Ballymacarry

1,026 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymacarry, from 3 m² to 83,308 m² (8.33 ha, 20.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 59 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballymacarry 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.

• 11 Sept 2026N/a

  RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING (1) EXTENSION TO OFFICE ON GROUND FLOOR AND (2) 1 NO. APARTMENT ON FIRST FLOOR WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661691

• 12 Aug 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661502

• 17 Jul 2026Conditional

  EXTENSION OF OPENING HOURS TO CHILDCARE FACILITY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 16/51094, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661333

• 25 May 2026Conditional

  PRE-SCHOOL FACILITY, LOCATED WITHIN EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTRE BUILDING

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660947

• 11 May 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660835

• 2 May 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660789

• 21 Apr 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO NEW ON SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ACCESS OVER EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660693

• 20 Apr 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING, SEMI-DETACHED, TWO STOREY HOUSE DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE (MICA) PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT SEMI-DETACHED, TWO STOREY HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS FROM THAT OF THE EXISTING HOUSE WITH THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATED REPLACEMENT WORKS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660674

• 24 Mar 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF SIGNAGE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING CHILD PRE-SCHOOL/PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME CARE FACILITY WITH CHILD PRE/AFTER SCHOOL CARE BUILDING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660492

• 24 Mar 2026Conditional

  (1) STEEL FRAMED DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED AND (2) ALTERATIONS TO LANDSCAPE IN THE FORM OF A RAISED SOIL BERM, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660493

• 20 Mar 2026Conditional

  (1) BLOCKING UP OF AN EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED TO THE NORTHWEST OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. NEW EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY BUNGALOW DWELLING COMPRISING (A) A LIVING ROOM EXTENSION TO THE NORTHEAST AND (B) A PORCH EXTENSION TO THE NORTHWEST (TOTAL COMBINED FLOOR AREA OF 18.1M2), ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL REFURBISHMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660458

• 19 Mar 2026Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/60805

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660450

• 10 Mar 2026Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING TO 2 NO. APARTMENTS INCORPORATING A 2 STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING BUILDING WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660386

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  (I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PERMANENT PART 3-STOREY, PART 2-STOREY POST PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR CRANA COLLEGE AND COLÁISTE EOGHAIN (13,497SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE. THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF THE NEW POST PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPRISE OF (A) 31 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, 24 NO. SPECIALIST CLASSROOMS, 4 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS WITHIN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SUITE, MP HALL AND ASSOCIATED PE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, STAFFROOM, DOUBLE HEIGHT LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION ROOMS, TOILETS, STORES, GENERAL ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION AND A DOUBLE HEIGHT GENERAL PURPOSE ROOM WITH ASSOCIATED KITCHENS AND STORES, (II) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PART 2-STOREY, PART SINGLE STOREY PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR GAELSCOIL BHUN CRANNCHA (2,459SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SIGNAGE. THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF THE NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPRISE; (A) 8 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, 2 NO. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS WITHIN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SUITE, GP HALL, STAFFROOM, LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION ROOMS, TOILETS, STORES AND GENERAL ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, (III) EXTERNAL COVERED AREA WITH EXTERNAL CONSTRUCTION STUDIES STORE AND BIN STORE (123SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA) FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL, AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP COMPOUNDS, LPG GAS COMPOUNDS AND AN ESB SUBSTATION (34SQ.M GROSS FLOOR AREA), (IV) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN & CYCLE INGRESS FROM CAUSEWAY ROAD AND EGRESS ONTO TAOBH AN TSRUTHAN, (V) CARPARKING AND SET-DOWN SPACES FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING 75 NO. STANDARD CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF/VISITORS AND 5 NO. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WITH CYCLE PARKING FOR 140 NO. BICYCLES, (VI) CARPARKING AND SET-DOWN SPACES FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING 18 NO. STANDARD CAR PARKING SPACES FOR STAFF/VISITORS AND 3 NO. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WITH CYCLE PARKING FOR 25 NO. BICYCLES, (VII) 5 NO. HARD PLAY/MUGA COURTS FOR THE POST PRIMARY SCHOOL AND 1 HARD COURT FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, (VIII) ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS AND WATER TANK STORAGE FOR BOTH SCHOOLS, (IX) THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES HARD & SOFT LANDSCAPING, GRASSED PLAY SPACE, OUTER ACTIVITY COURTYARDS, RESOURCE AREAS, SEN GARDEN/PLAY SPACES AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660378

