# Knockmacool, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Desertserges, barony of Carbery East (East Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Cnoc Mhic Cumhaill. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 983,442 m² (98.34 ha, 243.01 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,514 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 26 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Desertserges, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/desertserges.md - Barony: Carbery East (East Division) - Electoral division: Boulteen, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 695 people lived in 237 households in the Boulteen electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/8124 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 43810 - Centre: latitude 51.729786, longitude -8.879665 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockmacool, from 107 m² to 271,510 m² (27.15 ha, 67.09 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2327125: 271,510 m² (27.15 ha, 67.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327125.md - Parcel 2156741: 179,396 m² (17.94 ha, 44.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156741.md - Parcel 2156752: 123,968 m² (12.4 ha, 30.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156752.md - Parcel 2327128: 105,380 m² (10.54 ha, 26.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327128.md - Parcel 4898238: 59,791 m² (5.98 ha, 14.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4898238.md - Parcel 2327133: 53,008 m² (5.3 ha, 13.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327133.md - Parcel 2156746: 26,022 m² (2.6 ha, 6.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156746.md - Parcel 2156747: 22,934 m² (2.29 ha, 5.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156747.md - Parcel 2327126: 16,656 m² (1.67 ha, 4.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327126.md - Parcel 3174812: 10,453 m² (1.05 ha, 2.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3174812.md - Parcel 3174833: 9,951 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3174833.md - Parcel 2156749: 9,882 m² (0.99 ha, 2.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156749.md - Parcel 2156743: 7,993 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156743.md - Parcel 2156744: 7,856 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156744.md - Parcel 5875646: 4,837 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5875646.md - Parcel 2156742: 4,531 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156742.md - Parcel 2327129: 4,528 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327129.md - Parcel 2156751: 4,501 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156751.md - Parcel 2327124: 4,359 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327124.md - Parcel 2156740: 4,282 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156740.md - Parcel 2327130: 3,867 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327130.md - Parcel 2376126: 3,632 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2376126.md - Parcel 3738907: 3,399 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3738907.md - Parcel 6093449: 2,895 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093449.md - Parcel 2327123: 2,123 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327123.md - Parcel 2156748: 1,493 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156748.md - Parcel 2156750: 1,207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156750.md - Parcel 2327127: 1,081 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327127.md - Parcel 2156745: 988 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2156745.md - Parcel 2327132: 547 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327132.md - Parcel 3207119: 303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3207119.md - Parcel 2327131: 187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2327131.md - Parcel 5875649: 108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5875649.md - Parcel 6093451: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093451.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Knockmacool in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 26 applications, newest first. - 14 Jan 2025, Cork County Council 25/4018: Conditional. Retention. Permission for the retention of a sun-room to the side of an existing dwelling house and the retention of an extension to the rear of an existing garage/storage building which includes a garage and office, all ancillary to the use of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/4018 - 13 Dec 2024, Cork County Council 24/6390: Incompleted application. Retention. Permission for retention of a sun-room to the side of an existing dwelling house and the retention of an extension to the rear of existing garage/storage building which includes a garage and office, all ancillary to the use of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/6390 - 8 Feb 2024, Cork County Council 24/4195: Conditional. Permission. Permission for change of use of former school to dwelling house, permission for retention of 1 no. existing prefabricated building granted under 01/6414 to be used as storage/home office ancillary to the main dwelling house and also permission for conversion of former school to dwelling to include changes to internal layout and elevational changes to existing elevations together with all other ancillary site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/4195 - 29 Dec 2023, Cork County Council 23/6639: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for change of use of former school to dwellinghouse, permission for retention of existing prefabricated buildings granted under planning ref no 01/6414 and also full planning permission for conversion of former school to dwelling house to include changes to internal layout and elevational changes to existing elevations together with all other ancillary site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/6639 - 2 Jul 2018, Cork County Council 18/5710: Conditional. Permission. Retention and completion of dwellinghouse (change of plan to that permitted under planning permission Reg No. 06/10223). Permission sought for construction of detached garage and all associated site works, alterations to site boundary, construction of waste water treatment system and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/5710 - 28 Jun 2011, Cork County Council 11/5399: Unconditional. Extension of duration. Completion of dwellinghouse and garage permitted under Planning Reg. No. 06/10223. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=11/5399 - 21 Mar 2011, Cork County Council 11/4550: Incompleted application. Extension of duration. Completion of dwellinghouse and garage permitted under Planning Reg. No. 06/10223. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=11/4550 - 14 Dec 2009, Cork County Council 09/7894: Conditional. Permission. Retention of dwelling and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/7894 - 10 Nov 2009, Cork County Council 09/7591: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention of dwelling & associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/7591 - 2 Oct 2009, Cork County Council 09/7228: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention of dwelling & associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/7228 - 14 Jul 2009, Cork County Council 09/6345: Conditional. Permission. Retention of outbuilding, permission for change of use of outbuilding, plus part of adjoining outbuilding for use as a dwelling house including minor alterations to the elevations. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/6345 - 18 Jun 2009, Cork County Council 09/5992: Incompleted application. Permission. Retention of outbuilding, Change of use of same plus part of adjoining out building to use as a dwelling , works include minor alterations to the elevations. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/5992 - 8 Oct 2008, Cork County Council 08/9188: Conditional. Permission. Installation of bored well and alterations to site boundaries permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 04/6881 and retention of dwellinghouse and detached two-storey garage/storage building (alteration of design) and retention and completion of conservatory extension to dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/9188 - 10 Sept 2008, Cork County Council 08/8831: Incompleted application. Permission. Installation of deep bored well and alteration of site boundaries and retention of (a)dwellinghouse and detached domestic garage/storage building as constructed (Change of design from that permitted under Pl. reg. No. 04/6881), (b) relocation of septic tank and percolation area, (c) retention and completion of single storey conservatory extension to dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/8831 - 19 Feb 2007, Cork County Council 07/5183: Conditional. Permission. Construction of extension to school and new site entrance. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/5183 - 20 Oct 2006, Cork County Council 06/11606: Conditional. Permission. Construction of slatted house with underground tanks. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/11606 - 1 Sept 2006, Cork County Council 06/10223: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/10223 - 26 Jun 2006, Cork County Council 06/8365: Withdrawn. Outline permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/8365 - 26 Jun 2006, Cork County Council 06/8359: Incompleted application. Permission consequent. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/8359 - 22 May 2006, Cork County Council 06/7380: Incompleted application. Permission. Dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/7380 - 15 Feb 2006, Cork County Council 06/4828: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/4828 - 10 Feb 2006, Cork County Council 06/4693: Conditional. Outline permission. 2 no. dwellinghouses with garages. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/4693 - 3 Jan 2006, Cork County Council 06/4020: Incompleted application. Outline permission. 2 no. dwellinghouses. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/4020 - 10 Sept 2004, Cork County Council 04/6881: Conditional. Permission. Dwellinghouse, garage/loft for domestic purposes, treatment plant and associated works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/6881 - 1 Sept 2004, Cork County Council 04/6662: Incompleted application. Permission. Dwellinghouse with garage/loft. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/6662 - 27 May 2003, Cork County Council 03/2527: Conditional. Permission. Two storey dwellinghouse and garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/2527 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockmacool. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO109-029001: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO109-029001-. In pasture, at base of N-facing slope, in valley of Bandon river. Arc of earthen bank (H 1.6m; C 200m) to NW of Desertserges graveyard (CO109-02902-) only surviving portion of large circular enclosure part of early ecclesiastical site (Hurley 1980, 58). 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 - CO109-029002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO109-029002-. Within early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO109-02901-). Sub-rectangular area (50m N-S; 90m E-W), on steep N-facing slope; enclosed by stone wall on S side, elsewhere by stone-faced earthen bank. Headstones date from mid 18th century to present day with gravemarkers and family vaults. C of I church (CO109-02903-) and church (site of) (CO109-02904-) in S half of interior. 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 - CO109-029003: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO109-029003-. In S half of graveyard (CO109-02902-). Built in 1805 to S of earlier church (CO109-02904-) (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 77). Slender pointed windows in N and Swall of nave; vestry on N wall; embattled tower at W end; apse added to E end. 