Curraghrevagh

80 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curraghrevagh, from 14 m² to 228,567 m² (22.86 ha, 56.48 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Curraghrevagh 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 May 2026Conditional

  to erect an agricultural (machinery storage) shed & all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2660671

• 26 Jan 2026Conditional

  for (i) the proposed construction of new side extension, (ii) installation of tertiary treatment system and infiltration/treatment area, plus all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660090

• 5 Aug 2025N/a

  for (i) demolition of existing conservatory, rear extension and barn, (ii) proposed construction of new side extension, plus all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561077

• 14 Jun 2025Conditional

  to demolish single storey extension to original Cottage and rear Sun Room, construct all new two and single storey extension and modifications to existing Cottage and new roof light to main front roof, along with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 106.70 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560768

• 3 May 2025Conditional

  for alterations to previously approved planning permission reference number 04/2080 including: Retention of: A: Alterations to Dwelling House: 1: Glazing to front door, 2: Additional Window to Kitchen, 3: Alterations to Ground Floor: Bedroom 3 & Bathroom inverted/reversed layout, 4: Alterations of Windows to rear elevation: Bedroom 3 & Bathroom inverted/reversed layout, 5: Velux Windows to rear elevation, 6: Wider Windows to First Floor Gables, B: Garage/Fuel Store: 1: Relocated Garage/Fuel Store Location, 2: Alterations to previous approved Garage/Fuel Store design to suit relocated inverted/reversed layout and associated works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 35.74 sqm(G), 191.68 sqm(alterations only)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560540

• 19 Dec 2018Conditional

  to erect a dwelling house and domestic garage and install a septic tank system and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House = 221.06 sqm, Garage = 49.21 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181835

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 Curraghrevagh.

Recorded monuments

• GA019-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland. Subcircular rath (N-S 26m, E-W 24.5m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. The bank is present from NW through E to SSW; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. The fosse survives from S through W to WNW. Field walls cut the monument at SSW 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

• GA019-023 Quarry
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1931 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit marked by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 September 2014

• GA019-024 Quarry
  Description

  In undulating pasturland. A hachured area marked on the 1931 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit defined by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 September 2014

• GA019-025 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured area marked on the 1931 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 8 July 2014

• GA019-026 Quarry
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. A hachured area marked on the 1931 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit marked by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 September 2014

• GA019-027 Quarry
  Description

  In low-lying pastureland. A hachured area marked on the 1931 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit marked by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 September 2014

• GA019-028 Quarry
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1931 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit marked by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 September 2014

• GA019-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a rise in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved conjoined rath; the S subcircular enclosure (N-S 41m, E-W 37m) is defined by a bank and external fosse with an entrance (Wth 3.5m) at S. The enclosing elements are best preserved from NE through E to SW. The N enclosure (E-W 34m, N-S 28m) is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse with an entrance (Wth 4m) at E. A field bank overlies the enclosing elements from SE through S to WNW. 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

• GA019-030 Chapel
  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 Curraghrevagh.

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 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 Curraghrevagh.

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.

• Curraghrevagh, Creggs5 sales

Name

Curraghrevagh · An Currach Riabhach

Area

1,753,083 m² (175.31 ha, 433.2 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbegnet, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Ballynakill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballynakill electoral division: 434 people in 168 households; 95% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyfinegan, Corlackan, Garraun North (Co. Roscommon), Garraun South (Co. Roscommon), Garraunmore, Kilbegnet (Co. Roscommon), Lenanmarla

Placenames

Curraghrevagh 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.