Monard, County Cork Explained

Monard
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:196
Coordinates:51.9333°N -8.5°W

Monard [2] is a largely rural townland in the civil parish of Whitechurch to the north-west of Cork City in Ireland.[3]

Population and land use

At the turn of the 20th century, the townland had a population of approximately 200 people.[4] [5]

By the early 21st century, it was proposed to develop a planned settlement on "greenfield agricultural land" in the area.[6] Covering 966acres and containing 5,000 dwellings, schools, a medical centre and other facilities, this settlement was proposed to service a population of 13,000 people.[7] [8] Similar in concept to Adamstown, Dublin, the planning application called for the settlement to be based on three villages and a town centre, built around a new railway station.[7] Due to the fallout from the Irish property bubble and planning challenges, the development was significantly delayed, with approval only finally given in June 2016.[9]

As of the 2011 census, Monard townland had a population of 196 people.[1]

Train station

The 2001 planning proposal called for a railway station, serving the projected residential development, to be located at the Rathpeacon siding on the Dublin-Cork mainline.[7] [10] In June 2016, the planning authority, An Bord Pleanála, stated that construction on housing within the 'Monard Strategic Development Zone' could not commence until the completion of this proposed station.[11], no works on the proposed Monard train station had commenced, with no funding allocated in the National Development Plan for the period 2018-2027.[12] The Cork Metropolitan Area Draft Transport Strategy 2040, a public consultation document published by the National Transport Authority in May 2019, included Monard as one of several potential locations for future stations in the area.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic . data.gov.ie . Central Statistics Office . 2011 . 14 October 2018 . Monard, Whitechurch, Co. Cork [..] 196.
  2. Web site: Townland - An Mhóin Ard / Monard . Irish Placenames Commission . 14 October 2018 .
  3. Web site: Monard Townland, Co. Cork . Townlands.ie . 14 October 2018 .
  4. Web site: 1901 Census of Ireland - Search results - 218 records for townland of Monard, DED of Whitechurch, County Cork . National Archives . 1901 . 14 October 2018 .
  5. Web site: 1911 Census of Ireland - Search results - 203 records for townland of Monard, DED of Whitechurch, County Cork . National Archives . 1911 . 14 October 2018 .
  6. Web site: Cork City boundary extension: Ex-lord mayor in scathing attack on opponents . Irish Examiner . 5 September 2017 . 14 October 2018 . An Bord Pleanála approval is in place for a new town for up to 13,000 people on some 966 acres of greenfield agricultural land at Monard, about 4km north-east of Blarney village.
  7. Web site: Blarney-Kilbarry Local Area Plan . Cork County Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071220084842/http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/pdf/901445608.pdf . 2007-12-20.
  8. Web site: Green light to create plans for first purpose-built town in Munster. Irish Examiner . 9 June 2010 .
  9. Web site: Plans for new Cork town with 5,300-homes get green light. Irish Examiner.
  10. Web site: An Bord Pleanála - Inspector's Report - Monard Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) . An Bord Pleanála . 2015 . 14 October 2018 . The site selection process for a new rail-based town originated in the Cork Area Strategic Plan, 2001 .
  11. Web site: Green light given to 'new town' of 5,000 homes and railway station . 1 June 2016 . Irish Independent .
  12. Web site: National Development Plan 2018-2027 . Department of Public Expenditure and Reform . Government of Ireland . 3 September 2018 .
  13. Web site: Cork Metropolitan Area Draft Transport Strategy 2040 – Public Consultation Document . National Transport Authority . nta.ie . May 2019 . 14 May 2019 .

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