Marybrook

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Marybrook, from 221 m² to 279,682 m² (27.97 ha, 69.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Marybrook 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.

• 18 Apr 2018Conditional

  The construction of a slatted agricultural livestock unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4953

• 11 May 2016Conditional

  Construction of slatted diary unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5124

• 27 Apr 2016Withdrawn

  (1) Construction of building used for crushing and sorting of ground limestone, (2) construction of ramp to facilitate access to reception hopper, (3) construction of ESB control box, and (4) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4979

• 11 Jun 2013Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension & remedial works to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5092

• 26 Feb 2013Conditional

  Construction of a ground floor extension onto south east side of dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4311

• 23 Mar 2011Conditional

  Construction of a storey and a half dwelling, treatment plant, percolation area, entrance piers and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4572

• 20 Nov 2009Conditional

  Installation of septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7695

• 13 Mar 2008Conditional permission

  (1) Lateral extension to the existing limestone quarry (9.6 ha.extraction area) (2) proposed landscaped soil/overburden storage areas and screening berms (3)creation of wetland attenuation area (4) demolition of agricultural buildings (5) continued use of and extraction from the existing quarry(5.7 ha.extraction area)and continued use of existing access road and all ancillary operations including existing weighbridge, wheel wash, portakabin office/amenity block, lagoon settlement system, fuel tank ,proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, soil/overburden storage areas, screening berms, product stocking areas and all ancillary activities/works;all granted planning ref no. 02/4415 (pl.04.201516) (6) existing & proposed internal haul roads and all ancillary site works. Extraction of aggregates using blasting and hydraulic excavators and screening and crushing using mobile plant prior to stockpiling. Restoration of site to amenity/wildlife use.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5429

• 16 Feb 2006Conditional

  Construction of cattle unit to include slatted tank cubicles, loose housing and silage feed passage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4851

• 10 Aug 2004Conditional

  Conservatory extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6095

• 16 Jun 2004Conditional

  Dwelling and proprietary treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4381

• 8 Jun 2004Incompleted application

  Construction of conservatory extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4123

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 Marybrook.

Recorded monuments

• CO023-108001 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In flat pasture. Irregular limestone block, aligned N-S, 1.4m L, 1.2m T and 1.8m H. Prostrate slab lies 1.7m to W (2.1m x 1.7m x 0.8m). Mass supposed to have been said here during Penal times. (OS Memoranda A/93/184; Bowman 1934, 410) 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

• CO023-109 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Traces of earlier structure, possibly castle, incorporated into E end of Marybrook House. Entrance front of house (N) has shadow mark in plaster of pointed ope towards its E end. Remains of limestone pointed door surround with chamfered edge, of 15th/16th-century appearance, now outside SE corner of house, may have been removed from blocked pointed ope; Bowman (1934, 411) records that it was formerly set up as arch in garden (H 6ft 2in; Wth 3ft 6in); now lying on ground. East gable of house (L 6.7m; T 0.88m) has inserted narrow sash window at E end of ground floor; three corbels project from E wall above window at 1st-floor level, one situated at corner; appears to be remains of corner machicolation. Slight base batter at base of E wall; probably rebuilt above 1st-floor level. Internal dividing wall within W half of house (T 1.22m at ground level; T 1.12m at 1st-floor level) may be part of earlier structure. Down Survey (1655-6) barony map shows house here. Present house depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map; 19th century in appearance. Main block (long axis E-W) is 3-storey over basement, gable-ended with brick chimneys on gable ends. Second 3-storey block (long axis N-S) abuts main block at N end of W gable. Entrance front (N) of 3 bays with central rectangular door ope and rectangular fanlight; sash windows are brick-arched. 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

• CO023-110 Enclosure
  Description

  In tillage, on N-facing slope. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular area (diam. c. 18m) enclosed by broken line. Site lies c. 50m to NW of possible ringfort (12782). Slight depression noted in area of site. 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

• CO023-111 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; slight rise visible in area of site. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank and external fosse in aerial photograph (CUCAP; AYQ 6). Probably one of two forts recorded by Bowman (1934, 410) as levelled on Mr Cronin's land. The fields; named 'Parc a daingin', in which the forts are situated 'have been ploughed many times' and 'no signs now remains' (ibid.). 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

• CO023-280 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In orchard, on S-facing slope overlooking Awbeg River. Circular area (40m N-S; 39m E-W) defined by low rise (H c. 0.4m) with external depression (D 0.5m); most clearly visible S->NNE and traceable NNE->ESE. Eighteenth century farm buildings truncate enclosure on SE side. Castle (CO023-109---) lies to E. 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

• CO023-307 Cliff-edge fort
  Description

  In tillage, on edge of steep scarp which slopes down to S. Cropmark of fosse (SW->ESE) visible on N side of field fence in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). No visible surface trace; field fence levelled. Possibly one of the levelled forts recorded by Bowman (1934, 410-111) in a field called 'pairc a daingin - fort field' on Mr Cronin's land. 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

• CO023-310 Burial ground
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, in demesne of Marybrook House. Rectangular field (c. 140m x c. 70m) enclosed by mortared stone wall (max. H 2m). Known locally as famine burial ground. No grave markers noted. 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

• Marybrook House, house, 1525–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey house, east end being tower house built c.1550, rest having been added c.1760, including single-bay three-storey block to northwest. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone eaves course and rendered brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered rubble limestone walls, with limestone corbels to southeast corner being remains of medieval machicolation. Camber-headed window openings throughout, some with brick voussoirs visible, top floor having three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows, first floor having one-over-one pane to front elevation of main block and six-over-six pane elsewhere, and ground floor having four-over-four pane to east gable, double one-over-one pane to east elevation of northwest block, nine-over-nine pane to first floor and six-over-six pane to west elevation of same, with render sills. Round-headed opening to west elevation of main block, having fixed window. Square-headed entrance doorway to north elevation of main block, with carved moulded limestone surround and cut limestone plinth, with spoked timber fanlight over half-glazed timber panelled door. Cast-iron boot scrape to entrance. Square-headed door opening to south wall of north-west block, having half-glazed timber panelled door. Five-bay single-storey outbuilding to north having pitched corrugated-metal roof, rubble limestone walls, square-headed openings with brick voussoirs, limestone sills and timber battened doors, and with round-arch vehicular entrance to east gable with brick voussoirs and timber battened double-leaf doors. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to west having pitched slate roof, rubble sandstone walls and square-headed openings with timber lintels, timber louvers and timber battened doors. Square-plan ashlar limestone piers with ornate caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates to road entrance.

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 5 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 Marybrook.

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

Name

Marybrook · An Garrán

Area

689,804 m² (68.98 ha, 170.45 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbrin, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Castlecor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castlecor electoral division: 464 people in 172 households; 90% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyheen Middle, Ballyheen North, Ballyhest West, Clash, Curragh, Knocknanuss, Subulter

Placenames

Marybrook 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.