Fallmore

177 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fallmore, from 11 m² to 89,123 m² (8.91 ha, 22.02 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 Fallmore 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.

• 20 Feb 2026Conditional

  alterations to the existing dwelling house, the erection of a new extension, and to include all other ancillary site services and development works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2635

• 16 Jul 2025Conditional

  Permission to retain cottage element of the development permitted under planning reference number 17/1028, which was fully demolished and subsequently rebuilt, changes to the west elevation of the house and all associated works at the above address

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560478

• 8 May 2025Conditional

  The development shall consist of planning permission for the demolition of the existing original dwelling forming part of a previously approved development under planning reference P23/610 (the parent application) and it’s reconstruction with all other elements of the dwelling/development to remain as per the P23/610 permitted development.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560280

• 14 Nov 2023Conditional

  the renovation of existing derelict dwelling, the construction of extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house, the construction of treatment unit and percolation area, construction of a new vehicular access and all associated site services. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 23610

• 23 Dec 2022Conditional

  Place 4 no. glamping pods on site, change of use of existing dance hall to include toilet and shower area for glamping pods and sports hire/sale shop, upgrade effluent treatment system on site, construct new entrance on to public road and carry out all required ancillary works on site

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 221174

• 18 Apr 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONSTRUCT PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS FOR SAME, CONSTRUCT NEW DOMESTIC ENTRANCE OFF THE PUBLIC ROAD AND CONNECT TO ALL SERVICES AND CARRY OUT ALL ANCILLARY WORKS ON SITE

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22298

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE AND ATTACHED DWELLING HOUSE, AND CONSTRUCT NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM ON SITE

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 211373

• 5 Jun 2020N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING FLAT ROOF PORCH ELEMENT TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND COURTYARD WALL TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING. PERMISSION ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE REFURBISHMENT AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF AN A - ROOFED PORCH ELEMENT TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, PERMISSION FOR AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR, WHICH EXTENDS OVER THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED TO BE DEMOLISHED OUTBUILDING. PERMISSION ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TNAK SYSTEM TO A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT UNIT WITH PERCOLATION (OR TERTIARY AREA) AREA TO INCLUDE ALL OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS, SITE SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PERMISSION.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20353

• 29 Jul 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT UNIT INCLUDING A PERCOLATION AND OR TERTIARY AREA, AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS ASSOCIATED

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19590

• 16 Jul 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT UNIT INCLUDING A PERCOLATION AND OR TERTIARY AREA AND TO INCLUDE ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS ASSOCIATED

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19551

• 11 Jul 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORK

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19538

• 3 Dec 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT NEW DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND CARRY OUT ALL REQUIRED ANCILLARY WORKS ON SITE

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18968

• 3 Dec 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT NEW DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND CARRY OUT ALL REQUIRED ANCILLARY WORKS ON SITE

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18969

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  RENOVATE AND EXTEND THE EXISTING DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, TO CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE, AND TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 171028

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: Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex SAC 000470
• Special Protection Area: Blacksod Bay/Broad Haven SPA 004037
• Special Protection Area: Mullet Peninsula SPA 004227
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex 000470

Recorded monuments

• MA024-019 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.

• MA033-001001 Church
  Description

  Situated on elevated ground at the highest point within a graveyard (SL033-001002-), overlooking the Atlantic at the extreme S end of the Mullet Peninsula. The ground falls towards a rocky shoreline 170m to S, and a beach defines a small, crescent-shaped bay 250m to W. This stone-built church, Romanesque (12th-century) in date, is dedicated to St. Deirbhile. It is rectangular (ext. dims. 14.3m WNW-ESE; 6.6m NNE-SSW) in plan, built of roughly coursed granite masonry (Wall T. 0.8m). The gable walls are relatively intact and survive to almost their original height, although the S side of the W gable has fallen. The side walls are reduced their lowermost 2-3 courses (H 0.2-0.5m), except at the NE angle where a short section of the N wall survives to almost its full height. The E gable wall contains a narrow, round-headed window in a round-headed splayed embrasure. Two tiny fragments of iron, which are visible in the external frame, are all that remains of fittings for an external wooden shutter. On the internal gable face, there is small rectangular recess or aumbry at present ground floor level, immediately to N of the window. The W gable contains a slightly splayed, rounded-headed doorway, which appears to be original. A single, shaped stone serves as the head of the arch on each face of the doorway, and each stone is decorated with concentric semi-circular grooving, mirroring the round arch. On the external face, very weathered, indescipherable remnants of a decorative motif can be seen beneath the arc of incised grooves. There is a panel of decorative carving on a stone on the internal N side of the doorway. The carving is worn, but appears to be an interlace pattern. Four steps lead downwards from external ground level to the doorway, and a further three lead upwards from the doorway to the present ground level in the interior of the church; these steps post-date the church, and reflect changes in ground level over time. At some stage in its history, the church was enlarged. This involved widening it to the S and lengthening to E, almost doubling in length. Evidence of this can be seen in the W gable, where the original, smaller roof line is visible, and the original doorway is now off-centre in the expanded gable. During this expansion phase, a new doorway was inserted into the rebuilt S wall towards its W end. Only the threshold stone, flanked by two low stones, remain of this doorway. Within the church are a number of upright uninscribed graveslabs. One (H 0.93m; Wth 0.27m; T 0.22m) has a simple incised Latin cross on its ESE face (H of stem 0.24m; L of arms 0.22m). A fragment of a round-headed window arch also lies within the church, originally from a window in one of the side walls. immediately to the N of the church is a graveslab (MA033-001005-) said to mark St Deirbhile's grave. The church is a National Monument in State ownership (No. 99). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 19 June 2018

