Mayne

112 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mayne, from 8 m² to 573,296 m² (57.33 ha, 141.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 58 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• M2Self Sustaining Rural Consolidation (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Coole, Westmeath · 30 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 11 Dec 2024N/a

  RETENTION for change of use of existing Holidays homes building (granted under planning Reference No. 99/368) to revert to original agricultural uses

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2460472

• 8 Nov 2024N/a

  change of use of existing Holidays homes building (granted under planning Reference No. 99/368) to revert to original agricultural uses

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460433

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional

  demolition of the existing rear porch and chimneys as shown and construction of a new pitched and flat roof extension to the rear/side of the existing dwelling house, to include renovations and alterations to the internal floor layout and external elevations all as shown with ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360440

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  Retention permission to retain a single storey extension (26.6 sq m) to the northwest (side) elevation, which consists of a kitchen and bathroom and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2260046

• 8 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission for demolition of existing single storey extension to rear and construction of a new two storey extension to rear to include alterations to existing gate lodge (a protected structure RSP Ref 003-040) comprising of new hardwood windows, re-roofing and new lime dash render. Also to include a new garage/garden room to rear of the site, proprietary wastewater treatment system and raised soil polishing filter and for all site and ancillary landscaping works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21377

• 19 Apr 2021Conditional

  Construction of single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling and storey and a half extension to the rear, alterations to existing elevations, internal layout alterations, new roof lights, new septic tank and percolation area and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21209

• 22 May 2020N/a

  A 10 year permission to upgrade, reorientation and expansion of previously permitted electricity substation granted as part of Coole Wind Farm (Pl. Ref 17/6292; ABP Ref PL25M/300686) in the townland of Camagh (Fore by). The laying of underground cabling predominantly along the public road corridor to facilitate the connection to the national grid of the permitted wind farm along a route measuring approximately 26.4 kilometres, through the townlands listed below, between the proposed substation in the townland of Camagh (Fore by) and the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown (Moyashel and Magheradernon by). Works to complete the cable connection to the existing Mullingar 110kV electricity substation including the construction of a dedicated bay within the existing substation compound in the townland of Irishtown(Moyashel and Magheradernon by). All associated site works and ancillary development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206121

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 Mayne.

Recorded monuments

• WM002-038 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  Discovered in 2005 and investigated in September 2006, it was found to consist of a substantial togher orientated WNW-ESE that ran across industrial peatland from the Inny River on the W to an area of higher bog to the E. The recorded length of the trackway was 657m, but it was seen to extend beyond both limits. The trackway was investigated in a single cutting and 43 sightings of the trackway in drainage ditches were also recorded. The excavation exposed a structure composed of tightly packed transversely-laid oak planks, most of which had been mortised and fixed in place with roundwood pegs. The planks measured up to 4.4m in length, 0.3m in width and 0.06m in thickness. The substructure consisted of light brushwoods, plank fragments and wood chips which were scattered across the surface of the bog. Some of these elements had been arranged into three roughly longitudinal lines of brushwoods. A radio-carbon determination from the superstructure provided a date of 1200–820 bc (Whitaker and Leahy 2007; Whitaker 2009). A second trackway was discovered to the east immediately alongside it (WM002-039----). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 7 April 2014

• WM002-039 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  Discovered in 2006 in the course of excavating a togher in Mayne bog (WM002-038----). It was recorded at the same level as the excavated section of the togher and was oriented E-W. It was composed mainly of longitudinally placed brushwoods and varies in width from 1.3m to 2.9m and had an overall length of 383m. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 7 April 2014

• WM003-081 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on W facing slope of rising ground, in grassland, with extensive views from SW-N. Ringfort (WM003-082---) 130m to S. A slightly raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 31m NE-SW; 25m NW-SE) enclosed by two earthen banks and a slight intervening fosse. The inner bank is substantial and well preserved, with an entrance gap (Wth 1.55m) at W. The outer bank has been levelled to a scarp in places, and from SW-NW a field fence, which is also the boundary with Ballinealeo townland runs along the line of this outer bank. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2017

