Balleagny

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balleagny, from 2,178 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres) to 317,959 m² (31.8 ha, 78.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Balleagny 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.

• 10 May 2022N/a

  to construct 16 Glamping Pods, with reception, Pavillion with W.C., showers and W.C., parking and to install a treatment system with percolation area with all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22240

• 4 Apr 2022N/a

  to construct 16 glamping pods , with reception , Pavilion with w.c , showers and w.c parking and to install a treatment system with percolation area with all ancillary site works at

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22160

• 26 Apr 2017Conditional

  slurry lagoon and protective fencing as constructed and all ancillary site services

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 176131

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103

Recorded monuments

• WM018-071 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a modified penannular-shaped earthwork. Circular-shaped earthwork depicted on an estate map of Sonna Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) ). Bivallate ringfort described in 1980 as an oval-shaped area (41.5m N-S; 40.5m E-W) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The perimeter of the monument has been levelled from NE-E-SE, where it is marked by a rise in ground level into the interior. The inner bank is low and poorly preserved with a number of small disturbance gaps. There is no sign of an entrance. A deep intervening fosse is visible from SW-W-N-NNE. The outer bank is fairly substantial and survives from SW-W-N-NNE. The surface of the interior is uneven and there are a number of small disturbance depressions within the NE and SE quadrants. Two small subrectangular-shaped enclosures (WM018-071001-) are visible outside the outer bank at SW and W. There are old cultivation ridges in the field surrounding the monument and the field boundaries to NE and SW have been removed. Monument is visible as a penannular-shaped enclosure on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 February 2019

• WM018-071001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Outside the outer bank of ringfort (WM018-071----) are the remains of two small enclosures. A relatively large subrectangular enclosure (dims. 25m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank is located at W. A smaller subrectangular enclosure (dims. 13.7m NE-SW; 11.5m NW-SE) defined by a low earthen bank is located at SW. These may be annexes to the ringfort or form part of an old field system. Enclosures not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 February 2019

• WM018-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a prominent hill, surrounded by gently undulating pasture with excellent views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure annotated 'Fort'. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a modified oval-shaped enclosure. Circular-shaped earthwork depicted on an estate map of Sonna Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) ). Described in 1975 as an almost completely levelled monument consisting of a subcircular-shaped area (approx. diam. 29m) defined by faint traces of a levelled bank. There is no visible trace of a fosse. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a slight NW-facing slope and is disturbed by modern cultivation ridges. Faint outline of monument visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 February 2019

• WM018-108 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a prominent oval-shaped hill, in pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a broad, roughly oval-shaped earthwork. Castle (WM018-110----) and house site (WM018-109----) lie c. 115m to S and SE, respectively. Ringfort (WM018-072----) 160m to NNE. Circular-shaped earthwork depicted on an estate map of Sonna Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) ). Monument described in 1980 as an oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 34.5 N-S; 17.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner bank of earth and stone is very poorly preserved and can be traced only from NNW-N and at S. There is a gap (Wth at top 5.8m; basal Wth 3m) in the bank and a slight causeway (Wth at top 3.5m; basal Wth 8m; H 1.1m) at ESE. This is defined by some stones on the N side which may be the remains of a revetment. The fosse is best preserved from NW-N-NNE and from SSE-S-SSW. The fosse can be traced as a much broader and shallower feature from W-NW just inside the field fence which runs NW-SE along the line of the outer bank. The outer bank of earth and stone is fairly substantial and survives from NW-N-NNE and from SSE-S-SSW. There is a narrow sloping berm-like feature at the foot of the outer bank from NNE-E-SE, beyond which is the natural slope. There is a small depression in the side of the hill outside the outer bank from NNW-N. The interior rises irregularly from the perimeter to the centre at E and W. The central area is occupied by a large rectangular house site (WM018-108001-). The SW corner has been disturbed in antiquity by quarrying. Monument clearly visible today as an oval-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. The defensive hilltop location may suggest that this could be the remains of a defensive Anglo-Norman ringwork rather than that of a ringfort. See sketch plan of monument in SMR file which has been drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-108001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a steep side oval-shaped hill, in pasture, with extensive views in all directions. In centre of ringfort (WM018-108----) is a rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 9.5m N-S; 3.8m E-W) defined by poorly preserved, sod-covered wall footings (approx. Wth 1.4m; H 0.3m), best visible along W side, no more than a line of stones on the surface elsewhere. A gap (approx. Wth 1.8m) in the E wall may represent the site of a doorway. The very poorly preserved remains of an internal dividing wall consist of a line of stones running E-W across the interior of the house site. The interior consists of two rectangular rooms: The room (dims. 4m N-S; 3m E-W) at S is slightly larger than the room (dims. 3.1m N-S; 3.2m E-W) to N. See sketch plan of monument in SMR file which has been drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-109 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on the W edge at the top of a small ridge, in pasture, with good views to N, E and W blocked by a higher ridge to S. Castle (WM018-110----) and ringfort (WM018-108----) lie c. 115m to SW and NW, respectively. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a rectangular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1980 as a rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 7.8m NW-SE; 5.5m NE-SW) defined by the grass-covered remains of a stone wall which is best preserved on the NW and NE sides, where the stones are quite large and form inner and outer facings of the wall. The stone wall is poorly preserved on the SE side. A reasonably well-preserved bank of earth and stone defines the SW side. There are traces of an inner stone facing on the SE and SW sides. A narrow gap (Wth 0.85m) located in the middle of the NW wall and a second gap (Wth 1.6m) in the SE wall probably represent doorways. There are old cultivation ridges running NW-SE in the vicinity of the house site. Monument is visible as a rectangular-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-110 House - fortified house
  Description

