Ballygortagh

73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballygortagh, from 49 m² to 115,130 m² (11.51 ha, 28.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 92 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 24 Aug 2026N/a

  the development will consist of refurbishment works to 36.3 kilometres (km) of OHL, comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 4 no. steel towers; replacement of 127 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 6 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 3 no. steel towers and 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 4 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 1-181) and the associated OHL lie between wherethe Blundelstown – Mullingar 110kV OHL commences at Structure 1 in the townland of Harlockstown and stretches to the border with County Westmeath in the townland of Carranstown Great, crossing the County Meath townlands of Harlockstown, Blackhall Big, Lynaghstown, Barstown, Kilclone, Collistown, Warrenstown, Jenkinstown, Mullagh, Kilmore, Knockstown, Moynalvy, Ballygortagh, Curraghdoo, Clonymeath, Derryclare, Clonmahon, Drumard, Ginnets Little, Dangan, Umberstown Little, Umberstown Great, Stokestown, Laracor, Summerstown, Newtownmoynagh, Carberrystown, Kennastown, Derrindaly, Bellewstown, Kilmurry, Woodtown (Abbott), Pubblestown, Portanab, Moyrath, Rathcormick, Rathkenna, Coolronan and Carranstown Great. The Proposed Development also includes 3 no. temporary Construction Compounds in the townlands of Barstown, Pubblestown and Rathkenna. The refurbishment works in County Meath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; the installation of fibre wrap; the replacement of 4 no. steel towers and 127 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); the installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 3 no. temporary Construction Compounds; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2661061

• 28 Jan 2026Conditional

  File Ref: 21836 - the construction of single storey detached dwelling house, with detached single storey garage, new vehicular entrance gateway, new access road, new waste water treatment unit and polishing filter/percolation area, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works

  Extension of duration, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 2636

• 9 Jan 2026Refused

  to construct a two storey dwelling with detached domestic garage/store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system & all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660046

• 8 Dec 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of demolition of existing hay / machinery shed and stable / loose box shed and construction of two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, driveway, proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter. The development also includes blocking up and re-location of existing agricultural entrance to form new dual entrance for proposed dwelling and access to farm lands, together with all associated siteworks. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561342

• 11 Nov 2025Unconditional

  File Ref RA200912 - Two storey dwelling

  Extension of duration, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 25227

• 11 Nov 2025Conditional

  File Ref RA201050 - Two Storey dwelling

  Extension of duration, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 25228

• 6 Sept 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of the erection of a grain storage shed, rainwater harvesting storage tanks, weighbridge and ancillary site works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460718

• 17 Jun 2022Conditional

  to retain revised plan & elevational treatment for detached garage granted under previous planning permission Ref. No. DA110359 for use ancillary to dwelling as home office, store & garage

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22803

• 13 Jun 2022Conditional

  single storey extensions to rear of existing single storey dwelling, internal alterations, upgrade waste water treatment system and percolation area and associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22779

• 2 Mar 2022Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION ON PLANNING REF: RA170028. Development will consist of the demolition of existing storey and a half style dwelling and the construction of 1 no. single storey replacement dwelling and 1 no. storey and a half style dwelling, each with detached domestic garage, a septic tank and upgrade of existing entrance to provide for a shared entrance and all associated site works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 22268

• 21 Jan 2022Conditional

  a single storey extension to the existing sitting room and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2253

• 14 Jan 2022N/a

  the construction of 2no. Equine Stables, a dungsted along with a new agricultural entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2223

• 20 Apr 2021Conditional

  retention of revised elevational treatment and extensions to side and rear of dwelling with revised site layout & site boundaries granted under previous planning permission Ref. No. P78/172. To retain revised plan & elevational treatment to garage granted under previous planning permission Ref. No. DA110359, also retention of decommissioning of Septic Tank and retention of a new proprietary sewage treatment system and garden shed

  Retention, 3 homes · Meath County Council, 21737

• 26 Jan 2021Conditional

  a storey and a half type dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area to proposed site, removal of existing septic tank and percolation area on site and to relocate to adjoining dwelling house located to the west and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21141

• 5 Aug 2020Conditional

  the construction of a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, new domestic entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA201050

• 13 Jul 2020Conditional

  the construction of a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system and to upgrade existing agricultural entrance to domestic entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200912

• 13 Jul 2020N/a

  the construction of a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA200916

• 4 Jun 2020Conditional

  change of house type from storey and a half type to two storey type and revisions to the site layout plan as previously granted under planning ref: RA190849 and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA200689

• 23 Dec 2019Conditional

  the construction of a part storey and a half, part single storey detached dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular entrance gateway from shared access lane, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191813

• 29 Aug 2019N/a

  the construction of a part storey & half, part single storey detached dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular entrance gateway from the shared access lane, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA191120

• 28 Jun 2019Conditional

  a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, demolition of 2 no. agricultural sheds, shared entrance with that previously granted under planning ref: RA170028 and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA190849

• 10 May 2019Conditional

  change of house type from a single storey to a storey and a half type house and garage type from that previously granted under planning ref RA170028 also revised site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA190585

• 11 May 2018Refused

  a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, demolition of 2 no. agricultural sheds, shared entrance with that previously granted under planning ref. RA170028 and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, RA180476

• 12 Oct 2017Conditional

  the development consists of permission to construct a 1.5 storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA171192

• 18 Jan 2017Conditional

  development will consist of the demolition of existing storey and a half style dwelling and the construction of 1 no. single storey replacement dwelling and 1 no. storey and a half style dwelling, each with detached domestic garage, a septic tank and upgrade of existing entrance to provide for a shared enrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, RA170028

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballygortagh.

Recorded monuments

• ME043-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a bluff at the bottom of an E-facing slope with a small W-E section of a stream c. 20m to the S. This is raised circular and grass-covered area (diam. 33.5m NE-SW; 32m NW-SE) defined by the lip of a scrub-covered earthen bank (at NW: Wth of base 6.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.3m) that is largely reduced to a scarp (at SE: Wth 2.8m; H 1.4m), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 7.5-7.8m; ext. H 0.6m at NW to 1.3m at SE). An outer bank (at SE: Wth of base 5m; ext. H 0.7m) only survives ESE-WSW. The entrance through the inner (Wth of base 3m) and outer (Wth of base 5m) banks is at SE. The fosse has been deepened and incorporates a field drain SW-WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 26 August 2019

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballygortagh.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballygortagh, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ballygortagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Ballygortagh

Area

1,202,514 m² (120.25 ha, 297.15 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmore, and its townlands

Barony

Deece Upper

Electoral division

Kilmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,907 people lived in 588 households in the Kilmore electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clarkstown, Clonymeath, Curraghdoo, Drumlargan, Knockstown, Moynalvy, Springvalley

Placenames

Ballygortagh 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.