Joanstown

114 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Joanstown, from 104 m² to 704,790 m² (70.48 ha, 174.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 55 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Joanstown 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.

• 23 Apr 2026Refused

  (i)to bring the former dwelling back to habitable residential use and to construct an extension to my dwelling to include a kitchen, dining, living, utility, hall, porch, bathroom, hot press, and 4 bedrooms, one with an en-suite and walk in wardrobe and to decommission existing septic tank & percolation area and install a new treatment system with percolation area with all ancillary site works (ii) Retention permission for gravel area, 9 light poles, wall with piers and front timber fence (iii) permission to close up existing entrance and to construct a new entrance with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660198

• 4 Dec 2025Refused

  development which will consist of the construction of a new 223.26m2 shed, new on site temporary structure consisting of a 45.50m2 mobile/cabin unit and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560595

• 10 Feb 2023Refused

  construction of a dwelling house & detached garage with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360029

• 30 May 2017Conditional

  existing 30 metre high telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under reference 11/5074 which was a temporary permission which has expired) carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment unit & security fencing.

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 176164

• 9 Feb 2017N/a

  construct a storey and a half type dwelling, domestic garage and to install 2 no. treatment systems with associated polishing filters, 1 on the proposed site and the other located at the rear of existing dwelling adjacent to the proposed site. Also to decommission the existing septic tank and percolation area on site, to alter existing site entrance to a combined domestic entrance together with closing existing gate located North West of the existing site and for all associated site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176032

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Lough Iron SPA 004046
• Natural Heritage Area: Lough Garr NHA 001812
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Iron 000687

Recorded monuments

• WM006-027 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated on low lying wet pasture-land, 10m E of the Black River, which forms the boundary with the townland of Corey. Earthwork (WM006-063----) 80m to SE. The whole area is criss-crossed with old field drains. A circular flat-topped mound (dims. 20m N-S; 19m E-W) with slight remains of a fosse at SW. A second arc of an earthen bank and external fosse visible to SW, 15m from the base of the motte. The mound has been impacted by digging in the past, possibly when the course of the river was diverted. The earthwork to the SW may be the remains of a river embankment. However, there seems to be a wide bank visible on the Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011 12m to SE of the motte, which may suggest part of an enclosing element of a bailey. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 January 2017

• WM006-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the NE end of a low ridge running NW-SE in wet partially reclaimed grassland. Bog 70m to NW. Inny River 380m to SE. An oval enclosure (approx. diam. 28m NW-SE; 36m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved fragmentary earthen bank, a deep wide fosse and substantial outer bank, which has been levelled from NE-E, with modern gaps at SE & SW. The interior slopes slightly from SW-NE. In the SW sector of the interior is a sub-rectangular/trapezoidal shaped platform enclosed by a fosse. On the NE side of the monument is a sub-rectangular annexe (approx. dims 37m NE-SW; 33m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp. In the SE sector of the annexe there is a rectilinear platform enclosed by a slight fosse which could be the remains of a hut site but this is uncertain. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 February 2017

• WM011-168 Crannog
  Description

  Situated at NE end of Lough Iron 25m W of the E shoreline but now on reclaimed land due to the Inny River drainage scheme of the late 1960s. Possible conjoined crannóg (WM011-167----) 65m to W and second crannóg (WM011-166----) 95m to NNW. Low circular rocky rise (H 0.3m; top diam. 8m N-S x 5.5m E-W) of ground surrounded by rushy land. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 July 2017

Architectural heritage

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform Roman Catholic church, built in 1846, comprising two-bay nave, two-bay transepts to northwest and southeast and a two-stage tower on square plan to entrance front (southwest) with castellated parapet and corner pinnacles. Pitched natural slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods. Cast-iron cross finials to nave gables and to chancel gable, cut limestone cross finial to tower. Constructed of snecked flint and limestone rubble over limestone plinth. Ashlar limestone detailing throughout. Pointed-arched window openings with stained glass windows and hoodmouldings over. Pointed triple-arched opening to chancel gable with cut limestone geometric tracery and stained glass windows by Mayer of Munich. Pointed-arch doorcase to tower with timber sheet double-doors with ashlar surrounds and hoodmoulding over. Date plaque over with paired pointed-arched louvered openings above to second stage of tower (belfry). Tower flanked by clasping buttresses terminated in cut limestone pinnacles. Interesting and well-lit interior with kingpost roof, pointed chancel arch supported on cut-limestone colonnettes and marble altar goods. Interior reordered c.1985. Set back from road in own grounds with modern extensions to rear (northeast) and to west transept.

• Fairy Hall, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay single-storey house with attic level, built c.1830, with full-height (two-storey) canted bay windows to either gable end (southeast and northwest) and two-storey returns to the rear (northeast). Central single bay entrance porch to front façade (southwest) having a hipped natural slate roof with overhanging bracketed eaves. Pitched natural slate roof with raised verges to either end and a single rendered chimneystack to the centre having terracotta chimney pots. Smooth rendered walls with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and replacement windows. Square-headed doorcase to southeast face of porch having simple surround and replacement door. Former stable-block to the rear, now adjoining house through later extensions. Set back from road in own grounds with cut stone gate posts having cast-iron gates to the main entrance (south). Rendered boundary wall having rubble limestone coping over. Approach avenue from the south flanked by wrought-iron railings to either side.

• Ardglass House, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house (over hidden basement) with central single-bay breakfront to entrance front (south) having eaves pediment over, rebuilt c.1860 in the style of an Italianate villa. Single-storey canted-bay windows to side elevations (east and west). Possibly incorporating the fabric of an earlier house (Ordnance Survey Map 1838: Lewis 1837). Hipped natural slate roof having an eaves cornice with paired brackets and a central pair of chimneystacks with moulded cornices. Roughcast rendered walls with sill courses, a string course at first floor level and raised quoins to the corners. Round-headed window openings with a Venetian opening to first floor of breakfront, framed by an aedicule. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the southeast of Rathowen with extensive complex of outbuildings to the north.

• House, 1700–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey thatched house, built c.1750, having a projecting single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch to the southeast elevation. Hipped thatched roof with decorative ropework to ridge and three low rendered chimneystacks, irregularly spaced. Thatched Thick battered walls, probably mud-walled or partially mud-walled, having a number of rubble stone buttresses to rear elevation (northwest). Square-headed window openings, irregularly spaced, with replacement fittings. Square-headed doorcase to later porch having timber door. Set at right angle to road in own grounds with gardens to front and rear. Located adjacent to main Mullingar to Longford road to the southwest of Rathowen.

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).

• Joanstown, Rathowen6 sales

Name

Joanstown

Area

5,695,394 m² (569.54 ha, 1,407.36 acres)

Civil parish

Rathaspick, and its townlands

Barony

Moygoish

Electoral division

Glenlough, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinalack, Cappagh, Corry, Corrydonnellan, Cullenhugh, Kilmacahill Or Caraun, Rathowen, Rathowen (edward), Russagh

Placenames

Joanstown 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.