Monard

114 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monard, from 27 m² to 441,457 m² (44.15 ha, 109.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M1Special Policy Area (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 76 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5City Hinterland (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation), Cork · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 28 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Permission for single storey dwelling, decommissioning of the existing septic tank, and provision of two number waste water treatment systems, one for the proposed new house and the other for Eileen Lafford's house next door to the west, and all associated site works. The proposed development is within the Monard Strategic Development Zone.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2008

• 5 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  The proposed development will consist of a single storey dwelling, decommissioning of the existing septic tank, and provision of two number waste water treatment systems, one for the proposed new house and the other house next door to the west, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1807

• 3 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed

  The proposed development will consist of a single storey dwelling, decommissioning of the existing septic tank, and the provision of two number wastewater treatment systems, one for the proposed new house and the other for the house next door and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1477

• 22 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed

  The development will consist of the construction of a single storey dwelling and a wastewater treatment system with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1027

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  Permission for an underground grid connection at this site within the townlands of Carhoo, Kilcully and Kilbarry, Cork City. The development will consist of: A 10-year permission for the installation of an underground grid connection within an overall site area of 2.81 hectares. The underground grid connection is to be installed within the L2951 and L2963 public roads, this includes the installation of 3 no. underground medium voltage electrical cables, 1 no. fibre communications cable, 2 no. joint bays and associated infrastructure to allow communications between the proposed 38kV on-site substation and the Kilbarry 110kV substation, Blackpool, Cork City. The total length of the cable is c. 4,449m., of which c. 2,428m. within the jurisdiction of Cork City Council and c. 2021m. will be within the jurisdiction of Cork County Council. A concurrent planning application will be lodged with Cork County Council for the remainder of the underground cable within public roads and associated solar farm including proposed 38kV substation to allow connection to the proposed 38kV substation in the townland of Rahanisky, County Cork under Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (PDA) (as amended).

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2342173

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  A 10-year permission and 40-year operation period for a Solar Farm and underground grid connection within an overall site area of 61.08 hectares. The solar farm consists of 330,200 square meters of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; on-site electrical substation; electrical skids (containing inverters, transformers and switchgear); underground power and communication cables and ducts; boundary security fencing; new internal access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; new site entrance to the L6965 local road; 10 no. CCTV/lighting posts and all associated site services and works. The development also includes underground grid connection, which is to be installed primarily within the L6965, L2951 and L2963 public roads, this includes the installation of 3 no. underground medium voltage electrical cables, 1 no. fibre communications cable, 2 no. joint bays and associated infrastructure to allow communications and connection between the proposed 38kV on-site substation and the Kilbarry 110kV Substation, Blackpool, Cork City. The total length of the cable is c.4,449m of which c.2,021m will be within the jurisdiction of Cork County Council and c.2,428m within the jurisdiction of Cork City Council. A concurrent planning application will be lodged with Cork City Council for the remainder of the underground cable along the public roads to allow connection to the Kilbarry 110kV Substation in Blackpool, Cork City under Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (PDA)(as amended).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5486

• 15 Nov 2022Conditional

  To erect a single storey extension and to make alterations including the demolition of the existing front porch and store/utility to the rear of their dwelling house. This is within the Monard Strategic Development Zone.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6548

• 17 Oct 2022Conditional

  A two-storey dwelling house, new wastewater treatment system, new site entrance and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6331

• 19 Sept 2022Incompleted application

  Permission for a two-storey dwelling house, new wastewater treatment system, new site entrance and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6098

• 14 Sept 2022Incompleted application

  To erect single storey extension and to make alterations to their farm house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6074

• 26 Apr 2021Conditional

  The construction of a two-storey dwelling and associated biocycle wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5100

• 29 Mar 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of a two-storey dwelling and associated biocycle wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4794

• 5 Dec 2019Conditional

  Construction of new single storey extensions to front and rear of existing single storey dwelling, inclusion of new rooflights, alteration of fenestration, new landscaping and all ancillary works. This site is within the Monard Strategic Development Zone.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6905

• 9 Oct 2018Conditional

  Demolition of the remaining structure of a fire damaged detached single storey storage building with mezzanine and construction of a new tiered three storey detached dwelling on the footprint of the original building including a new waste water treatment system and polishing filter to replace the existing septic tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6664

• 21 Mar 2018Conditional

  Dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4688

• 8 Aug 2017Conditional

  Retention of alterations to elevations, ground and first floor extensions to cottage, attic conversion including elevational changes, storage sheds for domestic use and relocation of entrance gates and associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/6057

• 14 Jul 2017Incompleted application

  Retention of side and rear extensions to existing dwelling, also retention of attic conversion including elevational changes, retention of storage sheds and retention of relocation of entrance gates and associated site works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/5807

• 22 Apr 2016Conditional

  Alterations and extension to existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4922

• 29 Jun 2015Conditional

  Retetention of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwellinghouse and retention of detached domestic storage shed to rear of dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/5407

