Ballaghabawmore
Ballaghabawmore is a townland in the civil parish of Ogulla, barony of Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.
Parcel 655927
- Area
- 94,075 m² (9.41 ha, 23.25 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 139 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Ballaghabawmore
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 10 recorded monuments.
- RO028-062001 Road - road/trackway
Description
On N-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. A roadway (Wth c. 18m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1-2m; H 0.5m) runs N from Carnfree cairn (RO028-069----) (L c. 600m). Its N end may have linked up with the road (RO028-065----) at the bottom of the slope approaching from the E, although there is a gap of c. 500m between them. This latter road may have continued W for c. 1 km to link up with the road (RO028-008----) which is now largely removed but was heading towards Rathcroghan and ran close to Ogulla Well (RO022-106003-). Barrows (RO028-062003-; RO028-062004-) are within the roadway just S of where it is cut by the modern NW-SE road. The road veered to the E of the ceremonial enclosure (RO028-069002-) around Carnfree cairn (RO028-069001-) but it does not survive in its vicinity, and recommences to its S as a single bank (L c. 350m) running southwards to the W of the deserted settlement (RO028-062005-). It then turns SE (L c. 300m) as a carriageway (Wth 14.6m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 3-4m; H 0.4-0.8m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 5 August 2015
- RO028-062003 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
On the N-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Described as a ring-barrow in 1958 (SMR file), it is not now visible between the two banks of road (RO028-06201-). Mound barrow (RO028-062004-) is 10m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-062004 Barrow - mound barrow
Description
On the N-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge abutting the E bank of road (RO028-062001-), which has been removed to its S (L c. 20m). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 10m; H 0.5m at S to 1.3m at N). Ring-barrow (RO028-062003-) is 10m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-062006 House - indeterminate date
Description
On the N-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge and just W of the banks of road (RO028-062001-). This is a rectangular grass-covered area (ext. dims 11.8m NW-SE; 5.2m NE-SW) defined by slight traces of a wall footing and divided into two rooms. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-069001 Cairn - unclassified
Description
On a rock-outcrop rise towards the E end and at the highest point of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Traditionally this is the burial place of Fraech, son of Conall Cruachna, who was a contemporary of Queen Meave (Wilde 1870-1, 249-50; Gormley 1989, 23). Circular grass-covered cairn (diam. of base 10.2m N-S; 11m E-W; H 1.7m E-S to 2.2m generally) which has a slightly dished top (diam. 6-7.5m) sloping down to the E, and has some facing stones (H 0.7-1m) and spill N-E-SW (original diam. c. 7m). The cairn was the inauguration site (RO028-069003-) of the O'Conors from the late 12th century, and probably earlier, into the 15th century (Gormley 1989, 26-8; FitzPatrick 2004, 60-8). The rite is known in detail (0'Daly 1853; O'Donovan 1891, 83-4) and required the participation of the abbots of twelve churches and the leaders of the principal Connachta tribes. The inauguration stone (RO020-057----), which is of uncertain authenticity (FitzPatrick 2004, 113-5), was removed c. 1840 (Jones 1922-3) and is now at Clonalis House (RO020-057----), near Castlerea. The cairn is within the ceremonial enclosure (RO028-069002-) and a mound barrow (RO028-251----) is c. 90m to the SE. (Herity 1983, 126-7; Waddell 1988, 15) Limited geophysical survey identified horizontal surfaces inclined to the E within the cairn, and its dished surface is thought to indicate a ceremonial or inaugural function, which may have been a medieval adaptation. (Waddell et al. 2009, 117-124) See the attached view taken from the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-069002 Ceremonial enclosure
Description
On a rock-outcrop rise at the E end and the highest point of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area with rock outcrop (dims. 85m E-W; 75.5m N-S) defined by low scarps (H 0.3m), with traces of a fosse (Wth of top 4m; D 0.2m) at N. Cairn (RO028-069001-) is at the centre. The road (RO028-062----) veers to the E to avoid the enclosure, which is partly quarried, especiall at E and ovrlain by N-S and E-W field walls. Limited geophysical survey failed to cofirm its existence (Waddell et al. 2009, 119). Mound (RO028-251----) is just outside it at SE. (Herity 1983,126-7) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-069003 Inauguration site
Description
On a rock-outcrop rise at the E end and the highest point of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. The cairn of Carn Fraoich (RO028-069001-) was the inauguration site of the O'Conors from the late 12th century and probably earlier into the 15th century (Gormley 1989, 26-8; FitzPatrick 2004, 60-8). The inauguration stone (RO020-057----), which is of uncertain authenticity (FitzPatrick 2004, 113-5), was removed to Cargin House near Tulsk c. 1840 (Jones 1922-3) and is now at Clonalis House near Castlerea. The cairn is within ceremonial enclosure (RO028-069002-). (Herity 1983,126-7; Waddell 1988, 15) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 O’Daly, J. 1853 Inauguration of Cathal Crobhdhearg O’Conor, King of Connaught. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 2, 335-48. O’Donovan, J. 1891 The O’Conors of Connaught. An historical memoir compiled from a Ms. of the late John O’Donovan LL.D. with additions from the state papers and public records by the Rt. Hon. Charles Owen O’Conor Don. Dublin. Hodges, Figgis, and Co.
