Carrickboy

206 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrickboy, from 15 m² to 78,732 m² (7.87 ha, 19.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carrickboy 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.

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661593

• 4 Aug 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661455

• 4 Aug 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GYM BUILDING INCORPORATING CHANGING ROOMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661451

• 30 Jul 2026Refused

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION UNIT WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AND (2) REPLACEMENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661437

• 9 Jul 2025Refused

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION UNIT WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AND REPLACEMENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561180

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  CONVERSION OF 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS TO FORM A SINGLE FIVE BEDROOM DWELLING HOUSE, TO INCLUDE INTERNAL AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560898

• 23 Jul 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461117

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  RENOVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING INCORPORATING AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING AND THE ADDITION OF A 1ST FLOOR TO FACILITATE 2 NO. ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460256

• 8 Feb 2024Conditional

  (1) SUBSTANTIAL DEMOLITION OF REAR WALLS AND ROOFS OF 4 NO. TWO STOREY PROTECTED STRUCTURES WITH STREET FRONTAGE RETAINED TO WEST PORT ROAD/R267 AT WEST END OF SITE, (2) SUBSTANTIAL DEMOLITION OF SIDE AND REAR STONE WALLS AND BARREL ROOF TO LARGE, PROTECTED STRUCTURE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF ENTRANCE GATES AT THE CENTRE OF THE SITE WITH STREET FRONTAGE RETAINED TO WEST PORT ROAD/R267, (3) COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF CORRUGATED IRON SHED TO REAR OF TWO STOREY BUILDINGS AT WEST END OF SITE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460124

• 6 Jul 2023Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT AT THE PROPERTY FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE EAST PORT BAR. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND DEMOLITIONS, ALTERATIONS, REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE 3 NO. ONE BEDROOM SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENT UNITS AT GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR LEVELS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350978

• 3 Mar 2023Conditional

  ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350259

• 27 Feb 2023Conditional

  EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350228

• 25 Nov 2022Conditional

  CHANGES TO THE DESIGN OF AN EXTENSION TO THE ORIGINAL DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED FROM THE DESIGN APPROVED UNDER PLAN. REG. REF. NO.: P/T. 692/85 AND DOMESTIC STORE WITH ELEVATIONAL CHANGES

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251902

• 18 May 2022Conditional

  (1) ERECTION OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSISTING OF OFFICES AND REPAIR WORKSHOP FOR VEHICLES IN CONNECTION WITH LOGISTICS/HAULAGE BUSINESS (2) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND STORM WATER SYSTEM (3) LAYING OF A HARDCORE STONE AREA FOR TRUCK PARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUSIVE OF REMOVAL OF ROCK (4) INSTALLATION OF GRIT/OIL INTERCEPTOR AT WASH BAY AREA AND 2.4 METRE HIGH FENCING WITH GATES TO ENTIRE SITE PERIMETER (5) TEMPORARY PORTACABIN FOR A 2 YEAR PERIOD (6) ERECTION OF SIGNAGE ON FRONT ELEVATION OF PROPOSED BUILDING REFERRED TO AT NUMBER 1 ABOVE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250870

