# Muckloon, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Taghboy, barony of Killian, Co. Galway; in Irish Muc-chluain.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,447,380 m² (344.74 ha, 851.87 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 103 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 18,639 m² (1.86 ha, 4.61 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Taghboy, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/taghboy.md
- Barony: Killian
- Electoral division: Taghboy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 229 people lived in 76 households in the Taghboy electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/20589
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63394
- Centre: latitude 53.464184, longitude -8.302099 (WGS 84)

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

103 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Muckloon, from 36 m² to 500,596 m² (50.06 ha, 123.7 acres); 44 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1960359: 500,596 m² (50.06 ha, 123.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960359.md
- Parcel 1960352: 203,457 m² (20.35 ha, 50.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960352.md
- Parcel 4457252: 132,660 m² (13.27 ha, 32.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4457252.md
- Parcel 2112985: 130,275 m² (13.03 ha, 32.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112985.md
- Parcel 1990366: 127,154 m² (12.72 ha, 31.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990366.md
- Parcel 1960337: 106,636 m² (10.66 ha, 26.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960337.md
- Parcel 1990460: 105,791 m² (10.58 ha, 26.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990460.md
- Parcel 1990457: 74,796 m² (7.48 ha, 18.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990457.md
- Parcel 1960333: 71,739 m² (7.17 ha, 17.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960333.md
- Parcel 1990478: 61,049 m² (6.1 ha, 15.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990478.md
- Parcel 1990370: 53,956 m² (5.4 ha, 13.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990370.md
- Parcel 1960362: 53,559 m² (5.36 ha, 13.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960362.md
- Parcel 1960436: 52,255 m² (5.23 ha, 12.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960436.md
- Parcel 1960330: 52,249 m² (5.22 ha, 12.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960330.md
- Parcel 1960361: 50,883 m² (5.09 ha, 12.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960361.md
- Parcel 1960331: 48,729 m² (4.87 ha, 12.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960331.md
- Parcel 1960346: 47,626 m² (4.76 ha, 11.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960346.md
- Parcel 1960357: 47,255 m² (4.73 ha, 11.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960357.md
- Parcel 1960343: 46,341 m² (4.63 ha, 11.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960343.md
- Parcel 1990474: 46,027 m² (4.6 ha, 11.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990474.md
- Parcel 1990470: 45,937 m² (4.59 ha, 11.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990470.md
- Parcel 1990369: 45,143 m² (4.51 ha, 11.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990369.md
- Parcel 1960431: 44,216 m² (4.42 ha, 10.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960431.md
- Parcel 1990368: 43,946 m² (4.39 ha, 10.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990368.md
- Parcel 1990462: 43,493 m² (4.35 ha, 10.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990462.md
- Parcel 1960435: 42,586 m² (4.26 ha, 10.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960435.md
- Parcel 1960434: 41,735 m² (4.17 ha, 10.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960434.md
- Parcel 1990461: 41,720 m² (4.17 ha, 10.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990461.md
- Parcel 1960347: 41,464 m² (4.15 ha, 10.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960347.md
- Parcel 1990367: 39,020 m² (3.9 ha, 9.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990367.md
- Parcel 4457251: 38,977 m² (3.9 ha, 9.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4457251.md
- Parcel 1990383: 38,137 m² (3.81 ha, 9.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990383.md
- Parcel 1990363: 38,060 m² (3.81 ha, 9.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990363.md
- Parcel 1960353: 37,408 m² (3.74 ha, 9.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960353.md
- Parcel 1960334: 36,988 m² (3.7 ha, 9.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960334.md
- Parcel 5549563: 36,440 m² (3.64 ha, 9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5549563.md
- Parcel 1960360: 35,426 m² (3.54 ha, 8.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960360.md
- Parcel 1990471: 35,097 m² (3.51 ha, 8.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990471.md
- Parcel 3172832: 34,812 m² (3.48 ha, 8.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3172832.md
- Parcel 1990365: 32,950 m² (3.3 ha, 8.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990365.md
- Parcel 1960354: 32,843 m² (3.28 ha, 8.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960354.md
- Parcel 1990382: 31,532 m² (3.15 ha, 7.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990382.md
- Parcel 1990384: 31,158 m² (3.12 ha, 7.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990384.md
- Parcel 4457253: 30,575 m² (3.06 ha, 7.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4457253.md
