Killybegs

551 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killybegs, from 3 m² to 122,318 m² (12.23 ha, 30.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Killybegs 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.

• 17 Aug 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BOAT HOIST DOCK (APPROX. 25X9M) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE EXISTING BOAT YARD

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661524

• 30 Jul 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FISH PROCESSING FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE FISH PROTEIN PRODUCTION INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL TANKS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661436

• 9 Jul 2026N/a

  STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661276

• 8 Jul 2026N/a

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR PROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 (REF. NO. PA16.316178). THE TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE (TDR) WILL ORIGINATE AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AT KILLYBEGS HARBOUR, CO. DONEGAL, RUN THROUGH CO. SLIGO, CO. LEITRIM AND TERMINATE AT THE CONSENTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 SITE, CO. MAYO. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TDR IS C.188KM OF WHICH C.65KM IS WITHIN CO. DONEGAL, C.57KM IN CO. SLIGO, AND C.36KM IN CO. MAYO. MINOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT WORKS ARE NOT PROPOSED ALONG THIS ENTIRE ROUTE BUT ONLY AT SELECT LOCATIONS. THE TOTAL AREA REQUIRED FOR THE WORKS IN CO. DONEGAL IS C.0.2HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CO. DONEGAL COMPRISES MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLANDS OF KILLYBEGS, GLEBE, AGHAYEEVOGE, CASHELREAGH GLEBE, BRUCKLESS, AIGHAN, BRUCKLESS AND DARNEY. THESE WORKS ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE DELIVERY OF ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS (AIL) AND WILL CONSIST OF (1) LAYING OF TEMPORARY LOAD BEARING SURFACE AT 5 NO. LOCATIONS, (2) TEMPORARY FENCE REMOVAL, TEMPORARY REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF LIGHTS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (3) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF BOLLARD AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (4) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF GATE, WALL AND CHEVRONS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (5) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF ROAD SIGNALS, BOLLARDS, LIGHTING COLUMNS, WALL AND FENCE AT 1 NO. LOCATION AS WELL AS HEDGEROW AND TREE TRIMMING, (6) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF FENCE AND VEGETATION AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (7) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS, FENCE AND WALL AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (8) REINSTATEMENT OF ALL TEMPORARY WORKS AREAS TO PREVIOUS CONDITION AND (10) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED TDR. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH SLIGO AND MAYO COUNTY COUNCILS IN RESPECT OF WORKS REQUIRED AT LOCATIONS WITHIN EACH COUNTY BOUNDS. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN SLIGO ARE PROPOSED AT CARROWNACREEVY, TANREGO WEST, ABBEYTOWN, CORHAWNAGH AND CARRICKNAGAT. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CARRICKNAGAT. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN MAYO ARE PROPOSED AT LECARROW, CROSSMOLINA, ABBEYTOWN, KNOCKALEGAN, GLEBE, GORTSKEDDIA, BALLINA, ABBEYHALFQUARTER, KNOCKNALYRE AND BUNREE. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CROSSMOLINA. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT (AASR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661265

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  PROPOSED WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS TO THE PERMITTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 (REF. NO. PA16.316178). THE TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE (TDR) WILL ORIGINATE AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AT KILLYBEGS HARBOUR, CO. DONEGAL, RUN THROUGH CO. SLIGO, CO. LEITRIM AND TERMINATE AT THE CONSENTED OWENINNY WIND FARM PHASE 3 SITE, CO. MAYO. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TDR IS C.188KM OF WHICH C.65KM IS WITHIN CO. DONEGAL, C.57KM IN CO. SLIGO, AND C.36KM IN CO. MAYO. MINOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT WORKS ARE NOT PROPOSED ALONG THIS ENTIRE ROUTE BUT ONLY AT SELECT LOCATIONS. THE TOTAL AREA REQUIRED FOR THE WORKS IN CO. DONEGAL IS C.0.2HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CO. DONEGAL COMPRISES MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLANDS OF KILLYBEGS, GLEBE, AGHAYEEVOGE, CASHELREAGH GLEBE, BRUCKLESS, AIGHAN, BRUCKLESS AND DARNEY. THESE WORKS ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE DELIVERY OF ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS (AIL) AND WILL CONSIST OF (1) LAYING OF TEMPORARY LOAD BEARING SURFACE AT 5 NO. LOCATIONS, (2) TEMPORARY FENCE REMOVAL, TEMPORARY REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF LIGHTS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (3) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF BOLLARD AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (4) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF GATE, WALL AND CHEVRONS AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (5) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF ROAD SIGNALS, BOLLARDS, LIGHTING COLUMNS, WALL AND FENCE AT 1 NO. LOCATION AS WELL AS HEDGEROW AND TREE TRIMMING, (6) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF FENCE AND VEGETATION AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (7) TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS, FENCE AND WALL AT 1 NO. LOCATION, (8) REINSTATEMENT OF ALL TEMPORARY WORKS AREAS TO PREVIOUS CONDITION AND (10) ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED TDR. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AND SEPARATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH SLIGO AND MAYO COUNTY COUNCILS IN RESPECT OF WORKS REQUIRED AT LOCATIONS WITHIN EACH COUNTY BOUNDS. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN SLIGO ARE PROPOSED AT CARROWNACREEVY, TANREGO WEST, ABBEYTOWN, CORHAWNAGH AND CARRICKNAGAT. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CARRICKNAGAT. MINOR TEMPORARY WORKS IN MAYO ARE PROPOSED AT LECARROW, CROSSMOLINA, ABBEYTOWN, KNOCKALEGAN, GLEBE, GORTSKEDDIA, BALLINA, ABBEYHALFQUARTER, KNOCKNALYRE AND BUNREE. PERMANENT WORKS ARE PROPOSED AT CROSSMOLINA. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT (AASR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661202

