Ballymacarry Lower

430 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymacarry Lower, from 7 m² to 61,793 m² (6.18 ha, 15.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballymacarry Lower 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.

• 21 Sept 2026N/a

  (1) CONCRETE HARD STAND, (2) 2 NO. RETAIL UNITS AND (3) CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661751

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW (DWELLING AFFECTED BY MICA) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUNGALOW COMPRISING 3-BEDROOMS (3 NO. ENSUITE), 2 NO. RECEPTION ROOMS, KITCHEN / PANTRY, DINING ROOM, LAUNDRY, CLOAKS / WC, PLANT / STORE-ROOM, CIRCULATION AND CAR PORT WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661459

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW (DWELLING AFFECTED BY MICA) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUNGALOW COMPRISING OF 4-BEDROOMS (3NO. ENSUITE), 2NO. RECEPTION ROOMS, KITCHEN / PANTRY, DINING ROOM, STUDY, LAUNDRY, CLOAKS / WC, PLANT ROOM, CIRCULATION AND CAR PORT WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661460

• 23 Jul 2026N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED STORAGE/AGRICULTURAL SHED AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 14 RESIDENTIAL UNITS SET OUT IN A SERIES OF TWO TERRACES AND DETACHED DUPLEX BLOCK CONSISTING OF 6 NO. 1 BED APARTMENTS, 4 NO. 2 BED TOWN HOUSES AND 4 NO. 3 BED TOWN HOUSES, ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS NEW ACCESS ROAD WITH FOOTPATHS AND AMENITY AREA,

  Permission, 8 homes · Donegal County Council, 2661369

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660954

• 25 May 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF BALCONY AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING CLUB HOUSE TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL LOCKER ROOM SPACE AND TRAINING ROOM WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660946

• 25 May 2026Conditional

  6 MODULAR BUILDINGS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL USE ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING i.C.A.R.E ACTIVITIES WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660948

• 19 May 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660899

• 19 May 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660898

• 7 May 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF BALCONY AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING CLUB HOUSE TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL LOCKER ROOM SPACE AND TRAINING ROOM WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660818

• 1 May 2026Refused

  (1) 2 NO. BAY CARWASH, (2) 2 NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS AND (3) CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660786

• 27 Apr 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING RETAIL PREMISES INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660735

• 28 Mar 2026N/a

  EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING RETAIL PREMISES TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660520

• 9 Mar 2026N/a

  (A) RETENTION OF EXISTING BALCONY, AND (B) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING CLUB HOUSE TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL LOCKER ROOM SPACE AND TRAINING ROOM WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660365

