# Maghera, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Inishkeel, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Machaire.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 7,584,085 m² (758.41 ha, 1,874.07 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 11,849 m² (1.18 ha, 2.93 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Inishkeel, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/inishkeel.md
- Barony: Banagh
- Electoral division: Inishkeel, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Inishkeel electoral division: 84 people in 36 households; 79% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 43% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14790
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51825
- Centre: latitude 54.765294, longitude -8.555864 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Maghera, from 92 m² to 4,579,071 m² (457.91 ha, 1,131.51 acres); 8 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1367242: 4,579,071 m² (457.91 ha, 1,131.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367242.md
- Parcel 1364826: 764,797 m² (76.48 ha, 188.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364826.md
- Parcel 1418880: 117,727 m² (11.77 ha, 29.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418880.md
- Parcel 1418869: 94,972 m² (9.5 ha, 23.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418869.md
- Parcel 6213917: 81,219 m² (8.12 ha, 20.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6213917.md
- Parcel 1384154: 79,977 m² (8 ha, 19.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384154.md
- Parcel 1418868: 79,664 m² (7.97 ha, 19.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418868.md
- Parcel 1310366: 77,042 m² (7.7 ha, 19.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310366.md
- Parcel 5374689: 76,293 m² (7.63 ha, 18.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5374689.md
- Parcel 1426609: 75,642 m² (7.56 ha, 18.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426609.md
- Parcel 4868780: 73,519 m² (7.35 ha, 18.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4868780.md
- Parcel 1418873: 72,974 m² (7.3 ha, 18.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418873.md
- Parcel 1405459: 67,752 m² (6.78 ha, 16.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1405459.md
- Parcel 1384158: 62,791 m² (6.28 ha, 15.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384158.md
- Parcel 1421699: 62,042 m² (6.2 ha, 15.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421699.md
- Parcel 1371716: 61,855 m² (6.19 ha, 15.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371716.md
- Parcel 1418875: 61,544 m² (6.15 ha, 15.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418875.md
- Parcel 3661334: 60,925 m² (6.09 ha, 15.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661334.md
- Parcel 1428792: 56,044 m² (5.6 ha, 13.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428792.md
- Parcel 2520022: 52,964 m² (5.3 ha, 13.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2520022.md
- Parcel 3661802: 52,852 m² (5.29 ha, 13.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661802.md
- Parcel 1384152: 52,586 m² (5.26 ha, 12.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384152.md
- Parcel 1418863: 48,571 m² (4.86 ha, 12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418863.md
- Parcel 1418862: 42,450 m² (4.25 ha, 10.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418862.md
- Parcel 1384149: 41,554 m² (4.16 ha, 10.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384149.md
- Parcel 1418872: 40,291 m² (4.03 ha, 9.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418872.md
- Parcel 1418861: 37,294 m² (3.73 ha, 9.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418861.md
- Parcel 1418866: 33,979 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418866.md
- Parcel 1418870: 31,917 m² (3.19 ha, 7.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418870.md
- Parcel 1418867: 29,751 m² (2.98 ha, 7.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418867.md
- Parcel 1384151: 25,830 m² (2.58 ha, 6.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384151.md
- Parcel 1418877: 17,652 m² (1.77 ha, 4.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418877.md
- Parcel 1424506: 17,542 m² (1.75 ha, 4.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424506.md
- Parcel 1384159: 16,385 m² (1.64 ha, 4.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384159.md
- Parcel 1369857: 15,266 m² (1.53 ha, 3.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369857.md
- Parcel 1384153: 14,899 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384153.md
- Parcel 1421003: 14,596 m² (1.46 ha, 3.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421003.md
- Parcel 1403058: 13,556 m² (1.36 ha, 3.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403058.md
- Parcel 1384148: 13,354 m² (1.34 ha, 3.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384148.md
- Parcel 1403128: 12,255 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403128.md
- Parcel 1384150: 12,158 m² (1.22 ha, 3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384150.md
- Parcel 1384157: 12,027 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384157.md
- Parcel 1417718: 11,964 m² (1.2 ha, 2.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417718.md
- Parcel 1352245: 11,854 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352245.md
- Parcel 1301116: 11,849 m² (1.18 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301116.md
- Parcel 3661801: 11,519 m² (1.15 ha, 2.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661801.md
- Parcel 1417519: 11,156 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417519.md
- Parcel 1384156: 10,873 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384156.md
- Parcel 3661799: 9,051 m² (0.91 ha, 2.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661799.md
- Parcel 3661330: 8,854 m² (0.89 ha, 2.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661330.md
- Parcel 2759928: 7,950 m² (0.8 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2759928.md
- Parcel 2759923: 7,930 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2759923.md
- Parcel 3661331: 7,867 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661331.md
- Parcel 1389321: 7,534 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389321.md
- Parcel 1382945: 7,496 m² (0.75 ha, 1.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382945.md
- Parcel 1369697: 7,386 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369697.md
- Parcel 1418864: 7,061 m² (0.71 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418864.md
- Parcel 3661333: 6,252 m² (0.63 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661333.md
- Parcel 1382981: 5,854 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382981.md
- Parcel 4706879: 5,770 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4706879.md
- Parcel 1418878: 5,711 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418878.md
- Parcel 3661328: 5,597 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661328.md
- Parcel 1418874: 5,570 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418874.md
- Parcel 1384155: 5,454 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384155.md
- Parcel 1369652: 5,317 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369652.md
- Parcel 1418871: 5,115 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418871.md
- Parcel 3661327: 5,057 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661327.md
- Parcel 1418876: 4,839 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418876.md
- Parcel 3661332: 4,602 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661332.md
- Parcel 1418865: 4,110 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418865.md
- Parcel 2520026: 4,014 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2520026.md
- Parcel 4990817: 3,743 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4990817.md
- Parcel 1382841: 3,377 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382841.md
- Parcel 3661326: 3,271 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661326.md
- Parcel 3661800: 3,020 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661800.md
- Parcel 4886237: 2,943 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4886237.md
- Parcel 3661329: 2,491 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661329.md
- Parcel 1389285: 2,285 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389285.md
- Parcel 3661325: 1,788 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661325.md
- Parcel 3661797: 1,532 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661797.md
- Parcel 3661803: 1,446 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661803.md
- Parcel 3661798: 1,037 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3661798.md
- Parcel 5376862: 852 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5376862.md
- Parcel 4868782: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4868782.md
- Parcel 5907776: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5907776.md
- Parcel 1417529: 192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417529.md
- Parcel 4886338: 185 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4886338.md
- Parcel 1389233: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389233.md
- Parcel 5376863: 92 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5376863.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Maghera 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)

