Garrynagearagh

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garrynagearagh, from 49 m² to 345,925 m² (34.59 ha, 85.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Garrynagearagh 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.

• 6 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for retention of detached granny flat and domestic shed and all associated site works

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6107

• 2 Oct 2023Conditional

  Permission to construct a dwelling house and garage with related site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5975

• 15 Mar 2022Refused

  Two storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4558

• 16 Feb 2022Incompleted application

  Construction of 2-storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works, (Natura Impact Statement included application).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4311

• 11 Oct 2021Withdrawn

  New 2 storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6757

• 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

• 12 Jun 2019Conditional

  Permission for retention and demolition of existing concrete base, retention of existing hardstanding area/access driveway and permission to construct a dwellinghouse and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/5546

• 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

• 20 Jul 2017Unconditional

  Construction of loose house with easy feed system and slatted tank - Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 12/5765

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 17/5867

• 14 Mar 2014Conditional

  Detached garage/store with storage space over

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4526

• 22 Oct 2013Conditional

  Construction of a dormer style dwelling and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/6013

• 11 Sept 2013Incompleted application

  Construction of new dwelling house, domestic garage, well, entrance, treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5766

• 10 Dec 2012Conditional

  Extend, renovate and re-construct (in part) existing cottage to its former state including septic tank and percolation area and modify existing entrance (for the purpose of short term holiday letting)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6511

• 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

• 16 Aug 2012Conditional

  Construction of loose house with easy feed system and slatted tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5765

• 18 Jul 2011Refused

  Construction of an office, incorporating storage room for small scaffolding equipment parts, entrance gate, foul water treatment plant and associcated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5553

• 9 Jun 2011Conditional

  Construction of agricultural shed containing milking parlour, slatted tank, calving pens, crush and drafting area and construct slatted tank in existing loose house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5242

• 10 Nov 2010Unconditional

  Completion of dwelling and garage permitted under Planning Reg 05/6980

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 10/8426

• 18 Nov 2009Refused

  Dormer style dwelling and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7685

• 11 May 2009Conditional

  Extension to furniture workshop to include toilets, office, storage, further workshop space, covered loading area to rear and retention of storage sheds on southern boundary and extension to workshop

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5487

• 14 Apr 2009Incompleted application

  Extension to existing furniture workshop to include toilets, office, storage & further workshop space. Retention of previous workshop extension & existing storage sheds to be relocated

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5154

• 7 Apr 2008Conditional

  Alterations, soooth plaster finish to front facade and extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5862

• 2 Oct 2007Conditional

  Construction of extension to school, hard playspace, green playspace, installation of treatment plant, relocation of excavated material to create filled ground to side of existing school, retaining walls, external steps and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/11350

• 8 May 2007Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7610

The 25 most recent of 38 applications.

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

• CO042-071 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In wet boggy area. Site not located. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO042-072 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On S side of road, roughly rectangular kiln (front Wth c. 4.5m); front elevation (E) has lintelled recess (H 2.4m; Wth 2.4m; D 2m). Rear overgrown; lower part of funnel (diam. 2.4m) filled with stones. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. 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

• CO042-073 Country house
  Description

  Abandoned early 19th-century 2-storey house with half-hipped roof. Entrance front (S) of 3 bays, central rectangular door with rectangular light; double sash windows. Weather slated throughout from above top of groundfloor windows. Two slightly off-centre chimney stacks. Two-storey addition at W end. Central stairway projection to rear, with hipped roof; lean-tos on either side covered by continuation of main roof. Range of stone-builtfarm buildings to rear now roofless. 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

• CO042-086 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, to W of stream. Low grass-covered mound of burnt material (25m E-W; 25.5m N-S). 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

• CO042-088 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, beside well. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 11m; Wth 10m; H 1.1m); opening (Wth 4m) faces NE. Second fulacht fiadh (9763) immediately adjacent to S. 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

• CO042-089 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, to SW of well and adjoining S end of another fulacht fiadh (9762). Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 14m; Wth 12m; H 1.8m); opening faces W. Hollow on NE side (L 6m) possibly where some burnt material was removed. 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

• CO042-090 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In waterlogged pasture. Oval mound of burnt material (L 11m; Wth 9m; H 0.7m). 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

• CO042-091 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on W side of drain. Low oval mound of burnt material (L 9m; Wth 7m; H 0.4m). 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

• CO042-099 Church
  Description

  At crossroads; T-shaped with stem to E. Entered at E end, interior lit by slender pointed lancets with switchline tracery. Mosaic reredos behind altar at W end. Bellcote atop E gable rising from narrow stone breakfront framing front door; stone plaque over door inscribed 'MAY 1843'. Similar inappearance to nearby Grenagh church (9594). 1842 OS 6-inch map shows structure to N of crossroads in adjacent townland of Monaparson named 'Athnaleanta R.C.Chapel (Old)' which no longer survives; it was described in 1845 as 'an oblong thatched building in very bad repair, capable of holding about 500 persons' (Uí Mheiscill 1990, 141). 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

• Saint Michael's Church, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted T-plan Roman Catholic church, dated 1843, facing east. Two-bay nave and single-bay transepts, and having shallow breakfront. Two-bay single-storey sacristy extension with lean-to to west. Pitched slate roofs with render eaves course, with open-work bellcote to gable-front having carved sandstone cross finial. Pitched slate roof to extension. Painted roughcast rendered walls with render plinth course, and having render string course to gable-front. Snecked sandstone walls to breakfront, with limestone date-stone and sandstone string courses. Pointed arch window opening to gable-front, having cut sandstone voussoirs and stained-glass window. Pointed arch window openings to nave and transepts, with Y-traceried double-lancet four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with stained-glass and painted sills. Round-headed lancet windows to altar wall, with stained-glass windows. One-over-one pane and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to sacristy. Tudor arch door openings, main entrance having cut sandstone voussoirs, with replacement timber battened double-leaf doors. Altar wall to interior has centrepiece comprising moulded cornice having fluted pilasters to each end with ornate capitals and having fluted plinths, framing wall decorated with mosaic-work and incorporating round-headed windows in splayed embrasures, and square-headed doorway and false doorway. Internal porch to entrance end. Painted rendered square-profile piers and recent gates, set to painted rendered boundary walls.

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 Garrynagearagh, 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 Garrynagearagh.

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

Name

Garrynagearagh · Garraí na gCaorach

Area

2,428,981 m² (242.9 ha, 600.21 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

Ballyfilibeen, Ballyhilloge, Ballyknockane, Glynn, Monaparson, Mourneabbey

Placenames

Garrynagearagh 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.