Ballynora

242 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynora, from 17 m² to 373,677 m² (37.37 ha, 92.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5City Hinterland (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation), Cork City · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballynora.

Recorded monuments

• CO073-063 Bridge
  Description

  Road bridge (Wth 7.33m) over Maglin River; two repaired semicircular arches. Bluntly pointed breakwater on upstream side. Niches at base of piers probably used to support centering for arch during construction. Paved area under bridge. 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

• CO085-029 Quarry
  Description

  Listed as a ‘quarry’ in the SMR (1988) and the RMP (1998). The evidence is not sufficient to warrant accepting this as the location of an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 29 January 2015

• CO085-030 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Depicted as roughly rectangular enclosure (c. 40m N-S; c. 30m E-W) on 1842, 1903, and 1940 OS 6-inch map. Inaccessible due to overgrowth. Walsh (1985, 55, 123, no. 108) describes 'irregular enclosure' enclosed by bank (H 0.6m) with external fosse (D 1.2m). 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

• CO085-032 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture; levelled due to drainage. No visible surface trace. (Walsh 1985, 124, no. 111) 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

• CO085-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NE-facing slope, looking across Lee river valley to N. Circular area (33m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by earthen bank (max. ext. H 0.7m) with berm on outer face. Inner bank face slopes gradually down towards centre giving saucer-shaped appearance to interior. Gap to NNE (Wth 2.4m). Roadway running NW-SE truncates enclosure on NE side. 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

• CO085-034 Enclosure
  Description

  In flat pasture. Levelled; arc survives N->SE formed by undulation. Depicted as hachured circular platform (diam. c. 30m) on 1940 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO085-035 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In tillage; levelled due to drainage. Depicted as hachured kidney-shaped mound beside well. Spread of burnt material remains. (Walsh 1985, 124, no. 109) 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

• CO085-036001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (33m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m; ext. H 2m) with shallow external fosse S->W. Gap in bank to N (Wth 1.8m) and S (Wth 1.4m). Interior partially overgrown. Souterrain (CO085-03602-) in SW quadrant. 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

• CO085-036002 Souterrain
  Description

  In SW quadrant of ringfort (CO085-03601-). Coleman (1947, 70) records rectangular, earth-cut chamber (L 2.13m; Wth 1.35m; H 1.21m); barrel-vaulted ceiling. Long axis NE-SW; NE end collapsed preventing further investigation. Vent (or burrow?) at SW end extends for 0.74m. SW quadrant of ringfort heavily overgrown; no visible surface trace of souterrain. 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

• CO085-037 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture. Depicted as trapezoidal enclosure (c. 30m N-S; c. 30m E-W) on 1842, 1903 and 1940 OS 6-inch map. Walsh (1985, 57, 128, no. 127) describes partially overgrown 'irregular' enclosure defined by bank (H 1m) with external fosse (D 1.5m); 'possible moated site'. 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

• CO085-038001 Graveyard
  Description

  This modern graveyard is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 2 East and South Cork' (1994, 302) under the entry (no. 5915) for a R.C. Church (CO085-038002-). The reference in the entry reads as follows: 'Modern rectangular graveyard on W side.' 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

• CO085-038002 Church
  Description

  In subrectangular churchyard. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as R.C. Chapel. T-shaped church (long axis N-S); bellcote on N gable. Pointed windows in E walls; sacristy to S. Recent rectangular graveyard on W side. 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

• CO085-136 Church
  Description

  According to local information, this is the site of an early church. There are no visible remains of the church or its associated graveyard (CO085-136001-) and a bungalow has been built in the immediate vicinity. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO085-136001 Graveyard
  Description

  According to local information, this is the site of a graveyard. There are no visible remains of the graveyard or its associated church (CO085-136----) and a bungalow has been built in the immediate vicinity. Also according to local information, famine victims were buried here during the 19th century. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO085-137 Cross-inscribed stone (present location)
  Description

  An irregularly shaped stone (H 0.6m; Wth 0.74m; T 0.44m) currently in the garden of a house. Carved close to the top of the stone is a small single-lined circle (diam. 0.14m) within which is a plain single-lined Greek cross. The stone was found in a load of landfill material during roadworks and its provenance is unknown (CO000-001----). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

• St James' Roman Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding T-plan gable-fronted double-height Roman Catholic church, built c.1820, having central breakfront to front, three-bay nave and single-bay transepts. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone eaves course, rendered bellcote with cross finial to front elevation, rendered cross finals and rendered parapets to transept gables (east, west), uPVC rainwater goods throughout. Roughcast rendered walls. Pointed arch window openings with limestone sills to side elevations of nave and transepts, having cut limestone block-and-start surrounds to transept openings. Replacement timber-framed windows with intersecting tracery to side (east, west) elevations of transepts. Pointed arch window openings with limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds to rear (south) elevation, having tooled limestone curvilinear tracery to lead-lined stained glass windows. Square-headed door opening to front elevation having double-leaf timber battened doors. Carved marble altar to chancel with timber pews to nave and rendered ceiling. Roughcast rendered boundary wall with square-profile rendered piers to front of site with steel gates. Set back from road within surrounding graveyard.

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 Ballynora, 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 Ballynora.

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

Name

Ballynora · Baile an Óraigh

Area

2,912,022 m² (291.2 ha, 719.58 acres)

Civil parish

Kilnaglory, and its townlands

Barony

Cork

Electoral division

Ballincollig, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,428 people lived in 425 households in the Ballincollig electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyburden More, Ballymah, Ballyshoneen, Corbally, Inishkenny, Maglin, Sraleigh

Placenames

Ballynora 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.