Cloonigny

111 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonigny, from 317 m² to 350,846 m² (35.08 ha, 86.7 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 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 Cloonigny 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.

• 2 Mar 2026Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant polishing filter, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660321

• 2 Dec 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater effluent treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 112.00 sqm(house) & 60.00 sqm(garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461633

• 14 Aug 2024Refused

  for the construction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater effluent treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 110.00 sqm (house) & 60.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461049

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

• GA073-069 Enclosure
  Description

  On S slopes of hill in flat farmland. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as an oval enclosure (c. 40m by c. 35m). During the course of aerial reconnaissance in June 1963 (CUCAP AHM 38), all that was visible was a cropmark. 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

• GA074-026 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a ridge in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved oval rath (E-W 45m, N-S 30m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Quarrying has encroached upon the enclosing elements from NE through E to SE, where an irregularly shaped scarped upcast mound remains. A field boundary cuts the monument at NE and 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

• GA074-027001 Moated site
  Description

  Surrounding the remains of Cloonigny Castle (GA074-027002-). A Nat. Mon., this well-preserved moated site (N-S 65m, E-W 63m) is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is best preserved from W to N. Quarrying has disturbed the enclosing elements from S to W and from N to NNE. Abutting the monument at SW is a mound defined by a scarp and external fosse, and a ditch runs NNE-SSW immediately outside W side. A modern drain encircles the monument from W through N to E. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 533-4) 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 The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 563.

• GA074-027002 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In flat pastureland within a moated site (GA074-027002-). In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Shane ne Moy' (Nolan 1901b, 110). The OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 534) note that 'the foundations only are now to be seen'. Apart from a series of banks, mounds and depressions, 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 The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 563.

• GA074-028 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland. Poorly preserved roughly oval rath (E-W 36m, N-S 31m) defined by two degraded banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank survives from NW to N. Quarrying has disturbed the enclosing elements at N and S. A field wall cuts the monument at SW and NW. 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

• GA074-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (E-W 42m, N-S 38m) defined by a bank and external fosse. There is an entrance (Wth 4.7m) at E. A ringfort (GA074-030----) lies c. 350m to ESE. 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 The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 563.

• GA074-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Some 350m ESE of a ringfort (GA074-029----). Poorly preserved circular rath (D 44m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. From SW through W to NW dense overgrowth obscures the enclosing elements. A gap (Wth 3.5m) at ESE may be original. Field boundaries overlie the outer bank at NW and 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 The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 563.

• GA074-031 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland. Oval ringfort (E-W 31m, N-S 28.5m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank has been quarried out at NNW. A stone-lined gap (Wth 3.3m) at SSE may be original. Within the interior is a probable souterrain (GA074-031001-) 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

• GA074-031001 Souterrain
  Description

  In NE quadrant of a ringfort (GA074-031----). What is visible is a grassy T-shaped hollow, the longer arm (L 10.8m) of which runs E-W. This averages 2.8m in width and is up to 1.3m in depth at E end. About halfway along its length, a second hollow (L 2.8m, Wth 2.7m) opens off its S side. 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

• GA074-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a hillock in gently undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular ringfort (N-S 36m, E-W 30m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. From NE to E the internal face of the inner bank is faced with stone. A gap (Wth 3.7m) at S may be original. A low bank of earth and stone (L 8m) radiates from the monument at S; possibly associated. A ringfort (GA074-033----) lies c. 150m to SW. 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

• GA074-033 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Some 150m SW of a ringfort (GA074-032----). Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 41.5m, N-S 40m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse survives from NW through N to SE, and the outer bank is present from N to NE and at SE. A gap (Wth 2.5m) at NNW 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

• GA074-034 Earthwork
  Description

  In pastureland close to td. boundary. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure. All that is now visible is a low oval hummock (NW-SE 60m, NE-SW 22m, H 0.7m), possibly largely 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

• GA074-035 Enclosure
  Description

  On a hummock in slightly undulating pastureland. Poorly preserved circular enclosure (D 43m) defined by a scarp (H 1.5m max.). Traces of a possible external fosse are visible at SE. Gaps occur at SE and SW. The interior rises towards the centre; an oval hollow at N is possibly the result of quarrying. 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

• GA074-036 Quarry
  Description

  Two small hachured features shown on the 1948 revision of the OS 6-inch were inspected in 1985. One proved to be a disused quarry. No visible surface trace survived of the second feature -cartographic evidence suggests that it too was a quarry. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 17 July 2014

• GA074-039 Quarry
  Description

  In flat pastureland. No visible surface trace survived of a hachured feature marked on the 1948 revision of the OS 6-inch map when inspected in 1985. A house had been built on the site. Cartographic evidence suggests that it was a sand or gravel pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 17 July 2014

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cloonigny, about 1 in 20 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, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cloonigny · Cluain Íne

Area

4,140,791 m² (414.08 ha, 1,023.21 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

Ballynabanaba, Barnavihall, Caltraghlea, Doon Lower, Doon Upper, Dundoogan, Fairfield, Gortnaglogh, Kilgerrill, Killure More, Lissard, Srah

Placenames

Cloonigny 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.