Ballinderry
Townland in the civil parish of Kilbride, barony of Ballintober South, Co. Roscommon
- Area
- 570.6 ha
- 1,410 acres
- Land parcels
- 211
- registered freehold, median 9,452 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 26
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
211 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinderry, from 12 m² to 315,473 m² (31.55 ha, 77.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 57 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballinderry 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
7 Aug 2026N/a
Permission to construct a new two storey extension to an existing dwelling house to that which differs from plans granted under PD/21/336 with all associated site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660406
29 Jul 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the existing childcare facility with a corridor link, the replacement and upgrade of the existing community percolation area with a new tertiary treatment system and infiltration/treatment area and all associated site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660387
10 Nov 2025N/a
Permission for development consisting of two stages - Stage 1: to demolish existing extensions, refurbish existing dwelling, associated site development works and services, and construct a modular garden office, and Stage 2: to extend existing dwelling, construct a domestic garage, and associated site development works and services at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560530
6 May 2025N/a
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the existing childcare facility with a corridor link and all associated site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560206
23 Dec 2023Conditional
Planning permission for revisions to the building construct type from conventional to a pre fabricated single storey “Strength & Conditioning/Gymnasium” from that which was granted under PD/21/179 and all associated ancillary works
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460005
19 Dec 2023N/a
Planning permission for revisions to the building and a change of building construct type from conventional to a pre fabricated single storey “Strength & Conditioning/Gymnasium” from that which was granted under PD/21/179 and all associated ancillary works
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2360278
19 Jul 2023Conditional
Permission to construct a 115 sqm extension to accommodate a new class room, and a disabled access toilet and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2360016
23 Sept 2022N/a
Permission to:(1) Demolish existing outbuilding; (2) Construct domestic dwelling house along with domestic garage, new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site development works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 22515
4 Aug 2021Conditional
to retain revised site entrance which differs to that granted under PD/09/671 and all ancillary site development works at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21447
16 Jun 2021Conditional
1. Retention Permission for: Alterations to the front façade of the existing dwelling house to that which differs from planning granted under PD/98/537; The construction of a 28sqm domestic garage; The construction of 105 sqm storage shed; The installation of a 14.7 sqm prefab and alterations to the site layout and 2. Permission to construct a single storey extension to the existing dwelling house with all associated site development works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21336
8 Jun 2021N/a
1. Retention Permission for alterations tot he front façade of the existing dwelling house to that which differs from planning granted under PD/987/537; the construction of a 28sqm domestic garage; the construction of a 105 sqm storage shed; the installation of a 14.7 sqm prefab and alterations to the site layout and 2. Planning Permission to construct a single storey extension to the existing dwelling house with all associated site development works at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21314
12 Apr 2021Conditional
to construct a single storey "Strength and Conditioning/Gymnasium" building with all associated ancilliary works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 21179
24 Feb 2021Conditional
(i) retention of site layout, revised site boundaries, domestic garage, septic tank and dwelling house to include elements which differ to that granted planning permission under PD/99/204, (ii) permission for construction of a single storey side extension, plus all ancillary works at
Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21105
16 Feb 2021Conditional
for construction of dwelling house and domestic garage, installation of sewage treatment system and percolation area, plus all ancillary works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2190
2 Feb 2021N/a
for (i) retention of site layout, domestic garage, septic tank & dwelling house to include elements which differ to that granted planning permission under PD/99/204, (ii) construction of a single storey side extension, plus all ancillary works at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2160
30 Jul 2020N/a
for construction of dwelling house and domestic garage, installation of sewage treatment system and percolation area, plus all ancillary works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20289
29 Jul 2020Conditional
to construct single storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation area at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20288
15 Jul 2020N/a
permission for construction of a single storey side extension, and all ancillary works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20277
30 Jun 2020N/a
to construct an extension to existing dwelling. The extension will consist of an additional bathroom and bedroom with ensuite to the rear of the existing first floor, also including all associated site-works, drainage and minor elevational changes at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20235
28 Feb 2020Refused
To demolish existing rear extensions, refurbish and extend existing dwelling, construct double domestic garage, associated site development works and services at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2081
7 Feb 2020N/a
to demolish existing rear extensions, refurbish and extend existing dwelling, construct double domestic garage associated site development works and services at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2046
23 Dec 2019Conditional
permission to construct a dwellinghouse, garage, wastewater treatment system and associated siteworks at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 19671
3 May 2018Conditional
Planning permission to construct two storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, associated site development works and services at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 18209
6 Sept 2017Conditional
to construct a dwelling house and garage with waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 17371
24 Feb 2017Conditional
To carry out refurbishment works to the existing Dressing Rooms involving raising the external walls and the roof by 2 metres so that the upstairs area can be used as an exercise room and for storage with all associated ancillary works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 1780
The 25 most recent of 26 applications.
