# Ballyvaghan, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Drumcreehy, barony of Burren, Co. Clare; in Irish Baile Uí Bheacháin.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 666,085 m² (66.61 ha, 164.59 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 120 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 669 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): C5 Tourism, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 18 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Drumcreehy, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/drumcreehy.md
- Barony: Burren
- Electoral division: Drumcreehy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 667 people lived in 183 households in the Drumcreehy electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 30% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5754
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 30309
- Centre: latitude 53.113614, longitude -9.153455 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

120 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvaghan, from 2 m² to 124,251 m² (12.43 ha, 30.7 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1438563: 124,251 m² (12.43 ha, 30.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1438563.md
- Parcel 1479317: 58,275 m² (5.83 ha, 14.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1479317.md
- Parcel 1496740: 34,370 m² (3.44 ha, 8.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496740.md
- Parcel 1461808: 26,777 m² (2.68 ha, 6.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1461808.md
- Parcel 1505719: 25,195 m² (2.52 ha, 6.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1505719.md
- Parcel 1456138: 21,080 m² (2.11 ha, 5.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1456138.md
- Parcel 1515890: 21,025 m² (2.1 ha, 5.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1515890.md
- Parcel 1483204: 20,508 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1483204.md
- Parcel 1491746: 20,393 m² (2.04 ha, 5.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1491746.md
- Parcel 1429866: 20,096 m² (2.01 ha, 4.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1429866.md
- Parcel 1449086: 20,065 m² (2.01 ha, 4.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449086.md
- Parcel 1430375: 16,183 m² (1.62 ha, 4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1430375.md
- Parcel 1508901: 14,852 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1508901.md
- Parcel 1483872: 14,700 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1483872.md
- Parcel 1429126: 13,516 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1429126.md
- Parcel 1512847: 12,718 m² (1.27 ha, 3.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1512847.md
- Parcel 1467045: 8,552 m² (0.86 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1467045.md
- Parcel 1508347: 6,378 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1508347.md
- Parcel 1449819: 6,354 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449819.md
- Parcel 5726028: 6,134 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5726028.md
- Parcel 1467047: 5,952 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1467047.md
- Parcel 5726625: 5,298 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5726625.md
- Parcel 1457479: 4,642 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1457479.md
- Parcel 1490458: 4,577 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1490458.md
- Parcel 1507249: 4,465 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1507249.md
- Parcel 1435163: 4,308 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1435163.md
- Parcel 1501154: 4,131 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1501154.md
- Parcel 1470971: 3,936 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1470971.md
- Parcel 4992394: 3,736 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4992394.md
- Parcel 4729371: 3,320 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4729371.md
- Parcel 1503265: 3,264 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1503265.md
- Parcel 1507382: 3,251 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1507382.md
- Parcel 1471384: 2,634 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1471384.md
- Parcel 1506567: 2,492 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1506567.md
- Parcel 3042564: 2,467 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3042564.md
- Parcel 1464098: 2,413 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1464098.md
- Parcel 4521318: 2,320 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4521318.md
- Parcel 1477536: 2,247 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1477536.md
- Parcel 1430864: 2,243 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1430864.md
- Parcel 1442471: 2,128 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1442471.md
- Parcel 1460149: 2,112 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1460149.md
- Parcel 1464401: 2,040 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1464401.md
- Parcel 1490858: 1,816 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1490858.md
- Parcel 1433929: 1,802 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1433929.md
- Parcel 1509358: 1,554 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509358.md
- Parcel 5083367: 1,396 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5083367.md
- Parcel 1504848: 1,245 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1504848.md
- Parcel 4812564: 1,157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4812564.md
- Parcel 1449847: 1,145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1449847.md
- Parcel 1450956: 1,110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1450956.md
- Parcel 5269015: 1,106 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5269015.md
- Parcel 4801452: 1,098 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801452.md
- Parcel 3042505: 900 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3042505.md
- Parcel 1493125: 882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1493125.md
- Parcel 2456462: 877 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2456462.md
- Parcel 1445947: 808 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1445947.md
- Parcel 1494355: 791 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1494355.md
- Parcel 2611345: 790 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2611345.md
