Dooey

366 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dooey, from 32 m² to 994,255 m² (99.43 ha, 245.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Dooey 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.

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF PART OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALTERATIONS TO ALL FACADES AND INCREASED RIDGE HEIGHT, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH OFFICE AND GYM AREA AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, (4) CONNECTION OF GARAGE AND DWELLING WITH A CAR PORT AREA, (5) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING TREATMENT SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH CONNECTION TO ALL OTHER EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661577

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF (A) REAR EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, (B) SEPTIC TANK AND (C) UPGRADE WORKS TO THE EXISTING COTTAGE INCLUDING A NEW ROOF, CORNER WINDOW TO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN ELEVATION AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS FOR USE AS FAMILY ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION AND (2) UPGRADE / IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE SEPTIC TANK AND A NEW PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661226

• 25 Nov 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562063

• 17 Nov 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562006

• 30 Oct 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE , DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561885

• 17 May 2024Refused

  ERECTION OF AN OUTBUILDING FOR USE AS A HOME OFFICE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE ADJACENT TO EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460725

• 7 May 2024N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460656

• 20 Dec 2023Refused

  EXISTING TIMBER FRAMED GLAMPING POD INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351976

• 26 Sept 2023Refused

  EXISTING TIMBER FRAMED GLAMPING POD AND THE CHANGE OF USE TO A DOMESTIC DWELLING AND PERMISSION FOR (1) EXTENSION TO EXISTING BUILDING AND, (2) INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351434

• 18 Aug 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351233

• 3 Jul 2023Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF DWELLING HOUSE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EXTENSION AND (3) ERECTION OF A NEW EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350950

• 5 Dec 2022Conditional

  ERECTION OF A HOME OFFICE BUILDING NEXT TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251947

• 30 Sept 2021Conditional

  ATTIC DEVELOPMENT AND ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO ALL FACADES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2151949

• 9 Jun 2021Conditional

  EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLAN REF.NO:09/30375) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED GROUND EQUIPMENT CABINETS WITHIN A FENCED COMPOUND LOCATED AT DOOEY HILLTOP,

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151131

• 19 May 2021Conditional

  1 NO. CABIN TYPE GLAMPING UNIT AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. CABIN TYPE GLAMPING UNITS (2) INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM TO SERVE THE 3NO. GLAMPING UNITS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2150953

• 22 Feb 2021Conditional

  SITE WORKS AND CONCRETE SLAB AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE AND RELOCATION OF HOUSE POSITION FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 17/51545 (2) CHANGES TO ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS INTO THE SITE FROM RIGHT OF WAY

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150291

• 4 Feb 2021Conditional

  MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING TO INCLUDE (1) DEMOLITION OF SMALL ANNEX TO THE SIDE ELEVATION (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A NEW SIDE EXTENSION (B) SMALL EXTENSION TO FRONT ELEVATION (C) DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE (3) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150159

• 4 Feb 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150160

• 20 Jan 2021N/a

  SITE WORKS AND CONCRETE SLAB AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE AND RELOCATION OF HOUSE POSITION FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 17/51545 AND (2) CHANGES TO ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS INTO SITE FROM RIGHT OF WAY

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150050

• 22 Dec 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2052018

• 12 Oct 2020Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE AND RELOCATION OF HOUSE POSITION FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE NO. 17/50581 (2) CHANGES TO ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS INTO SITE FROM RIGHT OF WAY

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051481

• 2 Sept 2020N/a

  SINGLE STOREY DETACHED CABIN HOUSE & ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051231

• 25 May 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050661

• 6 May 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050576

• 4 Mar 2020Conditional

  DOMESTIC SHED/DRYING STORE ANCILLARY TO DWELLING HOUSE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2050269

The 25 most recent of 38 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: West of Ardara/Maas Road SAC 000197
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: West Of Ardara/Maas Road 000197

