Monaparson
Monaparson is a townland in the civil parish of Mourneabbey, barony of Barretts, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Móin an Phearsúnaigh.
Parcel 2160979
- Area
- 226,530 m² (22.65 ha, 55.98 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 569 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Monaparson
Planning applications on this parcel
6 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for retention of detached granny flat and domestic shed and all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6107
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.
- CO042-043 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, to S of Monaparson cottage, on N-facing slope, overlooking Clyda River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps; similar on 1935 OS 6-inch map except section of bank missing to NNE. Arc (C 20m) formed by earthen bank (int. H 2m) with shallow external fosse, survives in field fence system to W. 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
- CO042-044001 Religious house - Knights Hospitallers
Description
In marshy area, sloping gently down to SW, on E side of Abbey river and just N of its junction with Clyda river. Standing remains consist of ruined church (CO042-044002-) at centre of wedge-shaped graveyard (9550) which forms NE part of original enclosure of preceptory; graveyard divided from rest of enclosure to S and W by dry-stone wall which is not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Enclosure roughly gable-shaped in plan (c. 90m NW-SE) with apex facing NW; much of W and SW sides defined by original enclosing wall with short lengths of wall surviving on N and SE sides; otherwise area now bounded by low roadside wall, which also forms outside boundary of graveyard. Church: consists of nave (30.4m E-W; 10.5m N-S) with chancel (surviving L 13.5m E-W; 8.1m N-S) added at E end; W wall of nave broken down to foundation level, E wall of chancel entirely fallen, side walls of chancel much broken down, especially at E ends, otherwise walls stand to near full height but heavily ivy-clad. Nave walls penetrated by series of rectangular holes (H c. 0.2m; Wth c. 0.2m; H above present ground level c. 1.5m), probably putlog holes, though O'Regan (1901, 5) suggests they housed slides to ventilate church. East of centre in N wall of nave is door ope; of door surround only lowest jamb stone on E side survives; directly opposite on S wall is similar ruined door ope. Part of two window embrasures survive in S wall, on either side of door; both appear to have been double-splayed and lintelled embrasures. A buttress supports exterior SW corner of nave. Upper part of E wall of nave fallen; chancel arch (Wth 3.6m) inserted in middle of E wall when chancel added; only springings of arch now survive; chancel arch later partially blocked, but much of blocking also now collapsed. At W ends of N and S walls of chancel are similar, plain bluntly-pointed arched openings (Wth 2.3m). Remains of one other structure stands within enclosed area, c. 6m SE of graveyard wall and c. 11m SW of roadside fence on NE side: rectangular structure (c. 8.9m SE-NW; 5.2m SW-NE), reduced to sod-covered foundations except for 5 stumps of masonry. Enclosing wall: starting from centre of SE side, original enclosing wall is represented by short length of sod-covered wall (L c. 7m; H c. 1.5m), stone-faced internally, c. 6m inside roadside wall. This breaks off for c. 14m, then continues (L 17m) to S corner; no trace of corner tower but this area much broken down and overgrown. Much-ruined and ivy-clad wall continues to NW for c. 50m (H c. 3m) where it meets rectangular tower.Tower is set at right angle to wall, which meets it roughly at centre of tower's N wall. Only parts of ground and 1st floor survive, entire W side fallen and original ground plan unclear. Ground-floor area (c. 6m E-W; c. 4.4m N-S) covered by rounded vault (axis E-W), only central part of which remains. At S end of E wall much-ruined opening, probably window, of which only part of splayed S side and segmental vault over embrasure survive; rough gap at N end of same wall possibly remains of similar ope. Within haunches of main vault, on S side, part of mural chamber survives between ground- and 1st-floor level; chamber covered by segmental wicker-centered vault, of which only SW corner survives; small wall press at W end of S wall. At 1st-floor level ivy-clad stumps of E, S and N walls remain; part of fireplace evident on inside face of S wall. Enclosure wall, standing on E bank of stream, extends N from tower for 22.5m; S part is unusually thick (L 7.5m; Wth 3m), becoming thinner (Wth 1m) further to N. After a clear break of c. 10m, wall continues to N for c. 10m to NW corner, where low remains of D-shaped tower survive (2.8m SW-NE;3.7m SE-NW; wall H c. 1.5m). No openings through wall noted; inside (SE) wall entirely fallen. Enclosing wall continues E from tower for a further c. 8.5m (H c. 1.5m), beyond which it is replaced by roadside wall along N side of graveyard. Preceptory of Knights Hospitallers, founded c. 1200 according to Gwynn and Hadcock (1988, 338); in 1335 'after his appointment to Mourne, Br. JohnFitzRichard was required to build a strong fortified tower there' (ibid.); by the 16th century the preceptory had passed into Mac Carthy hands (McCarthy 1991; McCarthy 1992). According to Smith (1750, vol. 1, 173), 'the foundation walls of the preceptory enclosed several acres of ground; the south was defended by a strong castle, which was lately standing, and there were two towers to the west, but several parts of it have been of late demolished, and the stones used in repairing the turnpike road'; no trace now of 'strong tower' on S side. Various sources allude to a secular urban settlement at Mourne/Mora/Ballymona, a murage grant is dated 1317, but exact nature of this settlement and even its precise location remain unclear (Thomas 1992, vol. 2, 233). See Excavations 2001, 52; Excavations 2002, 85. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 58/1938).
