Bohola

162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bohola, from 156 m² to 217,937 m² (21.79 ha, 53.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 62 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M4Rural Settlements Consolidation Zoning (Built up area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 61 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 May 2026Conditional

  The Proposed Replacement Of An Existing Septic Tank System With An Onsite Sewerage System With Polishing Filter In Accordance With EPA Code of Practice 2021 To Service An Existing Dormer Type Dwelling House And All Ancillary Works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660370

• 7 May 2026N/a

  The Proposed Replacement Of An Existing Septic Tank System With An Onsite Sewerage System With Polishing Filter In Accordance With EPA Code of Practice 2021 To Service An Existing Dormer Type Dwelling House And All Ancillary Works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660355

• 5 Mar 2026Conditional

  Planning Application for permission to construct new agricultural field entrance / gate access, including removal of 17m of existing boundary wall, new 4.2m wide entrance set back 6m from existing road, new walls matching existing from road to entrance, splayed at 45 ?, traditional metal gates, and all associated site works at Barleyhill, Bohola, Co. Mayo.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660175

• 4 Sept 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of: • Installation of approx. 7km interconnecting main, and associated valves & fittings, from the source at Callow Lake to the Attymass GWS to amalgamate both schemes. This involves the installation of a 160mm OD PE pipe along the N26 for 2km and along Church Rd. for a further 5km. The main will be installed in the south verge of the N26(1.8km) and will be laid in a combination of field (2.7km), road(1.8km), road verge(0.3km), and setback(0.12km) along Church Rd. • Replacement of 12,765m of existing mains and installation of associated valves & fittings. Of which 2,971m is located in Attymass GWS and 9793m is located in Callow Lake GWS. Mains to be installed vary in size from 63mm OD to 110mm OD and will be installed in field (8622m), road(2082m), road verge(1201m), setback(390m) and footpath(469m). • All associated temporary site development works to gain access including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/ piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing, walls, and hedging, • Other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purposes of the proposed works, including the installation of stone tracks and temporary watercourse crossings. The proposed Attymass GWS watermain upgrade works are located in the townlands of Carrowkeribly, Bunnafinglas, and Drumscoba. The proposed interconnector pipelines works are located in the townlands of Corradrishy, Boherhallagh, Coolagagh, Cuillonaghtan, and Callow. The proposed Callow GWS watermain upgrade works are located in the townlands of Barleyhill, Bohola, Toocananagh, Ballinlag, Gortnasillagh, Coolagh, Carrowmore, Ballinvoher, Lislackagh, Lissanumera, Tullanacorra, Carrowbaun, Rathslevin, Tooromin, Carrowcanada, Lismiraun, Treanfohanaun, and Shanaghy in County Mayo.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360353

• 21 Dec 2022Conditional

  construct four number detached, three-bedroom dwellings with all associated site works to facilitate the development

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 221168

• 12 Dec 2022Conditional

  retention of the existing dwelling house and domestic garage attached to the previoulsy granted permission P00/1718

  Retention, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 221110

• 20 Apr 2021Conditional

  Retention permission for existing domestic garage and all associated site works and connection into existing services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 21362

• 15 Jun 2018Conditional

  Construct single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment system, septic tank, percolation area and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 18438

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 Bohola.

Recorded monuments

• MA071-076 Castle - motte
  Description

  In pasture, located on a prominent elevation merging with gently rising ground at W. There is a steep slope at N, E and S, dropping to wet, rush-grown ground. It overlooks a valley of lowlying, damp pasture, with a stream 75m to E, and there are excellent views in the middle distance over the surrounding landscape of rolling pasture. Substantially raised, roughly circular platform (34.3m N−S; 33.2m E−W) defined by a scarp (H 2m at W, 3.7m at N, 2-3m at S), outside which it is enclosed at SW−NW by a broad, flat-based fosse (Wth 5-5.8m) with an external bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.5-0.8m). The platform scarp is high and steep and remains well defined at SW−NE, but has suffered disturbance in the modern era. The fosse and external bank cut across the rising ground on the W side of the motte; they cannot be traced on the N or E side. At SE−SW the platform scarp drops to a terrace or berm-like feature (Wth 3.5m), which may be the form the fosse took on this side, however there has been quarrying/disturbance here and its original form is unclear. The top/interior of the platform is slightly raised in the centre and NE, but the entire area has an uneven surface of humps and hollows as a result of disturbance in the past. A low, linear sod-covered rise (Wth 1-1.5m; H 0.2m), from which small stones protrude, traverses the platform on a NNE−SSW axis to E of centre –possibly the remnants of a wall, but it does not appear to define a structure or building. Knox (1911, 303) noted a broad ramp-like entrance feature on the E side. This appears to have been largely dug away. The ground surrounding the motte at E and S has a very uneven surface due to disturbance/quarrying in the modern era. Bohola church (MA071-077001-) and graveyard (MA071-077002-) are located 40m to S. Attached images: MA071-076----_01.JPG Viewed from SE MA071-076----_02.JPG Viewed from NE Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

