Clooskirt

80 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clooskirt, from 23 m² to 104,715 m² (10.47 ha, 25.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Clooskirt 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.

• 29 Oct 2025Conditional

  1) Extend existing dwelling house and carry out ancillary site works 2) Decommission existing septic tank and install a new on-site wastewater treatment & disposal system 3) Upgrade existing entrance and driveway

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2560451

• 30 Nov 2024Conditional

  (1) domestic garage as constructed on site, (2) domestic water, oil and boiler storage area as constructed on site, (3) garden/sun room as constructed on site, and all associated site works and services

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 2460445

• 30 Mar 2023Conditional

  development consisting of the following: 1. Permission to retain alterations to plans and elevations of dwelling house from that permitted under PL 01/815 2. Permission for retention of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house with all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360058

• 13 Aug 2021Conditional

  development consisting of (1) retention of alterations to elevations of dwelling house as constructed which differ from those previously permitted under PL 04/533 (2) retention of domestic sheds constructed on site with all associated site works

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 21326

• 23 Jun 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of the following, To retain and complete an existing Agricultural entrance

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 21242

• 1 Apr 2021Conditional

  development consisting of the retention of an extension as constructed on the side of dwelling house which differs from that previoulsy granted under PL84/13138. Retain revised application site boundaries which differs from that previously granted

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 21115

• 24 Jul 2020N/a

  PR - for development consisting of retention of an existing agricultural entrance

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 20246

• 14 Mar 2018Conditional

  PP - for development consisting of (1) Remove 7 no. Existing prefabricated buildings, (2) Relocate 2 no. Existing prefabricated buildings, (3) Erect 4 no. Temporary prefabricated buildings for the duration of construction of the extension, (4) Construct a single storey school extension approximately 757m2, together with all associated site works and services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 1871

• 9 Feb 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a 3000 sqm all weather playing pitch with fencing, lighting and associated site works and services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 1741

• 17 Jan 2017N/a

  development consisting of: (a) retention of existing workshop/retail shop and existing storage buildings together with all ancillary site works and services (b) construction of an extension to existing workshop/retail shop together with all ancillary site works and services

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 177

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 Clooskirt.

Recorded monuments

• SL027-054 Enclosure
  Description

  On the summit of a ridge and adjoining the N end of a rath (SL027-055001-). An irregular area (c. 18m N-S; c. 45m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 3m) SW-SE and by the N perimeter of an adjacent rath (SL027-055001-) elsewhere. The fosse is marked by a dense growth of rushes. The surface of the interior is uneven and there is a slightly raised area in the E half. 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

• SL027-055001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the S-facing slope of a ridge. A raised oval area (60m N-S; 50m E-W) defined by a scarp (max. H 1.3m at S; min. H 0.2m at N) and an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.4-0.6m). The fosse is marked by a dense growth of rushes. The interior slopes steeply down to S; roughly midway along the E half, a sharp break of slope is marked by a scarp faced with small stones. There is a possible souterrain (SL027-055002-) in the SE quadrant. An enclosure (SL027-054----) lies immediately to N and a field boundary immediately to 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

• SL027-055002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the SE quadrant of a rath (SL027-055001-), adjacent to the edge of the scarp of the rath. A slight depression (c. 8m N-S; c. 5m E-W), marked by a dense growth of rushes, may indicate a collapsed souterrain chamber. 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

• SL027-069 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying marshy ground, near the base of the W-facing slope of a low ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 25m) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.5m) which is reduced to a slight internal lip NE-E. An external fosse is evident as a slight depression (Wth c. 3m; D 0.6m) marked by a band of rushes. A possible entrance (Wth c. 2m) is at E with a possible causeway across the fosse. 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

• SL027-071 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low rise, in low-lying poorly drained pasture. Indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a raised circular area (diam. c. 30m). This rath has been levelled and the remains consist of a circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by a slight rise (ext. H 0.6m). An external fosse is evident as a slight depression (D c. 0.2m) marked by a band of dark vegetation (Wth c. 3m). The rath is also visible as a cropmark in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 290-89). A possible circular enclosure (SL027-072----) lies c. 30m to SE. 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

• SL027-072 Enclosure
  Description

  In level low-lying pasture. The faint outline of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) is visible as a cropmark in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 290-89). It is not visible at ground level. A rath (SL027-071----) lies c. 30m to NW. 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

• SL027-073 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on top of a ridge. A roughly circular area (diam. 32m) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m) W-SSE. The interior is truncated by a field boundary and trackway at SW. Slight traces of an external fosse (Wth 3m) are evident NW-NNE. An arc of a possible second fosse NW-SE visible in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 291-0) c. 10m outside the inner fosse, is not visible at ground level. 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 Clooskirt.

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 Clooskirt, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1181 (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 Clooskirt with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Clooskirt · Cluaisceart

Area

1,339,527 m² (133.95 ha, 331 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynakill, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Ballynakill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

462 people lived in 163 households in the Ballynakill electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrickcoola, Carrowkeel, Cloonagh, Kinkillew, Lissaneeny, Rusheen, Srananagh

Placenames

Clooskirt 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.