Killacorraun

69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killacorraun, from 752 m² to 607,519 m² (60.75 ha, 150.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Killacorraun 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.

• 9 Apr 2026Conditional

  The development will consist of the demolition of the existing dwelling on-site and the construction of a new replacement dwelling, installation of a new packaged wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works and landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2660281

• 21 Mar 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ON REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19201

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: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• MA037-006001 Cairn - 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.

• MA037-006002 Field boundary
  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.

• MA038-065001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located at a break of slope on the S side a rise, with a stream c. 50m to S, and very good views in all directions. Named ‘Coolcran Fort’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps, this rath consists of a raised circular area (33m N–S; 29.5m E–W) defined by an earthen scarp, topped at E–WSW by a slightly raised stony internal rim (Wth 2.7m). The scarp (Wth slope c. 4m at SSW, 2m at N; ext. H 2m at SSW, 0.7m at N) is markedly more pronounced on the S half, where the rath is built up to compensate for the natural slope and to create a level interior. A slumped area (Wth 2m) in the scarp at E may indicate the location of the original entrance. At N–SSE the scarp has been modified to serve as a property division, and is topped with a post and wire fence and buttressed externally with a bank of stone. Ground level is slightly higher in the NW quadrant of the interior, and here close to the scarp at NW, there is a very shallow depression which may indicate the location of a souterrain (MA038-065002-). Traces of cultivation ridges traverse the interior on a NNW–SSE axis, particularly evident in the W half. A low field wall on a NNW–SSE axis bisects the E half of the interior. The rath perimeter is ringed with oak, hazel and blackthorn. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• MA038-065002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (MA038-065001-). There is a souterrain in the interior of the rath (pers. comm. M. Keane, 1991, SMR file). A shallow depression close to the scarp in the slightly raised NW quadrant of rath may mark its location. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• MA038-099001 Cairn - 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.

• MA038-099002 Field boundary
  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.

• MA038-151 Mound
  Description

  In pasture, located just below the top on the NE side of a prominent rise in an area of rough pasture and bog. There are excellent views over a broad sweep of the surrounding landscape, with Nephin dominating the skyline to SSW. Small oblong mound (8.7m E-W; 6.3m N-S; H 0.5m at S, 1.4m at N) of earth and stones. It is rather irregular in shape and height, curving and broadly slumped on the E side but with a straighter, more vertical side at W. Many small stones protrude from the sod cover, and several hawthorn bushes grow on it. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 August 2019

• MA038-152 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough, heather-covered pasture, located on the NE side of a low ridge, with flat expanse of bog to E and SE. Ground falls away to SW. There are extensive views to N and S, blocked to E by forestry plantation. This enclosure is not indicated on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-Inch maps. It consists of a circular area (20.7m N–S; 19.5m E–W) defined by a wall/stone bank (W 2.5-3m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 0.55m) of loose, tumbled stone. At E–SE a later field wall overlies the stone bank. The interior has a slight slope down to E. A roughly circular pit (4m NNE-SSW; 3m WNW-ESE; D 0.75m), the base of which is covered with stones, is dug into the interior at E. The stone bank is largely covered by heather and ferns. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 16 August 2019

• MA038-209 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In pasture, located at break of slope at top of E-facing slope, which overlooks flat bogland to E and pastureland to S. Not shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; indicated on the 1922 edition as an oval area delineated by a dashed line. Sub-rectangular or roughly oval area (c. 20m NW-SE; 13.4m NE-SW) defined SE–N by a low ‘wall’ of sod-covered loose stone rubble (Wth 1.6m; H 0.3m), and at E, downslope side, by a broad eroded scarp (Wth slope 3.7m; H 1.6m). There is an entrance feature, consisting of a short passage (L 3-4m; Wth c. 3m) flanked by the rubble wall, which projects outwards from the NW side of the enclosure. The level interior is strewn with loose stone. In the centre, there is a small heap of stones at the base of a clump of hazel trees. There is a local tradition that this enclosure was used as a children's burial ground. According to local information, there was a 'grave-shaped' feature in the interior, now no longer visible. The perimeter is thinly ringed with hazel, blackthorn and hawthorn bushes, which also encroach on the interior. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

• MA038-210 Burnt mound
  Description

  Located in damp pasture, reclaimed from bog. Rising ground c. 20m to W. A layer (L c. 7m E–W; D 0.4m) of shattered sandstone fragments in a charcoal-rich matrix is visible in section, at a depth of c. 1m below field surface, in the S face of an E-W drain. It overlies peat, and is overlain by peaty soil, and by a field bank which borders the drain. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

• MA038-211 Burnt mound
  Description

  Located against the base of a SE-facing slope of rising ground on margins of damp pasture, reclaimed from bog. A mound (c. 7m N-S; 4-5m E-W; H 1m) of burnt sandstone in a charcoal-rich matrix accumulated to a height of c. 1m against a natural slope. Covered in moss and rushes. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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

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, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Killacorraun.

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 Killacorraun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Killacorraun · Coill an Chorráin

Area

5,175,357 m² (517.54 ha, 1,278.86 acres)

Civil parish

Crossmolina, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Deel, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Deel electoral division: 491 people in 179 households; 90% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymoneen, Carrowgarve South, Cominch, Creevy, Derryhillagh, Glasheens, Knockbrack, Srahyconigaun

Placenames

Killacorraun 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.