Ballynoe
Townland in the civil parish of Clonmel, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork; in Irish An Baile Nua
Parcel 5051663
- Area
- 3,976 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 236 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R3 Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
G1 Green Infrastructure (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective - Townland
- Ballynoe
Planning applications on this parcel
20 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
Planning permission for the subdivision of the existing site, erection of a single storey dwelling, new entrance to public road, modification works to the existing entrance and all associated site works including connection to the existing public services
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0085
11 Dec 2025Invalid - case closed
Planning permission for the subdivision of the existing site, erection of a single storey dwelling, new entrance to public road, modification works to the existing entrance and all associated site works including connection to the existing public services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6758
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- 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, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 103.6 ha
- 256 acres
- Land parcels
- 272
- registered freehold, median 209 m²
- Zoning
- R3
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
272 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynoe, from 10 m² to 175,477 m² (17.55 ha, 43.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 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
- R3Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 296 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Green Infrastructure (Open space, park)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.2Utility and Infrastructure (Rail)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
5 Mar 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for alterations and extension to dwelling house consisting of a rear first-floor extension, elevational changes and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0535
20 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
Planning permission for the subdivision of the existing site, erection of a single storey dwelling, new entrance to public road, modification works to the existing entrance and all associated site works including connection to the existing public services
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0085
8 Jan 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for alterations & extension to dwelling house consisting of rear first-floor extension, elevational changes & any associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0014
11 Dec 2025Invalid - case closed
Planning permission for the subdivision of the existing site, erection of a single storey dwelling, new entrance to public road, modification works to the existing entrance and all associated site works including connection to the existing public services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6758
23 Sept 2025Unconditional permission
Permission for the construction of 10 no. three bedroomed, semi-detached dwellings and conversion of the existing 'Hermitage Building' into 3 no. two storey dwellings and associated site works. The existing vehicular entrance is to be used to facilitate access to the site. (Previous planning references 10/8841, 15/6408 and 19/4274), Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning ref. No. 20/4748.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 25/6004
26 May 2025Conditional permission
SHD Permission (ref 306131) for 237 no. residential units (183 no. house, 54 no. apartments), Childcare Facility and associated site works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. ABP-306131
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 25/4980
10 Dec 2024Conditional
Permission for the construction of 3 number dwellings (change of plan and increase in density from 2 number dwellings permitted under 20/4748). This is an alteration to part of the development to previously approved planning permission reg no. 20/4748 and will also include associated alterations to previously approved footpaths and internal road network, boundary treatments, new wastewater and utility service connections and all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6353
21 Jun 2024Conditional
A) Permission to demolish existing single storey annex’s (extension & garage) Attached to side of existing dwellinghouse. B) In its place, permission to construct a single storey extension to the side elevation of existing dwellinghouse & associated site works. C) Retention of the existing mobile home, situated at the rear of the dwelling as habitable use for the duration of the building works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5167
14 Jun 2024Incompleted application
Permission for the following works; A) Alterations to previously approved planning permission register reference 20/4748; B) The replacement of 1No. block of 2No. 2-storey semi-detached dwellings with 1No. new 2-storey residential terrace block comprising of: 2No. 3-bedroom end of terrace dwellings and 1No. 3-bedroom mid-terrace dwelling; C) Associated alterations to previously approved footpaths & internal road network; E) New boundary treatments; F) New waste water and utility service connections and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5117
8 May 2024Conditional
Permission for the following works; a) alterations to previously approved planning permission register reference 20/4748, as also amended under planning permission register reference 22/4529, b) demolition of the existing 2-storey "Hermitage Building" structure and it's replacement with, c) the construction of a new 2 storey residential terrace block comprising of: 1 no. 2-bedroom end of terrace dwelling, 3 no. 2-bedroom mid-terrace dwellings and 2 no. end of terrace 1-bedroom apartments (1 at ground floor level and 1 at first floor level), d) proposed new public footpaths, e) new boundary treatments, f) new waste, water and utility service connections and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4825
13 Dec 2023Conditional
