Demesne

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Demesne, from 151 m² to 1,663,603 m² (166.36 ha, 411.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 29 May 2026F.i. consultees/awaiting recommendation

  1) Replacement of the floodlights on the 6 no. existing poles with LED lights, to pitch no. 1, maintaining the poles as they are. 2) Construction of a hurling wall adjacent to the juvenile playing area and 3) Erecting an electronic scoreboard on the flat roof section of the existing clubhouse.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1437

• 12 Jan 2026Grant with conditions

  Planning permission for the change of use of existing retail areas to allow for ancillary off licence sales, at Centra Doneraile, Main Street, Doneraile, Co. Cork

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0036

• 30 Apr 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for retention of a rear extension consisting of a kitchen, storage and toilet facilities ancillary to bar and restaurant, a change of use of the first floor from residential to dining area ancillary to bar and restaurant, a change from flat roof to pitched roof and a balcony over the flat roof over the ground floor, with all associated site work

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/4804

• 2 Apr 2025Incompleted application

  Rear extension and change of use of the first floor from residential to commercial with all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4576

• 8 Nov 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for Retention for the change of use, alterations and conversion of a shop, stores and residential property to 5 No. apartments as constructed on site and Permission for Retention for domestic shed as constructed to the rear of the property and all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/6113

• 8 Sept 2023Conditional

  Permission for the following residential development comprising; 1) partial demolition of existing agricultural building, 2) the construction of 40 no. semi-detached dwelling units; 3) construction of new vehicular site entrance and pedestrian entrance in existing boundary; 4) construction of new public footpath and public lighting along the public road R522; 5) all associated ancillary development and site works including connection to existing public water main, connection to public waste water sewer, parking , landscaping and amenity areas. a) A Nature Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with this application, b) the Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office of the relevant planning authority

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5819

• 25 Aug 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the following residential development comprising; 1) partial demolition existing agricultural building; 2) the construction of 40 no. semi-detached dwelling units; 3) construction of new vehicular site entrance and pedestrian entrance in existing boundary; 4) construction of new public footpath and public lighting along the public road R522; 5) all associated ancillary development and site works including connection to existing public water main, connection to public waste water sewer, parking, landscaping and amenity areas. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5722

• 10 Mar 2020Withdrawn

  Construction of a development to accommodate a total of 39 residential serviced sites, to be developed in phases, including provision of entrances, roads, footpaths, drainage, services, public lighting, water-supply, landscaping, boundary treatments, drainage outfalls, connections and all associated works, as well as demolition of an existing agricultural building and replacement of an existing residential entrance serving an existing dwelling as granted planning under reference 16/6116.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4505

• 4 Sept 2019Conditional

  Retention of the change of use of commercial hall from residential to café / restaurant use on the ground floor and the change of use from residential to shop / retail use on the first floor and all associated works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 19/6184

• 5 Feb 2019Conditional

  1. The change of use from vacant residential on the first floor to exhibition rooms and associated facilities for public use, together with associated internal and external renovation works, 2. The provision of a new internal lift to serve the basement / lower ground floor, upper ground floor and first floors, together with a new plant room and external plant room door to be provided at basement / lower ground floor level, 3. The change of use and renovation to part of the existing vacant basement / lower ground floors to form new ancillary circulation, toilet and plant room uses associated with the proposed exhibition spaces located on upper ground and first floor levels, together with provision of 2 no. new external door openings at the basement / lower ground floor levels, 4. The change of use, together with the internal and external renovation of the existing single storey outhouse in the farmyard complex to form a new ticket office, 5. new paved path at ticket office and 2 no. new ticket office signs, 6. All associated site works and services. Doneraile Court House which is a state Protected Structure.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4233

• 2 Jan 2019Incompleted application

  (1) Change of use from vacant residential on the First Floor to Exhibition Rooms and associated facilities for public use, together with associated internal and external renovation works. (2) The provision of new internal lift to serve the basement/lower ground floor, upper ground floor and first floors, together with a new plant room and external plant room door to be provided at basement/lower ground floor level. (3) the change of use and renovation of part of the existing vacant basement/lower ground floors to form new ancillary circulation, toilet and plant room uses associated with the proposed exhibition spaces located on upper ground and first floor levels, together with provision of 2 no. new external door openings at basement/lower ground floor levels, (4) The change of use, together with the internal and external renovations of the existing single storey outhouse in the farmyard complex to form a new ticket office, (5) all associated site works and services. Doneraile Court House which is a state Protected Structure.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4001

