Cahernashilleeny

144 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahernashilleeny, from 94 m² to 212,823 m² (21.28 ha, 52.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 52 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 Cahernashilleeny 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.

• 4 Dec 2025Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, and domestic garage, along with demolition of existing storage shed and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561782

• 9 Oct 2025Conditional

  for the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure no. 81 and 161; the replacement of angle masts in-situ at 3no. locations, with similar structures; the painting of a tower at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 54no. locations, with similar structures. The change in structures will result in standardised heights from 16 m to 23 m along the circuit. The majority of the height increases will be between 0.1 m and 2.0 m (at 40no. structures), with 13no. structure replacements resulting in no change in height. Structure no. 109 will increase in height by 3.0 m; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures from structure no. 81 to 160; the replacement of stay wire / anchors and associated fittings at 3no. locations; the replacement of crossarms at 59no. locations; the installation of fibre wrap on phase conductor between structure no. 1 and structure no. 161; all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including the removal and reinstatement of 220m of hedgerow / field boundary (estimated using Táilte Éireann data), vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and a temporary watercourse crossing to access structure no. 160. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., national roads, rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561471

• 5 May 2022Conditional

  for the demolition of an existing substandard dwelling house and associated out-buildings and for the construction of a replacement dwelling house, replacement of the existing septic tank with a new proprietary treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works. Permission is also being sought for the construction of a shed for use as domestic storage, and for use as a tack room and feed storage area for a horse. Gross floor space of proposed works: 186.3 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22584

• 1 Jun 2021Conditional

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 243 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21948

• 14 Apr 2020Conditional

  Construction of new single storey extension to existing dwelling to include all associated site works; Gross floor space of proposed works; 78.9sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20464

• 22 Jul 2019N/a

  sought for a concrete hardstand area, associated access track and all ancillary site works. Permission is sought for the construction of an agricultural storage shed on the existing concrete hardstand area. Gross floor space of proposed works 147.8 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 0.230 hectare

  Retention · Galway County Council, 191121

• 2 Apr 2019Conditional

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 288 sqm (incl. garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19473

• 19 Feb 2019Conditional

  to construct side and rear extensions to the existing house and upgrade works to existing onsite wastewater treatment. Gross floor space of proposed works: 39.9 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19221

• 28 Jan 2019N/a

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 288 sqm (incl. garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19111

• 28 Aug 2018Conditional

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works, 404sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181218

• 15 Mar 2018Refused

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 407 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18304

• 26 Feb 2018Conditional

  to 1) Construct an extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling house. 2) Install ground floor side windows to the existing dwelling house. 3) Full planning permission also sought to install a new septic tank, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space extension 67m2

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18215

• 15 Feb 2018Conditional

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor area 242m2

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18161

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: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments

• GA070-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle E-facing slope in grassland. Very poorly preserved conjoined ringfort. The N rath (E-W 42m, N-S 37m), subcircular in plan, is defined by a degraded bank. The S example (E-W 51, N-S 48m), also subcircular in plan, is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Traces of the inner bank and fosse are visible from SW through W to NW. The outer bank survives from SE through S to W. A field bank cuts the monument at SE and SW. 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

• GA070-017001 Ringfort - rath
  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

• Shrine/oratory/grotto, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic shrine, erected c.1930, containing plaster statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus. Square box with moulded side plinths, gabled cap and with acrylic covered round headed opening to front and similarly covered square-headed lights to sides, and timber battened access door to rear. Set on stepped concrete platform to roadside with rendered and painted boundary walls to side and rear.

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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_673 (ZIP).

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

Name

Cahernashilleeny · Cathair na Silíní

Area

2,754,176 m² (275.42 ha, 680.57 acres)

Civil parish

Lackagh, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Lackaghbeg, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lackaghbeg electoral division: 1,614 people in 533 households; 87% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caraunkeelwy, Coolaran, Cregcarragh, Cregmore, Grange East, Islandmore, Kiltroge, Kiniska, Lackagh Beg

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Cahernashilleeny 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.