Townplots West

134 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Townplots West, from 1 m² to 93,107 m² (9.31 ha, 23.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M4Self-Sustaining Consolidation Zoning (Built up area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 128 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 5 Aug 2026Conditional

  The application will consist of planning permission to (1) Demolish existing extension, (2) Construct new extensions and alterations to existing dwelling house, and carry out all required ancillary works on site.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660626

• 13 Mar 2026Conditional

  The application will consist of the retention of dwelling house as constructed on site, along with all ancillary site works.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2660199

• 23 Oct 2025Conditional

  change of use from public house to community building to include library space, training space, retail and multi-purpose space, alterations to existing building to include demolition of existing ground floor toilet block to rear and construction of replacement toilet block and stairwell/lift shaft to rear of existing building along with associated site works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25442

• 10 Jul 2025Conditional

  The application will consist of planning permission to (1) Demolish existing dwelling house, (2) Construct new replacement dwelling house, (3) Construct new domestic shed, and (4) Carry out all required ancillary works on site.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2560458

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  Single storey flat roof extension to North gable elevation of dwelling house (17sqm approx) plan ref. P19/583, existing ground floor utility external door removed and replaced for window to west elevation of dwelling house plan ref. P19/583, revised boundaries to North elevation complete with all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25224

• 8 Apr 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of the construction of a Club house 213.14 sqm consisting of changing room, showers, toilets, gym, storage area, meeting room and community social room along with the provision of additional car parking and any other associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560205

• 1 Apr 2025Conditional

  1. Construction of a pitched roof over the existing domestic garage, 2. Conversion of the existing domestic garage to an ancillary kitchen (exempted class 1 development), 3. Construction of a patio door and WC window to the rear ground floor elevation together with all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560185

• 19 Dec 2024Conditional

  Retention planning permission for the change of use from domestic shed to short term rental accommodation along with alterations and to carry out all ancillary site works

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2460787

• 18 Jun 2024Conditional

  Consist of the demolish of existing storage shed to the rear of the existing building & construction of a new detached function/general purpose room to include 1no. disable toilet with connection to existing services onsite. Including all other ancillary site work and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460372

• 7 May 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of the retention of existing domestic garage & storage shed. Including all other associated works/services.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2460276

• 4 Apr 2024Refused

  The application will consist of planning permission to (1) Demolish existing dwelling house and associated domestic sheds, (2) Construct new dwelling house, (3) Construct new domestic garage, (4) Upgrade existing domestic entrance off the public road, and (5) Carry out all required ancillary works on site.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460186

• 2 Nov 2023Conditional

  (1) Demolish existing semi detached two-story dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement semi-detached two-story dwelling house, together with all associated site works at 5 Churchfield Manor, Killala Co. Mayo.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360458

• 5 Jul 2023Conditional

  construct new dwelling house on infill site, detached domestic garage and connect to public sewer including all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 23379

• 2 May 2023Conditional

  full planning permission for the following: (1) Demolish existing semi-detached two-storey dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement semi-detached two-storey dwelling house, together with all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360141

• 29 Apr 2023Conditional

  full planning permission for the following: (1) Demolish existing terraced dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement terraced dwelling house, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360137

• 13 Apr 2023Conditional

  full planning permission for the following; (1) Demolish existing detached dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement detached dwelling house, (3) Construct proposed domestic shed, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360105

• 12 Apr 2023Conditional

  full planning permission for the following: (1) Demolish existing terraced dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement terraced dwelling house, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360100

• 24 Jan 2023Conditional

  Full planning permission for the following; (1) Demolish existing semi-detached two-storey dwelling house, (2) Construct replacement semi-detached two-storey dwelling house, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360018

• 1 Dec 2022Refused

  Construction of a two story dwelling house and separate domestic garage together with all associated ancillary site development works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 221059

• 15 Jul 2022Refused

  MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM 2 NO. GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNITS TO 2 NO. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS, PERMISSION PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER P05/1992 & P06/2336 INCLUDING MINOR REAR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22585

• 15 Jul 2022Conditional

  CONVERSION OF THE ATTIC SPACE INTO A BEDROOM, WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE VELUX WINDOW TO THE REAR. PERMISSION PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER P05/1992 AND P06/2336 INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22586

