Seefin

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Seefin, from 53 m² to 161,007 m² (16.1 ha, 39.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 40 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 Seefin 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.

• 9 Feb 2026Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the side of his dwelling house

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660192

• 6 Dec 2022Conditional

  to revise the garage design previously granted under planning reference number 20/1220.Gross floor space of proposed works 60.00sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261205

• 13 Oct 2022Conditional

  for the erection of a 36m high lattice support structure carrying antennas and dishes together with associated ground-based equipment containers all enclosed in security fencing.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2261021

• 3 Mar 2022Conditional

  for the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 273sqm + Garage:50sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22286

• 19 Aug 2021Conditional

  to construct an extension to an existing garage including amendments to the driveways and road access and closing off an existing second road access to the site. Gross floor space of proposed works: Extension: 72 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 211504

• 6 Apr 2021Conditional

  to construct a detached garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: Garage: 35 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21524

• 24 Mar 2021Conditional

  to construct a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works - house 219.9 sqm and garage 60sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21443

• 2 Dec 2020Conditional

  to construct extensions and amendments to an existing dwelling and an extension to an existing garage including amendments to the driveways and road access and closing off an existing second road access to the site. Gross floor space of proposed work: 25.4 msq & 72 msq shed. (SPLIT DECISION - REFUSE PERMISSION FOR AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING GARAGE)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201814

• 28 Aug 2020Conditional

  to construct a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 251.4 sqm (house), 38.5 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201220

• 29 Jan 2020Conditional

  for as built variations to pl. ref. no. 98/4203 and 09/570 relating to the existing house and garage. Gross floor space of work to be retained: building amendments only - loft area in garage - 36 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2092

• 3 Jan 2019Conditional

  to construct a new split level dwelling, septic tank, treatment system, percolation area and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 368 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 194

• 20 Nov 2018Conditional

  to construct a domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 59.5 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181651

• 29 Jun 2017Conditional

  to construct a two storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling and make alterations to front porch along with replacing existing septic tank and constructing a new wastewater treatment system (gross floor space proposed158sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17962

• 16 Mar 2017Conditional

  for the construction of a new single storey water pressure boosting pumping station building (Area 130 sqm., maximum height 7.25m) and a 1,000 m3 capacity treated water storage reservoir (maximum height 5.5m) within the existing Seefin reservoir site. The development will consist of a new water pressure boosting station building and pumps with antenna and satellite dish, new 1,000 m3 treated water reservoir, extension to existing access road, construction of a new water mains and ancillary equipment such as valves and flow meters on site, landscaping and surface water drainage. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 130 sqm.)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17362

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 Seefin.

Recorded monuments

• GA104-265 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On the gentle N-facing slope of Seefin Hill. In existence in 1574, when it was in the possession of 'Richard McVllig' (Nolan 1901, 113), this rectangular tower house (11.25m E-W; 9.3m N-S) is one of a small group of tower houses in Co. Galway that display two-phases of construction. In the initial construction phase, a tower block housing the doorway, spiral stairs and the subsidiary chambers was built and, subsequently, a second block housing the main chambers was added. On inspection in March 1983, the first-phase block was still standing fairly intact but the additional block was in a much-collapsed state. The initial block consisted of a five-storey high tower (9.3m N-S; 4.15m E-W) built of coursed limestone blocks with dressed quoinstones and a base-batter, sections of the latter had been robbed out in several places. The original doorway, centrally placed in the E wall, was robbed out. It would have accessed a lobby from which further doorways lead to the guardroom in the NE corner, the spiral stairs in the SE corner, and, most likely, a doorway in the W wall that would have accessed the main ground-floor chamber of the later block. It was evident that there was a vault over the latter chamber and there were also vaults over the guardroom and between 2nd/3rd-floor subsidiary chambers. Windows in the initial block comprised simple slits, rectangular- and ogee-headed single lights and an angle loop at the NE angle on the 2nd floor. The masonry of 4th floor differed from that below suggesting that it was added when the second block was being built. No trace of the parapets or roof survived. Door opes, which would have accessed the second block, were visible off the stairwell at the S end of the W wall. All that survived of the second phase were collapsed walls indicating a rectangular building (9.3m N-S; c. 7.1m E-W). Opposing corbels on the W and E walls at 2nd-floor level would have carried the joists that supported the wooden floor. On re-inspection in December 2009, following a report that part the tower had collapsed, it was found that the entire S wall, including the spiral staircase, and the returns of the E and W walls had fallen down. The resulting rubble extended out to about 10m from the line of the S wall, while some masonry was found 20m out from it. Numerous cut and dressed stones were visible embedded in and scattered throughout the rubble. (ASGAP 112:13) The following images have been uploaded: GA104-265----_04.jpg View from SE GA104-265----_05.jpg View from SSW GA104-265----_12.jpg View from N GA104-265----_13.jpg View from W Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 18 July 2023

