Ballymore

4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymore, from 427 m² to 2,123,605 m² (212.36 ha, 524.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballymore 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Ballymore in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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: Slieve League SAC 000189
• Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA 004150
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve League 000189

Recorded monuments

• DG090-004001 Church
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (National Monument No. 139 (1)): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. The land rises on the S and SW to the cliff and falls away steeply to Lough Agh on the N. On the E the ridge is level and the land falls away again on the SE. The ruins are in a parlous condition and the whole is littered with collapse which obscures the outline of the drystone-built remains. Only the interior wall face of the church c. 6.5m by 3m internally, survive to any extent, c. 1.5m in height; some courses of the exterior face of the S and N walls survive. The interior E corner of a doorway in the S wall is in situ but the upper courses are inclined inwards. The church is bounded on the E and SE by a sub-right-angled section of wall, c. 2m thick; it is collapsed at the NE end. There are the remains of a structure on the N but its outline is obscured by fallen rubble. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure or clochan (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003-; DG090-004005-; DG090-004006-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-) and possible cross (DG090-004007-) rising from the top of a low drystone platform or leacht (DG090-004008-), known locally as 'The Shrine', which stands beside one of the holy wells (DG090-004006-). A second holy well (DG090-004005-) is 25m to the E and a third holy well (DG090-004003-) is 34m to the SE. Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. These hut sites (DG090-004009-/DG090-004010-/DG090-004011-) and penitential cairns (DG090-004012-) are located c. 60m W of the church. 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/ revision: 5 December 2017

• DG090-004002 Clochan
  Description

  Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. The land rises on the S and SW to the cliff and falls away steeply to Lough Agh on the N. On the E the ridge is level and the land falls away again on the SE. Located c. 3m SW of a church (DG090-004001-) are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure or clochan (DG090-004002-) (ext. diam. c. 5.8m), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance (Wth 0.4m; H 0.95m) is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003-; DG090-004005-; DG090-004006-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-), a possible cross (DG090-004007-) rising from a possible leacht (DG090-004008-) located immediately W of one of the holy wells (DG090-004006-). Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. 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/ revision: 5 December 2017

• DG090-004004 Cross-inscribed pillar
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. The land rises on the S and SW to the cliff and falls away steeply to Lough Agh on the N. On the E the ridge is level and the land falls away again on the SE. The ruins are in a parlous condition and the whole is littered with collapse which obscures the outline of the drystone-built remains. Only the interior wall face of the church c. 6.5m by 3m internally, survive to any extent, c. 1.5m in height; some courses of the exterior face of the S and N walls survive. The interior E corner of a doorway in the S wall is in situ but the upper courses are inclined inwards. The church is bounded on the E and SE by a sub-right-angled section of wall, c. 2m thick; it is collapsed at the NE end. There are the remains of a structure on the N but its outline is obscured by fallen rubble. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003/005/007-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-). Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. (Ó Muirgheasa, Nos. 27 and 28.) 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

• DG090-004005 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003-; DG090-004005-; DG090-004006-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-) a possible stone cross (DG090-004007-) rising from a possible leacht (DG090-004008-) located immediately to the W of a holy well (DG090-004006-). This holy well (DG090-004005-) is 28m to the SE and a second holy well (DG090-004003-) is 13m to the S. All that survives of this well is a natural spring well which has no surviving stone surround. Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. (Ó Muirgheasa, Nos. 27 and 28.) Described by O'Muirgheasa as 'The Holy Well of Hugh Mac Bric near the summit of Sliabh Liag. The "solemn pilgrimage" here has ceased to be. The 10th November, the Saint's festival, was an unsuitable season for the performance of a pilgrimage on an exposed mountain, and may partially account for its decay. Hugh, who was a bishop, died in 588, and is said to be buried along with Bishop Assicus of Elphin, at Racoo, near Ballintra. A note in the Martyrology of Donegal gives his descent - Aodh the son of Bric, the son of Cormac, the son of Cremthann, the son of Fiacha, was born in Cillair of Meath. Individuals still (1937) perform a turus at Tobar Aodh' 'ac Bricne. In September 1909 over 2,000 people led by the local clergy solemnly performed the turas, and a local poet celebrated the event in an Irish poem which he published in the Derry Journal ' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149, 247). (O Muirgheasa No. 27) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 05 July 2010

