Abbeytown

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Abbeytown, from 1 m² to 27,381 m² (2.74 ha, 6.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• M4Self-Sustaining Consolidation Zoning (Built up area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 67 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  Bord na Móna Powergen Ltd., intend to apply for permission for proposed minor temporary and permanent works to facilitate the delivery of turbine components to the permitted Oweninny Wind Farm Phase 3 (Ref. PA16.316178). The Turbine Delivery Route (TDR) will originate at the port of entry at Killybegs Harbour, Co. Donegal, runs through Co. Sligo, Co. Leitrim and terminate at the consented Oweninny Wind Farm Phase 3 site, Co. Mayo. The total length of the TDR is c.188km of which c.65km is within Co. Donegal, c.57km in Co. Sligo, and c.36km in Co. Mayo. Minor temporary and permanent works are not proposed along this entire route but only at select locations. The total area of the works proposed in Co. Mayo is 5.87 Hectares (Ha). The proposed development within Co. County Mayo comprises both temporary and permanent works located in the townlands Lecarrow, Crossmolina, Abbeytown, Knockalegan, Glebe, Gortskeddia, Ballina, Abbeyhalfquarter, Knocknalyre and Bunree. The works are required to accommodate delivery of Abnormal Indivisible Loads (AIL) and will consist of: • Laying of temporary load bearing surfaces at 6 No. locations • Temporary modification to street furniture (traffic lights, bench, junction boxes, wall and part of a bridge parapet/railing) at 1No. location • Temporary removal of street lighting, bollard and tree removal at 1No. location. • Temporary removal of a wall and gate, berm regarding, hedge trimming and temporary modification to street furniture at 1No location. • Temporary removal of wall and vegetation as well as temporary modifications to street furniture at 1No. location • Temporary entrance to be constructed at 3 No. locations • Construction of a dual-purpose permanent access and public amenity track of approx. 2.7km at Crossmolina, Co. Mayo • Construction of permanent bridge crossing of the River Deel at Crossmolina, Co. Mayo • Installation of permanent lighting along the access and amenity track at Crossmolina, Co. Mayo • Installation of permanent sustainable drainage system along the access and amenity track at Crossmolina, Co. Mayo • Installation of temporary construction compound to include site offices, welfare facilities and car parking at Crossmolina Co. Mayo. • Reinstatement of all temporary works areas to previous condition • All associated and ancillary works required for the accommodation works and construction for the TDR. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years. Separate applications wil

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660511

• 13 Jul 2025Conditional

  Construction of a private dwelling house . A domestic garage & a on site waste water treatment system with all other site services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2560465

• 24 Jun 2025Conditional

  Consist of the material change of use, from Childcare Centre/Creche to 4no. one-bedroom residential apartments & the development will also include minor alterations/renovations. Permission was previously granted under P04/793. Including all other ancillary site work and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560416

• 19 May 2025N/a

  Construction of a private dwelling house . A domestic garage & a on site waste water treatment system with all other site services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560304

• 13 May 2025N/a

  Construction of a private dwelling house . A domestic garage & a on site waste water treatment system with all other site services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560292

• 8 Jul 2024Conditional

  Development will consist of the demolishing of existing dwelling house & sheds. Also, the construction of 6no. terraced dwelling houses & 1no. apartments block consisting of 6no. apartments, with connection to all existing public services. Including & all other ancillary site work & services.

  Permission, 6 homes · Mayo County Council, 2460427

• 21 Sept 2023Conditional

  construction of 1 no. dwelling house, domestic garage and wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter, including all other ancillary site work and services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 23536

• 20 Dec 2022Refused

  Demolish existing dwelling house and sheds. Construction of 8 no. terraced dwelling houses and 1 no. apartment block consisting of 6 no. apartments, with connection to all existing public services including all other ancillary site work and services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 221144

• 7 Nov 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 18878

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• MA029-038 Religious house - unclassified
  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

• Abbeytown House, farm house, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, built 1852[?]; extant 1896, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey gabled projecting end bay. Vacant, 1901. Renovated. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan with ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks on rendered bases on axis with ridge having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, concrete coping to gables, and uPVC rainwater goods on box eaves. Replacement cement rendered walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners; rendered surface finish to side (north) elevation. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): entrance hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with ivy-covered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed cast-iron gates.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_322 (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.

• Abbeytown, Crossmolina15 sales

Name

Abbeytown · Baile na Mainistreach

Area

497,191 m² (49.72 ha, 122.86 acres)

Civil parish

Crossmolina, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Crossmolina North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Crossmolina North electoral division: 1,105 people in 445 households; 76% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crossmolina, Fotish, Glebe, Gortskeddia, Knockalegan, Tooreen

Placenames

Abbeytown 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.