Loughrea

339 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughrea, from 2 m² to 24,546 m² (2.45 ha, 6.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 191 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 107 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre - OPT (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Commercial/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential Infill (New/proposed residential)
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Loughrea Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  for the construction of 46 no. residential units comprising; 38 no. houses (comprising 2 no. two-bed units, 16 no. three-bed units and 20 no. four-bed units), 8 no. duplexes (comprising 4 no. two-bed units and 4 no. three-bed units); provision of a new pedestrian and vehicular access to The Hill Road (R942). Pedestrian access is also provided through the Jardin Drive residential estate; provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections, including sustainable drainage solutions (SUDS), and all associated site works and ancillary services; demolition of the partial building ruin located at the northern section of the site; provision of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, bin storage, resident and visitor car parking, electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking, pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular links throughout the development, and all other associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661538

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  for a change of use of a ground floor commercial unit to a one-bedroom residential unit

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661539

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  for change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side gable window and balcony detail and all associated site works and services

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2661328

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  for the construction of 46 no. residential units comprising; 38 no. houses (comprising 2 no. two-bed units, 16 no. three-bed units and 20 no. four-bed units); 8 no. duplexes (comprising 4 no. two-bed units and 4 no. three-bed units); Provision of a new pedestrian and vehicular access to The Hill Road (R942). Pedestrian access is also provided through the Jardin Drive residential estate; Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections, including sustainable drainage solutions (SUDS), and all associated site works and ancillary services; Provision of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, bin storage, resident and visitor car parking, electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking, pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular links throughout the development, and all other associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661331

• 17 Jul 2026Refused

  for the renovation and conversion of existing three-storey buildings with car parking and green area, total existing building area of circa 3,593m² and the use of these buildings for residential accommodation to include interior alterations, new internal partitions, alterations to window and door openings on the front, rear and side elevations, external communal areas and all associated site works, to the property and building known as ‘Convent of Mercy, Cross Street and Moore Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway. The Main Building of the Convent of Mercy is a Protected Structure Ref. No. 321 on the record of Protected Structures of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. The proposed development will consist of: permission to complete renovations and alterations to the Convent of Mercy outer buildings and main building, the original Protected Structure; conversion and use of the Ground, First and Second floor of the main Convent of Mercy Protected Structure for 33 no. residential units consisting of 8 No. x 2 bed apartments and 24 No. x 1 bed apartments and 1 No. studio apartment along with all associated works; conversion and use of the Ground, First and Second floor of the outer building as 18 no. residential units consisting of 4 No. x 2 bed apartments and 14 No. x 1 bed apartments along with all associated works; carry out all associated elevational changes, including the repair of the roof of the outer building, together with all associated site works. There will not be any increase in the floor area of the building; carry out all associated elevational changes, including the localised repair of the roof area on the protected structure around the existing roof lights, insertion of new roof lights, closure of a number of existing roof lights, together with all associated site works including the provision of new walls, common areas,private amenity and common amenity space, walkways, pathways and roadways throughout the property including the delineation of external car parking areas. There will not be any increase in the floor area of the existing buildings

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661214

• 3 Jul 2026Refused

  for redevelopment of a site, which is within an Architectural Conservation Area, comprising: provision of an additional 3 no. residential units, bringing the total on site to 4, including the following works: alterations and rear extension to an existing two-storey terraced dwelling which fronts onto Bride Street, including subdivision into 1 no. ground floor apartment and 1 no. first floor apartment as well as widening of existing alleyway to provide sufficient width for car, cyclist and pedestrian access via Bride street; construction of 1 no. new detached 2 storey building to the rear of the site, comprising 2 no. apartments; provision of on-site parking, as well as bin and bicycle store; connection to existing services and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661132

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  for the construction of a sports building to accommodate 3 No. padel courts, ancillary uses and all associated site works on a site bounded by a large wall (Protected Structure ‘The Old Barracks’ Galway Co. Co. Ref. No. 1252) shared with an existing retail premises and carpark which abuts an existing watercourse embarkment (Protected Structure ‘The Mill Race’ Galway Co. Co. Ref. No. 3487) all within the Architectural Conservation Area of Loughrea. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661113

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  for a residential development and associated site services. The development will consist of the following: construction of 35 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following mix; a. 20 no. two-storey, four bed semi-detached houses, b. 1 no. two-storey, four bed detached house, c. 8 no. two-storey, three bed semi-detached houses, d. 6 no. single storey, two bed detached houses; the removal of an existing single storey shed (in ruins); provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points; provision of a public open space area (including a play area), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, ESB Sub station, landscaping, groundworks and revised boundary treatments; provision of new vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto Lake Road (R351); provision for raised traffic calming measures along the Lake Road (R351); provision of surface water drainage arrangements to include on site attenuation and infiltration, and provision of road gullies at proposed traffic calming measures along the Lake Road (R351); connection to existing mains water infrastructure; proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the (R351), together with all associated site works and services. An existing dwellinghouse is located at the eastern end of the site (Eircode H62X257), and is to remain in situ. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661106

• 2 Jun 2026N/a

  for a residential development at a site of approximately 1.3 hectares. The proposed development consists of the construction of 36 no. dwelling units, over a mix of detached and semi-detached two-storey houses (2-bed units: 6 (17%) 3-bed units: 26 (72%) 4-bed units: 4 (11%)). Vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to the development is proposed from Gallows Hill Road (R350). The proposed development includes all associated site development works, internal estate roads, shared surfaces, footpaths, pedestrian and cycle linkages, car parking, public and private open space (including landscaped and ecological areas), boundary treatments, public lighting, and all ancillary infrastructure including connections to public water supply and foul drainage infrastructure

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660876

• 30 Apr 2026Conditional

  for demolition of the existing single storey rear extension to the dwelling house, construction of a single storey rear extension to the dwelling house, changes and renovations to existing dwelling to include the addition of a window to the side elevation and all site associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660657

• 24 Apr 2026Conditional

  for alterations and extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works, previous planning ref no. 25/76