• 20 May 2021Conditional

  DEMOLISH EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CONSTRUCT REPLACEMENT SEMI-DETACHED TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 21520

• 22 Apr 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP/RETAIL TO COFFEE/BAKERY SHOP AND RESTAURANT, TO INCLUDE PREPARATION OF HOT/COLD FOOD, BEVERAGES, DINE-IN AND TAKEAWAY SERVICE. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING SHOP FRONT, SIGNAGE AND ROOF TERRACE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 21382

• 18 Feb 2021Conditional

  1. DEMOLISH EXISTING COMMERCIAL EXTENSION TO THE REAR. 2. CONSTRUCT A DEVELOPMENT TO CONSIST OF: a.) RENOVATIONS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING TO INCORPORATE A BAR/RECEPTION, 1 NO. DISABLE GUEST BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE ON GROUND FLOOR & 3NO. GUEST BEDROOMS WITH ENSUITES ON FIRST FLOOR. b) CONSTRUCT A NEW EXTENSION TO THE REAR INCORPORATING DINING AREA, KITCHEN, 3NO. GUEST BEDROOMS WITH ENSUITES, PUBLIC TOILETS, STORAGE ON GROUND FLOOR & 4NO. GUEST BEDROOMS, STORAGE, PLANT ROOMS ON FIRST FLOOR. 3. RETENTION OF EXISTING STORAGE SHEDS TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. 4. CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER & EXISTING WATER MAINS. 5. PROVIDE CAR PARKING SPACES TO THE REAR, INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 21119

• 26 Jul 2019Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19583

The 25 most recent of 34 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: Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SAC 000458
• Special Protection Area: Killala Bay/Moy Estuary SPA 004036
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killala Bay/Moy Estuary 000458

Recorded monuments

• MA015-040 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on top of a small knoll, in rolling pasture dotted with small drumlin-like knolls. Shown on 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps a circular enclosure (diam. c. 10-15m), named ‘Knockbeg’. There is no visible trace at ground level. A similar enclosure (MA015-041----) is located 80m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-041 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on top of a knoll, in rolling pasture dotted with small drumlin-like knolls. Named ‘Knockmore’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps, and shown on the 1922 edition as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m). It appears to have been located on the top of a large knoll with a flattish top (c. 16-18m E-W; 10-12m N-S), but no trace of an enclosure is now evident. A similar enclosure (MA015-040----) is located 80m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located adjacent to the N boundary of the townland, straddling a rise in rolling terrain dotted with drumlin-like knolls. This rath is named ‘Knockmore Fort’ on the on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a broadly oval area (46m N–S; c. 49m E–W) defined SE–N by a substantial earthen bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 2m, at NW), which has been levelled at NNE–ESE to a low undulation. On the W arc, the bank has been incorporated into the line of a later N–S field fence. Outside the bank at SSW and NW traces of a fosse (Wth c. 3.5m) with discrete remnants of an external bank (Wth c. 2.6m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.4m, at NW) can be seen. The interior is partitioned roughly centrally by a scarp on a roughly N–S axis; this coincides with a marked drop of over 1m in ground level between the higher W half and the lower E half. Hawthorn grows on the perimeter at W and N. There is another rath (MA015-043) located 165m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-043 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a rise in rolling terrain dotted with drumlin-like knolls. There are good views, particularly to W. Raised circular area (22m E–W; 23m N–S) defined at NE–SE by remnants of a bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m at E), reduced elsewhere to a scarp (H 1.5m at S, 0.8m at W), and enclosed by a fosse (2-2.4m at W) and at SE–N by an external bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.7m). At N and NE–E the external bank has been truncated by two intersecting field fences on E–W and N–S axes. A short length of the external bank has also been truncated at SSW by a quarry pit (diam. 8m). The centre of the interior appears very slightly higher tha, with a slight slope down from there to S. Blackthorn, hawthorn and brambles grow around the perimeter. There is a rath (MA015-042----) 165m to NW, and there is a cluster of raths, enclosures, possible barrows and a wedge tomb (MA015-044001- to MA015-044006-) c. 160m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-044001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. The rath is situated on a low, natural rise. Field boundaries to E and SE shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. Raised circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by the remnants of an earthen bank, largely reduced to a scarp (Wth slope c. 2.3m; ext. H 1.3m). The enclosure is in poor condition, obscured by heaps of field clearance debris and engulfed in overgrowth, making examination difficult. This is one monument in a cluster, which includes: two enclosures (MA015-044002-; MA015-044003-) c. 100-150m to ENE; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 70m to SE, a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) c. 100m to ENE, and a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 200m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-044002 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. Situated on top of a natural rise. Field boundaries to E and SE shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. This monument is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m). A slightly domed raised area can be discerned at this location, largely engulfed in gorse. It was not possible to trace the original form and size of the enclosure which appears to have been damaged during land reclamation. This is one monument in a cluster which includes: a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) located immediately to NW; an enclosure (MA015-044003-) c. 30m to NE, and another (MA015-044001-) c. 100m to WSW; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 30m to SW; and a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 100m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018 .

