Ballymore

13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymore, from 210 m² to 789,603 m² (78.96 ha, 195.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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 Ballymore 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 May 2025Granted (conditional)

  1. Permission for retention for unauthorised works carried out to dwelling house

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250608

• 4 Apr 2025N/a

  1. Permission for retention for unauthorised works carried out to dwelling

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250377

• 25 Jun 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission to construct a dwelling house with services, domestic garage and all

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210999

• 23 Jul 2020Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the demolition of existing single storey flat roof extension to r

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200823

• 6 Jun 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM ATTACHING TO EXISTI

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190782

• 15 Jul 2016Refused

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES, DOMESTIC GARAGEAND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160805

• 15 Jul 2016Refused

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES, DOMESTIC GARAGEAND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160804

• 15 Jul 2016Refused

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SIT

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160806

• 8 Jul 2016N/a

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SIT

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160777

• 8 Jul 2016N/a

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SIT

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160776

• 8 Jul 2016N/a

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SERVICES, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SIT

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160778

• 20 Jun 2016Refused

  EXTENSION TO EXISTING GRAVEYARD

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160695

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: Screen Hills SAC 000708
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Screen Hills 000708

Recorded monuments

• WX033-008001 Church
  Description

  Located at the W edge of a slight N-S ridge. This is the site of the parish church of Screen – Irish: scrín meaning a shrine - within a raised rectangular graveyard (dims. 39m E-W; 27m N-S). According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 this church was impropriate to Henry Wallop and the name of the priest, if any, is not recorded. Nor is the condition of the church building recorded (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 268). John O'Donovan writing c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1933a, vol. 1, 354) records the former existence of a church, no trace of which is visible at ground level. An oval stone (dims. 0.52m x 0.35m; H 0.35m) with an oval socket, which is almost buried in the NE part of the graveyard, is regarded as a font but may be a cross-base. There is a natural spring c. 100m to the W, where patterns were held on 27th September until c. 1820. (ibid.). A geophysical survey (16R185) conducted by Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics in the field to the W (dims c. 60m E-W; c. 60m NW-SE) tentatively identified two possible ditches as well as a number of pits. Archaeological testing (16E0616) uncovered a number of archaeological features consistently across the area consisting mostly of pits, none of which were excavated but the pottery and other material recovered, including a late fifteenth century Geraldine groat suggests a high medieval date. (McLoughlin 2017) See the attached section from the Down Survey (1656-8) parish map (N at top) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 4 September, 2012 Amended: 7 January 2019

• WX033-008002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located at the W edge of a slight N-S ridge. The site of the parish church of Screen (WX033-008001-) is within a raised rectangular graveyard (dims. 39m E-W; 27m N-S). The possible font (WX033-008003-) is in the NE part of the graveyard. A geophysical survey (16R185) conducted by Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics in the field to the W (dims c. 60m E-W; c. 60m NW-SE) tentatively identified two possible ditches as well as a number of pits. Archaeological testing (16E0616) uncovered a number of archaeological features consistently across the area consisting mostly of pits, none of which were excavated but the pottery and other material recovered, including a late fifteenth century Geraldine groat suggests a high medieval date. (McLoughlin 2017) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 September, 2012 Amended: 3 February 2022

• WX033-008003 Font
  Description

  Located at the W edge of a slight N-S ridge. The site of the parish church of Screen (WX033-008001-) is within a raised rectangular graveyard (WX032-008002-). An oval stone (dims. 0.52m x 0.35m; H 0.35m) with an oval socket, which is almost buried in the graveyard, is regarded as a font but may be a cross-base. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 September, 2012

• WX033-008004 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Located at the W edge of a slight N-S ridge. There is a natural spring c. 100m W of the site of the parish church of Screen (WX033-008001-) and its graveyard (WX033-008002-). According to John O’Donovan, writing c. 1840, patterns were held at the well on 27th September until c. 1820 (O’Flanagan 1933a, vol. 1, 354).