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  A TEN-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THE EXISTING BUNCRANA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) LOCATED AT RAILWAY ROAD, BALLYMACARRY LOWER, CO. DONEGAL; THE EXISTING FAHAN WWTP LOCATED AT CARRONTLIEVE, FAHAN, CO. DONEGAL; AND ALONG THE R238 REGIONAL ROAD WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF CARRONTLIEVE, CARROWMULLIN, FIGARY, LISFANNAN, LUDDAN, AND BALLYMACARRY LOWER. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (1) UPGRADE WORKS TO THE EXISTING BUNCRANA WWTP REQUIRING AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING SITE TO INCREASE ITS DESIGN POPULATION EQUIVALENT (PE) FROM 13,200PE TO 17,700PE COMPRISING (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A SECONDARY TREATMENT TANK, BLOWERS AND SOUND ATTENUATION BARRIER, PUMP SUMP AND VENT STACK, FLOW METER CHAMBER, VALVE CHAMBER, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, FLOOD PROTECTION WALL, 2 NO. PICKET FENCE THICKENER TANKS, A SITE DRAINAGE PUMPING STATION, INTERNAL SITE ACCESS ROAD, INTERCONNECTING PIPEWORK AND MANHOLES AND 4 NO. PARKING SPACES, (B) INTERNAL UPGRADES TO THE INLET WORKS BUILDING, INTERNAL UPGRADES TO THE CONTROL AND SLUDGE DEWATERING BUILDING, INTERNAL UPGRADES TO THE OUTFALL PUMPING STATION, REPURPOSING OF THE PRIMARY SETTLEMENT TANKS AS FINAL EFFLUENT BALANCING TANKS, RECONFIGURATION OF THE FLOW DISTRIBUTION CHAMBER AND INTERNAL UPGRADES TO THE SLUDGE HOLDING TANK, (C) REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING SITE ACCESS GATE WITH A PALISADE SECURITY GATE, (D) INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) PANELS ON SOUTH FACING ROOFS OF THE EXISTING INLET WORKS, CONTROL AND SLUDGE DEWATERING AND PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, (E) DECOMMISSIONING AND DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SITE DRAINAGE PUMPING STATION, GAS HOLDING TANK, PICKET FENCE THICKENER AND SLUDGE DIGESTION TANK AND (F) ALL HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING WORKS INCLUDING SCREEN PLANTING AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS INCLUDING SITE WORKS AND TEMPORARY WORKING AREAS, (2) UPGRADE WORKS TO THE EXISTING FAHAN WWTP TO CONVERT IT INTO A WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION (WWPS) COMPRISING (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A STORMWATER HOLDING TANK, PUMP SUMP AND VENT STACK, VALVE CHAMBER, INLET FLUME, SURGE VESSEL, WET KIOSK, 2 NO. CONTROL KIOSKS, CHEMICAL SKID, BUNDED CHEMICAL STORAGE TANK, EMERGENCY SHOWER, WELFARE UNIT, FLOOD PROTECTION WALL WITH GATE, INTERCONNECTING PIPEWORK AND MANHOLES, (B) DECOMMISSIONING AND DEMOLITION OF THE SITE GATE AND WING WALLS, SEPTIC TANK AND PRELIMINARY EQUIPMENT, (C) MATERIAL ALTERATION OF THE EXISTING SITE ACCESS TO INCORPORATE A NEW AND REALIGNED SECURITY MESH SITE GATE AND WINGWALLS AN

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562206

• 28 Oct 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EASTERN ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561871

• 25 Apr 2025Conditional

  (1) SUBDIVISION OF DWELLING INTO 2 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATIONS, (2) CONVERSION OF SHED AND EXTENSION TO ACT AS ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION FOR DEPENDANT RELATIVES AND (3) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560647

• 19 Apr 2025Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF EXISTING INISHOWEN GATEWAY HOTEL AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560614

• 21 Feb 2025Conditional

  EXTENSION, ALTERATION AND REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING TO BRING IT BACK INTO USE AS A PRIVATE DWELLING COMPRISING OF (1) ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE (A) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FRONT PORCH, BACK RETURN AND DETACHED GARAGE, (B) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE WINDOW FENESTRATION OF THE REMAINING BUILDING AND (C) REPLACEMENT ROOF AND FRONT-FACING DORMERS WITH A HIGHER RIDGE AND EAVES TO ACCOMMODATE A GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE, PLAY ROOM/BEDROOM, STORAGE CUPBOARD/ENSUITE AND CLOAKS TOILET WITH THREE BEDROOMS AND A FAMILY BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION COMPRISING OF A KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING ROOM, UTILITY ROOM, STUDY, BOOT ROOM AND ACCOMMODATION STAIR AT GROUND FLOOR LEADING TO FIRST FLOOR BEDROOMS WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING AND A NEW BEDROOM SUITE, PLANT CUPBOARDS AND ASSOCIATED CIRCULATION AREAS WITHIN THE PROPOSED EXTENSION AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED ANCILLARY BUILDING COMPRISING A STUDY/GYM AND STORE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560223

