# Walshpool, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drum, barony of Carra, Co. Mayo; in Irish Cloch an Bhreatnaigh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,264,005 m² (126.4 ha, 312.34 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 16,949 m² (1.69 ha, 4.19 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Drum, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/drum.md - Barony: Carra - Electoral division: Ballinafad, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballinafad electoral division: 621 people in 221 households; 90% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/35529 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 153190 - Centre: latitude 53.796832, longitude -9.195498 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Walshpool, from 57 m² to 152,113 m² (15.21 ha, 37.59 acres); 18 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 875466: 152,113 m² (15.21 ha, 37.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875466.md - Parcel 911843: 107,702 m² (10.77 ha, 26.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/911843.md - Parcel 904534: 88,152 m² (8.82 ha, 21.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/904534.md - Parcel 996552: 84,702 m² (8.47 ha, 20.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996552.md - Parcel 900413: 73,186 m² (7.32 ha, 18.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/900413.md - Parcel 5150619: 72,352 m² (7.24 ha, 17.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5150619.md - Parcel 1003148: 68,866 m² (6.89 ha, 17.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1003148.md - Parcel 890904: 51,740 m² (5.17 ha, 12.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/890904.md - Parcel 908946: 43,766 m² (4.38 ha, 10.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/908946.md - Parcel 965736: 38,168 m² (3.82 ha, 9.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965736.md - Parcel 940328: 34,231 m² (3.42 ha, 8.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940328.md - Parcel 1009404: 33,946 m² (3.39 ha, 8.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009404.md - Parcel 919448: 31,757 m² (3.18 ha, 7.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919448.md - Parcel 884085: 30,706 m² (3.07 ha, 7.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/884085.md - Parcel 886036: 30,397 m² (3.04 ha, 7.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/886036.md - Parcel 894173: 28,166 m² (2.82 ha, 6.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/894173.md - Parcel 872836: 25,720 m² (2.57 ha, 6.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/872836.md - Parcel 895398: 22,825 m² (2.28 ha, 5.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/895398.md - Parcel 992979: 22,056 m² (2.21 ha, 5.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/992979.md - Parcel 974062: 21,369 m² (2.14 ha, 5.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/974062.md - Parcel 981644: 20,145 m² (2.01 ha, 4.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981644.md - Parcel 971937: 20,136 m² (2.01 ha, 4.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/971937.md - Parcel 1004520: 19,893 m² (1.99 ha, 4.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004520.md - Parcel 906061: 19,303 m² (1.93 ha, 4.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906061.md - Parcel 893817: 17,661 m² (1.77 ha, 4.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/893817.md - Parcel 948770: 16,236 m² (1.62 ha, 4.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948770.md - Parcel 907200: 13,994 m² (1.4 ha, 3.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/907200.md - Parcel 878472: 13,523 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/878472.md - Parcel 970863: 10,503 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970863.md - Parcel 923153: 10,179 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923153.md - Parcel 922538: 4,707 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/922538.md - Parcel 952949: 3,789 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/952949.md - Parcel 923176: 3,393 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923176.md - Parcel 5424874: 3,255 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5424874.md - Parcel 2875066: 3,007 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2875066.md - Parcel 923152: 2,940 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923152.md - Parcel 995208: 2,734 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995208.md - Parcel 963576: 2,726 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/963576.md - Parcel 1005326: 2,418 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005326.md - Parcel 920120: 2,327 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/920120.md - Parcel 3592923: 2,075 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3592923.md - Parcel 947194: 1,800 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/947194.md - Parcel 954006: 1,757 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/954006.md - Parcel 938514: 1,686 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/938514.md - Parcel 1002462: 1,582 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002462.md - Parcel 1010114: 1,238 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010114.md - Parcel 912766: 1,060 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/912766.md - Parcel 994083: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/994083.md - Parcel 3782887: 67 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3782887.md - Parcel 3592921: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3592921.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Walshpool 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. - 10 Jun 2026, Mayo County Council 26130: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of the construction of dwelling house, domestic garage, the installation of proprietary treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/26130/0 - 8 Sept 2022, Mayo County Council 22780: Conditional. Permission. WORKS TO REFURBISH THE EXISTING CASTLEBAR-CLOON 110kV OVERHEAD LINE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 57KM LONG, AND COMPRISES 252 NO. WOODEN POLESETS AND 40 NO. STEEL ANGLE MASTS BETWEEN THE EXISTING CASTLEBAR 110kV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF AGHALUSKY, AND THE EXISTING CLOON 110kV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLOONASCRAGH, CO. GALWAY. APPROXIMATELY 20KM OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL AND APPROXIMATELY 37KM IN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22780/0 - 1 Jul 2021, Mayo County Council 21696: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, UPGRADING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/21696/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC, site code 002298, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002298 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MA090-015: Crannog, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA090-015----. 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. - MA090-016: Crannog, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA090-016----. 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. - MA090-040: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA090-040----. 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Walshpool. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, 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 Walshpool. - 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/walshpool.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/walshpool.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/walshpool.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Walshpool 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) - Ballinafad: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballinafad.md - Ballinlassa: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballinlassa.md - Gweeshadan: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gweeshadan.md - Kilbrenan: https://everytownland.com/mayo/kilbrenan.md - Knockmore Oughter: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockmore-oughter.md - Lecarrow: https://everytownland.com/mayo/lecarrow-152325.md - Loona More: https://everytownland.com/mayo/loona-more.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/mayo/walshpool - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/walshpool