• 22 May 2026Refused

  CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PREMISES TO PROVIDE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION CONTAINING 5 NO. BEDROOMS, ASSOCIATED COMMUNAL AREAS AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660932

• 14 May 2026Conditional

  OPENING OF THE FRONT AREA FOR THE FULL WIDTH OF THE SITE AND CHANGE TO CONDITION NO. 2 OF AN COIMISIÚN PLEANÁLA GRANT FOR THE ABOVE DEVELOPMENT FOR BETTER ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE VEHICLE CHARGER TO BE SITED AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660873

• 28 Nov 2025Conditional

  FILL MATERIAL ON SITE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. DWELLINGS, CONSISTING OF 7 NO. 2 STOREY DWELLINGS AND 2 NO. BUNGALOWS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING RETAINING WALL STRUCTURES AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES

  Retention, 9 homes · Donegal County Council, 2562090

• 21 Oct 2025Conditional

  TEMPORARY STORAGE OF ENGINEERING PARTS AND COMPONENTS AND PERMISSION FOR (1) SITE LEVELLING AND RAISING OF GROUND LEVELS USING EXCAVATED MATERIAL AND IMPORTED SOIL AND STONE FILL, (2) CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY STORAGE OF ENGINEERING PARTS AND COMPONENTS AND (3) ERECTION OF PERIMETER SITE BOUNDARY FENCE AND GATE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561829

• 28 Aug 2025Conditional

  AN MBALLA TOSAIGH A BHEITH BAINTE AGUS PÁIRCEÁIL LASMUIGH DEN TSRÁID A CHRUTHÚ OS COMHAIR AN TÍ CHÓNAITHE ATÁ ANN CHEANA FÉIN, LENA N-ÁIRÍTEAR COLBHAÍ ÍSLITHE LE HAGHAIDH ROCHTANA AGUS CEAD CHUN NA HOIBREACHA LÁITHREÁIN A BHAINEANN LEO A CHUR I GCRÍCH

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561488

• 17 Jul 2025Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE HEIGHT STORAGE BUILDING AS AN ADDITIONAL BAY ATTACHED TO THE EXISTING DOUBLE HEIGHT WAREHOUSE BUILDING (2) CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY NETWORKS AND PUBLIC DRAINAGE NETWORK, ACCESS ONTO THE ADJOINING ROADWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561229

• 5 Feb 2025Refused

  (1) ERECTION OF 16 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND SERVICES, (2) PROVISION OF AN ATTENUATION TANK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SURFACE WATER STORAGE, (3) CREATION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND (4) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 16 homes · Donegal County Council, 2560139

• 29 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461952

• 27 Nov 2024N/a

  (1) ERECTION OF 16 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND SERVICES, (2) PROVISION OF AN ATTENUATION TANK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SURFACE WATER STORAGE, (3) CREATION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND (4) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 16 homes · Donegal County Council, 2461932

• 26 Nov 2024Conditional

  (1) REMOVAL OF EXISTING FENCE AND HEDGE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MASONRY BOUNDARY WALL, INCORPORATING A SINGLE PARKING BAY ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461926

• 18 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461863

• 8 Nov 2024Conditional

  TEMPORARY BUILDING FOR USE AS A BEAUTY SALON, BOUNDARY FENCE, SIGNAGE AND CAR PARKING AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PERMANENT BUILDING TO INCLUDE A BEAUTY SALON ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH AN APARTMENT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, (2) CAR PARKING, (3) RELOCATION OF TEMPORARY BUILDING ON SITE AT COMMENCEMENT STAGE OF PERMANENT STRUCTURE AND (4) SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2461792