- RO028-069004 Inauguration stone
Description
When a portion was broken off the inauguration stone of the O'Conor kings at Carnfree (RO028-69001-) it was moved to the avenue of Cargin House near Tulsk c. 1840 by Daniel Kelly to prevent further damage by quarrying at the original site (Jones 1922-3). It has since been moved to the grounds of Clonalis House in the 1970s, although its authenticity is doubtful (FitzPatrick 2004, 113-5). It is a roughly rectangular limestone block (dims of base 0.8m x 0.4m; H 0.45-0.55m) with a subrectangular upper surface (dims 0.9m x 0.35-0.6m) which has an oval hollow (dims 0.3 x 0.1m; D 0.7m) divided in two by a ridge at the base to represent a footprint. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-114001 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a broad WNW-ESE ridge c. 550m S of the WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43.7m N-S; 42.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-5.5m; int. H 0.7-0.8m; ext. H 2-2.4m) separated by a complete fosse (Wth of top 6-8m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.3-0.9m) from an outer bank (Wth 4.3-4.8m; H 0.3-0.8m) S-E. The entrance causeway (Wth 3m) is at SE and the interior is bisected by a N-S field bank and drain. Archaeological testing (03E0825) c. 90m to the SW failed to produce any related material (Read 2006). See the attached aerial view taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-251 Barrow - mound barrow
Description
On the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge, c. 80m SE of Carnfreee cairn (RO028-069001-). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 6.2m E-W; 5.9m N-S; H 0.2-0.3m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 91.5 ha
- 226 acres
- Land parcels
- 33
- registered freehold, median 15,731 m² (1.57 ha, 3.89 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballaghabawmore, from 167 m² to 113,631 m² (11.36 ha, 28.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballaghabawmore in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
11 Apr 2023Conditional
Permission for the refurbishment of, and to extend dwelling house, construct new front boundary wall, upgrade existing septic tank with a new sewerage system and a treatment plant to provide secondary and tertiary treatment and all associated works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23127
24 Mar 2023N/a
Permission to re-construct and extend dwelling house, construct new front boundary wall, upgrade existing septic tank with a new sewerage system and a treatment plant, provide secondary and tertiary treatment and all associated works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2393
8 Jun 2021Conditional
permission to construct a single storey dwelling and domestic garage with wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21316
8 Nov 2018Refused
to construct dwelling house and waste water treatment plant and percolation area together with new entrance onto public road and all associated site works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 18558
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Brierfield Turlough 000594
Recorded monuments
- RO028-114001 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a broad WNW-ESE ridge c. 550m S of the WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43.7m N-S; 42.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-5.5m; int. H 0.7-0.8m; ext. H 2-2.4m) separated by a complete fosse (Wth of top 6-8m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.3-0.9m) from an outer bank (Wth 4.3-4.8m; H 0.3-0.8m) S-E. The entrance causeway (Wth 3m) is at SE and the interior is bisected by a N-S field bank and drain. Archaeological testing (03E0825) c. 90m to the SW failed to produce any related material (Read 2006). See the attached aerial view taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-127001 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
At the crest of the S end of a broad NW-SE ridge overlooking a turlough c. 200m to the SW. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 35.5m N-S; 33m E-W; H 0.0.3-0.7m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base 3.3-4m; D 0.2-0.7m), with a slight outer bank (Wth 6m; ext. H 0.1m) N-E-S. The perimeter of the platform is damaged by quarries N-E, and the spoil was probably added to the interior making a domed mound (diam. 16.5m N-S; 15.8m E-W; H 0.4m). Ring-barrow (RO028-127002-) is 10m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-127002 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
At the crest of the S end of a broad NW-SE ridge overlooking a turlough c. 200m to the SW. Subcircular, domed and grass-covered mound (dims 16m WNW-ESE; 14m NNE-SSW; H 0.5-0.7m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth of base 5-7.5m; D 0.2-0.8m) and an outer bank (Wth 7-7.6m; ext. H 0.2-0.4m). There is a shallow quarry (diam. c. 12m; D 0.1m) on the perimeter where it is conjoined with the bank of ring-barrow (RO028-127003-) immediately to the E, and ring-barrow (RO028-127001-) is 10m to the W (max. ext. diam. 42.2m NNE-SSW). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-127003 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
At the crest of the S end of a broad NW-SE ridge overlooking a turlough c. 200m to the SW. Circular, domed and grass-covered mound (diam. 13.6m N-S; 13.4m E-W; H 0.6m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth of base 7-10m; D 0.6m) and outer bank (at N: Wth 5.4m; ext. H 0.7m) SW-W-NE. The fosse is reduced to a berm (Wth 10-13m) defined by a scarp (H 0.2-0.4m) NE-E-SW, and the perimeter is clipped by a NW-SE field bank at NE and by a NE-SW field bank at SE. There is a shallow quarry (diam. 12m; D 0.1m) on the perimeter where it is conjoined with ring-barrow (RO-028-127002-) immediately to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO028-177 Crannog
Description
About 160m from the NE shore of a triangular turlough (dims c. 1 km NW-SE; c. 600m NE-SW at SE). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 27.4m N-S; 23.8m E-W; H 0.6-1m). It is overlain by a collapsed ENE-WSW drystone wall, and crannog (RO028-176----) is c. 200m to the WNW. (Herity 1987a, 139) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballaghabawmore.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Ballaghabawmore, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballaghabawmore.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballaghabawmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Ballaghabawmore
- Area
- 914,633 m² (91.46 ha, 226.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ogulla, and its townlands
- Barony
- Roscommon
- Electoral division
- Ogulla, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 399 people lived in 161 households in the Ogulla electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 55% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballaghabawbeg, Brierfield, Carns, Carrowbaun, Dooneen, Lismurtagh, Lismurtagh, Tonbaun
- Placenames
- Ballaghabawmore 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.