Inchafune

104 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Inchafune, from 66 m² to 371,673 m² (37.17 ha, 91.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 45 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 Dec 2025Grant with conditions

  Planning permission for the construction of an extension and alterations to a dwelling house, including the conversion of the existing 1st floor attic space to an office and bedroom, the construction of a domestic garage incorporating an art studio, the installation of a new treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6861

• 21 Nov 2025Grant with conditions

  Construction of a dwelling house incorporating a garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6539

• 9 Feb 2024Conditional

  Permission to demolish rear extension, front porch and adjoining shed and permission to construct extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works. Permission is also sought to replace existing septic tank with proprietary treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/60

• 20 Aug 2020Conditional

  Construction of a dry storage / machinery shed and 3 no. stables with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/449

• 31 Oct 2017Conditional

  Permission for the construction of detached domestic garage with first floor storage area/office and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/690

• 13 Oct 2017Incompleted application

  Construction of domestic garage with first floor storage area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/659

• 2 Mar 2017Conditional

  Retention of existing processing plant within a 2.9ha area of the Inchafune Gravel Pit, Inchafune, Dunanway West Cork including washing and screening plant, existing infrastructure including access road, site entrance, wheel-wash, site welfare facilities, fuel storage / generator shed, tool/spare parts store, settlement ponds and all associated ancillary infrastructure, for the processing of stockpiled gravel. Permission for the continuation of use of this processing plant and permission for completion of restoration of the site in accordance with previously approved plans. A 3-year permission is sought.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/124

• 4 Jan 2017Incompleted application

  Retention and continuation of use of the existing processing plant within a 2.9 ha area of the gravel pit, including washing and screening plant, existing infrastructure including access road, site entrance, wheel-wash, site office, fuel storage/generator shed, stores, settlement ponds and all associated ancillary infrastucture, for the processing of stockpiled material. And for the completion of restoration of the site in accordance with previously agreed plans. A 3-year permission is sought.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/1

• 2 Dec 2016Conditional

  Construction of an extension to the rear of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/739

• 9 May 2016Conditional

  Construct a cattle house with four no. slatted slurry tanks, construct an extension to existing walled silo, construct a silage slab, three no. concrete aprons and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/282

• 22 Jun 2015Conditional

  Permission to construct dwelling and detached garage and ancillary site works and permission to replace existing septic tank with proprietary treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/343

• 12 Jun 2015Conditional

  Retention of a garage/machinery storage building

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/318

• 6 Feb 2014Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house, detached garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/81

• 4 Nov 2010Conditional

  Dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/758

• 26 Oct 2010Incompleted application

  Construct dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/725

• 19 May 2010Conditional

  Construction of extension to existing school and ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/348

• 10 Aug 2009Conditional

  Two storey dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/895

• 16 Jul 2009Incompleted application

  Two storey dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/797

• 2 Jun 2009Conditional

  Dwelling, domestic garage, sewage treatment unit and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/628

• 18 Feb 2009Conditional

  Retention of 2 storey building for domestic storage to replace a similar building recently demolished on the grounds of safety

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/155

• 22 Oct 2008Refused

  Dwellling, domestic garage, sewage treatment unit and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1892

• 13 Oct 2008Incompleted application

  Dwelling, domestic garage, sewage treatment unit and associated siteworks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1837

• 12 Aug 2008Conditional

  Domestic Garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1494

• 26 Jun 2008Refused

  Dwelling, domestic garage, sewage treatment unit and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1202

• 12 Jun 2008Conditional

  Construct dwelling house and domestic garage and to carry out all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1117

The 25 most recent of 59 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 Inchafune.

Recorded monuments

• CO108-045 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low rise. Roughly circular platform (40m N-S; 36m E-W), raised 2m above level of surrounding field, enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m). Entrance to S (Wth 4m). 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

• CO108-046 Standing stone
  Description

  In flat pasture. Rectangular stone aligned ENE-WSW (H 2.2m; 1.5m x 0.75m). 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

• CO108-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop natural rise. Circular raised area (32m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext.H 1.8m). Break in bank to SW (Wth 12m), surface slopes gently down from interior to outer ground level. Site adjoins E side of N-S field fence. 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

• CO108-048 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In low-lying level pasture E of Bealanascartaune river. Circular area (8m N-S; 8m E-W) enclosed by shallow fosse (D 0.65m) with remains of external bank (H 0.8m) from N->S. Interior level. 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

• CO108-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m), raised 1.4m above surrounding level, enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m), shallow external fosse. Bank and interior heavily overgrown. 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

• CO108-050 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on N-facing slope overlooking Bandon River. Prostrate rectangular stone (L 2.2m; 0.7m x 0.65m). 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

• CO108-051001 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  This mill is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 1 - West Cork' (1992, 321-2) under the entry (no. 3058) for the tower house (CO108-051003-). The reference reads as follows: 'Rectangular (7.3m E-W; 5.5m N-S) two-storey ruin of mill just to W said to have been built with stone from castle.' 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

• CO108-078 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In pasture, on NW-facing slope. According to local information area of "rough ground" in small field known as "children's burial ground". Field fences removed and area levelled c. 1986. 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

• CO108-085 Children's burial ground
  Description

  At a cross road known locally as 'Croisín na Leanbh'. According to local information, a roughly rectangular area (c. 25m NE--SW; c. 10m NW-SE) is a children's burial ground. The area is covered with overgrowth and no grave-markers were noted. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Inchafune.

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.

• Inchafune, Dunmanway7 sales

Name

Inchafune · Inse Fionn

Area

3,529,223 m² (352.92 ha, 872.09 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymoney, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (East Division)

Electoral division

Ballingurteen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballingurteen electoral division: 736 people in 251 households; 88% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardea, Ballynacarriga, Bunanumera, Edencurra, Lisbealad East, Manch West, Moreagh, Nedinagh East

Placenames

Inchafune 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.