Ranelagh

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ranelagh, from 2 m² to 53,657 m² (5.37 ha, 13.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 26 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S4Community, Educational & Institutional (General public administration)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
  ATLAP 2014-2020, Westmeath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Nov 2025Conditional

  Retention for a lightweight Structure enclosing 3 No Paddle courts with an entrance lobby. The development islocated and delineated within the existing Site and at the eastern end of the Planet Athlone Bowling and leisure centre, replacing existing 5 A side Astra turf and its 2M enclosing fence . The development includes site works to existing structure , including interalia: Storm water drainage disposal

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560579

• 9 Nov 2025N/a

  Retention Permission for a lightweight Structure enclosing 3 No Paddle courts with an entrance lobby. The development is located and delineated within the existing Site and at the eastern end of the Planet Athlone Bowling and leisure centre, replacing existing 5 A side Astra turf and its 2M enclosing fence . The development includes site works to existing structure , including inter alia: Storm water drainage disposal

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560547

• 14 Mar 2025N/a

  construction of a two storey extension onto the rear of our dwelling house including internal renovations and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560109

• 30 May 2022Conditional

  (i) retention of a single storey sunroom extension to the south elevation of existing dwelling and retention of a single storey extension to the east and north elevation of existing garage and additional door and window to the west elevation and single leaf wall to south elevation and brick plinth to west elevation and all ancillary site works (ii) proposed on site surface water drainage

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22293

• 5 Apr 2022Conditional

  The development will consist of the following: (i) Proposed change of use from a Tile Centre to a Gymnasium, Gymnasium will include an indoor Astro Turf Pitch, dressing rooms and toilet facilities (ii) alterations to selected elevations (iii) external signage (iv) and all associated internal, external and site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22172

• 1 Apr 2021Conditional

  Permission for construction of a new ESB substation to the south of the existing factory and elevational change involving relocation of an existing door on the south elevation including all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21163

• 17 Dec 2020Conditional

  A) Construction of an extension to the south of the existing factory to facilitate two new dock levellers B) Elevational changes to rear north-facing elevation to incorporate the installation of a new roller door C) All ancillary site works associated with the above

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207203

• 25 Aug 2020Conditional

  To demolish existing flat roof garage to the side of existing dwelling house and to construct an extension to the side of existing dwelling house to include a bedroom & wet room with pitched roof and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207125

• 7 Aug 2020N/a

  Change of use from garage to bedroom & wet room to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207119

• 17 Oct 2018N/a

  The development consisted of the following: Retention of a single storey sunroom extension to the south elevation of existing dwelling and retention of a single storey extension to the east and north elevation of existing garage and additional door and window to the west elevation and single leaf wall to south elevation, and brick plinth to west elevation and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 187198

• 24 Aug 2018Conditional

  The development consists of the installation of 72m of floating mooring, access gangway and construction of a new access plinth and path connecting to existing path. Installation of a single 9m length unit with lower freeboard for canoes and small boats. Cleaning and small amount of dredging 65m3 of the area beside the existing quay steps to improve access for small boats and canoes. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structure Quay and Slipway (RPS 097). A Natura Impact Statement and Ecological Impact Assessment have been prepared and included as part of the planning application.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187160

• 1 Aug 2018N/a

  The development consists of the installation of 72m of floating mooring, access gangway and construction of a new access plinth and path connecting to existing path. Installation of a single 9m length unit with lower freeboard for canoes. Cleaning and small amount of dredging (approx 65m3) of the area beside the existing quay steps to improve access for small boats and canoes. A Natura Impact Statement and Ecological Impact Assessment have been prepared and included as part of the planning application.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 187147

• 17 Feb 2017Conditional

  The alterations to the existing boat club layout, a new extension of 15m2 at ground floor level to give an overall ground floor area of 223m2, construction of a new 223m2 first floor extension with lean-to-roof, construction of internal floor defences, new connection to existing foul sewer, new building signage and all associated site and development works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177029

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 Ranelagh.

