Cooltymurraghy

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cooltymurraghy, from 1,960 m² to 282,405 m² (28.24 ha, 69.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 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 Cooltymurraghy 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.

• 24 Apr 2026Conditional

  for the demolition of an existing derelict dwelling house and the construction of a new dwelling house with; a domestic garage, an on-site sewage treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660631

• 16 Apr 2026Conditional

  of alterations made to elevations of the existing house. To refurbish the existing derelict house, including alterations to elevations, and to construct a new front extension. To install upgraded treatment system and percolation area. To construct new boundary wall and form new entrance along front boundary, also form new boundary to the rear with a post-and-rail fence, while retaining the existing native hedgerow along the side boundaries, to define the garden space associated with the building unit, and to carry out all ancillary site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660575

• 14 Jan 2026N/a

  to demolish existing rear extension; to refurbish derelict house to include alterations to elevations and construct new front extension; to install upgraded treatment system and percolation area; to construct new boundary wall and form new entrance along front boundary, also form new boundary to the rear with a post-and-rail fence, while retaining the existing native hedgerow along the side boundaries, to define the garden space associated with the building unit, and to carry out all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660028

• 20 Mar 2017Conditional

  to construct new slatted shed with creep area, concrete aprons and all associated site ancillary works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 158.02 sqm.)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17369

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 Cooltymurraghy.

Recorded monuments

• GA099-056 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m) but on 3rd ed. (1947) only SW sector appears. No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA099-070 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In farmland. A poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (N-S 35m, E-W 30m) defined by a degraded bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA099-071 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a hill summit in undulating grassland. Subcircular rath (N-S 31.5m, ENE-WSW 26.5m), in fair condition, defined by a low bank, and from NW through N to ENE by a scarp. There is a gap (Wth 2.8m) at SE. Within the interior, there is a large almost square depression (L 6.6m, Wth 6.3m) at NE and a probable souterrain (GA099-071001-) at N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA099-071001 Souterrain
  Description

  In N half of a ringfort (GA099-071----). What is visible is a T-shaped hollow (L 10.6m), the main part of which (L 5m, Wth 1.8m) runs E-W. Approximately halfway along it, a second hollow (L 5.6m, Wth 1.6m) opens off its N side and follows a N-S axis before terminating just inside the ringfort bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA099-072 Enclosure
  Description

  On a rise in farmland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1947) as an irregularly shaped enclosure (NW-SE c. 50m, E-W c. 40 m) immediately N of an ESE-WNW running field boundery. All that is now visible is an irregularly shaped area defined by a series of disjointed banks These appear to enclose a low hummock with a flat summit (6.5m by 4.7m). A castle site (GA099-072001-) lies immediately S of the field boundary and may be associated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA099-072001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In farmland. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Gyllernew Odonellan' (Nolan 1901b, 110). On 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1947), the castle is shown by a cross-shaped symbol within a semicircular enclosure (E-W c. 60m) immediately S of an ESE-WNW running field boundary. No visible surface trace of it survives but the enclosure is still extant. It consists of a semicircular area (ESE-WNW 53m) defined by two degraded banks and an intervening fosse from ESE through S to WNW. It is apparently truncated along N side by the field boundary. Traces of a possible causeway are visible at SE. A number of banks are visible in the interior. Another possible enclosure (GA099-072----) lies immediately N of the field boundary and may be associated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA099-072002 Bawn
  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 Cooltymurraghy.

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 Cooltymurraghy, about 1 in 20 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 Cooltymurraghy.

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

Name

Cooltymurraghy · Cuil Tí Murchú

Area

1,337,038 m² (133.7 ha, 330.39 acres)

Civil parish

Killallaghtan, and its townlands

Barony

Clonmacnowen

Electoral division

Oatfield, the unit of the census

Census 2022

446 people lived in 149 households in the Oatfield electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyterrim, Cartron, Cloonkeen East, Lissawullaun, Park

Placenames

Cooltymurraghy 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.