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

Townland in the civil parish of Ballyboy, barony of Ballyboy, Co. Offaly; in Irish Gort na Muc.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,415,679 m² (141.57 ha, 349.82 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,355 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballyboy, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/ballyboy.md
- Barony: Ballyboy
- Electoral division: Drumcullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 454 people lived in 152 households in the Drumcullen electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 11% 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/41277
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180738
- Centre: latitude 53.159784, longitude -7.747767 (WGS 84)

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

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortnamuck, from 49 m² to 283,190 m² (28.32 ha, 69.98 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2388764: 283,190 m² (28.32 ha, 69.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388764.md
- Parcel 283037: 176,648 m² (17.66 ha, 43.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283037.md
- Parcel 304599: 169,796 m² (16.98 ha, 41.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304599.md
- Parcel 277706: 136,099 m² (13.61 ha, 33.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277706.md
- Parcel 4675217: 132,930 m² (13.29 ha, 32.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4675217.md
- Parcel 5615134: 97,208 m² (9.72 ha, 24.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5615134.md
- Parcel 312920: 61,051 m² (6.11 ha, 15.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312920.md
- Parcel 295438: 60,415 m² (6.04 ha, 14.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295438.md
- Parcel 308743: 52,209 m² (5.22 ha, 12.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308743.md
- Parcel 303634: 44,370 m² (4.44 ha, 10.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303634.md
- Parcel 307950: 41,035 m² (4.1 ha, 10.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307950.md
- Parcel 5662222: 39,767 m² (3.98 ha, 9.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5662222.md
- Parcel 5608547: 33,943 m² (3.39 ha, 8.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5608547.md
- Parcel 2388765: 32,944 m² (3.29 ha, 8.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388765.md
- Parcel 306003: 9,296 m² (0.93 ha, 2.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306003.md
- Parcel 5615131: 6,909 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5615131.md
- Parcel 4652099: 4,593 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4652099.md
- Parcel 270575: 4,118 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270575.md
- Parcel 302656: 3,426 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302656.md
- Parcel 5228805: 3,145 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5228805.md
- Parcel 5228801: 3,141 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5228801.md
- Parcel 5228800: 3,123 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5228800.md
- Parcel 3879575: 3,046 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3879575.md
- Parcel 2475495: 3,045 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2475495.md
- Parcel 313769: 2,707 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313769.md
- Parcel 270336: 2,241 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270336.md
- Parcel 4658851: 1,367 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4658851.md
- Parcel 5633662: 692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5633662.md
- Parcel 5615127: 445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5615127.md
- Parcel 4628124: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4628124.md
- Parcel 310195: 269 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/310195.md
- Parcel 5662221: 167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5662221.md
- Parcel 5662218: 150 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5662218.md
- Parcel 5615125: 49 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5615125.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Gortnamuck 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)

8 applications, newest first.

