Dromore

77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromore, from 106 m² to 2,347,615 m² (234.76 ha, 580.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Ruan Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 11 May 2026Conditional

  of a shed attached to and to the rear of the existing garage with all associated site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 26130

• 30 Mar 2026Conditional

  a) the retention of a new vehicular entrance onto the public road, the infilling and removal of a disused well and b) permission to close up existing vehicular entrance serving lands together with ancillary site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2660204

• 12 Mar 2026N/a

  a) the retention of a new vehicular entrance onto the public road, the infilling and removal of a disused well and b) permission to close up existing vehicular entrance serving lands, together with ancillary site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2660154

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  for 1.) Construction of Toilet Block to serve nature reserve visitors. 2.) Installation of effluent holding tank and 3.) All associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560429

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  to demolish existing fire damaged dwelling house and to construct a replacement dwelling, with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25112

• 30 Oct 2024Conditional

  for (a) a side and rear extension (b) a porch to the front of the house, (c) to enlarge the first floor dormer window to the front of the house and (d) a single storey garage to the rear of property,

  Permission · Clare County Council, 24354

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  for 1.)partial demolition of existing storage building, 2.) restoration and repair of remaining storage building to use as a bat roost 3.) construction of revised staff facilities building and all associated site works previously permitted under Planning Reference P2360227

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460339

• 27 Jun 2023Conditional

  for the following development 1.) Demolition of existing storage building 2.) Construction of staff facilities building 3.) Construction of effluent treatment system and 4.) All associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360227

• 2 Nov 2022Conditional

  to (a) Renovate and extend existing cottage to include site & rear extensions (b) Install a new wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter together with all ancillary site development works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22992

• 22 Sept 2022Conditional

  to (a) construct a side extension to existing dwellinghouse and (b) construct a detached garage / fuel store/ gardening shed together with all ancillary site development works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22857

• 28 Jan 2022Conditional

  and complete the entrance and front boundary to her site in the location constructed which differs to those originally granted under planning permission P17-854, with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2254

• 22 Oct 2021Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house with attached car-port and garage, effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211121

• 19 Nov 2020Conditional

  to demolish existing agricultural storage shed and to construct a new dwelling house, private garage, site entrance, on-site wastewater treatment system, and all other associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20872

• 19 Aug 2020N/a

  to construct a single dwelling house, garage, advanced wastewater treatment system and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20564

• 8 Apr 2020N/a

  to construct a new dwelling house, private garage, site entrance, on-site wastewater treatment system, and all other associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20241

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  to construct a rear extension, to construct a domestic garage and RETAIN a rear extension as constructed

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19876

• 30 Oct 2019N/a

  to construct a rear extension, to construct a domestic garage and RETAIN a rear extension as constructed

  Retention · Clare County Council, 19826

• 7 Feb 2019Conditional

  to (A) construct extension to the rear of dwelling, (B) construct porch to the front of dwelling, (C) use part of the dwelling as a granny flat, & (D) relocate existing vehicle entrance to the dwelling, all with associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 1972

• 9 Nov 2017Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house including garage at basement level, with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road , and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17854

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  for a) The RETENTION of a domestic bored water well and b) RETENTION for the change in the elevation design of the house, which includes the omission of windows as granted and addition of new windows, omission of stone cladding, change of soffit detail and partial increase in ridge height as granted under Planning Permission No. P13-378

  Retention · Clare County Council, 17843

• 31 Aug 2017Conditional

  for the construction of a storage shed and associated site works at the Dromore Wood Nature Reserve.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 17668

• 26 Jun 2017Conditional

  for development comprising a) construction of part single storey, part two storey dwelling with detached single storey domestic garage; b) New on-site waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter; c) New vehicular entrance and d) All ancillary site works on site

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17503

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: Dromore Woods and Loughs SAC 000032
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dromore Woods And Loughs 000032

Recorded monuments

• CL017-207 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

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• CL025-074 Earthwork
  Description

  At the W end of an E-W ridge in pasture. Hachured only on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a rath. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1999 a dished and flat-bottomed hollow was noted (base 15.3m N-S, 12.3m E-W; top 28m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.3m at E to 0.8m at W). with a post and wire fence crossing from SW-NE. The curve of a scarp SE-SW, S of the fence, can be made out on the OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018). Other ringforts (CL025-069001-, CL025-073----, CL025-076----) lie c. 200m to the W, S and E respectively. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 1 December 2025

