Dunaree
Townland in the civil parish of Enniskeen, barony of Clankee, Co. Cavan
Parcel 488487
- Area
- 818 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Dunaree
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 146.2 ha
- 361 acres
- Land parcels
- 697
- registered freehold, median 310 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 70
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
697 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dunaree, from 1 m² to 87,499 m² (8.75 ha, 21.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 536 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Public Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Sport and Recreation (Active open space)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Low Density Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
26 Aug 2026N/a
for (A) the refurbishment of the existing vacant dwelling on two floors, (B) the demolition of a lean-to bathroom and boiler room at the rear of the building, (C) the erection of a single storey rear extension to include: (i) a sun room and a bathroom to the dwelling and (ii) a separate staff welfare area to the existing ground floor shop and (D) all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660474
10 Jul 2026Conditional
for Alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling and site including: (i) replacement and relocation of entrance gates and boundary treatments; (ii) site regrading, retaining walls, demolition of one of the existing non-habitable outbuildings; (iii) external and internal alterations to the existing dwelling including attic conversion, replacement of windows and doors, roof alterations and associated facade improvements; and (iv) alterations to an existing garage/outbuilding including facade alterations, entrance modifications and provision of a terrace, together with all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660391
31 Mar 2026Conditional
to retain alterations to elevation of existing single storey detached dwelling, previously granted planning permission Ref. No. 8011917 and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660147
23 Jan 2026Conditional
for change of use of existing first floor storage area to 1 No. 1 Bedroom Apartment in existing 2 storey building and all associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660023
20 Jan 2026N/a
for change of use of existing first floor storage area to 1 No. 1 Bedroom Apartment in existing 2 storey building and all associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660017
20 Nov 2025Conditional
for 12 no. Semi Detached, two storey dwelling houses. The proposed development will also provide for all associated site development works including alterations to ground levels; the construction of retaining walls; internal access roads; car parking; footpaths; public lighting; landscaping; services; boundary treatments; Access to the proposed development is via the Cnoc Na Rí Estate Road
Permission, 12 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560692
24 Sept 2025Conditional
to demolish row of derelict outhouses and construct 3 No. attached 2 storey, 2 bedroom dwellings, make connections to existing site services, create private and communal amenity areas and all ancillary works
Permission, 3 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560569
30 Jun 2025Conditional
for construction of a single storey granny flat to the rear of the existing two storey dwelling, alteration of existing rear projection roof, upgrade of existing driveway, proposed rear retaining wall and landscaping, connections to services and all associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560352
27 May 2025N/a
for 12 no. Semi Detached, two storey dwelling houses. The proposed development will also provide for all associated site development works including alterations to ground levels; the construction of retaining walls; internal access roads; car parking; footpaths; public lighting; landscaping; services; boundary treatments; Access to the proposed development is via the Cnoc Na Rí Estate Road
Permission, 12 homes · Cavan County Council, 2560262
23 May 2025Conditional
to make alterations to the fenestration of the front elevation, form 2 windows in south-east facing elevation, install 5 No. roof windows, Form ramp and steps on front pedestrian path, Upgrade signage, and Make alterations to the internal layouts at ground and first floor levels
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560254
29 Apr 2025Conditional
to retain covered outdoor space, permission for escape stairs and roof walkway from 1st floor area and all associated site works at Main Street, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan. The works are within the curtilage of a protected structure (Reg. No. CV0388)
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560203
24 Apr 2025N/a
to retain covered outdoor space, permission for escape stairs and roof walkway from 1st floor area and all associated site works at Main Street, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan. The works are within the curtilage of a protected structure (Reg. No. CV0388).
