Ballybride
Townland in the civil parish of Roscommon, barony of Ballintober South, Co. Roscommon
- Area
- 196.9 ha
- 487 acres
- Land parcels
- 94
- registered freehold, median 2,546 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
94 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybride, from 578 m² to 241,298 m² (24.13 ha, 59.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 42 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 Ballybride 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
11 Nov 2025N/a
Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to existing school block and the construction of: (i) a single storey, 21 Classroom extension to the west gable of the existing school block to include: 5 SEN Classrooms, admin offices, GP hall and associated ancillary spaces, along with, (ii) a standalone PE hall and changing block, (iii) sporting facilities and ball courts, (iv) a separate single storey, 9 Classroom school building to the west of the site to accommodate the relocation of Gaelscoil de Híde to include: 1 SEN Classroom, admin offices, GP hall and associated ancillary spaces, (v) alterations to the existing junction of Thornfield Drive and St. Theresa’s Road, (vi) the provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access with revised parking and set down, (vii) upgrade works to existing site exit (viii) the removal of 10 no. prefabricated classrooms once (i) – (vii) of above have been completed, together with all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560532
22 Oct 2025N/a
Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no. outbuildings, fire safety upgrades to existing school block and the construction of: (i) a single storey, 21 Classroom extension to the West Gable of the existing school block to include: 5 SEN Classrooms, admin offices, GP hall and associated ancillary spaces, along with, (ii) a standalone PE hall and changing block, (iii) sporting facilities and ball courts, (iv) a separate single story, 9 Classroom school building to the west of the site to accommodate the relocation of Gaelscoil de Híde to include: 1 SEN Classroom, admin offices, GP hall and associated ancillary spaces, (v) alterations to the existing junction of Thornfield Drive and St. Theresa’s Road, (vi) the provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access with revised parking and set down, (vii) upgrade works to existing site exit (viii) the removal of 10 no. prefabricated classrooms once (i) – (vii) of above have been completed, together with all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560500
23 May 2025Conditional
Permission for the following: 1. To demolish existing rear extension, shed, and front boundary wall, 2. To refurbish derelict house to include alterations to elevations, 3. To construct new rear extensions to same, 4. To construct new domestic garage, 5. To upgrade treatment system and percolation area, 6. To form a new site entrance and construct new boundary wall along front boundary and carry out all ancillary site development works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560243
23 Apr 2025Conditional
Retention permission for retention of change of use of original garage to utility room, study and toilet and retention of garage and store as constructed to side of existing dwelling, associated works and services at
Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2531
27 Apr 2022Conditional
Retention Permission to retain as constructed house, domestic shed and treatment system with all ancillary site development works at
Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 22200
7 Feb 2022N/a
Permission to retain as constructed domestic shed with all ancillary site development works at
Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2257
29 Oct 2021Conditional
Permission for revision to front elevation of dwelling by way of removal of exisiting window and replacing same with double doors at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 21617
21 Sept 2021Conditional
Permission for an adjoining garage and utility room to the existing dwelling house and all necessary ancillary site works, in lieu of that which was granted under PD/19/154 for the site located at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21527
16 Aug 2021N/a
Permission for an adjoining garage to the existing dwelling house and all necessary ancillary site works in lieu of that which was granted under PD/19/154 at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 21467
31 May 2021Conditional
permission to erect a dwelling house and domestic garage and install a septic tank system and percolation area and all associated site works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21288
29 Mar 2019Conditional
to erect a garage and chalet at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 19154
5 Feb 2018Conditional
for the following: 1. Permission for retention for an existing utility extension and glass conservatory, 2. Permission to demolish the glass conservatory and the construction of a new conservatory extension to existing dwelling at
Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 1842
1 Feb 2017Conditional
to retain as built domestic garage on site at
Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 1737
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 Ballybride.
