Bishopsquarter

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bishopsquarter, from 17 m² to 155,852 m² (15.59 ha, 38.51 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Bishopsquarter 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.

• 23 Dec 2024Refused

  of the building and associated works on site, and for permission to complete the building works for the provision of a one bedroomed residential unit, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 24431

• 23 Sept 2024Conditional

  of polytunnel structure (approximate floor area 27 sq.m, height 2.5 m)

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2460456

• 7 Aug 2024N/a

  of the building and associated works on site and for PERMISSION to complete building works for the provision of one bedroomed Tigin for family use, install a waste water treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 24252

• 8 Apr 2021Refused

  for a material change of use from existing Bed and Breakfast facility, currently used as breakfast dining rooms, to Cafe and Tea Rooms, Permission for a new wc extension and associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 21314

• 21 Nov 2019Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, new entrance road and proprietary waste water treatment system along with ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19915

• 25 Jun 2019N/a

  to construct a dwelling including a wastewater treatment system, improved road access and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19509

• 27 May 2019N/a

  to construct a dwelling including a wastewater system, improved road access and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19427

• 5 Dec 2017Conditional

  to demolish a sub-standard roadside dwelling, to construct a new dwelling with a wastewater treatment system, construct a garden shed and to create a revised set-back road entrance with associated landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17945

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: Moneen Mountain SAC 000054
• Special Area of Conservation: Galway Bay Complex SAC 000268
• Special Protection Area: Inner Galway Bay SPA 004031
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galway Bay Complex 000268
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Moneen Mountain 000054

Recorded monuments

• CL002-012 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in good grazing 6m E of foreshore. A circular enclosure (int. dims. 10m E–W; 9.6m N–S) defined by a flat-topped and grassed-over stony bank with inner and outer facing- stones visible at ENE (Wth 1.6m). A later E–W field wall runs along the bank at S. The trace of a larger enclosure (CL002-013----) is located c. 180m to the SSE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 25 November 2020

• CL002-013 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the W end of a low hillock in good grazing c. 70m SE of foreshore. Hachured as a complete circular enclosure on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A low scarp is traceable ENE–NW (int. diam. 26m E–W). A later field wall extending E–W truncates the enclosure and no obvious trace survives N of the wall. A smaller enclosure CL001-012--- (int. dims. 10m E–W; 9.6m N–S) is located c. 180m NNW, adjacent to the shoreline. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 25 November 2020

• CL002-014001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Prominently sited on top of a low NE–SW ridge from which ground falls away gently across the road to NW and slightly more steeply away to SE, in an area of good quality meadowland. Indicated on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as an enclosure of c. 95m diameter but not on the 1915 ed. A poorly preserved enclosure traceable from SE to NW and from NNW to NNE. It is defined by a gentle scarp with a later path running along its top from SE to SSW and a low narrow-topped earthen bank from SSW to NW and from NNW to NNE. A gap (Wth 6m) just S of W is likely a later feature associated with the construction of the 19th-century vault just inside the enclosure. The construction of the adjacent road appears to have encroached on the NW edge and a later straight field wall extends NW-SE over the E limits. A medieval church (CL002-014002-), graveyard (CL002-014003-) and shell midden (CL002-014004-) occur in its interior and a rath (CL002-015----) lies c. 15m to the S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 September 2021

