Lismire
Lismire is a townland in the civil parish of Clonfert, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Lios Maghair.
- Area
- 304.5 ha
- 752 acres
- Land parcels
- 72
- registered freehold, median 3,422 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres)
- Zoning
- G4
- Green Infrastructure
- Planning
- 36
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lismire, from 49 m² to 507,850 m² (50.79 ha, 125.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 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
- G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission for retention of ground floor detached garage at the rear of existing detached dwelling house and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4550
1 Mar 2024Incompleted application
Permission for retention of ground floor detached garage at the rear of existing detached dwelling house and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4350
8 Feb 2024Incompleted application
Permission for retention of ground floor detached garage at rear of existing detached dwelling house and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4194
10 Jan 2023Conditional
To construct a new dwelling house, detached garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4012
9 Dec 2022Conditional
Construction of a new single storey dwelling house and a stand-alone garage along with vehicle entrance, waste treatment/septic tank and all associated ancillary site works with construction.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6718
3 Sept 2019Conditional
(i) Construct a new milking complex, covered holding yard, drafting area and ancillary external concrete. Holding yard to incorporate underground slatted slurry tank with 2 external agitation points. (ii) Erect a meal bin (iii) Erect a milk silo (iv) Retain extension to existing slatted easy feed cubicle house. Extension incorporates cubicles and underground slatted slurry storage tank. The above to be carried out with all associated ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6176
22 Dec 2014Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6771
11 Feb 2013Incompleted application
Picnic area and outdoor gym
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4216
15 Jun 2011Conditional
Extension to side of existing dwellinghouse and construction of a detached domestic storage garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5291
12 Apr 2011Unconditional
Completion of demolition of dwellinghouse and outbuildings and construction of dwellinghouse and garage permitted under Planning Reg. No. 06/12769
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/4758
31 Mar 2010Conditional
Change of use from car parking area to community playground area with ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4723
26 Aug 2009Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse with septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6817
25 Feb 2009Refused
Dwelling house & septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4580
30 Jul 2008Refused
Omission of Condition No.10, (5 year residency clause) of permitted dwellinghouse and garage Reg no. 04/9601
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8160
22 Apr 2008Conditional
Retention of domestic garage to rear of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6243
13 Jun 2007Conditional
Retention of sunroom extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8608
23 Feb 2007Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5383
28 Nov 2006Conditional
Demolition of dwellinghouse and outbuildings and construction of dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12769
3 Nov 2006Conditional
Construction of storage shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11994
2 Nov 2006Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11922
27 Sept 2006Conditional
Construction of slatted dairy and beef unit, silage base and effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10926
1 Aug 2006Conditional
Dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9417
21 Jul 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9103
8 May 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6971
5 Oct 2005Refused
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7237
The 25 most recent of 36 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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Priory Wood, Lismire 001072
Recorded monuments
- CO015-039 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
- CO015-040001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope overlooking Owenanare River valley. Oval area (47m E-W; 37.2m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.7m; ext. H 2.2m) with faint trace of fosse as shallow depression to NE and S. Break (Wth 3.6m) in bank to ESE, to S of which is remains of field fence extending out from bank. Limekiln incorporated into W bank; to N of kiln bank disturbed, resulting in break to WNW (Wth 3m) and NW ( Wth 8.9m). At break to NW bank pushed to one side into interior. Remains of stone facing in outer face of bank to S. Interior used as vegetable garden. Documentary evidence for church site and burial ground (CO015-04003-) in interior. 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
- CO015-040002 Kiln - lime
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO015-040003 Burial ground
Description
Bowman (1934, 147) recorded church (14519) and burial ground in ringfort (12751). No visible surface trace of church or burial ground. 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
- CO015-040004 Church
Description
Bowman (1934, 147) recorded church (14144) and burial ground in ringfort (12751). Stones from church used to construct lime kiln against W bank. No visible surface trace of church or burial ground. 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
- CO015-041001 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, adjacent to well (now dry); ringfort (12752) c. 10m to S. Partially overgrown mound of burnt material (L 22.3m; Wth 17m; H c. 1.5m) with central depression. According to local information, second depression (8m x 9.5m) on SW side was caused by removal of burnt material for road building c. 1974. Indentation (diam. 1.8m) marks position of well. Mound formerly circular, now horseshoe-shaped due to removal of material on SW side. 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
- CO015-041002 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope, overlooking Owenanare River valley. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 48m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m); external fosse (D 0.4m) to NW. Break in bank to NE (Wth 1.2m), to SE (Wth 1.7m) and to SW ( Wth 1.5m). Interior heavily overgrown and inaccessible; raised on W side to compensate for hill slope. Fulacht fiadh (CO015-04101-) lies c. 20m to NNW. 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
- CO015-181 Church
Description
In Lismire. Rectangular church (long axis E-W), with sacristy added to W gable. Three pointed windows in S wall with double sash window topped by switchline tracery. Wide rectangular door ope in centre of E gable flanked by pointed blind door niches; bellcote atop gable. Ceiling of pine panels. Date stone on W gable inscribed '1837'. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lismire.
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 Lismire, 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lismire.
- 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
- Lismire, Newmarket6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Lismire · Lios Maghair
- Area
- 3,044,729 m² (304.47 ha, 752.37 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonfert, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Barleyhill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 561 people lived in 193 households in the Barleyhill electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Barleyhill, Carrigcastle, Copsefield, Gardeen, Grillough, Knockawillin, Knockfadda, Toorard
- Placenames
- Lismire 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.