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

Townland in the civil parish of Killeely, barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway; in Irish Cathair Mhaoilir.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,939,000 m² (193.9 ha, 479.14 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,410 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killeely, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/killeely.md
- Barony: Dunkellin
- Electoral division: Rahasane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 363 people lived in 121 households in the Rahasane electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/19545
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 60789
- Centre: latitude 53.193431, longitude -8.821168 (WGS 84)

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

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherweelder, from 46 m² to 316,966 m² (31.7 ha, 78.32 acres); 61 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1954877: 316,966 m² (31.7 ha, 78.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954877.md
- Parcel 1996209: 244,157 m² (24.42 ha, 60.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996209.md
- Parcel 1954985: 193,904 m² (19.39 ha, 47.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954985.md
- Parcel 4939785: 187,796 m² (18.78 ha, 46.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4939785.md
- Parcel 1996210: 184,627 m² (18.46 ha, 45.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996210.md
- Parcel 1996217: 173,716 m² (17.37 ha, 42.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996217.md
- Parcel 1954980: 116,068 m² (11.61 ha, 28.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954980.md
- Parcel 1954879: 92,809 m² (9.28 ha, 22.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954879.md
- Parcel 1996212: 71,334 m² (7.13 ha, 17.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996212.md
- Parcel 1954878: 64,044 m² (6.4 ha, 15.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954878.md
- Parcel 1996213: 64,021 m² (6.4 ha, 15.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996213.md
- Parcel 1996218: 42,242 m² (4.22 ha, 10.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996218.md
- Parcel 4981655: 32,782 m² (3.28 ha, 8.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4981655.md
- Parcel 1954983: 22,626 m² (2.26 ha, 5.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954983.md
- Parcel 4939849: 20,784 m² (2.08 ha, 5.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4939849.md
- Parcel 1954876: 20,645 m² (2.06 ha, 5.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954876.md
- Parcel 1996215: 16,526 m² (1.65 ha, 4.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996215.md
- Parcel 1996216: 9,400 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996216.md
- Parcel 4977130: 8,427 m² (0.84 ha, 2.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4977130.md
- Parcel 1996214: 8,353 m² (0.84 ha, 2.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996214.md
- Parcel 4977107: 6,343 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4977107.md
- Parcel 4977120: 5,406 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4977120.md
- Parcel 2756841: 3,410 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2756841.md
- Parcel 1954981: 3,339 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954981.md
- Parcel 1954982: 3,213 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954982.md
- Parcel 1954984: 2,685 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954984.md
- Parcel 4625097: 2,240 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4625097.md
- Parcel 4625100: 2,166 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4625100.md
- Parcel 4795060: 2,160 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4795060.md
- Parcel 1954875: 2,146 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1954875.md
- Parcel 6208194: 1,980 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6208194.md
- Parcel 2744903: 1,779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2744903.md
- Parcel 6208198: 1,635 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6208198.md
- Parcel 4939760: 1,491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4939760.md
- Parcel 2744902: 1,233 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2744902.md
- Parcel 6208200: 1,230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6208200.md
- Parcel 2744901: 874 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2744901.md
- Parcel 4823516: 808 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4823516.md
- Parcel 1996211: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1996211.md
- Parcel 6208174: 789 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6208174.md
- Parcel 2744898: 329 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2744898.md
- Parcel 4976778: 310 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4976778.md
- Parcel 5073107: 124 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5073107.md
- Parcel 4965574: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4965574.md
- Parcel 4981659: 46 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4981659.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Caherweelder 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)

7 applications, newest first.

- 31 Jul 2026, Galway County Council 2661336: Conditional. Permission. for the construction of a slatted cattle shed with Calf Creep Areas & Ancillary Concrete. A Natura Impact Statement has been submitted along with this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661336/0
- 13 Nov 2025, Galway County Council 25311: Unconditional. Extension of duration. for dwelling house, garage, on site wastewater treatment / percolation and all associated services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/25311/0
- 3 May 2024, Galway County Council 2460498: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for demolition of existing single storey dwelling house measuring 31m2, and construction of (a) part single storey - part two storey dwelling house measuring 232m2, (b) single storey domestic garage measuring 47m2, (c) new boundary wall and vehicular entrance to public road, (d) wastewater treatment and all associated site services and works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460498/0
- 28 Sept 2023, Galway County Council 2361169: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwellinghouse & domestic garage with a wastewater treatment plant, percolation area & all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2361169/0
- 13 Jul 2022, Galway County Council 2260715: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage with a waste water treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 224sqm (dwelling house) and 56sqm (domestic garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2260715/0
- 24 Jun 2020, Galway County Council 20794: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for dwelling house, garage, on site wastewater treatment / percolation and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed development: 247.2 msq. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20794/0
- 4 Dec 2018, Galway County Council 181737: Conditional. Permission. to construct (I) cubicle shed with slatted tanks and feeding apron (II) concrete yards and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 419sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/181737/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Castletaylor Complex SAC, site code 000242, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000242
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castletaylor Complex, site code 000242

