Ellistronbeg
Ellistronbeg is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmainemore, barony of Kilmaine, Co. Mayo. Its name in Irish is Eileastran Beag.
Parcel 991178
- Area
- 103,372 m² (10.34 ha, 25.54 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Ellistronbeg
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.
- MA118-112 Souterrain
Description
Isolated, marked by a mound in a field of rolling pastureland. Two well-built stone chambers, covered with large capstones, joined by a creepway. An entrance, partly blocked by boulders, gives access to Chamber 1 (L 4.1m; Wth 2.2m; H 1.6m), orientated E-W. Roofed by four large slabs resting on corbelling. Infill, slopes from the entrance to the rear. Creepway (L 2.6m; Wth 1.1m; H 0.5m) on S wall opens into Chamber 2 (L 9m; Wth 2m; H 1.7m), orientated N-S. Roofed by ten capstones. Seat (H 0.4m), runs length of back wall. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 515. Date of upload: 28 January 2014
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_401 (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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 139.2 ha
- 344 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 20,239 m² (2.02 ha, 5 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ellistronbeg, from 99 m² to 378,691 m² (37.87 ha, 93.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ellistronbeg 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
8 Jul 2026Conditional
construction of a new 3 bay double slatted cattle shed with calf creep areas, roofed feed passage, underground slatted tanks, external agitation points, effluent channels and all associated ancillary concrete works and site works
Permission · Mayo County Council, 26152
5 May 2026N/a
Construction of a private dwelling house with a domestic garage, and a proprietary effluent treatment system together with all ancillary site works and services at the above address.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660348
29 Apr 2026N/a
Construction of a private dwelling house with a domestic garage, and a proprietary effluent treatment system together with all ancillary site works and services at the above address.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660339
27 Sept 2021Conditional
EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 211024
1 Nov 2018Conditional
RETENTION OF EXISTING FOUNDATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 18860
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ellistronbeg.
Recorded monuments
- MA118-083 Church
Description
In level pasture, laneway runs parallel to N wall. Poorly preserved remains of unenclosed rectangular church (5.4m N-S; 12.2m E-W); only N wall survives (H 2m; Wth 0.8m). Sod-covered foundations of other walls are visible. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 617. Date of upload: 18 December 2013
- MA118-102001 Enclosure
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.
- MA118-102002 Hut site
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.
- MA118-102003 Field boundary
Description
In pasture, S of field system (MA118-103001-). Aerial photographs (CUCAP) show possible enclosure (MA118-102001-), fields and hut site (MA118-102002-) covering a small area. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 571. Date of upload: 30 December 2013
- MA118-112 Souterrain
Description
Isolated, marked by a mound in a field of rolling pastureland. Two well-built stone chambers, covered with large capstones, joined by a creepway. An entrance, partly blocked by boulders, gives access to Chamber 1 (L 4.1m; Wth 2.2m; H 1.6m), orientated E-W. Roofed by four large slabs resting on corbelling. Infill, slopes from the entrance to the rear. Creepway (L 2.6m; Wth 1.1m; H 0.5m) on S wall opens into Chamber 2 (L 9m; Wth 2m; H 1.7m), orientated N-S. Roofed by ten capstones. Seat (H 0.4m), runs length of back wall. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 515. Date of upload: 28 January 2014
- MA118-113 Enclosure
Description
In level pasture. Shown on OS map (1929) as rectangular earthwork. Levelled; no visible surface traces. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 357. Date of upload: 28 January 2014
Architectural heritage
- Fort Ville, farm house, 1700–1814 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1814, on an F-shaped plan with two-bay (south) or single-bay (north) two-storey side elevations centred on single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (west). Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1913[?]. Reroofed. Now disused[?]. Replacement hipped fibre-cement slate roof on an F-shaped plan with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having cut-limestone stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to ends. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-limestone threshold supporting wrought iron bootscrapers, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing replacement uPVC panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall-cum-staircase hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and staircase on a dog leg plan with timber balusters supporting timber banister; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in unkempt landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having stringcourses below capping.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Ellistronbeg, 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_401 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ellistronbeg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.
The townland
- Name
- Ellistronbeg · Eileastran Beag
- Area
- 1,391,684 m² (139.17 ha, 343.89 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmainemore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmaine
- Electoral division
- Kilmaine, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,014 people lived in 375 households in the Kilmaine electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ellistronparks, Killernan, Kilquire Lower, Kilquire Upper, Loughanboy, Rausakeera North, Tullyduff
- Placenames
- Ellistronbeg 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.