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 - CO109-029004: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO109-029004-. In graveyard (CO109-02902-), indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) just NE of C of I church (CO109-02903-). Medieval parish of Desertserges in repair 1615 (Brady, vol. 1, 77). No surface remains. 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 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - St Mary's Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1800–1810, Regional interest, registry number 20910926, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20910926. Freestanding single-cell double-height gable-fronted Church of Ireland church, built c.1805, comprising four-bay nave with four-stage bell tower to west, canted chancel added to east and transept added to south, c. 1865. Vestry to north. Pitched and hipped slate roofs, having tooled limestone gable copings and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered crenellated parapets to tower having tooled limestone corner pinnacles. Rubble stone walls with tooled limestone quoins throughout, having tooled limestone string courses separating tower stages. Tooled limestone string course to chancel below sill level. Pointed arch window openings with tooled limestone sills and chamfered limestone surrounds throughout set in single and paired arrangements, having lead-lined stained glass and quarry-glazed windows. Trefoil-headed lancet window openings with tooled limestone sills and surrounds to chancel, having lead-lined stained glass and quarry-glazed windows. Group of three quarry-glazed windows to south elevation, below relieving arch with dressed rubble limestone voussoirs. Round-headed louvre openings with stone sills and rubble limestone voussoirs to upper-stages of bell tower. Camber-headed door opening with rendered archivolt and stone step to bell tower, having timber battened door. Set within graveyard with rubble stone enclosing walls, having square-profile tooled limestone gate piers and wrought-iron gates. - Church Hill House, house, 1790–1830, Regional interest, registry number 20910927, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20910927. Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1810. Hipped slate roof having central valley, rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered overhanging eaves. Rendered walls to front (north) and side (east, west) elevations with slate hanging to rear (south) elevation. Diminishing segmental-arched window openings with render sills to front elevation. Timber-framed tripartite windows, having six-over-six pane sliding sash windows flanked by two-over-two pane sliding sash side lights to first floor and nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows flanked by three-over-two pane sliding sash sidelights to ground floor. Diminishing camber-headed window openings with render sills to side (east, west) elevations, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor and nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor. Camber-headed window openings with render sills elsewhere, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and uPVC casement windows. Round-headed stairwell window opening with render sill to rear elevation, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with spoked fanlight to upper sash. Round-headed door opening having engaged Ionic colonettes flanking sidelights and double leaf timber panelled door with spoked fanlight above. Limestone steps leading to door. Single-storey pitched roofed rubble stone outbuildings to rear. Square-profile gate piers and wrought-iron gates to north-east. - Kilcolman Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1850–1860, Regional interest, registry number 20910928, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO®no=20910928. Detached five-bay two-storey over basement former rectory, built 1855, having three-bay elevations to sides (east, west) and rear (north)Full-height stairwell block and recent single-storey lean-to to rear. Now in use as guest house. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Exposed rubble stone walls throughout. Diminishing square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, having yellow brick block-and-start surrounds and voussoirs throughout with raised render surrounds and replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed stairwell window opening with stone sill to rear elevation of stairwell block, having yellow brick voussoirs and rendered reveals to nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash window. Round-headed door opening to front elevation, having rendered surround, stone stepped approach and double-leaf timber panelled doors surmounted by spoked fanlight. Square-headed door opening to side (west) elevation having rendered surround and glazed timber door. Two-storey rubble stone pitched roof outbuilding and rubble stone courtyard walls to rear having square-profile gate piers. Set within own extensive grounds having recent rubble stone square-profile gate piers. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Knockmacool, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as 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 Knockmacool. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmacool.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmacool.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmacool.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockmacool with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Boulteen: https://everytownland.com/cork/boulteen.md - Farrannasheshery: https://everytownland.com/cork/farrannasheshery.md - Kilcolman: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilcolman-43341.md - Kilcolmanpark: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilcolmanpark.md - Kilrush: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilrush-43585.md - Maulbrack West: https://everytownland.com/cork/maulbrack-west.md - Murragh: https://everytownland.com/cork/murragh.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockmacool - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/knockmacool