Corporation

390 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Corporation, from 10 m² to 68,147 m² (6.81 ha, 16.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Corporation 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.

• 8 Jul 2026N/a

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR PROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 (REF. NO. PA16.316178). THE TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE (TDR) WILL ORIGINATE AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AT KILLYBEGS HARBOUR, CO. DONEGAL, RUN THROUGH CO. SLIGO, CO. LEITRIM AND TERMINATE AT THE CONSENTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 SITE, CO. MAYO. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TDR IS C.188KM OF WHICH C.65KM IS WITHIN CO. DONEGAL, C.57KM IN CO. SLIGO, AND C.36KM IN CO. MAYO. MINOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT WORKS ARE NOT PROPOSED ALONG THIS ENTIRE ROUTE BUT ONLY AT SELECT LOCATIONS. THE TOTAL AREA REQUIRED FOR THE WORKS IN CO. DONEGAL IS C.0.2HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CO. DONEGAL COMPRISES MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLANDS OF KILLYBEGS, GLEBE, AGHAYEEVOGE, CASHELREAGH GLEBE, BRUCKLESS, AIGHAN, BRUCKLESS AND DARNEY. THESE WORKS ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE DELIVERY OF ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS (AIL) AND WILL CONSIST OF (1) LAYING OF TEMPORARY LOAD BEARING SURFACE AT 5 NO. LOCATIONS, (2) TEMPORARY FENCE REMOVAL, TEMPORARY REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF LIGHTS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (3) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF BOLLARD AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (4) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF GATE, WALL AND CHEVRONS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (5) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF ROAD SIGNALS, BOLLARDS, LIGHTING COLUMNS, WALL AND FENCE AT 1 NO. LOCATION AS WELL AS HEDGEROW AND TREE TRIMMING, (6) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF FENCE AND VEGETATION AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (7) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS, FENCE AND WALL AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (8) REINSTATEMENT OF ALL TEMPORARY WORKS AREAS TO PREVIOUS CONDITION AND (10) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED TDR. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH SLIGO AND MAYO COUNTY COUNCILS IN RESPECT OF WORKS REQUIRED AT LOCATIONS WITHIN EACH COUNTY BOUNDS. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN SLIGO ARE PROPOSED AT CARROWNACREEVY, TANREGO WEST, ABBEYTOWN, CORHAWNAGH AND CARRICKNAGAT. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CARRICKNAGAT. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN MAYO ARE PROPOSED AT LECARROW, CROSSMOLINA, ABBEYTOWN, KNOCKALEGAN, GLEBE, GORTSKEDDIA, BALLINA, ABBEYHALFQUARTER, KNOCKNALYRE AND BUNREE. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CROSSMOLINA. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT (AASR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661265

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  PROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 (REF. NO. PA16.316178). THE TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE (TDR) WILL ORIGINATE AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AT KILLYBEGS HARBOUR, CO. DONEGAL, RUN THROUGH CO. SLIGO, CO. LEITRIM AND TERMINATE AT THE CONSENTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 SITE, CO. MAYO. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TDR IS C.188KM OF WHICH C.65KM IS WITHIN CO. DONEGAL, C.57KM IN CO. SLIGO, AND C.36KM IN CO. MAYO. MINOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT WORKS ARE NOT PROPOSED ALONG THIS ENTIRE ROUTE BUT ONLY AT SELECT LOCATIONS. THE TOTAL AREA REQUIRED FOR THE WORKS IN CO. DONEGAL IS C.0.2HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CO. DONEGAL COMPRISES MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLANDS OF KILLYBEGS, GLEBE, AGHAYEEVOGE, CASHELREAGH GLEBE, BRUCKLESS, AIGHAN, BRUCKLESS AND DARNEY. THESE WORKS ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE DELIVERY OF ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS (AIL) AND WILL CONSIST OF (1) LAYING OF TEMPORARY LOAD BEARING SURFACE AT 5 NO. LOCATIONS, (2) TEMPORARY FENCE REMOVAL, TEMPORARY REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF LIGHTS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (3) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF BOLLARD AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (4) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF GATE, WALL AND CHEVRONS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (5) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF ROAD SIGNALS, BOLLARDS, LIGHTING COLUMNS, WALL AND FENCE AT 1 NO. LOCATION AS WELL AS HEDGEROW AND TREE TRIMMING, (6) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF FENCE AND VEGETATION AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (7) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS, FENCE AND WALL AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (8) REINSTATEMENT OF ALL TEMPORARY WORKS AREAS TO PREVIOUS CONDITION AND (10) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED TDR. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AND SEPARATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH SLIGO AND MAYO COUNTY COUNCILS IN RESPECT OF WORKS REQUIRED AT LOCATIONS WITHIN EACH COUNTY BOUNDS. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN SLIGO ARE PROPOSED AT CARROWNACREEVY, TANREGO WEST, ABBEYTOWN, CORHAWNAGH AND CARRICKNAGAT. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CARRICKNAGAT. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN MAYO ARE PROPOSED AT LECARROW, CROSSMOLINA, ABBEYTOWN, KNOCKALEGAN, GLEBE, GORTSKEDDIA, BALLINA, ABBEYHALFQUARTER, KNOCKNALYRE AND BUNREE. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CROSSMOLINA. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT (AASR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661202

