Drumoghill

79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumoghill, from 6 m² to 189,545 m² (18.95 ha, 46.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Drumoghill 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.

• 30 Aug 2026N/a

  REFURBISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DERELICT BUILDING / HOUSE, ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661598

• 30 Aug 2026N/a

  REFURBISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DERELICT BUILDING / HOUSE, ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661601

• 24 Feb 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660270

• 24 Feb 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660271

• 10 Oct 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF NEW EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE FOR SAME WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561772

• 1 Aug 2025Conditional

  UPPER FLOOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE ANCILLARY TO DWELLING, EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561331

• 28 Jun 2025Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561091

• 28 Jun 2025Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561092

• 27 May 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560865

• 27 May 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560851

• 13 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE CONSISTING OF DRESSING ROOMS, STORAGE AREA, GYM AND FUNCTION ROOM INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461832

• 5 Oct 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL PREMISES WITHIN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY YARD (PLANNING REF. NO. 13/50009) FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND FIXING OF MACHINERY ALONG WITH INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351501

• 25 Aug 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL PREMISES WITHIN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY YARD PLANNING REF NO: 13/50009 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND FIXING OF MACHINERY ALONG WITH INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351262

• 5 Jul 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMERCIAL PREMISES WITHIN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY YARD, PLANNING REF NO: 13/50009, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND FIXING OF MACHINERY

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350965

• 16 Mar 2023N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMERCIAL PREMISES WITHIN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY YARD PLANNING REF NO: 13/50009 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND FIXING OF MACHINERY AND (2) ONCE A MONTH ACTIVITY OF AN AUCTION WITHIN SAID YARD AND PROPOSED PREMISES ON EXISTING SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350336

• 20 Dec 2022Conditional

  (1) ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO ST. COLUMBA'S CHURCH TO PROVIDE NEW ENTRANCE LOBBIES, RECONCILIATION ROOM, DISABLED TOILET, PLANT/STORAGE ROOMS, ALSO INCLUDING UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING BUILDING FABRIC (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BOILER ROOM, EXTERNAL TOILET BLOCK (3) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO SERVICE EXISTING CHURCH (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND (5) MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PARKING LAYOUT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2252043

• 15 Sept 2021N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMERCIAL PREMISES WITHIN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY YARD PLANNING REF NO. 13/50009 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND FIXING OF MACHINERY (2) ONCE A MONTH AUCTION WITHIN SAID YARD AND PROPOSED PREMISES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151829

• 4 May 2021N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY PORTACABIN CLASSROOM, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A NEW STANDALONE PITCHED ROOF SINGLE CLASSROOM TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING, (B) A SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF SET ROOM TO THE WESTERN GABLE AND FLAT ROOF GLAZED LOBBY AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND (C) STAFF CAR PARK TO THE NORTH EAST OF SCHOOL WITH A NEW ACCESS JUNCTION ONTO THE PUBLIC ROAD, (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150812

• 8 Apr 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS TO REAR OF EXISTING SWELLING AT DRUMOGHILL, MANORCUNNINGHAM, CO. DONEGAL

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150618

• 22 Jul 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050974

• 24 May 2020Conditional

  RENOVATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF PREMISES KNOWN AS BIDDY FRIELS FROM A BAR, LOUNGE FACILITY INTO 5 NO. OF 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 7 NO. OF 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS WITH 2 SMALL EXTENSIONS TO FACILITATE A 1ST FLOOR ENTRANCE AND DEMOLITION OF A SMALL EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEPARATE BUILDING COMPRISING OF 12 STORAGE AREAS FOR WHEELIE BINS AND FOR THE CONNECTION OF THE MAIN BUILDING TO PROPOSED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLIARY WORKS AS PER GRANT OF PERMISSION REF NO: 18/50154

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050498

• 14 Feb 2020N/a

  RENOVATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF PREMISES KNOWN AS BIDDY FRIELS FROM A BAR, LOUNGE FACILITY INTO 5 NO. OF 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 7 NO. OF 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS WITH SMALL EXTENSION TO FACILITATE A 1ST FLOOR ENTRANCE AND DEMOLITION OF A SMALL EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO THE PROPOSED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLIARY WORKS AS PER GRANT OF PERMISSION REF NO: 18/50154

  Permission, 12 homes · Donegal County Council, 2050157

• 20 Dec 2019N/a

  RENOVATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF PREMISES KNOWN AS BIDDY FRIELS FROM A BAR, LOUNGE FACILITY INTO 5 NO. OF 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 7 NO. OF 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS WITH SMALL EXTENSION TO FACILITATE A 1ST FLOOR ENTRANCE AND DEMOLITION OF A SMALL EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO THE PROPOSED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLIARY WORKS AS PER GRANT OF PERMISSION REF NO: 18/50154

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951972

• 5 Nov 2018N/a

  RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STORAGE SHED FOR AGRICULTURAL VINTAGE MACHINERY AND ANCILLARY DOMESTIC STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851692

• 7 Feb 2018Conditional

  (1) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF 4 ENSUITE BEDROOMS AND CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA TO 8 ENSUITE BEDROOMS WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED UPGRADED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, (2) RETENTION OF A SMALL FUNCTION DINING ROOM, (3) EXTENSION TO THE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE PREMISES THAT RECEIVED PLANNING REF NO:16/50656 TO INCLUDE TOILETS, LAUNDRY AREA, EXTRA FLOOR SPACE, BAR AREA AND RECEPTION AREA, (4) EXTRA CAR PARKING SPACES AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850154

The 25 most recent of 29 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drumoghill.

