Rathconnell

162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathconnell, from 27 m² to 307,664 m² (30.77 ha, 76.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathconnell 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.

• 24 Aug 2026N/a

  development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 2 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 182-299) and the associated OHL lie between where the OHL crosses the border into County Westmeath in the townland of Grange More, to where the OHL ties-in to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, crossing the County Westmeath townlands of Grange More, Craddanstown, Joristown Lower, Priesttown, Clonreagh, Corbetstown, Higginstown, Hodgestown, Millerstown, Corbally, Edmondstown, Clonlost, Clonickilvant, Ballycor, Aghadaugh, Killynan (Cooke), Mountrobert, Macetown, Rathconnell, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown. The Proposed Development also includes 1 no. temporary Construction Compound in the townland of Aghadaugh. The refurbishment works in County Westmeath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires; the installation of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers and 73 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 1 no. temporary construction compound; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure, one of which is within the curtilage of Millerstown House (protected structure RPS No. 020-050), in the townland of Millerstown; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660445

• 25 Jul 2024Conditional

  The development consists of permission retain the domestic garage (42 sqm) and the single storey extension (25 sqm) constructed on the north and east facing elevations of the dwelling. Retention permission is also sought for the exterior alterations to the window and door positions from that which was previously granted under planning application ref. no . 196136 and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460264

• 10 Sept 2021Conditional

  Planning permission to extend my existing playschool to include a corridor with 3 velux windows and to remove window to create an opening and for change of use of utility to Canteen with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21504

• 26 Apr 2021Conditional

  Change of use of retail unit from retail use to retail with ancillary use as an off-licence

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21224

• 29 May 2019Conditional

  construction of new dwelling, septic tank and percolation area and associated site works, development consists of change of house plans from previously granted development Ref: 17/6265

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196136

• 26 Feb 2018Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing crèche to include a lobby and Pe-school room 1 with 2 w.c.s with lobby and to retain on ground floor sleep room 1, sleep room 2, kitchen, baby room 2, hall 2 and staff w.c and on first floor Pre-school room 3 with 4 velux windows and bathroom with parking and with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works.

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 186069

• 8 Feb 2018N/a

  construction of a single storey extension to existing crèche to include a preschool room 1 with 2 w.c.s and lobby. To retain on ground floor sleep room 1, sleep room 2, kitchen, baby room 2, hall 2 and staff w.c. and on first floor preschool room 3 with 4 velux windows and bathroom with parking and with treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works.

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 186031

• 20 Sept 2017Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house with septic tank and percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176265

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

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Wooddown Bog NHA 000694
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Sheever Fen/Slevin's Lough Complex 000690

Recorded monuments

• WM019-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the N side of a rise, in pasture with good views to N, E and SW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a modified suboval-shaped earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1984 as a ploughed out circular-shaped area (diam. 41.5m) defined by a backfilled fosse appearing as a rich green band of differential growth around the perimeter. The remains of an arc of levelled inner bank (Wth 4m; H 0.35m) are visible from SW-W-WNW. The original entranceway is not recognisable. The interior has a gentle N-facing slope. Levelled monument is visible today as a dark-green suboval-shaped area of differential growth on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• WM019-040001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on the edge of a high terrace, in pasture. Marked on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as ‘Site of Castle’. An irregular scarp is depicted to the immediate NE on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. A motte and bailey (WM019-040002-) lies c. 65m to SW and Rathconnel Church ruuns (WM019-041----) and graveyard (WM019-041001) are c. 75m to SE. The ruins of a Georgian house annotated on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as Rathconnell Court are located c. 50m to SW (CUCAP BGH105). A tower house type castle and church (WM019-041----) are depicted standing beside a medieval roadway at 'Raconnell' on the 1654-57 Down Survey map of Moyashel and Magheradernon barony (NLI MS 723-4). On the Down Survey map of Rathconnell parish the castle and church are shown standing on lands belonging to Edward Nugent who is listed as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). Levelled monument is described in 1970 as no surface remains visible of a masonry structure. The castle site is represented by the remains of a subrectangular-shaped enclosure bounded by an earth and stone bank which is reduced to a scarp in places with an outer fosse. The earth and stone bank encloses the NW and NE sides and an irregular scarp defines the SE and SW sides. The scarp is very slight to SE and has been disturbed by a modern depression. A modern looking L-shaped bank of earth and stone is visible at the S corner. The irregular scarp to SW was apparently quarried away during the building of Rathconnell Court during the Georgian period (local information). The ruins of the house, outhouses and two yards are located between the castle site and the motte and bailey. There is a small circular castellated tower built into the NW corner of the large yard. This tower and the walls have been built into the side of the motte. Monument is visible on Digital Globe aerial photography as a partially tree-lined subrectangular-shaped earthwork. 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: 03 April 2019

