# Ringabella, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tracton, barony of Kinalea, Co. Cork; in Irish Rinn an Bhile.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,985,703 m² (198.57 ha, 490.68 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,894 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 14 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tracton, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/tracton.md
- Barony: Kinalea
- Electoral division: Farranbrien, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 532 people lived in 194 households in the Farranbrien electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10987
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 44844
- Centre: latitude 51.763743, longitude -8.309742 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ringabella, from 104 m² to 431,726 m² (43.17 ha, 106.68 acres); 4 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2321423: 431,726 m² (43.17 ha, 106.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321423.md
- Parcel 2321416: 160,456 m² (16.05 ha, 39.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321416.md
- Parcel 2163043: 59,134 m² (5.91 ha, 14.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2163043.md
- Parcel 2162953: 48,863 m² (4.89 ha, 12.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162953.md
- Parcel 2163042: 38,210 m² (3.82 ha, 9.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2163042.md
- Parcel 2162950: 28,457 m² (2.85 ha, 7.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162950.md
- Parcel 2321418: 17,309 m² (1.73 ha, 4.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321418.md
- Parcel 3293483: 16,591 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3293483.md
- Parcel 2321424: 16,519 m² (1.65 ha, 4.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321424.md
- Parcel 2321417: 9,176 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321417.md
- Parcel 2163045: 8,496 m² (0.85 ha, 2.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2163045.md
- Parcel 5261332: 6,364 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5261332.md
- Parcel 2321419: 6,028 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321419.md
- Parcel 2162952: 4,191 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162952.md
- Parcel 3223736: 3,894 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3223736.md
- Parcel 2162951: 3,868 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162951.md
- Parcel 2163044: 3,421 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2163044.md
- Parcel 2162947: 2,999 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162947.md
- Parcel 2162949: 2,419 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162949.md
- Parcel 2321422: 2,201 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321422.md
- Parcel 2162948: 1,703 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162948.md
- Parcel 2162954: 1,432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162954.md
- Parcel 2321421: 771 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321421.md
- Parcel 3348033: 564 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3348033.md
- Parcel 2162946: 454 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2162946.md
- Parcel 3223734: 445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3223734.md
- Parcel 2163046: 370 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2163046.md
- Parcel 2321420: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2321420.md
- Parcel 3348029: 104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3348029.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ringabella in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

14 applications, newest first.