• MA015-044003 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. Situated on a low natural rise. Field boundaries shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map to E and SE were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. This monument is shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (diam. c. 20m N–S; c. 25-30m E–W) bisected centrally by an E−W field boundary. A slightly raised oval area (c. 30m E−W; c. 12m N−S) can be discerned, with a poorly defined scarp (Wth slope 3.2m; H 1.4m at SW) visible at SW, but it is not possible to trace the original outline of the enclosure. It is largely engulfed in field clearance debris and overgrowth. A cluster of nearby monuments include: an enclosure (MA015-044002-) and a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) c. 30m to SW, a rath (MA015-044001-) c. 180m to WSW; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 100 to SW; and a rath (MA015-044004) c. 120m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-044004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. The rath encompasses a natural rise. Field boundaries shown to N, S and W on the 1922 0S 6-inch map were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. This rath is named ‘Elgans Fort’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a broadly oval area (c. 25m E–W; c. 20-22m N–S) defined by an earthen scarp (Wth slope 2m; ext. H 1.2m at W). The enclosure is in poor condition; the interior is engulfed in large heaps of field clearance debris and gorse bushes, making examination difficult. A slight depression (Wth c. 2.5m) outside the scarp at W may indicate an infilled fosse; it is marked on its outer edge by cropmark of dry grass. A similar crop mark follows the line of a removed field boundary at SE of the rath. A cluster of monuments, including a rath, enclosures and a wedge tomb (MA015-044001- to MA015-044006-) is located 100-120m to NW-N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-044005 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Located on a small peak on top of a knoll, in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks. There are good views in all direction: Rathfran Bay is visible to E, the Ox mountains to SE, and Nephin and the Nephin Beg range to W–SW. This is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a small circular enclosure (diam. 10-15m). It is evident as low, circular slightly domed rise (diam. c. 6-7m; H 0.4m) on top of the knoll. It is degraded and poorly defined. Another possible barrow (MA015-044006-) is located 15m to NNE. There are a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) and two enclosures (MA015-044002- and MA015-044003-) c. 70m to NE; there is a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 100m to SE and another (MA015-044001-) c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-044006 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Encompassing a small peak on a top of a knoll, in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks. There are good views in all direction: Rathfran Bay is visible to E, the Ox Mountains to SE, and Nephin and the Nephin Beg range to W–SW. This is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a small circular enclosure (diam. 10-15m). A low, circular slightly domed rise (diam. c. 8-10m; H 0.5-6m) is apparent on the top of the knoll. It is degraded and poorly defined, and it is not possible to determine its original form. Another possible barrow (MA015-044006-) is located 15m to NNE. There are a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) and two enclosures (MA015-044002- and MA015-044003-) c. 55m to NE; a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 100m to SE and another (MA015-044001-) c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA015-044007 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964) Date of upload: 2 January 2012

