Knockagarraun

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockagarraun, from 27 m² to 98,519 m² (9.85 ha, 24.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Knockagarraun 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.

• 29 Jun 2022Conditional

  SUBSTANTIAL DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING FOUL WATER SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22530

• 6 Jun 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19431

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

• MA070-068001 Church
  Description

  In the NW corner of a graveyard (MA070-068002-) on a gentle E-facing pasture slope c. 200m E of the N-flowing Strade River. According to the Ordnance Survey Letters for Co. Mayo (1838, 361 (148)), ‘… part of the south wall is still to be seen with the traces of a window in it’. A very poorly preserved and heavily overgrown rectangular structure is orientated E-W (L c. 30m; Wth c. 10m). Its N wall and part of the W wall, both masked by vegetation, now form the limits of the associated graveyard (MA070-068002-). The SE corner survives formed by a low short length (H 1.15m; L 3m; T 1.25m) of upstanding E gable wall, with the rest of the wall traceable as a grassed-over foundation line running N, and a slightly longer section (L 8.3m; T 1.18m; max H 2.4m) of the adjoining S sidewall. The walls are constructed of roughly coursed undressed stone and smaller packing stones in a pebbled mortar. At current internal ground level, an alcove (H 0.3m; Wth 0.5m; D 0.55m) survives near the E end of the S wall. The interior is choked with vegetation. Strade Dominican Friary (MA070-067001-) stands c. 225m to the S. Date of visit: 27-9-2025 Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

• MA070-068002 Graveyard
  Description

  On a gentle E-facing pasture slope c. 200m E of the N-flowing Strade River. According to the Ordnance Survey Letters for Co. Mayo (1838, 361 (148)), ‘At the burying ground is a pointed gateway six and a half feet [c. 1.98m] in height and five feet [c. 1.5m] in breadth’. A rectangular-shaped area (L 40m E-W; Wth 30m N-S) is enclosed by a heavily overgrown stone wall, with no obviously visible entrance. A very poorly preserved and heavily overgrown church (MA070-068001-) stands in the NW corner and the N sidewall and W gable wall of the church form part of the graveyard’s enclosing wall. Some five flat graveslabs and four headstones (one dated 1890) are visible in the interior but the dense overgrowth undoubtedly conceals other grave markers. The first edition of the OS 6-inch map (1837) records a rectangular ‘Vault’ (est. L c. 13m E-W; est. Wth c. 8m) straddling the W wall of the graveyard and abutting the ruined church immediately to its N and its completely overgrown remains survive within the graveyard. Strade Dominican Friary (MA070-067001-) stands c. 225m to the S. Date of visit: 27-9-2025 Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

• MA070-069 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture on the crest of a prominent drumlin with generally fair views only interrupted by slightly higher ground to the S. A fairly well-preserved circular area (int. diam. 40m) is defined by a broad overgrown inner enclosing bank of earth and stone (int. H 0.15m; Wth 6-7.5m; ext. H 2.7m at N-4m at NE) which has been reduced to a scarp (H 2.6m) along the W. A wide but shallow fosse (Wth 3-6m; D 0.2m) runs outside the inner bank and is best preserved from NNW-N-ENE. A second possible outer enclosing earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; Wth 3-4m; ext. H 1.5m) curves from N-ENE and appears to have been incorporated into a later field boundary running WNW-ESE past the monument. The line of this largely levelled outer bank is visible as a scarp along the SW and W. The level interior is becoming overgrown with thorn and briar. Date of visit: 8-5-2025 Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay double-height Catholic church, designed 1913; built 1914-6; dedicated 1916, on a rectangular plan comprising six-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (east). Restored, 2010. Pitched slate roofs with trefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone coping to gables on dragged cut-limestone ogee kneelers including lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone coping to gable to entrance (west) front on dragged cut-limestone ogee kneelers with drag edged dragged cut-limestone buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing embossed cast-bronze bell ("----"), and cast-iron rainwater goods on dragged cut-limestone "Cavetto" corbels retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls on drag edged tooled cut-limestone cushion course on tuck pointed snecked rock faced sandstone battered plinth with drag edged rock faced cut-limestone buttresses including drag edged rock faced cut-limestone buttresses to corners having drag edged dragged cut-limestone "slated" coping. Lancet window openings, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (east) with dragged cut-limestone mullions, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window openings ("cheeks"), drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (west) front, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors having overlight. Lancet flanking window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" (gable), drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west) retaining encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight; full-height interior open into roof restored, 2010, with cut-veined white marble wall monuments (1837; 1949), quatrefoil-detailed timber organ gallery (west) on chamfered timber posts supporting Gothic-style timber panelled pipe organ below "Trinity Window", encaustic tiled central aisle between quatrefoil-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----), exposed pointed-arch braced scissor truss timber roof construction on "Bowtell" corbels with wind braced timber boarded ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice on quatrefoil-perforated frieze, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing encaustic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) retaining arcaded memorial communion railings (1916) centred on cut-veined white marble Gothic-style altar below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1916). Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site with cast-iron chamfered piers to perimeter having trefoil-detailed roll moulded gabled capping supporting cast-iron double gates.

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 Knockagarraun, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Knockagarraun · Cnoc an Ghearráin

Area

984,572 m² (98.46 ha, 243.29 acres)

Civil parish

Templemore, and its townlands

Barony

Gallen

Electoral division

Strade, the unit of the census

Census 2022

647 people lived in 239 households in the Strade electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardcloon, Knockafall, Knockshanbally, Rathrushel, Strade, Tawnagh Beg

Placenames

Knockagarraun 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.