Loonaghtan (Mahon)

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loonaghtan (Mahon), from 1,200 m² to 91,268 m² (9.13 ha, 22.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 44 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 Loonaghtan (Mahon) 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.

• 23 Apr 2026Conditional

  for existing agricultural storage sheds and storage facilities, agricultural and animal handling facilities and welfare unit, retention and completion of an agricultural storage shed, and all associated site facilities and services

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660623

• 6 Oct 2025Refused

  of (a) existing storage sheds, (b) work related storage facilities, (c) agricultural animal handling facilities, (d) retention and completion of an agricultural storage shed, (e) and all associated site facilities and services

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2561454

• 9 Jan 2025Conditional

  for ground floor extensions to both the rear of the existing dwelling and to the rear of the granny flat (planning reference 65490). Works to replace the old septic tank with a new wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter and associated site works all on revised site boundaries. Additional works proposed as follows: Demolition of existing rear old dwelling extension area 14M2. New pitched roof to front porch of old dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560010

• 29 Aug 2024Refused

  for separation of the old part of the existing dwelling house from the newer extension granted under planning reference old65490 converted to granny flat. Permission to construct an extension to the rear of both proposed properties, also to replace the old septic tank for the old dwelling with a new wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter and associated site works all on revised site boundaries. Additional works proposed as follows: 1. Demolision of existing rear old dwelling extension area 14M2. 2. New access to public road from old dwelling. 3. New pitched roof to front porch of old dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 27.40 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 12.40 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461129

• 24 Jun 2024N/a

  for separation of the old part of the existing dwelling house from the newer extension granted under planning reference old65490 converted to granny flat. Planning permission is also sought to construct an extension to the rear of both properties, also to replace the old septic tank for the old dwelling with a new wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter and associated site works all on revised site boundaries. Additional works proposed as follows. 1. Demolition of existing rear old dwelling extension area 14M2. 2. New Access to public road from old dwelling. 3. New pitched roof to front porch of old dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 27.4 sqm. Gross floor space of works to be retained: 81 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 12.4 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460768

• 22 May 2020Conditional

  for development consisting of the existing first floor attic space to habitable space and removal of chimney located on the south elevation of the existing dwelling and all ancillary site work. Gross floor space of proposed works: 83 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20628

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

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Castle Ffrench West Bog NHA 000280

Recorded monuments

• GA061-113 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a N-facing slope in grassland. On inspection in January 1985, this poorly preserved circular rath (D 30m) was defined by an inner scarp (H 0.2m-1.5m), intervening fosse (Wth 2-3.5m) and outer bank (H 0.6-1.5m; int. H 0.7-0.9m; ext. H 0.8-2m). Gaps were visible in the bank at NNE (Wth 5.5m) and SE (Wth 3.5m). A NE-SW running field bank cut across the monument from NNW to SSE. There was cattle-feeding pen on its E side in the area of the fosse. On re-inspection in November 2001, a vey shallow depression (Wth c. 3m; D c. 0.3m) noted from SSE to NW possibly marked the line of an outer fossse. The feeding pen had been removed from the inner fosse and was located outside the outer bank at E. 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). Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 16 August 2023

• GA061-114 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 37m, E-W 33m) defined by a stone-faced bank at SE, and elsewhere by a scarp. A gap at SE could be original. The monument has been quarried out at NNE. It is ringed with trees and bushes. 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). Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 16 August 2023

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Loonaghtan (Mahon).

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 Loonaghtan (Mahon), about 1 in 20 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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Loonaghtan (Mahon).

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 Loonaghtan (Mahon) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Loonaghtan (Mahon) · Leamhnachtán (Mahon)

Area

786,477 m² (78.65 ha, 194.34 acres)

Civil parish

Ahascragh, and its townlands

Barony

Killian

Electoral division

Castleffrench, the unit of the census

Census 2022

522 people lived in 178 households in the Castleffrench electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castle Ffrench West, Keave, Loonaghtan (Kelly)

Placenames

Loonaghtan (Mahon) 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.