  Situated in an old farmyard approximately 12m N of a dwelling house. Ringfort (WM018-108----) and house site (WM018-109----) are c. 115m to N and NE, respectively. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as the outline of a rectangular-shaped structure, annotated ‘Castle’, with a farm building running S off the E end of the S wall of the castle. Depicted on the OS 25-inch map as a sub-rectangular-shaped structure with rounded corners at SW, NW and NE with a farm building built up against external face of E and S wall. No castle depicted in the townland of Balleagny on the Down Survey map of Mullingar parish (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of this map recorded that in 1641 the lands of Balleagny belonged to Sir Oliver Tuite (ibid.). Ballegan Castle is depicted on an estate map of Sonna Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (018) ). Balleagny Castle described in 1980 as the ruins of a roughly rectangular building (approx. dims. 15m NE-SW; 9m NW-SE) aligned E-W with small projecting semi-circular-shaped towers on NE and SW corners. The walls are constructed of undressed limestone laid in irregular courses and bonded with mortar. The interior is partly filled with collapsed, sod-covered masonry and is overgrown with trees. Castle described by Salter (2004, 145) as following; 'Only the very defaced lowest storey remains of a tower 12.7m long by 9m wide over walls 1.8m thick with traces of three loops. There are circular turrets 5m in diameter at the SW and NE corners, the latter containing the lowest part of a spiral staircase'. A modern field wall runs NW from the NE corner as shown on the 25-inch OS map. Possible earthworks (WM018-110001-) visible in the vicinity of the castle to SW and S. Monument is visible as a roughly rectangular-shaped area obscured by trees on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-110001 Bawn
  Description

  Situated in an old farmyard approximately 12m to N of a dwelling house. A low broad bank runs S from the SW corner of Balleagny Castle (WM018-110----) and extends as far as a wide ditch running NW-SE which may be a fosse. This possible fosse extends from the modern field fence SW of the castle to the S of the castle where it appears to turn to run N towards the farmyard. This bank and fosse may form part of the castle defences or bawn but it is difficult to be certain due to the presence of the post-1700 farmyard buildings. The post-1700 farmyard appears to have been replaced by a modern dwelling house. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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

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

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 Balleagny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Balleagny

Area

772,130 m² (77.21 ha, 190.8 acres)

Civil parish

Mullingar, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel and Magheradernon

Electoral division

Rathconrath, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathconrath electoral division: 400 people in 136 households; 94% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balgarrett, Coolnahay, Drumloose, Gaddrystown, Glascarn

Placenames

Balleagny 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.