• 6 May 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF FORMER WINDOW PREVIOUSLY BUILT UP AND NOW RE-OPENED TO THE SIDE OF THE SINGLE STOREY PART OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND (2) CHANGE OF USE OF THE SINGLE STOREY PART TO A COFFEE TAKE AWAY AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660805

• 7 Oct 2025Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550137

• 1 Oct 2025Unconditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50876 REFERS)

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550134

• 28 Jun 2025Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50876 REFERS)

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561093

• 20 Jun 2025N/a

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50876 REFERS)

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561041

• 5 Jun 2025N/a

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50876 REFERS)

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560936

• 24 Apr 2025Conditional

  (A) EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND (B) ELEVATION CHANGES, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560640

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  FOOD TRUCK ON SITE & PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM A FORMER STORAGE BUILDING TO A CAFE, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, FRESH FISH SHOP AND TOILET ON GROUND FLOOR (2) SEATING AREA TO THE FIRST FLOOR INCLUDING TOILET AND STORAGE AREA & (3) ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION FOR STAIRWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560632

• 21 Mar 2025Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560411

• 21 Mar 2025N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560410

• 3 Dec 2024Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE TO 3 NO. APARTMENTS AND (2) REMOVAL OF 2 NO. CHIMNEYS TO EACH GABLE WALL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING INCLUDING UPGRADE OF EXISTING 3 NO. APARTMENTS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF THREE STOREY STAIRWELL EXTENSION TO REAR OF PROPERTY AND BALCONIES TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, (3) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES INCLUDING UPGRADE OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL OF DORMER WINDOWS, INCREASING WALL PLATE TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ROOF AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2461980

• 25 Nov 2024N/a

  (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE TO 3 NO. APARTMENTS AND (2) REMOVAL OF 2 NO. CHIMNEYS TO EACH GABLE WALL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING INCLUDING UPGRADE OF EXISTING 3 NO. APARTMENTS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF THREE STOREY STAIRWELL EXTENSION TO REAR OF PROPERTY AND BALCONIES TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, (3) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES INCLUDING UPGRADE OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL OF DORMER WINDOWS, INCREASING WALL PLATE TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ROOF AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2461918

• 23 Oct 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY OUTBUILDING, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A ROW OF THREE TERRACED HOUSES (TWO AND HALF-STOREY) WITH PRIVATE REAR GARDENS, (3) EXTENSION OF FOOTPATH ALONG MULREANEY’S BRAE AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 3 homes · Donegal County Council, 2461698

• 9 Oct 2024N/a

  (1) RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO INCLUDE UPGRADE OF EXISTING 3 NO. APARTMENTS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF PROPOSED THREE STOREY STAIRWELL EXTENSION TO REAR OF PROPERTY AND BALCONIES TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, (3) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO INCLUDE UPGRADE OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL OF DORMER WINDOWS, INCREASING WALL PLATE TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ROOF AND (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461592

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, ANCILLARY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND LEAN TO COVERED AREA, (2) INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEWERAGE TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ENTRANCE ONTO THE ADJOINING ROADWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350959