Recorded monuments

• WM029-010 Battery
  Description

  Napoleonic fortification situated in rough pasture (45m/146ft OD), at a strategic location 150m W of the River Shannon as it flows from Lough Ree into Athlone town. Athlone Canal 40m to W. Annotated 'Battery' on the 1837 OS 6-inch map and depicted as a D-shaped structure (approx. dims. 70m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) with straight side at E and polygonal side formed from three linear faces of equal length on the W side. A triangular-shaped building annotated ‘Guard Ho.’ is shown straddling the straight side of the D-shaped battery. Artillery fortification described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a free-standing battery defined by a ditch and two ramps which form a concentric D-shaped earthwork of earth and stone. No associated buildings are extant. Structure was built on Ordnance Grounds by the British Army c. 1795 to defend against possible French attack during the Napoleonic Wars. The battery is orientated to defend attack from the W (www.buildingsofireland.ie; NIAH Reg. No. 15003134). Monument is visible today as a tree-covered earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. An earthwork (WM029-010001-) associated with the battery lies c. 100m to N, within the same ordnance grounds. A separate military complex (WM029-011----) lies c. 500m to SSW. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

• WM029-042076 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  No surface remains visible of a medieval tower known as the Connacht tower which was located to the N of Athlone Castle (WM029-042002-). This building appears to have been a feature of the west town defences on the Connacht side of Athlone and was known in medieval documents as the Connacht Tower. Described by Bradley as a rectangular structure with two circular towers at N angles, linked to Athlone Castle by defensive wall or ditch, perhaps the 'great fosse' to form the riverside bawn (Bradley et. al. 1985, 38). In 1581, the crown granted Thomas, earl of Ormond and Ossory 'an old ruinous tower called Connaghte tower covered with straw, near the castle of Athlone (WM029-042002-), with a parcel of land on the south side containing 90 feet [27m], and a garden plot with certain ruined cottages on the north side, and a parcel of land in the great foss[e] on the west, from the tower to the river Shennen [Shannon]’ (Nicholls 1994, 511). The Connacht Tower was partially demolished by the artillery of the Williamite army in 1691 (Murtagh 1994, 10). The partial remains of the Connacht Tower are depicted on Thomas Sherrard's map of Athlone dating from 1784 (Murtagh 1994, map 7a). Langrishe records that its ruins survived into the mid-nineteenth century and that it was removed during the Shannon improvements and the construction of Grace Road (Bradley et. al. 1985, 38). Compiled by: Rachel Barrett and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 01 November 2013

• WM029-042078 Barracks
  Description

  Custume Barracks. Temporary accommodation for 1000 cavalry and 1500 infantry built in 1691. Cavalry stables, riding house, infantry barracks of four blocks built c. 1697 and demolished by 1793 (Murtagh 1994, 10-11). Garda Station and government offices built in 1935-47 on partial site of barracks facing onto Barrack's St. and the church of Saints Peter and Paul built 1930 on SE corner of barracks. Compiled by: Rachel Barrett Date of upload: 15 October 2010

Architectural heritage

• Father Mathew Hall, hall, 1895–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey over basement former temperance hall, built in 1897, having a projecting single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch (later addition) to the north end of the main façade (west) and a single-storey extension attached to the south end. Later in use as a cinema (c. 1920 until 1940), a town hall (c. 1948 until 1979), and as a library (c. 1948 until 2004). Two-storey elevation to rear (east). Hipped natural slate roof with tall rendered chimneystack to the south end having ornamental clay chimney pots over. Main façade (west) has roughcast rendered walls with brick dressings and a brick eaves course. Three pairs of segmental-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and replacement windows. Round-headed doorcases to projecting porch and towards centre of main façade having timber panelled double doors, brick surrounds, hoodmouldings over and large fanlights divided into small square panels. Small round-headed niche and plaque with inscription 'Father Mathew Hall 1897' above doorcase on projecting porch. Set slightly back from road on western bank of River Shannon with ashlar limestone wall to street frontage (west). Various extensions to north and south facades, interior refurbished c.1975.

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1930–1940 · National interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay double-height Roman Catholic church, built between 1932-9, having copper-plated pitched roofs, a copper dome and with twin towers with clock faces flanking the pedimented entrance façade (south). Apsidal chancel to north. Towers surmounted by Doric Baroque campaniles crowned by octagonal towers and ogee copper domes with cross finials over. Projecting central bay to front façade (south) having single-storey tetrastyle Doric porch. Ground floor is constructed in Portland stone, ashlar limestone above. Façade richly decorated with Classical details including heavy cornices, string courses, recessed panels and carved swags. Large round-headed windows in round-headed recesses throughout, square-headed openings to towers and flanking central round-headed opening at first floor level to the front facade. Stained glass includes six works from the Harry Clarke Studio and one by Sarah Purser. Round-headed recess with double timber panelled doors to centre of main façade. Spacious interior formed by three vaulted cells supported on Corinthian pilasters (Connamara marble shafts), a baroque baldachinno supported on barley sugar columns in red and white marble, richly adorned side chapels with mosaic work by the Alinari brothers, and a number of marble statues including copies of the Pieta and Michangelo's Moses. Set back from road in own grounds with cut-stone gate piers, turned through 45 degrees, surmounted by cast-iron lamp standards. Snecked limestone wall to road frontage. Situated in a very prominent location, dominating the west bank of the River Shannon in the centre of the town.

