Duvillaun More

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Duvillaun More, from 725,176 m² (72.52 ha, 179.19 acres) to 725,176 m² (72.52 ha, 179.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 0 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Duvillaun More 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Duvillaun More in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Duvillaun Islands SAC 000495
• Special Protection Area: Duvillaun Islands SPA 004111
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Duvillaun Islands 000495

Recorded monuments

• MA033A001 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.

• MA033A002 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Situated on a S facing headland 110m long by 45m wide along the southern shores of Duvillaun. The headland lies 3 miles southwest of the Mullet. The area in which the site lies is one of coarse grazing with traces of lazybeds visible all over the island. A straight wall, now collapsed and grassed over runs across the neck of the headland. It is several meters wide and 45m long. Outcropping rock is visible in the interior. This site was seen from the air and was not visited on the ground. It is not marked on any of the OS maps, and was not noted by previous writers. 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 Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.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

• MA033A003001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On Duvillaun More Island, located on a central E-W spine of relatively level, elevated ground, just E of the centre of the island. There is a cluster of ruined 19th century vernacular stone houses, with associated field enclosures, 30m to N. Immediately to S of the cashel there is a marked fall of ground. This sheltered S-facing slope appears to encompass the most fertile land on the island and exhibit a pattern of relict cultivation ridges, undoubtedly contemporary with the 19th century settlement. The cashel (32.6m E-W; 31.7m N-S), which appears to have been the focus of a monastic settlement, is defined E-S-N by low, sod-covered remains of a stone wall (Wth c. 1.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m). The NE arc of the wall cannot be fully traced, and the NE quadrant is partly overlain by a later field walls enclosing cultivation ridges, undoubtedly related to the 19th century settlement. In the SE quadrant of the interior, there is a ruined church (MA003A003004-), the N wall of which is incorporated into a later field wall that extends E−W through the NE quadrant of the cashel interior. Immediately to S of the church, there is a cross slab (MA033A003001-) and a possible slab-lined burial (MA033A003003-). An internal division in the form of a low, partly sod-covered, ruined stone wall (Wth 0.8m; H 0.4m) marks off the SE quadrant, skirting the W and N side of the possible church. This internal wall appears be contemporary with other field walls abutting the cashel at NE, E and W, which are most likely related to the 19th century settlement. Bedrock protrudes from the ground surface in parts in the SW and S of the interior. The cashel is marked on the 1921 OS 6-inch map as 'Killeen', and according to the OS Letters (1838) was used as a children's burial ground (MA003A003008-). A holy well (MA003A003007-) is located c. 20m SW, and four possible clochans (MA033A003005-; MA033A003006-; MA033A003009-; MA033A003010-) and a structure (MA033A003011-) are located on a roughly N-S line on the S-facing slope to S of the cashel. Attached image: MA033A003001-_01.JPG Low remnants of the cashel wall can be seen, with the cross-slab (MA033A003002-) standing in the E half of the interior. Viewed from SE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A003002 Cross-slab
  Description

  Located immediately to S of a church (MA033A003004-), in the SE quadrant of a cashel (MA033A003001-), on Duvillaun More Island. This cross slab is indicated as 'Ancient tombstone' on the 1930 OS 6-inch map. It consisting of an upright, roughly rectangular slab (H 1.9m; Wth 0.68m, 0.45m at top; T .009m), with a Greek cross enclosed in a circle on the E face, and a crucifixion scene on the W face. The finely executed cross-in-circle (diam. 0.61m) is incised in the centre of the E face, and spans the full width of the slab. The crucifixion scene on the W face consists of the grooved outline of a cross (H 1.23m; Wth shaft (0.2m); Wth arms 0.64m) which fills much of the height of the slab, with the arms spanning the full breadth of the slab. The figure of Christ is carved in outline on the cross, with anatomical features such as eyes, fingers, and ribs indicated in rudimentary style by simple incised grooves. The carving is somewhat weathered, the facial features being particularly faint. It is notable for the use of twin spirals to embellish the chest, and similarly paired spirals to depict the loin cloth. Two figures (H 0.35m left figure, H 0.45m right figure), drawn at a much smaller scale, flank the cross, and are identifiable as the two Roman soldiers, Stephaton and Longinus, by the lance each carries. The figure on the right-hand side, whose spear reaches towards Christ's head, appears to be Stephaton, the sponge-bearer, and the figure on the left, whose spear pierces Christ's side appears to be Longinus. The carvings on both faces of the slab are now partly overlain by a growth of grey lichen. The cross slab stands towards the W end of a possible slab-lined burial (MA033A003003-). Attached images: MA033A003002-_01.JPG Crucifixion scene on W face of cross-slab MA033A003002-_02.JPG Crucifixion scene on W face of cross-slab MA033A003002-_03.JPG Cross-in-circle on E face of cross-slab Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A003003 Slab-lined burial
  Description

