Curradonohoe
Curradonohoe is a townland in the civil parish of Killaconenagh, barony of Bear, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cuar Uí Dhonnchú.
Parcel 2338639
- Area
- 112,801 m² (11.28 ha, 27.87 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 367 m².
- Zoning
- G3 Greenbelt1 (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
- Townland
- Curradonohoe
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 3 recorded monuments.
- CO115-045001 Graveyard
Description
In low lying pasture. Square area enclosed by stone wall; ruins of Killaconenagh church (CO115-045002-) in centre. Very heavily overgrown; headstones date from early 19th century. No longer in use. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO115-045002 Church
Description
In centre of graveyard (115-045001-) heavily overgrown ruins of church built by Board of First Fruits in 1812, replaced by new church in Castletownbear in 1841 (Brady 1863, Vol. 2, 508). Only overgrown E gable and short section of N wall stand. Described as "a small, neat edifice, with a low square tower" in 1837 (Lewis 1837, Vol. 2, 48). On site of medieval parish church. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO115-160 Ritual site - holy well
Description
A group of possibly four holy wells, located c.8m east of the graveyard (CO115-045001-) surrounding the ruins of Kilaconenagh church (CO115-045002-) to the west of Castletownbere. Situated on the southern edge of a ridge of exposed bedrock, now heavily overgrown, in an area known as Glebe. They consist of three large, circular hollows, probably natural in origin with a possible fourth c. 1m higher up the bedrock. There is no evidence that they are still visited regularly but they are known locally as the Holy Wells. The western well has a diameter of 0.5m and depth of 0.3m. 0.6m to the east is the second which is 0.8 x 1.1m in diameter and depth of 0.4m. 0.9m to the east is the third with a diameter of 0.9x1.2m and a depth of 0.2m. Compiled by: Tony Miller Date of upload: 2 May 2017 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
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 moderately high, moderately low, 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.
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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
- 73.4 ha
- 181 acres
- Land parcels
- 15
- registered freehold, median 3,712 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curradonohoe, from 171 m² to 262,307 m² (26.23 ha, 64.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
22 Jul 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for Retention of the following works to dwelling house:- (A) For conversion of first floor attic to habitable space. (B) For elevational/fenestration changes to windows, doors and additional roof lights to same. (C) For detached garden store. (D) Permission sought for revised site boundaries from that previously granted under Pla. Ref. No W/99/4341 and for all associated site works.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1961
24 Jul 2015Conditional
Permission for the following works: (i) construction of single storey extension to existing dwelling house, (ii) construction of 2no. single storey extensions to detached ancillary dwelling unit and (iii) all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/429
12 Sept 2003Conditional
Installation of mini- treatment plant system for sewer for existing domestic buildings
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4578
24 Jun 2003Conditional
Retention of domestic store and detached dwelling unit ancillary in use to main house
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3101
23 Jan 2003Refused
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/193
6 Aug 1999Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/4341
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 Curradonohoe.
Recorded monuments
- CO115-045001 Graveyard
Description
In low lying pasture. Square area enclosed by stone wall; ruins of Killaconenagh church (CO115-045002-) in centre. Very heavily overgrown; headstones date from early 19th century. No longer in use. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO115-045002 Church
Description
In centre of graveyard (115-045001-) heavily overgrown ruins of church built by Board of First Fruits in 1812, replaced by new church in Castletownbear in 1841 (Brady 1863, Vol. 2, 508). Only overgrown E gable and short section of N wall stand. Described as "a small, neat edifice, with a low square tower" in 1837 (Lewis 1837, Vol. 2, 48). On site of medieval parish church. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO115-160 Ritual site - holy well
Description
A group of possibly four holy wells, located c.8m east of the graveyard (CO115-045001-) surrounding the ruins of Kilaconenagh church (CO115-045002-) to the west of Castletownbere. Situated on the southern edge of a ridge of exposed bedrock, now heavily overgrown, in an area known as Glebe. They consist of three large, circular hollows, probably natural in origin with a possible fourth c. 1m higher up the bedrock. There is no evidence that they are still visited regularly but they are known locally as the Holy Wells. The western well has a diameter of 0.5m and depth of 0.3m. 0.6m to the east is the second which is 0.8 x 1.1m in diameter and depth of 0.4m. 0.9m to the east is the third with a diameter of 0.9x1.2m and a depth of 0.2m. Compiled by: Tony Miller Date of upload: 2 May 2017 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Curradonohoe.
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 Curradonohoe, 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 Curradonohoe.
- 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 Curradonohoe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Curradonohoe · Cuar Uí Dhonnchú
- Area
- 734,104 m² (73.41 ha, 181.4 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killaconenagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bear
- Electoral division
- Killaconenagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,613 people lived in 685 households in the Killaconenagh electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Derreenataggart West, Drom North, Drom South, Eskenacartan, Fanahy
- Placenames
- Curradonohoe 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.