Carrownurlaur

301 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrownurlaur, from 13 m² to 220,629 m² (22.06 ha, 54.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 69 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 Carrownurlaur 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.

• 8 Jul 2026N/a

  for 1.) retention of existing dwelling house, 2.) demolish existing extension to dwelling house, 3.) construct an extension to existing dwelling house and make renovations to existing dwelling, 4.) construct a domestic garage, 5.) construct a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661154

• 3 Oct 2025Conditional

  to renovate the existing two storey derelict house, construct a single storey extension, renovate the existing derelict two storey barn and add a proprietary effluent treatment system, including all other ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2561444

• 19 Jun 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a Bungalow Dwelling, Effluent Treatment System together with site access & all associated site works. Gross floor space of works: 51.27 sqm(H)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560796

• 22 Nov 2024Conditional

  of the existing dwelling house and its adjoining carport and domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area and all ancillary site works, all on revised site boundaries (previous planning application reference number 98/3217). Area to be retained: 237.49 sqm(house), 48.97 sqm(garage), 41.54 sqm(car port)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461587

• 13 Sept 2024N/a

  of the existing dwelling house, and its adjoining carport and domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area and all ancillary site works all on revised site boundaries (previous planning application reference number 98/3217). Gross floor space of work to be retained 237.49 sqm (house), 48.90 sqm (garage) & 41.54 sqm (carport)

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2461211

• 8 Jan 2024Conditional

  to construct (i) slatted shed with crush yard; (ii) silage pit; (iii) storage shed with hardcore areas; and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1020 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460011

• 8 Sept 2022Conditional

  WORKS TO REFURBISH THE EXISTING CASTLEBAR-CLOON 110kV OVERHEAD LINE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 57KM LONG, AND COMPRISES 252 NO. WOODEN POLESETS AND 40 NO. STEEL ANGLE MASTS BETWEEN THE EXISTING CASTLEBAR 110kV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF AGHALUSKY, AND THE EXISTING CLOON 110kV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLOONASCRAGH, CO. GALWAY. APPROXIMATELY 20KM OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL AND APPROXIMATELY 37KM IN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22780

• 7 Sept 2022Conditional

  to refurbish the existing Castlebar-Cloon 110kV overhead line, which is approximately 57km long, and comprises 252no. wooden polesets and 40no. steel angle masts between the existing Castlebar 110kV substation in County Mayo, and the existing Cloon 110kV substation in County Galway. Approximately 20km of the existing circuit is located within the functional area of Galway County Council and approximately 37km in the functional area of Mayo County Council.The proposed uprate development is located in the townlands of Belmont, Carrownageeha, Carrownurlaur, Cloonascragh (Kilbennan), Cloonascragh (Tuam), Cloondarone, Cloonfush, Cloontooa, Kilcreevanty, Killeelaun, Kilmore, Lehid, Liskeevy, Mullagh, Pollacorragune, and Woodquay in County Galway.The works will include:• the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor and wires with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; • the replacement of the existing earthwire, including bonding leads, earth leads and vibration dampers; • the replacement of 53no. wooden polesets and 39no. steel masts; • the replacement of hardware, fittings and insulators; • the replacement of crossarms at 50no. wooden polesets and the realignment of crossarms at a further 5no. wooden polesets; • all associated site development works, including foundation upgrade works; • all associated works within the Castlebar 110kV substation and Cloon 110kV substation to accommodate the uprated 110kV overhead line including uprating of the Castlebar bay in Cloon 110kV substation and the Cloon bay in Castlebar 110kV substation; • the replacement of approximately 175m of underground cable at the Castlebar 110kV substation; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing Structures; and • other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221030

• 8 Jun 2021Refused

  to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, septic tank, treatment system and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works 174sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211004

• 20 Apr 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage and wastewater treatment system with all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House 165 sqm, Garage: 20 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21635

• 15 Mar 2021Conditional

  to a);demolish sub-standard vacant dwelling house, and b) construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system, percolation area, and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 261 sqm, Garage: 60 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 95.5 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21370

• 18 Dec 2020Conditional

  to construct a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and domestic garage along with all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 263.29 msq

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201969

• 1 May 2020Conditional

  of the conversion of attic space to storage facilities with its associated staircase, first floor windows and velux roof light. Full planning permission also sought to retain the changes to the façade of the dwelling house and garage from that granted under planning permission reference number 05/2233 and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 120 sqm (Attic)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20538

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrownurlaur.

Recorded monuments

• GA004-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On E-facing slope of a hill in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 48m, N-S 43m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank are present from NW to N, no visible surface trace survives elsewhere. Within the interior is a rectangular depression and two large boulders which appear natural. 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

• GA004-037 Burnt mound
  Description

  The remains of this burnt mound were discovered in July 2014 in a relatively flat field that had been recently ploughed and harrowed (pers. comm. Dr James Bonsall). A spread of burnt stone, roughly sub-oval in plan (9m SW-NE; 6m SE-NW), was evident on the surface of the field and at a depth of 5-10cm below the loosely harrowed soil. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 21 July 2014

• GA015A001 Enclosure
  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

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrownurlaur.

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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Carrownurlaur.

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

Name

Carrownurlaur · Ceathrú an Urláir

Area

6,401,898 m² (640.19 ha, 1,581.94 acres)

Civil parish

Liskeevy, and its townlands

Barony

Dunmore

Electoral division

Milltown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Milltown electoral division: 704 people in 266 households; 86% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballindine West (Co. Mayo), Ballyglass (Co. Mayo), Carrownageeha, Cloonrane, Curraghaderry, Gortnagunned, Illaun, Killeen (Co. Mayo)

Placenames

Carrownurlaur 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.