Cloghboley

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloghboley, from 510 m² to 73,452 m² (7.35 ha, 18.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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 Cloghboley 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.

• 20 Feb 2026Conditional

  alterations to side of existing dwelling; single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling; all ancillary siteworks.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660064

• 6 Jan 2026N/a

  Alterations to side of existing dwelling; single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling; relocation of an existing domestic storage container from the front garden to the side garden of the dwelling; all ancillary siteworks.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660003

• 18 Sept 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of 1. Construction of dwelling house. 2. Construction of domestic garage. 3. Install septic tank and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 19389

• 7 Sept 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house with detached garage, connection to a new sewage treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17341

• 12 May 2017Refused

  development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house with detached garage, connection to a new sewage treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17176

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: Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) SAC 000627
• Special Protection Area: Drumcliff Bay SPA 004013
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) 000627

Recorded monuments

• SL007-019 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Date of upload: 9 January 2012

• SL007-020001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Indicated on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure, and on the 1913 edition, as a subcircular enclosure (diam. 45-50m) incorporated for most of its circuit into later field boundaries, with a souterrain (SL007-020002-), indicated as ‘Cave’, in the NW quadrant. Inspected in 1991, an arc of wall (Wth 0.8m; int. H c. 1.1m; ext. H 1.6m) consisting of irregular boulders could be traced defining the W side of the cashel, but dense overgrowth impeded access to the interior. A 19th-century account of the cashel suggests that there may be a second souterrain (SL007-020003-) in the interior (Milligan 1890-1, 576). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 April 2017

• SL007-020002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a cashel (SL007-020001-). A souterrain, indicated as ‘Cave’, is shown in the NW quadrant of the cashel on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. A 19th-century account (Milligan 1890-1, 576), however, describes ‘two pairs of crypts or souterrains each pair being detached from its neighbour.’ This suggests that there may be two souterrain here. Describing one pair of chambers (SL007-020002-), Milligan records that a narrow surface opening drops into a ‘passage which is about 12 feet [3.6m] in slant length. The first chamber is about 15 feet long [4.5m], 6 feet broad [1.8m], and 5 feet 9 inches high [1.75m]’. From this chamber, a sloping passage c. 2.4m long drops into the second chamber which is set at a lower level than the first. The second chamber measures ’16 feet long [4.9m], 9 feet broad [2.7m], and 6 feet high [1.8m]; the end of the chamber is curved and the roof arched’ and there is a ‘small funnel’, possibly a ventilation shaft. The chambers are of drystone construction. According to Milligan (ibid.), a second surface opening, some distance from the first, gives access to the second pair of chambers (SL007-020003-), which are almost identical in construction and layout to the other pair, but apparently not connected to them. The cashel was inspected in 1991, but dense overgrowth impeded access to the interior, and the souterrains could not be examined. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 April 2017

• SL007-020003 Souterrain
  Description

  In a cashel (SL007-020001-). A souterrain, indicated as ‘Cave’, is shown in the NW quadrant of the cashel on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. A 19th-century account (Milligan 1890-1, 576), however, describes ‘two pairs of crypts or souterrains each pair being detached from its neighbour.’ This suggests that there may be two souterrain here. Describing one pair of chambers (SL007-020002-), Milligan records that a narrow surface opening drops into a ‘passage which is about 12 feet [3.6m] in slant length. The first chamber is about 15 feet long [4.5m], 6 feet broad [1.8m], and 5 feet 9 inches high [1.75m]’. From this chamber, a sloping passage c. 2.4m long drops into the second chamber which is set at a lower level than the first. The second chamber measures ’16 feet long [4.9m], 9 feet broad [2.7m], and 6 feet high [1.8m]; the end of the chamber is curved and the roof arched’ and there is a ‘small funnel’, possibly a ventilation shaft. The chambers are of drystone construction. According to Milligan (ibid.), a second surface opening, some distance from the first, gives access to the second pair of chambers (SL007-020003-), which are almost identical in construction and layout to the other pair, but apparently not connected to them. The cashel was inspected in 1991, but dense overgrowth impeded access to the interior, and the souterrains could not be examined. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 April 2017

