Momeen

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Momeen, from 105 m² to 581,251 m² (58.13 ha, 143.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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 Momeen 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.

• 1 May 2026Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT ON LANDS WITHIN AND ADJOINING THE PERMITTED LETTERGULL WIND FARM (PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19) WHICH WILL COMPRISE OF THE PROVISION OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 1 NO. WIND TURBINE WITH AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF 135M, ROTOR DIAMETER OF 115M, AND A HUB HEIGHT OF 77.5M, (2) TURBINE FOUNDATION AND ASSOCIATED HARD-STANDING AREAS, (3) TEMPORARY WORKS TO THE EXISTING LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ACCESS (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19) TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE CONSISTING OF THE REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF FENCING AND LANDSCAPING AND TEMPORARY WIDENING OF THE SITE ACCESS JUNCTION, (4) PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS TRACK CONNECTING THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE TO THE EXISTING INTERNAL LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ACCESS TRACKS (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19), (5) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND TEMPORARY LAYDOWN AREA, (6) ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE TO THE PERMITTED ON-SITE 38KV SUBSTATION (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19), (7) SITE DRAINAGE, (8) ACCESS GATES, FENCING AND SIGNAGE AND (9) ALL RELATED SITE WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT. FOLLOWING A THIRTY-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF FULL COMMISSIONING OF THE WIND TURBINE THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ENTRANCE ON THE R236 REGIONAL ROAD AND EXISTING INTERNAL LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ACCESS TRACKS (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19). AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION. THE EIAR AND NIS ASSESS THE FULL EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS DESCRIBED IN (1) – (9) ABOVE AS WELL AS THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS FROM THE PORT OF KILLYBEGS TO THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE VIA THE NATIONAL (N56, N15 AND N14) REGIONAL (R263 AND R236) PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK IN COUNTY DONEGAL. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660788

• 18 Aug 2025Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AN ADDITIONAL SILAGE PIT ABUTTING EXISTING SILAGE PIT AND (B) A MEAL STORE ABUTTING EXISTING SILAGE PIT, AND ROOFING OF PROPOSED NEW SILAGE PIT, MEAL STORE AND EXISTING 3 NO. SILAGE PITS, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL CUBICAL SHED WITH UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANK, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL AREA TO EXISTING CALF SHED AND ADDITIONAL CUBICLES TO EXISTING SHED WITH UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANK TO EXTEND INTO YARD AND (4) CONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF OVER EXISTING YARD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561420

• 20 Sept 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A ROTARY PARLOUR SHED CONNECTED TO EXISTING MILKING PARLOUR SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251570

• 4 Apr 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATEMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250572

• 21 Sept 2021Refused

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

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151877

• 5 Mar 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DOMESTIC DWELLING, INTEGRATED GARAGE/STORE, SEPTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM & PERCOLATION AREA & ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150398

• 18 Dec 2020Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD POWER LINE WITH ASSOCIATED POLES, MASTS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, SITE WORKS AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, FOR A 38KV GRID CONNECTION TO LINK THE CONSENTED LETTERGULL WIND FARM, MOMEEN AND LETTERGULL TOWNLANDS, RAPHOE WITH THE EXISTING LETTERKENNY 110KV SUBSTATION IN LISTILLION TOWNLAND, LETTERKENNY. THE POWER LINE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10.16 KILOMETRES LONG. ALL STRUCTURES RANGE IN HEIGHT FROM 12 METRES TO 19 METRES. THE MAJORITY OF THE OVERHEAD LINE STRUCTURES ARE WOODEN POLE SETS; INCLUDING 5 STEEL MAST STRUCTURES. THE ELECTRICITY POWER LINE WILL BE OVERHEAD EXCEPT FOR SHORT SECTIONS ALONG THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS; N13-8 LISTILLION TOWNLAND (TD.), L-5794-1 LISTILLION TD., L-5634-2 KINCRAIGY TD., L-5644-1 ROOSKEY TD. AND L-5664-1 ROOSKEY TD. WHERE IT IS TO BE LAID UNDERGROUND. THE PROPOSED POWER CABLE WILL TRAVERSE THE FOLLOWING TOWNLANDS (FROM SUBSTATION TO CONSENTED WIND FARM SITE); LISTILLION TD, LURGY TD, KNOCKBRACK TD, AGHLEHARD TD, TREANAVINNY TD, GLENMAQUIN LOWER TD (PART UNDERGROUND) KINCRAIGY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), ROOSKEY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), LISCLAMERTY TD, CARRICKNAMART TD, MONDOOEY UPPER TD, MONDOOEY MIDDLE TD, BALLYHOLEY FAR TD, DRUMATOLAND TD, SHESKINAPOLL TD, CARRICKADAWSON TD, WOODLAND TD AND MOMEEN TD (PART UNDERGROUND)

