Ballyclemock
Townland in the civil parish of Newbawn, barony of Shelmaliere West, Co. Wexford; in Irish Baile Chleamac
- Area
- 541.8 ha
- 1,339 acres
- Land parcels
- 86
- registered freehold, median 9,203 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyclemock, from 90 m² to 972,358 m² (97.24 ha, 240.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballyclemock 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 Dec 2025Refused
Permission for a proposed 58m2 extension to rear of house
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20251573
13 Jun 2025N/a
Permission for a proposed 58m2 extension to rear of house consisting
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250726
22 Apr 2025Granted (conditional)
Permission to construct an agricultural slatted tank and all associated site wor
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250462
24 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for the retention of extensions and alterations to an existing dwelli
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241314
14 Oct 2024N/a
Permission for retention of extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241265
5 Jul 2023Refused
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and garage
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20230767
6 Apr 2023Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and garage
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230363
3 Sept 2021N/a
Permission to demolish existing extention and entrance porch and erect new
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20211405
19 Aug 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of existing metal shed, existing dormer windows and fir
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20211329
22 Apr 2021Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention for the following unauthorised works to an existing res
Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210591
7 Dec 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention for the following unauthorised works to an existing
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20201483
17 Aug 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a domestic garage
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200946
25 May 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and domestic gara
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20200529
18 Oct 2019Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR RETENTION OF RETAINING WALL AND YARD WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS.
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20191416
19 Jun 2019Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20190847
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballyclemock.
Recorded monuments
- WX035-032 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked as a rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. c. 40m N-S; 25-35m E-W)on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a subcircular hachured feature (ext. dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) on the 1925 ed. and situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m) defined by a slight scarp and an external fosse visible as lusher vegetation (Wth 2.5-4m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Micahel Moore Date of upload/revision: 10 October, 2012
- WX035-042 Well
Description
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in italic lettering on both as Tobernagappul – the horses’ well – and situated on a fairly level landscape. It is not visible in pasture, and there is no evidence that it was ever venerated or of any antiquity. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-043 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and located on a steep E-facing slope down to the N-S Tomgarrow stream which is c. 60m distant. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Aerial photograph (GB89.AO.22) shows the cropmark of an incomplete curvilinear enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a fosse and with an entrance facing SE. Rath (WX035-043001-) is attached to the N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-043001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on a steep E-facing slope down to the N-S Tomgarrow stream which is c. 60m distant. Aerial photograph (GB89.AO.22) shows the cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a fosse. Rath (WX035-043----) is attached immediately to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October 2012.
- WX035-044 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked as an oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 35m E-W) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map, and situated towards the top of the SW-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge. It is not visible at ground level but a faint circular cropmark (diam. c. 35m) is visible on aerial photographs (MM (50) 4-6; ASIAP, WX 106, 22-6), and digital aerial photographs (WX035-044_1 to _4) taken in 2006. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-045001 Moated site
Description
Located in the valley of the N-S Tomgarrow stream, which loops around the monument NE-SE-SW c. 30-100m distant. This is a rectangular area (dims. 46m NE-SW; 45m NW-SE) in mixed woodland defined by slight earthen banks (int. H 0.2m) and external moats (Wth of top 8.7-9.5m; Wth of base 3.5-4.5m; ext. D 1-1.8m) on each side except the NW where there is field bank and outer silted drain. There are external banks at the SE and SW sides (Wth 6 8m; ext. H 0.6 1.5m), perhaps augmented with spoil. There are three rectangular house sites (dims. c. 9m x 4 5m) forming three sides of a square in the interior open to the NW. The houses are defined by stone spreads (Wth c. 1.5m; H c. 0.4-0.6m). The circular moated site (WX035-046----) is c. 130m to the S on the other side of the stream. (Barry 1977, 63, Fig. 15, 214, WX 9) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-045002 House - indeterminate date
