Darney

159 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Darney, from 46 m² to 216,286 m² (21.63 ha, 53.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Darney 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

• 13 Nov 2025N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561984

• 21 Jul 2025Conditional

  (1) EXTENSIONS & ALTERATIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DOMESTIC GARAGE (04/811) TO INCLUDE (i) RAISING OF THE RIDGE HEIGHT, (ii) INSTALLATION OF A DORMER LEVEL FLOOR & STAIRS TO PROVIDE FOR A HOME OFFICE/STUDY, (iii) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO INCLUDE A GABLE END WINDOW AND VELUX WINDOWS AT FIRST FLOOR/ROOF LEVEL (2) CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE UTILITY AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPEMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561243

• 12 Jun 2024Refused

  MATERIAL ALTERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO THE RINGFORT INN HOSTEL CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) AT LOWER GROUND FLOOR: ALTERATIONS TO AND REPURPOSING OF EXISTING OFFICES AND STAFF ROOMS INTO 4 NO. EN-SUITE BEDROOMS AND LINEN STORE AND REPURPOSING THE EXISTING BEER-KEG STORES AS A LAUNDRY ROOM, (2) AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL: ALTERATIONS TO AND REPURPOSING OF THE EXISTING FUNCTION ROOM INTO 6 NO. EN-SUITE BEDROOMS AND LINEN STORES, ALTERATIONS TO AND REPURPOSING OF THE EXISTING GENTS AND LADIES REST ROOMS INTO 2 NO. EN-SUITE BEDROOMS, REPURPOSING PART OF THE RECEPTION OFFICE INTO TOILET FACILITIES, (3) ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING LIVING ROOM TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ESCAPE HALL, (4) DEMOLITION OF DERELICT EXTENSION BUILDINGS TO THE REAR AND SIDE OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING BAY WINDOW TO THE FRONT OF THE MAIN BUILDING, (5) ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING FENESTRATIONS TO FACILITATE CHANGE OF POSITIONS AND SIZES OF WINDOWS AND DOORS, (6) EXTERNAL GROUND WORKS INCLUDING UPGRADING OF EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF TERTIARY FILTRATION PODS AND PERCOLATION BED, EXTENSION TO BULK GAS STORAGE COMPOUND, EXTENSIONS TO HARD-SURFACE AREAS FOR CAR PARKING, RETAINING WALL TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN BUILDING, VARIOUS CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS TO HARD SURFACE AREAS, INSTALLATION OF STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM, (7) LANDSCAPE WORKS INCLUDING BOUNDARY FENCING BACK PLANTED WITH HEDGING, LOW-LEVEL STREET LIGHTS, GRASSED AREAS WITH PLANTATION, CONCRETE RAMPS AND DOOR STEPS FOR ACCESS AND (8) ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460889

• 11 Apr 2024N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GRANNY FLAT TO PRIVATE RENTAL PROPERTY ALONG WITH UPGRADE WORKS TO SAME INCLUDING (1) CHANGE OF ROOF PROFILE, (2) EXTENSION INTO EXISTING STORAGE AREA (25M2), (3) THERMAL AND FABRIC UPGRADES AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460499

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  (1) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR PROPOSED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH HORSE STABLE TO INCLUDE DRY STORAGE AND (3) REPOSITIONING OF PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460111

• 25 Sept 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH HORSE STABLE TO INCLUDE DRY STORAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351425

• 25 Aug 2023N/a

  DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO THE RINGFORT INN CONSISTING OF: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) SIXTEEN EN-SUITE BEDROOM EXTENSION, (B) EXTENSION TO HOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY, (C) EXTENSION TO ENTRANCE LOBBY TO DINING ROOM, (D) EXTENSION TO KITCHEN STORES AT LOWER GROUND FLOOR AND GROUND FLOOR, (E) EXTERNAL ACCESS BALCONY SERVING FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE, (F) DETACHED GENERAL STORE BUILDING ASSOCIATED WITH HOTEL BUSINESS AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, (2) INSTALLATION OF NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED SAND POLISHING FILTER AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING UPGRADING OF ACCESS ROAD, BOUNDARY FENCING, LANDSCAPE GARDENS & PLANTATION, SURFACED CAR PARKING, LEISURE DECKS, ACCESS PATHS, SIGNAGE, AND EXTERNAL LIGHTING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351264

