Rosepenna

112 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rosepenna, from 3 m² to 264,885 m² (26.49 ha, 65.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Rosepenna 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.

• 11 Sept 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY HOTEL STAFF ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING 8 NO. BEDROOMS, COMMUNAL LIVING SPACES AND ANCILLARY SPACES WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE, DRAINAGE, AND LANDSCAPING WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661689

• 11 Sept 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF EXTENSION CONTAINING 7 NO. CARAVANS AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, (2) PROVISION OF 6 NO. ADDITIONAL CARAVANS WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND (3) UPGRADE OF EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661688

• 10 Jun 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661053

• 3 Jun 2026Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661023

• 30 Oct 2025Conditional

  (A) REMOVAL OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND EXTERNAL SEATING AREA TO REAR (SOUTH), (B) ERECTION OF STOREY AND A HALF EXTENSION TO REAR (SOUTH) TO PROVIDE AN ENLARGED KITCHEN/DINING AREA ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND A BEDROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR, (C) INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING HOUSE, INCLUDING 2 NEW FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS AND 2 NEW SKYLIGHTS, (D) LANDSCAPING TO INCLUDE NEW EXTERNAL SEATING AREA (TO REAR - SOUTH) AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561888

• 2 Jul 2025Conditional

  TEACH CÓNAITHE A THOGÁIL AGUS CEANGAIL A DHÉANAMH LEIS AN SÉARACH POIBLÍ CHOMH MAITH LE OIBREACHTA LAITHREÁN GAOLMHARA

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561111

• 21 May 2025Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560818

• 28 Apr 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560663

• 12 Feb 2025Conditional

  (1) REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TO INCLUDE REVISED FENESTRATION / ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING ELEVATIONS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS TO ABOVE MENTIONED EXISTING DWELLING AND (B) DOMESTIC GARAGE, (3) ALTERATIONS TO VEHICLE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS TO THE SITE, (4) CONNECTIONS TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES INCLUDING THE PUBLIC SEWER AND (6) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560169

• 18 Dec 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STOREY AND HALF DWELLING WITH SINGLE STOREY PROJECTION TO THE REAR, (3) RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING GARAGE TO MATCH THE NEW DWELLING APPEARANCE AND (4) NEW HOUSE TO BE CONNECTED TO EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE ONSITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS RELATING TO THE ITEMS ABOVE INCLUDING DEFINED BOUNDARY TREATMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2462112

• 11 Dec 2024N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STOREY AND HALF DWELLING WITH SINGLE STOREY PROJECTION TO THE REAR, (3) RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING GARAGE TO MATCH THE NEW DWELLING APPEARANCE AND (4) NEW HOUSE TO BE CONNECTED TO EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE ONSITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS RELATING TO THE ITEMS ABOVE INCLUDING DEFINED BOUNDARY TREATMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2462039

• 12 Jun 2024Refused

  TEACH CÓNAITHE Á THOGÁIL AGUS CEANGAIL A DHÉANAMH LEIS AN SÉARACH POIBLÍ CHOMH MAITH LE OIBREACHTA LAITHREÁN GAOLMHARA

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460892

• 28 Aug 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH AN ASSOCIATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351274

• 19 Jun 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE WITH ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350863

• 16 Nov 2022Conditional

  ALTERATIONS & EXTENSIONS TO FRONT OF EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A SINGLE STOREY LOUNGE, BEDROOM AND ENTRANCE, TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251858

• 26 Sept 2022N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED ANNEX BUILDING ANCILLARY TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO PROVIDE A GARAGE / BOAT STORE AND A SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENT FOR FAMILY USE WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, AND CONNECTION TO THE SERVICES AND UTILITIES OF THE EXISTING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251605

• 16 Sept 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE WITH ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251550

• 9 Jun 2022N/a

  (1) DEVELOPMENT OF A CAMPING SITE TO PROVIDE FOR 10 NO. TOURING PITCHES THAT WILL CATER FOR CAMPERVANS OR TOURING CARAVAN (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A RECEPTION AND FACILITIES BUILDING TO SERVE THE SITE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE OTHER ANCILLIARY FACILITIES TO THE SITE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND OTHER LANDSCAPING WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251003

• 25 Apr 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH AN ASSOCIATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250713

• 11 Mar 2022N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH AN ASSOCIATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250422

• 11 Feb 2022Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE WITH ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250213

• 2 Feb 2022N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING CARAVAN PARK TO PROVIDE 13NO. ADDITIONAL CARAVANS SPACES AND 10 SPACES FOR CAMPER VANS (2) A RECEPTION AND FACILITIES BUILDING WITH CONNECTION TO NEW ON SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES TO THE PARK AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND OTHER LANDSCAPING WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250123

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152612

• 21 Jul 2021Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PORCH (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION (3) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151458

• 12 May 2021Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150883

The 25 most recent of 49 applications.

