Cummer

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cummer, from 10 m² to 152,264 m² (15.23 ha, 37.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 71 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Cummer 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.

• 12 Jan 2026Conditional

  of existing two storey dwelling. Permission for demolition of existing dwelling rear two storey block incl. concrete rain water harvester tank only. Full planning permission for single & two storey extension to all dwelling elevations incl. minor alterations & renovation to existing dwelling floor plan to reconfigure layout & alterations to existing elevations to suit, new treatment plant incl. percolation area with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660021

• 1 Dec 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 210 sqm, Garage: 41.36 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201810

• 31 Jan 2019Conditional

  to (a) construct a dwelling house with a waste water treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works (b) change the existing bungalow dwelling house on site to a domestic garage to serve the above dwelling house. Gross floor space of proposed works 253sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19137

• 31 May 2018Refused

  to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage with a waste water treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works, Dwelling 253sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18731

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments

• GA043-070 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On a slight hummock in level pastureland; it formerly stood on the shore of W arm of a shallow lake called Lough Rusheens (now drained). In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Vllig McRichard' (Nolan 1901b, 118). The ruins comprise the tumbled walls of a rectangular tower (L 8.4m, Wth c. 4.8m) of at least two storeys. Only the lower sections of E, and adjoining sections of N and S walls are still in situ, but sufficient remains to indicate that there was a vault between ground/1st floor. Possible traces of steps in SE corner hint that the doorway may have been in S wall. The only surviving architectural features are an aumbry and an enigmatic diagonal chute-like ope in N wall on ground floor. The castle stood in NW part of a large roughly quadrangular bawn, the foundations and some sections of the walls (H 3m) of which are still visible. The original entrance (Wth 5.3m) appears to have been in NW corner immediately N of the castle. An earthwork (GA043-071----), which is reputed to have played a part in its destruction, lies 250m to W (Nolan 1901a, 36; O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 131) 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

• GA043-070001 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.

• GA043-071 Earthwork
  Description

  It flat pastureland, 250m W of a castle (GA043-070----); it formerly stood close to the shore on an arm of Lough Rusheens (now drained), opposite the castle. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1930) as an oblong mound (c. 35m by c. 25m). The visible remains comprise an oval hillock (NE-SW 36m, NW-SE 18.2m, H 3m), probably largely natural in origin. Traces of a wide flat-bottomed fosse encircle the base from SSE through W to ENE. Outside the latter, from SSE to S, are traces of an external bank. Its flat summit, lozenge-shaped in plan, has a hollow area at the centre. According to OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 131), it was built in the 17th C as an artillery platform to aid in the destruction of the nearby castle: 'a captain Elleen, who brought cannon … from Galway, … fired on it [the castle] from a battery which he raised for the purpose'. (Nolan 1901a, 36) 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

• GA043-072 Enclosure
  Description

  In level grassland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1930) as a subcircular enclosure (E-W c. 40m, N-S c. 30m). 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

• GA043-073 Crannog
  Description

  On a low ridge at the confluence of two rivers; the surrounding land is now totally dry due to drainage. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1930) as a small oval mound (c. 20m by c. 15m). What is visible is a low poorly preserved sod-covered subcircular mound (N-S 18.2m, E-W 17.7m, H 0.9m). 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

• GA043-074 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular cashel (N-S 36m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall overlain by a field wall from NNE through E to SSW. No visible surface trace survives elsewhere. 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

• GA043-076001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In field of rock outcrop. An oval-shaped mound (NNW-SSE c. 8.6m, ENE-WSW c. 6m, H 0.85m max.) in fair condition. A disturbed area at E reveals burnt stone and clay. Though there is no stream in the area, the land to N and E was previously liable to flooding. Another fulacht fiadh (GA043-076005-) lies c. 60m to SW. 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

• GA043-076002 Enclosure
  Description

  In a field of rock outcrop c. 150m S of Cummer Castle (GA043-070----). Large poorly preserved D-shaped enclosure (WNW-ESE 44m, NNE-SSW 39m) defined by a low bank of earth and stone from SSE through W to NNE. A gap is visible from NNE to ENE, and from ENE to SSE only the collapsed foundation lines of the enclosing element survive. A low bank running N-S, possibly original, divides the interior. Within the interior at E, a rectangular house (N-S; L 7.9m, Wth 3.6m), defined by a grassed-over bank of earth and stone, abuts the bank. Circa 8m to S are the grassed-over foundations of another house (NE-SW; L 14.5m, Wth 7m). 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

• GA043-076003 House - indeterminate date
  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.

• GA043-076004 House - indeterminate date
  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.

• GA043-076005 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Some 60m SW of a fulacht fiadh (GA046-076001-). An irregularly shaped mound (NNE-SSW c. 13.3m, E-W c. 5.4m, H 0.9m max.) which has been disturbed along W side. It was probably horseshoe-shaped originally, opening towards SW. Burnt stone and clay are visible at W in a section caused by the disturbance. 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

• GA057-098 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  On a slight rise in otherwise low-lying countryside. What survives is a low subcircular flat-topped mound of earth and stone (N-S 27.9m, ESE-WNW 23m, max. H 1m at ESE) now mainly grass-covered. Considerable quantities of stone are visible on ESE side. Some grassed-over stone walls are evident to SW. 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

• GA057-099 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.

• GA057-100 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.

• GA057-101 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.

• GA057-102 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On a rise in grassland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933) as a small circular mound (D c. 10m). Aerial reconnaissance in July 1970 (CUCAP BDN 81) revealed it as a small circular feature defined by double-faced stone wall: possibly a house. No visible surface trace survives. A ringfort (GA057-134----) lies c. 50m to SW. 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 Cummer.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_667 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.

• Cummer, Tuam8 sales

Name

Cummer · Comar

Area

2,670,378 m² (267.04 ha, 659.86 acres)

Civil parish

Cummer, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Cummer, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cummer electoral division: 1,160 people in 353 households; 88% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynacreg North, Clogh North, Clogh South, Cloonkeen North, Cloonmore, Corrofin, Curry Eighter, Glebe, Illaunroe, Moneen, Pollacossaun Eighter, Rusheens South, Turloughour

Placenames

Cummer 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.