Rafarn

86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rafarn, from 90 m² to 171,902 m² (17.19 ha, 42.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 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 Rafarn 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 Jun 2026N/a

  for demolition of 2 No. single storey extensions to the rear (north elevation) of an existing 2 storey detached dwelling and the construction of a 2 storey extension to the rear elevation in lieu of the demolished structures with minor elevational alterations to the existing dwelling, demolition of an existing outbuilding to the side of the existing dwelling and all associated external site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 26148

• 5 Dec 2025Conditional

  to construct a three bay double slatted cattle shed

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25333

• 13 Feb 2024Conditional

  for the amendments and relocation to the garage, previously granted under pl. ref. no. 22/876, along with all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2446

• 22 Aug 2023Conditional

  for a side extension to an existing dwellinghouse, along with all ancillary works. Previous planning ref. no. 05/1356

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23338

• 14 Jul 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area, along with all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 204sqm, Garage: 60sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22876

• 29 Sept 2021Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 228.3 sqm, Garage: 60 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211797

• 23 Sept 2021Conditional

  for a) the relocation of the vehicular entrance and relocation and change of design of the domestic garage to that previously granted under planning ref no. 97/1652 b) the construction of art studio/ shed and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works:

  Retention · Galway County Council, 211747

• 21 May 2021Conditional

  for retention of dwelling house and garage on revised site boundaries and for permission for the installation of a new bio-treatment unit and percolation area. Gross floor work to be retained: 130.58 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21877

• 4 Jun 2020Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank, treatment system, percolation area, and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House 207 sqm, Garage 60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20685

• 6 Dec 2018Conditional

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 348 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181759

• 1 Nov 2018Conditional

  to demolish existing sunroom and construct a new single storey extension to the side, and extending to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works 54 sqm Gross floor space of any demolition 19 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181549

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 Rafarn.

Recorded monuments

• GA106-140 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 25.7m), in fair condition, defined by a bank that is visible all round but is very low from E through S to W. It is best preserved at N (Wth 0.7m; overall Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.62m; ext. H 0.64m). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• GA106-141 Leacht cuimhne
  Description

  In level grassland. This poorly preserved mortared rubble core of a rectangular leacht-style monument (H 1.9m; c. 1.5m N-S; c. 1.35m E-W) is now robbed of any facing stones or dedicatory inscription. While very irregular in outline, four faces can be identified. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 January 2020

• GA106-142 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a rise in otherwise low-lying grassland. Poorly preserved roughly circular rath (diam. c. 32m) defined by a low grassed-over bank of earth and stone. A field wall cuts through the monument at W and NE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• GA106-143 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying grassland. Poorly preserved roughly circular rath (diam. c. 30m) defined by a bank of earth and stone. Traces of a possible souterrain (GA106-143----) are evident in the N sector of the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• GA106-143001 Souterrain
  Description

  In the N sector of the interior of a rath (GA106-143----). A rectangular hollow (L 10.8m; Wth 3.3m; D 2.9m) may indicate the site of a possible souterrain. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• GA106-144 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low ridge in pastureland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam c. 26m) defined by a bank which is overlain by a field wall. There is evidence of stone-facing from WNW to NNW; a gap occurs between WSW and W. The interior is overgrown with trees. A children's burial ground (GA106-145----) lies c. 220m to the SE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 March 2018

• GA106-145 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Some 220m to the SE of a rath (GA106-144----). Marked on the OS 6-inch maps as a small roughly rectangular unenclosed area (c. 8m N-S; c. 7m E-W). Apart from a low circular mound (diam. 3m) no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 3 September 2019

• GA106-146 Quarry
  Description

  Marked as a sand pit on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map and named 'Gravel Pit (Disused) on the OS 25-inch plan. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Not visited. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 11 August 2014

• GA106-163 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.

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, 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 Rafarn.

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

Name

Rafarn · Ráth Bhairinn

Area

2,228,761 m² (222.88 ha, 550.74 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmeen, and its townlands

Barony

Leitrim

Electoral division

Kilmeen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilmeen electoral division: 672 people in 233 households; 93% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annaghbride, Ballydoogan, Carheendoo, Carrowkeel, Kilmacrah, Knockbaron, Lissaphuca, Rafarn, Srahdoo, Traskernagh

Placenames

Rafarn 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.