Ballinamore

160 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinamore, from 130 m² to 227,416 m² (22.74 ha, 56.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballinamore in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 25 Oct 2023Conditional

  (1) Construction of a new detached dwelling house, (2) Construction of a domestic garage, (3) Retention of Alterations to Existing site Entrance and (4) proposed effluent treatment system and percolation area with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360448

• 5 Sept 2023N/a

  (1) Construction of a new detached dwelling house, (2) Construction of a domestic garage, and (3) proposed effluent treatment system and percolation area with all associated site works at, Ballinamore, Kiltimagh, Co.Mayo

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360354

• 8 Jul 2023Conditional

  Planning Permission to extend dwelling house and alter elevations, extend garage and alter elevations, construct office, upgrade foul treatment system, and relocate entrance all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360276

• 5 Dec 2022Conditional

  construction of a proposed new detached dwelling house, separate garage, shared entrance upgrade, new waste water treatment system, connections to site services and all associated site works and landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 221084

• 22 Jun 2020Conditional

  RENOVATE AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ATTIC CONVERSION TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20405

• 26 Aug 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19658

• 9 Feb 2018Conditional

  EXTENSION, TOTAL FLOOR AREA 330SQM, TO THE REAR OF THE PROTECTED STRUCTURE, BALLINAMORE HOUSE (REFERENCE NO. 139) WITH PROVISION FOR A NEW SIDE ENTRANCE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING CHAPEL. THE CHAPEL SHALL HAVE A NEW MEZZANINE LEVEL (110SQM) PROVIDING PATIENT DAY CARE FACILITIES AT FIRST FLOOR AND PATIENT ACCOMMODATION AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL (150SQ,) IN ADDITION, MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISITING LAYOUT OF BALLINAMORE HOUSE PROVIDING CONNECTION TO THE NEW EXTENSION. THE PROPOSED EXTENSION IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REFERENCE NO. 139. WORKS TO INCLUDE SITE LIGHTING AND ALL ANCILLLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 1879

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM AS CONSTRUCTED ALONG WITH ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 171030

• 20 Oct 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, AND INSTALL FOUL TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORK ANSD SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 17829

• 3 Apr 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT SLATTED HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 17241

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

• MA080-035 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture in the grounds of Ballinamore House, an 18th-century country house (NIAH no 31308003), located on level elevated ground, close to a break of slope where ground falls towards the Geestaun River which is 90m to W. A rectangular building (14-15m NW−SE; 9-10m NE−SW) is indicated and named 'Cashlankeegh' on 1838 OS 6-inch map; on later map editions it is indicated as 'Cashlankeegh (in Ruins)’. There are no visible remains at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 2 December 2021

• MA080-036 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, in the former grounds of Ballinamore House, an 18th-century country house (NIAH no 31308003), located a prominent rise with excellent views. There is a hollow of wettish ground to SE. Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. 40-45m) named ‘Lismeel’; depicted on later map editions as an irregular-shaped hachured feature. This possible rath has been levelled, and partly quarried out at S−SW. The remains consist of a kidney-shaped platform (c. 30m NNW−SSE; c. 16m NNE−SSW) with a high, broadly slumped scarp (Wth slope c. 7m; H 1.6m at NW, H 1.8-2m at NE) which merges almost seamlessly with the natural slope of the rise. A very shallow depression (W c. 4m) curves around the NW−N arc, possibly indicating a fosse. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 2 December 2021

• MA080-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a low rise, in gently undulation terrain that falls gradually for 240m toward the bank of the Pollagh River. A circular enclosure (diam. 30-35m) is shown on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps, in an area of open unenclosed land. Subsequently, this area was ‘striped’ into a several long narrow fields, separated by straight field fences. The possible rath has been levelled, but the outline of a broadly oval area (diam. c. 25-30m N−S; c. 35m E−W) can still be traced. It is crossed to W of centre by a NNW/SSE property fence. To W of the fence, the W arc of the enclosure is clearly visible as a slight undulation; to E of the fence, the arc of the enclosure is barely discernible as a D-shaped area of slightly raised rough, disturbed ground, clipped on its S edge by the E−W garden boundary of a modern house. A stable/shed on the line of this boundary appears to overlie the SE edge of the enclosure. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 2 December 2021

