Knockaneroe
Knockaneroe is a townland in the civil parish of Killaconenagh, barony of Bear, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An Cnocán Rua.
Parcel 5817273
- Area
- 24 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 142 m².
- Zoning
- M2 Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
- Townland
- Knockaneroe
Planning applications on this parcel
28 Oct 2022Conditional
Permission for change of use of St. Peters Church, a Protected Structure (RPS ID: 01005), from a religious building to a community centre including the following works: (i) refurbishment of roof, (ii) refurbishment and restoration of external walls, (iii) refurbishment of internal finishes and (iv) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/667
2 Feb 2001Conditional
Construction of tourist office (timber framed building)
Permission · Cork County Council, 01/403
1 Dec 1999Conditional
Reduction in height and replacement of front boundary wall to church with metal railing
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/6550
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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
- 57.3 ha
- 142 acres
- Land parcels
- 122
- registered freehold, median 499 m²
- Zoning
- M2
- Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
122 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockaneroe, from 14 m² to 57,358 m² (5.74 ha, 14.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- M2Town Centre/Neighbourhood Centres (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 80 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 34 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 20 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M5Special Policy Area (Other mix of uses)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Business and General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 1 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
11 Sept 2026Awaiting admin validation
permission for the following works to existing dwelling: (i) change of use of part of ground floor of house for use as a coffee kiosk including installation of service hatch/window opening onto to public footpath and associated signage, (ii) construction of single storey extension with overhead terrace and access bridge to rear of dwelling, (iii) fenestration changes to dwelling including new window arrangement to front, installation of gable window, and installation of new windows and doors to rear, and (iv) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2382
18 Jun 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for the following works to an existing residential terrace property – 1 Refurbish existing 2 storey rear extension to provide 1 no. two bedroomed residential accommodation unit – 2 Refurbish existing 1st floor to provide 1 n.o one bedroomed apartment – 3 Refurbish and change use of existing ground floor residential unit to commercial unit with adjoining accommodation corridor to serve 1st floor apartment and rear 2 bedroom 2 storey accommodation unit. Development will also include alterations to the existing street front ground floor elevation including a new side entrance to ground floor corridor and all associated siteworks
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1633
13 Feb 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for:- (i) demolition of existing commercial building, (ii) construction of new 2 storey dwelling house in lieu of same, and (iii) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0354
16 May 2025Conditional permission
Permission for Change of Use of 3 no. apartments permitted for short-term letting under Pl. Ref. No. 98/4255 to Residential Apartments with unrestricted occupancy and permission for boundary subdivision of apartment no. 1 from communal space
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/269
25 Oct 2024Conditional
Permission for part demolition to rear of existing pharmacy and for single storey extension in lieu of same for use for additional storage space asociated with said buisiness and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/586
13 Oct 2023Withdrawn
The construction of single storey extension incorporating changing facilities and all associated site works to the existing ancillary facilities building of the Regional Fisheries Centre permitted under planning reference 01/4516 and within the curtilage of a Protected Structure
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/580
6 Oct 2023Conditional
Permission to construct a single storey extension to an existing Funeral Home, including construction of street-side vehicular entrance to provide off-street hearse parking and all associated site works. Permission for Retention of alterations to Elevations of existing Funeral Home granted under PI. Ref. No. W/2324/84
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/565
15 Sept 2023Incompleted application
Construction of single storey extension to existing building incorporating changing facilities and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/522
14 Aug 2023Conditional
Permission for conversion of ground floor public house/bar to commercial retail/service unit, development will also include alterations to the front ground floor elevation including new shopfront and entrance to serve proposed ground floor unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/461
21 Jul 2023Incompleted application
Conversion of ground floor public house / bar to commercial retail / service unit. Development will also include alterations to the front ground floor elevation including new shopfront and entrance to serve proposed ground floor unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/408
25 Apr 2023Refused
Conversion of ground floor public house to commercial retail / service unit with residential apartment to rear, construction of external stairs to rear of premises and conversion of existing 1st and 2nd Floor residential accommodation to 1st and 2nd floor residential apartments, development will also include alterations to elevations and construction of roof dormer and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/221
16 Dec 2022Conditional
Permission for retention of change of use of ground floor of unused public licensed premises / function room / dance area for use as retail including a post office and postal delivery depot. Permission also sought for retention of shop front, signage and door fenestration to serve said post office and retail unit. Permission sought for further alterations to shop front to include fenestration alterations to window and door and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/772
