Smithfield

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Smithfield, from 258 m² to 243,039 m² (24.3 ha, 60.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission to construct a dwelling house, vehicular entrance, waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4409

• 15 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for retention of a pedestrian path and permission for the installation of walkway lighting

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4865

• 12 May 2021Conditional

  The construction of a hurling wall, astro-turf pitch and perimeter fence with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5298

• 26 Feb 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of a hurling wall, astro-turf pitch and perimeter fence with all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4477

• 5 Aug 2015Conditional

  Construct a first floor extension over existing single storey dwelling, alterations to existing dwelling, new septic tank system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5729

• 2 Feb 2015Conditional

  Permission for Retention of alterations to elevations of existing dwelling, porch extension to front, extension to rear, conversion of attached garage to living accommodation and construction of domestic garage and all associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/4173

• 16 Oct 2013Conditional

  Construction of first floor extension over existing single storey dwelling, renovations and alterations to existing dwelling, extension to ground floor and new septic tank system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5979

• 27 Sept 2013Incompleted application

  The construction of a first floor extension over existing single storey dwelling, renovations and alterations to existing dwelling, extension to the ground floor and new septic tank system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5873

• 21 May 2012Conditional

  [1] Construction of a covered spectator stand, two new dug-outs and an electronic scoreboard and all associated works, [2] floodlighting for the playing field and installation of a generator with associated works, and [3] installation of drainage and levelling of playing field with associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5059

• 22 Jul 2011Conditional

  Elevational changes to existing community hall and internal alterations

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5590

• 28 Jul 2008Conditional

  Dormer style dwellinghouse, garage and installation of waste water treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8108

• 30 Mar 2007Refused

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6710

• 16 Oct 2006Withdrawn

  Construction of agricultural multiplex to include milking parlour, dairy, collection yard, cattle crush, calving shed, cubicles and slatted tank, construction of 2 no. silage slabs, overground effluent tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11480

• 21 Sept 2006Incompleted application

  Construction of milking parlour, dairy, collection yard, cattle crush, calving shed, cubicles, slatted tank, 2 no. silage slabs, overground effluent tank and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10785

• 28 Aug 2006Conditional

  Change of use of existing silage pit to slatted unit including walkway and cattle troughs and change of use of existing cubicles house to handling area, feeding passage, cattle crush and general purpose storage shed

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10067

• 24 Jan 2006Refused

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4290

• 16 Dec 2005Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9362

• 18 Nov 2005Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 05/8526

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 Smithfield.

Recorded monuments

• CO032-085 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently rolling pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; slight saucer-shaped depression remains (diam. c. 30m); interior slopes gently down to NE. One of two levelled, single-ramparted ringforts (CO032-086---) recorded by Bowman (1934, 586) on W. Mullane's land. 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

• CO032-086 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture, commanding extensive view to N across Blackwater River valley and W to Mount Hillary. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. One of two levelled, single-ramparted ringforts (CO032-085---) recorded by Bowman (1934, 586) on W. Mullane's land. 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

• CO032-087001 Burial ground
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Bowman (1934, 586) recorded burial ground and church site (14530) here though 'the site has been ploughed many times'. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO032-087002 Church
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Bowman (1934, 586) recorded church site and burial ground (14166) here; 'No sign of church remains, the site has been ploughed many times'. No visible surface trace of site. 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

• CO032-088001 House - vernacular house
  Description

  On E side of road. Front of 4 bays, off-centre door to left, hipped addition off-centre to right. Hipped roof with thatch; off-centre chimney to left. Vacant. 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

• CO032-088002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; arc formed by low rise visible N->ESE; interior slopes gently down to NE. One of two levelled single-ramparted ringforts (CO032-090---) recorded by Bowman (1934, 586) on J. D. Ryan's land. 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

• CO032-089 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on N side of marsh. According to local information, there was a fulacht fiadh here. No visible surface trace. Probably levelled site recorded by Bowman (1934, 554) on Mullane's land in Glantane townland. 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

• CO032-090 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope, commanding extensive view N across Blackwater River valley. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace; field locally known as fort field. One of two levelled single-ramparted ringforts (CO032-08802-) recorded by Bowman (1934, 586) on J. D. Ryan's land. 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

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house with attic, built c. 1800, having single-bay extension to front. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Painted rendered mud walls with some stone to base of wall. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to front (east) elevation and corrugated-iron coverings to rear elevation. Square-headed timber casement window to attic window in north end wall. Three-bay lean-to outbuilding to rear having corrugated-iron roof and rubble stone walls, with square-headed windows having timber battened shutters and timber battened doors. Three-bay two-storey outbuilding to south with pitched corrugated-iron roof and square-headed windows with timber battened shutters and timber battened doors, having rendered steps to west gable. Multiple-bay lean-to outbuilding attached to east, with corrugated-iron roof, painted coursed rubble walls and square-headed corrugated-iron doors. Corrugated-iron barrel-roofed outbuildings to north. Cobbles to yard, with wrought-iron gate.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Smithfield with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Smithfield · Coill Chnoc an Ghabha

Area

808,534 m² (80.85 ha, 199.79 acres)

Civil parish

Kilshannig, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Kilshannig, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilshannig electoral division: 1,140 people in 399 households; 85% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dromaneen, Glantane, Knockansweeny, Mohereen, Skarragh

Placenames

Smithfield 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.