Fahouragh
Townland in the civil parish of Castlehaven, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Faiche Úrach
- Area
- 46.4 ha
- 115 acres
- Land parcels
- 14
- registered freehold, median 6,274 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 26
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fahouragh, from 890 m² to 169,334 m² (16.93 ha, 41.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
14 Jul 2025Application withdrawn
Construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/385
16 May 2024Refused
Construction of dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/246
9 Apr 2021Conditional
Demolition of existing single-storey extensions and construction of new two-storey side and rear extensions, including domestic/ancillary workshop and ancillary store, alterations to existing dwelling, installation of new sewage treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/232
7 Jul 2020Conditional
(A) Construction of milking parlour (B) Construction of cubicle shed (C) Construction of straw bedded shed, (D) Construction of Calf House, (E) Construction of over-ground concrete slurry storage tower (F) Erection of meal bin, milk silo and water tank and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/355
24 May 2013Withdrawn
Construction of a microbrewery and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/293
15 Mar 2013Incompleted application
Construction of a microbrewery and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/157
15 Feb 2013Incompleted application
Construction of a microbrewery and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/88
10 Oct 2011Withdrawn
The Carrying out of Ground works adjacent to St Barrahanes church (a protected structure, RPS ID:01246) Works to include removal of stone wall, excavation of rock, drainage, construction of new stone wall, landscaping & ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/620
20 Jun 2011Incompleted application
Removal of stone wall, excavation of rock, drainage, construction of new stone wall, landscaping and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/363
24 Mar 2011Conditional
Single storey extensions to dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/173
6 Nov 2009Conditional
Construct dwellinghouse, domestic garage, effluent treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2068
19 Nov 2008Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse, domestic garage, effluent treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/2056
28 Oct 2008Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, domestic garage, effluent treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1927
12 Mar 2008Conditional
Exterior alterations to St. Barrahane's Church (A protected structure) plus new pedestrian access and new maintenance access and all associated landscaping and site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/463
3 Sept 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2326
23 Jul 2007Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, install proprietary treatment plant and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1984
23 Mar 2007Conditional
Construct slatted animal housing unit, silage slab and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/826
18 Dec 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2752
3 Mar 2006Conditional
Construct Community Centre, Ancillary facilities, instal treatment unit & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/343
3 Feb 2006Incompleted application
Construct Community Centre, Ancillary facilities & Associated Works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/131
8 Apr 2005Withdrawn
Construction of community centre and ancillary facilities
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2213
28 Aug 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4300
18 Mar 2003Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/1191
24 Jan 2003Conditional
Retention of existing car park and construction of assoc. works
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/248
21 Dec 2001Conditional
Pre-school building with ancillary facilities
Permission · Cork County Council, 01/6941
The 25 most recent of 26 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Fahouragh.
Recorded monuments
- CO142-068 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on NNW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (29m N-S; c. 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank E->W (H c. 1m); scarp (H c. 1.6m) W->E. Bank incorporated into field fence system S->W. Scarp stone-faced in parts. Interior raised on NNW side to compensate for hillslope; circular hut site (7m N-S; 7m E-W) (CO142-068001-) at centre. 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
- CO142-068001 Hut site
Description
In ringfort (CO142-068----). Circular hut site (7m N-S; 7m E-W) at centre. 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
- CO142-110 Church
Description
Rectangular barn church near Castletownshend; long axis ENE-WSW. Gableended, large round-headed windows throughout. Bellcote on E gable. Sacristy to W. Erected in 1834 by subscription (Lewis 1837, Vol 1, 297). 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
Architectural heritage
- St. Barrahane's Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Roman Catholic church, built c.1840, comprising single-bay entrance front, four-bay nave, later sacristy, and recent toilet extension to side (south). Pitched slate roofs with uPVC rainwater goods, coursed limestone bellcote, and concrete cross finials to gables. Rendered walls. Round-headed openings with multiple fixed pane windows having sunburst fanlights and stone sills. Camber-headed door opening with timber battened double-leaf doors having strap hinges. Recent concrete steps and ramps with metal railings. Interior consists of open truss roof, polychrome tiles to aisle, marble reredos and carved timber confessionals flanking interior porch. Outbuilding to north-west. Rubble limestone walls with gate piers and wrought-iron gates to front.
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 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 Fahouragh.
- 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 Fahouragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Fahouragh · Faiche Úrach
- Area
- 464,060 m² (46.41 ha, 114.67 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castlehaven, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Castlehaven North, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castlehaven North electoral division: 817 people in 315 households; 80% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bawnnagollopy, Bluid East, Farrandau, Gortbrack, Gurranes, Killangal, Raheen
- Placenames
- Fahouragh 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.