Errisbeg West

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Errisbeg West, from 29 m² to 2,311,608 m² (231.16 ha, 571.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Errisbeg West 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.

• 29 Apr 2025Conditional

  to relocate on site, the wastewater treatment tank element of the previously granted permission PL Ref # 22/42; which included the replacement of an existing septic tank system by the installation of a new proprietary wastewater treatment system with secondary and tertiary treatment and sand polishing filter, ancillary drainage works, site works and landscaping

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560510

• 31 Mar 2023Conditional

  for the construction of an ancillary single storey garage (36sqm) and associated drainage and site works for the dwelling as previously granted under planning ref: 2260448

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360322

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  to (1) install new chestnut ‘sand’ fencing, (2) remove/replace existing sections of fencing in disrepair, (3) add new Marram planting, (4) erect new signage as well as all ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260606

• 9 May 2022Conditional

  for extension of the house by 35sqm to the east and west sides, external alterations, new external wall insulation and wall finish, new roof finish, replacement of windows & doors, ancillary works and site works.Gross floor space of proposed works 35.00sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260448

• 21 Jan 2022Conditional

  for development. The development includes the replacement of the existing septic tank system by the installation of a new proprietary wastewater treatment system with secondary and tertiary treatment and sand polishing filter , ancillary drainage works, site works and landscaping. The documents to be submitted as part of this planning application will include a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 82 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2242

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing two storey dwelling, on-site treatment plant, revised front boundary / site entrance and all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 240.2 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 118.2 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 79.3 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201899

• 7 Dec 2018Conditional

  to (1) demolish existing boiler house to the side elevation of the existing dwelling house, (2) construct a new single storey side elevation extension, (3) construct a side elevation porch, (4) external and internal alterations to existing dwelling house as well as all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 123.50 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 101.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 9.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181772

• 1 Oct 2018Refused

  for 1) retention of existing dwelling house and 2) permission for a new effluent treatment system with polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained 87 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181373

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Connemara Bog Complex SAC 002034
• Special Area of Conservation: Dog's Bay SAC 001257
• Special Protection Area: Connemara Bog Complex SPA 004181
• Special Protection Area: Connemara Islands SPA 004159
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex 002034
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dog's Bay 001257

Recorded monuments

• GA063-001 Graveyard
  Description

  Close to the sand-dunes on SE-facing slope overlooking Port na Feadóige. Indicated on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a small, roughly oval enclosed area (c. 30m by c. 15m). Now enlarged into a roughly rectangular graveyard and enclosed by field walls. The interior slopes from NW to SE and contains both modern and plain boulder-marked graves. An extensive shell midden, (GA063-002----) lies to SW. (Bigger 1895, 728) 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

• GA063-002 Midden
  Description

  An extensive midden complex has been recorded in the sand dunes between the two crescentic beaches of Cuan an Mhada/Dogs Bay and Gorteen Bay/Port na Feadóige. Writing in the early 1830s, Petrie (1972, 253) noted the chance discovery here a ‘few years since ... of a cluster of nine oval houses', which had been exposed and subsequently reburied by the shifting of the sands. In 1944, O'Rourke (1945) opened a trial trench near N end of the dunes, revealing a composition mainly of shells including limpet, periwinkle and whelk, all grouped in separate deposits. Also present were small quantities of animal bones: horse, cow and sheep, scraps of charcoal and a few bronze objects. Following the severe winter storms in late 2013/early 2014 midden material and palaeosoil were exposed in the dunes along the strand on the W shore of Dogs Bay (pers. comm. K. Taylor 2014). On inspection profiles were recorded at three sections along the beach: two at the NE end and one at the SW end. In the most N section (exposed L 25m; H 1.78m) at the NE end of the beach a band of palaeosoil (D 0.28m) was interspersed with limpet shells. In the section (L 21m; H 3.4m) to the S of this two bands were visible: a dark layer (D 0.2m) with limpet shells and some periwinkles and a lighter layer (D 0.3m) with limpet shells. Towards the S end of this section, peat and clay were visible in the darker layer and fewer shells were noted in this area. Only a band of palaeosoil (D 0.17m) was evident in the exposed SW section (L 8m; H 1.47m). Above the midden material the overlying sand beneath the sod cover varied in depth from 1.8m to 0.75m at the NE end of the beach, while at the SW end it was 0.6m in depth. (Bigger 1895, 727-32; Praeger 1980, 167; Brunicardi 1914, 198-9; pers. comm. D. Rotman 2014) 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 13 November 2014 The following images have been uploaded: GA063-002----_01 Profile 1 from NW.jpg GA063-002----_05 Profile 2 from W, detail of midden material.jpg GA063-002----_12 Profile 2 from W, detail of midden material.jpg GA063-002----_14 Profile 3 courtesy of K. Taylor, NUIG.jpg GA063-002----_15 Profile 3 courtesy of K. Taylor, NUIG.jpg

• GA063-022 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On N side of a coastal by-road c. 125m E of Gorteen graveyard (GA063-001----). Site of CBG now occupied by a garage. (A local man explained that there should always be flowing water between a CBG and a proper graveyard and that was why this one was separated from the graveyard by a small stream.) No visible surface trace survives (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

Architectural heritage

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

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).

No address of the register names Errisbeg West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Errisbeg West · Iorras Beag Thiar

Area

4,473,774 m² (447.38 ha, 1,105.49 acres)

Civil parish

Moyrus, and its townlands

Barony

Ballynahinch

Electoral division

Roundstone, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Dolan, Errisbeg East, Ervallagh, Murvey

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Errisbeg West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.