Raheen

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Raheen, from 126 m² to 316,325 m² (31.63 ha, 78.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 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 Raheen 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.

• 9 Oct 2025Conditional

  for the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure no. 81 and 161; the replacement of angle masts in-situ at 3no. locations, with similar structures; the painting of a tower at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 54no. locations, with similar structures. The change in structures will result in standardised heights from 16 m to 23 m along the circuit. The majority of the height increases will be between 0.1 m and 2.0 m (at 40no. structures), with 13no. structure replacements resulting in no change in height. Structure no. 109 will increase in height by 3.0 m; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures from structure no. 81 to 160; the replacement of stay wire / anchors and associated fittings at 3no. locations; the replacement of crossarms at 59no. locations; the installation of fibre wrap on phase conductor between structure no. 1 and structure no. 161; all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including the removal and reinstatement of 220m of hedgerow / field boundary (estimated using Táilte Éireann data), vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and a temporary watercourse crossing to access structure no. 160. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., national roads, rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561471

• 16 Jul 2025Conditional

  to (1) construct a new dwelling house, (2) installation of a wastewater treatment system and associated polishing filter bed & (3) domestic garage as well as all ancillary site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 243.50 sqm(H), 40.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560963

• 21 Mar 2025Conditional

  for a new Slatted Shed with concrete apron and all associated works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560303

• 21 Mar 2022Conditional

  for an extension of an existing shed and the use of this shed for the processing of materials collected through my recycling business. Gross floor space of proposed works: 17.76 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 22377

• 6 Dec 2021Conditional

  to construct a serviced dwelling with effluent treatment system and garage/shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 290 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212302

• 24 Sept 2018Conditional

  of the following 1. The conversion of attic space to living quarters with its associated staircase. 2. The existing first floor 3 dormer windows at the front of the house and 3 velux roof lights at the rear of the house. 3. The existing septic tank and percolation area at its current location and all ancillary site works, from previous planning application 06/13. Full permission also sought to retain and complete the domestic garage/fuel store at its current location and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of existing building 231sqm, Gross floor space of proposed works; 33sqm(garage completion), Gross floor space of work to be retained - 231sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181339

• 27 Apr 2017Conditional

  of minor alterations to the dwelling and for permission to retain the rear building, all at the above address on a slightly reduced site. Previous planning, 00/369. (Gross floor space of works for retention: 7.57 sqm. (porch) + 64.61 sqm. (rear building)).

  Retention · Galway County Council, 17592

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 Raheen.

Recorded monuments

• GA042-215 Barrow - bowl-barrow
  Description

  In level grassland. A well-preserved subcircular barrow (N-S 28.65m, E-W 25.9m) comprising a central mound (H c. 1.5m max.) encircled by an internal fosse and external bank. The bank is overlain by a field wall at E, and disturbed internally at E and S by a pathway. The mound, which is denuded at S, contains a slight central depression. Two other barrows (GA042-216----, GA042-217----) lie to SW. 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

• GA042-216 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On E-facing slope of a slight ridge, c. 260m SW of barrow (GA042-215----). A circular barrow (D 19.15m), in fair condition, comprising a slightly flat- topped central mound (H c. 0.75m max.) encircled by an internal fosse and external bank. Trees and bushes grow around the monument which has been denuded especially at SE. Another barrow (GA042-217----) lies 60m to SW. 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

• GA042-217 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On the crest of a slight ridge some 60m SW of another barrow (GA042-216----). A poorly preserved low circular platform (D 21m, H 1m max.) encircled by a fosse and external bank, traces of which survive only at SW. 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

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

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 Raheen, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Raheen · An Ráithín

Area

1,020,922 m² (102.09 ha, 252.28 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghpatrick, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Kilcoona, the unit of the census

Census 2022

662 people lived in 215 households in the Kilcoona electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintleva, Beagh Beg, Bunnasillagh, Caherlustraun, Carheenard, Oltore, Stonepark or Bawnmore

Placenames

Raheen 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.