Slane More

56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Slane More, from 123 m² to 339,087 m² (33.91 ha, 83.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Slane More 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 Feb 2024Conditional

  development which will consist/consists of: a 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 140 hectares consisting of the following: 781,578sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 17 hardstanding locations for the installation of electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L-5802, R-393, L-5913, L-1811 and the L-5808 public roads; a new access point and an upgrade to an existing access point along the R-393 public road and a new access point along the L-5808 public road; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; boundary fencing; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460050

• 18 Nov 2023Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house, detached garage with septic tank & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360394

• 17 Sept 2023Refused

  development which will consist of amending the existing granted application (Planning Reference 18/6215) at this site. The amendment application will consist of permission to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 18/6215) which comprises consent for a Battery Storage Facility. Proposed amendments include; (1) re-location of 3No. Battery Containers, 3No. HVAC units and 3No. Combined Power Conversion Systems and Transformers and (2) the project lifetime is proposed to be extended from 5 to 10 years

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360306

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  an amendment planning application previously granted permission under references PL/17/6028 & PL/17/6224 in the townland of Slanemore, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. The proposed amendments to the previously consented solar farm will include the following: • Provision of a new 38kV on-site substation control building & compound • Reconfiguration of consented solar array to optimise layout • Reconfiguration of internal maintenance/access roads • Provision of a new access from the R393 Regional Road • Adjustments to the red line boundary to cater for the new access and access track

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360200

• 3 Mar 2023Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house & detached garage with septic tank & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360049

• 14 Mar 2022Conditional

  The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy Development with a total site area of 42.06 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, inverter substations, modules, solar PV ground mounted on support structures, a temporary construction compound, internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works. The solar farm will be operational for 35-years.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22113

• 11 Feb 2022N/a

  The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 42.06 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, inverter substations, modules, solar PV ground mounted on support structures, a temporary construction compound, internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works. The solar farm will be operational for 35 years

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2258

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  Permission to construct one number detached bungalow, one number detached garage, to construct new access lane and new entrance to public road (Access and laneway currently granted permission under planning ref 17/6239 & 20/6132) to install a septic tank and percolation area, to connect to public watermain and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206287

• 2 Jun 2020Conditional

  Amendment of the design of the approved development (Westmeath County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 17/6239 & An Bord Pleanala Reg, Ref. PL25M.301116) which comprises consent for the development of a ground mounted solar photvoltaic (PV) farm consisting of the following; up to an area of 139,520 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames within a site area of 46.3 hectares; a fenced electricity substation compound to include 1 no. electricity control building and hardstands for ancillary electrical equipment; 12 no. inverter/transformer stations; underground cable and ducts; internal access tracks and hardstanding areas; boundary security fence; CCTV and all associated site services and works, 2 no. new site access points from the public road, one for construction / decommissioning traffic purposes only, and one for operational traffic. Amendments proposed are optimised Solar PV Panel configuration located within the same areas of the site as previously permitted with the exception of a reduced buffer distance under the existing 110Kv lines from c.56m to c.46 m to comprise up to 252000 square meters of solar panels to allow for solar panel array height increase from up to 2.8m to 3.2m. Modifications and enlargement to the onsite substation and substation compound. The substation will increase in size from c.55 m2 as permitted to c.150 m2 and the substation compound will increase in size from c.700 m2 as permitted to c.1081 m2. Omission of 2 no. inverter/transformer hard standing areas and minor changes of position of hardstanding from the permitted solar development to allow for a total of 10 hardstanding areas which will provide the base for 20 no. inverter and transformer units housed in sound pression containers, Permission is also sought to amend the life span of the consented development from 25 years to 30 years.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206132

• 13 Feb 2020Refused

  to construct one number detached bungalow, one number detached garage, to construct new entrance to public road, to install a septic tank and percolation area, to connect to existing public watermain and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206023

• 14 Dec 2018Refused

  to construct one number detached two storey dwelling, one number detached single storey garage, to install septic tank and percolation area, to connect to public watermain, to construct new entrance to public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186374

