Ballybrowney Lower

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybrowney Lower, from 294 m² to 115,775 m² (11.58 ha, 28.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballybrowney Lower 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.

• 10 Apr 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for new entrance, car park, walkway including lighting, storage shed and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4648

• 24 Aug 2023Conditional

  Permission for installation of LED floodlighting to playing field.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5718

• 8 Feb 2007Conditional

  Construction of cattle shed with underground slatted tank, silage slab and apron, cattle handling facilities, horse stables and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4856

• 4 Apr 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse, garage, stabling and asociated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2083

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO044-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage on gentle SE-facing slope, overlooking Bride river. Circular area (38m N-S; 38.5m E-W) defined by three earthen banks with intervening fosses. Inner bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) and middle bank (H 1.6m) pierced by gaps to N (Wth 6m inner bank; 4m middle bank) and ESE (Wth 5m inner bank; 8m middle bank), with causeways; gap in inner bank (Wth 5m) toW. Outer bank survives S->NW; replaced by field fence to E. To NNE, two radial banks run across gap between inner and middle bank, forming with the ringfort banks a rectangular structure (7.5m x 6.5m) pierced by gap (Wth 2.5m) cut through middle bank; possibly remains of R.C. chapel marked as 'site of' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO044-030001 House - vernacular house
  Description

  Front (E) of 4 bays; off-central doorway to right. Gable-ended roof, formerly thatched, replaced with corrugated iron; off-central chimney to left. Occupied. One storey vernacular house (CO044-03002-) to NE. 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

• CO044-030002 House - vernacular house
  Description

  Roadside. Front (W) of 4 bays; off-central doorway to left. Hipped-roof of thatch; off-centre chimney to right; attic windows in N wall. Occupied. One-storey vernacular house (CO044-03001-) to SW. 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

• CO044-073001 Enclosure
  Description

  A roughly circular enclosure (enclosure 1) was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The enclosure (21.5m E-W; 19m N-S) was defined by a narrow trench (Wth 0.35m; D 0.3m) lined with flat stones which were set on edge. While several post-holes were identified in the fill of the trench, the linearity of the surviving sections of the stone lining suggests that most of the trench held upright planks. Two entrances (Wth 1m), one at the NE and the other at the SE, were defined by two substantial post-holes (diam. 0.5m; D 0.5m). Sherds of pottery, dating to the middle Bronze Age, were recovered from the fill of the trench. Numerous post-holes were excavated within the interior. A Bronze Age house (CO044-073002-) was uncovered at the centre of the interior. A line of evenly spaced post-holes, concentric with, and outside the line of the trench, extended from SW to N. Two Bronze Age enclosures (CO044-073003-, CO044-073006-) were located c. 20m to the NW and NE respectively. (Cotter 2006a 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073002 House - Bronze Age
  Description

  A single house structure, located within the centre of a Bronze Age enclosure (CO044-073001-), was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. This house structure (6m E-W; 4m N-S) was oval in plan and was represented by a slot-trench and several post-holes. The full extent of the enclosing slot-trench was not identified along the W portion of the house as this area had been disturbed by post-medieval field boundary ditches and extensive rabbit burrowing. According to the excavator, two substantial post-holes at the centre of the structure indicated substantial posts supporting the roof (Cotter 2006a, 34). The S-facing entrance was formed by two substantial post-holes, one of whose packing-stones was a fragment of a saddle quern. Approximately 33 sherds of Bronze Age pottery, belonging mainly to two vessels, were recovered from in and around this house. The excavator also noted that this house employed a different mode of construction to the other houses and structures (CO044-073004-, CO044-073005-, CO044-073009-, CO044-073010-, CO044-073011-, CO044-073012-) excavated in the area and may have functioned as a communal building, used perhaps for religious/ritual purposes (Cotter 2006c, 29). One of the central post-holes within the house was radiocarbon dated to 1750-1520 cal. BC (ibid., 24). A possible corn-drying kiln (CO044-096----) was situated to the SE of the house. (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073003 Enclosure
  Description

  The E portion of a roughly circular enclosure (enclosure 2) was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The W portion of the enclosure lay outside the roadtake and was not excavated. An arc (C 37.6m) formed by a fosse (Wth 1.1m; max. D 1m) NNE-SSW was uncovered. The fosse terminated 1.5m from the baulk at the NNE end and this undug causeway was interpreted as the possible entrance. Sherds of pottery, dating to the Bronze Age, were recovered from the fill of the fosse along the E arc. A shallow inner fosse (Wth 1.1-2.86m; D 0.2m) NNE-W, which was concentric with the outer fosse, was uncovered in the interior. Two possible Bronze Age structures (CO044-073004-, CO044-073005-) were situated within the interior of the enclosure. The first of these structures overlay the NNE end of the shallow fosse and the second was situated further S. Two other Bronze Age enclosures (CO044-073001-, CO044-073006-) were located c. 20m to the SE and c. 50m to the E, respectively. (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073004 Structure
  Description

