Meenderrygamph
Townland in the civil parish of Tullaghobegly, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish Mín Doire Dhamh
- Area
- 538.8 ha
- 1,331 acres
- Land parcels
- 162
- registered freehold, median 3,564 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meenderrygamph, from 11 m² to 791,038 m² (79.1 ha, 195.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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 Meenderrygamph 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
19 Nov 2025Unconditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550164
22 Aug 2025Conditional
TEACH CÓNAITHE AGUS DABHACH SHÉARACHAIS COMH MAITH LE GACH SAOTHAR FORBARTHA LÁITHREÁIN GAOLMHAR EILE
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561455
30 Apr 2025Conditional
ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550059
15 Apr 2025N/a
ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550048
15 Apr 2025Conditional
ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550047
27 Feb 2025Conditional
FORBARTHA AR AN SUÍOMH DE 0.8HA AR THAILTE ATÁ FAOI ÚINÉIREACHT ESB IN AICE LE CORA GHAOTH DOBHAIR AR ABHAINN AN CHLADAIGH AGUS IS ÉARD A BHEIDH SAN FHORBAIRT NÁ OIBREACHA IMSCRÚDAITHE LÁITHREÁIN A CHUIMSEOFAR INTER ALIA TOLLPHOILL (IDIR BUALADH CÁBLA AGUS DRUILIRE CHROÍ ROTHLAIGH), TRINSÍ SIOLTA, CLAISEANNA TRIALACHA AGUS FÁBAIRÍ DINIMICIÚLA AR FUD AN LÁITHREÁIN. TÁ RIATEAS TIONCHARA NATURA (NIS) LEIS AN T-IARRATAS SEO
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560273
15 Mar 2023Conditional
EXISTING SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350334
8 Mar 2023N/a
EXISTING SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350285
27 Jan 2023Conditional
EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTRE AND UPGRADE OF THE EXISTING WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350074
27 Jan 2023Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE/PRIVATE STUDIO AND SEPTIC TANK INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350078
3 Nov 2022N/a
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE/ PRIVATE STUDIO WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251803
6 Jul 2022Refused
SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251155
11 May 2022Conditional
(1) REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING 8 NO. 600 AND 660 KILOWATT (KW) TURBINES AND REPLACEMENT WITH 3 NO. 4.5 MEGAWATT TURBINES HAVING AN OVERALL MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 150M CONSISTING OF A BLADE DIAMETER OF 136M AND A HUB HEIGHT OF 82M. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE ASSOCIATED TURBINE HARDSTANDS AND FOUNDATIONS, UPGRADING OF C.910M OF EXISTING SITE ACCESS TRACK, PROVISION OF C.799M OF NEW SITE ACCESS TRACK, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 38KV SUBSTATION AND 2 NO. JOINT BAYS, DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW BORROW PIT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, SITE DRAINAGE NETWORK, THE REMOVAL AND RESTORATION OF C.600M OF EXISTING SITE TRACK, INTERNAL WIND FARM UNDERGROUND POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING, CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY NETWORK BY JOINING TO EXISTING GRID CONNECTIONS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THIS APPLICATION IS SEEKING A TEN YEAR PERMISSION AND A 40 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE WIND FARM. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ACCESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) & A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250813
15 Sept 2021Conditional
EXISTING SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151843
9 Dec 2020Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK & DOMESTIC GARAGE
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051892
18 Nov 2020Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051746
29 May 2020Conditional
CONTINUATION OF USE OF EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTED UNDER REG REF 10/30012 CONSISTING OF (1) 31 METER HIGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL LATTICE WITH SUPPORTING STAY WIRES; (2) TWENTY FOUR ANTENNAE CONSISTING OF 3 X COLLINEAR ANTENNAE, 1 X DIPOLE ANTENNA, 1 X PLATE ANTENNA, 11 X PANEL ANTENNAE AND 8 X DISH ANTENNAE; (3) 114 SQ M COMPOUND ENCLOSED WITH 1.2 METRE HIGH LIVESTOCK MESH FENCE; (4) 5 NO. STEEL CONTAINER/CABINETS UNITS; (5) USE OF ACCESS ROAD AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050694
16 Aug 2019Conditional