Recorded monuments
- RO039-036 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a rise in a low-lying landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 44.8m N-S; 42.9m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 3.2-5.4m; int. H 0.25-0.35m; ext. H 0.85-1.5m) NNW-ESE, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 3.2-5m; Wth of base 1.5m; int. D 0.2-0.5m; ext. D 0.2-0.45m) NE-S-NW. There is a causeway (Wth 4m) at ESE, and the outer edge of the fosse is truncated at S by an E-W field bank and hedge. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-051001 Concentric enclosure
Description
On a gentle E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 104m) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.65m; at S: Wth 7.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m), with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 7.5m; Wth of base 2.3m; D 0.45m) SSE-S. The centre is a slightly raised platform (diam. c. 70m) defined by a scarp (max. H c. 0.5m). There is a rectangular house site (RO039-051002-) (int. dims 6.2m E-W; 5.3m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-4.3m; H 0.35m) against the inner edge of the perimeter at W. The surrounding area of c. 5 ha (c. 13 acres) contains rectangular fields (RO038-051003-) (dims c. 100m x c. 30m) defined by earthen banks (Wth. c. 1.5m), scarps and silted ditches (Wth c. 1.5m) attached to the W and N of the enclosure, and a house-site (RO039-052004-) (int. dims 15.8m NW-SE; 8.2m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.3-1.8m; H 0.1-0.35m) is associated with the fields. Rath (RO039-052001-) and annexe (RO039-052002-) are c. 200m to the NE, on the other side of a NW-SE stream. See the attached aerial image from the N Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-051002 House - indeterminate date
Description
There is a rectangular house site (int. dims 6.2m E-W; 5.3m N-S) defined by earthen banks (Wth 2-4.3m; H 0.35m) against the inner edge of the perimeter of concentric enclosure (RO039-051001-) at W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-051003 Field system
Description
An area of about 5 ha (c. 13 acres) contains rectangular fields (dims c. 100m x c. 30m) defined by earthen banks (Wth. c. 1.5m), scarps and fosses (Wth c. 1.5m) attached to the W and N of concentric enclosure (RO039-0512001-), and a house-site (RO039-051004-) (int. dims 15.8m NW-SE; 8.2m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.3-1.8m; H 0.1-0.35m) is associated with the fields. Rath (RO039-052001-) and annexe (RO039-052002-) are c. 200m to the NE, on the other side of a NW-SE stream. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-051004 House - indeterminate date
Description
On the N side of a NW-SE stream. Rectangular grass-covered area (int. dims 15.8m NW-SE; 8.2m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.3-1.8m; H 0.1-0.35m) associated with the fields (RO039-051003-). The concentric enclosure (RO039-051001-) is c. 100m to the S, while the rath (RO039-052001-) and annexe (RO039-052002-) are c. 150m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-052001 Ringfort - rath
Description
At the crest of a SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 39.3m E-W; 36.9m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.1-4.5m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.3-0.8m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.2-1.2m) N-ESE, and SSE-S. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A D-shaped enclosure or annexe (RO039-052002-) (dims 33-40m E-W; c. 70m N-S) is attached to the SW with a house site (RO039-052003-) (int. dims 13.7m NE-SE; 11.6m NW-SE) defined by grass-covered earth and stone banks (Wth 2m; H 0.1-0.5m) at its centre. Two field banks run S from the annexe to a NW-SE stream separating the monument from concentric enclosure (RO039-051001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-052002 Enclosure
Description
At the crest of a SW-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 33-40m E-W; c. 70m N-S) attached to the SW of rath (RO0389-052001-) with a house site (RO039-052003-) at its centre. Two field banks run S from the annexe to a NW-SE stream separating the site from concentric enclosure (RO039-051001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO039-052003 House - indeterminate date
Description
At the crest of a SW-facing slope. A rectangular grass-covered area (int. dims 13.7m NE-SE; 11.6m NW-SE) defined by grass-covered earth and stone banks (Wth 2m; H 0.1-0.5m) is at centre of the annexe (RO039-052002-) associated with rath (RO039-052001-). 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 Ballybride.
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 low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1338 (ZIP).
- 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 Ballybride with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Ballybride
- Area
- 1,969,071 m² (196.91 ha, 486.57 acres)
- Civil parish
- Roscommon, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ballintober South
- Electoral division
- Roscommon Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Roscommon Rural electoral division: 5,513 people in 1,881 households; 68% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardkeel, Ardnanagh, Ballyboughan, Brackloon, Carrownabrickna, Lisnamult, Loughnaneane, Rathbrenan
- Placenames
- Ballybride 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.