# Glasbolie, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drumhome, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,902,487 m² (290.25 ha, 717.22 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 10,468 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Drumhome, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/drumhome.md - Barony: Tirhugh - Electoral division: Ballintra, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13786 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51293 - Centre: latitude 54.554848, longitude -8.152822 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glasbolie, from 36 m² to 200,690 m² (20.07 ha, 49.59 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1327733: 200,690 m² (20.07 ha, 49.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327733.md - Parcel 1325323: 158,108 m² (15.81 ha, 39.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325323.md - Parcel 1347179: 151,522 m² (15.15 ha, 37.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347179.md - Parcel 1409831: 139,801 m² (13.98 ha, 34.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409831.md - Parcel 1410474: 136,733 m² (13.67 ha, 33.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410474.md - Parcel 1413748: 120,133 m² (12.01 ha, 29.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413748.md - Parcel 1375978: 113,100 m² (11.31 ha, 27.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375978.md - Parcel 1384109: 108,903 m² (10.89 ha, 26.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384109.md - Parcel 1388682: 97,972 m² (9.8 ha, 24.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388682.md - Parcel 1419295: 97,499 m² (9.75 ha, 24.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419295.md - Parcel 1309596: 83,318 m² (8.33 ha, 20.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309596.md - Parcel 1361209: 81,840 m² (8.18 ha, 20.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361209.md - Parcel 1391993: 76,779 m² (7.68 ha, 18.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391993.md - Parcel 1372845: 74,419 m² (7.44 ha, 18.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1372845.md - Parcel 1416890: 74,395 m² (7.44 ha, 18.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1416890.md - Parcel 1387852: 74,174 m² (7.42 ha, 18.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387852.md - Parcel 1374918: 68,123 m² (6.81 ha, 16.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1374918.md - Parcel 1353501: 64,123 m² (6.41 ha, 15.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1353501.md - Parcel 1329647: 63,732 m² (6.37 ha, 15.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329647.md - Parcel 1410077: 58,014 m² (5.8 ha, 14.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410077.md - Parcel 1379757: 57,833 m² (5.78 ha, 14.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379757.md - Parcel 1326153: 55,794 m² (5.58 ha, 13.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326153.md - Parcel 1391042: 49,951 m² (5 ha, 12.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391042.md - Parcel 1402436: 42,351 m² (4.24 ha, 10.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402436.md - Parcel 1344250: 38,765 m² (3.88 ha, 9.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1344250.md - Parcel 1419039: 35,902 m² (3.59 ha, 8.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419039.md - Parcel 1340203: 34,547 m² (3.45 ha, 8.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340203.md - Parcel 1301307: 33,264 m² (3.33 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301307.md - Parcel 1302049: 32,564 m² (3.26 ha, 8.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302049.md - Parcel 1419156: 30,000 m² (3 ha, 7.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419156.md - Parcel 1393473: 29,353 m² (2.94 ha, 7.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393473.md - Parcel 1331229: 28,761 m² (2.88 ha, 7.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331229.md - Parcel 1387761: 28,389 m² (2.84 ha, 7.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387761.md - Parcel 1413963: 25,580 m² (2.56 ha, 6.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413963.md - Parcel 1322288: 25,389 m² (2.54 ha, 6.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322288.md - Parcel 1418730: 18,356 m² (1.84 ha, 4.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418730.md - Parcel 1417619: 17,634 m² (1.76 ha, 4.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417619.md - Parcel 1305211: 17,087 m² (1.71 ha, 4.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305211.md - Parcel 1412425: 16,705 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412425.md - Parcel 1419673: 15,906 m² (1.59 ha, 3.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419673.md - Parcel 1378352: 15,597 m² (1.56 ha, 3.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378352.md - Parcel 1331400: 15,390 m² (1.54 ha, 3.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331400.md - Parcel 1357160: 12,179 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357160.md - Parcel 5142796: 12,027 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5142796.md - Parcel 1380317: 8,910 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380317.md - Parcel 1316772: 6,622 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316772.md - Parcel 1417564: 6,556 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417564.md - Parcel 1348051: 6,243 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348051.md - Parcel 1306128: 6,141 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306128.md - Parcel 1397975: 5,497 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1397975.md - Parcel 1377867: 4,868 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377867.md - Parcel 4886528: 4,698 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4886528.md - Parcel 1345619: 4,418 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345619.md - Parcel 2759667: 3,976 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2759667.md - Parcel 1412323: 3,925 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412323.md - Parcel 5012435: 3,717 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5012435.md - Parcel 1410430: 3,340 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410430.md - Parcel 5527777: 3,245 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5527777.md - Parcel 5904168: 3,173 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5904168.md - Parcel 1375741: 3,149 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375741.md - Parcel 1380078: 3,040 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380078.md - Parcel 1422671: 3,002 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1422671.md - Parcel 4868205: 2,883 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4868205.md - Parcel 1375699: 2,778 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375699.md - Parcel 5099228: 2,738 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5099228.md - Parcel 1414375: 2,685 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1414375.md - Parcel 2722822: 2,477 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2722822.md - Parcel 1418325: 2,441 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418325.md - Parcel 3658364: 2,426 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658364.md - Parcel 1418012: 2,230 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418012.md - Parcel 1423083: 2,210 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423083.md - Parcel 1388565: 2,161 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388565.md - Parcel 1410084: 2,153 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410084.md - Parcel 1422339: 2,069 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1422339.md - Parcel 4649285: 2,060 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4649285.md - Parcel 1379221: 2,054 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379221.md - Parcel 1337210: 1,942 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337210.md - Parcel 5012436: 1,936 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5012436.md - Parcel 1317224: 1,860 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317224.md - Parcel 3658365: 1,757 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658365.md - Parcel 1314582: 1,659 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314582.md - Parcel 1427106: 1,136 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427106.md - Parcel 1411872: 920 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411872.md - Parcel 4649390: 641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4649390.md - Parcel 1389683: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389683.md - Parcel 5904145: 262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5904145.md - Parcel 2759668: 162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2759668.md - Parcel 1382319: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382319.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) 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. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 8 applications, newest first. - 9 Jul 2025, Donegal County Council 2561179: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561179/0 - 19 Feb 2025, Donegal County Council 2560203: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560203/0 - 18 Apr 2024, Donegal County Council 2460539: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. TEACH CÓNAITHE, GARÁISTE/STÓR A THÓGÁIL MARAON LE CÓRAS CÓIREÁLA FUÍOLLUISCE TÍ AGUS NA HOIBREACHA FORBÁRTHA SÚIMH A BHAINEANNLEIS AN OBAIR. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460539/0 - 13 Nov 2023, Donegal County Council 2351717: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 22/51384. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351717/0 - 17 Aug 2022, Donegal County Council 2251384: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251384/0 - 10 Aug 2021, Donegal County Council 2151603: Conditional. Retention. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151603/0 - 9 Aug 2021, Donegal County Council 2151597: Conditional. Permission. (1) DECOMMISSIONING OF AN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK (2) INSTALLATION OF NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151597/0 - 18 Jun 2019, Donegal County Council 1950916: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLINGHOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950916/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Glasbolie. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG103-017001: Hilltop enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-017001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-017002-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-082----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-083----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-084----. 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 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glasbolie. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - 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, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glasbolie.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glasbolie.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glasbolie.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Glasbolie, Ballintra: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/donegal/glasbolie-ballintra.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballymagrorty Irish: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballymagrorty-irish.md - Dromore: https://everytownland.com/donegal/dromore-50958.md - Foyagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/foyagh.md - Killinangel More: https://everytownland.com/donegal/killinangel-more.md - Laheen: https://everytownland.com/donegal/laheen.md - Lurgan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lurgan.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glasbolie - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/glasbolie