# Ballyheashill, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ballymacwilliam, barony of Warrenstown, Co. Offaly; in Irish Baile Éisill.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,437,873 m² (243.79 ha, 602.41 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,734 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballymacwilliam, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/ballymacwilliam.md
- Barony: Warrenstown
- Electoral division: Ballymacwilliam, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 652 people lived in 214 households in the Ballymacwilliam electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41609
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180144
- Centre: latitude 53.36766, longitude -7.146124 (WGS 84)

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

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyheashill, from 75 m² to 486,787 m² (48.68 ha, 120.29 acres); 38 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 305624: 486,787 m² (48.68 ha, 120.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305624.md
- Parcel 273004: 352,412 m² (35.24 ha, 87.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273004.md
- Parcel 312564: 155,660 m² (15.57 ha, 38.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312564.md
- Parcel 3711270: 125,520 m² (12.55 ha, 31.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3711270.md
- Parcel 282015: 98,843 m² (9.88 ha, 24.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282015.md
- Parcel 302322: 91,890 m² (9.19 ha, 22.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302322.md
- Parcel 301371: 91,044 m² (9.1 ha, 22.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/301371.md
- Parcel 294067: 90,192 m² (9.02 ha, 22.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294067.md
- Parcel 294977: 88,781 m² (8.88 ha, 21.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294977.md
- Parcel 292027: 87,555 m² (8.76 ha, 21.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292027.md
- Parcel 2388009: 83,992 m² (8.4 ha, 20.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388009.md
- Parcel 5123628: 80,521 m² (8.05 ha, 19.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5123628.md
- Parcel 273321: 69,012 m² (6.9 ha, 17.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273321.md
- Parcel 287985: 63,193 m² (6.32 ha, 15.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287985.md
- Parcel 274700: 46,781 m² (4.68 ha, 11.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274700.md
- Parcel 292717: 37,390 m² (3.74 ha, 9.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292717.md
- Parcel 297840: 30,093 m² (3.01 ha, 7.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297840.md
- Parcel 278125: 30,068 m² (3.01 ha, 7.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278125.md
- Parcel 277204: 30,055 m² (3.01 ha, 7.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277204.md
- Parcel 277317: 26,546 m² (2.65 ha, 6.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277317.md
- Parcel 297413: 25,582 m² (2.56 ha, 6.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297413.md
- Parcel 2388010: 19,813 m² (1.98 ha, 4.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388010.md
- Parcel 273820: 18,014 m² (1.8 ha, 4.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273820.md
- Parcel 289365: 16,844 m² (1.68 ha, 4.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289365.md
- Parcel 298533: 16,092 m² (1.61 ha, 3.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298533.md
- Parcel 294733: 14,004 m² (1.4 ha, 3.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294733.md
- Parcel 5123626: 9,716 m² (0.97 ha, 2.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5123626.md
- Parcel 297267: 8,738 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297267.md
- Parcel 313531: 7,954 m² (0.8 ha, 1.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313531.md
- Parcel 4759608: 7,862 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4759608.md
- Parcel 307411: 7,009 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307411.md
- Parcel 291385: 6,931 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291385.md
- Parcel 307591: 6,740 m² (0.67 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307591.md
- Parcel 2441048: 5,039 m² (0.5 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2441048.md
- Parcel 3709545: 4,794 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3709545.md
- Parcel 360447: 4,737 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360447.md
- Parcel 305894: 4,731 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305894.md
- Parcel 276478: 4,691 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276478.md
- Parcel 360977: 4,522 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360977.md
- Parcel 3711297: 3,938 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3711297.md
- Parcel 291671: 3,793 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291671.md
- Parcel 288729: 3,625 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288729.md
- Parcel 2528629: 3,541 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2528629.md
- Parcel 290808: 3,467 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290808.md
- Parcel 4343568: 3,332 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4343568.md
- Parcel 3709543: 3,155 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3709543.md
- Parcel 293589: 3,150 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293589.md
- Parcel 278411: 3,142 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278411.md
- Parcel 284750: 3,060 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284750.md
- Parcel 4659684: 2,838 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4659684.md
- Parcel 303412: 2,689 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303412.md
- Parcel 314426: 2,670 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/314426.md
- Parcel 286945: 2,431 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/286945.md
- Parcel 302919: 2,409 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302919.md
- Parcel 287478: 2,398 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287478.md
- Parcel 360448: 2,334 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360448.md
- Parcel 275526: 2,155 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275526.md
- Parcel 280729: 2,032 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280729.md
- Parcel 278404: 1,827 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278404.md
- Parcel 286461: 1,807 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286461.md
- Parcel 278893: 1,483 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278893.md
- Parcel 290476: 1,319 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290476.md
- Parcel 309145: 1,143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/309145.md
- Parcel 309715: 915 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/309715.md
- Parcel 300322: 828 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/300322.md
- Parcel 4822817: 802 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4822817.md
- Parcel 280073: 652 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280073.md
- Parcel 273952: 627 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/273952.md
- Parcel 299393: 535 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/299393.md
- Parcel 303578: 373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/303578.md
- Parcel 301226: 333 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/301226.md
- Parcel 359493: 75 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/359493.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyheashill 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 4 Jun 2026, Offaly County Council 2660300: Refused. Permission, 1 home. A) Erection of single storey type house, (B) Garage / store for domestic use, (C) Installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and (D) New vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660300/0
- 28 May 2026, Offaly County Council 2660285: N/a. Permission. A) Erection of single storey type house, (B) Garage/store for domestic use, (C) Installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and (D) New vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660285/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Natural Heritage Area: Black Castle Bog NHA, site code 000570, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/000570

