# Kilquire Upper, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilmainemore, barony of Kilmaine, Co. Mayo; in Irish Cill Chuair Uachtair. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 790,470 m² (79.05 ha, 195.33 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,494 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilmainemore, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilmainemore.md - Barony: Kilmaine - Electoral division: Kilmaine, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,014 people lived in 375 households in the Kilmaine electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/35067 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152085 - Centre: latitude 53.599544, longitude -9.114764 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilquire Upper, from 1,358 m² to 120,675 m² (12.07 ha, 29.82 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5247486: 120,675 m² (12.07 ha, 29.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5247486.md - Parcel 918634: 85,854 m² (8.59 ha, 21.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918634.md - Parcel 938806: 82,405 m² (8.24 ha, 20.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938806.md - Parcel 976061: 79,613 m² (7.96 ha, 19.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976061.md - Parcel 895643: 73,263 m² (7.33 ha, 18.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/895643.md - Parcel 1002896: 57,016 m² (5.7 ha, 14.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002896.md - Parcel 962877: 48,853 m² (4.89 ha, 12.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/962877.md - Parcel 975143: 37,474 m² (3.75 ha, 9.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/975143.md - Parcel 941774: 35,988 m² (3.6 ha, 8.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/941774.md - Parcel 944587: 33,610 m² (3.36 ha, 8.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/944587.md - Parcel 879231: 23,283 m² (2.33 ha, 5.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879231.md - Parcel 911275: 21,866 m² (2.19 ha, 5.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/911275.md - Parcel 2899759: 19,311 m² (1.93 ha, 4.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2899759.md - Parcel 2719002: 9,964 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2719002.md - Parcel 944589: 6,786 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/944589.md - Parcel 4665051: 6,494 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4665051.md - Parcel 969238: 4,015 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/969238.md - Parcel 950227: 3,760 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/950227.md - Parcel 957270: 2,986 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/957270.md - Parcel 926954: 2,950 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/926954.md - Parcel 3614466: 2,869 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3614466.md - Parcel 4665035: 2,835 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4665035.md - Parcel 968993: 2,783 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/968993.md - Parcel 4692450: 2,780 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4692450.md - Parcel 1010001: 2,761 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010001.md - Parcel 4648419: 2,454 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4648419.md - Parcel 2520947: 2,259 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2520947.md - Parcel 951592: 2,181 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/951592.md - Parcel 944588: 2,122 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/944588.md - Parcel 911862: 1,554 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/911862.md - Parcel 885801: 1,358 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/885801.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Kilquire Upper 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) 7 applications, newest first. - 14 May 2026, Mayo County Council 26106: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a five bay slatted cattle shed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/26106/0 - 1 Aug 2025, Mayo County Council 25319: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct new dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25319/0 - 19 Dec 2024, Mayo County Council 2560001: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Full Planning Permission is being sought to construct a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment unit, percolation area and domestic garage along with all associated services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560001/0 - 16 Sept 2022, Mayo County Council 22807: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT, PERCOLATION AREA AND DOMESTIC GARAGE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22807/0 - 24 Jun 2022, Mayo County Council 22520: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLINGHOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT, PERCOLATION AREA AND DOMESTIC GARAGE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22520/0 - 14 Oct 2021, Mayo County Council 211095: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLISH EXISTING DERELICT HOUSE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK/PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/211095/0 - 6 Nov 2020, Mayo County Council 20836: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE AND PEN FOR HOUSING OF HORSES AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENTS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20836/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilquire Upper. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MA118-084001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA118-084001-. In undulating pasture. Circular area (34m N-S; 32m E-W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.2m) and external fosse (D 0.9m). Low, outer earthen bank (H 0.5m), levelled on E where it is overlain by stone field fence. Entrance on SE (Wth 4.8m) with causeway. Souterrain (MA118-084002-) in interior. Stone field fence bisects site roughly E to W. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 176. Date of upload: 18 December 2013 - MA118-084002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA118-084002-. In interior of ringfort (MA118-084001-). Two stone-built chambers; may have been connected originally. Chamber 1 (L 5.7m NW-SE; H 1.5m) largely infilled, contains two air vents. W is Chamber 2 (L c. 22m N-S), collapsed from mid-point to S end. N end inaccessible at time of survey. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 520. Date of upload: 18 December 2013 - MA119-070003: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA119-070003-. 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 Kilquire Upper. ## 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 Kilquire Upper, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_428, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_428.zip (ZIP). - 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/kilquire-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/kilquire-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/kilquire-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Kilquire Upper 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) - Ardkill: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ardkill.md - Caherwiclaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/caherwiclaun.md - Ellistronbeg: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ellistronbeg.md - Killernan: https://everytownland.com/mayo/killernan.md - Kilquire Lower: https://everytownland.com/mayo/kilquire-lower.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/kilquire-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/kilquire-upper