Carrickboy

Townland in the civil parish of Inishmacsaint, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Charraig Bhuí

Parcel 5470906

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31 m across. Click a parcel to see it. © Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0

Area: 150 m²
Buildings: 2 buildings touch it, 228 m² on the ground
Zoning: No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
Townland: Carrickboy

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel 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

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 8 recorded monuments.

DG107-053 Historic town
Description
The town is situated on a ford at the mouth of the river Erne on the main routeway between Sligo and Donegal. The name is derived from Beal Atha Seanaidh "the mouth of the ford of the hill-slope" (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 18). The importance of Ballyshannon is fundamentally integrated into its strategic location as a fording point at the mouth of the Erne. Control of this fording point effectively bestowed control of the route from Connacht to Tirconnell. Added to this is the fact that Ballyshannon also overlooks the estuary of the Erne which forms a natural harbour here. This harbour has been of importance since prehistoric times as is shown by the remarkable bronze sword hilt, of 1st century B.C. (Ryan et. Al. 1983, 104) which was brought up from the sea-bed by a fisherman's net in 1916 and was probably imported directly from Gaul. The continuing importance of the harbour is attested again in the late middle ages. In 1420, for instance, an English trading ship arrived in the harbour (Nicholls 1987, 419). Again in 1614-15, after the foundation of the town, the Arthur of Ballyshannon, which carried wine from Bordeaux for Sir Henry Foliot (Hunter 1981, 69). The strategic significance of the future town site was not lost to either the Anglo-Normans or to the English when they attempted to penetrate Ulster in the late sixteenth century and ultimately it is this combination of geographical factors which accounts for the location of the town. In the mid-thirteenth century the Anglo-Normans under Maurice FitzGerald, lord of Sligo, made repeated attempts to penetrate Tirconnell but they never succeeded in establishing a foothold (Orpen 1911-20, iii, 268). In 1247 the annals record an actual battle fought at the ford of Ballyshannon itself (A. Conn.). The construction of a castle (DG107-053002-) here in 1423 by O'Donnell marked their appreciation of the significance of the ford and signalled their intention to control access between Connacth and Tirconnell. The strategic significance of Ballyshannon was apparent to the Dublin government as early as 1562 when the lord deputy, Perrott, wanted to post a garrison at Ballyshannon. It was one of the key strategic points during the Nine Years War (1594-1603) and in 1597 it was the scene of the defeat of Sir Conyers Clifford. In 1601 the lord deputy, Mountjoy, evolved a plan of cutting off Tirconnell from the rest of the north by establishing forts at Derry and Ballyshannon (DG107-053001-). Later in the year Sir Henry Dowcra put this plan into effect by landing at Derry and by capturing Donegal Abbey. He then moved south against Ballyshannon Castle but, without artillery, he could not capture it until March 1602 when guns were landed by sea. After the conclusion of the Nine Years War and pace was made with Rory O'Donnell, Ballyshannon Castle (DG107-053002-) and fort (DG107-053001-) was retained by the government together with 1000 acres on which it was intended to develop a town. The task of developing the town was entrusted to Sir Henry Foliott and the borough was incorporated in 1613. It continued to return two members to parliament until the passing of the Act of Union in 1800. The settler commuinty was relatively small and it is described as consisting essentially of "Irish houses" lived in by "soldiers for the most part and some few Irish" (Hunter 1981, 61). The adult population in the census of c. 1659 is given as 63 English and Scots and 71 Irish (Bradley and Dunne 1989, 19-20). The town is described in the Urban Survey of Donegal as 'The street plan is essentially linear consisting of Main St, with Castle St and Market St aligned diagonally towards it. The Mall, the Back Mall and College St would seem to be additions to this layout. On the southern side of the river East Port and West Port may be built on an early suburb. The original market place would seem to have consisted of the expanded area at the junction of Market St, Main St and Castle St. The Market Place, beside the Erne, is a later addition (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 20-1). MAIN STREET, BALLYSHANNON