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

Townland in the civil parish of Turlough, barony of Carra, Co. Mayo; in Irish An Sián.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,522,671 m² (352.27 ha, 870.47 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 13,068 m² (1.31 ha, 3.23 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Turlough, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/turlough.md
- Barony: Carra
- Electoral division: Pontoon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 512 people lived in 180 households in the Pontoon electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 16% 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/35900
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152905
- Centre: latitude 53.944661, longitude -9.303721 (WGS 84)

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

95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sheeans, from 347 m² to 887,545 m² (88.75 ha, 219.32 acres); 36 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 962122: 887,545 m² (88.75 ha, 219.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/962122.md
- Parcel 884272: 355,905 m² (35.59 ha, 87.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/884272.md
- Parcel 882833: 317,061 m² (31.71 ha, 78.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/882833.md
- Parcel 913077: 259,295 m² (25.93 ha, 64.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/913077.md
- Parcel 976647: 76,564 m² (7.66 ha, 18.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976647.md
- Parcel 959168: 75,916 m² (7.59 ha, 18.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/959168.md
- Parcel 980566: 75,327 m² (7.53 ha, 18.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980566.md
- Parcel 879593: 71,006 m² (7.1 ha, 17.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879593.md
- Parcel 974491: 66,292 m² (6.63 ha, 16.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974491.md
- Parcel 952542: 61,453 m² (6.15 ha, 15.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/952542.md
- Parcel 876584: 55,457 m² (5.55 ha, 13.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876584.md
- Parcel 1012621: 52,452 m² (5.25 ha, 12.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1012621.md
- Parcel 888169: 47,821 m² (4.78 ha, 11.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/888169.md
- Parcel 1001053: 46,701 m² (4.67 ha, 11.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1001053.md
- Parcel 941217: 42,762 m² (4.28 ha, 10.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/941217.md
- Parcel 972404: 40,421 m² (4.04 ha, 9.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/972404.md
- Parcel 882315: 39,128 m² (3.91 ha, 9.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/882315.md
- Parcel 1007609: 39,019 m² (3.9 ha, 9.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1007609.md
- Parcel 871648: 31,482 m² (3.15 ha, 7.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/871648.md
- Parcel 879591: 29,212 m² (2.92 ha, 7.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879591.md
- Parcel 974967: 29,036 m² (2.9 ha, 7.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974967.md
- Parcel 879240: 28,354 m² (2.84 ha, 7.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879240.md
- Parcel 889039: 27,506 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889039.md
- Parcel 938225: 26,980 m² (2.7 ha, 6.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938225.md
- Parcel 905353: 25,386 m² (2.54 ha, 6.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/905353.md
- Parcel 879592: 25,256 m² (2.53 ha, 6.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879592.md
- Parcel 981257: 24,908 m² (2.49 ha, 6.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981257.md
- Parcel 2719079: 24,407 m² (2.44 ha, 6.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2719079.md
- Parcel 995523: 23,734 m² (2.37 ha, 5.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995523.md
- Parcel 945293: 22,481 m² (2.25 ha, 5.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/945293.md
- Parcel 877623: 22,356 m² (2.24 ha, 5.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877623.md
- Parcel 940219: 22,205 m² (2.22 ha, 5.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940219.md
- Parcel 907841: 21,961 m² (2.2 ha, 5.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/907841.md
- Parcel 997057: 20,978 m² (2.1 ha, 5.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997057.md
- Parcel 879595: 20,833 m² (2.08 ha, 5.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/879595.md
- Parcel 996927: 20,201 m² (2.02 ha, 4.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996927.md
- Parcel 877017: 19,878 m² (1.99 ha, 4.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877017.md
- Parcel 1008725: 19,163 m² (1.92 ha, 4.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008725.md
- Parcel 1008220: 19,130 m² (1.91 ha, 4.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008220.md
- Parcel 1007319: 19,035 m² (1.9 ha, 4.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1007319.md
- Parcel 947757: 18,039 m² (1.8 ha, 4.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/947757.md
- Parcel 996312: 17,881 m² (1.79 ha, 4.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996312.md
- Parcel 974489: 15,258 m² (1.53 ha, 3.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974489.md
- Parcel 872184: 15,184 m² (1.52 ha, 3.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/872184.md
- Parcel 1007983: 14,753 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1007983.md
- Parcel 1009575: 13,920 m² (1.39 ha, 3.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009575.md
- Parcel 1002096: 13,650 m² (1.37 ha, 3.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002096.md
- Parcel 1001477: 13,068 m² (1.31 ha, 3.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1001477.md
- Parcel 974488: 12,671 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974488.md
- Parcel 1007549: 12,525 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1007549.md
- Parcel 1531763: 12,023 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1531763.md
- Parcel 5502624: 11,875 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5502624.md
- Parcel 889516: 11,509 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889516.md
- Parcel 974487: 11,168 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974487.md
- Parcel 967342: 11,153 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/967342.md
- Parcel 997012: 11,131 m² (1.11 ha, 2.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997012.md
- Parcel 889710: 11,013 m² (1.1 ha, 2.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889710.md
- Parcel 899207: 10,635 m² (1.06 ha, 2.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/899207.md
- Parcel 916305: 10,114 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/916305.md
- Parcel 975385: 9,817 m² (0.98 ha, 2.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/975385.md
- Parcel 985378: 7,650 m² (0.76 ha, 1.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985378.md
- Parcel 889144: 7,415 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889144.md
- Parcel 875200: 7,144 m² (0.71 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875200.md
- Parcel 994920: 7,021 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/994920.md
- Parcel 988105: 6,841 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/988105.md
- Parcel 955146: 6,641 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/955146.md
- Parcel 974490: 6,474 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974490.md
- Parcel 966561: 5,213 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/966561.md
- Parcel 947361: 5,037 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/947361.md
- Parcel 2888772: 4,507 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2888772.md
- Parcel 990947: 4,506 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/990947.md
- Parcel 5564570: 4,478 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5564570.md
- Parcel 943754: 4,272 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/943754.md
- Parcel 956449: 4,224 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/956449.md
- Parcel 4897209: 4,047 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4897209.md
- Parcel 996357: 3,949 m² (0.39 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996357.md
- Parcel 880235: 3,752 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/880235.md
- Parcel 889566: 3,517 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889566.md
- Parcel 919883: 3,456 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919883.md
- Parcel 909131: 3,336 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/909131.md
- Parcel 981728: 3,268 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981728.md
- Parcel 918350: 3,215 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918350.md
- Parcel 946248: 3,040 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/946248.md
- Parcel 4026896: 2,625 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4026896.md
- Parcel 1531764: 2,504 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1531764.md
- Parcel 901058: 1,687 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/901058.md
- Parcel 889310: 1,558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/889310.md
- Parcel 900844: 1,489 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/900844.md
- Parcel 874805: 1,351 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/874805.md
- Parcel 1000167: 1,334 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1000167.md
- Parcel 953849: 1,294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/953849.md
- Parcel 889465: 1,096 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/889465.md
- Parcel 887626: 740 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/887626.md
- Parcel 964210: 577 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/964210.md
- Parcel 964389: 347 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/964389.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Sheeans 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.

