Townparks
Townparks is a townland in the civil parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is Páirceanna an Bhaile.
Parcel 2014190
- Area
- 53 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- G1 Open Space / Recreation & Amenity (Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Townparks
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1349 (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.
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
- 46.8 ha
- 116 acres
- Land parcels
- 195
- registered freehold, median 201 m²
- Zoning
- M2
- Town Centre
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
195 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Townparks, from 3 m² to 69,337 m² (6.93 ha, 17.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 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
- M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 163 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space / Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Commercial / Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Residential (Existing) (Existing residential)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential Infill (New/proposed residential)
Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
16 Jul 2025Conditional
for change of use of office building to revert it to its original use as a dwelling house. Gross floor space of proposed works: 98.88 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 25176
4 Apr 2025Conditional
for the alterations, extensions, and conversion of two private dwellings into a single private dwelling. Works to include: 1) The demolition of an existing lean to extension with internal and external alterations of an existing dwelling which is also a protected structure (RPS No.176 & NIAH Ref:30333065); 2) The demolition of an existing single storey utility and front porch of a separate existing dwelling and the construction of a new two storey extension, dormer windows, and bay window to the front and side of same with associated internal and external alterations; 3) The construction of a new single storey link extension between the two dwellings to convert the buildings into single occupancy; 4) The demolition of an existing ancillary shed; and 5) All associated site development works
Permission · Galway County Council, 2560372
2 May 2024Conditional
to carry out renovations to existing derelict house, including reduction of existing three storey dwelling to a two storey dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 74.29 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 80 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460492
19 Apr 2024Conditional
for a change of use of a ground floor retail unit to use as office accommodation and all ancillary site works to facilitate same. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 73.28 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460429
19 Feb 2024Conditional
to: a) construct a new 2.4m high boundary fence on the western side of the property, b) to demolish part of the existing wall and turnstiles and construct new entrance gate and turnstiles onto Sarsfield Road (variations to permitted boundary treatment and works carried out under Planning Ref: 13/9034). Gross floor space of proposed works: 9.60 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 3.60 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460168
18 Jan 2024N/a
to: a) construct a new 2.4m high boundary fence on the western side of the property; b) demolish part of the existing wall and turnstiles and construct new entrance gate and turnstiles onto Sarsfield Road (variations to permitted boundary treatment and works carried out under Planning Ref; 13/9034). Gross floor space of proposed works: 9.60 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 3.60 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2460045
23 Oct 2023N/a
for a change of use in a portion of Ballinasloe Town Hall (which is a Protected Structure, No. RPS 203 in Appendix 6 of the County Development Plan) to operate as a takeaway coffee shop with unlit signage over the door & all associated works
Permission · Galway County Council, 23431
5 Sept 2023Conditional
for (1) the change of use of an existing first floor residential apartment unit (28.9 sqm) to an office/financial services use & merger to adjoining office/financial services unit at first floor level (2) alterations to previously approved planning permission ref. 22/61268 including alterations to the first floor layout & elevations & the addition of a roof parapet & all other associated site works & development. The premises is located within the Ballinasloe Town Centre Architectural Conservation Area
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361054
22 Aug 2023N/a
for a change of use in a portion of Ballinasioe Town Hall to operate as a takeaway coffee shop with signage over the door & all associated works
Permission · Galway County Council, 23335
8 Mar 2023Conditional
for amalgamation of the existing EuroGiant Express retail unit into the adjoining John Wood and Co. retail unit to reinstate the single ground floor retail unit that previously existed in this protected structure together with elevational changes, revisions to existing signage, and all associated site works and connection into existing services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 154.00 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2360217
19 Dec 2022Conditional
(1) the Change of Use of an existing shop/retail unit (62 sq. m) to an office/financial services use and connection to adjoining existing office/financial services unit at ground floor level (2) the Change of Use of an existing residential apartment unit (32.2 sq. m) to an office/financial services use and connection to adjoining existing office/financial services unit at first floor level (3) alterations to existing shop front, signage and elevations and all other associated site works and development .The premises is located within the Ballinasloe Town Centre Architectural Conservation Area.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261268
21 Nov 2022Conditional
for the demolition of the existing school building (GFA 648.5 sq metres) & the construction of new school 2-storey building (total floor area 3,546 sq metres). The development will also include all associated site works, provision of new access road to the east (constructed on portion of public land), new forecourt to the south, new parking areas & drop-off zones to the north, new playing pitch, new external play areas, hard & soft landscaping, new front boundary wall & access gates, new fencing, upgrading & re-routing of overhead & underground services, new wastewater pump station & surface water attenuation system. The proposed development will impact on the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS 213, NIAH 30333013)