• MA015-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a rise in an area of undulating terrain. Ground rises gradually to NW−N, and falls away to SE to an area of level damp pasture. Raised oval area (c. 22m E−W; c. 21m N−S) defined by remnants of an earthen bank. The bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) is best preserved on the SW arc, but is reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The scarp is most pronounced, with a broad external slump (H 2.2; Wth 4.6m) at S−SW. A low stony rise (Wth 2-2.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6-0.9m) lies 4m outside the bank at SW; A low stony rise (Wth 2-2.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6-0.9m) describes a shallow arc 4m outside the bank at SW; it appears to consist mainly of a heap of stones, but may represent the remnants of an external bank. The original entrance may be at ENE where there is a sloping gap (Wth 3.6m) in the scarp. There is another low area/break (Wth 2.4m) at NW. There appears to be a slight scarp or change in level in the SE quadrant of the interior, but this is obscured by overgrowth and impossible to inspect fully. The perimeter is densely ringed by brambles, clumps of which also encroach on the interior. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

• MA022-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, prominently sited on the broad, level top of a knoll, with panoramic views over the surrounding undulating grassland. It is located in the SW of Townplots West townland, close to the boundary junction with two other townlands, Rathowen East and Castlereagh. This rath is named ‘Rathlowagh’ on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a raised circular area (int. diam. 18.8m E–W; 20m N–S) defined by an earthen bank, and enclosed by a fosse and external bank. The inner bank (Wth 5m at NE, 5.9m at SW; int. H 0.4m at NE, 0.25m at SW; ext. H 2.6m at NE, 2.8m at SW) is low internally, but has a pronounced, broadly slumped external slope. Cockle shells were visible in the earthen makeup of the inner bank, c. 1m below the top on its external face, just to N of the entrance. The fosse (Wth 3m at NE, 2.8m at SW) and external bank (Wth 3.6m at NE, 3.1m at SW; int. H 0.35m at NE, 0.45m at SW; ext. H 0.7m at NE, 0.6m at SW) are well preserved at N and S but less clearly defined elsewhere. At W, the fosse is evident as a terrace scarped into the knoll slope. At SW–N the enclosing elements are enhanced by the naturally steep slope of the knoll. At NE-SE the slope is more gradual, and the entrance is located on this side. It consists of a gap (Wth 2.7m) in the inner bank at E, with a ramp-like causeway across the fosse, leading to an area of fairly level ground which extends eastwards from the rath. There is an L-Shaped linear sunken feature in the S half of the interior, which may represents a robbed-out souterrain (MA022-003001-). The interior is grassy, with some blackthorn encroachment at S; hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles ring the perimeter. There is an enclosure (MA022-004----) c. 30m to S, a rath (MA022-005----) c. 100m to SE, a rath (MA022-002----) c. 150m to WSW, and an enclosure (MA022-001----) is visible in the distance c. 300m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2019

• MA022-003001 Souterrain
  Description

  There is an L-Shaped linear sunken feature in the S half of the interior. This is evident immediately inside the entrance gap as a subrectangular depression (c. 5m N−S; 4.4m E–W), which narrows at its S end (Wth 2-3m; D 0.3-0.6m), from where it extends to W across almost the full E-W width of the rath interior. It is possible that this represents a robbed out souterrain (MA022-003001-), or it could simply be the result of relatively recent quarrying/disturbance. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2019

• MA022-004 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, located on a ridge, in the SW of Townplots West townland, close to the boundary junction with two other townlands, Rathowen East and Castlereagh. This consists of a circular area (10.5m E–W; 9.3m N-S to edge of quarry pit), with a slightly sunken interior, defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m at SE, 3.3m at W; int. H 0.8m at SE, 0.95m at W; ext. H 1.35m at SE, 0.3m at W). A quarry pit (diam. c. 10m), which is cut into the hill slope, truncates the bank at NNW–N. The function of this small enclosure is uncertain. It might, for instance, be the remains of a circular house, perhaps associated with a a rath (MA022-003----), which is located 30m upslope on the same ridge. There is another rath (MA022-005----) 90m to SE, and a third rath (MA022-002) is located 145m to WNW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 April 2019