• 11 Jul 2018Conditional

  5 year permission for the construction of an Energy Storage Facility comprising battery containers and associated infrastructure including combined power conversion systems, grid connection compound, electrical substation, transformers and grid compliance equipment, temporary construction compound, ducting and electrical cabling, fencing, CCTV cameras, landscaping and access tracks.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186215

• 29 Aug 2017Conditional

  The development will consist of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm consisting of the following; up to an area of 139,520 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames within a site area of 46.3 hectares; a fenced electricity substation compound to include 1 no. electricity control building and hardstands for ancillary electrical equipment; 12 no. inverter/transformer stations; underground cable and ducts; internal access tracks and hardstanding areas; boundary security fence; CCTV and all associated site services and works, 2 no. new site access points from the public road, one for construction/decommissioning traffic purposes only, and one for operational traffic. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176239

• 11 Aug 2017Conditional

  10 year permission, the development will consist of a proposed 4.392MW extension to a planning approval solar farm (ref 17/6028). The proposed extension will comprise of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames with associated infrastructure including 2 no invertor cabins, temporary construction compound, ducting and electrical cabling, perimeter agricultural fencing, mounted CCTV cameras and internal access tracks.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176224

• 3 Feb 2017Conditional

  10 year permission which will consist of a solar farm with an export capacity of 12.458mw comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames with associated infrastructure including 7 no. invertor cabins, 1 no. control building, 1 no. customer cabin, 1 no. DNO substation, temporary construction compound, ducting and electrical cabling, perimeter agricultural fencing, mounted CCTV cameras and internal access tracks.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176028

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 Slane More.

Recorded monuments

• WM018-078 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2012 and described by McGuinness (2012, 38-9) as following: ‘Three roughly circular, flat-topped earthen mounds (WM018-078---; WM018-078001-; WM018-078002-) on elongated, flattish hilltop running NE-SW. Westernmost mound (WM018-078----), on highest part of hilltop, is the largest of the three and easternmost mound (WM018-078002-) is by far the smallest The mounds are not positioned on a straight line, centre of Mound B (WM018-078001-) being slightly to N of a line joining centres of Mounds A and C. Mound B is 6m from Mound A and Mound C is 11.5 m from Mound B. The mounds have been severely eroded by cattle in recent times, Mound A and especially Mound B having lost large pieces on the perimeter. This is most striking when they are compared with the photograph published by Shaw in 1921 (Pl. 1). Mound A: Tall, steep-sided, roughly conical mound with flat top (Diam. 15.7m N-S x 17m E-W) on ground sloping down to E and SE, so that its height above surrounding ground varies from 2m on SW side to 2.7m on SE side. Flat top of mound measures 4.1m N-S by 4.6m E-W and slopes down gently from S to N, with a drop of 11cm, and from E-W, with a drop of 16cm. Between one-third and half way up the sides of the mound is a thin ledge (0.5m in width where best preserved at NE) running horizontally around its circumference in contrast with the varying ground level, and reaching a height of 1.16m above ground level where most clearly defined at NE. This ledge also marks a break in slope in the mound's profile, the upper part being slightly steeper. Traces of a shallow ditch, 2.8-3.1m in width are visible on W side of mound; ground naturally dips down on E and SE sides, between Mounds A and B. To N of the mounds, 24m from Mound A, 14.5m from Mound B and 11.5m from Mound C, is a ditch 2.5m wide, immediately outside of which is a bank, 1.8m in width, which rises 0.36m above ditch and 0.95m above ground level to N. This ditch and bank run roughly E-W from a N-S running hedgerow at W end, curving outwardly to N in a gentle arc around the flattish hilltop, but, 70m to E of the hedgerow, ditch is no longer apparent and bank swerves to NE, or rather appears to join onto a second bank which runs in a NE-SW direction. The NE stretch of this bank is 2.5m in width and 0.5m in height and runs for 6.7m to NE from its point of junction with the E-W running bank and ditch before reaching a gap 23m in width, apparently an entranceway, and then continuing for another 24m downhill to NE where it abruptly ends just 1m before joining at a sharp angle onto a N-S running bank and ditch. The SW stretch of this bank is separated from NE stretch by a gap of 2m. It runs for 23m to SW, with two slight but clear kinks, until it joins onto or runs along N side of Mound C and then continues in SW direction for another 19m, before finally kinking to S and running for another 3.5m. The S side of the hilltop is delimited by a roughly E-W-running ditch with hedgerow on its S side, which swerves S to curve around Mound A at a distance of 2.7m. To S of Mound C there is a gap in the ditch that serves as a modern passage between fields, beyond which it runs off in a straight line to E. At E side of gap, a further bank and ditch, again forming a modern field boundary, run downhill to N, almost intersecting with NE stretch of bank described above. Within c. 250m to SW are two further barrows (WM018-079----; WM018-080---) and a third possible prehistoric burial mound (WM018-081---). All six sites form an approximately linear arrangement from NE to SW. Frewin Hill (WM011-133----) is clearly visible to N'. See attached plan of barrow cemetery surveyed and drawn by ASI Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 25 April 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 19/1977).

