Moyne

90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moyne, from 196 m² to 108,737 m² (10.87 ha, 26.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 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 Moyne 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.

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  for change of house plan and site layout from that granted under planning reference 25/148 to construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment system and garage, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 26206

• 26 Jun 2025Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment system and garage, together with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 108 sqm(H), 60.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 25148

• 29 Aug 2023Conditional

  to upgrade the existing 220k overhead line between the existing Cashla 220kV Substation in the townland of Barrettspark, Co. Galway, & Tower 138 in the townland of Oughtagh, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to the existing overhead Line (approximately 49 km long & comprising of 138no. steel angle masts). The refurbishment works to towers will consist of: installation of replacement parts on the towers including insulators, shield wire, vibration dampeners, arching horns & anti-climbing guards; associated site development works, including temporary work areas, foundation refurbishment /strengthening & recapping/clearing of shear blocks; clearance of shear block bases; & ancillary works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance & levelling at the 6no. temporary construction compounds & associated temporary works to existing tracks & new temporary access routes to provide internal access routes to each tower with all associated works required to facilitate the development. No works will be undertaken to the overhead line (conductor). The proposed development will also consist of upgrades to the Cashla 220kV substation that will consist of: the decommissioning and removal of line bay equipment within the substation boundary; construction of a new adjacent offline like for like line bay & associated bay protection cabinets within the substation boundary; & new overhead lines connection between the end mast & the new line bay. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23355

• 29 Aug 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 242 sqm (house) & 30 sqm (garage). Gross floor space of proposed works 272.00 sq m.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260862

• 23 Sept 2021Conditional

  for dwelling house, garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 192.7sqm & 43.7 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211758

• 23 Sept 2021Conditional

  for dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 194.1 sqm (house) & 43.45 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211759

• 23 Sept 2021Conditional

  for dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 189.6 sqm & 43.45 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211760

• 4 Jun 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 203sqm (House) and 40sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21989

• 8 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission to retain [1] minor elevational changes to dwelling house, [2] changes to garage and [3] relocation of house, garage, treatment system & percolation area previously approved under 08/947 & EOD 13/ 813

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20454

• 21 Feb 2020N/a

  of (1) minor elevational changes to dwelling house, (2) changes to garage and (3) relocation of house, garage, treatment system and percolation area (Previously approved under Planning Ref. No.'s 08/947 & EOD 13/813). Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 190.00 sqm, Garage - 30.00 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20219

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 Moyne.

Recorded monuments

• GA044-081 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.

• GA044-082 Burial ground
  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.

• GA044-083 Chapel
  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.

• GA044-084 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.

• GA058-072 Earthwork
  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.

• GA058-073 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On W slope of a low hill. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular enclosure (D c. 40m). The hill has been extensively quarried and 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

• GA058-074 Leacht cuimhne
  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.

• GA058-075 Quarry
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. A hachured area marked on the 1932 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a large quarry pit. 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: 10 July 2014

Architectural heritage

• Moyne House, country house, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan two-storey over basement country house, commenced 1825, having entrance façade of seven bays with Giant Order Doric pilasters to three-bay shallow breakfront. Four-bay east elevation with canted end bays, and three-bay west elevation. Hipped slated roof largely hidden by high blocking course, having chimneystacks of limestone ashlar. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Breakfront has entablature but missing architrave and has frieze of triglyphs and metopes with floral paterae, heavy cornice with mutules and blocking course. Walls of front elevation and of front bay of east elevation are of ashlar limestone with plat band to eaves below heavy moulded cornice, sill course to first floor and base mould. Rest of east elevation, and basement are of rubble limestone, and west elevation and rear wall of main block and walls of west block are rendered, walls of east block being left unrendered. Square-headed window openings to front and side elevations, those to end bays of front being set within round-headed niches having dressed stone voussoirs above, all openings having limestone sills, panelled architraves, and replacement uPVC glazing. End bays of first floor front have pulvinated architraves, with round-headed niches between them and having moulded impost course and moulded sill. Panels between storeys of breakfront with moulded surrounds. Windows flanking doorway have moulded surrounds. Rear elevation of house has large tripartite round-headed stairs window with colonettes and elaborate spoked fanlight, and other windows are square-headed and with variously rubble, cut-stone and raised block-and-start surrounds, those to west end of return of west block having surrounds with panelled architraves. Middle bay has round-headed door opening having double-leaf timber panelled door set into moulded architrave with panelled lintel and blank fanlight, and approached by short flight of steps same width as breakfront. Wide round-headed entrance to rear elevation with dressed voussoirs to arch and to lintel of square-headed doorway.

• Moyne House, farmyard complex, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Eleven-bay three-storey range to west side of farmyard to rear of Moyne House, built c.1825, having two-bay slightly lower three-storey block to rear. Half-hipped slated roof, with recent rooflights and with gablets over top floor windows. Rear block has rendered brick chimneystacks. Coursed rubble limestone walls showing evidence of straight joints and some blocked window openings. Flat-arched window openings to top floor and elliptical-arched to first floor, with dressed limestone voussoirs and some first floor openings having raised block-and-start surrounds, all with replacement uPVC glazing and some having sills. Elliptical-arched vehicular entrances to ground floor front, some converted to windows and having replacement uPVC glazing, and one has timber panelled door, sidelights and overlights. Segmental-arch windows to upper gables. Round-headed doorways to second bay from each end, having timber panelled doors with raised limestone block-and-start surrounds and spoked fanlights, doorways being flanked by square-headed windows with limestone sills and having limestone transoms above with Diocletian window above having dressed stone voussoirs. Later single-storey T-plan building to north having pitched slate roof and rendered walls. Four-bay single-storey coachhouse to north-east having hipped slate roof, coursed rubble limestone walls, elliptical-arched vehicular entrance with dressed stone voussoirs, and square-headed doorway flanked by square-headed windows, all three openings having Diocletian windows overhead with raised keystones. Entrance to yard from north has square-plan cast-iron wheel-guards with chamfered corners.

• Moyne House, monument, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding monument, built c.1800. Square plan with recessed on east, west and south and plaque fixed to north face. Random rubble dry fieldstone walls set on stone plinth, remains of corbelled limestone pyramidal roof. Set in open field on apex of mound.

• Mill (water), 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay four-storey former linen mill, dated 1832, now ruined. Rectangular plan with two-storey with dormer attic living quarters to north-east. Lime render over random rubble walls. Square-headed openings with tooled limestone sills. Segmental arch to north-west with cut limestone voussoirs above former mill stream route, now diverted. Former wheel pit to north-east gable now filled in. Set back from road with attached occupied dwelling to north-east, single-storey outbuilding to west and mature gardens to south-east.

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 5 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 Moyne.

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

Name

Moyne · Maighin

Area

2,201,970 m² (220.2 ha, 544.12 acres)

Civil parish

Abbeyknockmoy, and its townlands

Barony

Tiaquin

Electoral division

Moyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Moyne electoral division: 703 people in 239 households; 93% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Abbey, Carrowmanagh, Clashard, Corralea, Derreen, Feagh East, Moher, Newtown, Sunhill

Placenames

Moyne 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.