Dooneen

16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dooneen, from 93 m² to 11,874 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3HA (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028, Waterford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 2 Jul 2026N/a

  the restoration of a disused rock and gravel quarry comprising some 3.52 hectares to agricultural use using imported inert soil and stone classified as Article 27 by-products of the construction industry. It is proposed to import some 270,000m3 of that material over a period not to exceed 5 years. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a screening report for Appropriate Assessment (AA)

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660489

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  for the Restoration of a disused rock and gravel quarry comprising some 3.52 hectares to agricultural use using imported inert soil and stone classified as Article 27 by-products of the construction industry. It is proposed to import some 270,000m3 of that material over a period not to exceed 5 years.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660487

• 25 Jun 2026N/a

  for the Restoration of a disused rock and gravel quarry comprising some 3.52 hectares to agricultural use using imported inert soil and stone classified as Article 27 by-products of the construction industry. It is proposed to import some 270,000m3 of that material over a period not to exceed 5 years.

  Permission · Waterford City and County Council, 2660468

• 8 Apr 2022Conditional

  the following: change of use from existing 2-storey stable building to 2 no. 2-storey, 2 bedroom residential apartment units; change of use from existing single-storey outbuilding to 1 no. single-storey, 1 bedroom residential unit; change of use from existing 2-storey outbuilding to hobby room, bin and bike store; demolition of existing single storey outbuilding to build 1 no. single-storey, 1 bedroom residential apartment unit; internal and external alterations and modifications to the existing 2-storey stable building, single and 2-storey outbuildings. PERMISSION is also sought for the refurbishment and re-surfacing of existing driveway and two number of courtyards; car parking spaces; proposed new waste water treatment system and percolation area; proposed bored well; landscaping; footpaths; terraces and all associated site works, which is in the curtilage of the protected structure (Record of Protected Structures No. 129)

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 22288

• 15 Feb 2022Conditional

  PERMISSION for the following; demolition of existing rear single storey extension and the construction of a rear single storey extension to ground floor level to the existing gate lodge, internal and external alterations and modifications to ground floor level and roof of the existing gate lodge, relocation and widening of existing entrance vehicular piers, replacement of existing entrance vehicular gates to match existing, relocation of existing entrance wingwalls, pedestrian piers and gates, proposed new driveway, new waste water treatment system and percolation area, proposed bored well, boundary treatments, landscaping, and all associated site works which is in the curtilage of the protected structure (Record of Protected Structures No. 129)

  Permission, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 22105

• 15 Jan 2018Conditional

  conversion of existing domestic garage to habitable accommodation with connecting hallway and toilet to main dwelling, kitchen/dining extension to rear and the provision of replacement domestic garage with all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Waterford City and County Council, 1820

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 Dooneen.

Recorded monuments

• WA017-116 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a grass-covered knoll (diam. c. 30m; H 1m at W to c. 4-5m N-S) at the bottom of an E-facing slope. It is is not recorded on any map but is known locally as 'Dooneen' and described as having a low bank at its lowest point S-W. No bank feature is visible now. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 July 2010

Architectural heritage

• Whitfield House, house, 1840–1845 · National interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two--storey Italianate house, built 1841 - 1843, on a complex plan retaining original aspect comprising single-bay two-storey entrance bay with single-storey prostyle tetrastyle flat-roofed Ionic portico to ground floor, two-bay two-storey recessed flanking end bay to south-west, five-bay two-storey side/Garden (north-east) elevation with three-bay single-storey recessed central bay having single-bay single-storey shallow bow to ground floor with prostyle tetrastyle Ionic frontispiece, and six-bay two-storey rear (south-east) elevation. Renovated, c.1865, with single-bay single-storey blocks added to top floor to end bays of Entrance (north-west) Front forming single-bay three-stage engaged corner 'towers' on square plans. Hipped slate roofs (behind parapet to entrance bay; pyramidal to 'towers') with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging cut-stone eaves having consoles to 'towers'. Flat roofs to portico and to frontispiece not visible behind cornice parapet. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with cut-granite dressings including plinth, stringcourse to ground floor, quoins to corners, moulded stringcourse to first floor, frieze, and moulded cornice. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills forming sill courses (on consoles to ground floor), moulded cut-stone surrounds with some to ground floor having triangular and segmental pediments on consoles, and some to first floor having entablatures on pediments. 6/6 timber sash windows with 4/4 timber sash windows to ground floor rear (south-east) elevation. Grouped (three) round-headed window openings to top floor to 'towers' with cut-stone sills, moulded archivolts, and 6/6 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening to entrance bay under cut-granite prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico having entablature, frieze, moulded cornice, blocking course, moulded surround to door opening with entablature over on consoles, and timber panelled double doors. Square-headed door openings to bow to side/Garden (north-east) elevation behind cut-granite Ionic frontispiece having frieze and dentilated moulded cornice over, moulded surrounds, and glazed timber double doors with overlights. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds with gravel forecourt, and landscaped grounds to site including terrace to north-east with flight of cut-stone steps.(ii) Attached three-bay two-storey lower service range, built 1841, to south-west retaining original aspect with single-bay two-storey advanced end bay to right (south-west). Pitched and hipped slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to ends, and to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, 3/6 and 6/6 timber sash windows.

• Whitfield House, gate lodge, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1845, retaining original fenestration with single-bay single-storey advanced bay to left (south), round-headed open internal porch to right (north), and two-bay single-storey side elevations. Reroofed, c.1945. Extended, c.1970, comprising single-bay single-storey lean-to return to west. Hipped roofs with replacement artificial slate, c.1945, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves. Shallow lean-to corrugated-iron roof to return with cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered band to eaves. Round-headed window openings (paired to front (east) elevation) with cut-stone sills, and moulded rendered archivolts. 1/1 timber sash windows. Round-headed opening to open internal porch with four cut-stone steps, moulded archivolt, and decorative clay tile to threshold. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door, and overlight having margins. Square-headed window openings to return with concrete sills, and timber casement windows. Set back from road in grounds shared with Whitfield House.

• Whitfield House, outbuilding, 1730–1750 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey rubble stone stable building, c.1740, with single-bay two-storey advanced higher entrance tower to centre having segmental-headed carriageway, and four-bay single-storey return to south-east. Hipped slate roof (pyramidal to entrance tower; pitched to return) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar, red brick quoins to corners, and red brick band to first floor to entrance tower. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds, timber boarded fittings, and some 6/6 timber sash windows to courtyard (south-east) elevation. Square-headed door openings to courtyard (south-east) elevation (some round-headed) with red brick block-and-start surrounds, timber boarded half-doors, overlights, and spoked fanlights to round-headed openings. Segmental-headed carriageway to entrance tower with red brick dressings, and timber boarded double doors. Set back from road in grounds shared with Whitfield House.

• Whitfield House, gates/railings/walls, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, c.1845, comprising pair of granite ashlar squat piers with cornices having panelled stages and coping over, decorative cast-iron double gates, decorative cast-iron flanking pedestrian gates, granite ashlar outer piers having moulded capping, and sections of coursed squared granite flanking boundary walls to perimeter of site with cut-stone coping. Sited at entrance to grounds of Whitfield House.

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 high, 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 Dooneen.

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 Dooneen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Waterford.

Name

Dooneen · An Dúinín

Area

611,463 m² (61.15 ha, 151.1 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmeadan, and its townlands

Barony

Middlethird

Electoral division

Reisk, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Reisk electoral division: 1,304 people in 452 households; 88% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Adamstown, Killoteran, Knockanagh, Mountcongreve, Powersknock, Whitfield North

Placenames

Dooneen 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.