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2051961

• 16 Apr 2019Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE ELEVATION AND PROVISION FOR A PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING REAR EXTENSION INCORPORATING MINOR ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS (2) DEVELOPMENT OF A ROOF DORMER TO FRONT ELEVATION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING ATTIC SPACE INTO HABITABLE AREA INCORPORATING ROOFLIGHTS AND (3) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PERCOLATION AREA CONNECTED INTO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950557

• 25 Oct 2018Conditional

  (A) ERECTION OF 3 NO. ROOFED SILAGE PITS, (B) ERECTION OF AN OVER GROUND SLURRY STORAGE TANK, (C) RE-ROOF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED AND EXTEND SAME AND (D) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROOF OVER EXISTING COLLECTING YARD TO ABUT EXISTING SHED ROOF AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851647

• 7 Feb 2018Refused

  A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM WITH A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE (FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE ENTIRE WIND FARM) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: UP TO 6 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP 135 METRES AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARD-STANDING AREAS, 1 NO. BORROW PIT, 1 NO. PERMANENT ANEMOMETRY MAST UP TO A HEIGHT OF 100 METRES, UPGRADE OF EXISTING AND PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS ROADS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, 1 NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION COMPOUND, WHICH WILL HAVE 1 NO. CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AND A WASTE WATER HOLDING TANK. 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES TO THE PROPOSED ON-SITE SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS ON-SITE UNDERGROUND CABLING TO FACILITATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL GRID, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING AMENITY TRAILS ON WIND FARM ROADS, CAR PARKING, SEATING/BENCHES AND SIGNAGE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850156

• 29 Nov 2017Conditional

  USE OF 5 NUMBER EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS WITHIN FARMYARD COMPLEX FOR WASTE RECOVERY PURPOSES TO INCLUDE RECEPTION, STORAGE AND TREATMENT OF BIO WASTE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO LAND SPREADING WITHIN LANDHOLDING. THE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (A) PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROVISION ON SITE FOR COLLECTION OF RUN OFF TO A PROPOSED COLLECTION TANK AND (B) PROVISION WITHIN ONE OF THE EXISTING SHEDS FOR BALING AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RECYCLABLE CARTONS AND CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES OFF SITE AND (C) ASSOCIATED SITE AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751793

• 26 May 2017N/a

  USE OF 5 NUMBER EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS WITHIN FARMYARD COMPLEX FOR WASTE RECOVERY PURPOSES TO INCLUDE RECEPTION, STORAGE AND TREATMENT OF WATER CLARIFICATION SLUDGES AND BIO WASTE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO LAND SPREADING WITHIN LANDHOLDING. THE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (A) PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROVISION ON SITE FOR COLLECTION OF RUN OFF TO A PROPOSED COLLECTION TANK AND (B) PROVISION WITHIN ONE OF THE EXISTING SHEDS FOR BALING AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RECYCLABLE CARTONS AND CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES OFF SITE AND (C) ASSOCIATED SITE AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750820

• 10 Mar 2017N/a

  USE OF 5 NO. EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS WITHIN FARMYARD COMPLEX FOR WASTE RECOVERY PURPOSES TO INCLUDE RECEPTION, STORAGE AND TREATMENT OF WATER CLARIFICATION SLUDGES AND BIO WASTE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO LAND SPREADING WITHIN LAND HOLDING. THE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (a) PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROVISION ON SITE FOR COLLECTION OF RUN OFF TO A PROPOSED COLLECTION TANK AND (b) PROVISION WITHIN ONE OF THE EXISTING SHEDS FOR BALING AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RECYCLABLE CARTONS AND CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES OFF SITE AND (c) ASSOCIATED SITE AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750364

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 Momeen.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Momeen.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Momeen, 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 Momeen.

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 Momeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Momeen

Area

2,069,025 m² (206.9 ha, 511.27 acres)

Civil parish

Taughboyne, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe North

Electoral division

Treantaghmucklagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

860 people lived in 282 households in the Treantaghmucklagh electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brockagh, Carrickadawson, Drumatoland, Lettergull, Treansallagh, Woodlands

Placenames

Momeen 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.