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560197
15 Aug 2024Conditional
for change of use of existing ground floor and basement retail unit to café/restaurant, internal and external alterations and additions, connections to existing services and all associated site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460384
8 Jul 2024Conditional
for change of use of existing ground floor unit from commercial office use to coffee shop, proposed signage and associated site works - Protected Structure, RPS Reg. No. CV-0374
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460308
17 May 2024Conditional
for (a)Construction of a proposed extension to an existing Post Primary School, ranging from 2 to 4 storeys, connected to the existing school by new link bridge at first floor level.Total proposed development floor area is 5850 sq m. Development to include PV panel installation. Overall site area 2.87 Ha. (b) Extended onsite road network to include 39 no. additional car parking spaces together with set down areas. (c)Associated siteworks to include – 1 no. additional ballcourt, student outdoor areas, landscaping, additional bicycle parking and covered shelters at existing bike store locations and diversion works to existing stream
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460211
24 Jan 2024Conditional
for 1) Retention of the material alterations to the existing shopfront including construction of a new doorway to access the first-floor level and internal modifications to incorporate stairwell, 2) Full Planning Permission for new shopfront, and 3) All ancillary site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460024
22 Dec 2023Conditional
Planning permission is sought to (a) remove existing septic tank (b) construct 8 no. semi-detached single storey 2 bedroom dwellings (c) install temp. sewage treatment unit with connection to public foul drainage system (d) upgrade existing entrance and access road (e) together with all associated site works, including connection to public and watermain.
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2360339
1 Nov 2023Conditional
for Change of Use of (A Protected Structure, RPS Reg. No. CV-0374) from Community Hall and Library to Commercial Office Use with 2 No. of Ground Floor commercial/office units, 1st floor offices and 2nd floor storage area. Construct a rear fire escape staircase onto non-original 2 Storey rear extensions to access upper floor, internal alterations, Fabric, Energy and Service Upgrade works, signage and associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360252
25 Oct 2023Conditional
for the change of use of existing two storey semi-detached storage outbuildings to rear of protected structure reg. no. CV0382 ‘Shekeltons’ to Restaurant / Food Outlet, internal alterations and renovations to existing two storey semi-detached building, outdoor seating area, signage, landscaping, and associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360238
18 Oct 2023Conditional
of single storey extension to rear of existing three storey terraced building – protected structure reg. no. CV0386, containing ground floor food takeaway unit, alterations to internal ground floor layout, proposed upgrade of existing signage and all associated site works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2360231
29 Sept 2023N/a
to retain single storey extension to rear of existing three storey terraced building containing ground floor food takeaway unit, alterations to internal ground floor layout, proposed upgrade of existing signage and all associated site works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2360205
31 Aug 2023Conditional
will consist of revisions to part of the housing development (now known as Cnoc na Rí) approved under planning permission reference 20/407, comprising (i) change of house types and number of houses in central area of development from 3 no. two storey 4 bedroom houses (Type C), 9 no. two storey 3 bedroom houses (Type B) and 4 no. two storey 2 bedroom houses (Type A) to 6 no. split level 4 bedroom houses (Type D) and 12 no. split level 3 bedroom houses (Types E, F, & G) which would result in the provision of an additional 2 no. houses to the 57 no. originally approved, (ii) revision to site layout and levels to accommodate proposed change of house types and reduce retaining heights along North Eastern boundary and (iii) associated site works.
Permission, 18 homes · Cavan County Council, 2360160
14 Jun 2023Conditional
to change the use of existing commercial unit for residential use with internal and external elevation modifications and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 23239
9 Nov 2022Conditional
to retain the existing domestic garage and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22450
7 Oct 2022Conditional
consists of the change of use of existing food takeaway / restaurant to pharmacy retail with consultation rooms, alterations to existing internal layout, connection to existing pharmacy, signage and all associated site works at
Permission · Cavan County Council, 22410
The 25 most recent of 70 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Dunaree.
Recorded monuments
- CV035-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 35m) enclosed by a substantial inner earthen bank, a shallow fosse and a berm and outer earthen bank which have been levelled from W-N-SE. A low stone field wall has been built against the inner face of the berm at W. Fosse has been modified at E and is now utilised as a field drain. Original entrance at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV035-040 Ringfort - rath
Description
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 33m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank. Outside the bank from S-W is a modern narrow laneway which may represent the remains of an infilled fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Architectural heritage
- House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with later shopfront inserted to ground floor, now disused. Two-bay two-storey annex to rear, built c.1860. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, recent rendered chimneystacks to gables and two recent skylights, replacement rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined smooth rendered walls with patent reveals to window openings with stone sills. Two-over-two timber sliding sash windows to front elevation with recent timber door and shopfront to ground floor. Two-over-two timber sliding sash windows on side elevation with painted brick reveals and stone sills. Two-over-two timber sash windows to openings on rear annex with brick reveals and stone sill, door opening with timber sheeted door.