• 18 May 2022Conditional

  ERECTION OF 3 NO. TOWN HOUSES, UPGRADING OF EXISTING CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250871

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF OLD CINEMA BUILDING WITH A REPLACEMENT CAR PARK (2) CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE SPACE TO STORE AT FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING (3) MODIFICATIONS TO FENESTRATION INCLUDING ADDITIONAL, REPOSITIONING AND REMOVAL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GLAZED STRUCTURE TO FRONT OF EXISTING BUILDING TO FACILITATE EXTENSIONS TO FRONT AND SIDE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL RETAIL FLOOR SPACE, NEW ENTRANCE LOBBY FROM ADJOINING CAR PARK, STAIRWELL, PASSENGER LIFT SHAFT, FIRE ESCAPE STAIRWELL AND GOODS LIFT SHAFT (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO FRONT AND SIDE AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO ACCOMMODATE RETAIL UNIT AND ADDITIONAL STORAGE SPACE (3) CHANGE OF USE FROM STORE TO OFFICE UNIT AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL (4) CONSTRUCTION OF ATTACHED BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE 4NO. STORAGE UNITS FOR ANCILLARY STORAGE RELATED TO RETAIL OPERATIONS AT GROUND FLOOR AND OFFICE UNIT AT FIRST FLOOR ACCESSED FROM WEST PORT ROAD (5) REMOVAL OF 2NO. FUEL PUMP FROM EXISTING FORECOURT AND CONSTRUCTION OF IN NEW LOCATION OF 1NO. REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPs, DISPENSING PETROL & DIESEL ON BOTH SIDES (6) EXTENSION OF EXISTING CANOPY OVER FORECOURT TO COVER PROPOSED NEW REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP (7) DECOMMISSIONING OF 2NO. EXISTING UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS AND CONSTRUCTION IN NEW LOCATION OF 1NO. REPLACEMENT UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2152595

• 14 Jul 2021Refused

  ERECTION OF A 18M HIGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS MONOPOLE CARRYING ANTENNAS AND DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151417

• 25 Jun 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SUNROOM EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151260

• 5 May 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION CONSISTING OF A DOMESTIC STORE TO THE SIDE ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150828

• 23 Apr 2021Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE (3) UPGRADING OF EXISTING CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER (4) ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150736

• 5 Nov 2019Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF OLD CINEMA AND MAGGIES PUB/RESTAURANT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF 40 ROOMS IN A 3 STOREY PART 4 STOREY DEVELOPMENT OF 2046M2 GROSS FLOOR AREA OVER A SINGLE LEVEL 25 CAR SPACE BASEMENT 1128M2 GROSS FLOOR AREA, INCLUDING RECEPTION, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS, DINING ROOM CAFE AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, LANDSCAPING, WASTE MANAGEMENT, PARKING DECK AND ANCILLARY STORES AND PLANTROOMS. THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 45 NO CAR PARKING SPACES (25 BASEMENT/20 SURFACE). THE SURFACE PARKING HAS 5 IN HOTEL ENTRANCE CAR PARK, 11 IN OLD CINEMA SITE ACCESSED FROM PETROL FORECOURT AND 4 ON NEW PARKING DECK ACCESSED FROM WEST PORT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951687

• 29 Jul 2019Conditional

  NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE TO THE REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951156

• 23 Jul 2019N/a

  A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE TO THE REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951118

• 14 May 2019Conditional

  A CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FROM DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION TO USE AS OFFICE SPACE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) A CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION TO USE AS OFFICE SPACE, (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGE OF USE MENTIONED AT POINT ONE AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF A LEVEL ACCESS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950736

• 3 May 2019N/a

  A CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FROM DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION TO USE AS OFFICE SPACE AND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF (1) A CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION TO USE AS OFFICE SPACE, (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGE OF USE MENTIONED AT POINT ONE AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF A LEVEL ACCESS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950630

The 25 most recent of 34 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: Dunmuckrum Turloughs SAC 002303
• Special Protection Area: Donegal Bay SPA 004151
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Erne Estuary/Finner Dunes 000139

Recorded monuments

• DG107-059 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 23m. A subcircular area enclosed by a collapsed stone wall. In poor condition, the whole site is overgrown and the interior covered by stones from the collapsed walls, some of which have been used to construct sheep-folds. Part of the N section is still fairly well intact to a height of 1m. It is situated on top of a ridge on a rocky limestone plateau. It has excellent views on all sides. 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

• DG107-113 Bridge
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1945–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-span road bridge carrying road over River Erne/tailrace of Cathleen's Falls Hydroelectric Power Station (40852084), built 1946-7. Possibly incorporating some fabric of earlier bridge to the south end (arches now infilled), built c. 1680. Constructed of reinforced concrete with snecked stone cladding over. Segmental-headed arch having dressed stone cladding to arch and with cement rendered arch barrel. Snecked rock-faced stone cladding to spandrels and to outer faces of parapets; tooled snecked ashlar stone to inner faces of parapets having stone coping over. Carved stone memorial (40852092) to poet William Allingham to centre of east parapet. Tarmacadamed double carriageway with concrete pavement footpaths to east and west sides. Spans river Erne, linking south part and north part of Ballyshannon town.