• WM019-040002 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated on a ridge running NE-SW, in pasture. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped flat-topped earthwork. Rathconnell Castle site (WM019-040001-) lies c. 65m to NE and Rathconnell church (WM019-041----) and graveyard (WM019-041001-) are c. 85m to SE. The ruins of a Georgian house annotated on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as Rathconnell Court are located c. 15m to E. Monument described in 1976 as a substantial, roughly oval-shaped mound (approx. dims. 44m NE-SW; 37m NW-SE) defined by a steep-sided earthen embankment and outer fosse. It appears as if the natural ridge was scarped from SW-W-NW to form the bailey. There is evidence of soil creep on the steep embankment, particularly on the W. There is a lower, roughly semi-circular shaped terrace from SE-S-SSW which is defined on the downslope by a counterscarp. An outer fosse is visible from W-N-E and is quite wide from N-E. There is no trace of an outer fosse from SE-S-SSW where the terrace is present. The mound is flat-topped (dims. 29m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE) forming a level platform with a small, raised mound in the S quadrant. A circular stone tower forming part of the yard of Rathconnell Court, has been cut into the N embankment. The lower courses have loops and may be of some antiquity, whereas the upper courses are probably contemporary with the ruins of Rathconnell Court. The tower is roofless and functioned as a dovecote. Monument is visible on Digital Globe aerial photography as a partially tree-lined oval earthwork. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 03 April 2019

• WM019-040003 Bawn
  Description

  Situated at W edge of high ridge overlooking steep fall in ground to N and W with Rathconnell Church (WM019-041-----) and graveyard (WM019-041001-) 95m to S. The courtyard of 19th century Rathconnell Court appears to incorporate the NW flanking gun-tower (int. diam. 2.43m; Wall T 0.7m) of a 17th century bawn which was converted into a dovecote. The later 19th century courtyard wall appears to have been built onto the corner tower of an earlier 17th century bawn possibly contemporaneous with Rathconnell Castle site (WM019-040001-) located 30m to NE. The gun tower appears to have been built into the E side of a possible Anglo-Norman motte castle. Today there are two flat headed doorways (Wth 0.9m) into the tower at E and SE, the latter appears to have been a window converted into a later entrance. The upper level of the tower was converted into a dovecote with the insertion of stone built pigeon nesting holes. At the junction between the bawn wall and the tower at E there is a gun loop (int. Wth 0.5m x H 0.4m; ext. Wth 0.13m) which provided flanking fire along the external face of the N wall of the bawn. A broken out window opening is visible to the W of the gun loop at ground floor level. A straight joint in the N wall of the bawn a short distance to the E indicates where the 19th century courtyard wall was added onto or replaced the earlier bawn wall. The NW angle tower was described in 1976 as 'a circular stone tower (with crenellations in folly style) has been erected. The lower courses appear to be old and curtain loops. The upper courses are probably coeval with the ruins of Rathconnell Court directly to the SE. The tower functioned as a dovecote with inter square ‘pigeon’ holes and entrance on E. Unroofed. The top of the motte is a level platform on the N with a raised mounded area on the S. The fairly modern Rathconnell Court (now also in ruins) was erected on the S sector of the bailey and one of the garden walls runs to the Tower (Dovecote) and may be early – part of the bawn wall. Apart from the base of the tower nothing remains of the castle except some stone/earth banks & low depressions located between the Court and the bailey' (ASI Field Report by Thomas Fanning, 26/04/1976). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 April 2019

