Fermoyle
Fermoyle is a townland in the civil parish of Clonmeen, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Formaoil.
- Area
- 153.9 ha
- 380 acres
- Land parcels
- 28
- registered freehold, median 4,596 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 14
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fermoyle, from 61 m² to 522,403 m² (52.24 ha, 129.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Fermoyle 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
28 Apr 2021Conditional
(01) Make renovations and alterations, that include internal modifications to the existing floor layout and minor elevation changes throughout the existing dwelling house. (02) Demolish part of the existing dwelling house rear wall to allow for a single storey rear extension including two side extensions to existing gables and an additional new front entrance porch, including all associated ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5128
24 Aug 2016Conditional
Retention of existing waste water treatment system, polishing filter and entrances.
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/6128
20 Jul 2016Incompleted application
Retention of existing waste water treatment system, polishing filter and entrance.
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/5805
19 Apr 2016Conditional
Demolish an existing dwelling house and garage and construct a new dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4865
22 Sept 2015Conditional
Retention of external stairway and installation of doorway to gable of existing cottage for access to loft area for use as domestic storage area and installation of 1 no. velux roof light and Permission to decommission existing septic tank and installation of new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6120
17 Dec 2013Conditional
Permission to retain the ground and first floor extensions to dwelling and to retain the garage and sheds used for domestic purposes and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6396
27 Nov 2013Incompleted application
Retain ground and first floor extensions and alterations to dwelling, retain garage and sheds used for domestic purposes and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/6242
8 Oct 2009Refused
Dwellinghouse, garage, treatment unit and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7254
27 Feb 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank & associated site services
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4603
14 Oct 2008Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, garage and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9263
10 Sept 2008Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, garage and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8823
25 Sept 2006Conditional
Construction of slatted house and concrete slab extension
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10894
14 Jul 2006Conditional
Construction of slatted cattle house and retention of hay/straw storage house
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8890
24 Mar 2005Conditional
Installation of treatment plant and percolation area to serve existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1832
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
- CO040-016001 Burial ground
Description
Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as roughly square area named 'Grave Yd'; named 'Killeen Burial Gd. (Disused)' on 1904 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Rectangular raised area (20m N-S; 18m E-W; H c. 1m), inaccessible due to dense overgrowth. Bowman (1934, 239) noted church (14477) on N side. 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
- CO040-016002 Church
Description
Bowman (1934, 239) noted church on N side of burial ground (14095); 'A small space on the northern end has a pile of large rough sand stones. These evidently belong to the early church.' Burial ground inaccessible due to heavy overgrowth. 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
- CO040-017 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Near top of cliff-face, overlooking Fermoyle River to E. Circular well with dry-stone walling surround and corbelled roof; rough paving to front; statues and votive offerings around well. Two stones atop roof; larger stone (H 0.12m; Wth 0.12m) inscribed '1840' on back, 'BVM' and 'IHS' on front and cross inscribed by pilgrims on top; smaller stone (H 0.1m; Wth 0.1m) inscribed 'IHS' and 'BVM' on front, 'IHS' on top and 'BVM' on back. Low 'table' of flat flagstone resting on two low uprights c. 3m to E, where mass was said in penal times (Eldridge 1996, 76); numerous crosses inscribed on flag, many initials and 'P J Cremin 1934'. Visited Sundays and Good Friday, according to local information. Grove White (1905-25, vol. 2, 224) was told it was 'frequented on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for sickness of all kinds' and that a mason who had recovered his sight at the well did 'all the mason work'. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO040-100 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on break in ESE-facing slope. Bowman (1934, 239) recorded 'fort in M. Twomey's, levelled long since'. Circular area (diam. c. 14m) defined by barely discernible rise; according to local information, site of fort. 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
- CO040-134 Burnt spread
Description
In pasture, to NNE of well. Grass-covered spread of dark soil with concentrations of charcoal; material not consistent with fulacht fiadh. According to local information, circular spread of dark soil visible when field is ploughed. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Fermoyle.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Fermoyle, 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 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 Fermoyle.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Fermoyle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Fermoyle · Formaoil
- Area
- 1,538,921 m² (153.89 ha, 380.28 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonmeen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Banteer, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 756 people lived in 293 households in the Banteer electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Charlesfield, Coolroe Beg, Coolroe More, Kilmacurrane, Shronebeha, Tooreen
- Placenames
- Fermoyle 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.