Moneen

101 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moneen, from 84 m² to 152,261 m² (15.23 ha, 37.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Moneen 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.

• 28 Nov 2025Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561755

• 25 Jan 2022N/a

  to construct proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and complete site works to previously approved planning application reference number 03-5736

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2262

• 24 Nov 2017Conditional

  to install fire escape windows on the North and South elevations of existing dwelling house at first floor level and all associated site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained 172.46sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171687

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 Moneen.

Recorded monuments

• GA059-008 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On SE-facing slope of a hill in grassland. Known locally as 'King's Fort', this is a well-preserved circular rath (D 34.5m) defined by an inner scarp, two banks and two intervening fosses. Traces of a possible third fosse are visible only at N. There is a probable souterrain (GA059-008001-) in the interior 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

• GA059-008001 Souterrain
  Description

  In N half of a ringfort (GA059-008----). What is visible is a rectangular hollow (L 16.2m, Wth 4.5m) running N-S and up to 1.4m in depth. This is flanked to E and W by two parallel earthen banks, thrown up during 'excavation' by local people some time ago. It is regarded as the site of a 'cave' which is reputed to run to another 'fort' (GA059-056001-), 1.25m to NNW. Some large stones and 'bones' were uncovered during the 'excavations' but no information was gleaned about the actual character of the 'cave'. 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

• GA059-054 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 31m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank do not survive from NNE through E to SSE. There is an entrance causeway at SW. 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

• GA059-055 Country house
  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.

• GA059-056 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pastureland, formerly demesne land. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) as a roughly D-shaped enclosure (N-S c. 50m, E-W c. 35m), its straight W side formed by a laneway. The interior is shown planted with deciduous trees. No visible surface trace survives. Possibly a landscape feature associated with the nearby Vermont House but its association with a probable souterrain (GA059-056001-) would suggest that it was a landscaped ringfort. 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

• GA059-056001 Souterrain
  Description

  Associated with a probable enclosure (GA059-056----). Described as 'an underground passage' (Topgr. Files, NMI), it was discovered in 1953, in or near this enclosure, during the removal of tree-roots. According to local information, it was discovered in the interior when it was being cleared of trees, and consisted of two chambers. It was reputed to run to 'King's Fort' (GA059-008----), 1.25km to SSE. Though it is likely to be a souterrain, its proximity to the site of Vermont House (200m to SE) leaves open the possibility that it could be an ice house. 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

• GA060-176 Chapel
  Description

  On a low hillock, it is enclosed by a rectangular wall but no trace of a graveyard is visible. It comprises a small well-preserved rectangular building (E-W; L 8.9m, Wth 5.25m ext.), complete with a slated roof and cross on E gable. There is a trabeate doorway in W gable which has chamfered jambs externally. This is surmounted by a plaque bearing the crest of the Blake family, dated 1688. There is also a narrow single-light flat-headed window in E gable: externally its jambs are chamfered and there are traces of a moulding around the sill. The exterior and interior are plastered and the latter is roofed by a vaulted ceiling. The interior contains a burial vault of the Blake family and a number of architectural fragments. Possibly an early oratory refurbished as a mortuary chapel: according to local tradition, mass was celebrated here in Penal times. An enclosure (GA060-177----) lies c. 100m to SW. 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

• GA060-177 Enclosure
  Description

  Some 100m SW of a mortuary chapel (GA060-176----). A fairly well-preserved almost square enclosure (E-W 35m, N-S 33m) defined by an inner bank, intervening fosse and outer bank. The outer bank only survives along E side. Abutting the monument to W is a low rectangular platform (N-S 33m, E-W 18m) defined by a scarp. Possibly a moated site. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moneen.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Moneen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Moneen · An Móinín

Area

2,457,274 m² (245.73 ha, 607.21 acres)

Civil parish

Killoscobe, and its townlands

Barony

Tiaquin

Electoral division

Mounthazel, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Mounthazel electoral division: 544 people in 194 households; 91% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ashfield, Ballyara, Caltraghcreen, Cross Eighter, Killaghaun, Killamude East, Killamude West, Lisloughlin, Lismoes, Menlough Commons, Menlough Oughter, Mounthazel

Placenames

Moneen 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.