Bunnacranagh

370 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bunnacranagh, from 19 m² to 230,181 m² (23.02 ha, 56.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 71 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RV – rural village uses (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  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.

• 13 Jul 2026Conditional

  Erect a pitched roof structure on existing domestic garage to replace existing flat roofed structure, together with all ancillary site works and services on site

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660281

• 11 Mar 2026Conditional

  Permission to: (a) demolish existing derelict dwelling house; (b) construct a proposed new dwelling house, septic tank system and percolation area; (c) restore existing outhouse for domestic storage; complete with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2660100

• 30 Sept 2025Conditional

  construct a 125 sq.m extension to the East side of our existing dwelling house together with all associated site works at Bunnacranagh, Curry, Co Sligo.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2560401

• 30 Jan 2025Conditional

  for a development consisting of construction of a loose shed, manure pit, walled silage slab, new slatted shed and underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works. The loose shed 3 will be 6.352m in height, the slatted shed 5 will be 7.216m in height and there will be an unroofed manure pit 6 and walled silage slab 4. All effluent will be collected and stored in the proposed/existing slatted tanks and all structures will be constructed on agricultural land our clients have been farming on for generations. There is no protected structures close to the site.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2560031

• 14 Jan 2025Conditional

  (a) renovation and extension of an existing dwelling house, (b) alterations to elevations of existing house and existing storage shed subject to change of use, (c) change of use of existing storage shed to habitable accommodation and increase height of this building, (d) installation of septic tank and percolation area on site, (e) upgrade existing agricultural entrance to domestic entrance, (f) demolish existing shed to rear of dwelling house, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2560010

• 5 Sept 2024Conditional

  retention of a dwelling as constructed

  Retention, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2436

• 27 Jun 2023Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house and domestic garage with septic tank and soil percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360154

• 20 Oct 2020Conditional

  PP - development consisting of installation of a new wastewater treatment system, consisting of an effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filer on site, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 20368

• 7 Feb 2020Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a slatted cubicle shed with underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2025

• 5 Feb 2018Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a proposed storey and a half dwelling, garage, mechanical aeration system, soil polishing unit and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1828

• 28 Nov 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a new sun room to existing dwelling house and retention of existing velux roof windows to front and rear of dwelling including all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17446

• 29 Aug 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of (a) demolish existing derelict dwelling house and outbuildings; (b) construct a proposed new dwelling house, garage, septic tank system and percolation area, complete with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17327

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: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• SL042-010 Earthwork
  Description

  In rough pasture, on flat low-lying wet ground. A rectangular area (c. 13.7m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.7m) on the N, E and S sides and abutting a field boundary on its W side. Modern drains abut the scarp at E and S. Indicated as a circular raised area (diam. c. 40m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as a D-shaped raised area on the E side of a field boundary on the 1910-11 OS 6-inch map. 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

• SL042-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the lower W-facing slope of a rise. A circular area (23.5m N-S; 24m E-W ) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; max. H 1.4m) E-SSW and by a scarp W-E. The enclosing element along the N half of the rath is levelled and barely visible, while along the SW arc it is heavily poached. The enclosing bank is shown as surviving from W-S on the 1911 OS 6-inch map. The interior is slightly terraced into the slope with the E half up to 0.3m below, and the W half up to 0.3m above, the external ground level. An E-W field boundary crosses the interior. 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

• SL042-013 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a W-facing slope. An oval area (37.5m N-S; 31.6m E-W) raised 0.8-1.7m above external ground level. The edge of the interior is defined by foundations of a drystone wall (max. Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.2m). There is a gap (Wth 3m) in the wall at E. The interior slopes gently down from the enclosing wall towards the level centre. 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

• SL042-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. The rath is levelled. The remains consist of a circular area (diam. 31m N-S) defined by a slight scarp (max. H 0.4m) SW-SSE and by a field boundary SSE-SW. On the 1911 OS 6-inch map a hachured bank is indicated S-N, incorporated into a field boundary system. On the 1838 OS 6-inch map the rath is indicated as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 35m) the perimeter of which is planted with trees. 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

• SL042-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In flat pasture, on the E side of the main Sligo-Galway road. The rath is levelled and is not visible at ground level. The rath is described during a previous inspection in 1985 (SMR (1989) file) as a circular area (29m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth c. 2m; max. H 1.5m) NNW-SW with a field boundary truncating the W sector. An external fosse (max. Wth c. 3m; D c. 0.75m) was noted all round though shallow in places and the interior was level. A disused quarry was noted outside the fosse at NE. An aerial photograph (OSAP, 6 4142) shows that the W half of the rath was levelled due to road widening. 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