- 9 Feb 2026, Offaly County Council 2660060: Conditional. Permission. the realignment of the access route to the central land parcel of the solar farm development from Rath Road, granted permission under parent permission (Reg. Ref. 23/74), along with the erection of a new post and rail fence and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660060/0
- 3 Feb 2026, Offaly County Council 2660050: N/a. Permission. the realignment of the access route to the central land parcel of the solar farm development from Rath Road, granted permission under parent permission (Reg. Ref. 23/74), along with the erection of a new post and rail fence and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660050/0
- 20 Jan 2026, Offaly County Council 2660026: N/a. Permission. the realignment of the access route to the central land parcel of the solar farm development from Rath Road, granted permission under parent permission (Reg. Ref. 23/74), along with the erection of a new post and rail fence and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660026/0
- 2 Dec 2025, Offaly County Council 2560610: N/a. Permission. the realignment of the access route to the central land parcel of the solar farm development from Rath Road, granted permission under parent permission (Reg. Ref. 21/74). Permission is also sought to relocate a telecoms pole and erect a post and rail fence and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560610/0
- 24 Feb 2023, Offaly County Council 2374: Conditional. Permission. 10-YEAR PERMISSION AND 40 YEAR OPERATION FOR A SOLAR FARM ON 3 NO. LAND PARCELS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN: WEST PARCEL (DOVEHILL TOWNLAND) C.81.04 HECTARES, CENTRAL PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & CURRAGHMORE (EGLISH BY) TOWNLANDS) C.42.2 HECTARES AND EAST PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & FREAGH TOWNLANDS) C.16.07 HECTARES; A ROUTE CORRIDOR OF 3 HECTARES FOR AN UNDERGROUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARCELS TO THE EAST PARCEL CONSISTING OF C.3,956M UNDERGROUND CABLING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OF THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD. THE TOTAL SITE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS C.142.31 HECTARES AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING; 834,632 SQ. METRES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES; INVERTER/TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES AND DUCTS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING; 2 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE (MV) CONTROL BUILDINGS; NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; 3 NO. SITE ENTRANCES TO THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD; 40 NO. CCTV/ LIGHTING POSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNAL NETWORK CABLE COMPRISE TRENCHING FOR AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED JOINT BAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,750 METRES IN LENGTH ALONG THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1,206 METRES WITHIN THE SOLAR FARM LANDS. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL BE BROKEN INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE PHASES. 'PHASE 1' WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL (C.16.07 HA), CENTRAL PARCEL (C.42.2 HA) AND THE WEST PARCEL (C.14.46 HA). 'PHASE 2' OF THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS IN THE WEST PARCEL COVERING A SITE AREA OF C.66.58 HA. AS PART OF A SEPARATE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) PLANNING APPLICATION, PROVISION OF A 110KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND WITH PALISADE FENCE AND 2 NO. OVERHEAD LINE MASTS, WHICH IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL, WILL BE LODGED WITH AN BORD PLEANÁLA IN DUE COURSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2374/0
- 5 Dec 2022, Offaly County Council 22622: N/a. Permission. A 10-YEAR PERMISSION AND 40 YEAR OPERATION FOR A SOLAR FARM ON 3 NO. LAND PARCELS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN: WEST PARCEL (DOVEHILL TOWNLAND) C. 119.25 HECTARES, CENTRAL PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & CURRAGHMORE (EGLISH BY) TOWNLANDS) C. 42.2 HECTARES AND EAST PARCEL (GORTNAMUCK & FREAGH TOWNLANDS) C. 16.07 HECTARES; A ROUTE CORRIDOR OF 3.5 HECTARES FOR AN UNDERGROUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARCELS TO THE EAST PARCEL CONSISTING OF C. 3,859M UNDERGROUND CABLING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OF THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD. THE TOTAL SITE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS C. 181.02 HECTARES AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING;1,070,756 SQ. METRES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES; INVERTER / TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES AND DUCTS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING; 2 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE (MV) CONTROL BUILDINGS; NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; SITE ENTRANCES TO THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD; 54 NO. CCTV/ LIGHTING POSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNAL NETWORK CABLE COMPRISE TRENCHING FOR AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED JOINT BAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,859 METRES IN LENGTH ALONG THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 661.5 METRES WITHIN THE SOLAR FARM LANDS. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL BE BROKEN INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE PHASES. 'PHASE 1' WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL (C. 16.07 HA), CENTRAL PARCEL (C. 42.2 HA) AND THE WEST PARCEL (C. 52.67 HA). 'PHASE 2' OF THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS IN THE WEST PARCEL COVERING A SITE AREA OF C. 66.58 HA. AS PART OF A SEPARATE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) PLANNING APPLICATION, PROVISION OF A 110KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND WITH PALISADE FENCE AND 2 NO. OVERHEAD LINE MASTS, WHICH IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL, WILL BE LODGED WITH AN BORD PLEANÁLA IN DUE COURSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22622/0
- 11 Nov 2022, Offaly County Council 22586: N/a. Permission. A 10-YEAR PERMISSION AND 40 YEAR OPERATION FOR A SOLAR FARM ON 3 NO. LAND PARCELS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN: WEST PARCEL (DOVEHILL TOWNLAND) C. 119.25 HECTARES, CENTRAL PARCEL (GORTAMUCK & CURRAGHMORE (EGLISH BY) TOWNLANDS) C. 42.2 HECTARES AND EAST PARCEL (GORTAMUCK & FREAGH TOWNLANDS) C. 16.07 HECTARES; A ROUTE CORRIDOR OF 3.5 HECTARES FOR AN UNDERGROUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARCELS TO THE EAST PARCEL CONSISTING OF C. 3,859M UNDERGROUND CABLING WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OF THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD. THE TOTAL SITE AREA FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS C. 181.02 HECTARES AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING;1,070,756 SQ. METRES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES; INVERTER / TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES AND DUCTS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCING; 2 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE (MV) CONTROL BUILDINGS; NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; SITE ENTRANCES TO THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD; 54 NO. CCTV/ LIGHTING POSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. INSTALLATIONS OF INTERNAL NETWORK CABLE COMPRISE TRENCHING FOR AN UNDERGROUND MEDIUM VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED JOINT BAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,859 METRES IN LENGTH ALONG THE L6042 'RATH ROAD' PUBLIC ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 661.5 METRES WITHIN THE SOLAR FARM LANDS. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL BE BROKEN INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE PHASES. 'PHASE 1' WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL (C. 16.07 HA), CENTRAL PARCEL (C. 42.2 HA) AND THE WEST PARCEL (C. 52.67 HA). 'PHASE 2' OF THE SOLAR FARM WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SOLAR PV ARRAYS IN THE WEST PARCEL COVERING A SITE AREA OFC. 66.58 HA. AS PART OF A SEPARATE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (SID) PLANNING APPLICATION, PROVISION OF A 1 10KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND WITH PALISADE FENCE AND 2 NO. OVERHEAD LINE MASTS, WHICH IS TO BE LOCATED IN THE EAST PARCEL, WILL BE LODGED WITH AN BORD PLEANÁLA IN DUE COURSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22586/0
- 22 Feb 2018, Offaly County Council 1878: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/1878/0

