Corroy

53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Corroy, from 105 m² to 132,106 m² (13.21 ha, 32.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Corroy 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.

• 28 Sept 2022Conditional

  Planning permission to: (1) Demolish existing dwelling house; (2) construct new dwelling house; (3) construct domestic garage; (4) install proprietary effluent system and percolation area, and carry out all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22849

• 20 Aug 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19649

• 12 Aug 2019Conditional

  MINOR ALTERATIONS/RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING WAREHOUSE FACILITY TO INCLUDE NEW OFFICE SPACES, TOILET FACILITIES AND MEETING ROOM, TOILETS TO CONNECT TO EXISTING SERVICES GRANTED UNDER P98/2448 & P69/79 INCLUDING MINOR ALTERATIONS TO FACADE OF BUILDING AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS/SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19618

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 Corroy.

Recorded monuments

• MA039-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a low rise. This possible rath is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a large oval embanked enclosure; on the 1930 edition it is shown as penannular area (c. 50m−S; c. 45m E−W), with a large break in the bank at E–S, and an E–W field boundary truncating the outer edge of the bank at S. It has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-073 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located at the base of the E-facing slope of a small ridge. It is overlooked by a larger rath (MA039-074001-) which crowns the top of the ridge 100m to W. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.1m, 1.5m at NNE). The bank is compact and well defined, with a stony top in parts. A number of large stones occurring along the bank appear to be the result of field clearance activity. The rath is built up on the NE−E side, to compensate for a natural fall of ground. A very slight depression is evident outside the bank at S; it may be an indication of an infilled fosse. There is a gap (Wth 1.3m) in the bank at NE, which is roughly faced with stones and may be an original entrance. There is another narrow, eroded break at NW. In the N half of the interior there is a jumbled heap of stones and earth, which cannot be examined closely as it is largely obscured by overgrowth; it may simply be a field clearance heap. The perimeter is ringed with hazel, and a dense thicket of hazel, blackthorn and brambles obscures much of the interior, with a carpet of moss and bluebells in the clear patches. A main road lies immediately to E of the rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-074001 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, located on top of a small ridge. It overlooks another rath (MA039-073) which is located 100m to E, at the base of the E slope of the ridge. Raised circular platform (diam. 28.5m E–W; 31.3m N–S) defined by an earthen bank with a steep external slope, which drops into an encircling fosse with remnants of a bank or counterscarp on its outer edge. A broad, flat gap (Wth c. 10m) intervenes between this and a third or outermost bank. The inner bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 1.8-2m, 2.6m at E) has a very low stony internal rim, topped with a scatter of small stones, and there is stone tumble on the steep external slope. The fosse (Wth 5-5.5m) can be traced as a broad shallow depression at SSE–N, retaining a low stony bank/counterscarp (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 0.3m) on its outer edge at SW–NW. The outermost bank (4.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.9m, 3m at E) can be trace for almost the full circuit, although it has been greatly modified. It is best preserved at WSW–NW (Wth 4.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.9m) where it has a substantial external slope and a low internal slump. At N–SE it retains only a low internal rim, but the pronounced external scarp (ext. H c. 3m) is enhanced by the natural ridge slope. A section at SE–SSE has been entirely levelled to merge with the natural slope. At S–SW it has also been levelled, but can still be traced as a low scarp, and the SW arc is incorporated into a field boundary. The intervening berm-like gap (Wth c. 8-10m) between it and the fosse/counterscarp is broad and flat, and appears to be at a higher level than exterior ground level. A possible location for the original entrance is at the SE of the central platform, where there is a gap (Wth 2.8m) in the scarp, very roughly flanked by some large stones. A line of small stones protrudes from the sod across the inner edge of the gap. There is a low area (Wth 4m), possible gap in the outer bank at NW, largely obscured by overgrowth. The interior has a very slight slope down to SE, with a stone-scattered surface. Shallow surface depressions located close to the inner edge of the bank at S–SW may indicate the location of a souterrain (MA039-074002-). Slightly S of centre, there is a low, roughly circular concentration (diam. c. 3m) of stones around the base of two hazel trees. This may be the possible cairn (MA074003-) noted by Aldridge in 1953. There is no trace of an inscribed stone (MA039-074004-), found by Aldridge in the centre of the rath. A later field boundary extends E–W across the rath, to S of centre. There is a large heap of earthen material, largely obscured by brambles, in the gap/berm between fosse and outer bank at NW. Two large slabs lie at the edge of the fosse at N. The perimeter and interior are covered with hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn and clumps of brambles, with carpet of buttercups and bluebells beneath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-074002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (MA039-074001-). In 1953 R.B. Aldridge recorded that a souterrain was said to be located on the N side of the rath (unpublished NMI Topographical Files/SMR file). A subcircular depression (diam. 3-4m; D 0.5m) located close to the inner edge of the bank at SW, with another very slight depression (4m E–W; 3m N–S) immediately to E, and a shallow extension to NE, may indicated the presence of a souterrain, although they do not fit with the tradition of a location on the N side of the rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-074003 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In a rath (MA039-074001-). This record is based on sketchy notes made in 1953 by R. B. Aldridge following a visit to the rath (unpublished NMI Topographical Files/SMR file). He recorded ‘signs of stone work in the centre of the rath –cairn? or building’. Slightly S of centre in the rath interior, there is a low, roughly circular concentration (diam. c. 3m) of stones around the base of two hazel trees. It does not appear to have any clear structure, and its significance is uncertain. It may correspond to the feature noted by Aldridge. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-074004 Inscribed stone
  Description

  In a rath (MA039-074001-). This record refers to a stone slab which was found in 1953 by R. B. Aldridge lying flat in the centre of the rath. He compiled brief notes and measurements, accompanied by a sketch which show an irregular shaped stone (L 3'6" [c. 1m]; Wth 3'1" [0.9m]; T 10" [0.2m]) with a circle (diam. 2' 2" [0.65m]) incised on one face (unpublished NMI Topographical Files/SMR file). The stone was not found during a 1996 inspection of the rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-075 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, located on the SE-facing slope of a ridge. A rath (MA039-074001-) crowns the top of the ridge 100m to NE. A small circular embanked enclosure (diam. 10-15m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map but not on later map editions. It has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

• MA039-121 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on a ridge, with excellent views. Not shown on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch map. A roughly triangular-shaped area (c. 53m N−S; c. 50m E−W broad end at S), with the apex at N, is indicated on the 25-inch plan. It is defined by field boundaries. No visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 moderately high, 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 Corroy.

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

Name

Corroy · Corr Ráithe

Area

661,971 m² (66.2 ha, 163.58 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynahaglish, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Carrowmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carrowmore electoral division: 896 people in 323 households; 88% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybeg, Ballyderg, Ballymacredmond, Derrynamuck, Gortaskibbole

Placenames

Corroy 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.