Ballymote

300 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymote, from 2 m² to 6,639 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M1MIX – mixed uses (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 177 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2eRES – existing and infill residential use (Existing residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 91 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6TU – transport and utilities-related infrastructure (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CF – community facilities (Community facilities)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1nRES – new residential uses (New/proposed residential)
  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.

• 18 Aug 2025Conditional

  apply for planning permission (1) to retain the existing single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house (2) and all associated site works all at O Connell Street, Ballymote, County Sligo F56E522. A protected Structure Record of Protected Structures Ref No 49 CDP, D’s Barbers Shop, NIAH Ref. 32314031

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 2560347

• 30 May 2023Conditional

  development consisting of change of use from existing office building to a chemist on the ground floor with reconfiguration of existing office area to the first floor. Permission to include for increased width of shop entrance doors and a new single door to service the first floor office area. Permission for a canopy sign over the shop door and all associated site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2362

• 29 Mar 2023Conditional

  development consisting of to build an infill development to existing site comprising of two storied building, made up of ground floor commercial unit & level 01 apartment

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360057

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  development consisting of a change of use from previous credit union building to coffee shop with eat in facility, together with all associated works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 22164

• 30 Nov 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of the following: retention of change of use of part of ground floor from previously permitted coffee shop (PL04/378 refers) to residential as part of single dwelling house with all associated works

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 21464

• 8 Nov 2021Conditional

  development consisting of the demolition of existing rear and two storey returns to existing buildings Bank House and Adjacent " Hideout Bar" (Derelict site) and redevelopment of the site to consist of ground floor office, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes as follows: refurbishment of existing three storey buildings facing onto O'Connell Street to contain ground floor Office Space, with 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments over; new two storey extension to rear to contain 2 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes; new bike racks and bin storage; and all ancillary site works at

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 21440

• 12 Jul 2021Refused

  development consisting of the erection of a 21m high telecommunications monopole together with antennas , dishes and ancillary works all enclosed in security fencing and removal of existing 10 m high timber communications pole

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 21269

• 21 May 2021Refused

  Development consisting of demolition of existing rear and two storey returns to existing buildings Bank House and Adjacent 'Hideout Bar' (Derelict Site) and redevelopment of the site to consist of ground floor office and 7 no. apartments as follows: Refurbishment of existing three storey buildings facing onto O'Connell Street to contain ground floor Office Space, with 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments over; new three storey extension to rear to contain 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments; new bike racks and bin storage; and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21184

• 24 Jun 2020Conditional

  for development consisting of retention planning permission for a fuel storage shed

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 20189

• 12 Dec 2019Conditional

  PP - development consisting of 1. Change of use from Public House with residential accommodation to childcare facility/after school facility with playrooms, rest rooms, dining room and study rooms and outdoor play area at ground floor level. 2. Restaurant/Coffee Shop & entrance to B & B guest accommodation at ground floor level 2. Change of use from private residential accommodation to B & B type guest accommodation at first floor level. Provision of newshopfronts, elevation changes, provision of a new external fire escape stairs to the rear of the building and all associated site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19500

• 26 Nov 2019Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a new dwelling house (gross floor space 150 sq.m) domestic double garage/fuel store with connection to the existing public sewer, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 19480

• 20 Nov 2019Conditional

  development consisting of (a) Retain alterations to front and rear elevations of existing garage. (b) Change of use of garage to extension of existing veterinary practice for office and retail purposes only, including erection of advertising signage to front elevation and internal modifications, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 19470

• 13 Feb 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of (a) Demolish existing dwelling house and storage shed on site, (b) Construct 1 No. two storey apartment block consisting of 3 No. 2 bedroomed apartments, (c) Upgrade existing vehicular entrance, (d) Provide landscaping, street lighting, 5 No. carparking spaces, bicycle parking, refuse storage, communal space, private space, connection to existing public sewer, together with all other ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1945

• 18 Jan 2019Conditional

  Development consisting of: (1) modifications and alterations to my existing dwelling house including alterations to the existing front elevation (2) demolition of existing single stores garage and toilet to the side of the existing house (3) construction of new extensions to the front and side and rear of my existing dwelling house (4) works to the existing front entrance and side boundary walls and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1911

