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

Townland in the civil parish of Abbeyknockmoy, barony of Tiaquin, Co. Galway; in Irish Cathair Phúca.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,050,218 m² (105.02 ha, 259.51 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Abbeyknockmoy, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/abbeyknockmoy.md
- Barony: Tiaquin
- Electoral division: Abbey West, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Abbey West electoral division: 884 people in 290 households; 86% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/21311
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 60784
- Centre: latitude 53.416237, longitude -8.784417 (WGS 84)

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

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherphuca, from 33 m² to 145,256 m² (14.53 ha, 35.89 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1948173: 145,256 m² (14.53 ha, 35.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948173.md
- Parcel 2003455: 72,115 m² (7.21 ha, 17.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003455.md
- Parcel 1948179: 66,740 m² (6.67 ha, 16.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948179.md
- Parcel 1948185: 66,610 m² (6.66 ha, 16.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948185.md
- Parcel 2003457: 54,867 m² (5.49 ha, 13.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003457.md
- Parcel 5222918: 54,266 m² (5.43 ha, 13.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5222918.md
- Parcel 1948174: 50,302 m² (5.03 ha, 12.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948174.md
- Parcel 2003456: 49,282 m² (4.93 ha, 12.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003456.md
- Parcel 2112613: 46,922 m² (4.69 ha, 11.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112613.md
- Parcel 1948190: 44,714 m² (4.47 ha, 11.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948190.md
- Parcel 1948189: 38,962 m² (3.9 ha, 9.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948189.md
- Parcel 2003452: 34,402 m² (3.44 ha, 8.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003452.md
- Parcel 2003432: 33,181 m² (3.32 ha, 8.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003432.md
- Parcel 1948184: 29,844 m² (2.98 ha, 7.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948184.md
- Parcel 1948186: 27,638 m² (2.76 ha, 6.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948186.md
- Parcel 2003437: 17,883 m² (1.79 ha, 4.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003437.md
- Parcel 1948183: 15,994 m² (1.6 ha, 3.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948183.md
- Parcel 2003441: 14,122 m² (1.41 ha, 3.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003441.md
- Parcel 2003449: 13,997 m² (1.4 ha, 3.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003449.md
- Parcel 2003445: 12,044 m² (1.2 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003445.md
- Parcel 4640437: 8,658 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4640437.md
- Parcel 2003433: 7,737 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003433.md
- Parcel 5222915: 7,047 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5222915.md
- Parcel 1948181: 6,241 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948181.md
- Parcel 2003443: 5,913 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003443.md
- Parcel 2003428: 5,607 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003428.md
- Parcel 5446355: 5,171 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5446355.md
- Parcel 2003430: 4,806 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003430.md
- Parcel 2003458: 4,166 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003458.md
- Parcel 1948178: 4,137 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948178.md
- Parcel 5993742: 3,543 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5993742.md
- Parcel 1948172: 3,273 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948172.md
- Parcel 4675078: 3,252 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4675078.md
- Parcel 2003448: 2,963 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003448.md
- Parcel 2003439: 2,889 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003439.md
- Parcel 2003446: 2,796 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003446.md
- Parcel 4677929: 2,547 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4677929.md
- Parcel 1948177: 2,543 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948177.md
- Parcel 5596313: 2,506 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5596313.md
- Parcel 2003436: 2,422 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003436.md
- Parcel 2003438: 2,364 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003438.md
- Parcel 2003431: 2,337 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003431.md
- Parcel 2493065: 2,308 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2493065.md
- Parcel 2525142: 2,270 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525142.md
- Parcel 2525154: 2,268 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525154.md
- Parcel 1948182: 2,248 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948182.md
- Parcel 1948188: 2,148 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948188.md
- Parcel 2003454: 2,137 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003454.md
- Parcel 1948176: 2,107 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948176.md
- Parcel 2003450: 2,096 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003450.md
- Parcel 2003447: 2,093 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003447.md
- Parcel 2003440: 2,093 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003440.md
- Parcel 2525124: 2,074 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525124.md
- Parcel 2003453: 2,045 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003453.md
- Parcel 4647199: 2,039 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4647199.md
- Parcel 1948180: 1,941 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948180.md
- Parcel 2003442: 1,712 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003442.md
- Parcel 4654159: 1,670 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4654159.md
- Parcel 5350563: 1,524 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5350563.md
- Parcel 2003451: 1,522 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003451.md
- Parcel 2003444: 1,518 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003444.md
- Parcel 1948191: 1,223 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948191.md
- Parcel 5224279: 1,190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5224279.md
- Parcel 2003429: 1,076 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003429.md
- Parcel 5896600: 1,014 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5896600.md
- Parcel 2003434: 813 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003434.md
- Parcel 5413957: 648 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413957.md
- Parcel 5413819: 490 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413819.md
- Parcel 2003435: 363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2003435.md
- Parcel 2014498: 314 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2014498.md
- Parcel 5413820: 280 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413820.md
- Parcel 4640448: 220 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4640448.md
- Parcel 5872566: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5872566.md
- Parcel 5697637: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5697637.md
- Parcel 5396914: 185 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5396914.md
- Parcel 5596308: 179 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5596308.md
- Parcel 5872568: 165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5872568.md
- Parcel 1948187: 141 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948187.md
- Parcel 5516079: 132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5516079.md
- Parcel 5413823: 110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413823.md
- Parcel 5413824: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5413824.md
- Parcel 1948175: 33 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1948175.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Caherphuca 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)

6 applications, newest first.

