Tullymurrihy
Tullymurrihy is a townland in the civil parish of Desertserges, barony of Carbery East (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Tulaigh Uí Mhuirithe.
- Area
- 270.4 ha
- 668 acres
- Land parcels
- 60
- registered freehold, median 3,018 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 35
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullymurrihy, from 19 m² to 532,526 m² (53.25 ha, 131.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Tullymurrihy 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
10 Sept 2026Invalid - prepare letters
Permission for raising ground levels with inert soil and stone to improve the agricultural potential of the field. It is proposed to import and recover inert soil and stone under permit and/or as a by-product under article 27 and includes all ancillary site works. This permission is for the completion of soil recovery facility in line with planning permission 07/1560 - infill site including raising height of site by approximately 5 meters before grassing for agricultural purposes.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2363
17 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Permission for the construction of a livestock underpass for agricultural use under public roadway along with associated site works at Tullymurrihy, Ballinascarthy, Co. Cork.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1913
26 Jun 2026Refused
Permission to construct dwelling and all associated site works, Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 21/4762.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 26/1712
29 Jan 2026Awaiting f.i. response
Construct a poultry house for the purpose of rearing broilers, plant room, store, office, concrete apron, soiled water tank, two no. rainwater harvesting tank, two no. feed storage bins, hard surfaced access roadway and carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0175
17 May 2023Conditional
Retention of a detached garage, and retention of changes to the dwelling house granted under planning ref. 95/3565, including addition of a front porch, addition of a chimney, addition of windows to the side and rear elevations.
Retention · Cork County Council, 23/4997
19 Apr 2023Incompleted application
Retention of a detached garage and retention of changes to the dwelling house granted permission under planning ref 95/3565, including addition of a front porch, addition of a chimney, addition of windows to the side and rear elevations
Retention · Cork County Council, 23/209
29 Mar 2021Conditional permission
To construct dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4762
1 Jul 2020Refused
To construct dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5357
18 Jun 2020Conditional
(A)Permission for retention of alterations to a domestic garage (granted under 13/5859) including an external stairs and side access door to first floor level, first floor area as constructed, rear roof light, rear windows and side window and (B) Permission to construct a farm office, toilet and storage area at first floor level within the existing domestic garage and all associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5242
12 May 2020Incompleted application
To construct dwelling and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4945
23 Jan 2020Conditional
To construct dwelling, detached garage and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4093
15 Oct 2019Conditional
The construction of a single storey extension to an existing single storey dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6481
15 Jul 2019Conditional
1) Permission for the demolition of the following: A. Agricultural storage building, B. 2 no. walled silage pits. C. Unroofed slurry tank, 2) Permission for the construction of the following: D. Extension to the south eastern and south western elevation of existing livestock housing along with 1 no. slatted slurry storage tank and extension to existing slatted slurry storage tank, E. 2 no. walled silage pits and aprons, F. Roofed slatted slurry tank for use as collected yard and soiled water/parlour washings tank, along with partially roofed livestock handling facilities, G. Extension to existing building for storage of ancillary agricultural machinery, H. Agricultural building for use as a dry goods store, I. New entrance to farm yard, along with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5778
4 Jun 2019Incompleted application
1. Permission for the demolition of: A) Agricultural storage building, B) 2 walled silage pits, C) Unroofed slurry tank. 2. Permission for the construction of: D) Extension to the south eastern and south western elevation of existing livestock housing along with 1 no. slatted slurry storage tank and extension to existing slatted slurry storage tank, E) 2 no. walled silage pits and aprons., F) Roofed slatted slurry tank for use as collecting yard and soiled water/parlour washings tank, along with partially roofed livestock handling facilities, G) Extension to existing building for storage of ancillary agricultural machinery, H) Agricultural building for use as a dry goods store, I) New entrance to farm yard
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5469
25 Jan 2016Conditional permission
Construction of dwellinghouse, on site sewerage treatment and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/7008
4 Dec 2015Incompleted application
Construct a dwelling house, on site sewerage treatment and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/685
26 Sept 2014Conditional
Construct a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, on site sewerage treatment and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6074
26 Sept 2013Conditional
Construction of detached garage for domestic use including all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5859
12 Jul 2012Conditional
Construction of a farm machinery shed and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5522
25 May 2012Incompleted application
Construction of a machinery shed and all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5117
5 Mar 2012Conditional
Retention of dwelling house as constructed within the revised site boundary, revised position of bio-plant and percolation bed and revised position of vehicular entrance, (previous planning ref: 04/9291)
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4393
13 Feb 2012Incompleted application
Permission for Retention of dwelling house as constructed within the revised site boundary, revised position of Bio-Plant and percoation bed and revised position of vehicular entrance (Previous Planning Ref: 04/9291)
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/4240
23 Feb 2009Conditional
Single storey dwelling with septic tank & new entrance including all associated site works
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/4531
29 Jul 2008Conditional
Single storey dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8144
4 Feb 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/4540
The 25 most recent of 35 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 Tullymurrihy.
Recorded monuments
- CO122-025 Burial ground
Description
In pasture on W-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Rock outcrop in area of site. 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
- CO122-026001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Slightly raised circular area (34m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.25m); traces of shallow fosse with concentric field fence 6m outside. Fosse and interior used as rubbish dump. Souterrain (CO122-026002-) in N side of interior. 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
- CO122-026002 Souterrain
Description
In ringfort (CO122-026001-). Described initially by Caulfield (1847-50, 387-8) as 'cavity (diam. '6 feet') with two circular ends connected by rectangular passage ('14 feet, 9 inches long')'. Cavity contained 'enormous quantities of bone, teeth and charcoal'. Investigated by McCarthy (1977, 319-320) in 1976; chamber inaccessible. He noted four closed-up entrances at centre, W, S and N of ringfort; N entrance was a low earth-cut creepway surrounded by oval, embanked area. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO122-027 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In narrow glen. Inaccessible due to heavy overgrowth. Locally known as "wart well". 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tullymurrihy.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Tullymurrihy, 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, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tullymurrihy.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tullymurrihy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Tullymurrihy · Tulaigh Uí Mhuirithe
- Area
- 2,704,049 m² (270.4 ha, 668.19 acres)
- Civil parish
- Desertserges, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Boulteen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 695 people lived in 237 households in the Boulteen electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ahalisky, Cashel Commons, Cashel More, Farran, Lisnacunna, Maulrour
- Placenames
- Tullymurrihy 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.