• WM019-041 Church
  Description

  Situated in pasture. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped structure in centre of Rathconnell graveyard (WM019-041001-) (CUCAP BGH103/104). Castle site (WM019-040001-) lies c. 75m to NW with motte & bailey (WM019-040002-) c. 85m to NW. The 1622 Visitation of the Diocese of Meath recorded that Lord Viscount of Drogheda was the patron of Rathconnell rectory which at the time had the incumbent Mr James Byram who is described as a 'preaching minister' (Elrington 1847-64, 445). In this year the place of worship was described as 'The church and Chauncell repayred' with 'a small castle at the east end of the Chauncell' (ibid.) Rathconnell Church described by Cogan (1862-70, 489) as following; 'The old church of Rathconnell is situated on a lofty hill, commanding an extensive view. The bell-tower, which is of great height, stands on the north side of the sanctuary. The church measures about seventy feet [21.3m] by twenty-two [6.7m]. The baptismal font (WM019-041003-) is here; it has an aperture, and the bowl measures one foot six inches [0.45m] in diameter.’ Ivy-covered Rathconnell fortified church described in 1974 as the remains of a poorly preserved rectangular shaped fortified structure with two storey high tower house (dims. 9.7m x 7.7m) at E end of church. The ivy-covered church walls are poorly preserved of which the S wall (L 13.9m; T 0.9m) and W gable are best preserved with traces of the E gable. A single light round-headed window with bar holes is visible at first floor level in centre of W gable. The NW corner and S wall of a residential tower are visible at E end of church. The NW angle tower contains a mural staircase with a plain window in its N wall which gives access to the first floor of the residential tower over the E end of the church. A mural stairs and passage continue across the W wall of the tower probably to give access to a second storey. At the W end of the church the base of a medieval font (WM019-041003-) is visible. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 03 April 2019

• WM019-041001 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in pasture, on glebe land with Rathconnell Court and castle site 85m to NW. Rathconnell church ruins (WM019-041-----) stands in centre of roughly D-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 58m N-S x 58m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate and stone stile at W end of N wall (CUCAP BGH103/104). The graveyard wall curves from SSE-S to SSW which may indicate presence of an earlier ecclesiastical enclosure. The graveyard surrounding the church is now closed to burials and is covered in scrub overgrowth making detailed examination impossible. A second stone stile is visible at W end of SW wall close to SW corner of graveyard. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 April 2019

• WM019-041002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Medieval church ruins (WM019-041---) stands in centre of graveyard (WM019-041001-) which contains memorials of post-medieval date. The quadrantal form of the graveyard boundary wall possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 26). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 8 October 2015

• WM019-041003 Font
  Description

  Situated in pasture. Chamfered (Wth 0.18m) octagonal-shaped base (base Wth. 0.72m; Top Wth 0.45m; H 0.23m) with central hole (diam. 0.12m; D 0.23m) for column of medieval font now missing visible at W end of poorly preserved ruins of Rathconnell Church (WM019-041----) which stands in centre of graveyard (WM019-041001-). Castle site (WM019-040001-) lies c. 75m to NW with motte & bailey (WM019-040002-) c. 85m to NW. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 25 April 2019

• WM019-095 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Situated on flat poorly drained land with ring-barrow (WM019-096----) 45m to E. Well preserved flat-topped mound (top diam. 4m; base diam. 8m; H 0.5m) with no evidence of an enclosing fosse or external bank. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 April 2019

• WM019-096 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated on flat poorly drained land with ring-barrow (WM019-095----) 45m to W. Low outline of circular shaped mound (diam. 10m; H 0.2m) enclosed by fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m) with no evidence of an external bank. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 April 2019

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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 Rathconnell with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Rathconnell · Rú Chonaill

Area

2,334,347 m² (233.43 ha, 576.83 acres)

Civil parish

Rathconnell, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel And Magheradernon

Electoral division

Castle, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballagh, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Curraghbrack, Curraghmore, Loughagar Beg, Macetown

Placenames

Rathconnell 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.