Knockbrogan

362 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbrogan, from 6 m² to 110,427 m² (11.04 ha, 27.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 367 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Special Policy Area (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Special Policy Area (Education)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industry (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Business and General Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 29 Apr 2026F.i. consultees/awaiting recommendation

  Permission for a residential development and all associated site development works at Macroom Road and Cork Road, Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork. The proposed development includes the construction of 34 no. residential units comprising of 14 no. dwellings (6 of which have an option of a 2 or 3 bedrooms) and 20 no. duplex units, car parking; bicycle parking and bin stores. The proposed site development works include: the undergrounding of a section of the 38kv overhead line currently traversing the site; new vehicle accesses from both the Macroom and Cork Roads; the provision of pedestrian crossings at the Macroom and Cork Road.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1099

• 23 Dec 2025Awaiting f.i. response

  We, E.F.D. Developments Ltd., wish to apply for full planning permission for the construction of new 2-storey detached dwelling house, to be served by new site entrance from Lower Watergate Street (L6069), landscaping works and all associated site development works at Lower Watergate Street, Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6974

• 3 Nov 2025Grant with conditions

  A 7-year planning permission for the following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 212 no. residential units (comprising a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bed semi-detached and terraced houses) with 170 no. of these residential units having an option for a rear extension, 3 no. ESB substations, and all associated site development works including footpaths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores, public lighting and landscaping/amenity areas at Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork. Access to the site will be provided via the access road onto the Cork Road permitted under reference 21/4059. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.knockbroganlrd.ie

  Lrd permission · Cork County Council, 25/6376

• 29 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for Retention for the following, a) Insertion of window at ground floor level of northern gable of house, b) Construction of sun room extension to the rear of the house, c) Application of external insulation and render to the external facades of the house, d) Modification of entrance wall and provision of additional hardstanding to front of house, e) Insatallation of roof light to rear elevation of roof along with all associated site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6316

• 15 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of 2 no. two-storey semi-detached dwelling houses, the closing up of an existing vehicular entrance, the construction of a new vehicular entrance, the connection to public mains water, the connection to public foul sewer, and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6184

• 30 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed

  A 7-year planning permission for the following Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 214 no. residential units, 3 no. ESB substations, and all associated site development works including footpaths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores, public lighting and landscaping/amenity areas at Knockbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork. Access to the site will be provided via the access road onto the Cork Road permitted under reference 21/4059. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Local Authority. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.knockbroganlrd.ie

  Lrd permission · Cork County Council, 25/6067

• 18 Sept 2025Awaiting validation sro

  Permission for retention for the following, a) Insertion of window at ground floor level of Northern gable of house, b) construction of sun room extension to the rear of the house, c) application of external insulation and render to the external facades of the house, d) modification of entrance wall and provision of additional hard standing to front of house, e) installation of a roof light to rear elevation of roof along with all associated site works.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5952

• 9 Sept 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for 8 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses and all ancillary site works. The proposed development is a change of house type from that permitted under An Bord Pleanala 320810-24 and Cork County Council Planning Reference 24/5216. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the Blossomhill primary estate road as previously permitted.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5834

• 18 Jul 2025Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of 8 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses and all ancillary site works. The proposed development is a change of house type from that permitted under An Bord Pleanala 320810-24 and Cork County Council reference 24/5216. Access to the proposed development will be provided via the Blossomhill primary estate road as previously permitted

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5450

• 31 Mar 2025Refused

  Permission for change of use of existing two storey structure from creche usage to residential usage to comprise 3 number apartments, construction of single storey extension to said existing structure, car parking and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4549

• 1 Jul 2024Refused

  Permission for the construction of 95 no. residential units and all associated site development works including footpaths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores, lighting and landscaping/amenity. Access will be provided via the access road onto the Cork Road permitted under reference 21/4059.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5216

• 20 Jun 2024Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of a new single storey childcare/creche facility including, bike store, bin store, associated parking and new entrance to Cork Road along with site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5147

• 22 Apr 2024Conditional

  Permission to construct extension to side (southern side) of dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4689

• 12 Apr 2024Refused

  Permission for the construction of 1 no. detached dwelling house and all associated site works, to be serviced by site entrance, access road and site services currently under construction as permitted under Cork County Council Pl.Ref.No. 18/6293 (ABP Ref. 304806-19).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4616

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a single storey porch to the front elevation of the existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4356

