Curradrinagh
Curradrinagh is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmichael, barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Currach Draighneach.
- Area
- 242.1 ha
- 598 acres
- Land parcels
- 39
- registered freehold, median 12,279 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 22
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curradrinagh, from 105 m² to 407,956 m² (40.8 ha, 100.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 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 Curradrinagh 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
6 Nov 2025Application withdrawn
2 storey dwelling. Domestic garage, Septic tank with percolation area, bored well and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6399
22 Aug 2025Invalid - case closed
2 storey dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank with percolation area, bored well and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/478
1 Jul 2025Incompleted application
2 storey dwelliing, domestic garage, septic tank with percolation area, bored well and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/366
23 Jan 2024Conditional
Construction of renovation works to a derelict dwelling house which include alterations to the elevations, a new roof, a new septic tank and percolation area, a new vehicular entrance, and construction of an extension and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/26
5 Apr 2018Conditional
To construct a roof cubicle slatted house, milking parlour dairy and silage slab
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/182
20 Mar 2018Incompleted application
Construction of roof Cubicle Slatted House, Milking Parlour, Dairy and Silage Slab
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/145
26 Oct 2007Conditional
Demolition of existing dwelling and construct a dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2756
23 Dec 2005Refused
Dwelling house, garage, new entrance, septic tank and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9803
21 Dec 2005Refused
2 no. dwellinghouses and garages
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9552
9 Nov 2005Incompleted application
2 no. dwellings, garages and septic tanks
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8221
15 Sept 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse incorporating semi-derelict dwelling and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6690
29 Aug 2005Incompleted application
2 no. dwellings and garages
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6209
13 Jul 2005Incompleted application
2 no. dwellinghouses with garages
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5010
17 Dec 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9315
4 Oct 2004Withdrawn
Construction of dwellinghouse incorporating existing semi-derelict dwelling into same and installation of septic tank and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7496
19 Jul 2004Incompleted application
Constuction of extensions and alterations to existing semi derelict dwelling and the installation of septic tank and percolation area with assocated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5528
2 Jun 2000Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 00/3343
28 Sept 1999Conditional
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/5265
16 Sept 1999Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/5063
1 Jul 1999Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/3566
19 May 1999Conditional
Relocation of petrol pumps & installation of underground petrol tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/2576
20 Jan 1998Conditional
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 98/122
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 Curradrinagh.
Recorded monuments
- CO094-048 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Subrectangular stone (H 1.5m; 1.55m x 0.45m) aligned E-W; leans slightly to S. 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
- CO094-049001 Designed landscape - belvedere
Description
Site of tower on crest of ridge with commanding view in all directions; just W of Kill Burial Ground (CO094-04902-). No structural remains. 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
- CO094-049002 Burial ground
Description
In pasture, on E-facing slope. Marked 'Kill Grave Yard on OS 6-inch map (1842). No visible surface trace. 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
- CO094-050 Kiln - lime
Description
Roadside, built against SE-facing slope. Overgrown front elevation (H 3.5m); lintelled passages (H 0.9m; Wth 0.7m) at base lead into infilled funnel. Corbels on front elevation to support lean-to. Front wall buttressed. 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
- CO094-114 Enclosure
Description
In scrubland on SE-facing slope between two ridges of rock outcrop. Circular area (13.6m SSE-NNW; 12m NNE-WSW) enclosed by stone bank (H 0.4m). Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. Crossed by cultivation ridges on N-S axis. Bank and interior overgrown with ferns. 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
- CO094-123 Distillery
Description
Remains of rectangular structure (4.8m E-W; 3.2m N-S) built into hillslope between two ridges of rock outcrop. Door opes in E and S wall. Still at W end consisting of stone-built platform (H c. 0.40m) with central fireplace. Stream to S. 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
- CO094-124 Windmill
Description
Overgrown lower courses of circular structure (diam. 4m; H 0.6m) on NW-facing slope. Known locally as windmill. 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 Curradrinagh.
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 Curradrinagh, 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 Curradrinagh.
- 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 Curradrinagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Curradrinagh · Currach Draighneach
- Area
- 2,421,015 m² (242.1 ha, 598.25 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmichael, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Aultagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 381 people lived in 128 households in the Aultagh electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ahakeera, Behagullane, Glan, Gortroe, Kilmalooda, Lisheenleigh, Shanlaragh
- Placenames
- Curradrinagh 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.