# Durless, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Oughaval, barony of Murrisk, Co. Mayo; in Irish Durlas. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 4,405,443 m² (440.54 ha, 1,088.61 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,230 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010 - Civil parish: Oughaval, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/oughaval.md - Barony: Murrisk - Electoral division: Kilsallagh, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 575 people lived in 217 households in the Kilsallagh electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37331 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 151649 - Centre: latitude 53.731573, longitude -9.68919 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Durless, from 53 m² to 3,668,212 m² (366.82 ha, 906.44 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 925651: 3,668,212 m² (366.82 ha, 906.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/925651.md - Parcel 973037: 98,120 m² (9.81 ha, 24.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973037.md - Parcel 881026: 95,575 m² (9.56 ha, 23.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881026.md - Parcel 881028: 63,513 m² (6.35 ha, 15.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881028.md - Parcel 973033: 62,814 m² (6.28 ha, 15.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973033.md - Parcel 973036: 54,471 m² (5.45 ha, 13.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973036.md - Parcel 881029: 44,964 m² (4.5 ha, 11.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881029.md - Parcel 881027: 39,226 m² (3.92 ha, 9.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881027.md - Parcel 972946: 30,522 m² (3.05 ha, 7.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/972946.md - Parcel 955686: 27,243 m² (2.72 ha, 6.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/955686.md - Parcel 973040: 24,411 m² (2.44 ha, 6.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973040.md - Parcel 973039: 23,836 m² (2.38 ha, 5.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973039.md - Parcel 954182: 21,315 m² (2.13 ha, 5.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/954182.md - Parcel 973041: 14,896 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973041.md - Parcel 3466329: 14,222 m² (1.42 ha, 3.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3466329.md - Parcel 881032: 12,971 m² (1.3 ha, 3.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881032.md - Parcel 3466330: 10,630 m² (1.06 ha, 2.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3466330.md - Parcel 874628: 10,012 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874628.md - Parcel 955685: 9,858 m² (0.99 ha, 2.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/955685.md - Parcel 973045: 9,575 m² (0.96 ha, 2.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973045.md - Parcel 973034: 8,430 m² (0.84 ha, 2.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973034.md - Parcel 918387: 8,030 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918387.md - Parcel 890765: 7,899 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/890765.md - Parcel 1010960: 7,333 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010960.md - Parcel 917000: 5,366 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/917000.md - Parcel 3466332: 4,428 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3466332.md - Parcel 956472: 3,768 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/956472.md - Parcel 881037: 3,334 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881037.md - Parcel 965786: 3,200 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965786.md - Parcel 973042: 2,963 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973042.md - Parcel 881031: 2,883 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881031.md - Parcel 958014: 2,520 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958014.md - Parcel 915665: 2,274 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/915665.md - Parcel 916716: 1,956 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/916716.md - Parcel 915451: 1,479 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/915451.md - Parcel 3466331: 1,420 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3466331.md - Parcel 973032: 1,365 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/973032.md - Parcel 973030: 943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/973030.md - Parcel 916730: 490 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/916730.md - Parcel 5902519: 272 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5902519.md - Parcel 5902521: 224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5902521.md - Parcel 963627: 53 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/963627.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Durless 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) 1 application, newest first. - 23 Jan 2023, Mayo County Council 2360016: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The installation of approximately 15Km of 250mm OD water Trunk Main, which will extend from a position approximately 1Km from Westport at the junction of Pound Road and the R355 in the townland of Carrownalurgan to Kilsallagh Lower at the road junction between the R355 and the L1826 road to Drummin and the installation of approximately 29.3Km of a mains distribution network to supply water to 473 No Consumers along the route of the Trunk Main and in the area to the Townlands to the West of Croagh Patrick. 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; and any other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purposes of the proposed watermain, including the installation of stone tracks and temporary watercourse crossings. The watermain pipeline is located within the townlands of Cloghan, Clooneen, Knockfin, Ardoley, Churchfield, Knockaraha East, Knockaraha West, Streamstown, Belclare, Killadangan, Deerpark West, Murrisknaboll, Carrowkeeran, Bellataleen, Carrowkeel, Murrisk Demesne, Meermihil, Glaspatrick, Thornhill, Carrowmacloughlin, Leckanvy, Killsallagh Lower, Killsallagh Upper, Kinknock, Kilgeever, Cuilleen, Mullagh, Cartoor, Glenbaun, Glencally, Furgill, Cregganroe and Boheh in County Mayo.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360016/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex SAC, site code 001932, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001932 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex, site code 001932 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MA096-019001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA096-019001-. 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. - MA096-019002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA096-019002-. 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. - MA096-020: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA096-020----. 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. - MA096-021002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA096-021002-. On the W bank of N-flowing stream. Recorded by Morahan (2001, 75, no. 119) as a circular area (int. diam. 4.5m, overall diam. 7m) defined by an enclosing stone wall (Wth 1.2m at SSE) with intact external and internal facing survives to height of 0.6m. On the inner facing, two stones at N and another stone at W are larger (L c. 1.4m; H 0.4-0.65m) than average. There is no clearly defined entrance. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 26 February 2015 - MA096-021003: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA096-021003-. 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 Durless. ## 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 Durless, 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. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Durless. - 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/durless.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/durless.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/durless.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Durless 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) - Barraglanna: https://everytownland.com/mayo/barraglanna.md - Boheh: https://everytownland.com/mayo/boheh-150412.md - Derrymore: https://everytownland.com/mayo/derrymore-151464.md - Glenbaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/glenbaun.md - Glencally: https://everytownland.com/mayo/glencally.md - Lenanadurtaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/lenanadurtaun-152351.md - Tangincartoor: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tangincartoor.md - Tawnyslinnaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tawnyslinnaun.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. --- 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/durless - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/durless