• 6 Jun 2012Conditional

  Retention of attic conversion, enclosure of front porch, velux rooflights, garage extension, kitchen, toilet and conservatory extension and store at the back of our house. The application relates to a development in a strategic development zone

  Retention · Cork County Council, 12/5245

• 16 May 2012Incompleted application

  Retaining our existing house as constructed, including converting the attic area to living accommodation, installing one number new velux rooflight to the front elevation and 3 number velux rooflights to the rear roof elevation, retaining a new garage extension to the end elevation of our house and constructing a kitchen, a toilet and a conservatory at the rear elevation of our house. Also planning for retention of small 11.5m2 store at the rear garden of our house

  Retention · Cork County Council, 12/5020

• 11 Apr 2012Conditional

  Retention of dwellinghouse as built and adjoining granny flat

  Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4702

• 28 Nov 2011Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, site entrance, treatment unit with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6501

• 26 May 2011Refused

  Construction of storey and a half style dwellinghouse, waste water treatment system with ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5139

• 29 Mar 2011Conditional

  Construction of a porch to the northern entrance and single storey sunroom to the southern elevation of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4626

The 25 most recent of 53 applications.

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 Monard.

Recorded monuments

• CO063-052 Mill - spade mill
  Description

  Succession of four self-contained water-powered spade, shovel and general iron mills on impounded and canalised section of Blarney river in Monard Glen. Established by Beale family c. 1790, closed 1960. Substantial remains of machinery and plant, mostly in situ. Upper mill pond to N straddled by railway viaduct (CO063-097----); substantial stone-built weir at S end with rock-cut foundation. Upper range of buildings, including O'Hara's mill, built on rock-cut platform on E side of upper mill pond. O'Hara's is an L-shaped forge hammer mill (13.77m N-S; 13.33m E-W); one-storey with attic; gable ended. Wheel-pit along N elevation housed two waterwheels. Water delivered to mill via cast-iron pipes to wooden cistern which powered both wheels. Western wheel survives as overshot cast-iron waterwheel (diam. 3.19m) with wooden elbow buckets, fed from cistern via cast iron pipe; the wheel actuated a furnace bellows within mill. Eastern wheel was a wooden pitchback waterwheel fed from cistern via shuttle, of which only cast iron axle survives; wheel actuated tail helve trip hammer via cam, also a grindstone via bevel gearing. Water exits from wheelpit via culvert. One-storey smithy attached to S with 2-storey dwellings (originally 1-storey) adjoining smithy to S. Middle Forge Hammer Mill to SSW of upper mill, on E bank of second millpond fed from spillage from upper weir and discharge from upper mill. One-storey mill building built into slope; L-shaped (18.34m E-W; 7.82mN-S); brick arches to opes. One of two chimneys on W gable survives. Wheel-pit along N elevation housed two water wheels; another wheelpit within. Extended to N, enclosing wheelpit, by cutlery finishing structure built in 1930s. Water delivered to mill via cast iron pipe feeds main feeder cistern suspended over wheelpit. This in turn feeds two large cisterns each positioned directly over a wheel; eastern one feeds pitchback waterwheel via shuttle as well as overshot waterwheel within mill via subsidiary pipe. Large sections of wooden pitchback waterwheels, which had over 30 wooden elbow buckets, survive 'in situ' (diam. over 4m). Both actuated trip hammers within mill of which one to E survives. Western wheel powered mechanical guillotine within mill and machinery of cutlery shop to N. Internal overshot waterwheel (diam. 3.19m) actuated forge bellows; set in specially constructed wheelpit tank along E gable; tail race discharged through culvert to S. Surviving trip hammer to E has large wooden hammerbeam complete with its cast iron hammer head; remains of base of second trip hammer immediately to W. Mechanism of guillotine surviving; cast iron bellows fan to S. To E of mill are range of three small finishing workshops. Adjoining these to W are three 18th century, 2-storey workers dwellings; still occupied. Another two similar 18th century cottages c. 40m to S. 'Iron Mills' shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map also in this area; no visible surface trace. Outfall from middle mill discharged into canalised stream which feeds large lower mill pond to S for Logwood and Coolowen Spade and Shovel Mills. Logwood mill is on E side of millpond, originally used for crushing woodchip for Logwood dye; in mid 19th century converted into spade and shovel making mill. Rectangular (13.84m N-S; 8.5m E-W) 1-storey gable-ended building; two wooden finishing sheds to N; wooden store to S; mill pond flowed against W wall. Water delivered to mill by splayed channel to wooden launder which runs into mill high up on wall; feeding via a shuttle a large wooden pitchback water wheel of clasp arm construction (diam. 4.2m); this wheel actuated trip hammer, rotary grindstone in NE corner and hearth bellows in SW corner; also transmitted power to finishing shop to N where sanding machines and punches were operated. In 1950 diesel engine (now removed) installed in mill and used waterwheel as giant fly wheel to transmit power. Coolowen Forge Hammer Mill is on W side of lower mill pond with foot bridge across. Two-storey gable-ended rectangular building (10.87m E-W; 7.3m N-S); built on rock cut platform and against rock face to W, N and E. Wheel-pit within in NE corner, second wheelpit along external E gable. Water delivered to mill by splayed channel feeding angled wooden launder delivering water via shuttle onto internal breastshot waterwheel of clasparm construction (diam. 4.16m), with 30 elbow buckets. This wheel actuated trip hammer and grindstone (now gone) along with manually operated trip hammer; remains of manually operated guillotine also 'in situ'. Second launder, leading off main internal launder, carried on iron brackets along N wall of mill and provides water for cast iron overshot waterwheel on E gable. Overshot wheel actuated forge bellows for interior smithy hearth, along S wall of building. Tail race of internal wheel-pit leads out to external wheel race, leading to stone-lined channel. O'Hara's and Middle Forge Mill present on 1842 OS 6-inch maps; latter two mills appear to be later. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO063-053 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture on S-facing slope. Raised circular area (42m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by scarp (H 3.9m) SE->NW; overgrowth NW->NE. Shallow external fosse SW->NE. Interior level, raised to S to compensate for slope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO063-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 38.5m) defined by earthen bank (H 2.65m) SSW->NNW, with shallow fosse; short low rise to S and NE may mark line of levelled bank. Laneway to E curves as if to respect site. Stone-faced earthen field fence running E-W, and curving slightly, defines area to N. Gap worn in bank to NNW. Low ridge crosses interior on N-S axis. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO063-097 Railway bridge
  Description

