Dooary

80 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dooary, from 170 m² to 331,066 m² (33.11 ha, 81.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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 Dooary 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.

• 25 Aug 2026N/a

  remove Existing Pitch Floodlights and Provide New Energy Efficient LED Pitch Floodlighting System and to Include all Associated Site Works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660574

• 28 Jan 2026Conditional

  of amendments and extension to previously granted domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660035

• 8 Oct 2025Conditional

  construct new dwelling house, new site entrance, septic tank treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560644

• 6 Aug 2025Conditional

  1. retain the existing farm laneway. 2. The farm laneways are composed of imported inert fill material arising from construction and demolition works, including crushed concrete and rebar

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2560474

• 30 May 2025Refused

  retain amendments to previously granted garage to include use of building as temporary dwelling for the duration of construction of dwelling house and continual use as domestic storage and home office thereafter

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560329

• 20 Jun 2023Conditional

  renovate and extend an existing clubhouse to comprise of (a) proposed 1.5 storey extension to the front/North East Elevation and side/South East elevation; (b) proposed storage shed; (c) decommission existing septic tank and provide new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 23181

• 20 Oct 2022Conditional

  retain the existing farm laneway & associated bridges, and permission for an extension to the existing farm laneway & associated bridges

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22654

• 14 Sept 2022Conditional

  construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, bored well and new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22571

• 4 Nov 2021Conditional

  (A) construct an agricultural shed to include cubicles, milking parlour, dairy & ancillary rooms and underground slatted slurry storage tanks; (B) erect a meal bin and water storage tank and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21748

• 2 Nov 2021Conditional

  construct extension to existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21746

• 27 Aug 2021N/a

  (A) construct an agricultural shed to include cubicles, milking parlour, dairy & ancillary rooms and underground slatted slurry storage tanks; (B) erect a meal bin and water storage tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 21598

• 22 Jul 2021Refused

  construct dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 21525

• 14 Dec 2020Conditional

  retain existing farm laneway and associated bridge

  Retention · Laois County Council, 20665

• 16 Oct 2020Refused

  a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20536

• 15 Oct 2020N/a

  a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 20532

• 9 Oct 2020Conditional

  provision of new walking / running path to perimeter of the grounds along which it is proposed to provide lamp standards and low 1.2m fence including all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20516

• 12 Aug 2020Conditional

  construct a new two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, provision of a new sewage treatment plant & percolation area, new bore hole well, new vehicular entrance to public road and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 20415

• 24 Jun 2020Conditional

  retain additions to existing dwelling house and also for existing sheds / outbuildings

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20313

• 10 Jun 2020Conditional

  proposed dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank treatment system, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works. Permission is also sought to amend boundaries as previously granted under 05/846

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 20277

• 2 Mar 2020N/a

  construct dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank treatment system, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20107

• 2 Mar 2020Conditional

  construct proposed dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank treatment system, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 20108

• 23 Jul 2019Conditional

  renovate, alter and construct a rear extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19420

• 5 Jun 2019Conditional

  retain sun room to side of existing dwelling and garage to rear

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19321

• 24 May 2018Conditional

  change use and modification of bay 4 of existing building from agricultural to commercial for installing a Battery Storage Facility including dry type batteries, inventers, transformers, switchgear and other ancillary plant. Also the provision of access route to rear of existing building requiring alteration to rear boundary

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18321

• 23 May 2018N/a

  change use and modification of bay 4 of existing building from agricultural to commercial for the purpose of installing a Battery Storage Facility including dry type batteries, inventers, transformers, switchgear and other ancillary plant. Also the provision of access route to rear of existing building requiring alteration to rear boundary

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18315

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 Dooary.

Recorded monuments

• LA024-012 Enclosure
  Description

  On side of valley. Poorly preserved site consisting of a circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a low bank and barely visible fosse. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA024-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A circular area (diam c. 35m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 3m, ext. H c. 1.3m), and external fosse (Wth c. 4m) from NE-SE. Possible entrance at SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA024-014 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a S facing slope of a valley in marshy ground. A subrectangular enclosure (dims. c. 78m N-S; c. 80m E-W), defined by a bank (Wth c. 5.6m, int. H c. 1m, ext. H c. 1.3m) and external fosse (Wth c. 4m, ext. D c. 0.5m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA024-020 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the side of a valley. Sub circular enclosure defined by a scarp (Ext. H. c. 1m) from S to N. No evidence of fosse or original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA024-021 Moated site
  Description

  Cropmark of an almost square enclosure or possible moated site visible on aerial photographs (GSI, S 144-5). No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA024-022 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A circular area (diam. c. 43m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 4.8m) and fosse (Wth c. 5.2m). Possible original entrance at SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 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

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

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.

No address of the register names Dooary with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Dooary · Dúire

Area

3,940,603 m² (394.06 ha, 973.74 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyroan, and its townlands

Barony

Cullenagh

Electoral division

Ballyroan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyroan electoral division: 1,193 people in 379 households; 80% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinaclogh Upper, Ballinlough, Ballyroan, Cloncullane, Cullenagh, Rahanavannagh, Redhills, Tullore

Placenames

Dooary 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.