• SL007-021001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a ridge in good pasture with excellent views. Circular slightly raised area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by a high stone wall with earthen fill. The interior has a number of mounds and depressions. At SE is a depression (L 4m; Wth 2m) and on the N side is a mound running parallel to the wall (L 5.9m; Wth 1.2m). No indication of a fosse or entrance. In the NW part of the wall is the entrance to a souterrain (SL007-021002-). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 14 May 2013

• SL007-021002 Souterrain
  Description

  At a cashel (SL007-021002-). On the exterior face of the wall at NW an opening has been excavated exposing the lintelled entrance. The souterrain appears to follow the line of the W wall. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 14 May 2013

• SL007-027 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Date of upload: 9 January 2012

• SL007-053 Midden
  Description

  In the land-edge scarp on the N shoreline of Drumcliff Bay. A thin layer (L 1.15m; D 0.05m) of sea shells –cockles, periwinkles, razor shells –is exposed in section at a height of c. 1.3m above the beach cobbles that have accumulated at the scarp base. The shells are visible at the base of a layer (D 0.2m) of brown soil, which underlies a grass/overgrowth-covered overhang (H 1.5-2m) that slumps from field level at the top of the scarp. The midden overlies stony orange-coloured boulder clay, which in turn overlies a gravelly layer which drops to beach level. The full extent and date of the midden are unknown. Two other middens (SL007-054----; and SL007-055----) are located 195m and 245m to E, respectively. Attached images: SL007-053----_01.JPG Midden viewed from S SL007-053----_02.JPG Detail of shells Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 August 2021

• SL007-054 Midden
  Description

  In the land-edge cliff on the N shoreline of Drumcliff Bay. ITM 560533 843513 A thin layer (L 1.3m; D 0.03m) of fragmentary oyster shells is exposed in section close to the top of the cliff face, at a height of 3-4m above beach level. It is located at a part of the cliff face which projects outward slightly from the E−W line of the cliff. The shells are visible at the base of a layer (D 0.2-0.3m) of brown soil, which underlies an overgrowth-covered overhang from field level at the top of the cliff. The midden overlies a layer (D 0.4m) of orange-coloured stony boulder clay, which in turn overlies bedrock. The bedrock drops vertically for c. 2.4m and then drops in a series of natural steps for another 1.5-2m to beach level. A pile of beach cobbles has accumulated in parts against the base of the cliff. The quantity of visible oyster shell is meagre, and the full extent and date of the midden are unknown. Two other middens (SL007-053----; and SL007-055----) are located 195m to W and 40m to E, respectively. Notified to NMS by Tamlyn McHugh. Attached images: SL007-054----_01.JPG Midden viewed from SW SL007-054----_02.JPG Detail of shells Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 August 2021

• SL007-055 Midden
  Description

  In the land-edge cliff on the N shoreline of Drumcliff Bay. A thin layer (L 0.3m E-W; D 0.05m) of fragmentary oyster shells is exposed in section at a height of c. 2 above the beach cobbles that have accumulated at the base of the cliff. The shells are visible towards the base of a layer (D 0.2-0.3m) of brown soil, with a concentration of small angular stones in dark soil at the W end of the layer. The brown soil layer underlies an overgrowth-covered overhang (H 1.5-2m) that slumps from field level at the top of the scarp. The midden overlies orange-coloured stony boulder clay and gravel, beneath which bedrock drops to beach level. The visible remains of the midden are meagre, and its full extent and date are unknown. Two other middens (SL007-053----; and SL007-054----) are located 245m and 40m to W, respectively. Notified to NMS by Tamlyn McHugh. Attached images: SL007-055----_01.JPG Midden viewed from S SL007-055----_02.JPG Detail of shells Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 August 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Cloghboley.

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 Cloghboley with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Cloghboley · Clochbhuaile

Area

754,515 m² (75.45 ha, 186.44 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcliff, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Lissadill West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lissadill West electoral division: 639 people in 246 households; 80% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 17% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigeens, Cloghcor, Doonfore, Kilmacannon

Placenames

Cloghboley 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.