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

- OF004-014: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF004-014----. Very large enclosure (c. 250m E-W) almost circular and defined by a wide shallow fosse (max. W 11m, max. D 1m) at E and S and by a much smaller one elsewhere. N portion of site appears to be ploughed out. Smaller enclosure (c. 45m E-W) in E sector of site. Site maybe of ecclesiastical nature. Aerial photos (GSI N490/1, N483/2). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011
- OF004-015001: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF004-015001-. Rectangular-shaped tower house (max. ext. dims. 8.45m N-S, 12.65m E-W, wall T. 1.25m) probably no more than two storeys high. N and E walls collapsed, S and W walls built with rubble limestone and have slight base batter. Almost featureless except for cubby holes, plain splayed opes and an inter mural stairs in W wall which give access to first floor level. Possible earthworks at NE side of castle. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011
- OF004-015002: Bawn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF004-015002-. High vegetation during site inspection obscured the earthworks that were located to the NE of the castle (OF004-015001-). Described by T. Lynch on the 09 October 1980 as, 'on the NE side there are traces of a bawn and earthen banks, and beyond this are remains of further earthworks (SMR file 1980). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 19 December 2011
- OF004-026: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF004-026----. Circular stone-lined spring well (diam. 0.6m; D 0.3m) partially covered over with bog oak timbers which is still in use and known locally as 'Anne's Well', often referred to as the blessed Well. Bog oak timbers form part of the ritual carried out at the well. According to the landowner the local tradition is to take some water from the well along with a small piece or splinter of the bog oak timber. A large boulder was brought into the field recently to mark the site of the well, and an iron cross was erected about a year ago. Well was referred to as 'Tabararaan' in 1932 when the following description of the well was given; 'This well is very well known in the neighbourhood still. Every May Day it is the custom to visit it, and beads, pins, handkerchiefs, etc., are left at it. The people pray there and bless themselves with the water. The name of the saint associated with the well is not known. Until about 80 years ago, a large "Pattern" was held there annually, and visitors used even come down from Dublin to attend it. It is believed that many cures were effected at the well. An interesting incident is told about a certain man who once owned the field in which the well is situated. Thinking to prevent visits to the well, he closed it altogether. The next morning the whole field was flooded, and he was forced to open the well again; it was never again closed' (Anon 1933, 172). Today the well is visited on 30th of April by people in the locality who recite 1 Our Father and 3 Hail Mary's. The water for the well is believed to improve the general health of the person and is specifically resorted to for the relief of a headache or tootache. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 June 2015

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 Ballyheashill.

## 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 Ballyheashill, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2219, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2219.zip (ZIP).
- 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/offaly/ballyheashill.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballyheashill.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballyheashill.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyheashill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly: https://everytownland.com/offaly.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballybryan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballybryan.md
- Ballynamona: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballynamona-180189.md
- Clonmore: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonmore-180420.md
- Fahy: https://everytownland.com/offaly/fahy.md
- Grovesend or Mooneysland: https://everytownland.com/offaly/grovesend-or-mooneysland.md
- Killowen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/killowen.md
- Tooreen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/tooreen-181131.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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