# Mountain North, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Monivea, barony of Athenry, Co. Galway; in Irish An Sliabh Thuaidh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 895,825 m² (89.58 ha, 221.36 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,333 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Monivea, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/monivea.md
- Barony: Athenry
- Electoral division: Aughrim, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Aughrim electoral division: 1,317 people in 436 households; 89% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 6% 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/18445
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63353
- Centre: latitude 53.327076, longitude -8.75496 (WGS 84)

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

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountain North, from 49 m² to 109,787 m² (10.98 ha, 27.13 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2038063: 109,787 m² (10.98 ha, 27.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038063.md
- Parcel 2086515: 98,770 m² (9.88 ha, 24.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086515.md
- Parcel 2038061: 70,042 m² (7 ha, 17.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038061.md
- Parcel 2038161: 65,119 m² (6.51 ha, 16.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038161.md
- Parcel 2086626: 59,848 m² (5.98 ha, 14.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086626.md
- Parcel 2086625: 59,482 m² (5.95 ha, 14.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086625.md
- Parcel 2086621: 47,391 m² (4.74 ha, 11.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086621.md
- Parcel 2038162: 43,652 m² (4.37 ha, 10.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038162.md
- Parcel 2038062: 35,652 m² (3.57 ha, 8.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038062.md
- Parcel 2038163: 35,627 m² (3.56 ha, 8.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038163.md
- Parcel 2038167: 34,852 m² (3.49 ha, 8.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038167.md
- Parcel 2086620: 34,444 m² (3.44 ha, 8.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086620.md
- Parcel 2038164: 33,542 m² (3.35 ha, 8.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038164.md
- Parcel 2086624: 30,964 m² (3.1 ha, 7.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086624.md
- Parcel 2422471: 22,823 m² (2.28 ha, 5.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2422471.md
- Parcel 2086622: 21,691 m² (2.17 ha, 5.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086622.md
- Parcel 2086623: 18,759 m² (1.88 ha, 4.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086623.md
- Parcel 4635614: 3,046 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4635614.md
- Parcel 4636465: 2,604 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4636465.md
- Parcel 2038066: 2,480 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038066.md
- Parcel 2086514: 2,391 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086514.md
- Parcel 5057218: 2,377 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5057218.md
- Parcel 2038072: 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038072.md
- Parcel 2086629: 2,314 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086629.md
- Parcel 2038073: 2,270 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038073.md
- Parcel 2038065: 2,244 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038065.md
- Parcel 4671977: 2,212 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4671977.md
- Parcel 2038069: 2,192 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038069.md
- Parcel 2114210: 2,170 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2114210.md
- Parcel 2038070: 2,160 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038070.md
- Parcel 2690876: 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2690876.md
- Parcel 2038064: 2,088 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038064.md
- Parcel 2422451: 2,066 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2422451.md
- Parcel 4461620: 2,053 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4461620.md
- Parcel 2422467: 2,033 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2422467.md
- Parcel 2038068: 2,003 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038068.md
- Parcel 2442934: 1,993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2442934.md
- Parcel 2038067: 1,993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038067.md
- Parcel 2038071: 1,992 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038071.md
- Parcel 5311084: 1,780 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5311084.md
- Parcel 2086628: 1,299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086628.md
- Parcel 2086627: 912 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2086627.md
- Parcel 2038166: 798 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038166.md
- Parcel 2038165: 625 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038165.md
- Parcel 2038168: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2038168.md
- Parcel 5057216: 49 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5057216.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Mountain North 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 29 Sept 2025, Galway County Council 2561412: Refused. Permission. for a period of 10 years for a development consisting of the provision of the following: i. 8 no. wind turbines with an overall turbine total tip height range of 178m - 185m, a rotor diameter range of 149m - 163m, and turbine hub height range of 101m - 104m, and associated foundations and hard standing areas; ii. A permanent 38kV substation compound (including a control building (157.6 sqm) with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and apparatus, security fencing, underground cabling, storage containers, wastewater holding tank, site drainage and all ancillary works); iii. Permanent underground electrical (38kV) and communications cabling to the existing Cashla Substation in the townland of Barrettspark (including joint bays, communication and earth sheath link chambers and all ancillary works along the route). This cabling route is primarily located within the public road corridor which includes protected structures (RPS No. 3747, RPS No. 146). iv. Underground electrical (20/33kV) and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed on-site substation; v. 2 no. temporary construction compounds (including site offices and welfare facilities (with a combined floor area of 202.5 sqm); vi. A meteorological mast with a height of 30 meters, security fencing and associated foundation and hard-standing area; vii. Upgrade of existing site tracks/ roads and provision of new site access roads, junctions and hardstand areas, including a new site entrance off the L3115; viii. Peat and Spoil Management Areas; ix. Tree felling and vegetation removal; x. Biodiversity enhancement measures (including peatland habitat enhancement, Marsh Fritillary habitat enhancement and management, establishment of hedgerows and native woodland planting); xi. Site drainage; xii. Operational stage site signage; and xiii. All ancillary works and apparatus. A thirty five-year operational life from the date of full commissioning of the wind turbines and subsequent decommissioning is being sought. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this application. An Opinion on Unconfirmed Details issued by Galway County Council (Opinion Ref. No. 25/MP/2) on 29th May 2025 accompanies this application. The details unconfirmed in this application are the turbine total tip height, rotor diameter and hub height. The range of parameters un. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561412/0
- 11 Mar 2024, Galway County Council 2460260: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for new domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 71 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460260/0
- 19 Nov 2020, Galway County Council 201737: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a new single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house (area 18 sqm), and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 18 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201737/0
- 21 Feb 2017, Galway County Council 17215: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of existing dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area (granted under 99/1654) on a reduced site (Gross floor space 236sqm). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/17215/0

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## 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 Mountain North.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Mountain North.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Bridge, 1855–1865, Regional interest, registry number 30408404, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA&regno=30408404. Single-arch railway bridge, built c.1860, carrying Athenry to Tuam Railway line over road. Segmental arch having rusticated limestone voussoirs, snecked limestone walls and abutments, curved coping stones to abutments. Tooled limestone copings to parapets.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 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: 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 Mountain North.
- 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/mountain-north.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/mountain-north.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/mountain-north.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Mountain North 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)

- Ballydavid Middle: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballydavid-middle.md
- Fahysvillage: https://everytownland.com/galway/fahysvillage.md
- Loughaunenaghan: https://everytownland.com/galway/loughaunenaghan.md
- Park: https://everytownland.com/galway/park-63502.md
- Pollagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/pollagh-63551.md
- Skeaghaderreen: https://everytownland.com/galway/skeaghaderreen.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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