Bracklaghboy

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bracklaghboy, from 48 m² to 101,893 m² (10.19 ha, 25.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 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 Bracklaghboy 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.

• 17 Jul 2025N/a

  Section 5 Declaration: permenent relocation of the treated effluent discharge point approved under P21/859. the discharge point to be relocated 350m upstream from its current location

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25280

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct new all weather Astro Pitch with Pitch lighting and Planning Permission to retain existing ball wall and pitch lighting, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560214

• 9 Dec 2024Conditional

  Planning Permission to demolish existing stand and construction of new replacement stand, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460749

• 20 Sept 2024Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house and connection to public sewer

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 24390

• 14 Sept 2023Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house and connection to public sewer

  Outline permission · Mayo County Council, 23525

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  Laying of a 150mm diameter Underground Discharge Pipe, 5.2km in length, containing fully-treated effluent from Existing Factory at Western Brand Chickens, Knockaunacat to the Existing Fully-Licensed Above-Ground Effluent Balance Tanks at Drumbaun and final discharge pipe to the Dalgan River located at Cloonbullig. The proposed discharge pipe passes along the public road through the townlands of Knockaunacat, Erriff, Derrymore, Bohogerawer, Gorteen, Hazelhill, Cloonbullig and Drumbaun together with all ancillary site works and services at the above addresses. The proposed pipe shall replace the transporting of the fully-treated effluent from Western Brand Chickens, Knockaunacat to the Full-Licensed Above-Ground Effluent Balance Tanks at Drumbaun by Tanker Trucks as per granted under Planning permission P21/869.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360259

• 11 Sept 2017Conditional

  RETENTION OF AS BUILT DWELLING HOUSE, AN ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 17726

• 25 Jul 2017Conditional

  RETAIN AS BUILT DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 17592

• 9 May 2017Conditional

  RETAIN AS BUILT DWELLING HOUSE, AN ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 17343

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Bracklaghboy.

Recorded monuments

• MA093-039 Mound
  Description

  In pasture, in gently undulating terrain dotted with small hillocks. It is situated towards the base of the WNW-facing slope of a rise, bordering the edge of a natural depression which is encircled by rising ground and small hillocks. Views are restricted. Named ‘Laghtaconor’ on the 1838 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps, and recorded as ‘Druid’s Altar’ in the 1838 OS Name Books. A circular mound (5.6m E–W; 6.2m N–S; H 0.7m at W, 0.4m upslope side at E) with a gently domed profile. It appears to be predominantly earthen. A single hawthorn bush grows from N side, at the base of which is a small heap of field clearance stones. A similar heap of stones rests against the S side of the mound. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

• MA093-088 Burial mound
  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.

• MA093-093001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, located adjacent to a field drain, in an area of lowlying, flat damp land bordering the S bank of the Mannin River. Ground rises c. 20m to S. Low, grass-covered kidney-shaped mound (c. 8.7m NE–SW; 12m NW–SE, H 0.3-0.4m at NE) composed of heat-shattered stone in a black, charcoal-rich soil matrix. The exact limits of the mound on the SW side are not clear. A shallow central depression, which may indicate the position of a trough, opens to the NE facing the river. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2022

• MA093-094 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In a pasture field marked by several gentle undulations and small domed rises. According to local information (SMR file), there is a ‘cillin’ or children’s burial ground at this location. A number of undulations are visible in the field, but no above ground structural evidence of a burial ground. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2022

• MA093-095001 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, located on elevated ground, named ‘Knockloughan’ on the 1916 OS 6-inch map, bordering the SE side of a pool named ‘Loughsheebaun’ on the same map. There is a ringbarrow (MA093-038002-) and an ogham stone (MA093-038001-) on a ridge c. 250m to NW. This record refers to one of two stones (MA093-095001-; MA093-095002-), which according to a local source were possible 'standing stones, or part of a larger structure'. They were removed during land reclamation works in 1995 (SMR file) Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2022

• MA093-095002 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, located on elevated ground, named ‘Knockloughan’ on the 1916 OS 6-inch map, bordering the SE side of a pool named ‘Loughsheebaun’ on the same map. There is a ringbarrow (MA093-038002-) and an ogham stone (MA093-038001-) on a ridge c. 250m to NW. This record refers to one of two stones (MA093-095001-; MA093-095002-), which according to a local source were possible 'standing stones, or part of a larger structure'. They were removed during land reclamation works in 1995 (SMR file) Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2022

• MA093-105 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, located at the edge of a broad sweep of lowlying, flat damp land bordering the S bank of the Mannin River. There is rising ground c. 30m to S. Low, irregular-shaped sod-covered mound (c. 11m N–S; c. 8m E–W; H 0.3m) composed of black soil and shattered stone, with a shallow central depression (diam. 1.6m). The mound is poorly preserved and has an uneven surface. A fulacht fia (MA093-093001-) and a possible fulacht fia (MA093-093----) are located c. 100m to W. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Bracklaghboy, 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_788 (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.

• Bracklaghboy, Ballyhaunis5 sales

Name

Bracklaghboy · An Bhreaclach Bhuí

Area

1,058,886 m² (105.89 ha, 261.66 acres)

Civil parish

Bekan, and its townlands

Barony

Costello

Electoral division

Ballyhaunis, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,531 people lived in 1,219 households in the Ballyhaunis electoral division. 53% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Bohogerawer, Gorteen, Island, Knockroe, Tooraree

Placenames

Bracklaghboy 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.