of a poorly defined sub-trapezoidal shaped mound (20m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE; H 0.3m) with loose stones scattered around the top of the mound. The poor condition of the monument makes classification uncertain. It has been suggested that this could be the possible remains of a partially destroyed barrow (SMR File). Alternatively this may be a landscape feature associated with Clonlost House located 360m to SSE (SMR File 04/03/1998). This feature is depicted as a grove of trees on the landscape demesne lands of Clonlost House on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. The cartographic evidence would suggest that this mound is a landscape feature of post medieval date rather than a prehistoric burial mound. Monument surveyed in 2015 and described by McGuinness (2015, 46-7) as following: ‘Small but complex site including a small cairn atop an unusual earthwork which comprises an irregularly oval-shaped, flattened area created by scarping upper surface of a glacial hillock, the scarp being clearest on E and S sides; a mature sycamore grows near centre of site. Cairn comprises a sub-circular pile of stones (Diam. 3.4m N-S x 2.6M E-W; H. 0.58m on E side) partly covered in soil and grass; it is unclear whether it is the result of field clearance or an ancient feature, although the monument is marked ‘Moat of Cornasop’ on OS Fair Plan from 1830s according to SMR file, which is suggestive of a carn or cairn. Where highest and best defined at E, 5.10m to E of cairn, scarp reaches a height of 0.68m; overall height of monument from top of cairn to base of scarp at E is 1.34m. At W end, scarp seems to reach a point, like one half of an eye, 14.40m to W of cairn; this may represent a lower step, the W edge of the upper step possibly extending only 6.5m to W of cairn, just W of the sycamore, although this ‘edge’ could well be an effect produced by the partly-exposed curving roots of the sycamore. If genuine, this upper scarp or step (L. 16.7m E-W) is roughly centred on the cairn but it is markedly sub-circular in shape. Whether or not the upper step is genuine, the overall monument is approximately eye-shaped, its maximum length from base of scarp at E to base of scarp at W being 28.2m; the maximum width from N to S, running through the cairn at broader E end of earthwork, is 16.1m. Midway along S side of scarp it dips in as a V-shaped notch 2.4m in depth and 5.9m across at the mouth, but it is unclear whether this is intentional or due to erosion. Monument is located on summit of prominent hillock (kame?) overlooking a stream flowing SW-NE, with excellent views all round bar the SW, where there is a small deciduous wood. A large kettle-hole lake lies c. 200m to N; a smaller example lies SE of this. Immediately SW of pointed W end of scarped area is a crescent shaped scoop or hollow with high back wall and low bank at its mouth on the downhill side; a second such hollow lies 7.3m to SE of scarped area, its mouth with low bank opening to SE. Such hollows are common on sloping ground in the Westmeath landscape, occasionally near other barrows (e.g. WM013-016----; WM027-020----), and appear to be ‘dead-ice hollows’ of glacial origin. About 250m to SE is a ruined medieval church (WM020-038---) in a burial ground (WM020-038001-); drawing on extensive comparative evidence, Leo Swan (1988, 26) attributed an early medieval date to the site on the grounds that the curve of the roadway to N, E and SE of the burial ground appears to preserve the line of a diagnostic curvilinear vallum (WM020-038002-) surrounding the site, which comes within c. 100m of the barrow. Understandably the identification of this monument as a barrow, even a heavily denuded one, has been treated with scepticism by more than one ASI fieldworker, the earliest account concluding that ‘This may be the site of a destroyed barrow, but in its present state it is impossible to say with certainty’ [SMR file], while the more recent account (4/3/98) is more decisive: I very much doubt that this is A barrow. It may simply represent a landscape feature associated with the house that was nearby; alternatively it may be a platform for a windmill associated with late medieval settlement in the area. [SMR file] To an extent the present writer shares these other archaeologists’ doubts over the status of this monument, but its striking location atop a glacial hillock beside two dead-ice hollows, and its creation by shaping that hillock, are both features seen among the range of barrows to be seen in Westmeath; and, if the cairn is ancient, its eccentric position on the scarped area or lower platform compares with the positioning of the upper mound on some of the stepped-barrows of Westmeath (McGuinness 2013, 12). It seems reasonable to accept it as a possible barrow, even if it must for the moment remain unclassified’. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 6 February 2016

