Island Upper

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Island Upper, from 71 m² to 266,872 m² (26.69 ha, 65.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 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 Island Upper 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 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission for the erection of an agricultural building for the housing of

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260811

• 16 Apr 2026Granted (conditional)

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

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20260465

• 15 Jan 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission to revise the location of existing bored well on site and all

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260037

• 15 Jan 2026Refused

  Permission to erect 3 no. dwellings with services and domestic garages

  Permission, 3 homes · Wexford County Council, 20260036

• 21 Jul 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission to construct a new agricultural yard to include stables

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250894

• 20 Dec 2024Refused

  Permission to construct a new agricultural yard to include stables

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241620

• 1 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission to revise site boundaries as a change to that permitted

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241202

• 1 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for vehicular entrance to my lands and all associated site

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241201

• 14 Feb 2024Refused

  Permission for the erection of an agricultural building for the housing of

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240139

• 18 Dec 2023N/a

  Permission for the erection of an agricultural building for the housing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231532

• 16 Nov 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the change of use of part of Craanford Community Centre

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231374

• 2 Nov 2023Refused

  Permission to erect a two-storey dwelling house with services

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231328

• 19 Apr 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of an existing commercial building, used for vehicle

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20230414

• 19 Apr 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for alterations and extension to existing commercial buildings

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230413

• 5 Apr 2023Refused

  Permission to erect 12 no. dwelling units which will consist of the following

  Permission, 12 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230356

• 10 Nov 2022Refused

  Permission for a proposed new dwelling, new garage, a proposed new secondary

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20221493

• 20 Sept 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a dwelling with services and domestic garage

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20221254

• 18 Aug 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTION OF EXISTING WORKS TO DATE INVOLVING ALTERATIONS TO

  Retention, 3 homes · Wexford County Council, 20171112

• 3 Feb 2017Refused

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTION OF EXISTING WORKS TO DATE INVOLVING ALTERATIONS TO APPR

  Retention, 3 homes · Wexford County Council, 20170105

• 23 Dec 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING SEMI DERELICT DWELLING AND IN ITS PLACE ERECT

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20161455

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 Island Upper.

Recorded monuments

• WX006-055 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 60m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. This is a flat, circular, grass-covered area (diam. c. 40m) defined by traces of a low bank (Wth c. 4-5m; int. H 0.1-0.3m) or scarp E-S-W. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 1 March, 2012

• WX006-056 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Marked faintly as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated on a slight knoll. This is a slightly raised and circular, grass-covered area (diam. 35m; H c. 0.3-0.5m) bisected by a NNE-SSW field bank. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 1 March, 2012

• WX006-057 Moated site
  Description

  Marked as a rectangular wooded area (dims. c. 35m N-S; c. 35m E-W) containing a circular embanked enclosure on the 1839 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and as a rectangular hachured feature on the 1940 edition. It is situated on a slight rise in a gentle E-facing slope in the valley of the NW-SE River Lask, with the stream c. 370m to the NE. It was recorded in 1940 as a subrectangular area (dims c. 33.5m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 1.5-3m; int. H c. 0.8m; ext. H c. 1.5-2m) with no fosse (OSFM). It was described locally in 1987 as rectangular, raised area (H c. 1m) with a fosse. It is not now visible at ground level in pasture but is visible as the cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims c. 38m NNW-SSE; c. 36m ENE-WSW) defined by fosses or moats (Wth c. 2m) on Google Earth (14/07/2018). The S end of the E side is not apparent in this image, which was first reported by Simon Dowling. See the attached enhanced view from Google Maps 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 1 March, 2012 Amended: 28 February 2020

Architectural heritage

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eight-bay double-height Catholic church, opened 1844, on a rectangular plan comprising seven-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height apse (east) on a half-octagonal plan. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof; half-octagonal slate roof (east), clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "saddleback" coping to gables on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers including cut-granite "saddleback" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble stone walls with benchmark-inscribed cut- or hammered granite flush quoins to corners; cement rendered surface finish (east) on cement rendered chamfered plinth. Lancet window openings with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet window openings (east) with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (west) front, cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing replacement timber boarded double doors having overpanel. Lancet "Trinity Window" (gable) with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch opposing door openings (west), cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having overpanels. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed timber double doors having sidelights below overlight; full-height interior with tiled aisles between timber pews, mosaic tiled wainscoting supporting timber dado rail, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows, diagonal timber boarded ceiling in timber frame, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing mosaic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, ----, with quatrefoil-panelled cut-veined white marble high altar in mosaic tiled surround below stained glass memorial windows (----). Set in landscaped grounds.

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1841–1869 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery, extant 1869, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (west). Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated, ----. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched slate roof (west) with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on slightly overhanging slate flagged eaves. Slate hung walls on rendered chamfered plinth; roughcast surface finish to rear (west) elevation. Central door opening into presbytery. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping.

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 Island Upper, about 1 in 5 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Island Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Island Upper · An tOilean Uachtarach

Area

1,561,561 m² (156.16 ha, 385.87 acres)

Civil parish

Rossminoge, and its townlands

Barony

Gorey

Electoral division

Rossminoge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

683 people lived in 219 households in the Rossminoge electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinacoola, Ballydarragh, Clonamona Lower, Island Middle, Monbay Lower, Rossminoge North

Placenames

Island Upper 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.