# Cool More, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilbarron, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Chúil Mhór. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 393,144 m² (39.31 ha, 97.15 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,851 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilbarron, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/kilbarron.md - Barony: Tirhugh - Electoral division: Ballyshannon Rural, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,738 people lived in 624 households in the Ballyshannon Rural electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 16% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13811 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50691 - Centre: latitude 54.545916, longitude -8.213661 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cool More, from 20 m² to 44,754 m² (4.48 ha, 11.06 acres); 7 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1416892: 44,754 m² (4.48 ha, 11.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1416892.md - Parcel 1371799: 35,227 m² (3.52 ha, 8.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371799.md - Parcel 1420098: 33,701 m² (3.37 ha, 8.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420098.md - Parcel 1420101: 28,665 m² (2.87 ha, 7.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420101.md - Parcel 1315597: 20,557 m² (2.06 ha, 5.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1315597.md - Parcel 1372842: 18,940 m² (1.89 ha, 4.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1372842.md - Parcel 1310211: 17,823 m² (1.78 ha, 4.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310211.md - Parcel 1420100: 17,817 m² (1.78 ha, 4.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420100.md - Parcel 5324895: 12,440 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5324895.md - Parcel 1326477: 10,813 m² (1.08 ha, 2.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326477.md - Parcel 1332151: 10,477 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1332151.md - Parcel 1414720: 7,788 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1414720.md - Parcel 5288684: 7,501 m² (0.75 ha, 1.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288684.md - Parcel 1319606: 7,026 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319606.md - Parcel 1327729: 6,983 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327729.md - Parcel 6118231: 6,567 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6118231.md - Parcel 1393589: 4,515 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393589.md - Parcel 5279613: 4,029 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5279613.md - Parcel 1319151: 3,640 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319151.md - Parcel 1351336: 3,402 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1351336.md - Parcel 3659396: 3,261 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659396.md - Parcel 5324925: 3,190 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5324925.md - Parcel 3991441: 2,941 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3991441.md - Parcel 5288690: 2,745 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288690.md - Parcel 3659395: 2,739 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659395.md - Parcel 3738053: 2,733 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3738053.md - Parcel 1348493: 2,725 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348493.md - Parcel 1398127: 2,488 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398127.md - Parcel 1302529: 2,479 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302529.md - Parcel 1373876: 2,345 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373876.md - Parcel 1368714: 2,328 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368714.md - Parcel 1326897: 2,212 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326897.md - Parcel 1311527: 2,153 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1311527.md - Parcel 3659394: 2,149 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659394.md - Parcel 1321928: 2,106 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321928.md - Parcel 1338574: 2,075 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338574.md - Parcel 1304384: 2,008 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304384.md - Parcel 1365083: 1,893 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365083.md - Parcel 1367901: 1,851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367901.md - Parcel 1304975: 1,829 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304975.md - Parcel 1314847: 1,817 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314847.md - Parcel 1355673: 1,792 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355673.md - Parcel 1362301: 1,784 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1362301.md - Parcel 3831057: 1,715 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3831057.md - Parcel 1318142: 1,654 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1318142.md - Parcel 5044836: 1,649 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5044836.md - Parcel 1359007: 1,501 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359007.md - Parcel 1393037: 1,498 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393037.md - Parcel 5164749: 1,421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5164749.md - Parcel 1323375: 1,178 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323375.md - Parcel 1359662: 1,170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359662.md - Parcel 1320214: 1,142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320214.md - Parcel 1324624: 1,120 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324624.md - Parcel 3830915: 1,084 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830915.md - Parcel 1320810: 1,009 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320810.md - Parcel 1421368: 960 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421368.md - Parcel 5120975: 952 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120975.md - Parcel 5044840: 946 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5044840.md - Parcel 1526026: 911 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526026.md - Parcel 1302947: 827 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302947.md - Parcel 5044839: 801 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5044839.md - Parcel 1349922: 798 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1349922.md - Parcel 1337205: 796 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337205.md - Parcel 3968663: 691 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968663.md - Parcel 4755476: 553 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4755476.md - Parcel 5120973: 552 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120973.md - Parcel 1384534: 517 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384534.md - Parcel 1421186: 426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421186.md - Parcel 3738016: 334 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3738016.md - Parcel 3659397: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659397.md - Parcel 1420909: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420909.md - Parcel 1526046: 170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526046.md - Parcel 3738031: 138 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3738031.md - Parcel 5120979: 112 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120979.md - Parcel 1362492: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1362492.md - Parcel 5288688: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5288688.md - Parcel 3738042: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3738042.