Curraheen

16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curraheen, from 80 m² to 415,794 m² (41.58 ha, 102.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 7 Sept 2020Conditional

  To construct a) new front door with open porch to front of existing dwelling, b) replace existing front door with window, c) demolish existing single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, d) construct single storey extension to rear and side of existing dwelling, e) decommission existing septic and install new septic tank with percolation area and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5929

• 30 Mar 2020Withdrawn

  To construct an open porch to front of existing dwelling, single storey extension to side of existing dwelling and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4654

• 5 Jun 2018Conditional

  To construct dwelling which incorporates existing dwelling on site, septic tank and percolation area, farm building for the keeping of horses and site entrance.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5458

• 2 Feb 2018Conditional

  Construct a 2 storey dwelling with attached garage, sewage treatment unit with percolation area, entrance and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4260

• 12 Dec 2008Refused

  Construction of administrative office, roof over animal assembly area, external stairs to changing area, underground washings tank, refrigerated offal room, integrated constructed wetlands wastewater treatment system, yards and ancillary works to existing slaughterhouse and retention of extension to slaughter house for use as a de-hairing unit and retention of intensification of use of slaughter house (to include pigs) beyond that permitted under Condition No.1 of An Bord Pleanala Ref No. 4/5/84327(pl.ref.no.90/2001)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10105

• 17 Oct 2008Incompleted application

  Alterations and extensions to existing slaughterhouse to include construction of admin. office, roof over animal assembly area, external stairs to changing area, underground washings tank, refrigerated offal room installation of integrated constructed wetlands waste water treatment system yards and ancillary works and retention of extension to existing slaughterhouse for use as de-hairing unit, intensification of use of slaughterhouse (including pigs) beyond that permitted under condition No. 1 of Bord Pleanala ref.no. PL.4/5/84327 & planning ref.no. 2001/90

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9353

• 27 Feb 2008Incompleted application

  Alterations and extensions to existing slaughterhouse to include construction of admin. office, roof over animal assembly area, external stairs to changing area, underground washings tank, installation of proprietary waste water treatment system, integrated wetlands treatment system, yards and ancillary works and retention of extension use as de-hairing unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5052

• 13 Mar 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and domestic garage/workshop

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5987

• 24 Jun 2003Conditional

  Construction of bay window extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3092

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 Curraheen.

Recorded monuments

• CO019-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular, saucer-shaped, raised area (31.5m N-S; 30.5m E-W) defined by scarp (H 0.8m); intervening fosse; outer earthen bank (diam. 50m; H 1.3m); external fosse (D 1.2m) and low counterscarp bank. On top of a scarp faint trace of enclosing bank survives as slight internal lip to N and S. Break in scarp (Wth 4m) to NNE. Break in bank to SE (Wth 6.5m) and N. Counterscarp bank indicated as field boundary on 1935 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO019-069 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 60m) defined by low, well spread out, earthen bank, with external fosse N->SW. Fosse visible as shadow site N->SW in aerial photograph (CASAP). Occupation site (13855) and pit burial (11969) found in same field c. 30m to NW and c. 60m to NW respectively; also two fulachta fiadh (10692, 10693) in same field c. 120m to E and c. 50m to ESE respectively. 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

• CO019-070001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on level ground above N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; roughly circular, saucer-shaped area (38m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by low broad earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.7m), with faint trace of external fosse as shallow depression. Shadow site of circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (CASAP), with possible annexe (CO019-070002-) on SE side. 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

• CO019-070002 Enclosure
  Description

  This enclosure is mentioned as an annexe in the Inventory entry for the rath (CO019-070001-). 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

• CO019-119 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, atop low knoll. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. Second fulacht fiadh (10694) c. 60m to NW; third (10692) c. 160m to SW and fourth (10693) c. 250m to SW. 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

• CO019-120 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on SW side of drain. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (min. dims. 6m x 6m). One of a group of four fulachta fiadh (10691, 10693, 10694). 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

• CO019-121 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, atop knoll and on W side of stream. Low, roughly oval mound of burnt material (c. 15m NW-SE; 12m NE-SW). One of a group of four fulachta fiadh (10691, 10692, 10694). 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

• CO019-122 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, atop low knoll on W side of dry stream bed. Low, oval mound of burnt material (c. 13m WNW-ESE; c. 8m NNE-SSW). One of a group of four fulachta fiadh (10691, 10692, 10693). 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

• CO019-135 Pit-burial
  Description

  In undulating pastureland, on gentle NW-facing slope. In 1992 oval pit (0.25m x 0.3m) discovered during removal of topsoil prior to development. Surviving depth of pit (c. 0.12m) filled with dark-grey sandy soil, containing charcoal and cremated bone; bone derives from at least one young adult (Byrne and Sleeman 1992, 10). Circular enclosure (CO019-069---) in same field c. 60m to SE. 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

• CO019-136 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Three pits discovered during trial trenching in advance of piggery development (Byrne and Sleeman 1993, 9-10). Pit F1 (2.55m N-S; surviving Wth 0.54m E-W; D 0.24m), with gently sloping E side, contained charcoal-enriched soil and a large quantity of charred cereal grains. Second pit, F2 (Wth 0.88m; surviving D 0.36m), cut through F1 on W side; contained dark loamy fill with charcoal, charred cereal grains and an unidentifiable fragment of animal bone; the type and combination of the cereal grains (oats, barley, breadwheat and possibly rye) suggest Early Christian/medieval date (ibid., 10). Top of F2 truncated by field drain. Portion of third pit, F3, with gently sloping side (D 0.14m), c. 5.3m to SW; this contained dark grey/brown earth with some charcoal (Byrne and Sleeman (1992, 8). Pit burial (11969) found in same field c. 30m to NNW; circular enclosure (13533) c. 30m to SE. 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 Curraheen.

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 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 Curraheen.

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

Name

Curraheen · An Curraichín

Area

807,272 m² (80.73 ha, 199.48 acres)

Civil parish

Kilgullane, and its townlands

Barony

Condons and Clangibbon

Electoral division

Kilphelan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilphelan electoral division: 557 people in 195 households; 89% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballykearney, Cloonlough, Curraghbowen, Dromleigh, Flemingstown, Kiltrislane

Placenames

Curraheen 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.