Shanballymore Lower

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanballymore Lower, from 15 m² to 295,279 m² (29.53 ha, 72.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  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.

• 24 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Intend to apply on behalf of Shanballymore GAA Club Planning Permission for the construction of sports facilities at Shanballymore GAA Club, Shanballymore Lower, Mallow, Co. Cork. The proposed development will consist of: A) Construction of an artificial grass playing area. B) Including new dugouts, floodlighting, ball-stop netting, electronic scoreboard, covered viewing stand and perimeter fencing to all playing areas. C) Construction of a single-storey gym building. D) Alterations to the existing club building. E) Alterations to the existing looped amenity walkway. F) Construction of a generator enclosure and associated fencing. G) Construction of 2 no. ball walls. H) All associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1976

• 28 Nov 2024Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of 5 no. dwelling houses and 5 no. residential serviced sites, pumping station, and all associated ancillary site development works including footpaths, roads, lighting, amenity areas, drainage, landscaping, parking and alterations to the front boundary. Vehicular and pedestrian access serving the development will be facilitated via the L-1234.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6253

• 23 Jun 2023Conditional

  1) Demolish existing buildings on site and 2) Construct 5 nr dwelling houses consisting of 2 x 2 storey dwelling houses and 3 x single storey dwelling house, complete with services, boundary treatments and all ancillary site works, all in accordance with plans and particulars submitted.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5282

• 3 Oct 2022Withdrawn

  Planning permission to 1) Demolish existing buildings on site and 2) Construct 5 nr dwelling houses consisting of 4 x 2 storey dwelling houses and 1 x single storey dwelling house, complete with services, boundary treatments and all ancillary site works, all in accordance with plans and particulars submitted.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6216

• 30 Aug 2022Incompleted application

  Planning permission to 1) Demolish existing buildings on site, more particularly 1 public house and 1 dwelling house and 2) Construct 5 nr dwelling houses consisting of 4 x 2 storey dwelling houses and 1 x single storey dwelling house, complete with services, boundary treatments and all ancillary site works, all in accordance with plans and particulars submitted.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5972

• 7 Mar 2022Conditional

  Permission for Retention and the continuance of use of an existing Pre school classroom permitted under Planning Reference 16/7097 and for Permission for Retention of a change of use of an existing unit from a pre school classroom previously permitted under Planning Reference 15/6787 to an Office and Administrative Store ancillary to the existing Pre school units and all associated services.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 22/4486

• 26 Jun 2018Conditional

  1) Construct an amenity pathway including all associated lighting, 2) construct a new service road including alterations to existing vehicular entrance gate, 3) new boundary treatments and 4) alterations to existing pedestrian gate to serve new amenity pathway.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5648

• 12 Dec 2016Conditional

  Retention of 1 No. stand alone timber cladded pre-school classroom and all associated services.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/7097

• 9 Dec 2015Conditional

  Retention of: 1 no. stand alone prefab pre-school classroom, 1 no. stand alone timber cladded pre-school classroom and for a lobby extension to existing separate pre-school classroom unit and all associated services

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/6787

• 2 Jun 2015Conditional

  Retention of two-storey detached garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/5147

• 5 May 2015Incompleted application

  Retention of a two-storey detached garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/4915

• 5 Mar 2014Conditional

  Construction of a new wall for GAA training purposes and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4438

• 24 Apr 2013Conditional

  Erection of resource room extension to national school and installation of new roof lights

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4755

• 22 Mar 2013Incompleted application

  Construction of resource room extension

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4490

• 9 Feb 2011Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and associated services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4226

• 9 Feb 2011Conditional

  Alterations to boundaries and relocation of existing permitted treatment unit and percolation area (previously granted under Planning Reg. No. 09/6531) to serve existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4220

• 29 Jul 2009Conditional

  Installation of bio-cycle treatment unit & percolation area to serve existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6531

• 9 Dec 2008Conditional

  Sunroom Extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10026

• 7 Nov 2008Conditional

  Construction of sunroom extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9596

• 15 Feb 2008Withdrawn

  Demolition of existing garage and construction of 2 no. dwellinghouses

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4797

• 30 Oct 2007Conditional

  Retention of store room and car port

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12002

• 13 Nov 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/12215

• 29 Jun 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8509

• 27 Jun 2006Conditional

  Construction of conservatory extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8418

• 28 Mar 2006Conditional

  Alterations, extension and change of use of garage to pre school

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5913

The 25 most recent of 39 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Awbeg Valley (Below Doneraile) 000074

Recorded monuments

• CO018-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace of site. Bivallate circular enclosure visible as cropmark of two banks, intervening fosse and external fosse in aerial photograph (CUCAP; AYP 89). 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

