Cloghboley

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloghboley, from 1,090 m² to 278,246 m² (27.82 ha, 68.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cloghboley 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.

• 19 Jun 2026Conditional

  for the construction of a new slatted shed with loose bedded area, creep area and ancillary concrete. A Natura Impact statement has been submitted along with the application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661025

• 24 Sept 2023Refused

  for 10-years for the development of a solar farm on a site of 125 hectares consisting of the following: 570,952sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 18 hardstanding locations, with each containing 3no. electrical skids (each hardstanding location will be surrounded by a palisade fence & gates); underground power & communications cables & ducts, including cabling along the L-8560, L-4506, L-4505 & R347 public roads; 4 joint bays; new internal access tracks; a new access from the R347 public road; upgrade to existing access points along the L-4505 and R347 public roads; access gates; landscaping & biodiversity enhancement measures; security gates; boundary fencing & all associated ancillary development, site works & services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2361143

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: Lough Fingall Complex SAC 000606
• Special Area of Conservation: Ardrahan Grassland SAC 002244
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Fingall Complex 000606

Recorded monuments

• GA103-112 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 192, no. 118) as a circular 'Earthen fort' (diam. c. 74m) defined by a bank with a stone revetment. Within the E sector of the interior was a house site (GA103-112001-). Apart from a low stony bank (L 4m) at W, which may indicate the line of the enclosing element, no visible surface trace of the monument survives. Field-clearance rubble has been piled on top of it. Another rath (GA103-112002-/GA113-094----) lies immediately to the SW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 July 2017

• GA103-112001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the interior of a rath (GA103-112----). Described by McCaffrey (1952, 192) as 'a circle of stones sunk into the earth' (diam. c. 10m) which 'may represent ... a hut site'. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 July 2017

• GA113-094 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In flat pastureland, sloping gently towards the S. This subcircular cashel (50m E-W; 42m N-S), in fair condition, is defined by a substantial double-faced drystone wall. There is a well-defined entrance gap (Wth 1.8m) at SE. The interior is divided into two almost equal halves by a (?)natural scarp (H 1.5m) running from WSW to NNE. There is a souterrain (GA113-094001-) in the NW quadrant of the interior and the foundations of four house sites (GA113-094002- to GA113-094005-) are also visible. A field walls cuts across the monument from NE to SE. (McCaffrey 1952, 268, no. 5) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 September 2019

• GA113-094001 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a cashel (GA113-094----), beneath a house site (GA113-094). This inaccessible drystone-built souterrain appears to be roughly T-shaped in plan and consists of two chambers. A visual inspection through a blocked-up breach at the E end of the 1st chamber (L c. 10m; Wth 1.8m), which is clay filled, indicated that it runs ESE-WNW. It appears to extend beneath the cashel wall to the W. To the E of the breach, the line of the chamber is visible as a linear depression (L c. 5m). The 2nd chamber was also inspected through a blocked-up gap; it runs NNE-SSW towards the N side-wall of the 1st chamber. It was impossible to determine the point of access between the two chambers. (McCaffrey 1952, 268, no. 5a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 September 2019

• GA113-094002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the interior of the cashel (GA113-094----). The foundations of four rectangular houses are traceable -House 1: GA113-094002- in the NW quadrant overlies the NE part of the souterrain (GA113-094001-). It consists of the well-defined foundations of double-faced stone walls (6m by 4m); House 2: GA113-094003- abuts the cashel wall at NE and consists of the poorly preserved remains of a possible two-roomed house (8m by 5m); House 3: GA113-094004- in the SE quadrant is to the N of the cashel entrance; the poorly preserved foundations of the N and W walls of a house of indeterminate size, which is overlain by a modern wall, survive; House 4: GA113-094005- in the S sector of the interior consists a low platform defined by a wall of large blocks (6m by 2.5m overall). (McCaffrey 1952, 268, no. 5) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 September 2019

• GA113-094003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the interior of the cashel (GA113-094----). The foundations of four rectangular houses are traceable -House 1: GA113-094002- in the NW quadrant overlies the NE part of the souterrain (GA113-094001-). It consists of the well-defined foundations of double-faced stone walls (6m by 4m); House 2: GA113-094003- abuts the cashel wall at NE and consists of the poorly preserved remains of a possible two-roomed house (8m by 5m); House 3: GA113-094004- in the SE quadrant is to the N of the cashel entrance; the poorly preserved foundations of the N and W walls of a house of indeterminate size, which is overlain by a modern wall, survive; House 4: GA113-094005- in the S sector of the interior consists a low platform defined by a wall of large blocks (6m by 2.5m overall). (McCaffrey 1952, 268, no. 5) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 September 2019