28 Oct 2022Conditional
Permission for change of use of St. Peters Church, a Protected Structure (RPS ID: 01005), from a religious building to a community centre including the following works: (i) refurbishment of roof, (ii) refurbishment and restoration of external walls, (iii) refurbishment of internal finishes and (iv) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/667
3 Oct 2022Conditional
Permission for the following changes and alterations to existing Commercial / Residential premises: - (a) Permission for retention of unauthorized hairdressers on the ground floor (Previously authorized bookmakers approved under Pl Reg. No: 05/2468) b) For permission for change of use of said hairdressers and existing first floor residential to two number separate dwelling units for use for short term letting (c) Fenestration changes to street facing elevation to included alterations to windows and doors. (d) Re-roofing and alterations to existing roof structure. (e) Alterations and raising of existing finished ground floor levels to rear section and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/619
14 Mar 2022Conditional
Permission for the installation of solar panels on existing shop roof and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/178
10 Aug 2021Incompleted application
Permission for retention of takeaway element of existing restaurant and for permission to construct a shopfront to the North (front) elevation of existing restaurant
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/550
16 Oct 2020Conditional
Permission for the following works to existing dwelling (Previous planning ref. 08/327): (i) single storey extension to dwelling house, (ii) retention of fenestration changes to dwelling house and (iii) retention of raised decking area with garden store below
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/573
28 Sept 2020Incompleted application
the following works to existing dwelling (previous planning ref. 08/327)L (i) single storey extension to dwelling house, (ii) retention of fenestration changes to dwelling house and (iii) retention of raised decking area with garden store below
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/524
18 Jun 2020Refused
Permission for the proposed demolition of a former convent building, proposed extension to existing adjacent car park and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/306
29 May 2020Conditional
Permission is being sought for change of use of the first floor of the former credit union building to 2 no. apartments including the following: (i) replacement of existing window with door to rear (north-west) elevation, (ii) installation of external access bridge to rear to provide access from rear yard to first floor of building, (iii) removal of rooflight in existing commercial unit at ground floor and installation of window to south-west elevation in lieu, (iv) Change of use of part of ground floor to provide storage room for use for one apartment and (v) all associated site works including provision of external amenity area to the rear yard
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/273
27 Apr 2020Incompleted application
Change of use of the first floor of the former credit union building to 2 no. apartments including the following: (i) replacement of existing window with door to rear (north-west) elevation, (ii) installation of external access bridge to rear to provide access from rear yard to first floor of building, (iii) removal of rooflight in existing commercial unit at ground floor and installation of window to south-west elevation in lieu and (iv) all associated site works, including provision of external amenity area to the rear yard.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/225
31 Jan 2020Refused
Permission for change of use of previous credit union building to 3no. apartments including the following: (i) removal of shopfront signage to front elevation, (ii) installation of new window to side (south-west) elevation, (iii) replacement of existing door with window to rear (north-west) elevation, (iv) replacement of existing window with door to rear (north-west) elevation, (V) installation of external access bridge to rear to provide access from rear yard to first floor of building, and (vi) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/49
19 Dec 2019Conditional
Permission is sought for the following components to the Castletownbere Sewerage Scheme: (A) A new Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Drom South TD, with associated and ancillary development works including tanks, kiosks, storage facilities, inlet works, all associated site development works, boundary fencing around the perimeter of the WWTP, a long sea outfall to convey treated discharge effluent from the WWTP to Bere Haven and decommissioning of an existing WWTP at the site; (B) An underground wastewater pump station adjacent to the R572 near Brandyhall Bridge at Derrymihin West TD, including an underground emergency storage tank, valve and flowmeter chambers, manholes, pipework, regrading works, a new access road, new access gate, post and rail perimeter fencing, a control kiosk, a vent stack and the decommissioning of an existing septic tank; (C) Construction of a kiosk structure within the curtilage of St. Peter’s Church (a protected structure) Knockaneroe TD, associated with a proposed wastewater pump station in the Quays area; (D) Construction of a kiosk structure associated with a proposed wastewater pump station in the Came Woods area, Cametringane TD
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/813
15 Nov 2019Withdrawn
Permission for retention of takeaway element of existing restaurant and retention of an external sign and lighting over front entrance door and signage on four windows, all to the North (front) elevation of existing restaurant at the Beara Bay Hotel (A protected structure)
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/731
29 Oct 2019Incompleted application
Permission for retention of takeaway element of existing restaurant and retention of an external sign and lighting over front entrance door and signage on four windows, all to the North (Front) of existing restaurant. This application relates to a protected structure.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/686
The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.
