Leaffony

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leaffony, from 21 m² to 344,432 m² (34.44 ha, 85.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 46 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Leaffony 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.

• 16 Oct 2025Conditional

  to construct a new 4 bay slatted cattle shed and a new concrete walled silage pit, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2560428

• 27 Oct 2023Conditional

  Install a tertiary wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360293

• 26 May 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of erection of dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment unit, percolation area and detached domestic garage including all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21196

• 14 Feb 2020Conditional

  construction of new dwelling house, tertiary treatment system, sand polishing filter and detached garage

  Extension of duration, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 14282

• 11 Feb 2019Refused

  Development consisting of construction of a dwelling house and garage and a septic tank/effluent treatment unit and percolation area together with all associated site works and connection in existing services.

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1940

• 25 May 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of permission to construct a 4 Bay Slatted Shed, underground slurry store along with all associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 18204

• 27 Mar 2018N/a

  for development consisting of the construction of a 4-bay slatted shed, underground slurry store along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1891

• 15 Jan 2018N/a

  for development consisting of the construction of a new detached dwelling house and domestic garage together with effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 188

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 Leaffony.

Recorded monuments

• SL011-065 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a gentle SE-facing slope, c. 150m to S of the Cabragh River. Slighlty raised, circular area (diam. 23.5m E–W) defined on the W half by degraded remnants of an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.65m at W) and on the E half by a low scarp (H 0.5m at W). The interior slopes down slightly to E. Immediately outside the bank at S there is a raised feature (max. dim. c. 4m) obscured by overgrowth, probably a field clearance heap. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 April 2013

• SL011-085 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a slight elevation of dry ground in generally lowlying, damp pasture, c. 140m SW of the Leaffony River. Raised circular area (diam. 24m NW–SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6m at N, 3.3m at SE; int. H 0.6m at N, 1.1m at SE; ext. H 1.5m at N, 1.4m at SE). The external face of the bank is steep, almost vertical, and incorporates large stones in parts, suggesting that the bank has been modified in the relatively recent past. At N there is a narrow eroded break (c. 0.5m), adjacent to a section of bank which is low and incorporates large stones. This may mark a blocked up entrance feature. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 16 April 2013

• SL011-103 Enclosure
  Description

  In level, lowlying pasture. Indicated on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure, bisected to S of centre by an E–W field boundary and clipped on the perimeter at SE by another field boundary, on a NE–SW axis. The faint outline of a circular area (diam. 20-25m) can be discerned cut on the SE side by a field fence on a NE–SW axis. There is a mound of field clearance at its E side. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 17 April 2013

• SL011-134 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on a slight E-facing slope, c. 300m SW of the Leaffony River. Very slightly raised, oval area (48m N–S; c. 59.5m E–W) defined by remnants of a partly levelled earthen bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m, at N), truncated at S–SW by an E–W field fence. Another field fence on a NE–SW axis cuts the E–SE edge of the enclosure. Large stones protrude from the bank, some of which, at NW in particular, may be the remnants of stone facing. The interior has a slight slope down from W to E, and the E half appears to be built up somewhat to compensate for this natural slope. In the SE quadrant there is an oblong hollow or pit (max. dim. 8-10m) encircled by a raised rim or bank (W c. 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.3m) of earth and stones. This appears to be the result of quarrying. There is a souterrain (SL011-135----) 40m to N, and another rath (SL011-085----) located c. 270m to ENE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 April 2013

• SL011-135 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, immediately to N of a fragment of E–W field fence, and 40m N of a possible rath (SL011-134----). The exposed remnants of the souterrain consist of an oval chamber (2.3m N–S; 1.7m E–W; H 1.1m) of drystone construction. The walls, of large irregular or rounded boulders, are roughly corbelled to support a roof of stone lintels, only one of which remains in situ. One displaced lintel is embedded in the floor of the chamber and others may have been removed. There is a possible ventilation shaft (Wth 0.25m; H 0.23m) in the wall at E. A break in the wall on the S side gives access to the chamber. According to the landowner, there is also a stone-built tunnel, now covered over, close to the chamber. Immediately to E is a quarry pit (8.5m N–S; 10.5m E–W; D 1.8m). There is another rath (SL011-085----) located c. 300m to E. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 April 2013

• SL017-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low N-S ridge in undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 22m) defined by a scarp (H 1-1.2m). The E side has been partially levelled. Original entrance not recognisable. In the centre of the raised area, and at the scarp at N, are quarry holes. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL017-002001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope of a low ridge in poorly-drained pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) which has been levelled at NE-E. At N the outer face of the bank has been partly incorporated into a modern field boundary. At S-W at a distance of 3m from the rath there is a substantial field bank which respects the curve of the rath. It may preserve the line of an original fosse and outer bank. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL017-002002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (SL017-002001-). According to local information, a souterrain which was covered by a large flat stone was discovered in the rath interior. It was covered over again. No visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5th June 2013

• SL017-009001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in the SW corner of a field, used as a vegetable garden at the time of inspection, adjacent to a modern house. Not marked on the 1837 OS 6-inch map; shown on the 1913 edition as a semi-circular hachured area (diam. c. 27m NW–SE; c. 17m NE–SW) curving W–SE, and truncated at W by a field boundary on a NW–SE axis. There is no trace of the enclosure at ground level but the access hole to a drystone-built souterrain (SL017-009002-) remains. This is almost certainly the site of a levelled rath. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL017-009002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a probable rath (SL017-009001-). The access hole to a souterrain of drystone construction is located in the SW corner of a field adjacent to a modern house. No trace of the enclosing rath is evident. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Leaffony, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Leaffony.

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 Leaffony with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Leaffony · Liafuine

Area

6,001,663 m² (600.17 ha, 1,483.04 acres)

Civil parish

Kilglass, and its townlands

Barony

Tireragh

Electoral division

Easky West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

664 people lived in 271 households in the Easky West electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 18% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyglass, Cabragh, Cartron, Cooga, Culleens, Drinaghan Beg, Drinaghan More, Kilglass, Quigabar, Quigaboy

Placenames

Leaffony 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.