Quitrentmountain

88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Quitrentmountain, from 172 m² to 2,256,547 m² (225.65 ha, 557.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Quitrentmountain 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.

• 30 Sept 2026Awaiting admin validation

  Permission for retention of existing porto-cabin construction for use as permanent dwelling house and Planning permission for the following a) alterations to include erection of coated external cladding and alterations to existing structure, b) installation of effluent treatment system with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2542

• 22 May 2026Refused

  To construct a dwelling house and detached domestic garage, including a new entrance, wastewater treatment system, soil polishing filter, and bored well, together with the retention of an existing entrance and the temporary retention of an existing steel shed to be removed upon completion of the development and all associated site and development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1364

• 16 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for new two-storey family house; a domestic garage; new wastewater treatment and percolation area, together with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0959

• 14 Jun 2022Conditional

  Construction of an extension to gable end of existing dwelling for use as a granny flat.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5382

• 10 Oct 2019Conditional

  To erect a dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, entrance and all associated site works including wastewater treatment system, soil polishing filter and bored well.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6452

• 16 Nov 2018Conditional

  To erect a dormer style dwelling, entrance and treatment system.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7013

• 3 Aug 2018Conditional

  To construct a detached domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6060

• 24 May 2017Conditional

  Construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5287

• 15 Jul 2015Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house, detached garage, septic tank and percolation area, vehicular entrance, construction of agricultural shed comprising stables, horse walker and lunging ring, dungstead with underground effluent tank, hard standing area and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5576

• 13 May 2014Conditional

  Construction of domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4973

• 17 Apr 2014Incompleted application

  To construct a domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4775

• 19 Jun 2013Conditional

  Retention of extension to dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/5159

• 6 Feb 2012Conditional

  Permission for retention of ground floor extension onto east side and south side of dwelling and a domestic garage at the west side of dwelling and permission for the upgrade of septic tank to an effluent treatment unit and raised bed percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4170

• 18 Oct 2011Conditional

  Construction of a sunroom to the side of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6228

• 6 Oct 2010Conditional

  Construction of dormer style dwellinghouse and domestic garage

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 10/8146

• 10 Oct 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/11564

• 12 Jun 2007Conditional

  Dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8604

• 12 Jun 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/8588

• 31 May 2007Conditional

  Retention of domestic garage and installation of septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8292

• 17 Apr 2007Incompleted application

  Dwelling and garage

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/7081

• 17 Apr 2007Conditional

  Construction of sunroom extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7084

• 6 Mar 2007Conditional

  Construction of cattle shed to include slatted tank, cubicles, feed passage and calving pens, construction of open lined slurry lagoon and new roof over existing cow collection yard

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5694

• 14 Feb 2007Conditional

  Construction of slatted shed with cubicles, calf creep, dungstead, effluent tank and roof over existing open yard

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5020

• 29 Jan 2007Refused

  Landfill to deposit up to 145,000 tonnes of non-hazardous residual waste per annum comprising of 8 no. landfill cells, 2 no. weighbridges and 1 no. wheel wash, , 3.m high perimeter fence, 11 no. car parking spaces, single storey administration building, single storey weighbridge office, machinery maintenance building, storm water holding lagoon with drains, pipework, interceptors and clarifying quipment, leachate holding lagoon, 2 no. waste inspection slabs, gas flare, bunded diesel storage tank, packaged sewage treatment plant, 2 no. portable sheds, ESB substation and back up generator room, vehicular access from L1329 to west, site roads, signage, barriers, restoration, landscaping and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4572

• 22 Dec 2006Incompleted application

  Landfill to deposit upt no 145,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum comprising of 8 no. landfill cells, 2 no. weighbridges and 1 no. wheel wash, 2,500m, 3.5m high perimeter fence, 11 no. car parking spaces, single storey administration building, single storey weighbridge office, machinery maintenance building, storm water holding lagoon with drains, pipework, interceptors and clarifying quipment, leachate holding lagoon, 2 no. waste inspection slabs, gas flare, bunded diesel storage tank, packaged dewage treatment plant, 2 no. portable sheds, vehicular access from L1329 to west, site roads, signage, barriers, restoration, landscaping and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13858

