Ballymackesy

74 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymackesy, from 53 m² to 459,216 m² (45.92 ha, 113.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 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 Ballymackesy 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.

• 14 Jul 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a fully serviced dwelling house (Planning No. 20100852

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20260936

• 24 Nov 2025Refused

  Permission to erect a fully serviced dwelling house. (Planning no. 20100852)

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251530

• 2 Sept 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for indefinite retention of the single storey detached

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20251094

• 6 Aug 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of an extension and alterations to an existing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250969

• 1 Jul 2025Refused

  Permission for the erection of an agricultural building and associated site work

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250808

• 26 Aug 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the proposed erection of alterations and extensions

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241018

• 21 Jun 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission to demolish existing fire damaged dwelling and erect in its place

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240718

• 11 Jun 2024N/a

  Permission to demolish existing fire damaged dwelling and erect in its place

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20240664

• 24 Oct 2023Refused

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231275

• 27 Jun 2023Refused

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20230734

• 4 Oct 2022Refused

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and associated si

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221305

• 12 Apr 2022Refused

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220477

• 19 Mar 2021Granted (conditional)

  10 YEAR PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WITH A

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20160442

• 20 Dec 2018Granted (conditional)

  PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE RETENTION OF 2 NO. SPANISH TUNNELS, WIND BREAKS, ATT

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20181782

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781

Recorded monuments

• WX025-019 Burnt mound
  Description

  First noted in 1973-4 (SMR file) and located on a gentle SE-facing slope. This is an oval area of burnt and cracked stones and black earth (dims. 15m x 8m) visible when the area is ploughed. 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: 2 July, 2012

• WX025-020 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Marked as a subcircular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) with an E-W building in the centre on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map, and situated on a shelf with the N-S River Boro c. 100m to the E. It is now occupied by farm buildings. 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: 2 July 2012

• WX025-036 Church
  Description

  Marked as a small cruciform structure (L c. 20m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as Cloghbawn R. C. Chapel. It is said to have been burnt in 1798 (Harte 1925, 100-01). A new church was built c. 100m to the S in 1858. There are no visible remains of the older church, which is the first post-Penal Catholic church of Cloghbawn. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 July, 2012

Architectural heritage

• Saint Clement's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1858-9, on a rectangular plan with single-bay full-height buttressed gabled breakfront to entrance (west) front. Renovated, 1909, with interior "improved". Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with part-perforated crested roll moulded clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "slated" coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled kneelers including cut-granite "slated" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on trefoil-detailed gabled kneelers with granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing embossed cast-bronze bell ("1863"), and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone walls to entrance (west) front with benchmark-inscribed cut-granite flush quoins to corners; slate hung surface finish (remainder). Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite Y-mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing iron mesh storm panels over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch "Trumeau" door opening to entrance (west) front with cut-granite step threshold, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded doors. Pointed-arch window opening with cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "arrow loop" opening (gable) with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing louvered fitting. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight; full-height interior open into roof with choir gallery (west) on clustered colonette pillars below stained glass "West Window" (----), carpeted central aisle between quatrefoil-detailed timber pews, perforated timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----), Classical-style wall monument (ob. 1864) with Gothic-style wall monument (ob. 1869), exposed braced scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling on carved timber cornice, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, ----, with cut-veined white marble Gothic-style memorial side altars (1909) centred on cut-veined white marble panelled altar (1909) below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1906). Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having lichen-spotted pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

• Saint Clement's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over basement presbytery, built 1845, on a rectangular plan with three-bay full-height rear (east) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Renovated, ----. Hipped slate roof on an E-shaped plan with pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Replacement gritdashed roughcast wall to front (west) elevation on cement rendered plinth with cement rendered "bas-relief" strips to ends; slate hung surface finish (remainder). Central door opening into presbytery with timber mullions framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed window openings to front (west) elevation with cut-granite sills, and cement rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressing framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Saint Clement's Catholic Church.

• Borohill House, farm house, 1700–1798 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three- or five-bay two-storey over part raised basement farmhouse, extant 1798, on a T-shaped plan with two-bay full-height side elevations; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey central return (south). Leased, 1806. Sold, 1876. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1933. Resold, 1997. "Restored", 1998. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on hipped artificial slate roof (south) with ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack on axis with ridge having cut-granite capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves. Replacement pigmented roughcast walls with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of nine cut-granite steps between cast-iron railings, timber doorcase with panelled pilasters on padstones supporting cornice, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement two-over-two (basement), one-over-one (ground floor) or three-over-three (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site with cut-granite monolithic piers to perimeter supporting looped wrought iron double gates.

• Ballymackesy House, farm house, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, built 1811, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey side elevations; single-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (south). Leased, 1843. Occupied, 1911. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped slate roofs on a T-shaped plan including hipped slate roof (south) with pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stringcourses below stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging eaves retaining wrought iron brackets. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-granite steps, doorcase with engaged columns on monolithic plinths supporting cornice, and rendered "bas-relief" surround having bull nose-detailed reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement timber casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings originally in tripartite arrangement to side elevations with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement timber casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.

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 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 Ballymackesy.

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 Ballymackesy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Ballymackesy · Baile Uí Mhacasa

Area

2,119,259 m² (211.93 ha, 523.68 acres)

Civil parish

Chapel, and its townlands

Barony

Bantry

Electoral division

Clonroche, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clonroche electoral division: 1,333 people in 463 households; 73% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyeden, Clonroche, Coolaught, Coolroe, Moneytucker, Tominearly

Placenames

Ballymackesy 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.