Skagh

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Skagh, from 32 m² to 165,518 m² (16.55 ha, 40.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Skagh 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.

• 8 Apr 2026Grant with conditions

  (A) Permission to construct a two storey extension to the east side of the existing dwelling house and (B) Decommission existing septic tank and install a new septic tank and percolation area.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0876

• 19 Aug 2020Conditional

  (1) Retention of the existing domestic garage (2) Permission to construct a 2-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, elevational changes to the existing dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5783

• 2 Jun 2015Conditional

  Construction of new dwelling house and domestic garage served by septic tank and percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5152

• 22 Apr 2008Conditional

  Dwelling, proprietary treatment unit and ancillary works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/6236

• 22 Feb 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/5371

• 26 Oct 2005Conditional

  Agricultural entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7859

• 5 Sept 2005Conditional

  1 no. dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/6386

• 3 Aug 2005Conditional

  Retention of alterations and two storey extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5545

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 Skagh.

Recorded monuments

• CO030-098 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture. Overgrown, roughly oval area (15m NNW-SSE; 11.6m ENE-WSW) composed of burnt material. Southern two thirds of area is low flat-topped mound; N third is horseshoe-shaped (11.6m ENE-WSW; 6.8m NNW-SSE; H 1.1m) with opening facing S 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

• CO030-099001 Burial ground
  Description

  Shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps as irregular field skirted to N by road. Shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map as irregular field (c. 40m N-S) with field fence SSW->E and road respecting site NW->E; site of church (14529) also marked in interior. According to Bowman (1934, 282) in field called 'Pairc na Cille (field of the church). The plot measures 36yds diam...Surrounding fence partially levelled...A large number of headstones, c. 6ins. high mark the sites of graves. Local tradition says that a priest is buried here'. Area now densely overgrown and inaccessible. According to local information used as famine burial ground and as burial place of soldiers killed in "Cromwellian Battle" in Cullen and in use up to 1900. 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

• CO030-099002 Church
  Description

  Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Marked on 1937 OS 6-inch map within burial ground (14163). Overgrown and inaccessible. According to Bowman (1934, 282), no sign of the church remains. 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

• CO030-100001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Inaccessible due to heavy overgrowth of bushes. Interior enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m) with external fosse (D 0.5m). Souterrain (CO030-10002-) in interior. 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

• CO030-100002 Souterrain
  Description

  In ringfort (CO030-10001-). According to Bowman (1934, 281), 'when Mr Leahy's farm-house was built c. 100 years ago, stones were taken from a souterrain in this fort, and were used in the building. Old bridle bits, and swords were then found but have been lost since'. No visible surface trace; interior of fort heavily overgrown. 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

• CO030-101 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (35m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.65m; ext. H 1.9m); external fosse (D 0.7m). Cattle gap in bank to NNW and WSW. Bank and interior heavily overgrown with bushes. Fosse survives best to W; shallow to N and E; overgrowth obscures view to S. 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

• CO030-102 House - vernacular house
  Description

  On lane to S of road. Front (E) of 6 bays, door off-centre to right with shallow gabled porch. Hipped roof with reed thatch; chimney off-centre to right. 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 Skagh.

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

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred).

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Skagh · An Sceach

Area

1,170,089 m² (117.01 ha, 289.14 acres)

Civil parish

Cullen (Millstreet Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Skagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

432 people lived in 150 households in the Skagh electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloonbannin East, Cloonbannin West, Coolcloher East, Coolcloher South, Coolcloher West, Knockacarracoosh, Knockastuckane, Knocknageeha East, Lisheenafeela, Meenskeha East

Placenames

Skagh 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.