• 17 Feb 2025N/a

  EXTENSION, ALTERATION AND REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING TO BRING IT BACK INTO USE AS A PRIVATE DWELLING COMPRISING: (1) ALTERATIONS WILL INCLUDE (A) DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FRONT PORCH, BACK RETURN AND DETACHED GARAGE, (B) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE WINDOW FENESTRATION OF THE REMAINING BUILDING AND (C) REPLACEMENT ROOF AND FRONT-FACING DORMERS WITH A HIGHER RIDGE AND EAVES TO ACCOMMODATE A GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE, PLAY ROOM/BEDROOM, STORAGE CUPBOARD/ENSUITE AND CLOAKS TOILET WITH THREE BEDROOMS AND A FAMILY BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION COMPRISING A KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING ROOM, UTILITY ROOM, STUDY, BOOT ROOM AND ACCOMMODATION STAIR AT GROUND FLOOR LEADING TO FIRST FLOOR BEDROOMS WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING AND A NEW BEDROOM SUITE, PLANT CUPBOARDS AND ASSOCIATED CIRCULATION AREAS WITHIN THE PROPOSED EXTENSION AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED ANCILLARY BUILDING COMPRISING A STUDY/GYM AND STORE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560192

• 2 Feb 2025Refused

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RESPITE CARE FACILITY CONSISTING OF (1) 3 NO. FULLY ACCESSIBLE FAMILY CABINS, 4 NO. 2-BED FAMILY CABINS AND 1 NO. 3 BED FAMILY CABIN AND (2) A SINGLE STOREY FACILITIES CABIN (CONTAINING A RECEPTION / CARETAKER'S OFFICE AND KITCHENETTE, ACCESSIBLE WC, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND A STORAGE AREA FOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT), ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND SITE WORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560120

• 23 Jan 2025Conditional

  (1) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO PREVIOUSLY GRANTED SHED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. P886, (2) CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO BEDROOM AND (3) LINK BETWEEN DWELLING AND CONVERTED BEDROOM, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560075

• 18 Dec 2024N/a

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CAMPING PARK CONSISTING OF (1) 3 NO. FULLY ACCESSIBLE GLAMPING PODS SUITABLE FOR THE DELIVERY OF RESPITE SERVICES, (2) 4 NO. 2-BED GLAMPING PODS, (3) 1 NO. 3-BED GLAMPING POD AND (4) A SINGLE STOREY FACILITIES BUILDING (CONTAINING A RECEPTION OFFICE, ACCESSIBLE WC AND STORAGE AREA), ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462113

• 14 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ENTRANCE AND PERIMETER FENCING AROUND EXISTING 38KV STATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461834

• 21 Oct 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ENTRANCE AND PERIMETER FENCING AROUND EXISTING 38KV STATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461668

The 25 most recent of 78 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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballymacarry Lower.

Architectural heritage

• Buncrana Railway Station, railway station, 1860–1870
  Description

  Detached six-bay-bay two-storey former railway station incorporating probable former station master’s house, built 1864, having projecting two-storey gable-fronted entrance bay offset to the south of centre, advanced two-storey gable-fronted bay to the north end of the main elevation (east), gabled-fronted half-dormers, and single-bay single-storey block and single-storey flat-roofed block attached to the north gable end. Now in use as a public house and restaurant with modern porch to the north end of the main elevation (east), modern two-storey additions to the south, and with additions to the west elevation to former platform now forming part of dining area to restaurant. Pitched natural slate roofs with red brick chimneystacks having yellow brick detailing to margins and with polygonal clay pots, decorative pierced timber bargeboards to gable ends and to advanced gable-fronted bays, ashlar stone coping to dormer openings, and with profiled cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick chimney breast to the north gable end projects from wall with yellow brick detailing to the margins. Snecked and coursed squared rubble stone walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth, and with decorative brick quoin detailing to the corners. Cast-iron columns to former platform at rear. Square headed window openings, paired at first floor level and tripled at ground floor level, having painted brick reveals and mullions, moulded stone sills, carved cut stone haunched lintels with hoodmouldings over, and with replacement windows. Cut stone plaque to gable apex of advanced bay to the north end of the main elevation having trefoil motif and hoodmoulding. Cut stone shield motifs to gabled bays and breakfront to the south. Central Tudor-arch headed door opening with painted brick reveals, carved haunched lintels with hoodmoulding and overlight, and replacement timber panelled doors. Square-headed doorway to the advanced bay to the south of the front elevation having replacement timber door, and cast-iron quarry-glazed overlight and sidelights. Set back from main approach road to Buncrana from the south with remains of former platform to the west. Former water tower (see 40815016) to the west.

