# Ballybarrack, Co. Louth: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ballybarrack, barony of Dundalk Upper, Co. Louth; in Irish Baile Bhalraic.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,736,729 m² (173.67 ha, 429.16 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 99 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,696 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): O1 Strategic Reserve, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballybarrack, https://everytownland.com/louth/parish/ballybarrack.md
- Barony: Dundalk Upper
- Electoral division: Haggardstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Haggardstown electoral division: 9,301 people in 3,293 households; 77% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Louth, https://everytownland.com/louth.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/33821
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 140056
- Centre: latitude 53.982899, longitude -6.438533 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

99 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybarrack, from 16 m² to 183,370 m² (18.34 ha, 45.31 acres); 55 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2394606: 183,370 m² (18.34 ha, 45.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2394606.md
- Parcel 1104201: 164,357 m² (16.44 ha, 40.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1104201.md
- Parcel 1126362: 114,892 m² (11.49 ha, 28.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126362.md
- Parcel 5246444: 98,236 m² (9.82 ha, 24.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5246444.md
- Parcel 1114807: 95,365 m² (9.54 ha, 23.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114807.md
- Parcel 1103759: 93,157 m² (9.32 ha, 23.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103759.md
- Parcel 1102567: 84,985 m² (8.5 ha, 21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1102567.md
- Parcel 1102437: 82,903 m² (8.29 ha, 20.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1102437.md
- Parcel 1126803: 82,396 m² (8.24 ha, 20.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126803.md
- Parcel 1121181: 66,700 m² (6.67 ha, 16.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121181.md
- Parcel 1098783: 66,453 m² (6.65 ha, 16.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1098783.md
- Parcel 5042726: 51,978 m² (5.2 ha, 12.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5042726.md
- Parcel 5160016: 51,727 m² (5.17 ha, 12.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5160016.md
- Parcel 1105878: 37,699 m² (3.77 ha, 9.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105878.md
- Parcel 5159991: 25,841 m² (2.58 ha, 6.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5159991.md
- Parcel 1101583: 24,930 m² (2.49 ha, 6.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1101583.md
- Parcel 1103877: 24,008 m² (2.4 ha, 5.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103877.md
- Parcel 4839277: 15,730 m² (1.57 ha, 3.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4839277.md
- Parcel 5579964: 14,843 m² (1.48 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5579964.md
- Parcel 1103814: 12,522 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103814.md
- Parcel 5160023: 9,401 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5160023.md
- Parcel 6187463: 6,389 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6187463.md
- Parcel 1131917: 6,172 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131917.md
- Parcel 5101892: 5,746 m² (0.57 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5101892.md
- Parcel 5082442: 4,892 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5082442.md
- Parcel 1114915: 3,503 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114915.md
- Parcel 4167131: 3,373 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4167131.md
- Parcel 1123183: 3,371 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1123183.md
- Parcel 5101895: 3,299 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5101895.md
- Parcel 3483119: 3,022 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3483119.md
- Parcel 5273449: 2,745 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5273449.md
- Parcel 1097078: 2,658 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1097078.md
- Parcel 1103275: 2,657 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103275.md
- Parcel 1126301: 2,407 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126301.md
- Parcel 1114302: 2,309 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114302.md
- Parcel 2682185: 2,297 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682185.md
- Parcel 1129019: 2,295 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1129019.md
- Parcel 1135911: 2,214 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1135911.md
- Parcel 1135424: 2,211 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1135424.md
- Parcel 1094635: 2,202 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1094635.md
- Parcel 1097714: 2,164 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1097714.md
- Parcel 1126445: 2,159 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126445.md
- Parcel 1094023: 2,115 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1094023.md
- Parcel 1102802: 2,085 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1102802.md
- Parcel 1125448: 2,054 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1125448.md
- Parcel 1113647: 1,911 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1113647.md
- Parcel 1122010: 1,899 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122010.md
- Parcel 5332698: 1,848 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5332698.md
- Parcel 1095682: 1,794 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095682.md
- Parcel 1092379: 1,696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1092379.md
- Parcel 1131670: 1,619 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131670.md
- Parcel 1091048: 1,605 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091048.md
- Parcel 5495940: 1,528 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5495940.md
- Parcel 1093520: 1,526 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1093520.md
