# Drumatober, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Abbeygormacan, barony of Longford, Co. Galway; in Irish Droim an Tobair. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,177,151 m² (117.72 ha, 290.88 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,817 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Abbeygormacan, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/abbeygormacan.md - Barony: Longford - Electoral division: Abbeygormacan, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 464 people lived in 162 households in the Abbeygormacan electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/17601 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 61892 - Centre: latitude 53.18981, longitude -8.373997 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumatober, from 424 m² to 185,472 m² (18.55 ha, 45.83 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2100140: 185,472 m² (18.55 ha, 45.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100140.md - Parcel 5929759: 157,635 m² (15.76 ha, 38.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5929759.md - Parcel 2100146: 144,383 m² (14.44 ha, 35.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100146.md - Parcel 2050819: 139,121 m² (13.91 ha, 34.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050819.md - Parcel 2100145: 126,480 m² (12.65 ha, 31.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100145.md - Parcel 2100147: 100,107 m² (10.01 ha, 24.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100147.md - Parcel 2050825: 56,711 m² (5.67 ha, 14.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050825.md - Parcel 2050818: 47,412 m² (4.74 ha, 11.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050818.md - Parcel 2100151: 41,849 m² (4.18 ha, 10.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100151.md - Parcel 2050823: 40,965 m² (4.1 ha, 10.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050823.md - Parcel 2050817: 39,528 m² (3.95 ha, 9.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050817.md - Parcel 2100148: 26,445 m² (2.64 ha, 6.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100148.md - Parcel 2100144: 10,923 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100144.md - Parcel 2100139: 8,036 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100139.md - Parcel 5525314: 4,987 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5525314.md - Parcel 5006596: 4,817 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5006596.md - Parcel 2100143: 4,365 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100143.md - Parcel 5532002: 4,077 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5532002.md - Parcel 2100149: 3,882 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100149.md - Parcel 2100141: 3,134 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100141.md - Parcel 2050822: 3,107 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050822.md - Parcel 2050821: 3,060 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050821.md - Parcel 2050824: 2,665 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050824.md - Parcel 2100150: 2,664 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100150.md - Parcel 2050827: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050827.md - Parcel 2100152: 2,434 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2100152.md - Parcel 2050826: 2,005 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2050826.md - Parcel 4663194: 1,935 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4663194.md - Parcel 4658375: 1,924 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4658375.md - Parcel 5796095: 1,654 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5796095.md - Parcel 5929737: 424 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5929737.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Drumatober 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 19 Dec 2025, Galway County Council 25349: Conditional. Permission. for construction of a porch extension to the front (south) elevation of an existing dormer dwelling and dormer extension to the rear (north) elevation with minor elevational alterations to the existing dwelling to include raising the wall plate level for additional living space at first floor level and all associated external site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/25349/0 - 2 Jul 2024, Galway County Council 24182: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a farm roadway and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1860.0 sqm (road). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/24182/0 - 9 Feb 2024, Galway County Council 2442: N/a. Permission. to construct a farm roadway and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2442/0 - 1 Apr 2019, Galway County Council 19468: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the following: (1) construction of a new two storey dwelling house, (2) construction of new garage, (3) proposed new effluent treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 359.2 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/19468/0 - 21 Mar 2019, Galway County Council 19412: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a fully serviced dwelling house, garage and a treatment plant along with an access road. Gross floor space of proposed works: 244 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/19412/0 - 21 Jun 2018, Galway County Council 18849: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a fully serviced dwelling house, garage and a treatment plant along with an access road. Gross floor space of proposed works 244 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18849/0 - 1 Feb 2018, Galway County Council 1893: N/a. Permission. to construct a fully serviced dwelling house, garage and a treatment plant. Gross floor space of proposed works 244 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/1893/0 - 20 Jul 2017, Galway County Council 171081: N/a. Permission. to construct a fully serviced dwelling house, garage and a treatment plant. Gross floor space of proposed works 244sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171081/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drumatober. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA106-066: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA106-066----. On the N-facing slope of a hill. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (c. 60m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives from NE through E to SE. A gap (Wth 3.4m) at E may be original. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 December 2017 - GA106-067: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA106-067----. On a low ridge in pastureland. Circular rath (diam. c. 35m), in fair condition, defined by a bank best preserved at SW. There is a wide break (Wth 14m) in the bank at E. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 December 2017 - GA107-058001: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA107-058001-. 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. - GA107-058002: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA107-058002-. Immediately S of a children’s burial ground (GA107-058001-). This natural spring well is known locally as ‘Our Lady’s Well’ and is visited each May. It is defined by an oval drystone well chamber (1.1m E-W; 0.9m N-S; D 0.8m) around which lies a scatter of loose stones (Wth 0.9m), most likely field-clearance material. A small alcove built into the S sector of the well contained religious icons and money, and more were also scattered around the W sector. The well was dry on inspection and, according to local information, the water source had moved near the large tree just W of the well. A number of natural depressions in the nearby rock outcrop are known locally as ‘St Brendan’s knees’. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 March 2023 - GA107-059: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA107-059----. In level grassland adjacent to a road. This poorly preserved and much-overgrown wedge-shaped children's burial ground (L 25m; Wth 14.5m) is defined by tentative traces of a bank along the S side. Within it numerous set stones indicate graves aligned E-W. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 30 August 2019 - GA107-193: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA107-193----. On a low but locally prominent hillock 200m to the NW of a stream. According to the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 81), the 'natives' reported that there was a 'castle' in this townland but no location was specified. Local tradition points to this hillock as the site. A series of irregular grassy banks, scarps and berms, particularly on the E and S slopes of the hillock, indicate the former presence of earthworks. These have been disturbed at E by quarrying. On the summit itself a flat platform (NW-SE 16m, NE-SW 8m) is defined by a scarp, the surface of which is dotted with a number of large blocks of dressed limestone. These include fragments of an arch and a chamfered portion of a window jamb or fireplace mantel, the dressing on which suggests a 16th or 17th-century date. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 June 2017 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 Drumatober. ## 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 Drumatober, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drumatober. - 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/drumatober.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/drumatober.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/drumatober.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Drumatober 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) - Boleyroe: https://everytownland.com/galway/boleyroe.md - Castletown: https://everytownland.com/galway/castletown-61117.md - Coolagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/coolagh-61416.md - Cormick: https://everytownland.com/galway/cormick-61485.md - Drumeyre: https://everytownland.com/galway/drumeyre.md - Drumhogan: https://everytownland.com/galway/drumhogan.md - Liscoyle: https://everytownland.com/galway/liscoyle.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/drumatober - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/drumatober