Longford

83 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Longford, from 150 m² to 439,000 m² (43.9 ha, 108.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 52 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 Longford 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.

• 29 Jun 2026Conditional

  for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment plant and percolation area along with all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661095

• 11 Nov 2025N/a

  for construction of a new dwelling, construction of a domestic garage/store, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new site entrance, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 25308

• 23 Oct 2025Conditional

  for alterations to a previously permitted extension (parent permission 54935), permission to construct a new single storey extension to the side (north elevation) of an existing detached dormer dwelling, permission to retain a mobile home for use as a domestic storage unit and all associated site works

  Retention · Galway County Council, 25286

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  for the upgrade of an existing effluent treatment system and percolation area together with all associated services

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25131

• 12 Jan 2024Conditional

  to construct: (i) milking facilities building incorporating dairy, plant, storage, Meal Bin, Loose area, underground slurry tank & effluent tank, Cubicle area with feeding area (ii) Hardcore area (iii) Walled silage pit and all associated site works. Demolition of silage pit also required. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1943 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 274 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460025

• 7 Mar 2023Conditional

  to amend the design of the approved development (planning reference 16/1500) which comprises consent for a solar PV energy development. Proposed amendments include; (1) addition of 2no. transformer stations, (2) 2no. control buildings to be replaced by a customer substation, (3) removal of CCTV cameras, (4) minor changes to the panel layout, (5) MW output to be decreased from 5MW to 4MW, (6) change in height & number of module racks & pile driven poles & (7) project lifetime proposed to be extended from 25 to 35 years. Gross floor space of proposed works: 85.97 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2360207

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  for the development of a 20kV cable route consisting of c.685m of overhead line supported on wooden poles and c.625m of underground cabling in ducting. This cable route will connect the permitted Ballycrissane Solar Farm (ref 16/1500) to an existing 38kv substation in the village.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2261301

• 1 Jun 2021Unconditional

  for a solar farm development. The development will consist of (1) a solar PV panel array on ground mounted steel frames with a maximum export capacity of 5MW within an overall site area of 11.78ha (2) underground cabling/ducting (3) two electricity control buildings (4) temporary construction compound (5) site access including a temporary construction access and track from the L-4302-63 local road (6) boundary fencing and landscaping proposals (7) pole mounted infra red security cameras together with all associated site works and services.

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 21950

• 28 May 2021Unconditional

  to construct 1) agricultural driveway to existing farmyard. 2) 4 bay agricultural shed with cattle crush and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 323sqm

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 21932

• 22 Apr 2021Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 260.3 sqm, Garage: 60.4 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21650

• 13 Apr 2021Conditional

  to construct a new agricultural shed with slatted tank, calving area, calf pens and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 272.5 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 21589

• 11 Oct 2019Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank/treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 228.2 sqm, Garage - 69.5 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191594

• 17 Feb 2017Conditional

  for the demolition of existing derelict building (formerly public house) and the construction of a new Dwelling House, Domestic garage, Treatment Unit, Percolation area and all associated site services. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 264 sqm. House, 46 sqm. garage.)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17198

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

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Meeneen Bog NHA 000310

Recorded monuments

• GA108-174 Quarry
  Description

  The following text has been copied across from the summary field. Olive Alcock 13 August 2014. In an area of tillage. A hachured feature marked on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit defined by a shallow depression.

• GA108-175 Quarry
  Description

  In pastureland. On inspection in 1984 this proved to be a disused quarry. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 August 2014

• GA118-059 Castle - 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.

• GA118-060001 Bullaun stone
  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.

• GA118-060002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In reclaimed pastureland. Named ‘St Patrick’s Well’ on the 1838 and 1946 editions of the 6-inch OS maps. According to the OS Letters, this holy well was said to be ‘fast losing its sanctity’ by 1838(O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 49). On inspection in 1984, no visible surface trace of it survived. Its site was marked by a low subcircular mound (c. 8m E-W, 6m N-S, H 0.2m) of loose field-clearance stones. A bullaun stone (GA118-060001-) lies immediately to its E. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 April 2023

• GA118-061 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA118-062 Designed landscape feature
  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.

• GA118-063 Earthwork
  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.

• GA118-064 Designed landscape - folly
  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.

• GA118-065 Chapel
  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

• Longford House, country house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, with lower four-bay two-storey return to rear elevation, single-bay two-storey flat-roof addition recessed to south-west gable, and twentieth-century porch to front (south-east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with centrally placed pair of red brick chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls, roughcast rendered walls to rear elevation and return. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, having timber sliding sash windows, triple one-over-one pane to ground floor of front elevation with slightly cambered heads colonettes to mullions, two-over-two pane to first floor front and rear elevations of house, first floor of return and ground floor of south-west gable of house, and six-over-six pane to ground floor of return. Spearheaded wrought-iron bars to return. Some replacement timber windows to rear elevation of house. Porch conceals round-headed opening with timber door and fanlight. Yard to rear of house having multiple-bay two-storey and single-storey outbuildings with pitched slate roofs, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings with stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, louvred openings and timber battened doors. Multiple-bay single-storey range with lean-to slate roof, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings, abutting walled garden with rubble stone walls to south-west of house. Large circular field to north-west.

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 Longford, 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

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

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

Name

Longford · An Longfort

Area

3,773,866 m² (377.39 ha, 932.54 acres)

Civil parish

Tiranascragh, and its townlands

Barony

Longford

Electoral division

Tiranascragh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

184 people lived in 65 households in the Tiranascragh electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ashfield, Ballinlug, Ballycrossaun, Cappagh, Deerpark, Fahy, Grange, Lisduneen, Magheranearla, Tiranascragh

Placenames

Longford 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.