Cloonkirgeen
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmeen (Clonakilty Ra), barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Cluain Creigín
- Area
- 146.4 ha
- 362 acres
- Land parcels
- 31
- registered freehold, median 4,223 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonkirgeen, from 120 m² to 213,640 m² (21.36 ha, 52.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 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 Cloonkirgeen 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
17 Apr 2025Conditional
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage (previously granted permission under planning reference 19/653)
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/213
27 Sept 2021Incompleted application
One storey Development. Two Bedrooms. One en-suite. Sitting Room. Utilility Room.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/670
10 Oct 2019Conditional
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/653
16 Aug 2019Conditional
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/539
24 Jul 2019Incompleted application
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/492
13 Jun 2019Conditional
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/402
7 Jun 2019Incompleted application
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/387
3 Mar 2017Conditional
Construction of a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/126
23 Feb 2017Conditional
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house, construction of new store / workshop and installation of new wastewater treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/111
21 Sept 2011Unconditional
Dwelling and domestic garage
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/579
10 Mar 2009Incompleted application
Construct sun room onto south end of existing dwelling and construct detached garage with first floor
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/261
22 Jan 2009Incompleted application
Construct sun room onto south end of existing dwelling and construct garage to south east end of the site
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/40
22 Jan 2008Conditional
Retention of sunroom; Permission to construct extension to dwelling and garage, relocate septic tank and percolation area and change boundaries of site as granted under planning reg: 96/3321
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/99
14 Dec 2007Incompleted application
Retention of sunroom; permission to construct extension to dwelling and garage, relocate septic tank and percolation area, permission for change of boundaries of site as granted under planning reg: 96/3321
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3111
13 Aug 2007Withdrawn
Retention of sunroom; permission for change of boundaries of site and construct extension to dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2169
21 Dec 2006Conditional
Construct shed for storage of machinery
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2854
14 Jul 2006Conditional
Retention of extension to rear of existing dwelling; retention of alteration to elevations to front and side of existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1367
2 Jun 2006Refused
Construct a dwelling and domestic garage with associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/1047
18 May 2006Withdrawn
Traditional style dwelling and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/904
21 Apr 2006Conditional
Dormer bungalow and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/696
14 Feb 2006Conditional
Dwelling & domestic garage with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/222
13 Jan 2006Conditional
Construct a dwelling with associated site works
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/20
2 Dec 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 05/8917
2 Jul 2004Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5042
4 Jun 2004Conditional
Construction of extension to existing slatted shed and construction of loose cattle shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4060
The 25 most recent of 34 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 Cloonkirgeen.
Recorded monuments
- CO121-011 Souterrain
Description
Twohig (1976, 28-31) recorded four-chambered earth-cut souterrain discovered 1973. Entrance shaft leading to Chamber 2, blocked at field surface by two stone slabs (possibly put in position after souterrain went out of use). Two construction shafts noted. Chamber 1: L 3.2m; W 1.6m; H 1.2m. Chamber 2: L 2.4m; W 1.3m; H 1.1m. Chamber 3: L 3.7m; W 1.4m; H 0.8m. Chamber 4: L 2.6m; W 1m; H 0.6m. All measurements are average. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO121-012 Ringfort - rath
Description
On small rise in undulating pasture. Oval area (25m N-S; 30m E-W) scarped up above surrounding land and enclosed by low earthen bank (H 1.5m). Gap in bank (Wth 1.5m) to ENE. Interior slopes down gently to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Cloonkirgeen.
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 10 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 Cloonkirgeen.
- 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 Cloonkirgeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Cloonkirgeen · Cluain Creigín
- Area
- 1,464,200 m² (146.42 ha, 361.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmeen (Clonakilty Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Ballingurteen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballingurteen electoral division: 736 people in 251 households; 88% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardea, Derreen, Garranure, Glan, Kildee, Kilvurra, Lisnabrinny, Maulcorragh
- Placenames
- Cloonkirgeen 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.