Cahermore

92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahermore, from 10 m² to 523,837 m² (52.38 ha, 129.44 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 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 Cahermore 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.

• 14 Jul 2026Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and percolation area and for all ancillary services and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661181

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  for the construction of a single-storey extension/granny flat to the side & rear of the existing dwelling; for the installation of a new proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area to replace the old style septic tank system

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661111

• 23 Jan 2026Refused

  for (i) the construction of a single-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling. (ii) For the installation of a new proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area to replace the old style septic tank system on the subject site

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660080

• 6 Nov 2025N/a

  for the construction of a single-storey extension to the side & rear of the existing dwelling, for the installation of a new proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area to replace the old style septic tank system on the subject site

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561619

• 15 May 2025Refused

  for the construction of a dormer extension to the side of the existing dwelling, the installation of a new proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area to replace the old style septic tank system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 118 sqm(extension)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560591

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a new extension to existing dwelling, with minor alterations to existing dwelling to incorporate a “Granny Flat”, and single storey extension to the rear along with all associated site works. Retention permission for site layout and entrances as constructed and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 49 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460121

• 25 Mar 2021N/a

  extension to existing dwelling house to include provision of a granny flat and upgrade of existing on-site wastewater treatment system along with all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works 95.5 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21460

• 4 Jun 2020Conditional

  of (1) relocated well and upgraded treatment system & percolation area all previously approved under Planning Ref. No. 00/4801 and (2) retain existing garden shed. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 38 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20689

• 27 Mar 2019N/a

  for minor alterations and corrections to house plans for proposed dwelling house and revision to site boundaries, previous planning ref no. 18/435. Gross floor space of proposed works: 164 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 19436

• 11 Apr 2018Conditional

  to construct a dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system site entrance, site boundaries and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 164sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18435

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: Cahermore Turlough SAC 002294
• Special Area of Conservation: Caherglassaun Turlough SAC 000238
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Caherglassaun Turlough 000238

Recorded monuments

• GA113-026 Moated site
  Description

  On a slight rise in pastureland. Poorly preserved subrectangular enclosure (33m E-W; c. 24m N-S) defined by bank (Wth 2.6m; H 1.8m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) along the W side. A possible entrance gap (Wth 3.7m) is evident at E. A roadway cuts across the monument from SE to SSW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• GA113-065 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In level pastureland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 34m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. A modern field wall overlies the enclosing element from W to N and borders it externally at E. At NE one course of wall-facing, composed of large boulders, is visible. No trace of the wall survives at S. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 January 2017

• GA113-067 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.

• GA113-068001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in pastureland and tillage. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 40m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall, which is overlain by a later field wall from N to NE. Elsewhere the enclosing element is heavily overgrown and obscured by field-clearance rubble. Modern gaps breach the wall at E (Wth 1m) and S (Wth 4m). A souterrain (GA113-068001-) lies in the NW quadrant of the interior. Immediately to the WSW of the cashel is an enclosure (GA113-068002-). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-068002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a cashel (GA113-068001-). When initially visited by the Survey in October 1982 this drystone-built L-shaped souterrain (L c. 14.8m) was partly accessible. It consisted of two passages which were separated from each other by an area of collapse. The shorter 1st passage (L 5.3m; Wth 2m) ran E-W and access to it was gained at its E end. Two jamb stones were evident towards the rear of the passage, beyond which the 2nd longer passage (L c. 9.5m; Wth 1.7m), running N-S, extended from its NW end. Here there was evidence of a possible creep. Access to the 2nd passage was not possible. However, some of its lintels were exposed on the ground surface and through a gap between two broken lintels it was possible to get a profile indicating the it was 1.72m wide and 0.9m high. On a revisit in 1992 the souterrain was completely inaccessible due to the dumping of rubbish within the interior of the cashel. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-068003 Enclosure
  Description

  Immediately to the SW of a cashel (GA113-068001-). This roughly D-shaped enclosure (57m E-W; 54m N-S) is defined by two earth and stone banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank and fosse are not visible along the N side. There is a causewayed entrance gap at S. Due to the presence of a large rubbish dump at NE, which obscures the monument, its exact relationship with the cashel is unclear. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-069 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On SW-facing slope of a ridge. Poorly preserved almost circular cashel (24m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 January 2017

• GA113-070 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pastureland. Marked on the OS 1:2500 plan (surveyed 1912-16) as an irregularly shaped enclosure (c. 45m NE-SW) defined by hachures, overlain by a field boundary, which curve from from SW to NE; on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map the hachures are only indicated from W to N. A number of outhouses lie immediately to the S. On inspection in October 1982 no visible surface trace survived. Current aerial imagery (Google 2019) indicates that a house has been built on its line at NNW and a large outbuilding occupies the interior. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 July 2019

