Clogher

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clogher, from 384 m² to 107,669 m² (10.77 ha, 26.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Clogher 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.

• 27 Mar 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18202

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 the townland of Clogher.

Recorded monuments

• MA111-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a level expanse of elevated ground. Ground begins to fall away gently from about 20m S of the rath, providing good views. The field is bordered by a farmyard 80m to N, which restricts view in that direction. Slightly raised broadly oval area (38.5m E−W; 42m N−S) defined by a well preserved, substantial earthen bank (Wth 5.8m at S, 5m at N; int. H 1m at S, 1.3m at N; ext. H 1.5m at S, 1.75m at N), with a somewhat broader, flattened top (Wth 1-1.5m) on the S arc. The bank appears originally to have had a width of perhaps 4.5m but slumping has increased it to between 5-6m. There is a random scatter of small and medium-sized stones along its top. A low, eroded portion (L 3m) of the bank at S exposes in section a basal core of large stones. An arc of hachuring shown outside the NW arc of the bank on the 1930 OS 6-inch map suggests an external fosse; a hint of a depression immediately outside the bank would seem to confirm this. The interior is flat and is crossed roughly centrally on an ENE−W axis by the remnants of a wall, reduced now to a stony rise (Wth 1.5m; H 0.25m). There are several breaks/low areas, eroded by farm stock, in the bank. The largest gap (Wth 2.3m) at SE is flanked by lower sections of bank, and may indicate an original entrance. A hawthorn hedge engulfs the slopes of the bank, although the top is relatively free of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 20 December 2022

• MA111-034 Moated site
  Description

  Located adjacent to the W boundary of the townland, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. A shallow water-filled depression (c. 20m across) is located 25m to NW. Slightly raised, subrectangular area (40.5m NNE−WSW; 39m WNW−ESE at N, c. 25m at S) defined by a substantial earthen bank, outside which there is a broad, well defined fosse with remnants of an external bank. The overall plan is roughly trapezoidal with rounded corners; the E side is slightly skewed inwards at its S end so that it is not strictly parallel with the W side. The inner bank (Wth 5m at S, 5.7m at N; int. H 1.3m at S, 1m at N; ext. H 1.7 at S, 1.8m at N) is quite compact, composed of gravelly earth. It has a berm-like terrace on its slumped inner slope, especially evident on the N side, and similar terracing on parts of the external slope eroded by farm stock. The fosse (Wth base 4.5m at S, 3.7m at N) has a broad flat base. The outer bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.05m, at N) is evident as a low rise on the W side, and is well defined on the N side; it is almost entirely levelled on the E side, and there are only low remnants on the S side. Stones protrude randomly from the inner slope in parts at N, W and SW, possibly remnants of stone facing. The S side is partly truncated by an E−W field wall, and a N−S field wall, coinciding with townland boundary, skirts the W side. A gap, with the terminals bowing outwards slightly, midway along the E side may be an original entrance. It faces SE, across the remnants of a causeway over the partly infilled fosse. Grass and thistles in the interior; banks sod-covered with occasional hawthorn trees; nettles and thistles in the fosse. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 December 2022

• MA111-037001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In thistle-covered pasture, with a gradual fall of ground to E and good views over the surrounding gently undulating terrain. The summit of Croagh Patrick rises above the spine of the Partry Mountains on the far horizon to WSW. Roughly circular, flat-topped earthen platform (diam. top 13.6m N−S top; overall diam. 15.9m N−S, 14.4m E−W) defined by an eroded scarp (H 0.4-0.5m). Large and medium-sized stones protrude intermittently along the base of the scarp, most clearly visible on the E arc; these appear to be the remains of a kerb or stone facing. There is a hint of a depression immediately outside the scarp at W and N, possibly indicating a fosse. A possible barrow (MA111-037002-) is 10m to SE Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 December 2022

• MA111-037002 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  In thistle-covered pasture, with a gradual fall of ground to E and good views over the surrounding gently undulating terrain. The summit of Croagh Patrick rises above the spine of the Partry Mountains on the far horizon to WSW. Flat-topped earthen mound (diam. top c. 7m; overall diam. 9.6m N−S, 10m N−S) defined by a low, dilapidated scarp (H 0.3-0.4m). There is a shallow surface depression (diam. c. 1−1.5m) in the top of the mound at the SE. A possible ringbarrow (MA111-037001-) is 10m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 December 2022

• MA111-038 Earthwork
  Description

  In level, lowlying pasture, located on a broad low rise, with ground falling away in a very gentle slope to E. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 10-15m), outlined by a single line, is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. The remains consist of a low subcircular or squarish earthen mound with a level top (2.4m N–S; 2.4m E–W) defined by a shallow sloping scarp (H 0.5m; Wth slope 1m). The scarp is most clearly defined on the N side, but is barely discernible at S where it merges seamlessly with surrounding ground level. A few stones protrude from the top and sides. A possible ringbarrow (MA111-037001-) and a possible mound barrow (MA111-037002-) are located c. 180 m to W. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 December 2022

• MA111-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In improved pasture, utilising a low elevation in lowlying gently undulating limestone grassland. Ground falls away very gradually to W and SW to an area of wettish ground, marked ‘Liable to flood’ on the OS 6-inch maps. Good views, most extensive to W. A circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 25m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. This probable rath has been levelled, but a roughly circular area (28m E-W; 28m N-S) can still be traced at ground level, defined at NE−W by a slight undulation and at W−NW by a low, uneven scarp (H 0.6m; Wth slope 3m) merging with a low natural slope. A shallow dip (Wth 2-3m) immediately outside the levelled scarp at E may indicate an infilled fosse. An E−W field wall crosses the N edge of the enclosure, overlying what appears to be a remnant of the original bank/scarp. Parallel to this wall, on its S side a tractor track crosses the enclosure. The interior is level and featureless; grass-covered. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 December 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Clogher, 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 Clogher.

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

Name

Clogher · An Clochar

Area

1,643,137 m² (164.31 ha, 406.03 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcommon (Ballinrobe Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Kilmaine

Electoral division

Coonard, the unit of the census

Census 2022

306 people lived in 120 households in the Coonard electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clooneen, Gortnashammer, Kilcommon, Lehinch Demesne, Lissatava, Pollnacartan, Robeenard

Placenames

Clogher 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.