Drumgole

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumgole, from 46 m² to 128,770 m² (12.88 ha, 31.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Drumgole 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.

• 28 Jan 2026N/a

  permission for the proposed development consisting of : i. A 10-year permission for a Renewable Biogas Plant and associated road improvements, on a site of approximately 6.2 hectares located immediately west of the R189 Road and south of the L2280 Road, on lands in the townlands of Maghernakelly and Drumcall, Co. Monaghan. The proposed Plant will generate renewable biogas from 99,000 tonnes per annum of poultry manure, along with other biodegradable agricultural and agri-food organic materials, utilising anaerobic digestion technology. The development will consist of: (a) Buildings and associated Structures: Administration Building (432sq.m GFA and approx. 5.94m High (h); Main Process Building (9,104sq.m GFA and approx. 12.58m-14.91m h) with odour control system and associated dispersion stack approx. 40m h; Digestate Dryer Building (972sq.m GFA and approx. 16.54m h); Pellet Storage & Distribution Building (875sq.m GFA and approx. 12.34m h); a Combined Heat and Power Building (368.5sq.m GFA and approx. 10.01m h); Control Building (183.1sq.m GFA and approx. 5.57m h); Containerised Boiler (approx. 5.44m h); a Combined Dryer/Boiler/CHP dispersion stack approx. 20m h); and a Plant Room (22sq.m GFA and approx. 4.75m h). (b) Bunded Tank Farm: including a Digestate Treatment Plant (approx. 20m h); 6 no. Digester Tanks (approx. 27.86m h); a Sludge Buffer Tank (approx. 18.1m h); an Evaporator Feed Tank (approx. 12.1m h); a Condensate Tank (approx. 10.6m h); a Concentrate Tank (approx. 10.6m h); a Hot Water Tank (approx. 5.6m h); 2 no. Ammonia Strippers (approx. 9m h); 2 no. Desulphurisation Units (approx. 14m h); 2 no. Activated Carbon Units (approx. 5m h); a Gas Holder (approx. 10.65m h) with 4 no. approx. 13m high lightning rods. (c) A CO2 Liquefaction Plant (approx. 14.6m h); a Biogas Upgrade Plant (approx. 10.85m h); 4 no. Fan Coolers (approx. 2.2m H); a Flare Unit (approx. 10.1m H); a Fuel Storage Tank (approx. 1.85m h); a Gas Grid Entry Unit (approx. 5.1m h); a Firewater Tank (approx. 10.1m h); 3 no. LPG Tanks (approx. 3.8m h); 5 no. Feedstock Storage Tanks (approx. 9.5m h); an undergrounded Water Tank; a backup generator (approx. 2.6m h). (d) Provision of 35 car parking spaces and a covered cycle parking area. (e) A new vehicular access to the biogas facility from the northern site boundary, connecting to the L2280, designed to provide safe and efficient access for all vehicle types. (f) Local road improvement works to the L2280, (continued on

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660018

• 10 Dec 2025N/a

  permission for proposed development which will consist of : i. A 10-year permission for a Renewable Biogas Plant and associated road improvements, on a site of approximately 6.2 hectares located immediately west of the R189 Road and south of the L2280 Road, on lands in the townlands of Maghernakelly and Drumcall, Co. Monaghan. The proposed Plant will generate renewable biogas from 99,000 tonnes per annum of poultry manure, along with other biodegradable agricultural and agri-food organic materials, utilising anaerobic digestion technology. The development will consist of: (a) Buildings and associated Structures: Administration Building (432sq.m GFA and approx. 5.94m High (h); Main Process Building (9,104sq.m GFA and approx. 12.58m-14.91m h) with odour control system and associated dispersion stack approx. 40m h; Digestate Dryer Building (972sq.m GFA and approx. 16.54m h); Pellet Storage & Distribution Building (875sq.m GFA and approx. 12.34m h); a Combined Heat and Power Building (368.5sq.m GFA and approx. 10.01m h); Control Building (183.1sq.m GFA and approx. 5.57m h); Containerised Boiler (approx. 5.44m h); a Combined Dryer/Boiler/CHP dispersion stack approx. 20m h); and a Plant Room (22sq.m GFA and approx. 4.75m h). (b) Bunded Tank Farm: including a Digestate Treatment Plant (approx. 20m h); 6 no. Digester Tanks (approx. 27.86m h); a Sludge Buffer Tank (approx. 18.1m h); an Evaporator Feed Tank (approx. 12.1m h); a Condensate Tank (approx. 10.6m h); a Concentrate Tank (approx. 10.6m h); a Hot Water Tank (approx. 5.6m h); 2 no. Ammonia Strippers (approx. 9m h); 2 no. Desulphurisation Units (approx. 14m h); 2 no. Activated Carbon Units (approx. 5m h); a Gas Holder (approx. 10.65m h) with 4 no. approx. 13m high lightning rods. (c) A CO2 Liquefaction Plant (approx. 14.6m h); a Biogas Upgrade Plant (approx. 10.85m h); 4 no. Fan Coolers (approx. 2.2m H); a Flare Unit (approx. 10.1m H); a Fuel Storage Tank (approx. 1.85m h); a Gas Grid Entry Unit (approx. 5.1m h); a Firewater Tank (approx. 10.1m h); 3 no. LPG Tanks (approx. 3.8m h); 5 no. Feedstock Storage Tanks (approx. 9.5m h); an undergrounded Water Tank; a backup generator (approx. 2.6m h). (d) Provision of 35 car parking spaces and a covered cycle parking area. (e) A new vehicular access to the biogas facility from the northern site boundary, connecting to the L2280, designed to provide safe and efficient access for all vehicle types. (f) Local road improvement works to the L2280, .... Cont

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560496

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Drumgole Lough 001601

Recorded monuments

• MO017-067 Crannog
  Description

  Located towards the W end of the sub-oval Drumgole Lough (max. dims c. 720m ENE-WSW; c. 300m NNW-SSE) which is beginning to suffer depletion and infill at the W end. It is depicted as a small island on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular cairn (diam. 15m; H c. 1.5m) with some trees. There are no structural features evident but large quantities of animal bones are present. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 May 2018

• MO017-068 Stone row
  Description

  Situated on a NE-facing slope on one of the summits on an ENE-WSW drumlin ridge. Three stones in a line ENE-WSW are incorporated in a field bank and are known as the ‘Grey stones’. A fourth stone 5m to the S, has a similar orientation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 May 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Drumgole, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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 Drumgole with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Drumgole · Droim Gabhla

Area

673,205 m² (67.32 ha, 166.35 acres)

Civil parish

Ematris, and its townlands

Barony

Dartree

Electoral division

Dawsongrove, the unit of the census

Census 2022

752 people lived in 261 households in the Dawsongrove electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dernamoyle, Drumcall, Drumhay, Kilmore West, Kilnaharvey, Maghernakelly, Tattygare

Placenames

Drumgole 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.