- Parcel 4801413: 724 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801413.md
- Parcel 5933303: 676 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5933303.md
- Parcel 1519837: 662 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1519837.md
- Parcel 1445946: 638 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1445946.md
- Parcel 4846230: 619 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4846230.md
- Parcel 4346245: 610 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4346245.md
- Parcel 5122730: 595 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122730.md
- Parcel 4801679: 589 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801679.md
- Parcel 5122732: 584 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122732.md
- Parcel 5122709: 559 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122709.md
- Parcel 1472969: 559 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1472969.md
- Parcel 1475022: 534 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1475022.md
- Parcel 1468205: 503 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1468205.md
- Parcel 5358689: 470 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5358689.md
- Parcel 1474769: 462 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1474769.md
- Parcel 4801548: 429 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801548.md
- Parcel 4801573: 395 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801573.md
- Parcel 1437171: 384 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1437171.md
- Parcel 4096944: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4096944.md
- Parcel 1456559: 368 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1456559.md
- Parcel 4801683: 346 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801683.md
- Parcel 1444808: 344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1444808.md
- Parcel 1458168: 342 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1458168.md
- Parcel 5428575: 303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5428575.md
- Parcel 6087119: 299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6087119.md
- Parcel 1475514: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1475514.md
- Parcel 5122729: 283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122729.md
- Parcel 4265930: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4265930.md
- Parcel 5122731: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122731.md
- Parcel 5122710: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122710.md
- Parcel 4812558: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4812558.md
- Parcel 5122733: 244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5122733.md
- Parcel 4801569: 225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801569.md
- Parcel 1457343: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1457343.md
- Parcel 4729375: 207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4729375.md
- Parcel 1458244: 202 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1458244.md
- Parcel 4420542: 198 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4420542.md
- Parcel 4801558: 193 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801558.md
- Parcel 4420538: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4420538.md
- Parcel 5358692: 170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5358692.md
- Parcel 1503796: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1503796.md
- Parcel 1434208: 140 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1434208.md
- Parcel 4801613: 136 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801613.md
- Parcel 1453978: 121 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1453978.md
- Parcel 1458222: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1458222.md
- Parcel 1457818: 105 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1457818.md
- Parcel 5358732: 92 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5358732.md
- Parcel 1458054: 87 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1458054.md
- Parcel 6081931: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6081931.md
- Parcel 1509183: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509183.md
- Parcel 4956849: 73 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4956849.md
- Parcel 4801422: 44 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801422.md
- Parcel 6081933: 34 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6081933.md
- Parcel 4801681: 23 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801681.md
- Parcel 4801567: 23 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801567.md
- Parcel 4801565: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801565.md
- Parcel 3551665: 18 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3551665.md
- Parcel 1501781: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1501781.md
- Parcel 4801557: 8 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801557.md
- Parcel 4801578: 7 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801578.md
- Parcel 4801600: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801600.md
- Parcel 4801598: 2 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4801598.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- C5 Tourism (Tourism and related): Ballyvaughan Settlement Plan, Clare; 39 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): Ballyvaughan Settlement Plan, Clare; 32 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): Ballyvaughan Settlement Plan, Clare; 16 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): Ballyvaughan 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
- G3 Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Ballyvaughan 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
- P1 Agriculture: Ballyvaughan 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
- N1.4 Maritime / Harbour (Seaport/Harbour): Ballyvaughan 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
- S3 Community (Community facilities): Ballyvaughan 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
- C1.1 Commercial (Commercial, retail): Ballyvaughan 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
- M1 Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Ballyvaughan 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): Ballyvaughan 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
- S1 Community (Education): Ballyvaughan 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)

18 applications, newest first.

