Cloonacauneen

151 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonacauneen, from 19 m² to 125,714 m² (12.57 ha, 31.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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 Cloonacauneen 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.

• 1 Jul 2026Conditional

  of a dwelling house as constructed, with changes to that granted permission under planning reference 06/428, along with an attic conversion for non-habitable use

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661117

• 17 Jun 2026Conditional

  of (1) an independent living unit at the rear of the dwelling, (2) an existing domestic garage. Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing septic tank & percolation area which serves both the existing dwelling house & the independent living unit

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 26143

• 10 Dec 2025Refused

  of 2 existing domestic garages/turf sheds including all associated works and services

  Retention · Galway County Council, 25339

• 25 Feb 2025Conditional

  ref no 21/2163, to construct a dwelling house and septic tank with percolation area including all associated works and services

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2528

• 20 Jan 2025Conditional

  for the proposed development within County Galway will comprise: •the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; •Replace tower in situ at 1no. location;•Retain towers at 3no. locations including foundation strengthening with bar member replacement at 2 locations;•Replace polesets at 15no. locations;•the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures;•all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including 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 temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g. busy national roads, wide rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560052

• 2 May 2023Conditional

  of an attic conversion & new windows in the front & rear elevations along with 3no. rooflights in the side elevations

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360446

• 23 Dec 2021Refused

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with wastewater treatment system and private garage/ fuel shed to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works , house 207.13 sqm and garage 62.10 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212533

• 18 Nov 2021Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house and septic tank with percolation area including all associated works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200 sqm.

  Outline permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212163

• 12 Nov 2021Conditional

  of alterations to house and extension to include change of internal garage to bedroom and ensuite bathroom. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 39 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212105

• 20 Aug 2021Conditional

  extension and alterations to dwelling house and retention permission is being sought for existing annexe modular building for use as a home office with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works Ext. yo House 77.6sqm, gross floor space of works to be retained 32 sqm

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 211519

• 10 Jun 2021Conditional

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/ store to include all associated site works at the above location. Gross floor space of proposed works: 286.4sqm (House) and 53.94sqm (Garage/fuel shed)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211038

• 7 Apr 2021Refused

  of change of use of part of previously granted garage/Store to Granny Flat. Gross floor space of proposed works: (Existing) 107 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 107 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21534

• 22 Dec 2020Refused

  to construct a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor area of proposed works: House: 286.4 sqm; Garage 40 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 202021

• 19 Apr 2018Conditional

  for existing dwelling on revised site boundaries and all associated facilities. Gross floor space 260.35m2

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18477

• 18 Dec 2017Conditional

  for construction of a two-storey dwellinghouse, sewage treatment plant and percolation area, and all associated services . Gross floor space of proposed works 227sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171819

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 Cloonacauneen.

Recorded monuments

• GA082-029 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On NE-facing slope overlooking an extensive tract of bogland known as the Curragh. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Ricard beg' Burke (Nolan 1901, 115). Well-preserved rectangular tower (L 9.45m, Wth 7.6m) of four storeys. A gabled house was built against S wall in 19th C: it and the tower were renovated in 1960s and are still occupied as a private residence. The following description is based largely on Athy's survey (1914, 173-6): a pointed-arch doorway of two orders, set off-centre in E wall, gives access to a lobby, with murder-hole above, and there is a spiral stair in SE corner. The ground, 1st and 2nd floors each comprise a main chamber with a subsidiary one to E. A stone vault exists between 2nd/3rd floors and there are fireplaces in N wall on 1st and 3rd floors. An enclosed latrine gallery runs along E side of main chamber between 1st and 2nd floors: there is also a latrine on 3rd floor. Beneath the floor on S side of the 3rd floor is a concealed chamber in the thickness of the arch. All the windows were single or double lights with ogee or flat heads. Only the base of the parapets survived in 1914. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 331) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA082-030 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On N-facing slope c. 100m NW of a road and td. boundary. All that remains of this well, correctly Tobar an Domhnaigh, is a patch of rough ground in SE part of a field. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 325) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA082-091 Enclosure
  Description

  In pastureland on a N-facing slope. Originally identified during aerial reconnaissance in 1989. This subrectangular enclosure (30m E-W; 18m N-S) is defined by the remains of low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.3m) to the W, N and E and by traces of a levelled bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.15m) on the S side. Short portions of a linear bank of similar dimensions extend for a further length of c. 4m from the NE and SE corners. Another linear bank (long axis c. N-S; L 21m) of similar dimensions is visible c. 13m to the E. A large D-shaped depression encloses the area to S. Recent ground disturbance had occurred within and around monument. Cloonacauneen Castle (GA082-029----) is c. 20m to the NW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 November 2016

• GA082-109 Architectural fragment
  Description

  This architectural fragment came to light during recent cable-laying in the vicinity of Cloonacauneen Castle (GA082-029----). It was moved to its present location for safe-keeping. The fragment consists of a curving chamfered block of stone (max. L 0.82m; max. Wth 0.24m; T 0.24m). Its face is lightly hammer dressed. The base of the stone is squared-off but the top of it is very irregular due to damage. The inward edge is smooth. The shape and form of the stone suggest that it was part of the upper right-hand side of a doorway and that it is most likely from, or associated with, the castle. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload 3 May 2023

Architectural heritage

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

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 high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_526 (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.

• Cloonacauneen, Claregalway8 sales

Name

Cloonacauneen · Cluain Mhic Cáinín

Area

1,826,455 m² (182.65 ha, 451.33 acres)

Civil parish

Oranmore, and its townlands

Barony

Galway

Electoral division

Carrowbrowne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carrowbrowne electoral division: 1,040 people in 325 households; 86% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrowbrowne, Cloon, Cloonacauneen, Killeen, Pollkeen, Rockwood

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Cloonacauneen 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.