Shanvaghera

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanvaghera, from 89 m² to 308,211 m² (30.82 ha, 76.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 40 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 Shanvaghera 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.

• 10 Feb 2026Conditional

  Alterations to and extension of an existing single storey dwelling to consist of single storey extensions to the Northwest and Southwest of the existing property, installation of an approved effluent treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660105

• 5 Aug 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 20541

• 9 Mar 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLINGHOUSE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 17163

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: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• MA081-027 Enclosure
  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.

• MA081-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a rise with a marked fall of ground to SW−N. Very good views. Roughly circular raised area (29m N-S; 32m E-W) defined at NNE−E by a bank of earth and stone, reduced elsewhere to scarp topped with slightly raised stony rim, outside which it is enclosed by a fosse (2.5-3m) with an external bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.35m). The fosse is largely silted up and at E−S is filled with field clearance debris. The outer bank survives as a low, dilapidated earth and stone rise. At N where it merges with the natural fall of ground, the fosse appears as a level terrace (Wth 2.8m) with the outer bank reduced to a stony scarp (H 0.7m) merging with the hill slope. In the rath interior, stones are strewn across the ground surface, and protrude slightly from the surface in the N and NE part of the interior. The W and SW sector appear to be a slightly higher level than the rest of the interior, with a slope down towards the bank at W and N. In the SW quadrant, there is an oval depression (7.5m NE-SW; 4m NW-SE; D 0.5m) with stones protruding randomly from the sides, possibly a collapsed souterrain (MA081-028001-). A gap (Wth 1.6m) in the bank at ESE may be an original entrance. There appears to be a corresponding gap in the outer bank, now blocked with field clearance debris. The ringfort is engulfed in hazel and hawthorn trees. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 8 December 2021

• MA081-028001 Souterrain
  Description

  In the slightly raised SW quadrant of a rath (MA081-028----). An oval depression (7.5m NE-SW; 4m NW-SE; D 0.5m) with stones protruding randomly from the sides may be a collapsed souterrain. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 8 December 2021

• MA081-054 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, in an area of low gravel ridges with shallow valleys between, located in wet, lowlying peaty ground on the S edge of a deeper area of blanket bog. This fulacht fia was discovered during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the Knock-Claremorris By-pass (Phase 2). It was excavated (00E0727) in 2000 (Zajac 2000). It consisted of a roughly circular spread (diam. c. 10m; D 0.5m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal. It had been partly levelled during land reclamation and land drains cut through it. Beneath the mound, to E of centre, was a trapezoidal, plank-lined trough (1.8m NE-SW; 1m NW-SE) set in boulder clay. The trough timbers were predominately of alder, with one end plank of willow. A wooden peg, made of hazel, held the E end of the trough in place. A possible whetstone, hazelnut shells and three fragments of animal bone were recovered from the fill of the trough. (Zajac 2000) Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 8 December 2021

Architectural heritage

• Saint Anne's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1930–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, completed 1936, comprising eight-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height apse (east) on a half-octagonal plan. Pitched slate roof with half-octagonal slate roof (east), perforated crested clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" consoles with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on "Cavetto" consoles on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast wall to entrance (west) front on rendered plinth with rendered monolithic pilasters to corners supporting panelled octagonal "pepper pot" pinnacles; roughcast surface finish (remainder) on rendered plinth with rendered strips to corners. Lancet window openings with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet window openings to apse (east) with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (west) front in Tudor-headed frame with concrete sill, and rendered surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch opposing door openings (west) with rendered surrounds framing timber boarded double doors having overpanels. Full-height interior with carpeted central aisle between timber pews, and carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, ????, with timber panelled Classical-style altar. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site with rendered piers to perimeter having roll moulded gabled capping.

• Shanvaghera National School, school, 1930–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey national school, built 1935; opened 1935, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting bays centred on single-bay full-height gabled projecting porch; seven-bay single-storey rear (east) elevation. Closed, 1968. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan extending into lean-to slate roofs centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in red brick Running bond chimney stacks centred on red brick Running bond chimney stack having lichen-covered chamfered capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings centred on paired square-headed window openings with square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation, cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing remains of six-over-six timber sash windows centred on four-over-four timber sash windows with six-over-six timber sash windows to rear (east) elevation. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Set in unkempt grounds with rear (east) elevation fronting on to road.

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 high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Shanvaghera · An Seanmhachaire

Area

1,813,058 m² (181.31 ha, 448.02 acres)

Civil parish

Knock, and its townlands

Barony

Costello

Electoral division

Knock North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knock North electoral division: 1,004 people in 422 households; 61% of households own their home; 46% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Addergoole, Aghtaboy, Ballinacostello, Barnagurry, Corhawnagh, Eden, Meeltran, Shanaghmoyle

Placenames

Shanvaghera 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.