• 28 Apr 2014Conditional

  Carrying out of repairs to Doneraile Court boundary wall, including carefully dismantling part of the existing masonry estate wall, constructing new foundations and re-erecting the wall, all within the curtilage of the protected structure of Doneraile Court Country House

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4868

• 5 Feb 2014Conditional

  (1) Change of use from vacant residential area on the upper ground floor to exhibition rooms and associated facilities for public use. (2) Internal renovation of upper ground floor including the provision of a new disabled W.C. (3) Provision of a new external wheelchair access ramp, including alterations to existing garden wall, (4) Modifications to existing window in the side/south east elevation to form a new entrance door. (5) Provision of 3 no. new disabled parking spaces, together with all associated site works and landscaping

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4203

• 23 Dec 2013Incompleted application

  [1] Change of use from vacant residential on the upper ground floor to exhibition rooms and associated facilities for public use. [2] The internal renovation of the upper ground floor including the provision of a new disabled wc. [3] The provision of a new external wheelchair access ramp, including alterations to existing garden wall. [4] Modifications to an existing window in the rear elevation to form a new entrance door. [5] The provision of 3 no. new disabled parking spaces, together with all associated site works and landscaping.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6487

• 29 Sept 2011Conditional

  Carry out repairs to the Miniature Triumphal Arch Gateway, including numbering and carefully dismantling the existing masonry arch gateway and part of the adjoining walls, constructing new foundations, re-erecting the miniature triumphal arch gateway and adjoining walls and restoring and re-hanging the gates, all within the curtilage of the protected structure of Doneraile Court Country House RPS No. 00064

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6091

• 15 Apr 2009Conditional

  Change of use of existing outhouse to a montessori school

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5164

• 3 Jan 2008Conditional

  Construction of playground facility, upgrading of existing car parking area, construction of additional car parking area, provision of staff car parking area to rear of gate lodge surrounded by railing

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4023

• 15 May 2007Conditional

  Provision of off-licence to existing supermarket

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7803

• 16 Mar 2007Incompleted application

  Provision of off-license in part of existing supermarket

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6159

• 22 Nov 2006Incompleted application

  Incorporation of off licence to existing supermarket

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12568

• 1 Nov 2006Refused

  Change of use of existing outhouse to montessori school

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11906

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO017-086 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In walled orchard, part of demesne of Doneraile Court (14887). No visible surface trace of castle. Castle here reputedly built by MacWilliam Mór Synan in 1402, and sold in 1630 to Sir William St Leger (Healy 1988, 326). St Leger built new house on site; this 'new mansion house' greatly impressed Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (MacCarthy-Morrogh 1986, 168). House burnt in 1645 and subsequently repaired (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 45); estate map of 1728 (ibid., 20) shows house, named 'castle', with geometric gardens to SE. By 1750 house in ruins (Smith 1750, 330) and located in 'small grove'. Marked 'site of Doneraile Court' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Rectangular timber (min. L 3m; Wth 0.29m), hollowed out along most of its length and with dowel holes in the upper surface of each side, was found in 1990 c. 600m to SE on E bank of Awbeg River. Sample of timber (Q9440) dendrochronologically dated to AD 1510± 9 years (Cotter and Egan 1997, 162-5); date suggests that timber may be associated with castle. See Excavations 2003, 58. 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

