Saintclerans

121 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Saintclerans, from 34 m² to 299,445 m² (29.94 ha, 73.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 49 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 Saintclerans 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.

• 8 Jul 2026Refused

  for 1.) retention of existing dwelling house. 2.) Demolish existing domestic shed. 3.) Construct an extensions to existing dwelling house. 4.) Construct a domestic garage & 5.) construct a packaged wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661153

• 22 Apr 2026N/a

  of existing dwelling house, demolish existing domestic shed, construct an extension to existing dwelling house, construct a domestic garage, construct a packaged wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Retention, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2660617

• 6 Nov 2025N/a

  for the construction of 3 no. dwellinghouses, comprising of 2 no. two storey 3 bed semi-detached houses and 1 no. 2 storey 3 bed detached house, together with on-site parking, communal open space and private open space provision together with all associated siteworks and services

  Permission, 3 homes · Galway County Council, 2561628

• 28 May 2025Conditional

  to construct a proposed new dwelling house, detached garage, septic tank system and percolation area, complete with all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 234.00 sqm(H), 33.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560671

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  for (a) new 2-storey ten classroom school; (b) new entrance form L-3114 road; (c) 27 no. car parking spaces, including electric vehicle charging spaces, and set down facilities; (d) new wastewater treatment plant; (e) a heat pump compound (f) outdoor plan/sports areas; (g) new footpath connection to village. Including set-back of wall and the lowering of a section and the removal of a section of the wall along the R349 and provision of a pedestrian crossing; and (h) all associated works. There are a number of Recorded Monuments in the townland of Carrowbaun and a large ringfort (GA097:063) is located immediately west of the site and is partially within the land-take for the proposed school development. Gross floor space of proposed works: 2,040.00 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560635

• 13 Jul 2023Conditional

  of minor alterations to the external elevations to 3 no. terraced two storey houses previously approved under pl. ref. no. 17/688, as extended under pl. ref. no. 23/96

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360789

• 27 Apr 2023Conditional

  for the following development: (a) for the construction of a first floor extension to existing end of terrace dwelling in lieu of the existing balcony; (b) replacement of existing stone cladding to front of dwelling with a standing seam metal cladding finish; and (c) all associated external site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23165

• 14 Mar 2023Unconditional

  for construction of 3 no. dwelling house's to infill site approved under planning reference no. 16/1099, connection to existing sewage treatment system and all associated site development works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 347.87 sqm.

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 2396

• 23 Feb 2023Conditional

  of 1. Position of dwelling house 2. Minor amendments to dwelling house elevations 3. Revision to height of dwelling 4. Revision to conservatory from splayed external walls to straight and extended to first floor 5. Conversation of attic for storage 6. Position of domestic garage 7. Minor amendments to garage elevations and all associated site services and site development works as granted under planning reference number 01/1850.Gross floor space of work to be retained 338.00sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360161

• 9 Dec 2022Conditional

  to construct a proposed new dwellinghouse, detached garage, septic tank system & percolation area, complete with all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 334 sqm (301 sqm dwelling & 33 sqm garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221221

• 9 Dec 2022Conditional

  for the construction of dwelling house with effluent treatment system and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 84 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221222

• 7 Oct 2022Conditional

  for amendments to a permitted development for a new primary school (Pl.ref.no. 19/60). The proposed development comprises: amendments to the permitted school and associated site layout comprising the following: -Replacement of east facing inclined roof with flat roof area with low parapet wall and collapsible safety rails behind.- Lowering of west facing inclined roof over school hall and associated areas. - Incorporation of clerestory glazing in new 'step' in roof planes. -Reduction in size external roof canopy over main entrance. - Inclusion of new heat pump compound to south, to service school only. -General modification to the extend of glazing to the classrooms and other internal areas, with corresponding impact on elevations. Inclusion of coloured elements to the east classroom façade facing the carpark area. -Relocation of 4 no. accessible carparking spaces to suit new installation of EV car charging point in the car park. -Expansion of gas tank compound to take in reformatted firefighting water tank. -Alterations to the existing stone wall adjoining the R349 providing for the lowering of a section and the removal of a section .-Amendments to the permitted vehicular and pedestrian access arrangement at the Kilconieron GAA Club vehicular access, including the provision of an unsignalled pedestrian crossing in front of existing entrance gates. - Amendments to the permitted pedestrian access route between St. Josephs NS site and the proposed new school. -Amendments to the permitted landscaping, public lighting and boundary treatments as well as all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. Gross floor space of proposed works 2040sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221097

• 27 May 2022N/a

  for 9 no. 2 storey residential units comprising of the following: 5 no. 4 bed 2 storey detached dwellings; 2 no. 3 bed 2 storey detached dwellings; 2 no.3 bed 2 storey semi-detached dwellings with all the relevant site works & services (gross floor space 1154.5sqm)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 22697

• 10 Aug 2021Refused

  to 1) Refurbish front façade to existing house. 2) Construct single storey extension to side of existing house and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works is 13.53 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211458