• CL025-076 Ringfort - rath
  Description

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• CL025-077 Enclosure
  Description

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• CL025-078 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated in a natural deciduous wood on what was once a small island at the NE end of Dromore Lake. The area is connected to the N and S shores by causeways, that to the S being a modern concrete construction leading to a carpark. Dromore castle was probably built in the 16th century. An inscription on a stone plaque over the front door reads ‘This castle was built by Teige, second son to Connor, third earl of Thomond, and by Slany Brien, wife to the said Teige Anno D….’. The full date does not survive but the castle is known to have been granted to Teige’s father at an inquisition in Ennis in 1589 (Frost 1893, 273). Slany, Teige’s wife, was also an O’Brien, being one of the three daughters of Teige O’Brien of Smithstown Castle near Kilfenora. Teige and Slany lived at Dromore for most of their lives and had three sons and a daughter. In 1599 when O’Donnell marched south to invade Connaught and Clare to punish Donough (Teige’s brother) for his support of the English, it was Teige who guided and advised O’Donnell. Teige’s three son’s names appear as insurgents at the siege of Ballyalla castle in 1642. The last O’Brien at the castle was Conor, who left in 1689. The castle fell into ruin in the 18th century. Only the E wall with stairwell and smaller chambers and parts of the adjacent N and S walls of the three-storey tower house survive (ext. dims. 12.7m E-W; 9.54m N-S; H to wall-walk 11.2m). It is built of roughly coursed limestone with base batter and has rounded corners at the NE and SE angles. The castle was entered through a pointed doorway (Wth 1.02m) at the centre of the E wall. The doorway has an outer rebate and guide-holes for a yett in both jambs. There is a blocked bar-hole inside the N jamb and beneath it is a shallow catch for a latch. The S jamb has panels of hatched decoration. The doorway gives access to a passage (2.92m E-W; 1.04m N-S) on the S side of which is a pointed doorway (Wth 0.6m; H 1.56m; T 0.6m) leading to a small guard room (2.2m E-W; 2.05m N-S) with a light in the S wall and a small cupboard in the W wall. There is a squint in the NE corner overlooking the main entrance. An opening (Wth 1.4m) at the W end of the entrance passage leading to the main ground floor chamber is now blocked up. Only the E end of the main chamber survives with a short E-W barrel vault (L 1.5m) supported on corbel tables in the N and S walls. The vault was limited to this area. The N wall (T 2.5m) has a rectangular embrasure with a flat arch and wicker centring and a double-splay round-headed light; W of this embrasure there is just the fragment of a second embrasure. The S wall (T 2.75m), consists of a 1.25m outer skin and an inner pillar which may form one side of an embrasure. The W end of the S wall is largely a re-build. The W wall of the tower is represented at S only by two upright cut stones (H 0.8m) placed 0.7m apart which look like the jambs of a doorway, but these stones are undoubtedly re-set. On the N side of the entrance passage a lintelled doorway gives access to the stairs which occupies a large part of the tower. There is a round-headed light with a hanging eye and spud stone on the N wall, and a rectangular light on the E wall. A pointed doorway leads into a rectangular mezzanine (4m N-S; 2.4m E-W; H 3.2m) in the E wall over the entrance passage and guard room. It has a N-S barrel vault with wicker centring. There was a two-light rectangular window in the W wall, although its central mullion is missing. There is a large recess (Wth 1.2m; H 1.7m) extending almost from floor to ceiling at the S end of the W wall. It is unlikely that this is a blocked doorway as the chute from the garderobe is just behind it. The E wall is occupied by a large fireplace. The stonework is fine punch-dressed limestone with ‘wings’ tying the mantel into the stonework of the wall. The fireplace opening has an elliptical head with a jigged keystone and is chamfered. There is punch dressing at the S end. The fireplace occupies the embrasure of the original ogee-headed window, visible on the outer face of the wall. There are two cupboards in the E wall, on either side of the fireplace. At first-floor level a pointed doorway led W off the stairway into the main chamber over the vault which does not survive. This floor has a single corbel in the N wall and a rebate to support the ceiling. There is a small rectangular light just inside the doorway and the E side of an embrasure further along the N wall. The garderobe chute is broken out at the SE corner of the room. Proceeding up the stairs there are two small rectangular lights on the N wall and a small ogee-headed window in the E wall. A circular hole (diam. 0.1m) in the riser of step 24-5 afforded protection to the entrance to the mezzanine below. A pointed doorway leads to the main chamber of the second floor. This chamber has a rectangular window with square hood-moulding on the N wall, but only part of it survives, and there is a single corbel in the N wall for the ceiling. Something like a slop-stone seems to open into this level of the main chamber from the stairs area. The steps on the stairs continue up, but there has been a lot of re-building at this level. A brick-surrounded doorway gives access (down two steps) to the second-floor mezzanine chamber in the E wall which has plastered walls and a brick fireplace. There is rectangular two-light window with two vertical bar-holes and square hood-moulding in the S wall. The central mullion is missing. There is a rebate (Wth 1.3m; D 0.2m; H 1.5m) at the S end of the W wall, in the same position as the rebate on the floor below. There are three corbels in the E and three in the W wall, the tops being 3.48m over the flagged floor of the chamber. To the S of the stairs-head a brick-casemented doorway leads to a gabled chamber in the E wall over the other mezzanine chambers. This area may have been re-worked, possibly in the early 17th century when the windows and probably the fireplace were put in. Immediately ahead of the head of the stairs, in the W wall, there is a blocked opening (Wth 0.55m; surviving H 1.05m) with a slop-stone below it. From the head of the stairs a passage runs N, up one step and meets the wall-walk passage (Wth 0.75m) along the N wall. This passage is limited to part of the N wall and the E wall. The parapet (H 0.9m;T 0.3m) has simple single crenelations. There are three gutter-holes on the E wall, one of which is blocked by the inserted chimney stack which is incorporated in the parapet wall. The stack has two diamond-shaped flues. The rectangular shaped bartizan at the SE angle of the tower house is represented now by five corbels, and there is a single slop-stone on the S wall. (Ua Cróinín and Breen 1984, 14-15; 1997; Salter 2004, 34) Dromore castle is a national monument in state care, no. 583. The following items are attached: CL025-078001-_01.pdf Details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. C025-078001-_01.jpg View from ESE. CL025-078001-_02.jpg View from E. CL025-078001-_03.jpg View from SE. CL025-078001-_04.jpg Interior of NE wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore and Mary Tunney Date of upload: 4 March 2019

