Glen North
Townland in the civil parish of Clooney (ennistimon Ra), barony of Corcomroe, Co. Clare
- Area
- 53.7 ha
- 133 acres
- Land parcels
- 28
- registered freehold, median 5,050 m² (0.5 ha, 1.25 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glen North, from 312 m² to 126,409 m² (12.64 ha, 31.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community (Community facilities)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
21 Nov 2025N/a
to carry out the following development at No 5 Glen North, Ennistymon, Co Clare. The works involve the following: i) To demolish the remains of the existing damaged property No.5 and build new replacement dwelling in same location. ii) To connect the new replacement dwelling unit to existing site services. iii) All associated site works pertaining to the replacement dwelling within Site No 5. In accordance with the habitats Directive, An Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development
Permission, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 258008
18 Oct 2022Conditional
to build a new dwelling, install a waste water treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22944
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Glen North.
Recorded monuments
- CL023-012 Ringfort - rath
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glen North.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Glen North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Glen North
- Area
- 536,881 m² (53.69 ha, 132.67 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clooney (ennistimon Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Corcomroe
- Electoral division
- Ennistimon, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrownaclogh, Deerpark Lower, Ennistimon, Glen South, Kilcornan, Killeinagh, Knockdrummagh North, Knockdrummagh South
- Placenames
- Glen North on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.