• 5 Mar 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (2) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING, CONSISTING OF ENSUITE BEDROOM INCLUDING MINOR ELEVATIONAL REVISIONS AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660345

• 4 Mar 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, PROPOSED NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660328

• 13 Feb 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 10 NO. TWO STORIED SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2650020

• 11 Feb 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY SEMI DETACHED DWELLING WITH DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK (PLANNING REF. NOS. 01/5143 & 04/5762 REFERS) AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW REPLACMENT 2 STOREY DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN, ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660175

• 15 Jan 2026Refused

  (1) BLOCKING UP AN EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND (2) DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SHED TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND THE ERECTION OF 3 NO. NEW EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY BUNGALOW DWELLING COMPRISING OF (A) A LIVING ROOM EXTENSION TO THE NORTHEAST, (B) A PORCH EXTENSION TO THE NORTHWEST AND (C) AN EXTENSION CONTAINING 2 NEW BEDROOMS TO THE SOUTHWEST (TOTAL COMBINED FLOOR AREA OF 39.6M2) ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL REFURBISHMENT WORKS

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2650003

• 5 Jan 2026Conditional

  (1) ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING, INCLUDING THE ADDITION AND REPOSITIONING OF WINDOWS AND REPOSITIONING OF THE REAR PROJECTION, (2) ATTIC CONVERSION AND ALL ASSOCIATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND (3) THE DWELLING’S REVISED POSITION AND ORIENTATION ON THE SITE, REVISED SITE ENTRANCE, AND ALL ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS OF THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 03/5170

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660003

• 3 Nov 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING HARDWARE STORE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE AND FIRST FLOOR STORAGE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2550154

• 1 Nov 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BUILDING MATERIALS AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561897

• 24 Oct 2025Conditional

  (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS; PLANNING REF: 05/4367 AND (B) ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561857

• 10 Oct 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED 2 STOREY DWELLING (DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SEMI-DETACHED 2 STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561773

• 1 Oct 2025Conditional

  CONVERSION OF EXISTING HARD SURFACED PITCH TO A SYNTHETIC TURF, ERECTION OF FLOODLIGHTING TO PERIMETER OF PROPOSED PITCH, CAR-PARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561698

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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: Lough Swilly SAC 002287
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake 000166

Recorded monuments

• DG029-026 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  There is no sign of the single-ringed enclosure shown on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. As there are the remains of two cashels close-by (DG029-028 and DG029-27) it is likely that this also was a stone enclosure. It was situated on a plateau of cultivated land overlooking Lough Swilly to the W. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG029-027 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 20m. A rough circle of large stones complete except for a stretch along the W, is all that survives of the 'Fort' marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. On the N side two slabs set at right angles to the line of the wall seem to represent the entrance. It is situated on a slight eminence in rough to fair land overlooking Lough Swilly to the W. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 Excavation licence number 01E0447 Testing was carried out at the site of the proposed development of 29 semi-detached dwelling-houses in the townland of Magherainture, Ballymacarry, Buncrana, Co. Donegal. A cashel is located at the south end of the proposed development. Throughout the site, results of testing indicated a layer of topsoil and sod c. 0.4m deep. This consistently overlay a grey to yellow/brown sandy silt with frequent inclusions of large rocks and boulders. Nothing of archaeological significance was observed during the course of testing. (Excavations Bulletin 2001) Declan Moore, Moore Archaeological and Environmental

Architectural heritage

• Buncrana Castle, bridge, 1710–1730 · Regional interest
  Description

  Six-arch bridge, carrying approach avenue to Buncrana Castle (see 40815001) over the Crana River, erected c. 1716-18, having V-profile roughcast rendered rubble stone cutwaters to piers to both the upstream (north) and downstream elevations (south) rising to form pedestrian refugees at road deck level. Round-headed arches having roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Roughcast rendered rubble stone construction to piers, spandrels, and to parapets. Projecting stone stringcourse to side elevations at road deck level. Pedestrian refuges incorporate stone seating. Single carriageway with tarmacadam deck, exposed cobble stones in sections. Bridge spans the river Crana at the entrance to Lough Swilly Estuary giving access to Buncrana Castle to west. Located to the north-west of Buncrana town centre.