An archaeological assessment, in advance of a proposed supermarket development, was carried out by Christiaan Corlett for John Channing under licence No. 97E001 on the site at Main Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. Seven trenches were excavated mechanically in January 1997 throughout the area to be disturbed by the proposed development. All were excavated to limestone bedrock. The four trenches in the western half of the site revealed a stratigraphy which consisted of a black humic garden topsoil above a consistent sterile layer of brown humic clay, which in turn overlay a thin layer of subsoil of gritty boulder clay. Two small trenches immediately behind the building fronting the main street indicated that the cellar of that building had been built directly on bedrock. The final cutting on the street frontage, in a garden plot within the angle formed by the L-shaped building, revealed a layer of possible boulder clay above the bedrock. Immediately above this clay were a number of layers of soil and rubble which appear to have been dumped to bring the ground level up to the level of the street. No archaeological features or finds were identified. Bishop Street, Ballyshannon Seven test-trenches were opened by Mary Henry, Mary Henry Archaeological Services Ltd under licence No. 01E0773 on a greenfield site (NGR 18743/36165) on the outskirts of Ballyshannon town. The pre-construction testing works were carried out pursuant to planning permission to construct a dwelling-house. The remains of a modern domestic dump were found in five of the trenches; the others revealed nothing of archaeological interest. (Excavations Bulletin 2001). Excavation licence number 04E0686 Pre-development testing was undertaken by Martin Fitzpatrick, ofArch. Consultancy Ltd under licence No. 04E0686 at the site of a proposed development on the south side of the Mall in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. The proposed residential and commercial development is located immediately west of the large, poorly preserved historical house known as the Condon Building. Five trenches were mechanically excavated. The stratigraphy revealed consisted of an orange/brown clayey fill which covered the site. The original ground level was reached at a depth of 0.9-1.1m in the east of the site, but elsewhere the fill was encountered up to a depth of 2-2.1m. No finds of archaeological significance were uncovered in the course of testing at the site. (Excavations Bulletin 2004) Pre-development testing was carried out by Richard Crumlish under licence No. 05E0745 on 5 July 2005 at a site (NGR 18743/36165) in advance of its development at Upper Main Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. The proposed development was located within the constraint area for Ballyshannon. It consisted of the erection of an extension to a premises. The site was located to the rear of Reid and Sweeney's solicitors' office (which appears to date to the early 19th century) and was accessible via an alleyway off Church Lane. The site consisted of a small backyard covered in stone flags. The alleyway from which the site was accessible was tested by the writer as part of an adjacent development in April 2003 (Excavations 2003, No. 387, 03E0529). One trench excavated (by machine) through the centre of the yard measured 8.1m long, 0.95-1m wide and 0.3-0.5m deep. Below the roughly cut stone flags was topsoil. Below the topsoil was grey/cream friable sandy silt loam. The topsoil contained roots, red-brick fragments, a small number of oyster shells and modern pottery sherds. The sandy silt loam contained a moderate amount of stones and pebbles. The testing revealed evidence of modern activity on the site only; i.e. stone flags (probably contemporary with or later than the adjacent 19th-century building), laid over topsoil which contained modern artefacts, over natural subsoil. (Excavations Bulletin 2005). The Rock, Ballyshannon NGR G87906120 T
DG107-053001 Bastioned fort
Description
This fort, named ‘Mullanashee Fort’, is represented on the OS 1st ed. 6-inch map (surveyed 1834) as a roughly square-shaped enclosure with expansions at the east, south and west corners suggestive of bastions. Hugh Allingham, in his 'Ballyshannon: its history and antiquities’ recorded that the last vestige of the mound on Mullaghnashee having been, it is said, obliterated in 1798, when a star fort was constructed on the hill top, hence the spot is now called Fort-hill.’ (1879, 18) Allingham undoubtedly derived this information from a note by O’Donovan in his edition of the Annals of the Four Masters where he states: ‘According to the tradition at Ballyshannon, an ancient earthen fort, and the mound of Aedh Ruadh, or Red Hugh, were destroyed in 1798, to form a modern English star-fort which now crowns the summit of Mullaghnashee.’ (AFM, vi, 2029, note x) The fort clearly dates from an earlier period and, indeed, it may have been built in 1597 as part of the campaign by Sir Conyers Clifford, de facto Crown governor of Connaught, who went north at the end of July of that year to subdue O’Donnell. At the end of that month Tibbot ne Long Burke arrived under sail from Galway, to revictual Clifford’s forces with provisions ‘ordered by sea’, and to re-equip them with ‘two small field pieces’. Clifford, who had camped at Assaroe, now moved his troops into position around the artillery at Mullach-Sithe-Aedha (Mullaghnashee) where, over the next three days, his forces carried out a bombardment of the garrison at Ballyshannon castle (DG107-053001-; AFM, vi, 2029-30). His attacks on the castle were repulsed and owing to the lack of food and powder Clifford was forced to raise the siege and return south via a crossing near Asseroe, suffering considerable losses en route. Little surface remains of the fort are visible apart from the eastern and southern banks in the field immediately west of the Church though traces of other elements can be seen in aerial photographs. (Lacy et al. 1983, No. 886) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 17 August 2017
DG107-053002 Castle - unclassified
Description
This O'Donnell castle clearly was built to guard the ford here on the River Erne. The town, and presumably the castle, were taken and burned in 1522 in a raid by O’Neill into Tyrconnell (AFM, v, 1355) and it was here that Red Hugh O’Donnell stopped on his way north after his escape from gaol in 1592 (ibid., vi, 1925). The castle was besieged, in 1597, by Sir Conyers Clifford who had come north into Tyrconnel with a large force to subdue O’Donnell. Clifford stationed his troops and ordnance in Mullanshee Fort which occupied a high hill (DG107-053002-). For three days his troops ‘continued to fire on the castle with heavy balls, emitted with loud report and flashing flames from the loud-sounding, red, shot-vomiting guns of that heavy and immense ordnance which they had planted opposite the fortress, so that their reports and loud thundering in the regions of the air were heard far and distant from them. They sent large parties of their choicest soldiers to the base of the castle with wall-razing engines, and with thick and strong iron armour about their bodies, and bright-shining helmets on their heads, and with a bright testudo of round, broad, hard iron shields around them, to protect them from the shots of their enemies. The resolute attack they made upon the fortress, however, was of no avail to them; and it had been better for them that they had not come upon this journey against it; for from the castle were poured down upon them showers of brilliant fire from well-planted, straight [aimed] guns, and from costly muskets, and some rough-headed rocks and massive solid stones, and beams and blocks of timber, which were [kept] on the battlements of the fortress, in readiness to be hurled down [when occasion required]; so that the coverings of the razing party were of no shelter or protection to them, and great numbers of them were destroyed, and others who were severely wounded became so exhausted that they delayed not to be further slaughtered, and, turning their backs to their enemies, they were routed to the camp. The people of the fortress kept up a constant fire on them, and killed an unascertained number of them.’ (AFM, vi, 2029) Clifford eventually was forced to quit the siege and lost many soldiers in his route southwards. The castle was taken by Henry Docwra during his campaign in the north in 1602 (O’Donovan 1849, 263, 281). After the conclusion of the Nine-Years War (1594-1603) and peace was made with O'Donnell, the Dublin Government retained Ballyshannon castle and fort together with 1,000 acres on which it was intended to develop a town. The task of establishing this was entrusted to Sir Henry Ffolliot and the borough was incorporated in 1613. It would appear that the castle may have been ruined or, more likely, added to for the contemporary plantation records note that Lord Folliott ‘is building a fair and strong castle there of lime and stone’ (Treadwell 1953-5, 513). The castle was located on the eastern side of the river close to the bridge. Lughaidh O'Clery, in his life of Red Hugh O’Donnell, noted that the castle was on the bank of the river (Murphy 1895, 33). Allingham (1879, 30) recorded that ‘Of the castle of Ballyshannon nothing now remains but a portion of one of the walls (about 10 feet high and 5 feet thick), part of which is incorporated with a grain store, and part with a butter shed on the north side of the market yard. The castle buildings doubtless occupied the whole or greater part of the ground now used for market purposes, and probably extended some way further up the river bank, and from its "well battlemented" towers were poured many a volley of bullets and other missiles on the luckless enemies without. The castle park (a name still preserved in some old leases of adjacent premises) extended almost, if not entirely to the summit of the hill northward of the castle; and long after the building was demolished, a quantity of human bones was discovered in a garden close to the castle walls . . .’ Lewis (1837, i, 166) records that ‘A small portion of the ruins of the once celebrated castle of the O'Donnells, Earls of Tyrconnell, is in the town . . .’ and O’Donovan, writing in the mid-19th century in his edition of the Annals of the Four Masters noted that ‘The site of this castle is pointed out in a field on the east side of the town of Ballyshannon, called the Castle Park, but the walls are level with the ground and scarcely traceable.’ (AFM, vi, 2029, note w) The sections of the castle which survived into the later 19th century may have included or incorporated parts of the 17th century building erected by Folliott. It’s location was not recorded by the OS on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map nor on their large scale (1:1056) MS town plan (surveyed 1834) though the name 'Castle Street' is reflective of its siting to the east. The ITM coordinates given here are based on the account given by Allingham above and should only be considered as indicative of its location. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 17 August 2017
DG107-053004 Church
Description
According to local tradition the first church built by Sir Henry Foliot was constructed beside the Erne in Market Yard. It was not until 1691 that the church was moved to its present site at Mullaghnashee (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 22). The present building was erected in 1841 and incorporates an eighteenth century core (Rowan 1979, 127).
DG107-053005 Graveyard
Description
According to local tradition the first church in Ballyshannon was built by Sir Henry Foliot was constructed beside the Erne in Market Yard. It was not until 1691 that the church was moved to its present site at Mullaghnashee (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 22). The present building was erected in 1841 and incorporates an eighteenth century core (Rowan 1979, 127).
DG107-053006 Graveslab
Description
Described in the Urban Survey of Donegal as 'Bernard Con O'Neill. 16th century (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 22-3). This slab is known only from a nineteenth century account which describes it as decorated with a ship, crescent moon, cornucopia and three right hands. It bore the inscription : BERNARD CON ONEIL AB ORIS BELLESENIENSIS QUI OBIIT PRIDIE NON JUN ANNO DOMINI 15.. (Mems. Dead ii, 1892-4, 57).
DG107-053007 Graveslab
Description
Described in the Urban Survey of Donegal as 'Jean Banerman. 1681 (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 23). This slab is also known only from a nineteenth century accounts. It bore the inscription : HERE LYES JEAN BANERMAN, ALIAS FORBES, WHO DYED SEPTEMBER THE SEVENTH 1681 AGED 65. (Allingham 1879; Mems. Dead, i, 1888-91, 336).
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

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

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).

Ground and risks

Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
Landslides: No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
Terrain model: No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
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.

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Area: 93.7 ha; 232 acres
Land parcels: 206; registered freehold, median 301 m²
Zoning: —; not in a zoned settlement
Planning: 34; applications since 2010

Land parcels

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann

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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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Zoning

Development plans, national zoning

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.

Planning applications

Sites that touch the townland, newest first

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.

Nature and heritage

Designated sites and recorded monuments

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.

Ground and risks

Radon, landslides, flooding

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.

Homes sold

Property Price Register

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

The townland

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.