- 13 Aug 2024, Galway County Council 2461040: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new farm entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461040/0
- 18 Apr 2024, Galway County Council 2460418: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of serviced house on revised site boundaries. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 173.20 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460418/0
- 11 Mar 2020, Galway County Council 20309: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling = 230 sqm, garage = 60 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20309/0
- 9 Dec 2019, Galway County Council 191891: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of the following. 1. The conversion of the attic to a study area / playroom. 2. Retain the rear extension and the additional side elevation window. 3. Retain the existing domestic garage/fuel store. (previous planning permission reference number 47970) and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 100 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191891/0
- 31 Jul 2019, Galway County Council 191191: N/a. Retention, 1 home. for the following: 1. The conversion of the attic to study area / playroom. 2. Retain the rear extension and the additional side elevation window. 3. Retain the existing domestic garage / fuel store (previous planning permission reference number 47970) and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 100 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191191/0
- 3 Oct 2017, Galway County Council 171441: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct serviced dwelling house and domestic garage/store. Gross floor space of proposed works Dwelling House 330sqm, Garage 62sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171441/0

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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 Caherphuca.

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

- GA058-044: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-044----. In undulating grassland. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as two conjoined circles defined by a line of open dots and labelled 'Stone Circles'. The remains are those of a very poorly preserved conjoined cashel. The NE cashel (NW-SE 55m, NE-SW 34m), oval in plan, is defined by a grassed-over collapsed drystone wall. A number of gaps are present but none appear original. The SW example (D 69m), originally circular in plan, is also defined by a drystone wall but now survives only from SE through W to N. Traces of inner and outer wall-facing are visible intermittently. There is a possible sheep pen in the interior. 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
- GA058-044001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-044001-. 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.
- GA058-044002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-044002-. 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.
- GA058-087: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-087----. On a SW-facing slope in gently undulating grassland. Large well-preserved rectangular enclosure (N-S 110m, E-W 55m) defined by a massive drystone wall (Wth 2m, H 2m max.) along S, W and N sides. The td. boundary wall (Wth 1.5m) forms the enclosing element along E side and there is no trace of the enclosure to E of it. There is a definite entrance (Wth c. 4m) at W and a possible one at SW. A number of houses (GA058-087001-, GA058-087002-, GA058-087003-) and several large piles of field- clearance rubble lie within the interior. An internal drystone wall subdivides NE quadrant. Possibly post-medieval in date. 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
- GA058-087001: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-087001-. Within a large enclosure (GA058-087----). The 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map shows two rectangular roofed buildings in the interior at NW and SW. The NW example (GA058-087001-) survives as a rectangular area (E-W; L 9m, Wth 6m) defined by the foundations of a stone wall. It is partially obscured by field clearance, but opposing gaps in its walls at N and S appear original. The site of SW example (GA058-087002-) is now obscured by field clearance, but it appears to have been aligned N-S and is situated directly inside the enclosure wall. At S, the outline of a third house (GA058-087003-) survives as a rectangular grassed-over platform (E-W; L 10m, Wth 5m). 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
- GA058-087002: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-087002-. Within a large enclosure (GA058-087----). The 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map shows two rectangular roofed buildings in the interior at NW and SW. The NW example (GA058-087001-) survives as a rectangular area (E-W; L 9m, Wth 6m) defined by the foundations of a stone wall. It is partially obscured by field clearance, but opposing gaps in its walls at N and S appear original. The site of SW example (GA058-087002-) is now obscured by field clearance, but it appears to have been aligned N-S and is situated directly inside the enclosure wall. At S, the outline of a third house (GA058-087003-) survives as a rectangular grassed-over platform (E-W; L 10m, Wth 5m). 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: 24 August 2016
- GA058-087003: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-087003-. Within a large enclosure (GA058-087----). The 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map shows two rectangular roofed buildings in the interior at NW and SW. The NW example (GA058-087001-) survives as a rectangular area (E-W; L 9m, Wth 6m) defined by the foundations of a stone wall. It is partially obscured by field clearance, but opposing gaps in its walls at N and S appear original. The site of SW example (GA058-087002-) is now obscured by field clearance, but it appears to have been aligned N-S and is situated directly inside the enclosure wall. At S, the outline of a third house (GA058-087003-) survives as a rectangular grassed-over platform (E-W; L 10m, Wth 5m). 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: 24 August 2016

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)

- Bridge, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 30405836, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA&regno=30405836. Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built c.1850, over now disused Athenry-Claremorris railway line. Squared and snecked rock-faced walls having chamfered edges to outer elevations, rock-faced voussoirs, and flat rubble coping stones to parapets.

## 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 moderately low, 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 Caherphuca.
- 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/caherphuca.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/caherphuca.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/caherphuca.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Caherphuca 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)

- Ardnasodan: https://everytownland.com/galway/ardnasodan.md
- Ballybaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballybaun-60259.md
- Ballyglooneen: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballyglooneen.md
- Ballynakilla: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynakilla-60434.md
- Ballynamona: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynamona-60444.md
- Pollawarla: https://everytownland.com/galway/pollawarla.md
- Pollsillagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/pollsillagh.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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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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