Knockdrin

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Knockdrin, from 54,071 m² (5.41 ha, 13.36 acres) to 54,071 m² (5.41 ha, 13.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Knockdrin 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.

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional

  for retained development, and for proposed development and change of use, all at Knockdrin Castle and within its curtilage (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 012-022), a site of circa. 10.48 hectares. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application. The development for which retention is sought comprises: 1. The restoration and refurbishment of Knockdrin Castle (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 012-022), including 12 no. guest bedrooms, ground floor dining area, bar, ballroom and kitchen. 2. The retention of replacement kitchen windows to the rear of the building and replacement of modern conservatory extension to the east side of the building. 3. Retention of drainage services, water supply services, wastewater services (100PE concrete sewage treatment system discharging to 165 sqm percolation area), utilities, and fire safety services associated with the above restoration and refurbishment works. 4. Works to the Knockdrin Castle entrance gates & lodges (North & South – Protected Structures – RPS Ref: 012-020 & 012-021 respectively), as include the provision of new entrance gates. The proposed development for which permission is sought comprises: 1. Proposed change of use of Knockdrin Castle from residential to an events and hospitality venue as incorporates dining and overnight accommodation. 2. Proposed use of existing vehicular access points to the R394 as comprise the Knockdrin Castle gate lodge, south (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 012-021) and secondary, north entrance gateway (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 012-020) to serve the development. 3. Proposed partial realignment of existing wall adjacent to the secondary, north entrance gateway (a Protected Structure – RPS Ref: 012-020) for the provision of improved sightlines. 4. Proposed enhancements to internal access roads, as includes continuation of existing access route to front curtilage of Knockdrin Castle, and all associated vehicular and pedestrian wayfinding signage. 5. Proposed provision of 74 no. car parking spaces (including 4 no. accessible parking spaces) and 2 no. coach parking spaces to serve the operational and customer needs of the development. 6. Proposed enclosed waste storage area in the internal courtyard of Knockdrin Castle. 7. Proposed hard and soft landscaping works, as include the restoration and enhancement of formal gardens, pedestrian footpaths, enhanced reception area to front curtilages of Knockdrin Castle, and proposed external lighting.

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560402

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 Knockdrin.

Recorded monuments

• WM012-139 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on NE facing slope of a gently rising hill in undulating grassland. This monument is situated on the demesne lands of Knockdrin Castle (WM012-176----) in an area of formal tree planting, and it is likely that the ringfort was reused as a tree-ring in the post 1700 period. The road which marks the townland boundary with Kilmaglish is less than 5m to the W. A slightly raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 30m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a shallow external fosse that is best preserved from NNE-E-SE. The interior slopes slightly from SW-NE and contains several beech and oak trees. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• WM012-177 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a small hillock in undulating grassland, with restricted views. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 50m N-S; 48m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (H 0.2m) that has been levelled at NE. A field fence running N-S and drain intersects the perimeter of the monument at W. Outline of levelled monument clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 March 2018

Architectural heritage

• Knockdrin Castle, gate lodge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1860, with canted bay window to east end of north elevation. Now in use as a private dwelling. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and central rendered chimneystack. Constructed of snecked cut limestone with square-headed window openings with timber casement windows. Square-headed timber panelled door to centre. Set back from roads adjacent to former back gates serving Knockdrin Castle (15401222). Gates (15401220) and former estate wall adjacent to west.

• Knockdrin Castle, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1750–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway serving back entrance to Knockdrin Castle, built c.1760 and moved and rebuilt c.1860, comprising pair of ashlar limestone gate piers on square plan with ashlar capstones over and projecting ashlar limestone gate brackets with scroll detail over to inside faces. Gates now missing. Set into rubble limestone estate wall adjacent to main Mullingar to Castlepollard road.

• Post box, 1910–1922 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1915, with 'GR' royal cipher, raised crown motif and 'Post Office' in raised lettering to letter flap. Set into rubble limestone boundary wall adjacent to rural cross road junction. Located to the north of Mullingar Town.

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

Name

Knockdrin · Cnoc Droinne

Area

528,593 m² (52.86 ha, 130.62 acres)

Civil parish

Taghmon, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaree

Electoral division

Knockdrin, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Brittas, Garraree, Kilmaglish, Knockatee, Knockdrin, Moneylea, Toberaquill

Placenames

Knockdrin 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.