Dromagh

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromagh, from 11 m² to 325,065 m² (32.51 ha, 80.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Dromagh 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.

• 16 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct a new machinery shed/dry store & ancillary external concrete. The above be carried out with all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5422

• 29 May 2017Conditional

  Construct a two storey dwelling with waste water treatment plant, percolation area & all services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5326

• 2 May 2017Incompleted application

  Construct a two storey dwelling with waste water treatment plant, percolation area & all services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5065

• 11 Apr 2017Conditional

  Construction of ground floor extension to rear of dwelling, alterations to side and rear of dwelling, demolition of existing out-house and construction of a garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4870

• 16 Nov 2016Conditional

  Retention of attic conversion (including additional velux window to rear) to existing bungalow (previous Reg. No. 09/4127)

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/6866

• 29 Jul 2016Conditional

  Permission to: (a) Retain existing farm roadway, (b) Construct a new easy feed slatted unit with associated underground slurry storage tanks. The above to be carried out with all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5916

• 21 Jul 2016Unconditional

  Construction of 3 no. two storey detached dwellinghouses with detached domestic garages, proprietary treatment systems and percolation area with associated site works – Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 11/5200

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/5819

• 5 Apr 2016Incompleted application

  Construct a new easy feed slatted unit with associated underground slurry storage tanks along with all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4746

• 17 Jan 2014Unconditional

  4 no. two storey detached dwellinghouses with detached domestic garages, proprietary effluent treatment systems and percolation areas with all associated site works, Extension of Duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 09/5282

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/4070

• 3 Jun 2011Conditional

  Construction of 3 no. two storey detached dwellinghouses with detached domestic garages, proprietary effluent treatment systems and percolations areas with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5200

• 24 Apr 2009Conditional

  4no. two-storey detached dwelling houses with detached domestic garages, proprietary effluent treatment systems & percolation areas with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5282

• 21 Jan 2009Conditional

  Dwelling and installation of proprietary treatment plant

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/4127

• 21 Aug 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and installation of proprietary treatment plant

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8499

• 24 Jul 2008Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and installation of proprietary treatment plant

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8058

• 26 May 2005Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3643

• 14 Mar 2005Withdrawn

  Site development works for 35 no. dwellinghouses and proprietary waste treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1542

• 23 Dec 2004Incompleted application

  Site development works for 35 no. dwellinghouses and proprietary treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9747

• 27 Oct 2004Conditional

  Construction of vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7964

• 30 Sept 2004Conditional

  2 no. dwellinghouses and proprietary treatment units

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/7404

• 1 Apr 2004Conditional

  Construction of slatted tanks and extension to existing farm buildings

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2137

• 17 Feb 2004Conditional

  Dormer bungalow, domestic garage and waste water treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/907

• 27 May 2003Conditional

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2506

• 30 Jan 2003Refused

  Two Storey dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/322

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 Dromagh.

Recorded monuments

• CO030-140 Mining complex
  Description

  Coal mining area c. 200m NW of Dromagh (15253). Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as covering area c. 100m E-W x c. 200m N-S with numerous 'culm pits' and 'shafts' and a steam engine and forge. Eight 'culm pits (disused)' shown here on 1905 OS 6-inch map, with two 'shaft (disused)' and adjacent 'chimney'. One stone-lined shaft (4m x 2m, present depth c. 20m) noted, in pasture field. Adjacent stone chimney stack fell in 1970; steam engine removed 25 years ago for scrap. According to local information, the rest of 'culm pits' and second 'shaft' are closed or infilled. One of the larger coal mining complexes in Duhallow area (Meagher 1976-77). According to Smith (1750, vol. 1, 294) 'a vein of coal has been discovered and considerable quantities raised'. The OS Field Book (1841) noted 14 pits, two worked by steam, the others by windlass and horse power (Bowman 1934, 326). These varied in depth from 90ft to 120ft; exploratory works from 1958-61 penetrated old shafts to depth of 210ft (Coughlan and O'Reilly 1992, 45). The Mallow-Lombardstown canal (15257) was begun in 1775 to facilitate the transport of the coal from the area. Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 509) recorded that the Dromagh colliery had been worked for nearly a century, and belonged to N. Leader who had made many improvements. Townsend (1810, 418) refers to operations as primitive and depths limited. A large waterwheel was erected by Mr Freeman of Castlecor (14868) to pump out water from his Dromagh pit (Coughlan and O'Reilly 1992, 45-46). The 1841 OS Field books record that forty colliers and 300 labourers were employed daily (Bowman 1934, 326); according to local information a number of these were Scottish, most of whom lived in Dromagh (15253). Dromagh coal field was worked until 1861 (Meagher ibid., 26). 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

