Drumass

124 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumass, from 31 m² to 121,922 m² (12.19 ha, 30.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Drumass 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.

• 18 Feb 2026N/a

  permission for the construction of a one and a half storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, including internal alterations and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2660050

• 11 Feb 2026Conditional

  permission for the construction of a one and a half storey dwelling house with detached domestic garage, upgrade of existing site entrance onto public road, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2660039

• 2 Jul 2025Refused

  APPEALED - ACP - Decision: Refused. retention of a house granted under P.D. 1717 constructed to wall plate level including steel structure to support first floor and roof and the completion of the house, to include alterations to the rear elevation, alterations to the site boundary and landscape plan, the relocation of the entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560253

• 24 Jun 2025N/a

  retention of one and one half storey house granted under P.D. 1717 constructed to wallplate level including steel structure to support first floor and roof and the completion of the house, 8.581 metres high, to include alterations to the rear elevation, alterations to the site boundary and landscape plan, the relocation of the entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2560246

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  permission for (1)The proposed change of use and associated construction and works to the existing carport and garage to provide three new bed spaces to an existing community dwelling. Alterations to site layout and upgrade of wastewater system and all associated site works; and (2) Permission for the retention of grass crate areas and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460469

• 13 Mar 2024Conditional

  permission for alterations and extensions to an existing two-storey dwelling comprising of the following: 1_Demolish existing entrance porch and construct a replacement portico 2_Demolish existing two-storey rear extensions 3_Construct rear extensions to include two-storey & single-storey structures 4_Alterations of existing dwelling to include facade treatments such as openings & materials together with replacement of existing roof structure with hipped roof & increase of roof level 5_Construction of a one and a half storey domestic garage attached to dwelling via external flat roof structure 6_Adjustment of existing drainage layout within site boundary before discharging into mains system as existing 7_Ancillary internal & external refurbishments together with all associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460089

• 4 Mar 2024N/a

  planning permission for alterations and extensions to an existing two-storey dwelling comprising of the following: 1_Demolish existing entrance porch and construct a replacement portico 2_Demolish existing two-storey rear extensions 3_Construct rear extensions to include two-storey & single-storey structures 4_Alterations of existing dwelling to include facade treatments such as openings & materials together with replacement of existing roof structure with hipped roof & increase of roof level 5_Construction of a one and a half storey domestic garage attached to dwelling via external flat roof structure 6_Adjustment of existing drainage layout within site boundary before discharging into mains system as existing 7_Ancillary internal & external refurbishments together with all associated works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460079

• 14 Feb 2024Conditional

  retention permission for a development consisting of: (A) retention of rear extension to existing car port, and (B) retention of location of existing detached garage and additional service room, and all site works associated with the above mentioned development. Planning reference 06/2037 relates to this application

  Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2460049

• 22 Sept 2023Refused

  permission for the retention of one and one half storey house granted under P.D. 1717 constructed to wallplate level including steel structure to support first floor and roof and the completion of the house, 8.581 metres high, to include alterations to the rear elevation, alterations to the site boundary and landscape plan and all associated site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360216

• 27 Feb 2023Conditional

  retention permission is sought for 1. location of dwelling as constructed, 2. boundaries as constructed, 3. location of septic tank and percolation area, previous planning reference number 612/91, 4. first floor extension as constructed, previous planning reference number 99/193

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2362

• 8 Feb 2022Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of the demolition of existing hardware storage sheds and the construction of a new two storey dwelling house with connections to the existing public services to include all associated site development works. Significant further information relates to a flood risk assessment report along with revised structural drawings of the proposed dwelling.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2251

• 9 Nov 2021Conditional

  Permission for development and retention of extension to dwelling house, boundary walls and associated site works. Significant further information relates to revised development description to include retention permission of rock armour and retention of composite panel fencing

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 21623

• 15 Sept 2020N/a

  permission for a development consisting of (a) retention of extension to dwelling and permission to complete same (b) retention of boundary wall (c) permission for associated site works to facilitate connection to the existing foul network and decommissioning of existing septic tank. Significant further information received 29/7/2021.

  Retention, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20370

• 10 Jul 2019Refused

  permission for a change of house type to that previously granted under planning ref. no. 17/17 along with permission for revised boundaries, a domestic garage/artist's studio ancillary to the revised dwelling and the re-positioning of the dwelling on the site to include all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 19318

• 11 Feb 2019Conditional

  permission for a single storey house, waste water treatment plant, a new site entrance and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 1960

• 17 Oct 2018N/a

  permission consequent on the grant of outline permission 17/90 for house and associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 18479

• 12 Jul 2017Conditional

  Permission to construct a 2 storey side extension to an existing dwelling house, alterations to front elevation and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 17335

• 24 May 2017Conditional

  Permission for a 2-storey type dwelling house, waste water treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 17247

• 1 Mar 2017Conditional

  outline permission for a dwelling house and a domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, a new site entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 1790

• 20 Jan 2017Conditional

  permission for a 1 & 1/2 storey type dwelling house, a waste water treatment system, a new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 1717

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 Drumass.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drumass.

