Glasbolie

88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glasbolie, from 36 m² to 200,690 m² (20.07 ha, 49.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 40 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 Glasbolie 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.

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  MOBILE HOME ON A TEMPORARY BASIS (PENDING CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/51225), ASSOCIATED STORAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561179

• 19 Feb 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER ALONG WITH A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560203

• 18 Apr 2024Conditional

  TEACH CÓNAITHE, GARÁISTE/STÓR A THÓGÁIL MARAON LE CÓRAS CÓIREÁLA FUÍOLLUISCE TÍ AGUS NA HOIBREACHA FORBÁRTHA SÚIMH A BHAINEANNLEIS AN OBAIR

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460539

• 13 Nov 2023Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 22/51384

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351717

• 17 Aug 2022Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING ALONG WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH A NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251384

• 10 Aug 2021Conditional

  EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER 12/20143) TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAS, DISHES, CABINETS, FENCING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED WIRELESS BROADBAND AND DATA SERVICES

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2151603

• 9 Aug 2021Conditional

  (1) DECOMMISSIONING OF AN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK (2) INSTALLATION OF NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151597

• 18 Jun 2019Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLINGHOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950916

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 Glasbolie.

Recorded monuments

• DG103-017001 Hilltop enclosure
  Description

  McGonigle's Fort, a massive earthwork, clearly of a defensive nature. The site consists of an oval area (80m E-W; 60m N-S) probably scarped on the N and S sides with an earthen bank at the E and a massive earthen bank 3m to 4m high on the W where the site is most vulnerable. Outside this oval area and below it on the hillside is a massive fosse with an outer earthen bank enclosing the site for most of its circuit. This outer bank has been incorporated into field boundaries and a lane-way, which leads to the site from the S, and it is not clear to what extent it is a primary feature of the site. In the NE sector of the interior there is an earthen mound (DG103-017002-) at a point where there is a change in ground level. The mound is c. 5m high on the E side. The site is located on the E side of a long drumlin-type ridge. It has excellent views in all directions and although set on good land overlooks a boggy valley running in from the sea to the N. Local tradition says that the site is the burial place of a king of Tir Conaill. The site has been claimed as a possible motte-and-bailey (McNeil 1975, 54) but it has been more usually treated as a hillfort (Raftery 1972, 40 and Evans 1966, 87). However, the site definitely does not exploit the contours of the summit of the hill, as this is located outside the enclosure a little to the W. The site has been identified with Ard Fothadh mentioned in early Irish sources. (Allingham 1879, 111-2). 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

• DG103-017002 Mound
  Description

  In the NE sector of the interior of a hilltop enclosure (DG103-017001-) there is an earthen mound at a point where there is a change in ground level. The mound is c. 5m high on the E side. Local tradition says that the site is the burial place of a king of Tir Conaill. (Lacy 1833, 115, no. 704). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 December 2015

• DG103-082 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, broken by seams of limestone out-cropping, located on the gentle S-facing slope of a ridge, providing excellent views E–SW of the surrounding hilly terrain. The N and E sides of the field are bordered by commercial quarry pits. Circular area (19.5m E–W; 17m N–S), with a gently sunken interior, defined on the perimeter by a ruined stone bank/wall (Wth 2m; int. H 0.45-0.55; ext. H 0.3-0.5m). The enclosing wall is largely sod-covered, with stones protruding from the sod in parts. At NW–N and at S–SW it is evident only as grass-covered undulation. At W it is truncated or overlain by a later field wall/property boundary on a NNW–SSE axis. The enclosure has a shallow, saucer-like profile. There are two possible hut sites (DG103-083----; DG103-084----) located 40m and 60m, respectively, to SSE. Attached image: DG103-082----_01.JPG viewed from NW Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2015

• DG103-083 Hut site
  Description

  In pasture, broken by rock outcropping on a ridge, which provides excellent views E–SW of the surrounding hilly limestone terrain. The N and E sides of the field are bordered by commercial quarry pits. Oval area (int. diam. 4m NW–SE; 3m NE–SW) defined by a stone bank/wall (Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.2m). The interior appears very slightly sunken. There is a gap (Wth 1m) in the enclosing wall at SE. The outline is low, sod-covered and barely discernible. There is another possible hut site (DG103-103-084----) located 15m to S, and an enclosure (DG103-082----) c. 40m to NNW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2015

• DG103-084 Hut site
  Description

  In pasture, broken by rock outcropping on a ridge, which provides excellent views E–SW of the surrounding hilly limestone terrain. The N and E sides of the field are bordered by commercial quarry pits. Oval area (int. diam. 4.2m NW–SE; 3.2m NE–SW) defined by a stone bank/wall (Wth 1m; H 0.3m), with a gap (Wth c. 1.5m) at SE. The outline of this possible hut site is low, sod-covered and barely discernible. There is another possible hut site (DG103-083----) located 15m to N, and an enclosure (DG103-082----) c. 60 m to NNW. Attached image: DG103-084----_01.JPG viewed from NW Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 June 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Glasbolie.

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.

• Glasbolie, Ballintra5 sales

Name

Glasbolie

Area

2,902,487 m² (290.25 ha, 717.22 acres)

Civil parish

Drumhome, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Ballintra, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballintra electoral division: 755 people in 290 households; 81% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 41% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymagrorty Irish, Dromore, Foyagh, Killinangel More, Laheen, Lurgan

Placenames

Glasbolie 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.