Curraheen

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curraheen, from 45 m² to 272,005 m² (27.2 ha, 67.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Curraheen 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.

• 24 Apr 2024Conditional

  Permission to demolish an existing single storey extension to the rear of an existing single storey dwelling house and planning permission to erect a storey and a half type extension to side and single storey extension to rear of an existing single storey dwelling house, block up existing front door and install a new front to north elevation and install new window to west elevation, block up existing site entrance to the north east of the site and widen existing site entrance to the north west of site, installation of domestic wastewater treatment system and associated percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4710

• 21 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter, well and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6583

• 30 Dec 2021Conditional

  Retention of detached domestic garage and store to side of existing dwelling

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/7521

• 14 Sept 2021Conditional

  Permission to extend the existing dwelling to incorporate the following works (i) To construct a single storey extension attached to the rear elevation of the existing dwelling to provide ancillary family accommodation (ii) Permission for retention to retain two existing storage sheds (iii) To demolish four existing storage sheds (iv) To install a new 2 module tertiary waste water treatment system and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6525

• 24 May 2021Withdrawn

  To construct an extension on to the rear of the existing dwelling house to accommodate self contained living space and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5424

• 27 Apr 2021Incompleted application

  To construct an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house to accommodate living space and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5114

• 2 Oct 2017Conditional

  Construction of an animal house incorporating slatted tank, feed passages and associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6549

• 26 Jun 2017Conditional

  To construct a cubicle house over an existing slurry tank, resurface an existing silage slab and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5609

• 8 Apr 2015Conditional

  Retention of 6no. existing sports field eight metre high floodlights and permission for addition of 10no. new sports field eight metre high floodlights to existing sports field and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4673

• 4 Mar 2015Incompleted application

  Retention of 6no. existing sports field outdoor lights and permission for addition of 10no. new sports field outdoor lights to existing sports field and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4413

• 30 Oct 2008Refused

  Construction of dormer dwelling, stables with dungstead, effluent tank and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9498

• 21 Oct 2008Incompleted application

  Storey and a half dwelling, stables with dungstead, effluent tank & associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9382

• 14 May 2008Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and installation of treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6694

• 28 Jun 2007Conditional

  Construction of silage slab, dairy washings tank, dungstead and an animal house incorporating a slatted tank, feed area and feed passage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9123

• 21 Jun 2007Conditional

  Roofing of existing lunging ring and construction of dungstead, 2 no. effluent storage tanks, horse walker, loose houses and stables

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8894

• 23 Jan 2007Conditional

  Dormer type dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4379

• 22 Jan 2007Conditional

  Construction of livestock housing with slatted tank, concrete apron and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4318

• 15 Mar 2006Conditional

  Alterations and first floor extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5535

• 22 Sept 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/6906

• 20 Dec 2004Refused

  Dwellinghouse, garage and treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9429

• 15 Jul 2004Conditional

  Dwelling, garage and proprietary treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5414

• 24 Mar 2004Conditional

  Dwelling and detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1932

• 22 Oct 2003Conditional

  Dwellinghouse & detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5252

• 6 Oct 2003Conditional

  Dormer dwelling and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4974

• 20 May 2003Conditional

  Extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2379

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO046-002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On top of a hill in pasture. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circulr area (diam. c. 30m). Levelled; no visible 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

• CO046-003001 Graveyard
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO046-003002 Church
  Description

  In S half of graveyard (CO046-003001-), 1.6km to E of Conna village. Built in 1814/15 following order of 'Privy Council that the site of the parish church of Knockmourn be changed' (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 295); earlier parish church (CO045-03102-) to NW of Conna village. Rectangular nave; two sets of paired windows in both N and S wall. Extremely shallow chancel to E with three grouped lancets forming window; squat tower to W with high hipped roof and prominent base batter. In 1860 a vestry had 'lately been added to the church' (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 296); this probably dates erection of tower. Rectangular graveyard; earliest inscribed headstones date from mid-19th century. 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

