# Rappacastle, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ardagh, barony of Tirawley, Co. Mayo; in Irish Caisleán na Ropaí.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,929,683 m² (192.97 ha, 476.84 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,803 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ardagh, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/ardagh.md
- Barony: Tirawley
- Electoral division: Fortland, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 556 people lived in 192 households in the Fortland electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 12% 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/34413
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152714
- Centre: latitude 54.140751, longitude -9.250271 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rappacastle, from 59 m² to 119,819 m² (11.98 ha, 29.61 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 906944: 119,819 m² (11.98 ha, 29.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906944.md
- Parcel 905692: 114,233 m² (11.42 ha, 28.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/905692.md
- Parcel 907863: 90,116 m² (9.01 ha, 22.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/907863.md
- Parcel 1010412: 85,142 m² (8.51 ha, 21.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010412.md
- Parcel 872314: 81,261 m² (8.13 ha, 20.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/872314.md
- Parcel 907579: 78,543 m² (7.85 ha, 19.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/907579.md
- Parcel 894853: 78,396 m² (7.84 ha, 19.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/894853.md
- Parcel 904014: 71,615 m² (7.16 ha, 17.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/904014.md
- Parcel 938015: 71,173 m² (7.12 ha, 17.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938015.md
- Parcel 906744: 62,254 m² (6.23 ha, 15.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906744.md
- Parcel 882426: 60,103 m² (6.01 ha, 14.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/882426.md
- Parcel 907729: 59,076 m² (5.91 ha, 14.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/907729.md
- Parcel 878884: 58,516 m² (5.85 ha, 14.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/878884.md
- Parcel 996852: 58,452 m² (5.85 ha, 14.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996852.md
- Parcel 912438: 58,340 m² (5.83 ha, 14.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/912438.md
- Parcel 1009599: 56,012 m² (5.6 ha, 13.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009599.md
- Parcel 1005244: 43,307 m² (4.33 ha, 10.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005244.md
- Parcel 987795: 42,276 m² (4.23 ha, 10.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/987795.md
- Parcel 955620: 41,645 m² (4.16 ha, 10.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/955620.md
- Parcel 998881: 33,282 m² (3.33 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/998881.md
- Parcel 1003733: 33,273 m² (3.33 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1003733.md
- Parcel 994227: 29,315 m² (2.93 ha, 7.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/994227.md
- Parcel 1001707: 29,228 m² (2.92 ha, 7.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1001707.md
- Parcel 993866: 27,525 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/993866.md
- Parcel 4999178: 21,815 m² (2.18 ha, 5.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4999178.md
- Parcel 990481: 20,624 m² (2.06 ha, 5.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/990481.md
- Parcel 1007348: 19,800 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1007348.md
- Parcel 989031: 19,538 m² (1.95 ha, 4.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/989031.md
- Parcel 1006974: 19,532 m² (1.95 ha, 4.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006974.md
- Parcel 1004997: 19,506 m² (1.95 ha, 4.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004997.md
- Parcel 990511: 19,091 m² (1.91 ha, 4.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/990511.md
- Parcel 990018: 19,085 m² (1.91 ha, 4.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/990018.md
- Parcel 930380: 16,459 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/930380.md
- Parcel 990524: 16,419 m² (1.64 ha, 4.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/990524.md
- Parcel 1005171: 16,278 m² (1.63 ha, 4.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005171.md
- Parcel 1005756: 15,109 m² (1.51 ha, 3.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005756.md
- Parcel 876075: 14,293 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876075.md
- Parcel 873504: 13,675 m² (1.37 ha, 3.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/873504.md
- Parcel 993789: 12,334 m² (1.23 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/993789.md
- Parcel 2711455: 11,655 m² (1.17 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2711455.md
- Parcel 1002260: 11,385 m² (1.14 ha, 2.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002260.md
- Parcel 987096: 10,706 m² (1.07 ha, 2.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/987096.md
- Parcel 993672: 8,475 m² (0.85 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/993672.md
- Parcel 906686: 7,662 m² (0.77 ha, 1.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906686.md
- Parcel 2525412: 7,184 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525412.md
- Parcel 1002798: 7,081 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002798.md
- Parcel 906708: 6,525 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906708.md
- Parcel 906626: 6,493 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906626.md
- Parcel 995012: 6,198 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995012.md
- Parcel 916486: 6,129 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/916486.md
- Parcel 877091: 5,557 m² (0.56 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877091.md
- Parcel 4791195: 5,411 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791195.md
- Parcel 1010821: 5,008 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010821.md
- Parcel 897785: 4,933 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/897785.md
- Parcel 963120: 4,804 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/963120.md
- Parcel 982515: 4,367 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/982515.md
- Parcel 5612473: 4,189 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5612473.md
- Parcel 4706030: 3,537 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4706030.md
- Parcel 5411396: 3,191 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5411396.md
- Parcel 2608030: 3,170 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2608030.md
- Parcel 986789: 2,963 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/986789.md
- Parcel 923862: 2,885 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923862.md
- Parcel 950179: 2,844 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/950179.md
- Parcel 3828167: 2,789 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3828167.md
- Parcel 3638702: 2,774 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3638702.md
- Parcel 3997204: 2,755 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3997204.md
- Parcel 891462: 2,643 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/891462.md
- Parcel 2711349: 2,453 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2711349.md
- Parcel 2711352: 2,429 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2711352.md
- Parcel 1006866: 2,368 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006866.md
- Parcel 2525393: 2,316 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525393.md
- Parcel 898549: 1,982 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/898549.md
- Parcel 921315: 1,758 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/921315.md
- Parcel 983249: 1,716 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/983249.md
- Parcel 873503: 1,696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/873503.md
- Parcel 4677145: 1,645 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4677145.md
- Parcel 983606: 1,366 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/983606.md
- Parcel 1006844: 1,334 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006844.md
- Parcel 990641: 1,164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/990641.md
- Parcel 2525411: 1,045 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525411.md
- Parcel 948036: 936 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/948036.md
- Parcel 983945: 679 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/983945.md
- Parcel 4791193: 544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791193.md
- Parcel 2525397: 421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525397.md
- Parcel 2525402: 406 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2525402.md
- Parcel 917899: 333 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/917899.md
- Parcel 993387: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/993387.md
- Parcel 956770: 286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/956770.md
- Parcel 3465435: 280 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3465435.md
- Parcel 897074: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/897074.md
- Parcel 1005104: 87 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005104.md
- Parcel 1005115: 59 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005115.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Rappacastle 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 15 Oct 2021, Mayo County Council 211105: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. CONSTRUCT NEW DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT, PERCOLATION AREA AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE/SHED INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/211105/0
- 13 Dec 2019, Mayo County Council 19973: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. RETAIN AND COMPLETE DWELLING HOUSE, RETAIN DOMESTIC SHED (PREVIOUS PERMISSION P07/1445) AND TO CONSTRUCT PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19973/0
- 18 Oct 2019, Mayo County Council 19823: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCT A NEW 6 BAY CATTLE SHED, TO INCLUDE SLATTED AREA, UNDERGROUND SLATTED TANKS, CUBICLE LYING AREA, UNDERGROUND SLATTED TANKS, CUBICLE LYING AREA AND MILKING PARLOUR, A NEW DIARY AND PLANT ROOM AND NEW MEAL STORAGE BIN. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19823/0
- 13 Apr 2018, Mayo County Council 18255: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF AN ONSITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION/POLISHING FILTER, POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/18255/0