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## 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 Gortnamuck.

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

- OF031-020: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF031-020----. In pasture on high ground. Circular area (45m N-S ) enclosed by two earthen banks separated by intervening fosse (Wth 2m; D 1m) with entrance gap (Wth 3m) at SE. Inner bank (Wth 2.3m; ext. H 3m) best preserved with outer bank levelled at NE. Small mound (5.6m x 4.6m) located in E sector of interior. Site heavily overgrown making examination difficult. 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
- OF031-027: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF031-027----. Site levelled a couple of years ago, according to landowner this was the site of a low mound. Not visible at ground level. 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
- OF031-029: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF031-029----. In pasture in undulating countryside. Circular area (41m N-S; 41m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks, intervening fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.5m) with entrance gap (Wth 2m) at NNE. Inner bank (Wth 4m; H 2m). Field boundary intercepts outer bank from SSE to SW. 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

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 Gortnamuck.

## 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 Gortnamuck, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1763, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1763.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/gortnamuck.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/gortnamuck.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/gortnamuck.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gortnamuck 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)

- Cornagark: https://everytownland.com/offaly/cornagark.md
- Curraghmore: https://everytownland.com/offaly/curraghmore-180542.md
- Dovehill: https://everytownland.com/offaly/dovehill.md
- Freagh: https://everytownland.com/offaly/freagh.md
- Kyleboher: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kyleboher.md
- Money: https://everytownland.com/offaly/money.md
- Raheenmeel: https://everytownland.com/offaly/raheenmeel.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/offaly/gortnamuck
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/gortnamuck