Pollaneyster

132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Pollaneyster, from 50 m² to 82,788 m² (8.28 ha, 20.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 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 Pollaneyster 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.

• 30 Jul 2025Conditional

  of dwelling house and garage on revised site boundaries along with associated siteworks

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2561042

• 30 Jun 2025N/a

  of dwelling house and garage on revised site boundaries along with associated siteworks. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 120.00 sqm(H), 24.00 sqm(G)

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2560861

• 27 May 2025Conditional

  to construct extension to dwelling house and associated siteworks. Gross floor space of proposed works: 52.00 sqm(extension)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560658

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  of slatted sheds and associated concrete aprons and siteworks and permission sought to construct machinery and meal storage shed and associated ancillary concrete. Gross floor space of proposed works: 275 sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained: 512 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2560477

• 3 Mar 2023N/a

  to construct a five-bay slatted cattle shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 334 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2377

• 23 Dec 2022N/a

  to construct a five bay slatted cattle shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 334 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 221263

• 13 Apr 2021Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, domestic garage and fuel store, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 234 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21588

• 1 May 2020Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, domestic garage and fuel store, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 273.90 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20541

• 10 Apr 2019Conditional

  for as constructed extensions to existing dwelling house. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 102 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19534

• 6 Jun 2018Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, domestic garage and fuel store, wastewater treatment system and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works dwelling 238.20sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18764

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 Pollaneyster.

Recorded monuments

• GA006-118 Quarry
  Description

  A line of hachures on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and named 'Quarry (Disused)' on the OS 25-inch plan, was defined by a large subrectangular hollow when inspected in 1984. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 September 2014

• GA006-120 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured feature marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and named 'Quarry' on the OS 25-inch plan, was defined by a very shallow irregular depression when inspected in 1984. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 September 2014

• GA006-122001 Shrine
  Description

  Situated on the W bank of a stream. No visible surface trace of the 'St. Patrick's Shrine' recorded on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map survives. It has been replaced by a modern shrine consisting of a statue of the saint and a water-filled trough, set in a circular concrete surround, which were erected in 1962. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 8 August 2019

• GA006-122006 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On W bank of a stream, 85m N of a church (GA006-122003-). Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map and apparently still extant by time of 3rd ed. (1930). No visible surface trace survives. A modern shrine (see GA006-122005-) lies 60m to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-123 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured feature marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and named 'Gravel Pit (Disused) on the OS 25-inch plan, was defined by a subcircular pit that was overgrown with bushes and trees when inspected in 1984. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 September 2014

• GA006-124001 Water mill - vertical-wheeled
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA006-125 Standing stone
  Description

  In level grassland. An irregularly shaped pillar of eroded limestone (H 1.2m) leaning sharply to W. Around the base is a scatter of small stones used to secure it in an upright position. Presently used as a scratching stone, it also once acted as S pillar of a now disused gateway The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-126 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In undulating grassland overlooking bogland to SE. Local tradition of a 'fort' which was associated with a CBG (GA006-126001-). No visible surface trace survives: an oval hollow marks the site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA006-126001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On the site of an earthwork (GA006-126----). A series of haphazardly placed grassed-over boulders at W end of a hollow are locally believed to mark the site of a CBG. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Architectural heritage

• Mill (water), 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey watermill, built c.1830, having waterwheel to south gable. Pitched slate roof with concrete copings to gables. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window and door openings with replacement concrete lintels, and timber battened fixtures. Small opening to south end of front elevation has limestone lintel. Wooden waterwheel to south gable with iron paddles and axle, latter resting in rubble limestone walling. Wooden sluice to west, tail race passes under road.

• Forge/smithy, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two-storey L-plan building, built c.1830, comprising two or three-bay forge along road, with small lean-to on east side, and with corn-drying kiln at right angles to south end, siting on opposite road to Templetogher Mill. Pitched corrugated-iron roofs with concrete copings. Rubble limestone walls. Recently rebuilt segmental-headed vehicular opening to north gable of north block, with limestone voussoirs. Square-headed openings elsewhere with limestone lintels and timber battened fixtures.

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 Pollaneyster, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Pollaneyster · Poll an Adhastair

Area

1,762,034 m² (176.2 ha, 435.41 acres)

Civil parish

Templetogher, and its townlands

Barony

Ballymoe

Electoral division

Kilcroan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

596 people lived in 224 households in the Kilcroan electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 25% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyroe, Castletogher, Cornanaff, Corralough, Gortdrishagh, Liskea, Monasterowen, Pollshask, Springfield, Straid

Placenames

Pollaneyster 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.