Fortyacres

32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fortyacres, from 42 m² to 236,530 m² (23.65 ha, 58.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 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 Fortyacres 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.

• 3 Nov 2022Refused

  for retention of existing dairy unit with slated area over slurry storage tank and retention of 10 tonne meal storage bin. Also wish to apply for planning permission to construct a unit with cubicle housing for wintering of 70 dairy cows. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 215sqm. Gross floor space of proposed works: 338sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 221148

• 12 Aug 2022Refused

  the development will consist of erection of fully serviced part single storey/part two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance walls & piers, install waste water treatment system & percolation area and all ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22969

• 12 Jul 2022N/a

  of existing dairy unit with slated area over slurry storage tank and retention of 10 tonne meal storage bin. Also wish to apply for planning permission to construct a unit with cubicle housing for wintering of 70 dairy cows. Gross floor space of proposed works: 338 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 22870

• 18 Oct 2021Refused

  for the construction of a two storey dwelling house, effluent treatment system, domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 300 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211922

• 23 Dec 2019N/a

  to construct a private robotic milking facility with slated area and slurry tank under with all other site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 415 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 192036

• 30 May 2018Conditional

  for alterations to planning permission granted 16/1247 to include 1) elevational changes to dwelling, 2) revised internal layout to dwelling, 3) minor relocation of house, garage & treatment plant on site, 4) slight increase in floor area of dwelling from 277.59 sqm. to 282 sqm. and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 282 sqm. Gross floor space of ay demolition 107 as per planning permission 16/1247.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18711

• 24 May 2018Conditional

  to 1) demolish existing single storey dwelling house and 2) erect new replacement dwelling house, domestic garage waste water treatment system and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works (house) 248.50 sqm. (garage) 59.30 sqm. Demolition 42.65sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18685

• 24 Oct 2017Conditional

  of the original dwelling house and subsequent extensions and all associated services and site works. Gross floor space of work to be retained 337.5sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171530

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 Fortyacres.

Recorded monuments

• GA029-065 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a slight rise in level pastureland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1930) as an oval enclosure (NW-SE c. 40m, NE-SW c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives and farm buildings now occupy the site. An earthwork (GA029-076----) lay 30m to SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On E-facing slope of a ridge in grassland. Circular rath (D 32m), in fair condition, defined by a bank breached by numerous cattle gaps. A field bank abuts the enclosing element at NE and SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-073 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 32.5m, E-W 27.5m) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter survives from S through W to N. There is a CBG (GA029-073001-) within the interior. A ringfort (GA029-074----) lies c. 200m to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-073001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Within S sector of a ringfort (GA029-073----). An irregularly shaped area (NW-SE 22.5m, NE-SW 11.7m) enclosed from SE to S by the foundations of an old field wall, and from S to WNW by the bank of the ringfort Several small set stones aligned ESE-WNW are visible. (Costello 1903, 10; O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 65) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-074 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (E-W 40m, N-S 37.5m) defined by a bank and external fosse; the latter does not survive from SW to N. A gap at SE, though modern, may have given original access. Abutting the monument at SSW is a CBG (GA029-074001-) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-074001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Abutting ringfort (GA029-074----) at SSW. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as an enclosed rectangular area; only NW and SE sides now survive (NW-SE 16m, NE-SW 13m). These are defined by a low bank, which runs along the outer edge of the fosse on NW side. The interior is level and grass-covered and no visible surface trace of any grave-markers survives. (Costello 1903, 10; O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 65; ASGAP 167;57) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-075 Earthwork
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in rolling grassland. Rectangular enclosure (NE-SW 17.5m, NW-SE 16.8m), in fair condition, defined by a bank of earth and stone. There is a gap in the bank in W corner. The E half of the interior has been quarried out, exposing burnt stone and dark soil along its SE edge. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-076 Earthwork
  Description

  Some 30m SE of an enclosure (GA029-065----). Marked on OS 6-inch maps as a small circular mound (D c. 20m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA029-210 Enclosure
  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

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

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 Fortyacres, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_748 (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 Fortyacres with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Fortyacres · Daichead Acra

Area

748,730 m² (74.87 ha, 185.02 acres)

Civil parish

Tuam, and its townlands

Barony

Dunmore

Electoral division

Tuam Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

6,556 people lived in 2,346 households in the Tuam Rural electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bracklagh, Demesne, Garrauns, Garrauns, Quaybaun, Slievedarragh, Townparks (5th Division)

Placenames

Fortyacres 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.