Ballymahon

361 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymahon, from 5 m² to 98,200 m² (9.82 ha, 24.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential (Existing residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 139 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 90 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Residential/Community Services/Medi Centre (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 77 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Community facilities)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Active open space)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Education)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Open space, park)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S6Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Other community services/facilities uses)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 26 Jun 2026Refused

  conversion of existing storage shed into a one bedroom apartment, proposed connection to the existing public sewer and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660200

• 7 Apr 2026Conditional

  renovation and extension to existing 2 Storey dwelling to include proposed new roof, rear extension with amendments to relevant elevations and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2660108

• 12 Jan 2026Refused

  extension to Garage/Industrial unit and new parking area

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660004

• 20 Oct 2025Conditional

  of steel framed building

  Retention · Longford County Council, 2560242

• 29 Aug 2025Unconditional

  of PL20/74 (A) proposed construction of a residential development of 37 no. dwelling houses which comprises the following: (i) 9 no. three bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses of which there are two different designs (ii) 7 no. three bedroom storey & a half detached type dwelling houses (iii) two blocks of 4 no. two storey terraced type dwelling houses consisting of 1 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling house & 3 no. two bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses in each block, ie 8 no. two storey terrace type dwelling houses in total (iv) 3 no. four bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses (v) 5 no. two bedroom single storey type dwelling houses, (vi) 5 no. three bedroom single storey type dwelling houses (vii) proposed continuation of existing estate road network together with the proposed connection to the existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks currently servicing the existing housing estate known as Dunaras which was previously granted full planning permission by An Bord Pleanala under planning reference number PL.14.212595 (viii) construction of green open spaces, boundary fence/walls (B) proposed construction of a pedestrian footpath and cycle lane to link the existing internal footpath which services phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras and the adjoining public road (public road no. L-52182) which services Marian Terrace/Marian Villas housing estate so as to provide connectivity for the existing occupied dwelling houses in phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras together with the proposed development to which this application relates and the main street of the town of Ballymahon. It is proposed as part of this planning permission application to upgrade the existing footpaths, car parking bays and carriageway that services Marian Terrace/Marian Villas housing estate so as to create a shared surface in accordance with the guidance and recommendations outlined in "The Design Manual For Urban Roads and Streets" (DMURS) and complete the pedestrian footpath, cycle lane and shared surface prior to the commencement of any of the proposed dwellings to which this application relates (C) proposed construction of a 2.5 high capped & plastered wall along the boundary which separates the site to which this planning permission application relates & the property known as the Longford/Westmeath farmers mart. Proposed removal of the existing 10 No. ground floor slab foundations which servic

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2534

• 26 Aug 2025N/a

  of PL20/74 (A) proposed construction of a residential development of 37 no. dwelling houses which comprises the following: (i) 9 no. three bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses of which there are two different designs (ii) 7 no. three bedroom storey & a half detached type dwelling houses (iii) two blocks of 4 no. two storey terraced type dwelling houses consisting of 1 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling house & 3 no. two bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses in each block, ie 8 no. two storey terrace type dwelling houses in total (iv) 3 no. four bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses (v) 5 no. two bedroom single storey type dwelling houses, (vi) 5 no. three bedroom single storey type dwelling houses (vii) proposed continuation of existing estate road network together with the proposed connection to the existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks currently servicing the existing housing estate known as Dunaras which was previously granted full planning permission by An Bord Pleanala under planning reference number PL.14.212595 (viii) construction of green open spaces, boundary fence/walls (B) proposed construction of a pedestrian footpath and cycle lane to link the existing internal footpath which services phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras and the adjoining public road (public road no. L-52182) which services Marian Terrace/Marian Villas housing estate so as to provide connectivity for the existing occupied dwelling houses in phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras together with the proposed development to which this application relates and the main street of the town of Ballymahon. It is proposed as part of this planning permission application to upgrade the existing footpaths, car parking bays and carriageway that services Marian Terrace/Marian Villas housing estate so as to create a shared surface in accordance with the guidance and recommendations outlined in "The Design Manual For Urban Roads and Streets" (DMURS) and complete the pedestrian footpath, cycle lane and shared surface prior to the commencement of any of the proposed dwellings to which this application relates (C) proposed construction of a 2.5 high capped & plastered wall along the boundary which separates the site to which this planning permission application relates & the property known as the Longford/Westmeath farmers mart. Proposed removal of the existing 10 No. ground floor slab foundations which servic

