Meens

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meens, from 1,065 m² to 658,133 m² (65.81 ha, 162.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Feb 2026Awaiting clarification f.i. response

  Permission and Permission for Retention. Permission to demolish tool shed, demolish solid fuel shed, retain domestic storage shed a long with permission to retain minor alterations to dwelling including hip roof to conservatory, raised plaster quoins with arched front door.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0277

• 19 Dec 2025Invalid - case closed

  Permission for Retention of as constructed domestic garage, with retention of minor changes to dwelling including hip roof to conservatory, arched front door and raised plaster quoins.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6902

• 30 Sept 2020Conditional

  The construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance, proprietary treatment unit and raised polishing filter together with all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6105

• 20 May 2010Conditional

  Construction of an easyfeed conversion and extension, manure pit, steel slurry tower and slurry reception tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5234

• 9 Mar 2009Incompleted application

  Construction of nursing home, detached storage building, rainwater harvesting system, proprietary effluent treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4725

• 17 Oct 2007Conditional

  Construction of cow house with underground tanks and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11734

• 21 Jun 2007Refused

  2 no. two storey dwellinghouses

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8867

• 20 Jun 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of cow house with underground tanks and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8834

• 11 May 2006Conditional

  Erection of 7.95km overhead electricity transmission line of single circuit 110kV

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7114

• 21 Apr 2005Refused

  2 no. dwellinghouses

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/2584

• 25 Feb 2005Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1071

• 28 Oct 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8004

• 10 Jun 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4171

• 10 Jun 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4168

• 13 Feb 2004Conditional

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/853

• 27 Jun 2003Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3191

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
• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• CO014-052 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, 8m W of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (11.2m N-S; 6.8m E-W; H 0.75m); opening (Wth c. 4m) faces W. 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

• CO014-054 Kiln - lime
  Description

  Built against natural slope. Random-rubble remains of front wall (L 9.6m; H c. 4m) to SE retains earthen core; stone-arched recess (H c. 1.65m; Wth 2.1m; D 1.5m) with limestone voussoirs, second lower inner brick arch, sloping slabs to rear. Ledge above recess on front elevation. Funnel infilled. 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

• CO014-055 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, adjacent to spring. Laneway to house partially covers site but burnt material was found in narrow strip between lane and field fence to E. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 122) on E. O'Donovan's land. Second fulacht fiadh (11456) c. 120m to NE; third (11457) c. 200m 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

• CO014-056001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, c. 15m N of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (28.3m WSW-ENE; 22.7m NNW-SSE; H 0.5m); opening (Wth 9.5m) faces SSE. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 122) on E. O'Donovan's land. One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (11455, 11457). 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

• CO014-056002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on N bank of stream. Oval mound of burnt material (14m x 12m; H 0.85m). According to local information, mound ploughed over in 1940s. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 122) on E. O'Donovan's land. One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (11455, 11456). 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

• CO014-138 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In scrub land. Kidney-shaped mound of burnt material (8.4m E-W; 5m N-S; H 0.7m); opening (Wth 2.9m) faces N. 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

• CO014-145 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope. Oval area (12.3m WNW-ESE; 9.5m SSW-NNE) enclosed by low earthen bank (H c. 0.3m). Field clearance stones dumped on bank to N. Interior overgrown with rushes; appears level. 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 Meens.

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.

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.

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

Name

Meens · Na Mínte

Area

3,179,661 m² (317.97 ha, 785.71 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfert, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Glenlara, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Commons South, Coolagh, Knockduff Lower, Meengorman, Scarteen Upper

Placenames

Meens on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.