Ballyshingadaun

102 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyshingadaun, from 22 m² to 78,351 m² (7.84 ha, 19.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M4Rural Village Consolidation Zoning (Built up area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 34 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 8 Apr 2026N/a

  Change of use of building from public bar to residential Apartments

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660277

• 28 Nov 2025N/a

  Change of use of building from public bar to residential Apartments

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560870

• 22 Oct 2025Conditional

  Permission for development at Ballyshingadaun, The Neale, Co. Mayo amending Planning Permission Reference: P22/1065 (which permitted construction of 10 no. houses, connection to public services and all associated site works). The proposed development comprises: 1. Extended site footprint and layout including an increase in dwellings to 15 no.; 2. Revised mix of house typologies, changing from 6 no. four bedroom part single part two storey, 2 no. three bedroom single storey and 2 no. two bedroom single storey houses to a mix of 12 no. part single part two storey 4 bedroom and 3 no. single storey 2 bedroom houses; and, 3. All other enabling, associated and ancillary development and works (and amendments to Planning Permission Reference P22/1065) above and below ground level.

  Permission, 15 homes · Mayo County Council, 2560741

• 10 Sept 2024Conditional

  construct a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment unit, percolation area and domestic garage along with all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 24374

• 23 Jul 2024Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension comprising of a 1 no. class base SEN unit, alterations to the existing drop-off area to include partial set back of boundary wall to form a new bus set-down, hard and soft landscaping to include a sensory garden and all associated site works and ancillary services at this site

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 24299

• 20 Dec 2023Refused

  Change of use of building from public bar to guest house

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360554

• 23 Mar 2023Conditional

  construct a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment unit, percolation area and domestic garage along with all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 23160

• 1 Dec 2022Conditional

  construction of 6 no. 4 bedroom houses, 2 no. 3 bedroom houses and 2 no. 2 bedroom houses, connection to public services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 221065

• 18 Dec 2020Conditional

  RETENTION OF DWELLING AND 2 NO. OUT HOUSES/GARAGES AS CONSTRUCTED (PREVIOUS PLANNING REF P05/1243) AND PERMISSIOJN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HORSE STABLES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 201003

• 17 Jul 2020Conditional

  MINOR VARIATIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSION AND ALTERATION TO SCHOOL PERMITTED UNDER P18/862, NAMELY, TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL COMPRISING OF ONE NUMBER MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM AND ADDITIONAL FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20478

• 1 Nov 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SCHOOL COMPRISING OF ONE NUMBER MAINSTREAM CLASS ROOM AND ADDITIONAL FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED SITE WORKS TO CONNECT TO EXISTING SCHOOL AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18862

• 16 Oct 2017Conditional

  RETAIN EXTENSION TO REAR OF PREMISES KNOWN AS GIBBONS PUBLIC HOUSE (THESE WORKS ARE WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE REF NO. 030) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 17806

• 19 May 2017Conditional

  PERMISSION CONSEQUENT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION P16/676 TO CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT AND GARAGE ON SITE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 17392

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 Ballyshingadaun.

Recorded monuments

• MA121-005 Ritual site - holy well
  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.

• MA121-045 Windmill
  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

• Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, church/chapel, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay double-height Catholic church, begun 1875; completed 1878; extant 1894, comprising five-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (east) with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (west) front. "Improved", 1923-4, producing present composition. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Replacement pitched artificial slate roofs including pitched (gabled) artificial slate roof to porch with clay ridge tiles, lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone chamfered coping to gables with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber boarded box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed tuck pointed coursed or snecked rock faced limestone walls on battered base with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners including drag edged tooled cut-limestone buttresses to corners to entrance (west) front having lichen-covered tooled cut-limestone "slated" coping. Lancet window openings with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" to chancel (east) with drag edged tooled hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Paired lancet window openings to entrance (west) front with quatrefoil "Rose Window" to gable, drag edged tooled hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch door opening approached by two steps, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround having splayed reveals with hood moulding over framing replacement diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement to "cheeks" with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west) with dragged cut-limestone stoups; pointed-arch door opening into nave with glazed timber double doors; full-height interior open into roof with carpeted central aisle between timber pews, replacement stations between stained glass memorial windows (undated), exposed steel roof construction with wind braced ceiling, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, ----, with "Agnus Dei"-detailed cut-veined white marble Classical-style memorial altar (undated) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1924-5). Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having lichen-covered cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping.

• Handball alley, 1897–1923 · Regional interest
  Description

  Handball alley, extant 1923, with coursed or snecked limestone stepped boundary wall to perimeter having lichen-covered rendered rounded coping. Now disused. Set back from street on grass verge or green.

• Gibbon's, house, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, extant 1838, originally detached. In alternative use, 2006. Closed, 2007. For sale, 2011. Now disused. Pitched reed or straw thatch roof with exposed steel lattice stretchers to ridge having exposed scallops, and concrete or rendered coping to gable with rendered chimney stack to apex having "Cavetto"-detailed stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pot. Part ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined battered walls with rendered band to eaves. Square-headed central door opening below timber fascia with concealed dressing framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Square-headed flanking window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement (south-west) or one-over-one timber sash (north-east) windows. Set back from line of street with tarmacadam forecourt.

• Mill (wind), 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay two-stage cylindrical windmill tower, extant 1838, on a circular plan. Disused, 1894. Now in ruins. Set in unkempt grounds.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballyshingadaun, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ballyshingadaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Ballyshingadaun · Baile Sionnagáin

Area

1,165,235 m² (116.52 ha, 287.94 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmolara, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmaine

Electoral division

Neale, the unit of the census

Census 2022

879 people lived in 298 households in the Neale electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballywalter, Drumelly, Kildotia, Kildun More, Kiltogorra, Lecarrowkilleen, Nealepark

Placenames

Ballyshingadaun 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.