• Athlone Post Office, post office, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey post office, built c.1939, comprising a double-height three-bay central block flanked by lower two-bay wings to east and west. Flat roofs hidden behind raised limestone parapets, with cast-iron rainwater goods throughout. Constructed of ashlar limestone (cladding) with cut limestone detailing, including projecting string courses to side wings. Brick construction to side elevations. Three double-height round-headed openings set in round-headed recesses to central block, with slightly inset blocking course and raised copper lettering, reading 'Offig An Puist', and harp symbol above to parapet. Square-headed doorcase, set in cut-stone architrave, with double timber panelled doors fanlight with margined rectangular overlight above to western bay. Full-height windows with wooden frames to other openings. Square-headed window openings to side wings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Street-fronted with access ramp to front (south) and various later extensions to rear (north).

• Office, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay three-storey Government Offices, built c.1939, consisting of five-bay three-storey central block with single-bay two storey wings to east and west, and a projecting seven-bay single-storey block to centre of front façade. Flat roofs hidden behind rasied parapets with stone coping, cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of red brick with ashlar limestone cladding to the advanced single-storey block and an ashlar limestone architrave to central stairwell opening of main three-storey block, rising height of building. Square-headed openings with replacement windows throughout. Square-headed doorcase to centre of projecting block with louvered vent above. Street-fronted with yard to rear.

• Athlone Garda Síochána Station, garda station/constabulary barracks, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay two-storey garda station, built in 1947. Consists of a nine-bay two-storey main block and a single-bay two-storey section set back from building line to east. Constructed of plain red brick with limestone plinth to base. Flat roof hidden behind parapet with limestone coping (check). Square-headed openings with replacement windows and stone sills (check), oculus opening to first floor on recessed bay. Square-headed doorcase with timber panelled doors to set-back end bay with elaborate limestone surround consisting of Ionic entablature supported on console brackets. Copper Garda crest above doorcase and a Garda lantern to immediate west. Street-fronted with yard to rear.

• Count John McCormack Monument, monument, 1965–1975 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding bronze bust of the tenor Count John McCormack on white marble plinth, c.1970. Cast by artist Seamus Murphy. Erected on this site in 1984, the centenary of McCormack's birth. Located on west bank of River Shannon on Grace Road.

• Battery, 1784–1804 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding battery built by the British Army, c.1795, consisting of a ditch and two ramps forming two concentric rings. Constructed of earth and stone. Now derelict and overgrown and no trace of any buildings remain above ground. Located to the northern end of the town on the Connaught side of the River Shannon.

• Pier/jetty, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Riverside quay and slipway with entrance gates, built c.1852. Quay constructed of dressed limestone with dressed limestone steps and is surfaced with cobbels/setts. Remains of limestone mooring posts and cast-iron machinery/lifting gear to site. Gateway consists of four limestone piers on square-plan with limestone coping and cast-iron gates (double gates to centre flanked by single gates). Located on west bank of the River Shannon adjacent to main gates to Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, building misc, gates/railings/walls, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gates to Custume Barracks, built c.1852, comprising a central pedimented carriage arch flanked by lower pedestrian entrances to either side. Built of channelled rusticated limestone (hammer finished) with smooth dressed impost bands and oversailing capstones. Cast-iron double gates to central opening flanked by single cast-iron gates to pedestrian entrances, all with decorative motifs of interlinked circles. Cast-iron lantern holder above central arch. Bounded on either side by coursed limestone walls with barrel coping. Located to the north of Athlone Town centre on the west bank of the Shannon.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1930–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Main gateway to army barracks, erected c.1932, consisting of pair of channelled ashlar limestone piers on square-plan, flanked by sections of ashlar limestone quadrant walls with ashlar coping and pistol loop openings. Square-headed pedestrian opening set in round-headed recess to south. Wrought-iron gate to main entrance, timber door to pedestrian entrance. Gateway set in coursed rubble limestone wall surrounding Custume Barracks.

