Liscongill

23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Liscongill, from 1,294 m² to 382,924 m² (38.29 ha, 94.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Liscongill 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.

• 12 Jan 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission to retain dwelling as constructed

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/0041

• 22 Apr 2016Conditional permission

  Upgrade to the existing waste water treatment plant (WWTP) with proposed plant including balance tank, anoxic, anaerobic and aeration tanks, proposed clarifier tank, Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plant, underground effluent pumping station, culverts, control room, filters and concrete plinths. The proposed development will include the demolition of the existing 11 meter bio-tower at the Newmarket Co-Operative Creameries Ltd facility in Newmarket town, Co Cork, within the townlands of Garrannawarrig Upper, Park, Garrannawarrig Lower and Liscongill. Installation of an underground pumped pipeline to convey treated water from the facility to a discharge point on the River Dalua, 4 kilometers to the south east of the facility, utilizing the R576 road corridor, including all necessary pipeline connection, drainage and vent infrastructures. Intensification of use of the existing facility through an increase in the duration of the weekly and annual milk processing period at the Newmarket Creamery resulting in an increase in milk processing up to a maximum of 80 million gallons per annum. These changes will be subject to an amendment by EPA, of the existing site Industrial Emissions Directive Licence. An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement accompany this planning application. The proposed development includes work to Allen’s Bridge, a recorded monument under the National Monuments Act and is located within the zone of potential for the historic town of Newmarket which has a Recorded Monument designation.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4895

• 16 Mar 2016Incompleted application

  Upgrade to the existing waste water treatment plant (WWTP) with proposed plant including balance tank, anoxic, anaerobic and aeration tanks, proposed clarifier tank, Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plant, underground effluent pumping station, culverts, control room, filters and concrete plinths. The proposed development will include the demolition of the existing 11 meter bio-tower at the Newmarket Co-Operative Creameries Ltd facility in Newmarket town, Co Cork, within the townlands of Scarteen Lower, Garrannawarrig Upper, Park, Garrannawarrig Lower and Liscongill. Installation of an underground pumped pipeline to convey treated water from the facility to a discharge point on the River Dalua, 4 kilometers to the south east of the facility, utilizing the R576 road corridor, including all necessary pipeline connection, drainage and vent infrastructures. Intensification of use of the existing facility through an increase in the duration of the weekly and annual milk processing period at the Newmarket creamery resulting in an increase in milk processing up to a maximum of 80 million gallons per annum. These changes will be subject to an amendment by EPA, of the existing site Industrial Emissions Directive Licence. An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement accompany this planning application. The proposed development includes work to Allen’s Bridge, a recorded monument under the National Monuments Act and is located within the zone of potential for the historic town of Newmarket which has a Recorded Monument designation.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4597

• 19 Feb 2016Incompleted application

  Upgrade to the existing waste water treatment plant (WWTP) with proposed plant including balance tank, anoxic, anaerobic and aeration tanks, proposed clarifier tank, Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plant, underground effluent pumping station, culverts, control room, filters and concrete plinths. The proposed development will include the demolition of the existing 11 meter bio-tower. Installation of an underground pumped pipeline to convey treated water from the facility to a discharge point on the River Dalua, 4 kilometers to the south east of the facility, utilizing the R576 road corridor, including all necessary pipeline connection, drainage and vent infrastructures. Intensification of use of the existing facility through an increase in the duration of the weekly and annual milk processing period at the Newmarket creamery resulting in an increase in milk processing up to a maximum of 80 million gallons per annum. The proposed development includes work to Allen’s Bridge.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4355

• 24 May 2013Conditional

  (a) Demolition of existing shed , (b) raise existing roof of existing dwellinghouse, construction of storey and a half extension to rear of dwellinghouse with a new porch extension to front elevation, (c) decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new mechanical aeration system with soil polishing filter system, with all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4972

• 9 May 2012Conditional

  Construction of two storey dwelling, entrance and wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4964

• 4 Sept 2009Conditional

  Retention of dormer style dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6931

• 4 Feb 2008Refused

  Retention of conservatory extension to dwellinghouse and front boundary post and rail timber fence

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4538

• 14 Jan 2008Incompleted application

  Retention of conservatory extension to dwelling and front boundary post and rail timber fence

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4141

• 3 May 2007Conditional

  Construction of agricultural grain store

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7491

• 26 Feb 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5434

• 27 Mar 2006Conditional

  Slatted unit with associated effluent tanks and covered feed yard

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5867

• 9 Mar 2004Conditional

  Construction of cattle shed and retention of a slatted tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1532

• 13 Nov 2003Withdrawn

  Cattle Shed

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5633

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO022-103 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope immediately to S of E-W roadway. Roughly circular area (c. 46m N-S; c. 43.6m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.65m) SSW->NNW and scarp (H 0.6m) NNE->SSW; outer earthen bank (H 0.7m) WNW->NNW. To N, sunken, waterfilled area cuts through inner bank and extends across area of outer bank to roadway. Interior surface uneven; W half used as dumping ground for old cars. 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

• CO022-104 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture. Roughly oval mound of burnt material (4m N-S; 5.9m E-W; H 0.7m) bordered on N and W sides by field fence. Second fulacht fiadh (11344) c. 140m to NE. 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

• CO022-105 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, immediately NW of spring. According to local information, horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material, with opening facing S, was levelled in 1940s. No visible surface trace. Second fulacht fiadh (11343) c. 140m to SW. 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

• Allen's Bridge, bridge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch limestone road bridge, built c. 1830, over River Dalua. Random rubble walls having curved coping stones, cut-stone string course above arch level. Round arches having tooled stone voussoirs and projecting keystones. V-cutwaters to upstream elevation. Cobbled area below arches and to west of bridge. Stone rampart to road to south having some stone steps.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Liscongill.

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.

No address of the register names Liscongill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Liscongill · Lios Con Gaill

Area

1,001,118 m² (100.11 ha, 247.38 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfert, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Newmarket, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Newmarket electoral division: 1,579 people in 647 households; 76% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloongeel, Cloontycommade, Garraunawarrig Lower, Island, Park

Placenames

Liscongill 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.