• WM018-078001 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2012 and described by McGuinness (2012, 38-9) as following: ‘Three roughly circular, flat-topped earthen mounds (WM018-078---; WM018-078001-; WM018-078002-) on elongated, flattish hilltop running NE-SW. Westernmost mound (WM018-078----), on highest part of hilltop, is the largest of the three and easternmost mound (WM018-078002-) is by far the smallest The mounds are not positioned on a straight line, centre of Mound B (WM018-078001-) being slightly to N of a line joining centres of Mounds A and C. Mound B is 6m from Mound A and Mound C is 11.5 m from Mound B. The mounds have been severely eroded by cattle in recent times, Mound A and especially Mound B having lost large pieces on the perimeter. This is most striking when they are compared with the photograph published by Shaw in 1921 (Pl. 1). Mound B, centrally positioned and again roughly conical (Diam. 11.7m N-S x 11.1m E-W), is 1.74m in greatest height. As with Mound A (WM018-078----), there is a ledge or step running around its circumference, 0.5-0.8m wide, being widest at SSE, but here it is just below top of mound and much more clearly defined, giving the appearance of a smaller, flat-topped mound (Diam. 3.8m x 3.5m) up to 0.65m high, on top of a larger one (See Pl. 1). Traces of a shallow ditch 3-4m in width are visible on N and NW sides of mound; ground naturally dips down on SW side, between Mounds A (WM018-078----) and B (WM018-078002-). To N of the mounds, 24m from Mound A, 14.5m from Mound B and 11.5m from Mound C, is a ditch 2.5m wide, immediately outside of which is a bank, 1.8m in width, which rises 0.36m above ditch and 0.95m above ground level to N. This ditch and bank run roughly E-W from a N-S running hedgerow at W end, curving outwardly to N in a gentle arc around the flattish hilltop, but, 70m to E of the hedgerow, ditch is no longer apparent and bank swerves to NE, or rather appears to join onto a second bank which runs in a NE-SW direction. The NE stretch of this bank is 2.5m in width and 0.5m in height and runs for 6.7m to NE from its point of junction with the E-W running bank and ditch before reaching a gap 23m in width, apparently an entranceway, and then continuing for another 24m downhill to NE where it abruptly ends just 1m before joining at a sharp angle onto a N-S running bank and ditch. The SW stretch of this bank is separated from NE stretch by a gap of 2m. It runs for 23m to SW, with two slight but clear kinks, until it joins onto or runs along N side of Mound C and then continues in SW direction for another 19m, before finally kinking to S and running for another 3.5m. The S side of the hilltop is delimited by a roughly E-W-running ditch with hedgerow on its S side, which swerves S to curve around Mound A at a distance of 2.7m. To S of Mound C there is a gap in the ditch that serves as a modern passage between fields, beyond which it runs off in a straight line to E. At E side of gap, a further bank and ditch, again forming a modern field boundary, run downhill to N, almost intersecting with NE stretch of bank described above. Within c. 250m to SW are two further barrows (WM018-079----; WM018-080---) and a third possible prehistoric burial mound (WM018-081---). All six sites form an approximately linear arrangement from NE to SW. Frewin Hill (WM011-133----) is clearly visible to N'. See attached plan of barrow cemetery surveyed and drawn by ASI Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 25 April 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 19/1977).