• Athlone Midland Railway Station, water tower, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding two-stage water tower on square-plan, built c.1890, having a wrought-iron water tower to top. Constructed of red brick with rock-faced limestone quoins to the corners, an ashlar limestone string course above ground floor level, a pulvinated string course below tank and a cut stone plinth to the base. Blind round-headed openings to the ground floor having cut stone detailing to heads. Blind round-headed occuli over to second stage having raised red brick surrounds. Located to the west of the West Station (15004151) and adjacent to the former engine shed (15004143) to the south of the start of the Shannon Rail Bridge (15004129).

• Athlone Midland Railway Station, locomotive shed, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay single-storey engine shed, built c.1858. Two-storey on road frontage to west. Pitched natural slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of snecked limestone with brick detailing. Western gable (road-fronted) has Doric pilasters and entablature with brick and terracotta cornice and frieze above. Two blind round-headed recesses below to west end are mirrored by double round-headed openings with steel doors for trains on eastern side. Round-headed window openings to north elevation with brick surrounds. Located to west of former Midland and Great Western Railway Station and just to south of goods shed (15004146).

• Athlone Midland Railway Station, store/warehouse, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey former goods shed, built c.1851. Now disused. Hipped artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of snecked limestone with brick and terracotta detailing. Two blind round-headed recesses below to west end separated by Doric pilasters. Round-headed window openings to south elevation with brick surrounds. Located to west of former Midland and Great Western Railway Station and just to north of engine shed (15004143).

• Athlone Midland Railway Station, water tower, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Italianate-style three-storey water tower, c.1851, on square-plan with wrought-iron tank to top. Constructed of ashlar limestone with ashlar string courses and detailing over rusticated limestone base. Round-headed openings to ground floor, Venetian window to first floor and round-headed openings to second floor, now all blocked. Located to the east of the West Station to the south of the start of the Shannon Rail Bridge (15004129).

• Athlone Midland Railway Station, office, railway station, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seventeen-bay two-storey Italianate-style railway station, built c.1851, with four breakfronts and four single-storey flanking porches. Closed in 1985 and now in use as offices and stores. Hipped, low-pitched, natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and ashlar limestone chimneystacks with heavy cornices. Constructed of snecked limestone with ashlar detailing including projecting string courses, sill course and Doric pilasters with Doric entablature over at eaves level. Square-headed openings to ground floor with timber sliding sash windows, round-headed window openings above to first floor with sliding margin sash windows and ashlar surrounds. Segmental-headed door surrounds to porches and square-headed opening to central breakfront, all with original painted timber doors. Set slightly back from road with cast-iron railings on cut limestone plinth to east and west. Platforms to interior have cast-iron shafts with foliate brackets supporting timber canopy roof. Red brick building, c.1890, to the west.

• Custume Barracks, building misc, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Boundary walls to military barracks, built or rebuilt c.1860, having a number of ashlar limestone gateways at intervals along length. Constructed of coursed limestone rubble with sections of gun loops located close to the various entrances. Some sections of walling to the north have been removed and replaced by low limestone rubble wall with metal railings above. Surrounds Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1690–1730 · National interest
  Description

  Detached multi-bay two-storey barrack building on U-shaped plan, built c.1710. Hipped (steeply pitched) natural slate roof (graded) with projecting eaves course and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings with block-and-start surrounds having triple stepped keystones over, chamfered jambs and timber sliding sash and casement windows. Square-headed doorcase with block and start surrounds and triple steeped keystones. Located to south end of Custom Barracks adjacent to Pump Square.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1690–1700 · National interest
  Description

