Corkish
Townland in the civil parish of Bailieborough, barony of Clankee, Co. Cavan; in Irish Curchais
- Area
- 276 ha
- 682 acres
- Land parcels
- 270
- registered freehold, median 1,981 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 32
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
270 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Corkish, from 2 m² to 232,852 m² (23.29 ha, 57.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 55 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 88 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Amenity and Open Space (Open space, park)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Proposed Low Density Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 Aug 2026N/a
for the refurbishment and extension of the existing dwelling, including alterations to increase the existing ridge height to match that of the adjoining dwelling and replacement of the existing roof; demolition of the existing single-storey rear extension; construction of a new two-storey extension set back from the existing dwelling; construction of a new car port; alterations and upgrading of the existing vehicular entrance; relocation of the existing roadside hedge and provision of new boundary treatment; together with all associated ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660486
28 Apr 2026N/a
for (an unfinished residential estate previously permitted under permission reg red 051990) the demolition of 3 no. partially constructed structures; the completion of a partially constructed 1 no. two-storey, 3-bed detached house; the construction of 12 no. semidetached houses, including 8 no. single-storey, 3-bed semi-detached houses, and 4 no. single-storey, 2-bed semi-detached houses, all with associated car parking (resulting in a total of 24 no. houses within Mulberry Manor); continuation and completion of the existing internal roads and footpaths; landscaping; boundary treatments; public lighting; temporary on-site wastewater pre-treatment system; and all associated site development and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development
Permission, 12 homes · Cavan County Council, 2660213
19 Nov 2025Conditional
to demolish existing derelict outbuildings and to construct a new single storey extension to existing dwelling house. Planning Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing septic tank to a new mechanical wastewater treatment system, together with all associated ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560685
9 Oct 2025Conditional
for retention of a hip roof to previously approved single storey side extension (planning ref. No. 645040), rear extension, alterations and additions to elevations and all other associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560602
10 Sept 2025Conditional
for the retention of an existing single-storey dwelling along with all associated site works.
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560545
16 Jul 2025Refused
to demolish existing derelict outbuildings and to reconstruct as a new single storey building comprising 2 no. short-term tourist-catering type accommodation units. Planning Permission is also sought to upgrade the existing septic tank to a new mechanical wastewater treatment system, together with all associated ancillary works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560396
10 Jul 2025Conditional
for retention consists of a detached domestic garage, two number timber garden storage sheds and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560373
8 Apr 2025Conditional
to (a) demolish existing single storey rear extension (b) construct a single storey extension to the rear (c) construct a single storey extension to the side (d) planning permission is also sought to retain existing prefabricated structure on site being used as a hair salon (e) together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560158
24 Mar 2025Conditional
for the retention of the change of use of an agricultural storage shed granted planning under Reference Number 2086 to a commercial storage building and all ancillary site development works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 2560120
11 Feb 2025N/a
for 1/ Demolition of existing dwelling house. 2/ construction of new detached storey and a half / 2 storey dwelling house, waste water treatment plant, percolation area, and storm water percolation area, to include parking provision for 2no. vehicles via existing vehicle entrance from public road, and all associated site works 3/ Construction of new detached garage to side
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560040
5 Feb 2025N/a
for 1/ Demolition of existing dwelling house. 2/ construction of new detached storey and a half / 2 storey dwelling house, waste water treatment plant, percolation area, and storm water percolation area, to include parking provision for 2no. vehicles via existing vehicle entrance from public road, and all associated site works 3/ Construction of new detached garage to side
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560032
24 Oct 2024Conditional
for (1) retention of domestic garage (2) retention of extension to both sides of dwelling house and elevation changes (3) Retention of storage shed to rear of dwelling house and all ancillary site works.
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460525
23 Aug 2024Conditional
for retention consists of a detached domestic garage, entrance walls, piers & gates and all ancillary site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460398
29 Apr 2024Conditional
for farm enterprise, comprising refurbishment and change of use of existing farm building to commercial kitchen, processing unit and farm shop, including covered open extension to front & gable, alterations to existing vehicular entrance, provision of carparking, effluent treatment system & percolation, signage and associated site development works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460178
14 Sept 2022Refused
for Construction of an industrial shed with yard, Restoration and change of use of old derelict dwelling to storage building, Car parking area, Wastewater treatment system and percolation area, Entrance onto public roadway, Landscaping and associated site works
Permission · Cavan County Council, 22383
13 Apr 2022Conditional
to retain (a) single storey extension to side of existing dwelling, (b) single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling and (c) alterations to front elevation and all associated works
Retention · Cavan County Council, 22144
22 Nov 2021Conditional
for development consisting of a storey and a half style dwelling, connection to all existing public services, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21715
10 Nov 2021Conditional
to (a) demolish existing domestic garage, (b) construct 2 no. storey and a half style dwellings, together with all associated site works, including connections to public foul drainage system and watermain to the side garden of existing propoerty
Permission, 2 homes · Cavan County Council, 21684
5 Oct 2021Conditional
to retain a single storey detached domestic garage to side and rear of existing dwelling and all associated works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21603
24 Sept 2021Conditional
retain single storey conservatory to the west side of existing dwelling, single storey garage conversion to the east side and relocation of entrance from that granted on Planning Ref No 95/177
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21590
4 Jun 2021Conditional
for a single storey domestic extension, internal alterations, connection to existing onsite services and associated works to existing dwelling house
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21338
12 Mar 2021Conditional
of a detached domestic garage along with all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21135
21 Jan 2021Conditional
of single storey conservatory to the west side of existing dwelling, single storey garage conversion to the east side and relocation of entrance from that granted under Planning Permission Ref 95/177
Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2114
27 Nov 2020Conditional
to construct detached domestic garage and carry out associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20534
31 Jul 2020Conditional
to construct a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 20316
The 25 most recent of 32 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Corkish.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Corkish.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Corkish.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Corkish.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Corkish with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.
The townland
- Name
- Corkish · Curchais
- Area
- 2,759,989 m² (276 ha, 682.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Bailieborough, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clankee
- Electoral division
- Bailieborough, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Bailieborough electoral division: 4,230 people in 1,546 households; 73% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Beckscourt, Bracklin, Corraghy, Drumbannan, Dundragon, Lear, Moyer, Pottle Lower, Pottle Upper, Rakeevan, Tanderagee
- Placenames
- Corkish 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.