Castletaylor South

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletaylor South, from 1,831 m² to 675,085 m² (67.51 ha, 166.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Castletaylor South 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.

• 20 Oct 2025Conditional

  for demolition of existing dwelling rear single storey block & existing attached garage, minor alterations & renovation to existing dwelling floor plan to reconfigure layout plus alterations to all existing elevations to suit, full planning permission for single storey extensions to all dwelling elevations, full planning permission for stand-alone domestic garage on revised site boundaries with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561535

• 16 Jun 2017Conditional

  for (1) renovation of existing semi-derelict gate lodge dwelling which forms part of the Record of Protected Structures, RPS Ref. 308. (2) Construction of associated single storey rear extension to facilitate use as a modern dwellinghouse and (3) Construction of sewage treatment system and all associated site works and services (Gross floor area 38m2 lodge, 148m2 extension)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17897

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: Castletaylor Complex SAC 000242
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castletaylor Complex 000242

Recorded monuments

• GA104-105001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On level ground, formerly part of the demesne of the Castle Taylor estate. O'Doherty (1985, 3) noted that the old name for Castle Taylor was 'Ballymacgrath'. This ties in with the 1574 list of castles in Co. Galway where 'Ballymicrahe' castle was then in the possession of 'Moyler Oge' (Nolan 1901, 113). It consists of the fairly well-preserved ruins of a four-storey high rectangular tower house. In the early 19th century it was incorporated into the NE end of Castle Taylor House (GA104-105002-), a rectangular three-storey country house, which is now also in ruins (Bence-Jones 1978, 75; O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 601). The original doorway, in the NW wall, gives access to a lobby with an overhead murder-hole. Further doorways off it lead to an intramural stairway and the spiral staircase in the N corner, and the main ground-floor room to the SE. The main features in this room are a large triple-light window in the NE wall and a fireplace (inserted) in the SE wall. A later doorway in this wall provided access to the house. The original wooden floor between the ground/1st floor has been removed. Stone vaults exist between 1st/2nd and 2nd/3rd floors. A subsidiary chamber in the NW wall at 1st-floor level, above the doorway, houses the murder-hole. Another subsidiary chamber in the NE wall on the 2nd floor accesses the main chamber at this level. Another modern doorway in its SW wall provided access to the house. On the 3rd floor the main room was accessed through a subsidiary chamber in the NW wall. Another large three-light window is visible in its NE wall. A chimney in the SE wall serviced the fireplace on the ground floor and there is also a small fireplace in the SW wall. An intramural staircase rises from the large window embrasure to a short spiral stairs that accesses the battlements. The roof, parapets and turret on the N side also appear to date from the 19th-century remodelling. O’Doherty (1985, 4) claims that the large three-light windows originally came 'from one of the churches at Kilmacduagh' but according to Bence-Jones (1978, 75) they are 18th-century tracery windows. (Fahey 1893, 299) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 16 September 2021

• GA104-105002 Country house
  Description

  The following description is from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/30410411/castle-taylor-castletaylor-south-galway last accessed 14 September 2021): Detached multi-period country house, facing north-west and having rectangular plan, incorporating rectangular-plan three-storey tower house [GA104-105001-] or [sic] c.1500 to north-east corner. Front elevation has towerhouse at north-east end, slightly recessed and lower three-bay three-storey part of c.1750 to centre, and slightly advanced two-bay four-storey part at south-west Three-bay three-storey south-west side elevation has bowed bay to front end. Rear elevation is seven bays and three storeys and lacks architectural detailing. Roofless, having gablets to top floor of south-west bays of front elevation, with cut-stone eaves course to south-west and rear elevations. Towerhouse has square-plan caphouse to north corner, dripstones, slightly projecting rubble stone parapets, and remains of stepped crenellations. Brick chimneystacks with ceramic pots. Dressed limestone walls to front elevation and battered dressed walls with some slatehanging to tower house, rendered walls elsewhere. Towerhouse has loop windows and single-light windows with pointed, square and ogee heads, some with label-mouldings, and elaborate traceried pointed triple-light windows to ground and top floors of north-east elevation having label-mouldings, and upper having pyramidal corbels to moulded sill. Front elevation has camber-arch windows to middle bays, pointed blind windows to top floor of two-bay part with intersecting tracery, and square-headed with label-moulding to first floor of two-bay part. Square-headed windows elsewhere to building. All windows lacking fittings, but having tooled limestone sills. Round-headed door openings to rear and south-west elevations, lacking fittings. Recessed pointed arch door opening to front of tower with dressed voussoirs set under false machicolation. Walled garden to rear with various buildings. Set within own grounds. Castle Taylor is one of the most striking structures in south Galway. It is a cohesive mix of historic styles, incorporating a medieval towerhouse and eighteenth-century house, apparently with later Gothic Revival alterations. Although now a ruin the form and much fabric remains. Outbuildings and ancillary structures enhance the setting, as do the fine entrance gate piers and lodge. One of several houses associated with the Shawe-Taylor family, it was the scene of violent incidents during the late 1920s, and was inhabited until 1930. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 14 September 2021

• GA104-106 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 31.5m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter is only visible at S and W. Traces of stone-facing are evident along the bank at SW. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.2m) at E. (McCaffrey 1952, 224, no. 13) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 24 November 2017

• GA104-106001 Hut site
  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.

