Rath

32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rath, from 112 m² to 234,779 m² (23.48 ha, 58.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Rath 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.

• 13 Aug 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  We, Perigus Energy Ireland Midco Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at this site: Knocknagappagh, Barnaviddane, Ballyneague, Ballydaniel, Youghalpark, Ballydaheen and Cornaveigh in County Cork. The development will consist of: • A 323.28 ha solar farm with ca. 210ha of solar panels fixed on ground-mounted frames or precast concrete solar panel footings, gabion basket, or ballasted solutions. • The provision of 54 no. Inverter/transformer stations placed on concrete pads on hardcore sized 120m2. • Site access tracks formed from the provision of 5,135m of new site access tracks and the upgrade of 7,115m of existing access tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure. • The provision of 1 no. new permanent site entrance for construction and operational access, with the addition of a temporary overrun area from the R634 regional road in the townland of Ballydaniel (site entrance 1). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing field access for construction and operational access from the L7806 local road in the townland of Knocknagappagh (site entrance 2). • The provision of 1 no. new permanent site entrance for construction and operational access from the L3803 local road in the townland of Barnaviddane (site entrance 3). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access from the L3808 local road in the townland of Youghalpark (site entrance 4). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access from the L38081 local road in the townland of Cornaveigh (site entrance 5). • The permanent realignment of 2 no. existing field entrances for construction and operational access from the L7828 local road in the townland of Ballyneague (site entrance 6 and 7). • The permanent realignment of 3 no. existing field access for construction and operational access from the L7829 local road in the townland of Ballydaniel (site entrance 8, 9 and 10). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access from the L38032 local road in the townland of Knocknagappagh (site entrance 11). • Underground electrical ducting and cabling, including 3 no. road crossings (local roads L7829, L3803 and L78281) and 3 no. culvert crossings on the L3808. • The provision of 5 no. Temporary construction compounds of which there will be 1 main temporary construction compound (Compound No. 1 located in Ballyneague) ca. 5,200m2 with associated temporary offices, staff facilities parking and security fencing, and 4 no. additional temporary laydown areas of ca. 2,000m2 each located in the townlands of Ballydaniel, Barnaviddane, Cornaveigh and Youghalpark. • Landscaping works encompassing the removal of 395m hedgerow, the planting of 1,400m of new hedgerow and up to 31,000m of linear hedgerow and mosaic hedgerow as required all included in a Landscape Mitigation Plan. • The provision of Biodiversity Enhancement Areas. • The provision of 1 no. temporary spoil storage area. • The construction of a ca. 7,800m2 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound including 56 no. Battery Container Units, 7 no. Inverter Twin Skid Units each consisting of 2 no. Inverters and 1 no. Transformer housed in Modular Enclosures, Communications Building housing switchgear and controls, House Transformer, Back-up Generator and Fuel Supply located in a Bunded Reinforced Concrete Plinth Area, Control Building, Internal Access Tracks, Security Fencing, CCTV, Lighting, Drainage any all other ancillary infrastructure. • All ancillary development such as drainage infrastructure (clean water cut off drains), security fencing, CCTV, weather stations and storage containers for spare parts. The application is requesting a 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm with an operational life of 40 years. A separate planning application for the on-site 220kV AIS Substation and loop in Grid

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2133

• 19 Dec 2025Invalid - case closed

  The application is requesting a 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm with an operational life of 40 years. We, Orsted Onshore Ireland Midco Ltd, intend to apply for permission for development at this site: Knocknagappagh, Barnaviddane, Ballyneague, Ballydaniel, Youghalpark, Ballydaheen and Cornaveigh in County Cork. The development will consist of: • A 323.28 ha solar farm with ca. 210 ha of solar panels fixed on ground-mounted frames. • The provision of 54 no. Inverter/transformer stations placed on concrete pads on hardcore sized 120m2. • Site access tracks formed from the provision of 5,135m of new site access tracks and the upgrade of 7,115m of existing access tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure. • The provision of 1 no. new permanent site entrance for construction and operational access, with the addition of a temporary overrun area from the R634 regional road in the townland of Ballydaniel (site entrance 1). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing field access for construction and operational access from the L7806 local road in the townland of Knocknagappagh (site entrance 2). • The provision of 1 no. new permanent site entrance for construction and operational access from the L3803 local road in the townland of Barnaviddane (site entrance 3). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access from the L3808 local road in the townland of Youghalpark (site entrance 4). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access from the L38081 local road in the townland of Cornaveigh (site entrance 5). • The permanent realignment of 2 no. existing field entrances for construction and operational access from the L7828 local road in the townland of Ballyneague (site entrance 6 and 7). • The permanent realignment of 3 no. existing field access for construction and operational access from the L7829 local road in the townland of Ballydaniel (site entrance 8, 9 and 10). • The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access from the L38032 local road in the townland of Knocknagappagh (site entrance 11). • Underground electrical ducting and cabling, including 3 no. road crossings (local roads L7829, L3803 and L78281) and 3 no. culvert crossings on the L3808. • The provision of 5 no. Temporary construction compounds of which there will be 1 main temporary construction compound (Compound No. 1 located in Ballyneague) ca. 5,200m2 with associated temporary offices, staff facilities parking and security fencing, and 4 no. additional temporary laydown areas of ca. 2,000m2 each located in the townlands of Ballydaniel, Barnaviddane, Cornaveigh and Youghalpark. • Landscaping works encompassing the removal of 395m hedgerow, the planting of 1,400m of new hedgerow and up to 31,000m of linear hedgerow and mosaic hedgerow as required all included in a Landscape Mitigation Plan. • The provision of Biodiversity Enhancement Areas. • The provision of 1 no. temporary spoil storage area. • The construction of a ca. 7,800m2 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound including 56 no. Battery Container Units, 7 no. Inverter Twin Skid Units each consisting of 2 no. Inverters and 1 no. Transformer housed in Modular Enclosures, Communications Building housing switchgear and controls, House Transformer, Back-up Generator and Fuel Supply located in a Bunded Reinforced Concrete Plinth Area, Control Building, Internal Access Tracks, Security Fencing, CCTV, Lighting, Drainage any all other ancillary infrastructure. • All ancillary development such as drainage infrastructure (clean water cut off drains), security fencing, CCTV, weather stations and storage containers for spare parts. The application is requesting a 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm with an operational life of 40 years. A separate planning applicatio