  On the gentle E-facing slope of a low hill. This is one of two possible structures (see CO044-073005-) that were partially excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The possible structure, which was identified by a series of post-holes and an area of fine cobbling, was discovered within the interior of a Bronze Age enclosure (CO044-073003-). As it lay largely outside the excavated area, it was not possible to determine its full extent or its function. (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073005 Structure
  Description

  On the gentle E-facing slope of a low hill. This is one of two possible structures (see CO044-073004-) that were partially excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The possible structure, which was identified by an area of fine cobbling, post-holes and a hearth, was discovered within the interior of a Bronze Age enclosure (CO044-073003-). As it lay largely outside the excavated area, it was not possible to determine its full extent or its function. (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073006 Enclosure
  Description

  The W half of a roughly circular enclosure (enclosure 3) was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The enclosure (diam. c. 22m) was defined by a slot-trench (Wth 0.50m; D 0.55m) with evidence of stone lining along the edges. One sherd of Bronze Age pottery and one piece of metal slag were recovered from the fill of the trench. A number of small post- and stake-holes were excavated in the interior. Two other Bronze Age enclosures (CO044-073001-, CO044-073003-) are c. 20m to the SW and c. 50m to the W, respectively. (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073007 Enclosure
  Description

  The SE corner of a rectangular enclosure (enclosure 4) was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass (Cotter 2006c). The fosse (Wth 1.7m; D 0.6m) extended from W to E for 7m turning sharply N for 15m before disappearing into the area outside the road intake. Although an Iron Age and an Early Medieval radiocarbon dates were obtained from fills of the fosse, the excavator concluded that an early medieval date was most likely due to the predominance of oats from a sample in the fosse. A cremation pit burial (CO044-073008-) was uncovered in the interior close to the SE corner. Further testing in 2005, in the area W of the road intake (Drumm and Tierney 2006, 1), confirmed that the enclosure extended to the W and N. A gradiometry survey and test-trenching produced evidence of a rectangular area (22m N-S; c. 18m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 1.6m; D 0.4-0.5m) and a fill from the fosse produced an early medieval date (cal. AD 780-979) (ibid. 2). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073008 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Excavation in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass revealed a simple, earth-cut, subcircular pit (diam. 0.36m; D 0.25m) containing cremated red deer antler. The pit was situated within an early medieval rectangular enclosure (CO044-073007-). A charcoal sample taken from among the antler remains was radiocarbon dated to 1120-750 cal. BC (Cotter 2006c, 24). (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073009 House - Bronze Age
  Description

  This is one of a group of three houses (see CO044-073010-, CO044-073-011-) which was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. This circular house (7.3m N-S; 6.75m E-W) was defined by a shallow slot-trench (Wth c. 0.15m; D 0.15m). Inside and concentric with the slot-trench was a ring of six post-holes (av. diam. 0.25m; D 0.3m). According to the excavator, the slot-trench probably held a sill beam which supported a light outer wall of stakes and wattle, while the main structural support was provided by an internal ring of posts Cotter (2006c, 15). The E-facing entrance (Wth 0.7m) comprised two substantial post-holes (diam. 0.7m; D 0.31m) which formed the terminals of the slot-trench. A fragment of a saddle quern was used as a packing-stone for one of the post-holes. The other entrance post-hole of this house produced a radiocarbon date of 1620-1440 cal. BC (ibid., 24). Another post-hole, located centrally within this house, presumably held a post which provided additional support for the roof (ibid., 15). (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073010 House - Bronze Age
  Description

  This is one of a group of three houses (see CO044-073009-, CO044-073-011-) which was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. This circular house (diam. 6.9m) comprised a slot-trench, a ring of six internal post-holes and a central post-hole. A second, smaller post-hole near the centre of the interior may have held a post which supported the main central post. The entrance faced SE but only one entrance post-hole survived, the second was probably located c. 1m to the S, in an area which was extensively disturbed. A Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age radiocarbon date was returned for charcoal samples taken from the slot-trench of this house but, according to the excavator, it is likely that this date was obtained from residual material left over from some earlier unidentified phase of occupation and was not related to the excavated structure (Cotter 2006c, 25). The excavator noted that this house was almost identical to one of the other houses (CO044-073009-) in the group, located 5.6m to the S and dated to the Bronze Age (ibid., 15). Because of the proximity and similarity of the three houses, it is assumed that they were contemporary. (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073011 House - Bronze Age
  Description

  This is one of a group of three houses (see CO044-0730009-, CO044-073-010-) which was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. This oval house (diam. 6.9m E-W; 5.5m N-S) comprised a slot-trench and five internal post-holes. Tree-root disturbance may have destroyed another internal post-hole and a portion of the slot-trench whose full extent could not be established. Another post-hole may have held a supporting post for the outer wall. The entrance, which was marked by two substantial post-holes, faced SSE. An elongated porch-like structure extended (L c. 0.7m) from the entrance to the SSE for a distance of c. 0.7m. This porch comprised two trenches that terminated in two further post-holes. Inside the entrance two smaller post-holes may have been part of a further, internal, elaboration of the entrance. Though differing in some aspects, this house was, according to the excavator, broadly similar and contemporaneous with the other two houses, one of which (CO044-073009-) was dated to the Bronze Age (Cotter 2006c 15). (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073012 Structure
  Description

