# Ballinafad, Co. Roscommon: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Cloonfinlough, barony of Roscommon, Co. Roscommon.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,117,004 m² (111.7 ha, 276.02 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 26,738 m² (2.67 ha, 6.61 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Cloonfinlough, https://everytownland.com/roscommon/parish/cloonfinlough.md
- Barony: Roscommon
- Electoral division: Cloonfinlough, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 176 people lived in 77 households in the Cloonfinlough electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Roscommon, https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/43820
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 190119
- Centre: latitude 53.734917, longitude -8.104227 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinafad, from 446 m² to 190,050 m² (19.01 ha, 46.96 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 677296: 190,050 m² (19.01 ha, 46.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/677296.md
- Parcel 5814058: 113,854 m² (11.39 ha, 28.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5814058.md
- Parcel 681049: 100,904 m² (10.09 ha, 24.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/681049.md
- Parcel 649328: 96,095 m² (9.61 ha, 23.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/649328.md
- Parcel 670025: 91,168 m² (9.12 ha, 22.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/670025.md
- Parcel 713034: 82,031 m² (8.2 ha, 20.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/713034.md
- Parcel 683735: 69,066 m² (6.91 ha, 17.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/683735.md
- Parcel 671387: 67,967 m² (6.8 ha, 16.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/671387.md
- Parcel 687367: 42,725 m² (4.27 ha, 10.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/687367.md
- Parcel 2819407: 40,854 m² (4.09 ha, 10.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2819407.md
- Parcel 677510: 35,229 m² (3.52 ha, 8.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/677510.md
- Parcel 687365: 32,635 m² (3.26 ha, 8.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/687365.md
- Parcel 694214: 30,526 m² (3.05 ha, 7.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/694214.md
- Parcel 675716: 26,738 m² (2.67 ha, 6.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/675716.md
- Parcel 687368: 21,682 m² (2.17 ha, 5.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/687368.md
- Parcel 677980: 14,092 m² (1.41 ha, 3.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/677980.md
- Parcel 684963: 12,169 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/684963.md
- Parcel 645918: 12,059 m² (1.21 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/645918.md
- Parcel 686832: 10,816 m² (1.08 ha, 2.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/686832.md
- Parcel 672671: 8,981 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/672671.md
- Parcel 6117265: 3,721 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6117265.md
- Parcel 668616: 3,001 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/668616.md
- Parcel 2871132: 2,766 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2871132.md
- Parcel 681218: 2,500 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/681218.md
- Parcel 708197: 2,085 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/708197.md
- Parcel 698216: 1,963 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/698216.md
- Parcel 710811: 446 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/710811.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ballinafad in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

1 application, newest first.

- 21 Jul 2023, Roscommon County Council 2360019: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site development works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360019/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballinafad.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- RO029-101: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO029-101----. At the N end of a low N-S ridge, on the gentle E-facing slope. Oval area (dims 46m N-S; 33m E-W) used as a garden, defined by an overgrown flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 5.3-7.5m; Wth of top 1.4-3.2m; int. H 0.4-0.9m; ext. H 1-1.5m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m) incorporated into a field bank NNW-NE, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4-6.2m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.6-1m) which is re-cut as a drain and pond S-W. There is a modernised entrance (Wth 4m) at SSE. Rath (RO029-124----) is c. 210m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO029-122: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO029-122----. Just off the crest of the S end of a low N-S ridge on a gentle SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an overgrown flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 3.8-4.3m; Wth of top 2-2.4m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 0.9-1.7m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.9m) SW-NW, and a fosse (Wth of top 4.4-5m; Wth of base 2.6-3m; D 0.5-0.6m), which is re-cut as a drain and circumscribed by a field bank SW-NW. There is a widened entrance (Wth 4m) and causeway (Wth 4m) at N. Rath (RO029-123----) is c. 200m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO029-124: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO029-124----. On a gentle E-facing slope with the SW-NE Scramoge river c. 50m to the SE. Oval overgrown area (dims 50m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 7.3m; Wth of top 2.3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.4m) W-NNW which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.1m) NNW-ENE, and incorporated into a field bank elsewhere. There is no visible fosse, although there is an outer drain W-NNW and a drain inside the bank at E. There is a modern entrance (Wth 2m) at SW. Rath (RO029-101----) is c. 210m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO029-140001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO029-140001-. On top of a broad hill, and described as an old church called Tamplereagh by J. O'Donovan in 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 42). It is depicted on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 90m) defined by field banks WSW-N-ESE. It is known locally as Teampull church, and the graveyard (RO029-140002-) is described locally as an area of about 2 acres (c. 0.8ha) which contained low mounds but no grave markers. The graveyard is an ecclesiastical enclosure defined by a field bank and hedge WSW-N, but the perimeter N-ESE has been removed and no mounds are now visible in pasture. The outline of the enclosure (diam. c. 80m) is visible as a fosse feature on the OSI aerial images (2005) and Bing (c. 2013). A point on the perimeter at NW consisting of a stone wall (L 2.5m E-W; H 0.6m; T c. 2m) with a wall running SSW from its W end (L 2.5m; H 1m; T 1m) is regarded as the church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO029-140002: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO029-140002-. On top of a broad hill, and described as an old church called Tamplereagh by J. O'Donovan in 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 42). It is depicted on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 90m) defined by curving field banks WSW-N-ESE. It is known locally as Teampull church, and the graveyard is described locally as an area of about 2 acres (c. 0.8ha) which contained low mounds but no grave markers. The graveyard is an ecclesiastical enclosure defined by a field bank and hedge WSW-N, but the perimeter N-ESE has been removed and no mounds are now visible in pasture. The outline of the enclosure (diam. c. 80m) is visible as a fosse feature on the OSI aerial images (2005) and Bing (c. 2013). A point on the perimeter at NW is regarded as the church (RO9029-140001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO029-150: House - 18th/19th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO029-150----. At the bottom of a gentle E-facing slope. Probably built by the King family in the early 18th century and described as Ballinafad House on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Rectangular masonry structure (ext. dims 21.6m N-S; 7.55m E-W) of two storeys and six bays, surviving complete apart from the W wall and much of the S wall. The doorway (Wth 1.55m) at the centre of the E wall led to a passage (L c. 6m; Wth 1.3m) running S to what was probably the servants area. The principal room is to the N of the entrance doorway and has a round-headed recess (Wth 2.05m) with a pointed window in the E wall. The chimney block in the N wall of this room also provided a fireplace for the N room (int. dims 6.45m E-W; 3.65m N-S). The first floor has similar fenestration with the addition of a large window in the N wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ballinafad, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Ballinafad.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/ballinafad.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/ballinafad.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/ballinafad.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballinafad with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon: https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Bally Beg: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/bally-beg.md
- Bally More: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/bally-more.md
- Coggalmore: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/coggalmore.md
- Coggalstack: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/coggalstack.md
- Lackan: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/lackan-191503.md
- Lissonuffy: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/lissonuffy.md
- Moher: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/moher-191683.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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