  Attached two-storey former riding school, built c.1695. Steeply pitched (graduated) natural slate roof with projecting eaves and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered finish over rubble limestone masonry. Square-headed window openings with handmade red brick dressings, cut stone sills and variety of timber sliding sash windows, some of early-eighteenth century date and containing early glass. Square-headed doorcase with timber sheeted door with mouth organ overlight above. Interior divided into two large rooms. Located to south side of Custume Barracks close to pump square.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey building, built c.1830, having a projecting central bay. Formerly in use as a fuel depot, now in use as an office. Hipped natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles and overhanging eaves. Constructed of brick (English Garden Bond) with square-headed window openings, opening to central bay has remaining two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window, replacement windows elsewhere. Located to south of Custume Barracks and attached to the Riding School (15004178) to the west.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1760–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seventeen bay three-storey cavalry barrack building, built c.1771. Later converted to officer's mess, c.1840. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls to ground floor, roughcast rendered above, separated by a plain ashlar string course. Square-headed window openings with limestone block-and-start surrounds having triple keystones and cut stone sills, all now with replacement windows. Central round-headed carriage arch with limestone block-and-start surrounds (now filled in). Round-headed doorcase with limestone block-and-start surrounds to third bay from east with flight of limestone steps. Modern single-bay single-storey porch to west end with square-headed opening. Located at south end of Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, hospital/infirmary, 1800–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay three-storey former military hospital, dated 1808. Now in use as infantry barracks. Pitched natural slate roof with raised verges, five rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with ashlar limestone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with limestone block-and-start surrounds and cut stone sills, all now with replacement windows. Round-headed doorcases to third bay from either end with limestone block-and-start surrounds, replacement timber doors and plain fanlights over. Rendered wall with cast-iron railways to north side of building. Located to south end of Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, stables, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay single-storey former stables, built c.1875, with an advanced two-bay pedimented breakfront to the centre of the main facade. Now in use as administration building. Hipped natural slate roof with two hipped dormers to each end elevation. Built of dressed limestone with ashlar and red brick detailing. Ashlar corner pilasters with plain dentil block type detail under eaves and projecting ashlar string course at window springing level. Round-headed window openings in inset round-headed arches with red brick surrounds and timber sliding sash windows. Round-opening to pediment. Round-headed openings with square-headed doorcases with glazed timber doors and fanlights over to central breakfront and to north end. Located at south end of Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, building misc, gates/railings/walls, 1750–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, erected c.1780, comprising pair of ashlar gate piers on square-plan with ashlar coping and a integral segmental-headed arch with ashlar voussoirs over. Flanked to the south by a square-headed pedestrian entrance, set in rubble limestone wall with brick voussoirs over.

• Custume Barracks, building misc, 1750–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Remains of plain building on rectangular plan, built c.1775. Now a ruin and no longer in use. Built of roughly coursed limestone rubble with a slight base-batter. Square-headed doorcase with red brick dressings to northern end and remains of brick pier to south end. Located to the south of Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, office, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former administration block for cavalry barracks, built c.1810, having three-bay single-storey wings to either end. Central block has pitched natural slate roof with raised verges and brick chimneystacks to either end. Wings have hipped natural slate roofs. Constructed of coursed roughly dressed limestone with brick dressings. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and replacement windows to main block, six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to wings. Segmental-headed ashlar limestone doorcase with sidelights, panelled timber double-doors and wide radial fanlight above to centre of main block. Decorative cast-iron lantern and bracket over door. Located to west side of Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, officer's house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two storey barrack building, built c.1830. Now divided into two separate structures. Pitched natural slate roof with wide overhanging eaves, projecting ashlar eaves course, raised limestone verges and four stepped brick chimneystacks. Constructed of ashlar limestone with projecting ashlar string course at first floor level. Square-headed window openings with replacement windows, single segmental-headed opening to the north end of ground floor. Square-headed doorcases with timber doors. Located at south end of Custume Barracks with attached single-storey rubble limestone outbuilding to rear.

• Custume Barracks, store/warehouse, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Powder magazine, c.1810, composing a number of individual single-storey buildings with single-storey extensions to the rear of each building. Now out of use and derelict. Constructed of coursed limestone rubble with natural slate roofs. Square-headed door openings with red brick surrounds to most buildings with narrow slit openings to side elevations. Located in a sunken compound to the west of the barrack complex and bounded by high rubble limestone wall.

