Magherabeg
Townland in the civil parish of Mevagh, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Machaire Beag
- Area
- 134.3 ha
- 332 acres
- Land parcels
- 118
- registered freehold, median 949 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
118 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Magherabeg, from 26 m² to 248,143 m² (24.81 ha, 61.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Magherabeg 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
7 Sept 2026N/a
(1) EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT ROOF AND ATTIC CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION, (2) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE TO ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION ONTO EXISTING STRUCTURE, (3) INSTALLATION OF ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661661
22 Jul 2026Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661364
5 May 2026Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SUN ROOM AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY SUN ROOM TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660802
23 Mar 2026Refused
ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER AND PUBLIC WATERMAINS AND USE OF ANCILLARY SERVICES
Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2650049
26 Sept 2025Conditional
DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE WITH ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561673
16 Sept 2025Conditional
ALTERATIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSION TO DWELLING UNDER PLANNING REF: NO. 24/60832 CONSISTING OF (1) PITCHED ROOF IN LIEU OF FLAT ROOF, (2) REVISED WINDOW DESIGN, (3) WALL FINISHES AND (4) REDUCED FOOTPRINT OF EXTENSION
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561590
26 Feb 2025Conditional
ACCESS ROAD AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560268
21 Dec 2024Conditional
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING GROUND FLOOR OF DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) ALTERATIONS TO FRONT OF DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462174
11 Nov 2024Conditional
6 THUILSOILSE 18M AR AIRDE IN ÁIT NA DTUILSOILSE 15M AR AIRDE, A CEADAÍODH ROIMHE SEO FAOI THAGAIRT PHLEANÁLA 20/51578. TÁ STAIR AG BAINT LEIS AN IARRATAS SEO MAR GO NDEARNADH TUILSOILSE A CHEADÚ DON PHÁIRC CHEANA FHÉIN FAOIN IARRATAS PLEANÁLA 06/50340
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2450242
24 Oct 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO DWELLING
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461704
5 Jun 2024Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SUN ROOM AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO DWELLING
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460832
20 Mar 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460365
22 Dec 2023N/a
ACCESS ROAD AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC SHED AND INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANK
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2352021
5 Sept 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351325
28 Jun 2023Conditional
DEMOLITION OF DERELICT DWELLING, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350931
21 Jun 2022N/a
CHANGE OF USE FROM A MILKING PARLOUR TO VISITORS CENTRE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TOILET FACILITIES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ACCESS ROAD FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251074
24 Feb 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC SHED AND SEPTIC TANK
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250316
11 Feb 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF A NEW STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING, GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250212
24 Nov 2021N/a
CHANGE OF USE FROM A MILKING PARLOUR TO VISITORS CENTRE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TOILET FACILITIES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152341
8 Nov 2021N/a
CHANGE OF USE FROM A MILKING PARLOUR TO VISITORS CENTRE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TOILET FACILITIES WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152197
13 Oct 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF 63 NO. ADDITIONAL CARAVAN PITCHES AND 7 NO. LOG CABINS & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING (1) NEW FOUL EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PUMP STATION INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER (2) NEW STORM WATER NETWORK INCLUDING ATTENUATION TANK AND A 3-STAGE WETLAND SYSTEM PRIOR TO DISCHARGE TO EXISTING WATER COURSE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMANPIES THIS APPLICATION
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152038
26 May 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO FRONT OF DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151030
27 Apr 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING SCHOOL PREMISES COMPRISING OF 2 NO. SET ROOMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150760
14 Dec 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051919
16 Nov 2020N/a
(1) EXTENSION TO EXISTING CARAVAN PARK TO PROVIDE 63. NO ADDITIONAL CARAVAN PITCHES AND 7 NO. LOG CABINS (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO PROPOSED FOUL EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051751
The 25 most recent of 34 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Sheephaven SAC 001190
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Sheephaven 001190
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Magherabeg.
Architectural heritage
- Stella Maris Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1950–1960 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding single-storey Catholic church, built 1954, comprising three-bay hall with projecting sacristy to the south elevation, and extension to the north. Shallow pitched felt roof to main body of building with felt roof to sacristy and mono-pitch to extension. Painted roughcast rendered walls to main body of building having smooth rendered plinth; projecting rubble sandstone panel to the centre of the south elevation. Roughcast rendered walls to sacristy over rubble sandstone plinth to the south elevation, and with rubble stone buttress to the centre of the south elevation with pitched concrete roof over, and with metal cross finial attached to the west side. Some surviving cast-iron downpipes. Square-headed window openings having smooth rendered reveals and replacement timber casement windows; square-headed window openings to the east and west elevations having smooth rendered reveals and timber casement windows. Three-square-headed window openings to the south elevation at clerestory level having replacement windows. Truncated square-headed window opening to the south elevation of sacristy having timber casement windows. Square-headed doorway to the east elevation having replacement timber double-doors, and with overlight having sloping head. Square-headed doorways to the east and west side of sacristy having battened timber double-doors and flights of concrete steps. Set back from road in own grounds to the south end of the Rosnakill\Rosnaguill Peninsula, and in the rural countryside to the north of Downies and to the north-west of Carrickart. Gravel car parks to the south and east sides. Site enclosed within low roughcast rendered boundary and retaining walls.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1686 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Magherabeg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Magherabeg · An Machaire Beag
- Area
- 1,342,986 m² (134.3 ha, 331.86 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mevagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Rosguill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rosguill electoral division: 856 people in 321 households; 77% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 58% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clontallagh, Derrycassan, Kinnalargy, Larganreagh, Mevagh, Rosepenna
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Magherabeg 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.