• MA022-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a low rise in undulating terrain, with good views. It is located in the SW of Townplots West townland, close to the boundary junction with two other townlands, Rathowen East and Castlereagh. Raised circular area (23.5m N–S; 24.5m E–W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.1m, at NNW), and enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2m) and at S–NE by an external bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.4m). At NE-E the fosse is visible as a slight depression and is barely discernible at E-SE. The original entrance may have been at the E; there is no clearly defined gap in the inner bank, but there is a hint of a causeway (Wth 2.5m) across the fosse. The interior has an uneven surface, dotted with many small, moss-covered hummocks. The NE quadrant appears to be slightly higher that the rest of the interior. At N–NE remnants of a field ditch (Wth 1.2m) with associated field bank (Wth 2.2m; H 0.45m) skirt the external bank. A rath (MA022-002----) is located 145m to W; there is an enclosure (MA022-004----) 90m to NW, a rath (MA022-003----) 100m to NNW, and another rath (MA022-002----) c. 250m to W. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 April 2019

• MA022-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In an expanse of rolling average pasture, located on a low rise at the base of the NW side of a hillock, on top of which 50m to SW there is a mound (MA022-010----). The townland boundary cuts across the hillock on a NNE−SSW axis. The location is sheltered at SE-SW by an arc of gently rising ground. There are open views at W-NE. This rath is named ‘Crockbullock’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, and ‘Crockbulloge’ on the 1929 edition. It consists of a raised oval area (29.4m N-S; 34.7m E-W) defined by in at E and SW-S by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.4m), reduced elsewhere to a scarp (ext. H 2.2m at W). Stones protrude from the top and sides of the bank. At NNE-NE a section (L c. 12m) of the scarp has been levelled to a broad low slope. A fosse (Wth 2.5-3m) with an external bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.7m) is evident outside the bank/scarp at W-NNE; both are relatively well defined at WNW-NNW, but at NNW-NNE the fosse can be traced only as a band of rushes and the outer bank as a slight rise. A quarry pit (diam. c. 8m) truncated the external face of the outer bank at W. The rath interior has a somewhat bowl-shaped profile, rising from a central dip toward the bank at E and W. The entrance gap (Wth 2m) is at the SE. Four grass-covered mounds (diam. c. 2m; H c. 0.45m) are located in the E half of the interior, most likely the result of field clearance. In the SE quadrant, adjacent to the entrance, is a possible subrectangular house (MA022-009001-), which abuts the inner face of the ringfort bank. Grass cover, with hawthorn and blackthorn growing on outer bank at NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 April 2019

• MA022-009001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In the SE quadrant of a rath (MA022-009). This possible house consists of a low arc of stony bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.3-0.4m) which enclosing a sub-rectangular space (c. 8m N-S; 5m E-W) against the inner face of the rath bank. A gap (Wth 2m) at the N end appears to mark an entrance. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 April 2019

• MA022-017001 Round tower
  Description

  Enclosed within a small, walled enclosure in the centre of the town of Killala, crowning a low hill on the SW shores of Killala Bay. A cathedral (MA022-017003-) and a souterrain (MA022-017005-) are located within a graveyard (MA022-017010-) 65m to S. This round tower is a National Monument (no. 105) in state guardianship. It consists of a circular tower (diam. c. 5m; H c. 25m) constructed of coursed limestone blocks cut to the curve; it stands to its full height and has a conical cap. There is a plinth-like offset (Wth 0.08-0.15m; H 0.8-0.9m) of large stones at the base of the tower. The doorway (Wth 0.7m at base; H 1.7m) at SSE is at first floor level, 2.98m above the offset, and c. 3.8m above current ground level. Three blocks of pale brown sandstone form the round arch at top, but the rest of the doorway is constructed of limestone. Three square-headed windows light the upper storeys, at ENE just above the second floor, at SSE on the third floor, and at W on the fourth floor. The uppermost storey, just beneath the roof, has four window, facing NNE, ESE, SSW, WNW, all square-headed internally and angle-headed externally. There are offsets in the internal wall face, which once carried timber floors for each storey. (Barrow 1979, 157-9). The stone-built conical cap was reconstructed in the early1840’s, and a noticeable bulge in the external wall face, about mid-way up the tower on the SW side, appears also to be the result of repairs, possibly as a result of a lightning strike in the 19th century. The round tower is the principal visible remnant of an important monastic establishment, traditionally said to have been founded here by St. Patrick, who appointed St. Muiredach as the first bishop of Killala (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 85). Attached images: MA022-017001-_01.JPG Round tower viewed from S MA022-017001-_02.JPG Round tower viewed from N MA022-017001-_03.JPG Round-headed doorway MA022-017001-_04.JPG Offset at base of tower Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 August 2018

