Ballynahown

129 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynahown, from 5 m² to 167,300 m² (16.73 ha, 41.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballynahown 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.

• 12 Aug 2026N/a

  the construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660428

• 19 Feb 2025Conditional

  construction of a new private dwelling and detached garage, a new vehicular gated entrance, a wastewater treatment system and attenuation layer, and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560054

• 20 Jan 2025Conditional

  the development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands within the townlands of Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Clonascra, Ballyduff, Clonaderg, Doon Demesne, Lackagh Beg, Lackagh More, Cormore and Corbeg, Corbane, Ballydaly, Kilcolgan Beg, Turraun, Leabeg, Leamore, Oughter, Derrymore, Bunakeeran, Lumcloon and Broughal in County Offaly. The development proposes the following; a) The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 16,919 meters of existing former rail bed and 8,960 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields. b) The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Greenway, The Offaly Way, and the Lough Boora Discovery Park. c) The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include; i. 5 no. Type 2 Gateways (including 2 no. upgrades to existing parking and 3 no. proposed parking facilities) ii. 6 no. Type 3 Gateways iii. 1 no. Type 4 Gateways iv. 2 no. Major Rest Points v. 2 no. Minor Rest Points d) Upgrade works to Brosna Bridge (Ref 15-100). e) The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the Grand Canal within the Turraun townland. f) Upgrade works to 10 no. local access road crossings, and 8 no. agricultural crossings. g) The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. h) The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature-based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. i) Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 14,909 meters of ecological screening. j) All other ancillary and associated site work. This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560014

• 9 Dec 2024N/a

  he development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway. The development proposes the following; The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 16,919 meters of existing former rail bed and 8,960 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields. The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Greenway, The Offaly Way, and the Lough Boora Discovery Park. The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include; 5 no. Type 2 Gateways (including 2 no. upgrades to existing parking and 3 no. proposed parking facilities) 6 no. Type 3 Gateways, 1 no. Type 4 Gateways, 2 no. Major Rest Points, 2 no. Minor Rest Points. Upgrade works to Brosna Bridge (Ref 15-100). The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the Grand Canal within the Turraun townland. Upgrade works to 10 no. local access road crossings, and 8 no. agricultural crossings. The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature-based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 14,909 meters of ecological screening. All other ancillary and associated site work. This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460492

• 30 Oct 2024N/a

  the existing apartments in the existing basement of the dwelling house. Permission is also sought to retain and complete for the existing outbuilding to the south boundary of the site and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2460427

• 26 May 2023Conditional

  RETENTION and completion of entrance to dwelling which differs to that granted planning permission under p&d ref 19/7215, associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2376

• 4 May 2023Refused

  construction of a two-bedroom dwelling and garage. The application will also include an effluent treatment unit, percolation area, use of existing, entrance, and all associated site works and drainage

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360116

• 23 Jun 2021Conditional

  The following additional works to the granted permission under Ref: 19/7166 (i) spectator enclosure (33m long x 2m wide), (ii) warm-up area (230sqm) with two 3m high lighting standards and 2.4m high fencing with gateway (iii) permanent diversion of existing walking track to match existing with three new 3m high public lighting standards (iv) 1.3m high site fencing with access gateway, complete all ancillary and associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21347

• 14 Oct 2019Conditional

  Construction of a new storey and a half dwelling house, separate garage, conventional septic tank and percolation area, widening the existing entrance gate to the old cottage to serve both dwellings and all associated site work and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 197215

• 13 Aug 2019Conditional

  Construction of a new 70m by 40m all-weather sports pitch with artificial (AstroTurf) playing surface. The supporting works will include inter alia all site preparations, access road from car park of existing adjacent Ballinahown Sports Park, (utilizing the park's existing vehicular access unto the public roadway), internal pathways, associated parking, drainage, 5m high enclosing fence to pitch, with access gates, four light stanchions (12m high), hurling wall (5m high) and all other associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197166

• 10 Dec 2018Refused

  The construction of a new storey and a half dwelling house, separate garage, conventional septic tank and percolation area, new site entrance with gate and pillars and all associated site works and services.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187231

• 21 Apr 2017Conditional

  Retention Permission for agricultural cattle shed constructed onto existing slatted shed and located within my existing farm yard

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 177080

• 13 Feb 2017Conditional

  Minor revisions to plans for which planning permission was granted under Planning Reference No 16/7047 in respect of the proposed three bay animal shed, incorporating slatted pens and slurry storage tanks

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177023

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 Ballynahown.