• GA113-094004 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the interior of the cashel (GA113-094----). The foundations of four rectangular houses are traceable -House 1: GA113-094002- in the NW quadrant overlies the NE part of the souterrain (GA113-094001-). It consists of the well-defined foundations of double-faced stone walls (6m by 4m); House 2: GA113-094003- abuts the cashel wall at NE and consists of the poorly preserved remains of a possible two-roomed house (8m by 5m); House 3: GA113-094004- in the SE quadrant is to the N of the cashel entrance; the poorly preserved foundations of the N and W walls of a house of indeterminate size, which is overlain by a modern wall, survive; House 4: GA113-094005- in the S sector of the interior consists a low platform defined by a wall of large blocks (6m by 2.5m overall). (McCaffrey 1952, 268, no. 5) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 September 2019

• GA113-094005 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the interior of the cashel (GA113-094----). The foundations of four rectangular houses are traceable -House 1: GA113-094002- in the NW quadrant overlies the NE part of the souterrain (GA113-094001-). It consists of the well-defined foundations of double-faced stone walls (6m by 4m); House 2: GA113-094003- abuts the cashel wall at NE and consists of the poorly preserved remains of a possible two-roomed house (8m by 5m); House 3: GA113-094004- in the SE quadrant is to the N of the cashel entrance; the poorly preserved foundations of the N and W walls of a house of indeterminate size, which is overlain by a modern wall, survive; House 4: GA113-094005- in the S sector of the interior consists a low platform defined by a wall of large blocks (6m by 2.5m overall). (McCaffrey 1952, 268, no. 5) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 September 2019

• GA113-095 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In an area of outcropping rock. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 24m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. A circular stone structure (diam. 4.5m) in the E sector of the interior may be the remains of a house site (GA113-095001-). A drystone-built structure at W and another outside the cashel wall at SE are possibly later features. (McCaffrey 1952, 269, no. 6) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 November 2017

• GA113-095001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the E sector of the interior of a cashel (GA113-095----). A circular stone structure (diam. 4.5m; H 0.8m) may be the remains of a house site. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 November 2017

• GA113-096 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In scrubland with outcropping rock. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 25m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. A possible entrance gap at E is delimited by a line of upright stones. Abutting the cashel wall at SE is an L-shaped foundation line of upright stones (NNW-SSE; L 3.5m; Wth 2m); possibly an associated annexe or house site. A stone structure (GA113-096002-) lies within the interior. A house site (GA113-096001-) lies c. 60m to ESE. (McCaffrey 1952, 269, no. 9) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 November 2017

• GA113-096001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Some 60m to the ESE of a cashel (GA113-096----). This circular house site (diam. 6.9m), in fair condition, is defined by a collapsed drystone wall, which is visible from NW through N to SE; elsewhere it is obscured by briars and gorse. (McCaffrey 1952, 269, no. 9) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 November 2017

• GA113-096002 Structure
  Description

  Located close to the centre of the interior a cashel (GA113-096----). Described by McCaffrey (1952, 269, no. 9) as 'a flag-lined depression of some 9' x 4' [2.75m by 1.2m]'. What survives is a slightly curved structure (L 2.2m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.2m), running roughly NNW-SSE, which is defined by three boulders set on edge on the W side and four on the E side. The S end is closed off by a single grassed-over boulder. Possibly the remains of hut site. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 November 2017

• GA113-097 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a hill summit in pastureland. Poorly preserved oval cashel (33m E-W; N-S c. 25m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall, which is overlain by a later field wall from SE to SW. There is a souterrain (GA113-097001-) in the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 269, no. 10) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 November 2017

• GA113-097001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the interior of a cashel (GA113-097----). This drystone-built souterrain consists of a rectangular passage with a possible creep. The passage (L 10.5m; Wth 1.8m; H 1.9m) runs E-W and access is gained via a breach some 3.5m from its E end. Two lines of corbels support the massive roof-slabs. The possible creep (L 2.3m; Wth 0.85m) extends from the W end of the S side-wall and runs N-S. It is filled with rubble. (McCaffrey 1952, 269, no. 10) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 28 November 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cloghboley, 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.

No address of the register names Cloghboley with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Cloghboley · An Chlochbhuaile

Area

1,588,722 m² (158.87 ha, 392.58 acres)

Civil parish

Killeenavarra, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Killeenavarra, the unit of the census

Census 2022

903 people lived in 282 households in the Killeenavarra electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brackloon, Cahernalinsky, Keamsellagh East, Keamsellagh West, Killeenavarra, Killeenhugh, Owenbristy, Parkatleva, Rooaunmore

Placenames

Cloghboley 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.