Whinning

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Whinning, from 27,070 m² (2.71 ha, 6.69 acres) to 378,527 m² (37.85 ha, 93.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 5 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Whinning 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.

• 29 May 2025Conditional

  Portlick Castle is a protected structure listed under Westmeath County Council RPS 022-026 (Tower House and Castle) and 022-027 (outbuildings and coach house) and recorded under NIAH Reg No. 15402212 (Castle). Portlick Castle is also a Recorder Monument with SMR No. WM022-045. Permission is sought for a formal change of use of the previously converted private residence into a Guest House/Function Venue, with 12 number existing bedrooms with en-suites within the castle and coach house, commercial kitchen, dining room, breakfast room, bar and lounge, toilets, stores and associated site works. Retention Permission is sought for the following works undertaken since 2020: (i) completed replacement to the Tower Roof at increased roof pitch with Blue Bangor slate covering and new dormer to back elevation as access to viewing balcony behind parapet and roof lights to front elevation replicating positions on removed roof (ii) repair of existing timber windows, replacement of decayed timber window and door heads with concrete lintels (iii) removal of existing rotten and damaged timber windows with timber framed replacements (iv) removal of cement based render to middle section of front elevation and reinstatement of hood mouldings based on historic photos to same, removal of cement based pointing to external stone elevations and replacement with lime based mortar, repairs to various damaged stone window cills, heads and reveals, stone waterspouts and other associated damaged stone wall elements, (v) removal of internal wall dry lining systems exposing original stone masonry and replacement of lime plaster in some areas, (vi) part sub division of upper levels (with en-suites) (vii) exposure and re-pointing of bare rubble walls, partial completion of new internal stud walls, and floors to upper levels(viii) replacement of concrete floors at ground level and in the ‘Great Hall’ at first floor with limecrete floors and underfloor heating, (ix) opening up works throughout the structure and removal of damaged and decayed internal drylining, joinery including skirting boards, door frames and doors, architraves, dado rails and picture rails, repairs to all internal timber floors, walls and ceilings, (x) alterations to the non-historic rear and side extensions including removal of blockwork castellations, fitting of new windows in existing openings, and creation of new window openings (xi) alterations to the coach house involving removal of sand cement render, window and do

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560266

• 13 Feb 2025N/a

  Retention Permission for completed essential repair works to the Tower Roof consisting of the removal of non-historic fibre cement roof slates and replacement with Blue Bangor slate covering on repaired and replaced roof timbers at slightly increased roof pitch complete with new dormer roof design on back elevation (Northwest facing) including door and side light access to parapet area, replacement of existing dormer windows and roof gutter system, removal of cement based plaster to front elevation (south east facing) and mortar pointing to all other external stone elevations of existing external walls and replacement with Lime based mortar including repairs to various damaged stone window cills, heads and reveals, stone waterspouts and other associated damaged stone wall elements, removal of all internal concrete floors (at ground floor level and first floor level in Great Hall) and replacement with Limecrete floors and underfloor heating systems. Also, retention permission for repair and replacement of existing timber windows and refurb of others with new and repaired timber casement openings and glass together with repairs to decayed timber window and door heads with concrete lintels, the removal of damaged and rotten internal wall dry lining systems and replacement of same with limecrete plaster finish to repaired walls, replacement of damaged and decayed internal joinery including skirting boards, door frames and doors, architraves, dado rails and picture rails, repairs to all internal timber floors, walls and ceilings together with all associated site works. The facility has an existing functioning waste water treatment system (WWTS) and percolation area and a potable water supply from an existing well. Planning permission is also sought for revised internal room layouts for all 8 bedrooms including essential repairs and revised en-suite bathrooms and toilets off each bedroom, revised commercial kitchen layout and function rooms. The Castle is to be used as a private residence and as a public guest/function venue and will host small weddings and similar type functions. Permission is sought for a bar, a bar licence and internal refurb works to the existing function rooms, lounges, toilets and existing structures to the rear (north west facing elevation) including existing roads, car parking areas, fences, boundaries, landscaping and all existing associated site works

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2560043

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Ree SAC 000440
• Special Protection Area: Lough Ree SPA 004064
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Ree 000440

Recorded monuments

• WM022-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in grassland on gentle SE facing slope with good views in all directions. Portlick Bay 260m to N, Portlick Castle (WM022-045----) 310m to NNE, church (WM022-014002-), graveyard (WM022-014----) with motte and bailey castle (WM022-015----) all built on site of Early Christian monastery (WM022-014001-) 400m to SE, Rinardoo Bay 270m to S. Present remains consist of a sub-circular shaped area (diam. 47m) defined by a low earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp with remains of a very shallow fosse best visible at SE. The interior slopes gently from WNW-ESE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 April 2018

• WM022-003 Cross-slab
  Description

  The precise location of this cross-slab discovered in 1976 by Billy English (Fanning and Ó hÉailidhe 1980, 12) has not been identified, the slab was reportedly removed from the orchard wall before 1980 (ibid., 19). The location of this cross-slab was recorded as incorporated into the fabric of the S wall of a garden located 195m S of Portlick Castle (WM022-045----). This garden wall marks the boundary between the townlands of Whinning and Portlick. The slab was described in the SMR file as ‘now missing’ and as a ‘small sandstone slab inserted into the outer wall of the garden attached to Portlick Castle (WM022-045----). The slab contains a small Greek cross with expanded bifurcated terminals which touch the double banded circle enclosing the cross. The slab measures 5cm in length by 28cms in width and the encircled cross has a diam.[eter] of 16.5cm. The grooves on the cross is very shallow and slightly deep in the circle. It could be a consecration or dedication cross’ (ibid. 19). This cross-slab may be associated with possible early Christian church site (WM022-014001-/002-) located 200m to SSE (Reilly 2016, 113). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 29 July 2017

• WM022-050 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Situated in woodland area on a headland overlooking Lough Ree 90m to W. Multi-period two storey high house with earliest phase represented by an 18th century single pile house aligned WSW-ENE that is depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. This single pile, two bay house (Wall T 0.6m) was extended to the N, S and E between the 19th and 20th centuries. The original single pile two storey house had two rooms at ground and first floor levels with a central chimney stack with fireplaces on both faces at both levels. A large ground floor fireplace and possible wall oven in E face indicates possible location of kitchen. At first floor level there is a slit ope window in the E gable of the house which was later blocked up with brick. A flat headed doorway with roughly dressed voussoirs is visible in centre of E wall at ground floor level. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 April 2018

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

Name

Whinning

Area

1,057,205 m² (105.72 ha, 261.24 acres)

Civil parish

Bunown, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Killinure, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Portlick

Placenames

Whinning 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.