  Excavation in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass revealed the remains of a structure represented by an arc (C c. 3m) of stake-holes (av. diam. 0.1m; D 0.1m). The structure was cut by a shallow slot-trench of similar dimensions. According to the excavator (Cotter 2006a, 35), these features seemed to represent a windbreak erected to shelter activity which took place immediately to the NE where two distinct groups of stake-holes occurred. These stake-holes may represent a cooking spit. No hearth was found but a pit containing heat-shattered stones was revealed (ibid., 35). (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073013 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  On a very gentle SE-facing slope. This corn-drying kiln (structure F) was excavated in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. This kiln was a typical keyhole-shaped example consisting of a rectangular hearth and semicircular bowl connected by a long flue. The hearth (Wth 0.8m; min. L 0.56m) was located at the SE end of the kiln and was lined on two sides by sandstone slabs set on edge. The hearth was truncated on its S side by a post-medieval field boundary. The flue (L 1.7m; Wth c. 0.5m) extended towards a semicircular bowl (1.1m x 1.3m; D 0.25m) at the NW end of the flue. Some of the original stone lining of the flue survived. A date range of AD 630-870 was obtained from a charcoal sample from one of the fills from the hearth area. (Cotter 2006a, 35; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-073014 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  This corn-drying kiln (structure G) was excavated in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. The kiln (L 3.12m) comprised a conjoined circular (Wth 1.54m; D 0.29m) and rectangular pit (Wth 1.24m; D 0.1m). The basal fill in the circular pit consisted of 'intensely burnt clay with some charcoal' while the upper fill in both pits consisted of a black, charcoal-rich layer of silty sand. This kiln, which is of a 'dumb-bell' type, was located c. 10m to the SE of an enclosure (CO044-073003-) and c. 11m to the W of another enclosure (CO044-073001-). (Cotter 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-079 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Following archaeological testing carried out in 2002 in advance of the route of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass a kidney-shaped pit (0.44m N-S; 0.3m E-W; D 0.2m) was fully excavated in 2003. The pit, which cut into natural subsoil, contained a loose, mid-brown, silty clay with occasional stones and charcoal. Small stones were concentrated at the sides of the pit and, according to the excavator (Murphy 2006d, 35), it is possible that these stones may have been used as packing stones. The charcoal was identified as oak and was dated to 1100-790 cal. BC (ibid., 36). (Murphy 2006b, 35; Murphy 2006d) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-096 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  This possible corn-drying kiln was excavated in 2003 in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. A figure-of-eight-shaped pit, which was filled with loose stones and soil, was situated c. 1.5m to the SE of a Bronze Age house (CO044-073002-). Two sherds of cord-impressed Middle Bronze Age pottery were recovered from the fill of this pit. The basal fill of the pit comprised a grey/brown silty clay while another fill comprised a large number of flat stones. According to the excavator (Cotter 2006a, 34), the function of the feature is unclear, but its morphology is similar to that of some corn-drying kilns, though there is no evidence to suggest it was ever used. It may represent later activity on the site (ibid.). (Cotter 2006a, 34-5; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO044-101 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  A ditch barrow was uncovered during monitoring of the remaining untested road-take on the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass between June 2004 and March 2005. Subsequent excavation revealed a circular area (diam. c. 4.25m) defined by a fosse (Wth 0.81-1m; D 0.31m) best preserved along the N arc. The fills in the fosse were of sandy clays. Flecks of charcoal indicate that burning had occurred in the area when the fosse was open. A second phase of activity occurred after the fosse was back-filled and consisted of a narrow fosse or slot being dug along and into the fills on the inner edge of the original ditch barrow. The fills of this second fosse were charcoal rich and included fragments of cremated human bone. The small amount of bone recovered suggests that it was only a token deposit. Evidence of burning in-situ from the upper fills of this second fosse produced a radiocarbon date of cal. BC 349-43 (UB-6770). The excavator suggests that this ditch barrow may be associated with the complex of Bronze Age/Iron Age monuments (CO044-073001- - CO044-073014-) immediately to the NE that were also excavated on the route of the N8. (Reilly 2006, 1-36) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

• Ahaclareen Bridge, bridge, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arched sandstone road bridge over tributary of River Bride, built c. 1830, having parabolic arch with tooled voussoirs and having pointed retaining arch above. Coursed rubble stone walls with tooled limestone facing to embankment and having two pointed arch recesses to west of bridge on upstream wall. Round-headed opening to west of bridge in upstream wall having tooled voussoirs and large central keystone approached from north by two rubble stone steps.

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1255 (ZIP).

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

Name

Ballybrowney Lower · Baile an Bhrúnaigh Íochtarach

Area

742,974 m² (74.3 ha, 183.59 acres)

Civil parish

Rathcormack, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Rathcormack, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathcormack electoral division: 2,643 people in 884 households; 74% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybrowney Upper, Curraghteemore, Dromruagh, Kilshannig Lower, Knockadroleen, Lisnagar Demesne, Maulane East

Placenames

Ballybrowney Lower 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.