Caherhenryhoe

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherhenryhoe, from 20 m² to 172,733 m² (17.27 ha, 42.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Caherhenryhoe 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.

• 19 Jan 2024Conditional

  for change of house design and garage design, for those granted under planning reference No. 22/1111. Gross floor space of proposed works: 238.6 sqm (house) & 74.5 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2413

• 24 Oct 2022Conditional

  Sought for, a) change of house design & garage design, from those granted under Planning Reference No. 21/2308, b) to retain existing boundary fences to the sides and rear of the site, from those granted under Planning Reference No. 21/2308. Gross floor area of proposed works: 210sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261072

• 13 Oct 2022Conditional

  to construct a fully service dwelling house, a treatment plan system plus a garage. Also to relocate the front boundary wall so to obtain the required sight distances. Gross floor space of proposed works: 265 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221111

• 8 Dec 2021Conditional

  to construct a proposed single dwelling house, detached garage and a proprietary treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 263.5 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212308

• 15 Sept 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house (258 sqm), garage (47 sqm) wastewater treatment plant, alteration and rehabilitation works to existing stone bridge and all associated site development and external works. the planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211689

• 3 Mar 2021Refused

  to construct a proposed single dwelling house, detached garage and a proprietary treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 245 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21283

• 19 Feb 2021N/a

  for development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house (258 sqm), garage (47 sqm), wastewater treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site development and external works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 305 sqm (House: 258 sqm, Garage: 47 sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21206

• 19 Nov 2020Conditional

  for Construction of a new Dwelling House, Domestic Garage, Sewage Treatment System, and all Associated Development Works. 363 sqm (303.2 sqm House, 60 sqm Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201743

• 9 Oct 2020Refused

  for development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house (258sqm), garage (47 sqm), wastewater treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site development and external works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 258 msq (house) & 47 msq (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201479

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 Caherhenryhoe.

Recorded monuments

• GA097-034 Standing stone
  Description

  On the NE-facing slope of a hill. Indicated on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a very small rectangular structure and named 'Stone' in Roman script. No visible surface trace survives. The area to the SE, S and W has been extensively quarried. Possibly the site of standing stone. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 16 December 2019

• GA097-035 Quarry
  Description

  Marked as a sand pit on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map. On inspection in 1984 it was found that it was being used as a silage pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 7 August 2014

• GA097-036 Quarry
  Description

  Marked as a sand pit on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map. On inspection in 1984 it was found that it was being used as a silage pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 8 August 2014

• GA097-037 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the summit of a hillock in undulating grassland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 58m). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 July 2019

• GA097-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Very poorly preserved circular ringfort (diam. 34m) defined by a low earthen platform; possibly a rath - two other raths (GA097-037----) and GA097-039----) lie c. 65m to the WNW and c. 225m to the WSW respectively. A possible souterrain (GA097-038001-) is also associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 August 2019

• GA097-038001 Souterrain
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Named 'Cave' on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives. A possible rath (GA097-038----) is associated and two other raths (GA097-037----) and GA097-039----) lie c. 65m to the WNW and c. 225m to the WSW respectively. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 6 August 2019

• GA097-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the S-facing slope of a ridge in undulating grassland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a partially levelled pear-shaped enclosure (c. 80m N-S; c. 70m E-W) with a 'Cave' (GA097-039001-) in the SW quadrant of the interior. A roughly N-S field boundary cut through it from NW to S. On inspection in August 1984, apart from an ill-defined area of coarse uneven ground with thick nettle and thistle growth, no visible surface trace survived. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 July 2019

• GA097-039001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the SW quadrant of a possible rath (GA097-039----). Named 'Cave' on the 1838 edition of the OS -inch map. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 July 2019

• GA097-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (c. 55m E-W; c. 35m N-S) with a ‘Cave’ (GA097-040----) in the W half of the interior. An ENE-WSW running field boundary clipped it at S. No visible surface trace survives. Two other raths lay c. 195m to the W and c. 300m to the NW respectively. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 July 2019

• GA097-040001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the W half of a possible rath (GA097-040----). Named 'Cave' on the 1838 and editions of the OS 6-inch map. A band of thick grass and nettles (L 12m; Wth 3m) running NE-SW may indicate the line of the souterrain; otherwise no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 July 2019

• GA097-041 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On S-facing slope of a rise in grassland. Very poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 22.8m) defined by a faint angular earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; H 0.1-0.25m). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• GA097-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a rise in grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 21m) defined by a bank with traces of an inner stone revetment at NW. Numerous gaps in the bank appear to be modern. A N-S running field wall clips it at W. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 January 2017

• GA097-156 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. This poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 49m) was noted on an aerial photograph (GSIAP 525M). It is defined by a grassed-over collapsed drystone wall, best preserved from W to NNW where external wall-facing is visible. The interior is uneven with a number of low irregular N-S running stony banks crossing it; these may be later features. There is a possible souterrain (GA097-156----) in the S sector (SMR file). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 January 2017

• GA097-156001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the S sector of the interior of a cashel (GA097-156----). This possible souterrain is indicated by the clear line of what may be a stone wall, aligned E-W, and some slabs that could be fallen roof lintels. However, it is much obscured with field-clearance rubble that has been dumped here (SMR file). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 January 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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 Caherhenryhoe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Caherhenryhoe · Cathair Éinrí Sheoighe

Area

1,887,155 m² (188.72 ha, 466.33 acres)

Civil parish

Kilconickny, and its townlands

Barony

Loughrea

Electoral division

Lackalea, the unit of the census

Census 2022

425 people lived in 119 households in the Lackalea electoral division. 97% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybaun, Cahernaman, Cahertinny, Carrowbaun, Raruddy West, Tooloobaunbeg, Tooloobauntemple

Placenames

Caherhenryhoe 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.