Union

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Union, from 38 m² to 210,107 m² (21.01 ha, 51.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Union 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.

• 2 Apr 2025Conditional

  (1) the construction of a new dwelling house (2) new garage (3) a new effluent treatment system and percolation area (4) formation of new site entrance (5) and all associated site works (6) The proposed application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2560123

• 16 Oct 2024Refused

  (1) the construction of a new dwelling house (2) new garage (3) a new effluent treatment system and percolation area (4) formation of new site entrance (5) and all associated site works (6) The proposed application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460362

• 2 Oct 2024N/a

  planning permission for (1) the construction of a new dwelling house (2) new garage (3) a new effluent treatment system and percolation area (4) formation of new site entrance (5) and all associated site works all at Union, Collooney, County Sligo.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460331

• 3 Nov 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of demolition of part of existing dwelling house with construction of new 2 storey and single storey extension including alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works including proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanied the Further Information Response.

  Permission, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 21436

• 4 Oct 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of (1) Change of use from existing warehouse / storage unit to a bakery / storage area. (2) Erect an advertisement sign to the south west elevation to Unit 1. (3)Associated site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 21398

• 29 Jul 2020N/a

  development consisting of the filing of land with inert soil/subsoil and construction and demolition waste (Application area = 2.22 Ha, Volume of material = 24,950 tonnes) together with all associated ancillary site works and landscaping. This proposed development relates to the depositing of 24,950 tonnes of fill over a 5-year period. A Natura Impact Statement(NIS) shall be submitted to the Planning Authority as part of this application

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 20249

• 12 Dec 2019Conditional

  development consisting of 1. Change of use from existing warehouse / storage unit to a boxing club and gym (TFA = 269m2). 2. Erect a sign to the south west elevation of Unit 2. 3. Associated site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19501

• 10 Apr 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a dwelling house along with the provision of a proprietary effluent treatment system, soil polishing filter, the provision of a pedestrian and vehicular access off the public road and all other associated site and ground works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17137

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: Union Wood SAC 000638
• Special Area of Conservation: Unshin River SAC 001898
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Union Wood 000638
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballygawley Lough 001909
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Unshin River 001898

Recorded monuments

• SL020-205 Earthwork
  Description

  In a forest, on a S-facing slope c. 20m NW of the Ballysadare River. An irregularly shaped platform (25m x 10m; H 1m), planted with trees and densely covered with undergrowth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-206 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In a forest, on a prominence just above a forestry road. A subcircular area (17m E-W), planted with trees, enclosed by large stones laid edge to edge (Wth 0.8m; H c. 0.2m), possibly the remains of the external facing of a cashel wall. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-208 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In marshy ground, c. 50m N of the Arrow or Unshin River. The rath is densely covered with overgrowth making the interior inaccessible. An enclosing bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.75m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.1m) is visible along the S arc. The nature of the enclosing element elsewhere, if any, is unknown. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 20m) and on the 1913 OS 6-inch map as an arc (C c. 22m) of bank N-S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-274 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  Description

  Sited alongside a trackway in extensive woodland in a gap in the Ox Mountains 0.7km NW of Ballygawley Lough. There are a number of mature deciduous trees on the site and the stumps of others. To N and W the ground drops quite sharply to a stream that flows NW-SE. Trees inhibit the outlook from the site but Maeve's cairn on Knocknarea is visible to the NNW. A ring of boulders (19.5m N-S, 17.5m E-W) encompasses a slight platform. There are a number of gaps in the ring of boulders but the indications are that they were contiguously placed. Among the numerous gaps are two that may be original features, one at the SE (Wth 1.3m) and another at the NW (Wth 1.1m). A number of prostrate boulders outside the perimeter may be displaced. Some of the boulders encircling the platform are quite sizeable (the largest is 0.95m x 0.85m x 1.15m high) but others are noticeably smaller. The tops of at least three stones are visible about 3m inside the perimeter at the W. The status of these is quite unclear but their presence suggests that there may have been an inner ring of stones. Somewhat to the W of the centre of the enclosed area four stones lie prostrate. The larger two are about 1.6m and 1.4m in maximum dimensions. These may represent some form of internal feature. The nature of the site is somewhat uncertain but it may be a Carrowmore-type passage tomb. It is indicated as a small oval field on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. Some 100m to the W there is another possible passage tomb (SL020-275----). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL020-275 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  Description

