Curragh More
Curragh More is a townland in the civil parish of Kiltullagh, barony of Athenry, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is An Currach Mór.
Parcel 4961340
- Area
- 119,844 m² (11.98 ha, 29.61 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Curragh More
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.
- GA097-090001 Moated site
Description
In low-lying grassland. The old course of the Dooyertha River flowed immediately to the E of this moated site and separated it from a rath (GA097-090002-) to its E. The river now flows to the S of both monuments. Roughly wedge-shaped in plan, the moated site (36m NE-SW; 17.6m NW-SE) is defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. No visible surface trace of the enclosing elements survives from N through E to SE. There is a well-defined causewayed entrance gap at NW. A motte and bailey (GA096-144----) lies c. 500m to the WNW. (McCaffrey 1952, 168, no. 5a; Cody 1989, 327-8, no. 144) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
- GA097-090002 Ringfort - rath
Description
In low-lying grassland. The old course of the Dooyertha River flowed around this poorly preserved subcircular rath (27.7m E-W) from W through N to NE and separated it from a moated site (GA097-090001-) immediately to the W. The present course of the river now flows to the S of both monuments. Only the S half of the rath survives; it is defined by a bank and external fosse from E through S to W. McCaffrey (1952, 168, no. 5) noted an entrance gap (Wth c. 1.7m) at E but no visible surface trace of it survives. There is a children's burial ground (GA097-090003-) in the SE quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
- GA097-090003 Children's burial ground
Description
In the SE quadrant of a rath (GA097-090002-). A number of haphazardly placed graves, indicated by set stones, are visible in an unenclosed irregular area (13.5m N-S; 13m E-W) in the interior of the rath. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 38.9 ha
- 96 acres
- Land parcels
- 19
- registered freehold, median 4,329 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curragh More, from 94 m² to 119,844 m² (11.98 ha, 29.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Curragh More 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
No planning application touches the townland of Curragh More in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Curragh More.
Recorded monuments
- GA096-078 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle S-facing slope in pastureland. Classified by Cody (1989, 191-2, no. 44) as a subcircular rath (31m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by a bank, no visible surface trace of which survives at N. A field wall cuts through the monument at NW and NE and the interior is used as a vegetable garden. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
- GA096-079 Ringfort - rath
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.
- GA096-080 Fulacht fia
Description
At the N edge of the old course of the Dooyertha River. This possible fulacht fia is described by Cody (1989, 160, no. 18) as a roughly circular spread of black soil and burnt stones (diam. c. 4m). It appeared as if a mound or small rise had been removed a short time previously. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 25 November 2019
- GA097-090001 Moated site
Description
In low-lying grassland. The old course of the Dooyertha River flowed immediately to the E of this moated site and separated it from a rath (GA097-090002-) to its E. The river now flows to the S of both monuments. Roughly wedge-shaped in plan, the moated site (36m NE-SW; 17.6m NW-SE) is defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. No visible surface trace of the enclosing elements survives from N through E to SE. There is a well-defined causewayed entrance gap at NW. A motte and bailey (GA096-144----) lies c. 500m to the WNW. (McCaffrey 1952, 168, no. 5a; Cody 1989, 327-8, no. 144) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
- GA097-090002 Ringfort - rath
Description
In low-lying grassland. The old course of the Dooyertha River flowed around this poorly preserved subcircular rath (27.7m E-W) from W through N to NE and separated it from a moated site (GA097-090001-) immediately to the W. The present course of the river now flows to the S of both monuments. Only the S half of the rath survives; it is defined by a bank and external fosse from E through S to W. McCaffrey (1952, 168, no. 5) noted an entrance gap (Wth c. 1.7m) at E but no visible surface trace of it survives. There is a children's burial ground (GA097-090003-) in the SE quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
- GA097-090003 Children's burial ground
Description
In the SE quadrant of a rath (GA097-090002-). A number of haphazardly placed graves, indicated by set stones, are visible in an unenclosed irregular area (13.5m N-S; 13m E-W) in the interior of the rath. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2017
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Curragh More.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Curragh More, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Curragh More.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Curragh More with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Curragh More · An Currach Mór
- Area
- 388,563 m² (38.86 ha, 96.02 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kiltullagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Athenry
- Electoral division
- Kiltullagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 827 people lived in 264 households in the Kiltullagh electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Brusk, Caherakilleen, Curragh Beg, Greyford, Oldcastle, Rathgorgin
- Placenames
- Curragh More 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.