Glenacarney

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glenacarney, from 39 m² to 431,922 m² (43.19 ha, 106.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Glenacarney 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.

• 22 Dec 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for installation of a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area to service the existing dwelling house along with all ancillary site works. Permission for Retention of existing as built domestic garage, storage shed and fuel stores.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6937

• 18 Nov 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for the decommissioning and removal of the existing septic tank and the installation of a new waste-water treatment unit and percolation area to service the existing dwelling house along with all ancillary site works. Permission is also sought for the retention of existing as built domestic garage, storage shed and fuel stores.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6504

• 20 May 2025Refused

  Permission to demolish existing derelict former creamery building and derelict storage shed and to construct a new storage shed for the storage of timber fencing and cladding products and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4943

• 8 May 2018Conditional

  To extend and alter existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5153

• 11 Apr 2018Conditional

  Construct a single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front boundary entrance walls with mechanical aeration unit and polishing filter with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4891

• 7 Feb 2018Conditional

  To construct a new vehicular access to facilitate forestry works access

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4311

• 6 Apr 2017Incompleted application

  Construction of a detached garage and fuel store,

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4824

• 16 Mar 2016Withdrawn

  A new vehicular access to facilitate forestry works access

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4606

• 19 Oct 2012Incompleted application

  Amend the permission granted under An Bord Pleanala Decision PL04.217191 (Planning Reg no. 06/4439) for 5 no. wind turbines. The amendments to consist of an increase in heights of turbines from 121m to 126.5m (ground to tip height), realignment of the permitted road layout, relocation of the electrical substation, realignment of hardstanding to Turbine no. 1 and associated site development works. The application also involves the installation of an 80m Permanent Meteorological Mast with access road.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6194

• 24 Feb 2011Unconditional

  Completion of windfarm consisting of 5 no. wind turbines, electrical control building, new internal site tracks, extension to existing tracks, storage compound and associated site works granted under reg. no. 06/4439

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/4361

• 7 Apr 2009Conditional

  Dwelling, garage, proprietary treatment plant & ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5094

• 19 Nov 2008Conditional

  Extensions to side and rear of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9765

• 20 Nov 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse, detached garage and installation of waste water treatment unit

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/12493

• 13 Dec 2006Conditional

  Extension to existing sheep shed to include slatted tank and change of use of sheep shed to cubicles

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13231

• 30 Jun 2006Incompleted application

  Single storey dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8533

• 17 May 2006Conditional

  Construction of entrance to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7255

• 17 May 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/7259

• 31 Jan 2006Conditional

  Construction of windfarm comprising of 6 no. wind turbines (80m hub height and 82m blade diameter), an electrical control building, new internal site tracks and extension to existing site tracks, storage compound and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4439

• 30 Jun 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4843

• 18 May 2004Conditional

  Dormer dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3434

• 7 Oct 2003Conditional

  Dormer bungalow and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4997

• 19 Sept 2003Conditional

  Domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4716

• 11 Aug 2003Conditional

  Dormer bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4015

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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• CO004-027 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Stone is prostrate (L 1.7m; 0.4m x 0.3m), lying beside field fence to W. According to local information, removed to present position c. 1978. Possibly one of two standing stones (9999) recorded by Bowman (1934, 87) on James Curtin's land, '...21/2ft high, 7ft in girth'. 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

• CO004-028 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on NE side of stream. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. According to local information, mound levelled c. 1974. Probably one of four fulachta fiadh (see 10850) recorded in townland by Bowman (1934, 87). 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

• CO004-054001 Enclosure
  Description

  This possible enclosure was referred to in the The 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 424) under the entry (no. 13761) for an enclosure (CO004-054002-). The reference to this feature in the entry reads: 'large roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 100m) identified subsequent to visit in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R658); slightly truncated to S by field fence; W side cut by drain on N-S axis. The larger enclosure may be the 'fort' mentioned by Bowman (1934, 87) as a townland subdivision name, 'Cnoc na ratha - hill of the fort', though no fort was then known on the hill.' 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

• CO004-054002 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough grazing, on N-facing slope. Roughly rectangular area (6.2m N-S; 7.2m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank (H 0.4m; Wth 1m at S side) with shallow external fosse (D 0.4m); interior slopes down to N. Drain c. 0.5m to W. Within NW quadrant of large roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 100m) identified subsequent to visit in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R658); slightly truncated to S by field fence; W side cut by drain on N-S axis. The larger enclosure may be the 'fort' mentioned by Bowman (1934, 87) as a townland subdivision name, 'Cnoc na ratha - hill of the fort', though no fort was then known on the hill. 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

• CO004-059 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a waterlogged area covered with overgrowth. A horseshoe-shaped mound (7m NNE-SSW; 4m WNW-ESE) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, with an E-facing opening, was discovered during archaeological monitoring of ground preparation works in advance of afforestation (O'Mahony 2005). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO013-019 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, immediately NW of stream. Penannular mound of burnt material (16.9m ESE-WNW; 16.5m NE-SW; H 1.2m); opening (Wth 1m) faces NE. Probably one of four fulachta fiadh (see 10851) recorded in townland by Bowman (1934, 87). 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

• CO013-020 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 19m SW of well. Low horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L c. 22m; Wth 13.5m; H 0.8m); opening (Wth c. 4m) faces E. Probably the site of fulacht fiadh (see 10851) on J. Broderick's land recorded by Bowman (1934, 87). 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

• CO013-033 Kiln - lime
  Description

  Indicated on 1904 OS 6-inch map on N side of mid/late 19th-century road. Random-rubble shale construction. Front elevation (NE) has stone-arched recess (H c. 1.8m) with dressed limestone voussoirs, second lower internal arch, rear of recess removed. 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 Glenacarney.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, 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 Glenacarney.

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.

No address of the register names Glenacarney with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Glenacarney · Gleann Uí Chearnaigh

Area

3,633,583 m² (363.36 ha, 897.88 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfert, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Clonfert East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clonfert East electoral division: 355 people in 137 households; 86% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Foiladaun, Glennakeel North, Glennakeel South, Glennaknockane, Knockaclarig, Knockahorrea East, Knockahorrea West, Tooreennagrena

Placenames

Glenacarney 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.