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Cool More in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 16 applications, newest first. - 4 Dec 2025, Donegal County Council 2562139: Conditional. Permission. CLADDING THE EXISTING EXTENSION TO THE WEST OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE IN WESTERN RED CEDAR TIMBER CLADDING (CLIFF LODGE, NIAH REG. NO. 40910320) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2562139/0 - 7 Oct 2024, Donegal County Council 2461572: Conditional. Permission. REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING CHALET TYPE DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461572/0 - 2 Aug 2024, Donegal County Council 2461188: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING HOUSE (CLIFF LODGE, NIAH REG. NO. 40910320) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461188/0 - 8 Feb 2024, Donegal County Council 2450043: Conditional. Permission. (A) REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING GARAGE, (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND GYM WITH ATTIC LEVEL FOR OFFICE AND STORAGE, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2450043/0 - 22 Dec 2023, Donegal County Council 2352023: Conditional. Permission. (1) EXTENSION TO EXISTING CAR PARKING AREA TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 55 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, (2) REMOVAL OF EXISTING EXIT GATE ONTO R-231-4 REGIONAL ROAD AND RELOCATION OF NEW EXIT GATE FROM PROPOSED CARPARK EXTENSION TO SOUTHWEST OF SITE, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TOILET BLOCK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2352023/0 - 6 Oct 2023, Donegal County Council 2351503: Conditional. Retention. AMENDMENTS TO THE DWELLING AS CONSTRUCTED AND PERMISSION FOR: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE, AND (2) REPLACEMENT OF ON-SITE SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351503/0 - 17 Aug 2023, Donegal County Council 2351223: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF (1) EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO 2 EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST FLOOR LIVING ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING RAISING OF THE EXISTING ROOF LINE, (2) SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF EACH HOUSE WITH THE FLAT ROOF FORMING A BALCONY AND (3) GENERAL ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO THE EXISTING DWELLINGS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351223/0 - 28 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351127: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351127/0 - 27 Jun 2023, Donegal County Council 2350909: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ABOVE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350909/0 - 7 Jun 2023, Donegal County Council 2350813: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350813/0 - 23 Jun 2021, Donegal County Council 2151238: Conditional. Retention. SINGLE STOREY GRASS ROOFED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH BARBEQUE AND PATIO AREA, NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS ONTO PRIVATE ROAD INCLUSIVE OF CAR PARKING AREA AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151238/0 - 15 Feb 2021, Donegal County Council 2150237: Conditional. Permission. (1) CHANGE OF USE AND ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING TO PROVIDE SELF-CATERING GUEST & STAFF ACCOMMODATION UNITS IN LIEU OF BED & BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION AT GROUND & FIRST & ATTIC LEVELS (2) ERECTION OF AN ACCESS BALCONY WITH STAIRS TO THE UPPER LEVELS AT THE REAR (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 1/2 STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR TO PROVIDE KITCHEN AREA AND TOILETS AT GROUND LEVEL AND STAIR ACCESS AT UPPER LEVELS WITH AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AT ROOF / ATTIC LEVEL (4) PROVISION OF GLAZED DOORS AND BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING (5) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150237/0 - 24 Sept 2020, Donegal County Council 2051356: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051356/0 - 17 Nov 2017, Donegal County Council 1751736: Conditional. Retention. EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING GRAVEYARD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751736/0 - 24 Mar 2017, Donegal County Council 1750441: Conditional. Permission consequent, 1 home. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING BUILDING AND EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE, DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WHICH SERVES AN EXISTING ADJOINING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONNECTION OF BOTH THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS (OUTLINE PERMISSION REF NO: 16/50542 REFERS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750441/0 - 28 Feb 2017, Donegal County Council 1750300: N/a. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING BUILDING AND ERECTION OF A PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE, DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WHICH SERVES AN EXISTING ADJOINING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONNECTION OF BOTH THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750300/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Protection Area: Donegal Bay SPA, site code 004151, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004151 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG103-035: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-035----. Internal diam. 27m. A circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and a silted-up fosse. It is divided by a modern field fence. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking Rossnowlagh Beach. Davies recorded traces of an outer bank. 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 - DG103-036: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-036----. 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. 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Rossnowlagh Franciscan Friary Church, church/chapel, friary, 1945–1955, Regional interest, registry number 40910302, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40910302. Attached Franciscan chapel associated with Rossnowlagh Franciscan friary (see 40910316), built c. 1952, having double-height six-bay nave with offset bell tower/campanile (on square-plan) attached to the south-east corner of the north-east elevation, shallow chancel to the north-west, single-storey flat-roofed addition to the north-east corner, and with various single-bay single-storey additions to the north-east and south-west elevations. Shallow pitched copper-sheeted roofs with raised ashlar granite coping to the south-east gable end having metal cross finial over gable apex, and with rendered kneeler stones/skew blocks at eaves level. Copper rainwater goods. Shallow pitched copper-sheeted roof to bell tower/campanile having metal Celtic cross finial over to the north east side. Roughcast rendered walls over rock-faced granite plinth. Round-headed window openings to side elevations of nave having ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds, leaded coloured glass windows. Three round-headed window openings to side elevations of chancel (north-east and south-west) having ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds, chamfered ashlar granite sills, leaded coloured glass windows. Three graded round-headed window openings to the entrance gable (south-east), over central doorway, having ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds, chamfered ashlar granite sills, and leaded stained glass windows. Paired round-headed window openings to either side of main doorway to entrance gable (south-east) having ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds, chamfered ashlar granite sills, and leaded windows. Square headed openings to bell tower/campanile having ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds; triple square-headed openings at belfry level having ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds and louvered fittings. Weather glazing to window openings. Central square-headed doorway to the entrance gable (south east) having chamfered ashlar granite surround, and timber panelled double-doors. Gallery to interior over entrance gable (south-east), mosaic tiled floor and shallow segmental plaster ceiling, segmental-headed recesses/niches to either side of altar. Open arcade with pitched roof and round-headed arches to the south-west of church. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the north of Ballyshannon, and a short distance to the south of Belalt Strand, Rossnowlagh. Forested areas to north-west of site, gardens to the south-west. - Rossnowlagh Franciscan Friary, friary, 1945–1955, Regional interest, registry number 40910316, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40910316. Attached sixteen-bay two-storey rendered Franciscan friary on L-shaped plan, built c. 1950, forming U-shaped plan with attached Catholic chapel (see 40910302) to the north-east. Single-storey blocks to the north-east elevation of the block to the south-west. Open arcade with pitched roof over to the south-east end of courtyard. Now partially also in use as a museum (from 1954). Shallow pitched copper-sheeted roofs with roughcast rendered chimney tacks, ashlar granite coping to gable ends with rendered skew blocks\kneeler stones to eaves, and with copper rain-water goods. Roughcast rendered walls over rock-faced granite plinth course. Square-headed window-openings with ashlar granite sills and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows; ashlar granite block-and-start surrounds to ground floor window openings. Some replacement windows. Full-height round-headed window opening to south-east gable end of block to the south-west having some coloured glass panels. Bowed window opening to north-east elevation of single-storey block to the north-east elevation of block to the south-west. Round-headed doorway to the north-west elevation of block to the north-west having ashlar granite surround with block-and-start detailing over, timber panelled double-doors, spoke fanlight over, and flanking sidelights with replacement windows. Square-headed doorways elsewhere to site. Garden and rockery to internal courtyard. Graveyard to site with gravemarkers of Franciscan friars, nativity grotto to west of site. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the north of Ballyshannon, and a short distance to the south of Belalt Strand, Rossnowlagh. Forested areas to north-west of site. - Beaufoy Lodge, house, 1880–1910, Regional interest, registry number 40910319, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40910319. Detached three-bay single-storey house built c. 1900, having two-bay single storey flat roofed extension to the south-west. Restored and extended to rear (south-east) c. 2006. Pitched natural slate roof with raised rendered coping and a central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks with replacement terracotta pots over. Modern rooflights to the rear pitch (north-west) and flat roofs to extensions. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting plinth, square-headed former window opening to east elevation at attic level. Square-headed window openings with replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with painted sills. Modern windows to extension to the rear (north-west). Central round-headed doorway to the front elevation having replacement timber panelled door, replacement surround of engaged timber colonnettes, and replacement petal fanlight over. Set back from the road with garden to site. Located adjacent to cliff face with panoramic views over Belalt Strand to the north and over Donegal Bay to the north-west. Modern wall and gateway to road-frontage to the south-east. - Coolmore Cliff House, house, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 40910320, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40910320. Detached three-bay single-storey house with attic level and with raised basement level to north, built c. 1880, having slightly projecting breakfront to the centre bay to the north elevation with canted bay window at ground floor level over bowed projection at basement level. Now in use as holiday rental accommodation. Single-storey porch under catslide roof to the south elevation; single-storey over basement extension to the west elevation. Pitched natural slate roof having overhanging eaves supported on paired brackets, smooth rendered eaves course to north and south elevations, paired brackets to the eaves to the gable ends and with a central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks. Modern rooflight to the north elevation. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level, and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows at basement level. Central four-over-four pane timber sliding sash window to canted bay having margin glazing bars. Some replacement window fittings. Square-headed door opening to the east elevation of porch to south elevation having timber panelled door and glazed overlight with margin glazing bars. Set back from road in own grounds with lawns and gravel forecourt to site. Former single-storey stables to the west now converted to accommodation. Gateway to the south-east comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan); gates now gone. Overlooks Donegal Bay to the north and Belalt Strand to the north-east. Located on a cliff top to the north/north-west of Ballyshannon, and to the south-west of Rossnowlagh. - House, 1850–1900, Regional interest, registry number 40910337, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40910337. Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1875, having central projecting single-bay flat-roofed entrance porch to the main elevation (south) and single-bay flat-roofed extension attached to the east gable end. Now also in use as tea rooms. Pitched thatched roof having ropes raised rendered verges and rendered chimneystacks to the gable ends (east and west). Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two-pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorway to east side of porch having timber door. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of Rossnowlagh and the north-west of Ballyshannon. Lawned gardens to site. Tarmacadam drive and lane from the main road to the south. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Cool More, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cool More. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cool-more.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cool-more.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cool-more.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Cool More with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardeelan Lower: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardeelan-lower.md - Cool Beg: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cool-beg.md A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cool-more - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/cool-more