Ballymacad

57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymacad, from 174 m² to 301,879 m² (30.19 ha, 74.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 75 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Apr 2025Conditional

  Rehabilitation and improvement of a 2km stretch of the Halfcarton River at Moat, Ballymacad and Ballynagranshy, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Works will include removal of some in-stream vegetation, repair and reinstatement of existing in-stream structures, improvement and alteration of flow dynamics by the construction of deflectors and weirs and the introduction of spawning gravel to improve breeding habitats for trout. Appropriate assessment and an NIS has been submitted as part of this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2573

• 10 Apr 2025N/a

  planning permission is being sought for the rehabilitation and improvement of a 2km stretch of the Halfcarton River at Moat, Ballymacad and Ballynagranshy. Works will include removal of some in-stream vegetation, repair and reinstatement of existing in-stream structures, improvement and alteration of flow dynamics by the construction of deflectors and weirs and the introduction of spawning grovel to improve breeding habitats for trout. Appropriate assessment and an NIS has been submitted as part of this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561

• 25 Oct 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: (1) To demolish extension and a domestic store to the rear of the dwelling house (2) To construct a new part one and a half storied / part single storied extension to the rear of the dwelling along with a detached domestic store (3) To carry out alterations to the existing window opes along with the cutting of new opes and changes to the internal layout (4) To close up the existing entrance and to make a new entrance onto the adjacent cul-de-sac roadway (5) and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460893

• 3 Sept 2021Conditional

  the development consists of (1) amendment to condition no. 2 of pl. ref. KA/160831 for continued use of playschool facility for a further 5 years from 27th October 2021 and all ancillary site works. (2) Retention permission for additional floor area for internal play area, office and store and additional window (4) Retention permission for roof covering canopy to original external play area. (5) And ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211721

• 28 May 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: Retention Permission for (A) Detached domestic garage (B) Minor revisions to the house as constructed and the site layout in variance to that granted under planning ref: 95/629 (C) A single storied extension to the rear of the dwelling and (D) Ancillary site works. Permission for (A) To demolish a conservatory to the side of the dwelling house and to construct a sun-room at the same location (B) To revise the site boundaries from those granted under planning ref: 95/629 (C) And all ancillary site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 211035

• 12 Dec 2018Conditional

  (1) Construct new 2 storey extension and carry out renovation works to original dwelling house (2) Upgrade existing septic tank to new mechanical wastewater treatment system & percolation area. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA181484

• 23 Nov 2018N/a

  (1) construct new 2 storey extension and carry out renovation works to original dwelling house (2) upgrade existing septic tank to new mechanical wastewater treatment system & percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA181394

• 25 May 2018Conditional

  (1) retention of existing extension to side, rear, and first floor of dwelling house (2) retention of ancillary storage sheds to rear of site, (3) permission to install new wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all acillary site works in relation to the above

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA180545

• 12 Jan 2018Conditional

  retention of (1) alterations and amendments to plans and elevations of existing dwelling and domestic garage (2) revised site boundaries and site layout from that previously granted under application number KA/801341

  Retention · Meath County Council, KA180023

• 9 Jun 2017N/a

  development consists of (1) retention of existing extension to side, rear and first floor of dwelling house. (2) Retention of ancillary storage sheds to rear of site. (3) Permission to install new wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works in relation ot the above

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA170658

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 Ballymacad.

Recorded monuments

• ME008-029 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Located on a rise in an undulating landscape. A D-shaped embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 30m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) with the straight side against a NW-SE field bank at SW is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. A modern cairn is partly covering a grass-covered cairn. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-030 Castle - motte
  Description

  Situated on a slight WNW-ESE esker ridge. Flat-topped grass and scrub-covered mound (diam. of top 15m NW-SE; diam. of base 30m NW-SE; H 5m at NW to 6m at SE) defined by a fosse, best preserved (Wth of base 5m; ext. D 1.7m) W-N. The ridge ESE of the motte, where a bailey may have been located, has been quarried and is now a grass-covered hollow. The aobve 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. Date of upload: 10 July 2007

• ME008-031 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  A castle at Ballimackad (63) in Killeagh parish is not depicted on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony or parish maps (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/) but according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Christopher Plunkett owned 60 acres there together with the castle and bawn, and 30 cabins (Simington 1940, 272). The location is described as a castle and the site of a castle on the 1836 and 1908 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and is situated on a WNW-ESE esker ridge and c. 80m ESE of the motte (ME008-030----). The area has been quarried and some stone with mortar adhering is the only evidence of a structure. 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: 8 June 2016

• ME008-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following 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. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Raised subcircular area defined by scarps (dims. 24m NNE-SSW, 20m WNW- ESE). Fosse and counterscarp S-NE. Original entrance at ENE.

• ME008-043 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slight col with hills c. 200m to the N and E and lower ground to the SW. This is a raised, oval and grass-covered area (dims 78.5m N-S; 60.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (at N: Wth 1.9m; H 0.45m), with an outer fosse (at N: Wth of base 2.8m; ext. D 0.3m) that is visible NW-NE. An original entrance is not identified 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-044 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a hill. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 30m) is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m E-W; 37m N-S0 defined by a scarp (at: SE: Wth 2.5m; H 0.6m). An original entrance is not identified 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-045 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a shelf which is on a NE-facing slope. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 29m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) that slopes down to the E (H 0.9m). It is defined by a slight earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m) that is largely reduced to a scarp (at E: Wth 2.5m; H 1.9m). There is no visible fosse and the original entrance is not identified. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-046 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated on the beaded part of a NNE-SSW esker ridge (H c. 6m), it is not marked on any OS map but is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 719, 725), and on later series. This is a large grass-covered, oval area (dims 76m NNE-SSW; 61m WNW-ESE) defined by a fosse (at S: Wth of top c. 6m; int. D 1.4m; ext. D c. 1m) with an outer bank (Wth of base 4.5m; ext. H 1m) S-SW across the esker, which declines into a berm (at NW: Wth 4.5mm) SW-N, but the fosse across the esker at N is truncated by an E-W field bank. The berm is more eroded N-E-S but runs inside the line of the fosse at S and rises up the esker before it fades into the slope. It might be an unfinished motte. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a slight rise in a little fold of the landscape that is open to the NW. This is a slightly domed (H 0.6-1.1m), circular, and grass-covered area (diam. 39.6m E-W; 36m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 4.3-6m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 1.7m) that is reduced to a scarp S-SW, and an outer fosse (at W: Wth of top 6.5m; ext. D 0.2m). The entrance (Wth of base 2.7m) and causeway (Wth of top 2.9m; H 0.9m) are at ENE. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise in a low-lying landscape. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25-30m) is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. This is a slightly raised circular and grass-covered area (diam. c. 33.5m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a scarp (at S: Wth 2.2m; H 0.9m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 34m NE-SW; 32.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 4.5-5m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.5-2.1m) and hedge, with outer facing stones W-NNW. There is no visible fosse and the original entrance is probably that (Wth of base 2.5m) at SE. 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: 31 October 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

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

Name

Ballymacad · Baile Mhic Adaigh

Area

2,212,272 m² (221.23 ha, 546.66 acres)

Civil parish

Killeagh, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Killeagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killeagh electoral division: 420 people in 152 households; 83% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinrink, Ballynagranshy, Halfcarton, Moat, Rasillagh, Rathmea, Tubbrid

Placenames

Ballymacad 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.