Bay
Townland in the civil parish of Mulhuddart, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; in Irish An Bhá
Parcel 5502481
- Area
- 121,457 m² (12.15 ha, 30.01 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- C2.1 GE - General Employment (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
- Townland
- Bay
Planning applications on this parcel
18 Apr 2025Grant permission
We, Earlsland Corporation Unlimited Company, intend to apply for plann
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0166E
14 Apr 2023Grant permission for retention
Retention permission is sought for the following: -Provision of solar
Retention · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0100
24 Nov 2022Grant permission
Ten-year permission for development that will consist of the following
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0156
13 Jul 2022Grant permission & grant retention
Planning permission for the retention and completion of amendments to
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0142
18 Nov 2021Grant permission
The proposed development consists of the following:
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0146
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- DU014-144 Fulacht fia
Description
In 2022, a geophysical survey (Detection Licence: 22R0036) identified a identified a series of responses and trends that formed a sub-circular enclosure measuring c. 45m x 38m overall (Site 6). Several isolated responses were found within the interior of the enclosure. These were suggestive of pit-type features. To the north of the enclosure, broad responses indicative of burnt material were identified (Site 7). These features were confirmed by archaeological testing in May of that year. Both sites were then fully excavated under Licence 24E0411 from March 2024 to November 2024. Site 7 comprised a ploughed out fulacht fia or burnt mound, with associated troughs and pits, which was truncated by a series of later linear ditches. The fulacht fia was situated in low lying ground that flooded periodically during the winter months and after heavy rain. Two troughs were identified within the southeastern quadrant. The larger trough contained three postholes and two pits within the base. The radiocarbon dating has confirmed that the Site 7 Fulacht Fia was in use during the Early to Middle Bronze Age. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Catríona Baldwin
- RO056-016 Battery
Description
At the E end of a NW-SE section of the Esker Riada and guarding the W approaches to the bridge (RO056-018001-) at Shannonbridge. An earthwork of two redoubts was built in 1804 and upgraded to the present works by 1817 to a plan of Lt. Col. Fisher. It was built, together with a barracks on the E side of the River Shannon, to provide a bridgehead into Connaught in the event of a Napoleonic invasion, and it was probably utilised up to the 1870s. An earthwork battery (RO056-017----) survives on Lamb Island in the River Shannon c. 130m to the NE. The main works consist of two blockhouses of three storeys, vaulted over the first and third, at either side of the approaches to the bridge from Ballinasloe, but only that on the S side survives. Each blockhouse supported three pieces of artillery on its vaulted roof and had two levels of musket loops, but that on the S covered the Ballinasloe road which approached from the NW on the SW side of the esker. A sunken road (L c. 70m) led W to a forward redoubt (dims c. 42m N-S; c. 30m E-W), entering a sunken court (dims c. 15m E-W; c. 10m N-S) from which stairs led up to vaulted firing-chambers which covered an ashlar-faced fosse (Wth of base c. 7m; D c. 4m) beyond which a glacis (L c. 180m E-W) led down to the esker. Four guns over the firing chambers also covered the glacis, while at the ground floor, which contained magazines, a caponneire projected into the fosse. The caponniere was protected by flanking fire from a gallery on the ground floor of the redoubt. (Kerrigan 1974; 1980, 178-181; 1995, 222-5) Flanking walls connect the redoubt to the blockhouses in the rear, that at S being broken by the road to Ballinasloe, and further walls with musket loops connected the blockhouses to the river where there were half-bastions. Archaeological testing (04E1310) just NW of the W end of the glacis failed to produce any related archaeological material (Delany 2007). See the attached aerial view taken from the S (002) and W (003). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1974).
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3116 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 76.2 ha
- 188 acres
- Land parcels
- 106
- registered freehold, median 255 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 42
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
106 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bay, from 15 m² to 261,212 m² (26.12 ha, 64.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 85 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3HT - High Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 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
1 Dec 2025Grant permission
The development will consist of revisions to the campus management/com
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW25A/0513E
19 Dec 2024Grant permission
The development will consist of an extension to the existing facility
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0539E
4 Jan 2024Grant permission
The proposed development will conist of
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0006
10 Nov 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of all site buildings and infrastructure
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0342
7 Nov 2023Grant permission
The development will consist of: the provision of 12 no. logistics/war
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0191
17 Jan 2023Withdraw application
SDC Piperstown II Limited, intend to apply for full planning permissio
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW23A/0007
24 Nov 2022Grant permission
Ten-year permission for development that will consist of the following
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0156
2 Nov 2022Grant permission
Modification of approved plans Reg Refs FW21A/0077 and FW21A/0222
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0257
3 Oct 2022Grant permission
Development comprising erection of 1 no. single storey ancillary garde
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22B/0103
18 Jul 2022Grant permission
Construction ofa a single storey garage/shed (50m2) to rear of existin
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0149
7 Jul 2022Invalid application due to site notice
Construction ofa a single storey garage/shed (50m2) to rear of existin
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW22A/0140
8 Feb 2022Grant permission
Permission for modification of approved plans Reg. Ref. FW21A/0077
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0222
26 Aug 2021Grant permission
The construction of 1) a warehouse/logistics building (total gross flo
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0077
5 May 2021Grant permission
Permission for the installation of 3,391 m2 of roof mounted PV (Photov
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW21A/0081
26 Nov 2020Grant permission
Planning permission for alterations to the residental scheme permitted
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW20A/0197
18 Aug 2020Grant permission
The erection of 2 No.9m high sprinkler water storage tanks, with assoc
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW20A/0036
4 Dec 2019Grant permission
A soil and stone recovery facility that will allow for the full restor
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0207
29 Oct 2019Grant permission
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) intends to apply for planning permi
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0177
14 Aug 2019Grant permission
The development will consist of revisions to permitted development (Pl
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0142
4 Apr 2019Grant permission
The proposed development relates to the eastern section of the site (P
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0058
22 Mar 2019Withdraw application
A soil and stone recovery facility that will allow for the full restor
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW19A/0054
18 Dec 2018Grant permission
Alterations under Reg Ref FW14A/0108
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW18A/0132
10 Oct 2018Grant permission
Setanta Vehicle Holdings Limited intend to apply for permission for de
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW18A/0150
6 Apr 2018Grant permission
A logistics (warehouse and distribution) complex building comprising a
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW17A/0119
26 Mar 2018Grant permission
The development will consist of the construction of a new road and dev
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW17A/0179
The 25 most recent of 42 applications.
