Monavarnoge
Monavarnoge is a townland in the civil parish of Ardagh, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Móin na bhFearnóg.
Parcel 5942570
- Area
- 4,198 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 205 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Monavarnoge
Planning applications on this parcel
30 Nov 2021Conditional
Construction of a single-story dwelling, new entrance, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7225
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 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.
- 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
- 159.3 ha
- 394 acres
- Land parcels
- 56
- registered freehold, median 11,949 m² (1.19 ha, 2.95 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 23
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monavarnoge, from 38 m² to 145,507 m² (14.55 ha, 35.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Monavarnoge 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for a) Construction of an agricultural building to include a milking parlour, dairy & ancillary rooms, drafting & handling facilities, meal bin, water storage tank & waiting yard with underground slatted soiled storage tank. b) Construction of an agricultural building to include calving area, cubicles & feeding area with underground slatted slurry storage tanks & rainwater harvesting tank. c) Construction of 2 no. silage pits d) Modifications to existing roadside entrance to form a gated agricultural entrance for milking truck access and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6637
17 May 2024Conditional
Permission to construct a dwelling house, garage, on-site waste water treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4891
30 Nov 2021Conditional
Construction of a single-story dwelling, new entrance, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7225
2 Apr 2020Conditional
Construction of a hay / straw storage shed and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4685
26 Sept 2016Conditional
Alteration to 3 no. front elevation windows and single storey extensions to existing dwellinghouse and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6379
15 Jul 2016Conditional
Alteration to 3 no. front elevation windows and single storey extensions to existing dwellinghouse and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5755
30 Apr 2013Unconditional
Alterations, attic conversion, velux windows and construction of sunroom extension to dwellinghouse, extension of duration to permission granted under planning Ref. No. 08/4962
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4786
4 Feb 2011Conditional
Construction of a dormer dwellinghouse with attached garage, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4186
23 Oct 2009Conditional
Construction of extension to front of existing dwelling comprising family room, internal alterations to rear of dwelling to form bedroom and ensuite and associated site works and retention of extension to side and rear of existing dwelling comprising family room, garage, store and hallway
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7428
28 Apr 2008Conditional
Bungalow, garage and septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6362
7 Apr 2008Incompleted application
Construction of bungalow, garage and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/5858
25 Feb 2008Conditional
Alterations, attic conversion, velux windows and construction of sunroom extension to dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4962
4 Feb 2008Incompleted application
Alterations, attic conversion, velux windows and sunroom extension to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4526
11 Jan 2008Incompleted application
Sunroom extension to dwellinghouse, conversion of attic to living accommodation and installation of velux windows
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/4094
3 Aug 2007Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10092
4 Jul 2007Conditional
Two storey extension to existing single storey dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9334
14 Jun 2007Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8696
27 Apr 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7353
16 Aug 2006Conditional
Domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9788
5 Apr 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/6117
30 Jul 2004Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/5864
24 Jun 2004Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/4640
4 Jun 2004Conditional
Dwelling, garage and effluent treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4015
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 Monavarnoge.
Recorded monuments
- CO055-021 Ringfort - rath
Description
On W-facing slope, immediately N of possible circular enclosure (CO055-058----). Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. Standing stone (CO055-022001-) and earthwork (CO055-022002-) to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO055-022001 Standing stone
Description
In earthwork (CO055-022002-). Subrectangular stone (H 1.2m; 0.7m x 0.45m), long axis ENE-WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO055-023 Ringfort - rath
Description
In scrub, on level ground near top of W-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by earthen bank; fosse. Heavily overgrown; inaccessible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO055-048 Settlement cluster
Description
Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as settlement cluster named Monavarnoge. Five dwellings, (two occupied, the others in varying stages of decay) and several outhouses remain. The dwellings were all of 4 bays, 1-storey and thatched, with off-centre doorways and chimneys. Occupied dwellings have hipped roofs; others vary from gabled to half-hipped and one had one gable-end and one hipped end. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO055-049 House - vernacular house
Description
Front (S) of 5 bays; off-central doorway to left. Roof thatched: hipped to W, gabled to E. Two brick chimneys one in E gable, the other off-centre to right. Occupied. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO055-058 Enclosure
Description
Arc of stone-faced earth and stone bank (H 1.3m) from NNW->NNE, immediately S of possible ringfort (CO055-021----). On W side c. 6m S of arc is group of three upright stones (largest stone: H 0.96m; Wth 0.57m; T 0.4m) all with long axis E-W forming a rough triangle; fourth stone, not embedded, lies beside these on E side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, with flat-roofed porch to front (east) elevation, flat- and pitched-roofed extension to rear (west), and two-bay single-storey pitched-roofed extension to north. Hipped reed thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Corrugated metal roofs to extensions. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement windows and shouldered pedimented decorative render surrounds. Square-headed opening to porch with timber door. Single-storey outbuilding to roadside with pitched corrugated-iron roof, rendered and rubble stone walls and square-headed openings. Single-storey outbuilding to rear with pitched corrugated-iron and slate roof, rendered rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings
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 Monavarnoge, 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 Monavarnoge.
- 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 Monavarnoge with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Monavarnoge · Móin na bhFearnóg
- Area
- 1,593,284 m² (159.33 ha, 393.71 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ardagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Ardagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 750 people lived in 245 households in the Ardagh electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinteosig, Ballyknock, Ballyre, Corbally, Knockacool, Knockgorm, Parkmountain, Reanduff
- Placenames
- Monavarnoge 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.