Hopestown

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hopestown, from 92 m² to 505,052 m² (50.51 ha, 124.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Hopestown 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.

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  renovation of existing dwelling, raise the roof to allow adequate head height inside, remove existing chimney & replace existing roof, remove decorative stone effect on the front façade and replace front door with a window, construct a single storey extension and carport to rear of existing dwelling, relocate & upgrade existing entrance onto public road, proprietry effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460502

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  development to consist of the demolition of the existing single storey extension to the front and side and the construction of single storey extensions, one to the rear and one to the side, of the existing single storey dwelling house along with associated internal and external alterations to the existing dwelling, new on site waste water treatment system, site works and landscaping including the relocation of the existing vehicular entrance to the site

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460261

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of permission for internal and external renovations and alterations to the existing dwelling house. The proposed external alterations will consist of modification to the front entrance, change of size of the windows on the front façade, the removal of the overhanging porch and new windows and entrance door on the side garage. Permission is also sought for change of window locations and sizes on the side and rear elevations to facilitate the proposed internal room layout. Permission is also sought to remove the existing roof and raise same on the front elevation by 570mm to accommodate three bedrooms on the first floor and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460062

• 8 Aug 2023Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension consisting of 90Sqm off the east facing gable. Retention permission consists of the following (a) retention of a new west facing window and bigger south facing windows, (b) for retention of the front porch as per constructed on site, (c) for permission to retain the closing of previously used domestic site entrance together with retaining the construction of the new domestic site entrance and (d) for retention of the boundaries located east, west of north on the site together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360258

• 26 Jun 2023Refused

  construction of a dwelling house with treatment system & percolation area and to remove trees and replant new trees with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360188

• 26 Sept 2017Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling, septic tank with percolation area, domestic garage, new road entrance and all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176272

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 Hopestown.

Recorded monuments

• WM018-137 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a prominent rise, in otherwise low-lying wet pasture with good views in all directions, particularly to S and NW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork, with a quarried area in the S quadrant and a laneway flanking the perimeter from SSW-W-NNW. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork with a distinct quarried area in the S quadrant. Monument described in 1970 as consisting of a partially levelled D-shaped area (approx. 60m NW-SE; 60m NE-SW along straight side) enclosed by a steep earthen bank with slight remains of an outer fosse. The bank is best preserved along the straight side to NNW and is lower with several gaps from NNW-N-E-SSE and from SSW-W-NW. The slight fosse is visible from NE-E-S. A gap (Wth at top 8.3m; basal Wth 2.6m) and a slight causeway (Wth at top 3.3m; overall Wth 7.5m; max. H 0.05m) at SE may represent the entrance. There is a modern bank outside the scarp from SSW-W-N-NE. The perimeter and a large portion of the S quadrant within have been quarried from SSE-S-SSW. The interior has a general E-facing slope and is slightly uneven where there are traces of cultivation ridges running ENE-WSW. Levelled monument described in 1980 as no surface remains visible. The field fences depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map flanking the perimeter from NE-N-W-SSW and field fences to SW and W, have been removed during land reclamation works in the early 1970s. The groundworks for a modern house constructed within the interior of the levelled monument in 1985 were monitored by an archaeologist from the ASI. The topsoil (D 0.3-0.4m) removed from the foundation trenches was sterile and no archaeological features were revealed cut into the subsoil. Cropmark of levelled monument visible today as a suboval-shaped area of differential growth on Digital Globe aerial photography, with a modern house and driveway in centre of earthwork. The S quadrant of the ringfort may have bee truncated by the public road running roughly E-W. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2019

• WM018-138 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on SE facing slope of low rise of ground, in gently undulating pasture. Monument described in 1970 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 28m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and outer fosse. The bank is disturbed by quarrying from S-SSW. There is a small gap in the crest of the bank at NW, although a gap (Wth at top 6.3m; basal Wth 2m) at SE presumably marks the entrance. There is no definite trace of a causeway at SE but the fosse is defaced at this location and may have been removed. The external fosse is wide and U-shaped and is well preserved from SSW-W-N-E-SE and is defaced from SE-S-SSW. There is a slight counterscarp bank outside the fosse from NNE-E-ESE and the ground is disturbed outside the fosse at NW. The interior has a SE-facing slope and has vague indications of cultivation ridges running E-W. Monument is visible today as a circular-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2019

• WM018-139 Church
  Description

  Situated at W end of a ridge, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Hopestown Castle (WM018-140----) and bawn (WM018-140001-) lies 310m to S. In centre of Hopestown graveyard (WM018-139001-). Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped structure annotated ‘Hopestown Church (in ruins)’, roughly within the centre of the graveyard. Church depicted on the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an L-shaped structure. Church ruins situated S of the Mullingar-Ballymahon Road, 4km W of Mullingar town, in the parish of Mullingar, and the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon. No castle or church is depicted standing in Hopestown on the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Mullingar parish (NLI, MS 723-4). Ivy-covered ruins of Hopestown Church stands off centre to E in large rectangular-shaped graveyard. Poorly preserved remains of a small rectangular-shaped church (ext. dims. 8.8m E-W; 6m N-S; Wall T 0.78m) aligned E-W of which only the lower courses of the ivy-covered W gable (ext. H 1.4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) survives upstanding along with a short section of the N wall (int. L 4.85m) and fragmentary remains of the S wall are visible. The outline of the E end of the church is defined only as a low scarp (Wth 0.78m) and is difficult to discern. The walls are built of undressed limestone laid in courses and bonded with a rough mortar. There are no architectural features in the upstanding remains. There is one grave to the Glennon family in the W end of the church interior. Monument visible today as a tree-covered area on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 22 February 2019

