Clonmult
Clonmult is a townland in the civil parish of Clonmult, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cluain Molt.
- Area
- 188.7 ha
- 466 acres
- Land parcels
- 50
- registered freehold, median 3,361 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 54
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonmult, from 19 m² to 330,964 m² (33.1 ha, 81.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Clonmult 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
22 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for construction of a dwelling house and domestic garage, driveway, entrance, installation of wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6252
9 Sept 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of single storey detached dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5757
19 May 2025Conditional
Permission for a) demolition of existing silage slab, b) construction of an agricultural shed consisting of cubicles, feeding area and underground slurry storage tanks in place of existing silage slab, c) construction of a new silage pit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4933
31 Jan 2025Conditional
Permission to construct a new dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4115
31 Jan 2025Conditional
Permission to construct a new dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4113
24 Jun 2024Refused
Permission for construction of a dwelling and domestic garage, driveway, entrance, installation of waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5182
7 Jun 2024Incompleted application
Permission for construction of a dwelling and domestic garage, driveway, entrance, installation of wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5065
6 Nov 2023Application invalid
Permission for retention of 8 No. floodlight poles, associated floodlights to existing equestrian sand arena and all associated site and infrastructure works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 23/6224
15 Sept 2021Conditional
Construction of a 298.6m2 agricultural stable building and all associated drainage, hard surfacing and site works to facilitate the development.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6531
25 Feb 2021Conditional
To demolish existing agricultural buildings and to construct 4 no. residential serviced site each with its own entrance, septic tank/wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and a separate entrance to access remaining lands.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4463
21 Jan 2021Incompleted application
To demolish existing agricultural buildings and to construct 4 no. serviced site each with its own entrance, septic tank/wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and a separate entrance to access remaining lands.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4094
1 Oct 2019Conditional
Conversion of the existing attic space to habitable space including three dormer window on the front elevation and the three additional rooflight on the rear elevation of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6374
30 Sept 2019Conditional
Installation of 1 no. display signage board.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6361
20 Aug 2019Incompleted application
Conversion of the existing attic space. The works include the construction of three dormer windows on the front elevation and three additional rooflights on the side and rear elevation and including all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6069
12 Dec 2014Conditional
Construction of a store, extension to existing graveyard including columbarium and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6671
3 Dec 2014Incompleted application
Construction of a store, extension to existing graveyard including columbarium and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6590
19 Dec 2013Conditional
Construction of two-storey dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6427
9 Dec 2013Incompleted application
(1) Constructing a two storey dwelling house with incorporated garage, (2) Forming a new vehicle entrance from the public road (3) Constructing a septic tank and percolation area ancillary to the new dwelling house and to under take all related ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6322
13 Sept 2013Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, detached garage, site entrance and new waste water treatment system along with all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5779
7 Jun 2013Conditional
Construction of a one-and-a-half storey dwelling house, detached single storey garage, septic tank and associated development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5068
25 Feb 2013Unconditional
Dwellinghouse (change of plan),extension of duration of permission granted under reg. no. 07/12704
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4298
21 Sept 2012Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse (change of design and layout to that permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 12/4857)
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6012
11 Sept 2012Incompleted application
Dwelling house (change of design and layout to that permitted under Ref. 12/4857)
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5914
10 May 2012Conditional
Construction of a dwelling, garage, septic tank, percolation area, well and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4973
25 Apr 2012Conditional
Construction of a two-storey dwelling house, new site entrance, septic tank, and all site development works and landscaping
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4857
The 25 most recent of 54 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 Clonmult.
Recorded monuments
- CO055-014 Ringfort - rath
Description
On W-facing slope. Shown on 1936 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). 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
- CO055-028 Ringfort - rath
Description
On W-facing slope, above marshy ground. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1936 OS 6-inch map. 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
- CO055-031 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on E-facing slope, c. 120m from Kiltha river glen. Shown on 1936 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Fragment of bank survives incorporated into field fence (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.3m); levelled to S. Interior slopes gently to E. 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
- CO055-035 Country house
Description
Eighteenth-century rectangular 2-storey house; gable ended; chimneys on gables. Entrance front (E) of 5 bays; central rectangular door flanked by sidelights. Gabled addition to rear. Farm buildings to N. 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
- Clonmult House, house, 1720–1760 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1740, having three-bay two-storey return to rear (west), with recent lean-to porch to north elevation of return. Pitched slate roofs with rendered end chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door flanked by sidelights with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Bipartite timber sliding sash windows to ground floor, rear and return elevations. Rubble stone boundary walls with wrought-iron pedestrian gates. Outbuildings to north.