• MA022-017002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Located on the SE side of Killala town. Named 'Tobernakill' on the 1838 and the 1929 OS 6-inch map, this well underlies the present-day roadside pavement, and is no longer visible. In 2013 the well was temporarily uncovered when a section of pavement was removed during archaeologically monitored (13E0433) works on the inner relief road. The upper section of the N half of the well was exposed, 0.4m below current street level. It was defined by a rectangular, mortared stone surround. The masonry and design of the well, which incorporated yellow brick and a metal outflow-pipe, appeared relatively modern (Zajac, S. http://www.excavations.ie: 2013:417 - Townplots West, Killala, Mayo). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 July 2016

• MA022-017003 Cathedral
  Description

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• MA022-017004 Graveslab
  Description

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• MA022-017005 Souterrain
  Description

  In Killala town, located in the SE quadrant of the graveyard (MA022-017010-) of the cathedral (MA022-017003-) and extending beneath the adjoining street at E. This is a multi-chambered souterrain of drystone construction with lintel roofing and earthen floors. The current access hole is in the base of a depression (diam. 4m; D 1m) encircled by a low concrete wall and wrought-iron railings. The access hole pierces the roof of a subcircular chamber; it is not the original entrance but the result of the partial collapse of the roof caused by grave digging in the 19th century (O’Hara and Westropp 1898, 291). The subcircular chamber (2.9m N–S; 2.6m E–W; H c. 1.8-2m) has corbelled, drystone walls rising to a domed roof, capped with a flat lintel slab. A recess (L 1.2m E–W; max. Wth 0.43m; H c. 0.6m), with drystone side walls and an earthen end wall, is built into the wall above floor level on the W side of the chamber. At floor level on the E side of the chamber, a lintelled opening (Wth 0.62m at base, 0.4m at top; H 0.98m) leads into a lintel-roofed passage (Wth c. 70m; H 0.8m) which extends to ENE for c. 6m, at which point it is blocked. A cross-slab (MA022-017009-), reused as a roof lintel, is located in this passage. There are two lintelled openings from the E–W passage, one in the N wall and one in the S wall. The opening in the S wall is located at a point 4m E of the subcircular chamber. It is covered by a large, purpose-shaped lintel, and accesses a low, narrow passage or creep (Wth 0.37m) which extends for at least 2m to S, but is now largely infilled with soil. This may be the original entrance passage to the souterrain. The opening in the N wall of the main E–W passage is located 2m E of the subcircular chamber. It accesses a short creep (L 1m N−S; Wth 0.6m; H 0.68m) which opens into the S end of a large, rectangular chamber (4.4m N−S; 2.1m E−W; H 1.5m). The walls of the chamber are vertical with large stone corbels protruding from the upper courses to support massive roof slabs. At the W end of the N wall, another short creep (0.7m N−S ; 0.5m E−W ; H 0.75m) leads N into the S end of a second rectangular chamber (4.85m N−S ; 1.8m E−W; H 1.75m), similar in construction, size and orientation to the first. There is a small recess in the W wall of this chamber. In the N wall, there is an alcove (1.95m N−S; 1m E−W; H 0.85m) located at a height of 1m above floor level. In the floor of the alcove, a square opening marks the location of what was originally a slab-covered, trapdoor entrance. It drops into a small, rectangular, chamber (1.45m N−S; 1.05m E−W; H 0.7m) concealed directly beneath the alcove. From the E wall of the concealed chamber, a short creep (0.65m E−W; 0.45m N−S) leads into the SW end of a third, large rectangular chamber (4m N−S; 1.65m E−W; H 1.55m), of similar construction to the other two. The souterrain is frequently flooded as a result of a constant seepage of ground water. The souterrain, the cross-slab (MA022-017009-) and the nearby round tower (MA022-017001-) provide the principal visible evidence for an important Early Medieval ecclesiastical settlement in Killala. Many of the measurements and morphological details in the above description are based on a survey and scale drawings of the souterrain completed in 1982 by Mr. Noel Dunne, archaeologist, assisted by Mr. Kevin Gilvarry. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 July 2016

