Ballymaclawrence
Ballymaclawrence is a townland in the civil parish of Killathy, barony of Fermoy, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Baile Mhic Labhráis.
- Area
- 91.1 ha
- 225 acres
- Land parcels
- 18
- registered freehold, median 2,281 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymaclawrence, from 379 m² to 211,477 m² (21.15 ha, 52.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 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 Ballymaclawrence 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
25 Jun 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for renovation and alterations to existing 2 storey dwelling house including; a) New single storey flat roofed extensions to side elevations b) Demolition of existing chimney & ancillary structure on side elevation c) Addition of 3 new Skylights d) Elevational alterations incl. new ground floor window on rear elevation, removal of 1st floor window & change of window size on side elevations e) a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1699
5 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for renovation and alterations to existing 2 storey dwelling house including: a) New single storey flat roofed extensions to side elevations, b) Demolition of existing chimney & ancillary structure on side elevation, c) Addition of 3 new skylights, d) Elevational alterations incl. new ground floor window on rear elevation, removal of 1st floor window and change of window size on side elevations, e) a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1490
15 Sept 2023Withdrawn
To construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5873
12 Jul 2022Withdrawn
Reinstatement of a collapsed section of the southern bank of the River Blackwater. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared for these works and will be submitted with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5632
10 Jun 2022Incompleted application
Reinstatement of a collapsed section of the southern bank of the River Blackwater at Ballymacallen, Ballyhooly. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared for these works and will be submitted as part of the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5364
22 Apr 2009Conditional
Demolition of existing cottage, construction of storey and a half dwelling with attached garage, septic tank & percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5260
19 Feb 2007Conditional
Demolition of slurry store and construction of slatted cattle shed and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5202
21 Dec 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13704
25 Oct 2006Conditional
Construction of overground slurry tank, underground agitation tank and retention of milking parlour
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11729
28 Sept 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7039
18 Nov 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/8508
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Blackwater Valley (Killathy Wood) 001795
Recorded monuments
- CO035-033001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
In pasture, below crest of ridge on SSE-facing slope. Oval area (72m E-W; 60m N-S) enclosed by substantial earth and stone bank (int. H 1.7m; ext. H 1.8m to base of fosse) with shallow external fosse (D 0.3m); outer bank (ext. H 0.6m) survives SW->N, where incorporated into field boundary system, and N->NNE. Interior slopes down to S; burial ground (14069) in SE quadrant; bullaun stone (13909) inside S bank; souterrain (13222) in NE quadrant. Second bullaun stone (13910) c. 480m to NE. 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
- CO035-033002 Souterrain
Description
In NE quadrant of early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO035-03301-). Recorded by Coleman (1947, 72) as 'destroyed...appears to have consisted of a corbelled and lintelled passage leading into a beehive chamber'. This is now evident as a series of three depressions. Southernmost depression reveals a roughly coursed stone passage, largely infilled. Second depression to NW with adjacent pile of debris, possibly from recent digging. Third depression lies to E of this. 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
- CO035-033003 Bullaun stone
Description
At S side of early ecclesiastical enclosure (13874), just inside bank and to W of burial ground (14069). Irregular stone (1.1m x 0.6m) with hollow (diam. 0.24m; D 0.19m), roughly centrally placed. 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
- CO035-033004 Burial ground
Description
Named 'Burial Ground (Disused)' on 1905 OS 6-inch map. In SE quadrant of early ecclesiastical enclosure (13874). Roughly quadrant-shaped area (22m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by arc of enclosure E->S and by two-stone built banks (H 0.6m int.; 0.4m ext.) at right angles to each other. Many low uninscribed grave markers noted, all aligned E-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
- CO035-034 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, to W of stream. Very low, irregular mound of burnt material (7m N-S; 6m E-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
- CO035-035 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 28m) enclosed by two earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 0.5m; outer bank: ext. H 1.6m) with intervening fosse; shallow external fosse survives to W. Enclosure heavily overgrown; interior inaccessible. 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
- CO035-055 Bullaun stone
Description
Built into base of wall on S side of road; set on edge so that hollow faces out; partially obscured by dumped material at base. Rectangular stone (Wth 0.66m; visible H 0.47m) with circular hollow (diam. 0.33m; D 0.16m). Early ecclesiastical enclosure (13874) c. 480m 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
- CO035-078 Fulacht fia
Description
In marshy pasture. Spread of burnt material (19m E-W; 13m N-S; H 0.4m); cut by drains on SE and NW ends. 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 Ballymaclawrence.
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 Ballymaclawrence, about 1 in 5 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 Ballymaclawrence.
- 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 Ballymaclawrence with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballymaclawrence · Baile Mhic Labhráis
- Area
- 911,323 m² (91.13 ha, 225.19 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killathy, and its townlands
- Barony
- Fermoy
- Electoral division
- Killathy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 422 people lived in 144 households in the Killathy electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymacallen, Ballynamuddagh, Gurteen, Killathy
- Placenames
- Ballymaclawrence 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.