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 Knockaneroe.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Knockaneroe.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Attached four-bay three-storey house, built c.1920. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered sill course to first floor. Slate hanging to east elevation. Square-headed openings to first and second floors with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills (second floor). Round-headed openings to ground floor having two-over-two timber sliding sash windows incorporating timber tracery, forming round-headed arches and overlight, with painted stone sills and wrought-iron window guards. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door, leaded glazed overlight and rendered surround with entablature.
- House, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1890. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with moulded rendered sill course to first floor. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills, having wrought-iron window guards to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door, glazed overlight and moulded render surround.
- House, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1890, formerly with commercial outlet to ground floor. Now vacant. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with moulded string course separating ground and first floors. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and painted sills. Square-headed opening to ground floor with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows partially covered with timber battens. Square-headed door opening, providing access to upper storey, with timber battened door and overlight. Enlarged display window to ground floor comprising square-headed opening having timber fixed pane window with timber battens. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and overlight.
- J. Dwyer, shop/retail outlet, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey former house and shop, built c.1870, now is use as library. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, render eaves course and corbels, uPVC rainwater goods and recent rooflights. Painted rendered walls with moulded sill course to second floor. Square-headed openings with moulded render surrounds and uPVC windows to second floor. Square-headed openings to first floor with uPVC windows, moulded render surrounds, decorative scroll brackets and pediments having egg-and-dart moulding to soffits. Render shopfront comprising pilasters flanking openings with decorative scroll brackets, fascia with raised render lettering, and cornice above. Square-headed openings with moulded render sills and uPVC fixed pane display windows, replacement timber and uPVC doors with overlights, and having timber panelled door leading to upper floors.
- Hanley, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with later shopfront to ground floor. Formerly a pair of two- and three-bay houses. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks with red brick trim and decorative cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered sill course. Square-headed openings having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows with interior timber shutters. Render shopfront comprising fluted pilasters supporting fascia with dentilated cornice and raised render lettering. Square-headed openings with metal fixed pane windows, square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC doors and overlight. Cast-iron columns to interior of display window openings.
- MacCarthy, public house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay three-storey house and public house, built c.1880. Rendered chimneystacks and rendered parapet with moulded cornice and eaves course to roof level. Painted rendered walls having render quoins, plat band between first and second floors, and label moulding over ground floor openings of private house section of facade. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and rendered sills, with moulded rendered surrounds to first and second floors. Wrought-iron window guards to ground floor openings. Square-headed door opening to private house section, with timber panelled door and glazed overlight. Three-bay render shopfront comprising pilasters flanking openings, supporting decorative scroll brackets, fascia and cornice with egg-and-dart moulding. Square-headed window openings with timber fixed pane windows, moulded rendered sills and wrought-iron window guards. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled doors and glazed overlight. Timber panelling to interior.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c.1890, with commercial outlet to ground floor. Now disused. Pitched roof with rendered chimneystacks, painted brick corbels and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with moulded sill courses to first and second floors. Square-headed openings having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Tripartite timber display window and square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and overlight to ground floor. Cast-iron column to interior.
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, church/chapel, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding gable-fronted Gothic Revival Catholic church, built 1907, having eight-bay nave with clerestory and lean-to side aisles, single-bay entrance porch to south end of east elevation, two-bay single-storey flat-roofed sacristy to north of west elevation and three-bay transept to north end of east elevation. Pitched slate roofs with carved limestone cross finials and coping to gable-fronts, carved limestone and rock-faced granite parapets to side aisles and sacristy. Square-profile rock-faced granite chimney to sacristy. Cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Rock-faced coursed granite walls with plinth, carved limestone sill course, projecting engaged buttresses having carved limestone coping, those to gable-front surmounted by hexagonal-profile lantern style carved limestone pinnacles. Pointed arched recess to gable-front having carved limestone rolled hood moulding and surround with rose window and carved sandstone statuary to upper section, carved rebated panel to lower section having statuary recesses containing hexagonal-profile plinths and projecting canopies, all flanked by carved pilasters. Rose window with carved limestone reticulated tracery and leaded stained glass. Paired pointed arch openings to south elevation with leaded fixed pane stained glass windows, chamfered limestone surrounds, rock-faced granite voussoirs and carved limestone hood mouldings with squared label stops. Oculus to north gable-front with chamfered limestone surround and leaded stained glass. Triplet of pointed arched openings to north gable-front having leaded stained glass windows, carved limestone hood mouldings, chamfered surrounds and colonettes. Triplet of pointed arched openings to east elevation of entrance porch with leaded stained glass and chamfered limestone surround. Single, double, triple and multiple pointed arch openings to east and west elevations and to sacristy with leaded fixed pane stained glass windows. Carved limestone entrance portal comprising gable canopy with cross finial over pointed arched recess with hood and roll mouldings, having elaborate label stops and colonettes. Carved limestone quatrefoil tympanum with carved sandstone statue over paired carved limestone trefoil-headed openings having timber doors. Pointed arched opening to porch entrance with carved limestone gable canopy and cross finial, carved hood moulding and spring course, chamfered surround and double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative wrought-iron hinges. Pointed arch door opening to sacristy with timber battened door. Retaining many interior features including stained glass windows, carved reredos, carved limestone columns and pointed arches, render detailing including moulded heads, archivolts and engaged colonettes, timber glazed interior porch and ashlar sandstone gallery with pointed arch openings having hood mouldings and with balustrade above. Timber framed belfry to north-west within rendered enclosing wall. Recessed from street with flight of concrete steps approaching entrance.
