Maulbrack
Maulbrack is a townland in the civil parish of Abbeystrowry, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Na Mealla Breaca.
- Area
- 151.5 ha
- 374 acres
- Land parcels
- 16
- registered freehold, median 6,373 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Maulbrack, from 540 m² to 137,584 m² (13.76 ha, 34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 27 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
14 Sept 2022Unconditional
Permission for agricultural development consisting of the construction of 2 number cattle underpasses, one under local road L4213 and one under Road Minor road off the R593, also for permission for 3 number agricultural entrances off the L4213 along with all associated site development works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 22/578
29 Oct 2019Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwelling, detached studio, installation of a waste water treatment system and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/688
13 Mar 2019Conditional
Erection of extensions to dwelling and installation of septic tank and percolation area and associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/168
30 Jul 2018Conditional
Construction of 322m of 2.4m high Palisade Fencing around the North, East and South perimeter of the site
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/447
10 Apr 2018Incompleted application
Construction of 322m of 2.4m high Palisade Fencing around the North, East and South perimeter of the site
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/206
2 Nov 2017Conditional
Permission for agricultural development consisting of the construction of 2 number cattle underpasses, one under local road L4213 & one under Road Minor road off the R593, also for permission for 3 number agricultural entrances off the L4213 along with all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/693
26 Oct 2017Conditional
Construction of domestic garage/store with new covered vehicular entrance/passageway to side of same, attached to an existing store.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/682
24 Aug 2017Incompleted application
Agricultural development consisting of the construction of 2no. cattle underpasses, one under local road L4213 and one under Road Minor road off the R593, also for the Permission for 3no. agricultural entrances off the L4213 along with all associated site development works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/549
12 Dec 2016Conditional
The proposed development comprises of flood protection measures for the existing water abstraction facility and include the raising of the existing raw water in-take structure, the demolition of the existing control building, the provision of a new control building (with an increased floor level) and all associated ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/767
12 Dec 2016Conditional
The proposed development to upgrade Ballyhilty Water Treatment Plan comprises of the construction of 2 no. 1526m³ raw water balancing tanks, a new chemical storage building and bunded chemical storage tanks, an additional process stream compromising of a contact tank, settling tank and filter tank, an extension to the filter gallery on the eastern side of the administration building and minor elevation changes to the west elevation of the administration building, sludge treatment works compromising of 2 no. equalisation and 2 no. sludge settling tanks, sludge thickener, a thickened sludge holding tank and sludge press building, 5 no. pumping kiosks, a new ESB substation and associated ancillary works. The existing raw water balancing tank and flurorsilicic acid bund will also be demolished.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/766
1 Jun 2007Conditional
Demolition of dwelling, construction of new dwellinghouse and installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1448
23 Apr 2007Incompleted application
Demolition of dwelling, construction of new dwellinghouse and installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1082
9 Nov 2006Conditional
Alterations and extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2344
20 Apr 2005Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/2547
11 Mar 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/1482
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Maulbrack.
Recorded monuments
- CO141-041 Mill - sawmill
Description
In farmyard of Hollybrook House 2.5km N of Skibbereen. The saw mill was powered by a stationary Crossley diesel engine which survives in position. 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
- CO141-042 Designed landscape - tree-ring
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.
- CO141-134 Bridge
Description
Hump-backed road bridge over Ilen river. Three semi-circular arches; low lintelled overflow arch to W; low pointed break waters. 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
Architectural heritage
- Hollybrook, gate lodge, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Detached square-plan gate lodge, built 1903.
- Hollybrook, country house, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Country house, built 1903.
- Hollybrook, gate lodge, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-bay single-storey gate lodge with dormer attic over portico, built 1903.
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 Maulbrack, about 1 in 20 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 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 Maulbrack.
- 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
No address of the register names Maulbrack with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Maulbrack · Na Mealla Breaca
- Area
- 1,514,994 m² (151.5 ha, 374.36 acres)
- Civil parish
- Abbeystrowry, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Skibbereen Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,400 people lived in 484 households in the Skibbereen Rural electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bunalunn, Coolnaclehy, Coolnagarrane, Curragh, Gortnamucklagh, Kilnaclasha, Lahertidaly
- Placenames
- Maulbrack 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.