Mourneabbey

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mourneabbey, from 153 m² to 132,999 m² (13.3 ha, 32.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Mourneabbey 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.

• 29 Jun 2026Grant with conditions

  Planning Permission for the construction of an extension to Mourneabbey Community Centre for general purpose and storage use and all associated ancillary site works (change of plan from that permitted under planning ref. 25/4864).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1743

• 8 May 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for the extension of Mourneabbey Community Centre for general purpose and storage use measuring 10.475m x19.400m totaling 147sqm, with pitched steel roof and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4864

• 25 Aug 2022Conditional

  Permission for alterations and ground floor extension to the front of existing dwelling and all associated site works and services.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5944

• 18 Feb 2021Conditional

  The construction of a maintenance and sports equipment building for general purpose and storage use measuring 24.380m x 14.026m totalling 342 sqm. with pitched steel roof and all associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4393

• 19 Jan 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of a Maintenance and sports equipment building for general purpose and storage use measuring 24.380m x 14.026m totalling 342 sqm. with pitched steel roof and all associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4082

• 22 Jun 2020Unconditional

  Construction of a synthetic all-weather training pitch with 4 no. 15.2m high floodlight masts, synthetic all-weather multi-purpose sports area with 4 no. 15.2m high floodlight masts, children’s play area, revised site entrance and all associated site works. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 15/04056

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/5265

• 2 Aug 2019Conditional

  Retention of existing agricultural access from the existing public road and all associated site development works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 19/5949

• 5 Sept 2018Unconditional

  Construction of a single storey dwelling and effluent treatment unit. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reference: 13/5251.

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/6337

• 13 Mar 2018Unconditional

  Construction of a dormer style dwelling and effluent treatment unit. Extension of Duration of Permission granted under planning ref: 13/6013

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 18/4604

• 14 Jan 2015Conditional

  Construction of a synthetic all-weather training pitch with 4 no. 15.2m high floodlight masts, synthetic all-weather multi-purpose sports area with 4 no. 15.2m high floodlight masts, children’s play area, revised site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4056

• 22 Oct 2013Conditional

  Construction of a dormer style dwelling and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6013

• 1 Jul 2013Conditional

  Construction of a single storey dwelling and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5251

• 16 Nov 2012Incompleted application

  Construction of a dormer style dwelling and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6348

• 16 Nov 2012Conditional

  Upgrading of effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6350

• 15 Nov 2012Unconditional

  Construction of shed for storage of farm machinery, extension of duration to permission granted under planning Ref. No. 08/6778

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/6338

• 15 Jun 2010Conditional

  Alteration ofsite boundaries and relocation of site entrance from that granted under Pl. Reg. No. 08/8528

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5478

• 18 Nov 2009Refused

  Dormer style dwelling and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7685

• 22 Aug 2008Conditional

  Ground floor extension to dwellinghouse, new entrance and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8528

• 19 May 2008Conditional

  Construction of shed for storage of farm machinery

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6778

• 12 Apr 2007Conditional

  Construction of garage for storage of 2 no. lorries

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6967

• 8 May 2006Refused

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6996

• 15 Dec 2005Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/9300

• 6 Apr 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and effluent treatment unit