- Harbour Lodge, convent/nunnery, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan former convent, built c.1880, comprising seven-bay two and three-storey main block to south-west, projecting two-bay chapel and flat roofed porch, adjoining flat roofed three-bay two-storey block to north-east. Detached U-plan two-storey block with projecting gabled end bays to north-east. Now in use as hostel and day centre. Hipped and pitched artificial slate roofs to main block with timber brackets to eaves course, render parapet and cross finial to gable front of chapel. Pitched artificial slate roof to north-east block having carved timber bargeboards and cross finials to gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render plinth to south-west block, render plaque to chapel gable front and carved limestone cross to north-east elevation over carriageway. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows to first floor of south-west block and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows to north-east block, with replacement timber and uPVC windows to remainder, all having painted sills and rendered surrounds. Round-headed openings to second floor of south-west block with uPVC windows, painted stone sills and moulded render hood mouldings. Paired round-headed openings to chapel gable front with lead lined stained glass windows, chamfered reveals and moulded render surround with roundel motif. Square-headed openings to entrances having replacement timber glazed doors with overlights and sidelights to porch. Camber-headed integral carriage arch to north-east block with rendered keystones and raised render reveal. Car park to south with recent concrete block enclosing wall.
- House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Attached two-bay two-storey house and shop with dormer attic, built c.1900, now in use as part of shop. Pitched slate roof with shared rendered chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods, painted red brick corbels and oeil-de-boeuf dormer windows with decorative cast-iron surrounds featuring scroll motifs. Painted smooth rendered walls with rendered sill course. Segmental-headed openings with margined timber sliding sash windows with painted red brick block-and-start surrounds. Red brick, timber and render shopfront comprising painted red brick pilasters supporting render scroll bracket, uPVC fascia board with timber corbelled frieze and render cornice. Square-headed opening with fixed timber framed display window and painted concrete sill. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber battened double-leaf doors and overlight.
- House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1900, having shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with shared rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, painted red brick corbels and oeil-de-beouf dormer windows with decorative cast-iron surrounds featuring scroll motifs. Painted smooth rendered walls with red brick sill course. Segmental-headed openings with uPVC windows, stone sills and painted red brick block-and-start surrounds, with wrought-iron window guard to ground floor opening. Red brick, timber and render shopfront comprising painted red brick pilasters supporting render scroll bracket, fascia board with timber corbelled frieze and render cornice. Square-headed openings with timber fixed pane display windows having mullions and round-headed frames to upper panes with render sill. Square-headed door opening to entrance with replacement uPVC door and overlight.
- House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1900, now in use as laundrette. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, render coping, uPVC rainwater goods, painted red brick corbels and oeil-de-boeuf dormer windows with decorative cast-iron surrounds featuring scroll motifs. Painted smooth rendered walls with red brick sill course. Segmental-headed openings with uPVC windows, stone sills and painted red brick block-and-start surrounds, with wrought-iron window guard to ground floor opening. Red brick, timber and render shopfront comprising painted red brick pilasters supporting render scroll bracket, uPVC fascia board with timber corbelled frieze and render cornice. Square-headed opening with timber fixed pane display windows having mullions and round-headed frames to upper panes. Flanked by square-headed door openings with replacement uPVC doors and overlights.
