Ballygrady South
Townland in the civil parish of Kilbrin, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile an Ghreadaigh Theas
- Area
- 120.8 ha
- 298 acres
- Land parcels
- 18
- registered freehold, median 10,537 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballygrady South, from 379 m² to 423,050 m² (42.31 ha, 104.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 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
No zone of a development plan covers Ballygrady South 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
19 Dec 2022Conditional
Permission for retention of the following: 1) an existing bay extension on the southern gable, 2) an existing extension of the bathroom on the northern side, 3)an existing utility extension to the northern side, 4) alterations to a number of window and external door locations from those shown on the planning drawings submitted under 95/1719, 5) an existing domestic garage.
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/6802
15 Jun 2009Conditional
Bungalow, entrance and installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5957
24 Nov 2006Conditional
Slatted beef house and soiled water tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12649
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 Ballygrady South.
Recorded monuments
- CO016-155 Souterrain
Description
According to local information, ground collapsed in 1983, revealing large cavity which was subsequently infilled. 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
- CO016-156 Enclosure
Description
Rectangular area defined by outer line of hachures on 1842 OS 6-inch map, with chamfered SW corner forming a fifth side and inner line of hachures defining circular interior; indicated as roughly rectangular enclosure (c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. According to local information, levelled 1974-1984 during land reclamation. In marshy scrubland. No visible surface trace of site. May be 'quadrangular' fort (48yds x 43yds) on Denis O'Sullivan's land, described by Bowman (1934, 374) as double-ramparted with outer rampart removed and fosse infilled; possible souterrain (13326) in NE quadrant. Second fort (12934) is described by Bowman (ibid.) as separate but entering into SW corner of quadrangular 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
- CO016-261 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture. Oval mound of burnt material (11m N-S; 12m E-W; H 0.44m). Second fulacht fiadh (10292) immediately to E. 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
- CO016-262 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture. Oval mound of burnt material (10m N-S; 6.4m E-W; H 0.25m). Second fulacht fiadh (10291) immediately to W. 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
- CO016-271 Souterrain
Description
Within enclosure (CO016-156---). Bowman (1934, 374) recorded depressions, one in the NE corner, 'covering an area of about 42 sq. yards, and about 7 ft deep', and four others due E of this outside the rampart, 'the most eastern one being 27 yards from the rampart. These are evidently sites of souterrains'. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO016-285001 Enclosure
Description
Curving cropmark of fosse SE->N of subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on SW side of field fence, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); SE and SW sides flattened out; NW side more curved; possible entrance to SE. Two perpendicular linear cropmarks cross interior, probably corner of field (see 12005). Two linear cropmarks, possibly indicating NE and NW sides of small rectangular field noted in SW corner of next field to NE. Circular enclosure (13460) c. 240m to SW. 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
- CO016-285002 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of fosse of roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Linear cropmark extends north-westwards across field from NW side of enclosure. Enclosure (13717) c. 240m to NE. Within field system (12005). 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
- CO016-285003 Field system
Description
Pattern of rectilinear cropmarks, some perpendicular to each other, covering area of c. 20ha, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Enclosure (CO016-28501-) and circular enclosure (CO016-28502-) within field system; two cropmarks of field boundaries form right angle within perimeter of enclosure (CO016-28501-). 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
- CO024-227 School
Description
Vacant 2-storey L-shaped school; indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular structure. Rendered, random-rubble sandstone construction with alternating brick and stone quoins. Gable-ended with coursed ashlar chimneys atop gables. Front (SW) of 4 bays, blocked rectangular window opes, central limestone plaque reads 'Ballygrady/ Nat. School/A.D. 1843'. Lean-to addition against SE gable. Two-storey 2-bay addition to rear making overall plan L-shaped. Two-storey, 1-bay gable-ended addition on SE side of rear addition, with ground-floor door. Playground to rear with outside toilet block. Refurbished as residence subsequent to visit. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballygrady South.
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 20 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballygrady South.
- 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 Ballygrady South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballygrady South · Baile an Ghreadaigh Theas
- Area
- 1,207,769 m² (120.78 ha, 298.45 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbrin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Castlecor, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castlecor electoral division: 464 people in 172 households; 90% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardaprior, Ballygrady North, Kilbarry, Knockalohert
- Placenames
- Ballygrady South 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.