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2533

• 30 Jun 2025Refused

  the location & use of a 45 square metre mobile home for housing needs with a new connection to the existing mains sewerage treatment system along with all ancillary site work

  Retention, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560136

• 15 May 2025Conditional

  proposed change of use of existing 2 storey dwelling to use as 5 no. one bedroom apartments, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, changes to relevant elevations, provision of parking, bike parking, bin storage, private and public open space, upgrade of connections to public services and ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2560095

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  10-year planning permission for proposed upgrade works and extension to the Ballymahon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) and local wastewater network. The proposed development comprises: (1) the refurbishment of existing final settlement tank, storm water tank, Return-Activated Sludge (RAS) and Waste-Activated Sludge (WAS) pumping station and 2 no. existing aeration tanks within the existing WwTP site; (2) an extension to the WwTP to include new inlet works with duty / standby combined screens and grit plant, odour control system, high-level emergency overflow chamber, Flow to Full Treatment (FFT) storm pumping station, stormwater storage tank, biological process units including 1 no. selector tank, 2 no. anoxic tanks, and 2 no. aeration tanks, 2 no. final settlement tanks with flow split chamber; (3) a new section of gravity sewer from the network pumping station serving Auburn Village residential estate to the new inlet works; (4) a new RAS / WAS pumping station with sludge holding capacity; sludge drying reedbeds (8 no. cells), return liquors pumping station, washwater pumping station, new chemical dosing plant, treated effluent outfall headwall to River Inny; (5) alterations to the existing entrance and a new internal road connecting the existing internal access road to the extension area; (6) surface water drainage interceptor, manholes and surface water attenuation tank; (7) ESB sub-station building, permanent generator and fuel tank, solar panels on block mounted frames; (8) decommissioning of picket fence thickener and associated dewatering equipment, ferric dosing tank, final effluent outfall chamber, complete with automatic sampler, and a redundant section of existing sewer network in the Auburn Village residential estate (all to remain in situ post decommissioning); (9) the decommissioning / removal of the existing inlet works and grit removal chamber; (10) decommissioning / demolition of pumping station in the Auburn Village residential estate; (11) site lighting (both task lighting and road lighting), boundary fencing and treatments including landscaping; (12) below ground interconnecting pipework; (13) and all ancillary site development and site excavation works above and below ground for the above referenced development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2560086

• 16 May 2024Conditional

  development for a Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales. The proposed development comprises: 1) The demolition of existing single storey former school building and site clearance; 2) Construction of new footpath to (West side) of existing Church View access road and associated and ancillary road realignment; 3) Construction of new access road from Church View access road, providing vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development (and facilitating the future development of adjoining lands); 4) The construction of a single storey Discount Foodstore (with ancillary off-licence use) with mono-pitch roof measuring 2,291 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,489 sqm; and, 5) Provision of car and cycle parking, boundary treatments, free standing and building mounted signage, covered trolley bay, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, ESB substation, drainage, utility and services infrastructure and connections, and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2460100

• 19 Feb 2024Unconditional

  of 18/293 proposed demolition of an existing extension to the side of existing Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing Unit together with the proposed construction of a larger attached Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing Unit in it's place which can serve as an extension to the existing Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing building or as an individual Industrial/Commercial/Warehousing unit and all ancillary works

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 247

• 24 Jan 2023Conditional

  change of use of existing dwelling house to doctors surgery, alterations to window openings to the existing dwelling, construction of an entrance porch and all associated site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2314

• 12 Dec 2022Conditional

  will consist of the upgrade of existing floodlighting, to include the erection of 8 number 18 metre lighting poles, LED sports floodlights and all associated site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 22282