• Buncrana Railway Station, building misc, water tower, 1860–1870
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay single-storey former railway water tower associated with Buncrana Railway Station (see 40815015), built c. 1864. Formerly surmounted by water tank, now removed. Now disused. flat-roof hidden by low parapet, with cast-iron guttering on red brick cornice. Rock-faced squared and snecked rubble stone walls with flush red brick block-and-start quoins to the corners. Round-headed window opening with red brick block-and-start surrounds, stone sills, and metal windows (now blocked). Square-headed door opening with red brick block-and-start surround and replacement timber door. Set in former goods yard to west of former railway station (40815015), and to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Bridge, 1895–1905
  Description

  Four\five-arch railway bridge carrying former Buncrana to Carndonagh section of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway line over the Mill River, built c. 1901. Now disused. Segmental-headed arches having yellow brick voussoirs (six courses) and yellow brick construction to arch barrels. Snecked sand squared mildly rock-faced rubble stone piers, abutments and parapets with moulded brick stringcourse at track deck level. V-profile snecked and squared rubble stone cutwaters to base of piers to the south-east elevation. Ashlar stone canopy\lintel on moulded stone corbelled brackets to north-west side of bridge, below parapet level. Deck now overgrown with vegetation; water pipe attached to the south-east elevation. Located to south of Buncrana town centre, and to the north-east of the former Buncrana Railway Station (see 40815015). Detached three-bay single-storey building adjacent to bridge having pitched natural slate roof with red brick chimneystacks, red brick walls, square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, and square-headed doorway with metal door.

• Mill River Bridge, bridge, 1700–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch bridge carrying road over the Mill River, built c. 1730. Possibly containing earlier fabric. Round-headed arches having roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrels. Rubble stone construction to piers, abutments, spandrels and parapets; rubble stone coping to parapets. Foundations of bridge built directly on bedrock forming natural breakwaters. Modern repairs in places. Tarmacadam deck with modern footpath to the north-west side. Located to the south-east end of Buncrana. Former corn mill (see 40815032) to north-west, and mill weirs.

• Farm house, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820 and altered c. 1860, having modern single-storey addition to the north gable end. Pitched natural slate roof with projecting rendered or cut stone eaves course to east elevation, blue-black clay ridge tiles, brick chimneystacks to gables ends (north and south), and with cast-iron rainwater goods to east elevation and replacement rainwater goods to west. Roughcast rendered rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings having some remaining stone sills, and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and with central six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window at first floor level over front door. Central square-headed door opening to east elevation having smooth rendered reveals, painted stone plinth blocks, replacement timber door and plain overlight. Set back from road in an elevated site to the south of the centre of Buncrana. Flight of concrete steps from road to east into garden. Rendered rubble stone walls to site boundary to the east. Pedestrian gateway to the east having metal gate.

• Milestone/milepost, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron milepost (on circular-plan), erected c. 1880, having domed cap with projecting lip to base. Raised\embossed inscription to its east side reading ‘L.DERRY 10 MILES, BUNCRANA 0 MILES. Located to the west side of the R238 road leading to Derry. Located on footpath outside of modern hotel to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana.

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 Lower, 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 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_1982 (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 Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Ballymacarry Lower · Baile Mhic Fhearaigh

Area

936,740 m² (93.67 ha, 231.47 acres)

Civil parish

Lower Fahan, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen West

Electoral division

Buncrana Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,279 people lived in 1,330 households in the Buncrana Urban electoral division. 61% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardaravan, Gransha, Luddan

Placenames

Ballymacarry Lower 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.