Derrynageeha
Derrynageeha is a townland in the civil parish of Kilfiddane, barony of Clonderalaw, Co. Clare. Its name in Irish is Doire na Gaoithe.
- Area
- 104.7 ha
- 259 acres
- Land parcels
- 45
- registered freehold, median 9,426 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrynageeha, from 70 m² to 146,016 m² (14.6 ha, 36.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Derrynageeha 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
6 Oct 2021Conditional
for development in the townlands of Crossmore, Derrynageeha, Ballyduneen, Carrowreagh West, Corraige, Knockalough, Crag, Furroor, Boolynamweel, Illaunatoo or Sorrelisland, Boolynaknockaun, Glenmore and Booltiagh. The Development will consist of: 1. A 38kV electrical connection over a total of approximately 11km, from the permitted Crossmore Wind Farm (planning ref: P09/123, as extended under planning ref: 19/388 and altered by P20/824) to the existing 110kV Booltiagh substation. This connection will consist of approximately 10km of overhead line and associated 97 no. wooden polesets (single, double and triple structures with approximate heights between 14-19 metres), and approximately 1km of underground cabling. The cable will travel underground within the wind farm site (in the townlands of Cross More and Derrynageeha), underground on private lands (in the townlands of Boolynamweel, Illaunatoo and Boolynaknockaun) and under the public road prior to entering the Booltiagh substation (in the townlands of Boolynaknockaun and Booltiagh). 2. Roads and access arrangements/works consisting of: a) Creation of new permanent access gate into private lands off the L6180 local road; b) Construction of new access roads to facilitate provision of the grid connection, to be retained for permanent use; and c) Upgrade of the existing public road network for turbine delivery including; I. Junction improvement works at the N68 and L6180; II. Widening along the L6180. 3. The proposed development also incorporates construction of the following elements at the site of the permitted 7-turbine Crossmore Wind Farm (ref: P09/123, as extended by P19/388, and altered by P20/824) which will have a 25 year operational lifespan from the date of commissioning: a) Provision of a permanent 38kV substation north of permitted Turbine 5 in lieu of previously approved substation located south of Turbine 2; b) Redesign of permitted turbine hardstand areas consisting of additional temporary hardstand areas for blade storage; c) Provision of 2 no. temporary construction compounds; d) Proposed upgrade of existing access road and proposed new areas of access road between permitted Turbines no. 5 and no. 6, in lieu of permitted upgrade of existing access road between permitted Turbines no. 2 and no. 5; e) All associated underground cabling between permitted turbines and relocated substation, and; To view remainder of description please view newspaper notice.
Permission · Clare County Council, 211057
5 Nov 2020Conditional
for development comprising an increased wind turbine blade length and associated reduction in turbine hub height, creation of a splayed junction, and all associated cabling, services and ancillary works at land at the site of the consented Crossmore Wind Farm. This site is located approximately 4km north of Kilmurry McMahon, 4.5km southeast of Kilmihil and 15km east of Kilrush in the townlands of Crossmore and Derrnageeha, Co Clare. The development will consist of: 1. An increase in the blade length of the previously-consented 7 no. wind turbine Crossmore Wind Farm, consented under planning application Ref: P09/123, from 45 metres to up to 57.5 metres; 2. Associated reduction in turbine hub height of up to 12.5m to maintain the previously approved overall turbine tip height of up to 125m (the previously approved hub height was 80m) 3. Creation of a splayed junction at the wind farm entrance on the Ballyduneen Road, off the N68, necessary to facilitate the proposed turbine / blade configuration; 4. All associated services and ancillary works. The application is seeking a ten year planning permission and 30 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the renewable energy development.
Permission · Clare County Council, 20824
16 May 2019Unconditional
to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P09/123 for proposed development which will consist of Seven wind turbines with a hub height of 80m and blade diameter of 90m, construction of substation, access roads and associated works
Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 19388
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 Derrynageeha.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Derrynageeha.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derrynageeha.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Derrynageeha, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- 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 Derrynageeha.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Derrynageeha with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Derrynageeha · Doire na Gaoithe
- Area
- 1,047,048 m² (104.7 ha, 258.73 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilfiddane, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clonderalaw
- Electoral division
- Kilfiddane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 345 people lived in 130 households in the Kilfiddane electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyduneen, Carrowreagh West, Cross More
- Placenames
- Derrynageeha 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.