• 1 Jun 2023Conditional

  (A) CHANGE OF USE FROM FORMER PUBLIC HOUSE ON THE GROUND LEVEL TO A TAKE AWAY FOOD OUTLET, (B) WIDENING OF THE EXISTING ACCESS TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING BY REMOVAL OF PART OF THE WALL ON THE SINGLE STOREY PROJECTION AND REBUILDING OF IT, (C) PROVISION OF LIVING ACCOMMODATION TO THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND (D) INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE FRONT ELEVATION WINDOWS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350785

• 3 May 2023Conditional

  PLANT ROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350604

• 27 Feb 2023Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OFF STREET PARKING WITH STORAGE SPACE UNDER AT THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350222

• 14 Feb 2023N/a

  NEW OFF STREET PARKING WITH STORAGE SPACE UNDER AT THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350168

• 13 Jan 2023Conditional

  REPOSITIONING OF A SECTION OF THE EXISTING 38KV LINE KNOWN AS THE GLENTIES-KILLYBEGS 38KV LINE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350028

• 9 Dec 2022N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, ANCILLARY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND LEAN TOO COVERED AREA AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEWERAGE TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA (2) A NEW ENTRANCE ONTO THE ADJOINING ROADWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251973

• 7 Dec 2022Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EXTERNAL STEPS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DRIVEWAY TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251958

• 11 Nov 2022N/a

  A HOLIDAY RESORT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) RENOVATION FOR (A) EXISTING HOLLY BUSH BAR TO PROVIDE A NEW GASTRO PUB TO GROUND FLOOR WITH A GUEST ACCOMMODATION SUITE TO THE FIRST FLOOR INCLUDING A NEW ACCESS STAIRWELL, (B) EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO PROVIDE A TWO STOREY GUEST ACCOMMODATION SUITE INCLUDING NEW ACCESS STAIRWELL, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION LINKING THE EXISTING BAR AND OUTHOUSE BUILDINGS TO INCLUDE A NEW RESTAURANT AND ASSOCIATED KITCHEN AND RESTROOM FACILITIES, (B) A DETACHED RECEPTION BUILDING AND ESB TRANSFORMER BUILDING, (C) 14 NO. TWO STOREY DETACHED, SHORTSTAY RIVERSIDE LODGES, (D) 12 NO GLAMPING PODS, (E) A RIVERSIDE SPA TREATMENT BUILDING, (3) A NEW INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD, (4) PROVISION OF (A) AN OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE A TENNIS COURT WITH ASSOCIATED FENCING, A COMBINED SPORTS COURT, A PLAY PARK AND ASSOCIATED OUTDOOR SEATING, (B) A NEW PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH AN ASSOCIATED TERTIARY POLISHING INFILTRATION SYSTEM AND (5) SITEWORKS INCLUDING RAISING AND LOWERING OF GROUND LEVELS, WHERE REQUIRED. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251841

The 25 most recent of 58 applications.

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 the townland of Corporation.

Recorded monuments

• DG091-003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 10m. A subcircular area enclosed by a collapsed stone wall. The original width of the wall seems to have been c. 1.65m. Some rock outcrop has been incorporated in the wall. The site is located on the top of a knoll in undulating, rocky, rough ground. 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

