Carrowmore
Carrowmore is a townland in the civil parish of Killard, barony of Ibrickan, Co. Clare. Its name in Irish is An Cheathrú Mhór.
Parcel 2460134
- Area
- 22,982 m² (2.3 ha, 5.68 acres)
- Buildings
- 28 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 4,835 m².
- 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
- Carrowmore
Planning applications on this parcel
22 Dec 2025Conditional
for development of this site at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare, V15 KH39. The development will consist of: a) The demolition of the existing event marquee and its associated service areas; the demolition of Doughmore House, including its associated shed, concrete yard, boiler and plant room to the rear. All associated hardstanding, access roads, foundations, services, utilities and site infrastructure relating to the above elements will be removed. b) The construction of a new single-storey ballroom building, comprising a main function room; lobby and pre-function areas; reception space; bar and lounge areas; champagne and tea stations; bridal suite; guest WCs; staff facilities; kitchen and catering areas; chair and bar stores; internal service and plant spaces; an external service yard; and a partially covered external terrace. c) The reconfiguration, upgrading and extension of existing car parking and internal circulation areas, including revised vehicular and pedestrian routes, set-down areas, bicycle parking provision, resurfacing, lighting, and all associated hard and soft landscaping works. d) Site development and landscape works, including embankments, regrading and contouring, footpaths, paved areas, planting, boundary treatments, surface water and foul drainage works, services and utilities connections, and all works required to integrate the development into the existing hotel campus. e) All ancillary site development, excavation and infrastructural works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and is submitted with this planning application
Permission · Clare County Council, 2560838
19 Nov 2018Conditional
for development including the construction of Ballroom/Function Room building; Leisure Facility building including restaurant; 53 no dwellings to be used for short term tourist accommodation; minor alterations to Doughmore house; a gatehouse; additional car parking and cycle parking. The development will also provide for the dismantling and removal of the existing Marquee structure, all associated ground works, ancillary works and enabling works and connection to existing services and facilities. The proposal will be developed on undeveloped lands previously part of planning permission P03/937 and associated permissions which have been part implemented, which provided for the construction of the existing Trump International Golf Links and Hotel and associated facilities. The development will be on a site of approx. 9.76 Ha (Circa 10Ha). This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)
Permission · Clare County Council, 18930
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: White Strand/Carrowmore Marsh 001007
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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_219 (ZIP).
- 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
- 159 ha
- 393 acres
- Land parcels
- 93
- registered freehold, median 214 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowmore, from 48 m² to 332,363 m² (33.24 ha, 82.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 May 2026N/a
of revised site boundaries (Original Planning Reference P03/2097) at the existing site
Retention · Clare County Council, 2660347
22 Dec 2025Conditional
for development of this site at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare, V15 KH39. The development will consist of: a) The demolition of the existing event marquee and its associated service areas; the demolition of Doughmore House, including its associated shed, concrete yard, boiler and plant room to the rear. All associated hardstanding, access roads, foundations, services, utilities and site infrastructure relating to the above elements will be removed. b) The construction of a new single-storey ballroom building, comprising a main function room; lobby and pre-function areas; reception space; bar and lounge areas; champagne and tea stations; bridal suite; guest WCs; staff facilities; kitchen and catering areas; chair and bar stores; internal service and plant spaces; an external service yard; and a partially covered external terrace. c) The reconfiguration, upgrading and extension of existing car parking and internal circulation areas, including revised vehicular and pedestrian routes, set-down areas, bicycle parking provision, resurfacing, lighting, and all associated hard and soft landscaping works. d) Site development and landscape works, including embankments, regrading and contouring, footpaths, paved areas, planting, boundary treatments, surface water and foul drainage works, services and utilities connections, and all works required to integrate the development into the existing hotel campus. e) All ancillary site development, excavation and infrastructural works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and is submitted with this planning application
Permission · Clare County Council, 2560838
22 Dec 2025Conditional
for development of this site at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare, V15 KH39. The development will consist of: a) The construction of new golf tee boxes serving Holes 3 and 17, including associated turfing, edging, contouring and grading works to integrate the golf tee boxes into the existing golf course layout and design; b) The demolition and removal of a section of the existing internal access road, and the realignment and construction of a new and upgraded internal access road, including all associated works and services; c) Landscaping and remodelling of adjoining improved grassland areas, including minor contouring, low earth mounding to improve visual screening, integration of the new golf tee boxes and associated walkways, the formation of a pond and associated wetland areas, and the expansion and enhancement of the existing improved grassland; and, d) All associated site development works, including earthworks, temporary fencing, reseeding, landscaping, ground reinstatement and any ancillary works required to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and is submitted with this planning application
Permission · Clare County Council, 2560839
9 Feb 2024Conditional
for development which will consist of the construction of a new internal access road with drain crossing, formalisation of staff car parking areas and minor alterations to Doughmore House, O’Dea Barn and Healy House and the external areas of each property including fencing and alterations to entrance at O’Dea Barn. The change of use of Doughmore House from Office/Administration use to Leisure/Recreation Use, the change of use of O’Dea Barn from Agricultural use to Operational/Storage Use, the change of use of Healy House from residential to Office/Administration and the Shed at Healy House to Operational/Storage use. The development includes the construction of a new boiler room, pickle ball courts, basketball court, and two soft play areas at Doughmore House and minor alterations. The provision of new windows, doors, screen fencing and minor alterations to O’Dea Barn. The construction and erection of a covered walkway and front porch, minor alterations to the existing storage building, converting an existing door to a window and minor alterations at Healy House and all associated works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460049
20 Apr 2023Conditional
of A) domestic garage as constructed to rear of existing dwelling B) access road and entrance with gravel hardstanding area to side and rear of existing dwelling plus all ancillary site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 23233
19 Nov 2018Conditional
for development including the construction of Ballroom/Function Room building; Leisure Facility building including restaurant; 53 no dwellings to be used for short term tourist accommodation; minor alterations to Doughmore house; a gatehouse; additional car parking and cycle parking. The development will also provide for the dismantling and removal of the existing Marquee structure, all associated ground works, ancillary works and enabling works and connection to existing services and facilities. The proposal will be developed on undeveloped lands previously part of planning permission P03/937 and associated permissions which have been part implemented, which provided for the construction of the existing Trump International Golf Links and Hotel and associated facilities. The development will be on a site of approx. 9.76 Ha (Circa 10Ha). This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)
Permission · Clare County Council, 18930
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Carrowmore Dunes SAC 002250
- Special Protection Area: Mid-Clare Coast SPA 004182
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: White Strand/Carrowmore Marsh 001007
Recorded monuments
- CL047-002 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.
- CL047-004001 Ringfort - rath
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Carrowmore, about 1 in 20 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_219 (ZIP).
- 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
No address of the register names Carrowmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Carrowmore · An Cheathrú Mhór
- Area
- 1,589,764 m² (158.98 ha, 392.84 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killard, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ibrickan
- Electoral division
- Doonbeg, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 790 people lived in 277 households in the Doonbeg electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 32% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Caherfeenick North, Cloonmore, Doonbeg
- 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.