Derrymore West

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrymore West, from 53 m² to 503,973 m² (50.4 ha, 124.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Derrymore West in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  to retain the following development: Change of use of the detached shed to habitable accommodation to include roof modifications and elevational changes along with all associated site works and services

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2660556

• 25 Feb 2026Conditional

  to make elevational changes to the existing dwelling house, to include changing the roof profile on the rear section of the house from a flat roof to pitched roof, along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660098

• 20 Nov 2025Conditional

  to decommission the existing septic tank and install a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560718

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Cullaunyheeda 001017

Recorded monuments

• CL035-049 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a generally level area, in improved pasture with rock outcrop close to the surface. Depicted on OS historic mapping as a circular enclosure named Cragnaganaha Fort. A roughly circular area (23m N-S; 20.5m E-W) defined by a substantial stone wall (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.95m; Wth at top 4.75m; overall Wth 10.35m). The gable of a stone outbuilding is incorporated into the exterior of the enclosing elements at NE. A narrow, collapsed breach (Wth 2.0m) is located in the stone wall at NNW and may represent an entrance. There is no evidence of an outer fosse. The interior is a deep dish-shape in profile and is generally level across the base, were it is featureless. A well-preserved portion of later wall (int. H 1.0m; T 2.2m; L c. 5m) is built along the top of the enclosing elements at SW. This may be a later feature when the monument is likely to have been used as an animal holding area associated with the 19th-century settlement abutting to NE. A number of trees are growing around the top of the enclosing elements and intermittently within the interior. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-049----_01.jpg From NW. General view of monument exterior. CL035-049----_02.jpg From SW. Cross sectional view of stone bank at SE. CL035-049----_03.jpg From SE. View across interior of cashel. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 January 2018

• CL035-053 Enclosure
  Description

  In a generally level rear garden lawn of a modern two-storey house and directly overlooked by higher ground to SW. According to Westropp (1908-9, 385), this is a ‘levelled earthwork’. Depicted on the 1840 OS map as a subcircular enclosure and shown on the 25-inch OS map as a suboval area (c. 39m NW-SE; c. 36m NE-SW) abutting a modern settlement named Derrymore in both instances. Not visible at ground level. A perfectly manicured, generally level lawn which has a slight rise at SW, occupies the footprint of the enclosure. The area of the monument is currently enclosed by a drystone wall to part of SE boundary, SW, NW and N, corresponding to the boundaries shown on the 25-inch OS map. Earthen material and vegetation are banked up against the exterior of the wall at N. Archaeological testing (Licence no. 02E0173) at the site of the new house immediately E of this monument failed to produce archaeological material (Cleary 2004, 43, No. 160). This house replaced earlier buildings evident on the map at the same location. Two similar sized enclosures (CL035-054---- and CL035-056----) are 55m and 187m to the NE and E respectively. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 20 June 2018

• CL035-054 Enclosure
  Description

  In a generally level, very muddy, poorly drained area, abutting a vernacular farmyard to ENE. A small pond is located to NNE. Described by Westropp (1908-09, 385), as a ‘levelled earthwork’. Depicted on the 25-inch OS map as an oval area (c. 35m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by a single bank. The arc (C 37m) of a low, denuded bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m; Wth at top c. 1.4m; overall Wth 3.85m) is evident WNW-ENE. The bank is levelled ENE-SE, where it is traversed by a driveline (long-axis c. WNW-ESE), it is truncated by a haggard SE-SSW and is levelled SSW-WNW where it returns to the driveline. The interior is within a muddy area where livestock are being out-wintered using a round feeder. Enclosure (CL035-056----) is c. 107m to ESE. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-054----_01.jpg From SW. Cross sectional view of low profile bank at NW. CL035-054----_02.jpg From ESE. General view across N area of interior. CL035-054----_03.jpg From S. Cross sectional view of low profile bank at E. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 January 2018

• CL035-056 Enclosure
  Description

  In a low-lying area of rough pasture which is gently undulating due to natural rock outcrop close to the surface. Described by Westropp (1908-09, 385), as a ‘levelled earthwork’. Depicted on the 25-inch OS map as an oval area (c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) enclosed by a single bank. Not accessible at time of visit due to livestock (November 2017). Enclosure (CL035-054----) is c. 107m to WNW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 20 June 2018

• CL035-119 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On top of a distinct hillock, in improved pasture, with excellent views in all directions from this vantage point. A large circular area (diam. 36m) defined by the remains of a bank which has been reduced to a scarp (Wth 3.3m; H 0.9m) NE-SE and WSW-W. The scarp is incorporated into a field boundary (long-axis NNE-SSW) around the eastern arc. Short portions of bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m; Wth at top 1.2m; overall Wth 3.55m) are evident SE-WSW and NW-N. The enclosing elements have been levelled out N-NE in relatively modern times and the material has been spread out to create a ramp up into the interior. The interior is clear and has a gentle E-facing slope. There are traces of an outer fosse (Wth 1.75m; D 0.15m) which is best preserved N-NE, in places around the eastern arc, at SE and at SW. According to local information, potatoes were grown within the interior during the famine years and in modern times silage is baled here in dry weather. An enclosure (CL035-120----) lies c. 380m to N. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-119----_01.jpg From NW. General view of monument (no rods). CL035-119----_02.jpg From NW. Cross sectional view of bank and fosse at SW. CL035-119----_03.jpg From NE. Cross sectional view of scarp at SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• CL035-120 Enclosure
  Description

  On a low, flat-topped ridge (long-axis ENE-WSW), in improved gently undulating pasture, overlooking a turlough to NNE. The monument is depicted on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure bisected by a field boundary (long-axis NW-SE). It is depicted on the 25-inch OS map as an oval area (c. 30m E-W; c. 27m N-S) defined by a single enclosing element. Not visible at ground level. An ESB pole and stay are now sited on this low ridge, within the interior of the monument. A ringfort (CL035-119----) lies c. 380m to S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 10 April 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Derrymore West, about 1 in 5 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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 Derrymore West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Derrymore West · Darú

Area

2,563,352 m² (256.34 ha, 633.42 acres)

Civil parish

Tulla, and its townlands

Barony

Tulla Upper

Electoral division

Ballyblood, the unit of the census

Census 2022

154 people lived in 50 households in the Ballyblood electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyblood, Carrowroe, Cloonaherna, Gorteen, Lissofin

Placenames

Derrymore West 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.