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 77 no. dwelling houses and a single storey creche facility with ancillary surface car park, bicycle parking racks, bin stores and all ancillary development works. The proposed development consists of the construction of 7 no. 4 bedroom detached/semi-detached dwelling houses, 38 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached/townhouse units and 32 no. 2 bedroom townhouse units. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided from the Cork Road (L-2040) to the west with a pedestrian link also provided from the Ard an Chuilinn residential development to the northeast of the site. The proposed development provides for undergrounding of a section of the Bandon-Ballincollig-Timoleague 38kV overhead line, including associated provision of a steel lattice mast structure. Ancillary site development works include landscaping and water, wastewater and surface water servicing proposals.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6540

• 23 Oct 2023Incompleted application

  Permission for the construction of 4 number dwelling houses (Change of plan to 4 no dwellings previously permitted as part of planning ref 21/4059). The change will include a change in orientation of the dwelling houses and a change of house type to house No’s. 12-15 and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6143

• 14 Jun 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for demolition of existing single-storey dwelling and existing single-storey garden shed to rear, along with construction of a new single-storey dwelling together with all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5213

• 11 Jan 2023Conditional permission

  The construction of a residential development of 20 no. apartments including: i) the partial demolition of the single storey over basement extension to the existing brewery building fronting onto Watergate Street and demolition of the existing two storey extensions, boiler house, portacabin, storage container and ancillary structures to the rear and : ii) the change of use, partial demolition, refurbishment and extension to the existing brewery building including the construction of replacement three storey extension fronting onto Watergate Street and 2 no. three storey extensions to the rear of the building to provide for 13 no. 2 bedroom and 7 no. 1 bedroom units, iii) the development also includes the provision of vehicular and pedestrian access via the upgrading of the existing entrance from Watergate street and all ancillary site works including bicycle and car parking, bin storage, landscaping and boundary treatments.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4015

• 15 Jul 2022Withdrawn

  Permission for the demolition of existing single storey dwelling house and existing single storey garden shed in rear yard along with the construction of a new dwelling house comprising single storey accommodation to replicate the existing dwelling house to the front and two storey accommodation to the rear, (at the location of the existing garden shed), together with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5669

• 31 May 2022Incompleted application

  Permission for demolition of existing single storey dwelling house and existing single storey garden shed in rear yard along with construction of a new dwelling house comprising single storey accommodation to replicate the existing dwelling house to the front and two storey accommodation to the rear, (at the location of the existing garden shed), together with all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5254

• 24 Sept 2021Refused

  The construction of a residential development of 28 no. apartments, comprising 15 no. 2 bedroom and 13 no. 1 bedroom units, contained in three 2-4 storey buildings and all ancillary site works. The proposed development consists of: (1) the demolition of the single storey over basement extension to the existing industrial ‘Brewery’ building fronting onto Watergate Street and the demolition of existing two storey extensions, boiler house, portacabin, storage container and ancillary structures to the rear; (2) the change of use, partial demolition and refurbishment of the existing industrial ‘Brewery’ building (Block A) and the construction of replacement of three storey extension fronting onto Watergate Street, and replacement three storey extension to the rear to provide 18 no. apartment units; (3) the construction of a new four storey building (Block B) to the south of the ‘Brewery’ building to provide 8 no. apartment units; (4) the change of use and refurbishment of the existing two storey industrial building to the southwest of the site to contain 2 no. apartment units (Block C); (5) Ancillary site works including bicycle and car/motorcycle parking, bin storage, landscaped external amenity space and boundary treatments. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided via the existing entrance from Watergate Street, which will be upgraded.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6630

• 2 Jul 2021Conditional

  The construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dormer dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5836

• 30 Mar 2021Conditional

  Demolition of the extension to existing dwelling, renovation works, alterations and construction of an extension to said dwelling and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4798

• 26 Feb 2021Incompleted application

  Permission for the retention of an existing dwelling and to demolish an existing extension made to this dwelling. To construct a new extension to the original dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4495

The 25 most recent of over 100 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 Knockbrogan.