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660626

• 17 Apr 2026N/a

  for; 1. the construction of 35 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following mix; a. 20 no. two-storey, four bed semi-detached houses, b. 1 no. two-storey, four bed detached house, c. 8 no. two-storey, three bed semi-detached houses, d. 6 no. single storey, two bed detached houses. 2. The removal of an existing single storey shed (in ruins). 3. Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points. 4. Provision of a public open space area (including a play area), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, ESB Sub station, landscaping, groundworks and revised boundary treatments. 5. Provision of new vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto Lake Road (R351). 6. Provision for raised traffic calming measures along the Lake Road (R351). 7. Provision of surface water drainage arrangements to include on site attenuation and infiltration. 8. Connection to existing mains water infrastructure. 9. Proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the (R351), together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660593

• 26 Mar 2026N/a

  for alterations and extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works, previous planning ref no. 25/76

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660449

• 23 Mar 2026N/a

  for alterations and extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works, previous planning ref no. 25/76

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660430

• 5 Mar 2026Conditional

  for (i) the extensive renovation of the existing dwelling at No.2 Mount Carmel Road and the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of the refurbished dwelling. (ii) The extensive renovation of the existing dwelling at No.3 Mount Carmel Road and the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of the refurbished dwelling. (iii) The demolition of the existing dwelling at No.4 Mount Carmel Road and the construction of a new replacement dwelling with the addition of a single-storey extension to the rear of the new dwelling

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2660335

• 9 Jan 2026N/a

  for the demolition of a one/two storey retail building including ancillary storage yard, car parking and external works and the construction of 21 No. dwellings (1 No. 1bed, 5 No. 2bed, 10 No. 3bed and 5 No.4 bed, total area approximately 2,262M²) in 5 No. two storey blocks and all associated site works, including conservation repair works to boundary walls (Protected Structure 'The Old Barracks' Galway Co. Co.Ref. No.1252) and watercourse embarkment (Protected Structure 'The Mill Race' Galway Co. Co. Ref. No. 3487) within the Architectural Conservation Area of Loughrea. A Natura Impact Statement(NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660012

• 17 Dec 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a two-storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site services

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561869

• 15 Dec 2025Conditional

  for the change of use of the ground floor commercial unit to residential use, creating one overall complete residential dwelling of the current building and all associated site services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561846

• 31 Oct 2025Conditional

  for construction of a three storey building comprising a commercial unit at ground floor and one 3-bedroomed apartment at first and second floor

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561599

• 17 Oct 2025Conditional

  for change of use of a retail unit granted under 18/775 & 21/1978 to a residential unit

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561529

• 25 Sept 2025N/a

  for the redevelopment of a site located at Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway, which is within an Architectural Conservation Area, and will comprise the following: restoration and conversion of an existing two-storey terraced dwelling fronting onto Bride Street into 1 no. ground floor commercial (office/retail) unit and 1 no. first floor apartment, including the addition of a new external first-floor access stairway to the rear. Construction of 2 no. new buildings within the site, each comprising 2 no. apartments (total of 4 new apartments). Pedestrian and cyclist access only, via the existing alleyway to Bride Street. Provision of a bin and bicycle store to serve all 6 proposed apartments. Connection to existing services and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561385

• 18 Aug 2025Conditional

  of two semi-detached houses with reduced floor plans previously granted under 18/904

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561139

• 31 Jul 2025N/a

  to construct a 5 metre high ball wall with 1.0m ball stop netting and all associated services to rear of existing playing pitch

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25198

• 18 Jul 2025Conditional

  for (a) the demolition of a single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, (b) the construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, and (c) all associated site services. Gross floor space of works to be retained: 30.17 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2560982

• 18 Jul 2025Conditional

  for (a) the demolition of a single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling (b) the construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the dwelling and (c) all associated site services. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 35.78 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2560983

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Rea SAC 000304
• Special Protection Area: Lough Rea SPA 004134
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Rea 000304

Recorded monuments

• GA105-049004 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Some 115m to the SW of a church (GA105-049002-). This spring well is delimited by a sunken pear-shaped well chamber (1.85m E-W; 1.3m N-S; D c. 1m) and it is accessed by a series of steps at SW. It is further enclosed by a modern rectangular mortared stone-walled enclosure (5.7m E-W; 4.6m N-S) with a gateway in the NW corner. Centrally placed in its S wall is a round-headed alcove containing a statue. According to local information, the well was used as a cure for sore eyes and rags were tied to a hawthorn bush its E; the latter has since been removed. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 January 2020

• GA105-150 Historic town
  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.

• GA105-150005 Designed landscape - summer house
  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.

• GA105-150007 Ritual site - holy well
  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.

• GA105-150008 Church
  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.

• GA105-150009 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.

• GA105-150011 Architectural fragment
  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.

• GA105-150012 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.

• GA105-150013 Chapel
  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.

• GA105-150014 Cathedral
  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.

• GA105-150015 Mill - unclassified
  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.

• GA105-150016 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA105-150017 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.

• GA105-151001 Religious house - Carmelite friars
  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.

• GA105-151002 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.

• GA105-151003 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.

• GA105-151004 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.

• GA105-151005 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.

• GA105-151006 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.

• GA105-151007 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.

• GA105-151008 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.

• GA105-152 Stone head
  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.

• GA105-152001 Architectural fragment
  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.

• GA105-152002 Architectural fragment
  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.

• GA105-152003 Cross
  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.

• GA105-153 Burial
  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.

• GA105-154 Railway station
  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.

• GA105-155 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA105-234 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Found on the side of an old ruined out-building, this neat rectangular limestone block (L 0.44m; Wth 0.23m) with slightly battered sides and a slightly dished surface is decorated with relief carvings on each side face. The carvings include a dragon, a pair of animals confronting each other, a single-horned animal with a chain and a pair of trefoil terminals connected by a chain. The stone was not in situ but had been in the yard for as long as anyone could remember and locally it was believed to be from the old castle (GA105-150006-). It appears to have been part of a larger structure and of 16th-century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock 2 June 2017 Date of upload: 2 June 2017

Architectural heritage

• The Abbey, monastery, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey monastery, built 1829, having slightly advanced end bays to front (south) elevation, and three-bay side (west) elevation. Later building attached at east end. Hipped slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, and decorative ridge crestings. Smooth rendered walls with render quoins, overgrown with ivy. Square-headed window openings, with smooth render lugged surrounds to front elevation, double windows to end bays of front elevation, having tooled limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Some timber sliding sash windows to rear elevations, including round-headed six-over-six pane stairs window. Carved limestone entrance comprising square-headed door opening flanked by pilasters with plinths and moulded capitals and flanked by sidelights with cut-stone sills over panelled stone stall risers with plinths, having fluted frieze and continuous moulded cornice over openings. Square-headed replacement uPVC side lights and door. Rectangular plaque over doorway having render surround and tooled limestone heraldic device comprising curved banner inscription, crown and shield with Greek cross to fess point and three-star anise. Cut-stone step to entrance.

