Abbeytown

117 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Abbeytown, from 31 m² to 128,315 m² (12.83 ha, 31.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 42 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1NRR - natural resource reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 33 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2eRES – existing and infill residential use (Existing residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1BIE – business, industry, enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1nRES – new residential uses (New/proposed residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4SLR - Strategic Land Reserve (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1SLR - (BIE) strategic land reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CF – community facilities (Community facilities)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 May 2024Refused

  a) The construction of 1 no. warehousing building made up of 4 no. units totalling 1,200 m2. b) New site entrance via existing business park, waste water treatment system, associated car parking, service connections and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460189

• 16 May 2024Conditional

  development will consisting of: 1. Carrying out renovations & alterations to an existing cottage. 2. Erection of an extension to said existing cottage. 3. Installation of new effluent treatment unit. 4. All associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2460173

• 30 Apr 2024N/a

  The development will consists of: 1. Carrying out renovations & alterations to an existing cottage. 2. Erection of an extension to said existing cottage. 3. Installation of new effluent treatment unit. 4. All associated siteworks At Abbeytown, Ballysadare, Co. Sligo.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460141

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  Planning permission to construct dwelling house, construct domestic garage, install effluent treatment system with percolation area and to carry out all associated ancillary site works at Abbeytown Td., Ballisodare, Co. Sligo - CONDITION NO. 12 COMPLIED WITH

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2460098

• 14 Oct 2022Conditional

  development consisting of construction of: (1) two number, two storey detached dwelling houses: (2) a new vehicular access via an existing entrance on adjoining lands; together with all associated ancillary site works and service connections

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22341

• 11 Aug 2022Conditional

  development consisting of: 1. Partial demolition of an existing rear extension (floor area approx 15m2); 2. Partial demolition of an existing rear shed (floor area approx. 53m2); 3. Construction of a new, rear, two storey extension to the existing dwelling house; together with all associated ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22278

• 7 Mar 2022N/a

  development consisting of the following: (a) Construction of a new 520sqm single storey building, comprising of retail area with ancillary off-licence use, 2 no. ancillary food offer counters, seating area, toilets, manager's office and ancillary storage and food preparation areas; (b) 'drive thru' take away facility associated with the food offer including ordering/collection windows; (c) Construction of a new forecourt with 4 no. pump islands and canopy over; (d) Installation of 4 no. 40,000L underground fuel storage tanks, associated pipeworks and overground fill points; (e) Installation of 1 no. truck pump island and associated storage tanks, pipework and overground fill points. (f) Installation of 1 No. jet wash facility; (g) Installation of 1 No. main totem sign and (h) Installation of on-site wastewater treatment system (i) Construction of all ancillary site features including screened bin compound, screened refuse compound, signage, boundary treatments, drainage systems, landscaping and car parking And associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2288

• 16 Jun 2021Conditional

  development consisting of the retention of alterations to previously granted dwelling planning register reference PL1623. alterations consisting of reduction of glazing on north and south elevations, 2 windows removed, 2 instances of 2 windows reduced to 1 window, 2 additional windows, a change from a door to a window, bay window changed to a flat roofed corner window, a window instead of a roof window and an overall increase of floor area of 21.68sqm

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 21235

• 5 May 2021Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house with the proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21161

• 23 Nov 2020Conditional

  development comprising of the following; a) The construction of 2 no. warehousing units totalling 1,363 m2 and associated carparking. B) replacement of existing septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 20402

• 10 Mar 2020N/a

  development consisting of the following a) The construction of 2 no. warehousing units totalling 1,183m2, associated carparking, and associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2076

• 24 Feb 2020N/a

  Development consisting of the following: a) the construction of 2 no. warehousing units totaling 1,183 m2, associated carparking. And associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2054

• 20 Dec 2019Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a single storey dwelling house, garage, septic tank and percolation area, together with all associated ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 19518

• 11 Dec 2019Conditional

  development consisting of the retention of alterations to previously approved plans for renovation and extension of an existing dwelling, Planning Register Reference PL 15/302 and PL 16/87, consisting of; a first floor window to west gable; west facing window to dormer to Bedroom 4 at the first floor; amended first floor footprint to include former attic space with 10.8 sq m of additional gross floor area and ground floor rear window adjustments

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 19497

• 7 Jun 2019Conditional

  development consisting of retention of the existing asphalt plant (previously permitted under Planning ref. No. 05/53 and ABP Ref No. PL 21.213509) and associated infastructure including laboratory (9 sq. Metres), site office (29 sq. metres) storage shed (1,400 sq. metres) and weighbridge within an application area of c. 1 hectare.