• GA113-071 Cross
  Description

  In pastureland on the W side of the road, close to a T-junction. This plain squat thin limestone cross (H 1.08m; max. T 0.1m), cruciform in plan, is set on a small cairn (H 0.4m) beside a whitethorn bush. The solid cross-head (max. Wth 0.57m) has two stumpy arms, angled slightly upwards. Apart from a smooth finish on its E face, the cross is undecorated. Possibly of early Christian date. Crosses of somewhat similar shape are found on St MacDara's Island (see GA076-020008-) and Inchagoill (see GA110-023027-). It appears to be in its original position (SMR file, 1982). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 30 August 2018 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/1982).

• GA113-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pastureland. When inspected in October 1979 this poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 30m) was defined by a substantial earth and stone bank that was faced in places, both internally and externally, with large stones. The interior was almost completely obscured by thorn bushes and briars and was subdivided by a NW-SE running field wall, and the remains of another wall at S (SMR file). On re-inspection in October 1982, the bank (Wth 2.5m; H 1m) was visible from W through N to E but only slight traces of the S half survived. A possible moated site lies c. 180m to the E. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• GA113-073 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In level pastureland. This subrectangular children's burial ground (17m N-S; 13.5m E-W) is defined by a low bank, which is surrounded by a modern field wall. The bank is obscured by undergrowth and rubble. The interior is very overgrown, however, several lines of set stones indicating graves are visible. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 29 August 2019

• GA113-074 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  At SW end of a small spur in pastureland. Poorly preserved oval rath (20.2m E-W; 13.8m N-S) defined by a degraded bank of earth and stone. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 January 2017

• GA113-075 Barracks
  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.

• GA122-034001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  This ruined rectangular house site (L 8.2m; Wth 3.4m) almost abuts a cashel (GA122-034----) at S. It is defined by one course of a double-faced wall (Wth 0.9m) with a rubble core. It post-dates the cashel. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 January 2017

Architectural heritage

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, having flat-roofed porch to front (east) elevation. Pitched thatched roof withslightly raised ridge, very low rendered chimneystack, and render copings. Roughcast rendered walls having smooth render plinth course and quoins. Square-headed half-glazed timber panelled door to north side of porch with rendered threshold. Square-headed window openings to front having painted sills, render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Rendered piers and boundary walls to road entrance.

• Maryville House, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, having lower gabled two-bay two-storey return and later single-storey extensions to rear (north-west) elevation. Formerly also used as RIC barracks. Now in use as house. Hipped slate roof with painted stone eaves course and rendered chimneystacks, and mixed replacement and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast render to walls having render plinth course. Square-headed openings with raised render reveals, tooled limestone sills and timber sliding sash windows, eight-over-eight pane to ground floor of main block, six-over-six pane to first floor, and one-over-one pane to return. Three-over-three pane window to first floor of north-east side elevation. Round-headed doorway to front (south-east) elevation with moulded tooled limestone surround, double-leaf timber battened door with spoked timber fanlight, and tooled limestone step. Square-headed openings to extensions having render surrounds and sills, and replacement uPVC windows. Cast-iron water pump on concrete pedestal to rear of house, with banded cylindrical shaft, fluted domed cap having pointed finial, banded spout with decorative bucket grip and cow's tail pumping handle. Two-storey outbuilding to west of house having six-bay first floor and four openings to ground floor, pitched slate roof, roughcast rendered walls, square-headed double-leaf corrugated-iron sliding door to front, square-headed timber battened doors and timber louvred and battened fittings. Square-headed doorway to first floor south elevation, having timber battened door, reached by flight of rendered external steps. Rubble stone boundary wall to farmyard. Entrance to garden to front of house comprising square-plan rendered piers and recent double-leaf metal gate. Road entrance to west having two pairs of limestone piers having rounded caps, with cast-iron double-leaf vehicular gate flanked by matching pedestrian gates, in turn flanked by dressed limestone quadrant walls.

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 Cahermore, 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 low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_686 (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.

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

Name

Cahermore · An Chathair Mhór

Area

2,059,249 m² (205.92 ha, 508.85 acres)

Civil parish

Kinvarradoorus, and its townlands

Barony

Kiltartan

Electoral division

Cahermore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

620 people lived in 198 households in the Cahermore electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynastaig, Caherawoneen South, Cahercarney, Caherglassaun, Crannagh, Killomoran, Polldonoghoe, Turloughkeeloge

Placenames

Cahermore 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.