• CL025-078002 Bawn
  Description

  There is a subrectangular walled bawn (31m N-S; c. 13m E-W) to the E of Dromore tower house (CL025-078----). The N wall (L 13.5m; max. H 1.2m at NE) is bonded to the wall of the tower house and there is a gap for the modern N-S path. The S bawn wall is 0.8m in height and 1m thick. The E side is completely overgrown. The W wall stops short of the SE angle of the tower house and does not bond with it visibly above ground level. To W of the tower house there is a rectangular platform of limestone (Wth 8m) which is just above the level of the lake and has a fairly straight W edge as if it deliberately formed a pier. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 3 March 2019

• CL025-237 Mound
  Description

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• CL025-248 Mound
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• CL025-254 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

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• CL026-001001 Church
  Description

  Situated on the W bank of the river Fergus, within Dromore Wood. Described by Westropp (1900-02, 142) as 'rudely built foundations remaining in Dromore and named 'Kilvakee Church' on the 1920 OS 6-inch map. A rectangular structure (int. dims. 9.6m E-W; 5.35m N-S) defined by the base of masonry walls (T 0.9m; max. H 2m at the W end of the N wall). There is an alcove (Wth 0.9m; D 0.55m) and a shelf on the W wall, but no doorway or window can be identified. Cairn material (H 0.4-1m) has been cleared back from the inside of the wall, leaving a space (Wth 0.4-0.6m) between it and the original wall. It is regarded locally as a penal church (Swinfen 1992, 20), and it is indicated on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map within a large enclosure (CL026-001002-). There is no evidence of this feature at ground level. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 November 2016

• CL026-001002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  On the W bank of the river Fergus, within Dromore Wood. A large enclosure (diam. c. 100m) is indicated on the 1842 and later editions of the OS 6-inch map around the church (CL026-001001-). It is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 November 2016

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 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 water.

Terrain model

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

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 Dromore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Dromore · Drom Mór

Area

4,176,029 m² (417.6 ha, 1,031.92 acres)

Civil parish

Ruan, and its townlands

Barony

Inchiquin

Electoral division

Ruan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ruan electoral division: 767 people in 276 households; 84% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Addroon, Aughrim (Ross), Aughrim (Toohy), Cahermacrea, Carrowkeel More, Carrownacloghy, Cloonnagloghaun, Killian, Portlecka, Ross, Ruan Commons

Placenames

Dromore 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.