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 Bay.
Recorded monuments
- DU013-043 Cremation pit
Description
Excavated (Licence no. E3917) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road, this monument consisted of a cluster of three cremation pits. Pit 1 (0.47m x 0.40m) contained a mix of cremated human bone, charcoal and fragments of burnt clay. While the weight of cremated bone recovered was a fraction of a cremated individual analysis revealed the burial to be an older adolescent or perhaps an adult (O’Hara R. 2008, 2). Pit 2 (0.27m x 0.25m) contained a mix of cremated human bone, charcoal and fragments of burnt clay. While the weight of cremated bone recovered was a fraction of a cremated individual analysis revealed the burial to be an older adolescent or, perhaps, an adult. A charred false oat-grass tuber was identified and may have been used as kindling for the funeral pyre (O’Hara R. 2008, 2). Pit 3 (0.5m x 0.4m) was located immediately adjacent to Pit 2 and contained cremation deposit placed within a coarse pottery vessel. The burial was radiocarbon dated to the Late Bronze Age (1010-840 cal. BC). The vessel which survived to a height of 12cm is a Late Bronze age vessel similar to domestic vessels of the same date (O’Hara R. 2008, 3). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU013-044001 Kiln
Description
Excavated (Licence no. E3918) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road, this monument consisted of an oval kiln. (1.2m x 0.5m). It contained a single mixed deposit including charcoal identified as alder, hazel, ash, cherry/blackthorn and willow/poplar. No charred grain was recovered. The kiln was radiocarbon dated to the middle Iron Age (160 BC – AD 50) (O’Hara R. 2008, 2). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU013-044002 Cremation pit
Description
Excavated (Licence no. E3918) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road, this monument consisted of an irregular pit. (2m x 1.6m). It had been significantly disturbed by tree boles and the single fill included charcoal (alder, hazel) and small amounts of barley, false oat-grass tubers and grass. The cremated bone recovered was identified as that of an adult human (O’Hara R. 2008, 2). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU013-045001 Ring-ditch
Description
Excavated (Licence no. E3918) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road, this monument consisted of an annular ring ditch (4.2m int. diam.). The interior contained a deposit of charcoal and cremated bone (0.3m diam.) placed slightly off-centre within the enclosing ditch. Charcoal from this deposit was identified as hazel while charred barley grains could indicate food offerings placed on the pyre. It was radiocarbon dated to the Middle Bronze Age, 1370-1110BC (O’Hara R. 2008, 3). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU013-045002 Cremation pit
Description
Excavated (Licence no. E3918) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road, this monument consisted of a circular pit (0.4m diam.) and was located 6m SE of a ring ditch (DU013---0001-). The pit contained a deposit of charcoal (alder and ash) and cremated bone of an adult or older adolescent (O’Hara R. 2008, 3). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU013-046001 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
The site was subject to geophysical survey (08R017) and excavation (Licence no. E3919) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road. This monument consisted of two ditches, a collection of isolated pit features and a deposit of clay (8.65m x 5.65m) containing medieval pottery. The pottery assemblage is locally-produced ware dated to the 13th and 14th centuries AD. While there was no conclusive settlement features it is possibly linked to medieval settlement at the former location of Bay House (DU014-089----) (O’Hara R. 2008, 3). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU013-046002 Pit
Description
The site was subject to geophysical survey (08R017) and excavation (Licence no. E3919) in advance of the construction of the Tyrrelstown to N2 Link Road. This monument consisted of a rectangular pit (1.94m x 0.95m) containing occasional charcoal identified as alder, ash, hazel and wild cherry. Charred oat grains were abundant and had been processed prior to deposition in the pit. Burnt animal bone was also recovered indicating domestic use. The pit was radiocarbon dated to AD 660-780 (O’Hara R. 2008, 4). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015
- DU014-089 House - 16th/17th century
Description
The Down Survey (1655-6) map shows a dwelling in this townland. This may be on the site of Bay House which is marked on the 1937 OS 6 inch edition as 'Bay House (in Ruins)'. Now a concrete works. Excavation (Licence no. E3919) in the vicinity in advance of road development, uncovered medieval activity. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 20 January 2015
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bay.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3116 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Bay with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.
The townland
- Name
- Bay · An Bhá
- Area
- 761,620 m² (76.16 ha, 188.2 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mulhuddart, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- The Ward, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- The Ward electoral division: 13,289 people in 3,674 households; 63% of households own their home; 88% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cherryhound, Cruiserath, Goddamendy, Hollywoodrath, Killamonan, Killamonan, Kilshane, Mooretown
- Placenames
- Bay 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.