- 25 May 2026, Cork County Council 26/1391: Awaiting f.i. response. Permission. Permission for retention of a) the removal of a section of the roadside boundary, b) the excavation of the land to the east of the existing dwelling, c) the expansion of the yard area and removal of trees and permission to construct a detached double garage with a first floor loft storage and office area at the side of existing dwelling and for all associated site works including the erection of a new section of road boundary wall. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/1391
- 29 Apr 2026, Cork County Council 26/1096: Invalid - prepare letters. Permission for retention. Permission for Retention of:- a) The removal of a section of the roadside boundary, b) The excavation of the land to the east of the existing dwelling, c) The expansion of the yard area and removal of trees and Permission to construct a detached double garage with a first floor loft storage and office area at the side of existing dwelling and for all associated site works including the erection of a new section of road boundary wall.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/1096
- 28 Nov 2025, Cork County Council 25/6610: Invalid - case closed. Permission. Permission to construct a detached double garage with a first floor loft storage and office area at the side of existing dwelling.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/6610
- 23 Dec 2019, Cork County Council 19/7093: Conditional. Retention. (a) conversion of attic space of the dwellinghouse to ancillary living accommodation with all associated rooflights (b) conversion of garage and the first-floor visitor accommodation over to living accommodation ancillary to dwellinghouse (c) ground floor single-storey link extension between dwelling house and converted garage – together with all associated alterations and site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/7093
- 6 Sept 2019, Cork County Council 19/6201: Conditional. Permission. To construct a two storey extension to rear of existing single storey dwelling, part of which will be used for the purpose of a ‘granny flat’, to install a domestic waste water treatment system and to carry out all associated site works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/6201
- 24 Jan 2019, Cork County Council 19/4131: Conditional. Permission. 1. Retention & completion of road boundary retaining wall with pedestrian entrance. 2. Retention of vehicular entrance and road boundary wall. 3. Permission to construct a new boundary sod and stone ditch with timber gates.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=19/4131
- 12 Dec 2018, Cork County Council 18/7275: Incompleted application. Permission. 1. Retention & completion of road boundary retaining wall with pedestrian entrance 2. Retention of vehicular entrance & road boundary wall 3. Permission to construct a new road boundary Sod & Stone Ditch with timber gates.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=18/7275
- 17 Jun 2014, Cork County Council 14/5290: Conditional. Permission. Change of use from bar/restaurant to dwelling and alterations to elevations, namely: (1) demolition of existing ground floor extension and installation of 4 no. new windows to north elevation, (2) demolition of existing first floor extension and 1no. dormer window and 1no. door and 4 no. rooflights, and installation of 5 no. velux windows on the first floor eastern elevation, (3) removal of 3 no. windows and 1 no. door and installation of 2 no. windows to ground floor eastern elevation, and (4) removal of 2 no. windows and installation of 1 no. window to ground floor south elevation. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/5290
- 26 May 2010, Cork County Council 10/5298: Conditional. Permission. Installation of wastewater treatment unit and retention of dwellinghouse as constructed, vehicular entrance as constructed and alterations to site boundaries from that permitted under Pl. Reg. No. 00/7484.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/5298
- 7 Mar 2007, Cork County Council 07/5753: Refused. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=07/5753
- 29 Nov 2006, Cork County Council 06/12796: Conditional. Permission. Extensions to dwellinghouse and conversion of garage to utility room and playroom. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/12796
- 10 Nov 2006, Cork County Council 06/12157: Refused. Permission. Dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/12157
- 13 Apr 2004, Cork County Council 04/2406: Withdrawn. Outline permission. Reconstruction of dwelling. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/2406
- 1 Sept 2003, Cork County Council 03/4357: Conditional. Permission. Alterations, ground floor, first floor and second floor extension to dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=03/4357

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Cork Harbour SPA, site code 004030, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004030

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO099-053: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO099-053----. In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (53.5m N-S; 52.3m E-W) enclosed by fosse (D 2.3m) NE->W; exterior depression and low rise W->NE. Interior saucer-shaped, slightly raised to N to compensate for slope. 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
- CO099-054: Burial, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO099-054----. On cliff-edge over Ringabella strand. Human skull found by O Ríordáin (1934, 86-9). Remainder of body removed by erosion of cliff-face. Position of skull indicated probably crouched posture of body, lying E-W on itsside. No evidence of grave-construction found. Dog whelk shell broken in characteristic manner for extraction of dye, and 'some pieces of burnt clay' recovered from soil above skull. O Ríordáin concludes skull is of an 'early type' and may be burial-plate of kitchen-midden dweller. 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
- CO099-090: Mine - lead, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO099-090----. Nineteenth century mining complex on N-facing slope, S of Ringabella Bay.Three shafts placed close together cut into rock; revetting walls built at top to hold back soil. At depth of 10m entry can be gained to upper galleries; there are two lower levels of workings, one which ends as an adit on shore of Ringabella creek (pers. comm. Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould). Shaft surrounded by extensive spoil; area heavily overgrown. According to Lewis (vol. 2, 1837, 639) 'at Ringabella are very extensive works, conducted by an English company of miners, and employing upwards of 400 persons'. Ore is an argentiferous galena lead sulphide (pers. comm. Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould). 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

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Ringabella House, house, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 20909937, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20909937. Detached four-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1820. Hipped and pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Segmental-headed doorcase having timber glazed door with flanking sidelights. Outbuildings to site.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ringabella, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, 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 Ringabella.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/ringabella.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/ringabella.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/ringabella.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ringabella with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Doonavanig: https://everytownland.com/cork/doonavanig.md
- Kilbeg: https://everytownland.com/cork/kilbeg-43300.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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