Recorded monuments

• CO110-019011 Church
  Description

  In Bandon, on N bank of Bandon river. Indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) as 'Scots Ch'. Rectangular, long axis N-S. Gable-ended with pinnacles on corner of gables. Slim pointed windows. Porch entrance to N. Date plaque 1843. 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

• CO110-024 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture overlooking Bandon River valley and Bandon town to S. Rectangular stone aligned E-W (H 1.8m; 0.58m x 0.18m). 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

• CO110-025001 Brewery
  Description

  Large brewery complex on N bank of Bandon river and to E of town. Central yard enclosed by 2- and 3-storey buildings. Rendered stone-built chimney incorporated into S range; square in plan (1.75m N-S). Date stone (1843) onentrance pier. Used as bottling store in early 19th century, now in multivaried use. 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

• Glen View, house, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey house, built c.1930, having five-bay side (south) elevation and ruins of attached outbuilding to side (north). Hipped slate roof with rendered and red-brick chimneystacks, uPVC clad eaves and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with render sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and some replacement timber casement windows to ground floors of side (north and west) elevations. Round-headed door opening to front (east) elevation having channelled render surround and replacement timber panelled door surmounted by overlight. Square-headed door opening to side (north) elevation having timber panelled door. Rubble stone and rendered enclosing walls to east having render coping, square-profile gate piers and double-leaf wrought-iron gates to main entrance. Double-leaf corrugated-iron gates to secondary entrance to north-east.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1780. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with rendered gable copings and chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth to front (west) elevation. Square-headed window openings with later render sills, raised rendered surrounds and replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening with later render and brick wind break, render stepped approach and replacement uPVC door.

• House, 1910–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house built c.1930, having gable-fronted bays to rear (south) and lean-to extension to side (east). Hipped slate roof to front (north), having pitched slate roofs to gable-fronted bays, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods with uPVC downpipe. Corrugated-iron lean-to roof to extension. Roughcast rendered walls, having mock Tudor timber battens to rear elevation gables. Square-headed window openings with render sills and reveals, having bipartite timber-framed window with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to front, side (west), rear elevations. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to side (west) elevation. Replacement timber casement window to front elevation of addition and replacement timber casement windows to rear elevation. Square-headed door openings throughout, having decorative raised render surround, rendered stepped approach and timber glazed door to front elevation. Rendered stepped approach and timber battened door to rear elevation. Double-leaf timber battened doors to front elevation of addition. Rendered enclosing wall with render coping, square-profile piers and red-brick piers with single-leaf wrought-iron gates. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding having single-pitch corrugated-iron roof to south-east.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey house, built c.1840, having integral carriage arch and timber shopfront to front (west) elevation. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Diminishing square-headed window openings with limestone sills to front (west) elevation, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed integral carriage arch to front elevation having wheel guard to and double-leaf timber battened doors. Timber shopfront, comprising pilasters surmounted by moulded render consoles, architrave, frieze and cornice. Square-headed window opening having timber elliptical-headed openings with colonettes and spandrels with foliated decoration. Square-headed door opening with moulded timber architrave, double-leaf timber battened doors, and blank overlight with elliptical-arch and foliated decoration.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1880. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Diminishing square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with raised render surround with tooled stone step and replacement glazed door surmounted by blocked overlight.

• Watergate National School, school, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached six-bay two-storey former Wesleyan Methodist School, built 1822, later in use as national school, subsequently in use as Methodist hall, now in use as pair of three-bay houses. Pitched slate roof to western house, artificial slate with recent rooflights to eastern house, rendered eaves course and replacement uPVC rainwater goods throughout and cast-iron downpipes. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills. Bipartite timber-framed windows having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door openings having tooled limestone stepped approaches. Replacement timber panelled door surmounted by replacement uPVC spoked fanlight to western house. Replacement glazed timber door surmounted by single-pane fanlight to eastern house. Stone paved approach with roughcast rendered plinth walls having render coping to eastern house. Roughcast enclosing walls with square-profile piers, tooled stone pyramidal capping and decorative single-leaf wrought-iron gate to eastern house. Rendered capping and double-leaf timber battened gates to western house. Situated within Watergate Terrace adjacent to Watergate Street.