• CO017-087 Country house
  Description

  On E side of Doneraile, c. 400m S of site of castle (14304). Built to design of Isaac Rothery for St Leger family c. 1730 but probably incorporating part of earlier house built in 1725 which itself may incorporate part of late-17th century house (Bence-Jones 1978, 105; de Breffny and ffolliott 1975, 91; Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 43-7). House restored by Irish Georgian Society and now occupied by caretaker. Entrance front (NE) overlooks parkland with winding approach avenue and Awbeg River. Front 7-bays wide with central 3-bay breakfront; central round-headed door ope with Ionic columns supporting scroll pediment, now incorporated into early 19th-century balustraded porch. Sash windows have moulded surrounds with scroll keystones on two upper storeys; lead fire-plaque dated '1725' above one of upper windows. Bow ends added in late 18th century. House burnt 1805; during reconstruction SE side elevation extended with bow at SW end making garden front (SE) of 3 bays between bow ends. Two-storey dining room, added on NW side in 1869- removed in mid 1980's. Warren of corridors and rooms in basement; brick wine vaults in corner; in 1825 brick arch inserted on S side to contain water tank. Reused stone mullion and jamb stones in basement window of SW bow of SE elevation may have come from nearby castle (14304). Outbuildings and meat store on SW side of house. Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 478) refers to conservatory built c. 1825; known as the orangery, it had 9 tall window opes in S wall with central masonry wall (portion of which survives) with 3 wide brick arches; partially dismantled c. 1970-76 (pers. comm. A. Montgomery). Walled garden to SW. Farmyard to W with farm building known as 'The Mill'; transmission shaft present in building used as part of horse-powered machinery (pers. comm. A. Montgomery). Demesne, now part of Doneraile Amenity Park, contains numerous estate features including ha-ha, deer park, 3 bridges over river, impounded ponds, lime walks, tree rings etc. (Crowley 1983). On N side of village is imposing entrance sweep with Ionic entrance archway and gate lodge. Avenue Bridge (long axis N-S; Wth 6.15m) has three semicircular arches (span c. 4m), bluntly pointed breakwaters on upstream side with decorative niches overhead; according to local information, built in 1800. Fish pond/ canal, c. 400m SE of house, described by Smith (1750, 329) as '370 yards long, and 140 broad'. Upper canal supplied by waterwheel, described by Young in 1770s (1892, 306) 'as an improvement on the Persian, which raises a regular stream 28 feet'. Mound in demesne, beside possible standing stone (10187), said to be result of excavation of fish ponds, and was used as vantage point during hunting. Remains of duck decoy (14965) c. 450m E of house. 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

• CO017-089 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Within Doneraile demesne, below crest of hill, on W-facing slope. Roughly circular area (42m N-S) enclosed by scarp (H 0.8m), with slight internal lip to SW; external fosse (D 0.15m). OPW (14.10.1977) noted modern drain cutting off fosse to E . Enclosure planted with mature conifers except 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

• CO017-115 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On E side of Awbeg River, in demesne of Doneraile Court. Discovered in 1990 during construction of riverside walkway. Much disturbed spread of burnt material (L c. 30m; Wth c. 10m). Truncated timber (L 0.5m; Wth 0.18m; T 0.06m) found close by. Late medieval timber (see 14304) found close by 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

• CO017-121 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In flat park land; within Deer Park of Doneraile demesne; in NW quadrant and adjoining NW side of large circular tree ring. Circular area (46m E-W; 42m N-S) defined by low rise (ext. H 0.36m); external fosse (D 0.24m); internal fosse (D 0.3m) SSE->N. Ridge forming arc and adjoining E bank cuts off sector of interior. Tree ring truncates fosse to NW. Inner fosse and internal partition may be later landscape features. Some large mature oak trees in interior. 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

• CO017-123 Decoy pond
  Description

  In wet woodland, on W bank of Awbeg River, in demesne of Doneraile Court (14887). Described by Fox (1984, 114-115) as roughly-square pond (L c. 100 yds), with four semicircular promontories (c. 7-8 yds sq.) protruding from centre of each side, and circular island in centre. Possible decoy pipe extends at E corner. Fox notes similarity to Beaulieu decoy in Drogheda which was made c. 1730 (Fox, ibid.); Smith in 1750 (vol. 1, 330) refers to a 'fine decoy' at Doneraile. However, this area is shown as heavily wooded on 1842 OS 6-inch map (decoy not shown) and there was no memory of its use in late 19th century (Fox ibid.). Outline of decoy pond, now dry, still evident in densely wooded area, known locally as 'The Decoy Wood'. 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

• CO017-143 Enclosure
  Description

  Circular enclosure, diameter c. 40m, set within the western corner of a rectangular earthwork which is possibly a landscape feature associated with the demesne. Visible on lidar imagery (https://dcenr.maps.arcgis.com). Information supplied by Colm Chambers. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 8 May 2018

• CO025-035 Standing stone
  Description

  Not marked on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps. In S end of demesne of Doneraile Court (14887). Stone (H c. 1m; c. 1m x c. 0.5m) is triangular in shape, long axis E-W. Perforation (diam. c. 10cm) through S edge of stone. Known locally as 'Toll Stone'. 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

• CO025-038 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO025-120 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On E side of Awbeg River, in demesne of Doneraile Court. Discovered in 1990 during construction of water channel adjacent to river. Spread of burnt material extending 4m N-S; burnt material also visible in section in channel. 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