• Knockmourne Glebe, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over half-basement former glebe house, built 1827, having single-bay full-height return to rear, latter with lower two-bay flat-roof projection to north and two-bay lean-to addition to west. Hipped skirt slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls to main block and return, with brick walls to addition and rubble sandstone walls to projection. Square-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, main block having six-over-three pane windows to first floor, six-over-six pane to ground floor and two-over-two pane to basement. Projection has round-headed three-over-six pane window with spoked fanlight and double one-over-one pane timber casment window, lean-to has two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, and east elevation of return has six-over-three pane timber sliding sash window to first floor and round-headed recess to ground floor with fixed six-pane timber window with spoked fanlight, panel and second fixed six-pane window below. Round-headed entrance doorway having render surround, with cobweb fanlight and moulded timber cornice over timber panelled door, flanked by timber pilasters with recessed panels and limestone plinths, supporting moulded timber archivolt. Entrance approached by flight of limestone steps with cast-iron railings. Rubble sandstone walled garden to east, having square-headed door opening to south side, and single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south wall having single-pitched corrugated-iron roof, rubble sandstone walls and pointed arch opening with glazed overlight over fixed window, square-headed door opening to east elevation. Two-bay two-storey outbuilding to north with three-bay single-storey extension, having pitched corrugated-roof, rubble sandstone walls, square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and render sills, and half-glazed timber panelled door. Three-bay single-storey extension to west having pitched slate roof with catslide over two bays, rubble sandstone walls with sandstone impost course to end-bay arch, and remains of elliptical-arched vehicular entrances with dressed sandstone voussoirs. Single-bay single-storey extension to west elevation having pitched slate roof, rubble sandstone walls, square-headed opening with timber battened half-door and overlight. Roughly dressed sandstone square-profile piers to west with carved caps and rubble sandstone walls. Square-profile ashlar limestone piers to south, with carved caps and plinths having double-leaf cast-iron gates. Rendered boundary walls to site.

• Church View, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Tudor Revival three-bay single-storey with dormer house, built c. 1840, with gabled dormer windows and having projecting gabled two-storey porch. Single-bay single-storey gabled addition to rear. Recent hipped-roof single-bay single-storey extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and having bargeboards to dormers and gables. Artificial slate roof to extension. Roughcast rendered rubble sandstone walls. Square-headed window openings to front elevation, with small-pane timber casement windows, triple-light to ground floor and first floor of porch projection and double-light to rest of first floor, all with limestone sills and having roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to all windows except dormers which are brick. Dormers project slightly and are in brick, with supporting brick courses. Square-headed window openings to rear and gables, with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, with render sills, rear dormer window projecting slightly and having supporting brick courses. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door, flanked by small-pane timber casement sidelights, one blocked. Two-bay single-storey outbuilding to north having pitched corrugated-iron roof, rubble sandstone walls, and square-headed door openings. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to north-east having pitched slate roof, rubble sandstone walls, and square-headed timber battened door. Sandstone piers to road entrance with single-leaf cast-iron gate.

• Saint Luke's Church, church/chapel, 1650–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, having two-bay nave and shallow chancel, all built 1814-15, with some work done as 1859, as per date to wind vane, and earlier possibly seventeenth-century two-stage tower to west. Incorporating fabric of earlier building. Pitched slate roofs to nave and chancel, with cut-stone copings having carved kneelers, and steeply hipped slate roof to tower with patterned slates, gabled vent dormers with timber louvers, cast-iron finial cresting and wind vane incorporating date. Ashlar sandstone walls to nave and chancel, with buttresses to ends and middle of nave elevations, with cut-stone plinth course. Rubble stone walling to tower, with battered plinth. Paired pointed arch windows to nave, with chamfered limestone block-and-start surrounds with quarry-glazed two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Triple-light window to chancel having pointed-arched lights with stained-glass windows. Pointed arch window openings to top stage of tower, having limestone block-and-start surrounds and timber louvers. South elevation of tower has pointed arch window opening with chamfered limestone surround and cast-iron lattice glazing. Pointed arch door opening to tower, having chamfered limestone head, roughly dressed stone voussoirs, timber battened door and limestone threshold and step. Some elaborate gravestones to surrounding graveyard. Square-profile dressed sandstone piers with recent double-leaf cast-iron gates. Sandstone boundary walls to site.

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 Curraheen, 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 Curraheen.

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.

• Curraheen, Conna5 sales

Name

Curraheen · An Curraichín

Area

2,442,296 m² (244.23 ha, 603.5 acres)

Civil parish

Knockmourne, and its townlands

Barony

Kinatalloon

Electoral division

Knockmourne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,415 people lived in 481 households in the Knockmourne electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigeen East, Carrigeen West, Conna, Glenreagh, Longueville North, Monagoun, Shanakill Lower, Shanakill Upper

Placenames

Curraheen 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.