Borleagh

75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Borleagh, from 1 m² to 258,978 m² (25.9 ha, 63.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Borleagh 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.

• 30 Sept 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a new detached domestic garage and associated site works

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241193

• 29 May 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of revised site boundaries and bored well position

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240612

• 19 Apr 2024Refused

  Permission to erect a new detached domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240428

• 14 Dec 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a dwelling with services as a change of house design

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231510

• 1 Nov 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of (i) change of use from attached domestic garage to

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20221458

• 10 Oct 2022N/a

  Permission for retention of (i) change of use from attached domestic garage

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20221321

• 12 May 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a dwelling with services and domestic garage and all

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20220630

• 14 Mar 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of extension and alterations to our dwelling as a

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220324

• 4 Feb 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for 1) revised location of entrance and 2) revised location of efflue

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20220132

• 21 Sept 2021N/a

  Permission for retention of (i) Change of use from attached domestic garage to u

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20211484

• 31 Aug 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for alterations to dwelling house no.1 from previously approved plann

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20211396

• 18 Jan 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a replacement community building incorporating dressing room

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210057

• 19 Nov 2020Granted (conditional)

  Permisson for development which will consist of the construction of:

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20201380

• 1 Jul 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20190917

• 1 Jul 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO ERECT WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE A

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20190916

• 24 Jan 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A 21 METRE HIGH MULTI - USER MONO - POLE CARRYING TELE

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190077

• 21 Dec 2018N/a

  PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A 21 METRE HIGH MULTI-USER MONOPOLE CARRYING

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181815

• 27 Jul 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING EXTENSION TO DRESSING ROOMS GRANTED UNDER PLANNI

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181024

• 11 Jul 2018Refused

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING HABITABLE DWELLING AND ERECT A DWELLING WITH

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20180950

• 11 Jul 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR 1) RETENTION OF ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING AND 2) RETENTION

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20180948

• 5 Jul 2018N/a

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING EXTENSION TO DRESSING ROOMS GRANTED UNDER PLANNI

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20180917

• 29 Jun 2018N/a

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECT A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20180881

• 2 Nov 2017Refused

  PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT 4 TWO STOREY DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVI

  Permission, 4 homes · Wexford County Council, 20171412

• 16 Oct 2017N/a

  PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT 4 TWO STOREY DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO SERVICES AND A

  Permission, 4 homes · Wexford County Council, 20171354

• 24 Jan 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECT AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20170050

The 25 most recent of 29 applications.

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 Borleagh.

Recorded monuments

• WX003-026001 Church
  Description

  Situated on a SE-facing slope. This is the parish church of Kilmakilloge parish. The grass-covered remains of an undivided nave and chancel church (ext. dims. 21m E-W; 8m N-S; int. dims. 17.8m E-W; 4.8m N-S; H 0.5-1m) are within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 65m N-S) that has been extended the E and N (dims c. 130m ENE-WSW; c. 95m NNW-SSE). The church has no distinguishing features but there may have been a doorway at W end of N wall where there is a break (Wth 1.5m). Limerick Castle (WX003-024----) is c. 450m to the W and earthwork (WX003-025----) is c. 100m to the WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 February 2012

• WX003-026002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a SE-facing slope. The parish church of Kilmakilloge (WX003-026001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 65m N-S) that has been extended to the E and N (dims c. 130m ENE-WSW; c. 95m NNW-SSE). Earthwork (WX003-025----) is c. 80m to the WSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 February, 2012

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1860–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay double-height Catholic church, designed 1863; begun 1865; dedicated 1871, on a rectangular plan comprising six-bay double-height nave opening into six-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles centred on single-bay double-height apse (east) on an engaged half-octagonal plan; single-bay three-stage tower (south-west) on a square plan supporting octagonal spire. Completed, 1896. Renovated, 1970, with sanctuary reordered. Reroofed, 2007-8. Replacement pitched slate roof abutting half-octagonal slate roof (east); replacement lean-to slate roofs (side aisles), crested roll moulded clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "slated" coping to gables on gabled "Cavetto" kneelers including cut-granite "slated" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on gabled "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornices retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Part repointed cut-granite banded snecked rock faced rubble stone walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with cut-granite buttresses to corners including cut-granite stepped buttresses to entrance (west) front having cut-granite "slated" coping. Pointed quatrefoil window openings (clerestorey), cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement (side aisles), cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Cusped lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement (east) with cut-granite chamfered sill course, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with curvilinear hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (west) front with cut-granite threshold, cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. Lancet "Trinity Window" (gable) with cut-granite crow stepped sill course, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with choir gallery (west) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (----), central aisle between timber pews, pointed-arch arcades on polished Midleton marble pillars, exposed pointed-arch braced scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling, pointed-arch chancel arch framing cut-white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1970, with quatrefoil-detailed altar below stained glass memorial windows (----), stepped daises to side altars with Gothic-style altars below stained glass windows (----), Gothic-style timber panelled confessional boxes (side aisles), paired timber stations between stained glass windows (----), and exposed strutted timber roof constructions on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceilings. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site.

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1883–1901 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey parochial house, ----, on an L-shaped plan with two-bay (south) or single-bay (north) two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having moss-covered concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on creeper- or ivy-covered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of steps, timber doorcase with pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on consoles, and moulded rendered surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with creeper- or ivy-covered sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

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

At the centre of the townland of Borleagh, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Borleagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Borleagh · An Barr Liath

Area

912,402 m² (91.24 ha, 225.46 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcavan, and its townlands

Barony

Gorey

Electoral division

Limerick, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,056 people lived in 341 households in the Limerick electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyconlore, Borleagh Demesne, Coolnagloose, Killinierin, Limerick, Tomathone Lower

Placenames

Borleagh 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.