• MA080-048 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In the former demesne of Ballinamore House, in a walled-off grove of beech and sycamore on the S margin of a pasture field, sited on a low rise with a gentle fall of ground towards the Geestaun River which is 130m to E. A tributary stream/drain flows past the S side of the rath. There are open views N along the course of the river, with a high ridge in the middle distance at NW−N. Ground rises to S beyond the stream, and high ground also bordering the E bank of the river. Indicated as a circular embanked enclosure on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on the 1919 edition but the grove of trees in which it is located is depicted as a walled-off area named ‘High Clump’. Raised circular platform (22.3m N−S; 23.4m E−W) defined by a scarp (H 1.8m at S & N, 1.5m at E), outside which it is enclosed by a fosse, with traces of a possible external bank at E. It has been boxed in by the field walls which enclose the grove. The rath utilises the contours of the natural rise. The platform scarp is high and steep on the N and S arc where it merges with the natural slope, and here the fosse is evident as a terrace (Wth 2.5-3m) cut into the slope and clipped on its outer edge by the E−W walls enclosing the wood. At SW the fosse can be traced as an arc of damp ground, and at W−NW the platform scarp is lower (H 0.5m) and the fosse (Wth 3m) cuts across the spine of the rise. A possible outer bank is evident only on the E arc where the fosse is bordered on its outer edge by a low earthen rise with a broad external slump (Wth 6-7m; ext. H 1.2m). There is a poorly defined slump in the platform scarp at NE, and another slight slump at SE (facing the stream) but it is unclear if either represents an original entrance. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 December 2021

• MA080-058 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on top of a roughly oval hillock bordered at its base on the N side by a stream. It is overlooked to NW by an upland ridge, and views are somewhat restricted to SE–S by gently undulating terrain. The top of the hillock is relatively level, with steeply sloping sides at W–N dropping c. 4m towards the stream and a much lower, gradual gradient at E–S. There is small-scale quarrying at various points on the top and sides of the hillock. This enclosure is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. It is located on the broader level W end of the hillock, close to the break of slope at W−N. It consists of a circular area (17m N–S; 17m E–W) enclosed by low, dilapidated sod-covered wall footings (Wth c. 1m). A section of the wall at SW–W shows that it is constructed of a double row of contiguous rough stones and boulders with rubble fill in the intervening space. A quarry pit (max dim. c. 10m) dug into the hill slope encroaches on the outer face of the wall at the SW, displacing some of the stones, and a section of wall at NE is similarly disturbed. The interior of the enclosure is level and not noticeably raised but appears slightly higher in the NE quadrant than elsewhere, and the interior just inside the wall E−SE appears slightly sunken. A rath (MA080-048----) is located on a rise on the opposite bank of the stream c. 100m to NE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2021

• MA080-059 Burnt mound
  Description

  In pasture, located on the W bank of the Geestaun River. A grove of trees, named ‘River Wood’ on the 1919 OS 6-inch map, lies immediately to S, bordering the river. Sod-covered, semi-circular rise (13m NNW–SSE; c. 6m ENE–WSW; H 0.3m) bordered on the straight side by the river. A ruined stone wall that lines the river bank merges with the straight E side of the mound and swings across the SW arc of the mound. The river is relatively shallow and the burnt mound may be located close to a fording point. There is a rath (MA080-048----) c. 200m to SSW and an enclosure (MA080-058----) c. 300m to SW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2021

• MA080-060 Burnt mound
  Description

  In a thicket of overgrowth, located 5m from W bank of a stream, sheltered at W by a low rise. A low mound (c. 8m N-S; 6m E-W) composed of a concentration of stone fragments in black soil. It is obscured by the roots of holly, hazel and blackthorn bushes that grow along the banks of the stream and it is difficult to determine the exact limits of the mound. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2021

Architectural heritage

• Ballinamore Bridge, bridge, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch bridge over river, dated 1842-3. Ivy-covered walls with overgrown stringcourses supporting dwarf parapets having lichen-spotted tooled cut-limestone rounded coping centred on benchmark-inscribed drag edged cut-limestone date stones ("MDCCCXLII [1842]"; " MDCCCXLIII [1843]"). Single round arch with rusticated limestone ashlar radiating voussoirs. Sited spanning Geestaun River or Pollagh River with unkempt banks to river.