  In recently replanted woodland, in a gap in the Ox Mountains 0.8km NW of Ballygawley Lough. To N and E the ground drops quite sharply to a stream that flows NW-SE. Detailed examination is not possible as the site is much disturbed by tree planting and quite overgrown by briars and bushes that flourish while the trees are still small. A gapped line (L c. 17m) large boulders forms an incomplete ring SE-NW. The nature of the site is somewhat uncertain but it may be a Carrowmore-type passage tomb. Some 100m to the E there is a another possible passage tomb (SL020-274----). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Architectural heritage

• Beehive Lodge, gate lodge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-bay single-storey with half-dormer attic rendered estate gate lodge, built c. 1845. Gabled porch to south side of west elevation, oblong bay window with hipped roof centrally located on north gable, large two-storey extension with single-storey hipped-roof porch c. 1980 to rear (east). Pitched slate roofs, wood-cored lead ridge cappings with finials at gables, profiled metal gutters on profiled corbels forming overhanging eaves, projecting painted timber barges on profiled purlin ends. Painted smooth-rendered walling, straight V-jointed quoins, painted chamfered plinth, over-sized coved eaves to gable bay, carved stone coat of arms above door opening to porch. Square-headed window openings, hood mouldings, painted masonry sills, painted masonry surround to bay window, hardwood casement windows, slit windows set in deep chamfered reveals to porch sides. Shallow pointed-arch door opening to porch (now built-up to form window). Located at former south entrance to Union Wood. Set behind low concrete block garden wall, woodland setting beside forest laneway.

• Beehive Lodge, gates/railings/walls, 1820–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of stone gate piers, erected c. 1835. Each pier carved from sandstone to represent cylindrical fasces with wrought-iron axe head set in top (axe missing from east pier) set on square plinth with recessed panels on each face with north and south panels containing carved skeps (beehives) in relief. Gates missing from piers. Located at original south entrance to Union Wood beside gate lodge.

• Deerpark Lodge, gate lodge, 1820–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-bay single- and two-storey stone estate house, built c.1835. Two-storey north-south main block with single-storey canted bay to south gable, single-storey south-east and south-west wings stepped back slightly from south gable of main block, north-west wing c.1970 linked to south-west wing by flat roof c.1970, flat-roofed porch in angle between east elevation of main block and south-east wing c. 1970, flat-roofed porch to north gable of main block c. 1970. Artificial slate pitched roof, artificial ridge tiles, wood-cored lead ridge cappings to bay, painted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneys, extruded aluminium gutters, painted timber projecting eaves, painted timber fretwork bargeboards. Square-headed window openings, brick surrounds, dressed limestone sills, diamond lattice paned cast-iron casement windows, painted diamond lattice timber sash windows to bay, hardwood casement windows to rear. Hardwood door screens to rear c. 1970. Single-storey kennel outbuilding to north-west with three identical doors each with small windows to either side, pitched slate roof, rubble stone walling, yellow brick dressings. Secluded woodland setting, bitmac driveway, lawns, timber boundary fence.

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 Union, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1103 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Union · An Inneoin

Area

4,604,283 m² (460.43 ha, 1,137.74 acres)

Civil parish

Ballysadare, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Collooney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,188 people lived in 1,209 households in the Collooney electoral division. 58% of households owned their home. 65% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydawley, Ballysadare, Belladrihid, Carricknagat, Cloonmacduff, Drumaskibbole, Glennagoolagh, Knoxspark, Rinn

Placenames

Union 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.