Rahalisk
Townland in the civil parish of Macroom, barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork; in Irish Ráth an Loisc
- Area
- 434.7 ha
- 1,074 acres
- Land parcels
- 65
- registered freehold, median 6,993 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 24
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
65 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rahalisk, from 28 m² to 363,617 m² (36.36 ha, 89.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Rahalisk 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
28 Apr 2026Grant with conditions
Full Planning Permission for the upgrading of existing wastewater treatment system to include new raised percolation area together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1084
17 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for the demolition of existing dwelling house, permission for the construction of new 2-storey dwelling house in lieu thereof (change in plan to that permitted under planning ref. no. 22/5362), together with all other ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5940
14 Jun 2022Conditional permission
Permission for demolition of existing bathroom and outbuilding to rear of existing dwelling house and construction of new 2-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, new waste water treatment system and all other ancillary siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5362
5 Oct 2021Conditional
The following works to existing agricultural barn, 1) convert barn to residential dwelling at ground floor and partial first floor, 2) indoor storage area, 3) outdoor covered area, 4) external façade alterations to suit residential dwelling, 5) new sewerage system, 6) improvement works to existing site entrance and 7) all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6700
21 Dec 2020Conditional
Permission for new two storey dwelling, sewerage system and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6924
19 Nov 2019Conditional
The demolition of out building and the single storey annex to the rear (north-west) and side (south-west) of an existing dwelling and for a) the construction of a two storey extension to the rear (north-west) and side (south-west) of the dwelling house b) removal of the existing roof and construction of a new roof at a higher level c) various elevational changes to the existing dwelling d) decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of a secondary waste water treatment unit and polishing filter and all ancillary and necessary site works to complete the development.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6751
28 Aug 2019Conditional
Construct a dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, on site sewerage treatment and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6137
16 Jun 2016Incompleted application
Retention of a timber shed and permitted for the construction of calf house, extension to existing milking parlour, slatted slurry tank and demolition of a machinery shed with ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5484
20 May 2015Conditional
Construction of a permanent entrance to allow vehicular access to forestry lands
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5056
7 May 2015Incompleted application
Construction of a permanent entrance to allow vehicular access to forestry lands
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4947
8 Apr 2015Incompleted application
Construction of permanent entrance adjoining forestry lands to the public road to allow vehicular access to lands
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4685
23 Jun 2010Conditional
Dwelling house, domestic garage & proprietary treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5540
22 Jul 2009Conditional
Construction of farm machinery shed and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6428
27 May 2009Incompleted application
Farm machinery shed with ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5737
11 Feb 2009Conditional
Boarding kennel building (with 22 separate kennel units), administration building with office, grooming room, store, and isolation pen, effluent collection tank, car parking area, new entrance to site and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4409
22 Dec 2006Conditional
Demolish farm buildings, construction of slatted feeding shed with underground tank and cattle shed with effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13820
2 Nov 2006Conditional
Demolition of cubicle shed and construction of cubicle shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11957
7 Sept 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10389
25 Aug 2006Conditional
Bungalow
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/10049
12 Jul 2006Incompleted application
Bungalow
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/8799
6 Apr 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/6155
6 Mar 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5313
26 Jan 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/4341
24 Jan 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/255
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
- Special Protection Area: Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA 004162
Recorded monuments
- CO049-066 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Description
On a gently sloping terrace on a S-facing slope in the foothills of the Boggeragh Mountains overlooking the valley of the Awboy River to the W and S. The remains consist of a gallery (L c. 4m; Wth 1.3m at W, 1.4m at centre and narrowing sharply at E to 0.5m), aligned NW-SE, represented by five sidestones to N and four to S; no backstone is visible. Two outer-wall stones stand to the N and S of the gallery. The S section of the gallery is covered by a roofstone (2.4m x 2m; T 0.2-0.25m) and a second displaced roofstone (2.05m x 0.9m; T 0.25m) lies at an angle at the W end of the gallery which is partly blocked with fill. Traces of a mound to the N, W and S appear to be the result of field clearance. Another wedge tomb (CO049-067----) is located 300m to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO060-001 Fulacht fia
Description
In marshy ground, beside well. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 11.8m; Wth 12.9m; H 0.65m); opening (Wth 4.9m) faces NNE. Two small low mounds of burnt material lie immediately opposite the opening. 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
- CO060-002 Bridge
Description
Road bridge (Wth 7.5m) over Awboy River. Three segmental arches, roughly dressed voussoirs; low pointed breakwaters. String course over arches. Plaque over central arch reads 'Foundation stone......Paul Horgan Esq. A.D. 1831. Designed by N.M. Fitzgerald'. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rahalisk.
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
- 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 Rahalisk.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Rahalisk with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Rahalisk · Ráth an Loisc
- Area
- 4,346,595 m² (434.66 ha, 1,074.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Macroom, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry West
- Electoral division
- Rahalisk, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rahalisk electoral division: 615 people in 214 households; 86% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bawnmore, Carrigthomas, Coolacoosane, Knocknagappul, Maulnahorna, Moanflugh
- Placenames
- Rahalisk 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.