Derragh
Derragh is a townland in the civil parish of Cullen (Millstreet Ra), barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Doireach.
- Area
- 128.1 ha
- 317 acres
- Land parcels
- 37
- registered freehold, median 6,955 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derragh, from 43 m² to 164,798 m² (16.48 ha, 40.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 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 Derragh 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
21 Dec 2016Conditional
Permission for the development associated with the uprate of a section of the existing Clashavoon to Tarbert 220kV overhead line. The proposed development pertains to the length of existing overhead line between mast structure number 63 ( south-east of the Knockanure 220kV substation, Co. Kerry) and mast structure number 233 (north of the existing Ballyvouskill 220kV substation, Co. Cork). The overall length of this section of overhead line is approximately 60.4 km, of which 21.2 km is located in Co. Cork and 39.2 km is located in Co. Kerry. The proposed development in County Cork, between the Cork-Kerry county boundary north-west of mast structure number 173 and mast structure number 233, is located in the townlands of Glencollins Upper, Lackanastooka, Tooreenglanahee, Meentyflugh, Knockeenadallane, Doonasleen North, Doonasleen South, Doonasleen East, Ummeraboy East, Glantane More, Knockduff Upper, Knockduff Lower, Mullaghroe North, Derragh, Knockane, Lislehane, Lissaniska, Ahane Beg, Coolykeerane, Shanaknock, Claraghatlea North, Claragh More, Inchileigh, Mountleader, Geararoe and Cloghboola More. The proposed development in Co. Cork comprises of the renewal and alteration of a total of 61 existing mast structures, including foundation upgrade works and restringing of the existing overhead line with new conductor. The proposed development also includes all associated and ancillary works including, comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation, involving constructio of temporary guard poles, the construction and reinstatement of temporary access tracks, improvement and reinstatement of new temporary entrances, widening of existing entrances, temporary silt fencing, temporary silt traps, temporary culverts, temporary clear span bridging, and the clearance of vegatation at various locations along the route to facilitate the proposed principle development. The proposed development will be faciltitated by the storage of construction materials and associated and ancillary activities, at existing hard-standing yards. These 6 yards (2 in Co. Cork and 4 in Co. Kerry) are located in the vicinity of the overhead line, in the townlands of Lislehane and Liscahane. No works or change of use, are proposed in theses existing yards and as such they do not form part of the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7216
10 Feb 2016Conditional
Retention of as constructed dwellinghouse and domestic garage (original Permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 08/7222) and Permission to complete the dwellinghouse and the domestic garage and minor alterations to the site boundaries and the installation of a septic tank and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4262
22 Dec 2015Withdrawn
Permission for works associated with the uprate of a section of the existing Clashavoon to Tarbert 220kV overhead line. The proposed development pertains to the length of existing overhead line between existing mast structure number 63 (south-east of the existing Knockanure 220 kV substation, Co.Kerry) to existing mast structure number 233 (north of the existing Ballyvouskill 220 kV substation Co. Cork) The overall length of this section of overhead line is approximately 60.4km. of which 21.2km is located in County Cork and 39.2km is located in County Kerry. The proposed development works in County Cork, between the Cork-Kerry boundary north-west of mast structure 173 and mast structure number 233, comprise of alterations to a total of 61 existing mast structures including foundation upgrade works and restringing of existing overhead line with new conductor. The proposed development works also include all associated and ancillary development including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation, including clearance of vegetation at various locations along the route to facilitate the proposed principle development.
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6940
30 Aug 2011Conditional
Retain domestic garage as constructed to western side of existing two storey dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 11/5870
18 Jul 2011Incompleted application
Retention of domestic garage as constructed to western side of existing two storey dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 11/5545
4 Mar 2009Conditional
Detached garage with related site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4660
11 Jun 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7222
6 Mar 2007Conditional
Relocation of existing agricultural entrance gate
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5682
25 Jan 2007Incompleted application
Relocation of existing entrance gate
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4427
23 Jan 2007Conditional
Residential development of 21 no. dwellinghouses
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/4382
19 Dec 2006Incompleted application
Outline Permission for Residential development of 21 no. dwellinghouses and permission for relocation of entrance
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/13476
4 Dec 2006Withdrawn
One and half storey dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/12912
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO030-076 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, on E side of stream. Oval mound of burnt material (7m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.16m). 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
- CO030-077 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, incorporated into farmyard. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by heavily overgrown earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.7m); external fosse (D 0.3m). Bank levelled to E for c. 8m. Hay barn built in N half of 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
- CO030-078 Fulacht fia
Description
In rough grazing. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. 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
- CO030-248 Burnt mound
Description
In wet pasture. A grass-covered spread (10m E-W; 6m N-S) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was found during ground preparation works in advance of a forest plantation (Kiely 2000a, 2). A fulacht fia (CO030-078----) lies c. 70m to the NW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derragh.
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 Derragh, about 1 in 10 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 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 Derragh.
- 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 Derragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Derragh · Doireach
- Area
- 1,280,862 m² (128.09 ha, 316.51 acres)
- Civil parish
- Cullen (Millstreet Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Derragh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 229 people lived in 84 households in the Derragh electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardnageeha, Church Hill, Knockagarrane West, Knockane, Knockduff Lower, Knocknageeha West, Mullaghroe North, Mullaghroe South
- Placenames
- Derragh 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.