• MA022-017006 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

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• MA022-017007 Burial
  Description

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• MA022-017009 Cross-slab
  Description

  In a souterrain (MA022-017005-). This early medieval cross-slab was discovered in August 2015 during a photographic survey of the souterrain. The cross-slab (Wth 0.18-0.19m; T 0.1m) has been reused as a roof lintel, spanning an E–W drystone passage (Wth 0.55m; H 0.78m), with the ends of the stone concealed in the N and S side walls of the passage. The carving, of a stylized cross in false relief, is visible on the underside of the narrow lintel. The cross shaft (L 0.18m; Wth 0.004m at base, 0.0025-0.003m at top), outlined by a groove, pierces a circle (L 0.16m; Wth 0.14m), also outlined by a groove. The shaft extends roughly to the centre of the circle. Four linear grooves radiate from the top of the shaft, dividing the internal space of the circle into five equal-sized, triangular portions, which enclose the shaft like petals on a flower. A small, roughly circular depression or dimple is cut into the centre of each of the five triangular segments, and there are two similar dimples on the shaft, one at the top and one at the base. Two parallel grooves, set three centimetres apart, are just visible rising from the top of the circle, suggesting a continuation of the carving on that part of the slab now concealed within the N wall of the passage. The surface of the triangular segment on the upper west (or R-hand side if facing the carving) of the circle is damaged; perhaps the reason why the builders of the souterrain felt free to reuse the cross-slab in the construction of the passage. The total length of the cross is 0.24m (excluding the two vertical grooves at the top of the circle). The attached images are uploaded courtesy of John Sunderland, photographer, and Mayo County Council: MA022-017009-_01.JPG (photograph: J. Sunderland) MA022-017009-_02.JPG (photograph: J. Sunderland) MA022-017009-_03.JPG (photograph: J. Sunderland) MA022-017009-_04.JPG (photograph: J. Sunderland) Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 19 August 2015

• MA022-017010 Graveyard
  Description

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Architectural heritage

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1925–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay double-height Catholic church, rebuilt 1928-9; dated 1930; dedicated 1930, on a cruciform plan comprising four-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height shallow chancel to crossing (east). Renovated, 1997, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed thumbnail beaded corbel kneelers including concrete coping to gable to entrance (west) front on "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed thumbnail beaded corbel kneelers with rendered buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing embossed cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on "Cavetto" consoles on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes . Rendered, ruled and line walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Lancet window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings on "Cavetto" label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Windows" (transepts) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings on "Cavetto" label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" (east) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings on "Cavetto" label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (west) front with concrete sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings on "Cavetto" label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed timber double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with quatrefoil-detailed timber panelled choir gallery (west) below stained glass "Trinity Window" (----), encaustic tiled central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----) with Gothic-style timber stations to transepts below stained glass memorial "Trinity Windows" (----), exposed pointed-arch braced collared timber roof construction on beaded "Bowtell" corbels with wind braced ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice on perforated frieze, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (east) reordered, 1997, with replacement timber altar table below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (----). Set in landscaped grounds.

