Ballynabortagh

73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynabortagh, from 107 m² to 447,412 m² (44.74 ha, 110.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballynabortagh 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.

• 5 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house (change of design from that granted under 24/6295).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5801

• 18 Mar 2025Conditional permission

  1) Retention of foundations and ground floor slab, 2) permission to construct a dwelling house upon the existing floor slab, 3) permission to construct a detached domestic garage along with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/4458

• 14 Feb 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4214

• 17 Jan 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, installation of a secondary wastewater treatment system with tertiary filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4035

• 3 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for construction of dwelling house, attached domestic garage, splayed entrance, sewerage treatment system and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6295

• 7 Dec 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for construction of a silage pit and dung stead along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6430

• 28 Jul 2023Conditional

  Installation of a cattle underpass, soiled water tank and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5555

• 31 May 2023Incompleted application

  Installation of a cattle underpass, soiled water tank and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5107

• 3 May 2023Conditional

  Alterations to dwelling house consisting of a single storey side/rear extension, elevational changes, rear shed to be removed along with all associated site works & services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4873

• 31 Mar 2023Incompleted application

  Installation of a cattle underpass, soiled water tank and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4606

• 29 Jul 2022Conditional

  Construct a cubicle shed with an underground slatted slurry tank to the south of an existing cubicle shed along with all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5788

• 11 Jun 2020Conditional

  To (i) construct extensions to sides and rear of the existing dwelling with renovations to the elevations (ii) construct a domestic garage (iii) close up existing entrance, construct new entrancxe (iv) install a septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5189

• 18 May 2020Incompleted application

  To (i) construct extensions to the sides and rear of the existing dwelling with renovations to the elevations (ii) construct a domestic garage (iii) close up existing entrance, construct new entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4990

• 19 Dec 2017Conditional

  a)the construction of an extension to an existing cubicle shed to include additional cubicles, b) the construction of a roofed and slatted collecting yard, complete with underground slurry and soiled water storage tanks and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7339

• 11 Nov 2016Conditional

  The construction of a cattle underpass beneath a public road and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6827

• 14 Jul 2016Conditional

  Alterations and extension to existing dwelling to include: Construction of a two storey extension to the rear (West), insertion of windows in the roof of the existing Sun Room to the side (South), for the replacement of an existing window on the West elevation with patio door, for the enlargement of 1 No. window and the provision of new door and 2 No. new windows on the North elevation and for ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5750

• 21 Apr 2016Conditional

  Construction of domestic garage, demolition of existing derelict single storey cottage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4902

• 30 Apr 2015Unconditional

  Two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system, percolation area & all ancillary works, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 09/6951

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/4886

• 28 Nov 2014Conditional

  Two-bedroom extension to western side of existing single storey house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6546

• 20 Nov 2014Incompleted application

  Two-bedroom single storey extension to western side of existing house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6488

• 7 Mar 2013Conditional

  Construction of a two-storey dwelling house, conversion of existing single storey dwelling house to a domestic garage including the demolition of extension to rear of existing dwelling house, alterations to existing house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4380

• 27 Aug 2012Unconditional

  One and half storey dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/12021

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/5844

• 27 Apr 2011Conditional

  Permission to construct a new two storey dwellinghouse, waste water treatment system, access onto public roadway and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4895

• 23 Jul 2010Conditional

  Construction of a cattle underpass beneath the public road and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5861

• 8 Jul 2010Incompleted application

  Construction of cattle underpass beneath the public road, & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5690

The 25 most recent of 51 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballynabortagh.

Recorded monuments

• CO052-031 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Levelled; roughly circular area (43.3m N-S; 37.1m E-W) defined by low earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.25m). Shallow depression outside bank to NNW. 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

• CO052-032 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope; Boggeragh Mountains to NW, Nagles to N. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m). Levelled; no visible surface trace. 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

• CO052-033 Standing stone
  Description

  According to Condon (1916, 59) stone (H 5ft 4in; Wth 2ft 2in; T 9in) in field adjoining circular enclosure (CO052-03401-) to N. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO052-034001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a S-facing slope. Shown as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 90m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Visited by Windele in 1844 (O'Donoghue 1914) who found 'an unbaptised burial ground and a square compartment containing a cairn or mound....marked the site of the ancient church (CO052-034002-)' which, according to O'Donoghue 'was used as a chapel more than three generations ago'. Enclosure levelled; field fence and road to W curve to respect arc of site; elsewhere line of enclosing element marked by some low undulations. No visible trace of church (CO052-034002-), nor of burial ground (CO052-034004-); bullaun stone (CO052-034003-) to SE. 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