• Inis Samer, house, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house with attic storey, built c. 1885, having open porch to the centre of the entrance (south) elevation (added c. 1960), decorative timber veranda/balcony and box oriel window to the east side elevation at first floor level, and with two-storey return and single- storey lean-to extension to the rear (north). Now also in use as a guest house. Modern single-storey flat-roofed extension to the north-west corner. Half-hipped natural slate roof having a central pair of rendered chimneystacks having steeped coping and terracotta pots, moulded rendered eaves course, and some remaining profile cast-iron gutters and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped lean-to natural slate roof to veranda/balcony to east elevation; pitched lean-to natural slate roofs over single- and two-storey returns to rear (north). Hipped artificial slate roof over open porch to the south, supported on Roman Doric columns. Smooth rendered walls over projecting rendered plinth to main body of house having render/stucco stringcourse courses at ground floor and first level to main (south) and side elevations (east and west) forming stringcourses over window openings (square-headed to ground floor and segmental-headed over first floor window openings, and with two rectangular render/stucco panels over first floor openings to main (south) elevation having central roundel motif. Paired square-headed window openings to outer bays of main elevation at ground floor level and segmental-headed window openings over at first floor level, paired to outer bays, having stop chamfered reveals, (replacement?) one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, and continuous sill courses. Square-headed window openings to side elevations at ground floor level and shallow segmental-headed window openings over at first floor level having stop chamfered reveals, (replacement?) one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, and continuous sill courses; paired square-headed window openings at attic level to side elevations; square-headed window openings to north elevation. Timber veranda/balcony to east elevation at first floor level, supported on timber posts having chamfered edges over rendered plinths, having decorative timber bargeboards and decorative pierced timber parapet. Box oriel window to the north end of the balcony/veranda having timber framed windows with multi-pane overlights. Square-headed door opening (c. 1960) to the centre of the front elevation having multi-pane glazed timber door flanked to either side by multi-pane glazed timber sidelights. Recessed square-headed doorway behind modern doorway to the south elevation having half-glazed timber door with half-glazed sidelights, moulded timber mullions and transom, overlight and retaining early brass door furniture. Half glazed timber French double-doors to the east elevation. Doorway reached up flight of (stone?) steps flanked to either side by rendered boundary walls aligned along front elevation of house. Set back from road in an elevated site in extensive mature grounds to the south-west of Ballyshannon town centre, and to the south banks of the estuary of the River Erne. Gravel forecourt to the south. Site bounded by high rubble stone boundary wall having crenellated rubble stone coping over. Main entrance gate to the south of house comprising a pair of rebuilt rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal caps over, and having a pair of decorative iron gates. Gateway flanked to either side (east and west) by quadrant sections of rubble stone walling having crenellated coping over. Integral pointed-arch pedestrian gateway built into boundary wall to the south-east of house having roughly dressed stone voussoirs and a timber sheeted door. Ruinous single-storey former outbuilding/site of former greenhouse to the north-west boundary of site having rubble stone wall to the rear (west) elevation (incorporated into boundary wall) and square-headed window openings with red brick reveals and remains of timber window fittings.