• WM018-139001 Graveyard
  Description

  The ruins of Hopestown Church (WM018-139----) stands in centre of rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 62m NE-SW x 37m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank from SSW-W-N-E and by a stone wall with entrance gate and stone stile at SE. The graveyard is enclosed by a low earthen bank (ext. H 2m) and stone wall with external ditch of rectangular plan, that appears to be post-1700 in date (ASI Field Report 28/04/1976). The graves lie S, SW, E-NE of the church and are of mid 19th-20th century date. There is one grave belonging to the Glennon family in the W end of the church interior. The N and W quadrants of the graveyard are covered with trees with no evidence of burials or gravemarkers although it is impossible to inspect due to the dense cover of trees. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 22 February 2019

• WM018-140 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on a low ridge, in pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Hopestown Church (WM018-139----) located 310m to N. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped structure annotated ‘Castle (in ruins)’ with the outline of a large subrectangular-shaped area adjoining to SW which possibly represents the remains of a bawn (WM018-140001-). Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork annotated as ‘Castle (site of)’. No castle is depicted in the townland of Hopestown on the 17th century Down Survey map of Mullingar parish (NLI, MS 723-4). In 1641 the lands of Hopestown belonged to Richard Hope who is described as 'Irish papist' (ibid.). Hopestown castle and bawn consists of a small subrectangular-shaped earth and stone mound (14.7m NE-SW; 10.5m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank which represents the collapsed rubble of Hopestown Castle. The area to E of the castle appears to have been disturbed by post-1700 quarrying. The remains of a bawn (WM018-140001-) adjoin the SW side of the castle. Site of castle and bawn are visible today as an oval-shaped earthwork with L-shaped stretch of bawn wall on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 22 February 2019

• WM018-140001 Bawn
  Description

  Situated on a low ridge, in pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as the outline of a large subrectangular-shaped area immediately SW of Hopestown Castle (WM018-140----). Hopestown Church (WM018-139---) 310m to N. Possible bawn consists of a large roughly rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 76m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) with castle to NE, defined by an earth and stone bank at NW and SW sides. A scarp defines the SE side, whereas the enclosing element at NE side is no longer visible. Old cultivation ridges run roughly NE-SW across the bawn and traverse the bank at SW. There are similar ridges running NW-SE in the vicinity, to W and S of the bawn. Site of castle and bawn are visible today as an oval-shaped earthwork with L-shaped stretch of bawn wall on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 22 February 2019

• WM018-141 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in undulating pasture. Hopestown Castle (WM018-140----) and bawn (WM018-140001-) lie c. 150m to W. Earthwork depicted on Larkin’s 1808 Map of County Westmeath (NLI, MS 46,580 ). Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. There is no sign of an antiquity at this location. The outline of a large oval shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 98m NE-SW x 60m NW-SE) visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography may be the earthwork depicted on Larkins map of Westmeath. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2019

• WM018-142 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in undulating pasture. Hopestown Castle (WM018-140----) and bawn (WM018-140001-) lie c. 50m to N. Earthwork depicted on Larkin’s 1808 Map of County Westmeath (NLI, MS 46,580 ). Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. A small circular-shaped earthwork earthwork visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography may be the earthwork depicted on Larkin's map of County Westmeath. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2019

• WM018-143 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in undulating pasture. Earthwork depicted on Larkin’s 1808 Map of County Westmeath (NLI, MS 46,580 ). Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. No monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2019

• WM018-144 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low ridge, in pasture, with good views to the S, but limited elsewhere. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1981 as a subcircular-shaped area enclosed by a bank, intervening fosse and the remains of an outer bank. The inner bank of earth and stone is best preserved from NNE-S-SSE and from S-W-NW, although it is reduced to a defaced scarp from NW-N-NNE. There are a number of large stones visible in the bank at S, W and NW, yet there is no trace of a stone facing. There is a causewayed entrance at SSE, where there is a gap (Wth at top 7m; basal Wth 3.6m) in the inner bank and a broad, low causeway (Wth at top 4.4m; overall Wth 8.2m; max. H 1m) over the fosse. There is also a small disturbance gap in the inner bank at WNW. The fosse is well preserved all around the perimeter and is relatively wide and deep. The outer bank of earth and stone is fairly well preserved from W-NNW, but is much lower from NNW-N-NNE, where it has the appearance of having been straightened. A quarry depression has defaced the bank at NNE. A well preserved bank resumes from NNE-E-SE. A modern field fence running NE-SW has defaced the outer bank at SE and it has been defaced by digging from S-W. The interior has a general SE-facing slope. A house site (WM018-144001-) is located on a raised platform in the NW quadrant. There are traces of old cultivation ridges running NNE-WSW across the remainder of the interior. Monument is visible today as a subcircular-shaped enclosure 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: 12 February 2019

• WM018-144001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a low ridge, in pasture, with good views to the S, but limited elsewhere. On a level, raised platform, in the NW quadrant of ringfort (WM018-144----) are the remains of a rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 8.2m NNW-SSE; 5m ENE-WSW) defined by the faint outline of a very low bank (overall Wth 2.5m; H 0.5m) with some stones visible in places. 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: 12 February 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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).

No address of the register names Hopestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Hopestown · Baile Hop

Area

1,342,713 m² (134.27 ha, 331.79 acres)

Civil parish

Mullingar, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel And Magheradernon

Electoral division

Hopestown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballina, Ballynaclin, Curristown Or Bellmount, Kilpatrick, Rathcolman, Slanestown, Walshestown South

Placenames

Hopestown 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.