- 28 Jul 2026, Clare County Council 2660483: N/a. Retention. of the following; 1. works carried out for the change of use of Wellness Centre to 10 Apartments, 2. of Hotel and proposed Apartments within revised site boundaries and 3. PERMISSION to complete the works for the 10 Apartments with associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660483/0
- 1 May 2026, Clare County Council 2660285: N/a. Retention. to retain works carried out for the change of use of Hostel area to 10 apartments and Permission to complete these works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660285/0
- 10 Apr 2026, Clare County Council 2660240: Conditional. Permission. to replace thatch roof covering to the existing cottage with a new corrugated metal finish (and slate finish to the roof of the sunroom), along with a new first floor rear bay window (extend existing bathroom), new rooflights to front roof and all other associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660240/0
- 11 Apr 2024, Clare County Council 24118: Refused. Extension of duration. to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P18/696 to extend the existing hotel, creating 8 additional guest bedrooms and all associated site and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/24118/0
- 16 Feb 2024, Clare County Council 2460058: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development which will consist of the construction of a single storey house with a sewage treatment plant and percolation area, new stone boundary walls and a connecting driveway with a new road entrance and associated hard and soft landscaping. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460058/0
- 12 Feb 2024, Clare County Council 2441: Conditional. Permission. to replace the existing thatch roof covering existing cottage with a new slate finish along with all other associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2441/0
- 4 Sept 2023, Clare County Council 23477: Conditional. Permission. to erect four number 8m high floodlight poles, associated fittings, including ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23477/0
- 21 Apr 2023, Clare County Council 23236: Refused. Extension of duration. to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P17-808 for development which will consist of the construction of a new part two-storey, part single-storey house, with a sewage treatment plant and percolation area, new stone boundary walls and a connection driveway, with a new road entrance and associated hard and soft landscaping. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23236/0
- 8 Mar 2023, Clare County Council 23139: Conditional. Permission. for the construction of a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), with associated site fencing, netting, artificial surface, floodlighting and all associated ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23139/0
- 15 Jul 2022, Clare County Council 22647: Conditional. Permission. to (a) construct new single storey Clubhouse and Community recreation facility, (b) construct new vehicular and pedestrian site entrance and access road, (c) install new wastewater treatment system (d) minor modifications of public road and ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22647/0
- 26 Feb 2021, Clare County Council 21171: Conditional. Permission. to erect public LED lighting along with walking/exercise track surrounding the pitch, including all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21171/0
- 23 Nov 2020, Clare County Council 20879: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the building (c 9.73 sq.m), change of use of existing convenience shop to include part off-licence use (gross floor area for off-licence use 22 sq.m) and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20879/0
- 27 Oct 2020, Clare County Council 20785: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN the following: 1. Alterations and extension to dwelling house. 2. Car Port. 3. Stand Alone Office. 4. Workshop/Garage. 5. Fuel Shed.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20785/0
- 1 Sept 2020, Clare County Council 20605: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. to extend the appropriate period planning ref: P16/289 to restore existing house and construct new addition with proprietary waste treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20605/0
- 25 Nov 2019, Clare County Council 19921: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to demolish an existing substandard dwelling house and to construct a new dwelling house with living space extension and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19921/0
- 14 Sept 2018, Clare County Council 18734: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new house, proprietary waste treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18734/0
- 3 Sept 2018, Clare County Council 18696: Conditional. Permission. to extend the existing hotel, creating 8 additional guest bedrooms and all associated site and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18696/0
- 19 Oct 2017, Clare County Council 17808: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development which will consist of the construction of a new part two-storey, part single-storey house, with a sewage treatment plant and percolation area, new stone boundary walls and a connection driveway, with a new road entrance and associated hard and soft landscaping. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17808/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Galway Bay Complex SAC, site code 000268, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000268
- Special Area of Conservation: Ballyvaughan Turlough SAC, site code 000996, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000996
- Special Protection Area: Inner Galway Bay SPA, site code 004031, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004031
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galway Bay Complex, site code 000268
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyvaughan Turlough, site code 000996