- Saint Peter's Church (Killaconenagh), church/chapel, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Gothic Revival style Church of Ireland church, built c.1860, incorporating earlier fabric. Now disused. Three-bay nave, gabled entrance porch (south-west gable-front), gabled chancel (north-east) and gabled presbytery extension (south-east). Pitched slate roof with carved and cut limestone bellcote (south-west gable), carved limestone finials and uPVC rainwater goods. Exposed roughly coursed rubble sandstone and limestone walls with tooled cut limestone quoins surmounted by carved limestone corbels. Quoins battered to porch gable-front. Remains of lined-and-ruled render to south elevation. Blind rendered lancet over oeil-de-boeuf opening with spoked timber framed window having rendered surround (south-west gable). Pointed arch openings with uPVC windows, cut limestone sills and cut tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds. Pointed arch openings to chancel having timber framed windows with leaded stained glass windows, limestone sills and cut limestone block-and-start surrounds. Paired square-headed openings to porch with single pane fixed timber framed windows and cut limestone block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed openings to sacristy gable-front with leaded stained glass windows. Pointed arch door opening with double-leaf timber battened door and cast-iron door handle. Square-headed door opening to sacristy with timber battened door and painted wrought-iron hinges. Carved timber king-post roof, reredos, choir, decorative floor tiles, carved marble pulpit and baptism font to interior. Recessed from street with exposed rubble stone boundary walls, having replacement cast-iron railings and cut limestone gate piers with double-leaf cast-iron gates.
- Hotel, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached irregular-plan multiple-bay hotel, built c.1820, incorporating fabric of adjoining terrace of former houses. Comprises five-bay three-storey main block with adjoining three-bay two-storey block, lower five-bay two-storey block and six-bay two-storey block (west). Now vacant. Recent three-bay porch, lean-to extensions to three-storey block and single-bay single-storey porch extensions to west blocks. Hipped artificial slate roof to main block, having symmetrical rendered chimneystacks with decorative clay chimneypots, overhanging uPVC battened eaves and uPVC rainwater goods. Hipped artificial slate roof to adjoining three-bay block (west) and to porch extensions, all having uPVC rainwater goods. Pitched artificial slate roofs to remaining east blocks with rendered chimneystack and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls with raised render quoins to main block and west end block. Square-headed openings to main block with six-over-six timber sliding sash windows (east three bays) and eight-over-eight timber sliding sash windows with painted stone sills and timber panelled shutters. Square-headed openings to west blocks having six-over-six timber sliding sash and timber framed horizontal pivoting windows. Square-headed door openings to porches having timber glazed doors. Cast-iron pedestrian gate piers to site.
- Carmel House, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay two-storey house with shopfront and carriage arch, built c.1870. Pitched artificial slate roof with shared rendered chimneystack, recent rooflights and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls. Segmental-headed window openings to first floor with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and painted surrounds. Render shopfront comprising pilasters supporting decorative scroll brackets and fascia board with raised lettering, having cornice with egg-and-dart moulding to soffit. Square-headed opening with moulded rendered sill, cast-iron cow bar and replacement timber fixed pane display windows incorporating arcade motif with casement windows above. Square-headed door openings flanking display window, with one (west) giving access to upper floor and having timber panelled door, overlight and sidelights, and one (east) accessing ground floor having double-leaf timber panelled doors and overlight. Double-leaf timber battened gates to carriage arch.
- Even Tide, house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay three-storey house with integral carriage arch, built c.1900. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks with decorative clay chimneypots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls with moulded rendered quoins, sill courses and rendered pilasters with star motif to ground floor. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows, painted stone sill (ground floor) and moulded render surrounds. Round-headed opening to rear (south-east) with six-over-six timber sliding sash window. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, timber framed sidelights and fanlight, moulded render archivolt supported on moulded render pilasters and decorative brass door furniture. Three-centred carriage arch with double-leaf timber battened doors with square-headed integral pedestrian opening.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey former house with gabled dormers and shopfront, built c.1870, now in use as health clinic. Pitched artificial slate roof with shared rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls with moulded rendered sill course to dormers and painted cast-iron plaque to first floor. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and moulded rendered sills. Render shopfront to ground floor comprising pilasters supporting decorative scroll brackets and moulded dentillated cornice. Square-headed opening with replacement uPVC display windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door, fixed timber framed sidelights and overlight.
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 Knockaneroe, 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 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 Knockaneroe.
- 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 Knockaneroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockaneroe · An Cnocán Rua
- Area
- 573,176 m² (57.32 ha, 141.63 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
- Cametringane, Derreenataggart East, Derreenataggart Middle, Foildarrig, Knockane More, Tooreen More East
- Placenames
- Knockaneroe 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.