# Ballykeelaun, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of St. Patrick's, barony of Bunratty Lower, Co. Clare; in Irish Béal an Chaoláin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,075,240 m² (107.52 ha, 265.7 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 150 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 743 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: St. Patrick's, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/st-patricks.md - Barony: Bunratty Lower - Electoral division: Ballyglass, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballyglass electoral division: 6,030 people in 2,061 households; 85% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/7327 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 30202 - Centre: latitude 52.701267, longitude -8.613594 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 150 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballykeelaun, from 5 m² to 123,931 m² (12.39 ha, 30.62 acres); 33 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1479079: 123,931 m² (12.39 ha, 30.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1479079.md - Parcel 1441683: 120,376 m² (12.04 ha, 29.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1441683.md - Parcel 1431273: 72,933 m² (7.29 ha, 18.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1431273.md - Parcel 1453424: 63,795 m² (6.38 ha, 15.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1453424.md - Parcel 1499448: 51,964 m² (5.2 ha, 12.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1499448.md - Parcel 1429104: 48,543 m² (4.85 ha, 12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1429104.md - Parcel 1456105: 41,088 m² (4.11 ha, 10.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1456105.md - Parcel 1480900: 39,964 m² (4 ha, 9.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480900.md - Parcel 1509456: 39,358 m² (3.94 ha, 9.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509456.md - Parcel 2610817: 39,178 m² (3.92 ha, 9.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2610817.md - Parcel 1480523: 38,414 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480523.md - Parcel 1508873: 36,156 m² (3.62 ha, 8.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1508873.md - Parcel 1501128: 35,552 m² (3.56 ha, 8.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1501128.md - Parcel 1440007: 34,595 m² (3.46 ha, 8.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440007.md - Parcel 1519429: 33,290 m² (3.33 ha, 8.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1519429.md - Parcel 1482579: 20,839 m² (2.08 ha, 5.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1482579.md - Parcel 1437410: 20,075 m² (2.01 ha, 4.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1437410.md - Parcel 5042841: 19,976 m² (2 ha, 4.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5042841.md - Parcel 1434018: 18,352 m² (1.84 ha, 4.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1434018.md - Parcel 1440305: 18,236 m² (1.82 ha, 4.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440305.md - Parcel 1498377: 15,396 m² (1.54 ha, 3.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498377.md - Parcel 1431681: 10,245 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1431681.md - Parcel 1481751: 6,986 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1481751.md - Parcel 1515189: 6,492 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1515189.md - Parcel 1498049: 5,629 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498049.md - Parcel 1446519: 4,794 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1446519.md - Parcel 1479080: 4,486 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1479080.md - Parcel 2610491: 3,693 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2610491.md - Parcel 1500417: 3,477 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1500417.md - Parcel 1434663: 2,975 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1434663.md - Parcel 1499760: 2,801 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1499760.md - Parcel 1498558: 2,543 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498558.md - Parcel 1497563: 2,493 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1497563.md - Parcel 1437974: 2,456 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1437974.md - Parcel 1484531: 2,413 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1484531.md - Parcel 1432875: 2,404 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1432875.md - Parcel 4662005: 2,112 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4662005.md - Parcel 1433584: 2,102 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1433584.md - Parcel 1447422: 2,086 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1447422.md - Parcel 1465826: 2,061 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1465826.md - Parcel 1507375: 2,059 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1507375.md - Parcel 5634074: 1,909 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5634074.md - Parcel 1481362: 1,884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1481362.md - Parcel 1450947: 1,738 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1450947.md - Parcel 1451260: 1,696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1451260.md - Parcel 1483949: 1,663 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1483949.md - Parcel 1506564: 1,548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1506564.md - Parcel 1437996: 1,475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1437996.md - Parcel 1462156: 1,468 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1462156.md - Parcel 1496207: 1,440 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496207.md - Parcel 1448733: 1,436 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1448733.md - Parcel 1507036: 1,420 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1507036.md - Parcel 1447599: 1,302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1447599.md - Parcel 1497434: 1,297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1497434.md - Parcel 1450676: 1,288 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1450676.md - Parcel 1509668: 1,271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509668.md - Parcel 1461160: 1,261 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1461160.md - Parcel 1511920: 1,233 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1511920.md - Parcel 1496206: 1,201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496206.md - Parcel 1442625: 1,146 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1442625.md - Parcel 1510695: 1,134 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1510695.md - Parcel 1444892: 1,096 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1444892.md - Parcel 1462527: 1,082 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1462527.md - Parcel 1510892: 1,068 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1510892.md - Parcel 1498423: 1,002 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498423.md - Parcel 1463558: 965 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1463558.md - Parcel 1478477: 887 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1478477.md - Parcel 1478631: 874 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1478631.md - Parcel 3075300: 860 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3075300.md - Parcel 1451858: 849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1451858.md - Parcel 1479706: 843 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1479706.md - Parcel 1462762: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1462762.md - Parcel 1481323: 790 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1481323.md - Parcel 1454125: 769 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1454125.md - Parcel 1475051: 750 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1475051.md - Parcel 1483277: 736 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1483277.md - Parcel 1480506: 727 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480506.md - Parcel 1438098: 715 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1438098.md - Parcel 1440439: 695 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440439.md - Parcel 1510415: 690 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1510415.md - Parcel 1459370: 690 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1459370.md - Parcel 1501570: 683 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1501570.md - Parcel 1454258: 635 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1454258.md - Parcel 1482149: 634 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1482149.md - Parcel 1439288: 631 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439288.md - Parcel 1502288: 621 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1502288.md - Parcel 1454593: 602 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1454593.md - Parcel 1500206: 597 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1500206.md - Parcel 1481579: 596 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1481579.md - Parcel 1480264: 591 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480264.md - Parcel 1440458: 583 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440458.md - Parcel 1480583: 575 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480583.md - Parcel 1477948: 572 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1477948.md - Parcel 1501688: 534 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1501688.md - Parcel 1503963: 526 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1503963.md - Parcel 1457477: 515 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1457477.md - Parcel 1439057: 504 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439057.md - Parcel 1504138: 496 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1504138.md - Parcel 1433660: 481 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1433660.md - Parcel 1439086: 465 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439086.md - Parcel 1459527: 448 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1459527.md - Parcel 1457340: 436 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1457340.md - Parcel 1440886: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440886.md - Parcel 1496883: 429 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496883.md - Parcel 1460616: 421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1460616.md - Parcel 1459583: 418 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1459583.md - Parcel 1460930: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1460930.md - Parcel 1457703: 393 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1457703.md - Parcel 1454718: 392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1454718.md - Parcel 1440614: 391 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440614.md - Parcel 1498714: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498714.md - Parcel 1491670: 373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1491670.md - Parcel 1454979: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1454979.md - Parcel 1502400: 360 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1502400.md - Parcel 1459621: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1459621.md - Parcel 1456556: 356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1456556.md - Parcel 1503792: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1503792.md - Parcel 1511581: 340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1511581.md - Parcel 1502493: 332 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1502493.md - Parcel 1504378: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1504378.md - Parcel 4818318: 328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4818318.md - Parcel 1509872: 320 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509872.md - Parcel 1497177: 313 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1497177.md - Parcel 1502580: 268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1502580.md - Parcel 1478323: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1478323.md - Parcel 1468663: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1468663.md - Parcel 4877475: 226 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4877475.md - Parcel 1478690: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1478690.md - Parcel 1518983: 215 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1518983.md - Parcel 