Freahanes

57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Freahanes, from 2 m² to 378,618 m² (37.86 ha, 93.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Freahanes 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.

• 7 Sept 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission to demolish straw bedded cattle house, hay shed, cubicle house, milking parlour and dairy, permission to construct a cattle house with two no. slatted slurry tanks, and carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2337

• 6 Dec 2024Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/672

• 30 Aug 2022Conditional

  Permission to construct dwelling, detached garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/554

• 11 Apr 2022Conditional

  Permission for single storey extension to front elevation of existing dwelling house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/245

• 23 Feb 2022Conditional

  Construct dwelling, domestic garage, install sewage treatment system and for all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/110

• 1 Oct 2018Conditional

  The construction of detached single storey garage and store to be used ancillary with existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/588

• 2 Jun 2017Conditional

  Change of use of existing first floor garage from a loft to a granny flat and construct a detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/344

• 31 Mar 2016Conditional

  Retention of existing detached garage and sun-room extension

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/183

• 11 Nov 2015Conditional

  (a) construct extensions to existing dwelling including the demolition of the front wall of the dwelling to be replaced with new wall and for minor fenestration alterations to dwelling (b) Install waste water treatment system to serve dwelling (c) Construct new vehicular entrance to serve dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/633

• 23 Jul 2015Unconditional

  Dwelling house

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 15/422

• 13 Nov 2012Unconditional

  Dwelling house

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/698

• 14 Sept 2011Refused

  Construct one and half storey artists dwelling house with new vehicular access and installation of conventional septic tank sytem

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/564

• 27 Apr 2011Unconditional

  Construct domestic garage with first floor storage area

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/246

• 14 Mar 2011Incompleted application

  Construction of a one and a half storey artists dwelling house and associated drainage infrastructure

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/145

• 26 Feb 2010Conditional

  Construct dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/140

• 25 Feb 2010Conditional

  Construct a dwelling house and domestic garage to replace existing mobile home and install a domestic treatment plant unit with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/129

• 12 Oct 2009Refused

  Construct dwelling and domestic garage to replace existing mobile home and install domestic treatment plant unit with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1089

• 26 Jun 2009Refused

  Permission to construct dwellinghouse & associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/723

• 26 Sept 2008Conditional

  Construct extension to existing cottage and construct detached domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1754

• 21 Aug 2008Incompleted application

  Construction of extension to cottage & domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1544

• 6 Jun 2008Withdrawn

  To construct a dwelling and domestic garage to replace existing mobile home and install a domestic treatment unit with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1088

• 7 May 2008Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/840

• 18 Apr 2008Incompleted application

  Construct dwelling, domestic garage to replace existing mobile home and install domestic treatment unit with associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/706

• 14 Apr 2008Incompleted application

  Change of use of polytunnel to hen house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/669

• 4 Mar 2008Incompleted application

  Change of use of polytunnel to hen house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/407

The 25 most recent of 58 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 Freahanes.

Recorded monuments

• CO134-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (c. 30.5m N-S; c. 26m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) SSE->N; low bank to E. Foundations of two adjoining hut sites (CO134-047001, CO134-047002-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-047001 Hut site
  Description

  In a rath (CO134-047----). Foundations of two adjoining hut sites (see CO134-047002-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-047002 Hut site
  Description

  In a rath (CO134-047----). Foundations of two adjoining hut sites (see CO134-047001-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-048 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop hillock. Circular area (35.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) SSE->NW; low bank NW->SSE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-049 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Shown on OS 6-inch map (1842) as small circular enclosure, under 20m diameter. Surface uneven; no other visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (44m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.2m), with external fosse (D 1.2m). Gap (Wth 1m) in bank to N, with causeway. Stone-faced recess in inner bank face to NE. Interior planted with deciduous trees, possible horseshoe-shaped hut site (4.5m N-S; 5.7m E-W) (CO134-050001-) at centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-050001 Hut site
  Description

  In ringfort (CO134-050----). Interior of ringfort planted with deciduous trees, possible horseshoe-shaped hut site (4.5m N-S; 5.7m E-W) at centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-096 Souterrain
  Description

  In NW quadrant of ringfort (CO134-100---). Noted as collapse in ground, cavity running E-W. Access not possible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-100 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (21m N-S) enclosed by earth and stone bank (H 1.25m). Bank heavily overgrown; deciduous trees planted in interior; souterrain (CO134-096---) in NW quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-101 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on S-facing slope. Rectangular stone (H 1m; 1.25m x 0.65m) aligned E-W. A further four stones lie on ground immediately to N; megalithic structure (CO134-102---) lies c. 30m to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO134-102 Megalithic structure
  Description

  On top of a slight rise in pasture on S-facing slope. Large rectangular boulder (L 2.1m; Wth 1.7m; max. H 1m), long axis SW-NE, resting on four smaller stones, one at each corner. Upright stone (H 1.7m; 0.77m; 0.44m) adjacent to field fence 1.2m to W. Standing stone (CO134-101---) c. 30m to NE. (CMSS). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Freahanes.

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 Freahanes, about 1 in 10 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 Freahanes.

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

Name

Freahanes · An Fraochán

Area

1,841,928 m² (184.19 ha, 455.15 acres)

Civil parish

Ross, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (West Division)

Electoral division

Cahermore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

406 people lived in 150 households in the Cahermore electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bohonagh, Burgatia, Caherbeg, Cahermore, Derryduff, Foxhall, Garrane, Killeigh, Tinneel

Placenames

Freahanes 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.