# Drumcah, Co. Louth: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Louth, barony of Louth, Co. Louth; in Irish Droim Chatha.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,023,886 m² (102.39 ha, 253.01 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,996 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Louth, https://everytownland.com/louth/parish/louth.md
- Barony: Louth
- Electoral division: Castlering, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,092 people lived in 352 households in the Castlering electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Louth, https://everytownland.com/louth.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/33712
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 140233
- Centre: latitude 53.997134, longitude -6.551455 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumcah, from 84 m² to 177,691 m² (17.77 ha, 43.91 acres); 18 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1122113: 177,691 m² (17.77 ha, 43.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122113.md
- Parcel 1121688: 89,469 m² (8.95 ha, 22.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121688.md
- Parcel 1131823: 86,973 m² (8.7 ha, 21.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131823.md
- Parcel 1095775: 81,446 m² (8.14 ha, 20.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095775.md
- Parcel 1119541: 68,318 m² (6.83 ha, 16.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119541.md
- Parcel 1129793: 60,588 m² (6.06 ha, 14.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1129793.md
- Parcel 1122266: 54,890 m² (5.49 ha, 13.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122266.md
- Parcel 1095773: 44,077 m² (4.41 ha, 10.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095773.md
- Parcel 1098973: 39,576 m² (3.96 ha, 9.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1098973.md
- Parcel 1122316: 36,009 m² (3.6 ha, 8.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122316.md
- Parcel 1094545: 35,868 m² (3.59 ha, 8.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1094545.md
- Parcel 1095774: 32,867 m² (3.29 ha, 8.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1095774.md
- Parcel 1098974: 31,831 m² (3.18 ha, 7.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1098974.md
- Parcel 1131526: 28,054 m² (2.81 ha, 6.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1131526.md
- Parcel 1135416: 26,562 m² (2.66 ha, 6.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1135416.md
- Parcel 1128323: 25,327 m² (2.53 ha, 6.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1128323.md
- Parcel 1122315: 18,852 m² (1.89 ha, 4.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122315.md
- Parcel 1122314: 11,772 m² (1.18 ha, 2.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122314.md
- Parcel 1100752: 6,393 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1100752.md
- Parcel 5915693: 5,996 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5915693.md
- Parcel 1105985: 5,641 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1105985.md
- Parcel 2997049: 4,297 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2997049.md
- Parcel 3440628: 4,253 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3440628.md
- Parcel 1091243: 3,651 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1091243.md
- Parcel 5147593: 3,438 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5147593.md
- Parcel 2737856: 3,293 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2737856.md
- Parcel 4757239: 3,230 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4757239.md
- Parcel 2722187: 2,492 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2722187.md
- Parcel 1127963: 2,489 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1127963.md
- Parcel 1122112: 2,344 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1122112.md
- Parcel 2761102: 2,285 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2761102.md
- Parcel 5737473: 1,953 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5737473.md
- Parcel 1119542: 1,944 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1119542.md
- Parcel 4757240: 1,576 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4757240.md
- Parcel 2717851: 1,030 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2717851.md
- Parcel 1121253: 993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1121253.md
- Parcel 1115893: 882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1115893.md
- Parcel 2722191: 135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2722191.md
- Parcel 1104258: 84 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1104258.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Drumcah 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)

10 applications, newest first.

- 24 Oct 2025, Louth County Council 2560682: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the renovation of an existing derelict single storey cottage, the construction of a single storey extension to existing cottage, installation of an on-site WWTS, and all associated ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560682/0
- 21 Dec 2023, Louth County Council 23488: Refused. Permission. Permission for restoration alteration and refurbishment of a former vernacular style dwelling house to include proposed extension, new effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/23488/0
- 1 Nov 2022, Louth County Council 22856: Conditional. Permission. Permission to erect a 24m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennae, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed in security fencing and to extend an existing access track. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/22856/0
- 6 Nov 2020, Louth County Council 20928: Refused. Permission. Permission for (1) A new milking parlour and a roofed dispersal yard. (2) A new slatted cow cubicle shed with underground mass concrete tanks for slurry storage. (3) An extension to an existing slatted shed and moving of adjoining gated entrance from the public road. (4) A new gated entrance from the public road and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/20928/0
- 30 Dec 2019, Louth County Council 191107: Refused. Permission. Permission for 1) A milking parlour, dairy and plant room, storage area and a roofed drafting area. 2) An unroofed collecting yard and slatted tank and an unroofed walkway from the milking parlour. 3) Conversion of existing storage shed into a cow cubicle shed. 4) Two outdoor feed passages with unroofed slatted tanks. 5) One outdoor concrete feed passage with a canopy. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/191107/0
- 11 Nov 2019, Louth County Council 19934: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Permission for 1) A milking parlour, dairy and plant room, storage area and a roofed drafting area. 2) An unroofed collecting yard and slatted tank and an unroofed walkway from the milking parlour. 3) Conversion of existing storage shed into a cow cubicle shed. 4) Two outdoor feed passages with unroofed slatted tanks. 5) One outdoor concrete feed passage with a canopy. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/19934/0
- 2 Sept 2019, Louth County Council 19706: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for a single storey dwelling, proprietary waste water treatment system with percolation area, and associated site works off new entrance.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/19706/0
- 7 Jun 2019, Louth County Council 19436: N/a. Outline permission, 1 home. Outline planning permission for the erection of a replacement dwelling.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/19436/0
- 26 Nov 2018, Louth County Council 18963: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETENTION AND PERMISSION: Development consists of 1. Retention of existing dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, site entrance & all associated site works previously granted under planning permission 09/388. 2. Permission for re-alignment of site boundary.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/18963/0
- 27 Aug 2018, Louth County Council 18679: N/a. Permission, 1 home. The development consists of: 1. Permission for re-alignment of site boundary & relocation of site entrance. 2. Retention of alterations & extension to existing dwelling house previously granted under planning permission 09/388 (Alterations include relocation of foot print of house, & increase in overall size of dwelling). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/18679/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Drumcah, Toprass And Cortial Loughs, site code 001462

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LH006-039: Crannog, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH006-039----. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Roughly circular mound (diam. 10m) connected to W shoreline of Drumcah Lough by an area of bog. No visible structural features, but auguring during field survey produced occupation material.
- LH006-122: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH006-122----. The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Lozenge-shaped tabular rock outcrop, with eight cup and ring motifs. These range from a triple-ringed example to simple cup and ring. There is a much-eroded single cup and ring mark on a nearby rock outcrop. (CLAJ 1981, 111)

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 Drumcah.

## 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 Drumcah, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2856, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2856.zip (ZIP).
- 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/louth/drumcah.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/louth/drumcah.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/louth/drumcah.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Drumcah with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth: https://everytownland.com/louth.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Annagh (Boltons): https://everytownland.com/louth/annagh-boltons.md
- Ballintra (Co. Monaghan): https://everytownland.com/monaghan/ballintra.md
- Drumass (Co. Monaghan): https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumass.md
- Edenagrena: https://everytownland.com/louth/edenagrena.md
- Tullagee: https://everytownland.com/louth/tullagee.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.

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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.

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