Ummera

85 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ummera, from 22 m² to 494,635 m² (49.46 ha, 122.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 112 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 29 May 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for a single storey detached shed for storage use behind existing sports hall and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1434

• 12 Aug 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of a new dwellinghouse and domestic garage, new entrance, wastewater treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5615

• 8 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for the installation of lighting to existing inner field running trails and associated works, all to existing athletics facility

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5348

• 19 May 2023Conditional

  A) Retention of existing machinery shed. B) Permission to construct an agricultural shed consisting of cubicles, calving area, feed area and underground slatted slurry storage tanks and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5022

• 11 Jan 2022Conditional

  Permission to demolish an existing kitchen extension to rear of dwelling, to construct a new extension to rear and side of the existing dwelling house, to replace existing roof to a slate roof and permission for retention of a domestic garage.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4020

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  The construction of a sport halls with toilets and ancillary storage, car parking with overhead lighting, sewerage system and all associated works to supplement existing perimeter running trail, a change of design and reduction in overall scale to that previously permitted under planning ref 18/06090 and ABP-303841-19.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4253

• 17 May 2019Conditional

  Retention of change of use of agricultural field to sports grounds adjoining existing athletic club grounds.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 19/5248

• 8 Aug 2018Conditional

  a) Sports hall/changing rooms, b) Partly covered 4 lane tartan sprint track with long jump pit, c) Hard-cored car parking area with associated overhead lighting (6m high lamp posts), d) Perimeter running trail with associated low level LED lighting on 4m high lamp posts, e) Wastewater treatment system & all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6090

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  Demolish an existing cottage and associated sheds, and construct a dwelling house and garage, associated waste water treatment system, private water bore well, site boundary treatments and alterations to the existing site entrance, and all associated landscaping and site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6840

• 10 Jul 2017Conditional

  Change of use of land from agricultural to sports grounds

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5761

• 2 Feb 2016Conditional

  Retention of conservatory extension to a dwelling and installation of roof light on the existing front elevation.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/4174

• 18 Nov 2015Incompleted application

  Retention of conservatory extension to dwelling and installation of rooflight on the existing front elevation

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/6595

• 22 Jul 2015Conditional

  Construction of dwelling house with attached domestic store (change of plan to that submitted under planning reference number 12/5575) and all associated siteworks.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5629

• 14 Jul 2015Incompleted application

  Construction of dwellinghouse with attached domestic store (change of use to that permitted under planning reference number 12/5575) and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5556

• 17 Jun 2015Incompleted application

  Change of house design to that permitted under Planning Registration No. 12/5575 to also include an attached domestic storage room.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5293

• 18 Jul 2012Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse and proprietary treatment unit together with the upgrading of existing entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5575

• 6 Aug 2010Conditional

  Construction of two-storey domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5984

• 16 Oct 2009Conditional

  Two-storey dwellinghouse, septic tank and associated site works

  Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 09/7351

• 11 Sept 2008Conditional

  Dwelling and septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8848

• 26 Aug 2008Conditional

  Extraction of sand and gravel over an area comprising 2.9ha, site levelling, landscaping, fencing and associated works and retention of extraction of sand and gravel over an area of 0.2ha together with use of mobile machinery for extraction and loading only

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8586

• 14 Aug 2008Incompleted application

  Dwelling & septic tank

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/8397

• 7 Jul 2008Incompleted application

  Extraction and processing of aggregates from the existing quarry consisting of the extraction of sand and gravel over an area comprising 2.9ha. over a five year period. Development includes mobile machinery for extraction and loading purposes only, site levelling,landscaping works and all associated site development works, and permission for retention of 0.2ha. of existing quarry

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7726

• 22 Aug 2007Conditional

  Construction of loose shed for livestock and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10459

• 13 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of loose shed and associted site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9570

• 28 Feb 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5491

The 25 most recent of 39 applications.

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 Ummera.

Recorded monuments

• CO071-053 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Depictd as roughly circular area (diam c. 35m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; bank survives as low rise enclosing circular area (diam. 35.3m). According to Hartnett (1939, 108), fort oval in plan and originally double-ramparted with outer rampart levelled except to E, where earth and stone bank ran outside fosse; entrance to NE. Outer bank described by Hartnett (ibid.) appears to befield boundary to E of enclosure which curves to respect site. 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

• CO071-054 Souterrain
  Description

  On S-facing slope. Discovered during construction of access road; investigated by Rose Cleary (1986, 37), who recorded four earth-cut chambers; due to instability of structure only two were fully examined. Chamber 1: subrectangular (L 4.7m; Wth 1.8m; H 1.6m; long axis NW-SE); present entrance at SE end which is partly covered with soil; infilled construction shaft at NW end; earth-cut 'bench' along NW end (H 0.35m; L 1.3m); creepway to W (L 1.6m; Wth 0.3m; H 0.6m) to chamber 2. Chamber 2: subrectangular (L4m; Wth 1.8m; H 1.65m; long axis NNE-SSW); 'bench' at NE and SW ends similar to that in chamber 1; infilled construction shaft at NE end. Creepway towards N end of W side to chambers 3 and 4 (also subrectangular). 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

• CO071-055 Standing stone
  Description

  Marked as single standing stone on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Named 'Dallaun' on 1842 map and 'Gallaun' on 1904 map. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Removed; no visible surface trace. 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

• CO071-056001 Souterrain
  Description

  Two entrances to souterrains (c. 10m apart) recorded by Hartnett (1939, 108), who noted that chambers are 'excavated in the sub-soil and have collapsed internally thus making them impossible to examine'. Openings still visible; inaccessible. 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

• CO071-056002 Souterrain
  Description

  Two entrances to souterrains (c. 10m apart) recorded by Hartnett (1939, 108), who noted that chambers are 'excavated in the sub-soil and have collapsed internally thus making them impossible to examine'. Openings still visible; inaccessible. 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

• CO071-057 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Stone (H 1.25m; 0.89m x 0.2m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis WNW-ESE. 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

• CO071-058 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On E side of stream, in sand and gravel works. Shown on 1938 OS 6-inch map as circular mound. No visible surface trace. 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

• CO071-059001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Arc of hachures SE->SW depict bank on 1938 OS 6-inch map, broken line SW->SE completes circle enclosing oval area. Circular, slightly raised area (diam. 23m) enclosed by low earthen bank in parts (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m). According to local information, known as the fort field. Fulacht fiadh (CO071-059002-) c. 20m to SE of enclosure. 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

• CO071-059002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, immediately SE of levelled circular enclosure (CO071-05901-). Partially overgrown horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 6.2m; Wth 5.8m; H 0.5m); opening (Wth 4.2m) faces WSW. 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

Architectural heritage

• New Bridge, bridge, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-arch road bridge spanning Sullane River, built c.1830. Rubble stone walls having cut limestone stringcourse and cut limestone capping stones to parapet walls. Tooled limestone voussoirs to segmental-headed arches with prominent keystones. Carved limestone bowed cutwaters to up (north-west) and downstream (south-east) elevations. Weir to downstream elevation.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Ummera · An tIomaire

Area

4,520,558 m² (452.06 ha, 1,117.05 acres)

Civil parish

Aghinagh, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry East

Electoral division

Macloneigh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Macloneigh electoral division: 905 people in 318 households; 89% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bealick, Coolacareen, Coolcour, Curraghanearla, Knockeenacuttin, Lackavunaknick, Mashanaglass, Shanakill, Sleveen East

Placenames

Ummera 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.