Doon

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Doon, from 92 m² to 224,224 m² (22.42 ha, 55.41 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 Doon 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 Jan 2022Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY, PITCHED ROOF DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, SEWERAGE TREATMENT TANKS AND PERCOLATION AREA, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250079

• 18 Nov 2020Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051749

• 24 May 2020N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050572

• 22 Sept 2017Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751461

• 3 Jan 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY, PITCHED ROOF DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, SEWERAGE TREATMENT TANKS AND PERCOLATION AREA, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1750002

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Leannan Valley Woods 001155

Recorded monuments

• DG044-015001 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  Doon Rock is traditionally believed to be the inauguration site of the O'Donnells. In some respects, it can be said to resemble an inland promontory fort. It consists of a natural mound of rock somewhat oval in plan c. 150m N-S and c. 75m E-W. It rises dramatically from the surrounding wet land and is naturally defensive. The sides are steep but an approach is possible with difficulty from the S. Near the S side of the rock, there is a 2m change in level. On the N or upper side of this step and surviving for about 17m in length c. 3m wide and 0.3m in height is the remains of a collapsed and overgrown stone wall. About 5m from the W end of the wall, there is a gap 2m wide. The rock is much overgrown and uneven. (Kinahan as 1889, 284). 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

• DG044-015002 Inauguration site
  Description

  Doon Rock is traditionally believed to be the inauguration site of the O'Donnells. In some respects, it can be said to resemble an inland promontory fort. It consists of a natural mound of rock somewhat oval in plan c. 150m N-S and c. 75m E-W. It rises dramatically from the surrounding wet land and is naturally defensive. The sides are steep but an approach is possible with difficulty from the S. Near the S side of the rock, there is a 2m change in level. On the N or upper side of this step and surviving for about 17m in length c. 3m wide and 0.3m in height is the remains of a collapsed and overgrown stone wall. About 5m from the W end of the wall, there is a gap 2m wide. The rock is much overgrown and uneven. (Kinahan 1889, 284). In 2006 the area on top of the rock was landscaped and a path constructed to facilitate access (SMR file). The above description was published in 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 this instance the entry has been revised and updated. Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 04 November 2013

• DG044-015003 Inauguration stone
  Description

  Kinahan (1889, 284) that on Doon rock ‘there is a large whin-stone flag, with a peculiar squarish portion in its centre; and it is said, that if anyone can take this out, he will find under it "all the crowns of the ancient kings." This is so thoroughly believed that a most intelligent mason, not many years ago, brought a set of punches to the rock, and spent a whole day trying to raise the bit. Its modern fame is said to be due to Fathers Freel and Gallagher, who, after being in foreign parts for many years, returned about two hundred years ago to this country, and blessed the adjoining well, since which time it is much resorted to by pilgrims in the summer and autumn, the waters curing cripples, sore eyes, and various other ailments ; while water carried from the well, and sprinkled on the crops, stops the potato disease, blight in corn, and various other disasters. Of late years, the number of pilgrims have so much increased that a public road has been made into the well.’ There was no visible trace of this stone when the monument was inspected in 1980 in the course of the archaeological survey of Co. Donegal (SMR file). In 2006 the area on top of the rock was landscaped and a path constructed to facilitate access (SMR file). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 04 November 2013

• DG044-016 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Doon Well consists of a modern, enclosing wall from which steps lead down to a spring well. Nearby is a sapling to which are attached mementoes of the cures sought at the well. The area was landscaped in 2006 (SMR file). Kinahan (1889, 284) records the following regarding Doon rock: 'Its modern fame is said to be due to Fathers Freel and Gallagher, who, after being in foreign parts for many years, returned about two hundred years ago to this country, and blessed the adjoining well, since which time it is much resorted to by pilgrims in the summer and autumn, the waters curing cripples, sore eyes, and various other ailments ; while water carried from the well, and sprinkled on the crops, stops the potato disease, blight in corn, and various other disasters. Of late years, the number of pilgrims have so much increased that a public road has been made into the well.’ It was described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'Doon Well, beside Doon Rock, and not far from Kilmacrenan, is now the most frequented Holy Well in Tirconaill, though one of the youngest-if popular tradition speaks true-as its origin is ascribed to Lector O'Friel. Local tradition says he is buried in Kilmacrenan old graveyard, and a white stone in the wall over the grave marks the spot. There is no special feast day or season for this pilgrimage. Prayers to be said at the well: Our Father and Hail Mary (five times) and Creed for your Intention. Same for every bottle of water you take. Our Father and Hail Mary for Father Friel who found it. Same for Father Gallagher who blessed it. Same for the man who put shelter around it" ' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, No. 81, 155-6). 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 this instance the entry has been revised and updated. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 04 November 2013

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Doon.

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 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 water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Doon · An Dún

Area

1,396,689 m² (139.67 ha, 345.13 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacrenan, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Termon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Termon electoral division: 568 people in 189 households; 85% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloncarney, Clonkilly Beg, Clonkilly More, Dromore, Drumbrick, Drumlurgagh, Tirkillin

Placenames

Doon 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.