• Summerhill, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, having single-bay two-storey return with single-bay single-storey porch to rear (north). Further additions to rear including single-bay two-storey extension and lean-to addition. Single-bay single-storey additional block to side (west) having canted bay to front and lean-to garage to rear. Recent single-pitched roof to additional garage to side (east). Pitched artificial slate roofs having artificial slate lean-to roof to porch and hipped artificial slate roof to canted bay. Corrugated-iron roof to garage to rear of additional block. Rendered chimneystacks, uPVC clad eaves and uPVC rainwater throughout. Rendered walls having lined-and-ruled rendering walls to side (east). Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills to front and side (east) elevations of house and return, rendered sills elsewhere. Timber panelled shutters to interior of front and southern openings of side (east and west) elevations with replacement uPVC casement windows throughout. Elliptical-headed door opening to front elevation having moulded render surround and recent timber doorcase, comprising fluted engaged columns, moulded architrave and timber panelled door surmounted by spoked fanlight. Tooled limestone step with cast-iron boot scrape. Square-headed door opening having replacement uPVC glazed door to side (east) elevation. Recent canopy and uPVC door flanked by sidelights to side (west) elevation of return. Timber louvered door to side (west) elevation of porch and double-leaf timber battened doors to side (west) elevation of garage. Outbuilding to north-east. Situated within own grounds with terraced lawn, having rendered steps flanked by render urns mounted on pedestals to front. Tree-lined driveway with splayed entrance comprising of rendered enclosing walls with square-profile piers having render coping and capping to south-east.

• Ardnacarrig House, country house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Italianate style country house, built c.1840, comprising two-bay two-storey entrance block, with projecting single-bay single-storey flat-roofed porch, having four-bay side elevation to south, having three-stage single-bay tower to north, with further three-bay two-storey block with integral carriage arch to north. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Pyramidal roof with cast-iron final to tower. Rendered walls, with string courses to tower. End pilasters with moulded entablature and stepped parapet to porch. Square-headed openings having moulded render surrounds, render sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed openings to upper level of tower, having moulded render surrounds and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening having moulded render surround, timber panelled door, stained glass fanlight, and approached by flight of limestone steps. Outbuildings to rear.

• Ardnacarrig House, gate lodge, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan three-bay two-storey with dormer attic gate lodge, built c.1880, having gable-fronted projecting bay with canted bay window and jettied storey on carved timber brackets to front (north-west). Cat-slide roof to entrance on carved timber columns forming open porch to front elevation. Hipped roofed bay window to side (south-west). Pitched slate roofs with overhanging timber-clad eaves having exposed roof beams throughout with fish scale banding and decorative ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and uPVC rainwater goods. Ornate carved timber bargeboards with dentilation and finials to gables. Flemish bond red brick walls with limestone plinth throughout, having decorative ceramic tile cladding to jettied storey. Square-headed window openings with stone sills s to ground floor, having timber casement windows. Square-headed window opening with corbelled timber sill to first floor of front elevation, having tripartite timber casement window surmounted by timber cornice and carved timber cresting with central modillion. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber door to open porch. Located within grounds of Ardnacarrig House, having red brick enclosing walls with square-profile gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

• Eversleigh, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1840, having flat-roofed timber-glazed porch to front (south) and three-bay wing to rear (north) with rendered stepped access to first floor, flanked by rendered walls with tooled limestone copings. Hipped slate roof with rendered overhanging eaves, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square- and camber-headed window openings with rendered sills and moulded render surrounds, having six-over-six and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows in single and bipartite arrangements with some timber casement replacements. Round-headed door opening having panelled timber pilasters surmounted by moulded archivolt. Glazed timber panelled door flanked by glazed side panels and surmounted by fanlight. Square-headed door opening to wing having double-leaf timber panelled doors. Located within own grounds with rendered enclosing walls, having chamfered entrance with castellated walls and square-profile gate piers with pointed concrete caps. Round-headed pedestrian gate openings with cast-iron gates and double-leaf cast-iron vehicular gates. Single-storey gate lodge to west of entrance.

• The Haven, miller's house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, having porch to front (west) and lean-to additions to side (north). Bowed bay to rear (east). House formed part of Watergate Brewery or Cornwall's Brewery. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, eaves course, render gable copings and cast-iron rainwater goods. Felt-lined flat roof to bowed bay. Roughcast rendered walls, having rendered walls to ground floor of front elevation and rear elevation. Rendered walls to porch having tooled stone plinths. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone and render sills throughout, having internal timber panelled shutter and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation. Replacement timber casement window to lean-to addition and to rear elevation of house. Stained glass window to northern end of ground floor to rear elevation. Round-headed stairwell window to rear elevation of bowed bay having multi-pane timber casement window. Round-headed window openings to side (north and south) elevations of porch. Bowed timber casement window with decorative rendered cornice to ground floor of front elevation of lean-to addition. Elliptical-headed door opening having paved stone approach, replacement timber doorcase and timber panelled door surmounted by fanlight. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber glazed doors to front elevation. Situated within own grounds, enclosed by rendered rubble-stone boundary walls with splayed entrance comprising rendered square-profile piers and pyramidal tooled stone capping.

