Ballinvrokig
Ballinvrokig is a townland in the civil parish of Lislee, barony of Ibane and Barryroe, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Baile an Bhrócaigh.
- Area
- 99.4 ha
- 246 acres
- Land parcels
- 33
- registered freehold, median 4,208 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 28
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinvrokig, from 26 m² to 242,884 m² (24.29 ha, 60.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballinvrokig 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
3 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Permission to construct dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4584
30 Aug 2024Refused
Permission to construct dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5649
30 Jul 2024Incompleted application
Permission to construct dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5454
29 Jun 2023Conditional
Permission for the construction of a dwelling house and detached garage, with waste water treatment unit, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works. Also a new vehicular entrance to serve the adjoining family homeplace
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5343
13 Dec 2022Conditional
Renovate and alter existing dwelling, construct part two storey, part single storey extension to rear of the dwelling, construct roof over garage side of dwelling. New drainage system and landscaping in connection with the works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6748
27 Oct 2022Incompleted application
Renovate and alter existing dwelling, construct part two storey, part single storey extension to rear of the dwelling, construct roof over garage to side of dwelling. New drainage system and landscaping in connection with the works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6428
8 Mar 2018Conditional
New dwelling house with associated garage landscaping drainage and new entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/122
24 Nov 2017Unconditional
Construction of dwelling, treatment system & percolation area, domestic garage and all associated works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/733
27 May 2016Conditional
New dwelling house with associated garage, landscaping, drainage and new entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/324
9 Dec 2015Unconditional
Construction of dwelling house and associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/693
11 Sept 2015Unconditional
New dwelling with associated landscaping and drainage
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/515
20 Jan 2014Conditional
1) Demolish existing single storey extension to existing dwelling house, 2) to construct a one and a half storey extension on the southern elevation of the existing dwelling house, 3) carry out material alterations on the existing elevations of the existing dwelling house, 4) to construct a garage for domestic purpose, 5) to install a proprietary treatment unit and to carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/33
20 Dec 2013Incompleted application
1) Demolish existing single storey extension to existing dwelling house, 2) to construct a one and a half storey extension on the southern elevation of the existing dwelling house, 3) carry out material alterations on the existing elevations of the existing dwelling house, 4) to construct a garage for domestic purpose 5) to install a proprietary treatment unit and to carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/713
15 Feb 2013Conditional
Construction of dwelling, treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/89
22 Dec 2010Conditional
New Dwelling with associated landscaping and drainage
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/877
22 Oct 2010Conditional
Construction of dwelling house and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/718
30 Jul 2009Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse and new site entrance and proprietary aeration unit and sand filter and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/858
7 Jul 2009Incompleted application
Cosntruction of dwellinghouse and new site entrance and proprietary aeration unit with sand filter and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/757
10 Nov 2006Refused
Dwelling, domestic garage and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/2365
26 Jun 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1218
30 Jun 2005Unconditional
Retention of alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse and detached boiler and fuel store
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4620
31 May 2005Incompleted application
Retention of extension and alterations to existing dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3730
30 Jul 2003Refused
Dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/3831
23 Dec 2002Conditional
Two storey extension and conservatory
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/5911
1 Mar 2002Conditional
Construction of two storey extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/890
The 25 most recent of 28 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 Ballinvrokig.
Recorded monuments
- CO136-084 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (28m NE-SW) enclosed by earthen bank (H 3m) stone-faced internally to SW; external fosse (D 0.5m) S->NNE; second bank (H 1.4m) S->NW. Gap in bank to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO136-085 Country house
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.
- CO136-086 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on shoulder of E-W ridge, extensive view to S, W and N. Levelled, but slight undulation encloses roughly circular area (diam. c. 80m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO136-087 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop E-W ridge commanding extensive view, NE of similar site (CO136-086---). Levelled c. 1968; piggery built on site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO136-088 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (31m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m) NNE->NNW, stone faced in parts. Interior once planted with deciduous trees, stumps survive. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Architectural heritage
- Sea Court, country house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan six-bay two-storey with dormer attic Georgian house, built c.1800, having replacement diastyle portico to front (south), historic addition and three-bay two-storey wing to rear (north) with breakfront end-bay and flat-roofed two-storey box-bay window. Gabled box-bay window to side (east). Gabled dormer windows and recent lean-to addition to rear. Hipped and pitched slate roofs with moulded render eaves course, rendered chimneystacks, replacement cast-iron rainwater goods and recent rooflights. Slate hanging to main block, rendered walls elsewhere. Diminishing camber- and square-headed window openings with tooled limestone, having nine-over-six and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Tripartite windows to two-storey canted bay having six-over-nine, four-over-six, six-over-six and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Bipartite four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows to side (east) elevation. Segmental-headed door opening behind replacement portico, having glazed timber side panels and timber panelled door with decorative fanlight, having rendered stepped approach. Camber-headed door opening to side (east) elevation with render portico comprising Doric columns and pilasters surmounted by frieze and cornice. Double-leaf timber panelled door with limestone stepped approach flanked by cut limestone plinths. Projecting gable-fronted porch to side (west) elevation, having square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door. Located within own grounds with outbuildings to site, terraced garden to south, and limestone steps leading to house.
- House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1820, having gablet to front (north). Flat and hipped roofed additions to rear (south) and recent flat-roofed addition to side (east). Pitched slate roof with rendered eaves course, chimneystacks and gable copings having cast-iron and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Whitewashed rubble stone wall to front elevation and rendered walls elsewhere. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation and replacement fixed timber-framed and uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening having replacement glazed timber door. Located within own grounds having whitewashed enclosing wall with solider copings and square-profile gate piers.
- Telephone box, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding telephone box, installed c.1950. Painted pre-cast concrete roof and walls with fixed multiple-pane windows to side (north, south) elevations. Replacement glazed timber door to front.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Ballinvrokig, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballinvrokig.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ballinvrokig with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballinvrokig · Baile an Bhrócaigh
- Area
- 994,052 m² (99.41 ha, 245.64 acres)
- Civil parish
- Lislee, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ibane and Barryroe
- Electoral division
- Butlerstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 458 people lived in 149 households in the Butlerstown electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Butlerstown, Carrigeen, Kilsillagh, Lissycrimeen
- Placenames
- Ballinvrokig 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.