Rooaunmore

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rooaunmore, from 30 m² to 161,676 m² (16.17 ha, 39.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 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 Rooaunmore 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.

• 27 Mar 2025Conditional

  for a change of use of an existing garage to an independent living unit and to construct an extension and alterations to the existing building. Gross floor space of proposed works: 10.65 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560332

• 21 Nov 2024Conditional

  of existing mass concrete wall exceeding two metres in height and revised yard levels and ground levels

  Retention · Galway County Council, 24337

• 19 Jun 2024Conditional

  for alterations including the demolition of an extension and porch to existing dwelling house and construction of a new extension to existing dwelling house and upgrade of wastewater treatment system and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 286.00 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 56.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 18.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460746

• 20 May 2024Conditional

  of domestic garage and minor elevation changes to existing dwelling house. Permission for this development was previously approved under planning ref 05/3852. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 33 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460582

• 26 Jul 2023Refused

  of an existing agricultural entrance & associated works & the carrying out of alterations to the existing entrance to include the provision of a separate access to the existing dwellinghouse & agricultural lands & all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360842

• 23 May 2023N/a

  for the development consisting of the carrying out of alterations to the existing entrance to include the provision of a separate access to the existing dwelling house & agricultural lands and all associated works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2360540

• 7 Oct 2021Refused

  to construct a single dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 206.5 sqm, Garage: 60 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211847

• 13 Apr 2021Refused

  to construct a single dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling: 206.5 sqm, Garage: 60.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21580

• 23 Aug 2019Conditional

  of existing dwelling house on revised site boundaries to that previously permitted under planning reference 3478 and to construct a new entrance. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 108 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191317

• 10 Jul 2019Conditional

  of an extension and alterations to a dwelling house on revised site boundaries to that previously granted under Planning reference 25305. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 170.5 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191056

• 11 Jun 2019Conditional

  to construct a single dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 96 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19880

• 22 Mar 2018Conditional

  to construct a single dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works (dwelling house) 180 sqm, (garage) 60 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18348

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Ardrahan Grassland SAC 002244

Recorded monuments

• GA113-186001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the N-facing slope of a gentle rise in pastureland. When initially visited by the Survey in October 1982, this poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 25.5m) was defined by a drystone wall from N through S to W. A field wall overlay the enclosing wall from N to SE and another cut through the monument at W and N; no visible surface trace survived to the NW of the latter wall. Traces of two structures, defined by low grassed-over foundation lines, lay within the interior: (a) to N was partially levelled (L 8m); (b) to S was rectangular in plan (L 11.5m; Wth 5.5m) and was divided internally; these may be the remains of house sites. An old trackway lay c. 100m to the SE and ran towards a lake to the NE, but its relationship with the cashel was unclear. When revisited in 1992, no visible surface trace the cashel or its associated features survived. They were all cleared away during land reclamation. (McCaffrey 1952, 277, no. 10a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA113-187 Moated site
  Description

  On the crest of a ridge in wet pastureland. This very well-preserved rectangular moated site (c. 50m NE-SW; c. 44m NW-SE) is defined by an inner bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.5-2.9m; int. H 1m; ext. H 4.5m), an intervening fosse (Wth 2.1m) and an outer bank made up of earth and large limestone boulders (Wth 2-4m; int. H 1-2.2m; ext. H 2.5-2.7m), its outer edges are indistinct as much slippage has occurred due to the steeply sloping land on all sides, except to the E. There are causewayed entrances (Wth of both 5m) at NE and SW. A small knoll in the middle of the NE gap divides it in two. The NE portion of the outer bank is overlain by a modern field wall; traces of the original stone facing (L 9m) are visible at ENE. There is a slightly raised rectangular area (L c. 15m; Wth 8.5m) made up of stone and delimited by large boulders in the centre of the interior. Some 100m to the S lie two parallel banks with a water-filled intervening fosse (L 20m). A pear-shaped raised area is visible c. 120m to the SW. (McCaffrey 1952, 277-8, no. 15; Killanin and Duignan 1962, 58) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 December 2019

• GA113-188 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle rise in pastureland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (44.5m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by a low bank (base Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) that is clearly visible from SE through W to NNE. A field wall cuts through the monument at NNE and SE and to the E of it some traces of the bank are evident. Stone-facing is visible on both faces of the bank at NW and on the inner face at N. No trace of the fosse survives. There is a souterrain (GA113-188001-) within the N half of the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 278, no. 15a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 April 2018

• GA113-188001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within N half of a rath (GA113-188----). This souterrain has collapsed and is indicated by a linear stone-filled depression (L <10m) running E-W. (McCaffrey 1952, 278, no. 17a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 April 2018

• GA113-189 Milestone
  Description

  In a grassy verge on the E side of the old road between Gort and Galway. Named ‘M.S.’ on the 1922 edition of the OS 6-inch map, this milestone (max. H 1.52m; Wth 0.31m at front, 0.46m at rear; D 0.34m) consists of a well-dressed trapezoidal-shaped limestone pillar with a narrow chamfer to the front margins. The top is heavily spalled. The inscription on the front reads: ‘12 From Gort’ but the numerals are partly obliterated by spalling. Faint traces of white paint are visible on it. On inspection in November 2021, the stone had been temporarily moved by Galway County Council into the adjacent field to the E (O’Sullivan 2021, No. 6). It is one of nine in the study area, see also GA122-098----, GA122-147----, GA122-148----, GA113-217----, GA113-218----, GA103-217----, GA103-218---- and GA103-219----). (McManus 2022, 19-20, No. 6; SMR file) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 15 March 2023 McManus, G. 2022 Nine 18th-century milestones on the 'Old Galway Road' from Gort to Galway. Unpublished specialist report, Ardrahan Heritage Group. O'Sullivan, J. 2021 Nine 18th-century milestones on the 'Old Galway Road'. Unpublished specialist report, Ardrahan Heritage Group.

• GA113-201 Souterrain
  Description

  On a low ridge in pastureland. The entrance to a now blocked-up 'artificial cave' was visible in the SW corner of this field. According to local information, at one time, it was possible to descend into it for quite some distance (information from S. O'Callaghan 1987). A large hay-shed has since been built in this area of the field and no visible surface trace of it survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 June 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rooaunmore, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_723 (ZIP).

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.

• Rooaunmore, Claregalway6 sales

Name

Rooaunmore · An Ruán Mór

Area

1,020,162 m² (102.02 ha, 252.09 acres)

Civil parish

Ardrahan, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Castletaylor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

693 people lived in 215 households in the Castletaylor electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brackloon, Caherateige, Caherdaly, Cloghboley, Cullenagh Beg, Cullenagh More, Owenbristy

Placenames

Rooaunmore 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.