Architectural heritage

• Inishkeen Railway Station, railway station, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay single-storey former railway station, built 1849, now in use as house, having later dormer attic. Former stationmaster's house to rear (north-east) elevation, and recent conservatory extension to north-west elevation. Timber canopy supported on cast-iron columns with decorative brackets to front, former track-side (south-west) elevation. Columns removed from adjacent island platform to provide additional support to canopy. Hipped slate roofs with red brick chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and later dormer windows. Pitched double-pile slate roof to stationmaster's house. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins and plinth courses. Square-headed window openings with render architraves, tooled masonry sills and replacement two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Replacement uPVC windows to rear openings. Square-headed door opening to front elevation having render architrave, timber panelled door, overlight and masonry step. Platform with coursed rubble stone retaining walls, cut-stone coping and concrete surface. Island platform to front of station, concrete surface having cut-stone coping and coursed rubble stone retaining walls.

• Gleneven House, house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, now in use as guest house, having flat-roofed porch to front (south) elevation, flanked by flat-roofed canted bay windows. Full-height extension to full width of rear, protruding to east side as half-hexagon-plan projecting bay. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with ornamental end ridge tile at junctions of ridge with hip. Cast-iron rainwater goods and red brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with rusticated quoins. Square-headed window openings with patent reveals and painted sills, having replacement uPVC windows throughout. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door with overlight. House set in own grounds, with rendered boundary wall with single gate pier. Set between River Fane, on opposite side of road and mill race to rear.

• Inishkeen Mills, mill manager's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey miller's house, built c.1810, as part of Inishkeen Mills corn and flax mill complex, having gabled porch to front (south) elevation. Single-storey rear elevation, due to rising ground level. Now derelict. Pitched roof missing, gables surviving with rendered end chimneystack with clay chimneypots. Recent temporary flat timber roof with corrugated-metal sheeting. Red brick header course at eaves level to front and rear elevations. Pitched slate roof with decorative timber bargeboards to entrance porch. Rubble stone walls with partial remains of roughcast lime render. Square-headed window openings with stone sills. Windows boarded, some remains of timber sliding sash windows evident. Patent reveals to front windows. House attached to watermill at its east end with associated mill buildings forming yard, between River Fane to south and millrace to north. Bridge at site entrance, having rendered parapet walls.

• Inishkeen Mills, mill (water), 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two and three-storey T-plan watermill, built c.1830 and extended c.1870, as part of Inishkeen corn and flax mill complex, now derelict. Standing on north bank of River Fane and having two-storey miller's house adjoining west wing at west. Projecting south wing has five-bay three-storey rectangular range with pitched slate roof having timber square vent at ridge, some cast-iron guttering remains at east. Projecting corrugated-iron canopy at first floor level west elevation, corrugated-iron pitched roof silo attached at east. West wing comprising eight-bay two-storey structure having timber and corrugated-metal roof. East-wing comprising eight-bay two-storey range with corrugated-iron roof to west, remainder of roof is slate, hipped at west, but largely collapsed. All three sections constructed of limestone rubble with red brick surrounds to openings, stone sills and large cast-iron wall tie-plates. West wing has square-headed window openings to first floor and segmental-arch door openings to east end of ground floor. Square-headed entrance to west end, double-width square-headed door and adjoining window opening having stop and start lined-and-ruled render architrave located centrally. All openings boarded up. Segmental-arch door and window openings to south wing at ground floor level of west elevation. Second floor windows more regular, matching watermill on south side of courtyard, with square-headed arch recessed within segmental arch. Gable has central two-storey opening flanked by two window openings, all with segmental arches. Window to ground floor of east elevation retains timber-frame six-pane window. East wing has segmental-arch window openings to ground floor and square-headed openings to first floor. Brick sills to western bays. Segmental-headed pitching door openings at ground floor level, first floor and second floor level. Series of corrugated-iron outbuildings to rear of south and east wings. Millrace runs to north of building. Mill complex located east of Inishkeen village and associated buildings form courtyard between River Fane and millrace. Mill located at end of short road off main road and accessed via two small bridges.

• Inishkeen Mills, mill (water), 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay three-storey watermill, built c.1860, as part of Inishkeen corn and flax mill complex, now derelict. Standing on north bank of River Fane and adjoined on west side by twentieth-century store. Short section of pitched slate roof remaining on east side, having two circular vents to ridge. Rubble stone walls with oval cast-iron tie-plates at second floor level. Red brick surrounds to openings and eaves course of red brick in header bond to long elevations. Two segmental-arch door openings at ground floor level. Square-headed door opening at first floor level served by concrete-framed platform having metal ladder. Square-headed window openings to first and second floor, with recessed red brick surround within brick segmental arch. Stone sills throughout. First floor window openings having timber fittings, vertical timber board shutters to second floor window openings. First and second floor window openings to east gable infilled with masonry. Ventilation gaps six bricks high to ground floor south elevation. Exposed timber beams to ground floor ceiling to interior, with single cross span metal beam beneath. Probable earlier single-storey lean-to structure indicated by traces on the west gable, and to east end of north elevation. Mill complex located east of Inishkeen village, associated buildings, including miller’s house, second mill and stores, forming courtyard between River Fane to south and millrace to north. Mill is located at end of short road off main road and accessed via two small bridges.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2819 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.

• Drumass, Inniskeen7 sales

Name

Drumass · Droim Meas

Area

1,624,915 m² (162.49 ha, 401.53 acres)

Civil parish

Inishkeen, and its townlands

Barony

Farney

Electoral division

Inishkeen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Inishkeen electoral division: 1,182 people in 409 households; 79% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintra, Drumcah (Co. Louth), Drummond, Edenagrena (Co. Louth), Gorteen (Co. Louth), Inishkeen Glebe, Lacklom, Seeola

Placenames

Drumass 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.