• MA033-001002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on elevated ground c. 150m N of the rocky shore on the S end of the Mullet Peninsula. There is a small bay, bordered by a beach, 280m to W. Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a sub-oval area (c. 50-55m EW; c. 35m N-S) delimited by a dashed line, and annotated as 'Burial Ground', with 'Fallmore church' (MA033-001001-) and 'St Derivla's Grave' (SL033-001005-) indicted in the E half. By the time of the 1921 edition, the graveyard had expanded to its current subrectangular extent (75m E−W; 60m N−S). It is enclosed by a stone wall, bordered at S by a road, and encompasses a natural rise or small knoll, with a steep slope down at S−W. The wall on the S side, which is built against the base of the slope, describes a shallow curve, mirroring the curve of the hill. There is a dense concentration of graves, occupying both the level high ground and the steep slopes. Many graves are marked by low, uninscribed headstones; the majority are roughly rectangular unshaped stones, but a few have been cut to a simple cross-shape. Interspersed amongst these, are formal inscribed headstones, dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. Several graves are outlined by an accumulation of white, quartzite beach cobbles. The church (MA033-001001-) is located on a level area at the highest point in NE quadrant of the graveyard, and immediately to N of the church is a graveslab (MA033-001005-), which according to tradition, marks the grave of St. Dairible. At N the graveyard wall overlies an earthen bank which may be a remnant of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (MA033-001008-). The graveyard was in use until the early 1970’s; a large, modern graveyard is located to S. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 19 June 2018

• MA033-001003 Shrine
  Description

  In the NE quadrant of a graveyard (MA033-001002-), 4.5m NNE of a church (MA033-001001-). The 1838 OS Letters which record the tradition that the 'Virgin Saint Derrivla' was interred in Fallmore graveyard 'in a small enclosure apart from the church' (O’Flanagan 1927, 214 (112)). A stone-built wall (T 0.8m; ext. H 0.5-0.85m) defines a rectangular area (ext. dims. 3.5m WNW-ESE; 3m NNE-SSW) within which there is a cross-inscribed stone (MA033-001005-), said to mark the saint’s grave. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 July 2019

• MA033-001005 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  Located within a small walled rectangular plot or shrine (MA033-001003-) immediately to N of a church (MA033-001001-) in the NE quadrant of a graveyard (MA033-001002-). Indicated as ‘St Dervla’s Grave’ on the 1838 and 1921 OS 6-inch maps. According to tradition this cross-inscribed stone marks the grave of St. Deirbhile, to whom the adjacent church is dedicated. It consists of a narrow, upright rectangular stone (H 0.72m; Wth 0.3m; T 0.2m) with an incised Latin cross on its E face. The horizontal and vertical arms of the cross have T-terminals. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 19 June 2018

• MA033-001007 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, located immediately to N of a graveyard (MA033-001002-). Two low, grass-covered earthen banks (Wth on top, 1.4-1.9m; H 0.2-0.5m), set c. 24m apart, extend to N from the external face of the enclosing wall at the N side of the graveyard. The E bank extends 25m to N, and the W bank extends 40m. The E bank clearly overlies the early ecclesiastical enclosure (MA033-001008-). They appear to be the remains of field divisions post-dating the ecclesiastical enclosure, and probably also the graveyard wall, and may be of relatively recent date. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 19 June 2018

• MA033-001008 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Located on the N side of a graveyard (MA033-001002-). The drystone enclosing wall (Wth 0.9m; ext. H 0.9m) on the N side of the graveyard, overlies an grass-covered earthen bank (ext. H 0.4m), which projects 2.2m to N from beneath the graveyard wall. The earthen bank may be the remains of an ecclesiastical enclosure, perhaps contemporary an early phase of religious foundation at this location or with the current Romanesque church (MA033-001001-). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 19 June 2018

• MA033-002 Ringfort - cashel
  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

• Lighthouse keeper's house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey lighthouse keeper's house, designed 1889; built 1890; extant 1897, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1957. Renovated to accommodate continued private residential use. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roof with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule; camber-headed door opening into entrance hall; entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set perpendicular to road in landscaped grounds with drag edged rock faced granite ashlar piers to perimeter having capping supporting iron gate.