• The Abbey, monastery, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Monastery building, built c.1880, facing west, comprising seven-bay three-storey block with higher four-bay three-storey addition to north end of rear (east), and with three-bay two-storey block to south end having gable to attic over middle bay. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, decorative ridge tiles, and rendered chimneystacks. Pitched slate roof with tooled limestone cross finial and eaves course to three-bay block, with oculus window opening to gable. Venetian window to same block with carved limestone sill and painted smooth render surround comprising pilasters supporting stepped cornice and having render archivolt to middle opening with raised keystone, and similar window to top floor of south elevation of rear block. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills elsewhere to building, with replacement uPVC windows to all openings. Square-headed door openings with timber paned overlights and timber panelled doors. Earlier monastery building attached to north end of west elevation, chapel attached to south elevation.

• The Abbey, church/chapel, 1810–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gable-fronted Roman Catholic monastery chapel, built c.1820, attached to south end of monastery. Substantially refurbished, refenestrated and extended c.1900. Five-bay nave with altar to east end, single-bay transept to south, gabled porch to re-entrant corner of nave and transept, bowed apse flanked by slightly lower gabled single-bay chapels, and square-plan four-stage tower to north side of northern chapel. Gable-front has rose window over elaborate three-bay entrance. Pitched slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles and wrought-iron cross finials. Half-conical slate roof to apse. Tooled limestone cross final to west gable, tooled limestone copings and eaves course. Carved limestone corbel table to gable-front and to tower, latter also having crenellated parapet. Smooth rendered walls with some painted quoins and some tooled limestone quoins. Limestone sring course to gable-front and to transept gable. Snecked limestone ashlar gable-front with stepped plinth moulding, slightly buttressed at north and south ends. Rock-faced snecked limestone ashlar walls to tower, with decorative rectangular full-height recessed panels, tooled sill-course and string course. Round-headed windows to tower with tooled surrounds and hood-mouldings having metal louvre windows, paired to top stage. Quatrefoil window openings with tooled surrounds, hood-mouldings and stained-glass leaded windows to third stage. Trefoil windows with tooled surrounds and leaded stained-glass windows to bottom stage. Five round-headed windows to apse with tooled block-and-start surrounds and stained-glass windows. Hexafoil windows to east walls of chapels with tooled surrounds, hood-mouldings and stained-glass windows. Double hexafoil rose window to transept having carved limestone surround with colonettes, moulded archivolt, hood-moulding with carved stops, and spandrel details to base, and similar rose window to transept gable with twelve-foil outer ring to quatrefoil inner window, both windows having stained glass. Porch has segmental arch recess to west side with moulded surround and sculpted statue of Madonna and Child, triple round-headed lights below, oculus above with limestone surround, square-headed door opening to south side with tooled chamfered block-and-start surround and double-leaf timber panelled door. Carved limestone arcaded entrance in gable-front having moulded plinth, round-headed doorway flanked by round-headed window recesses, all with carved moulded surrounds and separated by colonettes with moulded bases and foliate capitals, having continuous hood-moulding over openings with foliate stops, with timber double-leaf door and stained-glass windows. Arcades to transepts having circular red marble piers having white marble foliate capitals and dosserets supporting moulded round-headed arches. Timber barrel roof with beam-trusses supported on hanging posts and tooled limestone corbels. Carved timber gallery and confessionals, and tooled limestone Stations of the Cross. Marble altars to transepts, and later marble altar to apse.

• The Abbey, gates/railings/walls, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gates and boundary railings to Saint Joseph's Monastery, erected c.1830. Complex of monastery and older church and graveyard approached through gateway at south-west having decorative double-leaf vehicular gate and similar flanking pedestrian gates, with tooled limestone ashlar square-plan piers with chamfered corners, moulded plinths and cornices and globe finials with decorative banding. Gateway flanked by cast-iron railings on tooled limestone plinth walls. Inner boundary to monastery proper comprises double-leaf vehicular and one pedestrian entrance having ashlar limestone piers with plinths, moulded string courses and cornices with caps having lanterns, spear-headed cast-iron gates, flanked by cast-iron railings on cut-stone plinths, with rendered piers at intervals. Cast-iron pedestrian gate to east of chapel entrance having cast-iron railing to inner side, circular-plan tooled limestone piers with moulded plinths, moulded string courses, foliate carvings to friezes, and domed render caps. Double-leaf vehicular gateway to south having wrought-iron gate to round-plan tooled limestone piers with moulded string courses and plinths and globe finials, flanked by similar railings on cut-stone plinths. Coursed rubble limestone boundary walls to east bounding graveyard, having stepped copings terminating in square-plan dressed limestone piers with pointed caps and having ornate cast-iron double-leaf pedestrian gate. Ruined medieval abbey, and graveyard to site.

