# Patch, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Moylough, barony of Tiaquin, Co. Galway; in Irish An Paiste. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,099,900 m² (109.99 ha, 271.79 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 23,440 m² (2.34 ha, 5.79 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Moylough, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/moylough.md - Barony: Tiaquin - Electoral division: Mount Bellew, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,972 people lived in 701 households in the Mount Bellew electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/20545 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63533 - Centre: latitude 53.475583, longitude -8.575767 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Patch, from 394 m² to 141,771 m² (14.18 ha, 35.03 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1956692: 141,771 m² (14.18 ha, 35.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956692.md - Parcel 1956695: 134,471 m² (13.45 ha, 33.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956695.md - Parcel 1994336: 110,708 m² (11.07 ha, 27.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994336.md - Parcel 1956694: 89,122 m² (8.91 ha, 22.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956694.md - Parcel 1956696: 75,393 m² (7.54 ha, 18.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956696.md - Parcel 4458661: 63,686 m² (6.37 ha, 15.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4458661.md - Parcel 1956700: 62,065 m² (6.21 ha, 15.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956700.md - Parcel 1994330: 46,645 m² (4.66 ha, 11.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994330.md - Parcel 1956704: 39,358 m² (3.94 ha, 9.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956704.md - Parcel 1994332: 39,190 m² (3.92 ha, 9.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994332.md - Parcel 1994331: 38,221 m² (3.82 ha, 9.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994331.md - Parcel 1994335: 37,748 m² (3.77 ha, 9.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994335.md - Parcel 1956703: 37,157 m² (3.72 ha, 9.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956703.md - Parcel 1994338: 35,496 m² (3.55 ha, 8.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994338.md - Parcel 1994341: 33,655 m² (3.37 ha, 8.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994341.md - Parcel 1956693: 33,574 m² (3.36 ha, 8.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956693.md - Parcel 1994334: 26,967 m² (2.7 ha, 6.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994334.md - Parcel 1956691: 23,440 m² (2.34 ha, 5.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956691.md - Parcel 1956701: 4,691 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956701.md - Parcel 1956702: 3,851 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956702.md - Parcel 4686637: 2,718 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4686637.md - Parcel 1994333: 2,589 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994333.md - Parcel 1994337: 2,511 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994337.md - Parcel 4644910: 2,374 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4644910.md - Parcel 4852842: 2,275 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4852842.md - Parcel 4748138: 2,258 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4748138.md - Parcel 4891491: 1,414 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4891491.md - Parcel 1956705: 1,351 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956705.md - Parcel 2112873: 1,333 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112873.md - Parcel 1994339: 1,287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994339.md - Parcel 4458660: 1,272 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4458660.md - Parcel 1994340: 1,212 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1994340.md - Parcel 1956697: 1,187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956697.md - Parcel 1956698: 730 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956698.md - Parcel 1956699: 394 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1956699.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Patch 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. - 13 Apr 2026, Galway County Council 2680: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage and waste water treatment system with all associated services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2680/0 - 6 Apr 2026, Galway County Council 2660510: Conditional. Permission. for the relaying of existing grass pitches, floodlighting to existing grass training pitch, construction of synthetic training pitch with perimeter fencing, floodlighting & ball wall, construction of perimeter walking/running track with floodlighting, construction of all ancillary site structures including ball stop netting, goal posts, player dugouts and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660510/0 - 10 Mar 2026, Galway County Council 2660367: Conditional. Permission. for the construction of (i) single storey clubhouse building comprising dressing rooms, meeting room & toilets, (ii) on site wastewater treatment system (iii) all-weather playing pitch including perimeter fencing, player dugouts & floodlighting, (iv) flood lighting to existing grass playing pitch, (v) spectator stand, (vi) perimeter walking track with flood lighting, (vii) completion of existing, previously permitted, access road including surfacing, drainage & lighting, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660367/0 - 10 Feb 2025, Galway County Council 2560133: Conditional. Permission. for the construction of a meeting room/equipment storage building (gross floor area 38 sqm) and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560133/0 - 15 Jul 2024, Galway County Council 2460879: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for: a) the conversion of first floor of dwelling to bedrooms and b) elevational changes and revised boundaries from previously approved Planning Ref; 98/1106. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 70.56 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460879/0 - 16 May 2024, Galway County Council 2460562: N/a. Retention, 1 home. of: a) the conversion of first floor of dwelling to bedrooms and b) elevational changes from previously approved Planning Ref; 98/1106. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 70.56 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460562/0 - 10 Dec 2021, Galway County Council 212338: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of existing dwelling house, garage and wastewater treatment system on revised site boundaries (gross floor area to be retained house 279 sqm & garage 32 sqm) and permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling house (gross floor area of extension 31 sqm.) and associated works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/212338/0 - 8 Oct 2021, Galway County Council 211870: N/a. Retention, 1 home. for development which will consist of the retention of existing domestic garage (gross floor area to be retained 32 sqm) and the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling house (gross floor area of extension 31 sqm) and associated works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211870/0 - 18 Apr 2018, Galway County Council 18467: Conditional. Permission. to construct a storage shed for storing implements pertaining to maintenance of sports field and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 55.8sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18467/0 - 17 Aug 2017, Galway County Council 171237: Unconditional. Extension of duration. to construct two playing pitches, an astroturf pitch dressing rooms combining two hand ball alleys, wastewater treatment plant, parking area, new access road and all associated site works, previous planning reference no. 12/612 (gross floor space 910.85sqm). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171237/0 - 9 Aug 2017, Galway County Council 171202: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, garage, treatment system, percolation area and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 307sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171202/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Patch. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA045-043: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA045-043----. In grassland. Circular ringfort (D 35m), in fair condition, defined by a bank of earth and stone and external fosse. A gap (Wth 2m) at S may be original. (Claffey 1983, 161) 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 - GA045-044: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA045-044----. On an esker overlooking Loch Nalaradh to W. Unenclosed irregular area (N-S 32m, E-W 12m) defined along W side by a field wall. Within the interior, numerous set stones, aligned N-S, indicate graves oriented E-W. There is an is an iron cross NW quadrant. Burials occurred up to the 1940s (Claffey 1983, 161). 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 - GA045-045: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA045-045----. On a hill in grassland. Very poorly preserved almost circular rath (E-W 35m, N-S 34m) defined by a scarp and shallow external fosse. A pathway cuts the monument at E. (Claffey 1983, 161) 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 Patch. ## 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 Patch, 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 Patch. - 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/patch-63533.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/patch-63533.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/patch-63533.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Patch 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) - Ballingatta: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballingatta.md - Carrownabo: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrownabo.md - Castlebellew: https://everytownland.com/galway/castlebellew.md - Cloonoran: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonoran.md - Gortaganny: https://everytownland.com/galway/gortaganny-62224.md - Moylough More: https://everytownland.com/galway/moylough-more.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/galway/patch-63533 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/patch-63533