• 17 May 2018Conditional

  for the removal of 1 No. ATM and reinstatement of bottom portion of uPVC casement window to the external elevation (the property is a protected structure)

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 18186

• 31 Oct 2017Conditional

  Development consisting of change of use of existing commercial/office unit to 1 bed apartment with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17412

• 12 Oct 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the change of use of a site to be used for temporary fuel storage

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17391

• 29 Sept 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of revisions to previously approved planning application PL 14/111. The revisions are to include a) Change of house types and design b) the inclusion of an external stores and c) change to site layout at this site

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17372

• 6 Mar 2017Conditional

  development consisting of: (a) demolition of existing store (35 sqm) (b) construction of a new single storey retail extension (76 sqm) and (c) all ancillary site works to premises

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 1785

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 the townland of Ballymote.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballymote.

Architectural heritage

• Post box, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c. 1915. Vertical oblong shape, moulded edge, protruding flap embossed 'POST OFFICE' over letter slot, embossed G R insignia with crown, embossed manufacturer's mark 'W T ALLEN & Co. LONDON', hinged access door with slot for collections information plate. Mounted in rubble stone wall at Y-junction.

• House, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey stone house, built c. 1830. Hipped slate roof, lead ridge and hip cappings, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystack, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course. Rock-faced coursed ashlar limestone walling. Square-headed window openings, tooled ashlar limestone surrounds with keystones to lintels, dressed limestone sills, painted six-over-three timber sash windows to both floors. Square-headed door opening, tooled ashlar limestone surround with keystone to lintel, painted timber door with three raised-and-fielded bottom panels and margined glazed top panel c. 1960, limestone steps. Street fronted behind wide pavement, abutting town hall to south, curved rubble stone boundary wall to east, on Y-road junction.

• Ballymote Courthouse, court house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey rendered former court house, built c. 1850, now in use as library. Hipped artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, central lead flat, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystack, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast walling, smooth-rendered chamfered plinth, round-headed recesses housing window and door openings. Round-headed window openings, painted stone dressings, square impost mouldings, painted stone sills, uPVC windows c. 2000. Square-headed door opening set under window, uPVC door with sidelight to north and overlight c. 2000, stone steps. Fronts onto public area, landscaped planted areas, seats, statue on limestone plinth with cast-iron boundary fence approached by steps.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1870, with shopfront c. 1890 to ground floor. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered flat-capped chimneystack, concrete verge cappings, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth-rendered walling, raised render band at first floor window head level with painted pebble-dash panel over. Square-headed first floor window openings, flat render surrounds, painted stone sills, painted one-over-one timber sash windows. Shopfront to full width of ground floor, rendered pilasters with inscribed decorative panels, moulded consoles having inset ceramic tile detail, blank fascia with moulded cornice over, painted timber plain-glazed display window to east side of north elevation on stall riser returning into recessed porch, square-headed door opening in porch, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber half-glazed door. Further square-headed door opening to west, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber door with four raised-and-fielded panels. Street fronted, behind wide pavement, slightly lower contiguous properties to either side.

• L. Hayden, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1820, now in use as public house. Integral carriage arch to north, central ground floor pubfront c. 1890. Pitched artificial slate roof c. 1990, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered chimneystack to south, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth-rendered walling, straight quoins with channeled joints. Square-headed window openings, moulded architraves, recessed frieze panel and moulded cornice over, painted stone sills, painted timber casement windows c. 2000. Painted timber pubfront, fluted pilasters, carved fluted consoles, fascia with raised lettering, lead-capped moulded cornice, square-headed plain-glazed painted timber display windows on stall risers to either side of pub entrance, painted timber double doors each with two panels, plain-glazed overlight with applied licensing details. Square-headed door opening to south side of pubfront providing access to first floor, painted timber door with four panels, plain-glazed overlight. Square-headed carriage arch, painted vertically-sheeted timber double gates. Street fronted on incline with slightly higher building to south and slightly lower building to north, carriage arch leads to rear yard.