• WX033-012 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a gentle W-facing slope. This is a rectangular, wooded area (dims. 41m E-W; 38m N-S) with raised corners defined by earthen banks (at W: Wth 5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2m). There is an external flat bottomed moat (at W: Wth of top 10m; D 2m) with an outer bank (at W: Wth 4m; ext H 0.6m) on each side but there is no identifiable entrance. (Barry 1977, 215, WX 16) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 4 September, 2012

• WX033-027 Burnt mound
  Description

  Located on the N bank of a small E-W stream. According to local information an area of broken and burnt stones in black clay can be seen when the area is ploughed. It is not visible in pasture. Burnt mound (WX033-028----) is c. 150m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 September, 2012

• WX033-028 Burnt mound
  Description

  Located on the N bank of a small E-W stream. According to local information an area of broken and burnt stones in black clay can be seen when the area is ploughed. It is not visible in pasture. Burnt mound (WX033-027----) is 150m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore date of upload: 4 September, 2012

• WX033-041 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Archaeological testing (18E0011) of an extensive area (dims c. 150m N-S; c. 6-80m NE-SW) when archaeological features were encountered throughout. These consisted largely of gullies and furrows but some pits with charcoal flecks were encountered. Evidence of at least three ditches (Wth 2m; D 0.55m plus; Wth 1.2m; Wth 0.7m) and some stake-holes were also encountered as well as a burnt mound (WX033-042----). No features were fully excavated but a single flint and a sherd of prehistoric pottery were recovered. (McLoughlin 2018, 5-10) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 January, 2019

• WX033-042 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Archaeological testing (18E0011) of an extensive area (dims c. 150m N-S; c. 6-80m NE-SW) identified pits and other features (WX033-041----) as well as this burnt mound (dims 18m N-S; 8m E-W). (McLoughlin 2018, 9) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 January 2019

Architectural heritage

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1769–1955 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard with collection of lichen-spotted markers, ob. 1769-1955. Set in unkempt grounds on a slightly elevated site with hedge boundary to perimeter.

• House, 1700–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey lobby entry house, extant 1840, centred on single-bay single-storey gabled windbreak. Hipped slate roof with pitched (gabled) slate roof to windbreak, clay ridge tiles, rendered red brick Running bond chimney stack having chamfered stringcourse below capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, rendered coping to gable to windbreak, slightly sproketed eaves, and no rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Rendered, ruled and lined battered walls over semi-coursed random rubble stone construction possibly incorporating sections of mud wall construction with roughcast surface finish to rear (north) elevation. Square-headed window openings with sills, and timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening in round- or segmental-headed recess with step threshold between padstones, and glazed timber panelled door. Set perpendicular to street [OS].

• Saint Cyprian's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay double-height single-cell Catholic Church, rebuilt 1901, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched banded slate roof with perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled corbel kneelers including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (north) front on trefoil-detailed gabled corbel kneelers with buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-iron bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone plinth with cut-granite buttresses including cut-granite buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Round-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Round-headed "Trinity Window" to chancel (south) in round-headed recess with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (north) front, cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. "Trinity Window" to gable in round-headed recess with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (north); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlights; full-height interior open into roof with diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled choir gallery (north) on cast-iron pillars below frosted glass "Trinity Window", tessellated "quarry tile" aisles between timber pews, diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows, polished brass wall monument (ob. 1882) with cut-white marble Classical-style wall monument (ob. 1871), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (south) reordered, ----, with cut-veined white marble panelled altar below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1901), and exposed strutted collared timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling on carved timber cornice on perforated frieze. Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-granite "Cavetto" stringcourses below shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

• Ballymore House, farm house, 1842–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1885, on a rectangular plan; three- or five-bay two-storey rear (north) elevation centred on single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height gabled flush return. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1917. Pitched slate roof extending into lean-to slate roofs (north) centred on pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks having paired stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on overhanging timber boarded eaves having paired timber consoles. Rendered, ruled and lined wall to front (south) elevation on rendered chamfered plinth with rendered "bas-relief" strips to ends supporting rendered band to eaves; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder) with fine roughcast surface finish to rear (north) elevation. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite step threshold, timber mullions supporting timber transom, and rusticated rendered surround framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights below stained glass fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows centred on timber casement window (first floor). Paired square-headed window openings to gables to side elevations with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Paired square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation centred on square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes centred on margined two-over-two (half-landing) or two-over-two (dormer attic) timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, 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_3092 (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.

No address of the register names Ballymore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Ballymore · An Bhuaile Mhór

Area

930,709 m² (93.07 ha, 229.98 acres)

Civil parish

Skreen, and its townlands

Barony

Ballaghkeen South

Electoral division

Ardcolm, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardcolm electoral division: 982 people in 368 households; 83% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyheige, Ballyhow Middle, Ballyhowbeg, Ballylemin, Garrylough Lower, Glebe, Glenbough

Placenames

Ballymore 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.