• WM020-034 Castle - ringwork
  Description

  Situated in pasture. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular bivallate enclosure (approx. overall dims. 61m N-S; 60m E-W). Ringfort (WM020-035----) lies c. 50m to ESE. Monument described in 1970 as a roughly circular-shaped area defined by two widely spaced banks which are almost reduced to a scarp in each case. The inner scarp defines a suboval area and is higher than the outer. The wide counterscarp defines a circular area and is not concentric with the inner. Old tree-stumps are visible growing on this intervening space. A modern field bank has been constructed against the foot of the outer scarp from ENE-E-SSE. The entrance is represented by a gap in each bank at SSE. A radial bank intersects the W sides of the gaps. There is a second radial bank at NNE. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter and some stones protrude above the surface. Traces of a hut site (WM020-034001-) are visible within the centre of the interior. Monument is visible as a tree-lined bivallate earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 06 June 2019

• WM020-034001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated in pasture. Within the centre of possible ringwork (WM020-034----) are the remains of a rectangular-shaped house site defined by a very slight bank. The entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 06 June 2019

• WM020-035 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated on a natural rise, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a roughly circular-shaped tree-planted enclosure. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 48m NE-SW; 45m NW-SE). Ringwork (WM020-034----) lies c. 50m to WNW. Levelled monument described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. Faint suboval-shaped cropmark of levelled site is barely visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 06 June 2019

• WM020-036 Mound
  Description

  Situated on a small, flat-topped hillock, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Annotated 'Moat' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a small, circular feature inside an oval-shaped enclosure, which is delineated by a broken line. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a small mound standing inside a roughly oval-shaped enclosure(approx. dims. 36m N-S; 32m E-W) to SE of Clonlost House. Holy well (WM020-037----) lies c. 65m to NW. Levelled monument described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. Cropmark of levelled enclosure barely visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph. May have been the remains of a small burial mound within a circular-shaped enclosure or the remains of a small motte and bailey. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 07 June 2019

• WM020-037 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  St Columbkille’s Well lies 50m E of Clonlost House. Depicted on the OS 6-inch map as a roughly rectangular-shaped well. Ringfort (WM020-036----) lies c. 65m to SE. Monument described in 1970 as a roughly rectangular-shaped, open well defined by a stone wall on three sides and by a short flight of steps on the fourth side. The level of the water is c. 1m below the present ground surface and appears reasonably clean. The ground in the immediate vicinity of the well is strewn with rocks and rubble derived from the demolished farmyard. Area around holy well has been incorporated into a large field and there is no visible surface trace of the well today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 07 June 2019