- Parcel 1098491: 1,523 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1098491.md
- Parcel 1119112: 1,470 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119112.md
- Parcel 1104561: 1,435 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1104561.md
- Parcel 1127520: 1,408 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1127520.md
- Parcel 5273451: 1,292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5273451.md
- Parcel 5042718: 1,200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5042718.md
- Parcel 1131360: 1,170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131360.md
- Parcel 1102102: 1,135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1102102.md
- Parcel 1100131: 1,132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1100131.md
- Parcel 1099814: 1,112 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099814.md
- Parcel 1097896: 1,038 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1097896.md
- Parcel 1091381: 1,032 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091381.md
- Parcel 1103631: 1,027 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103631.md
- Parcel 1102957: 987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1102957.md
- Parcel 1099820: 980 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099820.md
- Parcel 1121574: 970 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121574.md
- Parcel 1117925: 968 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117925.md
- Parcel 1117344: 921 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1117344.md
- Parcel 1105683: 900 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105683.md
- Parcel 1121756: 899 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121756.md
- Parcel 1095040: 827 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095040.md
- Parcel 5273434: 827 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5273434.md
- Parcel 1103560: 823 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1103560.md
- Parcel 1126375: 783 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126375.md
- Parcel 1126385: 765 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126385.md
- Parcel 1126389: 757 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1126389.md
- Parcel 1104815: 699 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1104815.md
- Parcel 1118046: 695 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1118046.md
- Parcel 5659729: 443 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5659729.md
- Parcel 1115227: 384 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1115227.md
- Parcel 1095528: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095528.md
- Parcel 1131239: 335 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131239.md
- Parcel 1105080: 334 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105080.md
- Parcel 1101692: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1101692.md
- Parcel 2682864: 240 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682864.md
- Parcel 1114741: 221 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114741.md
- Parcel 1099409: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1099409.md
- Parcel 1115788: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1115788.md
- Parcel 5273448: 135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5273448.md
- Parcel 1116769: 122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1116769.md
- Parcel 1115654: 116 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1115654.md
- Parcel 1114584: 112 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114584.md
- Parcel 1114169: 94 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114169.md
- Parcel 1105024: 25 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105024.md
- Parcel 1114521: 16 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1114521.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- O1 Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 25 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/
- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 10 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/
- R1 New Residential Phase 1 (New/proposed residential): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/
- G1 Open Space (Open space, park): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/
- C3 Business and Technology (Office, business/technology park and related): Louth County Development Plan, Louth; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-development-plan-2021-2027/

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

12 applications, newest first.

- 12 Feb 2025, Louth County Council 2560076: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for development will consist of a detached one-&-half-storey domestic shed to include storage and work-from-home office along with all associated site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560076/0
- 3 Feb 2025, Louth County Council 2560048: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Further Information in relation to planning application reference 24/60274 for a detached one & half storey domestic shed to include storage and work from home office along with all associated site development works at Ballybarrack, Dundalk, Co.Louth. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560048/0
- 22 Jan 2025, Louth County Council 2560029: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. Retention of: • extensions to an existing dwelling house, • the conversion of an attached domestic garage to habitable accommodation for use as part of the existing dwelling • Domestic garage and store. Permission for: • the conversion of a domestic garage to dependant relative accommodation unit to include for alterations to external facades, increase in roof height and extension to rear, • new waste water treatment system • and associated site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560029/0
- 13 May 2024, Louth County Council 2460274: N/a. Permission. Permission for a detached one-&-half-storey domestic shed to include storage and work-from-home office along with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460274/0