- Clonmult House, outbuilding, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
Description
Farmyard complex, built c. 1780, comprising L-plan two-storey outbuilding immediately north of Clonmult House having six-bay east elevation, running north-south, and three-bay return to north end of east elevation. Three-bay two-storey outbuilding, running north-south, to north of L-plan building, attached on its west side to stone structure with pitched corrugated-iron roof. Connecting range formed by single storey structure having flat-roofed corrugated-iron open-sided structure attached. East side of yard defined by ten-bay single-storey ruinous remains of rubble stone outbuilding. Single-storey extension to L-plan building with single-pitch roof against yard wall to south gable and cast-iron external staircase to east elevation. Pitched slate roofs, hipped to north-west corner, and with corrugated-iron to north pitch. Rendered rubble stone walls, with square-headed window and door openings and segmental-arched carriage arch with brick voussoirs. Segmental-arched carriage arch to south gable to outbuildings to north, with roughly dressed stone voussoirs.
- Farmyard complex, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Farmyard complex, built c. 1830. East range of farmyard comprising ten-bay two-storey outbuilding with pitched slate roof, and rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings with timber louvers and stone sills and voussoirs, square-headed door openings with timber battened half door and corrugated metal door, having cut stone voussoirs. Segmental-arched door opening having wrought-iron gate and cut stone voussoirs. Carriage arch with cut stone voussoirs. Barrel-roofed barn to east. Open-sided single-storey building with corrugated-iron flat roof, rubble stone walls and square-headed openings to south side of yard. Detached T-plan three-bay single-storey house, built c. 1820, with flat-roofed porch to front (south) elevation. Now in use as farm building. Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with timber sliding sash windows and render surrounds. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Wrought-iron double-leaf gates to site entrance.
- Cronin, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, with gablets to front (south) elevation. Historically in use as public house. Pitched slate roofs with red brick chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Decorative timber bargeboards to gablets and gables. Rendered walls with render quoins and platbands. Rendered panel with cast metal lettering. Square-headed openings with decorative render surrounds, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and uPVC windows. Square-headed opening with timber panelled half-glazed door with overlight. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding attached to east end of north elevation with pitched slate roof, rendered walls, and square-headed openings. Multiple-bay single-storey outbuilding to west range with pitched slate roof, rubble stone walls, and square-headed opening. North range of yard formed by seven-bay two-storey outbuilding with external staircase to west gable, pitched slate roof, rubble stone walls, rubble stone staircase, and square-headed openings with timber louvred and battened fittings and cut stone voussoirs. Segmental-arched carriage arch with cut stone voussoirs.
- Sign post, 1930–1950 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron road sign, erected c. 1940, comprising rectangular sign having rounded edges mounted on circular-profile pole with raised text and harp motif.
- Saint Lawrence's Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding T-plan gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built c. 1820, having single-bay nave elevation, gabled entrance porch to front (south) gable and gabled sacristy to north. Pitched artificial slate roofs, cut and carved limestone bellcote over south gable having cross finial. Rendered walls, with render quoins to south gable. Niche with figure to south elevation of porch. Pointed arch window openings with coloured glass and stained glass windows and render surrounds, that to south gable having decorative corbelled hood moulding with keystone. Cruciform opening with stained glass windows flanking niche to porch. Rubble stone boundary walls. Graveyard to site with memorial to Clonmult ambush.
- Post box, 1950–1970 · Regional interest
Description
Mounted cast-iron rectangular post box, erected c. 1960, with post office insignia and foundry mark in relief.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Clonmult, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, 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 Clonmult.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Clonmult with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Clonmult · Cluain Molt
- Area
- 1,886,570 m² (188.66 ha, 466.18 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonmult, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Clonmult, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 220 people lived in 65 households in the Clonmult electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyard, Ballydonagh More, Ballyeightragh, Condonstown, Corbally, Garraneribbeen, Garryduff, Garrylaurence, Gurteen, Knockakeo
- Placenames
- Clonmult 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.