Coolavokig

120 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolavokig, from 9 m² to 213,873 m² (21.39 ha, 52.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Coolavokig 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.

• 6 Jul 2026Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of dwelling house as constructed and retention & completion of vehicular entrance

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1815

• 6 Jul 2026Application withdrawn

  Permission for retention of dwelling house as constructed and retention & completion of vehicular entrance

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1822

• 15 Jun 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission for: a) Retention of: minor elevational changes to dwelling & relocated house position b) Retention & completion of relocated entrance to dwelling (previous REF S/01/2099).

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1591

• 11 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of an agricultural building to include livestock housing, underground slatted slurry tank, feed passage, livestock holding pens and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5395

• 12 Mar 2025Refused

  Permission to construct dwelling house and detached domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4436

• 22 Nov 2023Conditional

  Permission for retention for site entrance and driveway as built and permission for the following works to existing cottage building: 1) demolish existing extensions to side and rear, 2) construct new two storey extension to side, 3) minor façade alterations to existing dwelling, 4) new sewerage system, 5) new domestic garage, 6) and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6337

• 13 May 2022Conditional

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

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5097

• 3 May 2022Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwellinghouse, construction of new dwellinghouse and garage in lieu thereof, new entrance, wastewater treatment system, together with all other ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4994

• 22 Dec 2020Conditional

  The importation of soil & stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6977

• 23 Jun 2020Conditional

  Permission for Retention of: a) 2 storey extension/granny flat ancillary to dwelling, b) conservatory extension and c) glazed enclosure of front veranda all to existing dwelling.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/5279

• 13 Nov 2019Conditional

  Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of new dwellinghouse in lieu thereof, construction of new domestic garage, permission to use existing entrance and entrance driveway, installation of new proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter together with all other site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6690

• 17 Apr 2019Withdrawn

  Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse in lieu thereof, construction of domestic garage, use existing entrance and entrance driveway, new septic tank and percolation area together with all other site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4960

• 24 Oct 2018Refused

  To construct dwellinghouse, domestic garage and associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6821

• 18 Dec 2017Conditional

  The development will consist of a) Demolition of the following; (1) Unroofed walled silage pit (2) Milking parlour and dairy (3) Store b) Construction of the following agricultural structures : (4 )Building to include milking parlour, waiting yard, livestock handling facilities, ancillary rooms and slatted tank, (5) Apron and 2 no. walled silage pits, (6) Parlour washings/soiled water tank (7) Erection of meal bin and water storage tank along with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7328

• 22 Jul 2015Conditional

  Construction of domestic garage/store

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5630

• 14 Oct 2014Conditional

  Construction of dwellinghouse and domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/6201

• 22 Apr 2009Conditional

  Extension (to include slatted unit and 3 no. calving pens) to existing cubicle house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5258

• 26 Mar 2009Incompleted application

  Construction of extension (to include slatted unit and 3 no. calving pens) to existing cubicle house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4931

• 23 Dec 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/10342

• 10 Nov 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse, proprietary treatment plant & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9621

• 15 Feb 2008Refused

  Dwellinghouse and installation of proprietary treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4777

• 24 Jan 2008Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and installation of proprietary treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4329

• 28 Nov 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and installation of proprietary treatment plant

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12683

• 19 Jul 2007Conditional

  Retention of car park with entrance to rear of public house, entrance to existing car park to front and closure of existing entrance, erection of street lighting in car park and construction of beer garden to rear of public house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9712

• 13 Jul 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9550

The 25 most recent of 43 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 Coolavokig.

Recorded monuments

• CO059-112 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, on NW-facing slope. Circular cairn of stones (9.5m N-S; 8.7m E-W; H 0.8m). Centre depressed; highest on E side where field clearance stones are thrown. 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

• CO059-113001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). On S-facing slope, to S of farmyard and bisected by N-S lane. Enclosing bank levelled and replaced by stone fence. Interior used as garden. Perforated stone (0.6m x 0.4m) on fence to SW. 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

• CO059-114001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, below crest of hill, on N-facing slope. Circular area (45m E-W; 43m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.7m) with external fosse (D 0.3m). Bank stone-faced internally to S. Entrance (Wth 6m) to NE; breaks in bank to W (Wth 2m) and NNW (Wth 1.8m). 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