- 24 Aug 2023, Louth County Council 2360301: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Planning permission is sought for the ground floor extension to the side and rear of an existing cottage style dwelling. The development will include elevational changes to the existing building. The development also includes a proposed new waste water treatment on site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360301/0
- 1 Aug 2023, Louth County Council 2360262: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Planning permission is sought for the ground floor extension to the side and rear of an existing cottage style dwelling. The development will include elevational changes to the existing building. The development also includes a proposed new waste water treatment on site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360262/0
- 7 Dec 2021, Louth County Council 211443: Conditional. Retention, 2 homes. retention permission for an extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, entrance porch to dwelling house, detached domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/211443/0
- 20 Sept 2021, Louth County Council 211170: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention and Permission: Retention permission for a one and a half storey dwelling, permission for removal of Occupancy Condition 6(a) of Planning Ref. No. 16/286 and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/211170/0
- 12 Mar 2021, Louth County Council 21265: Conditional. Permission. Permission for a new domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/21265/0
- 4 Feb 2021, Louth County Council 21109: N/a. Permission. Permission for development that will consist of a new domestic garage and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/21109/0
- 22 Oct 2018, Louth County Council 18848: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention permission for a 22sqm sun room extension to dwelling house - a protected structure RPS no.423.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/18848/0
- 14 Dec 2017, Louth County Council 17929: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. Permission for a new dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/17929/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballybarrack.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LH007-072001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072001-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Excavated by E. P. Kelly in 1977. Settlement within an oval enclosure (max. diam. c. 90m) with deep fosse which formerly had an internal bank and counterscarp, both of which may have been at least partly stone faced. Medieval pottery found in all levels of fosse fill. Complex of three souterrains (LH007-072002-, LH007-072004- and LH007-072005-) found within the enclosure. Metal working area (LH007-072008-) found in W area of site. (DEHLG file F94/2381/1)
- LH007-072002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072002-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Excavated in 1977 by E. P. Kelly (NMI file, IA/41/77). A complex of three drystone-built souterrains was found within an oval enclosure (LH007-072001-) which measured 90m in max. diam. One of the souterrains (LH007-072002-) had been robbed of its capstones and parts of the walls in the medieval period and used thereafter as a refuse dump. Large quantities of medieval pottery, metal objects, sea shells, animal bones and some human remains were recovered from the fill. A stone slab bearing Early Bronze Age carvings (LH007-072003-) had been reused as a jamb in this structure. The souterrain consisted of a passage (L 5m, Wth 0.9m) extending from W-ENE, turning S for 2.5m, then extending NE as a second passage (L 14m, Wth 1.5m). At the NNE end of the passage are the remains of an air-vent continuing on along the same line as the passage. Passage 3 (L 10.5m, Wth 1.5m) extends S from the NNE end of Passage 2. At the N and S ends of this passage are stone-built creeps which reduce the width of the passage to c. 1m. At the S end of Passage 3 is a gallery (L 9.7m, Wth 2m) which extends WNW-ESE, with the opening from Passage 3 in the middle of its N side wall. A stone-lined sunken walkway extended from the middle of the S wall of Passage 1 across to the entrance to a second souterrain (LH007-072004-). This souterrain consists of a drystone-built gallery (overall L 14m, Wth 1-1.2m, H 1.5m) extending from the entrance at the SE to NW with a slight turn to W at the NW end. Slots running from floor level up to the roof, 3.7m from the entrance, probably formerly held wooden door jambs. At the NW end the lower walls of the souterrain consist of bedrock which has been quarried into. The third and largest souterrain (LH007-072005-) of the group consists of a passage in three sections (overall L 34m), partially drystone-built and partly rock-cut. The first section of passage (L 7m, Wth 0.8m) extends N-S and has a recess (L 0.8m, Wth 0.8m) in the E wall 3m from the entrance. Most of this section of passage had been delintelled in antiquity. At the S end the passage turns sharply E (L 9m) and the N wall of the passage is formed by bedrock in the W wall 2m from its N end. At the S end of the passage an air-vent leads off S at roof level. Passage 2 (overall L 21m) extends from the middle of the W wall of the final section of Passage 1. It runs SW (L 10m) then gently curves W (L 11m). At the W end a creep in the S wall gives access to a sub-rectangular chamber (L 1.6m, Wth 1.4m, H 1m) with an air-vent in the S wall at roof level. At the junction of Passages 1 and 2 an ogham stone (LH007-072006-), bearing an inscription translated as MAQI COR.BIR (MA)QE TAN ... (B stroke) ... NIOT(A) S. LAGIA MAQI MUC ..., was used as a lintel. This use of ogham stones for souterrain lintels is well attested elsewhere, as is their use at strategic points in a souterrain (Ancient Monuments of Northern Ireland 1969, 21).
- LH007-072003: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072003-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Stone bearing rock art re-used as jamb in souterrain (LH007-072002-) excavated by E.P. Kelly in 1977. The stone bore a number of concentric motifs which were truncated, suggesting that a rock outcrop with rock art motifs had been quarried.