• 15 Jul 2022Conditional

  of the following works to a recorded protected structure (no. 107); existing facades as currently constructed that service an existing building which was previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL17/66 and all ancillary works

  Retention · Longford County Council, 22171

• 14 Apr 2022Conditional

  of PL17/66 for the proposed change of use of existing 2 no. derelict agricultural buildings (which are listed as Protected Structures) into a cafe/restaurant/food outlet with associated kitchen area, customer sit down area, customer and staff toilet facilities, cheese making factory with shop together with seeking full planning permission for the proposed construction of a single storey extension linking the 2 no. buildings together, alterations to facades and all ancillary works

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2287

• 1 Sept 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey extension to existing school building to accommodate new w/c facilities and all associated site development works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 21256

• 6 Nov 2020Conditional

  change of use of existing convent building from convent use to resource centre, internal refurbishing works and services, retention of existing community resource centre in original convent chapel, construction of multipurpose room to rear of convent building, associated site development works and services

  Permission · Longford County Council, 20262

• 2 Apr 2020Conditional

  (A) proposed construction of a residential development of 37 no. dwelling houses which comprises the following: (i) 9 no. three bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses of which there are two different designs (ii) 7 no. three bedroom storey & a half detached type dwelling houses (iii) two blocks of 4 no. two storey terraced type dwelling houses consisting of 1 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling house & 3 no. two bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses in each block, ie 8 no. two storey terrace type dwelling houses in total (iv) 3 no. four bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses (v) 5 no. two bedroom single storey type dwelling houses, (vi) 5 no three bedroom single storey type dwelling houses (vii) proposed continuation of existing estate road network together with the proposed connection to the existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks currently servicing the existing housing estate known as Dunaras which was previously granted full planning permission by An Bord Pleanala under planning reference number PL.14.212595 (viii) construction of green open spaces, boundary fence/walls (B) proposed construction of a pedestrian footpath and cycle lane to link the existing internal footpath which services phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras and the adjoining public road (public rd no. L-52182) which services Marian Tce/Marian Villas housing estate so as to provide connectivity for the existing occupied dwelling houses in phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras together with the proposed development to which this application relates and the main street of the town of Ballymahon. It is proposed as part of this planning permission application to upgrade the existing footpaths, car parking bays and carriageway that services Marian Tce/MarianVillas housing estate so as to create a shared surface in accordance with the guidance and recommendations outlined in "The Design Manual For Urban Roads and Streets" (DMURS) and complete the pedestrian footpath, cycle lane and shared surface prior to the commencement of any of the proposed dwellings to which this application relates (C) proposed construction of a 2.5 high capped & plastered wall along the boundary which separates the site to which this planning permission application relates & the property known as the Longford/Westmeath farmers mart. (Full description scanned/attached) (COVID 19b)

  Permission, 37 homes · Longford County Council, 2074

• 20 Feb 2020Conditional

  the installation of one district regulating installation (DRI) including a steel enclosure (measuring approximately 1.8 high x 1.4m wide x 0.5m deep)to be installed within the existing grass verge with a concrete base (measuring approximately 2m wide x 2m deep), galvanised steel vent stack (approximately 3.5m high) and associated ancillary facilities and works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2042

• 14 Feb 2020Conditional

  revision of existing planning permission reference PL17/306 for two number four bedroom detached houses in the Thomond Hall estate. All associated siteworks and drainage

  Permission, 2 homes · Longford County Council, 2035

• 29 Nov 2019Conditional

  proposed demolition of existing fire damaged building formerly known as "St. Matthews Girls School" and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19312

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  to consist of the change of use on ground floor of existing residential dwelling to a new auctioneers hallway/reception area, existing ground floor extension to rear of existing dwelling to accommodate new office for auctioneer's duties and the proposed single storey construction of kitchenette area to the rear of the existing residential dwelling and existing extension to also accommodate auctioneers office as shown on accompanying drawings & all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19298