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1910–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached six-bay two-storey brick and rendered Bank of Ireland, built c. 1925, formerly Hibernian Bank. First floor symmetrically disposed about central paired windows, ground floor with, from north to south, integral carriage arch, projecting flat-roofed porch, two sets of coupled windows and entrance to first floor manager's accommodation. Pitched slate roof, red clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron gutters on canted brick eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe with elaborate semi-circular bulbous hopper head. Red brick Dutch bond walling to first floor, projecting string below eaves corbel. Painted smooth-rendered walling to ground floor, moulded plinth, channel-jointed dado, pilasters with decorative recessed panels flanking door openings, Ionic colonettes between coupled windows, plain frieze with raised panels over pilasters containing circular motifs, moulded cornice, terminating console to north end. Square-headed window openings, painted one-over-one timber sash windows, painted timber casement windows to one set of coupled windows. Round-headed bank entrance door opening, moulded surround with keystone, painted timber double doors each with three panels, plain-glazed fanlight, limestone steps. Round-headed residence entrance door opening, moulded surround with keystone, adapted to incorporate cash dispenser, plain-glazed fanlight. Elliptical-headed carriage arch, moulded surround with keystone, painted timber double gates each with six stop-chamfered panels, intricate wrought-iron grille over incorporating cut letters 'HB'. Street fronted on incline, lower contiguous buildings to either side.

• Emlaghfad Church, church/chapel, 1815–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached stone Church of Ireland church, built 1818. Cruciform plan with gabled three-bay nave, transepts and chancel, two-stage castellated tower with octagonal spire to west, single-storey flat-roofed castellated porches to north and south sides of tower, single-storey flat-roofed castellated vestry to east of chancel. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, ashlar limestone verges, octagonal ashlar limestone corbelled chimneystacks to transept gable apexes, moulded cast-iron gutters on purpose-made wrought-iron brackets on eaves corbel course. Coursed squared rubble limestone walling, battered plinth, ashlar strings below crenellated parapets and between first and second stages of tower, staged buttresses to tower, porches and vestry (diagonal at corners) with splayed caps, corbelled pinnacles to corners of tower parapet, clock face on west side of tower at belfry opening, louvred lancet openings in transept and chancel gables. Pointed-arch window and belfry openings, splayed ashlar limestone dressings, flush sills, stained Y-tracery timber casement windows c. 1990, painted timber belfry louvres. Pointed arch door openings in porches, splayed ashlar limestone surrounds, painted timber double doors each with four panels, painted timber panels over containing glazed panels. Date inscribed above west window '1818'. Memorial plaque to 'Sir Robert Gore-Booth of Lessadell' [sic]. Set in grounds with grass and bitmac surfaces, roughcast boundary walls with limestone copings, wrought-iron railings.