• Custume Barracks, sports hall/centre/gymnasium, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay single-storey double-height military gymnasium, built c.1875, having a glazed octagonal lantern with pyramidal slate roof to centre of roof. Single-storey extension to the northwest. Pitched natural slate roof with chimneystacks/vents to either end. Constructed of coursed dressed limestone with rusticated limestone quoins to corners and red brick dressings to openings. Three northern-most bays to the north end altered, c.1970, now having rendered finish. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick surrounds with projecting ashlar keystones, cut stone sills and replacement windows. South gable has three segmental headed windows in quasi-Venetian arrangement at eaves level. Segmental-headed doorcase to south gable with brick surrounds with projecting ashlar keystone and replacement timber double doors. Located to northwest corner of Custume Barrack complex.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached fifteen-bay two-storey barrack building, built c.1810, with lower single-bay two-storey section to east and projecting single-storey flat-roofed entrance porch to east. Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of coursed limestone with red brick and dressed limestone detailing. Square-headed window openings with brick dressings, cut stone sills and replacement windows. Shallow segmental-headed tripartite window to centre of first floor over infilled segmental-headed carriage arch which now contains main door. Wyatt-type windows to extension to east end. Square-headed doorcase with timber doors and overlight above to fourth bay from east end. Square-headed doorcase to projecting porch flanked by sidelights. Located on north side of parade ground to north end of barracks.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached twenty-three bay two-storey barrack range, built c.1810, with slightly advanced five-bay two-storey breakfronts to either end and a four-storey pedimented clock tower on square-plan with cast-iron weather vane rising to centre. Hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of coursed rubble limestone with red brick dressings. Clock tower constructed of ashlar limestone. Square-headed window openings with red brick surrounds, cut stone sills and replacement timber casement windows. Tripartite windows to centre of projecting end pavilions, to centre of main block and to ninth bay from either end (above doorcases). Segmental-headed doorcases with side lights and spoke fanlights to centre of end pavilions and to ninth bay from either end. Segmental-headed carriage-arch to centre under clock tower. Located to east end of Custume Barracks, surrounded eastern side of early-nineteenth century parade ground.

• Custume Barracks, officer's house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terrace of four single-bay two-storey officer's houses with a two-bay two-storey officer's house to west end, built c.1820. Now in use as married soldier's quarters. Pitched natural slate roof with brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Built of dressed limestone with ashlar plinth and ashlar surrounds to openings. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed doorcases with timber panelled doors with spoke fanlights above. Road-fronted with limestone ashlar gateways with full entablatures and cast-iron lamp brackets to either end. The east arch has a series of pistol loops in the flanking walls. Located to northeast end of Custume Barracks complex.

• Custume Barracks, prison/jail, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey over basement military prison, built c.1862. Pitched slate roof with limestone verges. Constructed of brick over limestone plinth. Narrow square-headed horizontal slit window openings with chamfered ashlar surrounds and iron bars. Square-headed doorcase with ashlar block-and-start surrounds and a timber sheeted door to side, reached by fight of cut stone steps flanked by rubble limestone parapet walls with rendered coping. Later single-storey extension to front. Located to east side of Custume Barracks.

• Custume Barracks, tank/silo, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding water tower, erected c.1850, comprising three conjoined shafts on octagonal plan with three cast-iron water tanks on octagonal plan to top stage. Bases constructed of dressed limestone with flush ashlar quoins to corners. Tanks formed of rectangular cast-iron panels bolted together to form octagons. Pointed-arched door opening with red brick dressing to one of the shafts giving access to central stairs. Located to east side of Custume Barracks adjacent to main parade ground.

• Custume Barracks, barracks, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seventeen-bay two-storey barrack range with two advanced pedimented single-bay breakfronts to the fifth bay from either end, built c.1810. Pitched slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls to main body, projecting breakfronts constructed of channelled ashlar limestone to ground floor with smooth ashlar limestone above, separated by an ashlar limestone string course. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Tripartite sliding sash windows to first floor of breakfronts, one now replacement uPVC. Square-headed doorcases to breakfronts with timber door. Located to east end of Custume Barrack complex.

• Custume Barracks, guard house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former guard house, built c.1870. Now in use as offices. Hipped natural slate roof with plain ashlar eaves cornice and rendered chimneystacks to either end of roof ridge. Built of dressed limestone with rusticated limestone quoins to corners, a projecting ashlar string course at first floor level and red brick dressings to openings. Segmental-headed window openings with cut stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed doorcase to western-most bay with glazed timber doors with six-pane overlight above. Modern fire escape to west end elevation. Located to east end of Custume Barrack complex.

• Custume Barracks, latrine, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey former officer's latrine, built c.1855. Now in use as a chapel. Low-pitched artificial slate roof with wide eaves. Constructed of ashlar limestone over an ashlar plinth. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorcases with timber doors to end elevations. Located to east side of Custume Barracks.

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

Name

Ranelagh

Area

318,447 m² (31.84 ha, 78.69 acres)

Civil parish

St. Peter'S, and its townlands

Barony

Athlone South

Electoral division

Athlone West Urban, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Athlone And Bigmeadow, Canal And Banks

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