Ardagh

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardagh, from 1,674 m² to 138,276 m² (13.83 ha, 34.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

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

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 20 May 2022N/a

  for a development consisting of the demolition of an existing dwelling house with the retention of the front elevation wall only, the demolition of an existing shed & the proposed construction of a single storey porch to the front & a 2 storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, new site entrance, proprietary wastewater treatment system, percolation area & all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 151.6sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 22650

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Kilsallagh Bog SAC 000285
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Kilsallagh Bog 000285

Recorded monuments

• GA007-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On W face of a ridge in undulating grassland overlooking bogland to S. Very poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 32m) enclosed by a degraded scarp and shallow external fosse; the latter is present from E through S to W. A field boundary cuts the enclosing element at N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA007-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. Well-preserved oval rath (E-W 80m, N-S 71m ext.) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Possible entrance at SE. A field boundary cuts the monument at NW and SW. Abutting the rath at E is a large subrectangular annexe (N-S; L 52m, Wth 40m; GA007-002001-) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. A CBG (GA007-010----) lies 50m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA007-002001 Enclosure
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. Well-preserved oval rath (E-W 80m, N-S 71m ext.; GA007-002----) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Possible entrance at SE. A field boundary cuts the monument at NW and SW. Abutting the rath at E is a large subrectangular annexe (N-S; L 52m, Wth 40m; GA007-002001-) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. A CBG (GA007-010----) lies 50m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 27 September 2017

• GA007-003 Enclosure
  Description

  On a N-facing slope in pastureland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (c. 40m by c. 30m). All that survives is a flat subcircular area (N-S 37m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 5m) from SE through S to NNW. Possibly a barrow or a ringfort. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA007-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (N-S 34m, E-W 30.5m) defined by a bank and external fosse. Numerous gaps in the bank appear modern. No visible surface trace of the fosse survives from E through S to SW. A ringfort (GA007-125----) lies c. 350m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA007-005 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In gently undulating pastureland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 20m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA007-007 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA007-008 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured area marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a sand pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 7 July 2014

• GA007-009 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured feature marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and named 'Gravel Pit (Disused)' on the OS 25-inch plan, was defined by a large hollow when inspected in 1984. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 5 September 2014

• GA007-010 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Some 50m W of a ringfort (GA007-002----). According to local tradition, there was a CBG here on a low grassed-over mound (L c. 20m, Wth c. 10m). No grave-markers are visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ardagh.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardagh.

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.

No address of the register names Ardagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Ardagh · Ardach

Area

1,356,459 m² (135.65 ha, 335.19 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynakill, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Toberroe, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Toberroe electoral division: 315 people in 120 households; 90% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balling, Keelogesbeg, Kilcooley, Newtown, Oughtagh, Turlough, Ussey

Placenames

Ardagh 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.