Assolas

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Assolas, from 1,196 m² to 465,562 m² (46.56 ha, 115.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Assolas 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.

• 23 Dec 2021Conditional

  Permission for decommissioning of septic tank and percolation area to “Assolas House (Protected Structure)” RPS 00181 and detached single storey apartment and the installation of proprietary waste-water treatment plant and tertiary treatment system and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7511

• 23 Nov 2021Incompleted application

  Permission for decommissioning of septic tank and percolation area to Assolas House RPS 00181 and detached single storey apartment and the installation of proprietary waste-water plant and tertiary treatment system and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7161

• 26 Nov 2010Conditional

  Alterations to domestic entrance permitted under Planning Reg. No. 10/4051 and construction of new agricultural entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8578

• 5 Nov 2010Incompleted application

  Alterations to domestic entrance permitted under planning reg. 10/4051 and construction of new agricultural entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8394

• 12 Oct 2010Incompleted application

  Alteration to existing domestic and agricultural entrances

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8190

• 15 Jan 2010Conditional

  Construction of a one-and-a-half storey dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment unit & percolation area and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4051

• 16 Aug 2004Conditional

  Renovations, extension and conversion of farm building to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6261

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 Assolas.

Recorded monuments

• CO023-151 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, atop rise to NE of Raheen house. Circular area (39m N-S) enclosed by inner earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.35m) planted with trees; intervening fosse (D 0.8m); low outer bank ENE->SW. Inner bank disturbed to NW where bank material removed from between trees and dumped elsewhere on bank; pathway through interior joined by two breaks in bank to NE (Wth c. 8m) and SW (Wth c. 8m). Outer bank depicted all round on 1937 OS 6-inch map; Bowman (1934, 40) describes outer bank as 'levelled in several places'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-152 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.8m); external fosse (D 0.55m), except for short section to NE. Break (Wth 5m) in bank to NE. Interior heavily overgrown to S and W. According to Bowman (1934, 40), 'called Lios Thaidhg (Timothy's Fort)'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-153001 Country house
  Description

  Two-storey multiperiod house, on W bank of Awbeg River; now functions as guest house and restaurant. Entrance front (NE) of 3 bays topped by gable with chimney; central rectangular door ope with limestone surround; slim sash round-headed window on 1st floor, small central round-headed attic window (see photograph de Breffny and ffolliott 1975, 75). This gable forms part of an earlier core (int.: 7.3m x 5.8m, wall thickness 0.85m) which, according to owner, was built in 1640s. Internal walls lined with 17th- and 18th-century panelling (Bence-Jones 1978, 14). House extended to NW by 2-storey addition, according to owner in 1670s; again extended in 1780s on SE side, providing new entrance front (SE) at right angle to earlier house: 5 bays, random-rubble construction with brick detail, ivy-covered. New entrance front has central 1-bay breakfront with round-headed door ope flanked by large side lights, 1st-floor Wyatt window, oculus in pediment. NE and SW elevations are bow ended and of similar appearance and in balance with bow end at NW end of NE elevation. Bows have hipped roofs with deeply projecting eaves and are of early 19th-century in appearance. Two-storey gabled addition to rear of earlier part of house. Farm buildings to N, 18th- and 19th-century in appearance. Beautiful view to SE from house over impounded river with waterfall (named 'fish pond' on 1842 OS 6-inch map) and Assolas Bridge (14792). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-153002 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  This unclassified castle is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 643) under the entry (no. 14846) for a country house (CO023-153001-). The reference to the unclassified castle is as follows: This gable forms part of an earlier core (int.: 7.3m x 5.8m, wall thickness 0.85m) which, according to owner, was built in 1640s. Internal walls lined with 17th- and 18th-century panelling (Bence-Jones 1978, 14). House extended to NW by 2-storey addition, according to owner in 1670s; again extended in 1780s on SE side, providing new entrance front (SE) at right angle to earlier house. There was no visible evidence of there been a castle incorporated into the house. The house is certainly built around an earlier structure, possibly 17th century but little evidence to back this date up. However the owner suggest a date of 1640.There is also a suggestion that the farmbuildings were used by monks and that there is a monks peep hole. The farmbuildings are 18/19th century in date and there is no monks peep hole that we could see. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-154 Quarry
  Description

  Listed as a ‘quarry’ in the SMR (1988) and the RMP (1998). The evidence is not sufficient to warrant accepting this as the location of an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 12 September 2014

• CO023-155 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on E side of natural rise; in park land of Assolas. Circular area (34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.85m); external fosse (D 0.85m). Bank heavily overgrown and planted with deciduous trees. Fosse partially infilled NE->SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-156 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In boggy land, on W side of stream. Irregular mound of burnt material (L 12m; Wth 8m; H 0.6m); eroded by cattle on top and E side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-296 Bridge
  Description