• Doneraile Court, gates/railings/walls, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Boundary walls and gates, built c.1830, to Doneraile Demesne. Coursed limestone rubble walls to north, south and east of Doneraile town, having some blocked square-headed door openings, some areas of repair and alteration and one recent entrance. Quadrant gateway with triumphal arch style entrance at north end of standing section of wall. Square-profile ashlar limestone outer piers terminating snecked ashlar quadrant walls, with moulded copings and plinth courses. Gateway proper has central vehicular opening flanked by lower pedestrian openings, with channelled ashlar limestone walls, cut-stone plinths, moulded archivolts and impost course, moulded stepped cornice, and engaged Ionic columns on tooled stone plinths flanking vehicular archway and supporting projecting ends of stepped moulded cornice. Single- and double-leaf ornate wrought-iron gates. Blocked square-headed door opening with rubble stone voussoirs to south. Current smaller entrance to Doneraile Park to south, almost opposite Catholic church, comprises curved rubble stone quadrant entrance walls having square-profile ashlar limestone inner piers with plinths and moulded caps, with decorative double-leaf wrought-iron vehicular gates, flanked to south by rebuilt pedestrian entrance with decorative wrought-iron gate. Recent entrance further to south, attached to gable of recent building. Curving corner at south-west corner of demesne wall may indicate possible original entrance at this location.

• Doneraile Court, bridge, 1720–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch road bridge over River Awbeg, built c. 1730. Bridge has two distinct elevations. East is plainer, with dressed stone voussoirs to arches. Tooled limestone detailing to west, upstream, elevation includes voussoirs, roundels to spandrels each side of middle arch, string course over tops of arches, and stepped V-cutwaters with ashlar coursed capping. Coursed limestone rubble walls to each elevation, with tooled facing to carriageway side of parapets, having tooled copings, with moulded caps to terminating piers.