• Church hall/parish hall, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey rendered former parochial hall, built c. 1890, now in use as a funeral home. Rectangular main block with two forward-thrusting wings with blank ends (that to north wider than that to south), three-bay central section. Hipped slate roofs, clay ridge and hip tiles, brick corbelled chimneystack on north wing, cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course. Painted roughcast walling, smooth-rendered plinth, date plaque inscribed 'BALLYMOTE PAROCHIAL HALL 1890', south-east corner of south wing rounded. Segmental-headed window openings, smooth-rendered slightly-projecting reveals, painted stone sills, hardwood casement windows c. 1995. Segmental-headed door opening, decorative glass fanlight c. 1995, painted diagonally-sheeted double doors c. 1995. Street fronted on incline, east ends of wings connected by roughcast plinth wall with wrought-iron railings and central gates, roughcast boundary wall extends to north with slate capping and square-headed door opening with tooled ashlar limestone dressings and painted vertically-sheeted door.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1880. Integral carriage arch to east, entrance door to west. Pitched artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, concrete verge cappings, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted roughcast walling with smooth-rendered strings and plinth course. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth-rendered lugged-and-kneed surrounds, painted stone sills, painted one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening, painted smooth-rendered lugged-and-kneed surround, painted timber door with six raised-and-fielded panels, glazed sidelights and overlight. Square-headed carriage arch, painted smooth-rendered lugged-and-kneed surround, painted vertically-sheeted gates with wicket gate. Street fronted with lower buildings to east and west.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1880, formerly incorporating shop. Shopfront to south, integral carriage arch to north. Pitched artificial slate roof, artificial ridge tiles, squat painted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, profiled extruded aluminium gutters. Painted smooth-rendered ruled-and-lined walling, straight channel-jointed quoins, channel-jointed rustication to ground floor, moulded sill cornice, smooth-rendered plinth. Shopfront with flanking pilasters with recessed panels, profiled consoles, blank fascia, smooth-rendered stall riser, plain-glazed hardwood display windows and half-glazed door c. 1970. Square-headed window openings, painted reveals, hardwood casement windows c. 1970. Square-headed entrance door opening accessing first floor living accommodation, render voussoirs, hardwood door with four panels, plain-glazed overlight. Segmental-headed carriage arch, render voussoirs, painted vertically-sheeted timber door with wicket gate. Street fronted on incline, higher three-storey building to south.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced six-bay three-storey rendered former houses, built c. 1860, now retail premises. Artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, concrete verge capping to north gable, painted smooth-rendered chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe to north. Painted smooth-rendered ruled-and-lined walling, straight channel-jointed rendered quoins. Square-headed window openings to first and second floor, painted reveals, painted stone sills, painted two-over-two timber sash windows. Three square-headed display windows of varying sizes to ground floor c. 1970. Square-headed door opening to centre, painted timber half-glazed door, narrow plain-glazed overlight c. 1970. Street fronted on incline, lower two-storey building to north, continuous roofline to south.

• Ballymote Garda Síochána Station, bank/financial institution, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey rendered former bank, built c. 1930, now in use as Garda Station. Hipped slate roof set behind parapet, clay ridge and hip tiles, painted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystack. Painted smooth-rendered walling, smooth-rendered parapet stepping up at centre, plain frieze interrupted by vertically-reeded panels and separated from parapet above and walling below by horizontal channeled joints, blank smooth-rendered oblong fascia above ground floor windows on paired stylised square corbels, projecting plinth. Square-headed window openings, tripartite window to centre of ground floor, double projecting render surround to central first floor window, painted masonry sills, uPVC casement windows to first floor and side (south) elevation, painted timber casement windows to ground floor front elevation, geometric wrought-iron guards to ground floor windows. Square-headed door opening, rectangular overlight with geometric style grille, hardwood double doors each with three raised-and-fielded panels, vertically-reeded render panel between top of door and overlight. Black and white floor tiling to lobby. Street fronted, buildings of varying heights stepping down street to north, detached two-storey property to south.

• Ballymote Market House, market building, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey rendered former market house, built c. 1870, now in use as dwelling house. T-plan. Pitched artificial slate roof c. 1980, ashlar limestone corbelled chimneystack, lead-lined box gutter. Painted roughcast walling projecting beyond original stone dressings, smooth-rendered vertical bands at corners, flush smooth-rendered plinth. Segmental-headed ground floor arches now infilled, tooled ashlar limestone margined block-and-start quoins and voussoirs, painted timber casement windows c. 1980, painted concrete sills. Square-headed first floor window openings, tooled limestone sills, painted timber casement windows c. 1980. Square-headed door opening, slightly-projecting smooth-rendered reveals, hardwood glazed double doors c. 1980. Set back from back of pavement, substantial gate piers to north and south.

• Ballymote Post Office, office, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey rendered commercial premises, built c. 1890. Set back, single-bay two-storey entrance wing to south. Pitched slate roof, hipped to entrance bay, clay ridge and hip tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, half-round cast-iron gutters on painted timber projecting eaves. Painted smooth-rendered ruled-and-lined walling to ground floor, painted roughcast to first floor, painted brick quoins, painted brick first floor sill course, projecting smooth-rendered plinth. Elliptical-headed window openings to ground floor, square-headed to first floor, painted brick dressings, painted moulded terracotta sills, painted timber fixed-light windows to ground floor, painted one-over-one timber sash windows to first floor. Square-headed door openings, painted brick surrounds, painted timber panelled doors, plain-glazed fanlights, door to north of main elevation built up to house cash dispenser. Street fronted, metal railings to approach to side entrance, projecting forward from adjacent two-storey buildings to north and south.