- House, 1775–1780 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey house, built 1777. Pitched roof with replacement slates, rendered chimneystacks to party walls, stone eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with plinth course. Painted stone plaque to first floor bearing Pratt coat of arms and date 1777. Window openings with stone sills to first floor, recently enlarged window opening to ground floor, uPVC windows throughout. Central door opening with Gibbsian stone doorcase with hood profile over and uPVC door. Two-storey outbuilding to rear with pitched corrugated-iron roof and random coursed rubble stone walls.
- Oscar Sherriff, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with later shopfront inserted to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks to party walls, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Recent roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth and pier to south end of façade. Patent reveals to window openings with stone sills. One-over-one timber sash windows to first floor and ground floor. Cetnral round-headed door opening with stone surround comprising plain pilasters, carved cornice and projecting keystone, wiht plain fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Steps to entrance. Recent timber shopfront to south.
- House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with two-storey return to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to party wall and gable-end, cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth and raised stucco quoins. Roughcast rendered walls to gable. One-over-one timber sliding sash windows to ground and first floor with stone sills. Round-headed door opening with stone surround comprising plain pilasters, carved cornice, and projecting fluted keystone, with plain fanlight and replacement timber panelled door. Stone threshold, flight of limestone steps, flagstone path, and cast-iron railings set stone plinth to street boundary.
- Ashoka Indian Restaurant, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay three-storey townhouse, built c.1860, with shopfront to ground floor. Now in use as restaurant. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks with bands of yellow brick to party walls, cast-iron rainwater goods, gutter resting on paired brackets. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with raised stucco quoins. Paired segmental-headed window openings to first and second floors with stone sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Shopfront to ground floor comprising door opening flanked by display windows with decorative pilasters, and carved corbels supporting fascia and profiled cornice. Rendered stall risers to display windows, replacement timber panelled doors with overlight. Door at north end leading to residential upper floors, also with decorative pilasters and carved corbels. Timber panelled door with overlight having margin panes.
- Pets and More, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of terraced four-bay three-storey houses, built c.1800, ground floor now in use as a single shop. Attached bay with integral carriage arch added c.1950 to north. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack to north gable and rendered chimneystack to centre, cast-iron rainwater goods and timber soffit. Roof to north single-bay addition concealed behind castellated parapet. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with channelled stucco piers to sides. Block-and-start render surrounds to windows with stone sills. Two-over-two timber sliding sash windows to first and second floor, taller windows to first floor. Recent shopfront spanning two buildings. uPVC oriel window to first floor and wrought-iron gate to square-headed carriageway, to northern exension.
- M and F's Bar, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c.1840, with recent shopfront inserted to ground floor. Now also in use as public house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to gable ends having clay chimney pots, cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered wall. One-over-one timber sliding sash windows to first and second floors, all with stone sills. Recent timber shopfront to ground floor with separate entrance to residential accommodation overhead. Limestone step to dwelling entrance.
- J. McKiernan, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, with shopfront inserted to ground floor and return to rear. Formerly also in use as public house. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, recent rendered chimneystack to gable-end and to ridge, overhanging eaves, and replacement rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with raised stucco quoins and stone sills to openings. Replacement windows to first floor. Two-over-two timber sliding sash window to ground floor. Shopfront comprising timber window and pair of door openings each flanked by plain timber pilasters, having terminating plain pilasters with decoratively carved corbels supporting a profiled fascia and stepped cornice. Display window reduced in sized with recent raising of stallriser. Internal timber and glass screen to display window. Timber panelled double-leaf doors to public house with round-headed top panels and overlight with gold lettering. Replacement timber panelled door with overlight to residential entrance. Stone thresholds to doors.
