Barradaw
Townland in the civil parish of Dangandonovan, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish Barr Dáith
- Area
- 284.9 ha
- 704 acres
- Land parcels
- 57
- registered freehold, median 15,529 m² (1.55 ha, 3.84 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barradaw, from 81 m² to 387,716 m² (38.77 ha, 95.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 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 Barradaw 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
18 Feb 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for retention of dwelling house as constructed with attached awning to side, domestic polytunnel, three timber domestic storage sheds and all ancillary site works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0384
18 May 2021Withdrawn
The importation of soil & stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field and all associated works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the authority with this application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5353
28 Sept 2017Conditional
Retain indefinitely glazed entrance porch and two storey extension together with conversion of attached garage to living space and to retain detached garage at dwelling house.
Retention · Cork County Council, 17/6509
19 May 2014Conditional
Construction of dwelling, entrance, domestic garage, treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5042
30 Apr 2014Incompleted application
Construction of dwelling, entrance, domestic garage, treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4883
16 Dec 2013Withdrawn
Construction of dwelling, entrance, domestic garage, treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6384
12 May 2009Conditional
Demolition of lean-to extension to north western elevation and construction of a single storey extension to north western elevation of dwelling and retention of alterations to adjoining shed to north-east elevation
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5530
24 Mar 2009Incompleted application
Demolition of existing lean-to extension to north west elevation and construction of single storey extension to north west elevation of existing dwelling and retention of alterations to adjoining shed to north east elevation of existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4894
16 Jan 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4200
10 Jul 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8746
4 Jan 2006Refused
Dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4025
2 Feb 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/498
22 Jul 2004Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5645
30 Oct 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 03/5387
23 Jun 2003Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/3063
4 Mar 2003New application
Dormer dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/905
17 Feb 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/597
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 Barradaw.
Recorded monuments
- CO055-018 Ringfort - rath
Description
In forestry, on NE-facing slope. Circular area (24.5m E-W; 23m N-S) enclosed by earth and stone bank (max. ext. H 1.45m) NNW->W. Gap in bank to NNE (Wth 5m) and SE (Wth 2m). Interior level, cut into hillside to NW and raised on SE side to compensate for hillslope; planted with coniferous trees. 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
- CO055-019 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on E-facing slope. D-shaped area, straight axis NE-SW (18.3m); projecting to SE (11.2m). Interior enclosed NE->SW by earth and stone bank (H 0.85m); field boundary NE-SW. Stone revetment along external bank face to NE. Upright stone (H 0.47m; 0.88m x 0.28m) 4m inside SW bank, smaller upright stone 2.4m to SE. Fulacht fiadh (CO055-057---) immediately to SW. 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
- CO055-036 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture on SSW-facing slope; truncated by field fence to NE. D-shaped, slightly raised area (31m E-W) enclosed NE->NNW by dumped stone bank (H 0.6m). Breaks in bank to NE (probably entrance), SSE and WSW. Interior slopes gently to SSW. 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
- CO055-037 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, on N-facing slope. Circular area (27.1m N-S; 26.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.6m) N->SW; inward facing scarp (H 0.6m) SW->N, where ground level higher to outside. Interior level; reeds growing in E half; truncated on SW side by drain. 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
- CO055-051 Settlement cluster
Description
Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as settlement cluster named Barradaw East. Little survives; formerly thatched 5-bay, 1-storey, gable-ended structure is probably post 1842. It has off-centre doorway to left and two chimneys, one central, the second to right; roof now corrugated iron; occupied. Other dwellings and farm buildings appear to be post 1842. 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
- CO055-052 Settlement cluster
Description
Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as settlement cluster named Barradaw West. Rebuilt post 1842 and includes 5-bay hip-roofed thatched structure with off-centre brick chimney to left and off-centre doorway to right; occupied. 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
- CO055-057 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, adjacent to SW side of enclosure (CO055-019----). Irregular mound of burnt material (L 6m; Wth 5.4m; H 0.45m). Field fence running NE-SW atop mound composed of burnt material. Marshy ground in area of mound. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Barradaw.
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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Barradaw.
- 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 Barradaw with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Barradaw · Barr Dáith
- Area
- 2,849,434 m² (284.94 ha, 704.11 acres)
- Civil parish
- Dangandonovan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Dangan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dangan electoral division: 266 people in 87 households; 92% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aughnalyra, Ballyeightragh, Ballyknock South, Ballyre, Donickmore, Kilcounty, Knockanenakirka, Knockavuddig
- Placenames
- Barradaw 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.