Rathmorgan

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathmorgan, from 1,513 m² to 294,748 m² (29.47 ha, 72.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Sept 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission for carpark extension and alterations to Charleville Train Station in Rathmorgan, Charleville, Co. Cork. To include the following; revisions to existing car parking layout at North end with provision of a new bus set down area, pedestrian shelter, cover bicycle stand and relocation of ticket machine, extension to car parking to the South, additional public lighting, blockwork walls/palisade fencing, relocation of weighbridge and revisions/provision of vehicular access gates within the site. The proposed development works will involve the demolition of an industrial structure (390m.sq) attached to a Protected Building Ref RPS 01033 to facilitate the development, and demolition of a second industrial detached structure (161m.sq) to the South of the site and all associated site works. Material alterations and maintenance will be required to the Protected Structure as part of the demolition of the attached structure and repair to the building.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2453

• 31 Aug 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for carpark extension and alterations at Charleville Train Station in Rathmorgan, Charleville, Co.Cork. To include the following; revisions to existing car parking layout at the North end with provision of a new bus set down area, pedestrian shelter, covered bicycle stand and relocation of ticket machine, extension of car parking to the South, additional public lighting, blockwork walls/palisade fencing, relocation of weighbridge and revisions/provisions of vehicular access gates within the site. The proposed development works will involve the demolition of an industrial structure (390m.sq) attached to Protected Building REF RPS 01033 to facilitate the development, and demolition of a second industrial detached structure (161m.sq) to the south of the site and all associated site works. Material alterations and maintenance will be required to the protected structure as part of the demolition of the attached structure and repair to the building.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2276

• 2 Mar 2016Conditional

  Construct a garage for domestic use

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4474

• 6 Aug 2013Conditional

  Construction of a new footbridge over the Dublin-Cork railway line including associated stairs and lifts at Charleville Station which is a protected structure

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5537

• 15 Aug 2011Conditional

  Construction of two new lift shafts linking to the existing footbridge structure and all associated remedial works to the existing footbridge structure. The development consists of works to a Protected Structure.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5735

• 1 Sept 2010Refused

  Construction of a new footbridge over the Dublin-Cork railway line at Charleville Station including associated stairs, ramps and lifts. The development consists of works to a protected structure

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/6180

• 22 Jun 2010Incompleted application

  New footbridge over the Dublin-Cork railway line at Charleville Station including associated stairs, ramps and lifts

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5528

• 21 Jan 2010Conditional

  Retention of a two-storey extension to the rear of the dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4085

• 8 Jan 2010Conditional

  Extension to existing farm shed, consisting of cubicle house, milking parlour, collection yard and soiled water storage tank and retention of slatted unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4018

• 26 Mar 2007Refused

  Bungalow and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6448

• 19 Dec 2005Refused

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9439

• 29 Oct 2004Conditional

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8019

• 23 Jul 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 04/5695

• 14 Jul 2004Conditional

  Domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5398

• 23 Jan 2004Conditional

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/312

• 16 Dec 2003Conditional

  Dormer type dwelling

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/6466

• 11 Mar 2003Conditional

  Renovations and extensions to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/1034

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rathmorgan.

Recorded monuments

• CO003-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (42.7m N-S; 34.3m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.2m) with external fosse (max. D 0.5m). Shallow fosse increases in width from 4.4m to 16m on N side. Depression (D 0.7m; 21.8m N-S; 18.5m E-W) in interior; surface wet and marshy. Railway line runs N-S 40m to W of enclosure. 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

• CO003-010 Moated site
  Description

  In level pasture. Rectangular area (c. 30m NNW-SSE; c. 25m ENE-WSW) enclosed by two earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 0.4m, ext. H 1.4m to base of fosse; outer bank: int. H 1.6m to base of fosse, ext. H 0.9m) with intervening fosse; barely perceptible trace of external fosse on ENE side. Intervening fosse waterlogged. Site heavily overgrown; interior inaccessible. Bank at NW corner noticeably higher. Listed by Barry (1981, 83, no. 63). 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

• CO003-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture, to N of Awbeg River. Roughly circular area (44m E-W; 37.1m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m) with external fosse (D 1.2m). Bank overgrown with bushes; best preserved internally to W and N. Break in bank (Wth 3m) to E. Interior appears raised above level of surrounding 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

• CO003-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, just off the crest of a rise of a NW-facing slope. A circular area (36m E-W; 35m N-S) is defined by a low, grass-covered, earthen bank (Wth c. 8m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m). There is a break (Wth c. 5m) in the bank at SE. The interior is level and raised slightly on the N side to compensate for the hillslope. This possible rath was identified on an aerial photograph (ASIAP) taken in September 2002. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO003-022 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO008-059 Mill - corn
  Description

  On N side of Awbeg River. Three walls of rectangular mill (int. 12.6m NW-SE; c. 15.3m NE-SW) are all that now stands, with internal dividing wall. Wheel-pit (Wth c. 2.67m) alongside SE wall housed breastshot suspension wheel; bearing stone for axle survives in mill wall. Brick-arched ope (Wth 1.02m; H 0.92m) in mill wall where power transferred into mill; remains of door ope adjacent. Three large foundation stones for machinery within; conglomerate runner millstone on ground to S, fragment of French burr stone built into SE wall. Remains of two rectangular 1-storey buildings, on higher ground to NE, may be associated with mill. Millrace (dry) taken from river c. 500m to E. Named 'Ballyhay Mill' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. 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

• Charleville Railway Station, store/warehouse, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached double-height railway goods shed, built c. 1850, with three-bay front and five-bay rear, trackside, elevations, having lower single-storey office to north gable, latter with recent flat-roofed extension. Now in use as office. Pitched slate roof with timber shuttered eaves, timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched artificial slate roof with timber bargeboards to office. Random rubble limestone walls with tooled cut limestone quoins, front elevation having red brick impost course, with red brick relieving arches to openings. Snecked rock-faced limestone walls with tooled cut limestone quoins to addition. Camber-arched window openings to upper north gable and to east elevation, having tooled cut limestone voussoirs and surrounds, cut limestone sills and timber-framed casement windows. Square-headed loading bay door openings to front elevation, with replacement timber battened doors. Square-headed door opening to office, with tooled cut limestone voussoirs and surrounds and timber panelled door with overlight. Sited to north of station, on west side of railway line. Water tower on rectangular plan to south-east, having cast-iron water tank and snecked limestone walls, with blocked segmental-headed openings to west elevation and blocked segmental arched opening to north gable.

• Mullins's Bridge, bridge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built c. 1850, carrying road over Dublin to Cork railway line. Rock-faced coursed limestone walls with rock-faced limestone voussoirs to elliptical arch and cut limestone string course above, having cut limestone coping to parapet wall. Curving abutment walls, possibly screening flights of steps, to each side of bridge on both north and south elevations.

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 Rathmorgan, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_940 (ZIP).

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 Rathmorgan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Rathmorgan · Ráth an Mheargúnaigh

Area

2,231,385 m² (223.14 ha, 551.39 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyhay, and its townlands

Barony

Orrery and Kilmore

Electoral division

Rathluirc, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,446 people lived in 1,732 households in the Rathluirc electoral division. 56% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhay, Ballysallagh, Coarliss, Cooleen, Garryncoonagh North (Co. Limerick), Pruntus, Rathglassane

Placenames

Rathmorgan 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.