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

Townland in the civil parish of Tuam, barony of Dunmore, Co. Galway; in Irish Barr na Cora.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,737,927 m² (173.79 ha, 429.45 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 57,085 m² (5.71 ha, 14.11 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P1 Agriculture, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tuam, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/tuam.md
- Barony: Dunmore
- Electoral division: Tuam Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Tuam Rural electoral division: 6,556 people in 2,346 households; 65% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 8% 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/22008
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 60498
- Centre: latitude 53.493149, longitude -8.834814 (WGS 84)

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

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barnacurragh, from 100 m² to 523,629 m² (52.36 ha, 129.39 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2014809: 523,629 m² (52.36 ha, 129.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014809.md
- Parcel 1937570: 208,875 m² (20.89 ha, 51.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937570.md
- Parcel 2014800: 179,888 m² (17.99 ha, 44.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014800.md
- Parcel 2014807: 118,187 m² (11.82 ha, 29.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014807.md
- Parcel 2014802: 94,911 m² (9.49 ha, 23.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014802.md
- Parcel 1937574: 80,847 m² (8.08 ha, 19.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937574.md
- Parcel 5248990: 79,303 m² (7.93 ha, 19.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248990.md
- Parcel 2014805: 77,180 m² (7.72 ha, 19.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014805.md
- Parcel 2014804: 63,969 m² (6.4 ha, 15.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014804.md
- Parcel 2014801: 59,757 m² (5.98 ha, 14.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014801.md
- Parcel 2014808: 57,085 m² (5.71 ha, 14.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014808.md
- Parcel 1937571: 34,998 m² (3.5 ha, 8.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937571.md
- Parcel 5436508: 33,639 m² (3.36 ha, 8.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5436508.md
- Parcel 2014806: 30,034 m² (3 ha, 7.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014806.md
- Parcel 2014803: 21,849 m² (2.18 ha, 5.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014803.md
- Parcel 1937569: 13,702 m² (1.37 ha, 3.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937569.md
- Parcel 1937572: 5,457 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937572.md
- Parcel 1937575: 3,460 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937575.md
- Parcel 5207864: 2,208 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5207864.md
- Parcel 4647539: 2,153 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4647539.md
- Parcel 1937573: 100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1937573.md

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

- P1 Agriculture: Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/draft-tuam-local-area-plan-2023-2029
- N1.5 Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses): Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/draft-tuam-local-area-plan-2023-2029
- R4 Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve): Tuam Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Galway; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.galway.ie/en/consultation/draft-tuam-local-area-plan-2023-2029

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

6 applications, newest first.

- 7 Feb 2026, Galway County Council 2660183: Conditional. Permission. for amendments to a solar energy development permitted under Galway County Council Planning Register Reference 20/1387 as follows: i) Omission of c. 1.92ha of solar panels; ii) Insertion of c. 1.30ha of solar panels, within the footprint of the permitted solar energy development; iii) Revised configuration of solar panels and alteration to spacing between the solar array rows to allow for 2.5m spacing; iv) Alteration to the design and location of the electrical inverter/transformer units and reduction in the number of electrical inverter/transformer units from 20 no. to 14 no.; v) 1 no. additional site entrance from the L6141 local road; vi) Revised locations of 1 no. site entrance from the L6141 local road and 1 no. site entrance from the L6143 local road; vii) Increase in the operational lifetime of the development from 30-years to 40-years from the date of commissioning; and, viii) All associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660183/0
- 4 Mar 2024, Galway County Council 2460230: N/a. Permission. for the development consisting of a new 38kV overhead line (OHL) from existing Glenamaddy 38kV station to existing cable ducts approximately 720 metres East of the existing Cloon 110kV station at Cloonascragh. The proposed development involves the construction of 179no. poles (up to 18m in height), 2no. end masts (up to 16.2m in height) and stringing with overhead lines, over a distance of approximately 26.8km, and all associated works including any temporary works required. The project was previously granted under pl. ref. no. 10779 and an extension of this permission was granted under pl. ref. no. 15861. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies the application. OSI 2,500 series; 2882, 2883, 2815, 2816, 2748, 2679, 2609, 2610, 2680, 2543, 2544, 2611. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460230/0
- 25 Sept 2020, Galway County Council 201387: Conditional. Permission. For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV farm and ancillary infrastructure at Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra, Tuam, Co Galway. The development will consist of approximately 62.6 hectares solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, 20 no. single storey MV substations, 3 no. single storey customer substations, boundary security fencing, 1 no. communications pole, CCTV, associated electricity cabling and ducting, provision of access tracks, access gates and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works, and will have an operational lifespan of 30 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 673.2 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201387/0
- 26 Aug 2020, Galway County Council 201191: N/a. Permission. For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV farm and ancillary infrastructure at Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra, Tuam, Co Galway. The development will consist of approximately 62.6 hectares solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, 20 no. single storey MV substations, 3 no. single storey customer substations, boundary security fencing, 1 no. communications pole, CCTV, associated electricity cabling and ducting, provision of access tracks, access gates and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works, and will have an operational lifespan of 30 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 673.2 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201191/0
- 23 Jun 2020, Galway County Council 20783: N/a. Permission. to intend to apply for a 10 year planning permission for development at this site at Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonacragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra Tuam. The development will consist of approx. 62.6 hectare solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, 20 no. single storey MV substations, 3 no single storey customer substations, 1 no. single storey spares building, 1 no. communications pole boundary security fencing, CCTV associated electrical cabling and ducting, provision of access tracks, access gates and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works and will have an operational lifespan of 30 years. Gross floor space of proposed works; 672.30sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20783/0
- 28 Jun 2018, Galway County Council 18896: Conditional. Permission. for the development of this site, the existing Cloon to Lanesboro 110 KV Overhead line which is approximately 65 Kilometres long. Approximately 37km of the existing circuit is located within the functional area of Galway county Council with approximately 27km located in County Roscommon and approximately 120 metres located in Co. Longford, The furbishment of the existing circuit within County Galway will be undertaken between structure EM1 at Cloon Substation, south of Tuam, and structure AM220, south-east of Creggs village near the administrative border between counties Galway and Roscommon. The development will consist of the refurbishment of the Cloon- Lanesboro 110 KV Overhead line which will primarily include: replacement of a large proportion of existing structures, the breaking out and reconstruction of the concrete foundation and shear blocks at the majority of end/angle mast structures, painting of mast structures, replacement of insulators, crossarms, stays and/or fittings on existing structures; and the fitting of bird flight diverters and stay guards. No additional structures are proposed along the existing circuit. Any replacement structures will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to the existing structures they will replace, and will be replaced, and will be of a generally similar height and appearance. Associated site development works to gain access to the existing structures include clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of stone walls and gate posts and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing. The proposed development includes all other associated and ancillary site development works required for the refurbishment of the existing circuit, including the installation of temporary silt traps, silt fences, bog mats and clear span bridges. No additional structures and no alteration to the nature, extent, alignment, character or voltage of the existing structure. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) forms part of this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18896/0

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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 Barnacurragh.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Barnacurragh.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_750, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_750.zip (ZIP).
- 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/barnacurragh.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/barnacurragh.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/barnacurragh.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Barnacurragh 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)

- Carrowmoneen: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrowmoneen.md
- Carrowpeter: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrowpeter.md
- Cloonascragh: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonascragh-61219.md
- Cloontooa: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloontooa.md
- Rinkippeen: https://everytownland.com/galway/rinkippeen.md
- Togher More: https://everytownland.com/galway/togher-more.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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