Farrannagark
Townland in the civil parish of Rathclarin, barony of Carbery East (east Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Fearann na gCearc
- Area
- 120.2 ha
- 297 acres
- Land parcels
- 51
- registered freehold, median 2,645 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 41
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farrannagark, from 46 m² to 209,290 m² (20.93 ha, 51.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 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 Farrannagark 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
12 Mar 2026Awaiting f.i. response
A renovation and extension of an existing dwelling; construction of a detached ancillary domestic home office/gym structure incidental to the main dwelling; installation of a new on-site wastewater treatment system; and all associated site works and landscaping.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0615
10 Jul 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house, the construction of a new two storey dwelling house, an existing site entrance to be widened and all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5377
19 Jun 2025Incompleted application
Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house, the construction of a new dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5186
19 Dec 2024Conditional
Permission for construction of a detached garden room ancillary to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6454
7 May 2024Conditional
Permission for construction of a granny flat ancillary to the existing dwelling house and retention permission for temporary accommodation comprising of one mobile home
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4818
22 Dec 2023Withdrawn
Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house, the construction of a new dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6622
2 Sept 2022Incompleted application
Permission for change of use of dwelling house from residential to short-term letting and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5995
2 Sept 2022Refused
Permission for change of use of dwellinghouse from residential to short-term letting and associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5996
23 Dec 2021Conditional
Retention planning permission is sought for existing domestic garage. Permission is also sought for the construction of a granny flat ancillary to the main residence, construction of new vehicular entrance (existing vehicular entrance to be removed), new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7505
28 Dec 2018Conditional
Modifications and entrance hall extension to existing dwellinghouse and retention of existing attic conversion, to same dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7458
19 Oct 2015Conditional
Construction of conservatory extension to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6302
17 Jun 2014Refused
Construction of an agricultural entrance and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5283
30 Oct 2013Conditional
Retention of changes to dwellinghouse and garage permitted under Planning Reg. No. 07/9330 to include minor alterations to elevations of dwelling and garage and increase in floor area to dwelling of 15.4sqm. and retention of entrance as constructed
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6057
22 Oct 2013Incompleted application
Retention of alterations to elevations of dwelling house and detached garage, permitted under Planning Ref. No. 07/9330 including an increase in floor area to the dwelling of 15.4 square metres and including the relocation and widening of the permitted site entrance
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6010
8 Oct 2013Conditional
Construction of 1 no. cattle underpass beneath the public road, along with all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5931
8 Oct 2013Unconditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit - Extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 08/8940
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/5926
16 Sept 2013Incompleted application
Construction of 2no. cattle underpasses beneath the public road, along with all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5791
26 Apr 2011Unconditional
Retention of existing dwellinghouse and associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 11/4861
18 Sept 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8940
18 Sept 2008Conditional
Installation of treatment unit, percolation area and well to serve existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8939
15 Sept 2008Conditional
Demolition of rear annex, refurbishment of existing roof, ground & first floor extension to rear of dwelling, change of use of existing coach house to ancillary domestic accommodation with caretakers unit, increased roof ridge height with dormers, conversion of existing shed to boiler house, and re-alignment of existing main entrance gates
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8890
2 Sept 2008Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, garage & installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8688
2 Sept 2008Incompleted application
Installation of new treatment unit along with new percolation area & well to serve existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8689
24 Oct 2007Conditional
Single storey dwellinghouse and installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11906
24 Aug 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse, conversion of existing cottage to outbuilding and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10502
The 25 most recent of 41 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 Farrannagark.
Recorded monuments
- CO123-058 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Located beside Burren Bridge, covered by stone-built structure with lintelled roof. No indication that well still in holy use. On OS 6-inch map (1842), well of same name (CO123-057---) shown 180m to E. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO123-059 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Enclosed by stone-built clochan with internal diameter of 1.7m. Well in good condition and possibly still venerated. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO123-060001 Graveyard
Description
Rectangular graveyard with 17th century church (CO123-060002-) in centre; headstones date from 1800s up to present day. Entered through 19th century lynch-gate to N. 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
- CO123-060002 Church
Description
In centre of graveyard (CO123-060001-), built in 1650 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 228), 'modernized and thoroughly repaired in 1835' (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 490). Rectangular in plan with chancel to E, base batter to walls. Three round-headed windows in N and S walls. 19th century tower to W with brick detail and pyramidal roof. 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
- Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin), gates/railings/walls, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Lych-gate, built c.1870. Pitched timber framed roof with pantiles. Timber trussed frame with rafters and purlins, supported by timber knee-braces on moulded yellow brick consoles. Red brick gate piers with limestone bands and tooled limestone plinths with broaches to corners, having red brick pilasters with ashlar limestone caps. Carved double-leaf timber panelled doors with chamfered edges, stop-chamfers and perforated trefoils to upper panels. Wrought-iron strap hinges and limestone threshold. Flanked by roughcast rendered rubble stone wall with rendered coping enclosing graveyard.