  Straddling steep glen and upper millpond of Blarney river at Monard. Substantial stone railway viaduct, cut stone with prominent voussoirs; seven arches, with piers decreasing in height up side of valley. Built for Great Southern and Western Railway by William Dargan in 1849 (Creedon 1985, 6). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO063-116 Fulacht fia
  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.

• CO063-117 Standing stone
  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.

• CO063-118 Standing stone
  Description

  Recorded by Mary Sleeman, Archaeologist with Cork County Council, on 12th October 2011. She describes it as 'Upright slab of red sandstone, leaning slightly to W; H 1.18m; Wth 0.56m; T 0.15m; long axis NE-SW.'

Architectural heritage

• Weir, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Dressed limestone weir, built c. 1790, on Blarney River.

• Worker's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey former mill worker's house, built c. 1790, having recent two-bay single-storey extension to north gable. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with concrete sills and some recent one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and some recent timber casement windows. Square-headed opening with recent timber half-glazed door. Rendered square-profile pier and plinth wall to front (west) boundary.

• Worker's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey former mill worker's house, built c. 1790, now in use as house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and terracotta ridge tiles. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with concrete sills and three-over-six pane timber casement windows to first floor, double-leaf single-pane timber casement windows to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled half-glazed door. Rendered square-profile pier and plinth wall to front (west) boundary.

• Worker's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey former mill worker's house, built c. 1790, having lean-to outbuilding attached to south gable. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and six-pane timber casement windows with fixed overlights to first floor and double-leaf six-pane timber casement windows with four-pane overlights to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door.

• Worker's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former mill worker's house, built c. 1790, having half-glazed lean-to conservatory to front (south-west) elevation, and single-storey two-bay outbuilding to north-west gable. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor. Square-headed door openings with timber panelled half-glazed door. Conservatory having timber-framed glazed panels with pointed-arch lights with Y-tracery and coloured glass. Square-profile piers with double-leaf wrought-iron pedestrian gates to site.

• Worker's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey former pair of attached mill workers' houses, built c. 1790, having recent lean-to half-glazed conservatory to front (south-west) elevation, two-storey flat-roofed extension to rear (north-east) elevation. Now in use as single house. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with timber casement windows to south-east end of front elevation, and timber sliding sash windows to north-west end of front elevation, six-over-six over door, others being tripartite, six-over-six flanked by two-over-two. Square-headed door opening with timber battened half-glazed door approached by flight of concrete steps.

• Weir, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Dressed stone stepped weir, built c. 1800, on Blarney River.

• Bridge, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch rusticated limestone railway bridge, built c. 1850, carrying Cork-Dublin railroad over road. Rock-faced rusticated walls, parapet walls and piers. Cut stone string courses. Segmental arch with ashlar soffit, cut limestone impost course and rock-faced rusticated voussoirs.

• Bridge, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arched rusticated limestone railway bridge having elliptical arch, built 1849, carrying road over Cork-Dublin railroad. Rock-faced rusticated walls and piers. Cut stone string courses and copings to parapet walls. Segmental arch with ashlar soffit.

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 Monard.

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.

• Monard, Rathpeacon5 sales

Name

Monard · An Mhóin Ard

Area

3,249,753 m² (324.98 ha, 803.03 acres)

Civil parish

Whitechurch, and its townlands

Barony

Cork

Electoral division

Whitechurch, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Whitechurch electoral division: 2,050 people in 646 households; 89% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clogheenmilcon, Coolowen, Kilcronan, Killeendaniel, Rahanisky, Rathpeacon

Placenames

Monard 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.