• Doneraile Court, country house, 1640–1735 · National interest
  Description

  Detached three-storey over half basement country house, built c. 1730, containing fabric of earlier house, built c. 1645. Possibly also incorporating fabric of medieval castle. Extended 1805, conservatory added 1825, extended 1869, and also incorporating other nineteenth-century additions. Entrance front (north-east) is seven-bay three-storey, having very shallow three-bay breakfront with porch having balustraded roof, and three-bay bow ends. South-east elevation has three-bay three-storey centre flanked by three-bay bows. South-west rear elevation is three-bay four-storey, with single-and-two storey addition. North-west side elevation is three-bay four-storey flanked by four-storey bow to north-west and recessed two-bay four-storey elevation of south-west elevation to south-west. Three-bay east block with three-bay curved bow to south and three-bay rectangular-plan block to south, with former dining room to south-west now demolished. Kitchens and game store to south and conservatory to south-east. Hipped and pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having decorative terracotta chimney pots and moulded tooled limestone cornice and eaves course. Some cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed squared rubble walls with tooled limestone quoins and string courses. Square-headed window openings, with moulded limestone surrounds to ground and upper floors of entrance and south-east elevations, having decorative curvilinear keystones to first and second floors of entrance elevation. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to top floor, nine-over-nine pane to first and ground floors, with temporary timber boards to ground floor window openings, and blocked square-headed two-light basement window openings having tooled limestone mullions. Original frames to non-bowed parts of north-west and south-west elevations. Top floor of bows and of south-west elevation have three-over-six pane windows. Round-headed window openings to return of south-west elevation, second floor having margined fixed timber small-pane window, and first floor having temporary timber boards with decorative leaded window to interior having coloured glass. Oval window opening to ground floor rear boarded and having fixed pane batwing elliptical timber framed window to interior. Tooled limestone porch comprises balustraded pediment with square-profile piers to corners having recessed rectangular panels, flanking curvilinear open-topped pediment with oval heraldic motif to center having curvilinear, foliate and wreath-swag decorative surround. Moulded and beaded cornice supported on composite Ionic and Corinthian-style engaged columns and pilasters. Limestone ashlar walls with square-headed window openings boarded and having moulded limestone surrounds with decorative scroll keystones, and having nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows to interior. Round-headed boarded door opening, with double-leaf timber panelled door to interior having decorative fanlight over. Approached by three diminishing limestone steps. Entry to house currently through kitchen wing. Groin-vaulted corridor leading from kitchens to servants stairs and basement area. Square-headed door opening leading to basement room with nine rooms opening off. Some rendered ceilings, some exposed red brick. Flagged stone floor with cobbled floors to some rooms. Coursed limestone rubble walls. Some rooms having blocked fireplaces with red brick surrounds. Built in cupboard to room to north, having timber shelves with red brick supports. Floating servants stairs to south-west. Dog-leg timber stairs with replacement treads and turned wood banisters with paired newel posts. Groin vaulted corridor leading from servants' stairs to public rooms of house to ground floor. Decorative render corbels supporting ceiling, also having decorative marigold-style ceiling rose. Timber panelled doors with fanlights over to north and south ends of corridor. Square-headed window opening to west having moulded timber surround and timber shutters. Square-headed door opening to east having timber panelled door. East room having moulded door surround with pediment over. Decorative render ceiling rose, dado rail, skirting and heavy cornice mouldings. Red brick hearth. Floor length window openings with timber panelled shutters to curved east wall. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door to north wall. Heavy cornice mouldings, dado rail and skirting to room. Square-headed window openings with timber panelled shutters having gold leaf timber curtain rail over. Main stairs and hallway to north of groin vaulted corridor. Floating elliptical winder staircase with curved newel post and turned timber banisters. Timber treads with carved timber panels to side. Decorative render roses under stair. Ornate Adam-style ceiling with central ceiling rose and decorative fluted surround to stair ceiling. Groin vaulted hall ceiling having decorative marigold style ceiling rose and ceiling rose with mistletoe wreath surround. Supported on compound Ionic and Corinthian-style corbels and pilasters with bell chain motif. Timber panelled door in north wall leading to entry lobby. Heavy cornice mouldings with repeated floral motif. Ornate ceiling rose. Pairs of Ionic fluted columns with decorative wrought-iron railings flanking five timber stairs down to entrance porch. Timber panelling to lower third of porch walls, with heavy cornice moulding to ceiling. Room to east of entrance lobby having decorative cornice mouldings, dado rail over painted dado and simple skirting. Room to west of lobby area having elliptical-headed arch divider and heavy cornice mouldings with decorative timber curtain rail over curved bow windows to west. Timber panelled room to south-west. Timber panelled walls and ceiling with timber panelled door and shutters to windows. Decorative carved timber pediment over door. Corner fireplace. Rooms opening off stairs and groin vaulted corridor to east of stairs to first floor. West room having timber panelled doors with moulded timber door surround, with recent toilet to south. Simple cornice mouldings and timber panelled dado. Room to north having elliptical arch room divider with moulded surround. Moulded timber window and door surrounds. Room to north-east of stairs having marble fireplace and simple cornice mouldings with timber panelled door cases and shutter cases. Room to south-east of stairs most recently in use as kitchen, with timber dividing wall having glazed upper quarter separating kitchen from toilet area. Room at east end of hallway to east of stairs having curved bow east wall. Simple cornice mouldings. Room to west having simple dado rail and cornice mouldings. Top floor currently under reconstruction. Divided into eight rooms off an L-plan hallway with groin vaulted ceiling accessed from main stairs. Some floor boards removed and floors no longer load bearing. Some remaining plaster to walls. Ceilings removed exposing replacement trusses to roof. Some moulded timber door surrounds remaining. Some rooms retaining cast-iron fireplaces.

• Doneraile Court, building misc, 1820–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Kitchen and game store wing attached to south-west elevation of Doneraile Court, built c. 1870, comprising two-storey single-bay octagonal-plan game store, attached to two-bay two-storey kitchen to south by single-bay single-storey link. Single-storey additions to south-east link to multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding. Game-store has octagonal hipped slate roof, pitched slate to link, with coursed limestone rubble walls. Camber-headed window openings to game store, with red brick voussoirs and boarded, with double six-over-six pane replacement timber sliding sash windows visible to interior. Most recently in use as kitchen, having flagstone floor. Game hanging rack to interior first floor. Square-headed boarded window opening to link, with red brick voussoirs and replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window visible to interior. Square-headed boarded door opening with red brick voussoirs and replacement timber doors to interior. Hipped and pitched slate roof to kitchen, with red brick chimneystack and red brick stepped eaves course, and coursed limestone rubble walls. Round-headed window opening to west flanked by boarded oculus openings having red brick surrounds, with double replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to interior with fanlight, flanked by fixed timber oculus windows. Square-headed boarded window openings to south elevation having red brick voussoirs, with replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows visible to interior. Square-headed door opening with red brick voussoirs and replacement timber door. Flagstone floor to interior, having groin-vaulted ceiling over supported on Doric pilasters. Servants' bells to north and east walls. Decorative round-headed recess to east wall having moulded render surround and flanked by round-headed niches, having replacement half-glazed timber panelled door. Fireplace to south wall having tooled limestone surround to camber-headed opening with wrought-iron grate. Square-headed blank window opening over. Square-headed door openings to north leading to Doneraile Court, with plaque commemorating opening of house in 1990. Single-bay single-storey projections to south-east having pitched slate roofs. Coursed limestone rubble walls. Square-headed window boarded openings. Most recently in use as public toilets.