- CO042-044002 Church
Description
Church: consists of nave (30.4m E-W; 10.5m N-S) with chancel (surviving L 13.5m E-W; 8.1m N-S) added at E end; W wall of nave broken down to foundation level, E wall of chancel entirely fallen, side walls of chancel much broken down, especially at E ends, otherwise walls stand to near full height but heavily ivy-clad. Nave walls penetrated by series of rectangular holes (H c. 0.2m; Wth c. 0.2m; H above present ground level c. 1.5m), probably putlog holes, though O'Regan (1901, 5) suggests they housed slides to ventilate church. East of centre in N wall of nave is door ope; of door surround only lowest jamb stone on E side survives; directly opposite on S wall is similar ruined door ope. Part of two window embrasures survive in S wall, on either side of door; both appear to have been double-splayed and lintelled embrasures. A buttress supports exterior SW corner of nave. Upper part of E wall of nave fallen; chancel arch (Wth 3.6m) inserted in middle of E wall when chancel added; only springings of arch now survive; chancel arch later partially blocked, but much of blocking also now collapsed. At W ends of N and S walls of chancel are similar, plain bluntly-pointed arched openings (Wth 2.3m). 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
- CO042-044003 Graveyard
Description
On S side of roadway, at N end of Mourne Abbey (9438). Wedge-shapedgraveyard (c. 40m SW-NE; c. 22m NW-SE) enclosed by stone wall; walls to SEand SW not marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map; at centre, ruin of Mourne Abbey church. In occasional use; headstones date to 19th and 20th centuries; many low uninscribed gravemarkers noted. Prostrate grave slab (L 1.45m; Wth at head 0.75m; Wth at base 0.68m) located immediately E of church; upper portion broken. Design consists of ringed cross, with multi-petalled motif at centre; cross-shaft terminates in pillar-base form at base of slab. Upper portion of slab is separated from lower two-thirds by narrow band. Above band, cross-shaft flanked by two fish; below band by 2 equal-armed crosses with bifurcated terminals. Paired lobes or leaves spring from cross-shaft immediately below cross-head and just below flanking equal-armed crosses; latter two balanced by further lobes springing from raised marginal border.Second grave slab, now in Kilshannig churchyard (North Cork), said to have come from Mourne Abbey. Design on this stone consists of seven-armed ringed cross with fleur-de-lis terminals. Shaft, banded at base of cross-head, flanked by two plain square raised panels, probably intended for heraldic shields; below this, leafy frond springs from sinister side of cross shaft. Raised border occurs along three surviving edges of slab. A 16th-century date has been suggested for both of these slabs (Maher 1994). 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 143.1 ha
- 354 acres
- Land parcels
- 41
- registered freehold, median 3,693 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 28
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monaparson, from 645 m² to 282,151 m² (28.22 ha, 69.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Monaparson 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
6 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for retention of detached granny flat and domestic shed and all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6107
26 Aug 2022Conditional
Construction of an agricultural shed comprising of cubicles, feeding area with underground slatted slurry storage tanks in place of existing silage pit and construction of a new silage pit and all associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5956
15 Mar 2022Refused
Two storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4558
16 Feb 2022Incompleted application
Construction of 2-storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works, (Natura Impact Statement included application).