• DG090-004006 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003-; DG090-004005-; DG090-004006-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-) and possible stone cross (DG090-004007-) rising from the top of a drystone platform known locally as the Shrine which may have been a leacht (DG090-004008-), which is located immediately to the W of the holy well. Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. (Ó Muirgheasa, Nos. 27 and 28.) Described by O'Muirgheasa as 'The Holy Well of Hugh Mac Bric near the summit of Sliabh Liag. The "solemn pilgrimage" here has ceased to be. The 10th November, the Saint's festival, was an unsuitable season for the performance of a pilgrimage on an exposed mountain, and may partially account for its decay. Hugh, who was a bishop, died in 588, and is said to be buried along with Bishop Assicus of Elphin, at Racoo, near Ballintra. A note in the Martyrology of Donegal gives his descent - Aodh the son of Bric, the son of Cormac, the son of Cremthann, the son of Fiacha, was born in Cillair of Meath' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149). In September 1909 over 2,000 people led by the local clergy solemnly performed the turas, and a local poet celebrated the event in an Irish poem which he published in the Derry Journal ' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149, 247). (O Muirgheasa No. 27) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-004007 Cross
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003/005/007-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-) and a roughly shaped possible cross (dims. H 0.36m; Wth 0.2m; T 0.09m) which rises from the top of a rectangular dry stone platform or leacht (DG090-004008) known locally as the shrine which is located immediately W of the holy well (DG090-004007-). Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. (Ó Muirgheasa, Nos. 27 and 28.) Described by O'Muirgheasa as 'The Holy Well of Hugh Mac Bric near the summit of Sliabh Liag. The "solemn pilgrimage" here has ceased to be. The 10th November, the Saint's festival, was an unsuitable season for the performance of a pilgrimage on an exposed mountain, and may partially account for its decay. Hugh, who was a bishop, died in 588, and is said to be buried along with Bishop Assicus of Elphin, at Racoo, near Ballintra. A note in the Martyrology of Donegal gives his descent - Aodh the son of Bric, the son of Cormac, the son of Cremthann, the son of Fiacha, was born in Cillair of Meath' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149). (O Muirgheasa No. 27) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-004008 Leacht
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003-;DG090-004005-; DG090-004007-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-) and a roughly shaped possible cross (DG090-004008-) which rises from the top of a rectangular dry stone platform (L 2.65m x Wth 1.3m x H 0.7m) or leacht (dg090-004008-) known locally as the shrine, which is located immediately W of the holy well (DG090-004007-). Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites, are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. (Ó Muirgheasa, Nos. 27 and 28.) Described by O'Muirgheasa as 'The Holy Well of Hugh Mac Bric near the summit of Sliabh Liag. The "solemn pilgrimage" here has ceased to be. The 10th November, the Saint's festival, was an unsuitable season for the performance of a pilgrimage on an exposed mountain, and may partially account for its decay. Hugh, who was a bishop, died in 588, and is said to be buried along with Bishop Assicus of Elphin, at Racoo, near Ballintra. A note in the Martyrology of Donegal gives his descent - Aodh the son of Bric, the son of Cormac, the son of Cremthann, the son of Fiacha, was born in Cillair of Meath' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149). (O Muirgheasa No. 27) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-004009 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on the summit of Slieve League near the W edge of the mountain ridge overlooking the valley below. One of three hut sites (DG090-004010/011-) which is situated amongst 26 penitential cairns (DG090-004012-) all of which are approximately 60m W of Hugh Mac Brick's Church (DG090-004001-). Only the lower courses of the drystone wall (H 1m; wall T 0.8m) of a roughly circular shaped hut site (int. dims. 1.6m x 1.2m) survives with possible doorway now destroyed facing W. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-004010 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on the summit of Slieve League near the W edge of the mountain ridge overlooking the valley below. One of three hut sites (DG090-004009/011-) which is situated amongst 26 penitential cairns (DG090-004012-) all of which are approximately 60m W of Hugh Mac Brick's Church (DG090-004001-). Only the lower courses of the drystone wall of a roughly circular shaped hut site (int. dims. 1.15 x 1.6m) survives with possible doorway now facing W. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-004011 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on the summit of Slieve League near the W edge of the mountain ridge overlooking the valley below. One of three hut sites (DG090-004009/010-) which is situated amongst 26 penitential cairns (DG090-004012-) all of which are approximately 60m W of Hugh Mac Brick's Church (DG090-004001-). Only the lower courses of the drystone wall (H 1m; wall T 1m) of a roughly circular shaped hut site (int. dims. 2.7m x 1.8m) survives with possible doorway now destroyed facing W. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-004012 Penitential station
  Description