• MA071-077001 Church
  Description

  In a graveyard (MA071-077002). The graveyard encompasses on a small oval hillock, the base of which is enclosed by a wall. The church is located on the summit of the hillock at its E end. It is named ‘Bohola Church’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch maps, where it is depicted as a rectangular building with a smaller square building or extension at its NE angle; only the small square building is shown on later map editions, with the annotation ‘Bohola Church (in Ruins)’. A square building (5.95m ENE-WSW; 5.5m NNW−SSE) constructed of mortared stone is located at the break of slope on the hill summit at is E end. It is roofless. The walls (H 2.35m at E, 1.55m at W; T 0.6m) are of roughly coursed sandstone and some limestone blocks, of uneven size and shape. The E wall is higher as it is built up to compensate for the natural slope on this side. A doorway (Wth 0.79m; H 1.75m) is centrally located in the E wall and there is a narrow window (Wth 0.12m; H 0.5m, ext.) in a deeply recessed embrasure (Wth 0.47; H 0.64m, int.) in the centre of the W wall, directly opposite the doorway. There is a recess (Wth 0.48m; H 0.3m; D 0.15m) at the W end of the S wall. A low setting of stones partitions off a rectangular area (2.3m N−S; 2.9m E−W) in the NW quadrant of the interior, possibly a grave plot but no gravemarker is evident. The walls are thickly ivy-covered on the internal and external faces. There is no trace of the larger E-W church shown on the 1838 map. There is a motte (MA071-076----) 40m to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

• MA071-077002 Graveyard
  Description

  Encompassing a small oval hillock surrounded by wet, boggy ground. The graveyard (c. 60m E−W; c. 49m N−S) is enclosed by a mortared stone wall, which encircles the base of the hillock (H 2-2.5m). The entrance is at E, with an avenue flanked by stone walls extending E to a minor road. There is a church (MA071-077001-) on the hill summit, in the E half of the graveyard. Graves cover the rounded summit of the hill and are terraced into the hill slopes, and are also found in a narrow strip of level ground between the base of the hill and the enclosing graveyard wall. The gravemarkers consist predominantly of horizontal rectangular slabs resting on a foundation of low drystone walling, but headstones also occur. They date to the mid-late 19th-century and the early 20th-century. Many of the graves are in a somewhat dilapidated condition, with graveslabs displaced or askew. The majority are partly concealed by sod or moss, with low walls which define the grave plots barely protruding above ground surface. There is a motte (MA071-076----) 40m to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

• MA071-078 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on top of a N–S ridge, with good views to W, N and E. Ground falls away towards a stream/drain which is c. 200m to E, and rises gently to S along the spine of the ridge. Shown as a circular enclosure (diam. 45-50m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; not shown on later map editions. It has been levelled. The ephemeral outline of a circular area (diam. c. 45m) can still be traced. Traces of cultivation ridges on an E−W axis are visible on the ridge top. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

• MA071-079001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In wet, rush-grown pasture, located on a rush-grown, damp terrace on a SE-facing slope. It overlooks a valley of wet marsh ground, with a stream c. 100m to E. Circular platform (estimated diam. 35m E−W) defined by an earthen scarp (H 1.3m at SE, 0.9m at W) and enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2.3m at W). The scarp is progressively lower and more degraded from NE–E; it is absent or levelled at E–ESE, possibly marking the original entrance. The fosse is best defined at W–NW, where its base is very wet and soggy; it is visible elsewhere only as a slight wet depression, and is truncated at S–SW by a field drain (Wth 0.8m) on a NW–SE axis, with a parallel field bank on its outer edge. The rath is engulfed in a thicket of blackthorn, which impedes examination. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

• MA071-079002 Earthwork
  Description

  Located in an expanse of wet rush-grown pasture. There is a rath (MA071-079001-) on rising ground on the SE margins of the area. Listed in the RMP (1997) as ‘Earthwork (s) –possible’ on the basis of features visible in an aerial photo (GSI M 691 -0; Roll 217, pr. 33). Remnants of rectilinear field divisions and field drains traverse this area on NNE-SSW and WNW–ESE axes. Relict cultivation ridges on a roughly E–W axis can be seen in parts. These features appear to be related to relatively recent land reclamation and agricultural activity. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

