Caltraghlea

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caltraghlea, from 161 m² to 629,315 m² (62.93 ha, 155.51 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Caltraghlea 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.

• 6 Aug 2026Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated works (Revised plans to previously approved Planning permission REF; 21/1406)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661352

• 19 Mar 2026Conditional

  of 2 no storage sheds of approximately 26sqm each on a private garden allotment (non commercial), including a vehicular entrance with an internal stoned parking and turning area and all associated ancilliary site development works and also planning permission to construct a polycarbonate greenhouse

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660415

• 25 Nov 2025Conditional

  to demolish front boundary wall and replace with new wall to accommodate widening of existing entrance and provision of parking area, construct car park incorporating drop off zone to include all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25325

• 14 Oct 2025N/a

  of 2 no storage sheds on a private garden allotment (non commercial) and associated ancilliary site development works and also planning permission to construct a polycarbonate greenhouse

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2561497

• 22 Apr 2025Refused

  for 2 No. storage sheds and all ancillary site works to facilitate same. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 52.80 sqm(extension)

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2560475

• 11 Mar 2025Conditional

  for proposed slatted house and associated works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560253

• 3 Aug 2021Conditional

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/ fuel shed to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works, House 193.25 sqm and garage 53.94 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211406

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Crit Island West NHA 000254

Recorded monuments

• GA074-016 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland. Very poorly preserved circular rath (D 49m) defined by a bank from SE through S to SW, and elsewhere by a scarp. A drain overlies the fosse from SW to W. A gap (Wth 7m) at ESE could be original. 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

• GA074-017 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland, c. 30m SSW of the Bunowen River. A poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 45m, N-S 40m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank survives from NE through E to SE. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 6m) at SE. A field boundary overlies the inner bank at S. Quarrying has encroached upon the rath at SW and ENE. Within the interior is a graveyard (GA074-017001-) Killure Castle (GA074-070----) is visible c. 250m 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

• GA074-017001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Within a ringfort (GA074-017----). Unenclosed irregularly shaped marshy area within which are numerous moss-covered stones, haphazardly arranged. A few, clear of overgrowth, appear to consist of uncut limestone blocks. The siting, along with the td. name 'Caltraghlea', suggests that it may be a CBG. 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

• GA074-018001 Church
  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.

• GA074-018002 Graveyard
  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

• Saint Teresa's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic Church, built 1840, having four-bay nave, lower gabled porch to north gable and gabled sacristy to south end of west elevation. Rebuilt 1932. Altar at south end of nave. Pitched slate roofs, north gable surmounted by bellcote, with stone cross finials to bellcote and to porch, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pointed-arch window openings with stained-glass metal lattice windows and tooled limestone sills. Oculus stained-glass window below bellcote in north gable. Pointed-arch double-leaf timber door to porch. Date plaque to base of west wall and recent commemorative plaque to entrance. Building set back from road in own grounds with graveyards to north and rendered boundary wall with decorative metal gates.

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

At the centre of the townland of Caltraghlea, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1242 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Caltraghlea with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Caltraghlea · An Chealtrach Liath

Area

1,953,817 m² (195.38 ha, 482.8 acres)

Civil parish

Kilgerrill, and its townlands

Barony

Clonmacnowen

Electoral division

Killure, the unit of the census

Census 2022

739 people lived in 241 households in the Killure electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloonigny, Fairfield, Killure Beg, Killure Castle, Killure More

Placenames

Caltraghlea 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.