Dromore South
Townland in the civil parish of Kilshannig, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish An Drom Mór Theas
- Area
- 228.9 ha
- 566 acres
- Land parcels
- 54
- registered freehold, median 4,765 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 33
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromore South, from 33 m² to 298,514 m² (29.85 ha, 73.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 46 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Dromore South 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
5 Aug 2022Conditional
A) retention of existing dwelling house as constructed and (B) retention of an attached apartment to the dwelling house and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 22/5835
12 Apr 2022Conditional
Construct a dwelling house.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4817
25 Jun 2020Conditional
Retention of existing hardstanding area/access driveway and enlarged entrance, permission for (a) alterations to front elevation of existing dwelling house to include 2 no. new rooflights and replace front door with a new window (b) construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, (c) install a new septic tank and percolation area (d) construct a new detached domestic garage/store and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5316
2 Jun 2020Incompleted application
Retention of existing hardstanding area/access driveway and enlarged entrance, permission for (a) alterations to front elevation of existing dwelling house to include 2no. new rooflights and replace front door with a new window (b) construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, (c) construct a new detached domestic garage/store and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5094
9 Mar 2018Conditional
Permission for retention of the following ; (A) The construction of detached domestic office/den ancillary to main dwelling as constructed (B) Extension to rear of main dwelling as constructed (C) Front porch as constructed (D) Site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 18/4588
17 May 2013Conditional
(a) Retention of existing hipped roof to semi-detached dwelling, and (b) Permission for proposed alterations and an extension to the existing semi-detached dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4923
4 Feb 2013Conditional
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling including (a) 1 no. two-storey extension to the rear, (b) 1 no. single storey extension to the side, (c) 1 no. two-storey porch extension to the front, (d) removal of existing roof overhang to the front, new effluent treatment plant and percolation area replacing existing system
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4182
27 Apr 2011Conditional
Construction of a dwelling, detached garage and associated site works including a new vehicular entrance and wastewater treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4905
9 Aug 2010Withdrawn
Dwelling, new vehicular entrance, treatment unit, well and associated services
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5995
5 May 2009Conditional
Construction of an overground slurry tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5409
3 Feb 2009Refused
One and half storey dwellinghouse, double garage and installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4303
23 Dec 2008Incompleted application
Storey-and-a-half dwelling, garage & wastewater treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10336
23 Dec 2008Conditional
Single storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10367
24 Sept 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9029
25 Feb 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse, treatment unit and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/4963
31 Jan 2008Conditional
Two storey dwellinghouse and installation of effluent treatment unit
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 08/4482
31 Jan 2008Conditional
Construction of domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4475
15 Jan 2008Incompleted application
Two storey dwellinghouse and installation of effluent treatment unit and permission for garage
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 08/4157
18 Dec 2007Conditional
Alterations and extension to existing cottage for use as separate dwelling unit and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13141
13 Nov 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12335
23 Apr 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7206
3 Apr 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6786
29 Mar 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/6607
26 Jan 2007Conditional
Construction of agricultural building to cover proposed slatted unit, underground concrete slurry tank and feed passage, underground concrete soiled water tank and collection shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4527
21 Dec 2006Incompleted application
Construction of agricultural building to covere proposed slatted unit/feed passage and underground concrete slurry tank, construction of collection shed and installation of soiled water tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13605
The 25 most recent of 33 applications.
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
- CO041-077 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, with land falling more steeply beyond site to bank of River Lyre c. 250m away. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.4m); external fosse (D 0.4m). Bank heavily overgrown; causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) to SSE. Fosse infilled on N side due to existence of modern farmyard; wall separates bank from yard. Interior used as dumping ground for field clearance material. No visible surface trace of outer bank depicted on 1904 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps and described by Bowman (1934, 605) as c. 8ft H. Called 'Lios na Giolcaighe - fort of the Broom' (ibid.). 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
- CO041-078001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle SSW-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; interior (diam. c. 42m) defined as hachured scarp N->SSW and by broken line elsewhere on 1938 OS 6-inch map, with outer bank hachured W->S. Levelled; circular area (34m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by low rise (ext. H 0.5m) survives, with faint trace of fosse as external depression; no visible surface trace of outer bank shown on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 605-6) as single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 31yd) on C. O'Flynn's land, with 'about five-sixths of circuit levelled'. According to local information, remainder levelled c. 1966. Souterrain (CO041-07802-) 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
- CO041-078002 Souterrain
Description
In N half of levelled ringfort (CO041-07801-). Discovered c. 1968 after levelling of ringfort. According to local information, opening revealed stone-lined tunnel. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO042-106 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of arc of fosse (roughly W->N), possibly remains of circular enclosure, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Ring-ditch (11920) c. 80m to NNW. 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
- CO042-107 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of fosse of large roughly oval enclosure (c. 80m NE-SW) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); trace of second outer fosse at NE and SW ends; outer fosse truncated by road to NW. On 1842, 1904 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps, SW end indicated as curved field fence, with lime kiln indicated where fence joins the road. Site not inspected. 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
- CO042-108 Ring-ditch
Description
Cropmark of fosse of small circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Possible circular enclosure (CO042-106---) c. 80m to SSE. 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
- CO042-109 Enclosure
Description
Faint cropmark of fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); possibly slightly truncated by upstanding field fence to NE and levelled fence to NW. Ring-ditch (11920) and possible circular enclosure (13685) in next field to W. 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
- Dromore House, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1810, having three-bay single-storey addition to south gable and two-bay two-storey addition and recent lean-to extension to rear. Hipped slate roofs, with brick chimneystacks. Painted rendered walls, with render quoins to front corners of main block, and plinth course. Square-headed window openings, fron having replacement uPVC windows and north gable having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, with painted sills. Round-headed door opening having projecting render surround with inset panelled pilasters with plinths, fanlight and half-glazed double-leaf door, with flight of render steps. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to west having pitched slate roof and painted rendered walls.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, 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 Dromore South.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Dromore South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Dromore South · An Drom Mór Theas
- Area
- 2,288,661 m² (228.87 ha, 565.54 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilshannig, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Dromore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Dromore electoral division: 3,061 people in 953 households; 82% of households own their home; 55% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Castlebarrett, Clashmorgan, Drommahane, Dromore North, Nursetown Beg
- Placenames
- Dromore South 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.