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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilmeena, barony of Burrishoole, Co. Mayo; in Irish Ros Duáin.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 950,842 m² (95.08 ha, 234.96 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,534 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilmeena, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilmeena.md
- Barony: Burrishoole
- Electoral division: Derryloughan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 771 people lived in 280 households in the Derryloughan electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37108
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152815
- Centre: latitude 53.854103, longitude -9.555023 (WGS 84)

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

75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rosdooaun, from 16 m² to 80,816 m² (8.08 ha, 19.97 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1004232: 80,816 m² (8.08 ha, 19.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004232.md
- Parcel 927528: 54,756 m² (5.48 ha, 13.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/927528.md
- Parcel 942881: 52,958 m² (5.3 ha, 13.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/942881.md
- Parcel 937147: 44,009 m² (4.4 ha, 10.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/937147.md
- Parcel 965520: 42,176 m² (4.22 ha, 10.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965520.md
- Parcel 932818: 41,497 m² (4.15 ha, 10.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/932818.md
- Parcel 991665: 40,649 m² (4.06 ha, 10.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/991665.md
- Parcel 890134: 39,720 m² (3.97 ha, 9.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/890134.md
- Parcel 950207: 36,798 m² (3.68 ha, 9.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/950207.md
- Parcel 3599357: 32,247 m² (3.22 ha, 7.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3599357.md
- Parcel 971092: 30,350 m² (3.04 ha, 7.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/971092.md
- Parcel 882113: 28,403 m² (2.84 ha, 7.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/882113.md
- Parcel 945343: 25,747 m² (2.57 ha, 6.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/945343.md
- Parcel 886203: 24,306 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/886203.md
- Parcel 969631: 24,131 m² (2.41 ha, 5.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/969631.md
- Parcel 910762: 22,988 m² (2.3 ha, 5.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/910762.md
- Parcel 903424: 22,904 m² (2.29 ha, 5.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903424.md
- Parcel 893756: 20,698 m² (2.07 ha, 5.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/893756.md
- Parcel 981690: 20,239 m² (2.02 ha, 5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981690.md
- Parcel 3834575: 20,048 m² (2 ha, 4.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3834575.md
- Parcel 992396: 19,174 m² (1.92 ha, 4.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/992396.md
- Parcel 1004153: 18,766 m² (1.88 ha, 4.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004153.md
- Parcel 964669: 18,470 m² (1.85 ha, 4.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/964669.md
- Parcel 943071: 18,099 m² (1.81 ha, 4.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/943071.md
- Parcel 931084: 17,583 m² (1.76 ha, 4.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/931084.md
- Parcel 5731116: 11,819 m² (1.18 ha, 2.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5731116.md
- Parcel 1010929: 11,798 m² (1.18 ha, 2.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010929.md
- Parcel 968911: 11,239 m² (1.12 ha, 2.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/968911.md
- Parcel 966599: 9,461 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/966599.md
- Parcel 985234: 9,169 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985234.md
- Parcel 922816: 7,968 m² (0.8 ha, 1.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/922816.md
- Parcel 921178: 7,701 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/921178.md
- Parcel 900258: 6,863 m² (0.69 ha, 1.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/900258.md
- Parcel 5453333: 6,072 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5453333.md
- Parcel 921902: 5,385 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/921902.md
- Parcel 5315121: 4,928 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5315121.md
- Parcel 949921: 3,540 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/949921.md
- Parcel 3606173: 3,534 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3606173.md
- Parcel 3968974: 3,429 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968974.md
- Parcel 976501: 3,168 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976501.md
- Parcel 4710207: 3,086 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4710207.md
- Parcel 977627: 2,660 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/977627.md
- Parcel 921111: 2,476 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/921111.md
- Parcel 1000484: 2,459 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1000484.md
- Parcel 954747: 2,204 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/954747.md
- Parcel 2710853: 2,120 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2710853.md
- Parcel 995247: 2,025 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995247.md
- Parcel 891040: 2,013 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/891040.md
- Parcel 1004306: 2,008 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004306.md
- Parcel 907022: 1,894 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/907022.md
- Parcel 969146: 1,804 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/969146.md
- Parcel 1004814: 1,723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004814.md
- Parcel 930013: 1,709 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/930013.md
- Parcel 921906: 1,661 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/921906.md
- Parcel 925991: 1,306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/925991.md
- Parcel 1002618: 1,303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002618.md
- Parcel 908019: 1,205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/908019.md
- Parcel 1006554: 1,189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006554.md
- Parcel 5209426: 1,118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5209426.md
- Parcel 950282: 986 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/950282.md
- Parcel 971207: 966 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/971207.md
- Parcel 5315101: 812 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5315101.md
- Parcel 966753: 769 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/966753.md
- Parcel 1004474: 746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004474.md
- Parcel 873898: 708 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/873898.md
- Parcel 5134388: 663 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5134388.md
- Parcel 4535044: 555 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4535044.md
- Parcel 5000863: 408 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5000863.md
- Parcel 954509: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/954509.md
- Parcel 951086: 152 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/951086.md
- Parcel 951110: 149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/951110.md
- Parcel 1001434: 133 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1001434.md
- Parcel 992389: 118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/992389.md
- Parcel 950201: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/950201.md
- Parcel 921920: 16 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/921920.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Rosdooaun 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)

3 applications, newest first.

- 9 Jun 2025, Mayo County Council 25234: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct dwelling house and domestic garage with connection to effluent treatment system with associated site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25234/0
- 9 Feb 2023, Mayo County Council 2357: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolish an existing agricultural barn and to construct a dwelling house and a proprietary effluent treatment system. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2357/0
- 26 Jul 2017, Mayo County Council 17597: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH A PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17597/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Clew Bay Complex SAC, site code 001482, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001482
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Clew Bay Complex, site code 001482

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

- MA076-008: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA076-008----. 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)

- Rosdooaun National School, school, 1895–1900, Regional interest, registry number 31307701, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31307701. Detached three- or five-bay single-storey national school, extant 1897; opened 1898[?] on a symmetrical plan. In use, 1944. Closed, 1969. Now in private residential use. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, coping to gables with chimney stacks to apexes having chamfered capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters[?] retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber or uPVC panelled door. Paired square-headed flanking window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing four-over-four timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set in unkempt landscaped grounds.
- Rosdooaun Bridge, bridge, 1700–1838, Regional interest, registry number 31307702, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31307702. Three-arch road bridge over river, extant 1838. Part repointed snecked limestone walls centred on tooled limestone ashlar rounded cutwaters to piers having domed capping with hammered limestone rounded coping to parapets. Series of three elliptical arches with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs. Sited spanning Rossow River with unkempt banks to river.

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

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rosdooaun 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)

- Cushalogurt: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cushalogurt.md
- Gortawarla: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortawarla.md
- Knocknaboley: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knocknaboley.md
- Roslaher: https://everytownland.com/mayo/roslaher.md
- Rossow: https://everytownland.com/mayo/rossow.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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