• Ballinamore House, country house, 1700–1777 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay (four-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement country house, extant 1777, on a square plan. Damaged, 1798. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1936, to accommodate alternative use. Resold, 1974, to accommodate alternative use. Vacated, 1995. For sale, 1996. Adapted to alternative use, 1997-8. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired central chimney stacks on axis with ridge having cut-limestone stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on wrought iron spandrels on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls on dragged cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on roughcast base with drag edged rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening in tripartite arrangement approached by flight of eight dragged cut-limestone steps between cast-iron railings, drag edged dragged cut-limestone doorcase with monolithic pilasters on rusticated base supporting ogee-detailed pediment on "guttae"-detailed "triglyph" consoles framing timber panelled double doors having four-over-four timber sash sidelights without horns. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three (basement), six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation centred on round-headed window opening in tripartite arrangement (half-landing), drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows centred on six-over-six timber sash window having two-over-two sidelights below fanlight. Interior including (ground floor): central hall on a square plan retaining tessellated tiled floor, decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed plasterwork ceiling rose, and round-headed niches centred on Classical-style surround to opening into inner hall framing glazed timber panelled double doors; top-lit double-height inner hall on a rectangular plan retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and egg-and-dart detailed plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Greek Key"-detailed lantern; segmental-headed opening into staircase hall; double-height staircase hall (south) retaining bifurcating staircase on an Imperial plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volutes, carved timber surround to window opening to half-landing framing timber panelled splayed reveals or shutters on panelled risers, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Ballinamore House, church/chapel, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic chapel, built 1936, on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, roll moulded concrete coping to gables on ogee-detailed kneelers including roll moulded concrete coping to gable (east) on ogee-detailed kneelers with Celtic Cross finial to apex, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rendered piers including rendered piers to corners. Paired round-headed window openings between rendered piers with concrete sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Round-headed "Trinity Window" (east) with concrete sill, and concealed dressings with hood moulding framing fixed-pane fittings. Full-height interior with coffered segmental barrel-vaulted ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Ballinamore House.

• Ballinamore House, farmyard complex, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, under construction 1838, on a quadrangular plan about a courtyard including (north): Attached seven-bay single-storey coach house on a symmetrical plan. Modified, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with clay ridge tiles extending into pressed or rolled lead ridges, lichen-covered tooled cut-limestone coping to gable, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves. Part repointed coursed or snecked rubble stone walls. Elliptical-headed central carriageway with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs centred on drag edged tooled cut-limestone keystone framing arrow head-detailed cast-iron double gates. Elliptical-headed carriageways centred on paired elliptical-headed carriageways with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs framing replacement timber fittings; (south): Attached three-bay single-storey outbuilding with half-attic on a symmetrical plan. Modified, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped gabled slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles extending into pressed or rolled lead ridges, lichen-covered tooled cut-limestone coping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves. Part repointed coursed or snecked rubble stone walls. Elliptical-headed central carriageway with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs centred on drag edged tooled cut-limestone keystone framing replacement timber fittings. Square-headed openings (half-attic) with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing louvered timber fittings. Set in grounds shared with Ballinamore House.

• Ballinamore House, bridge, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-arch bridge over river, extant 1838. Ivy-covered walls with overgrown coping to parapets. Series of five segmental arches with limestone ashlar voussoirs. Set in grounds shared with Ballinamore House spanning Geestaun River or Pollagh River with unkempt banks to river.

• Ballinamore Church (Killedan), church/chapel, 1775–1785 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Church of Ireland church, dated 1779; opened 1780, on a rectangular plan; single-bay single-stage abbreviated tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. Disused, 1944. Dismantled, 1963. Now in ruins. Roof now missing with no rainwater goods surviving on dragged cut-limestone "Cavetto" cornice. Part repointed walls originally roughcast with cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners; roughcast surface finish (tower) with remains of cut-limestone stringcourse. Pointed-arch window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and repointed voussoirs centred on inscribed cut-limestone keystone ("1779"). Interior including vestibule (west) with cut-limestone tablet (1727); interior in ruins with tessellated terracotta tiled central aisle. Set in landscaped grounds with benchmark-inscribed tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having lichen-covered pyramidal capping supporting "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed wrought iron double 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballinamore.

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 Ballinamore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Ballinamore · Béal an Átha Móir

Area

5,174,682 m² (517.47 ha, 1,278.69 acres)

Civil parish

Killedan, and its townlands

Barony

Gallen

Electoral division

Ballinamore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballinamore electoral division: 342 people in 118 households; 89% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintaffy, Camderrynabinnia, Carrownageeragh, Carrowndangan, Coolaght, Cuillalea, Cuiltybo, Knocknaskeagh, Largan, Oxford

Placenames

Ballinamore 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.