• DG097-012 Historic town
  Description

  Described in the Urban Survey of Donegal as 'Killybegs lies at the head of the fine natural harbour to which it gives its name. The placename is normally spelled as Cealebeg or Cellebeg in documents of the sixteenth and seventeenth century and is normally translated as "little churches" (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 40). During the middle ages Killybegs appears to have belonged to the bishops of Raphoe and they it was who built a castle overlooking the harbour in the fourteenth century. The date of the initial settlement at Killybegs is not known but there are indications that by the end of the sixteenth century there was a small fishing village there. Like Ballyshannon, Killybegs rose to prominence in the later middle ages because of its potential importance as a sea port. The first cargo of Spanish arms to reach Ireland was landed here in 1596 and four years later, in 1600, another Spanish ship landed with 2000 calivers and 2000 pikes together with Mathias de Oviedo, the titular archbishop of Dublin, who promised the arrival of a Spanish army of liberation to O'Donnell and O'Neill. This army, when it arrived, landed not at Killybegs but at Kinsale. Nonetheless these references indicate the strategic significance of Killybegs and explain why the english government selected it as one of the seven potential boroughs which they proposed to erect in Donegal in 1609. Initially the proposed boroughs were to have forty burgesses but by 1611 when Sir Henry Foliot was required to set out the land at Killybegs for the coming year "for the Townes best advantage", the proposed town was to have a portreeve, a bailiff and thirty burgesses (Hunter 1971, 44). The foundation was protracted until 1615, however, probably because of the difficulty of getting settlers and when the town was incorporated in that year the plantation commissioners settled for much less than they had originally estimated. In the end-up the planter given the task of establishing the town was Roger Jones, constable of Sligo. The borough was incorporated on 14 dec. 1615 and Jones was given 200 acres on condition that he would set out a site for the town, build twenty houses with lands for burgesses, who were to be only twelve in number, and lay aside convenient spots for the market place, a church and churchyard, a public school and 30 acres of common (Ir Rec Comm 1830, 300). Jones' tenure does not seem to have lasted long, however, and shortly after 1618 the town was acquired by John Murray, one of James I's favourites and created earl of Annandale in 1624 (Hunter 1971, 53). By 1622 the "new town" of Killybegs had only some 17 "British and Irish inhabitants". The adult population in the census of c. 1659 consisted of 10 English and Scots, and 21 Irish, making a total of 31. These two figures indicate that the population of the town remained very small and that there was little success in atrracting settlers. Hunter (1981, 69) has suggested that this failure may have come about as a result of the dispute between the Bishop of Raphoe and Roger Jones about the possession of the town, followed by its acquisition by the absentee earl of Annandale whose primary interest lay in rents rather than develping the plantation. Despite its small size the town succeeded in establishing a small seaborne trade and in 1626 some 12% of Irish herring exports went through Killybegs (Hunter 1981, 69). The physical layout of the town was described in the Urban Survey as 'The street pattern is essentially linear, consisting of Main St with Bridge St and O'Hare Lane aligned at right angles to its axis. Main Street was laid out facing the sea and was clearly meant to double as a harbour frontage. The late medieval settlement of Cealebeg was located south of the town around the remains of Cat Castle (DG097-015004-) and St Catherine's Church (DG097-015002-). The original market place was probably at the west end of Main St where it is joined by Bridge St. The O.S. maps show a market place on the harbour front but this is probably a development of later times. The Fair Green lies just to the north of the town' (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 40-43). Excavation licence number 00E0208 Testing was carried out on 29 April 2000 on the site of the proposed development of a detached dwelling-house, septic tank and associated percolation area at The Hill, off Main Street, Killybegs, Co. Donegal. Using a wide, toothless trenching bucket, five test-trenches were excavated. The bedrock and natural, orange/brown, sandy clay subsoil were sealed by sod and topsoil. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted. (Excavations Bulletin 2000) Declan Moore, 9 Clareden Drive, Donegal. Excavation licence number 00D0046 Prior to the proposed development works in the harbour at Killybegs, Co. Donegal, an intertidal survey was carried out. A metal-detection survey of the same area was carried out in tandem with the intertidal assessment. The area around Rough Point, a small island close to the harbour, revealed evidence of a possible landing place. Nothing else of significance was identified, nor was anything identified from the metal-detection survey. (Excavations Bulletin 2000) Audrey Gahan, ADS Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ. Excavation licence number 01E1088 Pre-development testing of a site at the Diamond, Killybegs, was undertaken on 7 December 2001. The work involved the demolition of an existing building and the construction of a three-storey development within the 'zone of archaeological potential' for Killybegs town. Two 8m-long trial-trenches, orientated north-west/south-east and running parallel to each other, were excavated through the development area. Testing exposed a bed of natural bedrock below the old concrete foundation, with no archaeological features or finds in evidence. (Excavations Bulletin 2001) Billy Quinn, ASU Ltd, Purcell House, Oranmore, Co. Galway. Excavation Licence No. 03E0362 NGR 1248/7986 Archaeological monitoring carried out by Roseanne Meenan on the Killybegs sewerage scheme identified no archaeological features.

