Kilnaglory
Townland in the civil parish of Kilnaglory, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish Cill na Gluaire
- Area
- 177.6 ha
- 439 acres
- Land parcels
- 97
- registered freehold, median 3,610 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 78
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
97 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilnaglory, from 11 m² to 173,274 m² (17.33 ha, 42.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Kilnaglory 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
17 Nov 2025Grant with conditions
Permission to relocate boundary fences and construct splayed entrance to serve proposed dwelling house (reg. no. 24/5128)
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6493
17 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for the construction of new dwellinghouse and domestic garage, new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5936
12 Aug 2025Refused
Permission to relocate boundary fences and construct splayed entrance to serve proposed dwelling house (reg no. 24/5128)
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5611
20 Mar 2025Conditional permission
Permission for retention of an existing mobile home and garden shed, the temporary permission for the use of this mobile home and garden shed for a maximum time period of 2 years, the demolition of this mobile home and garden shed after this time period and permission for construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/4490
17 Jun 2024Conditional permission
Permission for the construction of dwelling house, detached domestic garage, entrance, sewerage treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5128
19 Feb 2024Conditional
Permission for the proposed single storey dwelling house, single storey detached garage, vehicular entrance, bored well, treatment unit and all ancillary site works (previously refused under 23/5037
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4268
14 Jun 2023Withdrawn
Permission for the retention of an existing mobile home and garden shed, the temporary permission for the use of this mobile home and garden shed for a maximum of 2 years, the demolition of this mobile home and garden shed after this time period, and permission for the construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5215
26 May 2023Refused
To construct a dwelling house, a garage for domestic purpose, to install a domestic wastewater treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5068
24 May 2023Incompleted application
Permission for the retention of an existing mobile home and garden shed, the temporary permission for the use of this mobile home and garden shed for a maximum time period of 2 years, the demolition of this mobile home and garden shed after this time period, and permission for the construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5050
22 May 2023Refused
The proposed single storey detached timber clad dwelling house, detached rendered garage, vehicular entrance, bored well, treatment unit and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5037
3 Apr 2023Conditional
Síneadh aon stóira thógáil ar thaobh ian áitrimh / Permission to construct a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4625
3 Aug 2022Withdrawn
Permission for the retention of an existing mobile home and garden shed, the temporary permission for the use of this mobile home and garden shed for a maximum time period of 2 years, the demolition of this mobile home and garden shed after this time period, and permission for the construction of a dwelling house and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5817
15 Jul 2022Conditional
Intend to apply for 10 year planning permission. Underground electricity grid connection cabling, substation and ancillary site works. The development will comprise (1) a grid connection consisting of medium voltage cables and ducting in a excavated trench with a total length of c.1194 meters which will be installed on private land and public roads (L-2216 & L-22161); (2) control/switching substation consisting of either (i) single storey block building or (ii) 2 no. modular units; (3) cable beam over grange hill stream; (4) provision of ring main unit (RMU); (5) and all associated site development and reinstatement works. The proposed development includes minor revisions to the approved layout of the solar farm previously permitted under Cork County Council planning reference 18/5760 comprising omission of substation and satellite mast, and provision of the above referenced RMU, and the addition of a cable beam and underground cabling. The purpose of the proposed development is to connect the permitted solar farm under reference 18/5760 to the national grid at the existing Ballincollig 38Kv substation.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5656
28 Apr 2022Conditional
Permission for the installation of new PV Solar Panel System on roof of existing structure forming part of meat processing facility.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4973
14 Mar 2022Conditional
Construction of single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, splayed entrance, sewerage treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4555
28 Jul 2021Refused
The construction of the following: 1. Agricultural building for the storage of straw, agricultural machinery and ancillary dry goods 2. Agricultural building for straw bedded livestock housing and associated livestock crush facilities 3. Unroofed slatted slurry tank and unroofed manure store along with associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6083
19 Jul 2021Refused
Construction of dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank/percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5995
5 Feb 2021Conditional
Permission for retention of a/ the change of use of a disused agricultural shed to a dwelling (the dwelling is contained fully within the footprint of the original agricultural shed), b/ elevational changes to the shed to facilitate the change of use which include, the addition of ground floor windows and doors, rooflights, external render and painting etc and , c/ the septic tank and associated percolation area serving the dwelling and the ancillary site works facilitating the change of use.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4240
3 Nov 2020Refused
The importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6408
29 Jul 2020Conditional
Permission for retention and completion of dwellinghouse, garage, driveway, well and site boundaries and all associated siteworks (change of plan from that previously permitted under 08/5696)
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/5609
6 Jul 2020Incompleted application
To retain and bring to completion of dwelling. This revised application identifies the following changes from that which was granted under planning reference number 085696. Minor changes to elevations and plans, relocation of the following: sun lounge to the rear of house, double garage to south eastern corner of the site, entrance driveway and well water supply as well as reduced site scope.
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/5398
19 Dec 2019Refused
The importation of soil and stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/7024
12 Sept 2019Conditional
Construction of an entrance for agricultural use only, to provide access to the adjacent farm land.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6242
9 Aug 2019Incompleted application
Construction of an entrance for agricultural use only, to provide access to the adjacent farm land.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5994
31 May 2019Refused
Construction of a single storey dwellinghouse with access from a shared driveway and all ancillary site works including the installation of a waste water treatment unit and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5443
The 25 most recent of 78 applications.
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilnaglory.
Recorded monuments
- CO073-059 Quarry
Description
Listed as a ‘quarry’ in the SMR (1988) and the RMP (1998). The evidence is not sufficient to warrant accepting this as the location of an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 12 September 2014
- CO073-060001 Graveyard
Description
On N side of road; small rectangular graveyard (35m E-W; 19m N-S; see plan,Henchion 1969b, 186) enclosed by stone wall with vertical coping; NE, NWand SE corners curved. At centre, ruin of Kilnaglory parish church (CO073-060002-). In occasional use; Henchion (ibid.) records memorial inscriptions, earliest inscribed headstone noted dated 1760 (ibid.; Brunicardi 1913, 49). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO073-060002 Church
Description
At centre of graveyard (CO073-060001-); fragmentary ivy-clad remains of Kilnaglory parish church. Rectangular structure (c. 8m N-S; c. 18m E-W; see plan, Henchion 1969b, 186); only parts of S and E walls and E end of N wall still stand. Large gap in centre of E wall and gap mid-way along S wall show former position of windows; part of window embrasure survives near E end of S wall; part of doorway embrasure survives near W end of S wall. Immediately beneath and slightly to E of window near E end of S wall, isrecess for piscina (depth 0.7m; Wth 0.57m; H 0.7m) with chamfered pointed arch, basin now below ground level. In partial repair in 1615, repaired between 1699 and 1704 but had fallen out of use by 1745 (Brunicardi 1913, 49-50); surviving features of late-medieval date. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO073-088 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture. According to local information, pit filled with burnt material noted during drainage works. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO085-024 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map and marked 'Glebe'. 'Completely erased' and within glebe of Kilnaglory church, according to Hartnett (1939, 257). No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO085-117 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, to W of stream. According to local information, burnt material found during ploughing. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Kilnaglory.
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
- 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 Kilnaglory.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Kilnaglory with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Kilnaglory · Cill na Gluaire
- Area
- 1,776,080 m² (177.61 ha, 438.88 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilnaglory, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Ballincollig, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballincollig electoral division: 1,428 people in 425 households; 93% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinguilly, Ballyburden More, Grange, Greenfield, Lisheens, Lisheens, Maglin
- Placenames
- Kilnaglory 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.