Carrowmore

54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowmore, from 43 m² to 635,291 m² (63.53 ha, 156.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carrowmore 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.

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  of a facility for the appropriate treatment and recovery of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), and storage of s.41 Garda seized vehicles, vehicles awaiting insurance assessment, and crashed or damage vehicles awaiting repair or removal from site (2.2ha). The proposed development includes ancillary works as follows: the repair/refurbishment of an existing workshop on site, and change of use of this existing 131m2 building from a truck repairs workshop to an end-of-life vehicle depollution building; Repair and refurbishment of existing (previously permitted under 11/1733) concrete hardstanding areas on site for the temporary outdoor storage of frontal damaged vehicles, and ELVs prior to de-pollution; Use of existing hardcore/aggregate area for the storage of non-frontal damaged vehicles awaiting insurance assessment, ELVs post de-pollution, and s.41 Garda seized vehicles, and installation of weighbridge. The above proposed works/development will be carried out in conjunction with the continued use of works/development permitted and carried out under 11/1733 application, namely the retention of an existing 254m2 building as a truck repairs workshop; the retention of an existing 49m2 building as site office; installation of a stormwater drainage system and associated oil/water interceptor; construction of a landscape mitigation berm and security fencing; and temporary outdoor storage of vehicles; Following the granting of planning permission, it is proposed to apply to Galway County Council, for a waste permit for the operation of an Authorised Treatment Facility for the treatment of end-of-life vehicles

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661317

• 15 Sept 2025Conditional

  for the refurbishment of existing derelict dwelling, construction of a new two storey rear extension, new carport, new garage, new access, installation of a new wastewater treatment system & percolation area & all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561325

• 13 Aug 2024Refused

  for refurbishment of existing derelict dwelling, construction of a new two storey rear & side extension, new carport, new garage, new access, installation of a new wastewater treatment system & percolation area & all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed work: 36.50 sqm (carport), 60.00 sqm (garage) & 163.50 sqm (extension)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461038

• 20 Mar 2023Conditional

  for extension to existing agricultural loose housing shed granted under planning ref. no. 17/1668 with an agricultural storage shed on revised site boundaries. Gross floor space of proposed works: 364 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2360267

• 12 Jul 2021Refused

  for (a) Sawmill/Timber wholesale building including timer treatment chamber, (b) Storage and service yard including parking, (c) Proprietary wastewater treatment and polishing filter, (d) Filling of lands. Gross floor space of proposed works is 554 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 211258

• 13 Aug 2020Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house and garage and also install a new proprietary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 280 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201127

• 28 May 2018Conditional

  to erect domestic garage and to construct ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 57.4 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18699

• 21 Nov 2017Conditional

  for erection of (a) Agricultural shed (comprising slatted area, loose housing pens, and crush) with ancillary concrete apron (b) Agricultural Shed (comprising loose housing area) with ancillary concrete apron, (c) Silage slab (with ancillary perimeter wall), and (d) additional concreted yard area, and associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works Slatted 217sqm, Loose 155sqm, Silage slab 665sqm, other concrete yard 853sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171668

• 27 Sept 2017Unconditional

  for a facility for the appropriate treatment and recovery of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and end-of-life trucks. The development is described as follows:'the retention of an existing 254m2 building as a truck repairs workshop;'the retention of an existing 49m2 building as site office; the change of use of an existing 131m2 building from a truck repairs workshop to a end-of-life vehicle depollution building; construction of 2 concrete hardstanding areas on site for the temporary outdoor storage of un-depolluted end-of-life vehicles; installation of a stormwater drainage system and associated oil/water interceptor; construction of a landscape mitigation berm and security fencing; and installation of weighbridge. Following the granting of planning permission, it is proposed to apply to Galway County Council for a waste permit for the operation of an Authorised Treatment Facility for the treatment of end-of-life vehicles. Previous Planning Reference No. 11/1733.

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 171416

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 Carrowmore.

Recorded monuments

• GA087-030 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.

• GA087-031 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.

• GA087-032 Burial ground
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved roughly oval graveyard (N-S c. 70m, E-W c. 40m) enclosed from S through W to N by an earthen bank, and elsewhere by a mortared stone wall. The interior is overgrown and all the visible burials are post-1800 in date. 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

• GA087-034 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.

• GA087-035 Designed landscape - folly
  Description

  On a ridge in undulating grassland, probably once part of the estate of Fairfield House. This monument was evidently gone by the time of 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map whereon it is labelled as 'Site of'. All that survives are quadrangular grass-covered foundations (N-S 4m, E-W 2.5m) along with two small mounds of stone at S. Possibly the remains of a folly associated with the nearby house which lies 860m to SE. 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

• GA087-036 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.

• GA087-037 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  Indicated as a circular enclosure filled with trees on the OS 1at ed. 6-inch map (surveyed 1838) and within the demesnse of Fairfield House in a field named 'Ring Park' on the map. The feature is indicated on the latest edition of the OS 6-inch map and an inspection in 1985 recorded that it had then been recently cleared (SMR field). It is not visible at ground level. Compiled: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 18 July 2013

• GA087-038 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.

• GA087-039 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.

• GA087-040 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.

• GA087-041 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.

• GA087-043 Mound
  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.

• GA087-047 Mound
  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 Carrowmore.

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 Carrowmore, about 1 in 10 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 water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Carrowmore · An Cheathrú Mhór

Area

3,061,974 m² (306.2 ha, 756.63 acres)

Civil parish

Aughrim, and its townlands

Barony

Kilconnell

Electoral division

Aughrim, the unit of the census

Census 2022

576 people lived in 198 households in the Aughrim electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynamockagh, Cloonameragaun, Coololla, Cooltymurraghy, Derradda, Garrymore, Gorteen, Grange, Northbrook

Placenames

Carrowmore 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.