# Aghern West, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Aghern, barony of Kinatalloon, Co. Cork; in Irish Áth Cairn Thiar.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,176,441 m² (117.64 ha, 290.7 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,973 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 20 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Aghern, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/aghern.md
- Barony: Kinatalloon
- Electoral division: Aghern, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 239 people lived in 84 households in the Aghern electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/9950
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 40043
- Centre: latitude 52.09336, longitude -8.161193 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghern West, from 398 m² to 354,787 m² (35.48 ha, 87.67 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2218688: 354,787 m² (35.48 ha, 87.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218688.md
- Parcel 2271489: 205,051 m² (20.51 ha, 50.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2271489.md
- Parcel 2271494: 132,017 m² (13.2 ha, 32.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2271494.md
- Parcel 2271492: 112,813 m² (11.28 ha, 27.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2271492.md
- Parcel 2218683: 99,297 m² (9.93 ha, 24.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218683.md
- Parcel 2218684: 97,994 m² (9.8 ha, 24.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218684.md
- Parcel 5661857: 91,376 m² (9.14 ha, 22.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5661857.md
- Parcel 2218687: 26,252 m² (2.63 ha, 6.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218687.md
- Parcel 2218689: 16,592 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218689.md
- Parcel 2271493: 11,083 m² (1.11 ha, 2.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2271493.md
- Parcel 2494917: 6,863 m² (0.69 ha, 1.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2494917.md
- Parcel 3780667: 4,031 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3780667.md
- Parcel 2494960: 3,263 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2494960.md
- Parcel 2271490: 2,891 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2271490.md
- Parcel 2271491: 2,831 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2271491.md
- Parcel 2218685: 2,763 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218685.md
- Parcel 2218686: 2,233 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2218686.md
- Parcel 5787056: 2,181 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5787056.md
- Parcel 2427512: 635 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2427512.md
- Parcel 3365351: 398 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3365351.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Aghern West in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

20 applications, newest first.

- 18 May 2026, Cork County Council 26/1310: Grant with conditions. Permission for retention. Permission for retention for:- a) Attic conversion to an existing dwelling which includes 2 No. windows on gables, 9 No. velux windows to rear, b) 2 storey domestic garage and ancillary works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/1310
- 17 Oct 2024, Cork County Council 24/5962: Conditional. Permission. Permission for renovation and extension of our dwelling house, including demolition of existing porch and shed and associated works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/5962
- 17 Sept 2024, Cork County Council 24/5751: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for renovation and extension of our dwelling house, including demolition of existing porch and shed and associated works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/5751
- 2 Sept 2021, Cork County Council 21/6424: Conditional. Permission. To erect a storey and a half type dwelling house with secondary wastewater treatment unit with puraflo tertiary filter gravel bed, site entrance and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/6424
- 2 Sept 2021, Cork County Council 21/6417: Conditional. Permission. Install a new secondary wastewater treatment unit with puraflo tertiary filter gravel bed and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/6417
- 18 Feb 2021, Cork County Council 21/4388: Conditional. Permission. Retention and completion of as constructed recessed and splayed agricultural entrance and permission to remove portion of existing road boundary ditch to accommodate access to newly constructed recessed and splayed agricultural entrance to access lands.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4388
- 20 Jan 2021, Cork County Council 21/4090: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for retention and completion of as constructed recessed and splayed agricultural entrance and permission to remove portion of existing road boundary ditch to accommodate access to newly constructed recessed and splayed agricultural entrance to access lands.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/4090
- 9 Oct 2020, Cork County Council 20/6210: Conditional. Permission. The construction of a new side and rear extension (part single storey and part two storey), alterations to the existing dwelling house, construction of new vehicular entrance, new driveway and associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/6210
- 6 Aug 2020, Cork County Council 20/5679: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of a new side and rear extension (part single storey and part two storey), alterations to the existing dwellinghouse, construction of new vehicular entrance and associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/5679