1474465: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1474465.md - Parcel 1468664: 191 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1468664.md - Parcel 1473574: 189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1473574.md - Parcel 5726190: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5726190.md - Parcel 1491402: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1491402.md - Parcel 5726176: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5726176.md - Parcel 1487429: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1487429.md - Parcel 5161976: 169 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5161976.md - Parcel 1496848: 168 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496848.md - Parcel 5675298: 168 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5675298.md - Parcel 1501176: 162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1501176.md - Parcel 1497421: 159 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1497421.md - Parcel 1485946: 145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1485946.md - Parcel 1438891: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1438891.md - Parcel 1458966: 125 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1458966.md - Parcel 1500407: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1500407.md - Parcel 5726189: 63 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5726189.md - Parcel 1443759: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1443759.md - Parcel 1479855: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1479855.md - Parcel 1440057: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1440057.md - Parcel 1497058: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1497058.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 113 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - N1.1 Infrastructure Safeguard (Road): Not Applicable, Clare; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - G1 Open Space (Open space, park): Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - M2 Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - N3.2 Utilities (Electricity): Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - R1 Residential (New/proposed residential): Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - G1 Open Space (Open space, park): Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - R4 Strategic Residential Reserve: Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - S3 Community (Community facilities): Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - P1 Agriculture: Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 - G5 Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Parteen Settlement Plan, Clare; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://clarecdp2023-2029.clarecoco.ie/stage3-amendments/adoption/volume-1-written-statement-clare-county-development-plan-2023-2029-51406.pdf#page=442 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 12 applications, newest first. - 17 Nov 2025, Clare County Council 2560702: Conditional. Permission, 21 homes. the development will consist of the construction of 21 residential units consisting of (i) 15 no. two storey 3 bed semi-detached units (ii) 4 no. three storey 4 bed semi-detached units (iii) 2 no. 2 bed apartments (iv) Boundary walls and landscaping (v) an upgraded pump station (vi) an access roadway from Firhill and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560702/0 - 10 Feb 2025, Clare County Council 2560051: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a new single storey dwelling house, new domestic garage, new site entrance adjacent to the existing site entrance to serve the existing neighbouring dwelling at Kincora House and all ancillary site works above and below ground. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560051/0 - 30 Aug 2024, Clare County Council 2460416: Conditional. Permission. for development which will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar Energy development with a total site area of 36.70 hectares, to include the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, a substation, inverter substations, internal access tracks (new and upgraded), underground cabling, security fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The Solar Farm would be operational for 40 years. The proposed grid route will connect the substation at the application site to the existing grid infrastructure at Ardnacrusha Power Station via a 38kV underground cable which is 1.2km in length (320m of which is on the local road L3056). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460416/0 - 17 Aug 2023, Clare County Council 2360316: Conditional. Permission. for the following: 1. Demolish existing shed to facilitate a rear extension to the existing dwelling. 2. Widen the existing vehicular entrance. 3. Elevational changes to the house. 4. All ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360316/0 - 1 Mar 2023, Clare County Council 23124: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development which will consist of: 1. The removal of the front boundary wall to provide vehicle access for private parking purposes with suitable surface finish, 2. And all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23124/0 - 19 Nov 2021, Clare County Council 211232: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development on lands located within the site of the Ardnacrusha Generating Station, Castlebank, Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare, Eircode V94 VR0K, in the townland of Ballykeelaun. The development consists of upgrading works to the electricity network within the site comprising: (a) 1 No. new 38kV line/cable interface mast (with a maximum height of c.16m above ground) on the existing Ardnacrusha Nenagh-Birdhill 38kV line; (b) 1 No. new 38kV line/cable interface mast (with a maximum height of c.16m above ground) on the existing Ardnacrusha - Moylish line and an additional c. 30m of overhead line connecting to an existing overhead line; (c) 1 No. temporary 38kV structure (with a maximum height of c.16.55 m above ground) on the existing Ardnacrusha - Tulla / Ardnacrusha - Birdhill 38kV line to remain in place for up to 5 years while works area ongoing (d) all ancillary development. For information purposes only: associated development works include the removal of existing overhead line structures and the undergrounding and/or relocation of existing overhead lines on the site. Such works comprise exempted development, having regard to the provisions of Section 4(1)(g) of the Planning Act (as amended) and Class 28 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) respectively, and as such are not subject to this application. The proposed works are to existing networks assets located within the site at Ardnacrusha Generating Station - a Protected Structure (Reference No 311) under the Clare County Development Plan, 2017-2023. No works are proposed to the Protected Structure. