Togher
Townland in the civil parish of Fanlobbus, barony of Carbery East (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish An Tóchar
- Area
- 268 ha
- 662 acres
- Land parcels
- 62
- registered freehold, median 2,590 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 31
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Togher, from 58 m² to 607,726 m² (60.77 ha, 150.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Togher 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
19 Aug 2026Awaiting admin validation
Full Planning Permission for construction of new dwellinghouse, new domestic garage, new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2171
29 Jul 2025Conditional permission
Proposed extensions and renovations to an existing derelict cottage, provision of a new waste water treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/427
26 Aug 2021Refused
Permission for retention of bored well and permission to install proprietary treatment unit and filtration area
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/588
22 Jun 2015Incompleted application
Permission to construct agricultural building for use as storage of fodder and farm machinery
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/342
16 Apr 2015Refused
Construct agricultural building for use as storage of fodder and farm machinery
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/196
18 Feb 2014Withdrawn
Construction of dwelling house, installation of waste water treatment plant and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/119
1 Jul 2010Conditional
Construction of extension to existing school and ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/459
23 Jun 2010Incompleted application
Construct extension to existing school and ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/435
30 Oct 2009Refused
Construction of dwellinghouse & domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2047
1 Nov 2007Refused
Construction of two storey dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2774
5 Oct 2007Incompleted application
Construction of two storey dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2591
28 Aug 2006Conditional
A slatted cattle shed with calf pens, a roofed holding yard and cattle crush, an extension to an existing slatted house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1735
10 Mar 2006Conditional
Two storey dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/396
29 Apr 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/2882
23 Mar 2005Conditional
Retention of attic conversion, gable window and 4 no. velux roof lights and permission for construction of conservatory
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1760
3 Mar 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1252
31 Jan 2005Incompleted application
Retention of gable window and 4 no. velux roof lights and construction of conservatory
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/445
17 Aug 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6283
28 Jun 2004Application finalised
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4757
25 Jun 2004Conditional
Dwelling and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4654
5 Dec 2003Refused
2 no. semi-detached dwellings
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6243
20 Aug 2002Conditional
5 no. dwellinghouses
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/3691
31 May 2002Conditional
Construction of dwelling with garage and septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/2264
7 Mar 2002Conditional
Extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/984
23 Nov 2000Conditional
4 no. dwellinghouses
Permission · Cork County Council, 00/7077
The 25 most recent of 31 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Togher.
Recorded monuments
- CO093-064 Castle - tower house
Description
On N bank of Bandon river, ivy-clad four storey rectangular tower (16.2m E-W; 9.7m N-S) built on low rock ridge in flat, marshy area. Entered at ground level by doorway near S end of E wall; lobby inside gives access to main chamber to E (8.45m E-W; 6m N-S); spiral staircase in NE corner rises full height of tower. Tiny unlit chamber (2m x 1.4m) at foot of stairs known locally as 'chambrin á chodaigh (the tyrant's little room)' (Lyons et al. 1895, 483). Unusually, spiral stairs built around central circular masonry column (diam. 0.88m). Ground-floor window opes in N, S and W walls all enlarged by recent use. First, 2nd and 3rd floor main chambers all lit by pairs of windows in N and S walls; 3rd-floor window lights square headed with central mullion; these floors all have fireplaces in E wall; entered from spiral stairs by doorway at N end of W wall. First and 2nd-floors have second doorway at S end of W wall giving access to smaller chambers. These smaller chambers occupy area over lobby; 3rd floor entered directly from stairway. There is a pointed wicker-centred vault (axis N-S) over 1st floor chamber over lobby. Second floor (over vault) has a fireplace and this room known locally as 'chambrin-na-banaltran (the little chamber of the nurse)' (Lyons et al. 1895, 483). Though now difficult to make out there are bartizans over the NW and SE corners (see plan and photos in Lyons et al. 1895, 481 & 485) supported by tapering masonry corbels. The tower is now covered by corrugated iron roof erected late 19th century (Healy 1988, 214-5) when tower converted for use by 'small local industry'. Atop internal partition wall large chimney stack, also smaller stacks atop E and W gables. Top of stacks have zig-zag plan similar to 17th century fortified houses at Coolnalong (CO130-010---) and Reenadisert (CO105-02001-). Built by the Mac Carthys of Gleann an Chroim (O Murchadha 1985, 84) probably in the late 16th century. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO093-065 Ritual site - holy well
Description
3In rough pasture. According to local information, well dried up as result of land drainage. Water was much sought after for butter making. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO093-066001 Standing stone
Description
In pasture to W of ringfort (CO093-06602-). Irregular stone aligned E-W (H 0.98m; 1.30m x 0.44m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO093-066002 Ringfort - rath
Description
Roughly circular area (46m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m); shallow external fosse (D 0.2m). Gap in bank to SE (Wth 2.6m); smaller gap to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO093-067 Standing stone
Description
In pasture on NW-facing slope. Rectangular stone aligned NNE-SSW (H 1.27m; 0.9m x 0.3m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Togher.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, 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 Togher.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Togher with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Togher · An Tóchar
- Area
- 2,679,799 m² (267.98 ha, 662.19 acres)
- Civil parish
- Fanlobbus, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Coolmountain, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Coolmountain electoral division: 435 people in 156 households; 80% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Coolsnaghtig, Cooranig, Inchireagh, Keelaraheen, Keenrath, Mallabracka, Moneyreague, Shanacrane East
- Placenames
- Togher 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.