Cullionboy

105 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cullionboy, from 4 m² to 2,610,658 m² (261.07 ha, 645.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 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 Cullionboy 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.

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING TWO STOREY HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561653

• 13 Jan 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560016

• 10 Jul 2024Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE AND HALF STOREY HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ACCESS TO THE SITE VIA ESTABLISHED PRIVATE ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2450179

• 10 Jul 2024Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF ONE AND HALF STOREY HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ACCESS TO THE SITE VIA ESTABLISHED PRIVATE ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2450178

• 25 Jun 2024N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Outline permission · Donegal County Council, 2460957

• 16 Dec 2022N/a

  (1) ERECTION OF (A) UP TO 32 CONTAINERS TO HOUSE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY CIRCA 14.0M LENGTH, 2.44 WIDE AND 2.9 HIGH FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE (B) A HARDSTAND COMPOUND AREA SURROUNDED BY A 2.6M HIGH PALISADE FENCE (C) BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) CONTROL BUILDING (D) SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER COMPOUND COMPRISING OF A HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR POSITIONED WITHIN A BUILDING, CONTROL BUILDING AND AIR COOLING (E) INTERNAL CABLE TO CONNECT THE FACILITY TO THE EXISTING CLOGHER 110KV SUBSTATION (2) GRID CONNECTION WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING 110KV CLOGHER SUBSTATION (3) OTHER ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE COMPOUND CONSISTING OF CCTV POLES, PARKING FACILITIES AND LIGHTING. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2252057

• 15 Sept 2020Conditional

  UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A GRP TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HOUSING TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMER PLINTH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE 2 METRES IN HEIGHT, 3.55 METRES IN LENGTH AND 2.44 METRES IN WIDTH. THE TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE LOCATED ON A NEW TRANSFORMER CONCRETE PLINTH ON THE EXISTING WIND TURBINE HARD STAND AREA. DUCTING WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PLINTH AND THE EXISTING TURBINE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051295

• 31 Jul 2020N/a

  UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE AN EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER AT TURBINE NO.22 AT THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A GRP TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HOUSING, TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMER PLINTH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE 2 METRES IN HEIGHT, 3.55 METRES IN LENGTH AND 2.44 METRES IN WIDTH. THE TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE LOCATED ON A NEW TRANSFORMER CONCRETE PLINTH ON THE EXISTING WIND TURBINE HARD STAND AREA. DUCTING WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PLINTH AND THE EXISTING TURBINE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051040

• 14 Jul 2020N/a

  UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE AN EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER AT TURBINE NO.22 AT THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF UPGRADING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A GRP TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HOUSING TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMER PLINTH AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE 2 METRES IN HEIGHT, 3.55 METRES IN LENGTH AND 2.44 METRES IN WIDTH. THE TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE WILL BE LOCATED ON A NEW TRANSFORMER CONCRETE PLINTH ON THE EXISTING WIND TURBINE HARD STAND AREA. DUCTING WILL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PLINTH AND THE EXISTING TURBINE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050935

• 16 Jul 2019Conditional

  CONSTUCTION OF ONE AND HALF STOREY HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ACCESS TO THE SITE VIA ESTABLISHED PRIVATE ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951082

• 25 Apr 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE AND HALF STOREY HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ACCESS TO THE SITE VIA ESTABLISHED PRIVATE ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950603

• 28 Mar 2019Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO INCLUDE CHANGES TO WINDOWS ON THE SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS, A NEW GABLED DORMER WINDOW ON THE FRONT ELEVATION AND A CAR PORT TO THE REAR WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950426

• 19 Mar 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 6MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROVIDED WITHIN A COMPOUND AREA CONSISTING OF ASSOCIATED PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS INCLUDING : 2 NO. BESS CONTAINER BUILDINGS OF 2.6M IN HEIGHT, 12.2M IN LENGTH AND 2.5M IN WIDTH, 2 NO. TRANSFORMERS (EQUIPMENT) OF 2.5M IN HEIGHT, 2M IN LENGTH AND 2M IN WIDTH; A GRP SWITCHGEAR KIOSK (PLANT) OF 4.1M IN HEIGHT, 5.5M IN LENGTH AND 5.5M IN WIDTH; COMPOUND MESH FENCE OF 2.75M IN HEIGHT; AREA OF HARDSTANDING; 50M UNDERGROUND CABLE CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING WINDFARM SUBSTATION; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE VIA THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM PRIVATE LANEWAY WHICH ACCESSES ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD (L20151-1) WITHIN THE EXISTING BARNESMORE WINDFARM SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950357

• 12 Apr 2017Refused

  A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF (1) A 110KV ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION WHICH INCLUDES 2 NO. CONTROL BUILDINGS, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING, FENCING AND ANCILLARY WORKS IN THE TOWNLAND OF CARK TO REPLACE TWO SUBSTATIONS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED AS PART OF THE DRUMNAHOUGH WIND FARM (PL.REF.08/50687 AND EXTENDED UNDER PL. REF.13/51609) AND THE LENALEA WIND FARM (PL.REF.09/50116); (2) 33KV UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING AND ANCILLARY WORKS FROM THE PERMITTED LENALEA WIND FARM TO THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CARK; (3) 110KV UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLING AND ANCILLARY WORKS FROM THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION AT CARK THROUGH THE TOWNLANDS OF CULLIAGH, MEENBOG (ED CLOGHAN), LETTERSHANBO, CORLACKY, KINNADERRY, WELCHTOWN, AGHAVEAGH, MEENAGRAUV, ALTNAPASTE, BALLYKERGAN, CARRICKMAHON, MAGHERACLOIGH, LOUGHSALLAGH, CASHELNAVEAN, CROAGHONAGH, TAWNAWULLY MOUNTAINS, KEADEW UPPER, FRIARBUSH, ARDINAWARK, KEADEW LOWER, TO THE EXISTING CLOGHER SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CULLIONBOY, CO. DONEGAL; (4) THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SHED AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW SHED, BOTH IN THE TOWNLAND OF CULLIONBOY, RELOCATED TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND CABLING WORKS. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750543

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood SAC 000163
• Natural Heritage Area: Barnesmore Bog NHA 002375

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cullionboy.

Architectural heritage

• Milestone/milepost, 1750–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding granite milestone on rectangular-plan, erected c. 1775, having pyramidal head. Inscriptions to the faces now illegible. Located adjacent to the former main road, and to the north-east of Donegal Town close to the south-west end of the Barnesmore Gap.

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 Cullionboy, about 1 in 20 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cullionboy.

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

Name

Cullionboy · Cuilleann Buí

Area

6,701,265 m² (670.13 ha, 1,655.92 acres)

Civil parish

Donegal, and its townlands

Barony

Tirhugh

Electoral division

Clogher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

928 people lived in 314 households in the Clogher electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clogher, Druminnin, Keadew Lower, Keadew Upper, Meenabrock, Mullanalamphry

Placenames

Cullionboy 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.