Moymlough

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moymlough, from 171 m² to 250,689 m² (25.07 ha, 61.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Moymlough 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.

• 20 May 2025Conditional

  decommission the existing Septic tank and percolation area on site and install a new wastewater treatment system on site consisting of an Effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2560205

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: Unshin River SAC 001898

Recorded monuments

• SL026-006 Enclosure
  Description

  In level elevated pasture; the ground falls away gradually to N giving extensive views over broad expanses of low-lying pasture and bog. A slightly raised subrectangular area (42m NNE-SSW; 23m WNW-ESE) defined on the N, E and the N half of the W side by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.75m) and elsewhere by a scarp (H 1.4m). A low kerb of stones defines the inner edge of the bank on the N side. On the S half of the E side, the bank expands to a broadly slumped irregular rise (Wth 3.4m) from which stones protrude randomly, possibly the result of recent disturbance. The N half of the enclosure has linear sides and rounded corners while the S half is more generally curving. There is a slight indentation of the scarp midway along the W side and of the bank midway along the E side. The interior is level and covered in rushes. The S half is slightly higher, the change in level being marked slightly N of centre, by a slight dip or depression (Wth c. 3m) extending across the interior. The indentation of the enclosing element and the change in the level of the interior suggest that the S half of this enclosure may have been originally circular and that the more linear N half may have been an addition. Traces of a linear field drain extend to S from the SE corner. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL026-009 Castle - tower house
  Description

  In undulating poorly drained pasture, above a stream. The remains of a rectangular tower (int.: 9.4m N-S; 5.5m E-W) now standing to two storeys, though originally higher, but missing most of its E and S walls; it has been in this condition since at least the late 18th century (Grose 1791, vol. 1, 58-9). The walls are built of uncoursed limestone blocks set in a lime mortar, and have a prominent base batter. Much of the outer face of the tower is covered by ivy. At ground-floor level there is a blocked-up window embrasure in both the N and W walls; the entrance doorway does not survive. Above this is an entresol with a blocked-up window in its N wall. Also at this level is a garderobe chamber in the SW corner of the tower; this is approached by a mural stairs in the S wall rising from ground level but the lower part of the stairs does not survive. Over the entresol was a vault springing from the W wall but only the skewbacks have survived. The first-floor chamber is entered via a lintelled door at the W end of its S wall; this stands at the head of a mural stairs rising through the S wall. There are remains of central window embrasures in the S, W and N walls, at first-floor level. Also at this level is a garderobe chamber in the SW corner of the tower. Due to a build-up of fallen masonry and the fall in ground level, there is a scarped edge (H c. 1m) immediately outside the base of the E wall. Outside this is a sunken area which appears to be the result of surface quarrying for limestone; there is also a spring here. This castle was built by the O'Haras (Grose 1791, vol. 1, 58-9; McParlan 1802, 92-3; O'Rorke [1889], vol. 2, 627-8). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL026-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, straddling the base of a N-facing slope overlooking an expanse of damp pasture to N. A roughly circular level area (33.5m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) enclosed by an earthen bank with an external fosse and the remnant of an outer bank. The rath is crossed N of centre by a WNW-ESE road, flanked by field boundaries. To S of the road the interior is defined SE-WNW by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.4m) with an external fosse (Wth c. 5m, base 2.3m; D 0.9m). The bank is somewhat degraded and flattened on top, broadly slumped internally and obscured in parts by gorse and hawthorn bushes. The fosse is cut into rising ground and marked by a growth of rushes and partially infilled with field clearance debris at SE and SW. A break (Wth 3.2m) in the bank at SSW with a causeway across the fosse appears to be a recent feature. Breaks (Wth 2-3m) in the bank were also noted at SE and WNW at the intersection with the field boundary, bordering the road. To N of the road the interior is enclosed by a degraded earthen bank with a low internal rim (Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.5m), a shallow fosse (Wth 3m), marked by rushes, and a gapped, degraded outer bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.45m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL026-045 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, close to the top of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 26.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 0.6m) and an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 1m). The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at SW with a causeway across the fosse. The interior is clear of overgrowth. A few trees have been planted around the perimeter. A limekiln was indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map adjacent to the rath at SSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL026-167 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on a slight rise. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a small irregular field defined on the N, E and S sides by field boundaries and on the W by two buildings at right angles to each other. According to local information, this field was regarded as a fort. Present remains consist of a raised area (int. diam. 22m N-S; c. 30m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) N-SSW and truncated at W end by a house. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Architectural heritage

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

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Moymlough, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1009 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Moymlough with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Moymlough · Madhmloch

Area

1,695,954 m² (169.6 ha, 419.08 acres)

Civil parish

Killoran, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Ballysadare West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

361 people lived in 131 households in the Ballysadare West electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Billa, Carrownacarrick, Coolaney, Halfquarter or Curraghaniron, Kinnagrelly, Rathmore, Rathosey, Tullaghan

Placenames

Moymlough 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.