• CO052-034002 Church
  Description

  In an ecclesiastical enclosure (CO052-034001-). Visited by Windele in 1844 (O'Donoghue 1914) who found 'an unbaptised burial ground and a square compartment containing a cairn or mound....marked the site of the ancient church ' which, according to O'Donoghue 'was used as a chapel more than three generations ago'. No visible trace of church nor of burial ground (CO052-034004-); bullaun stone (CO052-034003-) to SE. 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

• CO052-034003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Shown on 1935 OS 6-inch map against NNE bank of levelled circular enclosure (CO052-034001-); now lying against field fence to SE. Rectangular stone (L 0.47m; Wth 0.19m; T 0.2m) with central oval depression (L 0.21m; Wth 0.12m; D 0.17m). Broken at one corner. 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

• CO052-034004 Burial ground
  Description

  Within circular enclosure (CO052-034001-). According to O'Donoghue (1914), Windele in 1844 saw an 'unbaptised burial ground' here. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO052-036 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In level area of pasture; no visible surface trace of site marked on OS 6-inch maps. Very little appears to be known about this castle. Rectangularenclosure (CO052-037---) c. 150m t0 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

• CO052-037 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Depicted as rectangular enclosure (c. 45m NNE-SSW; c. 40m WNW-SSE) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. Second rectangular enclosure (CO052-03902-) c. 250m to ESE. 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

• CO052-038 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Windele (Macalister 1945, 63) recorded a 'souterrain, stone-lined 12ft long'. No visible surface trace. Levelled rectangular enclosure (COO52-037---) to NW. 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

• CO052-039001 Ogham stone
  Description

  Found in pasture, on a N-facing slope. This is a sandstone slab (H 2.22m; 1.8m x 0.38m), long axis NNW-SSE. The ogham inscription is on the S and SE edges, but is badly flaked on the lower edges. It was read by Macalister (1945, 63, no. 59) as probably ...UIVAIBES [...]RTAGNI. It was part of a complex series of monuments of which this is a sole survivor. 'Dallaun' is marked on the 1842 OS 6-inch map outside the NW corner of a now levelled square enclosure (CO052-039002-). This would correspond reasonably with the present position of the stone. However, Macalister (ibid.), quoting Windele, described four standing stones inside the enclosure, of which he says this was one (see 2nd ogham stone: CO052-053---). (Power et al. 1994, no. 4230) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• CO052-039002 Enclosure
  Description

  In tillage, on NNE-facing slope. Depicted as rectangular enclosure (c. 45m NW-SE; c. 45m SW-NE) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; low rise indicates line of levelled bank on N side and to WSW. Bank to E may be incorporated into field fence system. According to Macalister (1945, 63) Windele recorded 'a large square enclosure surrounded by an earthen embankment having a deep fosse outside'. He also referred to two ogham stones (CO052-03901-; CO052-053---) and possible souterrain (CO052-057---) here. Second rectangular enclosure (CO052-037---) c. 250m to WNW. 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

• CO052-039003 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In pasture, at end of NE-facing slope. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as four standing stones, immediately E of NE corner of rectangular enclosure (CO052-03902-). Macalister (1945, 63, no. 59) claims, probably wrongly, that one of stones is an ogham stone - see (CO052-03901-). Removed; no visible surface trace. Windele (in Macalister 1943, 63) described four stones, two of which were ogham inscribed (CO052-03901-; CO052-053---), within the rectangular enclosure; destroyed in the mid-nineteenth century. Possibly the same stones. (deValera and O Nualláin 1982, 44) 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

• CO052-039004 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Windele (Macalister 1945, 63) recorded 'a souterrain formed in hard boulder-clay, with a beehive-shaped chamber at the end. (Two chambers according to another account)'. No visible surface trace. Levelled rectangular enclosure (CO052-03902-) and possible souterrain (CO052-057---) to NW. 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

• CO052-053 Ogham stone
  Description

  This is one of four stones recorded by Windele (Macalister 1943, 63) prior to their destruction in the mid-ninteenth century. The inscription on this stone was read by Windele and Macalister (ibid, no. 60) as MAILAGN(I). Macalister (ibid) quotes or paraphrases Windele thus: 'Within the enclosure (CO052-039002-)....four standing stones. One of these is the ogham no. 1 (CO052-039001-). Twenty yards south of it was a pair of stones, one of which was the ogham no. 2 (CO052-053---). A short distance to the west of these was a solitary pillar, with some flagstones, laid down close by (CO052-057---). (Power et al. 1994, no. 4231) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• CO052-057 Souterrain
  Description