• CL002-014002 Church
  Description

  Prominently sited on top of a low NE–SW ridge from which ground falls away gently across the road to NW and slightly more steeply away to S, in an area of good quality meadowland. Indicated and named ‘Drumcreehy Church in ruins’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. According to Swan (1991, 105), tradition associated ‘Maccreiche’ with the site, detailed as ‘Mac Reithe of Kilmacrehy’ by Ó Riain (2011, 420–23) and reputedly buried at Kilmacreehy church (CL015-083001-), in Laghcloon townland, on the north shore of Liscannor Bay (Swinfen 1992, 62–4). Westropp (1900-02, 130) describes it as an early church probably of the 11th century. It was recorded as ruined as early as 1615 (Swinfen 1992, 18). It is also known locally as Bishop’s Quarter church and St Colman’s Abbey (Large 2010). An ENE–WSW orientated rectangular structure comprising a long chancel (int. L 15.8m; Wth 6.6m; wall T 0.75–0.8m) and a shorter ruined nave (int. L 6.2m; Wth 5.5m; wall T 1.15). It is built of large roughly dressed and coursed rectangular limestone blocks facing a mortared rubble core and an anta projects from the corner of the E gable where it meets the N sidewall. The N and S walls (H 4 .4m), and the E gable (H c. 7.5m) survive to full height. A string-course of rough stones survives on top of half the length of the N wall. The corresponding part of the S wall is obscured by dense ivy cover. The chancel is entered through a well-preserved doorway (H 2.1m; Wth 1.15m) at the W end of the N wall. It has a pointed arch with a series of narrow rectangular orders filling the spandrels and culminating in a rectangular hood-moulding with horizontal stops. Internally a plain lintel forms a flat relieving arch and a well-preserved hanging-eye survives on the W side. The E gable is lit by a tall narrow pointed window (Wth 0.18m; H 2.5m) set in a fine round-arched embrasure with rolled hood-moulding. The sill of the embrasure is obscured by later mortared infilled stone and a drystone clearance wall along the base of the E gable. A line of well-dressed chamfered blocks (L 1.9m) which project W from under the clearance wall (distance of 0.3m) and appear centred on the E gable window may be the base of an altar. The S wall has a similar but smaller window (H 1.9m; Wth 0.16m) to that in the E gable. However, its fine embrasure has the remains of a fractured hood-moulding and the sill line is marked by a heavy chamfered moulding. The W gable is almost destroyed and only the S end of the chancel arch remains. The interior of the chancel is filled with burials of 19th to 20th-century date. These include the grave of Judge Comyn who was noted for providing local employment in phosphate mines at Noughaval during World War II (Swinfen 1992, 19). The nave is very ruined. The N sidewall and W gable are largely collapsed and covered with ivy. The S wall contains a narrow rectangular window (Wth 0.25m; H 1.25m) at its E end. It is set in a rectangular embrasure (Wth 1.05m; H 1.7m) which runs to the ground below the sill-line of the window-ope, suggesting that it was originally a doorway into which the window was inserted. The W end of the nave is filled with grassed-over collapsed stone (H 2m). The W gable survives highest on its external corner where it meets the N sidewall (H 1.6m). A rough path on built-up ground outside the gable gives access to the nave and a modern plaque set on the outer top of the wall carries the inscription ‘St Colemans Abbey’. The church stands at the N end of a subrectangular graveyard (CL002-014003-) and roughly at the centre of the older ecclesiastical enclosure (CL002-014001-). A shell midden (CL002-014004-) lies just W of its W gable. The following image has been uploaded: CL002-014002-_01.jpg View of well-preserved doorway in N wall. CL002-014002-_02.jpg Interior of doorway in N wall. CL002-014002-_03.jpg Possible altar footings under E window. CL002-014002-_04.jpg E interior from W. CL002-014002-_05.jpg Interior of blocked door in S wall reused as a window. CL002-014002-_06.jpg View of church interior from W. CL002-014002-_07.jpg Overall view of church from NE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL002-014003 Graveyard
  Description

  Prominently sited on top of a low NE–SW ridge from which ground falls away gently across the road to NW and slightly more steeply away to S, in an area of good quality meadowland. Indicated and named ‘Grave Yard’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A subrectangular area (c. 85m NE–SW; c. 60m NW-SE) enclosed by a modern mortared stone wall and containing 18th to 20th-century burial markers and a vault, midway along the W side. The burials occur E, S and W of a medieval church (CL002-014002-). Nineteenth-century box-tombs occur together with flat slabs and plain unworked stones, some of which are probably 18th century in date. The most recent burials, which include marble headstones, occur to the E of the church. The vault was built for Henry Comerford and was subsequently ascribed to the Comerford and Blake-Foster families (Swinfen 1992, 19). The church (CL002-014002-) stands at the N end of the graveyard, a shell midden (CL002-014004-) lies just W of its W gable and all three monuments occur within an earlier ecclesiastical enclosure (CL002-014001-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 September 2021

• CL002-014004 Midden
  Description

  Exposed in the section of a path passing NNE–SSW through a graveyard (CL002-014001-) just W of the W gable of Drumcreehy church (CL002-014002-). An exposed midden section (L 6m; H 0.8m) comprising a light concentration of oyster and periwinkle shell. A possible wall-footing consisting of 3 courses of undressed blocks (H 0.5m; Wth 0.6m) with no obvious mortar present occurs at its N end. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 30 September 2021

• CL002-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On good quality level meadowland at the SE foot of a low ridge. A poorly preserved oval rath (int. dims. 36m NW–SE; 32m ENE–WSW crest to crest) defined by a low and generally flat-topped earthen bank (ext. H 0.3–0.7m; int. H 0.3–0.9m). There is no visible trace of an outer fosse or entrance and later field walls traverse the site. The site is overlooked by an ecclesiastical enclosure and associated remains (CL002-014001-to CL002-014004-) c. 150m to the N. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 2 December 2020

• CL002-017 Enclosure
  Description

  On a narrow ledge of pastureland between areas of bare karst on a SSE-facing slope that extends up from low-lying pastureland, c. 700m E of the foreshore. Hachured as a circular enclosure on the 1842 OS 6-inch map. The narrow ledge of pastureland (Wth c. 10m) is defined along the W side by a single wall of large blocks of stone on a limestone terrace and elsewhere by large transversely laid blocks. The area is much overgrown with thorn and briar. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 2 December 2020

Architectural heritage

• Mausoleum, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay two-storey cut-stone-built Comerford mausoleum, dated 1861, comprising rusticated underground burial chamber, channelled walls with pilasters above, surmounted by cut-stone obelisk having ball finial and surrounded by cast-iron railings.

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 Bishopsquarter, 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 Bishopsquarter.

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 Bishopsquarter with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Bishopsquarter · Ceathrú an Easpaig

Area

1,100,862 m² (110.09 ha, 272.03 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcreehy, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Drumcreehy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

667 people lived in 183 households in the Drumcreehy electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 30% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Killoghil, Loughrask, Muckinish West

Placenames

Bishopsquarter 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.