Clooniff
Townland in the civil parish of Moycullen, barony of Moycullen, Co. Galway; in Irish Cluain Duibh
- Area
- 457.5 ha
- 1,130 acres
- Land parcels
- 253
- registered freehold, median 2,901 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 55
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
253 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clooniff, from 10 m² to 229,016 m² (22.9 ha, 56.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 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 Clooniff 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
7 Sept 2026N/a
of; a) existing timber framed storage shed, b) demolition of existing timber framed storage shed, c) retention of existing domestic garage and store and d) to construct steel framed storage shed and solid fuel store and all associated services
Retention · Galway County Council, 2661521
4 Sept 2026N/a
for a dwelling house, garage and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. A Natura Impact Statement for the proposed development will be submitted with this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661508
5 Aug 2026N/a
for access road as constructed and permission to realign access road with all associated works and ancillary services
Retention · Galway County Council, 2661349
22 Jul 2026N/a
chun Teach Cónaithe, Córas Séara-chais agus Garáiste, chomh maith le gach obair eile a bhaineann leis an fhorbairt, a dhéanamh. Tá mé ag cuir Ráiteas Tionchair Nádurtha faoi bhráid Chomhairle
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 26181
8 May 2026Refused
for a new storage shed and ancillary concrete
Permission · Galway County Council, 2660710
28 Apr 2026N/a
for a dwelling house, garage & private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. A Natura Impact Statement for the proposed development will be submitted with this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660648
8 Apr 2026Refused
chun páirc fálaithe gan dion chun capaill a fheidhmiú a thógáil chomh maith le gach obair suíomh a baineann leis. Beidh an páirc le haghaidh mo chuid úsáid príobháideach amháin. Beidh 'Appropriate Assessment/Natura Impact Statement' curtha isteach leis an t-iarratas seo
Permission · Galway County Council, 2675
16 Mar 2026Conditional
for a single story pitched roof extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660402
27 Jan 2026Conditional
for a dwelling house, garage & private wastewater treatment system with all associated works & ancillary services
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660099
12 Dec 2025Conditional
for change of dwelling house design from that previously permitted under planning permission ref no. 21/2545 with all associated works & ancillary services
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561836
14 Sept 2025Refused
to construct a timber frame modular home, designed to the Passive House standard, to the north west of the current dwelling, comprising kitchen and living area, toilet and bedrooms, with no modifications to the existing dwelling at this site
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561320
31 Jul 2025Conditional
chun teach cónaithe, córas séarachais agus garáiste, chomh maith le gach obair eile a bhaineann leis an fhorbairt, a dhéanamh
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 25195
7 Apr 2025Conditional
for the construction of a dwelling house, garage and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 150.70 sqm(H), 48.00 sqm(G)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560389
4 Apr 2025Conditional
for a dwelling house, garage and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 126.90 sqm(H), 48.00 sqm(G)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560379
7 Feb 2025Conditional
for a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with this application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560130
14 Dec 2024N/a
for construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling. previous PL. Ref. 20/768, 19/1524. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 39.00 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461723
10 Sept 2024Refused
for the restoration of a labourers cottage, entrance improvement works, temporary steel container, new septic tank and all associated works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 35.00 sqm
Retention · Galway County Council, 2461191
20 Sept 2023Conditional
for the development consisting of renovations to the existing house, with a new sunroom extension to the front, plus alterations to existing elevations with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361127
23 Jun 2023Conditional
& complete revisions to the house design previously approved under planning reference no. 22/60253 by altering the roof level & associated works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: House 213.40sq m & Garage 46.97sq m)
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360699
14 Apr 2023Conditional
chun seid talmhaíochta agus talamh fearaigh a thógail chomh maith le gach obair suíomh a baineann
Permission · Galway County Council, 23150
26 Jul 2022Conditional
to construct an extension to existing house comprising kitchen and living room over existing bedrooms at ground floor with all necessary alterations to existing dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 76 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 161 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22912
21 Mar 2022Conditional
for dwelling house, separate domestic garage, septic tank/effluent treatment system and percolation area/polishing filter and all associated services ( Gross floor space of proposed works: House 213.40sq m & Garage 46.97sq m )
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260253
8 Mar 2022Conditional
of extension and alterations to dwelling house as constructed with all associated works and ancillary services.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260195
2 Mar 2022Conditional
for a dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260174
27 Jan 2022Conditional
for the construction of a new dwelling house (202 sqm), demolition of an agricultural shed (35sqm) to allow for the widening of an existing vehicular entrance to site, construction of a new proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, and all the associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 202 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 35 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2270
The 25 most recent of 55 applications.
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297
- Special Protection Area: Lough Corrib SPA 004042
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Corrib 000297
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballycuirke Lough 000228
Recorded monuments
- GA081-003 Monumental structure
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.
- GA081-004 Ritual site - holy well
Description
On roadside c. 410m N of a church (GA081-005001-). It consists of an unenclosed natural spring in a rock cleft. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 379; Killanin 1947, 122) 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
- GA081-005001 Church
Description
On level ground 100m E of Ballycuirke Lough. Ruined early medieval nave and chancel church (E-W; L 10.7m, Wth 5m ext.) with a straight-sided doorway in W gable. Portions of a plain chancel arch of three orders survive. A bullaun (GA081-005003-) lies 5m to NW and there is a Childrens Burial Ground (GA081-005002-) to S and E. (Killanin 1947, 122, 128; Ellanin and Duignan 1967, 381) 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
- GA081-005002 Children's burial ground
Description
Immediately S and E of a church (GA081-005001-). A roughly trapezoidal area (E-W 24m, N-S 12m) enclosed by modern field walls to E, S and W, and delimited by the church and a bullaun (GA081-005003-) to N. Numerous small set stones are visible in the undergrowth. 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
- GA081-005003 Bullaun stone
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 Clooniff.
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
- The EPA radon map gives no estimate at the centre of the townland of Clooniff.
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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 Clooniff with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Clooniff · Cluain Duibh
- Area
- 4,574,791 m² (457.48 ha, 1,130.46 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moycullen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moycullen
- Electoral division
- Moycullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Moycullen electoral division: 2,459 people in 837 households; 78% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Addragool, Attyshonock, Aubwee, Ballycuirke East, Ballycuirke West, Friars Island, Moycullen, Pollagh, Pollagh, Tumnasrah
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Clooniff 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.