# Drumakeenan, Co. Cavan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Annagh, barony of Tullygarvey, Co. Cavan; in Irish Droim Uí Chianáin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 537,791 m² (53.78 ha, 132.89 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,196 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M4 White Lands, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Annagh, https://everytownland.com/cavan/parish/annagh.md - Barony: Tullygarvey - Electoral division: Redhill, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 468 people lived in 166 households in the Redhill electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cavan, https://everytownland.com/cavan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5334 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 20775 - Centre: latitude 54.094619, longitude -7.320565 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumakeenan, from 448 m² to 120,376 m² (12.04 ha, 29.75 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 470680: 120,376 m² (12.04 ha, 29.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/470680.md - Parcel 491625: 49,493 m² (4.95 ha, 12.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/491625.md - Parcel 459603: 27,988 m² (2.8 ha, 6.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/459603.md - Parcel 477874: 26,047 m² (2.6 ha, 6.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/477874.md - Parcel 446784: 20,735 m² (2.07 ha, 5.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446784.md - Parcel 2684571: 19,458 m² (1.95 ha, 4.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2684571.md - Parcel 479566: 8,983 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/479566.md - Parcel 3082604: 7,752 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3082604.md - Parcel 485796: 5,522 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/485796.md - Parcel 443550: 4,972 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/443550.md - Parcel 5480990: 4,368 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5480990.md - Parcel 441598: 3,180 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/441598.md - Parcel 473507: 2,943 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/473507.md - Parcel 473769: 2,921 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/473769.md - Parcel 3832070: 2,654 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3832070.md - Parcel 3968378: 2,300 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968378.md - Parcel 3832074: 2,196 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3832074.md - Parcel 488332: 2,192 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/488332.md - Parcel 474606: 1,878 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/474606.md - Parcel 5668864: 1,779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5668864.md - Parcel 3968373: 1,607 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968373.md - Parcel 4413286: 1,543 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4413286.md - Parcel 488647: 1,243 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/488647.md - Parcel 474011: 1,182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/474011.md - Parcel 3693379: 1,014 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3693379.md - Parcel 491935: 964 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/491935.md - Parcel 2685100: 791 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2685100.md - Parcel 6043617: 750 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6043617.md - Parcel 5757859: 746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5757859.md - Parcel 486616: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/486616.md - Parcel 487652: 606 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/487652.md - Parcel 5219209: 516 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5219209.md - Parcel 3693378: 448 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3693378.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - M4 White Lands (Built up area): Cavan County Development Plan incorporating Variation No1 2022-2028, Cavan; 13 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.cavancoco.ie/media/y0ka04fz/chapter-14_.pdf#page=11 - M2 Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Cavan County Development Plan incorporating Variation No1 2022-2028, Cavan; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.cavancoco.ie/media/y0ka04fz/chapter-14_.pdf#page=4 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 30 May 2025, Cavan County Council 2560273: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect fully serviced two storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, entrance, sewerage treatment facilities & all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560273/0 - 19 Jul 2023, Cavan County Council 23262: Conditional. Permission. to construct 1 no. pig house (to provide for enhanced animal welfare standards), together with all ancillary structures and all associated site works arising from the development, significant further information received. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/23262/0 - 16 Nov 2022, Cavan County Council 22464: Conditional. Permission. to erect part 2 storey/ part single storey extension to side of existing dressing rooms building, connection to existing services, relocation of existing storage building within the site, demolish existing separate storage building, associated alterations to floor plans and elevations of existing dressing rooms building, alterations to car-parking layout and all associated and ancillary works at Knockroe, Redhills, Co. Cavan. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22464/0 - 28 Oct 2022, Cavan County Council 22436: N/a. Permission. to construct a new single storey extension to the rear of existing montessori/pre-school childcare building, together with all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22436/0 - 22 Jul 2020, Cavan County Council 20299: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for change of use to an existing detached domestic garage building from ancillary domestic use, to use as a Montessori/pre-school childcare facility, together with all associated works, including new signage and connect to existing on-site wastewater treatment system. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/20299/0 - 13 Mar 2018, Cavan County Council 18108: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a fully serviced two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance, boundary walls and piers, waste water treatment facilities, and all ancillary works. Significant further information and revised plans indicating adjustments to the entrance location and site boundary have been submitted. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18108/0 - 25 Jan 2017, Cavan County Council 1719: Conditional. Permission. to alter existing pitch layout, boundary treatments and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/1719/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Oughter And Associated Loughs, site code 000007 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CV016-038: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV016-038----. Raised circular area (int. diam. 20.2m) enclosed by a very low earthen bank and a wide, shallow fosse which is only identifiable from NW-N. The site is further enclosed by modern field boundaries from N-S-NW. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008 - CV016-039: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV016-039----. An earlier report (OPW 1968) described a raised oval area (int. dims. c. 38m NW-SE; c. 28m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a low earthen bank and fosse. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at WSW presumably marked original entrance. Site has since been levelled. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Redhills Garda Síochána Station, garda station/constabulary barracks, 1940–1950, Regional interest, registry number 40401602, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40401602. Detached L-plan five-bay single-storey Garda Síochána station with projecting central porch, built c.1945, with four-bay rear elevation, combining living and administrative functions. Hipped concrete tile roof with wide overhanging eaves, pitched roof to porch. Rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Wet-dashed walls with smooth rendered plinth. Limestone sills to six-over-six timber sliding-sash windows with exposed sash boxes. Narrower four-over-four sash windows flanking porch. Round-headed arch to porch with plain rendered responds and recent timber panelled door. Set back from the road behind rubble stone boundary walls and square-profile piers. - Redhills Methodist Church, church/chapel, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 40401603, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40401603. Freestanding gable-fronted single-cell Methodist church, built c.1870, with advanced single-bay porch to front and three-bay side elevation. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth. Round-headed windows with plain reveals and stone sills, six-over-six timber sliding-sash windows with arced panes to upper register. Plain interior with simple historic benches. Set back from the streetline behind recent fence. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Drumakeenan, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drumakeenan. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumakeenan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumakeenan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumakeenan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Drumakeenan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan: https://everytownland.com/cavan.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Killoughter: https://everytownland.com/cavan/killoughter.md - Killybandrick: https://everytownland.com/cavan/killybandrick.md - Knockroe: https://everytownland.com/cavan/knockroe-21401.md - Mullanavarnoge: https://everytownland.com/cavan/mullanavarnoge.md - Redhill Demesne: https://everytownland.com/cavan/redhill-demesne.md - Shannow Wood: https://everytownland.com/cavan/shannow-wood.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumakeenan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cavan/drumakeenan