Farranalough

81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranalough, from 116 m² to 427,881 m² (42.79 ha, 105.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Farranalough 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 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for the change of house plan and revised site boundaries from that permitted under Pl.Reg.No 25/5014, the new single storey dwelling will be served by the domestic garage, site entrance, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works as permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 25/05014.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1511

• 24 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for the change of house plan and revised site boundaries from that permitted under planning register No. 25/05014, the new single storey dwelling will be served by the domestic garage, site entrance, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works as permitted under planning register No. 25/05014.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1053

• 13 Mar 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a split one-storey/one and a half storey dwelling house, the construction of a detached domestic garage with first floor storage space, the construction of a site entrance, the installation of a private well, the installation of a waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter, and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0636

• 3 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Construct a cow house with 3 no. slatted slurry tanks, walled silo, concrete apron, raise and alter the roof of existing cow house and carry out all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5032

• 30 May 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to construct dwelling house, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5014

• 19 Nov 2024Refused

  Permission for the construction of a two-storey dwelling house, the construction of a detached domestic garage with first floor storage space, the construction of a site entrance, the installation of a private well, the installation of a septic tank and associated soil percolation area and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6183

• 30 Oct 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of new dwellinghouse and domestic garage (with change of location on site of dwellinghouse and garage, and minor changes in design of dwellinghouse to that previously granted under planning reference number 23/6305), new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6053

• 17 Nov 2023Conditional

  Permission for construction of new dwelling house, new entrance, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6305

• 3 Apr 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for Retention for; A) 2 No. detached structures which comprise of a home gym and home office ancillary to the main dwelling, B) All associated site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 23/4600

• 14 Jun 2022Refused

  Permission for retention for; a) 2 no. log cabins which comprise of a granny flat and living accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, b) all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/5384

• 25 Apr 2022Conditional permission

  (i) Retention of single-storey sun-room and garage extensions, (ii) Permission to install a rear window to the dining room, all to the existing dwelling and (iii) permission for retention of single-storey domestic store and car-port, ancillary to existing dwelling (iv) retention of existing entrance and laneway, and and (v) associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 22/4894

• 17 Feb 2022Incompleted application

  (i)Retention of single storey sun-room and garage extensions, (ii)Permission to install a rear window to the dining room, all to the existing dwelling and (iii)permission for retention of single-storey domestic store and car-port, ancillary to existing dwelling and (iv)associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4327

• 11 Feb 2021Conditional

  The construction of cow housing with slatted tanks and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4322

• 9 Jul 2020Withdrawn

  The construction of cow housing with a slatted tank, silage slab and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5441

• 6 Mar 2020Conditional

  Permission for the retention on a temporary basis of existing mobile home, which will be removed upon completion of the dwellinghouse which is subject to a current planning application reference 19/6891.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/4478

• 4 Dec 2019Conditional

  The construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, septic tank and percolation area together with all other ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6891

• 1 Feb 2017Conditional

  To construct dwellinghouse and associated siteworks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4181

• 21 Dec 2016Conditional

  The construction of a two-storey dwellinghouse, attached garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7222

• 11 Nov 2016Incompleted application

  Construction of a two-storey dwellinghouse, attached garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6816

• 1 Feb 2016Unconditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse and all associated site works - Extension of Duration of Permission granted under planning ref: 11/5144

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/4151

• 3 Nov 2015Conditional

  Completion of construction of dwelling house, garage, installation of septic tank and associated site works as permitted under planning ref: 07/1187

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6458

• 2 Nov 2015Withdrawn

  Construction of cow housing with a slatted tank, silage slab and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6452

• 12 Oct 2015Incompleted application

  Permission for the completion of construction of dwelling house, garage, installation of septic tank and associated site works as permitted under 07/11887

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6274

• 1 Dec 2014Conditional permission

  Construction of dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6550

• 27 Feb 2014Conditional

  Construction of single storey extension to western elevation, single storey extension to northern elevation, front porch to eastern elevation, alterations to front elevation all to existing dwelling, construction of new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4386

The 25 most recent of 53 applications.

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 Farranalough.

Recorded monuments

• CO095-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Slight rise in area of site. Field fence to N curves as if to respect enclosure. According to Ó Ríordáin (1933, 61), this lios 'is 45 yards in diameter' and 'part of the double rampart remains on the north side'. 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

• CO095-073 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Marked as circular enclosure on both editions of O.S. map (1842, 1904). According to local information, levelled c.1973. No visible surface trace. Ó Ríordáin (1933, 61) noted 'small single-ramparted lios' measuring '33 yards in diameter'. 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

• CO095-074 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Marked as circular enclosure on both eds of O.S. map (1842, 1904). According to local information, levelled c. 1979; no visible surface trace. Ó Ríordáin (1933, 61) noted ' a single rampart' lios '27 yards in diameter'. 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

• CO095-075 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (diam. 33m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.4m); external fosse survives to N, filled with stones and uprooted bushes. Interior used as dumping ground for field clearance material. Ó Ríordáin (1933, 61) mentions remains of outer bank. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 10/1977).

• CO095-105 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on S-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Recorded by Ó Ríordáin (1933, 62) as being "9 feet 7 inches high and 5 feet broad at the base. It slopes at an angle of 45° ". 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

• CO095-106 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, land falls away gently both to N and S. Arc SSE->SW formed by scarp (H 0.5m); earthen field fence curves to S to respect it. Locally known as site of "fort". According to Ó Ríordáin (1933, 62) only a bend in the fence marks where it stood. 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

• CO095-119 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Spread of burnt material (12m ESE-WNW; 32m NNE-SSW) in recently reclaimed scrub land. Stream c. 6m to NNW. 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

• CO095-120 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Spread of burnt material (c.20m N-S; c.14m E-W) visible in ploughed field. Stream c. 70m to E. Another fulacht fiadh (CO095-121---) lies 84m to NW. 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

• CO095-121 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Spread of burnt material (14m N-S; 8m E-W) visible in ploughed field. Stream c. 35m to SSW. Another fulacht fiadh (CO095-120---) c. 84m to SSE. 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

• Farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, built c.1820, having porch to front (north) elevation and two-storey gable-fronted projecting bay to rear (south). Attached two-storey outbuilding to side (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered over rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with stone and render sills, having one-over-one, six-over-three and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, timber casement windows to gable-fronted projecting bay. Square-headed door openings to porch and projecting bay to rear with aluminium doors. Rubble stone boundary wall to front of site. Set within own grounds.

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 Farranalough, about 1 in 5 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 Farranalough.

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

Name

Farranalough · Fearann an Locha

Area

5,180,086 m² (518.01 ha, 1,280.03 acres)

Civil parish

Murragh, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalmeaky

Electoral division

Murragh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

541 people lived in 164 households in the Murragh electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bengour East, Lisnabanree, Mallowgaton, Mossgrove, Newcestown, Roughgrove West, Tullyglass

Placenames

Farranalough 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.