• CO030-141 Miner's settlement
  Description

  On N and E side of rectangular fair green, c. 200m SE of Dromagh mining complex (15252). Ranges of 2-storey buildings; each house 3 bays wide. Not all houses are now occupied and a number have been demolished. Over 40 colliers and 300 labourers were employed daily at the colliery (Bowman 1934, 326), most of whom lived in Dromagh. According to Bowman (ibid.), settlement had two shops and two public houses in 1841. Four fairs were held here annually, but discontinued about 1883 (Ó Muimhneacháin 1984, 72). Untarred road, which passes through fair green, is indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map; it extends W to Dromahoe Bridge (now collapsed). 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

• CO030-143 Bawn
  Description

  In farmyard, atop low rise. Rectangular area (47.1m E-W; 39.1m N-S), enclosed by high walls with circular flanking tower at each corner (int. diam. c. 4.6m; wall thickness c. 1.4m). Entire complex renovated in 18th/19th century and converted to a country house with ancillary buildings; now largely fallen to ruin though interior still used as farmyard. Entire structure shows signs of 18th/19th-century alteration: upper levels of curtain walls and towers have mock crenellated parapets supported on corbels; opposite each other, in centre of E and W curtain walls, are arched and crenellated gateways; all four towers have inserted windows, fireplaces and wooden floors (each now gutted). Ranges of 2-storey farm buildings stand against inside of N and S curtain walls, some still in use; central courtyard is cobbled, though some areas of interior have more recent concrete floors. All four towers have original walling to either 1st- or 2nd-floor level, but all have been built up to present parapet level above 2nd floor, except SW tower which had two further floors added and now stands to five floors. Both SW and NE towers have series of deeply splayed gun loops at ground-floor level; other two likely to have had same but alterations now conceal them. Each tower has inserted fireplaces and windows; many of latter have cut limestone surrounds of 18th/19th-century appearance, others have wooden lintels and frames; fireplace arches mostly of brick. No internal stairs survive; original floors probably wooden throughout, resting on five large joists, judging by blocked joist holes over ground floor in NE tower. Principal seat of the O'Keeffes (Ó Murchadha 1985, 43), and held by them until forfeited after 1642 rebellion (ibid., 44); according to Healy (1988, 331), built c. 1582. In mid-18th century (Smith 1750, vol. 1, 294) residence of a 'Mr. Philpot'; by early 19th century (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 509) this was 'the property of Mr Leader, by whose father one of the towers has been raised and fitted up, and part of the enclosure fitted up as offices'; when Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 57; see photograph opp. 54) visited site in 1910 he noted 'a house on the N. side occupied by Mr. W. Leader's steward...the range on the south side are stables etc.' According to local information, house deliberately burnt in early 1920s. 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

• CO030-242001 Graveyard
  Description

  On N side of road, in parish of Dromtarriff c. 850m NW of Dromtarriff church (CO031-03502-). Subrectangular tree-lined graveyard (c. 50m N - S; c. 40m E - W) with C of I Church (CO031-24202-) in N half. Burials mainly confined to S of church. Headstones dating from mid 19th century to present day. 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

• CO030-242002 Church
  Description

  In N half of graveyard, c. 800m E of mining settlement of Dromagh (15253). Built of random ashlar sandstone construction with limestone detail. Rectangular nave (long axis NE-SW), lit by three large pointed windows in S wall with ornate cusped Y-tracery; vestry projects at E end of N wall. Chancel added to E with buttresses on corners. Slim embattled three storey tower with pinnacles to W, angled buttresses on corners, bluntly pointed door in S wall. Erected in 1822 (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 509); no longer in religious use. Graveyard subrectangular (c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) and tree lined; headstones date from mid-19th century and confined to S of church. 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