• DG097-012001 Graveslab (present location)
  Description

  Medieval coffin-shaped graveslab known locally as the 'McSyne Grave Slab'. Originally located at the Franciscan friary in Ballysaggart (DG098-031001-) but now located in a glass display case outside St. Mary's R.C. Church in Killybegs. Described in the Urban Survey as 'Tombslab. 16th cent. St Catherine's RC Church. Alleged to be the tomb of Niall Mor MacSweeney (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 44). Set against the exterior face of the W gable of St. Catherines Catholic church in Killybegs is a medieval tomb-slab (DG098-031003-). It was brought to Killybegs from Fan an Chartha friary on St John's Point in 1868 (Patterson 1872, 129). The trapezoidal sandstone slab measures 1.98m by.72m tapering to .46m. The sides are bevelled and, the surface of the slab is divided into nine panels by one vertical and four horizontal broad bands of ribbon interlacing; all carving is in shallow false relief, some of which is now very weathered. Left hand side: The uppermost panel contains a figure, helmeted and plumed, holding a battle axe in his right hand and a sword hanging by his left side. He is wearing a cowl and jack (or coat of mail?) which comes to the knee and is belted at the waist; undoubtedly the representation of a gallowglass (See Hayes-McCoy 1937, 104-6). The left arm is not depicted and the protrusion at shoulder level is merely an extension of the weathered band of interlace. Diagonally above and below the gallowglass are two very weathered animal like figures. The second panel contains two opposing beasts separated by a narrow double strand of interlace; each stands on stylised foliage, the stem of which emanates from the beasts' back. The third panel contains three interlace designs; the fourth panel contains two bowed clasping figures, apparently in combat, which are flanked by weathered designs, one an interlaced knot. Right-hand side: The upper panel contains two cusped ogival ovals with paterae. The second and third panels are filled with interlace designs. The upper part of the fourth panel contains two sets of four, apparently naked, inter-locking figures and the lower part contains an interlace knot. The fifth panel contains a stylised vine leaf design. There is no inscription on the slab though tradition connects it with the McSwyne family whose ruined castle stands at Rahan Near on the W side of St. John's Point (Patterson 1872, 130). The style of the slab is 16th century in character (Lacy 1983, 329-30). (See Hunt 1974, 133, No. 122) Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 10 August 2015

• DG097-012002 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Fan an Charta Friary, a Franciscan Third Order Regular friary, was founded by MacSwiney Banagh, probably in the second half of the 15th century; the community was driven out soon after the Irish defeat at Kinsale in 1601 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 269). The surviving church ruins (DG098-031001-) stand beside the shore on the E side of St. John's Point. In 1907, the W gable fell and there was a large gap below the E window (Bigger 1908, 6-7). About 30 years ago the latter was built up and the interior and exterior faces of the S and E walls repointed. The shaft and capital from the E side were removed in 1868, to St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Killybegs and are built into the pier of a garden gate opposite the W gable of the Church.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay single-storey house, built c.1820. One of a group of four. Pitched natural slate roof with felt covering in places having raised render verge to the north gable end, smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end (chimneystack to the south shared with building to the south), cast-iron rooflights, and with some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Rough-cast rendered walling over smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Central square-headed door opening with rendered reveals and timber battened door. Road-fronted a short distance to the north of the centre of Killybegs.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880. Now uninhabited. One of a group of six along the west side of Bridge Street. Pitched natural slate having rendered red brick chimneystack to the north gable end, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Wrought-iron tie-bars to north gable end. Painted roughcast walls over projecting painted render plinth. Render failing to the north gable exposing rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, rendered reveals and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to the south end of the main elevation (east) having projecting plinth blocks to base and timber-battened timber door.

• Water pump, 1880–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1900, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, and having lion's head motif to spout. Cast-iron bucket pedestal to base. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Located adjacent to modern blockwork boundary wall along a laneway/cul-de-sac to the east of the centre of Killybegs.