• WM018-078002 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2012 and described by McGuinness (2012, 38-9) as following: ‘Three roughly circular, flat-topped earthen mounds (WM018-078---; WM018-078001-; WM018-078002-) on elongated, flattish hilltop running NE-SW. Westernmost mound (WM018-078----), on highest part of hilltop, is the largest of the three and easternmost mound (WM018-078002-) is by far the smallest The mounds are not positioned on a straight line, centre of Mound B (WM018-078001-) being slightly to N of a line joining centres of Mounds A and C. Mound B is 6m from Mound A and Mound C is 11.5 m from Mound B. The mounds have been severely eroded by cattle in recent times, Mound A and especially Mound B having lost large pieces on the perimeter. This is most striking when they are compared with the photograph published by Shaw in 1921 (Pl. 1). Mound C (Diam. 9.3m N-S x 7.1m E-W), sub-circular in shape, is 1.3m in greatest height. Upper part of mound appears to have been disturbed: in Shaw's photograph, published in 1921. (See Pl. 1), it appears to have been stepped at the top like Mound B (WM018-078001-), with an approximately flat-topped, sub-circular cap (Diam. 2.3m N-S x 2.7m E-W), up to 0.4m high at highest SE side, and surrounded by a broad shelf or ledge. To N of the mounds, 24m from Mound A, 14.5m from Mound B and 11.5m from Mound C, is a ditch 2.5m wide, immediately outside of which is a bank, 1.8m in width, which rises 0.36m above ditch and 0.95m above ground level to N. This ditch and bank run roughly E-W from a N-S running hedgerow at W end, curving outwardly to N in a gentle arc around the flattish hilltop, but, 70m to E of the hedgerow, ditch is no longer apparent and bank swerves to NE, or rather appears to join onto a second bank which runs in a NE-SW direction. The NE stretch of this bank is 2.5m in width and 0.5m in height and runs for 6.7m to NE from its point of junction with the E-W running bank and ditch before reaching a gap 23m in width, apparently an entranceway, and then continuing for another 24m downhill to NE where it abruptly ends just 1m before joining at a sharp angle onto a N-S running bank and ditch. The SW stretch of this bank is separated from NE stretch by a gap of 2m. It runs for 23m to SW, with two slight but clear kinks, until it joins onto or runs along N side of Mound C and then continues in SW direction for another 19m, before finally kinking to S and running for another 3.5m. The S side of the hilltop is delimited by a roughly E-W-running ditch with hedgerow on its S side, which swerves S to curve around Mound A at a distance of 2.7m. To S of Mound C there is a gap in the ditch that serves as a modern passage between fields, beyond which it runs off in a straight line to E. At E side of gap, a further bank and ditch, again forming a modern field boundary, run downhill to N, almost intersecting with NE stretch of bank described above. Within c. 250m to SW are two further barrows (WM018-079----; WM018-080---) and a third possible prehistoric burial mound (WM018-081---). All six sites form an approximately linear arrangement from NE to SW. Frewin Hill (WM011-133----) is clearly visible to N'. See attached plan of barrow cemetery surveyed and drawn by ASI Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 25 April 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 19/1977).