• The Abbey, graveyard/cemetery, 1790–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Mausolea and graveyard, established c.1800, with mausolea dated 1806, 1834, 1858 and 1918. Square-plan carved limestone chest tomb type mausoleum attached inside north wall of abbey nave, comprising obelisk over straight-sided plinth and having recessed panels to both, atop tomb proper which has moulded cornice, armorial plaques to front and sides, and inscription to front, and cast-iron ring pull mounts to east face. Tomb inside north-west corner of abbey nave has rectangular-plan, cut-stone plinth, moulded cornice to long side at base of gabled roof having moulded ridge, cross finial to east gable, heraldic shield to outer roof slope, pediment to east gable with inscribed plaque. Tooled limestone plinth course. Freestanding chest tomb type mausoleum to north-west of abbey ruin, comprising tooled limestone obelisk with ball and cross finial atop stepped plinth, over flat-topped chest tomb having pilasters to sides supporting pulvinated cornice, with limestone ashlar walls, square-headed cast-iron door with cross and foliate decoration to west side, and rectangular tooled panel with inscription to north side. Freestanding carved limestone chest tomb type mausoleum to east, flat-topped, with tooled limestone globe finials having tooled pediment with cross finial to west face, and ogee-headed arched openings to long sides, square-plan pier to south-east corner, ashlar walls with square-plan piers at corners having recessed panels, all atop stepped tooled plinth, and having circular panel with inscription in relief at west side, and tooled panel with inscription to west plinth, with cast-iron ring pulls to east plinth. Numerous simple tooled limestone chest tombs to site, some graves with tooled limestone memorials and cast-iron railings. Some horizontal tooled limestone slab memorials. Numerous vertical grave slabs and Celtic cross grave markers. Some vertical memorials with smooth rendered graves having limestone edging. Some statuary.

• Loughrea Railway Station, store/warehouse, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached railway goods shed, built 1890, with lower single-storey single-bay projection to south gable and two-bay projection to north gable. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles and red brick chimneystack, and some timber bargeboards. Coursed squared rubble limestone walls with red brick quoins. Square-headed window openings with render sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds, blocked with cement blocks. Round-headed window opening with render sill and red brick surround to south gable. Segmental-headed doorway for locomotive to north gable, with red brick block-and-start surrounds and double-leaf timber battened doors. Segmental-arched vehicular entrances to east elevation, with red brick block-and-start-surrounds having single-leaf sliding timber battened doors.

• Loughrea Railway Station, railway station, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey railway offices and sheds, built 1890, comprising three-bay two-storey main building with single-bay single-storey addition to north gable and with six-bay single-storey addition to south gable. Pitched slate roof to main building and southern addition, with lean-to slate roof to northern addition. Red brick chimneystacks. Coursed squared snecked rubble limestone walls with red brick quoins. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills having red brick block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed door openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds, one with double-leaf timber battened door.

• Mill race, 1225–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Millrace, constructed c.1800, running westward from north-east of Loughrea Town and turning southward to flow into Lough Rea, and following line of medieval town fosse of c.1250. Cast-iron sluice gates set on four-arch footbridge at south-west. Semi-circular arches with dressed limestone voussoirs and rubble limestone walls. Aluminium railings. Square-based millrace with coursed rubble limestone walls with some limestone slab copings, some curved rendered copings and some rubble limestone copings. Some rubble limestone revetment walls. Curved dressed limestone walls to some turns in millrace. Some pedestrian doors opening onto footbridges over millrace. Round-headed door openings with rubble voussoirs having timber battened doors. Elliptical arched footbridge at south-west having rendered arch, rendered walls and rendered over span. One flat arched road bridge over millrace at north-west having cast-iron H-bar supports and rubble limestone walls with rendered copings. Sixteen single-arch footbridges to north-eastern stretch of millrace. Coursed rubble limestone walls. Semi-circular arches with dressed limestone and sandstone voussoirs. Some with rendered road surface. Pedestrian doorways to north-eastern section with round-headed door openings having some cast-iron gates and some timber battened doors. One decorative pedestrian doorway with tooled limestone lined-and-ruled surround having fan-shaped opening over with stepped tooled voussoirs and timber battened door. Some tooled limestone steps to millrace. Part of the millrace now forms part of amenity site.

• E. Morrissey, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c.1820, with four-bay single-storey addition to rear. Now in use as public house. Pitched slate roof, catslide to rear, with rendered chimneystacks, lean-to corrugated-iron roof to addition, and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with decorative render quoins and eaves course. Square-headed diminishing window openings with render sills having replacement uPVC windows. Moulded render surround to first floor windows with flanking pilasters supporting moulded cornices. Decorative render keystones to ground floor window openings. Shopfront comprising fluted pilasters with gabled consoles flanking, rendered fascia with moulded cornice and raised render lettering. Square-headed double-leaf timber panelled door, with step to threshold, and having round boss with moulded surround over. Fronts onto Main Street with small yard and right of way to rear.

• M. Keane, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c.1820. Formerly also in use as shop. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, and smooth rendered eaves course. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed diminishing window openings with render sills having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Render shopfront to ground floor with pilasters flanking window openings and central door opening, with fluted consoles flanking rendered name plate with raised lettering and render cornice. Shopfront has replacement uPVC windows and timber battened double-leaf door with plain overlight. Fronts onto Main Street with small private yard to rear.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1880, having gabled half-dormer windows, and integral carriage opening. Now in use as opticians. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods, and moulded render eaves course, with dentillated pediments to dormers. Channelled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings, double to first floor, with fluted render pilasters, and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Shopfront to ground floor with channelled render piers, moulded entablature with decorative cast-iron crestings over cornice, fluted gabled consoles, and recent raised lettering to name plate. Square-headed carriage arch to east with multiple-pane rectangular overlight and timber battened double-leaf door. Square-headed display window to shopfront with timber window and square-headed half-glazed timber panelled door, with multiple-pane timber overlights. Fronts onto Main Street with small yard to rear.

• Trinity House, house, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-storey building, built c.1930, with two-bay front to Main Street and four-bay side elevation. Now in use as bookmaker's office and shop. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack, and decorative moulded eaves course. Smooth rendered walls with panelled pilasters to corners, and rectangular panels to bay divisions. Moulded render sill courses. Paired square-headed shouldered window openings with chamfered render surrounds and render half-hexagon-plan mullions, having replacement uPVC windows to upper storeys. Square-headed shouldered chamfered display windows with render sills to elevations, having timber vertically divided fixed windows. Openings to north elevation with similar detailing and having fixed timber windows and timber panelled door with plain overlight.

• The Sycamores, house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1790. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with dressed limestone eaves course. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills having smooth render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening with scalloped render surround having Ionic columns with dressed limestone plinths, and petal fanlight with fluted surround having marigold boss. Timber panelled door approached by curved double flight of tooled limestone steps with nosings, and having wrought-iron railings.

• Bridge, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-arch road bridge over Loughrea River, built c.1760, southern side of bridge joins to culvert with buildings over. Round arches with tooled limestone voussoirs. Coursed rubble limestone wall at north, and coursed rubble limestone parapet walls with some render repairs. Dressed curved limestone copings, stepped at ends. Coursed limestone walls to river, with six tooled limestone steps to north-east of bridge.

