Killagh More

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killagh More, from 12 m² to 258,718 m² (25.87 ha, 63.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Killagh More 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.

• 16 Feb 2024Conditional

  for existing two storey dwelling & detached garage. Permission for demolition of existing dwelling rear two storey block only. Minor alterations & renovation to existing dwelling & garage floor plans to reconfigure layout & alterations to existing elevations to suit. Full planning permission for single storey extension to all dwelling elevations plus part two storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, treatment plant, percolation area with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 81.11 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 118.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 21.44 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460161

• 12 Feb 2020Conditional

  to construct a new entrance and alter two number existing entrances to a forestry block.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20169

• 30 Jun 2017Conditional

  for a change of house plans for a house granted permission under application number 15/1503. Gross floor area 242.8m2

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17966

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Killagh More.

Recorded monuments

• GA086-165 Enclosure
  Description

  On W side of a stream in marshland. A poorly preserved oval enclosure (N-S 32m, E-W 23.3m) defined by a scarp. From SW to NW, the monument has been quarried away. 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

• GA086-166 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. Subcircular rath (NNE-SSW 38.8m, WNW-ESE 36m), in fair condition, defined by a scarp and an external fosse; the latter survives from NE to ESE. Numerous gaps appear modern. Within the interior is a souterrain (GA086-166001-). 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

• GA086-166001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within a ringfort (GA086-166----). Drystone-built subrectangular chamber (L 3.3m) running NNW-SSE; present access at NNW end. Some 13.5m to NW is a subrectangular stone-lined depression (L 8m) running WNW-ESE; possibly associated. 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

• GA086-167 Enclosure
  Description

  In grassland. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as an oval enclosure (NE-SW c. 35m, E-W c. 20m). No visible surface trace survives. 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

• GA086-168 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved circular ringfort (D 37m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank, faced with stone, is extant from SE to S and at W; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. The intervening fosse and outer survive from WSW to WNW. Within the interior is a probable souterrain (GA086-168001-). 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

• GA086-168001 Souterrain
  Description

  In WNW sector of a ringfort (GA086-168----). What is visible is an overgrown and roughly T-shaped hollow, up to 0.5m in depth, its long axis (L 9.8m, Wth 2m) running WNW-ESE. A small depression (L 2.3m, Wth 2.3m) opens off to N towards its SE end. Several large lintel-like stones are visible along its sides and bottom. 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

• GA086-171 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  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.

• GA086-172 Quarry
  Description

  In pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1947-8 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a large disused quarry. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 22 July 2014

• GA086-252 Souterrain
  Description

  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.

• GA086-253 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  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.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Killagh More.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Killagh More, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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 Killagh More.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. 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.

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

Name

Killagh More · Cill Achaidh Mhór

Area

4,111,239 m² (411.12 ha, 1,015.91 acres)

Civil parish

Killallaghtan, and its townlands

Barony

Kilconnell

Electoral division

Killallaghtan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

512 people lived in 178 households in the Killallaghtan electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ashbrook, Ballintober, Ballybaun, Ballymabilla, Castlebin East, Cloonymorris, Corraneena, Killagh Beg, Lisnamoltaun

Placenames

Killagh More on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.