Dunmuckrum

145 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dunmuckrum, from 46 m² to 298,263 m² (29.83 ha, 73.7 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 53 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 Dunmuckrum 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.

• 11 Jun 2026Refused

  PLACEMENT OF A COFFEE KIOSK, CARPARKING AREA AND CREATION OF A NEW ENTRANCE ONTO PUBLIC ROAD WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661067

• 7 Apr 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF A COFFEE KIOSK, CARPARKING AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660577

• 2 Apr 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF THE CHANGE OF USE OF UNIT NO. 3 TO A GYMNASIUM STUDIO, (2) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING FACILITIES, (3) ERECTION OF SIGNAGE TO THE FRONT FACADE AS PART OF THE GYMNASIUM STUDIO AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660552

• 2 Apr 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF EXISTING 1250M HIGH CLOSE BOARD TIMBER FENCE, (2) RAISING OF TIMBER FENCE TO 1.5M HIGH CLOSE BOARD TIMBER FENCE IN PLACE OF PALISADE FENCING, (3) RELOCATION OF EXTERNAL STORAGE OF VEHICLES FROM THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING BUILDING TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, (4) EXTENSION OF OPENING HOURS FROM 8.30 TO 18.00 TO 8.30 TO 20.00, (5) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING FACILITIES TO THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING, AND (6) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660561

• 16 Mar 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF KITCHEN EXTENSION TO SIDE ELEVATION AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND FUEL STORE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE PORCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT ENTRANCE LOBBY, AND (3) MINOR WIDENING OF EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND EGRESS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660422

• 18 Feb 2026Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, POLISHING FILTER AND DOMESTIC GARAGE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660231

• 16 Feb 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF (A) KITCHEN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE ELEVATION AND (B) DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND FUEL STORE AND (2) (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE PORCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT ENTRANCE LOBBY AND (B) MINOR WIDENING OF EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND EGRESS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660211

• 28 Apr 2025Conditional

  (1) ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND (2) ALTERATIONS AND WIDENING OF THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE ONTO THE PUBLIC ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560664

• 9 Nov 2023Unconditional

  (A) ERECTION OF 6 NO. DEMOUNTABLE "SHEPHERDS HUT" ACCOMMODATION UNITS, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, (B) ERECTION OF A BIRD OBSERVATION TOWER, (C) ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR USE AS PART OF THE "FARM EXPERIENCE" INTINERARY AND FOR USE AS A STORAGE FACILITY, AND (D) SITE WORKS, CARPARKING, FENCING, LIGHTING AND FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATED WITH A AND B ABOVE

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2351705

• 7 Jul 2023N/a

  (A) ERECTION OF 5 NO. DEMOUNTABLE "SHEPHERDS HUT" ACCOMMODATION UNITS, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, (B) ERECTION OF A BIRD OBSERVATION HUT, (C) ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR USE AS PART OF THE "FARM EXPERIENCE" INTINERARY AND FOR USE AS A STORAGE FACILITY AND (D) SITE WORKS, CARPARKING, FENCING, LIGHTING AND FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATED WITH A AND B ABOVE

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2350992

• 12 Jun 2023Conditional

  THE USE OF THE SITE AS A DEPOT FOR A BREAKDOWN RECOVERY SERVICE WITH COLLECTION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OR BREAKDOWNS BEING STORED WITHIN THE SITE OF EXISTING GARAGE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLAN. REG. REF. NO. 17/51854 AND PERMISSION FOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE SITE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350825

• 25 Jan 2023Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF UNIT NO. 4 FOR USE AS A PILATES STUDIO AND ASSOCIATED ADVERTISING SIGN AND PERMISSION FOR A NEW SIGN ON THE FRONT FACADE OF UNIT NO. 4 AS PART OF THE PILATES STUDIO

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350057

• 8 Feb 2022Conditional

  EXTENSIONS TO FRONT AND REAR TOGETHER WITH ATTACHED GARAGE TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2250176

• 6 Aug 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ALONG WITH ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051083

• 29 Oct 2019Conditional

  ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANK WITH REED BED, TERTIARY WETLAND AND DISCHARGE TO A DISPOSAL/DISTRIBUTION PAD

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951630

• 2 Oct 2019Conditional

  HARD CORE YARD AREA AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DRY FLOOR AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO STORE MACHINERY AND FOR ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951488

• 18 Sept 2019Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF FORMER FACTORY TO USE AS MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING CENTRE (GARAGE), INSTALLATION OF NEW ROLLER SHUTTER DOOR TO THE FRONT ELEVATION AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951409

• 3 Dec 2018N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF UNIT 3 FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/STORAGE PURPOSES AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 18/50022 TO SPORTS THERAPY SUITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851828

• 5 Nov 2018Conditional

  (A) ERECTION OF 6 NO. DEMOUNTABLE "SHEPHERDS HUT" ACCOMMODATION UNITS, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER, (B) ERECTION OF A BIRD OBSERVATION TOWER, (C) ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR USE AS PART OF THE "FARM EXPERIENCE" INTINERARY AND FOR USE AS A STORAGE FACILITY AND (D) SITE WORKS, CARPARKING, FENCING, LIGHTING AND FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATED WITH A AND B ABOVE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851700

• 23 Aug 2018N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF FORMER DONEGAL PARIAN CHINA FACTORY TO USE AS MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING CENTRE (GARAGE), INSTALLATION OF NEW ROLLER SHUTTER DOOR TO THE FRONT ELEVATION AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851319

