Dromcummer More

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromcummer More, from 35 m² to 361,155 m² (36.12 ha, 89.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Dromcummer More 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.

• 8 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission for retention for workshop extension to existing workshop and offices as constructed on site and all associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 24/6114

• 12 Feb 2024Withdrawn

  Permission for retention for the following: 1) an extension to the existing workshop on site, 2) the change of use of the existing old cottages on site for use as one storage building, 3) change of site boundaries, all as constructed on site and for use as sales and services of industrial and sweeping equipment. Permission is also been sought for construction of a new building for storage of industrial and sweeping equipment and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4218

• 26 Jul 2023Withdrawn

  Construction of new agricultural building containing slatted animal house, feed/dry store, feed passage with canopy over, covered underground slurry storage tank, animal handling facilities and all associated site works, also permission for retention for alterations to existing entrance and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5530

• 14 Jun 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of new agricultural building containing slatted animal house, feed/dry store, feed passage with canopy over, covered underground slurry storage tank, animal handling facilities and all associated site works. Also permission for retention for alterations to existing entrance and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5217

• 23 Feb 2023Application withdrawn

  Construction of new agricultural building containing slatted animal house, feed/dry store, feed passage with canopy over, covered underground slurry storage tank. Also animal handling facilities and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4307

• 17 Aug 2020Conditional

  Change of use of 2 no. areas in existing shop to off-licence and install escape door to the rear of existing service station from upstairs office area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5759

• 15 Aug 2011Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of dwelling, detached domestic garage and installation of a treatment unit and sand polishing filter

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5734

• 17 Sept 2010Refused

  Completion of dwellinghouse, septic tank, vehicular entrance and all associated site works granted under pl.reg.no.05/5934

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 10/6323

• 20 May 2010Refused

  Dwelling, septic tank, new vehicular entrance & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5232

• 21 Aug 2009Conditional

  Dwelling & wastewater treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6784

• 30 Apr 2009Refused

  Dwelling & wastewater treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5350

• 22 Jan 2008Refused

  Two storey dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4259

• 17 Oct 2007Refused

  Two storey dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11729

• 1 Jun 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8315

• 20 Feb 2007Refused

  Infilling of low lying land with soil, stone, construction and demolition waste, widening and upgrading of existing entrance and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5234

• 6 Dec 2006Incompleted application

  Infill of 5.42ha of low lying land with soil, stone and construction and demolition waste, widening and upgrading of existing entrance and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13017

• 11 Jan 2006Refused

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4081

• 17 Aug 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5934

• 25 Jul 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5300

• 26 Feb 2004Conditional

  To extend and alter existing retail unit, construct new first floor office, construct new staff facilities with toilets and store room, extend existing forecourt, erect a new car wash bay, a new service area and a new high speed diesel pump

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1163

• 17 Feb 2003Conditional

  Retention of entrance, offices rooflights & workshop for sales & service of industrial & sweeping equipment

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/612

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

• CO031-016001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Bowman (1934, 213) recorded a fulacht fiadh 'in J. Ahern's, 80 yards N of fort' (12441). No visible surface trace in area inspected N of ringfort, but exact location not known. 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

• CO031-016002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, near top of ridge on N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps; outer portion of defences levelled to E on 1842 OS 6-inch map; completely levelled to E on 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; arc formed by fosse survives NW->NE respected on N side by heavily overgrown field boundary. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank, intervening fosse and outer bank in aerial photograph (CASAP); probably indicates that remaining field boundary to N respecting fosse may incorporate remains of outer bank. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 212-3) as raised saucer-shaped area (diam. c. 33yd), enclosed by inner bank (H c. 14ft from base of fosse), intervening fosse (Wth c. 15ft) and outer bank (H c. 6 ft); one-eighth of each rampart levelled. Second bivallate ringfort (CO031-017---) c. 80m to S. 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