• CO059-114002 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, on crest of hill, c. 30m SE of ringfort (8191). Stone (H 2.4m; 1.4m x 0.6m) is subrectangular in plan; standing in field fence; long axis ENE-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

• CO070-005 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In pasture, on lower slopes of S side of E-W ridge. De Valera and O Nualláin (1982, 46, no. 21) recorded four small orthostats set in rectangular pattern. Stones to NE and SE, both measuring 0.3m H by 0.4m Land 0.1m T, stand in line 1.3m apart; third stone (H 0.15m; 0.35m x 0.15m) to SW is parallel to and 1.4m from SE stone; fourth stone (H 0.4m; 0.4m x 0.1m) to NW is 1.4m from last, parallel to and 1.6m from NE stone; interior filled with field stones (ibid.). 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

• CO070-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope of E-W ridge. Circular area (29m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 1.3m). Bank stone-faced externally; planted with coniferous trees to W where incorporated into field fence system. Large cairn of field clearance stones adjoining outer bank face to SE. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. 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

• CO070-007 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, with commanding view in every direction. Stone (H 3m; 1.75m x 0.5m) is subrectangular in plan, with packing stones exposed at base; long axis NE-SW. 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

• CO070-008001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. 'Stone fort with 2 (?) ramparts' (int. diam. 110ft; ext. diam. 275ft) 'almost completely cleared away during May 1952' (UCC). In May 1986 circular area (42.6m N-S; 42.8m E-W) defined by low earthen bank visible to NE and SE; bank covered by field clearance material, of earth and stone, elsewhere. Surviving bank levelled in August/September 1990. Material from bank and surrounding surface dumped into interior to form new bank enclosing smaller area (22m N-S; 19m E-W). According to local information, originally "three rings". Possible souterrain (CO070-008002-) in interior. 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. 5/1990).

• CO070-008002 Souterrain
  Description

  In ringfort (CO070-008001-). Hollow (L 1m; Wth 1m; D 0.6m) in NE quadrant reveals earth-cut passage; inaccessible. In SE quadrant, two flat stones exposed at ground level may be associated. 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. 5/1990).

• CO070-009 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, on W side of stream. 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

• CO070-010 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, on W side of stream. Shown on 1938 OS 6-inch map as horseshoe-shaped 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

• CO070-011 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, adjacent to spring. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 21m; Wth 19.8m; H 1.55m); opening (Wth 5m) faces NE. 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

• CO070-012 Standing stone
  Description

  Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In valley of Sullane River, in pasture; incorporated into field fence. Stone (H 1.65m; 1.3m x 0.8m) is subrectangular in plan, leaning slightly to SE; long axis NE-SW. 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

• CO070-124 Burial ground
  Description

  On N side of disused famine road. According to local information, this is the site of a "famine grave". Low mound which once marked site, now removed. No visible surface trace of burials. 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

• Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an Bhuacaigh [Coolavokig O'Donovan National School], school, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey national school, dated 1901, having central gable-fronted porch to front (south). Now vacant. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth and platbands, carved stone name and date plaque to gable of porch. Square-headed window openings with render sills and surrounds. Remains of one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door and concrete stepped approach. Concrete boundary wall to front of site. Set within own grounds.

• Farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1820, having pitched roofed half dormer windows to front (south), lean-to extension to side (west) and recent flat-roofed extension to rear (north). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, gable copings, timber bargeboards to dormer windows and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings having glazed timber doors. Complex of outbuildings to rear, having pitched corrugated-iron roofs and rendered walls. Square-headed openings with timber casement windows and timber battened sliding doors. Rendered boundary wall to front of site with square-profile piers, wrought-iron gate to pedestrian entrance. Set within own grounds.

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

At the centre of the townland of Coolavokig, 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 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 Coolavokig.

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.

No address of the register names Coolavokig with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Coolavokig · Cúil an Bhuacaigh

Area

3,749,317 m² (374.93 ha, 926.48 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyvourney, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry West

Electoral division

Ullanes, the unit of the census

Census 2022

644 people lived in 223 households in the Ullanes electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardeen, Candroma, Coolnacaheragh, Inchinahoury, Knockanure, Lackaneen

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Coolavokig 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.