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

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: Ballyhoura Mountains SAC 002036

Recorded monuments

• CO009-002 Millstone quarry
  Description

  On E side of Quitrentmountain, straddling county boundary with Limerick and looking E to Quern Hill (see 15254). Bedrock of conglomerate. Series of overgrown quarried depressions, roughly circular in shape but varying in size and depth (diam. 3m-14m; D c. 2m-3m); some still containing a partially-worked millstone. Other millstones were quarried from very shallow hollows or made from rock outcrop. Conglomerate millstones on site vary in size (diam. 0.91m-1.45m; T 0.20m-0.38m); some have central perforation (diam. c. 0.21m), bored from both sides; others have unfinished bore holes. Some millstones were removed from their quarried positions but abandoned further down mountain side. Runner quern stone and saddle quern noted in nearby farmhouse. 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

• CO009-011001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on S side of Quitrent Mountain, in field known as the 'lios field' (13148). According to local information, fulacht fiadh in SW corner of field. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO009-011002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope of Coolfree Mountain. According to local information, field called 'lios field'. No visible surface trace. Possible fulacht fiadh (CO009-01101-) in SW corner of field. 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

• CO009-012 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On W side of road, pair of similar lime kilns, cut into slope and forming W end of small rectangular field. Indicated as single lime kiln on 1842 OS 6-inch map at W end of field, on S side. Both indicated on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Slightly overgrown random-rubble walls encase earthen core (c. 13m N-S; c. 14m E-W). Front elevation (H c. 5.3m) faces E with no clear break in construction between two recesses. Southern kiln has arched recess (H 1.6m; Wth 2.32m; D 1.7m) with well-shaped voussoirs, rear of recess collapsed; infilled with material from core and funnel. Slightly barrel-shaped funnel (diam. 1.9m), stone lined with upper c. 1.5m brick lined. Northern kiln similar with stone-arched recess (H 1.58m; Wth 2.25m; D 1.8m), rear collapsed, infilled with collapsed material from core and funnel. Slightly barrel-shaped funnel (diam. 2.04m), stone-lined with upper 1.4m brick-lined. Two ledges over recesses at H 2.3m and 3.8m. Rear of kilns overgrown. 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

• CO018-006 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  On S side of Quitrentmountain. One storey rectangular mill (long axis c. 20m E-W) of random-rubble sandstone construction. Overgrown wheel-pit (Wth 1.23m; D c. 2m; long axis N-S) alongside E wall; possibly housed a low breast shot/undershot waterwheel. Present N wall originally an internal wall in a larger structure which extended further N. Wide stone-arched opes in S wall. Probably reduced to present size when converted into farm buildings in 1950s (see below). On E side of wheel-pit is high wall with lintelled ope; this is the S end of W wall of a rectangular structure (long axis N-S) indicated 'in ruins' on 1903 OS 6-inch map; fragmentary remains of N end of this structure noted during site inspection have subsequently been removed. Millrace taken from mountain stream c. 300m to NW. Two-storey Quitrentmountain House immediately to E: mid-19th-century in appearance; recently renovated. Millstone (diam. 0.95m), used as door step at rear of house, is conglomerate bedstone and may have come from nearby millstone quarry (15256). According to local information, mills owned by O'Mahony family who built the house and operated site as a corn and woollen mill, but ceased operating in 1920s. According to local information, buildings were altered by Land Commission in 1958. 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 Quitrentmountain.

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

At the centre of the townland of Quitrentmountain, about 1 in 10 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.

Terrain model

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

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.

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

Name

Quitrentmountain · Sliabh an Chúitimh

Area

4,843,702 m² (484.37 ha, 1,196.9 acres)

Civil parish

Farahy, and its townlands

Barony

Condons and Clangibbon

Electoral division

Kildorrery, the unit of the census

Census 2022

807 people lived in 295 households in the Kildorrery electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyguyroe North, Ballyshonock, Ballyvisteen, Coolavehy (Co. Limerick), Coolfree (Co. Limerick), Gortacurrig, Houndscourt (Co. Limerick), Moanmore (Co. Limerick), Springvale, Tankardstown

Placenames

Quitrentmountain 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.