• SL042-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In grassland, near the top of a gentle S-facing slope and on the E side of main Sligo-Galway road. A slightly raised circular area (28m N-S) defined by a scarp (max. H 0.4m) NNW-WSW and truncated by a road at NW. A natural hollow was noted outside the scarp to SW. The rath was described during a previous inspection in 1985 (SMR file), after a c. 5m strip was removed along the W and NW arcs due to road widening, as a level interior defined by a scarp with a shallow external fosse N-SW. The rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area immediately E of the road. 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

• SL042-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle NE-facing slope. The possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated on the 1838 and 1911 OS 6-inch maps as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m). 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

• SL042-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In flat grassland. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.6m) with evidence for stone-facing on the inner face. The bank is raised and incorporated into a field boundary in parts. There are gaps in the bank at NW and SE. The interior is under grass. 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

• SL042-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the E-facing slope of a rise. The rath is indicated as a hachured oval area on the 1911 OS 6-inch map, with a smaller rath (SL042-020----) adjoining it to S. The circumference is planted with trees on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. An oval area (dims. 36m N-S; 30m E-W) terraced into the hillslope, with the W half of interior 0.1-0.3m below external ground level. A fosse (Wth 3m; max. D 0.3m) is evident along the W and SW arcs. A field boundary skirts the N edge of the rath. 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

• SL042-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the E-facing slope of a rise. The rath is indicated as an embanked roughly circular area (diam. c. 25m) on the 1911 OS 6-inch map, adjoining the S side of a larger rath (SL042-019----). The arc of an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.3m) is evident along the S arc, incorporated into a field boundary system. 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

• SL042-021001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level grassland, which slopes steeply down to S from the S edge of the rath. A raised circular area (35.5m N-S; 35.5m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse, which in turn is framed by a linear field boundary to E and S and by a concentric field boundary S-NE. The inner bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.8m) is evident all round. The intervening flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6.5m) is evident all round except at SE. The base of the fosse is mainly 0.3m below the external ground level except at the S where the ground falls away sharply from the edge of rath. An outer bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) survives in parts, with the outer face truncated along the E arc by a N-S field boundary. There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at ENE. There is a souterrain (SL042-021002-) in the interior. 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

• SL042-021002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (SL042-021001-). According to local information, a souterrain here was blocked up in the recent past. A shallow oval depression (7.2m N-S; 3.6m E-W) in the NW quadrant of the rath may indicate its location. A blocked-up opening a short distance to S in the adjoining field may have been the entrance to the souterrain. 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

• SL042-022 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In level pasture. This barrow is not visible at ground level. A circular area (max. diam. c. 17m) enclosed by a fosse is visible as a shadow site in an aerial photograph (OSAP 6, 4142). 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

• SL042-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. A raised oval area (30m N-S; 26.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.4m) SW-N and by a scarp (H 1m) N-SSE and SSW-SW. A disused quarry has eroded the scarp at S. There are numerous gaps in the bank. An external fosse (Wth 4.6m; D 0.5m), evident SW-ENE, is skirted by a field boundary SW-NNE. 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

• SL042-031 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. An oval area (dims. 28m N-S; 37.5m E-W) raised up to 1.2m above the external ground level. There is a faint trace of an external fosse (Wth 7.4m; D 0.15m) evident along the NW arc. There is a possible entrance feature at E, formed by a low ramp (Wth c. 3.8m) rising from the exterior to the edge of the interior. The rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area surrounded by trees and on the 1911 OS 6-inch map as a hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 35m) immediately to the S of a lane. 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 Bunnacranagh.

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 20 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_822 (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 Bunnacranagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Bunnacranagh · Bun na Cranncha

Area

5,355,488 m² (535.55 ha, 1,323.37 acres)

Civil parish

Achonry, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Achonry West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Achonry West electoral division: 810 people in 311 households; 85% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brackloonagh South (Co. Mayo), Cloonaweema (Co. Mayo), Cloonlaughil, Curry, Derrydorneen (Co. Mayo), Montiagh, Sandyhill

Placenames

Bunnacranagh 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.