• Hotel, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay three-storey hotel with dormer attic, built c.1780, with canted bay entrance bay, two-bay three-storey addition to east end, each bay recessed back, with single-storey infill to front of addition having canted bay window, and two-bay four-storey addition to rear having four-bay three-storey addition. Pitched slate roof with mansard slate roof addition to front roof slope with gabled dormer windows, and pitched slate roof to additions to east and rear, hipped roof to canted elements and to four-bay rear projection, and lean-to roof to lower front addition projection. Rendered chimneystacks with terracotta chimney pots. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with render sills having replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening with carved limestone Gibbsian surround having cornice and proud keystone and springing stones. Replacement half-glazed timber panelled door, plain overlight.

• Allied Irish Bank, bank/financial institution, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced six-bay three-storey commercial premises, built c.1930. Formerly in use as shop, now in use as bank. Possibly formerly two three-bay houses. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, and corbelled render eaves course. Smooth rendered walls with smooth render sill course and plinth course. Square-headed window openings with smooth render surrounds to top floor, round-headed recesses to first floor, and having metal casement windows. Shopfront comprising render pilasters with stepped render plinths and stepped render cornice, having painted name plates with recent raised lettering. Square-headed recent timber display windows. Square-headed door openings with multiple-pane overlights and timber panelled doors.

• Loughrea Library, church/chapel, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Gothic Revival cruciform-plan former Church of Ireland church, dated 1825, having single-bay nave and transepts, with three-stage tower to front, and slightly recessed lower vestry and porch to re-entrant corners of nave and chancel. Now in use as public library. Pitched slate roofs with carved corbelled pinnacles to gables of chancel and transepts, carved limestone crenellations and corner pinnacles to tower, and hipped slate roofs to vestry and porch. Coursed squared snecked rubble limestone walls, with ashlar walls and stepped buttresses to tower corners, stepped plinth course to south elevation of tower. Double-light round-headed window opening to sides of top stage of tower, with tooled surround, hood-moulding, and timber louvres. Bottom stage of tower has lancet window to south side and stunted lancet to north, with dressed surrounds, tooled hood-mouldings and leaded multiple-pane windows. Triple-light round headed window to front of middle stage of tower, with two oculi to spandrels, hood-moulding above, and latticed stained glass, with dressed surround set in shallow round-headed recess with hood-moulding, crenellation detail to base, and tooled rectangular date plaque with inscription to apron. Pointed arch window openings to nave with dressed surrounds, tooled hood-mouldings and timber windows. Tudor arch door opening to front of tower, with stepped scalloped carved surround, tooled hood-moulding, and double-leaf timber battened door. Tudor arch former doorway to north side of tower, now infilled to window opening, having tooled surround and timber window. Bench mark to threshold. Smooth rendered walls and ceiling to interior with some white marble commemorative plaques and slabs, and brass plaques to walls. Recent gallery.

• House, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1780, having integral carriage arch to west end of front (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, ruled and lined to west gable, with smooth rendered plinth course to front elevation. Square-headed diminishing window openings with tooled limestone sills having replacement timber windows. Round-headed door opening with tooled limestone block-and-start surround and raised triple keystone, with cast-iron petal fanlight in timber setting, with replacement timber panelled door. Segmental-headed carriage arch with timber battened double-leaf door. One of a terraced pair.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1800, having integral carriage arch to east end of front (north) elevation. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed diminishing window openings, now boarded or blocked up, with tooled limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with rectangular overlight. Segmental-headed carriage arch opening, now blocked up. One of a terraced pair.

• Rock House, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1820, having shallow entrance breakfront, two-bay single-storey addition to east end with clerestory, and further two-storey block to rear. Pitched slate roofs with rendered end chimneystacks having terracotta chimney pots. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed diminishing window openings, with smooth render sills and surrounds, and moulded dentillated render cornices to ground and first floor openings, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Addition has square-headed timber ribbon window with moulded dentillated sill course, and square-headed double-light replacement timber window to ground floor with smooth render surround and sill and having moulded dentillated cornice. Addition has square-headed timber ribbon window with moulded dentillated sill course, and square-headed double-light replacement timber window to ground floor with smooth render surround and sill and having moulded dentillated cornice. Square-headed door opening with moulded lintel, elaborate two-stage cast-iron batwing fanlight with render surround and moulded cornice, and decoratively carved timber panelled door, with polychrome paving to front. Pseudo-three-centred carriage arch opening. Cast-iron railings and piers to front of building on cut limestone plinths, having decorative cast-iron piers to pedestrian gate, with step to footpath.

• Saint Bride's, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, having four-bay elevation to west side, and single-bay two-storey projection to south-east. Hipped slate roofs, with overhanging eaves to main block, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls. Square-headed diminishing window openings with smooth render surrounds, painted tooled stone sills and timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-six pane to ground floor. Round-headed door opening with render surround, double-leaf timber panelled door and spoked fanlight. Decorative cast-iron railings to front garden on rendered plinths, with decorative cast-iron pedestrian gate with panelled cast-iron piers, and flanked by rendered boundary walls.

• Loughrea Town Hall, town/county hall, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached seven-bay two-storey former town hall, built c.1860, having arcade detail to ground floor. Also formerly in use as cinema, currently disused. Pitched slate roof with overhanging eaves, moulded render eaves course and timber bargeboards, with open-bed pediment to east gable. Roughcast rendered walls to first floor with moulded eaves course, smooth render quoins, and squared dressed limestone walls to ground floor with dressed limestone plinth course and impost course, and with render string course between floors. Oculus window opening to east gable with moulded render surround and timber louvres. Square-headed window openings to first floor, with tooled stone sills and having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window and door openings to ground floor with dressed surrounds, set in segmental-arched recesses, with cut-stone voussoirs and imposts. Windows have six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation and timber casement window to gable with multi-paned overlight, and door openings to end bays and one middle bay have double-leaf glazed timber panelled doors with geometric glazing to overlights, and having tooled limestone steps to eastmost doorway.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1860, with integral carriage arch to north end. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having some terracotta chimney pots. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed diminishing window openings with render sills and smooth render surround, having moulded cornices to lower floors, with timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three pane to top floor, and six-over-six pane to other floors. Square-headed door opening with smooth render surround, moulded render cornice and replacement timber door with overlight. Elliptical-headed carriage arch having double-leaf timber battened door with inset square-headed pedestrian door.