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/2281

• 10 Mar 2003Refused

  Dwelling

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/1002

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

• CO042-044001 Religious house - Knights Hospitallers
  Description

  In marshy area, sloping gently down to SW, on E side of Abbey river and just N of its junction with Clyda river. Standing remains consist of ruined church (CO042-044002-) at centre of wedge-shaped graveyard (9550) which forms NE part of original enclosure of preceptory; graveyard divided from rest of enclosure to S and W by dry-stone wall which is not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Enclosure roughly gable-shaped in plan (c. 90m NW-SE) with apex facing NW; much of W and SW sides defined by original enclosing wall with short lengths of wall surviving on N and SE sides; otherwise area now bounded by low roadside wall, which also forms outside boundary of graveyard. Church: consists of nave (30.4m E-W; 10.5m N-S) with chancel (surviving L 13.5m E-W; 8.1m N-S) added at E end; W wall of nave broken down to foundation level, E wall of chancel entirely fallen, side walls of chancel much broken down, especially at E ends, otherwise walls stand to near full height but heavily ivy-clad. Nave walls penetrated by series of rectangular holes (H c. 0.2m; Wth c. 0.2m; H above present ground level c. 1.5m), probably putlog holes, though O'Regan (1901, 5) suggests they housed slides to ventilate church. East of centre in N wall of nave is door ope; of door surround only lowest jamb stone on E side survives; directly opposite on S wall is similar ruined door ope. Part of two window embrasures survive in S wall, on either side of door; both appear to have been double-splayed and lintelled embrasures. A buttress supports exterior SW corner of nave. Upper part of E wall of nave fallen; chancel arch (Wth 3.6m) inserted in middle of E wall when chancel added; only springings of arch now survive; chancel arch later partially blocked, but much of blocking also now collapsed. At W ends of N and S walls of chancel are similar, plain bluntly-pointed arched openings (Wth 2.3m). Remains of one other structure stands within enclosed area, c. 6m SE of graveyard wall and c. 11m SW of roadside fence on NE side: rectangular structure (c. 8.9m SE-NW; 5.2m SW-NE), reduced to sod-covered foundations except for 5 stumps of masonry. Enclosing wall: starting from centre of SE side, original enclosing wall is represented by short length of sod-covered wall (L c. 7m; H c. 1.5m), stone-faced internally, c. 6m inside roadside wall. This breaks off for c. 14m, then continues (L 17m) to S corner; no trace of corner tower but this area much broken down and overgrown. Much-ruined and ivy-clad wall continues to NW for c. 50m (H c. 3m) where it meets rectangular tower.Tower is set at right angle to wall, which meets it roughly at centre of tower's N wall. Only parts of ground and 1st floor survive, entire W side fallen and original ground plan unclear. Ground-floor area (c. 6m E-W; c. 4.4m N-S) covered by rounded vault (axis E-W), only central part of which remains. At S end of E wall much-ruined opening, probably window, of which only part of splayed S side and segmental vault over embrasure survive; rough gap at N end of same wall possibly remains of similar ope. Within haunches of main vault, on S side, part of mural chamber survives between ground- and 1st-floor level; chamber covered by segmental wicker-centered vault, of which only SW corner survives; small wall press at W end of S wall. At 1st-floor level ivy-clad stumps of E, S and N walls remain; part of fireplace evident on inside face of S wall. Enclosure wall, standing on E bank of stream, extends N from tower for 22.5m; S part is unusually thick (L 7.5m; Wth 3m), becoming thinner (Wth 1m) further to N. After a clear break of c. 10m, wall continues to N for c. 10m to NW corner, where low remains of D-shaped tower survive (2.8m SW-NE;3.7m SE-NW; wall H c. 1.5m). No openings through wall noted; inside (SE) wall entirely fallen. Enclosing wall continues E from tower for a further c. 8.5m (H c. 1.5m), beyond which it is replaced by roadside wall along N side of graveyard. Preceptory of Knights Hospitallers, founded c. 1200 according to Gwynn and Hadcock (1988, 338); in 1335 'after his appointment to Mourne, Br. JohnFitzRichard was required to build a strong fortified tower there' (ibid.); by the 16th century the preceptory had passed into Mac Carthy hands (McCarthy 1991; McCarthy 1992). According to Smith (1750, vol. 1, 173), 'the foundation walls of the preceptory enclosed several acres of ground; the south was defended by a strong castle, which was lately standing, and there were two towers to the west, but several parts of it have been of late demolished, and the stones used in repairing the turnpike road'; no trace now of 'strong tower' on S side. Various sources allude to a secular urban settlement at Mourne/Mora/Ballymona, a murage grant is dated 1317, but exact nature of this settlement and even its precise location remain unclear (Thomas 1992, vol. 2, 233). See Excavations 2001, 52; Excavations 2002, 85. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 58/1938).

