Drumkeen
Townland in the civil parish of Convoy, barony of Raphoe South, Co. Donegal; in Irish Droim Caoin
- Area
- 226.5 ha
- 560 acres
- Land parcels
- 255
- registered freehold, median 1,697 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 32
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
255 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumkeen, from 56 m² to 142,931 m² (14.29 ha, 35.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Drumkeen 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
20 Jul 2026Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661341
13 Oct 2025Conditional
(1) 1 NO. STORAGE SHED AND (2) 1 NO. STORAGE CONTAINER AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED SHED AS SECURE STORAGE SPACE FOR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE AND TRAILERS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561780
31 Mar 2025Conditional
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DOMESTIC EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560466
27 Mar 2025N/a
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DOMESTIC EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560453
13 Mar 2025Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING WASTEWATER PUBLIC SEWER
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560360
4 Dec 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH ON SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461997
12 Aug 2024Conditional
ERECTION OF A ONE STOREY SINGLE DETACHED BUNGALOW DOMESTIC DWELLING, WITH DETACHED GARAGE/STORE, FOUL DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461230
25 Jan 2024Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND STORAGE SHEDS ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR INCLUDING ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, AND (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460037
19 Jan 2024Conditional
(1) CHANGE OF USE AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING TO FORM A GROUND FLOOR SHOP UNIT, (2) COFFEE DOCK AND (3) 2 NO. FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460018
25 Oct 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED, ASSOCIATED EFFLUENT TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351627
9 Oct 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351512
21 Aug 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALL-WEATHER SPORTS FIELD WITH ASSOCIATED FLOOD LIGHTING, FENCING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS RAMP AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351243
20 Dec 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO A NEW ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA, A NEW ACCESS ROAD, AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2252039
4 Apr 2022Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED SHED, EFFLUENT TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250567
17 Dec 2021Conditional
(1) FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ATTACHED TO AND INCORPORATING THE ROOF SPACE OF EXISTING GARAGE WHICH INCLUDES ROOFLIGHT AND DORMER WINDOWS (2) A LEAN TO TYPE STORAGE SHED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2152539
22 Mar 2021Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ANCILLARY BUILDING ADJOINING ROSIE'S BAR (AND FORMERLY A FAST FOOD TAKE-AWAY) (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A RESTRAURANT WITH ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, TO REPLACE THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEMOLITION (B) AN EXTENSION TO ROSIE'S BAR, TO INCLUDE THE RE-LOCATION OF THE EXISTING FRONT ENTRANCE, ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FENESTRATION, AND DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR STORAGE SHEDS (3) PROVISION OF NEW SIGNAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PROVISION OF NEW WASTEWATER TREATEMENT SYSTEM TO SERVICE BOTH THE EXISTING LICENSED PREMISES AND THE PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT (5) UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE N-13 PUBLIC ROAD, (6) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150493
24 May 2020N/a
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ANCILLARY BUILDING ADJOINING ROSIE'S BAR (AND FORMERLY A FAST FOOD TAKE-AWAY), (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A CONVENIENCE STORE RETAIL PREMISES WITH ANCILLARY ACCOMODATION, (3) PROVISION OF NEW SIGNAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PROVISION OF NEW WASTEWATER TREATEMENT SYSTEM TO SERVICE BOTH THE EXISTING LICENSED PREMISES AND THE PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT, (5) UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE N-13 PUBLIC ROAD, (6) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050459
18 Nov 2019Conditional
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF 2 NUMBER VEHICULAR ENTRANCES, ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY WALLS & PILLARS AND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A STONE COVERED ACCESS ROAD
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951763
8 Nov 2019Conditional
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF 2NO, TWO STOREY DWELLINGS AND ERECTION OF ONE EXTRA TWO STOREY DWELLING
Permission, 3 homes · Donegal County Council, 1951727
17 Oct 2019N/a
(1) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF TWO, TWO STOREY DWELLINGS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF ONE EXTRA TWO STOREY DWELLING SUBSEQUENT TO PARENT PERMISSION 18/50622
Permission, 3 homes · Donegal County Council, 1951575
17 Sept 2019N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/ SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 1951404
29 Jul 2019N/a
ONE EXTRA DWELLING AS GRANTED UNDER PERMISSION 18/50622 SUBSEQUENT TO PARENT PERMISSION 09/60313 AND THE TWO HOUSES ALREADY GRANTED UNDER 18/50622 WILL BE MOVED
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951148
31 May 2019N/a
ERECTION OF ONE EXTRA DWELLING AS GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION 18/50622 SUBSEQUENT TO PARENT PERMISSION 09/60313
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950815
6 Mar 2019Conditional
(1) RETENTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING (2) DOMESTIC VEHICULAR ENTRANCE SERVING THE SUBJECT DWELLING AND (3) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXISTING PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950300
21 Dec 2018Conditional
(1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLING TO NEW SHOP UNIT & FIRST FLOOR OFFICE/ STAFF FACILITIES, (2) EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING TO PROVIDE NEW COFFEE SHOP AND (3) NEW CAR PARKING, ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE & SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851953
The 25 most recent of 32 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drumkeen.
Recorded monuments
- DG069-008 Burial ground
Description
A modern graveyard subcircular in shape, possibly indicating an early origin. A holy well (DG069-009-) dedicated to St. Brigid lies c. 200m to the E. 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
- DG069-009 Ritual site - holy well
Description
A well dedicated to St. Brigid surrounded by contemporary votive offerings. 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
- Newtown Bridge, bridge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arched humpbacked bridge carrying road over the Deele River, built c. 1800. Segmental-headed arch with cut stone voussoirs; cement lining to arch barrel. Rubble stone construction to spandrels, piers and parapets. Rubble stone buttress to the south-east elevation. Rubble stone wing walls to either ends of parapets, stepping out from bridge. Modern repairs in places. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located in the rural countryside to the west of Convoy.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drumkeen.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Drumkeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Drumkeen · Droim Caoin
- Area
- 2,264,645 m² (226.46 ha, 559.61 acres)
- Civil parish
- Convoy, and its townlands
- Barony
- Raphoe South
- Electoral division
- Convoy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Convoy electoral division: 2,559 people in 926 households; 72% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aughagault Big, Breen, Callanacor, Drumnacross, Legland, Lettermore, Treantaboy
- Placenames
- Drumkeen 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.