Killavoy
Killavoy is a townland in the civil parish of Clonmeen, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cill an Mhaí.
- Area
- 239.8 ha
- 593 acres
- Land parcels
- 41
- registered freehold, median 16,784 m² (1.68 ha, 4.15 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killavoy, from 123 m² to 235,292 m² (23.53 ha, 58.14 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 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 Killavoy 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
11 Apr 2022Conditional
The retention of existing dwelling house as-constructed and associated site works which includes alterations to development permitted under previous Permission Ref: 06/11766. Alterations for which retention permission is sought include (1) altered dwelling location, (2) altered location of private waste water treatment system, (3) increased floor area of dwelling house, (4) altered dwelling elevations and (5) conversion of attic space into habitable living space. This application seeks permission for (6) retention of partially completed domestic garage, (7) completion of the same domestic garage and (8)retention of as-constructed entrance walls and piers in an altered location to that which was permitted. Permission is also sought for the (9) revision to site boundaries and (10) all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4796
8 Nov 2021Conditional
Construction of dwelling house, entrance, installation of waste water treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7015
12 Aug 2020Unconditional
Demolition of farm buildings and construction of calf house with effluent tank. – Extension of duration of permission granted under planning ref: 15/5043
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/5717
4 Dec 2019Unconditional
Dairy, milking parlour, collecting yard and slatted tank. Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reference: 14/5925.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 19/6880
19 May 2015Conditional
Demolition of farm buildings and construction of calf house with effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5043
10 Mar 2015Conditional
Retention of existing domestic garage/store and vehicular entrance as constructed on site
Retention · Cork County Council, 15/4463
10 Sept 2014Conditional
Dairy, milking parlour, collecting yard and slatted tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5925
16 Apr 2014Withdrawn
Permission for retention of existing garage/store
Retention · Cork County Council, 14/4771
25 Jan 2013Conditional
Retention of slatted farm building for housing of cattle and farm machinery/fodder shed and ancillary works
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/4110
4 Sept 2009Conditional
Construction of single storey extension to side of dwelling and replacement of existing flat roof with a slate pitched roof
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6930
14 Jul 2009Conditional
Dwelling house & wastewater treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6342
19 Dec 2007Conditional
Construction of cattle shed comprising of feed passage, slatted tank and creep area
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13190
28 May 2007Conditional
Construction of silage base and wastewater storage tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8166
26 Oct 2006Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11766
23 Jun 2006Conditional
Two storey dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8337
13 Apr 2006Conditional
Single storey dwelling
Approval · Cork County Council, 06/6392
21 Sept 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6869
2 Aug 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 05/5501
12 Nov 2004Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8375
17 Sept 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/7090
29 May 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2567
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
- CO031-052 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on lower SSW-facing slope of Mount Hillary. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled, according to local information, c. 1965. Circular area (30m N-S; 29.8m E-W) enclosed by low rise (H 0.4m) survives. 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
- CO040-029001 Burial ground
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly D-shaped area (c. 55m NNE-SSW; projecting c. 25m to ESE) enclosed by linear stone-built field fence (H 1.25m) on WNW side; defined by flow of water, and overgrowth NNE->SSW. Interior uneven, overgrown and sloping downhill to SSW; S half raised somewhat to compensate for hillslope; fulacht fiadh (11050) takes up most of E side; heap of stones and boulders to S of fulacht fiadh. Remainder of interior overgrown and uneven. Scattering of small boulders in S half may be remains of 'about 8 small headstones from 6 ins - 11 ins in height [which] mark the sites of graves' (Bowman 1934, 226). Field in which site occurs called 'Pairc na Cille' (ibid.). Holy well (14006) on perimeter to S. Levelled circular enclosure (13579) adjoins E perimeter of site. 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
- CO040-029002 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In S perimeter of Killavoy graveyard (14122). Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Marked but not named on 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Well now covered by concrete surround. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 226) as holy well where 'Rounds have not been paid in living memory.' However, according to local information, a woman prayed at well in recent past. 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
- CO040-029003 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, and within N half of burial ground (14122). Irregular mound of burnt material (22m N-S; 16m E-W); SE side, cut by stream, obscures NW side of circular enclosure (13579). Recorded by Bowman (1934, 226). Holy well (14006) c. 5.5m to S. 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
- CO040-029004 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope, abutting burial ground (14122) to E. Circular area (23m N-S) defined by barely perceptible rise, except on NW side where obscured by burnt mound material of fulacht fiadh (11050). 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 Killavoy.
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 Killavoy, 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 Killavoy.
- 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 Killavoy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Killavoy · Cill an Mhaí
- Area
- 2,397,955 m² (239.8 ha, 592.55 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonmeen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Tincoora, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 515 people lived in 181 households in the Tincoora electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clonmeen South, Coolroe Beg, Coolroe More, Curraghrour East, Curraghrour West, Duinch, Glen North, Gortmore, Gougane, Lyre
- Placenames
- Killavoy 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.