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: Mulroy Bay SAC 002159
• Special Area of Conservation: Sheephaven SAC 001190
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Sheephaven 001190

Recorded monuments

• DG016-012 Standing stone
  Description

  A former standing stone now fallen and broken in two pieces. Originally it stood 1.69m high and is .7m wide × 0.15m thick. Situated just N of the sandhills that separate Sheephaven and Mulroy Bay, on land rising gently to N. This monument is now in course of re-erection. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 19 May 2010

• DG016-013 Midden
  Description

  The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map notes the occurrence here of kitchen middens. They were photographed by Welch (W04/69/57-59) in the earlier part of this century. They are not now visible. This is a large stretch of sand, forming low hills close to the shore of Sheephaven Bay almost totally grass covered. 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

• DG016-032 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  Lord Boyne, also known as Gustavus Hamilton built his demesne house known as Rosepenna in the townland of Rosepenna on the Rosguill peninsula in North West Donegal, c. 1694 (OS Memoirs 1997, vol. 38 part 1, 58). Sir Ralph Bingley was granted, among others, the townland of Magherilosky alias Rosapenna, and was granted “Liberty to hold a Court Baron at the Town of Magherilosky in Rossquill” (Hill 2004, 326). The storms of 1785-1786. covered the village of Rosepenna with sand and partially buried Lord Boyne's house in the same townland, by up to 6m in some places (Shrubsole 1908, 39). In 1786. The house was occupied by Mr John Dennison. It was at this point that the sand began to drift and the lower portion of the house became uninhabitable. The Revd Mr. Porter resided in the first floor until 1808. Workmen had fought to impede the sand for a long time, until it finally had to be abandoned in 1808. (Gwynn 1902, 168). However, when the sand had buried the lower storey and the garden it was completely abandoned (OS Memoirs 1997, vol. 38 part 1, 58). In 1798 Dr. Hamilton described Rosepenna House as 'For the age wherein it was built, and the style of architecture of that day, the mansion of Rosapenna may well be called elegant. The approach was from a level green on the shore, through a succession of embattled courts and hanging terraces, rising in order one above the other, and adorned with marble piers of no mean design and workmanship. The rear was ornamented with gardens laid out and planted in the fashion of the last century; and the parks and fields of the demesne seem to have been well divided and enclosed' (Hamilton 1798, 385). In 1827 Rev. Caesar Otway described the house 'an old fashioned manorial house and gardens, planted and laid out in the taste of the time , with avenues, terraces, hedges and statutes, surrounded by walled parks, and altogether a first rate residence of a nobleman. Now not a vestige of this is to be seen; one common waste of sand one undistinguished ruin covers all. Where is the house? - under the sand where the trees, the walks the terraces, the green parks and sheep walks? All under the sand. Lately the top of the house was visible, and the country people used to descend by the roof into some of the apartments that were not filled up; but now nothing is to be seen' (Otway 1839, 15). A drawing of the house from 1798 in the Hamilton papers depicts a H-plan house standing one storey high with a gable fronted entrance porch with a square headed doorway flanked on either side by square headed narrow tall sash windows (pers. comm. M. Coyle). A square tower projects beyond the front of the house on both ends of the central block and both of these towers stand one storey high with a tall square headed sash window in the centre of the S wall. Both of these towers are roofed with a tall conical like roof which is surmounted by a rectangular chimney stack. The central block is orienated on a NE-SW axis and gable ended chimney stacks are shown on either gable of this central block. The 1834 edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map depicts an H-plan house with flanking towers on the NE and SW ends of the house which project N and S from both ends of the central block forming the H-Plan. On this map the house is situated within a walled garden located to the N of the house and has a second walled garden with entrance avenue on the S side. 90m to the NW are the remains of a high mound on which was situated a gazebo or summer house depicted as 'Summer Seat' on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a mound on the current 1900 edition. An old relict roadway which is depicted on the 1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map can still be seen in the fields 170m to the W of the house. Today one can see the low wall footings of the outline of this H-plan of late 17th century or early 18th century house (ext. dims. c. 23.8m NE-SW by 8.2m NW-SE) and the wall footings of the walled gardens to the N and S of the house. The mound on which the summer house was located may have been an earlier artificial mound that was later modified when a summer house was constructed on top. In the central part of the house the red brick wall of the ground floor which appears to have been partially sunken beneath the surface giving it a basement like appearance still survives approx. 16 courses high. The red brick appears to be early in its appearance and may date from the late 17th or early years of the 18th century. This brick wall may represent a second building phase which was added to the late 17th century house. The walls of the walled garden measure 0.7m thick while the red brick wall of the house has bricks which measure 9.5" x 2.25" x 4.5". The narrow bricks have a slight lip running around the edge which appears to be related to the moulds in which they were made. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 31 May 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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

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; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1687 (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.

No address of the register names Rosepenna with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Rosepenna · Machaire Loiscthe

Area

2,265,802 m² (226.58 ha, 559.89 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

Ballyoghagan, Kinnalargy, Magherabeg

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Rosepenna 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.