Carra

141 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carra, from 126 m² to 168,485 m² (16.85 ha, 41.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 55 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 Carra 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.

• 1 Jul 2026Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661110

• 1 Jul 2026Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661112

• 2 Jun 2026Conditional

  for proposed domestic dwelling, domestic garage, treatment plant, percolation area with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660877

• 10 Oct 2025Conditional

  to construct a three bay double sheep shed, manure pit and seepage tank

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25274

• 2 Oct 2025Conditional

  for an extension to the existing garage and the provision of a polytunnel in the rear garden, along with any associated site works required both above and below ground

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561438

• 10 Jun 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a single-storey dwelling, domestic garage, new sewage treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 196.00 sqm (house) & 60.00 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460697

• 25 Nov 2023Conditional

  of different treatment plant installed on site to that granted in planning reference number 18/1434

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361416

• 25 Aug 2022Conditional

  Retention of dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor space of work to be retained 172.88 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260849

• 12 Aug 2022Conditional

  for: A) domestic garage, B) agricultural shed, C) of alterations to previously permitted extension to existing dwelling house, namely: 1) pitched roof over portion of permitted extension in lieu of flat roof as approved, 2) additional dormer window with mono-pitch roof, 3) omission of first floor window to front elevation, 4) demolition of porch/hall. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 50 sqm domestic garage and 149 agricultural shed

  Retention · Galway County Council, 22966

• 16 May 2022Refused

  construction of a new two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 234 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260488

• 16 Feb 2022Conditional

  for changes to the dwelling approved under application 21/1573 including the dwelling's position on the site and the inclusion of a new gym / home office outbuilding. All other aspects of the development to remain as previously approved. Gross floor space of proposed works: 288.7 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22192

• 30 Aug 2021Conditional

  for development of a new two-storey dwelling, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site and wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 255.6 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211573

• 14 Jul 2020Conditional

  for an extension and renovations to existing dwelling house, which include raising the roof and creating a first floor habitable space, reconfiguration of internal rooms, new window and door openings and all associated site services. Gross floor space of work to be retained; 66.19sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20943

• 18 Dec 2018Conditional

  for the following development: (a) construction of a new dwelling (b) construction of a domestic garage (c) wastewater treatment system with percolation area (d) new site entrance and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 155 sqm (Dwelling), 22.65 sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181827

• 11 Oct 2018Conditional

  for demolition of agricultural sheds and construction of dwelling house, sewage treatment system and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200.9 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 2008.3 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181433

• 11 Oct 2018Conditional

  for demolition of fire damaged house and outbuildings and construction of dwelling house, sewage treatment system and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200.9 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 115 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181434

• 19 Jul 2018N/a

  for demolition of fire damaged house and outbuildings and construction of dwelling house, sewage treatment system and all associated site developments works. Gross floor space of proposed works 200.9sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition works 115sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181023

• 19 Jul 2018N/a

  for demolition of agricultural sheds and construction of dwelling house, sewage treatment system and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works 200.9 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition 2008.3 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181024

• 22 Jun 2018Conditional

  to change previously granted house design, garage, proprietary waste treatment system and associated site works ( PL. Ref.17/976). Gross floor space of proposed works 174.6 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18854

• 26 Mar 2018Conditional

  to construct a six bay slatted sheep shed. Gross floor space of proposed works 272 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 18365

• 29 Nov 2017Conditional

  to construct a cattle crush and holding pen. Gross floor space of proposed works 69.12sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171706

• 3 Jul 2017Conditional

  for the construction of a new dwellinghouse, garage, proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated site works (gross floor space 147sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17976

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 Carra.

Recorded monuments

• GA098-051 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In marshy grassland, c. 15m to the S of a stream. This subcircular ring-barrow (37m N-S; 35.5m E-W) is definded by a low flat-topped earthen mound (diam. 14.5m; H 0.2-0.5m) which is encircled by a fosse and external bank. Four trackways cut across the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 August 2019

• GA098-052 Quarry
  Description

  This is a disused gravel pit; it is not an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 17 June 2015

• GA098-053 Quarry
  Description

  This is a disused gravel pit; it is not an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 17 June 2015

• GA098-054 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On a rise in grassland. This children's burial ground, rectangular in plan (L 19m; Wth 14.5m), is defined by a scarp. Within the interior numerous set stones indicate graves aligned E-W. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 29 August 2019