Permission · Galway County Council, 2261164
29 Sept 2022N/a
for development consisting of the demolition of the existing school building (GFA 648.5 sqm) and the construction of new school 2-storey building (total floor area 3,546 sqm). The development will also include all associated site works, provision of new access road to the east (constructed on portion of public land and later to be taken over by Galway County Council) , new forecourt to the south, new parking areas and drop-off zones to the north, new playing pitch, new external play areas, hard and soft landscaping, new front boundary wall and access gates, new fencing, upgrading and re-routing of overhead and underground services, new wastewater pump station and surface water attenuation system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3,546 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 648.5 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 221080
29 Sept 2022Conditional
for development consisting of minor alterations and refurbishment works to the existing school building, listed as a protected structure, and the provision of a single storey block of temporary accommodation in the curtilage of the school. The development will also include provision of a parking area, once the temporary accommodation is removed, the upgrading of existing play areas, hard landscaping and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 507 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 970 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 221081
2 Aug 2022Conditional
1. of existing ground floor office facilities including signage, (floor area 26.0 sqm) 2. permission for extension of ground floor office facilities (floor area 9.74 sqm) Overall development floor area 37.74sqm
Retention · Galway County Council, 22934
9 Feb 2022Conditional
of change of use from ground floor retail and upper floor residential to multi-use Enterprise centre and Digital hub; demolition works to rear extension; internal demolition, alteration and refurbishment works; external refurbishment works to front and rear facade and roof; installation of solar heating panels to the roof and general site improvement works to rear carpark area. This is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref No.208) within an Architectural Conservation Area.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260082
3 Aug 2021Conditional
the proposed development will consist of: (1) Conservation and conversion of an existing warehouse (Protected Structure RPS ID No. 3120), into 4 no. Apartments (2) Construction of 6. no houses creating a terrace along Harbour lane (3) Construction of a new 2 storey building fronting onto Harbour road consisting of 4 no. apartments. (4) Provision of a utility storage unit and communal amenity space within the site, along with all ancillary works. This application relates to works to a Protected Structure. Gross floor space of proposed works is 834.8 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211414
27 Aug 2020Conditional
for a change of use from store to studio apartment at rear. Gross floor space of proposed development: 39.16 msq
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201196
9 Jan 2020Refused
to change the use from office use to an one bedroom apartment.
Permission · Galway County Council, 2012
12 Aug 2019Conditional
refering to proposed changes to previous planning permission reference no. 11/9023 granted by Ballinasloe Town Council on 23 December 2011 and extended by Galway County Council on 28 November 2016 (Reference No. 16/1359). The changes relate to the design and extent of temporary accommodation, to be located within the curtilage of former Scoil Naisiunta Greallain (registered as Protected Structure RPS No. 214), to decant the classrooms of the adjacent Scoil an Chroi Naofa, during the demolition and reconstruction of the school under separate planning permission (reference No. 11/9022). The development will also include upgrading of existing external areas, hard landscaping and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 896 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 969 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 191258
23 Jul 2019Conditional
for the demolition of an existing shed and construction of a self-contained "granny flat" to the rear of existing dwelling together with construction of a new shed and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 83 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 45 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191129
13 Jun 2019Conditional
to erect a polycarbonate sheeted canopy over side entrance to mortuary. Gross floor space of proposed works: 28.0 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 19892
5 Apr 2019Conditional
for 4 obscure glazed AOV's (Automatic Opening Vents) for the purpose of smoke ventilation to circulation corridors located on the first and second floors on the west elevation to a previously approved development granted under planning reference 17/1177
Retention · Galway County Council, 19497
31 Jan 2019N/a
for development consisting of the construction of 7 no. dwelling Houses, (2 No. Fronting of which onto Harbour Road, 5 No. of which Fronting onto Harbour Lane), change of use/conversion of Existing Protected Structure (RPS ID No. 3120): Former Seven-Bay Three Storey Canal Warehouse (now derelict) to 6 No. apartments and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1813.523 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 19130
13 Dec 2018Conditional
for the following alterations to a previously approved development granted under planning reference 17/1177 at Dunlo Street Ballinasloe. (1) Change of apartment 1, located on the first floor from a 2 bed unit to a 1 bed unit. (2) Change of apartment 2, located on the first floor from a 2 bed unit to a 1 bed unit. (3) Change of apartment 3, located on the first floor from a 1 bed unit to a 2 bed unit to include the relocation of previously approved balcony from Dunlo Street elevation (front elevation) to Duggan Avenue elevation (side elevation). (4) Change of apartment 5, located on the second floor from a 2 bed unit to a 1 bed unit. (5) Change of apartment 6, located on the second floor from a 1 bed unit to a 2 bed unit to include the relocation of previously approved balcony from Dunlo Street elevation (front elevation) to Duggan Avenue elevation (side elevation). Gross floor space of work to be retained: 329.93 sqm
Retention · Galway County Council, 181794
The 25 most recent of 34 applications.
