Friarsquarter West

244 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Friarsquarter West, from 14 m² to 80,868 m² (8.09 ha, 19.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 132 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 50 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserver Tier II (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Services/Facilities (Community facilities)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserver Tier I (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 7 May 2026Conditional

  Demolition of Existing Dwelling and Construction of New Dwelling House and Associated Site Works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2660354

• 3 Feb 2026Conditional

  construct a private dwelling house and domestic garage with connection to the public sewers and services in the adjoining road along with all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2616

• 7 Nov 2025Conditional

  construct an industrial estate for light industrial/retail warehouse use comprising 8 no. units in total, each unit will have a proposed mezzanine first floor for office use associated wtih the main unit, a new upgraded entrance to be built onto the entrance to the neighbouring developement is proposed including new car parking public lighting footpaths soft and hard landscaping and connection to the public sewers

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25456

• 9 May 2025N/a

  Section 5 Declaration: provide accomomdation for displaced persons or persons seeking international protection

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25178

• 21 Feb 2025Conditional

  the extension and renovation of existing house onto footprint of existing shed, and all associated site works at the above address

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560092

• 18 Feb 2025N/a

  the extension and renovation of existing house onto footprint of existing shed, and all associated site works at the above address

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560085

• 14 Feb 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of: The installation of ground mounted Photovoltaic Panels with a maximum output of 1000 kWp (Kilowatt peak) distributed over grassed areas on a site size of 1.70 Ha with all associated site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560077

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  The development will consist of: The installation of ground mounted Photovoltaic Panels with a maximum output of 1000 kWp (Kilowatt peak) distributed over grassed areas on a site size of 1.70 Ha with all associated site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560006

• 22 Jul 2024Conditional

  construct a new stand alone gymnasium adjoining the existing sports fields and changing rooms along with connection to public services and all associated services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 24290

• 20 Nov 2023Conditional

  Proposed Construction Of Residential Development Consisting Of 28 No. Dwelling Houses Consisting Of 1 No. Four Bedroom Storey & A Half Type Dwelling House, 26 No. Three Bedroom Two Storey Semi-Detached Type Dwelling Houses & 1 No. Three Bedroom Two Storey Detached Type Dwelling House, Entrance, Access Road, Boundary Fences/Walls, Green Open Space, Proposed Connections Into The Existing Wastewater, Surface Water & Watermain Networks, On A Site Which Was Previously Granted Full Planning Permission Under Planning Reference Number’s P04/1429, P16/2400 & ABP PL16.209396 For A Similar Development And All Ancillary Site Works

  Permission, 30 homes · Mayo County Council, 2360479

• 9 Oct 2023N/a

  Change of use from Bar commercial to Residential

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360418

• 1 Aug 2023N/a

  Change of use from Bar commercial to Residential

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360308

• 8 Jun 2022Conditional

  ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING ADJOINING TERRACE BUILDINGS, INTO 5 NO. APARTMENTS INCLUDING 4 NO. 2-BED UNITS AND 1 NO. 3-BED UNIT. CONVERSION OF ANCILLARY SHOP AT GROUND LEVEL TO 1 NO. SELF-CONTAINED COMMERCIAL UNIT. REMOVAL OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS ALONG WESTERN BOUNDARY. EXISITNG FLAT ROOF ON TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH PITCHED ROOF. EXISTING LEAN-TO ROOF ON SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FLAT ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR ACCESS/USE AS COMMUNAL TERRACE. CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO FLAT ROOF EXTENSIONS WITH PARAPET DETAIL AND EXTERNAL STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. SITE LANDSCAPING TO INCLUDE PERMEABLE PAVING AND PLANTING, 5 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES AND 12 NO. BICYCLE PARKING SPACES. CONSTRUCTION OF FLAT ROOFED REFUSE STORE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22456

