# Dunboy, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Killaconenagh, barony of Bear, Co. Cork; in Irish Dún Baoi.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 838,465 m² (83.85 ha, 207.19 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,298 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Greenbelt1, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killaconenagh, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/killaconenagh.md
- Barony: Bear
- Electoral division: Killaconenagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,613 people lived in 685 households in the Killaconenagh electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/8810
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 42487
- Centre: latitude 51.631995, longitude -9.932395 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dunboy, from 2,846 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres) to 66,630 m² (6.66 ha, 16.46 acres); 9 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5183105: 66,630 m² (6.66 ha, 16.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5183105.md
- Parcel 5087041: 15,218 m² (1.52 ha, 3.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5087041.md
- Parcel 5200720: 8,521 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5200720.md
- Parcel 5200744: 4,298 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5200744.md
- Parcel 5229510: 4,289 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5229510.md
- Parcel 5200741: 3,475 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5200741.md
- Parcel 5087044: 2,846 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5087044.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- G3 Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County; 16 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-06/volume-5-west-cork.pdf

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

16 applications, newest first.

- 4 Jan 2019, Cork County Council 19/2: Refused. Permission. The development consists of permission to (a) retain and complete the dwelling house, (b) retain the stable/feed store, (c) retain the log store, (d) retain the mobile home for a period of one year (e) retain existing site entrance (f) retain the house, stable/feed store, mobile home, log store, wastewater treatment system, well, site entrance and driveway within revised side boundaries and (g) permission to construct a workshop. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/2
- 29 Jan 2010, Cork County Council 10/56: Conditional. Permission. Construction of commercial workshop and an attached store. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/56
- 20 Nov 2009, Cork County Council 09/2121: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of Commercial Workshop and attached store. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/2121
- 11 Nov 2009, Cork County Council 09/2077: Incompleted application. Permission. Planning Permission for construction of commercial workshop and an attached store. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/2077
- 22 Oct 2009, Cork County Council 09/2010: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of Commerical Workshop and attached store. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/2010
- 17 Sept 2009, Cork County Council 09/1017: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of Commercial Workshop and an attached store. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/1017
- 16 Jul 2009, Cork County Council 09/802: Conditional. Permission. Construction of extension to side of dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/802
- 16 Jul 2009, Cork County Council 09/801: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of a Commercial Workshop. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/801
- 18 Nov 2008, Cork County Council 08/2050: Withdrawn. Permission. Erection of 38no. dwellings for use as holiday homes and for short term/holiday letting purposes (comprising terraced units within 2no. courtyards and detached units) and 128sqm estate management office within eastern courtyard block; proposed new vehicular access route within site to include construction of new bridge; form new on-grade and raised walkways (including footbridge); erect a gazebo and form 84no. car parking spaces (including 30no. at basement); connect to existing on-site sewerage treatment plant; engineering operations of cut and fill and carry out all other associated site development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/2050
- 14 Oct 2008, Cork County Council 08/1849: Incompleted application. Permission. Erection of 38no. dwellings for use as holiday homes and for short term/holiday letting purposes (comprising terraced units within 2no. courtyards and detached units) and 128sqm estate management office within eastern courtyard block; proposed new vehicular access route within site to include construction of new bridge; new walkways and 84no. car parking spaces (including 30no. at basement); connect to existing on-site sewerage treatment plant; engineering operations of cut and fill and carry out all other associated site development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/1849