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 Protection Area: River Suck Callows SPA 004097
- Natural Heritage Area: Suck River Callows NHA 000222
Recorded monuments
- GA088-028 Earthwork
Description
On W bank of the River Suck in the centre of Ballinasloe town, the site lies close to an ancient ford and bridging point (GA088-047----). There is a strong local tradition (Egan 1960, 161) that the present RC church (GA088-028001-), built 1852-7 to replace an earlier chapel (GA088-028002-), occupies the site of 'Dún Leodha'. According to the Annals, the latter was built in 1124 by Toirdhealbhach O'Connor, King of Connacht (quoted in Hardiman 1846, 31). Writing in 1837, O'Donovan states that 'parts of its ramparts may still be traced … within and without the enclosure … [of] the R.C. Chapel' (quoted in Egan 1960, 161). Working from oral sources, O'Donovan also relates that, prior to the construction of the chapel, c. 1807, it 'presented the appearance of a truncated cone' and that 'many oak coffins were found' when levelling it (Alcock et. al. 1999, 256). Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 9 July 2021
- GA088-028001 Church
Description
The following description is from the NIAH (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage )(https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/30333062/saint-michaels-church-saint-michaels-square-townparks-clonmacnowen-by-ballinasloe-galway last accessed 9 July 2021) Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built 1852-8, of limestone, with six-bay nave elevation having clerestory, lean-to side aisles, five-stage square-plan tower to west corner of front elevation with octagonal-plan spire, corner buttresses, lower canted chancel with hipped roof to south-east end, three-bay sacristy to south-west of chancel, and gabled entrance porch to north end of south-west elevation. Pitched slate roofs with cut-stone eaves courses, copings and cross finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut-stone chimneystack to sacristy over slight projecting chimneybreast. Spire has octagonal-plan corner pinnacles with blind lancet detailing with hood-mouldings, gargoyles diagonally to corners, coned tops with sculpted finials, two rings of lucarnes, bands of decorative scalloping, and metal cross finial. Tooled coursed cut-stone walls with cut-stone plinth course and stepped corner buttresses to entrance front. Cut-stone string courses to tower. Lancet window openings, double-light to clerestory and side-aisles, with stained-glass windows to clerestory and aisles, all with chamfered surrounds. Triple lancet window openings to upper part of gable-front, with continuous hood-moulding and stained-glass windows, with trefoil opening towards apex. Front elevation of side-aisle and of ground floor of tower have cinquefoil-headed double-light window openings with quatrefoils over, under carved hood-mouldings. Pointed arch four-light traceried window opening to chancel, with stained glass. Chamfered pointed arch window openings to sacristy. Tower has single cinquefoil-headed lights to second and third stages, louvered double-lights to fourth stage and narrow double lights to top stage within gabled lucarnes and having trefoil heads with sexfoil lights above. Pointed arch main entrance doorway has chamfered surround and hood-moulding with decorative stops. Similar doorway to side of tower, with moulded stops. Pointed arch door openings to porch in north elevation and to sacristy, with carved chamfered surrounds with double-leaf timber battened doors, porch having hood-moulding and cross finial. Church interior having tiled porch, cut limestone circular-plan columns with pointed arcade to side aisles, pointed chancel arch, and organ gallery to north end. Timber arched open truss roof with hanging posts and decorative carved work to spandrels. Stained-glass windows, including some by Harry Clarke, including the Rose of Lima, murals by Joshua Clarke and mural of Saint Grellan by Joseph Tierney. Site entrance formed by cast-iron double-leaf vehicular gates with square-plan chamfered cut limestone piers with metal lanterns, with similar railings on cut-stone plinth, and with matching pedestrian gates to either side. This large-scale church, commissioned in 1846 and designed by J.J. McCarthy, dates from the period following Catholic Emancipation, when the burgeoning confidence of the Catholic Church led to the building of many new churches, replacing smaller more modest structures with more flamboyant edifices. The carefully carved limestone used throughout is typical of many buildings, both public and private, in the town of Ballinasloe. It occupies a prominent site on the south end of Saint Michael’s Square and is visible over much of Ballinasloe. The stained glass and murals add artistic interest to the interior. See also Egan 1960, 245-9, 282-3. Uploaded by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 July 2021
- GA088-028002 Church
Description
According to Egan (1960, 161-3), this Catholic church was built c. 1807 on the site of 'Dun Leodha' (GA088-018----). It served the parish of Kicloony until 1852 when it was decided to built a larger church (see GA088-028001-) on its site. The church appears to have been cruciform in plan as local tradition suggests that the roof was partly thatched and partly slated, possibly indicating two phases of building. The initial building may have been oblong in plan and transepts and a sacristy may have been subsequently added (Egan ibid.). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 July 2021
- GA088-029 Church
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.
- GA088-030 Church
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.
- GA088-032 Church
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.
- GA088-034 Forge
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.
- GA088-035 House - 18th/19th century
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.
- GA088-037 Church
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.
- GA088-039 Memorial stone
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.