• CO031-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, near top of ridge on S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps; shown as bivallate S->N on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; circular area (40m E-W; 35.5m N-S) defined by earthen bank SSW->W with external fosse; low rise and slight external depression elsewhere. Bank to SW heavily overgrown and incorporated into field fence system. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank, intervening fosse and outer bank in aerial photograph (CASAP). Second bivallate ringfort (CO031-01602-) c. 80m to N. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 212) as double-ramparted fort (diam. 34yd; inner bank H c. 9ft; intervening fosse Wth c. 18ft; outer bank H c. 6ft) on J. Ahern's land with about half of inner rampart levelled; interior raised. 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

• CO031-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps; hachured outer bank, shown to E on 1842 OS 6-inch map, forms part of field fence system on later maps. Levelled; outer bank and external fosse survives to E incorporated into field boundary system. Upstanding univallate circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph taken 03-07-1975 (GSIAP, W406). Recorded by Bowman (1934, 212) as double-ramparted fort (diam. c. 45yd) on Mrs. O'Callaghan's land; half of outer rampart levelled, remainder c. 5ft H; intervening fosse c. 18 ft wide; inner rampart c. 13ft H from base of fosse; interior raised and saucer-shaped. 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

• CO031-091 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on S bank of stream. Partially grass-covered spread of burnt material (diam. 10m). 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

• CO031-147 Kiln - lime
  Description

  Built against natural slope in NE corner of farmyard. Indicated as rectangular structure on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Random-rubble front elevation (H c. 5m; Wth 8.35m) faces S, retains earthen core; pair of stone-arched recesses with ledge overhead. West recess (H 2.52m; Wth 2.4m; D 3.17m) has sloping slabs at rear with stoking hole (0.18m x 0.12m); base filled with collapsed core material. Recess had low gabled structure built in front of it, now removed. Second overgrown recess (Wth 2.36m; D c. 3m) to E, sloping slab visible to rear; depression (1.1m x 1.2m; D 0.8m) cut into bedrock in floor of recess contains water, possibly a spring. Ramp removed at rear of kiln (11m N-S; 9m E-W); funnel area inaccessible due to overgrowth. Only W side of kiln indicated on 1904 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

• CO031-148 Burnt spread
  Description

  In pasture, c. 200m SSW of fulacht fiadh (10753). Low mound of charcoal-enriched soil (16m E-W; c. 10m N-S); material not consistent with fulacht fiadh. 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

• Kiln, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-arch lime kiln, built c. 1800, with rubble sandstone walls and segmental-arched openings with dressed sandstone voussoirs. Now disused. Set into hill.

• House, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1920, with gabled porch to front elevation and having two-bay single-storey addition to rear. Hipped slate roof with rendered brick chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and timber eaves course. Painted roughcast rendered walls, with render platbands to façade dividing storeys. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and tripartite timber sliding sash two-over-two pane windows. Replacement uPVC window to porch. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to rear and to addition, with cut-stone sills. Square-headed door opening to porch with timber panelled door. Outbuildings to east comprising four-bay, formerly five-bay single-storey block to west with pitched slate roof and rendered chimneystacks, rubble sandstone walls and square-headed openings with timber caement windows and timber battened doors. Three-bay two-storey block to north with single-bay single-storey lean-to addition to east gable, pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, rubble sandstone walls, first floor having vertical vents and square-headed pitching door, and ground floor having segmental-arched vehicular entrances with sandstone voussoirs. Rubble limestone boundary wall to road.

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 Dromcummer More, 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 Dromcummer More.

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

Name

Dromcummer More · Drom an Chomair Mór

Area

1,490,165 m² (149.02 ha, 368.23 acres)

Civil parish

Clonmeen, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Castlemagner, the unit of the census

Census 2022

720 people lived in 257 households in the Castlemagner electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 54% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymacmurragh, Clonmeen North, Coolacheesker, Dromcummer Beg, Gurteenbeha, Inchidaly, Kilcaskan South, Killarush

Placenames

Dromcummer More 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.