Recorded monuments

• WM035-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a rise, in pasture, with good views to S. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a small oval-shaped enclosure. Shown on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 34m N-S; 37m E-W). Levelled monument described in 1973 as no surface remains visible, the earthwork appears to have been levelled during recent land clearance work. Levelled ringfort is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 28 November 2019

• WM035-009 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In grassland, just below ridge of low hillock on NE facing slope. Bullaun stones (WM035-007----; WM035-007001-) 440m and 460m respectively to NNW. Ballynahown Court 580m to NE. An irregular-shaped earthfast boulder (1.15m x 1.25m; H 0.45m) with two bowl-shaped hollows on its upper surface. The sides of the hollow have a reddish appearance. The SE hollow (top diam. 0.33m; base diam. 0.15m; D 0.09m) is 0.19m from the NW hollow (top diam. 0.38m; base diam. 0.15m; D 0.05m) which is not as well preserved. The remains of a third shallow depression (diam. 0.29m) can be seen on the N quadrant of the boulder surface. A double row of pitted dots can be seen running along the N face of the side of the boulder. The significance of this feature is uncertain. This boulder is now located in open grassland and was located 20m E of a tree-ring now levelled which is depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map. This tree-ring is not depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map and was probably a landscape feature associated with nearby Ballynahown Court. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 August 2014

• WM035-012 Enclosure
  Description

  On S side of avenue leading up to Ballynahown Court 360m to W. In demesne land situated atop natural rock outcrop with good views in all direction. Depicted as a tree plantation and not as an antiquity on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Present remains consist of an area of trees covered in scrub and other vegetation making it impossible examine whether there is any archaeological monument at this location. According to the current owner of Ballynahown Court the medieval castle of Ballynahown (WM035-010----) was located in the centre of this tree plantation. However this plantation does not match the location of the castle as depicted on the 1656 Down Survey map of Kilcleagh Parish (NLI MS 723-4). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 August 2014

• WM035-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a rise, in pasture, with good views to S. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure. Not depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map. Levelled monument described in 1973 as no surface remains visible. Levelled site is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 28 November 2019

Architectural heritage

• Ballynahown Court, gate lodge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1860, having a single-bay entrance porch to the centre of the main façade. Later in use as a private house and now out of use. Hipped natural slate roof with a central moulded brick chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods and decorative timber bargeboards. Veranda-style overhanging eaves to the front elevation (west) supported on cast-iron columns. Constructed of red brick with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and timber casement windows. Square-headed doorcase to projecting porch having a replacement timber sheeted door. Set back from road in own grounds with a low limestone plinth wall with decorative cast-iron railings with spear finials and a cast-iron gate to the road frontage (west). Ashlar limestone gate piers on square-plan to either end of railings. Located across the road to the east of the main entrance gates serving Ballynahown Court (15403506).

• Ballynahown Court, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Main entrance gates serving Ballynahown Court (15403514), erected c.1860, comprising a pair of rusticated ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan with pyramidal capstones over) supporting a pair of cast-iron gates. Gateway flanked to either side (north and south) by sections of plinth wall on shallow curved plan, having decorative cast-iron railings over, and terminated by further rusticated ashlar limestone gate piers. Rubble limestone boundary wall runs away to the north and south. Located to the east of Ballynahown Court and to the west of attendant gate lodge (15403505).

• Ballynahown Court, bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ornamental single-arched bridge carrying main approach avenue serving Ballynahown Court (15403514) over tributary stream of the River Boor, erected c.1860. Constructed of rubble limestone with dressed limestone voussoirs to arch. Cut limestone plinth walling over having decorative cast-iron panels with foliate detail acting as parapets with faceted cast-iron posts on octagonal plan to either end. Panel to west end of south parapet now missing. Located to the east of Ballynahown Court in estate grounds.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, formerly a pair of semi-detached three-bay houses. Pitched slate roof with overhanging eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods and decorative timber bargeboards to gable ends (northeast and southwest). Three smooth rendered chimneystacks with moulded detailing, one to either gable end and one offset to the southwest side of centre. Coursed squared limestone rubble walls with raised quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with brick dressings and replacement windows. Central round-headed doorcase with brick dressings and a replacement door with plain overlight above, set within former segmental-headed carriage arch, now blocked. Former square-headed openings with brick dressings between last two bays from either end. Set back from road in own grounds with rubble limestone wall with crenellated coping to street frontage (north). Pair of rubble limestone gate piers on square-plan having a wrought-iron gate gives access to site. Located to the west of Ballynahown village and to the southeast of Ballynahown Court (15403514).

• House, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1825, having a later two-storey return and single-storey lean-to extension to the rear (west). Pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater and three rendered chimneystacks, one to either gable end (north and south) and one offset to the north side of the centre. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Central round-headed doorcase with a timber sheeted door and having a radial/spoke fanlight over. Set at a right angle to the road alignment facing former Roman Catholic chapel at Ballynahown (15403510).

• School, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former national school, built 1863 and remodeled in 1924, with flanking single-bay single-storey porches to either side (southeast and northwest) and a two-storey return to rear (northeast). Now in use as retail outlet. Shallow hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves, smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end and with a metal air vent to the centre. Roughcast rendered walls with quoins to the corner, now flush with facade. Date plaque with Irish inscription to centre of front façade, above ground floor openings. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to main body of building and modern windows to front faces of porches (southwest), now partially infilled but originally having doors. Set slightly back from road with rubble stone wall to road frontage (south) having crenellated coping over. Gravel yard/carpark to rear (northeast). Located adjacent to the west of the Roman Catholic church (15403512) at Ballynahown.