• House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, having integral carriage arch to south end. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with smooth rendered quoins. Square-headed window openings with render sills, pilasters with brackets supporting moulded dentillated cornices, and having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening with moulded render surround with keystone having ceramic roundel with 'IHS' motif, and replacement glazed timber door with fanlight and steps. Segmental-headed carriage arch having timber battened double-leaf door.

• Convent of Mercy, school, 1860–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-phase Convent of Mercy primary school. L-plan two-storey-over-basement north-south block, built c.1880, with eight-bay east elevation, and six-bay west elevation with three-bay deep return at its north end with gabled dormer windows facing south, and with L-plan single-storey over basement addition to north. Yard to west of main block enclosed on street side by single-storey block of c.1880 with blank façade to street. Adjoining both buildings to south is double-pile three-storey north-south block, dated 1930, having one-bay projecting to north and which may be part of older building, later raised to three storeys. Three-storey projections to east and west sides of south block at north end, western having six-bay south-facing elevation and eastern having four-bay south-facing elevation. Seven-bay single-storey addition at south having single-bay single-storey projection at west. Pitched slate roofs, having hip to join of main north-south blocks, and flat felt roofs to addition and projection at south. Tooled limestone brackets and yellow firebrick eaves course to northmost L-plan block, and moulded corner bracket and eaves bracket course to south block and its projections. Rendered chimneystacks. Square-profile copper roof vents with pointed finials. Wrought-iron cross finials to gables. Dressed squared snecked limestone walls to north block, smooth rendered walls and lined and ruled rendered walls elsewhere, with tooled limestone quoins, yellow firebrick quoins to L-plan addition. Wall-mounted render statue to gables of projections to south block, with tooled limestone surrounds, tooled trefoil-headed hoods, and corbels. Tooled limestone eaves band to flat-roofed addition at south, having inscription and date, and with trios of square-headed windows, flanking entrance, with moulded limestone framing and with render surrounds to individual windows. Square-headed window openings to north block, with dressed block-and-start surrounds. South block has square-headed windows with raised render surrounds and having continuous label-mouldings to first floor, west elevation of south block and south elevation of west projection having hood-mouldings to alternate openings. Square-headed window openings with render sill and yellow firebrick block-and-start surround to L-plan addition having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with timber overlights. Segmental-headed openings to dormers. Pointed arch triple-light traceried limestone windows to gables of south cross blocks, with cinquefoil heads to eastern with elongated quatrefoils to spandrels, and pointed heads and quatrefoils within oculi to western, with stained glass, and having chamfered surrounds and moulded imposts incorporating hood-mouldings. Square-headed window openings have smooth render surrounds and render sills. All windows are replacement uPVC. Pointed arch door openings to middle of flat-roofed section at south of complex, to north end of west elevation of south block and gable of wet projection, with tooled limestone surrounds and render hood-mouldings, with double-leaf timber battened doors and timber framed overlights. Square-headed door openings elsewhere, with double-leaf timber battened doors and plain overlights, some approached by flights of rendered steps, having yellow firebrick block-and-start surround to L-plan addition, north block having dressed limestone surrounds. Pointed arch integral pedestrian gate at west end of southern flat-roof section with tooled limestone block-and-start surround having tooled hood-moulding and wrought-iron gate. Yard formed by south-west re-entrant corner of south block bounded by wrought-iron railings on rendered plinth wall with clear perspex outer skin. Nuns' graveyard to east of south block, having cast-iron grave markers, statue of Our Lady on carved limestone pedestal and carved limestone Celtic cross.

• Convent of Mercy, church/chapel, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Convent chapel, built c.1880, attached to west end of convent. Nine-bay nave having altar to north end, three-bay single-storey sacristy to west with porch to its south side, apse at north flanked by three-bay two-stage circular-plan towers, with similar towers at front and rear of short one-bay two-storey link to east of church flanked to its east by four-stage tower having octagonal-plan spire, tower being located at south-west corner of convent proper. Link fronted by porch. Now in use as school sports hall. Pitched slate roof with band of fishscale slates, having hip at north end of nave, spired slate roofs to towers, decorative cast-iron ridge cresting, wrought-iron cross finials, and decorative cast-iron rainwater goods. Tooled limestone parapet to link porch having decorative quatrefoil piercings in round panels. Coursed rubble limestone walls with dressed limestone buttresses to corners of south gable and some to nave. Dressed squared snecked limestone walls to south gable, with tooled string courses to upper part. Tooled band near apex incorporating trio of round roof vent holes. Hexafoil window openings to south end of nave walls, with tooled surrounds, dressed and cut-stone voussoirs and stained-glass windows. Pointed arch double-light window openings elsewhere to nave with refeoil-headed lights having quatrefoil lights to spandrels, tooled block-and-start surrounds having tooled hood-mouldings and tracery, and stained-glass windows. Shouldered square-headed window openings to sacristy, having tooled chamfered surrounds and two-over-two horizontal pane timber sliding sash windows. Triple lancet window openings to lower part of south gable with tooled continuous hood-mouldings and stained-glass windows. Rose window opening to upper part of south gable, set in recessed pointed arch ashlar panel with tooled hood-moulding, circular-profile colonettes to impost level with vegetal capitals on circular-profile tooled plinths, and with seven hexafoil stained-glass lights, and with crosses in relief to base of window. Trio of window openings to lower level of front bays of nave, with tooled surrounds and continuous hood-moulding. Pointed window opening to north gable, having trefoil-headed lights with mullions, eight-foil light above, with tooled hood-moulding and surround. Trefoil-headed lights to towers, with stained glass and tooled surrounds. Triple-light window to upper level of south porch, lights having ogee heads, with tooled transom at impost level, and replacement uPVC windows. Shouldered door opening to sacristy, with tooled surround, timber diagonally battened door and tooled limestone steps with parapets. Shouldered door opening to south porch, with tooled chamfered surround, timber diagonally battened door, approached by tooled limestone steps, having ogee hood-moulding with cinquefoil window over. Tooled limestone steps to crypt, with wrought-iron gate, having limestone wall with cut-stone copings to area.