- 12 Feb 2007, Cork County Council 07/384: Conditional. Permission. Extensions to existing dwellinghouse comprising sunroom and separate dwelling unit and waste treatment system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/384
- 12 Jan 2007, Cork County Council 07/76: Incompleted application. Permission. Extensions to existing dwellinghouse comprising of sunroom and seperate dwelling unit and biocycle waste treatment system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/76
- 8 Apr 2005, Cork County Council 05/2184: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/2184
- 7 Mar 2005, Cork County Council 05/1317: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=05/1317
- 20 Dec 2004, Cork County Council 04/9391: Conditional. Permission. Conservation, reconstruction and extension of Dunboy Castle for use as hotel with 6 no. guest bedrooms and all ancillary hotel facilities, health spa area with pool, massage, treatment and exercise areas, construction of seperate 72 no. bedroom block with ancillary facilities including link bridge to main hotel, services facility building, ancillary service bld. within existing courtyard area, security gate house, public toilets, fencing, car-parking, sewage treatment unit and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/9391
- 7 May 1999, Cork County Council 99/2343: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=99/2343

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Dunboy.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO128-001001: Bastioned fort, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-001001-. Built on ruins of Dunboy Castle (CO128-001002-) about 1650-56 (Gowen 1978, 1-49). Irregular star in plan, covering an area 32m x 35m. Six salient angles; entrance to E completely destroyed; bank roughly 5m thick. Walls of earlier tower trimmed to height 10-11 feet, re-roofed and internal partition wall built; annex built abutting W wall of tower. Site now as revealed by Fahy's excavation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO128-001002: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-001002-. Close to shore on small rocky promontory, overlooking Bear Island sound. Dunboy Castle, excavated by Fahy 1967-73 (Gowen 1978, 1-49). Rectangular tower (16.8m E-W; 12.8m N-S); only ground floor survives (max. H 4m). Entered by door at N end E wall, straight mural stairs rises from doorway towards SE corner. Central window opes in N, S and W walls, embrasures covered by segmental vaults. Garderobe shafts in N and W walls. Bawn wall runs E, from S of tower, for 75m where it turns N for 55m. A secondary bawn, with salient angles, built close-in to tower in 1602 when site was besieged and castle reduced to 'a very ruined state' (see CO128-001003-). Star-shaped fort (CO128-001001-) built on site in mid-17th century. Castle of O'Sullivan Beare clan, probably built in 15th century. Site now as revealed by Fahy's excavation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO128-019: Country house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-019----. Originally built in 1739 for Henry and John Puxley, this country house was extensively rebuilt and remodeled in the 1860s for Henry Lavallin-Puxley by architect John Christopher. Burned in 1921 it remained a ruin until the mid-2000s when work commenced on its conversion to a hotel (Irish Examiner, 7 May 2011). The house is irregular in plan with castellated towers and gabled projections. Imposing Victorian 2-storey over basement addition to E, built by Puxley in 1880 (Bence Jones 1978, 114) with steeply pitched gables, single stacks, bay and oriel windows; unusual series of pointed arches over main hall. (Bence Jones 1978, 114; Power et al. 1992, no. 3406; http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20912801, accessed 6 Oct. 2017) Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 6 October 2017
- CO128-024001: Midden, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-024001-. On the N face of an eroding bank, at the top of a shingle strand and beside the car park to the W of O'Sullivan Bere's castle (CO128-001002-) at Dunboy. The exposed face of the earthen bank (L c. 4m; H 0.75m) displays a base layer (H 0.15m) containing scallop, limpet and periwinkle shells with burnt stone inclusions. As the bank is collapsing due to erosion by the sea, many more shells are probably hidden under the collapsed material and are gradually being washed away by the sea. Above the layer of shells are layers of black soil (H 0.1m), stiff whitish soil (H 0.05m) and a layer of brownish soil (H 0.25m) with burnt stone inclusions. A sea wall (CO128-024002-) is 4m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO128-024002: Sea wall, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-024002-. On a shingle strand beside a car park, to the W of the O'Sullivan Bere's castle (CO128-001002-) at Dunboy. The remains of a stone wall (T 0.9m; H 0.05-0.2m), which curves slightly to the S, extend (L 19m) E-W across the strand. The remaining stones are smooth-faced and are carefully laid along the line of the wall. Numerous stones and slabs are scattered on the strand near the stone wall. Along with the extant wall, the quantity of stones nearby suggests a substantial well-constructed wall which was probably built as a barrier to protect the bank. The bank itself is now in an eroded state at the head of the strand, 4m to S. Traces of bog