# Toorboney, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Drishane, barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork; in Irish Tuar Buaine.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,407,754 m² (140.78 ha, 347.86 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 266,601 m² (26.66 ha, 65.88 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Drishane, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/drishane.md
- Barony: Muskerry West
- Electoral division: Caherbarnagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 534 people lived in 197 households in the Caherbarnagh electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/12591
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 45217
- Centre: latitude 52.04785, longitude -9.162026 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Toorboney, from 4,200 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres) to 479,600 m² (47.96 ha, 118.51 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 3124970: 479,600 m² (47.96 ha, 118.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3124970.md
- Parcel 2206830: 317,019 m² (31.7 ha, 78.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2206830.md
- Parcel 2282116: 282,976 m² (28.3 ha, 69.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2282116.md
- Parcel 2206832: 250,225 m² (25.02 ha, 61.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2206832.md
- Parcel 2206831: 74,721 m² (7.47 ha, 18.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2206831.md
- Parcel 2282115: 4,200 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2282115.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Toorboney in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 18 Sept 2014, Cork County Council 14/6002: Unconditional. Extension of duration. Dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and sand polishing filter, extension of duration to permission granted under planning Ref. No. 09/5758. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=14/6002
- 15 Apr 2010, Cork County Council 10/4887: Refused. Permission. Construction of 90MW Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Scheme (PHES). The Gortavehy 90MW pumped hydro energy storage scheme will consist of an upper reservoir & a peat storage bund with embankments and an upper intake structure. A lower reservoir with a dam & spillway & lower intake structure. An underground power house. Underground tunnels consisting of a penstock, a tailrace & an access tunnel connecting to the power house. An outdoor 110kV switchyard with connection works. Permanent access roads & a new site entrance on the L1130. Percolation area with a wastewater treatment unit. Site boundary treatments including walls, fencing & landscaping, underground services, on site disposal of surface & storm water to settlement ponds & associated & ancillary site development works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/4887
- 28 May 2009, Cork County Council 09/5758: Conditional. Permission. Dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and sand polishing filter. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=09/5758
- 19 Dec 2006, Cork County Council 06/13458: Conditional. Permission. Slatted sheep shed with underground tanks. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/13458

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC, site code 000365, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000365
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment, site code 000365

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO038-041: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-041----. Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; marked 'Gallaun' on 1904 OS 6-inch map and 'Gallán' on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Removed. Possibly stone referred to by Broker (1937, 31) in Mrs. Donnelly's land - 'Gallán, 6 feet high, 3 or 4 feet in girth'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO038-042001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-042001-. In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (29m N-S; 28.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m); shallow external fosse visible W->NNW wheres light undulation may be evidence for second bank. Entrance (Wth 1.4m) to NE, faced on each side by large boulders at base of bank; approached by slight ramp. Gaps in bank to S (Wth 2.2m) and NW (Wth 2.5m). Interior surface uneven; possible souterrain (9116) W of centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO038-042002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-042002-. In ringfort (8604). Shallow depression just W of centre may indicate possible collapsed chamber. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO038-043: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-043----. In pasture, on lower NE slopes of Caherbarnagh. Raised circular area (25.8m N-S; 25.1m E-W) enclosed by partially collapsed stone wall (max. int. H 1.6m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO038-044: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-044----. In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Subcircular area (19.2m N-S; 23.2m E-W) defined by field fences NNE->SSW; low collapsed stone wall (H 0.5m; T 2.8m) SSW->W; field fence overlying earlier wall foundations W->NNE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO038-165: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-165----. In rough hill grazing, on the edge of a break, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen Mountain. A roughly circular area (17.6m NW-SE; 16.2m NE-SW) is defined by the remains of a ruined drystone wall. The wall (T 1.1m; H 0.45m) is mainly grass-covered with numerous stones protruding through the cover; some walling is visible along the inner face at S and in parts contiguous upright slabs form the inner and outer face. The entrance (Wth 2m) at SE is defined on the S side by an upright slab (H 0.89m; Wth 1.17m; T 0.2m) at right angles to the line of the enclosing wall. The interior slopes down very gently to the NE and is raised N-ESE to compensate for the hillslope. At N and tangential to the wall of the enclosure is a stream channel cut into the hill and running E-W. On the N side of this channel, a relict stone field boundary (CO038-166----) extends in a general N direction. At the SSE side of the enclosure, a second relict field wall (CO038-167----) extends in a general SSW direction for 217m. The enclosure is named 'Sheep fold' on the 1842 OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO038-166: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-166----. In rough hillside grazing, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen. A stretch of relict stone field boundary (H 0.3m; T c. 0.6m), which protrudes above the peaty surface, commences at a point c. 12m to the N of an enclosure (CO038-165----). It extends (L 8m) in a general NNW direction and then changes to a NNE direction for a distance of 12m. It then returns to a NNW direction for a further 12m and from there it meanders across the hillside for a further c. 45m. The wall is one to two stones in width. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO038-167: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO038-167----. In rough hillside grazing, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen. A stretch (L c. 200m) of relict stone field boundary (H 0.4m; max. Wth 1.8m) commences at the SSE arc of an enclosure (CO038-165----) and curves gently uphill in a general SSW direction. The relict wall varies in width from sections that comprise only two to three stones to entirely collapsed sections that measure 1.8m in width. The first stretch (L 55m) of the relict wall curves in a general SSW direction, then it extends in a S direction for 78m and finally it gently curves in a general SSW direction for 72m. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO047-006: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO047-006----. On Stookeen - a bog-covered peak at N limit of Derrynasaggart Mountains. Low, circular, collapsed cairn (diam. c. 12m) with revetment on N side. Small high mound in centre from recent rebuilding. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Toorboney.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Toorboney, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Toorboney.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/toorboney.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/toorboney.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/toorboney.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Toorboney with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Caherbarnagh: https://everytownland.com/cork/caherbarnagh.md
- Coomacheo: https://everytownland.com/cork/coomacheo.md
- Gortavehy West: https://everytownland.com/cork/gortavehy-west.md
- Knockagallane: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockagallane-43647.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/toorboney
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/toorboney