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 19222

• 23 Feb 2018Conditional

  PP - for development consisting of the continued use and operation of the existing quarry and quarry extension area (19 hectares) permitted under Plan Reg. Ref. No. PL02/299 (ABP Ref. No. PL21 .201367) including the existing concrete batching plant and block making facility (in its current location at the eastern end of the site); the existing access onto the N59 road; existing weighbridges; existing wheel wash; existing crushing and screening plant; existing washing plant and closed circuit washwater management system; revisions to the permitted quarry extraction area along the northern boundary; provision of a landscaped screening berm along the northern boundary; existing landscaped screening berms and associated landscaping works; and for final restoration of the quarry all within an application area of c.45 hectares

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 1850

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: Ballysadare Bay SAC 000622
• Special Protection Area: Ballysadare Bay SPA 004129
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballysadare Bay 000622

Recorded monuments

• SL020-107 Mine
  Description

  On the S side of Ballysadare Bay, c. 350m W of an Augustinian abbey (SL020-108----). The minerals galena (lead sulphide) and sphalerite (zinc sulphide) occur in flat bands in the limestone beds at Abbeytown and silver occurs in the lead as an impurity. The earliest documentary evidence for mining at Abbeytown dates to the mid-18th century when Charles O'Hara of Annaghmore (see SL026-049----) commenced lead mining operations at Abbeytown and Lugawarry (3.2km to SW of Abbeytown) (McTernan 1998, 571-3). However, it is possible that these mines were worked by the monks at the 7th-century monastic site (SL020-109005-) c. 500m to E at a much earlier period for the production of lead and silver (ibid., 571). Some of the smaller mine shafts 'are known as The Monks' Tunnels … and may be Medieval or Early Christian in date' (M. B. Timoney 2002, 150). No remains of these early shafts were noted when the site was inspected in 1992. The mines indicated on the 1838 and 1913 OS 6-inch maps with several shafts shown are the 19th and 20th-century mines. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-108 Religious house - Augustinian canons
  Description

  Close to the shoreline of Ballysadare Bay, in the grounds of the limestone quarry and concrete works complex at Abbeytown. This Augustinian abbey is surrounded and largely covered by quarry debris. The visible remains consist of the N wall of the nave (L 13.6m) and chancel (L c. 6m) of the church, and the lower part of a tower (6.35m N-S; 3.7m E-W; H c. 6m) which was inserted between them. The walls are built of random-rubble set in a lime mortar. The N wall of the church is covered by debris and ivy, but a drawing made in 1917 (SMR (1989) file) shows an arched recess or opening just E of the tower. The crossing-tower rises from two substantial cross-walls. In the centre of each cross-wall is an opening (Wth 3.55m) covered by a pointed arch of dressed stone; these openings link the nave with the chancel. The underside of each arch has a rib rising from tapering corbels; on the chancel side the corbels have a terminal vine-leaf motif. A barrel vault (H 3.5m) covers the central area of the tower between the openings. The internal ground level is raised with quarry debris to the level of the corbels. The remains are those of the abbey of St Mary of the Canons Regular of St Augustine which existed by the middle of the 13th century but whose foundation date is not known (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 160; M. B. Timoney 2002, 150). The N wall could be 13th century, though no datable features are evident, but the tower is a 15th/16th century insertion. In 1585-6 the abbey consisted of 'a partly thatched church, a dormitory, two ruined buildings, three cottages, with gardens, cemetery, etc.' (ibid.). A large piece of window tracery (SL020-109016-), probably from here, is in the graveyard of St Fechin's church on the site of an early monastery (SL020-109005 -) c. 250m to the E (M. B. Timoney 2002, 157-8, n. 14). There is a lead and silver mine (SL020-107----) c. 350m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1994).

• SL020-157001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. A circular area (int. diam. 35m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.4m). An in-turned entrance (Wth 3m, narrowing to 1.9m towards interior; L 4m) is at NE. A NW-SE road crosses the SW quadrant of the interior. There is a possible hut site (SL020-157002-) in the NW quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-157002 Hut site
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL020-157001-). A semicircular arc of a low stone wall (Wth 1m) may be the remains of a circular hut (int. diam. 2.4m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-158 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, on a NW-facing slope with excellent views. An oval area (33.7m NNW-SSE; 19.2m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a low grass-covered drystone wall (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.85m). From NNE-SE the wall has been modified and incorporated into a linear field boundary, aligned NNW-SSE. There is a break (Wth c. 3.8m) in the wall at S. The interior is slightly sunken. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-159 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a slight N-facing slope overlooking Ballysadare Bay. A circular area (int. diam. 25m) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) and the outer bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.5m) are evident all round. The fosse (Wth 4.5m) survives best along the SE arc. The entrance (Wth 2.3m) is at S with a causeway across the fosse. Trees and bushes grow along the perimeter. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Architectural heritage

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

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 Abbeytown, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1034 (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.

No address of the register names Abbeytown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Abbeytown · Baile na Mainistreach

Area

1,416,854 m² (141.69 ha, 350.11 acres)

Civil parish

Ballysadare, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Ballysadare East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,387 people lived in 568 households in the Ballysadare East electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Corhawnagh, Halfquarter, Kilboglashy, Streamstown

Placenames

Abbeytown 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.