• WM020-038 Chapel
  Description

  Situated in woodland, in the centre of Clonlost graveyard (WM020-038001-), c. 55m N of a farmyard and c. 115m N of the site of Clonlost House. St Columbkille’s Well (WM020-037----) lies c. 110m to SE. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped structure orientated N-S, annotated ‘Church’, within a pentagonal-shaped graveyard. Depicted on the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a rectangular-shaped structure orientated E-W and annotated ‘Church (in Ruins)’, within a sub-rectangular-shaped graveyard. No church is depicted at this location on the 1657 Down Survey map of Rathconnell Parish which in 1641 stood on lands belonging to Thomas Nugent who is listed as a Protestant landowner (NLI MS 723-4). Clonlost Church stands in the parish of Rathconnell and was probably a medieval chapel of ease or a manorial church belonging to the Nugent family who resided at Clonlost and was later converted into a Nugent family mausoleum from the 17th century onwards. In 1710 Thomas Nugent of Cushenstown, Co. Westmeath stated in his will that he was to be 'buried with his ancestors in the church of Clonlost, where some of his children are buried' (Ainsworth and MacLysaght 1958, 168). In 1727 Walter Nugent of Carpenterstown, Co. Westmeath requested to be buried in 'his ancestors' burying place at Clonlost' (ibid., 175). Clonlost Church ruins consists of a small ivy-covered rectangular-shaped building with walls standing to full height. This multi-period structure appears to be the remains of a small medieval church which was converted into the Nugent family burial place from the 17th century onwards. The remains of a Nugent chest tomb dating rom 1672 stands in SE corner of church with 19th century memorial to N in NE corner of church. At the W end of the church are the remains of several other vaulted crypts belonging to the Nugent family which have been inserted into the floor of the church. A large capstone for one of these crypts is visible lying on the surface directly inside the doorway of the church The ivy-covered walls of the church (ext. dims. 8.6m E-W x 6.8m N-S; wall T 0.76m) survive to full height, although the present ivy-covered W wall appears to be later than the N and S walls and is not bonded into them. The entrance is through a pointed doorway (Wth 0.9m; H 1.9m) at W end of the S wall which has been reset into an earlier embrasure the rear-arches of which are visible over the cut stone archway. There is a plain round-headed single light window to W of the doorway set high into the wall and probably dates from the post-1700 period. There is a single light trefoil-headed window (Wth 0.3m) at E end of S wall with evidence for glazing groove and iron bar socket in the cut stone surround. A small, crude L-shaped aumbry (dims. H 0.3m x 0.3m W x 0.4m D ) is visible directly underneath the trefoil-headed window of 14th or 15th century date. There is a similar window in the centre of the E wall with a small cusped ogee-headed window, which is set into a wide embrasure and seems to be of earlier date. The corners of the embrasure are of sandstone, which may suggest a 13th century date. There are two small plain round-headed windows in the N wall. There are the remains of plaster visible on the W wall which may be post-1700 in date. The remainder of the church is in a ruinous state and obscured by ivy. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 11 June 2019

• WM020-038001 Graveyard
  Description

  Clonlost church ruins (WM020-038----) stand in the centre of Clonlost graveyard, c. 55m N of a farmyard and c. 115m N of the site of Clonlost House. St Columbkille’s Well (WM020-037----) lies c. 110m to SE. Depicted on the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a rectangular-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 27m N-S x 42m E-W) enclosed by a concrete wall with laneway forming E boundary of burial ground. Described in 1980 as the remains of a well preserved rectangular-shaped multi-period church standing to full height in centre of graveyard defined by a scarp and traces of a stone boundary wall which was replaced by a modern concrete wall that is straight sided at SW and NE with the hint of curve at SW. Graveyard is obscured by woodland and is not clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 07 June 2019

• WM020-038002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Medieval church ruins (WM020-038----) stands in centre of graveyard (WM020-038001-) which contains memorials of post-medieval date. The curvilinear shape of the roadway to N, E and SE possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 26). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 7 October 2015

• WM020-038003 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  17th century chest-tomb (dims. 0.9m H x 2.27m L x 1.02m Wth x 0.17m T) marking the grave of the Nugent family standing in SE corner of Clonlost Church (WM020-038----). The lid of the tomb bears the Nugent coat of arms along with an inscription and a memento mori with skull and cross bones and coffin at base of lid. The inscription reads as following; 'THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THOMAS NUGENT OF CLONLOST ESQR FOR THE INTERINGE OF HIMSELF AND ISMAY NUGENT HIS WIFE DAUGHTER UNTO THEOBALD NUGENT OF NEWHAGGARD IN THE COUNTY OF MEATH ESQR AND OF THE AFORSD THOMAS NUGENTS FAMILY ANO DOMINI 1672' Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 11 June 2019

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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).

• Clonlost, Killucan11 sales

Name

Clonlost · Cluain Loiste

Area

3,336,068 m² (333.61 ha, 824.36 acres)

Civil parish

Rathconnell, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel And Magheradernon

Electoral division

Clonlost, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycor, Balrath East, Balrath West, Clonickilvant, Edmondstown, Killynan (pratt), Sionhill

Placenames

Clonlost on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.