• CO042-044002 Church
  Description

  Church: consists of nave (30.4m E-W; 10.5m N-S) with chancel (surviving L 13.5m E-W; 8.1m N-S) added at E end; W wall of nave broken down to foundation level, E wall of chancel entirely fallen, side walls of chancel much broken down, especially at E ends, otherwise walls stand to near full height but heavily ivy-clad. Nave walls penetrated by series of rectangular holes (H c. 0.2m; Wth c. 0.2m; H above present ground level c. 1.5m), probably putlog holes, though O'Regan (1901, 5) suggests they housed slides to ventilate church. East of centre in N wall of nave is door ope; of door surround only lowest jamb stone on E side survives; directly opposite on S wall is similar ruined door ope. Part of two window embrasures survive in S wall, on either side of door; both appear to have been double-splayed and lintelled embrasures. A buttress supports exterior SW corner of nave. Upper part of E wall of nave fallen; chancel arch (Wth 3.6m) inserted in middle of E wall when chancel added; only springings of arch now survive; chancel arch later partially blocked, but much of blocking also now collapsed. At W ends of N and S walls of chancel are similar, plain bluntly-pointed arched openings (Wth 2.3m). 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

• CO042-044003 Graveyard
  Description

  On S side of roadway, at N end of Mourne Abbey (9438). Wedge-shapedgraveyard (c. 40m SW-NE; c. 22m NW-SE) enclosed by stone wall; walls to SEand SW not marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map; at centre, ruin of Mourne Abbey church. In occasional use; headstones date to 19th and 20th centuries; many low uninscribed gravemarkers noted. Prostrate grave slab (L 1.45m; Wth at head 0.75m; Wth at base 0.68m) located immediately E of church; upper portion broken. Design consists of ringed cross, with multi-petalled motif at centre; cross-shaft terminates in pillar-base form at base of slab. Upper portion of slab is separated from lower two-thirds by narrow band. Above band, cross-shaft flanked by two fish; below band by 2 equal-armed crosses with bifurcated terminals. Paired lobes or leaves spring from cross-shaft immediately below cross-head and just below flanking equal-armed crosses; latter two balanced by further lobes springing from raised marginal border.Second grave slab, now in Kilshannig churchyard (North Cork), said to have come from Mourne Abbey. Design on this stone consists of seven-armed ringed cross with fleur-de-lis terminals. Shaft, banded at base of cross-head, flanked by two plain square raised panels, probably intended for heraldic shields; below this, leafy frond springs from sinister side of cross shaft. Raised border occurs along three surviving edges of slab. A 16th-century date has been suggested for both of these slabs (Maher 1994). 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

• CO042-045 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SSE-facing slope. Oval area (55.3m E-W; 46.8m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.2m) SSE->NE; low rise elsewhere; shallow external fosse N->NE. Possible second bank survives to S and W; stone-faced and incorporated into field fence system. Gap in bank to NW. Interior level; according to local information, ploughed in the past. 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

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built 1849, over Mallow-Cork railway line. Rusticated stone walls and rusticated voussoirs to round arch. Cut-stone impost courses and having string courses above arch faces, and cut-stone copings to parapets with square-profile piers to ends.

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 Mourneabbey, 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 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 Mourneabbey.

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

Name

Mourneabbey · Mainistir na Móna

Area

330,193 m² (33.02 ha, 81.59 acres)

Civil parish

Mourneabbey, and its townlands

Barony

Barretts

Electoral division

Ballynamona, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,035 people lived in 350 households in the Ballynamona electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyknockane, Ballynamona, Garrynagearagh, Greenhill, Monaparson

Placenames

Mourneabbey 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.