Gannoughs

112 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gannoughs, from 35 m² to 45,814 m² (4.58 ha, 11.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 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 Gannoughs 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.

• 26 Jan 2026Conditional

  of (i) dwelling house and shed as constructed on revised site boundaries,(ii) close the northern entrance into the site with access from the existing southern entrance only, (iii) decommission existing septic tank and percolation area and install wastewater treatment system and polishing filter

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2660089

• 25 Nov 2025N/a

  of (i) dwelling house and shed as constructed on revised site boundaries (ii) close the northern entrance into the site with access from the existing southern entrance only (iii) decommission existing septic tank and percolation area and install wastewater treatment system and polishing filter

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2561731

• 15 May 2023Conditional

  For development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360510

• 15 Jul 2022Conditional

  for: (1) demolish existing cottage (2) construct a new dwelling house and domestic garage (3) remove existing septic tank and percolation and replace with effluent treatment system and polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works and site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 286.60 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 86.50 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260728

• 27 May 2021Refused

  restore dilapidated stone cottage and construct a contemporary extension to the rear with a new wastewater treatment system and detached utility garage. Gross floor space of proposed works 90sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21922

• 21 Nov 2019Refused

  to construct a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system and polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by a NIS, as required by Article 239 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended). Gross floor space of proposed works: 227.50 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191814

• 21 Nov 2019Refused

  to construct a dwelling house with septic tank and wastewater treatment plant. Gross floor space of proposed works: 121 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191817

• 24 Jul 2019N/a

  to construct a new dwelling house, garage, effluent treatment system and polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by a NIS, as required by Article 239 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended). Gross floor space of proposed works: 227.50 sqm (House), 53.04 sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191137

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house with septic tank and wastewater treatment plant. Gross floor space of proposed works: 18 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181488

• 1 Feb 2018N/a

  to construct a dwelling house with septic tank and wastewater treatment plant. Gross floor space of proposed works 181 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 1891

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: Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake SAC 001228
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Aughrusbeg Machair And Lake 001228

Recorded monuments

• GA021-014 Burial
  Description

  Just above HWM on seashore to SW of An Trá Mhór. Owing to erosion, all that survives are two rectangular grave-like hummocks (L c. 6m, Wth 1.5m, H 0.6m), aligned E-W. A number of human bones were visible in the surrounding sand. Mistakenly classified as a CBG in SMR for Co. Galway (pers. comm. T. Robinson). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA021-015 Megalithic structure
  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.

• GA021-016 Field boundary
  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.

• GA021-042 Stone sculpture
  Description

  On a rocky shoreline, c. 2m from the sea. A granite boulder, which may be part of an old field boundary, has been recently carved with what appears to be an image of Christ. The boulder is earthfast but can be moved slightly with effort, suggesting that the image was carved in situ. The boulder (H 0.8m; base 0.57m E-W x 0.3m N-S) leans slightly to the N (0.2m away from the vertical). The top narrows and is almost square in plan (0.24m N-S; 0.23m E-W). The Christ-like image faces WNW. The raised features - the outline, eyes, nose and beard - are part of the original face of the stone. The areas carved away are very fresh and not weathered indicating a very recent date for the image. A latin cross (L 0.2m; Wth 0.14m) is carved in relief on top of the boulder and is about 0.05m proud of it. The shaft and arms of the cross (both 0.07m in thickness) consist of two bands with a central depression. Lichen is growing on the S and E faces of the boulder and sporadically on the W face. The following image has been uploaded: GA021-042----_13G.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 23 June 2023

Architectural heritage

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

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 Gannoughs, 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 moderately high, moderately low, 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 Gannoughs.

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

Name

Gannoughs · Na Gainmheacha

Area

981,954 m² (98.2 ha, 242.65 acres)

Civil parish

Omey, and its townlands

Barony

Ballynahinch

Electoral division

Sillerna, the unit of the census

Census 2022

466 people lived in 191 households in the Sillerna electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 36% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aughrus Beg, Aughrus More, Rusheen

Placenames

Gannoughs 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.