Athry

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Athry, from 192 m² to 2,183,969 m² (218.4 ha, 539.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Athry 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.

• 10 Jun 2026N/a

  to demolish existing single storey dwelling house (53m2) and shed (30m2) and replace with new single storey dwelling over split levels (191m2) and side storage shed (20m2), new wastewater treatment system, upgrading existing access road, and all landscaping works. A Stage 2 Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660944

• 15 May 2023Conditional

  for the development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360512

• 1 Feb 2021Conditional

  for the erection of a new 30m multi-user telecommunications support structure carrying 9 No. antennas. 6 No. communication dishes, 8 No. remote radio units, 3 No. lighting finials and 5 No. outdoor cabinets and all enclosed within a security compound by a 2.4m high palisade fence with a 4m access gate, site access and site works. The development will provide significant improvements in voice and broadband data services along the N59 National Road and the R340 and R344 Regional Roads

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2193

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  to (1) demolish existing side and rear elevation structures of the existing house and permission to construct new side and rear elevation extensions (2) proposed Velux roof windows as well as proposed alterations to existing dwelling house (3) new domestic garage (4) permission to replace existing septic tank and percolation area with new effluent treatment system with polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 346 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 115 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 66.44 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 202033

• 19 Nov 2020N/a

  for the erection of a new 30m multi-user telecommunications support structure carrying 9No. antennas, 6 No. communication dishes, 8No. remote radio units, 3No. lighting finials and 5No. outdoor cabinets and all enclosed within a security compound by a 2.4m high palisade fence with a 4m access gate, site access and site works. The development will provide significant improvements in voice and broadband data services along the N59 National Road and the R340 and R344 Regional Roads.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 201736

• 21 Sept 2020N/a

  to install new post and wire boundary fencing as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by a N.I.S, as required by Article 239 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended). Gross floor space of proposed works: 4024m of fencing

  Permission · Galway County Council, 201343

• 23 Dec 2019Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, garage, effluent treatment system and polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by a NIS, as required by Article 239 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended). Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 149.00 sqm, Garage - 57.80 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 192017

• 8 May 2019Conditional

  to (1) construct a new single storey side elevation extension (2) proposed external and internal alterations to existing dwelling house as well as all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 21.37 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19682

• 17 Jul 2018N/a

  for the erection of a new 30m multi-user telecommunications support structure carrying 9 no. antennas, 6 no. communication dishes, 8 no. remote radio units, 3 no. lighting finials and 5 no. outdoor cabinets and all enclosed within a security compound by a 2.4m high palisade fence with a 4m access gate, site access and site works. The development will provide significant improvements in voice and broadband data services along the N59 National Road and the R340 and R344 Regional Roads.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181003

• 15 Sept 2017Conditional

  permission (previous ref. no. 11/387) for an existing development consisting of an existing 24 metre high telecommunications support structure, antennas, equipment container and associated equipment within a fenced compound and access track. The development forms part of Vodafone Ireland Limited's existing GSM and 3G Broadband telecommunications network.

  Retention · Galway County Council, 171381

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: Connemara Bog Complex SAC 002034
• Special Area of Conservation: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC 002031
• Special Protection Area: Connemara Bog Complex SPA 004181
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex 002034
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex 002031

Recorded monuments

• GA037-012 Bridge
  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 Athry.

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

At the centre of the townland of Athry, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Athry with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Athry · Atraí

Area

6,553,865 m² (655.39 ha, 1,619.5 acres)

Civil parish

Moyrus, and its townlands

Barony

Ballynahinch

Electoral division

Moyrus, the unit of the census

Census 2022

334 people lived in 139 households in the Moyrus electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 32% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinafad, Cashel, Cloonisle, Garroman, Glencoaghan, Glencrees, Lettershinna

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Athry 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.