- 19 Dec 2019, Cork County Council 19/7018: Unconditional. Extension of duration. The renovation of an existing waterwheel and wheelhouse, provision of a rock ramp fishpass, remedial works to an existing weir and associated infrastructure. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No 14/04882.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/7018
- 30 Apr 2014, Cork County Council 14/4882: Conditional. Permission. The renovation of an existing waterwheel and wheelhouse, provision of a rock ramp fishpass, remedial works to an existing weir and associated infrastructure.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/4882
- 26 Jul 2013, Cork County Council 13/5458: Incompleted application. Permission. Renovation of an existing waterwheel, provision of a rock ramp fishpass, remedial works to an existing weir and associated infrastructure. This development consists of works to a structure within the curtilage of a protected structure.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=13/5458
- 3 Jun 2008, Cork County Council 08/7063: Conditional. Permission. Retention of conversion of attic of dwellinghouse to living accommodation. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/7063
- 27 Nov 2007, Cork County Council 07/12677: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling, garage and installation of wastewater treatment system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/12677
- 31 Oct 2007, Cork County Council 07/12038: Incompleted application. Permission. Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of waste water treatment system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/12038
- 1 Dec 2005, Cork County Council 05/8872: Refused. Permission. Dwelling and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/8872
- 27 Sept 2004, Cork County Council 04/7282: Refused. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/7282
- 5 Jul 2004, Cork County Council 04/5111: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/5111
- 7 Aug 2003, Cork County Council 03/3941: Conditional. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/3941
- 9 Jul 2003, Cork County Council 03/3398: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/3398

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC, site code 002170, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002170

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO045-023001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-023001-. Close to N bank of river Bride, 200M W of Aghern bridge; remains consist of two towers connected by later wall; attached on N side to Aghern house and coachyard, both of 19th century date. Tower to E is L-shaped: rectangular block (8.5m E-W; 6.8m N-S) with projection on W side of S wall (5.5m E-W;1.15m N-S). According to Waters (1916, 166) lived in until early 19th century, but about 1850 'a considerable portion was taken down, being considered unsafe' (ibid). It now stands to 1st/2nd floor level; top of walls overgrown but appear to be topped by shallow cornice; atop W wall short section of walling with pointed-arch ope, possibly once farmyard bellcote. Recent lean-to building abuts full width of N wall, connecting tower to house. Door, with bluntly-pointed arch, set in shallow (D 0.25m) rectangular frame, in S wall of projection; approached by two steps. Inside, short passage leads to spiral stairs, lit by slit windows in S and W walls; no through access to ground floor chamber which appears to have been entered by doorway at E end of N wall, now blocked. At 1st floor level short passage from stairs leads to lintelled door into main chamber (c. 3.8m N-S; 5.45m E-W). The wooden floor is gone; overhead covered by wicker-centered pointed vault (axis N-S). Lit by single window in E, S andW walls: splayed and lintelled embrasures with narrow rectangular lights. In external S wall, immediately on E side of ground floor door, gap in wall facing (Wth c. 1.5m, rising from ground to 1st floor level) where tower appears to have keyed into wall running S (see below). Second tower 15.5m to W; rectangular structure (11.3m E-W; 8.75m N-S) on slightly different alignment to E tower; and like it considerably reduced in size, now standing to 1st/2nd floor level. Exterior elevations almost completely masked by ivy and overgrowth; interior shows much alteration and is now derelict. Divided internally at ground floor level into two roughly equal-sized chambers by inserted N-S wall; each chamber roofed by pointed wicker-centred vault. Room to W has forge hearth and chimney stack in SE corner, behind is blocked door ope; probably remains of 'farm boiler-house' mentioned by Waters (1916, 166). Much of W wall broken with later wall built across gap. Chamber to E itself divided by inserted E-W wall; blocked ope in S wall; large segmental-arched ope in N wall, inserted feature, now itself blocked by later wall. Access to floor over vault not gained. Wall linking towers (L 15.5m) runs roughly from centre of W wall of E tower to centre of E wall of W tower; butt jointed to both towers. According to Waters (ibid) 'a modern curtain ... built where previously a wall some 16ft thick, in the substance of which were several chimney flues well sooted up'; no visible trace of this earlier wall but both towers have gaps in facing walls indicating its line. Present linking wall has door (4.75m from W tower) with pointed arch of late medieval appearance, presumably re-set. E tower of late medieval appearance. W tower, with inserted late medieval wicker-centred vaults, probably earlier; similar arrangement of inserted vaults and cross wall occur in Glanworth castle's 13th century keep (Waterman 1968, 72-3; see plan Manning 1987, 280). According to Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 18) built by Fitzgeralds to 'command the pass of the river,on which was an ancient ford' (he gives a date of 1389 for its construction); he describes it as 'of great strength, and was powerfully garrisoned by the Earl of Desmond against the forces of Elizabeth' (ibid); during the Munster Plantation it passed to Richard Boyle (Waters 1927, 56). Aghern house lies immediately N of E tower, at SE corner of square coachyard; described by Bence-Jones (1978, 3) as '2 storey late Georgian house'; front elevation faces E: 3-bay, 2-storey with hipped roof, door in central bow; occupied as residence for stud farm. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO045-023002: Country house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-023002-. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO045-139: Mill - corn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO045-139----. Roofless, partially collapsed mill on N bank of Bride River to W of Aghern Castle and House (CO045-02301). Indicated on 1904 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps as L-shaped structure with mill race. T-shaped in plan (long axis N-S), built on slope making it 2-storey at N end with basement-like floor at S end. Wheel-pit (wet) (Wth 2.9m) along S wall. Two sandstone millstones within suggest it functioned as Corn Mill. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Aghern House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 20904502, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20904502. Entrance gateway to Aghern House, erected c. 1850, having detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge to south now in use as house. Gateway comprises chamfered square-profile ashlar limestone piers with raised rusticated panels to front, and having plinths, moulded imposts and moulded caps with ball finials. Cut limestone wheel guards to each pier. Double-leaf cast-iron gates, with pedestrian gates to each side, one secured to gate lodge and other set into recent arched entrance to east. Gate lodge has hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack and timber eaves boards. Roughly dressed polychrome limestone and sandstone walls with dressed limestone quoins. Square-headed door and window openings, with alternating sandstone and limestone voussoirs, having replacement timber casement windows to front, tripartite to west having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window, all with render sills. Replacement timber battened doors to front and rear.
- Aghern House, country house, 1730–1750, Regional interest, registry number 20904503, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20904503. Detached three-bay two-storey former country house with basement, built c. 1740, with full-height bow to middle bay of front elevation, five-bay two-storey south-west elevation with full-height canted middle bay. Three-storey rear elevation, with single-bay two-storey addition to west. Now in use as house. Skirt slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Hipped slate roof to addition. Rubble sandstone walls with roughly dressed sandstone quoins. Slate hanging between storeys of canted bay. Square-headed window openings, having brick voussoirs to front elevation, end bays of south-west elevation and to addition. Roughly dressed sandstone voussoirs elsewhere. Some blocked windows to second floor of rear elevation. Three-pane timber casement windows to second floor of rear elevation. Timber sliding sash windows elsewhere, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-six pane to ground floor, with render sills. Canted bay has timber mullioned and transomed openings, having one-over-two pane triple lights flanked by double lights, with moulded timber cornice to first floor, flanked by similar single-light windows. Eight-over-eight pane window to ground floor of rear elevation and two-over-two pane and nine-over-six pane to addition. Square-headed entrance doorway comprising brick voussoirs, moulded timber cornice, fluted Doric-style timber engaged columns with cut limestone plinths, and having eight-pane overlight, timber panelled door and approached by cut limestone steps. Courtyard to rear, entrance comprising rubble sandstone walls with open-work round-headed bellcote with bell, over elliptical-headed carriage arch with dressed sandstone voussoirs and limestone keystone. Multiple-bay two-storey north range with single-pitched corrugated-iron roof, rubble sandstone walls with flight of sandstone steps to east gable, square-headed window openings with stone sills, square-headed replacement timber doors, and segmental-arched vehicular entrances with dressed sandstone voussoirs. Multiple-bay two-storey south range having pitched artificial slate roof with rubble sandstone walls, and square-headed replacement timber windows and doors. Elliptical-arched vehicular entrance with dressed sandstone voussoirs. Multiple-bay two-storey west range having pitched artificial slate roof with rubble sandstone walls, square-headed replacement timber windows and doors, and elliptical-arched vehicular entrance with dressed sandstone voussoirs. Medieval tower house to south-west, attached to buildings by boundary wall.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Aghern West, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Aghern West.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/aghern-west.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/aghern-west.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/aghern-west.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Aghern West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Aghern East: https://everytownland.com/cork/aghern-east.md
- Ballytrasna: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballytrasna-40835.md
- Garryantaggart: https://everytownland.com/cork/garryantaggart-42727.md
- Grange: https://everytownland.com/cork/grange-43086.md
- Knocknagapple: https://everytownland.com/cork/knocknagapple.md
- Towermore Lower: https://everytownland.com/cork/towermore-lower.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/aghern-west
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