• Ulster Bank, bank/financial institution, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay three-storey bank, built c. 1900, having single-bay single-storey extension to west (c. 1925), and modern two-storey (split-level) and single-storey extensions to rear (north). Hipped slate roof with wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafters, terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods to main building, and having two red brick chimneystacks with moulded cut sandstone stringcourses and coping. Hammer dressed ashlar sandstone walls at ground floor level having drafted margins to corners, cut sandstone entablature over having smooth ashlar frieze and moulded stone cornice over, and with chamfered cut sandstone plinth course; red brick walls to upper floors (Flemish bond) having flush ashlar sandstone quoins to the corners and with continuous sill course at second floor level. Cut stone plaque to the west elevation at first floor level having lugged surround and central ‘Red Hand of Ulster’ motif. ATM machine and night safety deposit box to front elevation; plastic fascia to front elevation. Square-headed window openings at ground floor level having recessed cut stone reveals, and chamfered cut stone sills. Shallow segmental-headed window openings at first floor level having chamfered reveals, cut stone sills, and moulded cut stone keystones over windows at first floor level. Square-headed window openings at second floor level. Replacement window fittings throughout. Square-headed doorway to the east end of the main elevation (south) having recessed cut stone reveals, timber panelled door and plain overlight. Set slightly back from road to the east of the centre of Killybegs. Snecked and coursed squared rock-faced rubble sandstone plinth walls to the west boundary of site having chamfered cut sandstone coping and wrought-iron railings over.

• St. Mary's of the Visitation, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built between 1842 - 54, comprising a six-bay nave, projecting gable-fronted transepts to the south-east and north-west elevations, and having four-stage tower (on square-plan) to the centre of the entrance gable (south-west). Single-storey addition attached to the north-west corner of chancel (probably a sacristy), added c. 1890, and single-storey addition attached to the south-east side of chancel. Pitched artificial slate roof having corbelled render eaves course, sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, and with raised rendered verges to the gable ends having render kneeler stones at eaves level with gabled finials over. Corbelled eaves course brought across gable-fronted sections as stringcourse. Render cross finials to gable apexes of transepts and to gable apex of chancel. Stepped cut stone crenellations to parapet of tower; render cross finials over parapet to centre of each face of tower and cut stone corbelled course to base of parapet. Natural slate roofs to ‘crying chapel’ to the north-east side of chancel having cut stone verges to gable ends with cut sandstone kneeler stones to eaves and cut stone Celtic cross finials over gable apexes, corbelled cut stone eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods and tall stepped ashlar sandstone chimneystack to centre. Smooth cement rendered walls having flush ashlar block-and-start quoins to the corners, chamfered ashlar plinth course and having ashlar sill course. Incised cross motifs to gable apexes of transepts. Exposed squared and coursed stone walls to tower at belfry stage level having thin clasping cut stone buttresses to corners. Clasping diagonally-set ashlar buttress to first two stages of tower having triangular cut stone coping over; projecting stringcourses to upper stages of tower. Pointed-arch window openings having chamfered ashlar surrounds, cut stone hoodmouldings and sills, and having leaded stained glass set in timber Y-tracery sub-frames. Three pointed-arched window openings to nave gable (north-east) having figurative stained glass windows, c. 1890. Pointed-arched window openings to sacristy having cut stone surrounds, cut stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed-arched openings to tower at belfry level having cut stone plate tracery and timber louvers. Pointed-arch door opening to front face of tower (south-west) having with chamfered cut stone surround, replacement timber panelled double-doors, and modern etched overlight. Flat timber ceiling, marble altar, ornate timber confessional box, and arcades of three cut stone pointed-arched openings with large projecting quasi-Doric capitals to transepts to interior. Interior re-ordered c. 1990. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds, on an elevated site, to the east of Killybegs town centre. Cut stone gravemarkers commemorating former parish priests located to the south of site. Rubble stone boundary walls to site. Altered two-storey former parochial house adjacent to site to the south/south-west). Sixteenth-century tomb slab of Niall Mór MacSweeney and architectural fragments to site. Gateways to site comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having capstones over with cast-iron Celtic cross finials over, and having hooped wrought-iron gates.

