Ballymee

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymee, from 120 m² to 406,212 m² (40.62 ha, 100.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 35 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 24 Sept 2021Conditional

  Permission for retention for the site boundaries and dwellinghouse as constructed

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6623

• 4 Oct 2018Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to eastern elevation of existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6601

• 8 Sept 2014Conditional

  Material change of use of part of slatted unit to a milking parlour, construction of an overground slurry storage tank, an animal house and a dairy incorporating a pump house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5904

• 28 Aug 2014Incompleted application

  Change of use of part of slatted unit to a milking parlour, construction of an over ground slurry storage tank, an animal house & a dairy incorporating a pump house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5830

• 22 Oct 2007Refused

  Dormer style dwellinghouse, garage and installation of waste water treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11823

• 21 Dec 2006Conditional

  Construction of outdoor all weather arena, silage slab, concrete apron, dungstead and holding yard and animal house incorporating slatted tank, feed troughs, crush, feed passage, straw bedded area and ancillary concrete aprons

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13661

• 3 Oct 2005Conditional

  Alterations and extension to dwelling,construction of entrance and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7168

• 23 Jan 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/292

• 14 Jan 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/113

• 20 Mar 2003Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/1252

• 6 Mar 2003Withdrawn

  3 no. dwellinghouses

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/948

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

• CO017-072001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, atop rise. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured roughly circular area; on 1906 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps as arc N->SE incorporated into field fence system, with circle completed by fosse SE->N on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace of site. Circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R689) as cropmark of bank; subcircular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (CASAP) as cropmark of fosse. Field system (CO017-07204-), circular enclosure (CO017-07203-) and enclosure (CO017-07202-) in same field. 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

• CO017-072002 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of fosse of large trapezoidal enclosure (c. 30m N-S; max. c. 65m E-W at N end; narrower at S end) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); second outer fosse noted on E, S, W and part of N sides. Ringfort (12142) c. 40m to NE; circular enclosure (13480) c. 30m to E and circular enclosure (13481) c. 200m to NNE. Field system (12008) in vicinity. See Excavations 2003, 36. 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

• CO017-072003 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of fosse of roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Ringfort (12142) c. 20m to N; enclosure (13721) c. 40m to SW and circular enclosure (13481) c. 170m to N. Field system (12008) in 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

• CO017-072004 Field system
  Description

  Series of fragmented linear cropmarks, some closely spaced and parallel, covering area of c. 10.5ha, visible in aerial photographs (CASAP, July 1989). Ringfort (CO017-07201-), rectangular enclosure (CO017-07202-) and two circular enclosures (CO017-07203-; CO017-133---) are all within system. 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

• CO017-073001 Mill - fulling
  Description

  On SE bank of Awbeg River, 150m NE of Cahermee House (14863) and c. 650m E of Tuck mill (15248). Fragmentary remains of two tuck mills, indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as two rectangular structures (long axes NW-SE). On SE bank of river is NW end of 2-storey rectangular structure (int. 10.52m NW-SE; 5.41m SW-NE) of random-rubble limestone construction. Millrace channel (dry) passes through centre of building under arched opening (Wth c. 1.35m) in SW and NE walls. Door opes in SW and NE walls. North-west elevation has two 1st-floor windows and chimney atop gable. Runner millstone, now lying in millrace, suggests mill once used for grinding corn. Partial remains of second tuck mill c. 40m to S: rectangular structure (10.7m NW-SE; 4.35m NE-SW) of random-rubble limestone construction. SE gable partially formed by rock face, only outline of SW and NW walls survives. No evidence of millrace, but top of tail-race arch in NE wall. Line of rubble stones in interior may be remains of dividing wall. Pond immediately to SW probably mill pond. Millrace indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map taken from river c. 400m to W, divides c. 60m to W to feed both mills. 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

• CO017-073002 Mill - fulling
  Description

  This fulling mill is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 711-12) under the entry (no. 15247) for another fulling mill (CO017-073001-). The reference to the former fulling mill is as follows: 'On SE bank of Awbeg River, 150m NE of Cahermee House (14863) and c. 650m E of Tuck mill (15248). Fragmentary remains of two tuck mills, indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as two rectangular structures (long axes NW-SE). On SE bank of river is NW end of 2-storey rectangular structure (int. 10.52m NW-SE; 5.41m SW-NE) of random-rubble limestone construction. Millrace channel (dry) passes through centre of building under arched opening (Wth c. 1.35m) in SW and NE walls. Door opes in SW and NE walls. North-west elevation has two 1st-floor windows and chimney atop gable. Runner millstone, now lying in millrace, suggests mill once used for grinding corn. Partial remains of second tuck mill c. 40m to S: rectangular structure (10.7m NW-SE; 4.35m NE-SW) of random-rubble limestone construction. SE gable partially formed by rock face, only outline of SW and NW walls survives. No evidence of millrace, but top of tail-race arch in NE wall. Line of rubble stones in interior may be remains of dividing wall. Pond immediately to SW probably mill pond. Millrace indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map taken from river c. 400m to W, divides c. 60m to W to feed both mills.' (S. Ronan 2/10/2008) 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

• CO017-133 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Ringfort (12142) c. 100m to S; circular enclosure (13480) c. 170m to S and enclosure (13721) c. 200m to SSW. Field system (12008) in 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballymee.

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 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 Ballymee.

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

Name

Ballymee · Baile an Mhígh

Area

858,403 m² (85.84 ha, 212.12 acres)

Civil parish

Caherduggan, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Buttevant, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Buttevant electoral division: 1,965 people in 758 households; 72% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyellis, Cahermee, Carrigeen, Clogheen, Kilburn, Richardstown

Placenames

Ballymee 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.