Moyne

206 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moyne, from 87 m² to 168,403 m² (16.84 ha, 41.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Moyne 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.

• 23 Dec 2025Conditional

  Retention permission of dormer roof elevation and layout as constructed to include rooflights. Planning permission is also sought for change of design for existing front porch as previously granted under planning ref. no. P25/60121 along with additional Velux window to front elevation and all associated site works and services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2660026

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  Moyne, Headford, Co. Mayo. Permission is being sought by Cyril Briscoe from Mayo County Council for the retention of alterations to an existing dwelling previously granted under Planning Ref. P69/235, retention of an existing garage/store and retention of a potting shed.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560915

• 5 Mar 2025Conditional

  Planning permission for the construction of a new 2-storey porch extension to existing dwelling, conversion of attic to habitable space to include 2 new first floor dormer windows and new rooflights, permission is also sought for extension to the rear of existing dwelling along with all associated site works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560121

• 27 Feb 2025Conditional

  Retention of the dwelling house and proprietary treatment system on revised site boundaries from that granted under planning reference P23/60369 and all associated site works on revised site boundaries at the above address.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560106

• 12 Sept 2023Conditional

  The retention of alterations to the house and all associated site works.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2360369

• 4 Sept 2023N/a

  The retention of alterations to the house and all associated site works.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2360351

• 11 Aug 2023Conditional

  retention of dwelling house and garage, including all associated services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 23455

• 15 Jun 2023Conditional

  retain an existing extension to dwelling house and alterations to the roof of the dwelling including all associated works and services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 23333

• 8 May 2023N/a

  retain an existing extension to dwelling house and alterations to the roof of the dwelling including all associated works and services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 23252

• 23 May 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, SEPARATE GARAGE, NEW ENTRANCE, NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, CONNECTIONS TO SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19380

• 18 Jan 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT 6 BAY SLATTED CATTLE SHED

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 1822

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: Lough Corrib SAC 000297
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rostaff Turlough 000385

Recorded monuments

• MA123-053 Castle - unclassified
  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.

• MA123-059 Enclosure
  Description

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• MA123-060001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  This ecclesiastical enclosure consists of a subcircular area (135m E−W; 125m N−S) defined by a stone wall (Wth 2-3m) Much of the wall has been rebuilt in the relatively recent past, more or less on the line of the original wall. Sections of the original wall constructed of large limestone blocks can be seen at W and N, where the internal wall face survives to a height of H 1.6-2m, and the lowest courses of the original external wall face remain in situ. The current entrance at W is modern. The location of the original entrance is uncertain; it may have been at S where there is a break in the wall, now blocked up (Manning 1987, 41). Roughly in the centre of the grass-covered interior of the enclosure, there is a church (MA123-060002-). A graveyard (MA123-060003-), covering an area of c. 50m N−S by 50m E−W, lies to W and S of the church. A modern access road leads from the current entrance at W towards the church and graveyard. A pair of standing stones (MA123-060006-) are located to W of the church on the NW limits of the graveyard. A complex series of low grass-covered banks and indistinct undulations subdivide the interior. These were well recorded in the 1970’s in a series of aerial photographs (SMR file: CUCAP BDN 85-87). On the ground, the most clearly defined subdivisions include two subrectangular areas (40-50m NE−SW; 20-30m NW−SE) abutting the enclosure wall at NW−N. Though internal divisions are sometimes a feature of early medieval ecclesiastical enclosures, an archaeological excavation in 1982 has shown that some at least of the internal subdivisions at Moyne are late in date, perhaps medieval or post-medieval (Manning 1987, 52 & 59). This excavation, though limited in area, uncovered evidence of pits and ditches which were early medieval in date, contemporary with the early occupation of the ecclesiastical enclosure. Finds included animal bones, iron slag, iron knives, and worked bone and antler. Also contemporary with this period was a lintelled grave, a sample of bone from which produced a radiocarbon date of 1090 +/- 85 R.B.P. (ibid., 50). Other features uncovered, such as hearths, pits and burials, could not be closely dated, but belonged to later medieval and post-medieval phases of activity on the site. Little is recorded about Moyne. In pre-Norman times it lay in the territory of Conmaicne Cuile Tolad, which was roughly equivalent to the modern barony of Kilmaine. Moyne may have been one of the churches which Tírechán, writing in the late 7th century, claimed was founded by St. Patrick in this territory. The area came under Anglo-Norman control in the middle of the 13th century, and was controlled by the Burkes in later medieval and post-medieval times. The church is given a value of one pound in the ecclesiastical taxation of 1302-6 (Sweetman 1886, 229). This indicates that at that time it was in use and the centre of a parish; the church may have gone out of use by the early 17th century (Manning 1987, 38-41). Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 August 2017

• MA123-060002 Church
  Description

  This ruined medieval church consists of a rectangular building (ext. 7.97m N−S; 17.5m E−W) constructed of local limestone. The S wall (H 4.5m) and most of the E gable are intact. Only the S end of the W wall and the E end of the N wall survive. There is a doorway towards the W end of the S wall. It is bluntly pointed and chamfered externally, and internally, has a flat segmental arch beneath a pointed relieving arch. There is a draw-bar hole in the plainly chamfered E jamb. An excavation in 1988 found that this doorway appears to date to the 14th century, but was modified in the 15th or early 16th century (Higgins 1989, 30). There is a tall, narrow window, widely splayed internally in the E gable, the head of which has collapsed. Towards the E end of the S wall, there is a narrow single light round-headed window. The 1988 excavation also revealed that the foundation plinth had two phases, and a bullaun stone (MA123-060007-) was found built into the upper level of the plinth on the west side of the church (Higgins 1989, 29). The church is built in the native tradition, but is difficult to date; it may be 12th century in date. (Manning 1987, 43-45). Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 August 2017