- GA088-047001 Bridge
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
- Convent of Mercy, church/chapel, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Attached Gothic Revival gable-fronted convent chapel, built 1864, built of limestone and having six-bay west side elevation, and three-stage square-profile tower with spire to south-east corner. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron ridge cresting and rainwater goods, cut-stone eaves course and copings, west side elevation having carved square-profile pinnacles between bays, carved octagonal-profile pinnacles to corners, and carved cross finials to gables. Crocketed octagonal-profile spire with metal cross, with louvered trefoil-headed openings having gabled hoods, over slate-effect apron having trefoil devices and supported on corbel table. Snecked cut-stone walls with cut-stone stepped buttresses to corners and between bays of side elevation, with cut-stone quoins and plinth course, cut-stone band below sill level of west elevation, and moulded string course to gable-front. Pointed arch window openings, having chamfered block-and-start surrounds and sloped sills to west side, with double-light trefoil-headed windows with tracery. Square-headed window openings to lower level of west elevation, now boarded and having block-and-start limestone surrounds. Pointed arch window openings to upper stages of tower having single-light window to middle stage and double-light to top stage, square-headed opening to bottom stage, with chamfered block-and-start surrounds and leaded coloured glass windows. Pointed arch five-light window opening to entrance gable, having hood-moulding, sloping sill and flamboyant tracery. Pointed Order Arch entrance doorway to gable-front with roll mouldings set in steeply gabled projecting surround with ringed cross finial, flanking gabled piers, timber battened double-leaf door with wrought-iron hinges, fronted by ornate cast-iron double-leaf pedestrian gates with similar railings set on cut-stone plinth. Double-leaf cast-iron gates to side entrance, flanked by rendered boundary walls.
- Ballinasloe Courthouse, prison/jail, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey bridewell, built c.1840, having pedimented entrance breakfront. Pitched slate roof, cut limestone surround to pediment, and cut-stone chimneystacks. Coursed cut limestone walls with tooled quoins. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone lintels, surrounds and sills, having fixed timber and metal-framed windows. Diocletian window to first floor of breakfront, having cut-stone voussoirs and sill, with tripartite timber sliding sash window. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door, flanked by slightly taller square-headed window openings having timber sliding sash windows, with block-and-start surrounds to door and windows. Located at right angles to side of Ballinasloe Court House. Enclosed yards to rear.
- Ballinasloe Courthouse, court house, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey court house, built c.1840, flanked by single-bay single-storey entrance blocks to east and west ends, with slightly advanced end bays to front and slightly advanced centrepiece to west side elevation, and having single-bay two-storey extension to east end of rear (north) elevation. Hipped slate roof to main block having cut limestone brackets, with roofs to entrance blocks hidden by cut limestone parapets. Coursed ashlar limestone walls with dressed plat band to first floor sill level, and recessed rectangular panels to middle bays of ground floor front, and cut-stone plinth course. Segmental-headed window openings to end bays of ground floor, set in segmental-headed recesses, with eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to first floor front, set in square-headed recesses, with eight-over-twelve pane timber sliding sash windows. Diocletian window opening to west side elevation centrepiece, having cut-stone sills and spoked fanlights. Round-headed window to east porch having spoked fanlight over tripartite four-over-four pane timber sliding sash window with cut-stone sill. Square-headed door openings to porches with cut-stone pediments on carved scrolled brackets, having double-leaf timber panelled doors with overlights and fronted by wrought-iron double-leaf pedestrian gates and similar railings on cut-stone plinths.
- Post box, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, c.1905, with cast insignia of Edward VII, dentillated cap and with cast maker's name to base. Located to front of court house in Ballinasloe.
- Scoil Náisiúnta Iosef, school, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Detached thirteen-bay two-storey primary school, built 1873, with full-height projecting entrance bays at each end, and slightly advanced two-bay later addition to west. Pitched slate roof, with cut limestone eaves course and yellow brick chimneystacks. Coursed ashlar limestone walls with cut-stone plinth, rubble walls to side elevations. Square-headed window openings, with chamfered surrounds and cut-stone lintels to front elevation, cut-stone sill course to first floor and sloped sills to ground floor. Moulded yellow brick surrounds and cut-stone sills and lintels to east elevation. Replacement uPVC windows throughout. Square-headed door openings with chamfered surrounds, carved cornices, cut-stone steps, carved stone nameplates, and double-leaf glazed timber doors. Garden to front of building, bounded by cast-iron railings to cut-stone plinths having decorative double-leaf pedestrian gate to square-profile cut-stone gabled piers.
- Convent/nunnery, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
End of terrace five-bay three-storey limestone convent, built c.1860, with four-bay west side elevation, and having multiple-bay three-storey later extension, and multiple-bay single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with cut-stone chimneystack to east end, cut-stone eaves course, with some cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed ashlar walls with cut-stone plinth. Round-headed window openings to ground floor, flanking entrance, with cut-stone voussoirs and rendered risers, having tripartite six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings elsewhere, with cut-stone sills, having two-over-two horizontal pane timber sliding sash windows to top floor and to one opening of bottom floor, replacement uPVC windows elsewhere. Segmental-headed carriage-arch-type opening to middle bay, with cut-stone voussoirs, timber battened door flanked by timber battened panels, and with glazed overlights. Adjoined by school to west.