• GA104-266 Church
  Description

  In pastureland within the W sector of a graveyard (GA104-266001-). The W gable (H 4.7m) and the W end of the S side-wall (H 1.5m) are the best preserved sections of this medieval church (15.4m E-W; 5m N-S; wall T 1m), otherwise only the grassed-over remains of the other walls (H 0.8m) indicate its outline. The gable wall, which is regularly coursed, is original to the height of an offset (H 2.25m; Wth 0.45m) that is visible on its internal face. Above this it has been rebuilt and some dressed stone is visible in its make-up. A corbel centrally placed in this wall suggests the former presence of a loft at this end of the church and this is further suggested by the top of an ogee-headed window on the ground outside the SW corner. No architectural features survive but a possible lintel stone from over the doorway has been incorporated into the graveyard wall. A font and the capstone of possible double font are visible in the interior, which is also occupied by a number of modern graves. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 April 2020

• GA104-266001 Graveyard
  Description

  In pastureland. This rectilinear graveyard (34m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) is enclosed by a well-built stone wall. A medieval church (GA104-066----) occupies its W sector. The lintel of the doorway of the church is incorporated into the enclosing wall. The earliest headstones noted dated to the 19th century. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 April 2020

• GA104-267001 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  On a gentle E-facing slope in grassland. Known locally as ‘Muilleann Sidhe’ (McCaffrey 1952, 251, no. 51). This roughly circular flat-topped mound (diam. 6m; H c. 1m) is revetted by a single course of large limestone blocks at its base. The E sector has been disturbed and some bone (human?) projects through the soil. McCaffrey (ibid., no. 51a) also located a house to this spot - see GA104-267002-. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 November 2019

• GA104-268 Megalithic structure
  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.

• GA104-269 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the summit of a hill in grassland. This poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 44m) is defined by a robbed-out drystone wall; apart from a few external facing-stones, little of the wall survives. It is likely that material from it was subsequently reused in the construction of the Daly monument, which occupies a large area of the NE quadrant of the interior. This monument commemorates the hanging of a man in 1820. Traces of a possible house site (GA104-269002-) are visible to its E as well as the access point to a souterrain (GA104-269001-). (Holt 1910, 154-5; McCaffrey 1952, 250, no. 45) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 April 2018

• GA104-269001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the NE quadrant of a cashel (GA104-269----). The present access point to the souterrain, at the S end of Chamber 1, is filled with collapse and rubble; the depth of soil above its projecting roof lintel is 0.4m. The chamber (L >7.55m; Wth 1.55m), which is aligned NNW-SSE, is filled to within 0.65m of the roof level with cleared field stones. Traces of side-walls to the S of the access point indicate that it extended further to the SSE. A wall recess (L 0.85m; Wth 0.55m; H 0.5m) is evident near the N end of the W side-wall. The end-wall is curved. A short passage (L 2.45m; Wth 1.65m narrowing to 0.8m; H 0.7m) off the W side-wall leads to a creep (L 2m; Wth 1.65m; H 1.1m) with a drop-hole (L 0.75m; Wth 0.55m) that accesses Chamber 2. Chamber 2 (L 8.1m; Wth 1.75m at end-wall narrowing to 1.65m at creep; H 1.7m) is aligned NNE-SSW. It is constructed of massive boulders and a corbel layer which support the roof lintels. The N side-wall curves while the S one is straight. The floor level rises to the NNE and is covered with some debris including one boulder which formed part of the creep. A short passage (L 2.85m; Wth at base of creep 0.7m; H 0.95m decreasing to 0.85m) leads to another creep (L 1.65m; Wth 1.5; H 1.15m) with a drop-hole (L 0.55m; Wth 0.55m) that accesses Chamber 3. Chamber 3 (L 10.6m; Wth 1.9m at end-wall narrowing to 1.4m at creep; H 1.8m) is aligned NNW-SSE and is similar in construction to Chamber 2; massive boulders (L 1.5m; Wth 1m; T 0.25m) and a corbel layer support the roof lintels (Wth 1.2m). Both side-walls are straight initially but then curve towards the back wall which is also curved. The floor in this chamber appears to be original. (Holt 1910, 155; McCaffrey 1952, 67, no. 45) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 27 April 2018

• GA104-269002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the interior of a cashel (GA104-269----), just to the E of the Daly Monument, which occupies much of the NE quadrant. An L-shaped grassed-over stony wall (Wth 1.15m; ext. H 0.3-0.4m) indicates the line of possible rectangular house site (L 5.6m; Wth 4.5m) orientated NW-SE. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 12 April 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Seefin.

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.

• Seefin, Craughwell7 sales

Name

Seefin · Suí Finn

Area

1,251,607 m² (125.16 ha, 309.28 acres)

Civil parish

Killogilleen, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Killogilleen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killogilleen electoral division: 981 people in 308 households; 93% of households own their home; 57% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybaun, Ballylin East, Ballymoneen, Blackgarden, Brucken, Cahergal, Cartron, Killogilleen, Knockroe, Knockroe Beg, Lecarrow, Toorclogher

Placenames

Seefin 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.