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6876

• 15 Nov 2019Conditional

  To construct a dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6714

• 22 Jul 2015Conditional

  Retention for an existing structure used for the storage of gardening equipment, and planning permission for its change of use from such structure to dwellinghouse with alterations including dormer window to existing, and permission for the construction of a new front extension to give a total dwelling area of 193msq; including wastewater treatment unit and all associated ancillary work

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5626

• 16 Jun 2015Incompleted application

  Retention permission for an existing garage structure with permission for its change of use from garage to dwelling house; and permission for the construction of a new front extension to give a total dwelling area of 193sqm including waterwater treatment unit and all associated ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5270

• 13 Sept 2010Conditional

  Dwellinghouse (area 188 sq.m) with separate private garage (area 49 sq.m), waste water treatment unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/6293

• 25 Aug 2010Incompleted application

  Construction of dwellinghouse (area 188 sq.m) with separate private garage (area 49 sq.m), waste water treatment unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/6119

• 6 Dec 2007Conditional

  Dormer style dwellinghouse and installation of patent waste water treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12895

• 14 Nov 2007Conditional

  Construction of cubicle house, extension to existing cubicle house and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12348

• 23 Dec 2005Refused

  Bungalow and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9808

• 18 Jul 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse with basement garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5104

• 23 Aug 2004Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6401

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 Rath.

Recorded monuments

• CO056-007 House - vernacular house
  Description

  Roadside. Front (W) of 3 bays; central doorway. Thatched roof hipped on N side; gabled on S side. Central brick chimney with 2nd chimney to right. Abandoned. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO067-001001 Hillfort
  Description

  In commanding position enclosing hilltop and ringfort (CO067-00102-). Circular area (diam. c. 150m) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.8m) SSE->NNE; enclosure removed by pre-1842 reclamation to E. To W and NW, bank overgrown, defined by low earthen bank (max. int. H 0.4m) atop break in slope (max. ext. H 1m); in places only by break in slope, scatter of stones or, to W, piling up of large boulders. Clearly visible in aerial photograph (CASAP) as break in vegetation. Recent field fence continues line to S and N; may be slightly inside line of original bank; to N, field fence may overlie collapsed remains bank. Interior overgrown and rising towards hilltop. Rectangular depressions inside bank to N (1.2m x 0.8m; D 0.4m). Arc of possible second bank c. 50m outside S->N; defined by field fences. Four radial fields connect outer and inner banks; short length of fifth radial line visible to SE (CASAP), defined by change in vegetation; not located on ground. Three black patches visible in field to N between inner and outer enclosures (CASAP); visible on ground as patches of nettles. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO067-001002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In scrub land, atop hill, commanding extensive view all around and enclosed by hilltop enclosure (CO067-00101-). Circular area (36m N-S; 35.9m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (int. H 1.4m); external fosse (D 0.5m); counterscarp bank (max. H 1.3m), composed mainly of stone. Gap in bank to NW; entrance to E with causeway. Interior level; souterrain (CO067-00103-) in S half. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO067-001003 Souterrain
  Description

  In S half of ringfort (CO067-00102-). Investigated by J.P. McCarthy (1977, 303-6) in 1977 and Power (1987, 17) in 1985 though known since mid-19th century. Four rectangular stone-built galleries all at right angles to each other; roofed by large capstones. Gallery 1 (L 4m; max. Wth 0.98m; H 1.15) long axis N-S; present entrance at S end. Other galleries of similar dimensions. 'Doorways' (max. dims. H 1.06m; Wth 0.75m) flanked by orthostats connect galleries; orthostats support capstones except in doorway from gallery 3-4 where they suport lintel just below capstone. Construction shaft partly exposed in gallery 2. Opening to surface at W end of gallery 4 may be due to collapse. McCarthy suggests that fill of stone chips on floor may be original feature. Deep hole inside bank still allows access to souterrain; mound of spoil on W side of hole also noted by McCarthy is the result of previous investigations. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 Rath.

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 Rath, 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 Rath.

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

Name

Rath · Ráth Ó Nualláin

Area

1,553,021 m² (155.3 ha, 383.76 acres)

Civil parish

Ardagh, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Ardagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

750 people lived in 245 households in the Ardagh electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygrunna, Ballymackibbot, Ballyneague, Barnaviddane, Drishane Beg, Knocknagappagh, Youghalpark, Youghalpark

Placenames

Rath 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.