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1865–1875 · National interest
Description
Freestanding Gothic Revival cruciform-plan four-bay double-height Roman Catholic church, built 1869-1872, with entrance gable facing south-west, four-bay nave having lower side ailes, single-bay transepts, sacristy to north, attached three-stage tower to east, third stage of tower added c.2005 and steeple added c.2010. Pitched slate roof to nave and transepts with lean-to slate roofs to side aisles, hipped roof to chancel, broach spire to tower with louvered lucarnes. Alternating courses of red and blue slates to nave and transepts with terracotta ridge tiles punctuated by serrated cresting, stone barges and skew corbels with stone and cast-iron cross finials to gable apexes. Ashlar chimneystack to sacristy with seams and scalloped detail. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked rubble walls with quarry-face finish, dressed stone buttresses, ashlar platbands, and ashlar plinth course. Corbelled ashlar eaves course with wide joints separating stones. Pointed arch window openings throughout with stone tracery and hood mouldings. Large spoked rose window over rows of quatrefoils to pointed arch opening at west end of nave with hood and label stops, archivolt resting on columns with capitals. Crenellated gabled door surround to gabled entrance front with pointed arch door opening comprising engaged marble colonnettes, stone tracery with pointed arch of sandstone and limestone blocks above. Timber sheeted doors with ornate iron hinges. Entrance flanked by pairs of gabled windows with block pinnacles. Paired lancet windows with single roundel to clerestory of nave. Pointed arch bipartite tracery windows to aisle with quatrefoil to apex. Tripartite window with large stone tracery rose to apex on both transepts. Gabled porch to south-west end of aisle with pointed arch entrance comprising angled-buttresses, hood moulding, marble colonettes, and double-leaf timber sheeted doors. Pointed arch stone traceried windows to chancel having pointed twin lights with multiple-foil roundels. Gable bays flanking chancel with corresponding triple light traceries. Tower with ashlar dressed angled stepped buttresses. Decorative machicolations to head of third or belfry stage of tower with pair of louvered lancets to each side, projecting string course below. Second stage with lancet windows, statue to centre of east side standing on column corbel with projecting decorative gabled hood over. Pointed arch opening to tower entrance with hood moulding and archivolt supported on marble colonettes, plate tracery surmounting elliptical-headed door opening with double-leaf timber battened doors. Pointed arch windows to sacristry, corbelled lintel to door opening with timber sheeted door. Full-height interior open into roof and single-storey aisles, having exposed timber truss roof and infill, with trusses resting on colonettes to clerestorey. String course below clerestorey. Stone dressed pointed arch arcades to aisles on marble columns. Elaborate stained glass windows. Gallery to west end with timber balustrade resting on open masonry arcade. Decorative tiled floor. Elaborate marble reredos, altar, and ambo. Timber pews. Graveyard to west of church. Fatima shrine, built 1946, to south. Apse wall of former church, built 1812, to east. Snecked limestone boundary wall to south and east with saddle coping. Gabled ashlar piers to south entrance with cast-iron gates.
- Store/warehouse, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Attached gable-fronted three-storey three-bay store, built c.1850, with integral carriageway to ground floor. Now vacant. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, stone coping stones, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed rubble stone walls with rock-faced quoins. Red brick block-and-start dressings, stone sills to window openings, and timber sheeted doors to openings. Red brick surround to segmental-headed integral carriageway with recent timber sheeted door having original iron hinges. Remains of hoist to side elevation opening. Wrought-iron double-leaf gates with recent pebble-dashed walls enclosing site.
- Kingscourt Library, church hall/parish hall, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Attached late Victorian six-bay two-storey former parish hall, built 1888, with off-centre projecting gabled two-storey porch. Pitched slate roof with crested terracotta ridge tiles, limestone coping, stepped red brick chimneystacks to gable ends with saw-tooth collars and clay pots, terracotta finial to apex of porch, carved limestone kneelers to gable end walls and to entrance porch, replacement rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls with limestone quoins and deep moulded red brick cornice, red brick block-and-start quoins to porch. Plaque to front elevation wall reads ‘St. Mary’s Hall AD1888 J Flood P.P’. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick reveals and stone sills. Windows comprising original two-pane top timber sash and replacement lower casement sections. Round-headed door opening in ground floor of porch with red brick reveals and arch, plain glazed fanlights over replacement timber doors, having limestone thresholds and jamb-stones. Recent concrete steps to either side of porch with rendered side walls providing access to recent first floor doorways.
- Dun a Ri House Hotel, hotel, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced Victorian six-bay two-storey hotel, built c.1880, with advanced gabled end bays. Recent four-bay three-storey extension to east. Pitched slate roof with terracotta crested ridge tiles, cast-iron and replacement rainwater goods. Rendered chimneystack to centre and to west, bull-nosed brick course to barges ending with brick kneeler above quoins. Roughcast rendered walls with brick to half height of ground floor of centre elevation and east gable. Brick block-and-start quoins to gables and jambs of window openings with brick flat arches over. Brick platband at upper window head level of western gable and as sill course of upper window on eastern gable, east gable also in brick. Paired windows to third and ground floor of east gable. All window openings with stone sills and uPVC windows. Segmental-headed openings to ground floor of front elevation and western gable with fixed recent tripartite glazing. Recent rendered masonry porch with pitched roof and recent glazed timber door to entrance, flanked by pair of windows with stone sills, uPVC windows and remains of hood mouldings above.
