Mountkelly

48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountkelly, from 525 m² to 225,301 m² (22.53 ha, 55.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 24 Feb 2026Conditional

  for the demolition of existing dressing room building and permission for the construction of a single storey building adjoining the existing sports complex building comprising, remote working hub, toilets, tearoom & changing facilities and all associated works

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660290

• 15 Aug 2025Conditional

  to (1) demolish existing derelict dwelling house, (2) construct new dwelling house and domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561123

• 18 Feb 2025Conditional

  for: (i) alterations to previously approved development permitted under PL Ref 2460467 & PL Ref 2360398 including, relocation and changes to layout of permitted sensory garden, static water storage tank and carparking areas, (ii) construction of equipment storage shed (gross floor area 60 sq.m), and all associated site works. This application is accompanied by an Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560171

• 26 Apr 2024Conditional

  for: (i) alterations to existing vehicular & pedestrian entrance onto Creggs Road, (ii) amendments to previously approved pitch & walking track, including installation of pitch floodlighting, (iii) construction of a new spectator stand, (iv) construction of overground fire water storage tank, (v) construction of sensory garden, (vi) change of use of existing dressing room building to community remote working hub and (vii) construction of all ancillary site features and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 195 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460467

• 19 Apr 2023Conditional

  for the development that will consist of (i) development of new training pitch (ii) the construction of a single storey sports complex building comprising indoor astroturf pitch, gymnasium, dressing rooms, club room & toilet facilities (iii) demolition of existing spectator stand & construction of new spectator stand (iv) construction new running/walking track to perimeter of existing & new pitch including associated lighting & (v) construction of all ancillary site features including goal posts, ball catch netting, connection to existing services, signage, boundary treatments, drainage systems, landscaping, car parking, associated site works & all ancillary site features. This application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Assessment (NIS). Gross Floor area of proposed works: 3,215 sqm (sports complex) & 235 sqm (spectator stand)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2360398

• 1 Jul 2021Conditional

  for construction of a dwelling house, a new domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be provided with the application. The site is adjacent to the Lough Lurgeen Bog & Glenamaddy Turlough SAC, Lough Lurgeen Bog & Glenamaddy Turlough NHA. The site is also located within 500m of Archaeological Features GA018-052, GA018-151 & GA018-051001. An Archaeological Impact Assessment will be provided with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works House 277 sqm , Garage 58.2sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211184

• 21 Oct 2019Conditional

  of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with associated site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 191.00 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191623

• 8 Sept 2017Conditional

  for change of use from Adult Day Service to Adult Respite Home, and for alternation to side, rear and front elevations, addition of dormer, 4No. Velux roof lights and conversion of attic. Gross floor space of proposed works 105sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171349

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: Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough SAC 000301
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough 000301

Recorded monuments

• GA018-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On S-facing slope of a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 50m) defined by a bank and external fosse. The bank is present at N; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. A field bank cuts the monument at SE and SW. (Knight c. 1975, 112) 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

• GA018-051 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• GA018-051001 Burial ground
  Description

  In undulating grassland, immediately NE of the site of Glennamaddy Union Workhouse. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 39m) defined by a bank and external fosse from NW through N to ENE; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. A field bank cuts the monument at SSE and SW. The interior is flat and featureless. On 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933), the words 'Burial Ground (Disused)' appear adjacent to this monument but this is more likely to have been associated with the workhouse than the ringfort. (Knight c. 1975, 112) 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

• GA018-052 Enclosure
  Description

  In pastureland overlooking a turlough to S. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933) as an oval enclosure (NW-SE c. 45m, NE-SW c. 35m) partially planted with trees and with a large opening at N. The monument has been levelled and only the faint outline of a fosse (Wth 1.5m) is visible at E and S. (Knight c. 1975, 112) 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 Mountkelly.

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 Mountkelly, about 1 in 5 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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 Mountkelly with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Mountkelly · An Droim

Area

1,751,589 m² (175.16 ha, 432.83 acres)

Civil parish

Boyounagh, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Glennamaddy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

925 people lived in 362 households in the Glennamaddy electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barna, Clooncon East, Clooncon West, Cloondoyle Beg, Glennamaddy

Placenames

Mountkelly 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.