Description
Located in the valley of the N-S Tomgarrow stream, which loops around the moated site (WX035-045001-) NE-SE-SW c. 30-100m distant. There are three rectangular house sites (dims. c. 9m x 4 5m) forming three sides of a square open to the NW in the interior. The houses are defined by stone spreads (Wth c. 1.5m; H c. 0.4m). This is closest to the SW side (dims. 8m NW-SE; 4m NE-SW). House (WX035-045003-) is 2m to the NE at its SE end. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-045003 House - indeterminate date
Description
Located in the valley of the N-S Tomgarrow stream, which loops around the moated site (WX035-045001-) NE-SE-SW c. 30-100m distant. There are three rectangular house sites (dims. c. 9m x 4 5m) forming three sides of a square open to the NW in the interior. The houses are defined by stone spreads (Wth c. 1.5m; H c. 0.4m). This is closest to the SE side (dims. 8.7m NE-SW; 5m NE-SW). House (WX035-045002-) is 2m to the SW and house (WX035-045004-) is immediately to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 Octiber, 2012
- WX035-045004 House - indeterminate date
Description
Located in the valley of the N-S Tomgarrow stream, which loops around the moated site (WX035-045001-) NE-SE-SW c. 30-100m distant. There are three rectangular house sites (dims. c. 9m x 4 5m) forming three sides of a square open to the NW in the interior. The houses are defined by stone spreads (Wth c. 1.5m; H c. 0.4m). This is closest to the NE side (dims. 9m NW-SE; 5m NE-SW). House (WX035-045003-) is immediately adjacent to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 12 October, 2012
- WX035-075 Water mill - horizontal-wheeled
Description
Located in the valley of a NW-SE stream, c. 55m upstream from Fary Bridge. A number of worked oak timbers are visible under water, protruding from the NE bank of the fast flowing stream. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-077001 Graveyard
Description
Marked as a graveyard on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6 inch maps, and situated on the SE-facing slope of a broad hill. This is a rectangular area (int. dims. 34m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks. There is a mortuary enclosure (int. dims 6.6m E-W; 3.6m N-S) defined by masonry walls (H 1.2-1.4m) at the centre but outside this feature at SW are two dressed granite stones from a medieval doorway. One has a chamfer and a rebate for a doorway and the other is from a pointed arch and has a chamfer. The graveyard is within an ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 80m) which is visible as a cropmark on digital aerial photographs (WX035-077_1 to 8) taken in 2006. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) can be seen outside the ecclesiastical enclosure at W on some of the aerial photographs (WX035-077_7, _8) taken in 2006. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-077002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Situated on the SE-facing slope of a broad hill. The graveyard (WX035-077001-) is within an ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 80m) which is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (WX035-077_1 to 8). WX035-077----_1 from SE Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-077003 Enclosure
Description
Situated on the SE-facing slope of a broad hill. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) can be seen outside the ecclesiastical enclosure (WX035-077002-) at W on digital aerial photographs (WX035-077_7, _8) taken in 2006. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 Octiber, 2012
- WX035-077004 Architectural fragment
Description
Situated on the SE-facing slope of a broad hill. There is a mortuary enclosure (int. dims 6.6m E-W; 3.6m N-S) defined by masonry walls (H 1.2-1.4m) at the centre of graveyard (WX035-077001-) but outside this feature at SW are two dressed granite stones from a medieval doorway. One has a chamfer and a rebate from a doorway and the other is from a pointed arch and has a chamfer. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-082 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located just off the summit of a low hill on the S side. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (MM (54) 3-5). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October, 2012
- WX035-083 Enclosure
Description
Located on a gentle S-facing slope. The faint and uncertain cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a perfectly circular fosse or ditch is visible on aerial photographs (MM (50) 7-11), but it was probably a decorative tree-ring. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 Octiber, 2012 Amended: 1 May, 2014
- WX035-095 Enclosure
Description
Located in a shallow N-S valley with the headwaters of several small streams 70-500m to the NE. Aerial photograph (GB89.AO.20) shows a cropmark of two conjoined rectilinear enclosures (total dims. c. 80m N-S; c. 40m E-W), each defined by wide fosses or moats. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett/Michael Moore Date of upload: 03-03-2010.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyclemock.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, 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 Ballyclemock.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballyclemock with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Ballyclemock · Baile Chleamac
- Area
- 5,417,850 m² (541.79 ha, 1,338.78 acres)
- Civil parish
- Newbawn, and its townlands
- Barony
- Shelmaliere West
- Electoral division
- Newbawn, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Newbawn electoral division: 579 people in 214 households; 84% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Assagart, Ballyshannon, Cullenstown, Fary, Garryrichard, Newbawn, Newcastle, Raheenduff, Rathsillagh, Scullaboge
- Placenames
- Ballyclemock 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.