• Riverside Hall, church/chapel, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Presbyterian church, dated 1847. Later in use as Church of Christian Brethren, now in use as apartments. Five-bay nave with single-storey porches to front (north) and side (east) with two-bay two-storey addition to side (west). Pitched slate roofs with tooled stone gable copings and pinnacles to nave. Recent rooflights and uPVC rainwater goods. Render gable copings to north and east elevations of porches and gable of additional block. Roughly dressed rubble sandstone walls with tooled limestone plaque to front (north) elevation with hood moulding. Pointed arch window openings with render sills and raised render surrounds, to front and side (east, west) elevations of nave, having roughly dressed sandstone voussoirs, and replacement timber casement windows. Group of three pointed arch windows with render sills to rear elevation having raised render surrounds and replacement timber casement windows. Central opening now accommodating replacement glazed timber door opening onto recent metal balcony. Pointed arch louvre opening to gable of rear elevation, having roughly dressed stone block voussoirs, surrounds, tooled stone sills and timber slats. Square-headed window openings with render sills to front (north) elevation of additional block, having raised render surrounds and timber casement windows. Square-headed door openings, having roughly dressed stone block voussoirs and surrounds to side (west) elevation of front porch with timber battened door. Raised render surrounds and timber battened door to side (east) elevation of side porch. Glazed timber door flanked by sidelights to ground floor of side (south) elevation of additional block. Roughly dressed rubble stone enclosing walls having tooled copings and piers to front, with recent railings and gate.

• Allin Institute, school, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey over basement school, built 1924-5, having pedimented central two-bay breakfront to front (west) elevation flanked by single-storey canted bay windows. Recent single-storey extension to side (south). Now in use as hall. Pitched slate roof having rendered parapet with dentilated architrave, frieze and moulded cornice, concealing gutters with cast-iron down pipes. Channelled rendered wall with plinth to front elevation having moulded render sill course having scroll motif to first floor. Rendered walls to side (north, south) elevations having channelled render to ground floor levels surmounted by render string band. Rendered wall to rear (east) elevations. Square-headed window openings with render sills to front elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Bipartite timber-framed windows to front elevations of canted bay windows with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Render voussoirs to openings having vermiculated raised render keystones, oversized render consoles keystones over bay windows. Square-headed window openings with render sills to side (north, south) elevations having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed door opening to front elevation within shallow moulded render doorcase, comprising decoratively rendered lozenge detailing, moulded architrave, frieze and cornice with oversized scroll console surmounting double-leaf timber panelled door with limestone stepped approach.

• Knockbrogan Farm, farm house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey with dormer attic farmhouse, built c.1780, having two-storey elevation to rear (east). Currently unoccupied. Pitched slate roofs to house and dormer windows, having dressed rubble stone eaves, rendered rubble stone chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods throughout. White-washed rubble stone walls having rendered gable to side (south) elevation. Slate-hanging to side elevations of dormer windows. Square-headed window openings with stone sills throughout, having timber lintels to ground floor of front elevation and ground floor of rear elevation. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows throughout. Square-headed door openings to front and rear elevations, having replacement battened timber doors. Rendered rubble stone boundary wall to west with capped square-profile piers flanking limestone steps leading down to front door. Associated farmyard to west across road. Two-storey outbuilding to east side of yard, recently modified and extended. Rubble stone outbuilding to south side of yard. Gateway to south-west of farmhouse, having double-leaf wrought-iron gates on square-profile rubble stone and recent concrete gate piers.

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

At the centre of the townland of Knockbrogan, about 1 in 10 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Knockbrogan, Bandon6 sales

Name

Knockbrogan · Cnoc Brógáin

Area

943,569 m² (94.36 ha, 233.16 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbrogan, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalmeaky

Electoral division

Kilbrogan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,902 people lived in 975 households in the Kilbrogan electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 54% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballylangley, Clogheenavodig, Cloghmacsimon, Coolfadda, Kilbeg North, Kilbeg South, Kilbrogan

Placenames

Knockbrogan 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.