- The Pillar House, bank/financial institution, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-storey former bank, built c.1830, having four-bay ground floor and three-bay upper floors. Now in use as public house and guest house. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, and carved eaves course. Exposed rubble limestone walls to upper floors. Arcaded ashlar limestone bankfront to ground floor having engaged Tuscan columns with pronounced entasis flanking openings and supporting fascia engraved with lettering 'National Bank of Ireland', with moulded cornice. Square-headed window openings to top floor and cambered to middle floor, with cut-stone sills and replacement aluminium windows. Segmental-headed openings to ground floor having cut-stone voussoirs, panelled stall risers, cut-stone sills and replacement timber windows. Doorways have timber panelled doors with stained-glass sidelights and spoked fanlights, that serving upper floors having limestone stall risers. Integral archway to neighbouring building to east has cut limestone open-bed pediment and ashlar walls and piers.
- Shop/retail outlet, 1810–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay shop building, built c.1830, having three-storey west bay and two-storey east bay. Pitched slate roof and rendered chimneystacks. Smooth rendered walls to upper floors, with painted quoins. Brick walls to ground floor, with moulded cornice. Square-headed window openings to upper floors of west bay, with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Elliptical-headed double-height window opening to upper floors of east bay, with tripartite timber sliding sash windows, each light having four-over-four panes, with fixed toplights. Segmental-arched openings to ground floor, inserted c.1925, with moulded brick surrounds, having replacement timber display windows and glazed timber doors.
- House, 1780–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey building, being reconstuction of c.1870 of four-bay two-storey building of c.1800 and borrowed end bay of neighbouring property to south, new front of brick being added to unify the elements. End bays slightly advanced. Now in use as shop, with office to first floor. Pitched slate roof behind rendered parapet wall with red brick cornices, and having cast-iron rainwater goods and red brick chimneystacks. Red brick walls with cut limestone plinth. Camber-headed window openings, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with red brick sill course to first floor, and timber display windows to ground floor. Camber-headed door openings to end bays and to southmost of central bays, with glazed timber doors to latter openings and timber panelled door to office, with plain overlights and limestone thresholds.
- Willie Burke, house, 1780–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey former house, built c.1800, with timber shopfronts of c.1870 to ground floor. Now also in use as shops. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings to first floor with painted stone sills, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to centre giving access to first floor, having timber panelled door with overlight. Shopfronts having fluted timber pilasters with plinths and capitals supporting fascias with carved cornices, and having timber display windows over render risers, and with glazed timber doors with overlights.
- House, 1780–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced one-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, now also in use as shop, with timber shopfront of c.1870. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed replacement uPVC window to first floor. Shopfront has fluted timber pilasters supporting fascia with moulded cornice, vertically divided display window over render riser, and half-glazed timber door with overlight.
- Bank of Ireland, house, 1810–1910 · Regional interest
Description
End of terrace six-bay four-storey bank, possibly formerly two three-bay houses of c.1830, with six-bay single-storey hipped roof banking hall of c.1890 to rear. Pitched slate M-profile roof with rendered end chimneystacks. Limestone ashlar walling to front, and rendered elsewhere to main block and to banking hall, with cut-stone plinth to front and render plinths and quoins elsewhere. Square-headed diminishing window openings to main block, having nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor and replacement uPVC windows to upper floors, cast-iron balconettes to first floor, and cut-stone sills. Cut-stone voussoirs to one ground floor window, with cut-stone lintels elsewhere. Banking hall has six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with faux voussoirs in render, and having canted six-over six pane timber sliding sash window to link between older and later blocks. Round-headed tall door opening to main block, with chamfered surround, fronted by carved Tuscan portico, and timber panelled door with horizontally divided overlight. Banking hall has square-headed chamfered doorway with double-leaf timber panelled door with overlight. Set behind plinth wall with cut-stone copings and decorative cast-iron railings.
- Lancaster House, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with recent two-bay two-storey extension to rear. Now also in use as guest house. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone and rendered chimneystacks. Limestone ashlar walls to front façade, with cut-stone plinth, smooth rendered walls elsewhere, with cut-stone quoins and with eaves band to front. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation and replacement uPVC windows elsewhere. Round-headed door opening with carved stone doorcase comprising fluted pilasters with plinths and capitals, archivolt with decorative keystone and lintel with floral and triglyph motifs, recent timber panelled door, and coloured glass leaded overlight. Recent pedestrian gate to narrow front garden, set to chamfered square-profile cut-stone piers, with cut-stone plinth and decorative cast-iron railings flanking.
- Glenavon, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house built c.1870, having full-height projecting gabled south end bay to front and similar matching to rear, and with two-bay lower two-storey addition to north gable. Pitched slate roofs having moulded red brick eaves course, red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered rubble limestone walls, render removed to front elevation. Square-headed openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds, cut-stone sills, replacement timber windows to front and replacement uPVC to rear. Square-headed door opening with red brick block-and-start surround and replacement timber panelled door and overlight.
- Post box, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, erected c.1885, with moulded neck and domed cap with dentillated cornice. No royal insignia evident, maker's name to base.
