# Ard West, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Moyrus, barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway; in Irish An Aird Thiar.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,670,853 m² (167.09 ha, 412.88 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 15,835 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Moyrus, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/moyrus.md
- Barony: Ballynahinch
- Electoral division: Knockboy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Knockboy electoral division: 875 people in 319 households; 81% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/18252
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 60132
- Centre: latitude 53.323056, longitude -9.877202 (WGS 84)

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

67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ard West, from 244 m² to 132,640 m² (13.26 ha, 32.78 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2101262: 132,640 m² (13.26 ha, 32.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101262.md
- Parcel 2101283: 90,062 m² (9.01 ha, 22.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101283.md
- Parcel 2101276: 75,818 m² (7.58 ha, 18.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101276.md
- Parcel 2101266: 72,381 m² (7.24 ha, 17.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101266.md
- Parcel 2051876: 71,405 m² (7.14 ha, 17.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051876.md
- Parcel 2051870: 69,260 m² (6.93 ha, 17.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051870.md
- Parcel 2051879: 61,783 m² (6.18 ha, 15.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051879.md
- Parcel 2101265: 58,444 m² (5.84 ha, 14.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101265.md
- Parcel 2101286: 56,847 m² (5.68 ha, 14.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101286.md
- Parcel 2051772: 56,840 m² (5.68 ha, 14.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051772.md
- Parcel 2051773: 47,866 m² (4.79 ha, 11.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051773.md
- Parcel 2101269: 42,809 m² (4.28 ha, 10.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101269.md
- Parcel 5456206: 40,328 m² (4.03 ha, 9.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5456206.md
- Parcel 2051871: 38,918 m² (3.89 ha, 9.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051871.md
- Parcel 2101287: 36,027 m² (3.6 ha, 8.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101287.md
- Parcel 2051875: 33,784 m² (3.38 ha, 8.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051875.md
- Parcel 2051869: 30,524 m² (3.05 ha, 7.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051869.md
- Parcel 2101272: 30,437 m² (3.04 ha, 7.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101272.md
- Parcel 2101277: 30,379 m² (3.04 ha, 7.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101277.md
- Parcel 2051862: 30,292 m² (3.03 ha, 7.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051862.md
- Parcel 2101289: 28,580 m² (2.86 ha, 7.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101289.md
- Parcel 2101273: 28,264 m² (2.83 ha, 6.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101273.md
- Parcel 5462469: 27,750 m² (2.78 ha, 6.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5462469.md
- Parcel 2051865: 24,691 m² (2.47 ha, 6.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051865.md
- Parcel 2101281: 24,691 m² (2.47 ha, 6.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101281.md
- Parcel 2051867: 24,241 m² (2.42 ha, 5.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051867.md
- Parcel 2101288: 24,176 m² (2.42 ha, 5.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101288.md
- Parcel 2101282: 22,884 m² (2.29 ha, 5.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101282.md
- Parcel 2738668: 22,846 m² (2.28 ha, 5.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2738668.md
- Parcel 2051874: 18,177 m² (1.82 ha, 4.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051874.md
- Parcel 2101279: 18,101 m² (1.81 ha, 4.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101279.md
- Parcel 2051877: 17,020 m² (1.7 ha, 4.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051877.md
- Parcel 4455622: 16,390 m² (1.64 ha, 4.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4455622.md
- Parcel 2101274: 15,835 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101274.md
- Parcel 2101280: 15,647 m² (1.56 ha, 3.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101280.md
- Parcel 2051872: 15,202 m² (1.52 ha, 3.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051872.md
- Parcel 2101267: 12,943 m² (1.29 ha, 3.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101267.md
- Parcel 2101275: 8,243 m² (0.82 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101275.md
- Parcel 2101285: 7,066 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101285.md
- Parcel 2051868: 6,971 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051868.md
- Parcel 2051866: 6,634 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051866.md
- Parcel 5288315: 6,273 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288315.md
- Parcel 4681796: 5,262 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4681796.md
- Parcel 2101284: 5,243 m² (0.52 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101284.md
- Parcel 4640176: 4,444 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4640176.md
- Parcel 2051863: 4,220 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051863.md
- Parcel 2101264: 4,034 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101264.md
- Parcel 4848576: 3,545 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4848576.md
- Parcel 2051878: 3,395 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051878.md
- Parcel 4684589: 3,312 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4684589.md
- Parcel 2101268: 3,310 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101268.md
- Parcel 2101278: 3,281 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101278.md
- Parcel 5288229: 3,029 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288229.md
- Parcel 2051864: 3,028 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051864.md
- Parcel 2438997: 2,833 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2438997.md
- Parcel 2101270: 2,725 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101270.md
- Parcel 2604446: 2,695 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604446.md
- Parcel 2604452: 2,341 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604452.md
- Parcel 2101271: 2,267 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101271.md
- Parcel 2604426: 2,259 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2604426.md
- Parcel 4876130: 2,193 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4876130.md
- Parcel 4684581: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4684581.md
- Parcel 2101263: 2,154 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2101263.md
- Parcel 2051873: 1,483 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051873.md
- Parcel 4917208: 546 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4917208.md
- Parcel 4637728: 453 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4637728.md
- Parcel 4684612: 244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4684612.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ard West in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

2 applications, newest first.

- 11 Jun 2025, Galway County Council 25137: Conditional. Permission. chun Talmhalochta & Mara agus gach obairlaithreáin ag teastáil a thogáil. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 120.5 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/25137/0
- 28 May 2019, Galway County Council 19808: Conditional. Permission. le haghaidh síneadh agus athruithe ar scoil reatha agus ar sheirbhísí gaolmhara. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 91.1 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/19808/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Nageeron SAC, site code 002119, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002119
- Special Area of Conservation: Kilkieran Bay and Islands SAC, site code 002111, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002111
- Special Protection Area: Connemara Islands SPA, site code 004159, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004159

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ard West.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Cé an Aird Thiar [Ard West Quay], pier/jetty, 1890–1900, Regional interest, registry number 30407604, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA&regno=30407604. L-plan quay, built c.1895, in two phases extending into cove of Cuan na hAirde [Ard Bay]. Earlier section faces east and is of irregularly coursed granite rubble with roughly dressed limestone steps. Dressed granite block construction to later phase, built to courses with dressed coping blocks and having concrete repairs. Three sets of dressed granite steps to north-east, north-west and east elevations. Battered walls with parapet, concrete capping to step of southern elevation. Dressed granite mooring posts set into quayside, with stone surface to quay.

## 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ard West.
- 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/galway/ard-west.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/ard-west.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/ard-west.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ard West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway: https://everytownland.com/galway.md

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

- Ard East: https://everytownland.com/galway/ard-east.md
- Cuilleen: https://everytownland.com/galway/cuilleen-61623.md
- Dooyeher: https://everytownland.com/galway/dooyeher.md
- Mace: https://everytownland.com/galway/mace-63233.md
- Moyrus: https://everytownland.com/galway/moyrus.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.

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