• Erne Mills, store/warehouse, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over basement former warehouse, built c. 1800, on L-shaped plan having wing attached to the south elevation having full-height loading bay to the south gable end. Possibly originally in use as a mill, now out of use and derelict. Remains of pitched natural slate roofs, now largely devoid of slates. Random rubble stone constructed having remains of roughcast render over and with roughly dressed flush quoins to the corners. Walls now largely overgrown with vegetation. Square-headed window openings with remains of fixed-pane timber windows and doors. Square-headed loading bays with remains of timber fittings to the south gable end. Building forms part of a complex of former industrial buildings located on the south bank of the River Erne, and located to the west/south-west of Ballyshannon town centre. Block to the north backs onto rubble stone quay with roughly dressed stone walls. Flight of cut stone steps to centre of quay to north. Located to the north of former warehouse/house (40852067) and to the east of former store/warehouse (40852088). Remains of single-storey outbuilding to the north.

• Mill (water), distillery, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay four-story over two-storey basement level to north former mill and distillery, built c. 1825 and extended c. 1840, having two-storey building attached to the east of building, possibly reduced in height. Site slopes away to the north creating six-bay elevation to north (River Erne) elevation). Later in use as warehouse/stores; now out of use and derelict. Site largely inaccessible. Pitched natural slate roof to main building, now removed, with projecting cut stone eaves course and possibly remains of cut stone coping to gable ends. Random and broken coursed rubble stone walls with dressed flush ashlar stone block-and-start quoins to the corners. Walls now largely overgrown with vegetation. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, roughly dressed stone voussoirs/lintels, and with remains of multi-pane timber casement windows and timber loading doors. Majority of window fittings now missing. Square- and segmental-headed door openings, some retaining remains of timber fittings. Building forms part of a complex of former industrial buildings located on the south bank of the River Erne, and located to the west/south-west of Ballyshannon town centre. North elevation backs onto rubble stone quay with roughly dressed stone walls. Remains of sluice gate, weirs and former mill race to the north and north-east of site. Detached three-bay two-storey building to the south-west of main building, c. 1825, located at entrance to site and possibly originally an office, having pitched natural slate roof with central redbrick chimneystack, raised coping to the gable ends, and projecting cut stone eaves course. Limewashed roughly coursed rubble stone walls with roughly dressed quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings to east elevation with stone sills, redbrick surrounds and timber casement windows, and with square-headed door opening to east elevation with of battened timber door. Building later in use as machinery workshop until 1990s. Three-storey outbuilding/warehouse to the south-east of site, built c. 1825, having pitched natural and artificial slate roof, projecting stone eaves course and raised render verges. Roughly coursed rubble stone walls with flush ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds to the corners. Square-headed window openings with cut stone voussoirs/lintels over, and having timber loading doors. Majority of openings now blocked. Single-storey outbuilding attached to the west elevation. Rubble stone boundary wall to site boundary to the south having modern metal double gates. Located to the south-west of Ballyshannon town centre.

• Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1830–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Catholic hall-type church, built c. 1835, tower added c. 1886, and extended/altered c. 1909, comprising a five-bay hall, shallow chancel to the west, and three-stage tower on square-plan to the centre of the east gable end having corner pinnacles, stepped Irish-style crenellations and having slated spire over. Single-bay sacristy attached to the south side of chancel and single-storey addition to the south elevation of nave (family room). Modern single-storey flat-roofed sacristy attached to the north elevation of chancel. Pitched slate roofs to nave and chancel, having stone eaves course to nave and rendered eaves course to chancel. Raised cut stone verge to the east end of nave and the west end of chancel having kneeler stones at eaves level; moulded cut stone cross finials to gable apex of west end of nave and to the west gable end of chancel. Hipped slate roof to addition to the south side of nave having red clay tiles; pitched slate roof to (old) sacristy having decorative red clay ridge tiles, and with a render chimneystack raised verge to the south gable end. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods; rainwater goods to side elevations of nave supported on corbels. Pyramidal natural slate spire to tower having decorative cast-iron cross finial over. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course to nave, chancel, (old) sacristy and single-storey addition to the south side of nave; raised rendered block-and-start quoins to corners. Squared broken coursed rock-faced limestone construction to tower having flush dressed sandstone block-and-start quoins to the corners, chamfered cut sandstone plinth course and moulded sandstone stringcourses differentiating stages. Dressed limestone pinnacles (on square-plan) to tower having moulded finials over; cut stone coping to parapet. Moulded sandstone plaque to east face of tower at second stage level having recessed quatrefoil motif with date shield incised ‘AD 1886, Jas. Monaghan Builder’. Round-headed window openings to side elevations of nave having timber Y-tracery, modern stained glass windows, and stone sills. Three graded round-headed window openings to chancel gable (west) having figurative stained glass windows, rendered reveals with block-and-start detailing and having chamfered sills. Rounded triangular window openings to east gable end of nave, one to either side of tower, having modern stained glass windows. Exterior weather glazing to window openings to nave and chancel. Pointed-arch window openings to south and north faces of tower at first stage/ground floor level having splayed cut sandstone surrounds and leaded stained glass windows. Narrow square-headed window openings to south and north faces of tower at second stage level having splayed cut sandstone surrounds and leaded windows. Pointed-arch openings to tower at belfry/third stage level having splayed cut sandstone surrounds and timber louvers, and with cut stone hoodmoulding over. Square-headed window openings to sacristy and single-storey abutment to south having modern stained glass windows; two round-headed window openings to the south elevation of abutment to the south side of nave. Square-headed openings to abutment to the north having modern window fittings. Pointed-arch door opening to the east face of tower having carved splayed sandstone surround, carved hoodmoulding, modern timber sheeted double doors, and with overlight above with modern stained glass. Square-headed door openings to old sacristy and single-storey abutment to the south having modern timber sheeted doors and overlights. Interesting interior with moulded render chancel arch over engaged columns, coffered diagonally-sheeted timber ceiling, and timber gallery to the east (over main doorway) having simple open balustrade and supported on decorative cast-iron posts and brackets/spandrels. Early altar goods and altar railings now replaced. Church set back from road in prominent site to the south/south-west of Ballyshannon town centre. Graveyard to site with collection of mainly upstanding cut stone gravemarkers including a number of Celtic high cross-type memorials. Pathway to church perimeter. Enclosed to street-frontage to the east by rendered rubble stone plinth wall having decorative cast-iron railings over with cross finials at intervals. Rubble stone boundary wall to the west, enclosing graveyard. Main gateway to the east comprising a pair of decorative cast-iron gate posts with iron double gates. Single-storey former school/hall adjacent to the north.

• Post box, 1920–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected between 1924 - 46, with raised 'P&T' monogram in Gaelic script to head and with 'Jessop Davis Enniscorthy' foundry mark to base. Set into rendered boundary wall surrounding national school (not in survey). Located just to the south of St. Joseph’s Catholic church (40852073), and to the south of Ballyshannon town centre.

• Workhouse, workhouse administration block, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former workhouse administration block with attic storey, dated 1842, built on H-shaped plan having slightly advanced gabled bays to either end of the main elevation (north) and advanced gabled projections to the rear (south) elevation, and with three gablets over the central bays of the main elevation. Later in use as offices, now out of use. Pitched artificial slate roofs with blue-black clay ridge tiles, two decorative redbrick chimneystacks with projecting cut limestone stringcourses and cut stone coping, and having raised cut limestone verges to gable ends (both front and rear) with moulded limestone stone kneeler stones at eaves level. Raised limestone coping over gablets to centre of main elevation at first floor level; moulded kneeler stones above eaves level. Replacement rainwater goods on exposed rafter ends. Tooled snecked dressed squared limestone construction to main elevation (north) over chamfered ashlar limestone plinth course and with moulded limestone stringcourse between ground and first floor levels; roughly coursed squared rubble stone construction to other elevations. Flush tooled limestone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings to main elevation (north) having chamfered ashlar limestone surrounds and chamfered limestone sills, roughly dressed and squared limestone surrounds to other elevations. Fixed-pane timber windows at ground floor level having timber mullions and transoms; replacement window openings over at first floor level. Moulded limestone hoodmouldings over central window openings at ground floor level and to projecting end bays at first floor level; decorative label stops to hoodmouldings at ground floor level. Narrow pointed-arch ventilation openings at attic level to gabled end bays to both front (north) and rear (south) elevations having chamfered ashlar limestone surrounds; openings now blocked. Square-headed window openings to the rear elevation at first floor level to projecting end bays having timber mullions and transoms, and the remains of leaded latticed window fittings. Square-headed window openings elsewhere to rear (south) and side elevations (east and west) having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash or replacement window fittings. Some fitting openings now infilled with modern blockwork. Central Tudor-arched/four-centred arched door opening to main elevation (north) having chamfered ashlar limestone surround, cut stone hoodmoulding over with decorative label stops, and timber double-doors with recessed panels. Incised date ‘1842’ over doorway. Square-headed doorway to the centre of the rear (south) elevation having timber panelled door. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the south of Ballyshannon town centre. Yards to front and rear of site. Former workhouse (40852076) adjacent to the south. Coursed rubble stone boundary walls to site; partially cement rendered rubble stone boundary wall to the west. Remains of single-storey outbuildings to west and south-west. Entrance gateway to the east having roughly coursed limestone gate piers and modern metal and timber gates.