- Ballinasloe Bridge, bridge, 1570–1750 · Regional interest
Description
Four-arch limestone road bridge over one largely dry branch of River Suck, built c.1745, incorporating earlier fabric from bridge of c.1575. Further arch at slight distance to west. North half of depth of bridge is from the later period. Rubble walls to elevations and cut stone to soffits of later half of structure. Soffits of later part are slightly higher. Voussoirs of original north elevation are less dressed than either of current elevations. Dressed voussoirs of varying quality. Arches to south elevation slightly pointed segmental to round and those to north are elliptical, except for westmost which is more like arches of south elevation. Rubble stone parapet walls with cut-stone copings, curving to south parapet wall. Heavy cut-stone V-cutwaters to north elevation. Island in middle of river on south side of bridge forming park, with wrought-iron pedestrian gate set in parapet wall.
- Saint Grellan's National School, school, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey school, dated 1937, built of limestone and having recessed lower two-bay blocks, extended to rear c.1970. Pediment to slightly advanced middle three bays. Pitched slate roofs with square-profile bellcote with copper sprocketed pyramidal roof, cast-iron rainwater goods and moulded stone cornice. Snecked rock-faced rusticated walls with cut-stone eaves course, rusticated quoins, rendered plinth course, and having plat banding to side elevations of main block. Carved Doric pilasters to pedimented bays supporting entablature with frieze having raised lettering, and carved cornice. Square-headed window openings with block-and-start cut-stone surrounds and sills. Octagonal oculus to pediment with cut-stone surround and fixed steel window. Square-headed door opening to middle bay having double-leaf timber panelled door with carved stone doorcase with moulded cornice, and step. Railings to front of side blocks on rendered plinth wall.
- Ballinasloe Town Hall, hall, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached former agricultural hall, built 1845, later in use as town hall and as theatre, now disused, having formal symmetrical elevations to west long side and to short ends. West side is nine-bay with seven bays of double-height single-storey and recessed between two-storey end bays that return to formal three-bay two-storey short elevations, the latter having recessed entrance bays. East elevation is two storeys but largely blank. Later multiple-bay single-storey lean-to extension to east elevation, having ashlar limestone façade to north elevation. Hipped slate roof with cut limestone parapets and moulded limestone cornice, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut limestone chimneystacks. Cut limestone walls to formal elevations and rubble to east elevation. Round-headed window openings set in round-headed recesses between pilasters having cut-stone impost course, having fixed multi-pane timber windows, spoked fanlights, and cut-stone sills. End bays and other elevations having square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills and lintels and replacement timber windows. Square-headed door openings to short elevations and to end bays of west elevation, with double-leaf timber panelled doors and overlights set within slightly advanced cut-stone doorcases comprising channelled pilasters supporting entablature and moulded cornice with brackets. Engraved lettering to north elevation frieze. Grassed area to front of south elevation.
- Ballinasloe Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding gable-fronted limestone Presbyterian church, dated 1845, having three-bay elevations to front and sides, and square-plan tower to middle of gable-front. Now disused. Pitched slate roof having carved pinnacles to corners of nave with dressed copings, having cut limestone chimneystack to south end. Carved crenellated parapet to tower with carved pinnacles to corners. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar walls with stepped corner buttresses to gable-front. Date plaque to front elevation of tower with lettering 'Presbyterian Church 1845' set within panel having decoratively carved surround. Pointed arch window openings to nave and tower, with carved hood-mouldings to gable-front, having sloped sills and twin-light windows with leaded stained glass. Pointed arch door opening to middle of gable-front with chamfered surround, carved hood-moulding, and carved timber panelled double-leaf door and overdoor. Decorative cast-iron railings to street on cut-stone plinth, having similar double-leaf pedestrian gate. Matching vehicular gates to west, with square-profile monolithic piers.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house with dormer storey, built c.1890, with gablet to front elevation. Pitched slate roof having moulded brick eaves course, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with cut limestone plinth. Square-headed window openings with painted brick block-and-start surrounds, replacement uPVC windows, and painted sills. Square-headed door opening with painted brick block-and-start surround, cut limestone step, timber panelled door with divided overlight, and cut limestone step.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1890, with gablet to front elevation and shopfront inserted. Now also in use as shop. Pitched slated roof having moulded brick eaves course, red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with cut limestone plinth. Square-headed window openings with painted brick block-and-start surrounds, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and painted sills. Square-headed door opening with painted brick block-and-start surround, cut limestone step, and replacement timber panelled door with divided overlight. Shopfront has timber display window.
- House, 1800–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c.1820, having shopfront of c.1860 inserted to ground floor. Now in use as shop and restaurant. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and plinth. Square-headed window openings with moulded render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed doorway to east end of ground floor with flanking sidelights, within carved limestone surround having moulded cornice, slightly recessed surrounds to openings, doorway having plinths, panelled stall risers to sides of porch, and glazed timber door, and windows having cut-stone sills and segmental-headed frames with capital details to sides. Timber shopfront comprising panelled pilasters with cut limestone plinths, supporting fascia with raised lettering, and flanking square-headed tripartite display windows with segmental-headed lights separated by mullions with moulded capitals, and central recessed door opening.