- 7 Nov 2024, Mayo County Council 24473: 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/24473/0
- 12 Dec 2022, Mayo County Council 221112: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct dwelling house and domestic garage with connection to effluent treatment system and percolation area together with associated site services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/221112/0
- 5 Mar 2021, Mayo County Council 21195: Conditional. Permission. NEW AGRICULTURAL SHED INCORPORATING SHEEP HOUSING AND GENERAL PURPOSE STORAGE, E.G. HAY, STRAW, AND MACHINERY ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/21195/0

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 Sheeans.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sheeans.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Bridge, 1809–1838, Regional interest, registry number 31305906, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31305906. Single-arch hump back road bridge over river, extant 1838. Now disused. Coursed rubble sandstone walls with parapets now missing. Single round arch with lichen-covered sandstone ashlar voussoirs. Sited spanning 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 Sheeans, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Sheeans.
- 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/sheeans.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/sheeans.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/sheeans.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Sheeans 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)

- Ballyknock: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballyknock-150242.md
- Burren: https://everytownland.com/mayo/burren-150507.md
- Commauns: https://everytownland.com/mayo/commauns.md
- Cuilmullagh: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cuilmullagh.md
- Shanvoley: https://everytownland.com/mayo/shanvoley.md
- Tawnykinaff: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tawnykinaff.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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