# Monavanshere, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore (Macroom Ra), barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish Móin an Mhainséir. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 720,944 m² (72.09 ha, 178.15 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,841 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 15 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Donaghmore (Macroom Ra), https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/donaghmore-macroom-ra.md - Barony: Muskerry East - Electoral division: Gowlane, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,326 people lived in 436 households in the Gowlane electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/11397 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 44458 - Centre: latitude 51.967829, longitude -8.700188 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monavanshere, from 932 m² to 384,709 m² (38.47 ha, 95.06 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2323313: 384,709 m² (38.47 ha, 95.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323313.md - Parcel 2323316: 176,714 m² (17.67 ha, 43.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323316.md - Parcel 3167122: 71,578 m² (7.16 ha, 17.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3167122.md - Parcel 5542476: 52,025 m² (5.2 ha, 12.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5542476.md - Parcel 2323314: 6,047 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323314.md - Parcel 2160925: 5,188 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160925.md - Parcel 2323317: 4,151 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323317.md - Parcel 2160926: 4,009 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160926.md - Parcel 2160929: 3,672 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160929.md - Parcel 5923073: 2,941 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5923073.md - Parcel 3166976: 2,765 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3166976.md - Parcel 2323315: 2,247 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2323315.md - Parcel 2160930: 1,817 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160930.md - Parcel 2160927: 1,561 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160927.md - Parcel 2160928: 1,244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160928.md - Parcel 2160924: 932 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2160924.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Monavanshere in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 15 applications, newest first. - 2 Jul 2025, Cork County Council 25/5303: Conditional permission. Permission. Permission for re-location of new vehicular entrance for dwelling previously permitted under Planning Reg. 23/6101 and alteration to site boundary to facilitate same including all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/5303 - 5 Jun 2025, Cork County Council 25/5090: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for the following works: 1) Alternative entrance location to position granted under Pl.Reg.No. 23/6101 to facilitate: a) Safe access of dwelling occupants accessing the public road at a level gradient. b) Improvement & reconfiguration works to existing on site land drains/storm water arrangements to facilitate storm water run off from adjoining dwelling/public road and existing dwelling currently under construction, driveway and proposed entrance. 2) All associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/5090 - 17 Oct 2023, Cork County Council 23/6101: Conditional. Permission. The construction of a dwelling house, garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system and all associated works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/6101 - 29 Sept 2023, Cork County Council 23/5965: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a new dwelling house served by mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5965 - 29 Sept 2023, Cork County Council 23/5963: Conditional. Retention. Permission to retain dwelling house and domestic garage as constructed and all associated site works within revised boundaries.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=23/5963 - 12 Nov 2021, Cork County Council 21/7062: Conditional. Permission. To construct a new dwelling house, carport and domestic garage.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/7062 - 28 Feb 2020, Cork County Council 20/4426: Conditional. Permission. (A) construction of first floor extension over part of existing dwelling house, (B) retention of ground floor extension at rear of existing dwelling house and (C) retention of detached domestic garage.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=20/4426 - 31 May 2019, Cork County Council 19/5451: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a dwellinghouse, waste water treatment system and all associated works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/5451 - 15 May 2018, Cork County Council 18/5231: Conditional. Permission. To construct new two storey dwelling house, new domestic garage, new site entrance and driveway, new bored well and to install new wastewater treatment plant to serve development and all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/5231 - 17 Jan 2018, Cork County Council 18/4110: Conditional. Permission. Construction of new dwellinghouse, domestic garage, new entrance together with all other ancillary site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/4110 - 29 Mar 2017, Cork County Council 17/4738: Refused. Permission. Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage and new entrance together with all other ancillary site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/4738 - 24 Mar 2016, Cork County Council 16/4673: Conditional. Permission. Construction of 2 new fire escape dormer windows in lieu of permitted roof-lights to dwelling house under construction which was permitted under planning ref no. 15/4806. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/4673 - 21 Apr 2015, Cork County Council 15/4806: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of existing dwelling and permission to construct a two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=15/4806 - 22 Apr 2014, Cork County Council 14/4805: Refused. Permission. To construct a two storey dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/4805 - 27 Jun 2007, Cork County Council 07/9031: Conditional. Permission. Construction of slatted cattle shed, milking parlour and dairy washings tank. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/9031 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Monavanshere. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO061-069001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO061-069001-. In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam c. 80m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; replaced by subrectangular field (c. 80m NNE-SSW; c. 70m ESE-WSW) on 1903 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace; surrounding field fences removed. According to Hartnett (1939, 206), original rampart traceable outside of subrectangular field fences showed that fort was 'oval in plan, 300 feet N-S and 280 feet E-W'. Possible souterrain (CO061-069002-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO061-069002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO061-069002-. In SW quadrant of possible rimgfort (CO061-069001-). No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 - CO061-070: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO061-070----. In pasture. Circular area (diam. 34m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.2m). Bank heavily overgrown with furze bushes; interior clear. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Monavanshere. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Monavanshere, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Monavanshere. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/monavanshere.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/monavanshere.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/monavanshere.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Monavanshere with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballyhennessy: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyhennessy.md - Bunkilla: https://everytownland.com/cork/bunkilla.md - Kilclogh: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilclogh-43334.md - Scarteen: https://everytownland.com/cork/scarteen-44956.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/monavanshere - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/monavanshere