Curraglass
Townland in the civil parish of Buttevant, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Co. Cork; in Irish An Currach Glas
- Area
- 130.1 ha
- 322 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 19,847 m² (1.98 ha, 4.9 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curraglass, from 956 m² to 214,550 m² (21.46 ha, 53.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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 Curraglass 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
3 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for retention of existing re-located site entrance and alterations made to the site boundaries from those permitted under planning reference number 05/8251.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5766
23 Jul 2025Conditional permission
Permission for: 1) Retention of existing domestic store ancillary to existing dwelling and site boundaries, 2) Retention of existing secondary wastewater treatment unit and tertiary filter serving existing dwelling, 3) Permission to construct a new single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works and services.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5465
13 May 2025Incompleted application
Permission for retention of extension and alterations made to existing domestic garage previously granted under planning permission reference number 08/4880 consisting of the following changes : 1) single storey side extension for domestic use to existing garage with open sit out area overhead, 2) alterations to the roof and elevations of existing garage and connection of same to existing first floor sit out area, and all associated site works and services
Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4892
8 Apr 2025Incompleted application
Permission for the following: 1) Retention of existing domestic garage and site boundaries. 2) Permission to construct a new single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling. 3) Permission to replace existing septic tank serving existing dwelling with a new secondary waste water treatment unit and tertiary filter to serve same dwelling and all associated site works and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4613
6 Jul 2022Conditional
The construction of a new entrance to an agricultural field and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5585
1 Jul 2022Withdrawn
Permission for retention of demolition of house, permission for retention of a storey and a half style dwelling, permission for retention and completion of domestic garage to rear of dwelling. Permission for retention of roadside walls and entrance and permission to install a wastewater treatment system and tertiary filter and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5551
20 Sept 2021Refused
To construct a dwellinghouse with attached domestic garage.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6575
14 May 2021Incompleted application
1 No. proposed new two storey family dwelling with attached garage, associated site works and bio-friendly waste water treatment system.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/5315
21 Aug 2015Refused
Construction of a storey and half style dwelling house, septic tank, percolation area.
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5880
17 Jul 2013Withdrawn
Retention of existing agricultural dry store and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/5372
15 Jun 2012Conditional
Construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear elevation of existing two storey dwellinghouse and all associated site works and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5320
20 Feb 2008Conditional
Retention of domestic garage with first floor storage area
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4880
15 Mar 2007Conditional
Construction of 3 no. underground effluent tanks, overground steel effluent tank and cubicle house
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6089
31 Jan 2007Incompleted application
Retention and completion of domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4620
8 Mar 2006Refused
2 storey domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5373
9 Nov 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/8251
12 Oct 2005Incompleted application
Two storey dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7462
22 Apr 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2660
7 Sept 2004Conditional
Construction of dormer dwelling
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 04/6782
24 May 2004Conditional
Alterations and extension to dwelling and installation of waste water treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3601
15 Aug 2003Conditional
Dormer dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/4110
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 Curraglass.
Recorded monuments
- CO016-181 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; arc (C 19.9m) formed by scarp (max. H 2m) E->S with external fosse (D 0.7m) survives, skirted by townland boundary which curves to respect site ENE->S. SE half of interior partially overgrown with briars. Ringfort (CO016-180---) c. 150m 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
- CO016-182 Fulacht fia
Description
In rough grazing. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (14.2m N-S; 13m E-W; H 0.7m); opening (Wth 3.1m) faces W. Recent depression in S arm. Drain along W edge of mound. 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
- CO016-183 Ringfort - rath
Description
In level pasture. Circular area (22m ENE-WSW) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.45m); intervening fosse (D 0.25m); outer earthen bank (H 0.65m); external fosse (D 0.35m). External fosse waterlogged; truncated by field boundary to SW. Banks and interior heavily overgrown. Break (Wth 3.15m) in outer bank to W. 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
- CO024-021 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle WNW-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 18m) on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 15m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (18m E-W; 17m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.17m; ext. H 1.5m) E->NNW; scarp (H 0.5m) NNW->N; scarp (H 0.6m) with slight internal lip N->E. External fosse survives as slight depression. Entrance (Wth 5m) to SSE. One-third of interior on N side at lower level and separated from remainder by ill-defined scarp. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Curraglass.
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 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 Curraglass.
- 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 Curraglass with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Curraglass · An Currach Glas
- Area
- 1,301,120 m² (130.11 ha, 321.51 acres)
- Civil parish
- Buttevant, and its townlands
- Barony
- Orrery and Kilmore
- Electoral division
- Templemary, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Templemary electoral division: 344 people in 129 households; 94% 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
- Ardaprior, Dreenagh West, Garranenageevoge, Kilbarry, Lisgriffin, Poulnareagha
- Placenames
- Curraglass 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.