Carrowmore
Carrowmore is a townland in the civil parish of Monivea, barony of Tiaquin, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is An Cheathrú Mhór.
Parcel 2000383
- Area
- 92,771 m² (9.28 ha, 22.92 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 637 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Carrowmore
Planning applications on this parcel
25 Sept 2026N/a
to construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661611
7 Aug 2026Refused
A 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 239 hectares consisting of the following: 1,031,319 sq. m. of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 32 no. MV stations on associated hardstanding; new internal access tracks; underground cabling and ducting including along public roads L7138, L7141, L3110, L7140, L31085, L3108, L7132, L7131, and L7129; new access points onto public roads L7138, L3110, L7141, L7129, L71383, and upgrades to existing access points are proposed on public roads L7141, L3110, L7140, L7132, L7129, and L71383; limited alterations to existing stone walls including the creation or widening of access openings and reinstatement works; security fencing; CCTV; drainage infrastructure; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; Horizontal Directional Drilling beneath the disused railway line; temporary construction compounds; and all associated ancillary site development works. The proposed development will be operational for 40 years. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply
Permission · Galway County Council, 2661362
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 153 ha
- 378 acres
- Land parcels
- 52
- registered freehold, median 6,533 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowmore, from 100 m² to 203,974 m² (20.4 ha, 50.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 33 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Carrowmore 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
25 Sept 2026N/a
to construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661611
11 Sept 2026N/a
for works to consist of single storey extensions to existing dwelling house plus replacement of existing septic tank with new wastewater treatment system & all associated site services
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661550
7 Aug 2026Refused
A 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 239 hectares consisting of the following: 1,031,319 sq. m. of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 32 no. MV stations on associated hardstanding; new internal access tracks; underground cabling and ducting including along public roads L7138, L7141, L3110, L7140, L31085, L3108, L7132, L7131, and L7129; new access points onto public roads L7138, L3110, L7141, L7129, L71383, and upgrades to existing access points are proposed on public roads L7141, L3110, L7140, L7132, L7129, and L71383; limited alterations to existing stone walls including the creation or widening of access openings and reinstatement works; security fencing; CCTV; drainage infrastructure; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; Horizontal Directional Drilling beneath the disused railway line; temporary construction compounds; and all associated ancillary site development works. The proposed development will be operational for 40 years. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply
Permission · Galway County Council, 2661362
23 Dec 2025Conditional
of the as-constructed waste water treatment system and percolation area, alterations to the as constructed entrance and permission for construction of private dwelling house and domestic garage and all other associated site development works
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561941
29 Jul 2025Conditional
to construct an agricultural entrance on to my farm land to allow entry and exit for agricultural activities
Permission · Galway County Council, 2561041
10 Jun 2025Conditional
to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/store, including all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: (H)183.14 sqm & (G) 53.94 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 25135
8 Apr 2025N/a
to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house and private garage/store to include all associated site works. (Revised plans and connect to existing treatment system granted under planning ref. 19/1638)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2569
17 Dec 2024Refused
to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with wastewater treatment system and private garage/fuel shed to include all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: (House) 203.28 sqm & (Garage) 53.94 sqm
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 24362
2 Jun 2023Conditional
to construct a fully serviced private dwellinghouse with wastewater treatment system & private store to include all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23227
2 Sept 2022Conditional
to construct a domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works in 54.90 sq m.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260887
14 May 2020Conditional
to construct a domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 60 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20596
27 Feb 2020N/a
to construct a domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works 60 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 20257
22 Oct 2019Conditional
to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage / fuel shed to include all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House = 203.28 sqm, Garage = 53.94 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191638
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297
- Natural Heritage Area: Killaclogher Bog NHA 001280
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Carrowmore.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrowmore.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Carrowmore, 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 Carrowmore.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Carrowmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Carrowmore · An Cheathrú Mhór
- Area
- 1,530,067 m² (153.01 ha, 378.09 acres)
- Civil parish
- Monivea, and its townlands
- Barony
- Tiaquin
- Electoral division
- Abbey East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 655 people lived in 215 households in the Abbey East electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Abbert, Abbert Demesne, Cahernaglass, Cashlaundarragh, Parkacurry, Ryehill Demesne, Stonepark
- Placenames
- Carrowmore 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.