• The Old Deanery, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1700–1806 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over part raised basement Church of Ireland deanery or glebe house, extant 1806, on a symmetrical plan; three-bay two-storey rear (west) elevation. "In lease", 1820. Hipped slate roof with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of ten drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Paired square-headed flanking window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; segmental-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing timber panelled door having fanlight; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Killala), cathedral, 1815–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Church of Ireland cathedral, rebuilt 1670, on a rectangular plan with single-bay two-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan supporting octagonal spire. "Repaired", 1817-20, producing present composition. "Improved", 1861. Renovated, 1962. "Restored", 1991. Undergoing "restoration", 2005. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof retaining Bangor slate finish (north), clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves. Repointed rubble stone walls originally rendered on battered base with sundial-inscribed flush quoins to corners; repointed coursed or snecked limestone walls (tower) with benchmark-inscribed drag edged tooled cut-limestone diagonal stepped buttresses to corners having "slated" coping supporting drag edged tooled cut-limestone octagonal pinnacles centred on battlemented parapet having roll moulded cut-limestone coping. Round-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, timber Y-mullions, and repointed voussoirs framing iron mesh storm panels over replacement fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (east). "Rose Window" (gable) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (tower) with cut-limestone sill, timber Y-mullion, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing iron mesh storm panels over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Roundel (bell stage), drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing louvered fitting. Round-headed openings in bipartite arrangement ("cheeks") with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing louvered timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior open into roof "restored", 1991, with timber panelled choir gallery (west) on a U-shaped plan on cast-iron pillars supporting Gothic-style timber panelled pipe organ (1838), Gothic-style timber panelled choir stalls, timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, carpeted central aisle between timber panelled box pews, cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (ob. 1834; 1961) with pair of Classical-style wall monuments (ob. 1697; 1721), timber "eagle" lectern with timber panelled pulpit on an octagonal plan, carpeted stepped dais to chancel (east) with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber communion railing centred on cloaked altar below "East Window", and exposed arcaded strutted King post timber roof construction with wind braced rafters to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site with cast-iron octagonal piers to perimeter having polygonal capping supporting "Lotus"-detailed cast-iron gate. Photography by James Fraher with additional photography courtesy of Christina Golden [www.goldenlangan.com]

• The Close, house, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, extant 1838, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay two-storey on a symmetrical plan; four-bay two-storey rear (east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks on yellow brick Running bond bases having corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Repointed snecked limestone walls originally rendered with cut-limestone flush quoins to corners; roughcast surface finish to side elevations. Square-headed central door opening with threshold, and red brick block-and-start surround framing replacement timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with dragged cut-limestone sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Street fronted in hollow with repointed snecked limestone stepped boundary wall to perimeter having ivy-covered rock faced hammered limestone coping.

• Store/warehouse, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Grain store or warehouse complex, extant 1838, including: Attached single-bay (three-bay deep) three-storey gable-fronted grain store or warehouse on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Pitched (gable-fronted) slate roof on timber construction with clay ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods surviving on exposed timber rafters. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed rubble limestone walls with cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed loading door openings to front (east) elevation with hammered limestone (ground floor) or timber (remainder) lintels framing timber boarded doors with one having red brick Common bond infill. Square-headed window openings with timber lintels on yellow brick imposts framing timber fittings having wrought iron bars. Street fronted on a corner site with coursed rubble limestone boundary wall to perimeter having creeper- or ivy-covered coping.

• House, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1838, on an L-shaped plan; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey return (south). In alternative use, 1896-1911. Disused, 2010. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having rendered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening with two concrete steps, timber mullions supporting timber transom, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Street fronted on a corner site with concrete footpath to front.

• Store/warehouse, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay (two-bay deep) five-storey grain store or warehouse, extant 1838, on a T-shaped plan with shell of single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey central return (west). Now disused. Hipped slate roof on collared timber construction centred on gablet with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, central rooflight to front (east) pitch, and no rainwater goods surviving on cut-limestone eaves. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed rubble limestone battered walls retaining sections of lime rendered or roughcast surface finish with hammered or squared limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central loading opening with cut-limestone voussoirs centred on cut-limestone keystone. Square-headed window openings with rough hewn limestone lintels framing remains of timber fittings having wrought iron bars. Set in own grounds. Additional photography by James Fraher

• Store/warehouse, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay four-storey grain store or warehouse, extant 1838, on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on collared timber construction with clay ridge tiles, part ivy- or moss-covered coping to gables, and no rainwater goods surviving on cut-limestone eaves. Part ivy-covered coursed rubble limestone battered walls retaining sections of lime rendered or roughcast surface finish with hammered or squared limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with rough hewn limestone lintels framing remains of timber boarded fittings. Set back from street in unkempt grounds.

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 Townplots West, about 1 in 10 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Townplots West · Plotaí an Bhaile Thiar

Area

1,942,584 m² (194.26 ha, 480.02 acres)

Civil parish

Killala, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Killala, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,325 people lived in 512 households in the Killala electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castlereagh, Croghan, Killala, Leadymore, Rathowen East

Placenames

Townplots West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.