• WM003-083 Church
  Description

  Early 19th century C. of I. church dedicated to St. Nicholas which is no longer in use standing in N quadrant of graveyard (WM003-083002-). This church may have been built on the site of or incorporated fabric from a medieval church recorded in 1837 as located ‘on the lands of Mayne stand the ruins of the ancient church’ (Lewis 1837, 349). The precise location of this ancient church ruins have not been identified. It was recorded that ‘a religious establishment is said to have been founded here by St. Fechan of Fore’ (ibid., 348). Medieval church depicted on 17th century Down Survey map of Fore Parish. The hollowed spandrel of a limestone ogee-headed window belonging to the medieval church has been built into the E face of the W boundary wall of the graveyard. A cut stone mullion with diamond-shaped bar holes from a window belonging to the medieval church has been inserted into the W quadrant of graveyard to the SW of the C of I church where it may have been used as a gravemarker. Other cut stone fragments from the medieval church may have been built into the boundary wall of the graveyard or may have been used to mark graves elsewhere in the graveyard. Church of Ireland building described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as following: ‘Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built c.1806, comprising two-bay hall with attached three-stage tower on square-plan to the west with crenellated parapet and corner pinnacles. Shallow sanctuary/chancel to east gable and single-storey vestry to northeast corner. Pitched natural slate roofs with raised limestone verges to nave and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cement rendered walls to hall over projecting stone plinth. Tower constructed of rubble limestone with ashlar limestone detailing, including projecting string courses and an ashlar parapet and ashlar pinnacles with ball finials over. Pointed-arched windows to nave and to chancel with timber Y-tracery, leaded windows and cut-stone sills. Pointed-arched doorcase to south face of tower with chamfered limestone surround, battened timber door, overlight with Gothic tracery and a tooled limestone hoodmoulding over with 'heart-shaped' stops’ (www.buildingsofireland.ie). The Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described the present church as a ‘neat building in excellent repair, erected in 1806, by aid of a gift of £500 from the Board of First Fruits’ (Lewis 1837, 348). A late medieval font (WM003-083001-) located inside the church was not accessible at time of visit. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 15 June 2015

• WM003-083001 Font
  Description

  Freestanding limestone octagonal shaped font located inside St. Nicholas C of I church (WM003-083----) now disused and described by Roe (1968, 83) as a ’remarkable and beautifully proportioned octagonal vessel, the under panels of which are chamfered and slightly concave and completed by a chamfered octagonal moulding. The shaft (H 0.4m x Wth 0.14m) is octagonal and finished by a similar moulding, below which is a square base (Wth 0.54m; H 0.11m), the angles of which are so chamfered as to produce a sub-octagonal form. The basin (diam. 0.47m; D 0.19m; T 0.075m) is circular with slightly sloping sides, flat bottom and central drain’. The font is decorated with four human heads, three of which are mitred ecclesiastics and the fourth of a woman that project out from the panels (0.25m x 0.25m) on the side of the font. On the panel between the head of the woman and the mitred ecclesiastic there is an incised inscription in Roman capitals which reads ‘ORATE P ME / THOMA / DOVILE / VICARIO DE / MAYNE / R F S 1630’ which translates as Pray for me, Thomas Dovile, Vicar of Mayne. A second inscription on the panel between two mitred ecclesiastics consists of the capital letters E F followed by a blank space then the letter S followed by the date 1630. One panel of the octagonal shaped shaft is decorated in low relief with ‘a foliate motif of leady tendrils and a zig-zag band running from top to bottom of the design’ (ibid.). The base of the font has four broad chamfer stops and the date 1640 crudely carved into it followed by the words ‘OMEG V’. Font described in 1901 as an ‘octagonal stone font in west porch of church: Four stone heads on outside of basin; two with mitres, one with biretta, and one with some sort of coif(?). On one face of the basin is “ORATE THOMA DOVILLE VIACRIO DE MAYNE R. F. S. 1636”. The basin rests on an octagonal pillar, which stands on a square pedestal’ (Anon. 1901, 120). Church was closed and inaccessible at time of visit. The font has been recently removed from St. Nicholas C of I church (WM003-083----) and is now on display inside St. Mary’s R.C. Church or the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Fearmore, Coole Upper (pers. comm. Edel Scally, Westmeath Co. Co. 13/03/2023). To see a 3D model of the font visit https://skfb.ly/oF7Oz Cross-reference with WM003-112---- Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 March 2023

