# Derryadd West, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Moyrus, barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway; in Irish Doire Fhada Thiar. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 5,711,251 m² (571.13 ha, 1,411.28 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,383 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Moyrus, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/moyrus.md - Barony: Ballynahinch - Electoral division: Bencorr, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Bencorr electoral division: 219 people in 55 households; 72% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 39% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/18058 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 61760 - Centre: latitude 53.442323, longitude -9.853409 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derryadd West, from 368 m² to 4,057,661 m² (405.77 ha, 1,002.67 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2100878: 4,057,661 m² (405.77 ha, 1,002.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100878.md - Parcel 2100888: 282,619 m² (28.26 ha, 69.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100888.md - Parcel 2051525: 256,922 m² (25.69 ha, 63.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051525.md - Parcel 2051521: 222,071 m² (22.21 ha, 54.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051521.md - Parcel 4803858: 138,800 m² (13.88 ha, 34.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4803858.md - Parcel 2051524: 129,127 m² (12.91 ha, 31.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051524.md - Parcel 2100887: 108,766 m² (10.88 ha, 26.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100887.md - Parcel 2051518: 70,348 m² (7.03 ha, 17.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051518.md - Parcel 2051530: 45,876 m² (4.59 ha, 11.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051530.md - Parcel 2051516: 36,100 m² (3.61 ha, 8.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051516.md - Parcel 2100880: 31,928 m² (3.19 ha, 7.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100880.md - Parcel 2100883: 29,896 m² (2.99 ha, 7.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100883.md - Parcel 2051522: 23,997 m² (2.4 ha, 5.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051522.md - Parcel 2051513: 14,231 m² (1.42 ha, 3.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051513.md - Parcel 2100886: 12,587 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100886.md - Parcel 2051526: 12,580 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051526.md - Parcel 2100877: 10,737 m² (1.07 ha, 2.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100877.md - Parcel 2100884: 10,489 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100884.md - Parcel 2100898: 10,232 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100898.md - Parcel 4726154: 7,274 m² (0.73 ha, 1.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4726154.md - Parcel 2100885: 6,149 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100885.md - Parcel 4726157: 5,346 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4726157.md - Parcel 2051532: 4,411 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051532.md - Parcel 2051523: 3,843 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051523.md - Parcel 2051531: 3,659 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051531.md - Parcel 2100881: 3,584 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100881.md - Parcel 4643426: 3,383 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4643426.md - Parcel 2100897: 3,343 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100897.md - Parcel 2051519: 3,165 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051519.md - Parcel 2100894: 2,917 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100894.md - Parcel 4726200: 2,913 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4726200.md - Parcel 2051517: 2,754 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051517.md - Parcel 2100879: 2,440 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100879.md - Parcel 2100891: 2,333 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100891.md - Parcel 2100892: 2,285 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100892.md - Parcel 2051529: 2,252 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051529.md - Parcel 2051528: 2,186 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051528.md - Parcel 2100893: 2,183 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100893.md - Parcel 2051527: 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051527.md - Parcel 2100882: 1,999 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100882.md - Parcel 2100890: 1,863 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100890.md - Parcel 4726151: 1,777 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4726151.md - Parcel 2051533: 1,606 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051533.md - Parcel 2100889: 1,517 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100889.md - Parcel 2100895: 1,267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100895.md - Parcel 2100896: 1,128 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100896.md - Parcel 2100874: 981 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100874.md - Parcel 4456522: 832 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4456522.md - Parcel 2051515: 678 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051515.md - Parcel 4766069: 465 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4766069.md - Parcel 2100876: 457 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100876.md - Parcel 2051520: 379 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051520.md - Parcel 2051512: 368 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2051512.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Derryadd West in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 15 May 2023, Galway County Council 2360512: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360512/0 - 29 Oct 2020, Galway County Council 201593: N/a. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling including treatment plant and all associated services. An Appropriate Assessment Screening report is also attached. As part of the application, I also propose to renovate/upgrade an existing stone structure within the curtilage of the site. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling 222.55 sqm, Shed 16 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201593/0 - 10 Nov 2017, Galway County Council 171615: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to (1) raise the existing roof height to accommodate proposed habitable rooms on the first floor level (2) proposed external and internal alterations to existing dwelling house (3) demolish existing rear elevation utility and replace with new utility room (4) replace existing septic tank and percolation area with new treatment system with polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 61.53sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained 142.00sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition 9.47sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171615/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Connemara Bog Complex SAC, site code 002034, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002034 - Special Protection Area: Connemara Islands SPA, site code 004159, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004159 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex, site code 002034 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA050-008: Burial, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA050-008----. To S of road close to seashore on inner reaches of Cloonisle Bay. It consists of two set boulders (H c. 0.5m, c. 0.3m), 2.8m apart. Said to be the grave of a priest who was caught and killed here, having swum across from Toombeola Friary (GA050-026001-) on opposite shore of bay, when it was attacked by soldiers. The spot is called Corr na mBráithre (info T. Robinson). Not visited. 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 - GA050-009: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA050-009----. 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. - GA051-017001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA051-017001-. 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. - GA051-017002: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA051-017002-. 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. 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derryadd West. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Derryadd West. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/galway/derryadd-west.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/derryadd-west.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/derryadd-west.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Derryadd West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway: https://everytownland.com/galway.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballinafad: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballinafad.md - Ballynahinch: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynahinch.md - Cloonbeg: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonbeg-61198.md - Cloonisle: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonisle.md - Cushatrower: https://everytownland.com/galway/cushatrower.md - Derryvickrune: https://everytownland.com/galway/derryvickrune.md - Toombeola: https://everytownland.com/galway/toombeola.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/galway/derryadd-west - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/derryadd-west