# Ballyheer, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilgeever, barony of Murrisk, Co. Mayo; in Irish An Baile Thiar.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,024,272 m² (202.43 ha, 500.21 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 24,060 m² (2.41 ha, 5.95 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilgeever, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilgeever.md
- Barony: Murrisk
- Electoral division: Clare Island, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 194 people lived in 71 households in the Clare Island electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 23% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/36975
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 150222
- Centre: latitude 53.697035, longitude -10.124396 (WGS 84)

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

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyheer, from 447 m² to 1,220,550 m² (122.06 ha, 301.6 acres); 5 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 976194: 1,220,550 m² (122.06 ha, 301.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976194.md
- Parcel 980128: 189,605 m² (18.96 ha, 46.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980128.md
- Parcel 895457: 116,549 m² (11.65 ha, 28.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/895457.md
- Parcel 991390: 104,826 m² (10.48 ha, 25.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/991390.md
- Parcel 893475: 54,386 m² (5.44 ha, 13.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/893475.md
- Parcel 965776: 41,901 m² (4.19 ha, 10.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965776.md
- Parcel 927302: 37,130 m² (3.71 ha, 9.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/927302.md
- Parcel 941625: 36,228 m² (3.62 ha, 8.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/941625.md
- Parcel 2708718: 34,693 m² (3.47 ha, 8.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2708718.md
- Parcel 957786: 33,116 m² (3.31 ha, 8.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/957786.md
- Parcel 889912: 29,349 m² (2.93 ha, 7.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889912.md
- Parcel 903246: 29,095 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903246.md
- Parcel 874621: 19,025 m² (1.9 ha, 4.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874621.md
- Parcel 969866: 17,192 m² (1.72 ha, 4.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/969866.md
- Parcel 971492: 16,763 m² (1.68 ha, 4.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/971492.md
- Parcel 3466501: 13,794 m² (1.38 ha, 3.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3466501.md
- Parcel 1010671: 10,128 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010671.md
- Parcel 981555: 9,626 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981555.md
- Parcel 894185: 4,967 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/894185.md
- Parcel 914327: 3,895 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914327.md
- Parcel 5460830: 2,010 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5460830.md
- Parcel 914328: 1,743 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/914328.md
- Parcel 962674: 1,241 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/962674.md
- Parcel 930941: 447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/930941.md

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

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

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

2 applications, newest first.

- 18 Sept 2025, Mayo County Council 2560647: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to complete a dwelling previously granted under [ P19/272] with ancillary site works at this address Ballyhere, Inishturk, Co. Mayo. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560647/0
- 17 Apr 2019, Mayo County Council 19272: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construct dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19272/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: West Connacht Coast SAC, site code 002998, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002998
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inishturk, site code 000509

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

- MA094-013: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-013----. 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.
- MA094-014001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-014001-. 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.
- MA094-014002: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-014002-. 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.
- MA094-015: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-015----. 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.
- MA094-016001: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-016001-. 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.
- MA094-016002: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-016002-. 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.
- MA094-017: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-017----. 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.
- MA094-018: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA094-018----. 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.
- MA104-001: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-001----. A promontory fort can be seen from the air lying along the south coast of Inishturk. The area is one of rough grazing and outcropping rock. A west facing headland measuring about 60m long by 40m wide shows faint traces of having been defended on its landward side by a bank and fosse. It was not visited on the ground. These descriptions are derived from the MA thesis of Markus Casey 1999 The coastal promontory forts of Ireland. A survey of counties Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway. Date of upload: 5 December 2018
- MA104-002: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-002----. This site has not been visited. According to Westropp (1922a 125) it is a narrow headland at the end of a chasm fenced off by a slightly curving wall six to eight feet thick and three courses high on the outside. The interior measures 78 feet by 38 feet and is featureless. Much of the site as well as a nearby ringfort were removed to build a bank along the cliff. An external fosse with a stone wall running along its base is visible from the air. The fort lies along the south coast of Inishturk. These descriptions are derived from the MA thesis of Markus Casey 1999 The coastal promontory forts of Ireland. A survey of counties Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway. Date of upload: 5 December 2018
- MA104-003001: Ringfort - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-003001-. 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.
- MA104-003002: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-003002-. 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.
- MA104-004: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-004----. 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.
- MA104-005: Megalithic structure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-005----. 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.
- MA104-006: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA104-006----. 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.

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)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyheer.

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

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballyheer, about 1 in 5 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyheer.
- 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/mayo/ballyheer.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballyheer.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballyheer.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyheer with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo: https://everytownland.com/mayo.md

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

- Craggy: https://everytownland.com/mayo/craggy.md
- Mountain Common: https://everytownland.com/mayo/mountain-common.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/mayo/ballyheer
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/ballyheer