Macroney Lower

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Macroney Lower, from 1,257 m² to 293,360 m² (29.34 ha, 72.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Macroney Lower 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.

• 25 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of changes to the site layout, dwelling and detached garage permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 23/5923. This Permission seeks to :- a) Retain amendments to the elevations, and floor plan layout of the dwelling and detached garage (as constructed), b) Retain amendments to hard landscaping (site wall, internal road layout) (as constructed) and c) Retain amendments to the entrance layout (as constructed), from those granted under application 23/5923.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1384

• 11 Feb 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for construction of dormer dwelling with single storey link extension to existing cottage and conversion of said cottage to 'Granny Flat' and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0301

• 17 Dec 2025Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission to erect a rear and side dormer extension to existing cottage. Conversion of existing cottage to granny flat and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6854

• 30 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for the construction of a new two storey dwelling, single storey garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6325

• 22 Sept 2023Conditional

  Planning permission for the construction of a dwelling, an attached garage, a site entrance, a wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5923

• 23 Jun 2022Refused

  Permission for the construction of a dwelling, garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5467

• 26 May 2022Incompleted application

  Construction of a dwelling, garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5214

• 25 Mar 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, install 2 no. poly tunnels for domestic use, new entrance and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4745

• 26 Feb 2021Incompleted application

  To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4492

• 15 Jul 2020Conditional

  Construction of milking parlour, dairy, collecting yard, animal handling/ cow return area, cubicle house, slatted slurry channel, conversion of passage to cubicle house and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5482

• 2 Oct 2017Conditional

  Four bedroom two storey house including sitting room, dining and kitchen, bathrooms and sun lounge also domestic garage and entrance, foul treatment unit and percolation area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6547

• 2 Jun 2015Conditional

  Construction of a two-storey dwelling, a detached domestic garage, a new site entrance, a new sewage treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5158

• 5 May 2015Conditional

  Demolition of farm buildings consisting of store, isolation pens, calf house, calving pens and silage pit. Construction of milking parlour, dairy, concrete apron, cubicle house with easy feed, slatted easy feed area, slatted tank, 2no. silage slabs, extension of existing open slurry tank and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4916

• 8 Apr 2015Incompleted application

  Construction of milking parlour, dairy, concrete apron, cubicle house with easy feed, slatted easy feed area, slatted tank, 2no. silage slabs, extension to existing open slurry tank and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4675

• 24 Oct 2014Conditional

  Construction of 1no. two-storey split-level dwelling and associated site works (change of house type for that granted under Planning Ref. No. 14/4086).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6287

• 20 Jan 2014Conditional

  Construction of a one and a half storey domestic dwelling, garage and treatment system and all associated site works (an Ecology Report accompanies the application)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4086

• 20 Dec 2012Conditional

  Construction of an agricultural building for housing of cattle as well as carrying out of modifications to existing agricultural entrance from public road

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6595

• 27 Nov 2012Conditional

  Construction on existing farmland of a fish farm comprising of 20no. shallow tanks of 7m diameter each in an area of 0.5 hectares; river water lift station at the River Araglin; raised feed channel & return channel; inlet & outlet screens; fencing around tanks & protective netting over the tanks; gateway access to existing entry from L1422 with internal access way to fish farm & to the river water lift station

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6427

• 30 Oct 2012Incompleted application

  Construction on existing farmland of a fish farm comprising 20 no. shallow tanks of 7m diameter each in an area of 0.5 hectares; river water lift station at River Araglin; raised feed channel & return channel; inlet & outlet screens; fencing around tanks & protective netting over the tanks; gateway access at existing entry from L1422 with internal access way to the fish farm & to the river water lift station.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6247

• 25 Sept 2012Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling and detached garage with associated site works including a new vehicular entrance, driveway and waste water treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6038

• 9 Feb 2011Conditional

  Construction of a one and a half storey dwelling and garage, installation of a sewage treatment system with percolation area, entrance and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4219

• 24 Mar 2010Conditional

  Construction of single storey extension to side, dormer style extension and single storey extension to rear and installation of door on front elevation of dwelling, demolition of adjoining garage and construction of detached garage, and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4663

• 13 Jul 2009Conditional

  Construction of domestic garage with overhead loft storage area (change to garage design permitted under Permission Reg. No. 08/9134)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6325

• 3 Jul 2009Conditional

  Installation of treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6211

• 3 Jul 2009Conditional

  Single storey dwellinghouse and treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6208

The 25 most recent of 33 applications.