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211232/0 - 13 Aug 2021, Clare County Council 21864: Conditional. Permission. for development, the development consists of the construction of an underslat tank, dairy store and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21864/0 - 5 Feb 2021, Clare County Council 2178: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a new part single storey, part two storey dwelling house with garage and associated landscaping boundary walls, fences, entrance, and all associated site services and works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2178/0 - 25 Mar 2019, Clare County Council 19211: Conditional. Permission. for a change of use from an existing commercial unit to a Preschool at the premises known locally as the "Supermarket", R464, Parteen Village, Co. Clare. Works to include the following: 1. Changes to the existing front elevation ( West facing Elevation ) to include the removal of all existing roller shutter blinds and fitting a new natural stone cladding. 2. The provision of 2 pedestrian safety barriers on the footpath outside the proposed Preschool. 3. The provision of a new pedestrian gate to the existing West facing boundary wall, 4. The provision of new doors and windows along the existing South and East facing elevations. 5. Replacing all existing signage with new signage to reflect the nature of the proposed preschool. 6. All ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19211/0 - 14 Sept 2017, Clare County Council 17700: Conditional. Permission. to construct a single storey extension to the rear of the property. a new front porch, and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17700/0 - 22 Jun 2017, Clare County Council 17488: Conditional. Permission. to construct extension to dwelling house and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17488/0 - 19 Apr 2017, Clare County Council 17276: Conditional. Permission. to construct a domestic garage and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17276/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballykeelaun. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballykeelaun. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Ardnacrusha Power Station, hydroelectric power station, 1925–1930, National interest, registry number 20405308, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CL®no=20405308. Hydroelectric power station complex, built 1925-1929, engineered by German company Siemens Schuckertwerke. Detached twelve-bay six-storey power station with double attic built over river, having nine-bay two-storey flat-roofed projecting wing to front, two-bay advanced bay to left and four-bay side elevation. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with concrete ridge tiles, two courses of gabled dormers, pyramidal steel-framed glazed lantern left apex, cast-iron downpipes and flat-roof to projecting wing. Rendered and roughcast rendered walls with moulded eaves course. Square-headed openings with slate sills, concrete mullions and multiple paned steel casement windows. Timber panelled doors. Interior completed c. 1940-1950. Three turbines replaced, 1993-1997. Attached T-plan twenty-bay three-storey flat-roofed dam/sluice house to rear with four penstock tubes. Single-arch cast-concrete road bridge over river with pair of cast-concrete pylons, (one of four bridges over 'canal'). Pair of detached four- and six-bay three-storey flat-roofed weirs over river. Group of detached three-bay single-storey flat-roofed outbuildings. - Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 20406301, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CL®no=20406301. Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Roman Catholic church, built c. 1850, with four-bay side elevations and single-bay chancel to rear. Two-bay single-storey flat-roofed porch and sacristy added, c. 1985. Pitched slate roof with render bellcote and cast-iron rainwater goods. Irregular coursed limestone walls. Snecked cut-limestone walls to chancels. Pointed arch openings with cut-stone dressings, timber Y-tracery and leaded coloured glass. Pointed arch openings with cut-stone dressings and timber matchboard double leaf doors with strap hinges. Retaining interior features. Carved stone Celtic Revival cross memorial stones to priests’ graves. Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with pedimented portico and curved corners. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_971, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_971.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballykeelaun.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballykeelaun.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballykeelaun.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Ballykeelaun, PArteen: 7 sales, https://everytownland.com/clare/ballykeelaun-parteen.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Castlebank: https://everytownland.com/clare/castlebank.md - Garraun: https://everytownland.com/clare/garraun-31244.md - Gortatogher: https://everytownland.com/clare/gortatogher.md - Kilquane: https://everytownland.com/clare/kilquane-31538.md - Lakyle: https://everytownland.com/clare/lakyle-31699.md - Parkroe: https://everytownland.com/clare/parkroe.md - Parteen: https://everytownland.com/clare/parteen.md - Rosmadda West: https://everytownland.com/clare/rosmadda-west.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballykeelaun - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/ballykeelaun