Castlesaffron

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castlesaffron, from 117 m² to 424,132 m² (42.41 ha, 104.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Jun 2026Liaison officer - refused

  Permission for construction of a single storey dwelling and detached garage including site access and on-site waste water treatment and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1692

• 15 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for Retention of 2 no. domestic garages/stores ancillary to existing dwelling and all associated site works and services.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1585

• 15 May 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for construction of a single storey dwelling, including site access and on-site wastewater treatment and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1293

• 16 Aug 2019Conditional

  Construct a new extension to the rear of the existing dwellinghouse, alterations to elevations and renovations of existing dwelling, new garage, entrance, wastewater treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6049

• 17 Jul 2019Incompleted application

  To construct a new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, entrance, wastewater treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5796

• 22 Oct 2014Conditional

  Dwelling, domestic garage and all associated services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6260

• 7 Mar 2011Conditional

  Construction of a double domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4431

• 28 Sept 2009Conditional

  Dwellinghouse with attached garage, entrance, biocycle treatment unit and bored well

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7184

• 27 Jun 2007Conditional

  Retention of relocated garage and adjusted site boundaries for dwelling granted under planning register number 06/4164

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9036

• 23 May 2007Conditional

  Demolition of calf house and construction of extension to cubicle house, calf house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8041

• 15 Feb 2007Conditional

  Construction of dairy washings tank/soiled water tank, silage slab, effluent reception tank, concrete apron and animal house incorporating slatted tank, feed area, feed passage, floatation channel and associated concrete works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5090

• 14 Feb 2007Conditional

  One and half storey dwellinghouse

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 07/5055

• 21 Dec 2006Incompleted application

  One and half storey dwellinghouse

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/13713

• 14 Dec 2006Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13293

• 30 Nov 2006Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and stables

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/12860

• 5 Oct 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/11213

• 8 Sept 2006Conditional

  Upgrading of site entrance, landscaping and installation of surface water collections system to include 2 no. soiled water tanks and retention of agricultural building for use for pheasant rearing, enclosed outdoor pheasant runs connected to building, 1 no. feed silo (relocated within site), below ground soiled water storage tank, 2 no. gas storage tanks, 1 no. storage container (relocated within site), site access road, entrance and ancillary structures

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10461

• 25 Aug 2006Incompleted application

  Uprading of existing site entrance, landscaping and installation of surface water collection system and retention of agricultural building for use as pheasant rearing, enclosed outdoor pheasant runs, 1 no. feed silo, below ground soiled water storage tank, 1 no. storage container, site access road, entrance and ancillaru structures

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10059

• 31 Mar 2006Conditional

  Retention of garage and outhouse to side of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6017

• 31 Mar 2006Refused

  Construction of poultry unit, site entrance, food bins, soiled water tank and ancillary works and retention of poultry unit and soiled water tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6020

• 8 Mar 2006Incompleted application

  Retention of poultry unit, permission for new poultry unit, entrance, food bins and soiled water tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5377

• 7 Mar 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/5337

• 3 Mar 2006Incompleted application

  Retention of garage and outhouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5247

• 17 Jan 2006Conditional

  Dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4164

• 18 Nov 2005Incompleted application

  Dormer dwellinghouse

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 05/8509

The 25 most recent of 32 applications.

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

• CO025-040001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In deciduous woodland near top of NW-facing slope, on S side of Awbeg River and in demesne of Creagh Castle. Circular area (35m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by substantial earthen bank (int. H 2.87m; ext. H 2.78m) with external fosse (D 1.92m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 0.6m) to NW. Depression (3.6m N-S; 2.7m E-S; D 1.5m) in SW quadrant may result from uprooted tree. Site heavily overgrown. 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