- Parcel 1990472: 30,004 m² (3 ha, 7.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990472.md
- Parcel 1960363: 28,993 m² (2.9 ha, 7.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960363.md
- Parcel 1990473: 27,718 m² (2.77 ha, 6.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990473.md
- Parcel 4958497: 27,121 m² (2.71 ha, 6.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4958497.md
- Parcel 1960432: 21,620 m² (2.16 ha, 5.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960432.md
- Parcel 1990466: 19,857 m² (1.99 ha, 4.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990466.md
- Parcel 1960348: 18,741 m² (1.87 ha, 4.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960348.md
- Parcel 1960349: 18,639 m² (1.86 ha, 4.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960349.md
- Parcel 1960345: 17,866 m² (1.79 ha, 4.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960345.md
- Parcel 1990482: 17,462 m² (1.75 ha, 4.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990482.md
- Parcel 1990483: 17,285 m² (1.73 ha, 4.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990483.md
- Parcel 1990465: 16,709 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990465.md
- Parcel 1990481: 15,843 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990481.md
- Parcel 4668530: 14,762 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4668530.md
- Parcel 1960356: 13,086 m² (1.31 ha, 3.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960356.md
- Parcel 1990480: 12,286 m² (1.23 ha, 3.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990480.md
- Parcel 1960350: 11,304 m² (1.13 ha, 2.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960350.md
- Parcel 1990464: 10,095 m² (1.01 ha, 2.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990464.md
- Parcel 1990469: 10,035 m² (1 ha, 2.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990469.md
- Parcel 1960351: 8,161 m² (0.82 ha, 2.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960351.md
- Parcel 1990467: 7,531 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990467.md
- Parcel 1960344: 7,118 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960344.md
- Parcel 1990385: 6,222 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990385.md
- Parcel 1990364: 5,557 m² (0.56 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990364.md
- Parcel 1960433: 5,223 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960433.md
- Parcel 1990468: 5,023 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990468.md
- Parcel 4673315: 4,817 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4673315.md
- Parcel 1960336: 4,787 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960336.md
- Parcel 4676443: 4,735 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4676443.md
- Parcel 1960364: 4,316 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960364.md
- Parcel 1990386: 4,106 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990386.md
- Parcel 5382114: 3,958 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5382114.md
- Parcel 1990458: 3,713 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990458.md
- Parcel 5939083: 3,699 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5939083.md
- Parcel 1960342: 3,270 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960342.md
- Parcel 6206337: 3,208 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6206337.md
- Parcel 2483481: 3,058 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2483481.md
- Parcel 1960335: 2,965 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960335.md
- Parcel 4685338: 2,953 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4685338.md
- Parcel 1960341: 2,942 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960341.md
- Parcel 1960332: 2,910 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960332.md
- Parcel 2483476: 2,706 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2483476.md
- Parcel 4735704: 2,561 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4735704.md
- Parcel 2483483: 2,328 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2483483.md
- Parcel 1990479: 2,191 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990479.md
- Parcel 4668508: 2,109 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4668508.md
- Parcel 1990476: 2,000 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990476.md
- Parcel 1990477: 1,719 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990477.md
- Parcel 1960340: 1,445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960340.md
- Parcel 1990463: 1,371 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990463.md
- Parcel 4645602: 1,162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4645602.md
- Parcel 1990475: 955 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990475.md
- Parcel 1990459: 661 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1990459.md
- Parcel 1960358: 632 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960358.md
- Parcel 4630599: 597 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4630599.md
- Parcel 6206360: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6206360.md
- Parcel 4630607: 164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4630607.md
- Parcel 1960338: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960338.md
- Parcel 1960339: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1960339.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Muckloon 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)

11 applications, newest first.