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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Araglin Valley 001029

Recorded monuments

• CO028-019 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  Remains of mill, c. 100m E of Douglas River and a similar distance N of Araglin River; Araglin Mill (Woollen) (15244) c. 200m to SW. Only NE corner of 2-storey gable-ended structure now stands, built into W-facing slope, of random-rubble sandstone construction. Wheel-pit (Wth 1.5m) alongside N wall, mostly infilled with rubble; curved back of wheel-pit has a fall of c. 5m, indicating that it probably housed an overshot /pitchback waterwheel. Remains of second wheel-pit (Wth c. 2m), with c. 7m drop, alongside E wall; no trace of a head race feeding into this. Present owner suggests it was used as a flax mill and pointed out L-shaped field to W, adjacent to river, as a retting field. Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 220) refers to flax mill belonging to Dr. Collet near Kilworth, which is probably this site. Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as 'Oat Mill', and on 1903 OS 6-inch map as 'Fleetwood Mill (Woollen)'. Millrace taken from Douglas River c. 700m to N; earthen-banked millrace close to mill survives in good repair with remains of three sluice gates. 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

• CO028-020 Castle - tower house
  Description

  On plateau, overlooking Araglin River to SE. Rectangular 3-storey tower (11.2m E-W, 7.5m N-S) which has been completely renovated, with single-storey porch added on S side, 2-storey addition on E side (known as coach-house) and two single-storey additions to N side; all now form private residence. Slated hipped roof within recent crenellated parapets; tower may originally have been higher. Bartizan, supported by three tapering corbels, on wall-top at SW corner; corbels on NE corner formerly supported similar bartizan. Base batter (H c. 1.1m) evident on all exposed faces of tower. Disused chimney flue projects from N wall. Ground-floor entrance set in porch at E end of S wall; Mansergh family crest on keystone of arch over doorway; concrete hood moulding overhead. Ground floor lit by two narrow windows with recent hood-mouldings in S wall and similar window in W wall without hood moulding. First and 2nd-floor windows all of recent appearance. Interior not surveyed. All original stonework of N and E walls obscured by recent additions. South and W walls repaired with raised pointing. Ground-floor windows on S wall of extension to E have recent hood mouldings identical to those on tower. Castle of the Condons, granted to Mansergh family in late 17th century (Healy 1988, 421). 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

• CO028-021001 Graveyard
  Description

  Approached by laneway from road c. 200m to SE. Pentagonal graveyard (c. 40m max. N-S; c. 45m max. E-W) enclosed by overgrown earthen bank to S, W and N, and to E by stone-faced earthen bank with entrance gate from laneway. Interior surface very uneven, rising towards centre, and dropping off steeply into NE corner. Ruin of parish church of Macroney (14443) in N half. In use; earliest headstones noted date from 18th century; no gravemarkers to N of church. 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

• CO028-021002 Church
  Description

  North-of-centre in graveyard (14605). Ruin of rectangular church (17.4m E-W; 8.4m N-S), built of sandstone rubble; heavily overgrown and in poor structural repair. East gable survives to full height; central splayed window embrasure covered by segmental arch; twin lights have chamfered sandstone surrounds, and square shouldered top. Power (1932, 90) mentions second E window, which was larger, blocked and higher up in gable; this area now obscured by ivy. South wall survives to full height except 2m collapsing section (H c. 1.5m) in centre. Lintelled wall press at E end; just to W is window with single ogee-headed light, in splayed and lintelled embrasure; doorway towards W end, has embrasure covered by segmental arch, with cut-sandstone chamfered door surround, largely collapsed. North wall has 2m wide gap opposite latter doorway; splayed window embrasure, light missing, close to E end. West gable has splayed and lintelled window embrasure c. 3m above ground level, with single light obscured by overgrowth. Three corbels at W end of S wall, two on N wall, c. 1.5m above ground level, presumably supported loft. Remains of parish church of Macroney; late medieval in appearance. Reported 'in repair' in 1615, in ruins by 1774 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 317, 291). A church here listed in Papal Taxation of 1291 (ibid., 317). 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 Macroney Lower.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), 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 Macroney Lower.

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 Macroney Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Macroney Lower · Maigh Chróine Íochtarach

Area

2,337,515 m² (233.75 ha, 577.61 acres)

Civil parish

Macroney, and its townlands

Barony

Condons and Clangibbon

Electoral division

Leitrim, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Leitrim electoral division: 381 people in 119 households; 98% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyderown, Ballynaparka North, Castlecooke, Coolalisheen, Kilclogh, Knockaskehane, Knockatrasnane, Leitrim, Macroney Upper

Placenames

Macroney Lower 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.