Carheeny
Townland in the civil parish of Annaghdown, barony of Clare, Co. Galway; in Irish Na Caithríní
- Area
- 62.8 ha
- 155 acres
- Land parcels
- 33
- registered freehold, median 2,402 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carheeny, from 114 m² to 132,386 m² (13.24 ha, 32.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Carheeny 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
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
23 Apr 2021Conditional
to erect dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 242.50 sqm, Garage: 59.60 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21656
13 Apr 2017Conditional
for upgrading of existing septic tank and percolation area to new wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17494
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carheeny.
Recorded monuments
- GA070-006 Enclosure
Description
On a hilltop in undulating farmland. Aerial reconnaissance in July 1967 (CUCAP ATF 12) brought to light a large circular cropmark (D c. 150m). No visible surface trace survives. 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
- GA070-030 Moated site
Description
On a low rise in undulating farmland. Rectangular moated site (N-S 53m, E-W 38m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Both banks are overgrown with trees and bramble. A modern field wall cuts the monument at N and S. A limekiln is built into the inner bank at SE and a second possible example is visible at W. There are several gaps in the banks but all appear modern. (CUCAP ATF 12) 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carheeny.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_566 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Carheeny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Carheeny · Na Caithríní
- Area
- 627,791 m² (62.78 ha, 155.13 acres)
- Civil parish
- Annaghdown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clare
- Electoral division
- Liscananaun, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Liscananaun electoral division: 1,601 people in 521 households; 83% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Carheeny 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.