• 26 Sept 2019Conditional

  to construct a proposed single storey kitchen area to rear, change of use of existing kitchen area to restaurant seating area. Front window on left hand side of front elevation to be replaced with glazed access restaurant door and all ancillary works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19245

• 25 Sept 2019Conditional

  demolition of the existing trolley bay (19 Sq.m), demolition of the existing entrance door and front windows, to allow for a new single storey extension of 26 Sq.m (additional floor space of 7 Sq.m) which will incorporate the relocation of the entrance door, a new internal access ramp and new trolley bay complete with new windows, new external limestone wall cladding, internal reconfiguration of the retail area to include a new Post Office area of 19 Sq. m., external signage and all associated site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19243

• 1 Aug 2019Conditional

  change of use of our existing convenience shop to include part off-licence use (gross floor area for off-licence use 20 sq.m) and associated works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19209

The 25 most recent of 42 applications.

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 Ballymahon.

Recorded monuments

• LF027-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level, moderately drained pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The monument has been levelled and is not visible at ground level. The field is now used as a sports ground. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 23 November 2011

• LF027-003001 Church
  Description

  On a gentle SSE-facing slope within the W half of a graveyard (LF027-003002-), at the SE end of Ballymahon town. This church (C of I) was built in 1723. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 June 2013

• LF027-003002 Graveyard
  Description

  Associated with the 18th-century (C of I) church (LF027-003001-) within its W half. This irregularly shaped graveyard (58m ENE-WSW; 32m NNW-SSE) is enclosed by a stone wall. Access is via a wrought-iron gate in the centre of the SW wall, where the graveyard is bounded by the street. Decipherable memorial inscriptions date from the 19th and 20th centuries. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien and Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 June 2013

• LF027-003003 Bridge
  Description

  Spanning the Inny River at the S end of Ballymahon (LF027-003006-). In 1600 it is recorded that there was an intention to 'build a bridge over the Eney (Inny) in the borders of Westmeath and Longfort' (Cal. Carew MSS, vol. 3, 505). 'Ballymahan Bridge' is depicted on the Down Survey (1655-6) map of Rathcline barony (NLI, MS 719) and in 1682 it is described as 'a wooden bridge over the river' (Gillespie and Moran 1991, 209). No visible remains survive but the present bridge was probably built on its site. The latter bridge is a two-phase structure comprising an original five-arch span that was reduced to three c. 1970 with the addition of new reinforced concrete spans along the NW side. The original stone bridge may date from the early 18th century or possibly earlier (www.buildingsofireland.ie, Reg. 13316030, last accessed 26 March 2012). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 September 2012

• LF027-003006 Historic town
  Description

  On the N bank of the Inny River, at a bridging point. A land grant in 1620 to James Mc William Ferrall included the 'castle [LF027-003004-], town and lands of Ballymahan' (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 466). A cluster of houses is depicted on the Down Survey (1655-6) map of Rathcline barony (NLI, MS 719) on the N bank of the river to the E of a bridge (LF027-003003-). The town was described in 1682 as 'the market town called Ballymahon where there is a wooden bridge over the river' (Whelan 2001, 6). The Civil Survey records a mill (LF027-003005-) and the ‘ruines of a castle with some chimney houses and Irish creats, alsoe some chimney houses with Irish creats dispersed in several places' (Simington 1961, vol. 10, 48). The ruined houses along the Green Lane may be the oldest buildings in the town (Whelan 2001, 6). Archaeological test excavations prior to the construction of a housing development to the rear of the buildings at the SW side of Main Street in 2005 (Ó Donnchadha 2005), and subsequent unlicenced monitoring of the groundworks (Doherty and Doherty 2005) yielded no archaeological features or artifacts. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 31 July 2013

