Knockauncarragh

81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockauncarragh, from 80 m² to 156,420 m² (15.64 ha, 38.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Knockauncarragh 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.

• 7 Aug 2026Refused

  A 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 239 hectares consisting of the following: 1,031,319 sq. m. of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 32 no. MV stations on associated hardstanding; new internal access tracks; underground cabling and ducting including along public roads L7138, L7141, L3110, L7140, L31085, L3108, L7132, L7131, and L7129; new access points onto public roads L7138, L3110, L7141, L7129, L71383, and upgrades to existing access points are proposed on public roads L7141, L3110, L7140, L7132, L7129, and L71383; limited alterations to existing stone walls including the creation or widening of access openings and reinstatement works; security fencing; CCTV; drainage infrastructure; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; Horizontal Directional Drilling beneath the disused railway line; temporary construction compounds; and all associated ancillary site development works. The proposed development will be operational for 40 years. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661362

• 23 Feb 2026Conditional

  is sought to construct a dwelling house, garage, treatment system and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660284

• 13 Mar 2025Conditional

  to (1) construct a New dwelling house and domestic garage/garden store. (2) New sewage treatment system and (3) All associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 226.10 sqm(H), 52.80 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560264

• 21 Mar 2022Conditional

  for 1. Slatted shed with calf creep, loose housing and concrete apron, 2. Collection yard and cattle crush to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 244.32 sqm (shed), 95.61 sqm (collection yard etc.), 224.25 (concrete apron)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 22380

• 28 Jan 2022Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area along with associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 189.0 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2290

• 5 Jan 2021Conditional

  for development consisting of: Construction of a pitched roof / two storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey detached dwelling; Alterations to existing house to provide new windows to north and east elevations, alterations to existing openings on rear two storey return and change of front door to window; Provision of new on-site waste water treatment system and associated site works with relocated field fence / boundary. Works will also include all associated internal alterations, site landscaping, other drainage and ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 115 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 113 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 217

• 18 Nov 2020N/a

  for construction of a pitched roof / two storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey detached dwelling, alterations to existing house to provide new windows to north and east elevations, alterations to existing openings on rear two storey return and change of front door to window. Works will include all associated internal alterations, site landscaping, drainage and ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works; 115sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained; 113sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201729

• 9 Sept 2020Conditional

  of development consisting of (i) the retention and completion of dwelling house previously permitted under Pl Ref No.s 02/3956 & 04/2356 with revised house design on revised boundaries (gross floor area 225 sqm) and (ii) permission for domestic garage (gross floor area 60 sqm), wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 78.5 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 206.50 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201274

• 30 Nov 2017Conditional

  to construct a 4 bay agricultural shed with slatted unit, underground effluent storage tank, canopy and manure pit, (slight variations to previously approved permission 17/884) in existing farmyard. Gross floor space of proposed works Dungstead 316sqm, Canopy 46sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171726

• 15 Jun 2017Conditional

  to construct a 4 bay agricultural shed with slatted unit and underground effluent storage tank and new dungstead in existing farmyard (gross floor space 316sqm)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17884

• 23 Jan 2017Conditional

  for upgrading of existing sewage treatment system to new wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 1743

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockauncarragh.

Recorded monuments

• GA071-051 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  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

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

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 Knockauncarragh, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Knockauncarragh · An Cnocán Carrach

Area

1,609,068 m² (160.91 ha, 397.61 acres)

Civil parish

Monivea, and its townlands

Barony

Tiaquin

Electoral division

Ryehill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

878 people lived in 270 households in the Ryehill electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 57% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caherlissakill, Cashlaundarragh, Corrafaireen, Garraunard, Killaclogher, Ryehill Demesne

Placenames

Knockauncarragh 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.