Rockspring

99 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rockspring, from 25 m² to 319,112 m² (31.91 ha, 78.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Permission for 4 no. storey and a half style dwellings with separate entrances and all associated site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6447

• 6 Feb 2024Conditional

  Permission to (a) Construct a new extension to north eastern elevation of existing dwelling house, (b) Install windows and 1 new patio door to north western elevation of existing dwelling house, (c) Enlarge existing vehicular entrance and (d) Install a new wastewater treatment system, polishing filet and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4175

• 8 Sept 2021Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, detached garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6468

• 2 Sept 2021Conditional

  To construct a new dwelling house with domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, entrance and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6421

• 10 Aug 2021Incompleted application

  To construct a new dwelling house with domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, entrance and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6208

• 6 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission for retention of covered beer garden to north elevation, and retention of façade alterations and signage to east and south elevations of existing licensed premises.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6175

• 13 Jul 2021Incompleted application

  Retention of covered beer garden to north elevation, and retention of façade alterations to east and south elevations of existing licensed premises.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/5951

• 7 Jul 2021Incompleted application

  To construct a new dwelling house with domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, entrance and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5892

• 16 Jun 2021Refused

  (1) The construction of an extension to existing factory, (2) alterations to existing northern entrance, (3) construction of a new hardstand surface and (4) all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5662

• 27 Oct 2020Refused

  To construct a dwellinghouse, detached garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6354

• 29 May 2019Conditional

  Construction of ground and first floor extension to side of dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5395

• 15 Jun 2018Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse, entrance, installation of septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5555

• 1 Nov 2016Unconditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse and carport/store - Extension of Duration of Permission granted underPlanning Reg. No. 12/4193

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/6720

• 17 Aug 2016Conditional

  Retention of extension to rear of existing dwellinghouse, retention of stone façade to front elevation and retention of window to side elevation of existing dwellinghouse

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/6046

• 13 Jul 2016Incompleted application

  Retention of extension to rear of existing dwelling house, Retention of stone façade to front elevation and Retention of window to side elevation of existing dwelling house.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/5728

• 27 Jul 2015Conditional

  Retention of domestic garage and elevation changes to existing dwellinghouse

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/5656

• 2 Jul 2015Incompleted application

  Retention of domestic garage and elevation changes to existing dwellinghouse.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/5446

• 3 Sept 2014Conditional

  Retention of (a) attic conversion to existing dwelling including the addition of roof lights to the rear and window to the side gable and (b) retention of relocation of entrance

  Retention · Cork County Council, 14/5865

• 5 Aug 2014Incompleted application

  Retention of (a) attic conversion to existing dwelling including the addition of roof lights to the rear and a window to the side gable and (b) minor alterations to the site layout

  Retention · Cork County Council, 14/5671

• 17 Oct 2013Unconditional

  Dwelling & treatment unit, extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Ref. no. 08/5518

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/5981

• 11 Feb 2013Conditional

  Construction of a one and a half storey extension to front of existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4219

• 9 Feb 2012Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse and carport/store

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4193

• 20 Oct 2008Conditional

  14no. serviced sites for two-storey detached dwellings on 2no. separate adjacent sites, entrances & ancillary site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9366

• 23 Sept 2008Incompleted application

  14no. serviced sites for two-storey detached dwellings, entrances & ancillary site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9006

• 19 Mar 2008Conditional

  Dwelling & treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5518

The 25 most recent of 46 applications.

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 Rockspring.

Recorded monuments

• CO015-163 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture. Grass-covered roughly oval spread of burnt material (11m N-S; 18m E-W; H 0.7m). Visible as soilmark in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R649). 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

• CO015-166 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, to E of marshy ground. Low, oval mound of burnt material (20m N-S; 8m E-W; H 0.2m). 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

• CO015-198 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Cropmark of bank and fosse (N->S) on E side of field fence and very faint cropmark of fosse (S->N) on W side of fence visible in aerial photograph (CUCAP, AYQ16, July 1969). Probably remains of ringfort (diam. c. 30m). 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

• CO016-001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on E side of field fence and drain. Shown as mound on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; burnt material (7m N-S; D 0.4m) visible in section in field fence; scatter of burnt stones noted in area of site. Marshy ground c. 20m to SE. 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

• CO016-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on SW-facing slope. Depicted as arc SSE->NW incorporated into field boundary system on 1842 OS 6-inch map; field fences removed and free standing arc (C c. 35m) shown as hachured bank on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; site visible in field as bare stoney patches, which when joined together form circle. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of fosse in aerial photograph (CASAP). 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

• CO016-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (32m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m) SSW->WNW; scarp (H 1.25m), WNW->NNE; low earthen bank (max. int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.75m) NNE->SSW; external fosse (D 0.5m) SSW->WNW. Entrance (Wth c. 3.8m) to SE. Interior grass-covered, slightly raised, more so to N to compensate for hillslope. 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

• CO016-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.45m) with external fosse (D 1.45m); counterscarp bank (H 0.4m) NNW->ENE. Bank heavily overgrown all round; break (Wth 1.05m) to N; entrance (Wth 4.2m) to ESE. Short bank (L c. 6m) outside entrance across silted-up fosse. Fosse shallow to SE; silted-up to ESE; waterlogged to W. Interior inaccessible due to overgrowth. 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

• CO016-005 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture, a short distance to N of stream and to W of Awbeg River. Circular area (16m E-W; 15.5m N-S) enclosed by low spread-out bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.25m) with shallow external fosse (D 0.15m). Entrance (Wth 3.2m) to E. 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

• CO016-006 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Named 'Tobermurry' on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps. Stone wall encloses subrectangular area (12m x 10m) around well. Well consists of oval pond (8m x 4.5m) with stone base and revetment. Various shrines to Blessed Virgin, erected by pilgrims, line edge of pond. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO016-252 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Cropmark of fosse (W->SSW) of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); slightly curved field fence (SSW->W) may incorporate bank of enclosure; possible entrance at E. Ringfort (CO016-002---) c. 100m to SSW. 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

• CO016-253 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of fosse of roughly oval enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); N and S sides curved; E and W sides slightly flattened; corners rounded. 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 Rockspring.

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

About 1 in 10 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 Rockspring.

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.

• Rockspring, Liscarroll10 sales

Name

Rockspring · Baile na mBodach

Area

1,413,771 m² (141.38 ha, 349.35 acres)

Civil parish

Liscarroll, and its townlands

Barony

Orrery and Kilmore

Electoral division

Liscarroll, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Liscarroll electoral division: 627 people in 237 households; 78% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Coolbane, Coolbane, Glenfield South, Killinane, Liscarroll, Sunfort

Placenames

Rockspring 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.