• Ulster Bank, building misc, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey rendered bank premises, built c. 1890. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, brick corbelled chimneystacks, moulded cast-metal gutters. Painted smooth-rendered walling, rusticated quoins, channeled rustication to ground floor, moulded plinth, first-floor platband, sill strings to ground and first floor, plain fascia with moulded edge below eaves. Square-headed window openings, painted moulded lugged-and-kneed surrounds with lozenge keystones to ground floor and semi-circular risings over first floor, painted masonry sills on miniature corbels, uPVC casement windows c. 2000. Square-headed door opening, flat pilasters supporting painted moulded cornice, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber panelled double doors, limestone steps. Narrow frontage to street, bounded by wrought-iron railings with cast-iron embellishments on double-cant stone plinth, set back from building line.

• Kielty's Rock Bar, public house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey public house, built c. 1880. Slightly-higher single-bay addition to north with integral carriage arch, separate entrance to first floor living accommodation to south. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, painted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth-rendered ruled-and-lined wall, painted channel-jointed quoins, smooth-rendered projecting plinth. Painted smooth-rendered pubfront, recessed fascia with raised moulded lettering, square-headed double display window with frosted glass and lettering in overlight. Square-headed window openings to first floor, plain moulded render surrounds, painted masonry sills, painted timber casement windows c. 1990. Square-headed entrance door openings at either side of display window, plain-glazed overlights, hardwood doors each with six-panels c. 1990. Square-headed carriage arch, channeled reveals and voussoirs, painted vertically sheeted doors. Street fronted.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey rendered former house, built c. 1880, now in use as barber's shop. Integral carriage arch to south, door to first floor living accommodation to north of arch. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted ruled-and-lined smooth-rendered walling, painted quoins and plinth. Square-headed window openings, slightly-projecting smooth-rendered reveals, painted masonry sills, painted timber casement windows c. 1980. Square-headed door openings, hardwood doors each with four panels c. 1980, plain-glazed overlights. Painted timber shop sign c. 1990. Square-headed carriage-arch opening, painted timber vertically-sheeted double doors. Street fronted on incline, continuous roofline to north, step down to slightly-lower building to south.

• Dwyer's, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1870, formerly in use as butchers shop. Integral carriage arch to south, entrance to residence in centre, shopfront to north. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters on painted timber fascia board. Unpainted ruled-and-lined walling, with raised render straight channeled jointed quoins to north and south, moulded sill course to first floor, smooth faced channel-jointed rustication to carriage arch bay. Square-headed window openings with moulded render surrounds, masonry sills, painted one-over-one timber sash windows c. 1870. Painted timber shopfront, encaustic tiling to flanking pilasters, encaustic tiling with integral sign reading 'VICTUALLER' to stall risers, glass-fronted and lettered fascia sign, fluted timber consoles with semi-circular caps, plain-glazed display windows, fixed overlights, painted timber double doors each with three-panels and top panel fitted with gauze screens, top-hung overlight over door. Square-headed entrance door opening to immediate south of shopfront, moulded render surround terminating on canted plinth blocks, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber four-panel door c. 1960. Segmental-headed carriage arch opening, moulded voussoirs, painted vertically-sheeted double doors. Street fronted on inclined site in terrace with continuous roofline.