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
- Natural Heritage Area: Derrycanan Bog NHA 000605
Recorded monuments
- RO035-009001 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle N-facing slope. Described as a circular area (diam. 32m) defined by an earth and stone bank, a rounded fosse and an outer bank. There was an entrance and causeway at ESE, and the remnants of a rectangular structure in the centre which was regarded locally as a castle (RO035-009003-) (Gannon 1972). The castle of Ballinderry was held by Edward White in 1585 (Freeman 1936, 164), but he had lost it to rebels by 1596 (Cronin 1980, 117). The rath was removed in 1984, and the owner fined under the National Monuments Acts. It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture, but it is visible as a vegetation mark on aerial photograph (ASIAP (228) 35). Rath (RO035-008----) is c. 130m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 13/1983).
- RO035-009002 House - indeterminate date
Description
On a gentle N-facing slope, in the interior of rath (RO035-009001-). Gannon (1972) describes the remnants of a rectangular stone setting, which may have been the castle (RO035-009003-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 13/1983).
- RO035-009003 Castle - unclassified
Description
The castle of Ballenderry was held by Edward White in 1585 (Freeman 1936, 164), but had been lost by him to rebels by 1596 (Cronin 1980, 117). On a gentle N-facing slope. According to Gannon (1972), the rath (RO035-009001-) was locally regarded a castle and the rectangular structure in the interior was probably it. It is no longer extant. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 13/1983).
- RO035-010001 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43m E-W; 42.6m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.4-6m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 1.9-2.1m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 7-8.4m; Wth of base 1.5-3.8m; D 0.85-1.6m) from an outer bank (Wth 2.5-3.7m; H 0.2-0.45m), which is overgrown NW-E. There is an entrance through the inner (Wth 8m) and outer (Wth 7.6m) banks and a causeway (Wth 3m; H 0.25-0.4m) at NE. The inner bank has been quarried back (D 5m) WNW-NNW (max. ext. dims 60.2m E-W; 59m N-S). Rath (RO035-011----) is c. 100m to the SSE. See the attached aerial image taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-011 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (at W: Wth 4.9-5.3m; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 1.8m), which is overgrown NW-NE and E-SE, separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.1-6.6m; Wth of base 1.2-1.7m; D 1.5m at W) from an outer bank (Wth 2-3.3m; H 0.4m) which survives SSW-N-SE, but is overgrown NW-NE and is overlain by a drystone wall SW-N. The inner bank is quarried away N-NE and SSE-SSW. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO035-010001-) is c. 100m to the NNW and rath (RO035-012----) is c. 60m to the SSE. See the attached aerial image taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-012 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle N-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 46.5m E-W; 41m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.6-7.3m; int. H 0.45m at E to 1-1.2m generally; ext. H 2.2-3.2m) and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 7-8.2m; Wth of base 1.7-2.6m; D 1.1-1.4m). There is an entrance (Wth 1.3m) and causeway (Wth 1.1m; H 1.1m) at NE (max. ext. dims 62m E-W; 55.8m N-S). Rath (RO035-011----) is c. 60m to the NNW. See the attached aerial images taken from the SW (001) and NW (002). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-013001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (at S: Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.7m) with some scrub which has been quarried NW-NE, and a rounded fosse (at S: Wth of top 7.2m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.3m). There is an entrance (Wth 2.8m) and causeway (Wth 3.3m; H 0.5m) at NE, and the monument is bisected by an ENE-WSW field wall (max. ext. diam. 50m N-S). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-013002 Cairn - clearance cairn
Description
On an E-facing slope. Gannon (1972) mentions a cairn which is a small clearance or spoil cairn (diam. 2m; H 0.15m) in the N interior close to where the perimeter of rath (RO035-013001-) has been cut back. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-016 Ringfort - rath
Description
On the crest of a slight E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 3.2m at E to 4.7-5.5m generally; int. H 0.3m at E to 0.7-0.8m generally; ext. H 1.7-1.9m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6-6.5m; Wth of base 1.8-2.6m; D 0.4-0.6m) NNE-S-NW, but the perimeter is reduced to a scarp (H 1m) and the fosse is missing elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at SSW, and there are grass-covered quarries outside the bank ESE-SSE. Rath (RO035-017----) is c. 50m to the SSW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-017 Ringfort - rath
Description