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 Rappacastle.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- MA030-018: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA030-018----. In pasture, located on a rise in undulating terrain. Shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular ringfort-sized enclosure, and on the 1930 edition as an oval enclosure, planted with trees. No visible surface trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 April 2018
- MA030-019: House - 16th/17th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA030-019----. 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.
- MA030-020: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA030-020----. In gently undulating pasture, located on a rise with a fall of ground to SW, overlooking an expanse of lowlying grassland. Shown on the 1838 and 1930 edition OS 6-inch maps as an oval enclosure (c. 50m N−S; c. 40m E−W), covered with trees. The hachuring on the 1930 edition depicts an enclosing fosse. This enclosure has been levelled; the faint contours of a broadly oval rise (c. 24m E-W; c. 30m N-S), sloping slightly to SE, can be discerned at ground level. In current aerial views, a vegetation mark can be seen defining a roughly circular area (diam. 40-45m), truncated on the W side by a N−S field fence. It is located on the former demesne land of Rappa Castle (MA030-019----). There is a burial ground (MA030-021----) 260m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 April 2018
- MA030-021: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA030-021----. In pasture, located on top of an oval knoll in an area of rolling grassland, providing excellent views, especially to SW towards Nephin and the Nephin Beg Range. The flat top (22.6m N–S; 16.5m E–W) of the knoll was used as a burial plot by the Knox family of Rappa Castle. Twenty six graves were noted, which all appear to date to the 19th-century. The overall dimensions of the knoll are c. 60-70m N-S by c. 45-50m with broadly slumped sides at E–SW. It is c. 2.5m in height at N and c. 4.5m at S. A low bank or scarp defines the base of the knoll, clearly seen at the S, but less distinct at W and N. The E side of the knoll has been partly quarried away. The knoll is grass covered, with beech trees planted on its slopes. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 April 2018

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 Rappacastle.

## 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 Rappacastle, 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 moderately low, low.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rappacastle.
- 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/rappacastle.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/rappacastle.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/rappacastle.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rappacastle 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)

- Ballynaboll: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballynaboll.md
- Bunaneraghtish: https://everytownland.com/mayo/bunaneraghtish.md
- Cloonapisha: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cloonapisha.md
- Cloonkee: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cloonkee.md
- Knockaskeehaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockaskeehaun.md
- Rathbal: https://everytownland.com/mayo/rathbal.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.

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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.

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