were noted under some of the base stones. A shell midden (CO128-024001-) is 4m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO128-039001: Military camp, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-039001-. In a coniferous wood, c. 200m to the SW of O'Sullivan Beare's castle (CO128-001002-) and the bastioned fort (CO128-001001-) at Dunboy. Following the defeat of the Irish forces in the Battle of Kinsale in December 1601, George Carew, the English commander, erected siege works around the tower house at Dunboy. Carew encamped behind a rocky ridge, c. 130m to the SW of the tower house, and set up an artillery position on the ridge. In 1602 a short-lived siege ensued between the 4,000 strong English army and a small force of O'Sullivan Beare followers who had remained to defend Dunboy castle. Stafford (1633, 310) records that the English forces found '...a faire place of good ground, and of capacity sufficient to encampe in, within twelvescore of the Castle, and yet out of the sight of it, by reason of a rising ground interjacent…'. There are no visible remains of the encampment in this location. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO128-039002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO128-039002-. Within a coniferous wood, on a NE-facing slope c. 70m to SW of O'Sullivan Bere's castle (CO128-001002-) at Dunboy. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 4m) defined by a poorly preserved stone wall (H 0.3-0.7m) which has been cut into the upslope E-W. The entrance (Wth 0.75m) at the NE leads out to a level area. A coniferous tree is growing in the interior, which is obscured by rubble. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Dunboy Castle, gate lodge, 1860–1870, Regional interest, registry number 20911502, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20911502. Entrance to Dunboy Castle, comprising pair of Gothic Revival gate lodges, built c.1865, flanking wrought-iron gates. Now disused. Detached irregular-plan two-bay two-storey gate lodge to west, with single-bay single-storey porch (east), circular-plan three-stage tower (north-west) and lean-to extension (south). Flat stone roofs having crenulated parapets with ogee-headed and diamond recesses to merlons. Coursed limestone and rendered walls with eaves courses. Square-headed openings with twin pointed arches, lancet tracery, stone sills and stone label moulding. Square-headed openings to tower with stone sills and hood moulding. Pointed arch door opening with wrought-iron gate and label moulding. Square-plan single-bay two-stage tower to east, with projecting south-east block, having flat stone roof with crenulated parapet, diamond decoration to merlons, eaves course, rendered walls and square-headed openings with stone hood moulding and sills.
- Dunboy Castle, castle/fortified house, 1730–1750, Regional interest, registry number 20912801, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20912801. Freestanding irregular-plan six-bay two- and three-storey former castle over basement, extensively rebuilt and renovated c. 1865, incorporating fabric of earlier building, built c.1740. Burnt 1921, rebuilt 2008. Now in use as a hotel. Three-stage tower house to west, built c.1590, destroyed 1602, rebuilt 2008. Entrance front comprises three-storey advanced central tower with dormer, flanked by recessed bays, having three-storey canted bay to south and with projecting chimneystack flanked by lancet openings to north. Five-stage tower to side (north) and rear of main block, advanced gable-fronted single-bay three-storey towers to sides and five-bay two-storey block with dormers to rear. Attached single-bay three-stage tower house with parapets to rear. Recent additions to side (south) and rear. Pitched and conical slate roofs with coursed limestone block chimneystacks, parapets, finials, and wrought-iron cresting. Ashlar granite walls having plinth, plat bands, eaves course with marble arches and decorations. Rendered walls to tower house. Square-headed and camber-headed openings having marble chamfered mullions, transoms and block-and-start surrounds throughout. Paired pointed arch openings with marble columns to first floor of main block. Openings to tower house have label mouldings. Pointed arch door opening with recessed double-leaf timber battened doors having stepped voussoirs to front. Replacement windows throughout. Pointed arch door openings to side (north). Square-headed door opening to rear. Recent hotel buildings to side (south). Gatehouse and gates to north-west.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Dunboy, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, 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 Dunboy.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/dunboy.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/dunboy.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/dunboy.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Dunboy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Cahergarriff: https://everytownland.com/cork/cahergarriff.md
- Disert: https://everytownland.com/cork/disert.md
- Fanahy: https://everytownland.com/cork/fanahy.md
- Fuhur: https://everytownland.com/cork/fuhur.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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