• MA071-120 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rush-grown, damp pasture, located on a low ridge, with extensive views. Subcircular area (39.5m N−S; 35.7m E−W) defined by a bank. The bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.25m at N, 0.4m at S; ext. H 1.3m at N, 1.5m at S) has a low internal lip, reduced almost to a scarp in parts, especially on the E arc. The external face is cut to the vertical –probably in the modern era; it is thickly ringed with hawthorn/blackthorn scrub, gorse and brambles. A portion of the bank at SW−W has been truncated to a vertical scarp by a modern road which skirts the rath. A break (Wth 5m) at E may be on the site of an original entrance. The interior slopes down slightly to E. A field fence, with a field ditch on its N side, crosses the centre of the rath on an E−W axis. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 August 2021

• MA071-121 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture close to the townland boundary in the E corner of the townland, located on gently elevated ground flanked by small stream valleys at W and E. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, with a small circular feature, probably a limekiln, indicated in the centre of the interior. The enclosure is not shown on later map editions. It has been levelled, but the ephemeral outline of a roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) can still be traced, with a slight curving scarp at SW−N merging with the natural slope. A large boulder sits at the E edge of the area. A linear WNW−ESE feature, probably remnants of a field fence, crosses the S part of the enclosure. An old quarry pit (max. dim. c. 15m) abuts the SW edge of the enclosure and considerable surface disturbance is evident throughout the area. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 August 2021

• MA071-195 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Located in an area of rough damp pasture. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch mapping. Listed in the SMR (1991) and the RMP (1997) as possible earthworks based on linear features visible in an aerial photograph SMR file: GSI M 690 -1; Roll 217, pr. 31). The remains consist of a slightly sunken trackway (Wth 2.8-3.1m) bordered by earthen field banks (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.35-0.4m; ext. H 0.2m). Intervening between the trackway and the banks are shallow linear depressions (Wth 1.6-2m), probably infilled field ditches. The full extent of the trackway is unclear; above ground remnants can be traced on a NNE–SSW axis for c. 200m between, and a cropmark visible in aerial imagery suggests that it extended for a further c. 100m to NNE. The date of the trackway is unknown, but it clearly pre-dates the current grid of rectangular fields. Other linear features visible in the aerial photograph correspond to a series of defunct field banks and field drains, also of unknown date. There is a church (MA071-077001-) and a graveyard (MA071-077002-) c. 180m to E and a motte (MA071-076----) c. 200m to NE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 September 2021

• MA071-208 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in rough, wet pasture bordered by gently rising ground to S. Roughly circular, raised area (28m N–S; 25m E–W; H c. 0.5m) with broadly sloping sides that merge gradually with the surrounding ground. A broad circular, central depression (diam. c. 12m) gives it an overall dished profile. It is evident as a green, grassy rise surrounded by rough grass and rushes. A church (MA071-077001-) and graveyard (MA071-077002-) occupying elevated ground c. 100m to NNE, and there is a motte (MA071-076----) c. 200m to NNE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 September 2021

• MA071-210 Burnt mound
  Description

  In wet, rush-grown pasture, located at the base of a W-facing slope with a stream/drain 4m to W. A roughly D-shaped mound (13.3m E–W; 12.5m N–S; H 0.4m at E, 0.8m at W) incorporated on the straight side to N into an E–W field bank which has a parallel field ditch (Wth 0.8m) on its N side. The mound is compact and dry, covered in short grass which distinguishes it from the surrounding thick rushes and damp ground. It is composed of a concentration of stone fragments in dark soil, visible where the sod mantle has been eroded. A portion of the mound may have been levelled to N of the field boundary, where a flat stony ground surface extend for c. 6m to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 September 2021

Architectural heritage

• The Bungalow, house, 1912–1917 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey bungalow with dormer attic, extant 1917, on a square plan with two-bay single-storey side elevations. Pyramidal slate roof centred on gablet to window opening to dormer attic with clay ridge tiles, rendered panelled chimney stacks on axis with ridge having capping supporting terracotta pots, timber bargeboards to gablet on fluted consoles, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on overhanging timber boarded eaves on chamfered timber pillars. Gritdashed roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners supporting scalloped rendered band to eaves. Square-headed central door opening with moulded rendered surround framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Roundels with moulded rendered surrounds framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Square-headed flanking window openings with timber sills, and timber mullions framing timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings to side elevations with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds framing six-over-three timber sash windows. Set back from road in landscaped 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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Bohola · Both Chomhla

Area

2,289,765 m² (228.98 ha, 565.81 acres)

Civil parish

Bohola, and its townlands

Barony

Gallen

Electoral division

Bohola, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Bohola electoral division: 325 people in 127 households; 81% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 24% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardacarha, Barleyhill, Carroward, Carrowcastle, Carrowgowan, Toocananagh

Placenames

Bohola 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.