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CL002-045: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-045----. On a low knoll in reclaimed pasture and meadowland. Hachured as a complete circular enclosure (diam. c. 60m) on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map; hachured from SE–SSE (L 10m), indicated as a solid line from SSE–N and left open from N–SE on the 1915 ed. There are no visible remains at ground level. A circular enclosure (CL002-044----) lies c. 180m ENE and the site of another enclosure (diam. c. 30m) lies c. 120m SSE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL002-046: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-046----. On very gentle W-facing slope just off the crest of a rise in improved pasture and meadowland that has been extensively cleared. Hachured (diam. c. 30m) on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, but only hachured from W–SSE on the 1915 map. There is no visible surface trace. The site of a larger enclosure (CL002-045----) lies c. 120m NNW and the site of a cist (CL002-048----) is 60m to the SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL002-048: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-048----. Unobtrusively situated in a narrow, shallow valley from which ground rises gently to E and W in reclaimed and extensively cleared pastureland. Indicated with a circle and named ‘Cromlech’ on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and named ‘Cromlech (Site of)’ on the 1915 ed. Listed as ‘Cist (possible)’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996) on the basis of Westropp (1901, 280) who recorded that ‘it is said to have been a small cist of four slabs and a cover; it has been removed since 1839’. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL002-050: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-050----. On a very gentle SW-facing slope of meadowland, c. 70m SSE of the tidal inlet at Ballyvaghan. Hachured with trees on the interior and named, along with a neighbouring rath (CL002-052---) and enclosure (CL002-054----), as ‘Ballyvaghan forts’ on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and hachured with trees to the S on the 1915 ed. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A largely levelled oval rath (int. dims. 31m crest to crest N–S; 28m E–W crest of bank at E to top of scarp at W), visible as a very low, wide bank (H 0.1–0.2m; Wth 4–6m) curving from NNW–SW and by a very faint scarp (falling 0.3m over 4m) from SW–NNW. A modern field boundary runs from SW–NE across the site. The field that includes the NW side of the fort was the subject of a magnetic gradiometer survey in 2007 (Leigh 2007). The arc of the bank was visible in the survey as a negative response suggesting a ‘stone construction, or perhaps a stone filled ditch’ (Leigh 2007, 6 and Fig. 3); this and the lack of any response consistent with a ditch suggest this was a cashel. The other two ‘Ballyvaghan forts’, the rath (CL002-052----) and enclosure (CL002-054----), are located c. 70m NNE and c. 80m E, respectively. Westropp (1901, 279–80) also included an exceptionally large cashel (CL002-053----) located c. 250m NNE in this group. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL002-051: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-051----. On a low small, level promontory projecting W into the S neck of Ballyvaghan Bay. Indicated on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and named ‘Ballyvaghan Castle (site of)’ on both it and the 1915 ed. Listed as ‘Castle’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). The castle is listed in the O’Brien rental of 1380 and was initially an O’Loughlin possession (Ua Croinin and Breen 1996), but it passed to the O’Brien’s after a dispute over cattle in 1540. It was reduced by the Queen’s Deputy, Sir Henry Sidney, in 1569 and after that, passed between the O’Loughlins, O’Connors, O’Briens and Nugents (ibid.). It was still in existence at least as late as 1646, when it was granted to Christopher O’Brien, but by 1837 only remained as ‘some old vestiges’ (ibid.). There are no visible remains of the castle. Several large quay stones (total L 5m) 6m W of the promontory may be the remains of a pier or may be part of seaward fortifications associated with the castle. Westropp (1901, 278) described the site of a ‘peel tower’ which once adjoined a great ‘caher’. There are remains of a large cashel (CL002-053----) which fits his description, but these lie c. 150m NNE. It was in any case already ‘entirely perished’ (ibid.) by his time. The following has been uploaded: CL002-051----_01.jpg Details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL002-052: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-052----. On a level crest at the N end of a low rise, with meadowland falling gently away to S and more steeply to W, c. 60m E of the tidal inlet at Ballyvaghan. Hachured as a circular enclosure and named, along with a neighbouring cashel (CL002-050----) and enclosure (CL002-054----) as ‘Ballyvaghan Forts’ on the 1842 ed. of the 6-inch OS map and hachured as a subrectangular enclosure on the 1915 ed. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A poorly preserved and overgrown rectangular cashel (35m NE–SW; 29m NW–SE, crest to crest) defined by a wide, denuded, flat-topped bank (Wth at base 3.9–5.4m; Wth on top 1–2m; H 0.3–1.1m) of mixed earth and stone with inner facing-stones visible along the NW side. The field surrounding this fort was the subject of a magnetic gradiometer survey in 2007 (Leigh 2007), however, it did not include this fort. Subsequent, archaeological testing within this field, a minimum of 40m distant from the monument, produced no related material (Hull 2008). The other two ‘Ballyvaghan forts’, the cashel (CL002-050----) and enclosure (CL002-054----), are located c. 70m SSW and c. 80m SE, respectively. Westropp (1901, 279–80) also included an exceptionally large cashel (CL002-053----) located c. 180m north in this group. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL002-053: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-053----. Situated on a NW-facing slope overlooking Ballyvaughan Bay with good views all around although some tree cover obscures the view to the SW. Hachured on the 1842 and 1915 OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Ballyvaghan Caher’. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Westropp (1901, 278-9) described ‘the remains of a … large fort of earth and stones, called a caher, lied near the pier of this little village. The “caher” is a half-moon bank of earth and large blocks, with a few bushes growing upon it, resting on the drift without foundations; much was cut away by the sea before the present road and quay wall were made. The peel tower of Ballyvaughan adjoined it, but has entirely perished. The mounds extend for about 620 feet, and enclose a space about 430 feet long and 280 feet deep; they are 12 feet thick and 5 feet or 6 feet high. The sea at this point has evidently made considerable inroads on the shore…’. This is a subrectangular area (c. 130m NE-SW; 80m NW-SE) defined at NE by a broad low scarp topped at W by a later field boundary, at SE by a bank of earth and stone (int. H 1.36m; Wth 5.9m; ext. H 1.32m) and at SW by a very low broad rise (Wth c. 10m). A modern road defines the NW side and the road construction may have cut across this portion of the monument. The bank is best preserved along the SE where an old laneway runs parallel. Some large boulders survive (c. 0.4m x 0.4m) but there is no discernible stone facing. A modern entrance towards the E end of the SE side may be on the site of an original entrance. The monument has been somewhat disturbed in this area and there is some cement visible on top of the bank. Large trees grow along the SE bank. The very low rise at SW is enhanced by differentiated growth in well-maintained short grass. The landowner pointed out a slight hollow in the E sector of the interior however no diagnostic defining features were evident. The interior is in long grass and weeds and is uneven due to livestock trampling the soft ground. The following images have been uploaded: CL002-053----_01.jpg View to NW from monument. CL002-053----_02.jpg Existing bank profile at SE. CL002-053----_03.jpg Very low remains of bank at SW. This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/1973). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 11 November 2019
- CL002-054: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-054----. On the level crest of a low rise from which meadowland falls gently away to E, S and W. Hachured as a circular enclosure and named, along with a neighbouring rath (CL002-050----) and enclosure (CL002-054----) as ‘Ballyvaghan forts’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the 6-inch OS map. A poorly preserved enclosure (int. diam. 28m) traceable only as a curving bank (Wth 3–4m; H 0.1–0.2m) from SSW–NNE. Modern stone walls cross the E and SE of the site, E of which there is no trace at ground level. The other two ‘Ballyvaghan forts’, CL002-050---- and CL002-052----, are located c. 80m W and c. 80m NW, respectively. Westropp (1901, 279–80) also included an exceptionally large cashel (CL002-053----) located c. 250m N in this group. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
- CL005-043: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-043----. On slightly elevated land that would have a wide view including over the turlough to the E, but it is now surrounded by modern buildings. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). An overgrown subcircular rath (int. dims. 30m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 2-6m; int. H 0.7-1.7m) with an external fosse (Wth 1.5-1.8m; D 1.1-1.5m) from ESE to WNW. The interior is flat and appears featureless. A modern wall runs on the line of the bank at N. There is another rath (CL005-042----) c. 130m to the S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 16 February 2022

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Ballyvaghan Fountain, fountain, 1870–1880, Regional interest, registry number 20400202, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CL&regno=20400202. Freestanding public fountain, erected 1875, comprising carved limestone plinth and capped pedestal with inset plaques and cast-iron lion head spouts having troughs below. Plaques record the names of those involved in providing Ballyvaghan with one of the earliest reliable public water supplies in the country. The fountain was erected by two Connemara stonemasons, the Coyne brothers, who were marooned in Ballyvaghan when their craft sank at Gleninagh pier.
- Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, church/chapel, 1855–1870, Regional interest, registry number 20400203, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CL&regno=20400203. Freestanding double-height Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church, built 1858-66, with eight-bay side elevations, gable-fronted three-bay chancel, two-bay single-storey sacristy and two-stage entrance tower and spire. Pitched concrete tile roof with gable copings, finials and cast-iron downpipes. Cut-limestone spire with lucarnes. Snecked limestone walls with stepped buttresses, string course, eaves dentils and some hood mouldings. Pointed arch openings with cut-limestone dressings and cast-iron quarry clear and coloured glazing. Retaining interior features. Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers. Cut-stone piers to front with cast-iron gates and railings.
- J.M. Mooney and Sons, house, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 20400204, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CL&regno=20400204. Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1850, with render shopfront inserted, c. 1900. No longer in commercial use to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls with moulded render architraves. Shopfront comprising panelled end pilasters with fluted consoles, fascia, lettering and moulded cornice. Replacement fittings to openings.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballyvaghan, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyvaghan.
- 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/ballyvaghan.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyvaghan.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyvaghan.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyvaghan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Knocknagroagh: https://everytownland.com/clare/knocknagroagh.md
- Lisnanard: https://everytownland.com/clare/lisnanard.md
- Newtown: https://everytownland.com/clare/newtown-31944.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.

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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/ballyvaghan
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/ballyvaghan