Nohaval Lower

32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Nohaval Lower, from 676 m² to 498,305 m² (49.83 ha, 123.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Nohaval Lower 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.

• 7 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission to construct a new dwelling house and domestic garage served by mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2087

• 8 Mar 2023Withdrawn

  Permission to (a) demolish part of existing dwelling house (front porch and rear extension), (b) permission to construct an extension to existing dwelling house, (c) relocate existing entrance and (d) decommission existing septic and install new mechanical aeration unit and sand polishing.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4407

• 3 Feb 2023Incompleted application

  Planning permission to (a) construct an extension to existing dwelling house, (b) decommission existing septic tank and install new mechanical aeration unit and sand polishing filter.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4165

• 13 May 2011Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5023

• 11 Feb 2009Conditional

  Two-storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, treatment unit, raised sand polishing filter unit and associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4411

• 22 Jan 2007Conditional

  Construction of slatted house with underground tank and conversion of silage slab to cubicle house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4321

• 9 Oct 2006Conditional

  Slatted house with easy feed system, silage base, conversion of barn to cubicle house and conversion of covered silage pit to calving house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11280

• 18 Sept 2006Incompleted application

  Construction of slatted house with easy feed system, silage base, conversion of barn to cow cubicles and conversion of silage pit to calving house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10694

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

Recorded monuments

• CO038-001001 Round tower
  Description

  On S-facing slope, above sharp fall in ground to S, within possible early ecclesiastical site (13905). Described by Smith (1750, vol. 1, 294) as 'stump of a round tower'. OS archives for 1844 (Walsh 1987a, 145) describe 'semi-circular foundation about 2 feet above the general surface of the ground'; solid line of foundations extends on sketch plan SE->NW, rest of circle (diam. c. 7.5m) marked by broken line (ibid.). No visible surface trace of tower remains. (Barrow 1979, 211) 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

• CO038-001002 Graveyard
  Description

  On E side of road, within early ecclesiastical site (13905). Rectangular graveyard (c. 95m E-W; c. 35m N-S); once contained parish church of Nohavaldaly (14447). The 1842 OS 6-inch map shows graveyard confined to E half of present area, but 1904 OS 6-inch map shows it extended W to meet road; map also shows extension of graveyard to N, this was defined by area with 'its surface being more irregular than any other portion of the same field' (Walsh 1987a, 145). Rounds were paid in the graveyard on 11th-12th December, taking in three priest's graves and tomb, said to incorporate altar-stone of early church; rounds moved on to holy well (14028) c. 1 mile to N, on 13th December, St Finian's day (Bowman 1934, 664). Site of round tower (13907) c. 55m to 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

• CO038-001003 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (14612). No visible surface trace of church; shown as rectangular structure (c. 18.5m E-W; c. 7m N-S), 'in ruins', on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Sketch in OS archives, made in 1844 (Walsh 1987a, 145), shows gap, presumably doorway, towards W end of S wall, large gap at E end, and notes 'interior occupied by several graves'. O'Flanagan (1844, 166) described 'a low ruin...all traces of the doors and windows have been destroyed'. According to Smith (1750, vol. 1, 294) dedicated to St Finian. 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

• CO038-001004 Souterrain
  Description

  Bowman (1934, 663) recorded an underground chamber under site of round tower (CO038-00101-) in field called 'Pairc a Teampaill...the size of the chamber is about 7 feet long 4 feet wide and 5 feet high. The sides are lined with dry stone work. The top is covered with large stone slabs'. No visible surface trace. Within possible early ecclesiastical site (CO038-00105-). 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

• CO038-001005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  On S-facing slope, overlooking River Blackwater to W. Round tower (13907) on high ground towards N end of site; graveyard and site of church (14612) c. 55m to S; possible souterrain (13425) under site of round tower. No clear evidence for enclosing element evident, although line of road to NW and SW may indicate curve of enclosure. Sketch from OS archives for 1844 (Walsh 1987a, 144-5) depicts 'site of old church yard walls'. N-S wall connects NW corner of church with round tower and forms W side of rectangular enclosure (c. 17.5m N-S; c. 37.5m E-W), on N side of graveyard (ibid.). Interior of rectangular enclosure described as 'being more irregular than any other portion to the same field' (ibid.). O'Flanagan (1844, 166) noted walls of a structure traceable outside graveyard, apparently a dwelling 'of the castellated kind', said to be standing to a considerable height c. 1800. Pair of large quern stones (diam. 2ft 6in) found 'many years ago' in field adjoining and to SW of graveyard, a wooden bowl (diam. 16in, D 5in) was found in bog to SW of church site (Bowman 1934, 664). 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

• CO038-158 Bridge
  Description

  Road bridge (Wth 6.5m; long axis NE-SW) over River Blackwater, on county boundary with Kerry. Three semicircular arches (span c. 6.7m) with arch to E slightly lower than rest; rough voussoirs. Pointed cutwaters, upstream cutwater to NE replaced by concrete. Drain holes at base of parapet wall, concrete coping. Bridge of late-18th/19th-century appearance. 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

• Nohoval Bridge, bridge, 1790–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch road bridge over River Blackwater, built c. 1810. Coursed rubble stone walls having render copings. Tooled stone voussoirs to segmental arches, with V-cutwaters, rendered to upstream.

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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Nohaval Lower.

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.

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

Name

Nohaval Lower · Nuachabháil Íochtarach

Area

1,670,012 m² (167 ha, 412.67 acres)

Civil parish

Nohavaldaly, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Knocknagree, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knocknagree electoral division: 610 people in 257 households; 84% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloonts (Co. Kerry), Lissyconnor (Co. Kerry), Nohaval Upper, Nohavaldaly

Placenames

Nohaval Lower 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.