• Murray Lodge, school, 1845–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay single-storey with attic level former national schools on U-shaped plan, built 1851 and 1860, having advanced gable-fronted two-storey projections to either end of the front elevation (south-east) with projecting gable-fronted entrance porch projections to inner faces facing each other across forecourt, and with central gable-fronted bay having cut stone bellcote over. Section to the south-west now in use as a dwelling and holiday apartment; section to the north-east now out of use. Canted bay window openings with flat roofs, and having moulded cut stone cornices over lintel with cut stone blocking course over to the central gable-fronted bay and to south-east gable ends of end projections. Central projecting bay to the rear elevation (north-west) having canted bay window to front face (north-west). Pitched natural slate with overhanging eaves, and having ashlar chimneystacks with cut stone cornices to coping and terracotta chimneypots. Timber boarded soffits to eaves; some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Modern rooflights to front pitch of section to the south-west with modern dormer openings to rear pitch. Ashlar bellcote (on square-plan) over central bay with ogee-headed openings at belfry level having cut stone stringcourse to base and moulded cut stone stringcourse over, and with domed capping over. Coursed and squared rubble stone walls with flush dressed ashlar limestone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings having ashlar limestone block-and-start surrounds, ashlar lintels and sills, hoodmouldings and with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows (in groups of two, three and four in places). Circular/oculus openings with cut stone surround to gable apex of central bay to the front and rear elevations. Ashlar mullions to corners of canted bay windows. Square headed door openings to south-east faces of porch projections having timber panelled doors with overlights. Square-headed door openings to side elevations of central projecting bay. Set back from road on an elevated site overlooking Killybegs harbour to the east/south-east; located to the north-east of Killybegs town centre. Garden to front of site and yards to rear (north-west). Rubble stone boundary walls to site boundary having rubble coping over. Rubble stone boundary walls with cut stone coping over aligning path from main gateway to central bay. Cut stone steps in grounds. Main gateway to the south-east comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal capstones over, and with a pair of hooped wrought-iron gates with decorative finials.

• St. John's Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1825–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1829 and extended 1859 - 62, comprising a two-bay nave, stepped three-stage tower (on square-plan) attached to the centre of the entrance gable (west) with ashlar spire over (on octagonal-plan) and having chancel extension to the east, added 1859 – 62, with polygonal apse. Projecting vestry attached to the north-east end of nave. Pitched natural slate roof to nave with projecting cut stone eaves course (brought across gable ends as stringcourse), and with cut stone chimneystack to the east end. Pitched and hipped artificial slate roof to chancel. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to nave and tower; cut stone plinth course to tower. rubble stone construction to chancel, apse and vestry. Chamfered cut stone plinth course to apse. Clasping stepped cut stone buttresses to the east end of nave having sloping cut stone coping over. Pointed-arched window openings to side elevations of nave (north and south) having plain ashlar surrounds, ashlar sills and timber Y-tracery windows with cast-iron windows. Leaded stained glass window to the south-east window opening to nave. Pointed-arched window openings to west elevation and to west elevation of tower at first stage level having plain cut stone surround, cut stone hoodmouldings and cast-iron multi-paned window to tower opening; blind openings to west gable of nave. Pointed-arched window openings to chancel having cast-iron windows, cut stone plate tracery, and having quatrefoil opening to head. Round/oculus openings to tower at second stage level having cut stone surrounds and timber louvered vents; pointed segmental-headed/Tudor-arched openings to tower at belfry level having cut stone surrounds and timber louvers. Pointed-arched door opening to the south face of tower having cut stone surround, cut stone hoodmoulding, replacement timber door, and with overlight now infilled with battened timber fittings. Cut stone threshold to door. Set back from road in own grounds to the north-east of Killybegs town centre. Graveyard to site with collection of mainly nineteenth-century gravemarkers, both recumbent and upstanding, and some surrounded by iron railings. Rubble stone boundary walls to site. Main entrance gateway to the south-west comprising a pair dressed ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal capstones over, and having pair of wrought-iron gates.

