Kilbrittain

88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbrittain, from 59 m² to 572,985 m² (57.3 ha, 141.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• N2.2Utility and Infrastructure (Wastewater)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 8 Sept 2026Awaiting admin validation

  Planning Permission to construct a new Gym along with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2348

• 23 Apr 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of construction of single storey extensions to the rear (north) including attic storage space with velux roof windows, and construction of an attached garage to the rear (north) and side (east) to the existing single storey detached dwelling.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1041

• 4 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a dwelling house, the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated siteworks.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6080

• 10 Jun 2022Conditional

  Construction of a) flood lights to existing GAA pitch, b) generator plinth, c) all associated site work

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5347

• 20 May 2022Conditional

  Permission for retention of dwelling house, domestic storehouse and associated siteworks.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/5178

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  Permission to construct dwellinghouse and associated siteworks.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5100

• 19 Apr 2022Incompleted application

  The construction of a) Flood lights to existing GAA pitch b) generator house c) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4869

• 5 Dec 2019Conditional

  To consist of the importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the authority with this application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6902

• 27 Feb 2018Refused

  Construct a residential development comprising 4 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 4 no. single storey 2 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 1 no. 2 storey 4 bedroom detached dwelling and to carry out all associated site works including, but not limited to connection to public foul sewer, vehicular entrance, roadway and pedestrian footpath and relocation of existing mobile holiday homes within the site boundary.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4496

• 22 May 2017Conditional

  Construction of clubhouse, ball alley, car parking, treatment system and all associated site works (change of design and layout from that permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 09/7243 and extended under Pl. Reg. No. 15/5944)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5266

• 21 Apr 2017Incompleted application

  Changes and material alterations to the planning permission granted under planning file no’s: 09/7243 & 15/5944 – (a) Alteration of the location of proposed clubhouse, (b) material alterations and elevational changes to the proposed clubhouse, (c) alterations of car-parking area, ball alley & treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4967

• 17 Oct 2016Conditional

  The development will consist/consists of raising the levels of poor agricultural land by placing on site of surplus construction materials i.e inert soil/rock and topsoil.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6569

• 6 Oct 2016Incompleted application

  Raising of the levels of poor agricultural land by placing on site of surplus construction material i.e inert soil/rock and topsoil.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6470

• 31 Aug 2015Unconditional

  Construction of a clubhouse, 2 no. pitches, car parking, ball alley, 12 no. floodlights, installation of a small treatment system and associated site works, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 09/7243

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/5944

• 1 Apr 2015Conditional

  Retention of existing domestic garage with first storey storage area

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/4637

• 5 Feb 2010Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4218

• 23 Dec 2009Conditional

  Alter and extend dwellinghouse to include conversion of undeveloped attic to habitable space and carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/8064

• 30 Oct 2009Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing dwelling house & construction of a new dwelling & treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7493

• 6 Oct 2009Conditional

  Construction of clubhouse, 2 no. pitches, car parking, ball alley, 12 no. floodlights, installation of a small treatment plant and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7243

• 17 Nov 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse & septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9692

• 23 Jul 2008Incompleted application

  Raising levels of poor agricultural land with surplus construction materials i.e. inert soil/rock and topsoil

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8048

• 12 Mar 2008Refused

  Construction of clubhouse with attached handball alley, 2 no. pitches, car park, 12 no. floodlights and associated site works including new septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5394

• 24 Jul 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9825

• 14 Jun 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8699

• 13 Mar 2007Conditional

  Demolition of farm building and construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5947

The 25 most recent of 44 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 Kilbrittain.

Recorded monuments

• CO123-022001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Large subcircular enclosure surrounding the church (CO123-022003-) and graveyard (CO123-022002-), visible as shadow site in an aerial photograph by Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould (unpublished 1989). Dotted line indicating circular 'Glebe' on OS 6-inch map (1842) roughly follows line of enclosure visible in aerial photograph. No visible surface trace. (GSAP). 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

• CO123-022002 Graveyard
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope in centre of early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO123-022001-). Rectangular area (28.4m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by iron railing. Partially overgrown but still in occasional use. Earliest headstone noted dates to 1830s. Contains fragmentary remains of church (CO123-022003-). 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

• CO123-022003 Church
  Description

  In NE quadrant of graveyard (CO123-022002-) ruins of parish church (L c. 16m, Wth 6m). Only sod-covered foundations survive except W gable and short return of S wall. Church in repair in 1615 but in ruins by 1699 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 133-4). 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

• CO123-023 Country house
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO123-068 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In tillage c. 200m SW of early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO123-022001-); known as 'St. Brittain's Well'. Covered by slab, water piped from it. Now disused. (CMSS). 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/

