# Birdstown, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Clonleigh, barony of Raphoe North, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 559,001 m² (55.9 ha, 138.13 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Clonleigh, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/clonleigh.md - Barony: Raphoe North - Electoral division: Clonleigh South, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 2,156 people lived in 853 households in the Clonleigh South electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/16256 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50340 - Centre: latitude 54.837389, longitude -7.524585 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Birdstown, from 5 m² to 214,497 m² (21.45 ha, 53 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1359306: 214,497 m² (21.45 ha, 53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359306.md - Parcel 1417100: 107,928 m² (10.79 ha, 26.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417100.md - Parcel 1395268: 95,639 m² (9.56 ha, 23.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395268.md - Parcel 1388860: 29,338 m² (2.93 ha, 7.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388860.md - Parcel 1321412: 10,232 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321412.md - Parcel 1410693: 9,623 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410693.md - Parcel 1303997: 7,842 m² (0.78 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1303997.md - Parcel 1421747: 7,151 m² (0.72 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421747.md - Parcel 1359304: 5,481 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359304.md - Parcel 5036970: 4,239 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036970.md - Parcel 5036980: 4,106 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036980.md - Parcel 5036985: 3,627 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036985.md - Parcel 3658728: 3,323 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658728.md - Parcel 1393830: 2,757 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393830.md - Parcel 1359308: 2,674 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359308.md - Parcel 1341874: 2,560 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341874.md - Parcel 5034385: 2,530 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5034385.md - Parcel 1346917: 2,471 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346917.md - Parcel 3658727: 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658727.md - Parcel 3658726: 2,087 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658726.md - Parcel 1408889: 1,975 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1408889.md - Parcel 1313856: 1,948 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313856.md - Parcel 1309835: 1,350 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309835.md - Parcel 1357785: 1,342 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357785.md - Parcel 1334647: 1,218 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1334647.md - Parcel 1341225: 1,215 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341225.md - Parcel 1359307: 1,173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359307.md - Parcel 1373978: 1,087 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373978.md - Parcel 1406602: 1,074 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406602.md - Parcel 1325441: 688 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325441.md - Parcel 1391301: 453 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391301.md - Parcel 1393129: 385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393129.md - Parcel 1319191: 312 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319191.md - Parcel 1378567: 257 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378567.md - Parcel 5036979: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036979.md - Parcel 5036959: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5036959.md - Parcel 5237770: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5237770.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Birdstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 9 applications, newest first. - 10 Jun 2026, Donegal County Council 2661062: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF PERIMETER BALLSTOP FENCING TO THE NORTHERN SIDE OF EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661062/0 - 1 May 2026, Donegal County Council 2660778: N/a. Permission. DEVELOPMENT OF PERIMETER BALLSTOP FENCING TO THE NORTHERN SIDE OF EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660778/0 - 27 Jan 2025, Donegal County Council 2560082: Conditional. Retention. (1) TEMPORARY CLUBHOUSE BUILDING AND PORTALOO AND (2) CLUB MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SHED AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALL-WEATHER PLAYING PITCH MEASURING 70 METRES X 30 METRES WHICH INCLUDES PERIMETER FENCING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (2) REPOSITIONING OF CLUB MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SHED TO THE NORTH WEST SITE BOUNDARY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560082/0 - 20 Dec 2024, Donegal County Council 2462161: N/a. Retention. (1) TEMPORARY CLUBHOUSE BUILDING AND PORTALOO AND (2) CLUB MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SHED AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALL-WEATHER PLAYING PITCH MEASURING 70 METRES X 30 METRES WHICH INCLUDES PERIMETER FENCING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND (2) REPOSITIONING OF CLUB MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SHED TO THE NORTH WEST SITE BOUNDARY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2462161/0 - 25 Oct 2024, Donegal County Council 2461712: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALL-WEATHER PLAYING PITCH MEASURING 70 METRES X 30 METRES INCLUDING PERIMETER FENCING, FLOOD LIGHTING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461712/0 - 22 Jun 2023, Donegal County Council 2350885: Unconditional. Extension of duration. CHANGE OF DESIGN TO CLUBHOUSE BUILDING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 18/50195. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350885/0 - 16 May 2023, Donegal County Council 2350668: Unconditional. Extension of duration. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCCER PITCH MEASURING 100M X 60M AND ASTRO TURF PITCH MEASURING 45M X 30M, ASSOCIATED LIGHTING, FENCING AND DRAINAGE (2) DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE STOREY CLUBHOUSE BUILDING AND STAND, CAR PARKING AREA, SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350668/0 - 10 Mar 2023, Donegal County Council 2350304: Conditional. Permission. CHANGE OF DESIGN TO CLUBHOUSE BUILDING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 18/50195 AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350304/0 - 15 Jul 2020, Donegal County Council 2050941: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND A DETACHED SHED TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050941/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Birdstown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Birdstown. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - House, 1900–1920, Regional interest, registry number 40834007, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40834007. Detached three-bay single-storey with attic level former local authority house, built c. 1910, having projecting single-bay single-storey porch to the centre of the main elevation (south), and with later two-storey extension to north. Pitched graded natural purple slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, exposed rafter ends, decorative timber bargeboards to gable ends and to front face of porch, and with three smooth rendered chimneystacks having cornice coping and clay-ware pots over. Rubble stone and red brick walls with dressed flush ashlar quoins to the corners. Remains of lime render over; walls now covered with vegetation. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, flush red brick block-and-start surrounds and voussoirs, smooth rendered reveals, and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorway to the east side of porch having timber panelled entrance door. Set slightly back from road in own grounds to the south\south-east of Ballindrait. Formal hedge to front and private garden to west. Timber gates to site. - House, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 40834008, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40834008. Detached four-bay single-storey with attic level vernacular house, built c. 1800 and renovated c. 2010. Pitched flax thatched roof with decorative knotting to eaves, smooth rendered eaves course, exposed smooth rendered parapets and smooth rendered to gables ends (north-west and south-east). Lime washed rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with no sills and replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed doorway, offset to the south-east side of centre, having replacement battened timber double doors. Set in a sunken site adjacent to road to the south-east\south of Ballindrait. Wrought-iron railings to flight of steps down from road level to doorway. Gateway to the east gable end having a pair of lime washed rubble stone entrance piers (on square-plan) having wrought-iron flat bar gate. Enclosed yard to rear. ## 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 Birdstown, about 1 in 10 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1928, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1928.zip (ZIP). - 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/donegal/birdstown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/birdstown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/birdstown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Birdstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballindrait: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballindrait.md - Ballynabreen: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballynabreen.md - Glensmoil: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glensmoil.md - Legnaneale: https://everytownland.com/donegal/legnaneale.md - Millsessiagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/millsessiagh.md - Springhill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/springhill.md - Toberoneill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/toberoneill.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/donegal/birdstown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/birdstown