Permission to build four new changing rooms and new gym, all to replace existing.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6478
4 Oct 2023Refused
Permission for retention of the change of use of derelict site from boatyard office and ancillary works to market/food emporium and all associated site works, consequent of enforcement process reference: EF22102. Retention of a total of 10 no. temporary container businesses consisting of 6 no. containers with food service businesses, 2 no. containers allocated to a tattoo parlour, 1 no. container consisting of a beautician business, and 1 no. container for indoor seating area. Retention for installation of concrete slab and outdoor seating area, installation of oil interceptor and car wash. Retention for installation of self-service dog wash. Retention for change of use of existing warehouse to solid fuels depot and delivery service and signage at front and rear of existing warehouse. Permission for the installation of 2 no. temporary containers consisting of 1 no. container allocated to public restrooms and 1 no. container with food service business. Permission for 36 no. car parking spaces and 2 no. disabled car parking spaces and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5996
12 Sept 2023Conditional
Permission for alterations and extension to existing dwelling to include the following: a) two storey flat roof side extension, and b) no. 2 dormer to rear, together with associated site and landscaping works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5849
30 Aug 2023Incompleted application
Permission for retention of the change of use of derelict site from boatyard office and ancillary works to market/food emporium and all associated site works, consequent of enforcement process reference EF22102. Permission for retention is also being sought for the retention of 8 No. temporary container businesses consisting of 5 No. containers with food services businesses, 2 No. Containers allocated to a tattoo parlour and 1 No. container consisting of a beautician business. Permission for retention is also being sought for 1 No. container allocated to indoor seating area and installation of concrete slab and outdoor seating area. Permission for retention is being sought for installation of oil interceptor and for car wash. Permission for retention is sought for installation of self-service dog was facility. Permission for retention is sought for change of use of existing warehouse to solid fuels depot and delivery service and for retention of signage at front and rear of existing warehouse. Permission is sought for 36 No. car parking spaces and 2 No. Disabled car parking spaces, as well as installation of 1 No. temporary container for public restrooms and 3 No. temporary containers for small scaled businesses and all associated site works, by Mountleader Services LTD, consequent of enforcement process reference: EF22102. The environmental Impact Assessment Report / Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning Authority with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5762
16 Aug 2023Conditional
Permission for the sub-division of the existing site into 2 no. separate sites, the construction of a new detached story and a half type dwelling on the new site with access through existing entrance previously granted under Pl.Reg.No. 21/6014. New connections to the public mains water network and public surface water sewer, connection to the existing foul sewer serving both the existing dwelling and adjacent dwelling (Pl.Reg.No. 21/6014) and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5672
17 Apr 2023Conditional permission
Permission for modifications to our existing dwelling house, namely : 1) construction of a two-storey extension to the side (east) elevation, 2) revisions to the existing rear ground floor door & window opes, 3) widen the existing ground floor external front door ope, 4) insert velux roof lights on front of roof and 5) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4731
10 Mar 2022Conditional
The permission for change of use of existing hermitage building to 5 no. apartments, including the provision of access stairs and alterations to the façade of the existing building (change of plan to part of the development permitted under planning Reg No. 20/4748 and increase in density)
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4529
15 Feb 2022Incompleted application
Permission for significant revisions/change of use to the previously granted application 204748 to include: the change of use of 3no. dwelling houses to 5no. apartments including alterations and additions of opes to façade, to existing “Hermitage building”.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4301
21 Dec 2021Conditional
To construct a single storey rear extension, front porch and associated site works to the dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7456
14 Oct 2021Conditional
Change of use of part of first floor (also including change of use of access stairs from ground floor) from Bar & Restaurant use to Office & Services use, to include financial, professional, medical, health and other services provided principally to visiting members of the public
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6795
22 Sept 2021Incompleted application
Change of use of part of first floor (also including change of use of access stairs from ground floor) from bar & restaurant use to office & services use, to include financial, professional, medical, health & other services provided principally to visiting members of the public.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6596
21 Jul 2021Conditional
Construction of part single storey, part two storey detached dwelling, new entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6014
31 May 2021Conditional
Provision of hot food takeaway and delivery service, also including provision of c. 250mm diameter outlet from pizza oven on south-eastern elevation of premises.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5516
15 Apr 2020Conditional
Permission for the construction of 10 no. three bedroomed, semi-detached dwellings and conversion of the existing 'Hermitage Building' into 3 no. two storey dwellings and associated site works. The existing vehicular entrance is to be used to facilitate access to the site. (Previous planning references 10/8841, 15/6408 and 19/4274).
