Mackmine

78 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mackmine, from 133 m² to 217,648 m² (21.76 ha, 53.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Mackmine 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.

• 9 May 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission to a) erect a single storey extension containing 2 additional

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240520

• 14 Dec 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission to construct a fully serviced dwelling house and garage with associat

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20231506

• 30 Aug 2021Refused

  Permission for the construction of an agricultural enteranceand associated

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20211384

• 9 Oct 2020Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house, carport, garden

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20201159

• 2 Mar 2020Granted (conditional)

  Retention of existing domestic garage/store together with ancillary works on sit

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20200253

• 20 Oct 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ERECTION OF NEW DOMESTIC GAR

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20171367

• 6 Oct 2017Granted (conditional)

  10 YEAR PERMISSION FOR A SOLAR FARM CONSISITING OF CIRCA 75,371 M2 OF SOLAR PANE

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20171314

• 16 Feb 2017Granted (conditional)

  RETENTION PERMISSION OF SLATTED UNIT SHED AND PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: CONS

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20170170

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: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
• Special Protection Area: Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA 004076
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slaney River Valley 000781

Recorded monuments

• WX031-012 Mound
  Description

  Marked as a small mound only on the 1925 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated in the valley of a small W-E stream on a steep E-facing slope, with the stream immediately to the S. It is described as an earthen mound ’20 feet by 18 feet and about 2 feet high’ (dims. c. 6m; H c. 0.6m) known as ‘Mullaun a plaugh’ that was thought locally to be a burial place of plague victims (Sheil 1921, 116). It was removed in 1978 when no human remains were recorded (Wexford People, 09-06-1978; 16-06-1978), and it may have been a fulacht fia. 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: 28 August, 2012

• WX032-001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Mawmayne (Mackmine) was held by John FitzHenry by a knight’s fee from Valence in 1296, and probably from the beginning of the Anglo-Norman settlement (Brooks 1950, 189). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Thomas FitzHaris owned a ‘Faire castle’ at Mackmine as well as 420 acres in the townlands of Mackmine, Kilgibbon, and the unknown Keil Irrea, which is probably Coolteige, in the part of Clonmore parish in Shelmaliere barony (Simington 1953, 103). The castle was owned by the King family from at least the early 18th century, and they probably added the Neo-gothic N and E wings later in the century, but by 1862 the property had passed to the Richards family. After the First World War a community of nuns from Belgium lived at Mackmine, after which it was probably abandoned. (Jeffrey 1979, 115-7; Bence-Jones 1978, 198) The tower house with an external base batter on each wall except the E is located on the flood-plain of the N-S River Slaney, with the stream and Kings Island c. 300m to the SE. It survives to the second storey with a modern brick skin added to the interior and an external render (ext. dims. c. 9m N-S; 7.65m E-W). It has a N-S barrel vault over the ground floor loft but few original features are evident at the ground floor where a large gothic doorway is inserted in the S wall. Passages have been broken through the N end of the E wall on the ground and first floors connecting to the E wing. The original entrance was probably towards the N end of the E wall on the ground floor as a mural stairs in the E wall leads through a blocked doorway at the S end of that wall to the loft, which has one surviving window and one blocked embrasure with an inserted fireplace in the W wall. A newel stairs rises in the SE angle to the first floor over the vault where there are two brick windows on the W wall and one each on the N and S walls, probably utilising original embrasures. The only original features are the pointed doorway from the stairs and a garderobe in the N wall at the NE angle, with two lights. A brick fireplace is inserted into the original fireplace opening (Wth 1.8m; H 1.22m) in the W wall and corbels in the E and W wall supported the ceiling. The stairs continued in the SE angle to the second floor where the doorway is destroyed and the granite fireplace has an inserted brick fireplace. There are two window embrasures in the E wall, and one each in the W and S walls. A third floor is added entirely in brick, and the parapet with its corner turrets is also in brick. 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: 3 September, 2012

• WX032-044 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on a gentle NE-facing slope. The faint cropmark of circular enclosure (diam. c. 80m) defined by a narrow fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (MM (3) 7, 8, 10, 12). It may have been a tree-ring. 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: 3 September, 2012 Amended: 2 May, 2014

Architectural heritage

• Macmine Castle, country house, 1852–1863 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eleven-bay two-storey country house, extant 1863, on an L-shaped plan centred on single-bay four-stage tower on a square plan with single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor; seven-bay (north) or three-bay (east) two-storey wings abutting single-bay full-height turrets on circular plans. Occupied, 1911. In alternative use, 1916-20. In alternative use, 1925. Vacant, 1925-44. Sold, 1944. Dismantled, 1945. Resold, 1965. Pitched roofs now missing, paired rendered diagonal chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls (tower) on battered base with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting "arrow loop"-detailed battlemented bartizans centred on battlemented parapets having lichen-spotted coping; rendered, ruled and lined walls (wings) on overgrown plinths with Irish battlemented parapets having lichen-spotted coping; rendered, ruled and lined walls (turrets) on overgrown plinths with cut-granite battlemented parapets on triple beaded corbels having lichen-spotted coping. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds supporting timber lintels with hood mouldings over. Interior in ruins. Set in overgrown grounds.

• Macmine Castle, gates/railings/walls, 1852–1863 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1863, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of Irish battlemented rendered piers framing elliptical-headed opening with arrow head-detailed cast-iron double gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Macmine Castle.

• Macmine Castle, gate lodge, 1852–1863 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with half-dormer attic, extant 1863, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height gabled projecting breakfront. Renovated, ----, to accommodate continued private residential use. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof, lichen-covered clay ridge tiles centred on rendered red brick Running bond diagonal chimney stack on chamfered cushion course on rendered base having chamfered capping, timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins, and no rainwater goods surviving on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC panelled door. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one or two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds opposite entrance to Macmine Castle with roughcast monolithic piers to perimeter supporting crocketed cast-iron gate.

• Merton House, country house, 1955–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three- or five-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement country house, built 1958, on a rectangular plan; three-bay full-height rear (west) elevation. Hipped slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, slightly sproketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of eight poured concrete steps between wrought iron railings, doorcase with tapered pilasters centred on panelled pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed pediment on blind frieze on entablature, and moulded surround having bull nose-detailed reveals framing timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three (basement) or six-over-six timber sash windows. Paired square-headed window openings to rear (west) elevation centred on round-headed window opening (half-landing), concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three timber sash windows centred on nine-over-nine timber sash window having fanlight. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule; segmental-headed door opening into hall with Classical-style surround framing glazed timber double doors having fanlight; hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with timber balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors. Set in landscaped grounds with lichen-spotted cut-granite monolithic piers to perimeter supporting crocketed cast-iron double gates.

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 5 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Mackmine · Maigh Maoin

Area

3,508,160 m² (350.82 ha, 866.89 acres)

Civil parish

Clonmore, and its townlands

Barony

Shelmaliere West

Electoral division

Ballyhoge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhoge electoral division: 1,332 people in 471 households; 81% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhoge, Clonmore, Garranstackle, Kilgibbon, Knockduff, Knocknagross

Placenames

Mackmine 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.