• 9 Jul 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a first floor extension to the front of the existing dwelling in lieu of the existing balcony. Also for retention of a rear single storey extension to the dwelling along with a monopitch storage area to the side of the dwelling and for all ancillary services an site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1.2 sqm (House). Gross floor space of work to be retained: 19.4 sqm (House) & 13.4 sqm (Storage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211257

• 10 Jun 2021N/a

  to 1) Refurbish front façade to existing house. 2) Construct single storey extension to side of existing house and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 13.53sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211032

• 10 Jun 2020Conditional

  for construction of a) new vintage tractor storage shed, b) with solid fuel storage area integrated to rear of proposed shed, c) with proposed car port/canopy area to link between the proposed shed and existing domestic garage, d) Demolition of existing potting shed granted under PL ref no 18/1839, e) and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works; 71.5sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition; 12sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20708

• 19 Dec 2018Conditional

  for construction of a domestic garage, potting shed and all associated site developments works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 188.25 sqm (Garage - 63.3 sqm, Potting Shed - 12 sqm)

  Retention · Galway County Council, 181838

• 6 Feb 2018Conditional

  for a 2 storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling with all the relevant site works & services. Gross floor space of proposed works 29.8 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18110

• 29 Jun 2017Conditional

  for construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment system and all associated site development works . Gross floor space of proposed works: 201.5sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17954

• 16 May 2017Conditional

  for construction of 3 no. dwelling house's to infill site approved under planning reference no. 16/1099, connection to existing sewage treatment system and all associated site development works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 347.87 sqm.

  Permission, 3 homes · Galway County Council, 17688

• 21 Apr 2017Conditional

  for construction of extension to side of existing preschool and childcare building and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 28.3sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17550

• 30 Mar 2017Conditional

  for retention and completion of 6 no. residential unit approved under planning permission no. 16/405 with alterations to include, (A) revised rear elevation for unit 1 & 5, (B) removal of shared entrance to unit 3 & 6 to create individual private entrances, (C) revised front elevation to unit 3 (D) revised private boundary fence lines to front of all units and all associated site development works. (Gross floor space of works to be retained: 166.66 sqm.)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17411

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 Saintclerans.

Recorded monuments

• GA097-143 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle rise in grassland, formerly part of Saintclerans Demesne. Indicated on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an enclosed mixed tree plantation and on the 1933 edition as a subcircular line of deciduous trees (c. 60m N-S; c. 52m E-W). Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 171, no. 32a) as a circular ‘Stone fort’ (diam. c. 58m) which was defined by a 'flattened' bank of earth (Wth c. 3.6-4.2m; int. c. 1m; ext. H c. 0.6m). A large stone slab lying flat on its S side suggested to him hat it was a stone fort piled with earthen material. Some iron slag was found in the interior. No visible surface trace survives. Possibly a rath or a landscape feature. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 20 June 2019

• GA097-144 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rolling grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 26.7m) defined by a low drystone wall which is best preserved at S (Wth 1.55m; H 0.5m); elsewhere it survives as a grassed-over stony bank. Field-clearance rubble has been piled against the enclosing element at E and W and hawthorn bushes are growing around its perimeter. (McCaffrey 1952, 171, no. 32; Waddell 1977, 62) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 April 2018

• GA097-145 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In reclaimed rolling pastureland that was formerly part of Saintclerans demesne. Very poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 35.5m) defined by a drystone wall which is best preserved at N; elsewhere it survives as a grassed-over stony bank. A silage pit abuts the wall at E. (McCaffrey 1952, 171, no. 33) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 April 2018

• GA097-146001 Castle - tower 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.

• GA097-146002 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.

• GA097-146003 Church
  Description

  Just off the avenue leading to St Cleran's House (GA097-146002-). On inspection only the N side-wall and the returns of the E (L 2.3m) and W (L 2.45m) walls (max. H 1m) survived of this very poorly preserved church (7.62m E-W; c. 6-7m N-S; wall T 0.6m). It was constructed of crude randomly coursed drystone limestone and the basal course was made up of massive blocks. Dressed quoinstone were visible but otherwise no architectural features survived. The interior was overgrown and rubble had been piled up over its S half. In 1959 following the discovery of human remains (GA097-146004-) to the E of it, Prof. Duignan noted that it was the 'last remnants of a small church whose masonry looks medieval' (pers. comm. M. Cahill and M. Sikora, NMI). A tower house (GA097-146001-) lies c. 155m to the WSW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 April 2020

• GA097-146004 Graveyard
  Description

  In July 1959 human remains were discovered by workmen on the grounds of St. Cleran's house (GA097-146003-). The site was visited by Prof. Duignan, who reported it to the National Museum of Ireland. Possibly associated with the church (GA097-146003-), as Prof. Duignan noted that the burials were found to the E of the 'last remnants of a small church whose masonry looks medieval'. No further details were recorded as to the type of burials (pers. comm. M. Cahill and M. Sikora, NMI). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 6 December 2010