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4748
28 Feb 2020Conditional
Retention of attached store to existing dwelling which incorporates a public boundary wall as part of the side wall elevation of the store, located to the side (west) elevation of existing dwellinghouse.
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4427
The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.
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 Ballynoe.
Recorded monuments
- CO087-110 Bee-boles
Description
On S elevation of N wall of walled garden of The Hermitage. Four pointed brick arched bee-boles (H 0.92m; Wth 0.65m; D 0.5m). 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
- CO087-125 Fulacht fia
Description
In a housing estate, on a steep W-facing slope. Described in 1999 as a kidney-shaped mound (18m E-W; 15m N-S) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil in a ploughed field just E of a country house named 'The Hermitage' on the 1934 OS 6-inch map; yellow soil noted on the S side of the mound may have marked the location of the hearth (SMR file). There are no visible remains of this possible fulacht fia. 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
- Aldergrove, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1850. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with cut stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and overlight
- The Cottage, post office, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey former parcel office, built c. 1870, with gabled central bay. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves, decorative timber bargeboards and timber finial to gables. Red brick chimneystacks. Rubble limestone walls with red brick quoins. Rendered wall to south. Camber-headed openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and voussoirs and replacement timber windows. Camber-headed openings to north and south elevations, with red brick voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds, some blind, some with replacement windows. Segmental-arched opening to front elevation with red brick block-and-start surround, timber panelled half-glazed door and fanlight. Rubble stone boundary walls with cut limestone square-profile piers to entrance.
- Bridge, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Single-span railway bridge, built 1862, over road. Rusticated limestone piers and abutments with metal span and parapet railings.
- Glenview, house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1900, with projecting gabled north bay with bay window and verandah incorporating bay window to front (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with overhanging eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods, timber bargeboards, rendered chimneystacks and terracotta ridge crestings. Hipped slate roofs to verandah and bay windows. Rendered walls, smooth render to ground floor and roughcast to first floor. Render plinth course with cast-iron vents. Render platband to gable-front. Square-headed openings to first floor, front elevation with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and continuous moulded render sill course. Square-headed openings to bay windows with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and discontinuous render sill courses. Square-headed opening with timber panelled door and overlight. Rubble limestone boundary walls with rendered square-profile piers with render caps and cast-iron gate.
- Ballynoe Cottage, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c. 1840, with flanking crenellated single-storey bays, gablets, gabled porch and square-headed dormer window to front (west) elevation. Gabled block to rear (east). Terracotta tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks, timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Square-headed dormer window with timber surround. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth render plinth course. Square-headed blind openings to north and south blocks. Square-headed openings to first floor with render sill course and bipartite pointed arch one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor with render label mouldings and tripartite pointed arch one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows having roundels to spandrels. Pointed arch one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to dormer window. Square-headed openings to north, south and rear elevations with bipartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to porch with timber panelled half-glazed door. Rubble stone boundary wall to west.
