Curraghnalaght
Townland in the civil parish of Garrycoyne, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish Currach na Leacht
- Area
- 125.2 ha
- 309 acres
- Land parcels
- 102
- registered freehold, median 1,896 m²
- Zoning
- P5
- City Hinterland
- Planning
- 89
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
102 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curraghnalaght, from 20 m² to 236,014 m² (23.6 ha, 58.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 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
- P5City Hinterland (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Cork · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
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 May 2026Grant with conditions
the construction of a single storey detached dwelling with mezzanine and associated single storey detached garage, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, and including all associated site works and landscaping, which is all a Change Of Plan to the Planning Application Granted under Planning Application Reference 23/06482.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1363
13 Mar 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the removal of existing portacabins, containers and a shed, the demolition of a porch and flat roof extensions to an existing office, the construction of a two storey extension and alterations to an existing office, a new vehicular entrance and the installation of a wastewater treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4443
3 Mar 2025Conditional
Permission for alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling including the following works, 1) single storey extensions to the front & rear, 2) elevational alterations to the existing dwelling- removal of a chimney & a modified side (west) facing window opening, 3) installation of a new waste water treatment unit in place of the existing septic tank which is to be decommissioned & 4) all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4345
12 Nov 2024Conditional permission
Permission to construct a new dwelling house and attached domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6126
13 Dec 2023Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of a single storey detached dwelling with mezzanine and associated single storey detached garage, a new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, a new site entrance, and including all associated site works and associated landscaping.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6482
8 Nov 2023Withdrawn
A) Alterations, extension and change of use of existing outbuilding to granny flat B) Installation of new effluent system and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6249
19 May 2023Conditional
Construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5029
19 May 2023Conditional
Construct a dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5026
19 May 2023Conditional
Construct a new dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5027
3 Mar 2023Conditional
Permission for the retention as constructed of detached domestic garage/lean-to shed. Retention of waste water treatment unit and alterations to site boundaries to that previously granted under Pl.Reg. no. 10/6115.
Retention · Cork City Council, 2341818
17 Feb 2023Conditional
Permission is sought for the change of use of existing clubhouse/bar/restaurant building to use as a community, cultural and religious services centre.
Permission · Cork City Council, 2341789
21 Dec 2022Refused
a) Partial change of use of existing out-building stores to domestic use (utility and office) with installation of roof window, b) demolition of existing entrance and construction of new entrance, c)construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling, d) construction of a single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, e) alterations, extension and change of use of existing outbuilding to granny flat, f)installation of new effluent system and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6845
7 Sept 2022Refused
Permission for the change of use of existing clubhouse/bar/restaurant building to use as a place of worship.
Permission · Cork City Council, 2241380
2 Dec 2020Conditional
1) Installation of dormer windows at front and rear roof level to suit revisions to internal layouts, 2) enclosure of existing front porch, 3) relocation of existing rear external door to southern gable, 4) installation of new first floor window at southern gable to suit revisions to internal layouts, 5) installation of new ground floor window at northern gable to suit revisions to internal layouts and all associated site works to existing dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6701
22 Oct 2020Incompleted application
1) Installation of dormer windows at front and rear roof level to suit revisions to internal layouts, 2) enclosure of existing front porch, 3) relocation of existing rear external door to southern gable, 4) installation of new first floor window at southern gable to suit revisions to internal layouts, 5) installation of new ground floor window at northern gable to suit revisions to internal layouts and all associated site works to existing dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6327
16 Sept 2020Incompleted application
1) Installation of dormer windows at front and rear roof level to suit revisions to internal layouts, 2) enclosure of existing front porch, 3) relocation of existing rear external door to southern gable, 4) installation of new first floor window at southern gable to suit revisions to internal layouts, 5) installation of new ground floor window at northern gable to suit revisions to internal layouts and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6014
5 Dec 2019Conditional
1) Planning permission for the demolition of a single storey extension to the south/rear elevation of an existing two storey detached dwelling. 2) Planning permission for the construction of a new part single storey, part 2 storey extension to the south/rear elevation of the existing detached dwelling and a new single storey bay window extension to the ground floor eastern elevation of the existing two storey detached dwelling; 3) Planning permission for elevational alterations to the existing two storey detached dwelling; 4) Planning permission for the adjustment of the front boundary wall to allow for increased sightlines; 5) Planning retention for the existing widened farm entrance gate; and including all associated site works and a new waste water treatment unit.
Retention · Cork City Council, 1938928
28 Mar 2018Refused
Construction of a two storey dwellinghouse with detached garage, a new entrance to the public road, installation of septic tank with percolation area, landscaping, and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4758
16 Mar 2018Conditional
Construction of single storey extension to side of two storey detached dwellinghouse.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4650
23 Feb 2018Conditional
The construction of a single storey dwellinghouse and effluent treatment unit (change of design to permission granted for the development under planning reg 15/4147).
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4459
5 Feb 2018Incompleted application
Construction of single storey extension to side of two storey detached dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4282
4 Dec 2017Conditional
Construct new single storey extensions to the north and west elevations of the existing dwellinghouse incorporating a domestic garage and conservatory, alterations to the east elevation of the existing dwellinghouse and all associated site and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7155
7 Jul 2017Refused
Demolition of existing shed and construction of dormer style one and a half storey dwelling with single storey extensions. The development includes installation of two new waste water treatment systems (for both new dwelling and adjoining site), bored well and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5746
21 Feb 2017Conditional
To construct a single storey type dwellinghouse (change of house design and alterations to site boundary of previously granted planning application reference no. 15/6992) wastewater treatment system, new site entrance with walls & piers and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4384
18 Oct 2016Conditional
Construction of two storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6586
The 25 most recent of 89 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 Curraghnalaght.