• Lighthouse keeper's house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey lighthouse keeper's house, designed 1889; built 1890; extant 1897, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1957. Renovated to accommodate continued private residential use. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof to porch with roll moulded clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stacks on rendered bases having chamfered capping supporting terracotta pots, concrete coping to gable on cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set back from line of road in landscaped grounds.

• Lighthouse keeper's house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey lighthouse keeper's house, designed 1889; built 1890; extant 1897, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1957. Renovated to accommodate continued private residential use. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof to porch with roll moulded clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stacks on rendered bases having chamfered capping supporting terracotta pots, concrete coping to gable on cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set back from line of road in landscaped grounds.

• Lighthouse keeper's house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey lighthouse keeper's house, designed 1889; built 1890; extant 1897, originally three-bay two-storey on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1957. Renovated to accommodate continued private residential use. For sale, 2010. One of a terrace of four. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof to porch with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on yellow brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule retaining tessellated "quarry tile" floor; camber-headed door opening into entrance hall with timber panelled double doors having overlight; entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set perpendicular to road with drag edged rock faced granite ashlar piers to perimeter having capping supporting iron gate.

• Heneghan's, house, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built 1900[?]; occupied 1901, with "shopfront" to right ground floor. Now disused. Tar-covered pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with concrete or rendered sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed door opening with step threshold, and concealed dressings framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed openings on a symmetrical plan forming "shopfront" with concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fittings centred on timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Road fronted on a corner site.

• Blacksod Point Coastguard Station, coastguard station, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay two-storey coastguard station, designed 1866; built 1866; extant 1897, with single-bay two-storey higher advanced "watch tower" on a square plan. Occupied, 1911. Renovated to accommodate continued private residential use. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof retaining sections of slate finish; replacement pyramidal artificial slate roof to "watch tower", clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on tooled cut-granite eaves retaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods including cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Lime rendered walls on tooled cut-granite chamfered plinth with tooled cut- or hammered granite flush quoins to corners; rendered ruled and lined surface finish to side (north-west) elevation. Square-headed window openings including square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and tooled cut-granite block-and-start surrounds framing replacement casement windows retaining some six-over-six (ground floor) or four-over-four (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): living room retaining cast-iron Classical-style chimneypiece; (first floor): bedrooms retaining cast-iron Classical-style chimneypieces. Set back from road in unkempt grounds.

• Blacksod Point Coastguard Station, boathouse, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-bay (single-bay deep) single-storey gable-fronted boathouse, rebuilt 1866[?]; extant 1897. Reroofed. Replacement pitched (gable-fronted) artificial slate roof retaining clay ridge tiles, and cut-granite coping to gables. Part repointed coursed or snecked granite walls with tooled cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Camber-headed carriageway with tooled cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on tooled cut-granite keystone. Set in own grounds.

• Blacksod Point Lighthouse, lighthouse, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay two-stage lighthouse, designed 1863; built 1864-5; commissioned 1866; extant 1897, on a square plan with single-bay single-storey double-pile recessed end bays. Electrified, 1967. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roofs behind parapets with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables with granite ashlar chimney stacks to apexes having capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron hoppers with cast-iron gullys on cut-granite beaded corbels. Tuck pointed granite ashlar battered walls on cut-granite chamfered plinth with parapet to walkway on cut-granite beaded corbels having repointed cut-granite coping centred on lantern; tuck pointed granite ashlar walls (end bays) on cut-granite chamfered plinths with parapets on cut-granite stringcourses having repointed cut-granite coping. Square-headed central window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite lintels with hood mouldings over framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (end bays) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite lintels framing eight-over-eight timber sash windows behind timber boarded shutters. Set perpendicular to road on granite flagged rendered battered platform.

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 Fallmore, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Fallmore, Blacksod5 sales

Name

Fallmore · An Fál Mór

Area

2,811,821 m² (281.18 ha, 694.82 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.

Neighbouring townlands

Cartrongilbert, Letterbeg, Nakil or Surgeview, Termon

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Fallmore 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.