Rathfilode
Rathfilode is a townland in the civil parish of Kilquane (Cork Ra), barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Ráth an Mhíolóidigh.
- Area
- 121.5 ha
- 300 acres
- Land parcels
- 42
- registered freehold, median 3,705 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathfilode, from 191 m² to 209,597 m² (20.96 ha, 51.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 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 Rathfilode 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
13 Jun 2024Conditional
The development consists of (1) Permission for retention of demolition of derelict dwelling house, (2) Permission for retention of log cabin style dwelling house, (3) Permission for retention of detached domestic storage shed, (4) Permission to make minor elevational changes to existing log cabin style dwelling house, (5) Permission to construct a single storey extension to south of existing log cabin style dwelling house using conventional construction methods and (6) Permission to decommission existing septic tank and install new wastewater treatment system.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5102
31 Jul 2020Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwelling house, installation of a domestic septic tank system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5646
9 Jun 2020Conditional
Construct a dwelling house and detached domestic garage along with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5156
21 Jan 2020Refused
Construction of dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4064
11 Dec 2018Conditional
The construction of a dwellinghouse, detached domestic use garage and new vehicular access to the site from the public road - Change of house and garage designs from that granted under 09/05318 & subsequent extension of time granted under 14/04435 - & all other associated site works including the installation of a waste water treatment system.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7264
12 Nov 2018Incompleted application
Construction of a dwellinghouse, detached domestic use garage and new vehicular access to the site from the public road (Change of house and garage designs from that granted under 09/5318 and subsequent extension of time granted under 14/4435) and all other associated site works including the installation of a waste water treatment system.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6979
24 Aug 2016Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwelling house, garage, new vehicular entrance and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6129
4 Jul 2016Conditional
Construction of dwellin house and detached domestic garage along with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5654
29 Mar 2016Conditional
Retention of conversion to attic of existing dwellinghouse for living purposes including 2 no. roof lights to the rear of existing dwellinghouse and for retention of detached domestic garage
Retention · Cork County Council, 16/4695
4 Mar 2014Unconditional
Two-storey dwelling house and detached domestic garage with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 09/5318
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/4435
5 Oct 2012Unconditional
Dwellinghouse, extension of duration to permission granted under planning reg 07/4289
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/6112
6 Nov 2009Conditional
Single storey side extension to dwelling and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7573
8 Oct 2009Incompleted application
Retention of single storey side extension to dwelling and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7276
28 Apr 2009Conditional
Two-storey dwelling house & detached domestic garage with all associated site development works including the installation of a waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5318
15 Dec 2008Conditional
Two-storey dwellinghouse, single storey detached domestic garage & all associated site development works including the installation of wastewater treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10131
13 May 2008Withdrawn
Retention of single storey extension to dwellinghouse and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6665
17 Apr 2008Incompleted application
Extension to dwelling and detached garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6143
21 Dec 2007Conditional
Dwelling and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13407
9 Oct 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11528
24 Sept 2007Conditional
Sunroom extension to dwelling and construction of domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11187
15 Aug 2007Conditional
Alterations and one and half storey extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10294
27 Mar 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/6482
19 Jan 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4289
20 Jun 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8217
25 Jul 2005Conditional
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5311
The 25 most recent of 27 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 Rathfilode.
Recorded monuments
- CO053-055 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, on W-facing slope. Shown as circular enclosure on 1935 OS 6-inch map (diam. c. 30m); gap in bank to N. Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO053-056 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as roughly circular enclosure (c. 30m N-S; 25m E-W). Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO064-017 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, below crest of ridge, on E-facing slope. Circular area (30.6m N-S; 29.4m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.1m). Breaks in bank to N and ESE. Interior appears to be lower than surrounding field. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO064-018 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m). Levelled; no visible surface trace. Ringfort (CO064-017---) c. 220m to NNE; circular enclosure (CO064-022---) c. 180m to SSE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO064-019 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop natural knoll. Circular area (36m E-W; 35m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 4m). External face of bank to NW terraced; gap to NE; entrance to ESE, with N side defined by single line of stones. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO064-020 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as enclosure truncated on NE side by NW-SE road (c. 40m NW-SE). Levelled; no visible surface trace. Field fence to SE respects line of enclosure. Ringfort (CO064-019---) in same field c. 140m to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO064-021001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope, short distance W of S-flowing stream. Circular area (50.6m N-S; 49m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1m), with external fosse (D 0.4m) to NW. Entrance to SSW. Interior raised on SE side to compensate for hillslope; souterrain (CO064-02102-) in NW quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO064-021002 Souterrain
Description
Marked as being in NW quadrant of ringfort (CO064-021001-). Upright stone and slab set in slight depression noted in this area; probing to a depth of 1m suggested underlying presence of stone-lined chamber. Large slab on surface 7.5m to ENE may also be connected with souterrain. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 Rathfilode.
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
- The EPA radon map did not answer.
- 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 Rathfilode.
- 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 Rathfilode with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Rathfilode · Ráth an Mhíolóidigh
- Area
- 1,215,223 m² (121.52 ha, 300.29 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilquane (Cork Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Knockraha, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,767 people lived in 539 households in the Knockraha electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 57% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Barnetstown, Coolguerisk, Mitchellsfort, Monaneague, Shanballyreagh, Trantstown
- Placenames
- Rathfilode 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.