• Buncrana Castle, gates/railings/walls, 1720–1840
  Description

  Gateway serving Buncrana Castle (see 40815001), erected c. 1800, comprising a pair of mildly rock-faced squared and coursed rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having rock-faced stone capstones over with spiky rubble stone coping. Pedestrian entrance to the west side of gateway having rock-faced stone lintel over. Sections of squared and coursed rubble stone walling, and rubble stone walling to either side, that to the west adjoining parapet of Castle Bridge (see 40815003). Gates now removed. Located to the south-east of Buncrana Castle, and to the north-west of Buncrana town centre.

• Buncrana Castle, gates/railings/walls, 1720–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway serving Buncrana Castle (see 40815001), erected c. 1800, comprising a central vehicular entrance with pedestrian entrance adjacent to the south. Located at start of former main entrance to castle the gateway positioned on axis with castle and Castle Bridge (see 40815003). Now out of use with avenue overgrown. Three mildly rock-faced squared and coursed rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having rock-faced stone capstones over with spiky rubble stone coping. Pedestrian entrance to the south now infilled with modern blockwork. Replacement flat-bar wrought-iron gate. Located to the east of Buncrana Castle, and to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Quay/wharf, bridge, 1830–1870
  Description

  Quay and retaining wall, built c. 1850. Located on the eastern shore of the Crana River close to the point where it discharges into Lough Swilly\Buncrana Bay. Constructed of rubble stone masonry (large irregular rubble stone blocks) with slight batter to base. Roughly dressed rubble stone coping to edge with squared rubble stone quoins to the corners. Tarmacadam deck in use as car park. Some remaining cast-iron rope tie-rings to coping to edge of pier. Rubble stone retaining wall to the south. Double-arched bridge, c. 1800, to the south carrying road over small stream having roughly dressed quoins to arches and rubble stone construction. Detached single-bay single-storey structure to site, possible originally a gate lodge associated with Buncrana Castle (see 40815001) or a former winch house, having pitched natural slate roof, squared rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings (now blocked) having cut stone sills, and with square-headed doorway to the east elevation having replacement timber door. Set on the eastern side of the mouth of the Crana River, to the south-east of Buncrana Castle and to the north-west of Buncrana town centre.