- Allied Irish Bank, bank/financial institution, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited three-storey bank, built c.1925, main elevation to Dunlo Street having three-bay upper floors, windows grouped, and five-bay ground floor, further canted bays to ends of same elevation, that to Society Street containing main entrance and having further bay. Later addition to south end of Dunlo Street elevation. Roof not visible. Moulded limestone parapets with dentillated cornice and continuous frieze. Red brick walls with cut limestone plat band below first floor level, high cut limestone plinth supporting moulded sill course. Carved limestone impost course to ground floor windows with panels between rosettes. Square-headed window openings to upper floors, middle window of Dunlo Street elevation and that of further Society Street bay having carved limestone surrounds with pilasters supporting entablature and pediments, all windows having margined one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with cut-stone sills. Wrought-iron balconettes supported on limestone scrolled corbels to pedimented windows and to grouped windows of Dunlo Street façade. Square-headed margined timber one-over-one pane windows to ground floor end bays of Dunlo Street façade with top-opening lights. Round-headed window openings to ground floor, with red brick voussoirs and having cut limestone keystones and margined timber fixed windows and top-opening lights. Square-headed main entrance has decorative carved limestone doorcase having reeding, tall frieze, moulded cornice with egg and dart course, cut-stone step and timber panelled double-leaf door with decorative panelled overdoor. Canted bay to south end of Dunlo Street façade has blocked doorway with chamfered limestone surround and margined window over. Addition has rendered walls, concrete or limestone plat band and frieze continuing that of older block, slightly projecting rendered chimneystack to south gable, square-headed windows with tripartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash frames to upper floors and replacement aluminium to ground floor.
- Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Kilcloony), church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cruciform-plan Church of Ireland church, built 1842-3, and rebuilt following fire in 1899. Six-bay nave elevation, having gabled slight advances with entrances to west end of both nave elevations, full-height transepts, lower chancel, and with square-plan tower to west (entrance) end. Pitched slate roofs having cast-iron rainwater goods, cut limestone copings and cross finials. Cut-stone crenellated parapet to tower with carved spired pinnacles set on corner buttresses, and with clock faces to top stage. Ashlar limestone walls with cut-stone string courses. Lancet window openings throughout, triple to gables, east window having double centre light, with chamfered surrounds and cut-stone hood-mouldings, having stained glass. Lancet openings to tower, paired and with cut-stone louvres to upper stage, and in fours to lower stage. Triangular lights to upper part of transept and east gables. Pointed Order Arch doorway to west gable having hood-moulding continued by moulded string course, and having carved timber double-leaf door with pointed arch detailing, Y-tracery overlight and cut-stone steps, and flanked by widely spaced pointed windows. Pointed arch doorway to south elevation having chamfered surround and hood-moulding, cut-stone steps and flanked by gabled buttresses with stepped plinths and urn finials, and having carved timber double-leaf door. Grounds bounded by rubble limestone walls, perimeter to south having cast-iron double-leaf gate with chamfered square-profile piers, in turn flanked by square-headed pedestrian openings with cast-iron pedestrian gates. Cast-iron railings on plinth wall to west.
- Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Kilcloony), building misc, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built 1843, having three-bay single-storey extension of c.1900 to north gable. Now in use as office. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone copings and rendered chimneystacks. Tooled limestone walls with cut-stone quoins and plinth, rubble walls to south gable, lined-and-ruled rendered walls to extension. Square-headed window openings with tooled block-and-start surrounds, carved label-mouldings, cut-stone sills, and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch door opening with hood-moulding, tooled block-and-start surround and replacement timber panelled door Square-headed openings to extension, with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and timber battened door. Attached to boundary wall of Saint John’s Church, fronting onto street.
- House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited attached four-bay two-storey L-plan house, built c.1840. Now derelict. Hipped slate roof having rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled walls with render quoins. Square-headed window openings, now boarded up, with cut limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with render pilasters supporting frieze and cornice, having timber panelled door with overlight, and cut limestone threshold.
- House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house with attic storey, built c.1820, having two-bay side elevation, and with two-bay two-storey recent extension to rear. Now derelict. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Render removed from rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings, boarded up, with cut-stone sills and rubble voussoirs. Round-headed door opening with carved limestone door surround, comprising panelled pilasters with roundels, moulded plinths and capitals, moulded archivolt with decorative keystone, timber panelled door and remains of ornate leaded spoked fanlight.
- House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render plinth course. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows having cut limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with painted carved stone doorcase comprising pilasters with plinths and having rosettes to pilasters friezes, decorative devices to timber lintel, plain frieze above narrow overlight, moulded cornice, and having timber panelled door.