TEACH CÓNAI AGUS CÓRAS-ÚINÉIREACHTA CÓIREÁLA DRAMH UISCE A THÓGÁIL, CHOMH MAITH LE HOIBREACHA BREISE SUÍOMH A DHÉANAMH. BEIDH RÁITEAS TIONCHAR NATURA (NIS) CURTHA ISTEACH MAR PHÁIRT DEN IARRATAS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951258
24 Aug 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851333
13 Jun 2017Refused
BÓTHAR ROCHTANA AGUS CHEAD LE IONAD TÁSTÁLA FEITHIDÍ TRÁCHTÁLA, CÓRAS CÓRREÁLA LE SCAGAIRE SNASAITHE AGUS OIBREACHA GAOLMHARA A THOGAIL. (TÁ RÁITEAS TIONCHAIR NATURA AR FÁIL)
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750935
29 May 2017N/a
BÓTHAR ROCHTANA AGUS CHEAD LE IONAD TÁSTÁLA FEITHIDÍ TRÁCHTÁLA, CÓRAS CÓRREÁLA LE SCAGAIRE SNASAITHE AGUS OIBREACHA GAOLMHARA A THOGAIL
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750840
16 May 2017N/a
BÓTHAR ROCHTANA AGUS CHEAD LE IONAD TÁSTÁLA FEITHIDÍ TRÁCHTÁLA, CÓRAS CÓRREÁLA LE SCAGAIRE SNASAITHE AGUS OIBREACHA GAOLMHARA A THOGAIL
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750746
5 May 2017Conditional
MEADÚ AGUS ATH CHOIRIÚ A DHÉANAMH AR AN TEACH CÓNAITHE AGUS DABHACH SEARACHAIS ÚR A THÓGAIL. ISTIGH LEIS AN T-IARRATAS TÁ MEASNÚCHÁN IOMBUALADH TIMPEALLEACHTA (NATURA IMPACT ASSESSMENT) AGUS RÁITEAS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750668
24 Apr 2017N/a
BÓTHAR ROCHTANA AGUS CHEAD PLEANÁLA LE IONAD TÁSTÁLA FEITHIDÍ TRÁCHTÁLA, CÓRAS CÓRREÁLA LE SCAGAIRE SNASAITHE AGUS OIBREACHA GAOLMHARA A THOGAIL
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1750621
16 Mar 2017Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1750406
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: Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung SAC 000140
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung 000140
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Meenderrygamph.
Architectural heritage
- Heath Cottage, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, having central single-bay single-storey porch to the front elevation (east), and with two-bay single-storey entrance porch to the south end of the rear elevation (west). Now out of use. Pitched natural slate roof with wide projecting cut stone eaves course to front and rear (east and west), cast-iron gutters on decorative metal brackets, and with rendered chimneystacks to either gable end (north and south) having terracotta pots over. Pitched natural slate roof to front porch and mono-pitched natural slate roof to rear porch. Lime rendered rubble stone walls. Square headed window openings with stone sills, and having eight-over-eight, six-over- three and two-over-two pane timber sash windows, some retaining historic glass. Square headed door opening to the north elevation of front porch having battened timber door. Square-headed doorway to the north elevation of porch to the rear having battened timber door. Set back from road in own grounds in the rural countryside to the north-west of Gaoth Dobhair [Gweedore]. Overgrown garden to the front (east) and yard to the rear (west). Complex of two-storey outbuildings to site; detached three-bay two-storey house to the south of yard having pitched natural slate roof with raised rendered verges to gable ends, limewashed rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings with timber fittings; detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to the west side of yard having pitched artificial slate roof with chimneystack to gable end, partially roughcast lime rendered rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings. Gateway to the north of site with wrought-iron flat bar gate with initials "H" and "C". Laneway to the house from the north flanked by rubble stone boundary 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 20 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; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Meenderrygamph.
- 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
- Meenderrygamph, Gweedore6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Meenderrygamph · Mín Doire Dhamh
- Area
- 5,388,284 m² (538.83 ha, 1,331.47 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tullaghobegly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Magheraclogher, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Magheraclogher electoral division: 2,841 people in 1,130 households; 78% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 24% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardnagappary, Arduns, Attatantee, Dore, Meenacung, Meenanillar, Strakeenagh
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Meenderrygamph 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.