• 16 Feb 2023Refused

  DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO THE RINGFORT INN CONSISTING OF (1) THIRTEEN NO. BEDROOM EXTENSION, (2) EXTENSION TO EXISTING BAR, KITCHEN & MAIN ENTRANCE, (3) INSTALLATION OF NEW TREATMENT SYSTEM & POLISHING FILTER AND (4) ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND LANDSCAPING

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2350173

• 20 Apr 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO DWELLING & CHANGE EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250690

• 15 Jun 2021Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING WITH WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151173

• 6 Apr 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED GARAGE/STORE, PROPOSED RETAINING WALL AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150577

• 18 Mar 2021Conditional

  (1) CHANGES TO DESIGN OF DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER REF: 16/50582 & EXTENDED UNDER REF: 21/50047 (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150476

• 8 Mar 2021Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING WITH SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150402

• 20 Jan 2021Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2150047

• 21 Oct 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A STUDIO

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051555

• 21 Mar 2018Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TOGTHER WITH NEW ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850468

• 13 Oct 2017Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO THE RINGFORT INN CONSISTING OF (1) FIFTEEN NO. BEDROOM EXTENSION, (2) EXTENSION TO EXISTING BAR, KITCHEN & MAIN ENTRANCE, (3) INSTALLATION OF NEW TREATMENT SYSTEM & POLISHING FILTER AND (4) ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND LANDSCAPING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751547

• 16 Jun 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AT THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750941

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 Darney.

Recorded monuments

• DG098-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Overall Diam. c. 29m. A low subcircular platform up to .9m above the surrounding land. The remains of an earthen perimeter bank survive on the SW up to .3m in height. A silted-up fosse up to 1.6m wide surrounds the site. The interior is flat and marshy. The site is located on a prominent height in generally good pasture land. 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

Architectural heritage

• Darney Cottage, house, 1830–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, having projecting single-bay porch to the main elevation (north), and with later five-bay single-storey addition to the west gable end. Original building extended to the west c. 1900. Pitched replacement artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having three rendered chimneystacks, one to either gable end and one offset to the west side of centre (at end of original building). Pebbledashed walls to front elevation with smooth rendered ruled-and-lined finish to gable ends (east and west). Square-headed window openings with painted sills and having six-over-six and six-over three pane timber sliding sash windows; timber casement windows to extensions. Recessed square-headed doorway to porch having battened timber door and with decorative overlight. Set slightly back from road to the west of Dunkineely. Low rendered plinth wall to road-frontage to the north having hooped wrought-iron railings over with cast iron finials. Pedestrian gateway serving doorway comprising a pair of ashlar gate posts with chamfered edges and pyramidal capstones, and with hooped wrought-iron gate with cast-iron finial detailing. Yard to the rear (south) having attached two-bay single-storey garage to the rear of single-storey extension to the west gable end having mono-pitched roof, roughcast rendered walls, and square-headed doorway with timber sheeted double doors; three-bay single-storey outbuilding attached to the south of garage having pitched natural slate roof, roughcast rendered walls, and square-headed window openings with continuous sill and multiple-pane timber windows; single-bay outbuilding attached to the south of three-bay outbuilding having pitched roof with probable stone covering. Detached single-storey outbuilding to the south having pitched natural slate roof and rubble stone walls; rubble stone walls to site.

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).

• Darney, Bruckless5 sales

Name

Darney · An Darnaigh

Area

1,642,966 m² (164.3 ha, 405.99 acres)

Civil parish

Killaghtee, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Dunkineely, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Aighan, Beaugreen Glebe, Bogside, Bruckless, Calhame, Cashelfean, Casheltown, Killaghtee

Placenames

Darney on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.