Magheramore
Magheramore is a townland in the civil parish of Killimorbologue, barony of Longford, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is An Machaire Mór.
Parcel 2083443
- Area
- 4,207 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Magheramore
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 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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
- 151 ha
- 373 acres
- Land parcels
- 133
- registered freehold, median 2,002 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
133 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Magheramore, from 23 m² to 252,931 m² (25.29 ha, 62.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 43 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
No zone of a development plan covers Magheramore 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
14 May 2026Conditional
for relocation of existing grounds access and turnstiles to new access location with onsite car parking and all associated site development works
Permission · Galway County Council, 2660759
1 Apr 2026Conditional
of dwelling on revised site boundaries from previously approved under plan. Ref. No. 00/5982 inclusive of the retention of converted attic space from storage are to private office space, retention of domestic garage and its change of use from domestic store to part habitable accommodation/part domestic store, retention of domestic/fuel store and all associated site works
Retention, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2669
5 Mar 2026Conditional
for change to building design previously granted under planning reference number 25-61012 and all associated site development works
Permission · Galway County Council, 2660338
24 Jul 2025Conditional
to make alterations and refurbishments to existing toilet building and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 112.11 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2561012
15 May 2024Conditional
for: (a) construction of a new dwelling, (b) construction of a domestic garage, (c) new site entrance, (d) connection to foul sewer and all associated external site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 214 sqm (house) & 60.16 sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24129
11 Apr 2024N/a
of dwelling on revised site boundaries from previously approved under plan. Ref. No. 00/5982 inclusive of the retention of converted attic space from storage area to private office space. (b) Retention of domestic garage and it's change of use from domestic store to part habitable accommodation / part domestic store. (c) Retention of domestic / fuel store and (d) all associated site works at the above address. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 229.70 sqm (dwelling) & 67.70 sqm (garage) & 10.81 sqm (fuel store) & 33.50 sqm (attic)
Retention · Galway County Council, 2497
27 Mar 2024Conditional
to: 1) construct a new dwelling house & domestic garage, 2) connect to existing foul sewer and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 237.60 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460342
24 Jan 2024N/a
of: (a) converted attic space from storage area to private office space (refer to parent planning reference no. 00/5982); (b) change of use of domestic garage from domestic store to habitable accommodation; (c) domestic/fuel store; and (d) all associated site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 67.70 sqm (garage) & 33.50 sqm (attic) & 10.81 (fuel store)
Retention · Galway County Council, 2416
24 Jan 2023Conditional
of (a) change of use from a tea room/ restaurant [previously permitted under plan. Ref. No. 13/363] inclusive of all internal alterations and arrangements to private residential use. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 199.70 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2318
29 Sept 2022N/a
for the following development: (a) change of use from a tea room/restaurant (previously permitted under plan. Ref. No. 13/363) inclusive of all internal alterations and arrangements to private residential use. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 199.70 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221078
9 May 2022N/a
for the erection of a 24m lattice structure to support telecommunications antennae for use by Three Ireland (Hutchison) Limited and other operators, which together with the installation of dishes, new access track, fencing and ground-based equipment cabinets, will provide mobile electronic communications services and all associated site works.
Permission · Galway County Council, 22595
16 Nov 2021Unconditional
for permission for 6 no. detached bungalows, 6 no. detached dormer dwellings and 12 no. semi-detached dormer dwellings. (Total residential units - 24_ including ancillary site services. (Gross floor area 2780.80sqm). Previous Planning Ref. Nos. 08/775, 13/702 & 18/1006
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 212119
14 Oct 2021Conditional
(a) retention of existing dwelling house, domestic store and site entrance on revised site boundaries from previously permitted under Plan. Ref. No. 99/2376 (b) Permission sought to reconfigure an existing vehicular entrance and (c) All associated site works.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211905
29 Apr 2021Conditional
for development consisting of / will consist of 1. For two storey extension to rear of existing nursing home which differs from that previously granted permission on foot of planning file reference 17/1395. The extension as built comprises of a two-storey structure with pitched roof incorporating a new entrance foyer, ensuite bedrooms, day space and dining rooms and other ancillary rooms and spaces. 2. Planning permission is also sought to complete the extension as built so far and also for permission to complete all ancillary site development works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 2239 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 872 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21717
16 Apr 2021Conditional
for the following development; (a) Construction of a new dwelling (b) Construction of a domestic garage (c) New site entrance (d) Connection to existing foul sewer and all associated external site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 265.50 sqm, Garage: 72 sqm = 337.50 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21613
6 Dec 2018Conditional
for an extension to existing dwelling house, consisting of a single storey extension to the side and front of the dwelling and a storey and a half extension to the rear and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 86.1 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181749
17 Jul 2018Conditional
for permission for 6 no. detached bungalows, 6 no. detached dormer dwellings and 12 no. semi-detached dormer dwellings. (Total residential units - 24_ including ancillary site services. (Gross floor area 2780.80sqm). Previous Planning Ref. Nos. 08/775 & 13/702
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 181006
21 Sept 2017Conditional
to construct a 2 storey extension to rear of existing nursing home to form additional ensuite nursing rooms, day areas, dining area, storage, passenger lift and ancillary accommodation and for alterations to existing nursing home to include revised reception area, café, smoking area, storage, offices, provision of ensuites to existing nursing rooms, conversion of part of existing attic space to form staff facilities, and other alterations, new front porch and revised parking area on enlarged site to Holy Family Nursing Home. Gross floor space of proposed works 1549sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171395
23 Feb 2017N/a
to construct a 2 storey extension to rear of existing nursing home to form additional ensuite nursing rooms, day areas, dining areas, storage, staff facilities, passenger lift and ancillary accommodation and for alterations to existing nursing home to include revised reception area, café, smoking area, storage, offices, provision of ensuites to existing nursing rooms, and other alterations, new front porch, revised parking area and external storage to Holy Family Nursing Home. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 1549 sqm.)
Permission · Galway County Council, 17238
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Magheramore.
Recorded monuments
- GA107-152 Quarry
Description
In undulating pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1945 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a series of gravel quarries. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 11 August 2014
- GA107-153 Mill - corn
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.
- GA107-154 Quarry
Description
This record relates to a gravel pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 16 July 2015
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Magheramore.
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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Magheramore, 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Magheramore.
- 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
- Magheramore, Killimor11 sales
The townland
- Name
- Magheramore · An Machaire Mór
- Area
- 1,509,959 m² (151 ha, 373.12 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killimorbologue, and its townlands
- Barony
- Longford
- Electoral division
- Killimor, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 715 people lived in 256 households in the Killimor electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Corry, Derradda, Derrysiskal, Garryad and Garryduff, Killimor and Boleybeg, Nail or Inga, Oxgrove, Rusheeny
- Placenames
- Magheramore 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.