# Doonwood, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Killoscobe, barony of Tiaquin, Co. Galway; in Irish Coill an Dúin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,329,374 m² (132.94 ha, 328.5 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,385 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Killoscobe, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/killoscobe.md - Barony: Tiaquin - Electoral division: Mount Bellew, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Mount Bellew electoral division: 1,972 people in 701 households; 80% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/20529 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 61858 - Centre: latitude 53.458142, longitude -8.538739 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Doonwood, from 1,314 m² to 448,919 m² (44.89 ha, 110.93 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1932231: 448,919 m² (44.89 ha, 110.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932231.md - Parcel 2020571: 78,934 m² (7.89 ha, 19.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020571.md - Parcel 2020633: 67,340 m² (6.73 ha, 16.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020633.md - Parcel 2020534: 33,481 m² (3.35 ha, 8.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020534.md - Parcel 2020533: 30,851 m² (3.09 ha, 7.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020533.md - Parcel 1932201: 23,898 m² (2.39 ha, 5.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932201.md - Parcel 2020532: 23,147 m² (2.31 ha, 5.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020532.md - Parcel 2020551: 17,879 m² (1.79 ha, 4.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020551.md - Parcel 1932204: 15,609 m² (1.56 ha, 3.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932204.md - Parcel 1932198: 13,529 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932198.md - Parcel 1932213: 11,297 m² (1.13 ha, 2.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932213.md - Parcel 2020630: 11,215 m² (1.12 ha, 2.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020630.md - Parcel 1932197: 9,874 m² (0.99 ha, 2.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932197.md - Parcel 2020629: 9,710 m² (0.97 ha, 2.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020629.md - Parcel 1932214: 9,661 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932214.md - Parcel 1932194: 9,597 m² (0.96 ha, 2.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932194.md - Parcel 2020563: 9,372 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020563.md - Parcel 2020536: 9,228 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020536.md - Parcel 1932211: 9,218 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932211.md - Parcel 1932196: 9,104 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932196.md - Parcel 1932199: 9,097 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932199.md - Parcel 2020550: 8,893 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020550.md - Parcel 2020628: 8,821 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020628.md - Parcel 1932195: 8,712 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932195.md - Parcel 2020549: 8,663 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020549.md - Parcel 2020535: 8,100 m² (0.81 ha, 2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020535.md - Parcel 1932205: 7,906 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932205.md - Parcel 2020545: 7,464 m² (0.75 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020545.md - Parcel 2020631: 6,978 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020631.md - Parcel 4461520: 6,707 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4461520.md - Parcel 4657800: 6,476 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4657800.md - Parcel 1932203: 6,410 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932203.md - Parcel 1932207: 6,242 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932207.md - Parcel 1932212: 5,970 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932212.md - Parcel 2020546: 5,904 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020546.md - Parcel 1932210: 5,782 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932210.md - Parcel 2112140: 5,546 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112140.md - Parcel 2374796: 5,418 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2374796.md - Parcel 2020568: 5,185 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020568.md - Parcel 1932229: 5,129 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932229.md - Parcel 1932208: 5,112 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932208.md - Parcel 2020543: 4,675 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020543.md - Parcel 2020538: 4,666 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020538.md - Parcel 2020540: 4,617 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020540.md - Parcel 1932217: 4,617 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932217.md - Parcel 2020548: 4,508 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020548.md - Parcel 1932225: 4,385 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932225.md - Parcel 2020541: 4,363 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020541.md - Parcel 2020544: 4,329 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020544.md - Parcel 2020547: 4,309 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020547.md - Parcel 2020555: 4,281 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020555.md - Parcel 1932223: 4,195 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932223.md - Parcel 1932215: 4,147 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932215.md - Parcel 1932230: 4,046 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932230.md - Parcel 2020539: 3,998 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020539.md - Parcel 2020564: 3,964 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020564.md - Parcel 2020567: 3,957 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020567.md - Parcel 2020542: 3,952 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020542.md - Parcel 2020570: 3,936 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020570.md - Parcel 1932209: 3,860 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932209.md - Parcel 2374797: 3,755 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2374797.md - Parcel 2020554: 3,754 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020554.md - Parcel 1932226: 3,668 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932226.md - Parcel 1932221: 3,555 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932221.md - Parcel 1932216: 3,526 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932216.md - Parcel 2020557: 3,512 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020557.md - Parcel 2020558: 3,405 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020558.md - Parcel 2020556: 3,389 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020556.md - Parcel 2020559: 3,354 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020559.md - Parcel 2020553: 3,318 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020553.md - Parcel 1932222: 3,281 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932222.md - Parcel 2020537: 3,239 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020537.md - Parcel 4634906: 3,238 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4634906.md - Parcel 1932219: 3,203 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932219.md - Parcel 1932218: 3,008 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932218.md - Parcel 1932220: 3,006 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932220.md - Parcel 2020562: 2,922 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020562.md - Parcel 4461521: 2,900 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4461521.md - Parcel 2020561: 2,860 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020561.md - Parcel 1932228: 2,831 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932228.md - Parcel 2020560: 2,774 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020560.md - Parcel 1932227: 2,763 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932227.md - Parcel 1932206: 2,745 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932206.md - Parcel 1932224: 2,674 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932224.md - Parcel 4461522: 2,569 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4461522.md - Parcel 4634927: 2,546 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4634927.md - Parcel 2020565: 2,399 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020565.md - Parcel 2020566: 2,289 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020566.md - Parcel 2020569: 2,257 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020569.md - Parcel 2020552: 2,015 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020552.md - Parcel 1932202: 1,944 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932202.md - Parcel 2020632: 1,396 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2020632.md - Parcel 1932200: 1,314 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1932200.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Doonwood 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) 2 applications, newest first. - 21 Jan 2026, Galway County Council 2660064: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter, domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660064/0 - 24 May 2022, Galway County Council 22668: N/a. Permission, 1 home. to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/store to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 217.77sqm, Garage/fuel shed: 53.94sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22668/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Doonwood. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA045-017: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA045-017----. Within Doon Wood, from which the td. derives its name. Overgrown almost circular rath (D 35.5m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. Well-defined entrance causeway (Wth 6m) at SE. Within NE sector of interior is a rectangular hollow (L 8.7m), running NNE-SSW, possibly a souterrain. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010 - GA045-017001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA045-017001-. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie. 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 Doonwood. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 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 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 Doonwood. - 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/galway/doonwood.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/doonwood.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/doonwood.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Doonwood with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway: https://everytownland.com/galway.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballymageraghty: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballymageraghty.md - Castlebellew: https://everytownland.com/galway/castlebellew.md - Cloverfield: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloverfield.md - Corgerry Eighter: https://everytownland.com/galway/corgerry-eighter.md - Eskerroe: https://everytownland.com/galway/eskerroe-61965.md - Graigue: https://everytownland.com/galway/graigue-62372.md - Lismoyle: https://everytownland.com/galway/lismoyle-63116.md - Shankill: https://everytownland.com/galway/shankill-63817.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/galway/doonwood - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/doonwood