• CO031-067 School
  Description

  Abandoned 2-storey rectangular school. Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular structure (long axis E-W) with projections to N and S; named 'Dromagh Nat. School' . Front (S) of 3 bays; central porch with plaque in pediment of porch, reading 'National School 1843'; double plate-glass sash windows with hood mouldings throughout. Eastern gable end two bays deep. Rear elevation mainly ivy-covered; door slightly off-centre to left; remains of projecting wall to right of door; and remains of stone steps to first floor to left of door. Replaced by school c. 500m to E; one-storey, 8 bay, gable-ended; dated 1901. 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

• CO031-068 Church
  Description

  In Coolclogh. Rectangular church (long axis NE-SW), SW and SE walls of coursed ashlar limestone, other walls rendered. Five pointed window opes with hood mouldings on each side wall; pinnacled buttresses in between. Ornate SW gable lavishly decorated by local sculptor Charles O'Connell (Mould 1991, 141): central breakfront topped by tower with belfry and small spire; central bluntly-pointed door ope flanked by pointed niches; central 1st-floor pointed window ope flanked by narrow pointed windows. Apse added to NE end. Numerous carvings decorate facade including inscribed stone which reads "This chapel was rebuilt by the Revd John Barry A.D. 1833 and Nicholas Leader who gave the site". Similar to nearby Dernagree church (14739). 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

• Church/chapel, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Board of First Fruits-style Church of Ireland church, built 1822, having three-bay nave, slightly-recessed single-bay chancel, single-bay vestry to north-east, and two-stage square-plan tower to west. Now disused. Pitched slate roofs, more steeply-pitched to chancel, with carved limestone copings with brackets, limestone ashlar chimneystack, and with carved limestone eaves brackets to vestry. Castellated parapet to tower having pointed pinnacles to corners. Snecked sandstone walls having limestone quoins and plinth course, with gabled buttresses to vestry. Coursed sandstone and limestone to tower, with slit openings to upper elevations and having some cast-iron rainwater goods. Pointed arch window openings to nave with chamfered limestone surrounds and ornate cusped Y-traceried windows. Pointed arch three-light window opening to east gable having curvilinear tracery. Square-headed triple-trefoil-headed window to vestry having limestone label-moulding and render surround. Pointed arch window openings to tower with chamfered limestone surrounds and hood-mouldings, second stage having timber louvered windows to sides and blocked opening to front, four-centered pointed arch window opening to bottom stage with latticed double-light timber casement window. Pointed arch door opening to south side of tower having chamfered limestone surround, hood-moulding and timber battened door. Pointed arch door opening to vestry having limestone surround and timber battened door. Church interior has encaustic geometric floor tiles to nave and chancel, painted plastered walls and pointed chancel arch having moulded render surround and clustered engaged columns. Graveyard to south and south-east having ornate grave markers. Coursed rubble boundary wall to south terminating in square-plan limestone ashlar piers with double-leaf wrought-iron gate.

• Coolclogh Presbytery, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey presbytery, built c. 1865, with gable-fronted projecting east bay to front elevation, pitched roofed porch to west gable, slightly lower two-storey addition to angle of blocks, and recent flat-roofed garage extension to north-west having further pitched-roof addition. Pitched artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render plinth course and having render plat band to first floor sill level to front and east elevations. Pointed segmental-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, paired to projecting bay and south bay of east elevation, all with render sills and window porch having stained glass. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to porch with timber panelled door, concrete step and stained-glass overlight. Rendered boundary walls to road with cast-iron square-profile piers having floral motifs and chamfered corners, moulded caps and ball finials, and decorative double-leaf cast-iron gates.