• GA098-055 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Subcircular rath (34m N-S; 29.2m E-W), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The fosse and outer bank survive only from WNW to NW. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at E, from WSW to W, and from NW to NNW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 23 January 2017

• GA098-056001 Enclosure
  Description

  In pastureland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a subtriangular enclosure (c. 14m NW-SE; c. 12m NE-SW). On inspection in March 1984 the site had been extensively quarried out and all that survived was a mainly earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; H 1-1.4m) curving from E through S to W; there were quarries immediately to its N and S. Traces of a possible field system (GA098-056002-) were visible to the S and W. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 22 July 2019

• GA098-056002 Field system
  Description

  To the W and S of a possible enclosure (GA098-056001-). A series of poorly preserved low earthen banks cover an area of c. 100m by c. 60m. Three rectangular fields (L c. 30m; Wth c. 20m) and traces of a possible roadway were visible. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 22 July 2019

• GA098-057 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland, c. 50m to the W of a stream. Subcircular rath (34m NNW-SSE; 32m WSW-ENE), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives from NW through N to NE, and from SW to W. A curving trackway may indicate its line from NE to E. A N-S running field fence cuts the monument at W. The remains of a later stone hut, which was built into the external face of the bank, are visible at SE. A rectangular depression in the SW quadrant of the interior may indicate the line of a possible collapsed souterrain (GA098-057001-). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 23 January 2017

• GA098-057001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the SW quadrant of a rath (GA098-057----). A rectangular depression (L 10.7m; Wth 4.2m), aligned NW-SE, may indicate the line of a possible collapsed souterrain. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 23 January 2017

• GA098-058 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland. An almost circular rath (39.8m E-W; 38.3m N-S), in fair condition, defined by a bank except at S and from NW to N where a scarp forms the enclosing element. Traces of inner stone-facing survive intermittently. The monument is cut by a field wall at NNW and NNE. Within the interior a series of earthen banks may be associated internal divisions. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 23 January 2017

• GA098-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a rise in undulating grassland. This poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 28.5m) is defined by a bank from S through W to N; no visible surface trace survives elsewhere and a number of quarry pits have been dug into the line of the bank from N to NNE. There are traces of a berm immediately outside the bank from S to W and a shed and silage pit have been constructed at NE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 February 2019

• GA098-060 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a ridge in marshy grassland. Very poorly preserved subcircular rath (52m NNW-SSE; 45m ENE-WSW) defined by a scarp and external fosse. The scarp is visible from SE to W and from NW to NE. The fosse is only evident from S to W. A field boundary cuts through the monument at SE and SW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 23 January 2017

• GA098-061 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (36m N-S; 30.7m E-W) defined by an earthen bank from S through W to NW and elsewhere by a scarp. A field boundary cuts across the monument from NW to NE. A roughly rectangular hollow in the NW quadrant may mark the site of a possible souterrain (GA098-061001-). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 February 2019

• GA098-061001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the W sector of the interior of a rath (GA098-061----). A roughly rectangular but shallow hollow (L 11.8m; Wth 3.9m max.) may mark the site of a souterrain. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 February 2019

• GA098-062 Quarry
  Description

  Eight small hachured features marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and scattered around the E half of Carra townland, proved on inspection in 1985 to be disused quarries. As they are of post-AD 1700 date they do not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 8 August 2014

• GA098-063 Enclosure
  Description

  On a hummock in grassland. This poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (40.8m N-S; 38.7m E-W), defined by a scarp (H 0.55-0.9m), is visible midway around the hummock. The interior rises up towards the centre and traces of E-W running cultivation ridges are evident. The siting would be suitable for a rath but it may be a later enclosure. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 February 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 Carra, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Carra, Bullaun9 sales

Name

Carra · Cartha

Area

5,936,392 m² (593.64 ha, 1,466.91 acres)

Civil parish

Killaan, and its townlands

Barony

Loughrea

Electoral division

Grange, the unit of the census

Census 2022

805 people lived in 256 households in the Grange electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinphuill, Ballintober West, Ben Beg, Ben More, Cahernagarry, Carrowmore, Cross, Doon, Glennaskehy, Newgrove, Rathglass

Placenames

Carra 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.