• Cawley's, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1870. Shopfront to south of elevation. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course. Painted ruled-and-lined smooth-rendered walling, rock-faced margined straight quoins with channeled joints. Square-headed window openings, lugged-and-kneed moulded render surrounds with rock-faced keystone, painted masonry sills on miniature consoles. Painted timber shopfront, fluted pilasters, scrolled consoles, fascia with deeply-carved gilded lettering, square-headed timber frame display windows on stall risers to either side of deeply-recessed central doorway, original timber panelling within display windows, painted half-glazed double doors, plain-glazed overlight. Timber gate at entrance, geometric polychromatic tiling to threshold. Further square-headed door opening to north, moulded render surround, rock-faced keystone, plain-glazed overlight, hardwood timber door with six raised-and-fielded panels c. 1995. Street fronted, on incline, continuous roofline to south, higher building to north.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey rendered former house, built c. 1870, now in use as shop. Integral carriage arch to south, central shopfront with recessed doorway, entrance door to north. Pitched slate roof, crested ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron gutters, rectangular cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, slightly-projecting smooth-rendered reveals, painted masonry sills, painted one-over-one margined sash windows. Square-headed door opening, painted timber panelled door, obscured glass overlights and sidelights. Painted smooth-rendered stepped surround to asymmetric shopfront c.1940, plain-glazed display windows on stall risers, painted pole-moulded framing, plain-glazed overlights, painted half-glazed door, timber gate to entrance. Square-headed carriage arch, painted vertically-sheeted double doors. Street fronted, continuous roofline to north, lower building to south.

• Public house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey public house, built c. 1870. One-bay two-storey addition to south. Pitched artificial slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, painted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks with clay pots, profiled extruded aluminium gutters on raised eaves band. Painted smooth-rendered walls, base plinth, narrow raised margins at quoins, oblong framed panel with raised lettering between first floor windows. Square-headed window openings, painted raised surrounds, painted stone sills, uPVC casement windows c. 2000. Square-headed door openings, painted raised surrounds, painted vertically-sheeted timber doors, plain-glazed overlights. Street fronted to wide pavement, two petrol pumps to front (east) at roadside.

• John A. Dockry, house, 1900–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house and shop, built c. 1915, now vacant. Shopfront c. 1950 to ground floor with symmetrical display windows and recessed doorway and door leading to first floor to south. Pitched artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, painted smooth-rendered flat-capped chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters on projecting painted timber eaves. Painted smooth-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, painted masonry sills, painted three-over-three horizontally sub-divided timber sash windows. Shopfront with plain marble cladding, individual metal lettering to sign, display windows with painted timber frames on stall risers, painted half-glazed timber doors, plain-glazed overlights. Street fronted, corrugated-iron gates leading to rear to north and south of building.

• O. Breheny, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey shop and residence, built c. 1890. Central shopfront flanked by living accommodation. Pitched artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, painted smooth-rendered flat-capped chimneystacks, half-round cast-iron gutters. Painted smooth-rendered walling to ground floor, pebble-dash to first floor, painted smooth-rendered margins. Square-headed window openings, painted kneed-and-lugged smooth-rendered surrounds, painted masonry sills, painted timber casement windows c. 1990. Timber shopfront, splayed central doorway with painted half-glazed double doors, plain-glazed overlight, plain-glazed display windows on stall risers, coloured glass overlights, pilasters with recessed panels, pedimented consoles, plain fascia with raised lettering, lead-capped moulded cornice. Square-headed door openings to north and south, painted kneed-and-lugged smooth-rendered surrounds, hardwood panelled doors, sidelights and overlights c. 1990. Street fronted, at edge of village.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1830. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, uPVC rainwater goods. Painted smooth-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, slightly-projecting smooth-rendered surrounds, no sills, painted one-over-one timber sash window to first floor two-over-two to ground floor. Square-headed door opening, slightly-projecting smooth-rendered surround, painted vertically-sheeted timber door. Street fronted, higher two-storey building to north, single-storey building to south.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay single-storey rendered thatched house, built c. 1840. Thatched roof under corrugated-iron covering, concrete skew to south gable, chimney missing. Painted smooth-rendered walling to front (east) elevation with splayed buttress to south, rubble stone walling to gable-end. Square-headed window opening, flush sill, painted vertical boarding to opening. Square-headed door opening, painted vertically-sheeted timber door. Street fronted, alleyway to south leading to rear.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1073 (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.

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

Name

Ballymote · Baile an Mhóta

Area

141,565 m² (14.16 ha, 34.98 acres)

Civil parish

Emlaghfad, and its townlands

Barony

Corran

Electoral division

Ballymote, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballymote electoral division: 2,269 people in 927 households; 64% of households own their home; 46% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrownanty, Keenaghan, Rathnakelliga, Stoneparks

Placenames

Ballymote 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.