• 14 Oct 2024Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2-STOREY OFFICE BUILDING WITH ANCILLARY FACILITIES, ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL INSTALLATION ON THE ROOF AND (2) ERECTION OF A NEW SCULPTURAL ART PIECE ON SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461619

• 7 Oct 2024N/a

  (1) ERECTION OF 16 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND SERVICES, (2) PROVISION OF AN ATTENUATION TANK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SURFACE WATER STORAGE, (3) CREATION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND (4) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 16 homes · Donegal County Council, 2461573

• 25 Jul 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED STORAGE BUILDING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461129

• 12 Jul 2024Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE / STORE TO AN EXERCISE GYM WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, (2) PROVISION OF TOILETS AND CHANGING AREAS AND ASSOCIATED STAFF FACILITIES AND STORES, (3) PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING SIDE ENTRANCE, STEPS AND RAMP ONTO THE ROSHINE ROAD ELEVATION AND (4) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461071

• 12 Jun 2024N/a

  (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE / STORE TO AN EXERCISE GYM AT GROUND AND MEZZANINE LEVEL WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, (2) PROVISION OF TOILETS AND CHANGING AREAS AND ASSOCIATED STAFF FACILITIES AND STORES, (3) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING SIDE ENTRANCE, STEPS AND RAMP ONTO THE ROSHINE ROAD ELEVATION, ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENTS WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460885

• 8 Apr 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PHARMACY, INTERNAL VARIATIONS, ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460471

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO BOTH SIDES AND REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460290

• 22 Jan 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. 2 STOREY DWELLINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING RETAINING WALL STRUCTURES AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES

  Permission, 9 homes · Donegal County Council, 2460025

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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 Killybegs.

Recorded monuments

• DG097-015001 House - medieval
  Description

  About 1355, Bishop Mclvlonagle is recorded as having constructed a manor-house (DG097-015001-) at Killybegs (Conaghan [1974], 21). It possible that Cat Castle (DG097-015004-) is on the site of this house. 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

• DG097-015006 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Killybegs Castle (site of): This was probably a McSwyne Castle. Noted in 1622 as 'an old ruinous bawn (DG097-015008-) of lime and stone (60 ft. square and 8 ft. high) upon one side whereof there is a ruinous castle (30 ft. in length and 20 ft. in breadth) without any floors or covering' (Treadwell 1953-5, 514). A battery was planted at this castle by the East India Company to guard the harbour in the early 18th century (Pococke 1752, 68). By 1848, only the foundation courses were discernible among the fallen rubble (Fagan Bk. 19, 12). The area in which the castle was sited is known as Castle Point and is so marked on the OS 6-inch maps. Tradition records that the stones from this castle were used to build the Catholic Church erected c. 1763 (Conaghan [1974] 41). 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

• DG097-015007 Bawn
  Description

  Killybegs Castle (site of) (DG097-015007-): This was probably a McSwyne Castle. Noted in 1622 as 'an old ruinous bawn (DG097-015008-) of lime and stone (60 ft. square and 8 ft. high) upon one side whereof there is a ruinous castle (30 ft. in length and 20 ft. in breadth) without any floors or covering' (Treadwell 1953-5, 514). A battery was planted at this castle by the East India Company to guard the harbour in the early 18th century (Pococke 1752, 68). By 1848, only the foundation courses were discernible among the fallen rubble (Fagan Bk. 19, 12). The area in which the castle was sited is known as Castle Point and is so marked on the OS 6-inch maps. Tradition records that the stones from this castle were used to build the Catholic Church erected c. 1763 (Conaghan [1974] 41). 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

• Killybegs Maritime and Heritage Centre, factory, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former carpet factory, dated 1900, comprising single-storey with attic level and two-storey former factory with three-bay two-storey office/administration block to the north-west corner. Various multi-period and modern extensions (including apartments) to the rear (south). Now in use as a heritage centre, business units, community enterprises units and as accommodation (apartments). Part of building still in use as a carpet factory. Pitched artificial slate roof to former factory; pitched roof to former factory office/administration block having artificial slate roof, cut stone eaves course, profiled cast-iron rainwater goods, crow-stepped parapets with rock-faced stone masonry, and having cut stone kneeler stones to gable ends at eaves. Roughly dressed and squared coursed rubble stone walls with flush dressed mildly rock-faced block-and-start quoins to the corners. Cement rendered walls to the rear elevation (south) and east side elevation of former factory. Cut stone date plaque to the west elevation of former office, dated 1900. Shallow segmental-headed window and door openings having flush mildly rock-faced block-and-start surrounds and with replacement window and door fittings. Cut stone sills surviving to some window openings. Number of window openings now elongated to form door openings; some door openings now partially infilled to form window openings. Shallow segmental-headed openings to gable ends of former office at attic level with flush mildly rock-faced block-and-start surrounds and timber louvers. Shallow segmental-headed carriage-arch to the north elevation of former office, now infilled to form window opening, having mildly rock-faced voussoirs over. Set back from road in extensive grounds with carparks etc. to the south-west of the centre of Killybegs.