- Central Stores, house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with shopfront to ground floor. Formerly also in use as post office. Pitched replacement slate roof with ashlar chimneystack to centre and to south party wall, rendered chimneystack with stone coping stone to north party wall, cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with stone eaves corbel course and channelled stucco piers. Replacement six-over-six timber sash windows to ground and first floor. Central doorcase comprising round-headed opening with limestone block-and-start surround, cornice, and arch with keystone, having timber petal fanlight and replacement timber panelled door, with sandstone threshold and concrete step. Shopfront to north end having fluted timber pilasters with replacement timber fascia over, surrounding display window on low plinth with stone sill and metal guard rail, and recessed glazed double timber doors with fixed overlight.
- House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1860, with integral carriage arch and disused shopfront to ground floor. Pitched replacement slate roof, red brick and rendered chimneystacks to party walls, cast-iron and replacement rainwater goods. Dormers with gablets and plain bargeboards. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls. One-over-one timber sash windows with stone sills. Shopfront inserted c.1940, with plain window and replacement timber door. Recent metal door to carriage arch opening.
- Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1920–1925 · Regional interest
Description
Attached five-bay two-storey bank, built 1922. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered chimneystacks to party walls, overhanging eaves with paired brackets between bays to soffit, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls, continuous sill course to first floor windows above render fascia. One-over-one timber sliding sash windows to first floor with stucco architraves. Elliptical-headed window openings to ground floor with stucco surrounds, keystones, and stone sills. Replacement timber casements, with Wedgwood-style stucco panels to arch heads having swag and urn motifs. Stone pediment above central doorcase supported on console brackets. Door opening with moulded architrave and rectangular overlight with wrought-iron grille and ‘HB’ insignia. Timber panelled door. Recent ATM inserted to north end of façade.
- Gartlan's, house, 1770–1790 · National interest
Description
Attached six-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with integral carriage-arch to north, and central pubfront inserted to ground floor. Now disused. Pitched roof with straw thatch to front and corrugated-iron to rear, rendered chimneystack to north gable and centre. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls, ashlar channelled quoins. One-over-one timber sash windows to ground and first floor, all with stone sills. Fixed bipartite timber windows to ground floor flanking pubfront. Pubfront comprising timber fascia board with cornice and raised lettering, supported by pilasters. Pub door with ashlar surround to double-leaf replacement timber doors. Carriage opening with three-centre arch and timber sheeted doors.
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding former east end stone wall and lateral two-stage turrets of Roman Catholic church, built 1812, now in use as entrance gate to replacement church. Stepped apex to centre wall with belfry and barge stones atop pointed opening, flanked by pair of square-plan turrets. Limestone ashlar belfry with cross, limestone barge stones and stringcourse to parapet of centre. Rubble sandstone walls with recent strap pointing, limestone voussoirs and plinth stone to central opening. Crenellated parapets to turrets with pinnacles and cornice. Machiccolation to southern inner face of turrets. Blind diamond-shaped opening with limestone surround to three sides of second stage to turrets. Gabled motif to three sides of turrets marking apex of first stage with blind pointed arch opening below having limestone sills. Cut corner stones from first stage level to parapet. Structure abutted by two tapered segments of walling to south and having cast-iron double gates.
- Phonomation, house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
Description
Attached six-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with integral carriage arch to ground floor. Now in use as commercial premises. Pitched replacement slate roof with smooth rendered chimneystacks to north party wall and two to centre, cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Window openings with stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening with stone doorcase having keystone, fanlight with switch-track tracery, and replacement panelled timber door. Elliptical-headed integral carriage arch with recent timber sheeted doors. Entrance approached by sandstone steps. Random rubble stone walls with square-profile piers to boundary with street.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Dunaree.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Dunaree with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.
The townland
- Name
- Dunaree
- Area
- 1,462,083 m² (146.21 ha, 361.29 acres)
- Civil parish
- Enniskeen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clankee
- Electoral division
- Kingscourt, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kingscourt electoral division: 3,705 people in 1,231 households; 66% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Placenames
- Dunaree 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.