• Convent of Mercy, convent/nunnery, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding complex-plan ten-bay two-storey convent with dormer floor, built c.1880, facing south, front elevation having shallow entrance breakfront fronted by flat-roof porch, flanked by three bays to west and adjoining tower of chapel, and flanked by five bays to east, and gable-fronted eastmost bay projecting forward and fronted by two-storey canted-bay. Two-bay two-storey projection at north-east, and nine-bay two-storey projection to rear with dormer attic. Half-round plan tower to west end of front and rear elevations, linking with chapel. Recent pentagonal-plan chapel building to north-east. Pitched slate roofs with mansard roof to north projection, conical roof to towers. Pitched slate roof to dormer windows with decorative timber bargeboards, limestone ashlar chimneystacks with buttresses, decorative cast-iron ridge cresting, wrought-iron cross finials, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed limestone and rubble sandstone walls with tooled limestone quoins, rendered walls to some rear elevations. Coursed dressed limestone plinth with cast-iron rectangular vents. Painted render statue to upper level of breakfront, with tooled limestone surround, tooled ogee-headed hood and tooled limestone corbels. Shouldered window openings to first floor, Tudor arch window openings to ground floor with triple windows to bays flanking entrance, having tooled limestone chamfered surrounds and sills, and replacement uPVC windows. Ogee-headed window openings in square-headed recesses to breakfront gable, with quatrefoil window openings above, all with tooled limestone shouldered chamfered surrounds having leaded windows. Square-headed timber casement windows to dormers. Square-headed window openings to pentagonal-plan chapel, having render sills and stained-glass windows. Pointed arch door opening to porch, with elaborate carved limestone surround, attached piers with foliate caps and foliate impost course, approached by tooled limestone steps and flanked by carved statuary. Replacement glazed timber door with sidelights and overlight. Tudor arched door opening to rear elevation, with tooled limestone surround having timber overlights and side lights with timber panelled door. Square-headed door opening to rear elevation, with tooled limestone shouldered chamfered surround having diagonal timber battened door approached by flights of tooled limestone steps. Outbuildings to rear comprising two east-west ranges. Five-bay single-storey southern range, built c.1940 as orphanage for babies, having flat felt roof with pebbledashed rendered chimneystack, pebbledash rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course, square-headed window openings with render sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, square-headed door opening with rectangular overlight and replacement uPVC door, approached by three render steps. Range of multiple-bay single-storey outbuildings to north, having lean-to corrugated-iron roofs, smooth rendered walls, square-headed window openings with some timber fixed-pane windows and some timber louvre windows, and square-headed door openings with single and double-leaf timber battened doors. Four-bay single-storey boiler house to south-east, having flat roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, smooth rendered walls, square-headed window openings with timber louvre windows, and square-headed door opening with timber panelled door.

• Convent of Mercy, school, 1950–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached school, built 1955, comprising three-storey main block facing south with single-bay gabled breakfront to centre, flat-roof porch to flanking bay to west, and having seven bays to east, ends of building being slightly recessed, and with additional two bays to east. Two-bay and three-bay slightly lower gabled returns to rear, latter with gabled porch. Pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods, rendered chimneystacks, and rendered barges to breakfront. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course and quoins, with wall-mounted statuary to west gable on render corbel with curved render hood. Replacement uPVC windows throughout, square-headed and grouped in threes to upper floors of western bays, and paired and segmental-headed to ground floor with label-mouldings to paired windows and hood-mouldings to single openings, all with render sills. Pointed arch window to upper three-quarters of breakfront, with chamfered carved limestone surround and sill, having three tiers of triple ogee-headed lights, top tier having quatrefoils to spandrels, with latticed stained glass. Paired Tudor-arch window openings to sides of porch, with chamfered limestone surrounds and latticed stained glass. Eastern addition has ribbon windows to gable and rear has ribbon, square-headed and segmental windows, latter with hood-mouldings. Pointed arch window openings to porch with tooled limestone surrounds and leaded windows. Tudor-arch main entrance door opening with chamfered limestone surround having double-leaf timber panelled door with leaded overlight, approached by flight of render steps with wrought-iron railings. Segmental-headed door opening to east end of front elevation, with render hood-moulding and replacement uPVC door and overlight. Square-headed and segmental-headed doorways to rear with replacement uPVC doors. Playground and basketball courts to south and convent buildings to west.

• Lakeside Villa, house, 1930–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1935, having canted bay windows to end bays of front elevation and oriel window to middle bay of first floor, and with gable over latter. Hipped slate roof, having decoratively carved timber bargeboards and finial to gable. Dentillated moulded render cornices to projecting windows. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with moulded render surrounds, render sills and replacement uPVC sliding sash windows. Elliptical-headed opening to recessed porch, having moulded render surround, limestone steps, and carved timber panelled and glazed door having overlights and sidelights over carved timber panelled risers. Garden to front is bounded by ornate wrought-iron pedestrian gate to square-profile similar piers, flanked by smooth rendered plinth walls with matching railings.

• Loughrea Garda Síochána Station, garda station/constabulary barracks, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey Garda station, built c.1927, having L-plan later block to rear. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles and rendered chimneystack. Smooth rendered walls with tooled limestone quoins and smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, middle bay of first floor of front elevation set into round-headed recess. Some three-over-three pane windows to east side elevation. Round-headed replacement timber stair window to east elevation. Square-headed door opening to front elevation with stepped-plan tooled limestone surround and carved cornice, having cast-iron Garda Síochána plaque and replacement timber panelled door with overlight. Set back from Barrack Street in paved area. Recent rubble stone walls to front boundary.

