Moskeagh
Moskeagh is a townland in the civil parish of Templemartin, barony of Kinalmeaky, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Magh Sciach.
- Area
- 262.8 ha
- 649 acres
- Land parcels
- 56
- registered freehold, median 4,887 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 45
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moskeagh, from 154 m² to 349,329 m² (34.93 ha, 86.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Moskeagh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
3 May 2024Conditional
Permission for installation of new septic tank and percolation area and alterations to permitted site boundaries previously granted under planning ref. 21/6371 together with all other site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4794
15 Mar 2022Withdrawn
(A) Construction of a dwelling house, a garage for domestic purpose and the installation of a domestic water treatment system. (B) Construction of a new vehicular entrance. (C) Construction of an agricultural storage building and to carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4572
27 Aug 2021Conditional
To construct a dwelling-house, domestic garage, on-site waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6371
14 Dec 2020Conditional
Construction of a dwelling house, a garage for domestic purpose, installation of a domestic water treatment system, construction of a new vehicular entrance and to carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6821
24 Jul 2018Conditional
Construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site sewerage treatment system and all associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5946
17 May 2018Conditional
Construction of a two-storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, on-site sewage treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5259
11 Jan 2018Conditional
Retention of domestic garage as constructed (change of plan from that permitted under Planning Reg. No. 09/7584)
Retention · Cork County Council, 18/4042
18 Dec 2017Incompleted application
Retention of alterations to domestic garage granted under Planning Reg. No. 09/7359
Retention · Cork County Council, 17/7311
21 Dec 2016Conditional
Retention of: a) dwelling as constructed (mirror image & elevational changes to that previously granted under Pl. Reg. No. S/99/6977 & b) altered site boundaries.
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/7244
3 Nov 2016Conditional
(a) Construction of an agricultural cubicle shed with underground slatted slurry storage tanks, (b) construction of a silage pit, (c) construction of a dungstead, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6750
6 Jul 2016Conditional
(A) Construction of agricultural building to include milking parlour, diary, electrical & plant room, waiting yard and a calf rearing facilities. (B) Construction of underground parlour washing tank. (C) Erection of meal bin and water storage tank. (D) Retention of silage pit along with all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5684
9 Nov 2009Conditional
Dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7584
19 Oct 2009Incompleted application
Dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7359
24 Jul 2009Conditional
Dwelling house & wastewater treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6461
22 May 2009Refused
Dwellinghouse & wastewater treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5676
7 Oct 2008Conditional
6kW Wind turbine (mast height 15m)
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9184
3 Aug 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 07/10100
28 Jun 2007Conditional
Construction of slatted cattle unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9109
26 Mar 2007Application finalised
Construction of slatted house for housing livestock and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6429
29 Jan 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4556
11 Dec 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13133
11 Dec 2006Refused
Dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13132
20 Oct 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11638
13 Oct 2006Conditional
Dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11434
28 Aug 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/10093
The 25 most recent of 45 applications.
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 Moskeagh.
Recorded monuments
- CO084-077 Ringfort - rath
Description
Originally circular area (diam. c. 45m); earthen bank survives to W, incorporated into field fence system, with silted-up external fosse. 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
- CO084-078001 Enclosure
Description
In pasture on SW-facing slope. Enclosure around standing stone (CO084-078002-) shown on 1st ed. O.S. map. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO084-078002 Standing stone
Description
In pasture on SW-facing slope. Ó Ríordáin (1931, 59) notes this stone as standing (H 6 ft 6 inches; 26 inches wide; 24 inches thick). Stone removed c. 1965. Circle of hachures (CO084-078001-) surround stone on OS 6-inch map (1842); no visible surface trace. 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
- CO084-079 Standing stone
Description
In pasture on SW-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Ó Ríordáin (1931, 59) refers to it as 'a large boulder'. 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
- CO084-080 Fulacht fia
Description
Grass-covered spread of burnt material in level pasture. Stream to W. 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
- CO096-007001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Oval area (c. 32m N-S; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.1m); external fosse (D 0.9m). Souterrain (CO096-00702-) in interior. 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
- CO096-007002 Souterrain
Description
Local report of souterrain in ringfort (CO096-00701-). No vivible surface trace. 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
- CO096-110 Ringfort - rath
Description
In lush pasture, on a SSW-facing slope, above a short steeper fall of ground. Indicated as a circular 'Danes Fort' on a 1775 map (no. 26) by B. Scalé (private collection). It is not visible at ground level. A field boundary, with a deep ditch along the E side, would appear to run roughly N-S though the centre of the levelled rath. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO096-111 Ringfort - rath
Description
In level ground in gently undulating pasture; the land slopes down to the N beyond the rath. Indicated as a circular 'Danes Fort' on a 1775 map (no. 26) by B. Scalé (private collection). A roughly circular area (diam. c. 33m N-S; c. 25m E-W) defined by a low grass-covered rise. A shallow depression outside the low rise appears to indicate the former presence of a fosse along the E and W sectors. A field boundary running roughly NE-SW to the SE-S of the rath curves to respect it. The rath is locally known as the 'fairy fort' and the field in which it stands is known as the 'Kill field'. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Moskeagh.
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 Moskeagh, about 1 in 5 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 Moskeagh.
- 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 Moskeagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Moskeagh · Magh Sciach
- Area
- 2,627,883 m² (262.79 ha, 649.36 acres)
- Civil parish
- Templemartin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinalmeaky
- Electoral division
- Templemartin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 836 people lived in 262 households in the Templemartin electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Garranes, Kilbarry, Kilbrenan, Scarriff, Scartnamuck, Shanacloyne
- Placenames
- Moskeagh 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.