• CO025-040002 Gateway
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO025-040003 Gate lodge
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO025-041001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On S side of glen of Awbeg River. Five-storey rectangular tower (8.5m N-S; 13.1m E-W), in grounds of Creagh House (14874), built c. 20m to S in 1816 (Bence-Jones 1978, 94); shortly afterwards tower 'fitted up as an appendage' to house (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 478-9). Tower no longer occupied, but 19th-century alterations evident throughout. Ground-floor doorway, near S end of E wall, gives entry to tower; door surround with pointed arch may be reset; wooden door part of 19th-century refurbishments. Similar wooden door hangs in second ground-floor doorway near W end of S wall; doorway inserted into an original window embrasure. Lobby inside doorway in E wall is covered by unusually deep murder hole which rises up to 2nd-floor level (top now blocked up). Three doors, all with pointed arches, lead off from lobby: N into L-shaped guard chamber; S to landing at foot of main stairs; and W into main ground-floor chamber (8.15m E-W; 4.05m N-S). Latter lit by three windows, in centre of N and W walls and near W end of S wall (now converted to door); all three have similar embrasures with inner part square-set and covered by segmental vault, whilst front part has smaller splayed and lintelled embrasure behind light; unless otherwise stated windows of main floors above of same type. Mural stairs rise to SW corner, at 2nd-floor level, continuing as spiral to 4th floor. Main 1st-floor chamber entered directly from stairs through lintelled door, now blocked. Chamber is attic under bluntly pointed wicker-centred vault (long axis E-W); room unlit. Main 2nd-floor chamber (7.5m E-W; 4.55m N-S) entered at top of straight stairs through door with semicircular arch; stop chamfer on both jambs decorated with trefoil pattern. Room has 19th-century wooden floor. Lit by three windows, one each in E, N and S wall; E window has single ogee-headed light, other two have lost theirs. East window has deep embrasure with door in each side giving entry to small mural chamber; chamber to N (1.8m E-W; 2.35m N-S) covered by segmental wicker-centred vault; chamber to S (2.55m N-S; 1.85m E-W) has similar vault but plastered over, this room has window set into SE corner with light on angle of tower. Main chamber has large inserted fireplace near W end of N wall with brick-domed bread oven set into W side. Main 3rd-floor chamber (c. 9m E-W; c. 5.5m N-S) is attic under rounded wicker-centred vault (long axis E-W); entered through doorway at SW corner from spiral stairs; lit by central window in E wall and by window in S wall which has splayed and lintelled embrasure and single flat-headed light. Also at this level, entered directly from spiral stairs, is lintelled mural chamber in W wall (1.1m E-W; 4.5m N-S); floored by rotten 19th-century floorboards. Spiral stairs ends abruptly just below 4th-floor level where door on W side gives entry to narrow passage; this in turn gives entry to garderobe chamber (2.2m N-S; 1.2m E-W) in NW corner of tower, and to main 4th-floor chamber (8.4m E-W; 5.1m N-S). Latter lit by window in centre of E wall and E of centre in S wall; E window has double ogee-headed light, S window has similar light but with transom. In centre of W wall is fireplace with plain lintel broken at centre. Room covered by recent wooden roof with corrugated iron covering. Door, near W end of S wall, gives access to landing from which short stairs rise to W, longer stairs rise to E; former gives access to small chamber in W wall of tower, occupied by large water tank, serving nearby house, placed here in 1911 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 268). Stairs rising to E reach SE corner of tower, giving access to wall walk atop E wall, then continuing as spiral to give access at top to wall walk atop S wall. No crenellations survive along walls but projecting stones atop SE and SW corners may have supported corner bartizans. Rectangular chimney stack projects above W wall. South wall stands higher than other three and contains mural chamber at top, no longer accessible, but window lights which serve it visible on S and W elevations. Originally castle of the Roches, depicted on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map as 'Crogh' (the Irish for Saffron), later passed to Creagh family, hence the modern name (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 262). 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

