# Meenacahan, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Inver, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish Mín Uí Chatháin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,975,133 m² (197.51 ha, 488.07 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,032 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Inver, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/inver.md - Barony: Banagh - Electoral division: Bonnyglen, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Bonnyglen electoral division: 387 people in 142 households; 87% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 17% 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/13923 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51892 - Centre: latitude 54.727998, longitude -8.275743 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meenacahan, from 322 m² to 765,714 m² (76.57 ha, 189.21 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1390613: 765,714 m² (76.57 ha, 189.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390613.md - Parcel 1424894: 278,283 m² (27.83 ha, 68.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424894.md - Parcel 1302141: 204,749 m² (20.47 ha, 50.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302141.md - Parcel 1357864: 204,468 m² (20.45 ha, 50.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357864.md - Parcel 1389945: 153,319 m² (15.33 ha, 37.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389945.md - Parcel 1390614: 125,996 m² (12.6 ha, 31.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390614.md - Parcel 1389947: 122,286 m² (12.23 ha, 30.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389947.md - Parcel 1425893: 63,328 m² (6.33 ha, 15.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425893.md - Parcel 1389946: 40,557 m² (4.06 ha, 10.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389946.md - Parcel 3664244: 39,945 m² (3.99 ha, 9.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664244.md - Parcel 1326207: 24,136 m² (2.41 ha, 5.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326207.md - Parcel 1373916: 15,786 m² (1.58 ha, 3.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373916.md - Parcel 5094594: 15,692 m² (1.57 ha, 3.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5094594.md - Parcel 1300757: 11,072 m² (1.11 ha, 2.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300757.md - Parcel 1424895: 10,920 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424895.md - Parcel 5277930: 10,475 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5277930.md - Parcel 1325372: 8,064 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325372.md - Parcel 1406654: 7,855 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406654.md - Parcel 1421706: 7,749 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421706.md - Parcel 1424896: 7,304 m² (0.73 ha, 1.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424896.md - Parcel 5277961: 7,163 m² (0.72 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5277961.md - Parcel 1329683: 5,424 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329683.md - Parcel 3664243: 4,639 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664243.md - Parcel 3664242: 4,593 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664242.md - Parcel 5073136: 3,571 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5073136.md - Parcel 4905792: 3,326 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4905792.md - Parcel 1391156: 3,084 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391156.md - Parcel 1410632: 3,001 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410632.md - Parcel 5380376: 2,799 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5380376.md - Parcel 1389701: 2,738 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389701.md - Parcel 1339356: 2,616 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339356.md - Parcel 4790847: 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4790847.md - Parcel 1371918: 2,013 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371918.md - Parcel 5334267: 2,009 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5334267.md - Parcel 4791560: 1,990 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791560.md - Parcel 1417044: 1,881 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417044.md - Parcel 1330243: 1,446 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330243.md - Parcel 1428343: 1,237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428343.md - Parcel 5334237: 1,213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5334237.md - Parcel 5094593: 1,133 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5094593.md - Parcel 1390615: 1,092 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390615.md - Parcel 1425892: 1,057 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425892.md - Parcel 5334260: 1,036 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5334260.md - Parcel 5334275: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5334275.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Meenacahan 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. - 27 Nov 2024, Donegal County Council 2461934: Conditional. Permission. (1) TEACH CÓNAÍ ATÁ ANN CHEANA A LEATHNÚ AGUS A ATHCHÓIRIÚ LE LEASUITHE INGEARCHLÓNNA AGUS (2) AN DABHACH SÉARACHAIS ATA ANN CHEANA A DHÍCHOIMISIÚNÚ AGUS CÓRAS NUA CÓIREALA SÉARACHAIS A SHUITEÁIL AGUS NA HOIBREACHA FORBARTHA GO LEIR A BHAINEANN LEO. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461934/0 - 21 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351072: N/a. Permission, 1 home. TEACH CÓNAÍ LE GARAISTE BAILE CEANGAILTE AGUS CÓRAS CÓIREALA SEARACHAIS A THÓGÁIL LE CHÉILE LE OIBREACHA FORBARTHA LÁITHREÁIN GAOLMHARA. TÁ RAITEAS TIONCHAR NATURA (NIS) LEIS AN T-IARRATAS SEO.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351072/0 - 1 Nov 2021, Donegal County Council 2152158: N/a. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152158/0 - 4 Jun 2021, Donegal County Council 2151099: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. IS É A BEASD SAN FHORBAIRT NÁ TEACH CÓNAITHE LE GARAISTE BAILE CEANGAILTE AGUS CÓRAS CÓIREALA SEARACHAIS. BÉIDH RAITEAS TIONCHAR NATURA (NIS) MAR PHÁIRT DON IARRATAS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151099/0 - 29 Sept 2020, Donegal County Council 2051388: Conditional. Permission. REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING 38K V OVERHEAD LINE (C. 7.4KM) FROM THE EXISTING BINBANE 110K V SUBSTATION TO THE EXISTING GLENTIES 38K V SUBSTATION KILRAINE GLENTIES. THE LINE CROSSES THE TOWNLANDS OF MEENACAHAN, MEENTANAKILL, TULLYNAGLAGGAN, TULLYHONWAR, DRUMNACROSS AND KILREAN UPPER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051388/0 - 10 Jun 2019, Donegal County Council 1950869: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE,SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950869/0 - 5 Sept 2018, Donegal County Council 1851374: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851374/0 - 5 Sept 2018, Donegal County Council 1851375: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE,SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851375/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) SAC, site code 000165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000165 - Special Protection Area: Lough Nillan Bog SPA, site code 004110, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004110 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve), site code 000165 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Meenacahan. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Meenacahan. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 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, on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Meenacahan. - 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/meenacahan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenacahan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenacahan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Meenacahan 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) - Clogheravaddy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/clogheravaddy.md - Cronaslieve: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cronaslieve.md - Meentanakill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meentanakill.md - Tamur: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tamur-52466.md - Tievachorky: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tievachorky.md - Tullinlough: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullinlough.md - Tullynaglaggan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullynaglaggan.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/meenacahan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/meenacahan