  Windele (Macalister 1945, 63), in describing standing stones and ogham stones (CO052-03901-; CO052-053---) within rectangular enclosure (CO052-03902-), refers to '....solitary pillar, with some flagstones laid down close by, probably the roofing of a souterrain.' No visible surface trace. 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

• CO052-061001 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, at the top of a N-facing slope. This souterrain, which consists of two chambers, was discovered in 2005 when the ground collapsed during silage cutting. The resulting opening (0.65m x 0.6m) allowed access to the SW corner of the S chamber (3.4m N-S; 2.2m E-W; H 1.5m) which was earth-cut and rectangular in plan. The roof of this chamber is 0.65m below present ground level. Its SW end is filled with collapsed earth and a displaced roof lintel. The roof is constructed of large overlapping flagstones resting on two large lintels and supported by four pillar stones. The NE and SW pillars bear ogham inscriptions (CO052-061002-, CO052-061003-). A creepway (min. L 1.25m) in the centre of the E wall may lead to the original entrance but it is blocked with earth. There is a wide recess (L 1.25m) at the S end of the W wall; its function is unclear. A narrow creepway in the N wall gives access to the N chamber. This roughly oval chamber (1.6m N-S; 2.1m E-W; H 1.2m) is also earth-cut. Another souterrain (CO052-039004-) lies c. 210m to the SSW and in the 1940s a possible souterrain (CO052-038----) was recorded c. 230m to the WSW. (McCarthy 2005) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). See linked document with plan and photographs of the monuments. Date of upload: 20 September 2011

• CO052-061002 Ogham stone
  Description

  This ogham stone was discovered in a souterrain (CO052-061001-) in 2005 where it was one of four pillars supporting the roof (McCarthy 2005). This is the NE pillar stone. The SW pillar also bears an ogham inscription (see CO052-061003-). This is a sandstone pillar, subrectangular in section (1.4m x 0.5m X 0.26m) narrowing towards the top. It is inscribed on the right angle and the inscription reads up the stone: MAQI-TRENI AVI (T)……. The ogham scores are chiselled and average 1cm in width by 4-6cm in length. The lettering, particularly the vowel notches, are quite worn, possibly indicating that the stone had been exposed to the elements for a long time, possibly centuries before it was appropriated for use in the souterrain. (Ronan et al. 2009, no. 16162) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 27 February 2016

• CO052-061003 Ogham stone
  Description

  This ogham stone was discovered in a souterrain (CO052-061001-) in 2005 where it was one of four pillars supporting the roof (McCarthy 2005). This is the SW pillar stone. The NE pillar stone also bears an ogham inscription (see CO052-061002-). This is an irregularly shaped, rough, sandstone pillar, subrectangular in section (1.5m x 0.24m x 0.35m), inscribed on the right angle of one of the narrower faces. The inscribed face of the stone widens towards the top and the ogham inscription, in so far as it survives, is confined to the narrower lower part of the stone. The surviving letters can be read as follows: (L)……C(A)……. CIOT. At first glance it would appear that nothing intelligible can be gleaned from this reading but given what is known about ogham inscriptions and the range of formulae used in its monumental phase, it is likely that we are looking at an inscription using the MAQI MUCOI formula, meaning son of a remote ancestor. A very tentative reading as follows can be proposed L……[MA](Q)I [MU]COI T…. (Ronan et al. 2009, no. 16163) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 27 February 2016

Architectural heritage

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey house, built c. 1900, having flat-roofed extension to rear (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed opening with replacement uPVC door. Roughcast rendered boundary wall with square-profile piers having wrought-iron pedestrian and double-leaf vehicular gates.

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

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 Ballynabortagh.

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.

No address of the register names Ballynabortagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Ballynabortagh · Baile na bPórtach

Area

4,143,649 m² (414.36 ha, 1,023.92 acres)

Civil parish

Dunbulloge, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Killeagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

688 people lived in 213 households in the Killeagh electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybrack, Ballynaglogh East, Ballynaglogh West, Carrignavar, Coom, Dunbulloge, Graigue West, Knockboy, Lyre

Placenames

Ballynabortagh 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.