Doon

235 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Doon, from 31 m² to 153,506 m² (15.35 ha, 37.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• P6Zone 2 (Other primary sector uses)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 171 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P6Zone 1A (Other primary sector uses)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 68 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Zone 1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 May 2026N/a

  Permission for development which will consist of the following: (1) Refurbishment and redesign of existing two storey derelict dwelling, (2) change the use of existing two storey granary to living accommodation, (3) construct part single, part two storey extension to link existing dwelling to granary and provide new main entrance, (4) add new single storey glazed extension to the south elevation, (5) add new openings to existing walls and reconfigure existing fenestration to dwelling and granary, (6) demolish existing derelict outbuilding to the west of the dwelling, (7) upgrade existing waste water treatment system & percolation area, together with all associated site development works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660221

• 30 Mar 2026N/a

  The development will consist of the following: (1) Refurbishment and redesign of existing two storey derelict dwelling, (2) change the use of existing two storey granary to living accommodation, (3) construct part single, part two storey extension to link existing dwelling to granary and provide new main entrance, (4) add new single storey glazed extension to the south elevation, (5) add new openings to existing walls and reconfigure existing fenestration to dwelling and granary, (6) demolish existing derelict outbuilding to the west of the dwelling, (7) upgrade existing waste water treatment system & percolation area, together with all associated site development works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660137

• 9 Mar 2026N/a

  Permission for development, the development will consist of the following: (1) Refurbishment and redesign of existing two storey derelict dwelling, (2) convert existing two storey granary to living accommodation, (3) construct part single, part two storey extension to link existing dwelling to granary and provide new main entrance, (4) add new single storey glazed extension to the south elevation, (5) add new openings to existing walls and reconfigure existing fenestration to dwelling and granary, (6) demolish existing derelict outbuilding to the west of the dwelling, (7) upgrade existing waste water treatment system & percolation area, together with all associated site development works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660103

• 23 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission to construct 1) straw bedded shed together with cattle holding facilities and 2) manure pit, together with all associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660011

• 7 Dec 2023Conditional

  Planning permission for development consisting of the construction of a proposed new detached dwelling house, separate garage, upgrade to the existing entrance, new boundary treatments, new waste water treatment system, connections to site services, and all associated site works and landscaping at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2360252

• 4 Jun 2021Conditional

  Retention Permission for: (a) as constructed dwelling house which is at variance to the dwelling house permitted under grant of planning PD/17/484, (b) amended site boundary and (c) domestic shed with associated site development works at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21304

• 3 Mar 2021N/a

  construction of a proposed new two storey domestic dwelling and CoP 2009 guidelines (P.I.A. approved), new front roadside wall and entrance gates, new gravel driveway and all associated works required at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21119

• 23 Nov 2020N/a

  PART 8 - Provision of Doon Shore Outdoor Amenity Enhancement Scheme, to include: 1. Creation of defined parking spaces to accommodate cars, trailers and users with disability, and surface repairs to existing trafficked areas 2. Extension of the existing green space to provide a separation between vehicular traffic and pedestrains 3. Provision of a coloured pedestrian footway along the existing shoreline concrete structure 4. All other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20495

• 9 Aug 2018Conditional

  To retain the renovations and extension to existing private dwelling house and garage as constructed with all ancillary site works

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18401

• 4 Jul 2018N/a

  to retain the renovations and extension to private dwelling house as constructed with all ancillary site works, previous planning permission P98/472 at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18328

• 1 Dec 2017Conditional

  Planning permission to demolish the existing dwelling house, decommission the existing septic tank and construct a replacement two storey, four bedroom dwelling house with new wastewater treatment system, upgraded site entrance and associated site development works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 17484

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: Corrigeenroe Marsh 000596

Recorded monuments

• RO003-033 Sweathouse
  Description

  Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and built into the steep NE-facing slope of a ravine above a stream with a farmstead c. 70m to the W on the other side of a NW-SE road. Circular stone-built chamber (int. diam. 1.55m; H 2m) with inclining walls and a lintelled roof. The lintelled entrance ( Wth 0.4m; H 0.53m; L 1m) is at E. The dome rises slightly above the top of the ravine and soot is visible on the walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO003-035 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Marked as a ruin on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and described as a church (OS Name Books). Situated in a mature deciduous wood at the NE edge of a promontory (dims. c. 250m E-W; c. 250m N-S) which juts E into Lough Key. Rectangular structure (ext. dims. 14.1m N-S; 6.7m E-W) defined by drystone walls (T 0.7-0.9m; max. H 1m). It is divided into a N compartment (int. dims. 5.4m E-W; 3.15m N-S) and a S compartment (int. dims. 9.3m N-S; 5.95m E-W) with a small corral (int. dims. 3.2m E-W; 2.2m N-S) defined by drystone walls attached to the exterior of the E wall. The foundations of a drystone wall (L 9m) extend S from the SE angle of the corral. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-004 Sweathouse
  Description

  Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map with houses c. 100-140m to the N and NE. Built into a modern field-wall on the steep NE-facing slopes of Sheegorey Mountain with a silted-up drain to the E. Circular drystone-built chamber (int. diam. 1.3m; H 1.4m) with a corbelled roof entered by a low, lintelled passage (L 0.66m; Wth 0.43m; H 0.43m) at E and contained within a circular mound (diam. of base 3m; H 1-2m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-005001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a slight rise of flat ground in mixed woodland c. 50m fom the W shore of Lough Key opposite Hogs Island. Oval grass-covered area (int. dims. 23m NNE-SSW; 15m WNW-ESE) defined by a moss-covered stone spread (Wth 2.3-3.3m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.2-0.7m) NE-NNW, but the perimeter is overlaid by an E-W drystone wall at N and there is a N-S drystone wall outside the perimeter at E. Some inner and outer facing stones are visible at E (original Wth 1.8m). The entrance (Wth 2.4m) is at SE and there are animal gaps at SW and E. The interior was used as a childrens burial ground (RO006-005002-) into the 20th century (OS Name Book). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-005002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  The interior of cashel (RO006-005001-) is strewn with stones, but there is a concentration in a triangular area (dims. 8m N-S; 8m E-W) inside the perimeter at S. It was used as a childrens burial ground into the early 20th century (OS Name Books). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Doon, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Doon, Boyle8 sales

Name

Doon

Area

3,081,791 m² (308.18 ha, 761.53 acres)

Civil parish

Boyle, and its townlands

Barony

Boyle

Electoral division

Kilbryan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

400 people lived in 144 households in the Kilbryan electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghacarra, Sheegorey, Tawnytaskin, Tintagh

Placenames

Doon 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.