Tooreeny
Townland in the civil parish of Moycullen, barony of Moycullen, Co. Galway; in Irish Na Tuairíní
- Area
- 170.6 ha
- 422 acres
- Land parcels
- 163
- registered freehold, median 2,220 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 24
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
163 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tooreeny, from 7 m² to 171,864 m² (17.19 ha, 42.47 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Tooreeny 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
22 May 2026Conditional
of existing steel framed domestic storage sheds and all associated services
Retention · Galway County Council, 2660809
28 Apr 2026Refused
for an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and retention permission is being sought for sun room extension to dwelling house as constructed with all associated works and ancillary services
Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2660647
19 Dec 2025Conditional
for the construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with any other associated ancillary site works attached
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561908
4 Jul 2025Refused
for the construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with all ancillary site works attached. Gross floor space of proposed works: 187.40 sqm(H)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560884
14 Feb 2025Conditional
for a dwelling house, separate domestic garage/shed, septic tank/effluent treatment system and percolation area/polishing filter and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 199.08 sqm (H), 46.97 sqm (G)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560157
18 Apr 2024Conditional
of increased floor area to the house, over that which was granted permission previously under planning reference number 21/1394. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 188.80 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460419
22 Dec 2023Conditional
for development consisting of extension to the side and rear of an existing dwelling house consisting of 125sqm of new internal dwelling area, a garage/shed, and sundry alterations to the existing south elevation and associated landscaping works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 125 sqm (Extension) 25 sqm (Garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23497
29 Jul 2022Refused
for a development consisting of amendments to an existing dwelling as follows: a conservatory either side of the existing front door (totaling 10.2sqm) extension of the first floor within the existing building footprint to provide an additional 18.6sqm and provision of an attic office and children's play room (totaling 25sqm). Gross floor space of proposed works: 54 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22926
7 Jun 2022Conditional
for: 1) new extension and alterations to the rear, 2) change of use and alterations from a garage to a study/office, 3) revised site boundaries, previously approved under planning ref. no. 28413. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14 sqm (rear extension). Gross floor space of works to be retained: 24 sqm (garage/office)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22742
15 Oct 2021Conditional
to construct a new dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank, treatment system and percolation area and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works; House: 168 sqm, Garage: 60 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211920
30 Jul 2021Conditional
for dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: b178.48 sqm (house) & 48 sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211394
14 Jul 2021Refused
to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank, treatment system and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 168msq
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211277
30 Jun 2021Conditional
for retention for A) change to wastewater treatment system installed and minor changes to house and garage as built and B) permission to construct new external access stairs to multi-purpose room over garage. Gross floor space of proposed works is 6 sqm.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211172
28 Jan 2021Conditional
chun teach cónaithe, córas séarachais agus garáiste, a thógáil. Táimse ag cuir Ráiteas Tionchair Natura faoi bhráid. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: Teach: 290 sqm & Garáiste 60 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2169
7 Aug 2020N/a
for dwellinghouse, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 154.09 msq & 48 msq.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201110
9 Jul 2020Refused
chun teach cónaithe, córas séarchais agus garáiste. Spás urláir comhlán na o-oibreacha beartaithe: 290 H & 60 G
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20910
26 Jun 2020Conditional
for dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works; 202.5sqm (house) 40sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20824
22 Jun 2020Conditional
for dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House 184.3 sqm, Garage 35 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20764
13 Sept 2019Refused
to construct a house garage and a treatment plant system. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 150 sqm, Garage - 60 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 191428
21 Feb 2019Conditional
for dwelling house and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 192 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19239
19 Oct 2018Refused
for 2 no. existing advertising signs, Enforcement Notice EN 18/144.
Retention · Galway County Council, 181496
24 Aug 2018Conditional
for dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works Dwelling 200.00sqm, Garage 48.0sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181202
15 Dec 2017Conditional
for variations to house design, from that previously permitted under planning permission ref. no. 08/3129 & 12/206 and the extension of duration ref. no. 16/1318 with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works 189sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171807
18 Apr 2017Conditional
for the demolition of existing substandard house and for the construction of a replacement 1 and a half storey dwelling house (233 sqm), treatment plant, percolation area and for all associated site development works. (Gross floor space of demolition works: 140 sqm.)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17518
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Natural Heritage Area: Moycullen Bogs NHA 002364
Recorded monuments
- GA081-025 Ritual site - holy well
Description
On S side of a byroad in undulating farmland. This well, correctly Tobar Mac Duach, consists of a natural spring, dry at the time of visit, situated within a small rectangular stone enclosure, now overgrown with bushes. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA081-026 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
On N slopes of a hill. Poorly preserved, heavily overgrown, circular cashel (D 34.2m), defined by the foundations of a drystone wall. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA081-027 House - vernacular 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.
- GA081-028 Designed landscape feature
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.
- GA081-029 Designed landscape feature
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 Tooreeny.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tooreeny.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tooreeny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Tooreeny · Na Tuairíní
- Area
- 1,705,912 m² (170.59 ha, 421.54 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moycullen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moycullen
- Electoral division
- Moycullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Moycullen electoral division: 2,459 people in 837 households; 78% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Addragool, Aubwee, Aubwee, Clydagh, Corcullen, Killagoola, Pollnaclogha
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Tooreeny 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.