• Workhouse, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey former union workhouse, dated 1842, on H-shaped plan having two advanced three-storey gable-fronted blocks to either end of the main (north) and rear (south) elevations, and with four-storey flat-roofed towers (on square-plan) attached to rear (south) adjacent to projecting blocks. Later in use as a hospital and then as a nursing home (since 1973) with later single- and two-storey additions to the rear (south). Original building now largely out of use and derelict. Pitched natural slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, cement rendered chimneystacks to main block with stepped caps, and having remains of cast-iron rainwater goods. Roof now failing with slates missing in places. Raised cut limestone coping over gabled bays with moulded kneeler stones at eaves level. Stepped cut limestone coping to parapets of towers. Squared and roughly dressed coursed limestone and snecked limestone walls with flush dressed limestone quoins to the corners and having chamfered cut limestone plinth course to the main (north) elevation. Cement rendered finish to rear elevation (south) in places. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and roughly dressed limestone surrounds. Remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and timber windows with timber mullions and transoms and leaded diamond-pane windows (ground floor of front elevation) to main body of building (both main and rear elevations) with stone later replacements. Square-headed window openings to the advanced gabled bays having tripartite windows with timber mullions and transoms and with leaded diamond-pane windows. Some windows now blocked and/or infilled. Narrow pointed-arch ventilation openings at attic level to gabled end bays to both front (north) and rear south) elevations having chamfered ashlar limestone surrounds; openings now blocked. Square-headed window openings to side elevations (east and west) having remains of eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to tower at fourth-storey level having tripartite windows with cut stone mullions and transoms, and remains of leaded diamond-pane windows. Central Tudor-arched/four-centred arched door opening to main elevation (north) having chamfered ashlar limestone surround, half-glazed timber double doors and having pitched canopy porch over with natural slate roof and decorative timber bargeboards. Square-headed doorways elsewhere to site with variety of timber sheeted and modern doors. Round-headed doorways to rear elevations of towers (south) having cut stone voussoirs and timber sheeted doors. Early fabric retained to interior. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the south of Ballyshannon town centre. Yards to front and rear of site. Former workhouse administration block (40852075) adjacent to the north. Coursed rubble stone boundary walls to site.

• Ballyshannon Infantry Barracks, barracks, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Sections of boundary wall on irregular-plan surrounding site of former Rock Barracks, erected c. 1798. Barracks now demolished, formerly on D-shaped plan extending to the south of the present sites. Constructed of roughly squared and coursed limestone with chamfered dressed limestone coping over, and having flush dressed limestone bloc-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed gun loops with dressed limestone surrounds and having splayed openings to the inner side located at strategic locations along length of walls, particularly close to corners and defending flight of steps to the north, west and east sides. Located in an elevated location on a rocky outcrop overlooking Ballyshannon town and Ballyshannon Bridge from the south. Modern housing estate located to the south-east and south-west, built c. 1936. Concrete steps with rendered boundary walls to the west and north of site leading down to West Port Road.

