Blossomgrove
Blossomgrove is a townland in the civil parish of Ballydeloher, barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Ráth an Fhaoitigh.
Parcel 2224225
- Area
- 1,116,509 m² (111.65 ha, 275.9 acres)
- Buildings
- 5 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 759 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
- Blossomgrove
Planning applications on this parcel
9 Nov 2023Conditional
Permission to construct detached 2-bedroom, family apartment, partly at rear and partly at side of existing family home – including installation of domestic effluent treatment system to serve both existing family home and proposed family apartment, including, all associated site development works, to include extension of existing driveway as far as the subject family apartment.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6252
5 Aug 2022Refused
Construct a single storey dwelling house, with access driveway and domestic effluent treatment plant together with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5836
22 Feb 2010Conditional
Construction of vehicular entrance, parking area and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4378
25 Jan 2008Conditional
Alterations and two storey extension to bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4356
20 Nov 2006Conditional
Installation of proprietary waste water treatment unit to replace septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12447
5 Aug 2005Refused
Dormer bungalow and proprietary treatment and installation of proprietary treatment unit to serve existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5598
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- CO064-061 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop ridge. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. According to Power (1917, 23), 'up to fifty years ago there were three raths on the townland, but not one now survives'. 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
- CO064-063 Ringfort - rath
Description
On N-facing slope. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as slight curve in NE-SW field fence on 1904 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; stone spread and cropmark indicate position of site. According to Power (1917, 23), 'up to fifty years ago there were three raths on the townland, but not one now survives'. 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 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 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 165.5 ha
- 409 acres
- Land parcels
- 27
- registered freehold, median 2,094 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blossomgrove, from 247 m² to 1,116,509 m² (111.65 ha, 275.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Blossomgrove 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
10 Jun 2025Conditional permission
Permission for the demolition of the existing single storey extensions (2 no.) to the eastern and western elevations and the construction of new single storey flat roof extensions to the east and west of the existing dwelling house, elevational changes associated with new extensions, the construction of a domestic garage and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5115
9 Nov 2023Conditional
Permission to construct detached 2-bedroom, family apartment, partly at rear and partly at side of existing family home – including installation of domestic effluent treatment system to serve both existing family home and proposed family apartment, including, all associated site development works, to include extension of existing driveway as far as the subject family apartment.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6252
18 Oct 2023Conditional
Sun room extension to side (western elevation) of existing dwelling and porch extension to side (eastern elevation) of existing dwelling.
Retention · Cork County Council, 23/6113
19 Sept 2023Incompleted application
Permission for the retention of sunroom extension to side (western elevation) of existing dwelling and porch extension to side (eastern elevation) of existing dwelling.
Retention · Cork County Council, 23/5892
5 Aug 2022Refused
Construct a single storey dwelling house, with access driveway and domestic effluent treatment plant together with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5836
2 Feb 2017Conditional
Alterations to existing elevations including additional windows and doors to south-west and south-east elevations and construction of new front porch to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4200
12 Sept 2011Conditional
Extension to rear and side of existing dwellinghouse, including rear elevation changes and construction of a porch to the front elevation along with all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5963
22 Feb 2010Conditional
Construction of vehicular entrance, parking area and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4378
25 Jan 2008Conditional
Alterations and two storey extension to bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4356
20 Nov 2006Conditional
Installation of proprietary waste water treatment unit to replace septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12447
24 Jul 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and treatment unit and installation of sewage treatment unit to serve existing dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/9152
4 Jul 2006Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and installation of sewage treatment unit to serve existing dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/8576
19 Jun 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/8180
17 Oct 2005Refused
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7580
16 Sept 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6754
5 Aug 2005Refused
Dormer bungalow and proprietary treatment and installation of proprietary treatment unit to serve existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5598
29 Jun 2005Incompleted application
Replace septic tank treatment unit and permission for dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4577
24 Mar 2005Conditional
Construction of single storey, first floor dormer style and two storey extensions to dwelling and installation of treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1814
16 Mar 2005Refused
Dwelling
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/1604
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Blossomgrove.
Recorded monuments
- CO064-061 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop ridge. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. According to Power (1917, 23), 'up to fifty years ago there were three raths on the townland, but not one now survives'. 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
- CO064-062 Ringfort - rath
Description
On crest of hill. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosue (diam. c. 32m). Levelled; bank (max. H 1.7m) retained in field fence to N. No other surface trace. 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
- CO064-063 Ringfort - rath
Description
On N-facing slope. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as slight curve in NE-SW field fence on 1904 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; stone spread and cropmark indicate position of site. According to Power (1917, 23), 'up to fifty years ago there were three raths on the townland, but not one now survives'. 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 Blossomgrove.
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 Blossomgrove, 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 Blossomgrove.
- 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 Blossomgrove with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Blossomgrove · Ráth an Fhaoitigh
- Area
- 1,654,986 m² (165.5 ha, 408.96 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballydeloher, and its townlands
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Electoral division
- Caherlag, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 3,626 people lived in 1,264 households in the Caherlag electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballingohig, Ballynagaul, Ballynanelagh, Ballyvisteale, Brookville, Butlerstown Great, Gogganstown
- Placenames
- Blossomgrove 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.