- Rosscuan, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c. 1840, with flanking crenellated single-storey to north, gablets, gabled porch and square-headed dormer window to front (west) elevation. Gabled block to rear (east). Recent extension to rear and lower two-bay single-storey with dormer attic block to south elevation. Terracotta tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks, timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Square-headed dormer window with timber surround. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed blind openings to north block. Square-headed openings to first floor with render sill course and bipartite pointed arch six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor with render label mouldings and tripartite pointed arch six-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows having roundels with quatrefoil motifs to spandrels. Pointed arch six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window to dormer windows. Square-headed openings to north and rear elevations with bipartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch openings to porch with fixed timber windows. Square-headed opening to porch with timber panelled door having coloured glazed quatrefoil. Rubble stone boundary wall to west.
- Bridge, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Single-span railway bridge, built 1862, over road. Rusticated limestone piers and abutments with metal span and parapet railings.
- Ballynoe House, country house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey country house, built c. 1840, with breakfront to front (west) elevation, conservatory to south elevation, and single-storey lean-to block to rear. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Camber-headed openings with nine-over-six, six-over-six and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to rear with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window and spoked fanlight. Fixed windows to conservatory. Gabled double-height outbuilding to north east with pitched slate roof, rendered walls and square-headed opening. Cast-iron circular-profile piers to south-west with wrought-iron double-leaf gates.
- Ballynoe Villa, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over half-basement with attic accommodation house, built c. 1860, with projecting gabled bay with flat-roofed bay window, gabled dormer windows and gabled canopy to front (west) elevation. Projecting gabled bay with two-storey bay window to south elevation and gabled bay to north elevation. Gabled bay, gablets and single-bay single-storey over half-basement block to rear (east). Pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves, decorative timber bargeboards with floral motifs and finials to gables, red brick irregular-plan chimneystacks with red brick cowling. Render cornices to bay windows. Red brick walls with rendered walls to basement level. Red brick and render plinth course. Red brick and brown brick string courses. Slightly pointed square-headed openings with red brick voussoirs and label mouldings and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, some bipartite. Shouldered square-headed openings to bay windows with chamfered render surrounds and having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to basement with fixed timber windows. Three-centred-arch door opening with timber panelled half-glazed door, decorative stepped red brick surround, approached by flight of cut limestone steps. Canopy comprising chamfered square-profile cast-iron piers on octagonal-plan dressed limestone plinths, with decorative capitals having floral and acanthus leaf motifs, pitched slate roof with decorative bargeboard. Rubble limestone boundary walls with red brick copings and square-profile piers having yellow brick sting courses and decorative render and yellow brick caps. Cast-iron double-leaf gates.
- River View, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey with attic accommodation house, built c. 1880, with projecting gables, gabled canopy and central gablet to front (east) elevation. Gabled bay with full-height box-bay window, gablets and bay window to rear (west) elevation. Gabled conservatory addition to north. Full-height chimneybreast to south elevation. Pitched slate roofs with fish-scale pattern course, overhanging eaves, decorative bargeboards and finials to gables, cast-iron ridge crestings and red brick chimneystacks. Red brick walls with brown brick sill and label moulding course. Red brick walls to box bay window with half-timbering. Slightly pointed arch openings with bipartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, that to south bay and those to ground floor with moulded red brick label moulding, that to north bay with brown brick label moulding forming part of sill course. Square-headed openings to box bay window with timber transoms and mullions and fixed timber windows. Shouldered square-headed openings to bay window with render surrounds and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Slightly pointed arch openings to rear with bipartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Three-centred-arched door opening with moulded brick stepped surround, timber panelled door and cut limestone step. Canopy comprising pitched slate roof with cast-iron ridge crestings and decorative carved timber bargeboard and finial, supported by circular-profile rope moulded columns with decorative caps and brackets. Rubble limestone boundary wall with square-profile red brick piers and cast-iron railings and pedestrian gate.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynoe.
- 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 Ballynoe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ballynoe · An Baile Nua
- Area
- 1,035,959 m² (103.6 ha, 255.99 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonmel, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Cobh Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Cobh Rural electoral division: 9,050 people in 2,954 households; 73% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyleary, Ringacoltig, Ringmeen
- Placenames
- Ballynoe 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.