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4311
11 Oct 2021Withdrawn
New 2 storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6757
13 Apr 2021Conditional
Alterations to the site boundaries permitted under planning reference no. 19/5567.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4950
16 Mar 2021Conditional
Construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4676
4 Dec 2019Conditional
Construction of new dwelling house, domestic garage, well, entrance, driveway, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6885
14 Jun 2019Conditional
A two storey dwelling, entrance secondary treatment system and polishing filter
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5567
18 Jan 2018Conditional
Construction of extensions to dormer bungalow to include a two storey extension to rear, single storey utility room to side and construction of attached dormer style garage with loft over and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4116
20 Dec 2017Incompleted application
(1)Construction of a two storey extension to the west (rear) of the existing dormer bungalow and (2) construction of a single storey link containing a utility room to a dormer style carport to the north (side) of the existing dormer bungalow and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7349
13 Dec 2016Refused
The construction of a dwellinghouse, vehicular entrance, waste water treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/7112
1 Sept 2015Conditional
Construction of a calf house
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5953
16 Jan 2012Conditional
Construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, well, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4040
21 Dec 2011Incompleted application
Construction of a dwellinghouse, garage, entrance, well, septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/6657
6 May 2008Conditional
Alterations and extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6540
15 Feb 2008Conditional
Construction of extensions to front and side of dwellinghouse and retention of rear extension
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4789
17 Aug 2007Conditional
Raising of levels of low lying agricultural land with earth, subsoil and inert construction and demolition materials, construction of new entrance, wheel wash and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10340
11 Jul 2007Incompleted application
Raising the levels of low lying agricultural land and construction of a new entrance, wheel wash and ancillary works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9500
18 Jun 2007Conditional
Change of use of existing silage pit to cubicles, slatted tank and passage way and construction of silage slab, cattle crush, flow channels and dungstead
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8781
21 Nov 2006Conditional
Construction of overground steel slurry tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12497
5 Jul 2006Withdrawn
Change of use of existing silage pit to cattle crush, cubicles, easy feed and passage way and construction of silage slab and flow channels
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8649
7 Jun 2006Conditional
Construction of soiled water tank and cubicle/slatted shed with underground slurry storage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7865
23 Jun 2005Withdrawn
Infill of land with soil and stone material for agricultural purposes over an additional area of 0.48 ha
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4410
24 May 2004Conditional
Conversion of part of garage to study and guest bedroom and retention of existing double garage and biocycle treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3604
The 25 most recent of 28 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO042-036 Ringfort - rath
Description
Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured bi-vallate enclosure (diam. c. 25m). In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Levelled; 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
- CO042-037 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture. Circular area (32m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int.H 1.9m) SE->WNW; scarp elsewhere. Outer bank (H 1.8m) survives all round, separated from inner bank by intervening fosse; external fosse (D 0.7m) S->NW and to E. Banks heavily overgrown; gaps in outer bank to NW and SSW, latter blocked by stone wall. Earth and stone dumped along outer edge offosse S->NW. 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
- CO042-038 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 36m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; slight rise visible in area of 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
- CO042-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (39m E-W; 36.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.5m); external fosse (D 0.9m), deepest to N. Gaps in bank to N, ENE, ESE and SSW. Levelled c. 1987. 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
- CO042-040001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on high ground above bend in Clyda River; land slopes down steeply immediately outside enclosure to S and E. Levelled; circular area (24.7m N-S; 24.9m E-W) defined by low rise. 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
- CO042-040002 Church
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO042-041 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, on E-facing slope. Depicted on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m); limekiln (1842 OS 6-inch map) on E bank. Arc (C 30m) formed by earthen bank (H 1.6m) survives SSE->NNW, incorporated into field fence system; low rise to ESE on line of levelled bank. 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
- CO042-042 Ringfort - rath
Description
Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Levelled; 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
- CO042-043 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, to S of Monaparson cottage, on N-facing slope, overlooking Clyda River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps; similar on 1935 OS 6-inch map except section of bank missing to NNE. Arc (C 20m) formed by earthen bank (int. H 2m) with shallow external fosse, survives in field fence system to W. 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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Monaparson.
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 Monaparson, about 1 in 5 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 high, 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 Monaparson.
- 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 Monaparson with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Monaparson · Móin an Phearsúnaigh
- Area
- 1,431,315 m² (143.13 ha, 353.69 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mourneabbey, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barretts
- Electoral division
- Ballynamona, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,035 people lived in 350 households in the Ballynamona electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyfilibeen, Ballynamona, Barrinclay, Castlebarrett, Garrynagearagh, Mourneabbey
- Placenames
- Monaparson 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.