Architectural heritage

• Convent of Mercy, convent/nunnery, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement former convent with attic storey, built c. 1882 and extended in 1895, having central three-bay gable-fronted breakfront and advanced single-bay gable-fronted breakfronts to either end of the main façade (southeast). Now in use as a day care centre. Multiple-bay two-storey over basement return with additional three-storey flat-roofed extension to the northeast and various flat-roofed single-storey extensions to the southeast. Pitched slate roofs with ridge tiles, overhanging eaves, brick chimneystacks, wrought-iron finial to central breakfront gable and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut stone kneeler stones to gables to front elevation and corbelled eaves courses. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls over projecting plinth with moulded cut stone detailing. Round-headed niche to first floor central bay having trefoil-headed canopy with spired roof and containing statue on cut limestone plinth, the latter a continuation of the adjoining limestone sills and supported by a marble column and console bracket. Pointed arch openings to attic storey of gable-fronts, containing sheet metal vents. Pointed arch window openings to first floor having tooled limestone sills and replacement windows. Segmental-headed windows to ground floor with tooled cut limestone sills and replacement windows. Pointed arch door opening to central breakfront having square-headed doorway with timber panelled door, cut stone surround, plain overlight and flanking pointed arch sidelights with cut stone surrounds. Doorway approached by flight of cut limestone steps. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the northwest end of Ballymahon with garden to south and southeast of site, with cast-iron railings and pedestrian gate leading to St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic church (13316007). Modern school buildings to site. Convent graveyard to the northeast.

• Convent of Mercy, school, 1875–1925 · Regional interest
  Description

  National school complex, dated 1878 and 1923, comprising two detached six-bay single-storey blocks, with earlier block situated to rear (northeast), having lower pitched roofed single-bay single-storey porches to gable ends (northwest and southeast_. Gabled central breakfront to front block (southwest) and gabled two-bay single-storey return to rear of rear block (northeast). Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks to gable ends, decorative timber bargeboards to gables and wrought-iron cross finial to central breakfront. Lined-and-ruled render walls with decorative render edging. Carved limestone date plaque to northeast block. Round-headed niche with render surround comprising pilasters, arch and hood moulding with raised lettering, render base and cast plaster statue. Segmental-headed window openings with limestone sills, chamfered render surrounds and timber sliding sash windows, two-over-two pane to northeast block and one-over-one pane to southwest block. Round-headed window openings to gables with limestone sills, render surrounds and plate glass windows. Segmental-headed door openings with chamfered render surrounds and replacement timber and metal doors. Set back from the road with rendered boundary walls having dressed limestone piers with carved limestone caps. Located to the northwest end of Ballymahon.

• Saint Matthew's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached gable-fronted Gothic style Roman Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built between 1902 and 1906, having five-bay nave elevations, single-bay transepts to the northwest and the southeast, four-stage bell tower on square-plan attached to southeast side of entrance front (southwest) and a shallow chancel to the northeast having a three- single-storey additions attached to either side (northwest and southeast). Gable-fronted porch to the centre of the entrance gable (southwest) having extensive cut limestone detailing. Lean-to extension to the chancel gable. Pitched natural slate roofs with cast-iron ridge crestings, raised cut limestone verges with carved limestone crosses to gable ends, cut limestone chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Spired cut limestone pinnacle to north end of gable-front. Castellated parapet with spired and carved pinnacles to tower. Snecked rock-faced limestone walls with cut limestone quoins, carved limestone string courses and engaged ashlar limestone buttresses to nave elevations. Plaque to southeast elevation of tower. Paired pointed arch window openings to gable-front with cut limestone block-and-start surrounds, carved limestone tracery, stained glass windows and continuous limestone hoodmoulding. Trefoil-headed/cusped lancet openings to nave elevations with cut limestone block-and-start surrounds, chamfered cut limestone sills and carved limestone hoodmouldings. Five-light pointed arch window opening to chancel gable having carved limestone geometric tracery, stained glass windows, chamfered cut limestone sills and carved limestone hoodmouldings. Pointed arch openings to fourth stage of tower (belfry level) comprising paired trefoil-headed/cusped lancet openings, having louvered fittings and carved limestone quatrefoil opening with carved limestone hoodmoulding. Blind four-centred arch with carved tympanum to cut limestone gable-fronted porch, having carved hoodmoulding and square-headed door opening with double leaf timber panelled door, the latter flanked by marble colonnettes and approached by cut limestone steps. Square-headed opening to southwest elevation of tower with similar blind four-centred arch, carved hoodmoulding and square-headed door opening, approached by cut limestone steps and having double leaf timber panelled door flanked by marble colonnettes. Exposed timber braced roof to interior with decorative floor tiling, carved marble reredos to north transept, carved marble baptismal font, granite altar and carved timber confessionals. Carved timber gallery over nave entrance reached via cast-iron spiral staircase. Stained glass windows by Mayer of Munich. Set in own grounds recessed from the road, having ashlar limestone gable-fronted gate piers with recessed trefoil-headed/cusped panels and cast-iron railings, pedestrian and double-leaf carriage gates. Located to the northwest end of Ballymahon.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached seven-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, with single-bay single-storey projecting garage extension to the northwest incorporating a single tooled ashlar limestone pier. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls with parapet and painted smooth rendered plinth. Segmental-headed window openings with tooled cut limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening with tooled cut limestone block-and-start surround, having timber panelled door and overlight. Set back from the road with pebbledashed and smooth rendered boundary walls and having cast-iron pedestrian gate. Located to the northwest end of Ballymahon, adjacent to St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic church (13316007).