  Road bridge (Wth 5.45m; long axis NE-SW) over Awbeg River, in view of, and to SE of, Assolas House (14846); ornate fish pond immediately NW of bridge. Two segmental arches (span c. 0.75m) with roughly dressed voussoirs. Vertical stone coping atop parapet wall; plaque in wall reads "This bridge was erected by Henry Wrixon of Assolas Esq. in the year 1781 Executed by Rich - Stack Mason". Pedestrian access to SW bank of river via gate in NW parapet. Down Survey (1655-6) barony map shows a bridge in this vicinity. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-311 Burial ground
  Description

  On S side of road. Copse of trees (L 100m) bordered on N and S sides by fosses (D 1.2m N side; D 0.9m S side); shallow dip in centre. No grave markers noted. According to local information, burial place of soldiers who died at the Battle of Knocknanuss (14694). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO023-336 Kiln - unclassified
  Description

  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.

Architectural heritage

• Assolas House, country house, 1620–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-period two-storey country house, facing south-east and having two principal elevations. House now in use as guest house. North-east elevation comprises tower house, built c. 1640, modified to gable-fronted three-bay two-storey block with attic, c. 1780. Flanked to north-west by multiple-bay addition with bow to north-east end, and to south-east by single-bay two-storey addition in turn flanked by present five-bay entrance front facing south-east and having shallow pedimented single-bay breakfront and slightly recessed bowed end walls, latter matching that to north-west. Hipped slate roof, rounded to north-west, south-east and south-west corners, with carved limestone eaves course throughout except for north-west block which has moulded brick eaves, overhanging eaves wider to bowed ends, and rendered chimneystacks, one over tower house gable-front. Gabled dormer windows to north-west block. Rubble limestone walls to tower house. Coursed dressed limestone walls elsewhere, with tooled limestone quoins, cut limestone sill courses to ground floor of south-east elevation and to bows, and having carved limestone surround and slate cladding to pediment. Square-headed window openings with brick surrounds throughout, with limestone sills. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor of 1780 additions, first floor of south-east elevation having tripartite three-over-six pane window to breakfront and two-pane timber casement windows with render sills to rest of this elevation and its bows, and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to north-west. Dormer windows have casement windows and slate-hung sides. Tower house has timber sliding sash windows, square-headed six-over-six pane to ground floor, round-headed six-over-six pane to first floor and round-headed opening to attic with two-over-two pane window having traceried fanlight, with render sills. One-bay addition has nine-over-nine pane window to ground floor and three-over-six pane window to first floor. Round-headed entrance doorway to south-east elevation with brick surround, limestone plinths, traceried fanlight and timber panelled double-leaf door, limestone threshold and step, flanked by square-headed sidelights with brick surrounds, limestone sills and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows, sills being part of sill course to ground floor of this elevation. Windows to north-west elevation are one-over-one pane timber sliding sash and some replacement windows. Square-headed entrance doorway to north-east elevation, having carved moulded limestone surround, part-glazed timber battened door and limestone threshold. Ornate cast-iron gates to road entrance, piers being papyriform with moulded necks and acorn finials, having decorative double-leaf cast-iron vehicular and single-leaf pedestrian gates. Farmyard complex, built c. 1750, to north of house, with walled garden to east. Outbuildings have pitched slate roofs and coursed rubble limestone walls with square-headed door and window openings. Four-bay two-storey north outbuilding, having brick voussoirs to windows and corrugated-iron fixings to doors, and vehicular entrances, one segmental-arched vehicular entrance with dressed limestone voussoirs and timber battened half-door, second being flat-headed. Ashlar limestone pier to west having carved cap and double-leaf spear-headed cast-iron gates. Four-bay single-storey west outbuilding having replacement timber casement windows with alternate limestone and sandstone voussoirs, and half-glazed timber panelled door. Single-bay single-storey south-west outbuilding. Three-bay single-storey east outbuilding having timber battened doors. Walled garden to east having rubble limestone walls. Square-headed opening with single-leaf, spear-headed cast-iron gate. Square-profile ashlar limestone piers to south having carved rounded caps, with putti statuettes to caps.

• Assolas Bridge, bridge, 1780–1785 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch slightly humpbacked sandstone road bridge, dated 1781, over River Awbeg. Rubble stone walls with V-cutwaters to west elevation. Cut limestone date plaque to west parapet wall. Dressed sandstone voussoirs to segmental arches arches. Pedestrian access through west parapet wall with wrought-iron gate.

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 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 Assolas.

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 Assolas with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Assolas · Áth Solas

Area

1,232,851 m² (123.29 ha, 304.64 acres)

Civil parish

Castlemagner, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Greenane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Greenane electoral division: 1,440 people in 555 households; 75% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Glenlohane, Killavallig, Lackaleigh, Lisduggan North, Lisduggan South, Rathmaher

Placenames

Assolas 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.