• Water pump, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base surmounted by fluted domed capping, and having lion's head motif to spout. Cast-iron bucket pedestal to base. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Acorn finial now missing. Located on footpath a short distance to the west/south-west of the centre of Killybegs.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840 and altered c. 1900. Pitched natural slate roof having terracotta ridge tiles and with smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end (north-east and south-west). Cast-iron downpipe. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course and with channelled render parallel quoins to margins. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and one-over-one horned timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening to the north-east end of the front elevation (south-east) having timber panelled door with fielded panels and brass door furniture, and having plain overlight.. Road-fronted a short distance to the west/south-west of the centre of Killybegs.

• Water pump, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, and having moulded spout. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft, and ‘Glenfield’ to base. Located adjacent to a single-storey outbuilding along laneway to the west of the centre of Killybegs.

• Post box, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c. 1925, having ‘Post Office’ in raised lettering over projecting letter flap and ‘Carron Company Stirlingshire’ foundry mark to the base. Set into rendered wall of corner-sited building to the centre of Killybegs.

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1860–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey bank with dormer attic, built c. 1870, having single-storey extension, c. 1920, attached to the north-east (see record 40845009). Possibly originally in use as a house/hotel and converted to new use c. 1920. Single- and two-storey extensions to the rear (north-west). Pitched slate roof, natural slate to rear pitch and replacement artificial slate to front pitch, having two gable-fronted dormer windows to both the front and rear, smooth rendered chimneystacks having rendered coping and terracotta pots over to either end (north-east and south-west), raised render coping to the either gable end, and having raised parapet to the front elevation with rendered coping and with pronounced render cornice at eaves level. Smooth rendered walls over projecting rendered plinth course, and having render stringcourse at first floor level and rusticated block-and-start quoins to the corners of the front elevation. Square-headed window openings with render architrave surrounds and replacement windows. Window opening to the north-east end of main elevation at first floor level now partially infilled with ATM machine. Square-headed door opening having replacement timber door and plain overlight; doorway flanked by fluted render pilasters over moulded plinth blocks, and having lintel/entablature over with pronounced cornice. Road-fronted to the centre of Killybegs.

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey extension to bank (see 40845008), built c. 1921, having slightly advanced bay to the north-east end of the main elevation (south-east). Roof hidden behind raised sandstone parapet with sandstone coping over, and pronounced sandstone cornice at eaves level. Ashlar sandstone walls over moulded sandstone plinth, moulded sandstone stringcourse over window openings to main elevation, sandstone apron panels under window openings having recessed rectangular panels, and having projecting sandstone pilasters (on square-plan) between window openings having capitals over. Smooth rendered finish to rear elevation. Shallow segmental-headed and round-headed (to projecting bay) window openings having moulded sandstone surrounds, projecting keystones, continuous ashlar sill course, and replacement window openings. Square-headed window openings to the north-east side elevation having moulded architrave surrounds and replacement window. Set slightly back from road to the centre of Killybegs. Raised platform to the south accessed by flight of steps. Ashlar sandstone boundary wall to front having moulded coping and modern metal railings over. Gateway to the north-east comprising a pair of ashlar sandstone gate piers (on square-plan) having capstones over with moulded cornice detailing. Coursed and squared rubble stone boundary wall to the north-east of gateway.

• House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house with attic level, built c. 1910. Pitched natural slate roof (small slates) with projecting eaves course, and having ruled-and-line rendered chimneystacks and raised render coping/verges to gable ends (east and west). Some remaining cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered rule-and-lined walls with smooth render block-and-start quoins to the corners of the main elevation (south). Square-headed window openings with rendered architrave surrounds to south elevation, and having replacement two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Large square-headed window opening to the west end of the main elevation having tripartite timber sliding sash window comprising central two-over-two pane window flanked by narrow one-over-one pane sash windows. Central square-headed door opening to main elevation with smooth rendered surround having vermiculated keystone over and plinth blocks to base, replacement timber panelled door and glazed overlight. Road-fronted to the centre of Killybegs. Rear elevation also backs unto street, with low rendered boundary walls to road-frontage.

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

At the centre of the townland of Killybegs, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1128 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Killybegs with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Killybegs · Na Cealla Beaga

Area

1,322,771 m² (132.28 ha, 326.86 acres)

Civil parish

Upper Killybegs, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Killybegs, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,333 people lived in 880 households in the Killybegs electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cashelcummin, Corporation, Drumbeagh, Fintragh, Glebe, Glenlee, Roshin

Placenames

Killybegs 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.