  Hugh MacBrick's Church (DG090-004001-): Situated at the edge of a narrow ridge of Slieve League. Some 3m SW of the church are the collapsed remains of a beehive structure (DG090-004002-), partly built into the slope of the mountain; the entrance is on the E. Three 'Holy Wells' (DG090-004003/005/007-) are noted on the OS 6-inch map near the church. Approximately 20m N of the church is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (DG090-004004-) and possible stone cross (DG090-004008-) rising from the top of a drystone platform known locally as the Shrine which may have ben a leacht (DG090-004008) which is located immediately to the W of the holy well. Approximately 26 cairns (penitential stations), three of which may be the remains of hut sites (DG090-004009/010/011-), are strung along both edges of the narrow ridge of Slieve League. (Ó Muirgheasa, Nos. 27 and 28.) Described by O'Muirgheasa as 'The Holy Well of Hugh Mac Bric near the summit of Sliabh Liag. The "solemn pilgrimage" here has ceased to be. The 10th November, the Saint's festival, was an unsuitable season for the performance of a pilgrimage on an exposed mountain, and may partially account for its decay. Hugh, who was a bishop, died in 588, and is said to be buried along with Bishop Assicus of Elphin, at Racoo, near Ballintra. A note in the Martyrology of Donegal gives his descent - Aodh the son of Bric, the son of Cormac, the son of Cremthann, the son of Fiacha, was born in Cillair of Meath' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149). In September 1909 over 2,000 people led by the local clergy solemnly performed the turas, and a local poet celebrated the event in an Irish poem which he published in the Derry Journal ' (O Muirgheasa 1936, 149, 247). (O Muirgheasa No. 27) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-012 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on the summit of Slieve League this dry stone cairn was constructed in the early 1960s by geologist John Kemp whil carrying out a geological survey of Slieve League. This monument has no archaeological significance. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-013001 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on top of Slieve League with good views in all directions. The poorly preserved remains of a circular hut site (int. diam. 5m) defined by a low dry stone wall (H 0.8m; wall T 0.9m) with possible doorway in W wall. A circular hut site (DG090-013002-) is 5m to the S while a rectangular-shaped hut site or house (DG090-013003-) is located 40m to the N. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-013002 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on top of Slieve League with good views in all directions. The poorly preserved remains of a circular hut site (int. diam. 5.1m) defined by a low dry stone wall (H 0.8m; wall T 1.1m) with possible doorway in W wall. A circular hut site (DG090-013001-) is 5m to the N while a rectangular-shaped hut site or house (DG090-013003-) is located 40m to the N. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-013003 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on top of Slieve League with good views in all directions. The poorly preserved remains of a rectangular house or hut site (int. dims. 3.3m E-W x 2.2m N-S) defined by a low dry stone wall (H 0.5-0.8m; wall T 0.85m) with possible doorway in the N wall. Two poorly preserved circular hut sites (DG090-013001/002-) are located 40m to the S. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 July 2010

• DG090-014 Designed landscape - folly
  Description

  Located on top of Slieve League with panoramic views in all directions with a cluster of penitential cairns (DG090-004012-) and three hut sites (DG090-004009/10/011-) located 250m to the NE. This corbelled hut site is a replica hut site that was recently constructed based on the design of the nearby hut sites (pers. comm. G Curran 29 June 2010-).

Architectural heritage

• House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1860, having flat-roofed windbreak porch to main elevation (north-east) and single-storey flat-roofed extension to the rear (south-west). Pitched/domed rope-and-stone peg straw thatch having smooth rendered chimneystack (offset to the north-west side of centre) and having stone pegs for securing ropes/nets over thatch at eaves level to main elevation and to gable ends. Net over roof. Smooth rendered walls with pronounced projecting plinth to the south-east gable end and to the rear elevation (south-west). Square-headed window openings having mainly two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and some six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to windbreak porch having replacement timber sheeted door with glass panel. Set well back from road in own grounds to the west of An Charraig/Carrick. Site sheltered from winds/weather by shelter belt of trees. Long approach laneway to site from road to the north-east; bridge to laneway over the Owenwee River. Tarmacadam forecourt to front of site (north-east). Detached single-bay single-storey outbuilding to the south-east having pitched thatched roof, rubble stone walls with stone pegs for securing ropes, and square-headed doorway to north-west gable having timber door. Detached two-bay two-storey outbuilding to the north-west having pitched corrugated-metal roof with raised cement rendered verges to gable ends, rubble stone walls, square-headed window opening to first floor level having timber window, and square-headed doorways having battened timber doors.

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 Ballymore, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballymore.

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 Ballymore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Ballymore · An Baile Mór

Area

3,763,060 m² (376.31 ha, 929.87 acres)

Civil parish

Glencolumbkille, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

West Donegal, the unit of the census

Census 2022

732 people lived in 273 households in the West Donegal electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghragh, Carrick Lower, Carrick Upper, Creenveen, Lergadaghtan Mountain, Malin Beg, Meenavaghran, Meenavean, Shanbally

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ballymore 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.