• 20 Aug 2018Conditional

  (A) INSTALLATION OF A NEW BULK OIL STORAGE TANK WITHIN EXISTING COMPOUND, (B) INSTALLATION OF A FUEL DISPENSING PUMP FOR RETAIL PURPOSES, (C) EXTENSION TO COMPOUND TO ACCOMMODATE A ABOVE AND (D) ERECTION OF A NEW PERIMETER FENCE AROUND ENTIRE COMPOUND AREA

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851277

• 15 Jan 2018Conditional

  (1) A CHANGE OF LAYOUT OF UNIT NO. 3 OF EXISTING PREMISES FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 12/20140 TO CREATE TWO SEPARATE UNITS FOR USE AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/STORAGE PURPOSES AND (2) AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING UNIT 1 OF THE SAME BUILDING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850022

• 21 Dec 2017N/a

  (1) A CHANGE OF LAYOUT OF UNIT NO. 3 OF THEIR EXISTING PREMISES FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 12/201401 TO CREATE TWO SEPARATE UNITS FOR USE AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/STORAGE PURPOSES AND (2) AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING UNIT 1 OF THE SAME BUILDING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751924

• 11 Dec 2017Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:- (1) CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF FORMER DONEGAL PARIAN CHINA FACTORY TO USE AS MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING CENTRE (GARAGE) (2) CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF FORMER DONEGAL PARIAN CHINA FACTORY TO USE AS TYRE SPECIALIST CENTRE (INCLUDING TYRE FITTING/ALTERATIONS AND SALES) (3) ALTERATION TO ELEVATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING, NAMELY THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND INSTALLATION OF GARAGE DOORS AND ROLLER SHUTTERS (4) ADVERTISING SIGNAGE ON THE FASCIA AT THE EXISTING BUILDING AND AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SITE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1751854

• 8 Dec 2017Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND DECOMMISSIONING EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND (2) ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF A PUMPING STATION TO CONNECT TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751849

The 25 most recent of 28 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: Dunmuckrum Turloughs SAC 002303
• Special Protection Area: Donegal Bay SPA 004151
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Erne Estuary/Finner Dunes 000139

Recorded monuments

• DG107-066 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 32m. A circular area surrounded by an overgrown, col-lapsed stone wall. The interior is uneven with rock outcrop and scattered stone. It is situated on a low mound (probably rock outcrop) in a flat boggy area. 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

• DG107-080 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 7.85m. A subcircular area enclosed by a partially destroyed earthen bank. It is much overgrown. The 'fort' is situated on the W slope of a hill on 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

• DG107-094 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 13m. Apparently a circular enclosure surrounded by an earthen bank and possibly a fosse. It is badly overgrown and is situated in wet boggy 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

• DG107-095 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 5.5m. A circular area enclosed by a fosse and an external bank. There is a causeway entrance on the E side. It is situated in good grazing land on a gently sloping ridge. Nearby is the similar site (DG107-096). 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. Attached image: DG107-095-----01.JPG shows barrow viewed from E, with ranging rod marking causeway Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG107-096 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Internal diam. 7.5m. A circular raised area enclosed by a fosse and external earthen bank. There is a causeway entrance on the W side but also many modern breaks in the bank. The interior is very uneven. It is situated E of (DG107-095) on the same elevated ridge. 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

• DG107-112 Enclosure
  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.

• DG110-005001 Enclosure
  Description

  Only slight traces of a fosse survive to indicate the location of the 'Fort' marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. It was situated on a rocky crest just N of the Bradoge river. 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

• DG110-005002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Tobar Patrick is a stone-built well among thorn trees. 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

• Willybrook, house, 1810–1840
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house with attic level, built c. 1820, having derelict two-storey house attached to the west gable end and single-storey former garage attached to the east gable end. Now out of use with walls largely overgrown. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to either end (east and west), metal rooflights, projecting eaves course, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls with rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and with six-over-pane timber sliding sash window at ground floor level and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash window over at first floor level. Round-headed doorway to the west end of the front elevation (north) having timber panelled door, plain overlight, and with engaged pilasters to either side having architraved surround over. Set slightly back from road with overgrown garden to front (north). Rendered plinth wall to boundary to the north having metal railings over. Doorway reached though a pair of decorative cast-iron gates flanked by cast-iron gate posts. Derelict two-storey house adjoining to the west having remains of natural slate roof, painted rubble stone walls, and square-headed window openings, some retaining timber sliding sash windows. Located to the south-west of Ballyshannon town centre.

• Bridge, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch former railway bridge, built c. 1866, carrying former road over the former Bundoran Junction to Bundoran railway line. Road now blocked following construction of new bridge (N3) and road adjacent and railway lines now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1957). Squared and snecked rock-faced limestone construction to spandrels, abutments and to parapets with rock-faced coping over parapets having drafted margins. Parapets damaged in places. Segmental-headed arch with mildly rock-faced voussoirs to arch and squared coursed masonry to arch barrel; squared rock-faced quoins to abutments having drafted margins. Squared and snecked rock-faced wing walls/buttresses/retaining walls to former railway embankment having rounded cut stone coping over, and terminated by squared and snecked rock-faced piers (on square-plan) having rounded capstones over. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges, road now blocked. Water pipe to the west elevation. Located adjacent to N3 and to the south-west of Ballyshannon and to the east of Bundoran.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Dunmuckrum · Dún Mucroma

Area

3,443,310 m² (344.33 ha, 850.86 acres)

Civil parish

Inishmacsaint, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Bundoran Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Bundoran Rural electoral division: 1,179 people in 408 households; 83% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymunterhiggin, Boyannagh (Co. Leitrim), Carrickboy, Cornaglah (Co. Leitrim), Finner, Portnason, Rathglass, Rathmore

Placenames

Dunmuckrum 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.