  Located immediately to S of a church (MA033A003004-), in the SE quadrant of a cashel (MA033A003001-), on Duvillaun More Island. Henry (1937, 272) recorded this as ‘a long rectangular grave which local tradition calls ‘the Tomb of the Saint.’ It consists of a rectangular area (2.35m E-W; 1.05m N-S) defined by a number of thin upright slabs (L 0.5-0.93m; H 0.2-0.25), set on edge. The long N and S sides are gapped, with only a single long slab (L 0.85m on S side, 0.93m on N side) in situ on each side. Most of the slabs barely protrude above the sod. A cross slab (MA033A003002-) stands at the W end. Attached image: MA033A003003-_01 Low slabs outline the grave at foot of cross-slab (MA003A003002-). Viewed from E. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A003004 Church
  Description

  Located in the E half of cashel (MA033A003001-), on Duvillaun More Island. Following a visit to the island in the 1936, Henry (1937, 272) recorded that ‘I unearthed last September the top of the walls of a small oratory…The walls were made of very thin, large slabs, those of the long sides cut obliquely on the edge to give the curve of the roof. The inside dimensions were 9 ft. x 13 ft. [2.75m x 4m]. But a good deal of the oratory is certainly still buried in the ground…’ When inspected in 2006, the church was evident as an almost square area (int. 4.3m E-W; 3.6m N-S) defined by remains of a low, largely sod-covered wall (Wth 1.6m; H 0.55m), with short sections of stone-facing (H 0.3m) protruding in parts; a gap (Wth c. 0.4m) in the S side may represent an entrance. At the N, the wall has been incorporated into a later field wall that bisects the interior of the cashel. Immediately to S of the church there is a cross slab (MA033A003002-) and a possible slab-lined burial (MA033A003003-). Attached image: MA033A003004-_01.JPG Sod-covered outline of church, with cross-slab (MA033A002002-) on S side. Viewed from E. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A003005 Clochan
  Description

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• MA033A003006 Clochan
  Description

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• MA033A003007 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Located c. 20m SW of a cashel (MA033A003001), on a rough grass and heather covered S-facing slope, in the centre of Duvillaun More Island This holy well consists of a roughly circular pit (0.9m E-W; 0.7m N-S; D 1m) with a dry-stone lining. The opening at top is partly closed with a rough capping of boulders. When inspected in 2006 the well was dry. Attached image: MA033A033007-_01.JPG Well viewed from NE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A003008 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On Duvillaun More Island, located within a cashel (MA033A003001-). There is a cluster of ruined 19th century vernacular stone houses, with associated field plots and cultivation ridges, 30m to N. According to the OS Letters (1838), the cashel was used as a children's burial ground. Use of the cashel for this purpose is most likely to have been contemporary with the 19th settlement on the island. There are the remains of a church (MA033A003004-), a cross slab (MA033A003002-) and a possible slab-lined burial (MA033A003003-) in the E half of the cashel interior, but no visible trace of graves associated with the children’s burial ground. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A003009 Clochan
  Description

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• MA033A003010 Clochan
  Description

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• MA033A003011 Structure
  Description

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• MA033A004 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In an expanse of rough grass, located c. 40m NW of the 19th century house cluster in the centre of Duvillaun More island. This consists of a sub-rectangular setting (2.4m NE-SW; 2m NW-SE) of stones, some of which are set upright. The stones (max. L 0.5m; max. H 0.3m) are low, barely protruding from the sod. The function and date of this feature is unclear. It may be contemporary with the 19th century settlement. Attached image: MA033A005----_01 Viewed from E Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

• MA033A005 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In rough pasture of heather and grass, located on a natural rise 16m SE of a cashel (MA033A003001-) in the centre of Duvillaun More island, and 70m SE of a cluster of ruined 19-century houses. This anomalous stone group consists of a narrow box-like setting of stones. The long sides are formed by a pair of parallel upright slabs, aligned E-W, set 0.4m apart. The north slab (L 0.9m; T .007m; H 0.89m) is the largest. The S slab is of similar length, but is shorter and roughly triangular in shape. It leans toward the N slab. Two smaller stones, one at either end of the larger slabs, and set perpendicular to them, complete the box-like effect. Another stone (L 0.68m; H 0.47m), aligned N-S, abuts the W end of the N slab. The function and date of this feature is unclear. It is located within a system of small fields enclosing cultivation ridges, which are associated with the 19th-century settlement on the island. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 February 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Duvillaun More, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Duvillaun More · Dubhoileán Mór

Area

722,937 m² (72.29 ha, 178.64 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmore, and its townlands

Barony

Erris

Electoral division

An Geata Mór Theas, the unit of the census

Census 2022

881 people lived in 329 households in the An Geata M�r Theas electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 24% were holiday homes.

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Duvillaun More 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.