• CO025-041002 Country house
  Description

  Two-storey house over basement, of 18th-century appearance, adjacent to Castle Saffron (14352); house occupied. Entrance front (W) of 5 bays, ashlar limestone construction with string course between ground and 1st floor; pilasters on corners supporting moulded cornice. Central round-headed door ope with fanlight, Ionic columns support entablature and cornice; iron railed perron with double sweep of steps up to door. Sash windows with moulded 18th century sills, bracketed key-stones over 1st-floor windows. North elevation 3 bays deep. Rear elevation has round-headed stairway window over oval window ope. Damaged by fire in 2nd half of 18th century (Bence-Jones 1978, 94) and date-stone inscribed "1816" probably dates the subsequent rebuilding. House modernized in 1911 when S end lengthened (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 268) by adding 2 bays in similar style. House and addition under single hipped roof with central valley, three chimneys in valley. Demesne wall built 1816 (ibid. 262). Entrance sweep to W, with neo-Gothic limestone entrance gate (Bence-Jones, ibid.): central arch, keystone of which bears family crest and date "1827", flanked by two smaller arches, adorned by pinnacles, finials and battlements. One-storey entrance lodge adjacent on S side with ashlar facade in similar neo-Gothic style. Ringfort (12275) on N side of entrance. Private burial ground (14077) c. 500m SE of house contains altar tomb of the Brasier-Creagh family (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 265). 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

• CO025-041003 Kiln - lime
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO025-042 Burial
  Description

  Jones (1901, 244) recorded that 'about 100 years ago a stone coffin was found at Crobeg gate, containing the relics of a man of large proportions with a sword beside him.' No further information available. 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

• CO025-043 Country house
  Description

  Abandoned L-shaped 'two storey Georgian house with an enclosed porch' (Bence-Jones 1978, 95); permission to inspect site refused. Entrance front (SE) of 4 bays. Hipped roof. Built by Luke Hazard (Grove White 1905-25 vol. 2, 275). 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

• CO025-044 Burial ground
  Description

  Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; shown as circular field on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (diam. c. 13m) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.4m; T 0.45m) of random-rubble limestone. Entrance gate, with cut stone piers, on W side. Interior overgrown. Private graveyard of Creagh family, Creagh Castle (14874); contains burial vault of John Creagh, who died in 1792, and other members of that family who died later (Anon. 1892-4, 49). 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

• CO025-045 Country house
  Description

  Vacant 2-storey house of late-18th/early-19th century appearance. Entrance front (NW) of 5 bays, central round-headed door ope with fanlight, steps up to door; camber-headed stone-arched window opes. Side elevations 2 bays deep. Central round-headed stairway window on rear elevation. Cut-limestone quoins and cornice. Hipped roof with central valley; two off-centre brick chimneys. Refurbished as residence subsequent to site inspection. 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

• Creagh Castle, country house, 1725–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey over half-basement house, five north-western bays built c. 1730, destroyed by fire c. 1775 and rebuilt 1816, retaining original façade. South-western bays added 1911 in same style. Three-bay side and six-bay rear elevations. Hipped slate roof with moulded limestone cornice, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut limestone chimneystacks. Gabled dormer windows to south-east elevation, with timber bargeboards. Ashlar limestone walls to eighteenth-century part of façade, with eaves course, plat band between ground and first floors, carved limestone plinth with moulded coping, and carved limestone Doric-style giant pilasters to ends. Rendered stone walls to rest of façade and to south-east elevation, with render Giant Order pilaster to corner of façade, and roughcast rendered walls elsewhere. Square-headed window openings, with carved limestone sills to earlier part of façade, carved limestone scroll keystones to first floor, raised dressed limestone voussoirs. Later bays of façade have similar detailing in render. Timber sliding sash windows throughout, six-over-three pane to first floor, six-over-six pane to ground floor and three-over-three pane to basement. Rear elevation also has a double-light window to first floor with four-over-two pane timber sliding sash frames, round-headed stairlight with twelve-over-eight pane timber sliding sash window and decorative fanlight, with fixed timber oeil-de-boeuf window below. Round-headed entrance doorway with timber panelled door, decorative spoked fanlight, carved limestone flanking pilasters with prominent moulded capitals and moulded archivolt, set into carved limestone surround comprising fluted engaged Ionic-style columns, moulded architrave, pulvinated frieze and dentillated cornice, approached by carved limestone perron with dressed limestone elliptical arch with decorative keystone, oval plaque below with roll moulded surround, decorative detail to elevations of risers and wrought-iron railing. Square-headed door opening to rear with timber battened door and paned overlight. Area to rear bounded by dressed limestone walls with symmetrical flights of dressed limestone steps. Medieval tower house to north-west of site.