• CO018-115001 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of large complex enclosure visible in aerial photographs (CASAP, July 1989; CUCAP, AYP91). Central cropmark of fosse of roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by second spiralling fosse which is in turn enclosed by outer oval fosse (diam. c. 150m). Area between two outer fosses and area of overlap of spiral fosse divided radially into small fields. Cropmark of possible ringfort (13171) to S in area between two outer fosses. Linear cropmarks adjacent to site may be levelled field boundaries. Very similar in morphology and size to early ecclesiastical enclosures at Bawnmore North (13876), Killeenemer (13882) and Lag (13889). 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

• CO018-115002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Within enclosure (CO018-11501-). Cropmark of levelled bank and external fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). 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

• CO026-007 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In level pasture, c. 120m N of Awbeg River and c. 200m W of Shanballymore House. No structure survives, only concentration of uncut stones partially obscured by vegetation; no evidence of foundations. 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

• CO026-008 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  On N bank of Awbeg River. Three-storey rectangular mill (9.13m E-W; 5.6m N-S) of random-rubble limestone construction, built against S-facing slope. Broad low gable atop N and S walls. Interior empty shell. Wheel-pit (Wth 2.45m) contained within building on S side, accommodated by semicircular-arched opening in E and W walls. Second floor door on N elevation probably connected to higher ground on that side by wooden bridge. According to local information, mill never used as it was too close to Dannanstown Mills (15212) c. 300m to E. Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; indicated on 1905 OS 6-inch map, but not named. 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

• CO026-132 Country house
  Description

  Two-storey house of 18th/early 19th-century appearance; occupied. Entrance front (S) of 5 bays, central elliptically headed door ope, modern windows. Gable-ended with attic windows, chimney on gables. Central gabled projection to rear, enveloped in lean-to addition extending full width of house. Large stepped chimney stack, protruding from W end of addition, possible remains of earlier structure. 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

• Church of Christ the King, church/chapel, 1930–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan gable-fronted church on elevated site, built 1933, facing north. Four-bay nave elevations, single-bay chancel to south, sacristy to south-east, and lean-to porch entrance to north side of east transept. Pitched slate roof having concrete bellcote with metal cross finial to north gable, and metal cross finials to other gables. Snecked squared limestone walls, using stones from Buttevant military barracks chapel, with cut limestone plinth and having moulded cut-stone kneelers to corners. Corner buttresses to north and south gables, with inscribed stone to north-east buttress with datestone. Pointed arch window openings using combination of chamfered stone and concrete and having small leaded stained glass windows. Triple-light windows to chancel, transepts and gable-front, having stained-glass windows to nave and chancel. Pointed arch entrance doorway with chamfered surround, hood-moulding, relieving arch above and timber battened double-leaf door with strap hinges, flanked by pointed arch openings with leaded windows. Pointed arch door opening to porch with timber battened door. Open scissors-truss timber roof to interior, supported on corbels. Glazed timber internal porch screen with carved timber gallery. Pointed chancel arch and two-bay pointed arcades to transepts. Cast-iron railing from now demolished early nineteenth-century church relocated to front of church at bottom of concrete steps.

• Shanballymore House, farmyard complex, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, built c. 1790, comprising L-plan multiple-bay two-storey range, with four-bay single-storey to west. Pitched slate roofs with corrugated-iron to end bays of two-storey section and to addition, having limestone open-work bellcote over central archway, and rubble limestone chimneystack. Rubble limestone masonry walls. Square-headed window openings with fixed timber boarding to first floor, and latticed windows to ground floor with dressed limestone voussoirs. Segmental-headed door openings with dressed limestone voussoirs. Segmental-headed central vehicular archway with cut limestone voussoirs. Segmental-headed vehicular entrances to addition, with roughly dressed limestone voussoirs. Square-headed openings to extension, one with timber battened door. Pair of ashlar limestone square-profile piers to road entrance with decorative double-leaf cast-iron gates, set into painted rendered walls terminating in second pair of rendered piers.

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 Shanballymore Lower, about 1 in 5 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 moderately high, moderately low, low.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Shanballymore Lower.

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

Name

Shanballymore Lower · An Seanbhaile Mór Íochtarach

Area

1,005,860 m² (100.59 ha, 248.55 acres)

Civil parish

Templeroan, and its townlands

Barony

Fermoy

Electoral division

Shanballymore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

662 people lived in 238 households in the Shanballymore electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygriggan, Carrigaunroe, Carrigleagh, Dannanstown, Shanballymore Upper

Placenames

Shanballymore Lower 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.