• Saint John's Church, church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted Catholic church, dated 1833, facing southwest, having five-bay nave elevations, lower canted apse addition to northwest, slightly projecting entrance breakfront having square-profile drum with bellcote and steeple above. Three-bay single-storey pitched-roofed chapel addition to south-west, flat lead-roofed confessional-box projection and two-bay single-storey hipped-roofed sacristy with attached flat-roofed toilet block to north-east elevation. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, dressed limestone copings to gables, with carved limestone cross finial to north-east gable and lead roof with moulded render cornice to apse. Octagonal-profile ashlar limestone spire to tower with moulded cornice and carved cross finial. Ashlar limestone walls to gable-front and to south-east, road, elevation, having decoratively-carved limestone sill course. Painted rendered walls elsewhere. Dressed limestone pilasters to breakfront, with moulded cornice, frieze and architrave. Engaged columns to corners of drum to tower, fluted to lower third and barley-twisted above, with decorative capitals, supporting carved cornice with decorative frieze below and architrave above. Statue niche to front face of drum with carved limestone figure set into stepped-profile carved limestone surround. Carved limestone clock face to stage below having Roman numerals and roll moulded surround. Blind ogee-arched door openings to flanking bays of gable-front having stepped-profile carved limestone surrounds and carved label-mouldings, with carved decorative panels to spandrels. Square-headed recessed panels above these blind openings, with carved inset patterns. Carved limestone date plaque above main entrance doorway, with incised lettering. Carved limestone stoups to flanking bays set into pointed arch niches with decoratively-carved limestone bowls and moulded surrounds. Pointed-arch statue niche to southmost bay of south-east elevation having carved limestone hood-moulding with domed stops, rope twist roll-moulded surround and carved angelic statue, set into walling having symmetrically-placed polychromatic sandstone blocks and having square-headed limestone panels below with heraldic motifs in relief and fluted surrounds incorporating floral motif bosses to corners. Dressed limestone diagonally-set buttresses to corners of front elevation and similar buttresses dividing bays of south-east elevation, with carved pinnacles and those flanking southernmost bay of latter elevation having carved figure sculpture. Pointed-arch double-light window opening to breakfront, with roundel to tympanum and having carved limestone fluted columns flanking lights with palmette capitals, geometric ornament to archivolts and rope moulding to inner side of hood-moulding and carved limestone hood-moulding with sculpted fern leaves to external edge and vegetal detail above. Incised crosses to walling above window. Pointed-arch openings to long elevations, those to north-west having chamfered surrounds and those to south-east with carved limestone multi-foil heads, all with stained glass and carved limestone sills and hood-mouldings. Pointed-arch double-light window openings to apse with trefoil-headed lights, render block-and-start surrounds and hood-mouldings, and stained glass. Square-headed window openings to sacristy with fixed timber stained-glass windows and render sills. Pointed-arch window openings to chapel addition with render surrounds and sills and quarry glazed stained-glass windows. Ogee-arched entrance doorway to gable-front with timber battened double-leaf doors, stepped and chamfered carved limestone surround and carved limestone hood-moulding with carved angels in relief to stops. Interior retains carved timber gallery supported on carved timber posts. Graveyard to south-east with carved limestone gravestones and surrounds. Rendered boundary walls with rendered piers and metal gate to entrance.

• Fr John Barry Memorial, monument, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding carved limestone three-stage memorial, erected 1836, commemorating Father John Barry, and standing to south-east of church. Faces south-east. Square-plan steeped base supporting central square-plan monument. Lowest stage consists of square-profile plinth with carved vegetal decoration to faces, having moulded base and cornice, fronted by freestanding Ionic-style columns, these supporting moulded entablature and second square-profile plinth having engaged ionic-style columns to corners, with coat of arms, religious motifs and inscribed plaque to front face. Topmost stage comprises drum with corner pilasters topped by pinnacles, and having moulded cornice, surmounted by lantern detail with urn finial and having round-headed niche with figure sculture of Father Barry, niche having curtain-effect carving with roseate bosses and having central hand motif gripping curtain.

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

At the centre of the townland of Dromagh, 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 Dromagh.

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.

No address of the register names Dromagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Dromagh · Dromach

Area

1,837,233 m² (183.72 ha, 453.99 acres)

Civil parish

Dromtarriff, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Rosnalee, the unit of the census

Census 2022

380 people lived in 146 households in the Rosnalee electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dromahoe, Dromskehy, Dromtarriff, Ducleagh, Dysert, Lisnacon, Rossglass

Placenames

Dromagh 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.