Mersheen

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mersheen, from 135 m² to 87,664 m² (8.77 ha, 21.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 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 Mersheen 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 alterations and extension to existing dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260815

• 27 Nov 2024Refused

  Permission for the erection of 2 no. fully serviced dwelling houses

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241472

• 31 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the retention of extensions to an existing dwelling house

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241352

• 31 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of 2 no. spot light posts

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241353

• 10 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of an extension to an existing dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241247

• 10 Apr 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a rear extension to the existing dwelling

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240390

• 14 Mar 2024Refused

  Permission for the erection of 2 no. fully serviced dwelling houses

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240279

• 19 Oct 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a hurling wall and all associated site works

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231251

• 20 Sept 2023N/a

  Permission for the erection of a hurling wall and all associated site works

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231125

• 20 Apr 2023Refused

  Permission for the erection of 2 no. fully serviced dwelling houses & all

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230416

• 28 Oct 2022Refused

  Permission for the erection of 2 no fully serviced dwelling houses & all

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20221443

• 8 Jun 2022Refused

  Outline permission for the change of use to an existing property from

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20220774

• 17 Feb 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a single storey, split level structure to acc

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220207

• 28 Jan 2022N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single storey, split level structure to

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20220101

• 25 Feb 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of an all-weather playing surface and associated

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210258

• 16 Jul 2020Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the amendment to planning permission 2019/0876 for the al

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200796

• 20 Mar 2020N/a

  Amendment to Planning Permission 2019/0876 for the alteration and widening of th

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200346

• 21 Jun 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF (A) A NEW WASTEWATER

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190876

• 7 Jun 2019N/a

  PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF (A) A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190786

• 23 Nov 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF FLOOD LIGHTING TO EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH AND ALL

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20161309

• 3 May 2016Granted (conditional)

  RETENTION OF CHANGES TO A DRESSING ROOM AND CLUB HOUSE FACILITY PREVIOUSLY GRANT

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20160447

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• WX044-049 Enclosure
  Description

  Located at the crest of a severe W-facing slope (H c. 50m) down to the estuary of the Barrow/Nore/Suir that is c. 200m to the SW. The cropmark of a D-shaped/oval feature (ext. dims c. 80m E-W; c. 45m N-S) defined by four fosse features with the narrowest at the centre (int. diam. c. 20m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (41) 20-22; ASIAP (101) 33-35) taken in July 2000. It is truncated by a NE-SW field bank at NW and a NW-SE boundary with the severe wooded slope at SW. A NE-SW archaeological test trench (12E0159) just to the NW produced no evidence of this feature, although a cremation pit-burial (WX044-051----) was identified in the trench c. 150m to the NE (Ó Drisceoil 2012b) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 15 March, 2016

• WX044-051 Pit-burial
  Description

  Located on top of a broad hill with the enclosure (WX044-049-----) c. 100m to the SW. A small subcircular pit (dims 0.33m x 0.28m; D 0.1m) with two clay fills, both with cremated human bone, was excavated in a NE-SW archaeological test-trench (12E0159) (Ó Drisceoil 2012b). A C14 determination of 1940-1770 cal. BC was recorded for the cremated bone. See this web-page accessed on 15/034/2016: http://www.excavations.ie/report/2012/Wexford/0023611/ Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 March, 2016

Architectural heritage

• Dunbrody House, gate lodge, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with half-dormer attic, extant 1902, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----. Replacement pitched slate roof centred on gablet to window opening to half-dormer attic with clay ridge tiles, decorative timber bargeboards to gables with timber finials to apexes, paired "wallhead" central chimney stacks to rear (north) elevation having lichen-covered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" walls with cut-"Old Red Sandstone" flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three steps with cut-"Old Red Sandstone" voussoirs framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and cut-"Old Red Sandstone" voussoirs framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set back from road at entrance to grounds of Dunbrody House with rear (north) elevation fronting onto road.