• Coastguard station, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former coastguard station, built 1866 or 1875, comprising six-bay two-storey terrace of coastguard houses having single-bay three-storey tower attached to the south-west gable end. Projecting single-storey entrance porches to the rear (north-west) of each house. Now in use as private houses and holiday homes. Machicolated oriel window openings to the south-west face of tower at third storey level and to the south-west end bay of two-storey block at first floor level (gable-fronted). Pitched and hipped natural slate roof to two-storey block having overhanging eaves supported on decorative timber brackets (brackets to front elevation and to tower), and having three coursed and squared rubble stone chimneystacks having cut stone coping over with cornices. Hipped natural slate roof to tower. Coursed and squared rubble stone walls. Concrete/cement render to machicolated window openings, supported on moulded cut stone corbels. Shallow segmental-headed window openings having flush tooled ashlar block-and-start surrounds, stone sills, and replacement one-over-one pane sash windows. Group of three narrow window openings to front face of tower (south-east) at ground floor level having flush tooled ashlar block-and-start surrounds, continuous sills, and replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Shallow segmental-headed door opening to the south-west side of tower having flush tooled ashlar block-and-start surround replacement timber door with glass panels and plain overlight. Flight of cut stone steps to entrance having wrought-iron railings. Door openings to rear porches having battened timber doors. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds overlooking Killybegs harbour to the east and south-east. Single-storey sheds to rear having coursed stone walls and pitched natural slate roofs. Single-storey gable-fronted former boathouses adjacent to coast to the south-east having coursed squared rubble stone walls, pitched slate roof, and segmental-headed carriage-arch to the seaward elevation. Now converted into a dwelling.

• Brooke Hill, house, 1860–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, having central projecting gable-fronted breakfront/porch projection to the main elevation (south), flanked to either side by single-storey canted bay windows, and having gable-fronted half-dormer openings to front elevation. Two-storey extension to the rear (north). Now unoccupied. Pitched purple slate roof having overhanging eaves with exposed rafters, rendered chimneystacks to gable ends (east and west) having render stringcourses, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Decorative pierced timber bargeboards to dormer openings and central breakfront/porch projection with timber spear finials over gable apexes. Decorative pierced timber bargeboards to gable ends of main body of building. Roughcast rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, smooth rendered eaves course and with render block-and-start quoins to the corners of main building and central projection. Smooth render stringcourse to porch projection at first floor level. Smooth rendered panels to canted bays over window openings having recessed quatrefoil motifs; smooth render panels over window openings to gabled half-dormers each having central recessed quatrefoil motif. Square-headed window openings to canted bays having plain render surrounds with keystone detail and having replacement window openings. Square-headed window openings in pointed-arched recesses at first floor level, paired to outer bays, having plain render surrounds and replacement window fittings. Pointed-arched door opening to central breakfront/porch projection having blocked render surround with keystone detail, replacement door and replacement overlight. Set back from road in extensive mature wooded grounds to the north-east of Killybegs town centre. Main gateway to the east of site comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan), gates now missing.

• The Lough Head Bridge, bridge, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge over Bungostee River, built c. 1860. Round-headed arch having dressed stone voussoirs; squared coursed rubble stone construction to arch barrel with projecting cut stone stringcourses at arch springing point. Squared coursed rubble stone construction to spandrel and parapets. Located at the point where Bungostee River discharges into Killybegs harbour. Earlier bridge adjacent to the north (see 40909108). Bridge now superseded by modern bridge and embankment over Killybegs Harbour to the south. Located to the north-east of Killybegs.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1820, having modern flat-roofed single-storey extension to rear (south-west). Pitched straw thatched roof with two rendered chimneystacks (one to the south-east gable end and one offset to the north-west side of centre). Felt roof to extension. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings having smooth rendered reveals and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening (offset to the south-east side of centre) having smooth rendered reveal and replacement half-glazed timber door. Set back slightly back from small country road in the rural landscape to the north-east of Killybegs. Garden to the rear (south-west) and south.

• The Lough Head Bridge, bridge, 1740–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge over Bungostee River, built c. 1770. Now out of use and overgrown with vegetation. Round-headed arch having roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Rubble stone construction to spandrels and parapets. Squared coursed rubble stone construction to spandrels and parapets. Located at the point where Bungostee River discharges into Killybegs harbour. Later bridge adjacent to the south (see 40909101), now superseded by modern bridge and embankment over Killybegs Harbour to the south. Located to the north-east of Killybegs.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1158 (ZIP).

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

Name

Corporation

Area

1,468,736 m² (146.87 ha, 362.93 acres)

Civil parish

Upper Killybegs, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Killybegs, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killybegs electoral division: 2,333 people in 880 households; 76% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghayeevoge, Carricknagore, Croaghlin, Cunlin, Drumbeagh, Faiafannan, Killybegs, Straleeny

Placenames

Corporation 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.