# Ballyfintan, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Abbeygormacan, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway; in Irish Béal Átha Fiontain.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,339,132 m² (133.91 ha, 330.91 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,164 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Abbeygormacan, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/abbeygormacan.md
- Barony: Leitrim
- Electoral division: Bracklagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Bracklagh electoral division: 495 people in 171 households; 94% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/19661
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 60317
- Centre: latitude 53.189764, longitude -8.408885 (WGS 84)

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

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyfintan, from 15 m² to 231,587 m² (23.16 ha, 57.23 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2534899: 231,587 m² (23.16 ha, 57.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2534899.md
- Parcel 1970531: 196,188 m² (19.62 ha, 48.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970531.md
- Parcel 1970532: 104,389 m² (10.44 ha, 25.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970532.md
- Parcel 1970535: 91,443 m² (9.14 ha, 22.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970535.md
- Parcel 1970534: 84,312 m² (8.43 ha, 20.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970534.md
- Parcel 1970538: 83,874 m² (8.39 ha, 20.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970538.md
- Parcel 1927948: 82,082 m² (8.21 ha, 20.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927948.md
- Parcel 1927949: 75,349 m² (7.53 ha, 18.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927949.md
- Parcel 1970536: 59,031 m² (5.9 ha, 14.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970536.md
- Parcel 1927935: 44,107 m² (4.41 ha, 10.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927935.md
- Parcel 1927936: 39,875 m² (3.99 ha, 9.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927936.md
- Parcel 1927946: 34,434 m² (3.44 ha, 8.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927946.md
- Parcel 1970530: 30,536 m² (3.05 ha, 7.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970530.md
- Parcel 1927943: 29,617 m² (2.96 ha, 7.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927943.md
- Parcel 1927951: 28,081 m² (2.81 ha, 6.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927951.md
- Parcel 1927940: 16,816 m² (1.68 ha, 4.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927940.md
- Parcel 1927941: 13,494 m² (1.35 ha, 3.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927941.md
- Parcel 2760393: 11,917 m² (1.19 ha, 2.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760393.md
- Parcel 1970529: 9,246 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970529.md
- Parcel 1927938: 5,750 m² (0.57 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927938.md
- Parcel 3402622: 5,249 m² (0.52 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3402622.md
- Parcel 4586897: 4,791 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4586897.md
- Parcel 4627274: 4,208 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627274.md
- Parcel 1927952: 4,164 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927952.md
- Parcel 5894639: 3,975 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5894639.md
- Parcel 4842816: 3,798 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4842816.md
- Parcel 1927939: 3,632 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927939.md
- Parcel 4707603: 3,340 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4707603.md
- Parcel 1927947: 3,228 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927947.md
- Parcel 1927953: 3,195 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927953.md
- Parcel 1970528: 3,133 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970528.md
- Parcel 5300091: 2,701 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5300091.md
- Parcel 5837709: 2,565 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5837709.md
- Parcel 5837717: 2,470 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5837717.md
- Parcel 1927950: 2,321 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927950.md
- Parcel 1970537: 2,275 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970537.md
- Parcel 1927942: 2,237 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927942.md
- Parcel 1970526: 2,186 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970526.md
- Parcel 4632259: 1,845 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4632259.md
- Parcel 5203897: 1,713 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5203897.md
- Parcel 2373485: 1,620 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2373485.md
- Parcel 1927944: 982 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927944.md
- Parcel 1970539: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970539.md
- Parcel 1927937: 296 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1927937.md
- Parcel 1970527: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1970527.md
- Parcel 4842815: 189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4842815.md
- Parcel 4672968: 15 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4672968.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyfintan 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)

8 applications, newest first.

- 29 Jan 2025, Galway County Council 2560084: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 206.80 sqm(house), 46.20 sqm(garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560084/0
- 1 Dec 2021, Galway County Council 212258: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for: a) changes to the dwelling design previously granted under planning ref.no. 99-1515 to include the conversion of the attic space to habitable space and the construction of a sunroom and decking area to the rear of the dwelling, b) the construction of a domestic garage and all associated site services. Gross floor space of to be retained: 114.53 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/212258/0
- 28 Sept 2021, Galway County Council 211784: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 202.94 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211784/0
- 28 Sept 2021, Galway County Council 211785: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 202.94 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211785/0
- 19 May 2021, Galway County Council 21845: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct extension to existing dwelling house and retain domestic shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 40 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 38 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21845/0
- 5 Dec 2017, Galway County Council 171742: Conditional. Permission. to erect commercial unit for the purpose of a fitness and wellness facility, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works 176.00sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171742/0
- 8 Jun 2017, Galway County Council 17819: N/a. Permission. to erect commercial unit for the purpose of a fitness and wellness facility, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services (gross floor space 176sqm). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/17819/0
- 21 Feb 2017, Galway County Council 17221: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, waste water treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 211sqm & 58sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/17221/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyfintan.

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

- GA106-025: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA106-025----. On the summit of a low hill. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (c. 30m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW)defined by a bank, which has been disturbed and modified from N to ESE by the construction of a later field wall. A gap (Wth 5m) is visible at SSE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 October 2016
- GA106-026: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA106-026----. On a S-facing slope in undulating pastureland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 34m) defined by an earthen bank from NE through S to NW; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. A field boundary cuts the monument at NE and NW; a wide gap (Wth 6.2m) is evident at SSE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 October 2016
- GA106-027: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA106-027----. On a ridge in undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. c. 40m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is visible all round and a gap at ENE may be original. The fosse survives from SE through W to N. Numerous gaps occur in the outer bank which is evident from SSE through W to NNE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 October 2016
- GA106-028: Industrial site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA106-028----. 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.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 10 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 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 Ballyfintan.
- 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/ballyfintan.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballyfintan.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballyfintan.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyfintan 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)

- Carrowshanbally: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrowshanbally.md
- Gortymadden: https://everytownland.com/galway/gortymadden.md
- Kilbride: https://everytownland.com/galway/kilbride.md
- Liscoyle: https://everytownland.com/galway/liscoyle.md
- Shangarry: https://everytownland.com/galway/shangarry.md
- Shanvoher: https://everytownland.com/galway/shanvoher.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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