• CO124-025001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On top of a rise with view in all directions. Principal seat of Mac Carthy Riabhach from early 15th century (Ó Murcheadha 1985, 54); surrendered by Confederate party in 1642 after attack by ordnance (Healy 1988, 267) and later extensively restored and enlarged by Stalwell family in 18th and 19th centuries (Bence-Jones 1977, 164) but burned in 1920; again restored in 1969 by Russell Winn and still lived in. The house was L-shaped in plan with battlements, towers and turrets of mid-19th century appearance (see photo Coakley 1920, 18) but little of W range now survives while E end of S range still occupied. On E side of house are restored farmbuildings of 19th century date. However, ground floor of E end of S range contains core of tower-house at ground floor level. Doorway in N wall leads into room covered by semicircular stone vault (axis N-S); two original square-headed single window lights survive on N and E ground floor elevations and in NE corner are lower courses of spiral stone stairs. This was probably the tower from which an inscribed stone (CO096-116----), the keystone of a joggel arched mantlepiece, was removed and is now on grounds of Upton House (CO096-036----) near Inishannon. The inscription reads "AD 1596 DONALDUS CARTI ET MARGARETA GERALD FECERUNT" (which Coakley (1920, 23) translates as 'Donal McCarthy and Margaret Fitzgerald made (this tower) AD 1596'). To E of house, at SE corner of farmyard, circular tower (internal diam 3.95m), with gun loops, survives. This is probably contemporary with main tower an stood at SE corner of bawn. It is now overgrown with ivy and has has been rebuilt at 1st floor level. Ground floor doorway missing door surrounds but drawbar socket on S side. Ground floor wall repaired to N but originally appears to have contained six gun loops of which four survive, all now blocked-up. Outer circular openings (diam. c. 0.05m) formed by joining semicircular grooves bored along touching edges of rectangular slabs. Though walls run N and W from corner tower neither are demonstrably contemporary with it and may be part of farmyard enclosure. 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

• CO124-025003 Country house
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO124-025004 Bawn
  Description

  On top of a rise with view in all directions. Principal seat of Mac Carthy Riabhach from early 15th century (Ó Murcheadha 1985, 54); surrendered by Confederate party in 1642 after attack by ordnance (Healy 1988, 267) and later extensively restored and enlarged by Stalwell family in 18th and 19th centuries (Bence-Jones 1977, 164) but burned in 1920; again restored in 1969 by Russell Winn and still lived in. The house was L-shaped in plan with battlements, towers and turrets of mid-19th century appearance (see photo Coakley 1920, 18) but little of W range now survives while E end of S range still occupied. On E side of house are restored farmbuildings of 19th century date. However, ground floor of E end of S range contains core of tower-house at ground floor level. Doorway in N wall leads into room covered by semicircular stone vault (axis N-S); two original square-headed single window lights survive on N and E ground floor elevations and in NE corner are lower courses of spiral stone stairs. This was probably the tower from which an inscribed stone (CO096-116----), the keystone of a joggel arched mantlepiece, was removed and is now on grounds of Upton House (CO096-036----) near Inishannon. The inscription reads "AD 1596 DONALDUS CARTI ET MARGARETA GERALD FECERUNT" (which Coakley (1920, 23) translates as 'Donal McCarthy and Margaret Fitzgerald made (this tower) AD 1596'). To E of house, at SE corner of farmyard, circular tower (internal diam 3.95m), with gun loops, survives. This is probably contemporary with main tower an stood at SE corner of bawn. It is now overgrown with ivy and has has been rebuilt at 1st floor level. Ground floor doorway missing door surrounds but drawbar socket on S side. Ground floor wall repaired to N but originally appears to have contained six gun loops of which four survive, all now blocked-up. Outer circular openings (diam. c. 0.05m) formed by joining semicircular grooves bored along touching edges of rectangular slabs. Though walls run N and W from corner tower neither are demonstrably contemporary with it and may be part of farmyard enclosure. 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

• Water pump, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, installed c.1870, comprising banded base, fluted neck and cap with pointed finial, having cow tail handle. No longer in use. Set on concrete platform surrounded by recent rubble stone wall with stepped approach.

• The Dower House, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached double-pile five-bay three-storey over basement house, built c.1780, incorporating fabric of earlier building c.1685, and having late three-bay three-storey canted bay addition to front (north-east) elevation, c.1850. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, stone eaves course and uPVC rainwater goods. Rubble stone and rendered walls, having rendered crenellated parapet wall to canted bay with rendered capping. Diminishing square-headed window openings with render sills, having raised render surrounds and rubble stone voussoirs. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first and ground floors, having replacement six-over-six pane timber casement windows to western end of ground floor to front elevation. Three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to second floor. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to canted bay, having blind window openings to first and second floors of side (north-west, south-east) elevations. Single stone sill to ground floor window of front elevation. Square-headed door openings with replacement uPVC doorcases to canted front addition, having uPVC doors. Retaining interior features. Rubble stone outbuilding to north, in use as pottery. Rubble stone boundary wall to roadside (north, north-east). Located on the outskirts of the village with low lying grounds to the rear traversed by stream.