Recorded monuments

• DG065-001 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  This monument, which is not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map, is on poor pasture broken by outcropping rock near Dooey Point, which is around midway along the W coast of County Donegal. From the site the ground falls gently toward Trawenagh Bay, itself an inlet of Gweebarra Bay, c. 400m to the N. The outlook to the S is limited by rising ground. The remains are scant and difficult to interpret. Two tall opposed stones at the W seem to mark the entrance to a chamber, the only other certain surviving stone of which is a sidestone leaning against the outer face of the northern entrance stone. On the line of the S side of the chamber and 1.7m E of the sidestone is another set stone, but it is not clear whether it represents a continuation of the structure. There is a partly concealed stone S of and at right angles to the E end of this and another 3m N of it, neither of which is definitely a set stone. There is another largely concealed stone just S of the entrance to the chamber, which measures at least 0.35m in maximum dimension. The two opposed stones at the W are 0.4m apart at ground level. That at the S is 1.4m high, and that at the N, which leans against it, would stand 1.4m high if upright. The base of the sidestone at the N is 0.4m E of and slightly outside the line of this. It leans to the S, and a prow-like extension of its outer end rests against the outer face of the northern entrance stone. If upright it would stand 1m high at its W end. Toward the E it slopes to ground level. The set stone at the E, which presents a flat face to the N, is 0.6m high. The partly concealed stone at right angles to it measures 1.05m by c. 0.6m and is 0.3m high at its exposed E face. The partly concealed stone 3m N of the orthostat here measures 0.8m by over 0.7m and rises 0.3m above ground level. The poor preservation of the monument leaves some uncertainty about its original form, but clearly its affinities lie with court tombs and portal tombs. The presence of what appear to be two tall longitudinally set entrance stones, one of them supporting a leaning sidestone, would favour its identification as a portal tomb, but, if the orthostat at the E end of the structure can be relied on, it would suggest that there may have been a long gallery here. The monument has been tentatively classified as a court tomb (Ó Nualláin 1983a) but in its present state is best left unclassified. Approximately 6m N of the tomb is a feature (not on plan) consisting of three low set stones. They stand beside each other with their long axes parallel, and each is aligned E-W. The middle one is set partly forward, to the W, of the other two, both of which lean against it. The stones are 0.45-0.6m long, 0.1-0.2m thick and 0.45-0.7m high. The nature and age of this arrangement are not known. Ó Nualláin 1983a, 20, no. 20; SMR 1987, 65:1; Ó Nualláin 1989, 142; RMP 1995, 65:1. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002)

• DG065-002 Souterrain
  Description

  What appears to have been a natural sea cave which was adapted to form a souterrain-like structure. It was not possible to enter it but a description made in 1957 suggests a passage of c. 20m, most which was natural, leading to a chamber 16ft × 14ft and 8ft high. The chamber and a portion of the passage were said to have been roofed with flagstones. It is situated on a S facing slope overlooking Dooey sandhills in fair pasture. 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

• DG065-003001 Standing stone
  Description

  A standing stone, now collapsed, 2.62m long × 0.31m wide × 0.23m thick tapering to .07m known as 'Cloghastuckan' and the 'Hanging Stone'. It originally stood on a large mound which has been excavated and which produced an extensive collection of material belonging to the Early Historic period (Ó Ríordáin and Rynne 1961, 58-64). The stone is lying in an area of fairly level sand to the E of the Dooey Sandhills. The mound, when excavated, produced evidence for four distinct periods of use, the last of which was as a cemetery. Prior to this, there were three phases of enclosed and unenclosed occupation dating 'to the early centuries A.D.' About 2,000 items were found and indicated 'a community of craftsmen who also practiced agriculture'. This mound, which was located on the Dooey Peninsula, in an area of large sand dunes, is the most important archaeological site of its period so far excavated in Donegal. In the winter of 1980 habitation material was exposed in the sandhills to the W of Cloghastuckan. This consisted of metal slag, animal bones and fire-cracked stones in a charcoal matrix. 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

• DG065-003002 Burial mound
  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.

• DG065-003003 Midden
  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.

• DG065-003004 Habitation site
  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

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1890 and undergoing renovation 2010. Pitched rye-straw thatched roof with wire mesh, stone pegs to long walls and gables, and stone chimneystacks to gables. Rendered rubble stone walls with remnants of limewash, and with raised channelled render quoins. Square-headed replacement timber casement windows with concrete sills and timber lintels, and replacement door. Outbuildings to site.

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1890, with single-storey addition to rear. Pitched rye-straw thatch roof with mesh, stone pegs to eaves and gable, and rendered chimneystacks; pitched artificial slate roof and rendered walls to addition. Roughcast-rendered walls with square-headed openings, having painted stone sills, replacement timber two-over-two pane sliding sash windows and replacement timber door. Garden to front.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 20 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Dooey · An Dumhaigh

Area

7,435,354 m² (743.54 ha, 1,837.32 acres)

Civil parish

Lettermacaward, and its townlands

Barony

Boylagh

Electoral division

Lettermacaward, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lettermacaward electoral division: 727 people in 301 households; 83% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Farragans, Ranny

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Dooey 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.