- LH007-072004: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072004-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Excavated in 1977 by E. P. Kelly (NMI file, IA/41/77). A complex of three drystone-built souterrains was found within an oval enclosure (LH007-072001-) which measured 90m in max. diam. One of the souterrains (LH007-072002-) had been robbed of its capstones and parts of the walls in the medieval period and used thereafter as a refuse dump. Large quantities of medieval pottery, metal objects, sea shells, animal bones and some human remains were recovered from the fill. A stone slab bearing Early Bronze Age carvings (LH007-072003-) had been reused as a jamb in this structure. The souterrain consisted of a passage (L 5m, Wth 0.9m) extending from W-ENE, turning S for 2.5m, then extending NE as a second passage (L 14m, Wth 1.5m). At the NNE end of the passage are the remains of an air-vent continuing on along the same line as the passage. Passage 3 (L 10.5m, Wth 1.5m) extends S from the NNE end of Passage 2. At the N and S ends of this passage are stone-built creeps which reduce the width of the passage to c. 1m. At the S end of Passage 3 is a gallery (L 9.7m, Wth 2m) which extends WNW-ESE, with the opening from Passage 3 in the middle of its N side wall. A stone-lined sunken walkway extended from the middle of the S wall of Passage 1 across to the entrance to a second souterrain (LH007-072004-). This souterrain consists of a drystone-built gallery (overall L 14m, Wth 1-1.2m, H 1.5m) extending from the entrance at the SE to NW with a slight turn to W at the NW end. Slots running from floor level up to the roof, 3.7m from the entrance, probably formerly held wooden door jambs. At the NW end the lower walls of the souterrain consist of bedrock which has been quarried into. The third and largest souterrain (LH007-072005-) of the group consists of a passage in three sections (overall L 34m), partially drystone-built and partly rock-cut. The first section of passage (L 7m, Wth 0.8m) extends N-S and has a recess (L 0.8m, Wth 0.8m) in the E wall 3m from the entrance. Most of this section of passage had been delintelled in antiquity. At the S end the passage turns sharply E (L 9m) and the N wall of the passage is formed by bedrock in the W wall 2m from its N end. At the S end of the passage an air-vent leads off S at roof level. Passage 2 (overall L 21m) extends from the middle of the W wall of the final section of Passage 1. It runs SW (L 10m) then gently curves W (L 11m). At the W end a creep in the S wall gives access to a sub-rectangular chamber (L 1.6m, Wth 1.4m, H 1m) with an air-vent in the S wall at roof level. At the junction of Passages 1 and 2 an ogham stone (LH007-072006-), bearing an inscription translated as MAQI COR.BIR (MA)QE TAN ... (B stroke) ... NIOT(A) S. LAGIA MAQI MUC ..., was used as a lintel. This use of ogham stones for souterrain lintels is well attested elsewhere, as is their use at strategic points in a souterrain (Ancient Monuments of Northern Ireland 1969, 21).
- LH007-072005: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072005-. Excavated in 1977 by E. P. Kelly (NMI file, IA/41/77). A complex of three drystone-built souterrains was found within an oval enclosure (LH007-072001-) which measured 90m in max. diam. One of the souterrains (LH007-072002-) had been robbed of its capstones and parts of the walls in the medieval period and used thereafter as a refuse dump. Large quantities of medieval pottery, metal objects, sea shells, animal bones and some human remains were recovered from the fill. A stone slab bearing Early Bronze Age carvings (LH007-072003-) had been reused as a jamb in this structure. The souterrain consisted of a passage (L 5m, Wth 0.9m) extending from W-ENE, turning S for 2.5m, then extending NE as a second passage (L 14m, Wth 1.5m). At the NNE end of the passage are the remains of an air-vent continuing on along the same line as the passage. Passage 3 (L 10.5m, Wth 1.5m) extends S from the NNE end of Passage 2. At the N and S ends of this passage are stone-built creeps which reduce the width of the passage to c. 1m. At the S end of Passage 3 is a gallery (L 9.7m, Wth 2m) which extends WNW-ESE, with the opening from Passage 3 in the middle of its N side wall. A stone-lined sunken walkway extended from the middle of the S wall of Passage 1 across to the entrance to a second souterrain (LH007-072004-). This souterrain consists of a drystone-built gallery (overall L 14m, Wth 1-1.2m, H 1.5m) extending from the entrance at the SE to NW with a slight turn to W at the NW end. Slots running from floor level up to the roof, 3.7m from the entrance, probably formerly held wooden door jambs. At the NW end the lower walls of the souterrain consist of bedrock which has been quarried into. The third and largest souterrain (LH007-072005-) of the group consists of a passage in three sections (overall L 34m), partially drystone-built and partly rock-cut. The first section of passage (L 7m, Wth 0.8m) extends N-S and has a recess (L 0.8m, Wth 0.8m) in the E wall 3m from the entrance. Most of this section of passage had been delintelled in antiquity. At the S end the passage turns sharply E (L 9m) and the N wall of the passage is formed by bedrock in the W wall 2m from its N end. At the S end of the passage an air-vent leads off S at roof level. Passage 2 (overall L 21m) extends from the middle of the W wall of the final section of Passage 1. It runs SW (L 10m) then gently curves W (L 11m). At the W end a creep in the S wall gives access to a sub-rectangular chamber (L 1.6m, Wth 1.4m, H 1m) with an air-vent in the S wall at roof level. At the junction of Passages 1 and 2 an ogham stone (LH007-072006-), bearing an inscription translated as MAQI COR.BIR (MA)QE TAN ... (B stroke) ... NIOT(A) S. LAGIA MAQI MUC ..., was used as a lintel. This stone was brought to the National Museum of Ireland and is now on display in Louth County Museum, Dundalk. This use of ogham stones for souterrain lintels is well attested elsewhere, as is their use at strategic points in a souterrain (Ancient Monuments of Northern Ireland 1969, 21). The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 13 November 2012