• Kilbrittain Castle, castle/fortified house, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple period castle, comprising medieval, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century fabric. Seven-bay three-storey block forming southern range, built c.1750, incorporating medieval tower house, Gothicized 1871, with the addition of corner turrets, crenellations and perron with inset arches and dovecote leading to entrance at first floor level, having machicolation above. Three-stage block attached to west, with four-stage tower with crenellations, c.1830, to west corner. Five-bay single-storey wing and remains of tower running from west corner to north, forming western range. Burnt and partly rebuilt in early twentieth century. Pitched slate roof to southern range. Crenellated parapets set on string course with carved corbels. Roughly dressed and rubble stone walls. Carved crest to machicolation. Square-headed window openings to front (north), side (east) and rear (south) elevations of southern range and linking tower (north). Dressed stone voussoirs to window openings of front elevation, having tooled stone mullions and transoms to first and second floor windows creating single, double and four-light arrangements. Canted bay windows with dressed stone surrounds, mullions, transoms and corbelled bases to first and second floors south elevation of linking tower. Single- and double-light window openings to ground floor of rear elevation, including one single-light opening, now blocked. Lead-lined lattice work windows. Guardrobe openings to first floor of side (east) elevation and ground floor of rear elevation. Cruciform gun loops to first floor of front elevation. Square-headed loop window openings to bartizan. Tudor arch window openings to rear elevation at ground floor of linking tower, having tooled stone surrounds. Paired lancet window openings to ground floor of front and rear elevations (north, south) with tooled stone surrounds and mullions. Lancet window openings with tooled stone surrounds to first and second stages of corner tower. Lancet window openings to ground floor (west, south) with tooled and dressed surrounds and hood mouldings. Double-light square-headed window opening to rear elevation of first floor. Pointed arch door openings to ground and first floors of front elevation of southern range, ground floor of linking tower (north), front elevation of western range (east) and south elevation of western range. Dressed stone door surrounds and hood mouldings. Dressed stone voussoirs surmounting door openings to front elevation of south range. Reinforced timber battened doors throughout. Recent steel door to linking tower. Square-headed rendered recesses to front (west) elevation of western range, having stone sills. Rubble stone enclosing walls to north with carriage openings to avenue (north) and outbuildings (north-east), having tooled and dressed stone gate piers. Flanking round-headed recesses to main entrance gate with stone sills having dressed impost and keystones. Bawn wall with remains of tower to south-east corner. Outbuildings to north-east.

• Kilbrittain Castle, outbuilding, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Complex of outbuildings, built c.1800, comprising square-plan courtyard formed by east, south and west ranges and house, further building to north of complex. Now disused. Three-bay two-storey house, having pitched slate roof and rendered chimneystacks. Rubble stone and dressed stone walls with chamfered corner to north-west, having some roughcast render to side (west) elevation. Square-headed window and door openings (some blocked) throughout with dressed stone voussoirs, rendered surrounds and sills, having replacement timber-framed doors and windows. Eight-bay two-storey block to east with stepped gables, pitched corrugated-iron roof and rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills to first floor, having red brick surrounds and voussoirs and lead-lined lattice work casement windows. Arcaded openings to ground floor of front (west) elevation comprising elliptical arched openings with red brick voussoirs and piers, having timber battened doors. Machicolation to north gable, having square-headed loop window. Tooled and dressed corbels to base. Square-headed loop windows to first floor of north elevation. Elliptical arch carriageway opening to ground floor of north elevation with dressed stone voussoirs. Five-bay two-storey range to south, now ruinous. Rubble stone walls. Tooled and dressed limestone belfry to front (north) elevation having voussoirs and pitched stone roof. Square-headed window and door openings to front elevation with stone sills, red brick voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds. Six-bay two-storey range to west with barrel vaulted corrugated-iron roof. Square-headed window and door openings to front (east) elevation with stone sills, red brick voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds. Lead-lined lattice work casement windows. Timber battened door to south end of front elevation, having lead-lined lattice work overlight. Additional two-bay double-height outbuilding to north. Hipped corrugated-iron roof with rubble stone chimneystack. Rubble stone walls. Square-headed loop window opening to front (south) elevation. Round-headed window opening to rear (north) elevation with timber-framed window comprising lead-lined lattice work double-leaf casement windows surmounted by multi-pane overlight. Round-headed door opening to front elevation having rubble stone voussoirs. Accessed via entrance way in enclosing rubble stone wall. Tooled and dressed stone to square-profile gate piers.

• Kilbrittain Castle, gate lodge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1820, now ruinous. Rubble stone chimneystack. Rubble stone walls having sections of roughcast render. Render plaque and round-headed recess to side (south) elevation, having dressed stone impost blocks, keystones and sill and red brick voussoirs. Blocked round-headed window and door openings to front (west) elevation with dressed stone impost stone and keystones, having red brick voussoirs. Square-headed window opening to gable of side (north) elevation. Remains of rubble stone enclosing wall incorporating round-headed recess to eastern gate pier of former entrance way. Dressed stone impost stones and sill to recess, having red brick voussoirs. Located to roadside south of associated castle.

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 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 Kilbrittain.

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

Name

Kilbrittain · Cill Briotáin

Area

2,081,271 m² (208.13 ha, 514.29 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbrittain, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (East Division)

Electoral division

Kilbrittain, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilbrittain electoral division: 646 people in 223 households; 74% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybeg, Baltinakin, Bawnea, Glanduff, Knoppoge, Shanakill

Placenames

Kilbrittain 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.