• WM018-079 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Classified as a ringfort in the RMP for Co. Westmeath but re-classified by McGuinness following field survey of barrows in Co. Westmeath. Surveyed in 2012 and described by McGuinness (2012, 37-8) as following: ‘Large sub-circular earthwork, comprising a slightly dished platform (Diam. 39.5m NNE-SSW x 43m ESE-WNW) surrounded by a ditch (Diam. 49m NNE-SSW x 50m ESE-WNW), with traces of an external bank. Despite dished appearance of platform, there is no clear trace of a bank around its edge that might justify its classification as a ringfort in the RMP. A field fence marked by mature deciduous trees crosses ESE end of site from NE to SW, so that the monument extends over two fields, with only the smaller segment on ESE side showing traces of a low, external bank, 4m in width, below level of central platform. If bank originally extended into adjacent field, around the entire monument—and there is no reason to doubt that this was the case—overall diameter would be c. 58m. Where best preserved on SW side, ditch is approximately flat-based, 2-2.5m in width at base, and up to 0.44m in maximum depth below and perpendicular to a line joining upper edge of platform to external ground level, although this measurement must be regarded as minimal given that outer bank is no longer visible in this area. Central mound rises up to 0.64m above base of ditch and appears to be raised above surrounding ground. Monument lies in broadly SW-sloping pastureland, 8m to NE of a bowl-barrow (WM018-080----) and c. 100m to NE of another, possible prehistoric burial mound (WM018-081----). Further upslope, on hilltop c. 150m to NE, are three further barrows (WM018-078----). All six sites form an approximately linear arrangement from NE to SW'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 25 April 2016

• WM018-080 Barrow - bowl-barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2012 and described by McGuinness (2012, 38) as following: ‘Poorly preserved,low-­‐relief, sub-circular bowl-­barrow, comprising a domed central mound (Diam. 14m N-­S x 12.5m E-­W) surrounded by a poorly preserved ditch (practically invisible in NW quadrant) with an estimated overall diameter of 21.5m N-­S x 19m E-­W. Where best preserved at ESE side, ditch is roughly 2m in width, although it appears to be broader and more flattened out elsewhere; it reaches a maximum depth of 0.3m below and perpendicular to a line joining the mound to external ground level. Barrow lies on a kind of flattish ledge or low eminence 8m SW of, and slightly lower than, a platform-­‐barrow (WM018-079----) in pastureland that slopes down to SW. Immediately S and SW of barrow, ground falls away sharply. Another possible prehistoric burial mound (WM018-081----) lies in field across road c. 50m to SW. Further upslope, on hilltop to NE, are three additional barrows (WM018-078----). All six sites form an approximately linear arrangement from NE to SW’. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 7 April 2016

• WM018-081 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Surveyed in 2012 and described by McGuinness (2012, 38-9) as following: ‘Greatly damaged and densely overgrown monument on ground sloping down to SW, roughly circular (Diam. 25-30m) in plan with NE side removed during road-widening c. early 1980s (pers. comm. Tommy Cassidy of Slane More). Monument is raised above surrounding ground, though its centre is irregularly hollowed out to varying depths (due in part to cattle), and is surrounded by a bank in varying states of preservation. At E side, the clearly defined bank is 5.2m in width; at N side it is 7.3m in width and more massive. At N side bank is raised 1m above external ground level and 1.3m above deepest part of hollowed. area inside. N and E stretches of bank end with a sheer cut just inside modern field boundary, clearly showing where the monument was damaged by road-widening. The bank is very stony, most clearly visible on N side where cattle have worn away the sod; there are many stones in the hollowed interior, especially at the cattle-worn N side, although some of these may have slipped from the bank. It is also to be wondered whether the varying levels of interior of monument might relate to disturbances from time of road-widening project. In its current state, monument is difficult to classify, although given its appearance—a raised area apparently surrounded by a stony bank—it is difficult to accept its classification as a barrow in the RMP. If a burial mound at all, it might be a hollowed out cairn or mound-barrow. In support of its interpretation as a burial monument, there are two barrows c. 50m (WM018-080----) and c. 100m (WM018-079----) uphill in field across road to NE, and on hilltop c. 150m to NE are three further barrows (WM018-078----). All six sites form an approximately linear arrangement from NE to SW'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 25 April 2016

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Slane More.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Slane More.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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

Name

Slane More · Sleamhain Mhór

Area

1,705,440 m² (170.54 ha, 421.42 acres)

Civil parish

Dysart, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel and Magheradernon

Electoral division

Portloman, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Portloman electoral division: 322 people in 121 households; 94% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyboy, Clondardis, Clondardis, Parcellstown, Slane Beg, Slanestown, Walshestown North, Walshestown South

Placenames

Slane More on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.