- LH007-072006: Ogham stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072006-. This ogham stone was discovered in 1977 in the course of an excavation of a souterrain (LH007-072005-) where it was used as a lintel. It is part of the National Museum of Ireland collection and is currently on display in the County Museum, Dundalk (see LH007-188----). 'The top has been broken off, probably as part of the appropriation for use in the souterrain. Though incised very finely the consonants are legible but the vowel notches were not cut very deeply and many are uncertain (indicated here by lower-case or a dot). The inscription reads up both angles as follows: Left angle: MAQI CORaBiR MaQi? TAN.b/l ... Right angle: NeTa SaLaGIa MAQi MuCoi … (McManus 1991, 76, no. xvii). Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 12 February 2017
- LH007-072007: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072007-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Built of blocks and slabs of greywacke (ext. dims. c. 16m E-W, c. 7m N-S). Extensively repointed and converted recently into an oratory. Undivided nave and chancel, doorway with reveals in W end of S wall. Windows in E gable are almost certainly part of recent renovations. Walls other than at E only rise c. 1.2m above the present ground level and are featureless. The proportions of the building and the position of the doorway with its reveals indicate a church of fifteenth- or sixteenth-century date. (Tempest 1952, 123; CLAJ 1919-20, pl. opp. 357, 387; CLAJ 1941, 14; CLAJ 1952, 232)
- LH007-072008: Metalworking site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-072008-. A metal working area located within enclosure (LH007-072001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 November 2011
- LH007-074001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-074001-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Earthen bank (Wth 10m, H 0.7m internally, 2.5m externally) with external fosse (Wth 7m, D 0.6m) visible only from S-W. Souterrain (LH007-074002-) partly incorporated in end of bank.
- LH007-074002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-074002-. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Situated within partly levelled ringfort (LH007-074001-). The souterrain is now partially revealed as protruding stones at field level on the SE end of the surviving bank. Described (UJA 1897, 276) as being a drystone-built passage with a recess located at the turn in the passage. This 'recess' or'locker' is probably better interpreted as a blocked creep.
- LH007-197: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-197----. Located towards the bottom of a NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular area (int. diam. c. 30m) defined by a wide unbroken fosse (Wth c. 5-8m) is visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). It is also faintly visible on OSI images (1995). The enclosure was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére followed by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 October 2021
- LH007-198: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH007-198----. Located towards the bottom of a NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a subcircular enclosure (int. dims c. 48m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by a single unbroken fosse (Wth c. 3-5m) is visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). It is also faintly visible on OSI images (1995). The enclosure was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére followed by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 October 2021

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Ballybarrack House, gates/railings/walls, 1850–1870, Regional interest, registry number 13900733, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LH&regno=13900733. Cast-iron entrance, built c. 1860, comprising pair of octagonal-profile piers with moulded caps and finials, flanking double-leaf spear headed gates and flanked by spear headed railings set on limestone plinths. House of architectural interest to site, not accessible at time of survey.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2992, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2992.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballybarrack.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballybarrack.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballybarrack.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Ballybarrack, Dundalk: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/louth/ballybarrack-dundalk.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Carnanbregagh: https://everytownland.com/louth/carnanbregagh.md
- Cavan: https://everytownland.com/louth/cavan.md
- Donaghmore: https://everytownland.com/louth/donaghmore.md
- Dunbin Big: https://everytownland.com/louth/dunbin-big.md
- Fairhill: https://everytownland.com/louth/fairhill.md
- Killally: https://everytownland.com/louth/killally-140346.md
- Littlemill: https://everytownland.com/louth/littlemill.md
- Newtownbabe: https://everytownland.com/louth/newtownbabe.md
- Rath: https://everytownland.com/louth/rath-140543.md
- Tates and Carrans Park: https://everytownland.com/louth/tates-and-carrans-park.md
- Thomastown: https://everytownland.com/louth/thomastown-140640.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/louth/ballybarrack
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/louth/ballybarrack