- Post box, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box installed c.1880, having embossed VR monogram and crown over canopied letter slot. Set in roughcast rendered church enclosing wall.
- Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin), church/chapel, 1640–1660 · National interest
Description
Freestanding double-height Church of Ireland church, built c.1650, renovated 1835, comprising three-bay nave with single-storey chancel to side (east) and four-stage bell tower to side (west), added c.1870. Pitched slate roofs having projecting limestone eaves courses to nave and chancel. Rendered gable copings to nave. Hipped slate roof to bell tower with cast-iron weather-vane, having stepped yellow brick eaves course with modillions. Cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods throughout. Rubble limestone walls with partial remains of lime render, recent rendered walls to rear (south) and side (east) elevations of nave and chancel having batter to corners of nave. Rendered wall to rear elevation of bell tower at lower stages having red brick quoins, yellow and red brick banding and oversailing yellow brick string course below upper stage and rubble limestone and red brick buttresses. Rendered buttress to rear (south) elevation. Clock (installed 1876) to front elevation of bell tower at third stage. Round-headed window openings with stone and render sills to nave and chancel. Raised render reveals and dressed limestone voussoirs to front elevation openings of nave. Plate limestone tracery to nave and chancel windows, containing round-headed windows in paired arrangements to nave and triple arrangement to chancel, surmounted by oculus windows. Lead-lined stained glass windows throughout. Replacement timber-framed tripartite window to rear elevation of nave, having central twelve-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with fanlight, flanked by four-over-two pane timber sliding sash side lights. Pointed arch lancet window openings with tooled limestone sills to lower stages of bell tower, having red and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds and voussoirs. Having replacement timber framed windows. Pointed arch openings with render sills to upper stage of bell tower, having red brick block-and-start surround and diminishing red and yellow brick voussoirs. Containing paired pointed arch louvres having red and yellow brick voussoirs springing from central limestone column, having metal and timber louvres. Pointed arch door opening with ashlar limestone threshold to front (north) elevation of bell-tower, having diminishing red and yellow brick surround and voussoirs. Timber battened door with scrolled wrought-iron strap hinges surmounted by ashlar limestone tympanum with central panel. Door approached by ashlar limestone steps with timber hand-rail on wrought-iron bar railings and brackets. Plaster walls and barrel vault ceiling with moulded render arches on consoles to interior with carved marble and stone commemorative plaques to side walls. Raised tiled floor to chancel approached by ashlar limestone step and marble floor to altar area. Timber pulpit to north-east corner of nave with trefoil-headed lancet perforations and recessed quatrefoils, approached by timber step. Carved octagonal marble font to north-west corner of nave. Church set back from road within graveyard containing variety of grave markers and table-tombs dating from 1793 to 1995. Catholic graveyard located to north-east of church. Roughcast rendered rubble stone boundary wall to north opened to north-west by lych-gate.
- Rathclaren, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey former rectory, built c.1820, having recent two-storey return to rear (north). Currently undergoing renovation for use as private house. Hipped artificial slate roof with central valley, moulded render cavetto cornice to eaves, rendered chimneystacks, aluminium and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered wall to front (south) elevation, slate-hanging to side (west, east) elevations. Rendered wall to rear elevation and to return. Diminishing square-headed window openings with stone sills throughout. Render hood-mouldings with label-stops to front elevation openings. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with blocked opening to front elevation. Missing windows to side (west) and rear elevations. Square-headed door opening with ashlar limestone threshold and rendered surrounds with chamfered edges and stop-chamfers to side (east) elevation, door absent with opening surmounted by timber framed overlight with fanlight tracery. Enclosed courtyard to north with rubble stone boundary walls, square-headed pedestrian opening to south-east and south-west walls, two-storey outbuilding currently in renovation to east. Single-storey rubble stone outbuilding to north-east. Landscaped garden to south, south-east and west with mature trees and shrubs. Gravelled forecourt to east. Snecked dressed rubble stone quadrant gate walls with rendered saddle-back coping to north-west, having rendered square-profile piers with recent aluminium gate.