5 applications, newest first.

- 3 Oct 2024, Donegal County Council 2461559: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO BOTH SIDES OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461559/0
- 27 Nov 2023, Donegal County Council 2351812: N/a. Permission. ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO BOTH SIDES OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351812/0
- 21 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351071: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351071/0
- 30 May 2019, Donegal County Council 1950812: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF SHEEPWIRE FENCING AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS IN A SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA. THE APPLICATION INCLUDES A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950812/0
- 4 Dec 2018, Donegal County Council 1851838: Conditional. Retention. EXISTING PARTLY CONSTRUCTED EXTENSION TO EXISTING SHED AND PERMISSION FOR COMPLETION OF THE EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SHED. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851838/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC, site code 000190, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000190
- Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA, site code 004150, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004150
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay, site code 000190

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG073-031001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG073-031001-. Internal Diam 23.5m N-S. A subcircular area enclosed by a partially collapsed stone wall except on the N and NE sides where the natural slope may have precluded the need for a wall. The wall survives up to 2.38m in height to the SW. There is a definite entrance to the SSW. This entrance has been deliberately blocked by the building of a rectangular structure (DG073-031002-) 2.4m E-W × 1.5m N-S. The site is located on top of a knoll in an exposed but naturally defended position. There is pasture and arable land nearby and Loughros Beg Bay is to the N. 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
- DG073-031002: Structure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG073-031002-. A subcircular area (DG073-031001-) enclosed by a partially collapsed stone wall except on the N and NE sides where the natural slope may have precluded the need for a wall. The wall survives up to 2.38m in height to the SW. There is a definite entrance to the SSW. This entrance has been deliberately blocked by the building of a rectangular structure 2.4m E-W × 1.5m N-S. The site is located on top of a knoll in an exposed but naturally defended position. There is pasture and arable land nearby and Loughros Beg Bay is to the N. 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
- DG073-032: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG073-032----. Known as Ardnaglogh the site consists of a massive mound of sand and stone roughly flat-topped with steep sides and vegetated over. The mound is c. 7m to 8m in height with a basal diameter of 39m and a top diameter of 29m-35m. There has been much speculation about the nature of this site. It has been suggested as the site of a ringfort, a burial place and a motte-and-bailey. (D'Evelyn 1933, 88-100; McGill 1970, 10) 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
- DG073-033: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG073-033----. Kilchreaghy graveyard is located 130m S of the Maghera mound (263). The land has been tilled here and the original extent of the site is not clear. A rise 16.7m NW-SE, 12.7m NE-SW and up to 1m in height survives. The site is bounded on the N and E by sand dunes and on the S by the valley of the Owenwee 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
- DG073-034: Midden, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG073-034----. 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.
- DG073-035: Midden, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG073-035----. Several hearth-sites were discovered here. Split-stones, hammer-stones, flint implements, sea-food shells and broken and split bones have been found. (Brunicardi 1914, 196-7) 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

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)

- House, 1840–1920, Regional interest, registry number 40907337, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40907337. Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1860, northeast end bay being addition of c.1900, having windbreak entrance, and with recent flat-roof extension to rear. Pitched straw-thatched roof with ropes and wire mesh over, secured to metal pegs and rods below eaves, and having two rendered chimneystacks. Smooth-rendered walls with painted plinth course. Enlarged square-headed window openings with painted concrete sills and replacement windows, and replacement timber door. Yards to front and rear, and small garden to east. Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to southwest with pitched corrugated-iron roof, smooth-rendered walls and square-headed openings with replacement fittings.

## 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, high (inferred), moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), 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 Maghera.
- 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/maghera.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/maghera.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/maghera.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Maghera with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Glenlough: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glenlough.md
- Laconnell: https://everytownland.com/donegal/laconnell.md
- Loughnalughraman: https://everytownland.com/donegal/loughnalughraman.md
- Meenacurrin: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenacurrin-51910.md
- Meentashesk: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meentashesk.md
- Straboy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/straboy-52421.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.

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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.

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