Architectural heritage

• Saint Cleran's, outbuilding, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, built c.1800, located to west of Saint Cleran's House. Comprising eleven-bay two-storey west range with projecting two-bay deep single-bay ends, slightly advanced pedimented bays flanking central arched thoughway. Sprocketed hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut limestone eaves course on brackets. Cut-stone pediments, dentillated. Rubble limestone walls with dressed quoins, having cut-stone panel above central throughway, and cut-stone impost course to it and pedimented bays. Oculus windows to breakfronts, with cut-stone surrounds. Square-headed window openings elsewhere, with block-and-start cut-stone surrounds, tooled sills and replacement uPVC windows, windows to projecting end bays set in round-headed recesses. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors, some having overlights. Segmental arches to throughway and pedimented bays, with cut-stone surrounds and voussoirs, and double-leaf timber battened doors to latter. Further range to north is three-bay and two-storey, with single-storey lean-to to west end, hipped slate roof, rubble limestone walls and segmental carriage arch with double-leaf timber battened door, spoked fanlight and cut-stone voussoirs. Five-bay range to west having pitched slate roof, rubble stone walls and elliptical carriage arches with double-leaf timber battened doors. Gateway to road comprises ashlar stone piers having moulded caps with domes, flanked by square-headed pedestrian entrances with cut-stone lintels, copings and parapets, with decorative metal vehicular and pedestrian gates. Set within grounds of Saint Clerans.

• Saint Cleran's, country house, 1780–1815 · National interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built 1807, facing east, to front of and at right angle to earlier four-bay two-storey over basement house of 1784, and having stairs return to rear re-entrant corner, and further return to south end of rear of front block. Front block has slightly recessed bows to gable ends, shallow breakfront fronted by tetrastyle Tuscan portico. Now also in use as a guest house. Hipped slate roofs, sprocketed to returns, with rendered chimneystacks, paired and centrally placed to rear slope of roof of front block. Moulded limestone cornice and cut-stone parapet to front block. Dressed limestone walls to front and side elevations of front block, with cut-stone sill course and plinth. Breakfront has double-height segmental arch recess to entrance bay, flanked by round-headed recesses to ground floor of flanking bays. Roughcast rendered walls to earlier block and returns. Segmental-arch window opening to first floor of entrance bay, square-headed elsewhere to front elevation, with cut-stone voussoirs and tooled sills, with six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor and six-over-six pane to ground floor. Similarly paned tripartite windows to bows, with carved stone surrounds. Low wrought-iron railings to window openings of front block. Square-headed window openings to earlier block, with six-over-six windows to top floor, and nine-over-nine pane to ground floor. Round-headed eight-over-eight pane stairs window to stairs return. Six-over-three and six-over-six pane windows to returns. Square-headed main entrance door opening with double-leaf timber panelled door having geometric overlight, flanked by two-over-two pane sidelights, with cut-stone steps. Portico of limestone, comprising circular-profile columns with fluted collared capitals, supporting entablature with frieze and dentillated moulded cornice. Single-storey outbuildings to rear with pitched slate roofs and dressed limestone walls, segmental-arched openings with cut-stone voussoirs and surrounds to southern range, square-headed door openings to western range, replacement timber doors to both ranges. Double-leaf wrought-iron gates, flanking dressed stone piers and rubble stone boundary wall to north-west of site. Set within its own grounds.

• Saint Cleran's, steward's house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey steward's house, to south of estate farmyard of Saint Clerans, built c.1800, and having single-storey addition to west end. Sprocketed hipped skirt slate roof with rendered chimneystack to mid-roof, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut limestone eaves course. Rubble limestone walls with dressed quoins, with square-headed recesses to ground floor openings. Square-headed window openings with tooled stone sills and voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds to first floor, having eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows, and cut-stone surrounds to ground floor window openings having roughly dressed voussoirs to retaining arches and with replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with cut raised block-and-start surround, roughly dressed voussoirs to retaining arch, timber panelled door and paned overlight.

• Saint Cleran's, gate lodge, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey lodge, built c.1810, having canted ends, and gabled windbreak entrance. Hipped artificial slate roof with moulded eaves course, and rendered chimneystack. Coursed sandstone and limestone walls, with cut limestone plinth. Round-headed window openings, with dressed block-and-start surrounds and cut-stone sills with six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed timber battened door set into projecting dressed limestone surround. Located to west of Saint Clerans.

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 Saintclerans.

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

Name

Saintclerans · Díseart Cléircheáin

Area

2,564,102 m² (256.41 ha, 633.6 acres)

Civil parish

Lickerrig, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Kilconierin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilconierin electoral division: 741 people in 238 households; 89% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cahertinny, Carrowbaun, Carrownagower, Cloghastookeen, Derryhoyle Beg, Doogarraun, Knockadaumore, Knockroe, Lickerrig, Srah

Placenames

Saintclerans 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.