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

- GA103-081: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-081----. Some 90m NE of a stream in an area subject to flooding. This fulacht fia is defined by a kidney-shaped mound (10.1m ENE-WSW; 6.8m ESE-WNW; H 0.7m) with a trough area (Wth 1.64m; D 1.24m) opening towards the SSE. Another fulacht fia (GA103-083----) lies c. 130m to the SW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 November 2019
- GA103-083: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-083----. In a marshy low-lying area. On inspection in December 1982, this fulacht fia was defined by a well-preserved kidney-shaped mound (11.8m N-S; 8.1m E-W; H 0.8m) opening towards the E. Burnt stone and clay were evident where the grass cover had been removed. A modern E-W running drain ran to its S. It was subsequently fully excavated in 2008 as it was on the line of the proposed N18 Oranmore to Gort motorway. The following details are from the excavation report (https://excavations.ie/report/2008/Galway/0019542/ last accessed 28 November 2019): 'This classic kidney-shaped mound was located on the western fringes of a turlough. An area measuring c. 200m2 was desodded by hand to reveal the extent of the well-preserved mound. The mound measured 14m north–south by 10m and reached a maximum height of 1.1m above ground level. A possible trough was located 1.5m from the centre of the mound, partially underlying the north-east quadrant. It measured 2.15m east–west by 1.3m. A possible upcast mound was located immediately to the north of the trough. It measured 2m east–west by 0.95m.' Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 28 November 2019
- GA103-084: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-084----. 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.
- GA103-086001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-086001-. In rough grazing land. Well-preserved circular cashel (diam. 38m) defined by a drystone wall. The original entrance gap appears to have been at SSE; it has been enlarged to accommodate a gate. At NNW the cashel wall has been incorporated into a later solid stone structure (GA103-086002-) which may have acted as a lookout or may be a folly. It is marked and named ‘Tower’ on 3rd ed. of OS map (1933). (Westropp 1919, 178; McCaffrey 1952, 189, no. 77) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 January 2017
- GA103-086002: Designed landscape - folly, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-086002-. Incorporated into the enclosing wall of a cashel (GA103-086001-) at NNW is a later solid stone structure (H 3m; L 6.3m; Wth 2.8m; ) which may have acted as a lookout or may be a folly. It is marked and named ‘Tower’ on 3rd ed. of OS map (1933). (Westropp 1919, 178; McCaffrey 1952, 189, no. 77) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 January 2017
- GA103-087: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-087----. In scrubland and rock outcrop. Marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a small circular mound (diam. c. 10m). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 22 July 2019
- GA103-088001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-088001-. In scrubland. Poorly preserved roughly circular cashel (diam. 32.5m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall overlain by a field wall from N to E. McCaffrey (1952, 188-9, no. 75) noted five small ‘enclosures’ abutting the inner wall-face at N, SE and W; traces of these still survive. A souterrain (GA103-088002-) is associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 January 2017
- GA103-088002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-088002-. Associated with a cashel (GA103-088001-). Named 'Cave' on the 1838 and 'Cave (Site of)' on the 1933 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. On the latter map it is shown at the E sector of the cashel. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 January 2017
- GA103-088003: House - 18th/19th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-088003-. McCaffrey (1952, 188-9) recorded ‘six enclosures, house sites, and some old walls’ in the field immediately to the E of the cashel (G103-088001-). They are not marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map and on the 1933 edition the houses are depicted as unroofed structures. On inspection eight houses were noted dispersed over an area, c. 170m E-W by c. 130m N-S, which was heavily encroached with scrub. No discernible pattern was noted in the layout or orientation of the houses (av. L 10.5m; Wth 6.2m), which were constructed of double-faced walls with a rubble core (Wth 0.7m) and survived as low overgrown banks and walls (H 0.8m). Associated enclosures were rectangular or circular in plan. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 January 2017
- GA103-089: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-089----. 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.
- GA103-090: House - 18th/19th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-090----. 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.
- GA103-210: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-210----. In a low-lying marshy area, close to a stream. According to local information, during the course of work by the Land Commission around 1984, a stone-lined passage, running E-W, was discovered when a roof lintel was dislodged by a bulldozer. It was subsequently blocked up and no visible surface trace survives. Fulachta fia lie c. 60m to the SE (GA103-081----) and c. 100m to the SSW (GA103-083----) respectively. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 29 May 2017

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 Caherweelder.

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

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Caherweelder, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_760, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_760.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/caherweelder.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/caherweelder.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/caherweelder.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Caherweelder 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)

- Ballynabucky: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynabucky-60396.md
- Ballynastaig: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynastaig-60458.md
- Caranavoodaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/caranavoodaun.md
- Carrowmaneen: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrowmaneen.md
- Castletaylor North: https://everytownland.com/galway/castletaylor-north.md
- Fawnarevagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/fawnarevagh.md
- Kiltiernan East: https://everytownland.com/galway/kiltiernan-east.md
- Parkroe: https://everytownland.com/galway/parkroe-63528.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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