On the S-facing slope of a slight E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36m N-S; 34.1m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 4.6-5.2m; int. H 0.5m at S to 1.4m at N; ext. H 1.3m at N to 1.9m at S) and an outer rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.3-8m; Wth of base 1.8-2.2m; D 0.2m at S to 0.6m at N). It is circumvented by a farm track SW-NW where the bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) and fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.5m; D 0.3m) are reduced in dimension. The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at SE. Rath (RO035-016----) is c. 50m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-041001 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle E-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 40.3m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by a rounded but overgrown fosse (at W: Wth of top 8.3m; Wth of base 4.7m; int. D 1.4m; ext. D 1m) WSW-N, and by a scarp (H 0.85m at S to 1.65m) elsewhere. The perimeter of the platform has been truncated at NE by a NW-SE field wall, and the perimeter has been cut back SSE-SW to create a passage between it and a NW-SE field bank. Souterrain (RO035-041002-) is inside the perimeter at N and there is a small clearance cairn (RO035-041003-) (dims 4.6m E-W; 3m N-S; H 0.4m) near the centre. Church (RO035-042001-) is c. 120m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-041002 Souterrain
Description
Just inside the perimeter of rath (RO035-041001-) at N. Three lintels of a passage aligned WNW-ESE (L 2.2m; Wth 1.7m; T 0.25m) can be seen on the ground surface with a slight space (H 0.25m) beneath them. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-041003 Cairn - clearance cairn
Description
On a gentle E-facing slope. Souterrain (RO035-041002-) is inside the perimeter of rath (RO035-041001-) at N and there is a small clearance cairn (dims 4.6m E-W; 3m N-S; H 0.4m) near the centre of the rath. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-042001 Church
Description
The parish church of Kilbride, listed as Kilbriada in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 223) and described as ruinous in 1635 (Simington 1949, 24). The settlement of Kilbready is marked on the Strafford map of Ballintober South barony c. 1636 (ibid. b). The church is situated on rock outcrop towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. It is a rectangular structure (int. dims 29.3m E-W; 6.5m N-S) defined by ivy-covered N (max. H 3.2m) and S (H 0.9m) walls. The W wall has almost disappeared but the E wall has twin lancet windows which are missing at the top but the head of a round-headed window (RO035-042004-) (Corlett 1998, 138) is in the graveyard, and there was a window towards the E end of the S wall. The church is within a circular graveyard (RO035-042002-) (diam. c. 50m) defined by a drystone wall. There are shallow quarries outside the graveyard N-E-S, but some relict field walls (RO035-042003-) approach the graveyard at SW and W (L c. 50m). Rath (RO035-041001-) is c. 120m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-042002 Graveyard
Description
The parish church of Kilbride (RO035-042001-), situated on rock outcrop towards the bottom of an E-facing slope, is within a circular graveyard (diam. c. 50m) defined by a drystone wall, and contains a round-headed window head (RO035-042004-). There are shallow quarries outside it N-E-S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-042003 Settlement cluster
Description
The parish church of Kilbride (RO035-042001-), situated on rock outcrop towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. There are quarries outside the graveyard (RO035-042002-) N-E-S, but some relict field walls (L c. 50m) approach the graveyard at SW and W. The settlement of Kilbready, represented on the Strafford map of 1636 (Simington 1949, map B) would be in the vicinity of the church and elements of it may survive in an area of about 15 acres (c. 6ha) amongst the quarries. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-042004 Architectural fragment
Description
The head of a round-headed window (Corlett 1998, 138) is in the graveyard (RO035-042002-) of Kilbride church (RO035-042001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-106001 Enclosure
Description
At the W edge of a shallow basin (diam. c. 1km). D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 40m ENE-WSW; 26.2m NNW-SSE) defined by gapped earthen banks (Wth 1.7-3.2m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 0.4-1m) at S, W and N with a curved bank at E. There is a slight outer fosse (Wth of base 1.7m; D 0.1-0.2m), but no recognisable original entrance. There is a house platform (RO035-106002-) (dims 12m E-W; 5.3m N-S; H 0.4-0.6m) c. 25m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO035-106002 House - indeterminate date
Description
At the W edge of a shallow basin (diam. c. 1km). There is a house platform (dims 12m E-W; 5.3m N-S; H 0.4-0.6m) c. 25m NE of enclosure (RO035-106001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballinderry.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballinderry.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Ballinderry with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinderry
- Area
- 5,706,180 m² (570.62 ha, 1,410.03 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbride, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ballintober South
- Electoral division
- Kilbride South, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilbride South electoral division: 386 people in 145 households; 85% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrownalassan, Cashelmeehan, Cornashinnagh, Derrycanan, Dooherty, Fairymount, Kinitty, Lisheenloughtin, Rathconor, Rathmore
- Placenames
- Ballinderry 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.