• Ordnance stone/marker, bollard, 1825–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cut stone post on square-plan having pyramidal-head, erected c. 1835, having Ordnance Survey benchmark and incised letter. Carved from granite (?) with incised lettering ‘O B S’ and ‘No. 1’ with incised benchmark between to the south face. Located adjacent to flight of steps leading down to Westport, and adjacent to the west of the remains of The Rock Barracks (40852077). Located to the south of Ballyshannon town centre.

• Post box, 1925–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1935, having ‘Post Office’ in raised lettering over letter flap and ‘Carron Company Stirlingshire’ foundry mark to the base. Set into modern pier at crossroad site immediately to the south of Ballyshannon Bridge, and to the south of the town centre. Moved to its present location from another site, c. 2000.

• Erne Mills, store/warehouse, 1790–1850
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over basement level former warehouse, built c. 1800 and extended c. 1840, on L-shaped on plan comprising a five-bay tow-storey over basement building with attic level to the north of site, built c. 1800, and abutting five-bay two-storey building to the south, built c. 1840. Possibly originally in use as a mill, now out of use and derelict. Later annexes and additions attached to range to south. Remains of pitched natural slate roofs having redbrick chimneystacks and raised stone coping to gable ends and with projecting stone (sandstone?) eaves course to block to north and redbrick eaves course to later block to south. Majority of roof now devoid of slates. Cast-iron rooflights to block to the south. Random rubble stone constructed having remains of roughcast render over and with roughly dressed flush ashlar sandstone block-and-start quoins to the corners. Remains of sate hung wall to north end of west elevation of block to the south. Square-headed window openings with remains of timber louvers, fixed-pane and timber casement windows, some now infilled with modern blockwork. Redbrick dressings to openings of later block to the south. Square- and segmental-headed door openings having remains of timber fittings in places. Segmental-headed carriage arches to west elevation of block to the south having redbrick voussoirs. Building(s) forms part of a complex of former industrial buildings located on the south bank of the River Erne, and located to the west/south-west of Ballyshannon town centre. Block to the north backs onto rubble stone quay wall. Located to the north of former warehouse/house (40852067).

• Post box, 1900–1910
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1905, with ' ER VII.' royal cipher and raised crown motif. Raised 'Post Office' lettering to letter flap and foundry name to the base (not read). Set into rubble stone wall to the south-west of Ballyshannon town centre, at main entrance to the former distillery and industrial complex (see record 40852069).

• Allingham Memorial, monument, 1890–1900
  Description

  Carved stone memorial commemorating the poet William Allingham to centre of east parapet of Ballyshannon Bridge (40852064), erected c. 1895, comprising rectangular marble plaque with inscribed text to centre flanked to either side (south and north) by carved stone inverted console brackets, and having carved stone pediment over with Irish harp and shamrock motifs in bas-relief to tympanum. Located to the south of Ballyshannon town centre.

• Bridge, 1860–1870
  Description

  Single-arch former railway bridge, built c. 1866, carrying the former Bundoran Junction to Bundoran railway line over small country road. Railway lines now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1957). Squared and snecked rock-faced limestone construction to spandrels and abutments. Parapets now removed. Metal tie bars and X-profile pattrice plates to side elevations. Segmental-headed arch with mildly rock-faced voussoirs to arch and squared coursed masonry to arch barrel; squared rock-faced quoins to abutments having drafted margins. Grass deck. Located to the south of Ballyshannon.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Carrickboy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Carrickboy · An Charraig Bhuí

Area

937,228 m² (93.72 ha, 231.59 acres)

Civil parish

Inishmacsaint, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Ballyshannon Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyshannon Urban electoral division: 1,714 people in 786 households; 63% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhanna, Ballymunterhiggin, Dunmuckrum, Portnason, Sminver, Townparks

Placenames

Carrickboy 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.