# Ballymurray, Co. Sligo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilvarnet, barony of Leyny, Co. Sligo; in Irish Baile Uí Mhuirígh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 944,293 m² (94.43 ha, 233.34 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 15,631 m² (1.56 ha, 3.86 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilvarnet, https://everytownland.com/sligo/parish/kilvarnet.md
- Barony: Leyny
- Electoral division: Temple, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 394 people lived in 132 households in the Temple electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Sligo, https://everytownland.com/sligo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/45728
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 200134
- Centre: latitude 54.133322, longitude -8.588213 (WGS 84)

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

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymurray, from 991 m² to 254,140 m² (25.41 ha, 62.8 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 737754: 254,140 m² (25.41 ha, 62.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/737754.md
- Parcel 774783: 205,818 m² (20.58 ha, 50.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/774783.md
- Parcel 769232: 121,798 m² (12.18 ha, 30.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/769232.md
- Parcel 765830: 92,623 m² (9.26 ha, 22.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/765830.md
- Parcel 6069110: 66,898 m² (6.69 ha, 16.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6069110.md
- Parcel 762297: 35,497 m² (3.55 ha, 8.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/762297.md
- Parcel 776715: 33,666 m² (3.37 ha, 8.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/776715.md
- Parcel 745192: 29,079 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745192.md
- Parcel 6069111: 26,662 m² (2.67 ha, 6.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6069111.md
- Parcel 764644: 20,210 m² (2.02 ha, 4.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/764644.md
- Parcel 746712: 18,532 m² (1.85 ha, 4.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/746712.md
- Parcel 4839056: 12,730 m² (1.27 ha, 3.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4839056.md
- Parcel 780663: 5,504 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/780663.md
- Parcel 775962: 3,648 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/775962.md
- Parcel 5091861: 3,399 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5091861.md
- Parcel 775554: 2,554 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/775554.md
- Parcel 742316: 2,531 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/742316.md
- Parcel 759310: 2,489 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/759310.md
- Parcel 4822030: 2,069 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4822030.md
- Parcel 780347: 2,017 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/780347.md
- Parcel 730180: 1,073 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/730180.md
- Parcel 732505: 991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/732505.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballymurray 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 8 May 2024, Sligo County Council 2460159: Conditional. Retention. to (a) retain existing dwelling house as constructed on site, (b) retain the demolition for previous existing dwelling house, (c) retain and upgrade existing vehicular entrance (d) upgrade the wastewater treatment system on site consisting of an Effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter on site, together with all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460159/0
- 18 May 2023, Sligo County Council 2360121: N/a. Retention, 2 homes. development consisting of the following (a) retain existing dwelling house as constructed on site, (b) retain the demolition for previous existing dwelling house, (c) upgrade existing vehicular entrance (d) upgrade the wastewater treatment system on site consisting of an effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter on site, together with all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360121/0

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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 Ballymurray.

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

- SL025-146: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL025-146----. In undulating pasture, on a low NE-SW ridge. A raised circular area (42.2m NE-SW) defined by two earthen banks and intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2m) is substantial and evident all round with traces of internal stone kerbing noted in places. There is a gap (Wth 1.4m) in the bank at E. The fosse (Wth 4m) is evident SE-NW. The outer bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1.3m) is incorporated into a townland boundary SE-NW and levelled elsewhere, though a slight rise was noted on the line of bank at N and SE. Immediately outside the outer bank is a sloping terrace (Wth 2m; H 0.5m). The interior is mainly grass-covered with a few blackthorn bushes in the NW quadrant. A portion (18.5m NNE-SSW; 25m WNW-ESE) of the S half of the interior, abutting the inner bank SE-SW, is divided off by a low sod covered bank. Within the SW quadrant of this area is a low roughly oval sod-covered rise (2.7m NE-SW; 5.8m NW-SE; H 0.5m). A slightly raised semicircular area (4.5m N-S; 3.5m E-W) built against the internal face of the bank at NNE, is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.5m). The outer bank of the rath is overgrown with blackthorn bushes which are also encroaching on the fosse and inner bank at W and NW. There is a road immediately to E. 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
- SL026-112: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL026-112----. In undulating pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope. A circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank. The bank is evident all round but is most substantial along the W half (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.6m). There is an entrance (Wth 3.5m) at E with a ramp from the exterior. Some bushes grow on the bank. 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
- SL026-113: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL026-113----. Prominently sited on the summit of a steep-sided hill with excellent views. An oval platform (30.7m E-W; 23.5m N-S) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.8m) has a high broadly sloping external face and a low stony internal lip. Some of the stone protruding from the inner edge of the bank may be remains of kerbing or facing. The fosse (Wth 3-4m) and outer bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) are evident WNW-SW, but there is considerable evidence for recent disturbance and modification. Both appear to have been truncated WSW-WNW by the construction of a water reservoir immediately adjacent to the rath. Areas of quarrying occur within the fosse at NE and SE and more extensively SW-W. The outer bank coincides with the natural break of slope N-S. It is levelled WNW-NE to a broad low flat-topped rise (Wth 8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) defined on its outer edge by a hawthorn hedgerow. It appears as a compact bank of earth and stone (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5-1.2m) ENE-SW, that has been modified to serve as a field boundary. The inner face of the outer bank S-W is greatly disturbed by quarrying. A possible entrance occurs at ESE where there is a slumped gap (Wth 1.4m) in the inner bank and a possible causeway across the fosse as well as a narrow break (Wth 1m), eroded by cattle, in the outer bank. A thicket of blackthorn bushes covers the interior and the outer bank is ringed with hawthorn. 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
- SL026-114: Megalithic tomb - court tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL026-114----. In a shallow basin, in rolling rush-grown pasture. Only part of the rear chamber (L 2.8m) of a SSE-facing court tomb gallery now remains. It is represented by the backstone, now split in two along its length, two sidestones adjoining the W end of the last, and 1.5m forward of these a segmenting jamb. A deep ditch extends E-W 1m forward of the jamb. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 58-9, no. 93) 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 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

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 Ballymurray.

## 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 Ballymurray, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_989, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_989.zip (ZIP).
- 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/sligo/ballymurray.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ballymurray.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ballymurray.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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

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

- Carrowntawy: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrowntawy.md
- Falnasoogaun or Ropefield: https://everytownland.com/sligo/falnasoogaun-or-ropefield.md
- Fetherneen: https://everytownland.com/sligo/fetherneen.md
- Kilvarnet North: https://everytownland.com/sligo/kilvarnet-north.md
- Rathnarrow (Brett): https://everytownland.com/sligo/rathnarrow-brett.md
- Rathnarrow (O'Hara): https://everytownland.com/sligo/rathnarrow-ohara.md
- Rockfinlough: https://everytownland.com/sligo/rockfinlough.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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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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