Recorded monuments
- CO062-181 Fulacht fia
Description
In rough grazing, to E of stream. Heavily overgrown mound of burnt material (L 6.8m; Wth 6.8m; H 0.5m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-183 Standing stone
Description
In rough grazing. Stone (H 0.6m; 0.44m x 0.26m) is irregular in plan, long axis ENE-WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-184 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture. Circular area (diam. 27.4m) defined by earthen bank (H 1.6m), stone-faced internally. Entrance (Wth 6.4m) to W. Hartnett (1939, 219) noted that corn planted in interior and surrounding field (1936) showed differential growth, which indicated line of external fosse and outer or second bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-185002 Fulacht fia
Description
In garden. Low, circular mound of burnt material (diam. 14.3m; H 0.25m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-185003 Mound
Description
Heavily overgrown mound (H c. 2m) on grounds of Stone View house, c. 15m N of fulacht fiadh (CO062-185002-). Known locally as "the mound". According to local information, slab, said to be entrance to mound, discovered when stream was re-routed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-194 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842, 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. According to Hartnett (1939, 220), rampart had slipped considerably and contained a good proportion of small stones with entrance to SE. Levelled; fosse area visible due to rich growth of grass (diam. c. 38m). Linear feature (CO062-232----), possibly a trackway, extends NE from ringfort, in general direction of levelled enclosure (CO062-204---); all visible as cropmarks in aerial photograph (CASAP). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-195 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture. Depicted as hachured, roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps; hachured oval enclosure (c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W) on 1904 OS 6-inch map. According to Hartnett (1939, 220), enclosure was 'oval in plan 100 feet x 86 feet and enclosed by a low single rampart'. Levelled; rough vegetation marks area of site (diam c. 39.4m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-197 Standing stone
Description
In tillage, c. 100m N of standing stone (CO062-198----). Stone (H 1.95m; 1.1m x 0.55m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-198 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In tillage, c. 100m to S of standing stone (CO062-197----). Stone (H 1.27m; 0.91m x 0.37m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NW-SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-204 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark in tillage (CASAP) shows roughly oval-shaped univallate enclosure (max.diam c. 100m) with internal division running E->W at SE end, possibly suggesting that the enclosure was originally smaller. Levelled ringfort (8233) in same field c. 150m to SE; linear feature (9131) in same field and between the two sites. Second enclosure (9130) c. 100m to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-232 Earthwork
Description
Cropmark in tillage (CASAP) shows linear feature defined by two closely spaced parallel fosses, possibly indicating a trackway. Feature visible running in roughly SW-NE direction for c. 130m from levelled ringfort (8233) and truncated by a road at NE end. Subcircular enclosure (9129) lies c. 60m to NW and second enclosure (9130) c. 200m to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO062-233 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark in tillage (CASAP) shows roughly oval-shaped univallate enclosure truncated by road running NE-SW along its NW perimeter. Second sub-circular enclosure (9129) c. 100m to SE; levelled ringfort (8233) in same field c. 250m to SE; linear feature (9131) c. 200m to SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Stone View, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey dormer attic house, built c.1880, having gable-fronted breakfront end-bay and open front pitched roof porch to front (south), two-storey lean-to additions to rear (north) and canted bay window to side (west). Pitched slate roofs having pitched slate half-dormer windows, rendered chimneystacks with decorative terracotta pots, cast-iron rainwater goods and timber bargeboards to front and side (east) gables and dormers. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor of front elevation and central opening of canted bay window, flanked by one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Tripartite timber framed windows to ground floor of front elevation having central two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with one-over-one-pane sliding sash side lights. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to rear elevations. Round-headed opening to porch having rendered surround comprising pilasters and archivolt, raised render surround and limestone stepped approach. Square-headed door opening to interior of porch, having timber panelled door with stained glass overlight and glazed timber side panels. Single- and two-storey outbuildings to rear having pitched slate roofs and whitewashed rubble stone walls. Square-headed and camber-headed openings with redbrick surrounds and timber battened fittings. Quadrant square-profile rendered gate piers to front of site having curved rendered walls and wrought-iron gates.
- The Gables, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, having single-bay single-storey porch to front (south-west) surmounted by timber framed pitched roof single-storey conservatory, with flanking canted bays. Double-pile two-storey pitched roof extension to rear (north-east) and recent conservatory to east elevation. Hipped slate roof to original house, having rendered chimneystacks and mixed cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Pitched slate to double-pile block, hipped slate roofs to canted side-bays having terracotta cresting and finials. Rendered walls with plinth throughout having rendered architrave, frieze and cornice to porch. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills throughout having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation, one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to eastern canted bay, uPVC casement replacement windows elsewhere. Square-headed door opening to western canted bay with timber battened door having three-pane overlight flanked by three-pane sidelights. Outbuilding to north-west of site having pitched slate roof and rubble stone walls. Square-profile rendered gate piers to front of site flanking cast-iron gates.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Curraghnalaght.
- 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 Curraghnalaght with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Curraghnalaght · Currach na Leacht
- Area
- 1,251,842 m² (125.18 ha, 309.34 acres)
- Civil parish
- Garrycoyne, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Blarney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Blarney electoral division: 683 people in 213 households; 88% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballygibbon, Clogheenmilcon, Coolowen
- Placenames
- Curraghnalaght 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.