• Creagh Castle, gates/railings/walls, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding ashlar limestone quadrant entrance gateway, erected 1827, comprising heavily ornamented centrepiece with Tudor-arched vehicular entrance flanked by pedestrian entrances, and having sweep walls to front terminating in heavily ornamented piers. Vehicular archway has roll moulded archivolt supported on colonettes, with decorative cast-iron double-leaf gates, pointed-arch panels carved into wall above and having inset trefoil-headed panels, with carved cornice above, topped by battlemented parapet having heraldic plaque to centre. Archway is flanked by two-stage octagonal-plan piers having plinths with moulded copings, facets of piers having pointed arch lancet-like panels with inset trefoil-headed panels, with gabled cornices to lower panels and string course and moulded cornice to upper stage, topped with crocketed finials. Pedestrian entrances have moulded copings to plinths of jambs, roll moulded archivolts, label-mouldings with decorative detailing to spandrels, moulded string course and crenellated parapet above, and decorative cast-iron gates, flanked by square-profile piers with buttresses having pointed arch panelling, upper panels having gable detail, and topped with crenellations and octagonal-plan pinnacles having pointed arch panelling, moulded string courses and topped with ball finials. Sweep walls have moulded copings and plinths and cut-stone string course, terminated by square-profile outer piers with pointed arch recessed panels having moulded surrounds and inset with carved trefoil-headed panels, with heraldic shields above, octagonal-plan colonettes to corners with moulded plinths and moulded cornices, latter crenellated and supporting moulded ribs forming openwork details to top of piers.

• Creagh Castle, gate lodge, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey former gate lodge, built 1827, presenting three-bay ashlar limestone decorative façade towards gateway, and modernised with plain elevations elsewhere with two-bay rear and west elevations and three-bay east elevation. Now in use as house. Rear-most part of building has slightly higher roof than rest of building. Pitched artificial slate roof with elaborate carved limestone chimneystack having pointed arch panelling to sides, moulded cornice and topped with chevron detailing. Crenellated parapet wall, with higher central section over entrance doorway with corbel table detailing below, and having moulded cornice and crenellated parapet. Diagonally-set square-plan buttresses to corners with pointed arch panelling to front faces, gabled detailing above parapet level and topped with steepled pinnacles. Octagonal-plan engaged columns flanking entrance doorway, having similar detailing to corner buttresses. Dressed limestone plinth to façade and roughcast rendered walls to other elevations. Box-bay mullioned windows to façade, having chamfered Tudor-arch surrounds to openings, carved sills, moulded cornices, crenellated parapets, and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to rear and side elevations with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Tudor-arch entrance doorway to façade with carved timber panelled double-leaf door, chamfered surround and carved limestone hood-moulding. Square-headed door openings to side elevations, with timber panelled and French doors.

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 Castlesaffron.

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

Name

Castlesaffron · Cróch

Area

1,965,076 m² (196.51 ha, 485.58 acres)

Civil parish

Doneraile, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Wallstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Wallstown electoral division: 270 people in 89 households; 90% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyandrew, Curraghanaltig, Demesne, Dromdeer East, Dromdeer West, Inchakevin, Kilbrack

Placenames

Castlesaffron 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.