- Ballinasloe Garda Síochána Station, house, 1830–1960 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay four-storey former houses, built c.1840, with central integral carriage arch. Top storey is later addition of c.1950. Now in use as Garda station. Flat roof with parapet wall and cut limestone chimneystacks. Channelled rusticated limestone walls to ground floor, with plinth course, ashlar walls to middle floors, and rendered walls to top floor and other elevations. Square-headed window openings to upper floors, with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and cut-stone sills. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor with moulded stone surrounds, set in shallow segmental-headed recesses, with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows having cut-stone sills. Rear elevation has square-headed single and double timber sliding sash six-over-six pane windows. Round-arched door openings flanking carriage arch, with rusticated voussoirs, and square-headed double-leaf timber panelled doors having petal fanlights. Segmental-arched carriage entrance with rusticated voussoirs and having carved stone wheel guards. Rubble walls to inside of carriage arch. Yard to rear has range of outbuildings.
- House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey former house, built c.1840, with integral carriage arch to north end of front elevation. Now in use as part of Garda station. Pitched slate roof and rendered chimneystacks. Coursed ashlar limestone walls with cut-stone plinth. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, with cut-stone sills. Round-headed door opening with cut-stone voussoirs, having timber panelled door with petal fanlight and limestone step. Carriage arch has timber double-leaf doors and overdoor.
- Post box, 1920–1960 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, c.1940, with raised 'P&T' monogram and 'Post Office' to door and shallow domed cap with dentillated edge. Set into concrete paving of footpath.
- Teach an tSagairt, convent/nunnery, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay three-storey former convent, built c.1890, having full-height pedimented breakfront to entrance bay. Now in use as presbytery. Hipped slate roof having carved limestone cross finial to pediment, some ridge crestings, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Painted smooth rendered walls with cut limestone plinth course. Double segmental-headed window openings to end bays of front elevation and narrower one to top floor of entrance bay, having carved limestone colonettes, continuous render hood-mouldings continuing as strong courses to lower floors, and with moulded render sill courses to upper floors. Cut limestone sills to ground floor windows. Replacement timber windows to front and some timber sliding sash windows elsewhere. Segmental-headed carved limestone door surround, with colonettes having foliate capitals, and cut-stone voussoirs, timber panelled door with sidelights and overlights, and fronted by limestone steps. Decorative cast-iron railings on cut limestone plinth, and similar pedestrian gate with square-profile cast-iron piers. Similar double-leaf vehicular gate to north side.
- Saint Michael's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built 1852-8, of limestone, with six-bay nave elevation having clerestory, lean-to side aisles, five-stage square-plan tower to west corner of front elevation with octagonal-plan spire, corner buttresses, lower canted chancel with hipped roof to south-east end, three-bay sacristy to south-west of chancel, and gabled entrance porch to north end of south-west elevation. Pitched slate roofs with cut-stone eaves courses, copings and cross finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut-stone chimneystack to sacristy over slight projecting chimneybreast. Spire has octagonal-plan corner pinnacles with blind lancet detailing with hood-mouldings, gargoyles diagonally to corners, coned tops with sculpted finials, two rings of lucarnes, bands of decorative scalloping, and metal cross finial. Tooled coursed cut-stone walls with cut-stone plinth course and stepped corner buttresses to entrance front. Cut-stone string courses to tower. Lancet window openings, double-light to clerestory and side-aisles, with stained-glass windows to clerestory and aisles, all with chamfered surrounds. Triple lancet window openings to upper part of gable-front, with continuous hood-moulding and stained-glass windows, with trefoil opening towards apex. Front elevation of side-aisle and of ground floor of tower have cinquefoil-headed double-light window openings with quatrefoils over, under carved hood-mouldings. Pointed arch four-light traceried window opening to chancel, with stained glass. Chamfered pointed arch window openings to sacristy. Tower has single cinquefoil-headed lights to second and third stages, louvered double-lights to fourth stage and narrow double lights to top stage within gabled lucarnes and having trefoil heads with sexfoil lights above. Pointed arch main entrance doorway has chamfered surround and hood-moulding with decorative stops. Similar doorway to side of tower, with moulded stops. Pointed arch door openings to porch in north elevation and to sacristy, with carved chamfered surrounds with double-leaf timber battened doors, porch having hood-moulding and cross finial. Church interior having tiled porch, cut limestone circular-plan columns with pointed arcade to side aisles, pointed chancel arch, and organ gallery to north end. Timber arched open truss roof with hanging posts and decorative carved work to spandrels. Stained-glass windows, including some by Harry Clarke, including the Rose of Lima, murals by Joshua Clarke and mural of Saint Grellan by Joseph Tierney. Site entrance formed by cast-iron double-leaf vehicular gates with square-plan chamfered cut limestone piers with metal lanterns, with similar railings on cut-stone plinth, and with matching pedestrian gates to either side.
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Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Townparks, 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. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1349 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Townparks with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Townparks · Páirceanna an Bhaile
- Area
- 467,718 m² (46.77 ha, 115.58 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcloony, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clonmacnowen
- Electoral division
- Ballinasloe Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 7,361 people lived in 2,616 households in the Ballinasloe Urban electoral division. 55% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Back, Cleaghbeg, Cleaghgarve, Cleaghmore, Dunlo, Garbally Demesne, Townparks
- Placenames
- Townparks 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.