- 27 Mar 2026, Galway County Council 2660468: Conditional. Permission. to construct a general purpose shed for farm machinery, sheep and hay storage, new farm entrance and access roadway and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660468/0
- 19 Sept 2024, Galway County Council 2461234: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to change the house design previously approved under planning permission reference 21/774. Also, relocation of a larger domestic garage on site, reuse of all stone from existing old ruins for the proposed dwelling feature façades, include all other ancillary site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 181.00 sqm (house) & 134.50 (garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461234/0
- 19 Dec 2023, Galway County Council 2361528: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a recreational development that will consist of the construction of c. 3.1km, off-road shared walkway and cycleway (Greenway) located to the North of Derryfadda Bog. In addition to the construction of a new carpark and entrance upgrades from local road L3406, bicycle parking, pedestrian access paths and all associated drainage, signage, fencing & relevant ancillary site works. An Appropriate Assessment and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared as part of this Planning Application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2361528/0
- 18 Sept 2023, Galway County Council 2361112: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwellinghouse with wastewater treatment plant polishing filter & all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2361112/0
- 21 Jul 2022, Galway County Council 22895: N/a. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dormer style dwelling house with garage, treatment plant & polishing filter. Gross floor space of proposed works: 150 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22895/0
- 9 Jun 2022, Galway County Council 22754: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to revise elevations to a proposed domestic dwelling (granted under PD/21/1457) as well as permission to revise the associated site layout plan accordingly, and further seek permission for the development of a proposed domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 220sqm, Garage: 39sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22754/0
- 10 Aug 2021, Galway County Council 211457: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development for the site located in Muckloon, Ballyforan. The development will consist of a detached single-storey residence, a domestic waste-water treatment system and percolation area, as well as ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works is 223 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211457/0
- 30 Jun 2021, Galway County Council 211165: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the erection of a two storey dwelling house and domestic garage with septic tank and percolation area ancillary site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 236sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211165/0
- 11 May 2021, Galway County Council 21774: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage with wastewater treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 234.01 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/21774/0
- 29 Jun 2020, Galway County Council 20839: Conditional. Permission. to construct a five bay single slatted cattle shed and cattle handling unit, Gross floor space of proposed works;371sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20839/0
- 2 May 2019, Galway County Council 19656: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a two storey dwelling house complete with garage, septic tank & percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling 196 sqm, Garage 50sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/19656/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Natural Heritage Area: Castle Ffrench East Bog NHA, site code 001244, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/001244

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

- GA047-044: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA047-044----. In grassland, on the summit of a hill. Frequently called 'Lisin na b-paistidh' (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 118), this monument, in fair condition, consists of an almost square unenclosed area (N-S c. 13.7m, E-W c. 13.5m) with evidence of bulldozing at NE. Many limestone grave-markers, two of which are inscribed, are arranged in rows aligned NE-SW. A lone tree stands on the highest point of the hill on SSW side of the monument. 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
- GA047-045: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA047-045----. In an area of recently reclaimed scrub and rock outcrop, a disused stone quarry lies to W. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map. Traditions of its existence are still alive locally. It was apparently filled in during recent land reclamation. It is unclear whether it is artificial or natural. 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

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

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

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Muckloon, 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: 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 Muckloon.
- 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/muckloon.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/muckloon.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/muckloon.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Muckloon, Ballyforan: 6 sales, https://everytownland.com/galway/muckloon-ballyforan.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballinvoher South: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballinvoher-south.md
- Caltraghduff: https://everytownland.com/galway/caltraghduff.md
- Castle Ffrench East: https://everytownland.com/galway/castle-ffrench-east.md
- Corracoolia: https://everytownland.com/galway/corracoolia.md
- Derryfadda: https://everytownland.com/galway/derryfadda.md
- Gortananny: https://everytownland.com/galway/gortananny.md
- Gowla: https://everytownland.com/galway/gowla-62361.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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