Croaghnacree

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Croaghnacree, from 622 m² to 279,479 m² (27.95 ha, 69.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Croaghnacree 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.

• 31 Jul 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission for development consisting of the conservation, refurbishment and extension of an existing cottage, including demolition of an existing rear annex extension and construction of a new larger single-storey extension to the rear and an extension at first floor level. Works to the existing cottage will include replacement of all windows and external doors, provision of additional windows, replacement of the existing roof, raising the roof by approximately 400mm, and works to the existing porch including relocation of the front entrance door and re-roofing of the porch. The development will also include the installation of a new wastewater treatment system comprising a bio-cycle treatment unit and percolation area, together with all associated site development and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2045

• 3 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for the development will consist of the conservation, refurbishment and extension of an existing cottage, including demolition of an existing rear annex extension and construction of a new larger single-storey extension to the rear. Works to the existing cottage will include replacement of all windows and external doors, provision of additional windows, replacement of the existing roof, raising the roof by approximately 400mm, and works to the existing porch including relocation of the front entrance door and re-roofing of the porch. The development will also include the installation of a new wastewater treatment system comprising a bio-cycle treatment unit and percolation area, together with all associated site development and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1803

• 12 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission for Retention of as built garage and stone finish to dwelling porch, permitted under PP Ref: 07/7659.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/5727

• 27 Jun 2013Conditional

  Two-storey extension to side of existing dwelling house, proposed single storey glazed walkway to rear, minor internal alterations to existing dwelling, new rooflight to existing roof and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5226

• 6 May 2009Refused

  Dwelling house, entrance, biocycle treatment unit & bored well

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5443

• 21 May 2008Conditional

  Retention and completion of dwellinghouse and permission for new entrance and treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6819

• 20 Nov 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/12483

• 20 Nov 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/12486

• 18 Oct 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/11769

• 18 Oct 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/11750

• 25 Jul 2007Conditional

  Retention of alterations to dwelling to include 2 no. first floor windows to side elevations and exterior finish to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9837

• 12 Jun 2007Incompleted application

  Retention of alterations to dwellinghouse to include 2 no. first floor windows to side elevations and exterior finish to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8598

• 12 Jun 2007Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8572

• 10 May 2007Conditional

  Dormer dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7659

• 14 Mar 2007Conditional

  Dwelling and detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6011

• 22 Dec 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9649

• 15 Dec 2005Refused

  Bungalow, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9339

• 27 Apr 2005Conditional

  Retention of conservatory extension to dwellinghouse and 2 no. domestic garages

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2758

• 30 Mar 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1977

• 15 Mar 2005Incompleted application

  Retention of conservatory and 2 no. garages

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1558

• 29 Sept 2004Incompleted application

  Dwelling

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/7371

• 4 May 2004Conditional

  Dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2981

• 25 Jul 2003Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3731

• 17 Jul 2003Refused

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3531

• 3 Feb 2003Conditional

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/378

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Croaghnacree.

Recorded monuments

• CO025-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Cropmark of bank and external fosse of circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R524). Second possible ringfort (CO025-032---) in same field c. 100m to E; ringfort (CO025-031---) in adjoining field to N. 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

• CO025-031 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on N-facing slope. Depicted as ring of trees on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m), showing bank and external fosse, on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; slight rise visible in area of site. Circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, taken July 1989), as cropmark of fosse; visible in second aerial photograph (GSIAP, R524; taken July 1975) as cropmark of bank, intervening fosse and external bank. 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

• CO025-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R524: taken July 1975) as cropmark of bank and external fosse. Second possible ringfort (CO025-030---) in same field c. 100m to W; ringfort (CO025-031---) in adjoining field to N. 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

• CO025-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NW-facing slope, on E side of stream valley. Circular, raised area (32.5m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by scarp (H c. 1m), topped by remains of low bank, highest to SE (H 0.5m); intervening shallow fosse; low external bank (H 0.4m) to NW and N. Possible entrance (Wth 7.8m) to NE. 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

• CO025-161 Country house
  Description

  Ruined rectangular 1-storey house, over basement to rear, with commanding view to NE. Entrance front and side elevations built of brick atop coursed ashlar plinth, rear elevation of random-rubble limestone construction with brick detail. Hipped slate roof with two chimneys over end bays. Entrance front (NE) of 11 bays: central round-headed door ope flanked by sidelights; sash windows with moulded limestone 18th century sills. Rear elevation has 1-storey lean-to and two-storey stone-built additions, making overall plan L-shaped (as shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map). Cobbled yard to rear with outbuildings; walled garden to S. Built in 1709 by Rev. Sayers; vacated in 1952 and fell into disrepair; subsequently renovated, thatched roof (see photograph, Grove White 1905-25, vol. 4, opp. 203) replaced with slate roof with deeply projecting eaves and new windows inserted; house burnt before renovations completed and subsequently abandoned (pers. comm. C. Harte). Renovated 1998. 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

• Saffronhill Cottage, country house, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eleven-bay single-storey house, built 1760. Hipped oversailing artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Flemish bond red brick walls. Square-headed window openings with carved limestone sills, red brick voussoirs and nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed entrance doorway with timber panelled door and Y-traceried fanlight, red brick voussoirs and square-headed sidelights with carved limestone sills and fixed timber windows.

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 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 Croaghnacree.

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

Name

Croaghnacree · Cróch na Craoibhe

Area

996,179 m² (99.62 ha, 246.16 acres)

Civil parish

Doneraile, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Doneraile, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Doneraile electoral division: 1,555 people in 599 households; 67% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annakisha North, Ballyandrew, Ballydineen, Clenor North, Knockacur, Lisnagrough

Placenames

Croaghnacree 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.