# Ginnaun, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tuam, barony of Ballymoe, Co. Galway; in Irish Gionán.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 700,144 m² (70.01 ha, 173.01 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,630 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tuam, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/tuam.md
- Barony: Ballymoe
- Electoral division: Levally, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 437 people lived in 148 households in the Levally electoral division. 96% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/21873
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 62143
- Centre: latitude 53.51797, longitude -8.697328 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ginnaun, from 11 m² to 105,946 m² (10.59 ha, 26.18 acres); 36 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2112005: 105,946 m² (10.59 ha, 26.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112005.md
- Parcel 2061785: 64,081 m² (6.41 ha, 15.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061785.md
- Parcel 2112001: 58,054 m² (5.81 ha, 14.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112001.md
- Parcel 2061704: 40,208 m² (4.02 ha, 9.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061704.md
- Parcel 2061783: 35,183 m² (3.52 ha, 8.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061783.md
- Parcel 2061780: 23,702 m² (2.37 ha, 5.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061780.md
- Parcel 6216558: 19,521 m² (1.95 ha, 4.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6216558.md
- Parcel 2061781: 16,826 m² (1.68 ha, 4.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061781.md
- Parcel 2061784: 15,348 m² (1.53 ha, 3.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061784.md
- Parcel 2112006: 14,921 m² (1.49 ha, 3.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112006.md
- Parcel 2061681: 14,715 m² (1.47 ha, 3.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061681.md
- Parcel 2112008: 14,670 m² (1.47 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112008.md
- Parcel 2112000: 11,748 m² (1.17 ha, 2.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112000.md
- Parcel 2112002: 11,306 m² (1.13 ha, 2.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112002.md
- Parcel 2111903: 9,512 m² (0.95 ha, 2.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111903.md
- Parcel 2112007: 8,196 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112007.md
- Parcel 2111910: 7,826 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111910.md
- Parcel 2061698: 6,887 m² (0.69 ha, 1.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061698.md
- Parcel 2112009: 6,687 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112009.md
- Parcel 2114956: 6,670 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2114956.md
- Parcel 2061790: 5,797 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061790.md
- Parcel 2112015: 5,726 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112015.md
- Parcel 2112013: 5,726 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112013.md
- Parcel 2111911: 5,678 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111911.md
- Parcel 2112016: 5,578 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112016.md
- Parcel 2061786: 5,531 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061786.md
- Parcel 2112014: 5,450 m² (0.54 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112014.md
- Parcel 2061792: 5,418 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061792.md
- Parcel 2112012: 5,392 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112012.md
- Parcel 2061791: 5,209 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061791.md
- Parcel 2061702: 5,125 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061702.md
- Parcel 2061693: 5,016 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061693.md
- Parcel 2111902: 4,832 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111902.md
- Parcel 2061689: 4,830 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061689.md
- Parcel 2061686: 4,794 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061686.md
- Parcel 2061691: 4,744 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061691.md
- Parcel 2061695: 4,734 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061695.md
- Parcel 2111905: 4,707 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111905.md
- Parcel 2111908: 4,693 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111908.md
- Parcel 2111912: 4,680 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111912.md
- Parcel 2061694: 4,646 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061694.md
- Parcel 2061696: 4,614 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061696.md
- Parcel 2061700: 4,551 m² (0.46 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061700.md
- Parcel 2061692: 4,538 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061692.md
- Parcel 2111906: 4,508 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111906.md
- Parcel 2111907: 4,507 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111907.md
- Parcel 2111913: 4,448 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111913.md
- Parcel 2061690: 4,437 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061690.md
- Parcel 2112011: 4,420 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112011.md
- Parcel 2061701: 4,348 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061701.md
- Parcel 2061699: 4,319 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061699.md
- Parcel 2061688: 4,217 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061688.md
- Parcel 2061789: 4,184 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061789.md
- Parcel 2061788: 4,178 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061788.md
- Parcel 2061703: 4,144 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061703.md
- Parcel 2061687: 3,851 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061687.md
- Parcel 2061685: 3,841 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061685.md
- Parcel 2111909: 3,765 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111909.md
- Parcel 4648204: 2,930 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4648204.md
- Parcel 2061787: 2,646 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061787.md
- Parcel 4706965: 2,616 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4706965.md
- Parcel 2111999: 2,377 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111999.md
- Parcel 2061684: 2,314 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061684.md
- Parcel 2112004: 1,886 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112004.md
