Geararoe

9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Geararoe, from 649 m² to 90,503 m² (9.05 ha, 22.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Dec 2016Conditional

  Permission for the development associated with the uprate of a section of the existing Clashavoon to Tarbert 220kV overhead line. The proposed development pertains to the length of existing overhead line between mast structure number 63 ( south-east of the Knockanure 220kV substation, Co. Kerry) and mast structure number 233 (north of the existing Ballyvouskill 220kV substation, Co. Cork). The overall length of this section of overhead line is approximately 60.4 km, of which 21.2 km is located in Co. Cork and 39.2 km is located in Co. Kerry. The proposed development in County Cork, between the Cork-Kerry county boundary north-west of mast structure number 173 and mast structure number 233, is located in the townlands of Glencollins Upper, Lackanastooka, Tooreenglanahee, Meentyflugh, Knockeenadallane, Doonasleen North, Doonasleen South, Doonasleen East, Ummeraboy East, Glantane More, Knockduff Upper, Knockduff Lower, Mullaghroe North, Derragh, Knockane, Lislehane, Lissaniska, Ahane Beg, Coolykeerane, Shanaknock, Claraghatlea North, Claragh More, Inchileigh, Mountleader, Geararoe and Cloghboola More. The proposed development in Co. Cork comprises of the renewal and alteration of a total of 61 existing mast structures, including foundation upgrade works and restringing of the existing overhead line with new conductor. The proposed development also includes all associated and ancillary works including, comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation, involving constructio of temporary guard poles, the construction and reinstatement of temporary access tracks, improvement and reinstatement of new temporary entrances, widening of existing entrances, temporary silt fencing, temporary silt traps, temporary culverts, temporary clear span bridging, and the clearance of vegatation at various locations along the route to facilitate the proposed principle development. The proposed development will be faciltitated by the storage of construction materials and associated and ancillary activities, at existing hard-standing yards. These 6 yards (2 in Co. Cork and 4 in Co. Kerry) are located in the vicinity of the overhead line, in the townlands of Lislehane and Liscahane. No works or change of use, are proposed in theses existing yards and as such they do not form part of the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7216

• 22 Dec 2015Withdrawn

  Permission for works associated with the uprate of a section of the existing Clashavoon to Tarbert 220kV overhead line. The proposed development pertains to the length of existing overhead line between existing mast structure number 63 (south-east of the existing Knockanure 220 kV substation, Co.Kerry) to existing mast structure number 233 (north of the existing Ballyvouskill 220 kV substation Co. Cork) The overall length of this section of overhead line is approximately 60.4km. of which 21.2km is located in County Cork and 39.2km is located in County Kerry. The proposed development works in County Cork, between the Cork-Kerry boundary north-west of mast structure 173 and mast structure number 233, comprise of alterations to a total of 61 existing mast structures including foundation upgrade works and restringing of existing overhead line with new conductor. The proposed development works also include all associated and ancillary development including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and excavation, including clearance of vegetation at various locations along the route to facilitate the proposed principle development.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6940

• 3 Dec 2007Conditional

  Construction of commercial vehicle maintenance workshop, office building and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12820

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Geararoe.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Geararoe.

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 Geararoe, about 1 in 10 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 Geararoe.

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

Name

Geararoe · An Gaorthadh Rua

Area

309,202 m² (30.92 ha, 76.41 acres)

Civil parish

Drishane, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry West

Electoral division

Coomlogane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

995 people lived in 401 households in the Coomlogane electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigleigh, Cloghboola Beg, Cloghboola More, Kilmeedy East, Liscahane, Mountleader

Placenames

Geararoe 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.