• Doneraile Court, conservatory, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ruins of conservatory, built 1825, originally nine-bay and single-storey. Curved limestone ashlar wall to east with curved moulded copings, and coursed limestone rubble walls to west and south. Three segmental arches to west wall having red brick voussoirs. Two limestone steps to interior leading through centre arch up to oval ornamental pool. Limestone surround covered in temporary timber boards. Flight of rendered steps to north and south, having render copings and ball finials. Rubble limestone boundary walls to site. Pedestrian entrance to north having square-plan rendered piers and single-leaf wrought-iron gate, with ball finial caps and flight of rendered steps having ball finial.

• Doneraile Court, farmyard complex, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Outbuildings to south-west of Doneraile Court, built c. 1825, comprising eleven-bay two-storey south range with single-storey two-bay projection to north, six-bay single-storey west range and three-bay single-storey north range. Now disused. South range having remains of pitched slate roof with some clay ridge tiles. Coursed limestone rubble walls with some lime render. Red brick cladding to north gable of north projection. Square-headed window openings having limestone sills and some traces of six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings having peck-dressed voussoirs and timber battened doors. Five round-headed arch openings having peck-dressed voussoirs, with some red brick voussoirs. Having some double-leaf corrugated-iron doors and some double-leaf timber battened doors, one retaining decorative cast-iron hinges. Roofless west range having coursed limestone walls, with gables to north and south. Square-headed window and door openings with inserted iron H-bar lintels and no fittings. Currently being restored. Roofless north range having coursed limestone walls with gables to east and west, square-headed window and door openings with no remaining fittings, currently being restored. Entrance gateway to courtyard comrpises ashlar limestone piers with caps and plinths and having carved limestone finials, with timber battened double-leaf gate.

• Doneraile Court, gates/railings/walls, 1720–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Quadrant entrance gateway to Doneraile Park, built c. 1730, having gate lodge to south side. Coursed limestone rubble entrance walls terminating in square-profile limestone ashlar piers with moulded plinth and caps, latter with ball finials. Decorative double-leaf wrought-iron vehicular gates flanked by single-leaf wrought-iron pedestrian gates. Three-bay single-storey gate lodge has hipped slate roof with squared limestone rubble double-flue chimneystack, painted roughcast rendered lined walls and square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills having timber latticed casement windows, and square-headed door opening having replacement timber door. Wrought-iron railings defines demesne side of gate lodge.

• Doneraile Court, gate lodge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey T-plan gate lodge, built c.1830, at west side of Doneraile Park. Recent three-bay extension to rear, recessed slightly from side elevations of original block. Pedimented Doric prostyle tetrastyle portico to front elevation with steps, and pedimented gables to side elevations. Pitched slate roofs to original block and flat roof to extension. Moulded cornice to original block. Snecked dressed limestone walls, with cut-stone plinth and eaves course, latter with string course. Roughly coursed rubble limestone walls to extension. Square-headed windows to front and side elevations of original block with moulded limestone surrounds and cut limestone sills having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to extension. Square-headed doorway with moulded limestone surround and timber panelled door. Building set inside triumphal arch gateway, with ha-ha to parkland to north.

• Doneraile Court, ornamental canal/lake, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ornamental canal, constructed c. 1830, in demesne of Doneraile Court. Comprises two rectangular water bodies, western being long and eastern being shorter, with narrow channels from west into larger body, between water bodies and outlet from smaller body. Small pedestrian bridges cross channels.

• Doneraile Court, foot bridge, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Free-standing single-arch humpback bridge over Awbeg River, built c. 1780. Dressed limestone walls with segmental arch having dressed and channelled rusticated voussoirs, and dressed limestone parapet wall with recent metal railings.

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 5 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 Demesne.

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

Name

Demesne · An Diméin

Area

1,668,605 m² (166.86 ha, 412.32 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

Ballyandrew, Castlesaffron, Cloonbane, Doneraile, Horseclose, Kilbrack, Knockacur, Skaghardgannon

Placenames

Demesne 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.