Muckridge Demesne

3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Muckridge Demesne, from 552 m² to 415,375 m² (41.54 ha, 102.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 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.

• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Business and General Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 31 Oct 2025Grant with conditions

  Permission for construction of a single storey side extension to a dwelling for use as a granny-flat, construction of front porch, construction of replacement septic-tank wastewater treatment system & associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6363

• 12 Sept 2025Invalid - case closed

  Permission for the construction of single-storey side extension for use as a granny-flat, construction of front porch, construction of replacement septic-tank wastewater treatment system & associated works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5906

• 27 Feb 2020Conditional

  A 10 year planning permission for a 2.57ha extension to the solar PV farm permitted under Cork County Council planning permission reference number 17/05245 and will involve the incorporation of a 2.2 ha portion of the field to the north east of the permitted site on which approximately 5,016 additional photovoltaic panels on ground mounted galvanised steel frames will be installed. Associated works proposed include; 1 no CCTV security camera mounted on 4m high pole, internal access roads and perimeter security fencing (2m high). In addition, an alternative grid connection to the previously permitted on-site grid connection is proposed involving a connection to the existing Foxhall ESB substation and associated works via the R634 and private lands. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4407

• 19 May 2017Conditional

  Construction of an upto 5MW solar PV farm, with an export capacity of 4MW, comprising approximately 14,000 no. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted galvanized steel frames within a site of 5.44ha and all associated development including; 4 no. transformer stations, 4 no. auxiliary transformer stations, 4 no inverters, 1 no. client side substation, 1 no. single storey storage building, 1 no. single storey communications building, 1 no. single storey DNO substation building, 3 no. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4m high poles, upgraded vehicular access from the public road, site access gate, perimeter security fencing (2m high).

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5245

• 30 May 2013Unconditional

  Completion of demolition of existing stone workshop and steel framed workshop and construction of funeral home with ancillary accommodation to include garage and construction of commercial workshop and display premises for the manufacture and sale of stone and marble headstones and fireplaces, installation of water treatment plant, improvements to existing site entrance, provision of car parking, landscaping, fencing, lighting, external signage and associated site works - Extension of duration to permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 08/5273

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/5017

• 26 Mar 2010Conditional

  Erection of a 30 metre high free lattice type communications structure, carrying antennae and communication dishes to be shared with third party operators with a 2.4 metre high palisade compound. Works to include the decommissioning of the existing 30 metre high lattice communication structure Pl. Reg. No. 03/3695

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4691

• 24 Feb 2010Incompleted application

  Erection of a 30m high, free lattice type communications structure, carrying antennae & communication dishes, with associated ground mounted equipment cabinets to be shared with third party operators, within a 2.4m high palisade compound. Works to include the decommissioning of the existing 30m high lattice communication structure ref.no. 03/3695

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4399

• 7 Mar 2008Conditional

  Demolition of existing stone workshop and steel framed workshop and construction of funeral home with ancillary accommodation to include garage and construction of commercial workshop and display premises for the manufacture and sale of stone and marble headstones and fireplaces, installation of water treatment plant, improvements to existing site entrance, provision of car parking, landscaping, fencing, lighting, external signage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5273

• 14 Feb 2008Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing stone workshop and steel framed workshop and construction of 1 no. funeral home with all ancillary accommodation including garage and construction of commercial workshop and display premises, installation of foul water treatment plant, improvements to existing site entrance, provision of car parking, landscaping, fencing, lighting, external signage and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4758

• 15 Jul 2004Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/5442

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 Muckridge Demesne.

Recorded monuments

• CO067-008 Country house
  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.

Architectural heritage

• Muckridge House, country house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former country house with full-height bowed end-bays, built c. 1810, now in use as private house. Single-bay two-storey extension to north elevation. Rendered parapet, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with cornice below parapet. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and limestone sills. Venetian door surround, comprising round-headed door opening flanked by sidelights, having rusticated render surround and moulded cornice. Stained glass fanlight and timber panelled and glazed door, with recent uPVC glazing to sidelights. Approached by tapering flight of limestone steps. Retaining interior features. Wrought-iron gates with cast-iron piers to north-east. Outbuildings to rear (west).

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 Muckridge Demesne, 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 low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1682 (ZIP).

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

Name

Muckridge Demesne · Diméin Mhucrois

Area

557,053 m² (55.71 ha, 137.65 acres)

Civil parish

Youghal, and its townlands

Barony

Imokilly

Electoral division

Youghal Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,367 people lived in 486 households in the Youghal Rural electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cock-And-The-Bull, Copperalley, Foxhole, Greencloyne, Muckridge, Youghal Mudlands

Placenames

Muckridge Demesne 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.