# Derrylea, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Moyrus, barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway; in Irish Doire Liath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 6,623,197 m² (662.32 ha, 1,636.63 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,362 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Moyrus, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/moyrus.md - Barony: Ballynahinch - Electoral division: Derrylea, the unit of the census - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/18173 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 61799 - Centre: latitude 53.481698, longitude -9.938567 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrylea, from 0 m² to 1,913,623 m² (191.36 ha, 472.87 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2103220: 1,913,623 m² (191.36 ha, 472.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103220.md - Parcel 2053633: 1,147,560 m² (114.76 ha, 283.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053633.md - Parcel 2103224: 644,755 m² (64.48 ha, 159.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103224.md - Parcel 2103225: 389,248 m² (38.92 ha, 96.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103225.md - Parcel 2022275: 334,216 m² (33.42 ha, 82.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2022275.md - Parcel 2103229: 285,550 m² (28.55 ha, 70.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103229.md - Parcel 2053638: 174,561 m² (17.46 ha, 43.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053638.md - Parcel 2053632: 165,747 m² (16.57 ha, 40.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053632.md - Parcel 2103227: 92,186 m² (9.22 ha, 22.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103227.md - Parcel 2053637: 64,821 m² (6.48 ha, 16.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053637.md - Parcel 2053634: 55,777 m² (5.58 ha, 13.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053634.md - Parcel 5420730: 53,730 m² (5.37 ha, 13.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5420730.md - Parcel 5929782: 45,852 m² (4.59 ha, 11.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5929782.md - Parcel 2103222: 35,948 m² (3.59 ha, 8.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103222.md - Parcel 4750121: 34,678 m² (3.47 ha, 8.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4750121.md - Parcel 4934226: 29,132 m² (2.91 ha, 7.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4934226.md - Parcel 4869692: 28,210 m² (2.82 ha, 6.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4869692.md - Parcel 2053636: 26,313 m² (2.63 ha, 6.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053636.md - Parcel 5402239: 23,776 m² (2.38 ha, 5.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5402239.md - Parcel 4664329: 22,023 m² (2.2 ha, 5.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664329.md - Parcel 2103230: 17,866 m² (1.79 ha, 4.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103230.md - Parcel 2103232: 15,522 m² (1.55 ha, 3.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103232.md - Parcel 5420742: 11,820 m² (1.18 ha, 2.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5420742.md - Parcel 2103223: 9,902 m² (0.99 ha, 2.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103223.md - Parcel 5420670: 7,391 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5420670.md - Parcel 4664133: 6,848 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664133.md - Parcel 4869699: 6,287 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4869699.md - Parcel 5421373: 5,216 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421373.md - Parcel 5421287: 4,111 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421287.md - Parcel 4869595: 3,615 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4869595.md - Parcel 4934230: 3,562 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4934230.md - Parcel 2103231: 3,262 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103231.md - Parcel 2053630: 3,117 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053630.md - Parcel 4869663: 3,051 m² (0.31 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4869663.md - Parcel 4456521: 3,000 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4456521.md - Parcel 5421369: 2,590 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421369.md - Parcel 2103233: 2,362 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103233.md - Parcel 4681192: 1,967 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4681192.md - Parcel 4664380: 1,701 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664380.md - Parcel 4664441: 1,679 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664441.md - Parcel 5421314: 1,515 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421314.md - Parcel 5291619: 1,425 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5291619.md - Parcel 2053641: 1,313 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053641.md - Parcel 4664174: 1,304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4664174.md - Parcel 5421355: 1,167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421355.md - Parcel 5612918: 1,153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5612918.md - Parcel 2103228: 1,048 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103228.md - Parcel 2053639: 1,010 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053639.md - Parcel 4754480: 699 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4754480.md - Parcel 4754422: 547 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4754422.md - Parcel 5984082: 462 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984082.md - Parcel 5421311: 432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421311.md - Parcel 2525400: 425 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525400.md - Parcel 5421397: 424 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421397.md - Parcel 5421383: 344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421383.md - Parcel 2103234: 332 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103234.md - Parcel 4683875: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4683875.md - Parcel 2053640: 312 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053640.md - Parcel 2053631: 247 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2053631.md - Parcel 2839570: 241 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2839570.md - Parcel 2103221: 212 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2103221.md - Parcel 4754473: 137 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4754473.md - Parcel 5984099: 136 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984099.md - Parcel 5984140: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984140.md - Parcel 5302014: 106 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5302014.md - Parcel 5984121: 85 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984121.md - Parcel 4682556: 76 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4682556.md - Parcel 5984135: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984135.md - Parcel 5984079: 56 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984079.md - Parcel 5984077: 39 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984077.md - Parcel 5421378: 33 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5421378.md - Parcel 2723949: 22 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2723949.md - Parcel 5984116: 0 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984116.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Derrylea 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) 4 applications, newest first. - 12 Jan 2026, Galway County Council 2660019: Conditional. Permission. for the felling of 43 hectares of mature pine forest at Derrylea, Clifden, Co. Galway and restoration measures to raise the water table to re-establish the hydrological conditions for blanket bog vegetation to redevelop. The proposed restoration includes drain blocking using peat dams, stump grinding, stump flipping and surface smoothing techniques and provision of silt fencing and silt traps to minimise the mobilisation of sediment, and the creation of a new forest spur road, provision of temporary water course crossings and ancillary development. The application seeks a 10-year permission in order to allow for phased completion. The site lies adjacent to the Connemara bog Complex Special Area of Conservation and the application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660019/0 - 4 Nov 2025, Galway County Council 2561609: N/a. Permission. for the felling of 43 hectares of mature pine forest and restoration measures to raise the water table to re-establish the hydrological conditions for blanket bog vegetation to redevelop. The proposed restoration includes drain blocking using peat dams, stump grinding, stump flipping and surface smoothing techniques and provision of silt fencing and silt traps to minimise the mobilisation of sediment and creation of new forest spur road, provision of temporary water course crossings and ancillary development. The application seeks a 10 year permission to allow for phased completion. The site lies within the Connemara bog Complex Special Area of Conservation and the application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561609/0 - 22 Oct 2021, Galway County Council 211973: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a new dwelling house, treatment system and percolation area. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. The works to include all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200 sqm (house). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211973/0 - 9 Sept 2021, Galway County Council 211641: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a development which consists of the replacement of existing thatch roof with new slate roof and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211641/0 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 Area of Conservation: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC, site code 002031, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002031 - Special Protection Area: Connemara Bog Complex SPA, site code 004181, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004181 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex, site code 002034 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex, site code 002031 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Derrylea. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derrylea. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Derrylea, about 1 in 5 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Derrylea. - 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/derrylea.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/derrylea.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/derrylea.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Derrylea 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) - Barnanoraun: https://everytownland.com/galway/barnanoraun.md - Cregg: https://everytownland.com/galway/cregg-61562.md - Emlaghmore: https://everytownland.com/galway/emlaghmore-61946.md - Gowlan West: https://everytownland.com/galway/gowlan-west.md - Lettershea: https://everytownland.com/galway/lettershea.md - Munga: https://everytownland.com/galway/munga.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/derrylea - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/derrylea