• St. Mary’s Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Catholic church, built c. 1848, comprising six-bay nave with shallow chancel to the south-east, three-stage belltower (on square-plan) to the north-west gable having corner pinnacles at parapet level, gable-fronted single-bay single-storey entrance porch to the north-east elevation, and with three-bay two-storey with attic level sacristy attached to the chancel gable (south-east), added c. 1870, having gable-fronted single-bay entrance porch to the north end of the south-east gable end. Modern single-storey toilet block attached to the north-east elevation of sacristy. Pitched slate roof to main body of church having terracotta\red clay roll and cresting ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, projecting cut stone eaves courses, raised cut stone verges to the gable ends of main body of church having gabled projections along length and with gabled kneeler stones at eaves level, and with Celtic cross finial over chancel gable (south-east). Pitched slate roof to sacristy having overhanging eaves and clay ridge tiles, pitched slate roof to porch to the north-east elevation having cut sandstone verge and with cut sandstone kneeler stone at eaves level. Raised cut stone\ashlar parapet to tower having cut stone corner pinnacles, and with stepped Irish-style crenellations\crow stepped parapet having cut stone coping over. Cement rendered ruled-and-lined walls over chamfered plinth course to main body of church having clasping stepped buttresses between each two bays with feathered cut stone capping to the nave side elevations (north-east and south-west), and with flush block-and-start quoins to the corners. Cement rendered ruled-and-lined walls to sacristy having flush block-and-start quoins to the corners. Randomly coursed and squared rubble stone construction to tower having stepped cut stone pilasters (on square-plan) to the corners with feather cut stone coping delineating stages, cut stone stringcourses (chamfered at second stage level), cut stone course to base of parapet over cut stone corbels, and with round clock openings (no clocks) at second stage level having cut stone surrounds. Pointed-headed window openings to side elevations of nave (north-east and south-west) and to chancel having smooth rendered or ashlar surrounds, stone sills, moulded stone hoodmoulding over with label stops, and with diamond-pane cast-iron windows and timber Y-tracery. Figurative leaded stained glass windows to window openings to chancel (south-east). Pointed-arched window opening to the north-west face of tower at first stage level having chamfered cut sandstone surround, chamfered cut stone sill, sandstone hoodmoulding over with carved stone mask-stops, and with replacement window over leaded window fitting. Pointed-arched openings to tower at third stage having chamfered sandstone surround, cut stone Y-tracery, and timber louvered fittings. Pointed-headed door openings to belltower having chamfered staged ashlar stone reveals, cut stone hoodmoulding over with carved stone mask-stops, timber panelled double-doors, sand surmounted by leaded diamond-paned fanlight. Pointed-arched door opening to the front face of porch to the north-east elevation having chamfered staged ashlar red sandstone reveals with chamfer-stop, sandstone hoodmoulding over with carved red sandstone mask-stops, replacement doors and fanlight. Square-headed openings to sacristy having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and timber doors. Interior with Gothic-style reredos having triple-shafted cluster columns to reredos, with four gable-fronted niches having statues and with painting over, decorative moulded flat panelled ceiling with Jacobean-style panels having moulded rosette to central panels, cavetto moulded coving to eaves on moulded cornice, marble altar and baptismal font, gallery over north-west end of nave having timber parapet with Gothic-style panels; gallery supported on cast-iron columns (on circular-plan) having rendered capitals over with shamrock motifs, decorative torus moulded corners to window reveals, painted moulded wainscoting, and timber pews with perforated chamfered ends. Set back from road in elevated site to the north\north-east of the centre of Buncrana. Rubble stone boundary walls to site boundaries. Main gateway to the north-west of church comprising a pair of coursed and squared rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded capping with cornice, and having a pair of cast-iron gates. Hooped wrought-iron pedestrian gates to the west of church. Graveyard to site with collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century gravemarkers, both recumbent and upstanding, and some surrounded by iron railings. Graveyard across road to the south-west having collection of mainly nineteenth-century gravemarkers, of recumbent, table and upstanding-types, and some surrounded by iron railings.

• Cockhill Bridge, bridge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch bridge carrying road over the River Crana, built c. 1800, having V-profile rubble stone cutwaters to central piers to both upstream and downstream elevations. Some modern alterations to cutwaters to the north-east side with modern water pipe added. segmental-headed arches having roughly dressed and squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Rubble stone construction to piers, abutments, spandrels and parapets; crenellated rubble stone coping to parapets. Rubble stone domed caps to cutwaters to the south-west elevation, cement capping to cutwaters to the north-east elevation. Tarmacadam deck. Rubble stone\cobble paving to river bed below. Located in the rural countryside to the north\north-east of the centre of Buncrana.

• Wilson's Bridge, bridge, 1800–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arched bridge carrying road over Crana River, built c. 1807. Segmental-headed arch with roughly dressed stone voussoirs; squared rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Squared and rubble stone construction to spandrels and abutments. Abutments built directly on to bedrock. Rubble stone construction to parapets with rubble stone coping over. Modern water pipe to the north-east elevation. Tarmacadam deck with pathway to the north-east side of bridge. Rubble stone wing walls to either ends of parapets, stepping out from alignment of bridge. Located a short distance to the north of the centre of Buncrana with Westbrook House (see 40902945) adjacent to the west side of bridge.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballymacarry, about 1 in 10 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. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1981 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Ballymacarry

Area

2,247,027 m² (224.7 ha, 555.25 acres)

Civil parish

Lower Fahan, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen West

Electoral division

Buncrana Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,039 people lived in 1,386 households in the Buncrana Rural electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghilly and Lenynarnan, Ardaravan, Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Tullyarvan

Placenames

Ballymacarry 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.