- Parcel 4636374: 1,582 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4636374.md
- Parcel 2061697: 1,290 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061697.md
- Parcel 2111916: 1,255 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111916.md
- Parcel 2061683: 1,094 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061683.md
- Parcel 2112003: 991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112003.md
- Parcel 2111915: 903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111915.md
- Parcel 2112010: 748 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112010.md
- Parcel 2061782: 717 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061782.md
- Parcel 6216630: 592 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6216630.md
- Parcel 2061706: 548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061706.md
- Parcel 2111914: 476 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111914.md
- Parcel 6216537: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6216537.md
- Parcel 2061705: 255 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061705.md
- Parcel 6216624: 244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6216624.md
- Parcel 2061682: 161 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2061682.md
- Parcel 2111904: 61 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2111904.md
- Parcel 2026450: 38 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2026450.md
- Parcel 6216654: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6216654.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ginnaun 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 4 Mar 2024, Galway County Council 2460230: N/a. Permission. for the development consisting of a new 38kV overhead line (OHL) from existing Glenamaddy 38kV station to existing cable ducts approximately 720 metres East of the existing Cloon 110kV station at Cloonascragh. The proposed development involves the construction of 179no. poles (up to 18m in height), 2no. end masts (up to 16.2m in height) and stringing with overhead lines, over a distance of approximately 26.8km, and all associated works including any temporary works required. The project was previously granted under pl. ref. no. 10779 and an extension of this permission was granted under pl. ref. no. 15861. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies the application. OSI 2,500 series; 2882, 2883, 2815, 2816, 2748, 2679, 2609, 2610, 2680, 2543, 2544, 2611. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460230/0
- 28 Jun 2018, Galway County Council 18896: Conditional. Permission. for the development of this site, the existing Cloon to Lanesboro 110 KV Overhead line which is approximately 65 Kilometres long. Approximately 37km of the existing circuit is located within the functional area of Galway county Council with approximately 27km located in County Roscommon and approximately 120 metres located in Co. Longford, The furbishment of the existing circuit within County Galway will be undertaken between structure EM1 at Cloon Substation, south of Tuam, and structure AM220, south-east of Creggs village near the administrative border between counties Galway and Roscommon. The development will consist of the refurbishment of the Cloon- Lanesboro 110 KV Overhead line which will primarily include: replacement of a large proportion of existing structures, the breaking out and reconstruction of the concrete foundation and shear blocks at the majority of end/angle mast structures, painting of mast structures, replacement of insulators, crossarms, stays and/or fittings on existing structures; and the fitting of bird flight diverters and stay guards. No additional structures are proposed along the existing circuit. Any replacement structures will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to the existing structures they will replace, and will be replaced, and will be of a generally similar height and appearance. Associated site development works to gain access to the existing structures include clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of stone walls and gate posts and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing. The proposed development includes all other associated and ancillary site development works required for the refurbishment of the existing circuit, including the installation of temporary silt traps, silt fences, bog mats and clear span bridges. No additional structures and no alteration to the nature, extent, alignment, character or voltage of the existing structure. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) forms part of this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18896/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC, site code 000297, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- GA030-064: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA030-064----. On a prominent hillock close to the td. boundary, 400m NW of the village of Levally, it overlooks bogland to W, N and NE. Well-preserved graveyard (ESE-WNW 41m, NNE-SSW 18.5m), oval in plan, enclosed by a drystone wall. Access is gained via gate at E. The interior is covered by numerous rectangular stone-lined graves with small uninscribed headstones at W end, arranged in N-S running rows. In SE part of the interior are the foundations of a square building (L/Wth 4m) defined by a collapsed stone wall with a gap at W. This lies within a small oval enclosure (WNW-ESE c. 11m) delimited by the fragmentary remains of a drystone wall. 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

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 Ginnaun.

## 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 Ginnaun, 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.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ginnaun.
- 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/ginnaun.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/ginnaun.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/ginnaun.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ginnaun 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)

- Cloondahamper (Blake): https://everytownland.com/galway/cloondahamper-blake.md
- Levally East: https://everytownland.com/galway/levally-east.md
- Levally West: https://everytownland.com/galway/levally-west.md
- Lisnaminaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/lisnaminaun.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.

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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.

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