Cahergal
Townland in the civil parish of Myross, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Chathair Gheal
- Area
- 108.6 ha
- 268 acres
- Land parcels
- 90
- registered freehold, median 2,516 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 66
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahergal, from 10 m² to 102,503 m² (10.25 ha, 25.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 Cahergal 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
5 Mar 2025Conditional permission
Permission for retention of rock excavation and reduction of ground levels and Permission for erection of agricultural machinery storage shed, extensions to dwelling house, installation of new septic tank system and all associated site development works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/107
22 Nov 2024Incompleted application
Erection of extensions to dwelling house, installation of new septic tank and system and erection of agricultural shed for storage of machinery and hay and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/645
26 Jan 2023Conditional
The construction of a dwelliing house and garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/25
3 Aug 2018Conditional
(a) retain site layout as existing in relation to the dwelling position on site (b) permission to construct a single storey extension to front and side of existing dwelling (previous Pl. Reg. No. W/96/193 refers)
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/459
3 Aug 2018Conditional
(a) retain site boundaries and site layout (b) retain altered roof profile to rear sunroom of existing dwelling (c) retain domestic garage/store as constructed (d) retain pony stable building as constructed (e) permission sought to construct new extensions to front and side of existing dwelling (previous Pl. Reg. No. 03/6033 refers)
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/460
7 Nov 2014Conditional
Retention of extensions to dwelling (change of design to that permitted under planning reg W/45/88) retention of alteration & extension to garage/workshop
Retention · Cork County Council, 14/642
29 Aug 2013Conditional
Installation of waste water treatment system, soil polishing filter and associated excavation and site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/500
22 Aug 2013Incompleted application
Permission for installation of waste water treatment system, soil polishing filter and associated excavation and site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/492
25 Jun 2013Unconditional
Construct a dwelling house and associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/367
6 Sept 2012Conditional
Extension and alterations to a dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment plant, irrigation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/579
1 Nov 2010Conditional
For Ammendments to approved plans as granted under application reg no. 10/00407
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/748
11 Jun 2010Conditional
To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works including treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/407
7 Oct 2009Conditional
Construct dwelling, domestic garage and install waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1075
10 Sept 2009Withdrawn
Dwelling, domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/999
21 Aug 2009Conditional
Dwellinghouse, installation of mini treatment plant system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/948
14 Aug 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/908
14 Apr 2009Conditional
Extension and alterations to existing dwellinghouse and relocation of septic tank, construction of new shed and entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/409
5 Mar 2009Incompleted application
Extension and alterations to existing dwellinghouse and relocation of septic tank, construction of new shed and entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/234
24 Sept 2008Incompleted application
Retention of alterations to extension permitted under planning reg.no. 03/6895 to dwelling. Alterations include enlargement to accommodate domestic garage. Permission for retention is also sought for alterations to site boundaries
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1738
28 Aug 2008Incompleted application
Retention of modifications to site and house plans for the erection of extension to dwelling granted under planning reg. No. 03/6895
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1577
7 Feb 2008Conditional
Dwelling house and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/223
15 Jan 2008Conditional
Change of use from hostel and flat to private dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/74
19 Dec 2007Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3144
10 Dec 2007Incompleted application
Change of use from hostel and flat to private dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3064
7 Aug 2007Conditional
Alterations and extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2113
The 25 most recent of 66 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 Cahergal.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cahergal.
Architectural heritage
- The Old Schoolhouse, school, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached irregular-plan single and double-height former school, built 1885, now in use as house. Comprising three-bay block with gabled double-height central bay, having two-bay recessed block to north-east, single-bay double-height gabled block projecting to rear (north-west) and single-bay block projecting to south-west. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with red brick chimneystack, recent dormers and uPVC rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls with plinth, red brick quoins, and plaque inset to gabled front bay. Camber-headed openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds, concrete sills and timber casement windows. Round-headed door opening with timber glazed door. Square-headed door openings with rendered and red brick block-and-start surrounds and timber glazed doors. Outbuilding to north-west. Concrete wall to front (south-east).
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 water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cahergal.
- 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 Cahergal with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Cahergal · An Chathair Gheal
- Area
- 1,086,045 m² (108.6 ha, 268.37 acres)
- Civil parish
- Myross, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Myross, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Myross electoral division: 818 people in 321 households; 73% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardra, Ballinatona, Ballincolla, Carrigillihy, Clontaff, Cooldurragha, Cooscroneen, Listarkin, Raheen, Skahanagh
- Placenames
- Cahergal 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.