• Dunbrody House, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1902, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of tuck pointed "Old Red Sandstone" ashlar piers having ball finial-topped chamfered capping supporting cast-iron double gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Dunbrody House.

• Dunbrody House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Sections of coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" estate wall, extant 1902, with part creeper- or ivy-covered rounded coping. Road fronted at perimeter of grounds of Dunbrody House.

• Dunbrody House, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1902, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of limestone ashlar octagonal piers having cut-limestone corbelled stepped stringcourses below ball finial-topped capping supporting wrought iron double gates. Now disused. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Dunbrody House.

• Dunbrody House, gate lodge, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with half-dormer attic, extant 1902, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch. Renovated, ----. Pitched slate roof including gablets to window openings to half-dormer attic; pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), lichen-covered terracotta ridge tiles, red brick Running bond off-central chimney stack having "Cavetto"-detailed capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, perforated decorative timber bargeboards to gables, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on box eaves retaining some cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble stone walls with red brick flush quoins to corners centred on red brick English Garden Wall bond surface finish (porch). Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows retaining some six-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set at entrance to grounds of Dunbrody House.

• Pier/jetty, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pier, designed 1829, on a cranked L-shaped plan with coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" battered walls having lichen-spotted coping supporting lichen-covered cut-"Old Red Sandstone" mooring posts. Set extending into King's Bay.

• Dunbrody House, country house, 1800–1819 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay two-storey country house with dormer attic, extant 1819, on an E-shaped plan with two-bay two-storey advanced end bays centred on single-bay two-storey breakfront originally single-bay three-storey on a rectangular plan. "Improved", 1909-10, producing present composition. In occasional use, 1911. Sold, 1996. Renovated, 1999-2001, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on hipped slate roof (breakfront); hipped slate roofs (end bays), clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks centred on paired rendered chimney stacks having stringcourses below "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice capping supporting fluted yellow terracotta tapered pots, rooflights to front (west) pitch, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging eaves having timber consoles. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing glazed timber door having sidelights below overlight. Square-headed flanking openings with concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having overlights. Square-headed openings in camber-headed recesses (ground floor) with concealed dressings framing glazed timber double doors having overlights. Square-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses (first floor) with shallow sills, and concealed dressings framing eight-over-eight timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Dunbrody House, graveyard/cemetery, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Private burial ground, opened 1915, on a rectangular plan with roughcast boundary wall to perimeter having lichen-covered cut-limestone "saddleback" coping supporting wrought iron railings. Closed, 1969. Now disused. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Dunbrody House.

• Dunbrody House, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1902, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of repointed "Old Red Sandstone" ashlar diagonal piers having ball finial-topped stepped capping supporting wrought iron double gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Dunbrody House.

• Dunbrody House, gate lodge, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge with half-dormer attic, extant 1902, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height gabled projecting end bay. Renovated, ----, to accommodate occasional use. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan including gablets to window openings to half-dormer attic with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack having "Cavetto"-detailed stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta pots, decorative timber bargeboards to gables with timber finials to apexes, and no rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves. Replacement cement rendered walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed window opening in tripartite arrangement (ground floor) with shallow sill, and chamfered timber mullions framing fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Square-headed window opening (half-dormer attic) with cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash window having lattice glazing bars. Square-headed door opening with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door. Set back from line of road opposite entrance to ground of Dunbrody House with looped wrought iron railings to perimeter centred on looped wrought iron double gates.

• Dunbrody House, gates/railings/walls, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1902, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of repointed "Old Red Sandstone" ashlar diagonal piers having ball finial-topped stepped capping supporting flat iron double gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Dunbrody House.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Mersheen · An Méirsín

Area

1,446,690 m² (144.67 ha, 357.48 acres)

Civil parish

St. James and Dunbrody, and its townlands

Barony

Shelburne

Electoral division

Ballyhack, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhack electoral division: 1,363 people in 533 households; 80% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 29% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonsharragh, Coleman, Duncannon, Ramsgrange

Placenames

Mersheen 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.