• GA104-107 Windmill
  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.

• GA104-108 Enclosure
  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.

• GA104-281 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In level grassland, formerly within Castletaylor Demesne. Very poorly preserved oval cashel (42m N-S; 32m E-W) defined at W by a low spread of rubble with intermittent traces of the outer wall-face. Elsewhere a degraded scarp forms the enclosing element. A children's burial ground (GA104-282----) is associated. A low foundation line of boulders and rubble, aligned E-W, is visible in the interior at W. It may be an internal division. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 24 November 2017

• GA104-282 Children's burial ground
  Description

  According to local information, the interior of the cashel (GA104-281----) may have been used as a children's burial ground (SMR file). No visible surface trace of one exists. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 24 November 2017

• GA104-298 Enclosure
  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.

Architectural heritage

• Castle Taylor, country house, 1480–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-period country house, facing north-west and having rectangular plan, incorporating rectangular-plan three-storey tower house or c.1500 to north-east corner. Front elevation has towerhouse at north-east end, slightly recessed and lower three-bay three-storey part of c.1750 to centre, and slightly advanced two-bay four-storey part at south-west Three-bay three-storey south-west side elevation has bowed bay to front end. Rear elevation is seven bays and three storeys and lacks architectural detailing. Roofless, having gablets to top floor of south-west bays of front elevation, with cut-stone eaves course to south-west and rear elevations. Towerhouse has square-plan caphouse to north corner, dripstones, slightly projecting rubble stone parapets, and remains of stepped crenellations. Brick chimneystacks with ceramic pots. Dressed limestone walls to front elevation and battered dressed walls with some slatehanging to tower house, rendered walls elsewhere. Towerhouse has loop windows and single-light windows with pointed, square and ogee heads, some with label-mouldings, and elaborate traceried pointed triple-light windows to ground and top floors of north-east elevation having label-mouldings, and upper having pyramidal corbels to moulded sill. Front elevation has camber-arch windows to middle bays, pointed blind windows to top floor of two-bay part with intersecting tracery, and square-headed with label-moulding to first floor of two-bay part. Square-headed windows elsewhere to building. All windows lacking fittings, but having tooled limestone sills. Round-headed door openings to rear and south-west elevations, lacking fittings. Recessed pointed arch door opening to front of tower with dressed voussoirs set under false machicolation. Walled garden to rear with various buildings. Set within own grounds.

• Castle Taylor, walled garden, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Walled garden, built c.1860, with roughly dressed limestone walls having cut-stone string course and copings. Elliptical-arched vehicular gateway to south-east side with rock-faced rusticated Gibbsian surround, imposts and double-leaf timber battened door. Ruined remains of lean-to rubble stone outbuildings to interior. Sited to rear of Castle Taylor House.

• Castle Taylor, steward's house, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-storey steward's house, dated 1859, having three-bay ground floor and two-bay first floor, with double-pile two-storey extensions slightly recessed to rear (north-west). Now in use as house. Hipped slate roof with central rendered chimneystack, and cut limestone eaves course. Snecked limestone walls with carved date plaque to middle bay of first floor. Square-headed window openings with raised tooled surrounds, block-and start to ground floor, having tooled sills, and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening set in cut limestone doorcase comprising pilasters with bases and moulded capitals, frieze, and moulded cornice, with replacement timber panelled door with overlight. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate and railings to garden to front of house. Rubble stone boundary walls to sides and rear. Set within the grounds of Castle Taylor.

• Castle Taylor, outbuilding, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan six-bay two-storey outbuilding, built c.1820, with pedimented breakfront to middle two bays, and single-bay projecting ends. Hipped slate roof, with dressed limestone chimneystacks, cut-stone eaves course, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughly dressed limestone walls with dressed quoins. Clock to pediment with cut-stone surround. Square-headed openings to first floor with cut-stone surrounds and sills. Square-headed carriage opening to ground floor of central breakfront having cut-stone surrounds and lintels. Segmental-headed door openings flanking breakfront, having square-headed door openings with timber battened doors, flanked by sidelights, the whole surmounted by fanlight with cut-stone voussoirs, one fanlight blocked with red brick. Segmental-arched openings to end bays, now blocked, with fanlight and cut-stone surround and lintel. Square-headed door openings to side elevations of projecting end bays, with cut-stone Gibbsian surrounds. Rubble stone boundary wall to yard to front of site, with cut-stone coping, entered though double-leaf wrought-iron gates, with cut-stone piers with pointed caps. Set within grounds of Castle Taylor House.

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 Castletaylor South, 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 Castletaylor South.

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

Name

Castletaylor South · Caisleán an Táilliúraigh Theas

Area

1,746,146 m² (174.61 ha, 431.48 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

Ballybaun, Barratreana, Castletaylor North, Cregmore, Rooghaun, Toberacreggaun

Placenames

Castletaylor South 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.