Recorded monuments

• DG062-006 Standing stone
  Description

  A standing stone c. 1m high × 1.85m wide × c. 0.5m thick. Situated on good land on a S facing slope. 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

Architectural heritage

• St. Columba’s Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Catholic chapel on T-shaped plan, built c. 1830, comprising five-bay hall with attached transept or wing to the centre of the north elevation having later single-bay single-storey addition to the north gable end, and with single-bay single-storey gable-fronted sacristy to the centre of the south elevation, c. 1900. Confessional projection to the north-east side of main block. Pitched natural slate roofs to main body of building having projecting eaves course, and with raised rendered verges to the gable ends having kneeler stone detail of eaves with gable-fronted faces, and with cross finials over gable apexes. Pitched natural slate roof to sacristy with terracotta ridge tiles and with yellow brick chimneystack to south gable end having stringcourse, cornice coping with and clay ware pot over. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting smooth plinth course. Pointed-arched window openings to main body of building having painted stone sills, and having replacement windows with coloured glass in cast-iron frames. Pointed-arched window openings to the south gable end with stone sills, and having timber multi-paned casement windows with intersecting glazing bars to top light. Pointed-arched doorways to the east and west gable ends of main block having timber doors and plain overlight. Square-headed doorway to the east side of sacristy having timber panelled door with plain overlight. Square-headed openings to modern addition to the north end of north transept having modern fittings. Set back from road in elevated site in the rural countryside to the south-east of Manorcunningham. Car parks to site, modern graveyard to the north. Site bounded to the south by rendered boundary wall with modern railings over. Gateway to the south comprising a pair of smooth rendered gate piers (on square-plan) with cross finials over. Cast-iron bell tower to the south-east corner of site comprising four metal columns supporting bell housing with bell metal bell. Modern car park to the south.

• Drumoghill House, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having single-storey modern glazed conservatory extension to the centre of the front elevation (east). Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves with some surviving cast-iron rainwater goods, two central yellow brick chimneystacks with rendered cornice copings over. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level and six-over-three-pane timber sliding sash windows over at first floor level. Modern doorway to conservatory porch. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the south-east of Manorcunningham. Complex of single-storey outbuildings arranged around a courtyard to the west having single-bay single-storey gable-fronted entrance porch to the south side of the range to the north, pitched natural slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods, limewashed rubble stone walls, segmental-headed door openings having red brick reveals and voussoirs and battened timber doors and half-doors, and with square-and segmental-headed carriage-arches with battened timber doors. Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to south-west having pitched natural slate roof, partially rendered random rubble stone walls, segmental-headed window openings at first floor level with red brick reveals and voussoirs over (openings now boarded), loop hole openings at ground floor level; with red brick reveals, segmental-headed doorway with red brick reveals and voussoirs (doorways now boarded), and with segmental-headed carriage-arch to the east gable end with brick reveals and voussoirs, and remains of sliding door mechanism; modern outbuilding attached to the north. Detached two-storey outbuilding to the south of house having pitched corrugated-metal roof, partially rendered rubble stone walls, square- and segmental-headed openings with red brick reveals and voussoirs, and with remains of timber fittings. Gateway to the south of house having a pair of rubble stone gate piers (on circular plan) with wrought-iron gates. Rendered rubble stone boundary walls to either side of gateway.

• Drumoghill Bridge, bridge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arched bridge carrying road over unnamed stream/mill race, built c. 1800, having V-profile rubble stone cutwater to the central pier to the south and south elevations. Segmental-headed arches having roughly dressed cut stone voussoirs; rubble stone construction to the arch barrel. Random rubble stone construction to pier, spandrels, and parapets; cut stone stringcourse at road deck level. Some repairs to parapets in places; rendered coping over parapets. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Located in the rural countryside to the south-east of Manorcunningham, and a short distance to the west of Drumoghill Catholic church (see 40905407).

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

At the centre of the townland of Drumoghill, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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 Drumoghill.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Drumoghill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Drumoghill · Droim Eochaille

Area

1,103,772 m² (110.38 ha, 272.75 acres)

Civil parish

Raymoghy, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe North

Electoral division

Kincraigy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,036 people lived in 337 households in the Kincraigy electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyboe, Drumcarn, Galdonagh, Galdonagh Glebe, Monclink, Mondooey Lower, Tullybogly, Woodhill

Placenames

Drumoghill 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.