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF THE FRONT (BRIDGE STREET) SECTION OF THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR OF THIS PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS NO. 0084) FROM A PUBLIC HOUSE TO A BOOKMAKERS OFFICE, WHILE MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC HOUSE USE TO THE ABBEY STREET CAR PARK SIDE, WORKS TO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING REMOVAL OF SECTIONS OF EXISTING WALLS, FIT-OUT WORKS, NEW SIGNAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22164

• 23 Dec 2021Conditional

  RETENTION OF CHANGE OF USE FROM A COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 211388

• 17 Dec 2021N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF THE FRONT (BRIDGE STREET) SECTION OF THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR OF THIS PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS NO. 0084) FROM A PUBLIC HOUSE TO A BOOKMAKERS OFFICE, WHILE MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC HOUSE USE TO THE ABBEY STREET CAR PARK SIDE, WORKS TO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING REMOVAL OF SECTIONS OF EXISTING WALLS, FIT-OUT WORKS, NEW SIGNAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 211333

• 29 Sept 2021Conditional

  RETENTION PERMISSION FOR "CLICK AND COLLECT" SIGNAGE IN THE EXISTING TESCO CAR PARK, PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SHELTERED CANOPY (C 50 SQM) IN THE EXISTING CAR PARK FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING 2 NO. DEDICATED "CLICK AND COLLECT" SPACES FRO THE EXISTING TESCO STORE, 2 NO. PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 211027

• 8 Jul 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 21733

• 18 Feb 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 21124

• 15 Dec 2020Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF AN ATM MACHINE TO THE EXISTING REAR (NORTH) ELEVATION. THE ATM WILL BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE - REF NO. 0084

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20988

• 19 Feb 2020Refused

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE AN ELEVATED WALKWAY, ELEVATED DECKING AND A GREEN HOUSE

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20130

• 18 Feb 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A COMMERCIAL UNIT INCLUDING OFFICES AND STORAGE AREA, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER MAIN AND FOUL SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20110

• 17 Sept 2019Refused

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE AN ELEVATED WALKWAY, ELEVATED DECKING AND A GREEN HOUSE

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 19723

• 27 Jun 2019N/a

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE AN ELEVATED WALKWAY, ELEVATED DECKING AND A GREEN HOUSE

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 19497

• 12 Mar 2019Refused

  CONSTRUCT COMMERCIAL UNIT INCLUDING OFFICES AND STORAGE AREA, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER MAIN AND FOUL SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19171

The 25 most recent of 31 applications.

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 Friarsquarter West.

Recorded monuments

• MA118-006 Enclosure
  Description

  In backyard, used as lawn. Circular area (diam. c. 32m), enclosed by remains of low earthen bank. Undulations of land make interpretation difficult. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 459. Date of upload: 11 November 2013

• MA118-022002 Religious house - Augustinian friars
  Description

  On slightly raised ground, just above former flood plains of River Robe. Founded c. 1312, probably by Elizabeth de Clare; first Augustinian house in Connaught. Buildings repaired in 1400 and 1431. Friars in occupation in 1574 and again after rebellion of 1641 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 296). Had its own seal (now in the British Museum). Excavated prior to restoration and conservation (1990-1994) by FAS/LMLCTA. Church (7.1m N-S; 34.6m E-W) consists of a nave and chancel; parts of W doorway with rope fluting are original while window overhead was retrieved from E gable. E tracery window not original; reconstructed based on original fragments. On S wall are two piscinia and a sedilia. Also on S wall, splayed windows contain two distinct mason marks. Building of unknown function on NE external corner of church; accessed through doorway and steps in N wall. Much of S aisle surviving with narrow doorway connecting it to nave; contains piscina. Narrow doorway on N wall gives access to square side chapel with widely splayed embrasure containing narrow light. Cross slab (MA118-022012-) found beneath W doorway during excavations. Surrounded by graveyard (MA118-022003-). The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 638. Date of upload: 14 November 2013

• MA118-022003 Graveyard
  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.

• MA118-022004 Graveslab
  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.