• WM003-083002 Graveyard
  Description

  Early 19th century C. of I. church dedicated to St. Nicholas which is no longer in use standing in N quadrant of a subrectangular-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 48m N-S; 68m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall of post medieval date. The graveyard is entered through an iron gateway with stone stile to S on SE angle of graveyard. The C of I church standing in the N of the graveyard may have been built on the site of or incorporated fabric from a medieval church (WM003-083----) recorded in 1837 as located ‘on the lands of Mayne stand the ruins of the ancient church’ (Lewis 1837, 349). The hollowed spandrel of a limestone ogee-headed window belonging to the medieval church has been built into the E face of the W boundary wall of the graveyard. A cut stone mullion with diamond-shaped bar holes from a window belonging to the medieval church has been inserted into the W quadrant of graveyard to the SW of the C of I church where it may have been used as a gravemarker. Other cut stone fragments from the medieval church may have been built into the boundary wall of the graveyard or may have been used to mark graves elsewhere in the graveyard. It has been suggested that the curve in the graveyard wall from ENE to NNE may suggest that this section of graveyard wall follows the line of an earlier graveyard enclosure (SMR file 05/03/1980). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 15 June 2015

• WM003-083003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The semi-oval form of the graveyard (WM003-083002-) boundary wall possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 21). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 October 2015

Architectural heritage

• Saint Nicholas's Church (Mayne), church/chapel, 1800–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built c.1806, comprising two-bay hall with attached three-stage tower on square-plan to the west with crenellated parapet and corner pinnacles. Shallow sanctuary/chancel to east gable and single-storey vestry to northeast corner. Pitched natural slate roofs with raised limestone verges to nave and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cement rendered walls to hall over projecting stone plinth. Tower constructed of rubble limestone with ashlar limestone detailing, including projecting string courses and an ashlar parapet and ashlar pinnacles with ball finials over. Pointed-arched windows to nave and to chancel with timber Y-tracery, leaded windows and cut-stone sills. Pointed-arched doorcase to south face of tower with chamfered limestone surround, battened timber door, overlight with Gothic tracery and a tooled limestone hoodmoulding over with 'heart-shaped' stops. Ashlar limestone quatrefoil mouldings to second stage of tower with pointed-arched openings above to third stage/belfry with timber Y-tracery and timber louvers. Set back from small country road to the south of the village of Coole and surrounded by graveyard with mainly nineteenth century grave markers. A late medieval/seventeenth century font is located inside this church.

• The Old Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former church of Ireland rectory, built c.1812, with later glazed porch to main façade (south). Living accommodation extended to east incorporating former store. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof with raised dressed limestone verges and three rendered chimneystacks. Rubble limestone walls with roughcast render over, now failing in sections and exposing brick dressings to the openings. Square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and replacement eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed bracketed doorcase having timber panelled door to centre of original house, now enclosed within a later porch. Door approached up flight of six cut limestone steps which is flanked by a rendered wall to either side. Extensive complex of contemporary outbuildings to the rear (north) and main gates to the west. Located to the south of associated Church of Ireland church (15400335).

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).

• Mayne, Coole5 sales

Name

Mayne · Maighean

Area

2,236,777 m² (223.68 ha, 552.72 acres)

Civil parish

Mayne, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Coole, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinealoe, Carn, Coole, Coolnagun, Corralanna, Fearmore, Newtown, Simonstown

Placenames

Mayne 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.