Houses sold for over half a million while some for less than €40,000 in '23

Almost €50m worth of homes changed hands in Donegal in 2023, according to the latest figures on the Property Price Register. 

The total number of homes that were registered as being sold last year was 248. 

An analysis of the figures shows some homes in the county sold for over half a million - some of the most expensive sale of single homes included Teach Cashel, Downings, which sold for €688,000, Seoidin, Dunlewey, sold for  €545,000 and Culdonagh Manor in Malin sold for €525,000.

Some properties were sold for less than €50,000, these were 3 Lennon View Cottages, Tank Road, Ramelton, which sold for €35,000, a residence at the Pans, Cranford, which sold for €40,000, 2 Mill Street Pettigo sold for €40,000, a house in Derryconner, Gortahork changed hands for €50,000, according to data from the site. 

Meanwhile units 13-18 at Ard na Gréine, Letterkenny, Glencar Scotch sold for €1,047, 640.19, according to the property site.

Where a number of apartments are sold for a single price, the information on the Register depends on what was filed with the Revenue Commissioners.  

The Residential Property Price Register is produced by the Property Services Regulatory Authority. It includes date of sale, price and address of all residential properties purchased in Ireland since January 1, 2010, as declared to the Revenue Commissioners for stamp duty purposes. 

The website states that if the property is a new property, the price shown should be exclusive of VAT at 13.5%. They also state that the site can be subject to errors as it is based on information: The Authority acknowledges that there may be errors in the data in the Register. The Register is compiled from data which is filed, for stamp duty purposes, with the Revenue Commissioners. The data is primarily filed electronically by persons doing the conveyancing of the property on behalf of the purchaser and errors may occur when the data is being filed.”