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800. Pitched corrugated-metal roof with rendered chimneystacks to ends and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls over render plinth. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor openings and timber casement windows to first floor. Central square-headed door opening with replacement timber half-glazed door, overlight and concrete step. Fronts directly onto street to the northwest end of Main Street, Ballymahon.

• Ballymahon Courthouse and Market House, court house, market house, 1815–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former court house and market house, built between c. 1819 - 1826 and altered c. 1880, having pedimented breakfront to the centre of the main elevation (northeast) and single-bay two-storey return to rear (southwest). Flat-roofed addition to the northwest elevation of return with wrought-iron water tank over. Now in use as a library. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and dressed limestone eaves course. Tooled limestone masonry walls to ground floor and rusticated coursed limestone walls to first floor. Carved limestone string courses, plinth course and dressed limestone block quoins. Carved limestone plaque with Shuldham family coat of arms to pediment. Elliptical-arched openings to ground floor having carved limestone voussoirs, archivolts and keystones with dressed limestone impost course. Timber battened doors with cast-iron strap hinges to central and southeast openings and replacement door to northwest opening. Elliptical-arched recessed panels to first floor with carved limestone voussoirs and surrounds having square-headed openings with replacement windows with limestone sills, those to the sides now blocked. Set back from the road to the centre of Ballymahon.

• House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820 and altered c. 1880, with two-bay two-storey hipped-roofed extension to rear (northeast). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course with corbel course. Painted rendered walls with render quoins to the corners. Square-headed openings with render surrounds, painted stone sills and replacement windows. Sill guards to ground floor window openings. Segmental-headed opening with replacement timber panelled door, sidelights and fanlight. Fronts directly onto street to the centre of Ballymahon. Lane to the northwest end gives access to the rear.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay two-storey over raised half-basement house, built c. 1780, later in use as a hotel, and now with lean-to single-storey extension and conservatory to rear (northeast). Pitched slate roof with three rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls, lined-and-ruled. Square-headed window openings to first and second floors, segmental-headed to ground floor. Shouldered surrounds with stone sills and replacement windows. Blind windows to northwest bays of raised basement. Timber panelled shutters visible to interior. Central elliptical entrance opening with limestone surround, having oval floral motif to frieze and fluted pilasters. Timber panelled door with stained glass panels, and stained glass to fanlight. Accessed via stone steps with polygonal stone posts, rendered parapet walls and coping. Segmental-headed entrance opening to basement with glazed timber door. Recent wrought-iron railings, and low rendered boundary wall to south. Fronts directly onto street to the centre of Ballymahon.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, with shopfront, separate entrance to residence, and two-storey return (southwest). Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and timber brackets to moulded cast-iron guttering. Painted rendered walls, lined-and-ruled, with plinth course. Square-headed window openings with moulded surrounds, painted stone sills, and replacement windows. Timber shopfront to ground floor with moulded box cornice and raised lettering behind corrugated-plastic signboard. Recessed entrance with timber boarding to porch, and concrete pavement. Fixed timber display windows with painted timber sills. Glazed timber panelled double leaf doors. Round-headed entrance opening to residence, with moulded render surround, keystone and plinth blocks. Timber panelled door with plain fanlight and stone step. Stone flagged threshold to shopfront. Fronts directly onto street to the centre of Ballymahon.