- Gortaglanna House, gate lodge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay single-storey with dormer attic former gate lodge, built c.1820, having recent single-storey extension to west. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls throughout. Segmental-headed window openings with render sills and dressed brick voussoirs to east elevation, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to side (south) elevation of recent extension, having uPVC door. Located in own grounds set back from road with rubble stone boundary wall to east. Gateway to north-east, formerly leading to courtyard of Gortaglanna House, having square-profile rendered rubble stone piers and recent aluminium gate.
- Gortaglanna House, country house, 1790–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey over basement house, built c.1810, flanked by gable-fronted single-bay breakfront wings having two-bay side elevations, built c.1840. Single-bays linking wings and main block, south-western bay forming entrance. Three-bay breakfront end bay and single-storey lean-to (built c.1940) to side (west) elevation. Canted single-storey projection and recent porch to rear (north). Hipped slate roof to main block with central valley, projecting timber clad and rendered eaves courses. Pitched slate and artificial slate roofs to wings, having timber clad eaves courses and carved timber bargeboards with finials to front (south) elevation gables. Rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Glass panelled roof to side (west) lean-to and hipped slate roof to side (west) breakfront. Canted artificial slate roof to rear projection with timber eaves courses. Flat roofs to front porches. Rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with rendered stone and render sills throughout. Six-over-six and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows to main block and wings, timber casement windows elsewhere. Round-headed door opening with concrete threshold and moulded render surround to front (south) elevation of south-western linking bay, having replacement timber battened door with spoked fanlight, approached by squared limestone platform and steps flanked by rendered rubble stone plinths surmounted by wrought-iron railings. Fixed timber-framed window with render hood-moulding and rendered sill to south-eastern linking bay, approached by rendered flight of steps flanked by rendered plinths with chamfered render coping. Square-headed door openings elsewhere having replacement single and double-leaf glazed timber doors. Range of single-storey, single-storey with attic and two-storey outbuildings organised along west, north and east sides of concrete paved courtyard to north, some recently renovated and extended. Segmental-headed carriage archway to northern end of western outbuilding with dressed limestone voussoirs. Double-leaf wrought-iron gate on square-profile lined-and-ruled rendered gate piers, flanked by rendered quadrant side walls with saddle-backed coping.
- The Glen, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1860, having two-storey gable-fronted breakfront bay to front (south). Recent single-storey extensions to side (west) and recent single-storey return to rear (north). Pitched slate roofs with rendered eaves courses, replacement timber bargeboards, rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls throughout, having render sill and impost bands to front and side elevations of main block. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and render surrounds throughout, having concrete sills to extension openings. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to main block, timber-framed bipartite window opening to breakfront having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash winds. Replacement timber and PVC casement windows to ground floor to rear elevation of main block and extensions. Square-headed door openings throughout. Recent torus moulded timber doorcase with limestone door-step and render surround to front elevation, having recent double-leaf glazed timber door with sidelights and overlight. Timber doorcase to interior of breakfront, having double-leaf glazed timber doors and three-pane overlight, having polychrome tiled threshold. Recent timber door over window to first floor of rear elevation, fronted by recent aluminium fire-escape balcony and ladder. Paved courtyard to north enclosed by rubble stone walls, having single-storey with dormer attic rubble stone outbuildings to north and north-west. Rubble stone walled garden attached to south-west elevation of north-west outbuilding. Gateway to east of courtyard having double-leaf wrought-iron gates on snecked rubble stone gate piers. Double-leaf wrought-iron gates and two pedestrian gates with spear finials on square-profile lined-and-ruled rendered gate piers flanked by rendered concave side walls to main entrance.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Farrannagark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Farrannagark · Fearann na gCearc
- Area
- 1,201,875 m² (120.19 ha, 296.99 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathclarin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (east Division)
- Electoral division
- Rathclarin, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardacrow, Burren, Garranefeen, Glanduff, Lisheenaleen
- Placenames
- Farrannagark on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.