Knockanevin
Knockanevin is a townland in the civil parish of Templemolaga, barony of Condons and Clangibbon, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnocán Aoibhinn.
- Area
- 215.9 ha
- 533 acres
- Land parcels
- 68
- registered freehold, median 4,344 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 26
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockanevin, from 62 m² to 264,368 m² (26.44 ha, 65.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 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 Knockanevin 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
14 Apr 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for partial demolition of existing dwelling house and outbuilding, alterations and extension to existing dwelling to include construction of two storey extension between dwelling and outbuilding and conversion of outbuilding to form part of dwelling, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area to replace existing and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0930
27 Aug 2024Conditional
Permission to construct new vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5619
27 Sept 2019Conditional
Retention of alterations to site boundaries of existing dwelling.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/6350
27 Feb 2019Conditional
Construct dwelling, septic tank and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4462
7 Nov 2018Withdrawn
To construct dwelling, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6940
18 Apr 2018Conditional
Installation of a new waste water system to replace existing septic tank and all ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4958
8 Feb 2018Incompleted application
Installation of a new waste water system to replace an old septic tank. The creation of a new entrance to the site to enable installation of the waste water system.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4330
8 Dec 2016Conditional
To construct a 2 storey dwelling, garage, septic tank with percolation area, entrance and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7064
30 Aug 2016Conditional
Retention of alterations to dwellinghouse namely -1) the conversion of attic to storage and bathroom, 2) elevational changes and 3) all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/6172
4 Aug 2016Incompleted application
Retention of alterations to dwellinghouse namely -1) the conversion of their attic space, 2) elevational changes and 3) all associated site works.
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/5942
7 Oct 2009Refused
Dwellinghouse and wastewater treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7269
25 May 2009Conditional
Two-storey dwellinghouse with garage, entrance, septic tank, percolation area and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5705
18 Sept 2007Conditional
Bungalow type dwelling , detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11059
30 May 2007Conditional
Retention of rooflights and raised roof pitch to dwelling to provide attic storage and retention of extension to garage for use as car port
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8233
14 May 2007Refused
Dormer type dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7766
29 Jan 2007Refused
Two storey dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4559
21 Dec 2006Conditional
Construction of conservatory extension to dwelling and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13687
26 Jun 2006Conditional
Conversion of attic in existing dwelling to habitable space
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8361
4 Apr 2006Refused
Two storey dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6078
24 Mar 2006Incompleted application
Attic conversion to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5813
7 Oct 2005Conditional
Bungalow and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7316
11 Jul 2005Conditional
Alterations, ground floor and dormer extension to dwelling and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4903
24 Feb 2005Conditional
Bungalow and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1038
4 Jun 2004Refused
Dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4032
11 Dec 2003Refused
Dwelling & garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6339
The 25 most recent of 26 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 Knockanevin.
Recorded monuments
- CO010-025 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, adjacent to well. Low, ill-defined irregular mound of burnt material. 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
- CO010-026 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, to S of stream. Roughly horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material. 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
- CO010-027 Moated site
Description
In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Roughly square area (30m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.6m) with shallow external fosse. Bank low, well worn and broad based to S and W; incorporated into field boundary system to N and E. Interior under pasture and slopes gently down 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
- CO010-028 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, adjacent to well. Shown on 1936 OS 6-inch map as 'folacht fiadh (site of)'. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO010-029 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Site heavily overgrown and totally inaccessible. 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
- Monument, 1940–1950 · Regional interest
Description
Cut limestone high cross style monument, erected c.1945, having painted rendered boundary walls with terminating square-profile piers having render cross finials and inner square-profile piers with decorative cast-iron double-leaf gates. Flight of render steps to monument. Inscribed dates to boundary wall.
- Saint Molaga's Church, church/chapel, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cruciform-plan Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church, built c. 1820, facing west and comprising two-bay nave with gabled porches to front elevations of transepts, and two-bay lean-to extensions to east gable. Pitched slate roof with limestone openwork bellcote having cast-iron cross finial. Pitched slate roofs to porches. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render plinth course and having render quoins to gable-front. Render roundels with cross motifs to gables of porches. Pointed arch window openings to nave having Y-tracery quarry-glazed, stained-glass windows with painted render sills. Pointed arch opening to upper level of gable-front having timber tracery, quarry-glazed, stained-glass window with render sill. Three-centred arch door opening to gable-front with glazed overlight and timber panelled double doors. Flight of rendered steps to entrance. Pointed arch window and door openings to porches, doorways having glazed overlights and timber panelled double-leaf doors with flights of rendered steps. Glazed timber internal porch. Painted rendered boundary walls with cast-iron railings and painted stone square-profile piers with limestone caps, having round-profile cast-iron piers to west of church with cast-iron double-leaf gates, and cast-iron double-leaf gates to north.
- School, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay single-storey national school, built c. 1900, now disused, flanked by flat-roof porches which form part of lower four-bay flat-roof block to rear. Hipped slate roof to main block with brick chimneystack, flat roofed elsewhere. Roughcast rendered walls with brick walls to window sill level, and render plinth course. Blank limestone plaque to front elevation. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with render sills. Fixed timber windows to clerestorey level of main block at rear. Square-headed openings to porches having timber battened double-leaf doors. Rendered boundary walls to front of site.
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 Knockanevin, about 1 in 20 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 Knockanevin.
- 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 Knockanevin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockanevin · Cnocán Aoibhinn
- Area
- 2,158,649 m² (215.86 ha, 533.41 acres)
- Civil parish
- Templemolaga, and its townlands
- Barony
- Condons and Clangibbon
- Electoral division
- Templemolaga, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 337 people lived in 123 households in the Templemolaga electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyshurdane, Baunnanooneeny, Curraghgorm, Darragh Beg (Co. Limerick), Kilclooney, Marshalstown, Sraharla, Tulla (Co. Limerick)
- Placenames
- Knockanevin 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.