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey bank on L-shaped plan, built 1869, with three-storey addition with pitched roof to rear (southwest). Pitched slate roof with hipped slate roof to return, cut limestone chimneystacks and cut limestone parapet with moulded cornice having circle motifs to frieze. Ashlar limestone walls to ground floor over projecting plinth, punched ashlar limestone walls over. Ashlar limestone fascia to ground floor, supported on cut limestone corbels. Recessed segmental-headed window openings to second floor with raised keystones and corbelled limestone sills, having two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Recessed square-headed window openings with rounded corners to first floor having two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with horizontal glazing bars. Round-headed window openings to ground floor, set in recessed arches, having limestone sills and impost course, and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with horizontal glazing bars. Round-headed door openings set in projecting cut limestone doorcases to either end (northwest and southeast), with carved cornice and impost course, panelled spandrels and having sculpted Portland stone keystones. Timber panelled doors, double doors to northwest, with plain fanlight. Half-glazed timber panelled vertically divided interior doors to northwest entrance, set in timber door frame, with plain overlight. Fronts directly onto street, with yard to rear, having cut limestone boundary wall and piers to yard. Located to the centre of Ballymahon.

• RIC barracks, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced five-bay two-storey former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, built c. 1820, with integral square-headed (formerly round-headed) carriage arch to the southeast. Now disused. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and timber eaves course. Painted roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth. Render failing and exposing rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. No window openings to the rear elevation (southwest). Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and overlight, accessed via concrete steps. Battened timber double doors to carriage arch to the southeast end of Main Street, Ballymahon. Outbuildings to rear, with pitched slate roof, remains of render over rubble stone walls and retaining some timber fittings to openings.

• Skelly's, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, with shopfront, public house to rear, separate entrance to upper floors, and two-storey return to rear (northeast). One of a pair (in common ownership) with building adjacent to the southeast (13316018). Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods and decorative brick eaves course. Painted rendered walls, lined-and-ruled, unpainted roughcast to gable. Square-headed window openings with painted brick surrounds, painted stone sills, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber shopfront with moulded box cornice, timber lettering to fascia, elaborate consoles, and moulding to pilasters and stallrisers. Centrally placed entrance opening with timber panelled double leaf doors, flanked by square-headed fixed timber frame display windows. Square-headed entrance opening to upper floors, with timber panelled door, with overlight and plinth blocks. Stone flagged threshold to both entrances. Fronts directly onto street to the centre of Ballymahon.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, with late-twentieth century single-storey extension to the rear (northeast). One of a pair (in common ownership) with building adjacent to the northwest (13316017). Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and decorative brick eaves course. Painted render walls, lined-and-ruled, roughcast to gable. Square-headed window openings with painted brick surrounds, painted stone sills, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed entrance opening with timber panelled door, overlight, tooled plinth blocks and stone flagged threshold. Fronts directly onto street to the centre of Ballymahon.