• Saint Brendan's Catholic Cathedral, cathedral, 1895–1905 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan gable-fronted Roman Catholic cathedral, facing north and with altar at south end. Construction commenced 1897 to design by William Byrne, and completed 1903. Comprises six-bay nave with lean-to side aisles, double-pile transepts, canted apse to south, three-bay sacristy at south-west corner at right angle to nave, square-plan four-stage tower to south-west corner and projecting slightly forward of front gable-front, and with lean-to porch at re-entrant corner of east transepts and side aisle. Limestone walls and details. Pitched slate roofs, hipped to apse, with clay ridge tiles, having tooled cross finials to gables and wrought-iron cross finials elsewhere, tooled bracket courses to eaves, and tooled kneelers and copings. Elaborate finial over buttress to north-west corner of front elevation having colonettes to corners with vegetal capitals, flanking blind lancet openings, with carved cornice topped by pyramidal roof with cross finial. Ashlar chimneystack to sacristy with stepped base and curved corners. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rock-faced snecked limestone walls with plinth course and tooled limestone decorative corbel course, and having stepped buttresses to tower, transepts and side aisles. Octagonal-plan spire to tower, with lucarnes to cardinal faces with trefoil-headed windows, tooled copings with cross finials, and with cross finial to top of spire. Tooled string courses to tower and gable-front. Tooled wall-mounted statue to east face of tower with ogee-headed tooled hood having square-profile pointed finials and engaged half-octagonal-profile base supported on polished red granite Doric-style column with tooled plinth. Window openings with stained-glass windows by Whall and Child, Purser, Elvery, O’ Brien, McGoldrick, Hare, Pyr and Michael Healy. Windows to nave and side aisles are paired, with pilasters to clerestory and buttresses to side aisles. Hexafoil openings to all but rear-most bay of clerestory level, last bay having two pointed lights with trefoil windows, all with tooled surrounds and hood-mouldings. Pointed arch window openings to side aisles, double-light to bay to south of transepts, having block-and-start tooled surrounds, and apse has pointed two-light ogee-headed windows with hexafoils over, and similar dressings, all with hood-mouldings. Round-headed openings to south elevations of side aisles with hexafoil windows set into cut limestone settings, with hood-mouldings, and having small oculi with stained glass to upper gables. Transepts have triple-light ogee-headed windows with round openings to spandrels, and with oculi to upper gables. Tower has paired pointed arch trefoil-headed windows to second stage, paired quatrefoils to third stage and double-light ogee-headed louvered windows with hexafoils to spandrels, and gable-front has pointed openings with pair of double-light ogee-headed windows with hexafoils to spandrels, all with similar detailing to elsewhere. Square-headed window openings to south side of sacristy and replacement uPVC windows, and double-light ogee-headed windows to gable having quatreoil light above and flanked by single-light ogee-headed windows, with tooled block-and-start surrounds and stained glass. Square-headed door opening to gable-front and to front elevation of tower with moulded surrounds, set in carved pointed arch surrounds, with carved tympani having cross detail in relief, and with moulded archivolts supported on marble colonettes having capitals and bases over plinths, with double-leaf timber battened doors. Entrance flanked by square-headed window openings with chamfered surrounds and stained glass. Pointed arch door opening to east porch with tooled block-and-start surround, hood-moulding and double-leaf timber battened door, approached by flight of steps. Pointed arch arcading to interior with polished granite columns having decoratively carved limestone capitals and moulded bases. Timber arched roof with tongued and grooved panels and moulded timber cornice, on colonette hanging posts atop sculpted corbels. Carved marble altar to apse, with ogee-headed backdrop with decorative metal cross to top, and marble side altars and other altar furniture. Variously coloured marble walls to apse. Carved timber gallery with three-sided pipe organ, and carved timber side galleries. Wrought-iron railings, communion railings, lanterns and stands by William Scott and Michael Shortall, timber pulpit and confessionals, decorative marble panelling to side aisle walls, oil painting to west side altar. Numerous carved crosses, memorials and statuary to grounds. Lawns and car parking to front of church, bounded by wrought-iron railings on cut limestone plinth, with square-profile ashlar piers with chamfered corners, and with gabled ashlar limestone vehicular gateway by William Scott 1904, having pointed arch flanking by heavy stepped-plan piers, with gabled copings, having cross in relief to front of gable, and double-leaf wrought-iron gate with heraldic plaques and date 1924. Single-leaf cast-iron pedestrian gates set in railings. Catheral faces onto Barrack Street, with medieval gate tower forming north-east corner of site.

• Waterview, house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey over basement house, built c.1780, having bowed ends to front (south) elevation flanking recessed entrance, and having two-storey rear elevation over raised basement. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, conical roofs to end bays, and limestone ashlar chimneystack having moulded coping and terracotta chimney pots. Smooth rendered walls with smooth render plinth course. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows set in round-arched recesses. Round-headed stair window opening to rear elevation, with tooled limestone sill and having nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash window. Tooled limestone doorcase having square-headed doorway, panelled pilasters, moulded lintel and archivolt, double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door and spoked fanlight, approached by tooled limestone steps. Round-headed door opening to basement level approached by flight of tooled limestone steps having timber battened door with overlight. Coursed rubble limestone boundary walls to basement area at front. Detached six-bay two-storey outbuilding to rear having pitched slate roof, coursed rubble limestone walls with dressed quoins, smooth rendered to west, square-headed timber windows, some with red brick sills, elliptical carriage-arch opening now blocked up and smooth rendered with square-headed door opening having timber battened door and overlight, and square-headed timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls to road.

• House, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1790, having recent display windows to ground floor of front elevation. Now in use as shop with apartments above. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls to upper floor, smooth rendered to ground floor, with smooth render plinth course and quoins. Square-headed window openings to first floor with smooth rendered surrounds and timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to centre and paired four-over-four pane windows to end bays, with painted sills. Square-headed plate-glass display window openings to ground floor with render sills. Round-headed door opening to shop with painted rusticated surround and painted lintel, plain fanlight and replacement glazed timber door. Round-headed door opening to upper floor with painted lintel, plain overlight and timber battened door.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1014 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Loughrea with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Loughrea · Baile Locha Riach

Area

739,240 m² (73.92 ha, 182.67 acres)

Civil parish

Loughrea, and its townlands

Barony

Loughrea

Electoral division

Loughrea Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Loughrea Urban electoral division: 6,322 people in 2,508 households; 53% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baunoge, Caheronaun, Caherwalter, Cosmona, Cuscarrick, Farranalynch, Knockanima, Monearmore, Mountpleasant, Pollroebuck

Placenames

Loughrea 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.