Ballytrasna

142 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballytrasna, from 25 m² to 125,313 m² (12.53 ha, 30.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 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 Ballytrasna 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.

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661323

• 2 Jul 2026Conditional

  for construction of proposed dwelling house, domestic garage/shed, proprietary treatment system, percolation area and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661122

• 13 Apr 2026Conditional

  to demolish part of the existing dwelling house, construct extensions to the existing dwelling house, construct a domestic garage/fuel store, install a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660555

• 17 Dec 2025Conditional

  to 1: install a new car park, set down area, pedestrian footpaths, pedestrian crossing connection to the school, ramps & road markings & school plaque. 2: carry out alterations to the car parking layout at the existing school gate to facilitate EV charging point, wheelchair parking facilities & bus drop off area & all ancillary site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561890

• 12 Jan 2024Conditional

  for a change of house plans from those previously approved under Planning Register Reference Number 20/1651. Gross floor space of proposed works: 253.60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460030

• 1 Apr 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, effluent treatment system, domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 260 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22438

• 30 Sept 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 222.6 sqm, Garage: 35.1 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211801

• 26 Mar 2021Conditional

  1. three temporary (3 months approx.) emergency pre fab units (two classrooms and one portaloo ) 2. retention and completion of a play equipment storage shed.

  Retention · Galway County Council, 21465

• 5 Nov 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and all other ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House 277.43 sqm, Garage 60.0 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201651

• 29 Oct 2020Refused

  to construct a dwelling house, garage, effluent treatment system, percolation area, and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 177.7 sqm (house), 60 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201595

• 29 Jun 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a two storey extension to dwelling together with alterations to the front elevation and a domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works; 21sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20836

• 27 May 2020Conditional

  to restructure & extend existing substandard dwellinghouse including a garage, new waste water system & percolation area, upgrade entrance, driveway & all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 267 msq [house] & 60 msq [garage]

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20649

• 27 Aug 2019Conditional

  and completion of minor variations to dwelling house under construction. Previous planning reference 17/1857 refers. Gross floor space of work to be retained: House -199.1 sqm, Garage - 50 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191335

• 9 Jul 2019Conditional

  to construct a first floor extension to the existing primary school building at Gardenfield, Tuam. The development will include the following accommodation; a classroom with toilets, a GP room and an office. Gross floor space of proposed works: 188.7 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191053

• 31 Jan 2018Conditional

  to construct a private dwelling house, a domestic garage and sewerage treatment system with all other site services. Gross floor space of proposed works (house) 258 sqm. (Garage) 60 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 1879

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  to demolish existing ruin and construct a dwellinghouse, domestic garage/fuel store, septic tank, treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works (gross floor space dwelling 194sqm; garage 50sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171857

• 30 Nov 2017Conditional

  to provide a new foulwater polishing filter on the grounds at Gardenfield National School.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171716

• 28 Apr 2017Unconditional

  for changes to house plan and elevations to that granted under planning ref. no. 14/1204 (Original planning Ref: 12/334.) Gross floor area 278sqm. (To construct a dwelling house, garage, septic tank / effluent treatment system and percolation area.) Pl. ref. 16/1609

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 17605

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 the townland of Ballytrasna.

Recorded monuments

• GA029-022 Leacht cuimhne
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in rolling pastureland. Well-preserved circular beehive-shaped pier (D 2.6m, H 2m) composed of mortared limestone blocks. An inscribed plaque at SW, dated 1653, commemorates James Lally and his family, (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 447) 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

• GA029-023 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Some 40m N of a ringfort (GA029-024----). Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 49m, N-S 46m) defined by a bank best preserved at NW. The fosse survives from NW to N. A ringfort (GA029-025----) lies c. 270m to NW. 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

• GA029-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in undulating grassland. Subcircular rath (E-W 36m, N-S 33m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank survives from S to W. A field wall overlies the monument at N. Several gaps appear modern, A ringfort (GA029-023----) lies c. 40m to N, and a second (GA029-025----) lies c. 300m to NW. 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

• GA029-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a W-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (NE-SW 53.5m) defined by a degraded bank and external fosse; the latter has been artificially steepened and widened in parts. The field walls depicted on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) are no longer extant. Two ringforts (GA029-023---- and GA029-024----) lie c. 270m and 300m, respectively, to SE. 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

• GA029-026 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a NE-facing slope in rolling grassland. Poorly preserved almost circular rath (E-W 35.5m, N-S 34m) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives only from SE through S to SW. No visible surface trace of the bank survives at NE. Quarries encroach upon the monument at W and SE where a well is present. A field bank radiates from the monument at SW. A small circular earthen mound (D 3.5m) in N section of the interior appears modern. 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

• GA029-027 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pastureland within the grounds of Ballytrasna House. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). 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

• GA029-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an E-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 36.5m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank and fosse survive from S through W to N. The outer bank is visible only from NW to NNW. A field wall Cuts the monument at WSW and NW. A ringfort (GA029-029----) lies c. 300m 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

• GA029-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Some 300m W of a ringfort (GA029-028----). Circular rath (D 26m), in fair condition, defined by a tree-lined inner scarp, intervening fosse and outer bank, the outer face of which is revetted with stone. A gap at SE appears modern. At NW, a small quarry has encroached upon the outer bank. 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

• GA029-030 Earthwork
  Description

  In level pastureland. Poorly preserved subcircular earthen mound (E-W 12m, N-S 8.2m, H 0.9m). A boreen encroaches upon its S limits. 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

• GA029-216 Moated site
  Description

  In pastureland. This rectangular cropmark enclosure (c. 34.5m NW-SE; c. 33.4m NE-SW) was brought to the attention of the Survey by Jean-Charles Caillère who identified it on Google Earth satellite imagery dated March 2014 and March 2016. On the OSi digitalglobe imagery (2011-2013), traces of a possible bank and external fosse are visible along its W and N sides and slight traces are evident at that N end of the E side. Possibly a moated site. The following image has been uploaded: GA029-216----_01.jpg Google Earth, imagery dated 14 March 2016. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 12 May 2021

Architectural heritage

• Monument, 1650–1655 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding beehive-shaped rubble limestone monument, dated 1653, bearing inscribed plaque commemorating James Lally and his family.

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 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 Ballytrasna.

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 Ballytrasna with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Ballytrasna · An Baile Trasna

Area

1,295,601 m² (129.56 ha, 320.15 acres)

Civil parish

Tuam, and its townlands

Barony

Dunmore

Electoral division

Killeen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killeen electoral division: 734 people in 245 households; 94% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardacong, Carnaun, Carrowbaun, Carrownagarry, Curraghaun, Lissavally (Jackson)

Placenames

Ballytrasna 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.