• Saint Catherine's Church (Shrule-Noughaval), church/chapel, 1800–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Church of Ireland church on cruciform-plan, rebuilt 1824, incorporating earlier nave dating from c. 1800, having three-bay nave elevations, single-bay transepts to the northeast and southwest, full-height chancel to the northeast and four-stage tower square-plan to the southwest (entrance) gable having corbelled corner pinnacles and a needle spire on octagonal-plan over. Pitched natural slate roofs with cast-iron ridge crestings and cross finials and rainwater goods and stepped cut limestone stepped copings. Carved limestone corbels to corners. Cut limestone crenellations to tower. Roughcast rendered rubble limestone walls over limestone plinth. Limestone string courses to tower. Round-headed window openings with cut limestone hoodmouldings, chamfered surrounds and bar tracery, with paired trefoil-headed/cusped lights. Round-arched openings to tower at belfry level with louvers, circular window openings to third stage, square-headed window openings with triple trefoil-headed lights to second stage, all with cut limestone surrounds, and hood and label mouldings. Round-headed door opening with carved limestone label moulding with label stops and cut limestone surround, having timber battened double doors and limestone threshold. Graveyard to site with mainly nineteenth-century gravestones, and Shuldham family vault, having cast-iron railings and cut-limestone plaque. Set back from road behind cut limestone square-profile piers, rubble stone boundary walls and plinth with cast-iron railings and cast-iron double-leaf gates. Located to the southeast end of Ballymahon.

• Ballymahon Masonic Hall, masonic lodge/hall, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey Masonic lodge, built c. 1850, with porch to south end of front elevation (northwest) with pitched roof, and having recent single-bay single-storey extension to the southwest gable. Now derelict. Pitched slate roof (partially failing) with terracotta ridge tiles and finials, and timber bargeboards. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with trefoil motif to porch and to the south gable. Square-headed window openings with metal casement windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement sheet metal door. Rubble stone boundary walls with square-profile rendered piers and wrought-iron pedestrian gate having Masonic symbols over. Set back from road in own grounds to the east/southeast of Ballymahon town centre.

• Dean Egan Library, library/archive, 1925–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey former public library, dated 1930, with single-bay flat-roofed entrance porch to the centre of the main elevation (northeast) and single-storey lean-to extension to rear (southwest). Now in use as a community centre. Pitched tiled roof with central pyramidal roofed louvered vent on square-plan and with rendered chimneystacks to the rear. Painted pebbledashed walls with painted smooth rendered eaves and plinth courses. Painted channelled smooth rendered walls to porch. Square-headed window openings with painted smooth render surrounds, painted rendered sills and replacement windows. Diocletian window to central bay (behind porch) with painted smooth render surround and timber casement window. Square-headed opening to front face of porch with double leaf timber panelled door, having painted metal lettering and electrical lamp above entrance. Recessed from road having painted pebbledashed boundary walls with painted smooth rendered piers with stepped profile and iron gates, to site. Located to the northwest end of Ballymahon.

• Claffey, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820 and altered c. 1900, now also in use as a shop having timber shopfront. One of a pair with the building adjacent to the southeast (13316011). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and corbelled eaves course. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls over limestone plinth course with render block quoins to the corner at the northwest end. Square-headed openings with rendered surrounds to first floor having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and painted limestone sills. Square-headed fixed-pane display window to the southeast end of main elevation (northeast). Segmental-headed door opening with rendered surround and keystone flanking timber pilasters. Glazed overlight to timber panelled door. Shopfront comprising recessed square-headed door opening flanked to the southeast by a plate glass window. Wrought-iron gate to shop doorway. Timber banded pilasters to either end with scrolled timber consoles having gabled console caps and with timber fascia having moulded cornice over. Fronts onto street to the centre of Ballymahon.

• Ballymahon Bridge, bridge, 1700–1750 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch (originally five-arch) road bridge over the River Inny, built c. 1725 and altered c. 1970 with the addition of new reinforced concrete spans to either side (northeast and southwest). Rubble stone construction with roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to the segmental-headed arches of original bridge. Original parapets removed, c. 1970, and replaced with mild steel/aluminium railings. Battered reinforced concrete piers to modern sections of bridge. Located to the southeast end of Ballymahon.

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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; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1738 (ZIP).

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 Ballymahon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Ballymahon · Baile Uí Mhatháin

Area

1,130,659 m² (113.07 ha, 279.39 acres)

Civil parish

Shrule, and its townlands

Barony

Rathcline

Electoral division

Ballymahon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballymahon electoral division: 2,970 people in 1,076 households; 52% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybranigan, Ballymulvey, Creevagh Beg, Drinan, Moygh

Placenames

Ballymahon 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.