• MA123-060003 Graveyard
  Description

  Located to W and S of a ruined medieval church (MA123-060002-) in the S half of an early medieval ecclesiastical enclosure (MA123-060001-). The graveyard is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an enclosed or walled rectangular area extending to W and S of the church. The current extent (c. 50m N−S by 50m E−W) of the graveyard has changed little, but is no longer enclosed. The visible graves are 19th- and 20th–century in date. A pair of standing stones (MA123-060006-), located at the NW limits of the burial area, are of uncertain significance, but may mark an old entrance to the graveyard. There is a local tradition of carrying coffins between them en route to burial. In 1982 a narrow strip (Wth 3m) was archaeologically excavated around the perimeter of the graveyard, in advance of a proposed expansion of its area. In a cutting to S of the current burial area, a lintelled grave (L 1.84-1.9m; Wth c. 0.45m) of early medieval date was uncovered. The stone-lined grave, which was aligned E-W, was covered with flat slabs. It contained an extended skeleton, with head to W, and belonged to an individual of c. 15 years of age. Radiocarbon analysis of the bones produced at date of 1090 +/- 85 R.B.P. (Manning 1987, 50). Several other burials were uncovered. Most were in simple pits, but one group were buried in a mass grave; none of these burials could not be dated (ibid., 51-52). Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 August 2017

• MA123-060004 Water mill - horizontal-wheeled
  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.

• MA123-060005 Church
  Description

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• MA123-060006 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  Located to W of a medieval church (MA123-060002-) on the NW limits of a graveyard (MA123-060003-) in the centre of an early medieval ecclesiastical enclosure (MA123-060001-). This pair of standing stones consists of two upright, irregular-shaped slabs of limestones, set 1.95m apart. The northern stone is 1.69m high and 0.2-0.4m thick; the southern stone is 1.78m high and 0.14-0.45m thick. Their function remains unknown. One possibility is that they mark an old entrance into the graveyard. According to local tradition, coffins were carried between the stones en route to burial. (Manning 1987, 45) Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 August 2017

• MA123-060007 Bullaun stone
  Description

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• MA123-069 Castle - unclassified
  Description

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Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched farmhouse, extant 1838[?]. Refenestrated. Pitched reed or rye straw thatch roof with exposed stretchers to raised ridge having exposed scallops, roughcast dwarf chimney stack having stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta pots, and concrete or rendered coping to gables. Roughcast battered walls with inscribed rendered piers to corners. Square-headed window openings with concrete or rendered sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed uPVC panelled doors. Set in own grounds.

• House, 1841–1894 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house with dormer attic, extant 1894. Renovated. Part chicken wire-covered replacement pitched reed thatch roof on corrugated-iron base on timber construction with exposed hazel or sally lattice stretchers to ridge having exposed scallops, cement rendered dwarf chimney stack having stepped capping supporting terracotta pot, and concrete coping to gables on "Cavetto"-detailed kneelers. Roughcast battered wall to front (east) elevation with rusticated rendered piers to ends; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and rusticated rendered surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with rusticated rendered surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Set perpendicular to road.

• Farm house, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1838. Renovated, 2007. Pitched roof with replacement reed thatch on straw base on collared timber construction, iron ridge tiles above exposed hazel or sally lattice stretchers having exposed scallops, rendered dwarf chimney stack having stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta pot, and concrete coping to gables on rendered kneelers with rendered dwarf chimney stack to apex (east) having stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta pot. Limewashed lime rendered battered walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and moulded surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with moulded surrounds framing replacement glazed aluminium doors. Interior including kitchen retaining hearth with drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround centred on drag edged tooled cut-limestone keystone, replacement opposing loft ladder, and timber boarded vaulted ceiling; bedroom (east) with diagonal timber boarded reveals to window opening; and loft bedroom (east) with timber boarded vaulted ceiling. Set perpendicular to road with limewashed piers to perimeter having concrete capping supporting wrought iron gate.

• Aurora Cottage, house, 1841–1894 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house with dormer attic, extant 1894. Renovated, 2002. Pitched roof with part chicken wire-covered replacement Turkish reed thatch, exposed hazel or sally lattice stretchers to ridge having exposed scallops, cement rendered dwarf chimney stack having corbelled stepped stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta pots, and concrete coping to gables. Replacement cement rendered battered walls on rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Interior including kitchen retaining hearth with tooled cut-limestone surround centred on tooled cut-limestone keystone, timber boarded opposing loft ladder with timber balusters supporting timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, and timber boarded vaulted ceiling; parlour (west) retaining timber chimneypiece, and timber boarded ceiling in carved timber frame; and loft bedroom (east) with timber boarded vaulted ceiling. Set perpendicular to road.

• Moyne Bridge, bridge, 1846–1857 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge over river, extant 1857. Part creeper- or ivy-covered tuck pointed coursed or snecked rock faced limestone walls between coursed or snecked rock faced limestone piers with rock faced cut-limestone stringcourses supporting parapets having rock faced cut-limestone coping. Single segmental arch with drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar radiating voussoirs. Sited spanning Black River with unkempt banks to river.

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 low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Moyne · Maighin

Area

3,566,289 m² (356.63 ha, 881.25 acres)

Civil parish

Shrule, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmaine

Electoral division

Shrule, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Shrule electoral division: 1,211 people in 419 households; 89% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardfintan (Co. Galway), Barnaboy (Co. Galway), Cloghmoyne, Cordarragh (Co. Galway), Gortbrack, Mounthenry, Ower (Co. Galway), Ross (Co. Galway), Toorard

Placenames

Moyne 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.