• MA118-022005 Earthwork
  Description

  On the E bank of the Robe River, adjacent to Ballinrobe abbey (MA118-022002-), on the northern outskirts of Ballinrobe town. Earthworks were noted here in the 1980's by Bradley and Dunne (1989, 24) who recorded them as follows: 'There are numerous undulations in terrain in the field immediately to the west and north of the abbey [Ballinrobe abbey (MA118-022002)] but these form no coherent pattern.' This location is now overlain by modern housing. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 June 2022

• MA118-022012 Cross-slab
  Description

  Discovered beneath W doorway of abbey (MA118-022002-) during excavations, 1992. Now set beneath E window, in abbey interior. Limestone slab (L 1.67m; Wth 0.45m; T 0.18m), cracked in two pieces. Narrow stemmed cross (L 1.45m; Wth 0.39m) with round terminals, incised on upper surface. Sides of upper surface of slab have been chamfered, very rough in parts. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 632. Date of upload: 14 November 2013

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge over canal, dated 1845; extant 1849. Repointed snecked limestone walls with drag edged tooled cut-limestone stringcourses supporting benchmark-inscribed parapets having drag edged tooled cut-limestone "saddleback" coping centred on cut-granite date stone ("1845") in dragged cut-limestone surround. Single segmental arch with repointed drag edged rusticated limestone ashlar voussoirs. Sited spanning canalised Robe River with retaining wall to canal having tooled cut-limestone coping.

• House, 1897–1923 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, extant 1923, with shopfront to ground floor. For sale, 2011. Now disused. One of a pair. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stack having "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to end. Rendered shopfront to ground floor. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with concrete sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1897–1923 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, extant 1923, with shopfront to ground floor. For sale, 2011. Now disused. One of a pair. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stack having "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to end. Rendered shopfront to ground floor. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with concrete sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• J.J. Hession, house, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, extant 1838, on a symmetrical plan with pair of shopfronts to ground floor. In use, 1990. Reroofed. For sale, 2009. Now disused. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on wind braced timber construction with pressed ridges terminating in rendered chimney stack having stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, paired rooflights to front (south) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered pier to end. Round-headed central door opening approached by two drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on fluted double keystone framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Timber shopfront to left ground floor. Rendered shopfront to right ground floor. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall-cum-staircase hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with timber "match stick" balusters supporting timber banister terminating in timber newel, and run moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; (first floor): fittings now missing. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Unknown, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cut-limestone coat-of-arms, dated 1858. Set in limestone ashlar wall having lichen-covered cut-limestone rounded coping.

• Walsh's, house, 1841–1894 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay three-storey house, extant 1894, with shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined wall to front (west) elevation with rusticated rendered piers to ends; cement rendered surface finish (remainder). Rendered shopfront to ground floor on a symmetrical plan. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with rendered sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (upper floors): timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Ulster Bank, bank/financial institution, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay (two-bay deep) three-storey over basement bank, under construction 1875, on a rectangular plan. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Refenestrated, ----. Roof not visible behind parapet with drag edged dragged cut-limestone central chimney stack having "Cavetto" stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls on benchmark-inscribed dragged cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with drag edged dragged cut-limestone quoins to corners supporting "Cavetto"-detailed cornice below limestone ashlar blocking course. Square-headed door opening (east) with two cut-limestone steps, and cut-limestone block-and-start surround having engaged colonette-detailed chamfered reveals framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills on "Hollow" consoles, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills on "Hollow" consoles, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-limestone sills on "Hollow" consoles, and cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): banking hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled splayed reveals on panelled risers, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Street fronted on a corner site with concrete footpath to front.

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 Friarsquarter West, 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 made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_369 (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 Friarsquarter West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Friarsquarter West · Ceathrú na mBráthar Thiar

Area

980,986 m² (98.1 ha, 242.41 acres)

Civil parish

Ballinrobe, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmaine

Electoral division

Ballinrobe, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,118 people lived in 1,517 households in the Ballinrobe electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bawn, Cavan, Cloongowla, Cornaroya, Friarsquarter East, Knockanotish, Rathkelly

Placenames

Friarsquarter West 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.