# Sheegys, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilbarron, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 896,221 m² (89.62 ha, 221.46 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,706 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilbarron, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/kilbarron.md - Barony: Tirhugh - Electoral division: Ballyshannon Rural, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,738 people lived in 624 households in the Ballyshannon Rural electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 16% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13824 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 52379 - Centre: latitude 54.511041, longitude -8.218336 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sheegys, from 44 m² to 178,201 m² (17.82 ha, 44.03 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1427129: 178,201 m² (17.82 ha, 44.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427129.md - Parcel 1376472: 152,624 m² (15.26 ha, 37.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376472.md - Parcel 1348496: 115,329 m² (11.53 ha, 28.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348496.md - Parcel 1348495: 73,700 m² (7.37 ha, 18.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348495.md - Parcel 1313736: 66,000 m² (6.6 ha, 16.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313736.md - Parcel 1313724: 36,281 m² (3.63 ha, 8.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313724.md - Parcel 1305123: 31,353 m² (3.14 ha, 7.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305123.md - Parcel 1313725: 30,392 m² (3.04 ha, 7.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313725.md - Parcel 1313737: 20,234 m² (2.02 ha, 5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313737.md - Parcel 1348497: 18,318 m² (1.83 ha, 4.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348497.md - Parcel 5504915: 17,617 m² (1.76 ha, 4.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504915.md - Parcel 5504911: 14,313 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504911.md - Parcel 5504864: 12,264 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504864.md - Parcel 1308928: 9,340 m² (0.93 ha, 2.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1308928.md - Parcel 5504850: 9,144 m² (0.91 ha, 2.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504850.md - Parcel 1348171: 8,553 m² (0.86 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348171.md - Parcel 1379191: 7,418 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379191.md - Parcel 1412578: 6,528 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412578.md - Parcel 4917281: 6,347 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4917281.md - Parcel 1380779: 5,987 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380779.md - Parcel 4756577: 5,176 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4756577.md - Parcel 4756559: 4,773 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4756559.md - Parcel 4756522: 4,242 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4756522.md - Parcel 4756586: 4,217 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4756586.md - Parcel 1334826: 3,706 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1334826.md - Parcel 5504890: 3,385 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504890.md - Parcel 1314070: 3,338 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314070.md - Parcel 4724393: 3,269 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4724393.md - Parcel 1319619: 3,173 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319619.md - Parcel 4728459: 2,703 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4728459.md - Parcel 4268941: 2,568 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4268941.md - Parcel 5504865: 2,535 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504865.md - Parcel 5504909: 2,342 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504909.md - Parcel 1326914: 2,315 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326914.md - Parcel 3657467: 2,281 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3657467.md - Parcel 1335743: 2,156 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1335743.md - Parcel 1304293: 2,072 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304293.md - Parcel 4724422: 1,919 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4724422.md - Parcel 1323983: 1,903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323983.md - Parcel 4756585: 1,475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4756585.md - Parcel 4780959: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4780959.md - Parcel 5095103: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5095103.md - Parcel 5146596: 642 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5146596.md - Parcel 1338486: 624 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338486.md - Parcel 5912534: 558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5912534.md - Parcel 5095101: 538 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5095101.md - Parcel 4268944: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4268944.md - Parcel 4268945: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4268945.md - Parcel 2908190: 44 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2908190.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Sheegys 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) 7 applications, newest first. - 3 Oct 2024, Donegal County Council 2461555: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, FOUL DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461555/0 - 3 Dec 2019, Donegal County Council 1951861: Conditional. Permission. INSTALLATION OF A NEW PACKAGED TREATMENT PLANT WITH SAND POLISHING FILTER AND DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951861/0 - 12 Aug 2019, Donegal County Council 1951222: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK WITH REED BED, TERTIARY WETLAND AND DISCHARGE TO A DISPOSAL/DISTRIBUTION PAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951222/0 - 18 Sept 2018, Donegal County Council 1851422: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING SLATTED SHED AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PARTIALLY SLATTED AGRICULTURAL SHED. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851422/0 - 23 Mar 2018, Donegal County Council 1850424: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND A DOMESTIC GARAGE SERVED BY A PACKAGED TREATMENT PLANT WITH POLISHING FILTER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850424/0 - 19 Oct 2017, Donegal County Council 1751572: Conditional. Permission. (1) ERECTION OF A DRY STOCK SHEEP SHED AND (2) RETENTION OF EXISTING SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751572/0 - 28 Mar 2017, Donegal County Council 1750456: Conditional. Permission. (a) FACADE ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DOMESTIC STORE, TO INCLUDE STONE CLADDING TO FRONT ELEVATION (b) EXTENSION TO EXISTING DOMESTIC STORE REFERRED TO IN (a) ABOVE TO FORM GARDEN ROOM ANCILLARY TO USE OF MAIN DWELLING HOUSE (c) ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE (d) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750456/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Protection Area: Donegal Bay SPA, site code 004151, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004151 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Erne Estuary/Finner Dunes, site code 000139 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG107-042: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG107-042----. A standing stone .7m high × 0.23m wide × 0.2m thick; W-E. Situated on a low natural mound sloping S to Ballyshannon Bay. 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sheegys. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Sheegys, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Sheegys. - 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/sheegys.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/sheegys.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/sheegys.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Sheegys 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) - Abbeylands: https://everytownland.com/donegal/abbeylands.md - Ballymacaward: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballymacaward.md - Creevy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/creevy.md - Tonregee: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tonregee-52539.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/sheegys - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/sheegys