Laghil

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Laghil, from 498 m² to 195,779 m² (19.58 ha, 48.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Laghil 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.

• 21 Sept 2021Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, (3) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE INCORPORATING OFFICE / STUDY SPACE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151884

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: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC 000190
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay 000190

Recorded monuments

• DG081-004 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  This feature, not shown on OS 6-inch maps, is listed in the SMR for County Donegal (1987) as a possible megalithic tomb. It consists of a shallow round depression, less than 2m across and c. 0.3m deep. The southern half of its perimeter is faced with small upright stones, some now loose. The origin and nature of this artificial feature are unclear, but it is certainly not a megalithic tomb. SMR 1987, 81:4; RMP 1995, 81:4. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG081-005001 Church
  Description

  This structure is known locally as Teampall a' Manaigh. The 'monks church' (DG081-005001-) consists of a ruined masonry structure 4.4m externally and 2.75m internally N-S and 6.6m externally and 4.85m internally E-W. The walls survive up to 1.52m in height. The wall-facing is constructed of slabs with a central core of smaller stones and cemented with a yellow sea-sand mortar. The junctions of the walls are only partially keyed together. A small, oval, flat-topped cairn(DG081-005002-) (7.75m E-W, 4.4m N-S and 0.45m in height) 5m N of the N wall of the church is said to be the burial place of a monk. The site is located in fairly good pasture on a SE facing slope just W of the Murlin River. Herity (1971, 25) records a lost cross from Royard in this vicinity but no trace of it could be found on this occasion either. 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

• DG081-005002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This structure is known locally as Teampall a' Manaigh. The 'monks church' (DG081-005001-) consists of a ruined masonry structure 4.4m externally and 2.75m internally N-S and 6.6m externally and 4.85m internally E-W. The walls survive up to 1.52m in height. The wall-facing is constructed of slabs with a central core of smaller stones and cemented with a yellow sea-sand mortar. The junctions of the walls are only partially keyed together. A small, oval, flat-topped cairn(DG081-005002-) (7.75m E-W, 4.4m N-S and 0.45m in height) 5m N of the N wall of the church is said to be the burial place of a monk. The site is located in fairly good pasture on a SE facing slope just W of the Murlin River. Herity (1971, 25) records a lost cross from Royard in this vicinity but no trace of it could be found on this occasion either. 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

• DG081-005003 Enclosure
  Description

  This structure is known locally as Teampall a' Manaigh. The 'monks church' (DG081-005001-) consists of a ruined masonry structure 4.4m externally and 2.75m internally N-S and 6.6m externally and 4.85m internally E-W. The walls survive up to 1.52m in height. The wall-facing is constructed of slabs with a central core of smaller stones and cemented with a yellow sea-sand mortar. The junctions of the walls are only partially keyed together. A small, oval, flat-topped cairn(DG081-005002-) (7.75m E-W, 4.4m N-S and 0.45m in height) 5m N of the N wall of the church is said to be the burial place of a monk. The site is located in fairly good pasture on a SE facing slope just W of the Murlin River. Herity (1971, 25) records a lost cross from Royard in this vicinity but no trace of it could be found on this occasion either. 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

• DG081-006 Enclosure
  Description

  Previous reports (Herity 1971,19 and F.F. 1978, No. 29) refer to a 'Fort' in this vicinity but no trace of it was found on this occasion. Local people point out a site nearby in the town land of Kinnakillew (Coords, 155 161) as a 'Fort' but there is no archaeological evidence to support this claim. The area is rough to fair pasture with a lot of rock outcrop. 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

• DG081-012001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated N of the public road in the garden of a cottage with second holy well (DG081-012002-) 39m to the SW with the bullaun stone (DG081-011-) at Kilgoly 900m to the SW. The S bank of the Murlin River is only 50m N of the well. Partially filled in circular well (diam. 1m) enclosed by a drystone surround. No evidence of any votive offerings at the well. Described by Ó Muirgheasa as 'Beside the road from Cashel to Meenacroise are two Holy Wells about 40 yards from each other in the townland of Kilgloey (Cill Gabhlaigh?). The wells are nameless but the roilig of Cill na Manach and Roilig na Manach are near them, and they are reputed holy, and cures are said to have happened at them' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 150). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 31, 32) Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 06 January 2012

• DG081-012002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated S of the public road in a wet marshy field this well is outlined on the 1900 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Nearby possible holy well (DG081-012001-) located 39m to the NE and bullaun stone (DG081-011-) 860m to the SW. Spring well which is covered by a stone surround and appears to have a stone pipe exiting from the W face of the well. No evidence of any votive offerings at the well. Described by Ó Muirgheasa as 'Beside the road from Cashel to Meenacroise are two Holy Wells about 40 yards from each other in the townland of Kilgoley (Cill Gabhlaigh?). The wells are nameless but the roilig of Cill na Manach and Roilig na Manach are near them, and they are reputed holy, and cures are said to have happened at them' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 150). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 31, 32) Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 06 January 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 Laghil, about 1 in 20 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Laghil · Leathchoill

Area

591,398 m² (59.14 ha, 146.14 acres)

Civil parish

Glencolumbkille, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Kilgoly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

365 people lived in 152 households in the Kilgoly electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Braade Upper, Kilgoly, Kinnakillew, Meenadreen

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Laghil 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.