Lislea

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lislea, from 195 m² to 448,462 m² (44.85 ha, 110.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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 Lislea 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.

• 27 Mar 2025Conditional

  for alterations to previous approved planning reference no. 21/1665. Alterations to include for the following: 1: alterations to dwelling house floor plans & elevations, 2: alterations to domestic garage/shed floor plans & elevations, 3: relocation of domestic garage/shed and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560331

• 2 Dec 2024Conditional

  to extend existing walking track, lighting and all associated service to existing sports facilities

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24343

• 31 Oct 2023Conditional

  to construct a single storey Creche building, to include an installation of a septic tank, percolation area & all amendments to site services & landscaping

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2361295

• 4 Sept 2023Conditional

  for dwellinghouse, onsite wastewater treatment plant, percolation area & associated site service

  Outline permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23362

• 25 Jul 2023Conditional

  of existing concrete base & permission to construct a storage shed/gym building & associated service on existing sports facilities

  Retention · Galway County Council, 23301

• 21 Sept 2021Conditional

  to construct a new site entrance, domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 59.89 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211738

• 13 Sept 2021Conditional

  for construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage fuel store, proprietary treatment system, percolation area and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 227 sqm (dwelling) & 40 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211665

• 13 Sept 2021Conditional

  for construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, proprietary treatment system, percolation area and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 232.44 sqm (dwelling) & 40 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211667

• 2 Mar 2021Unconditional

  for new fully serviced dwellinghouse with wastewater treatment system, garage/fuel store and all associated site works (Gross floor space 302.06sqm)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 21272

• 16 Dec 2020Conditional

  is sought for a domestic garage ancillary to a recently granted dwelling house (Pl. Ref. 20/1176) and associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 45.2 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201941

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  to construct storage shed, floodlighting to existing training pitch, feature wall and all associated service to existing sports facilities. Gross floor space of proposed works: 58.41 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 201914

• 21 Aug 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a two storey five bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant & percolation area and all associated site works including a new entrance. Gross floor space of proposed works: 296 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201176

• 5 May 2020Conditional

  Permission for construction of new slatted shed, concrete apron & all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 312.25 sq. m

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20548

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  to construct walking track, lighting and all associated service to existing sports facilities. Gross floor space of proposed works: 500m (long track)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191753

• 6 Sept 2019N/a

  to construct walking track, lighting and all associated service to existing sports facilities. Gross floor space of proposed works: 500m (long track)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191394

• 4 May 2018Conditional

  to extend the Community Centre Building to provide for a new stage and back stage storage area as well as additional storage space at the side and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 189 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18583

• 1 Aug 2017Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store with wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works domestic 202.95sqm, Garage 41.75sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171160

• 28 Jul 2017Conditional

  will consist of the construction of children playground and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 310sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171137

• 21 Jun 2017Conditional

  to widen and improve existing farm entrance and associated site works including sight lines

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17912

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 Lislea.

Recorded monuments

• GA060-062 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D c. 40m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. A gap at E may be original. The td. boundary overlies the outer bank at W. 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

• GA060-154 Ringfort - unclassified
  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.

• GA060-154001 Souterrain
  Description

  On a rise in grassland. Very poorly preserved roughly circular rath (D c. 24m) defined by a bank which survives from S to W. A scarp forms the enclosing element at SE; elsewhere quarrying has encroached upon the monument. According to local information, there was a 'cave' (possible souterrain) within the interior, no visible surface trace of which 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

• GA060-155 Ringfort - unclassified
  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.

• GA060-155001 Souterrain
  Description

  On a rise in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 27.5m, E-W 24m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse, no visible surface trace of which survives at S. The outer bank survives from N through E to SE and is overlain by a field wall. According to local information, there is a 'cave' (possible souterrain) within the interior, no visible surface trace of which 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

• GA060-156 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle rise. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) as an oval enclosure (N-S c. 40m, E-W c. 25m). Apart from a very slightly raised platform, no visible surface trace survives; it was levelled during land reclamation. 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

• GA060-157 Burial ground
  Description

  On the summit of a prominent hillock in otherwise level grassland. According to local information, there was a 'cemetery'here in which a number of 'fully grown skeletons', and parts of coffin furniture were found. The most recent discovery was that of a skeleton and coffin handles which were unearthed c. 1980 while making a cutting in NE part of the hillock. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Lislea, 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

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

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

Name

Lislea · An Lios Liath

Area

1,224,108 m² (122.41 ha, 302.48 acres)

Civil parish

Killosolan, and its townlands

Barony

Kilconnell

Electoral division

Clonbrock, the unit of the census

Census 2022

606 people lived in 209 households in the Clonbrock electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caltra, Caltrapallas, Creggaunnagroagh, Eskerballycahill, Lurgan

Placenames

Lislea 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.