• Saint Colmcille's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Roman Catholic church, built c.1902, comprising a four-bay nave, single-bay transepts to the east and west, a shallow single-bay chancel to the north and a two-stage tower (on square-plan) adjoining to the west end of the entrance front (south), having corner pinnacles and a spire on octagonal plan over (with lucarnes). Single-storey sacristy to the east side of the chancel and a single-storey side-chapel adjoining to the west side of the chancel. Single-bay gable-fronted porches to south faces of transepts. Pitched natural slate roofs with raised stone verges to gable ends having cross finials over (cast-iron and cut stone). Cast-iron rainwater goods throughout. Constructed of snecked rock-faced stone with extensive ashlar limestone detailing, including clasping buttresses between nave openings and to corners of entrance gable (south), string courses, quoins to corners and a stepped plinth to base. Belfry and spire of tower constructed of ashlar limestone. Pointed-arched window openings to nave, to first stage of tower and to the entrance front (south) having moulded cut stone surrounds and hoodmouldings. Four-light window with Geometric tracery to entrance gable (south), two-light windows with Geometric tracery to gable ends of transepts (east and west), and a five-light window with Geometric tracery to the chancel gable, all with pictorial stained glass windows, cut stone surrounds and with hoodmouldings over. Open belfry to second stage of tower with Geometric tracery and louvered vents. Pointed segmental-headed doorcase to centre of entrance façade with cut limestone surround, hoodmoulding over (forming part of string course) and with timber double doors. Interesting interior having an open timber scissor truss roof, polished granite columns with limestone Doric capitals, an open timber gallery (to nave gable) reached by a cast-iron spiral staircase and collection of marble memorials. Interior and altar under renovation (November 2004). Date stone reads: 'BUILT 1897-1902 Mw COLUMB P.P'. Set back from road in own grounds to east end of Ballynahown Village. Bounded on road-frontage (south) by a rubble limestone with crenellated coping. Ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) with cast-iron gates hung from a shared decorative central cast-iron pier.

• Ballynahown Court, country house, 1740–1750 · National interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey over basement country house, built c.1746, having a three-bay single-storey wing, added c.1850, to the southwest. Five-bay elevation to the northwest façade of main house. Shallow hipped natural slate roof, hidden behind raised parapet with an ashlar limestone eaves cornice with blocking course over, having a central brick chimneystack aligned parallel to roof ridge. Constructed of red brick over a moulded ashlar limestone plinth with an ashlar string course at first floor level and flush ashlar limestone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in size towards the eaves, having moulded cut stone architraves, cut stone sills and with timber sliding sash windows (two-over-two pane to ground floor, nine-over-six to first floor and three-over-three to second floor). Pedimented window opening to the centre of the ground floor on five-bay northwest facing elevation. Cut-stone architraves with moulded cut stone entablatures over to window openings on single-storey wing to the southwest. Central pedimented tripartite Tuscan cut stone doorcase with sidelights (having leaded geometric glazing) and timber panelled double doors having a spoke fanlight over to the entrance façade (southwest). Flight of cut stone steps flanked by decorative cast-iron railings gives access to the doorway over basement. Ashlar limestone plinth wall (with cut stone coping over) surrounds basement to entrance front. Set well back from road in extensive mature parkland grounds with main entrance gates (15403506) and a gate lodge (15403505) to the east and an extensive complex of outbuildings (15403515) and a walled garden to the southwest and south. Located to the south of Athlone and to the northwest of Ballynahown village.

• Ballynahown Court, outbuilding, stables, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Complex of single and (mainly) two-storey outbuildings/stables to the rear of Ballynahown Court (15403514), mainly built c.1860. Hipped natural slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed with coursed squared rubble limestone with brick dressings to the openings and with dressed limestone quoins to a number the corners of a number of the ranges/buildings. Square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and mainly timber sliding sash windows. Timber louvred vents to the first floor openings on a number of ranges. Square-headed doorways with brick dressings and mainly timber sheeted doors. Square-headed loading bays with timber sheeted doors to a number of first floor bays. Segmental-headed carriage arches with brick voussoirs. Walled garden on rectilinear plan to the south having brick-lined internal walls. Main entrance to the east through an integral segmental-headed carriage arch having dressed limestone voussoirs and with a stepped parapet over surmounted by a carved boar’s head pierced by an arrow. Complex located to the south and south west of Ballynahown Court (15403514) and to the northwest of Ballynahown village.

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).

No address of the register names Ballynahown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Ballynahown · Buaile na hAbhann

Area

3,187,539 m² (318.75 ha, 787.66 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcleagh, and its townlands

Barony

Clonlonan

Electoral division

Castledaly, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinlassy, Ballynahownwood, Castletown, Clonaderg (Co. Offaly), Doon Demesne (Co. Offaly), Kilbillaghan, Laughil (Co. Offaly)

Placenames

Ballynahown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.