Caherrush

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherrush, from 83 m² to 196,282 m² (19.63 ha, 48.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O2Cluster (General)
  Caherush Cluster, Clare · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Jun 2026Conditional

  for construction of a new dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system and site entrance along with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660414

• 8 May 2026Conditional

  to construct a farm building used for the storage of machinery and hay, and not used for housing animals, with all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 26126

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  for development of 1 no. primary wastewater pumping station at the Armada House and 1 no. secondary wastewater pumping station at the Armada Hotel, Spanish Point County Clare and for the development of a rising main wastewater pipe (c. 4.3kms in length) located within the public road carriageway (L6224, R482 and N67) in the townlands of Leagard South, Dough, Annagh, Caherrush, Emlagh and Quilty West, County Clare. The proposed development includes works within the curtilage of a protected structure, Armada House, formally Mother McCauley House (RPS No. 025) and works to the Bealaclugga Bridge which is a protected structure (RPS No. 185). The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. Provision of 1 no. primary wastewater pumping station at the Armada House, to service the existing Armada Hotel and the existing Armada House; 2. Provision of 1 no. secondary wastewater pumping station at the Armada Hotel, including 2 no. wastewater holding tanks; 3. Provision of a 110mm rising main pipe from the Armada Hotel to the Armada House (c. 240m in length), within the public road crossing the R482 and L6224; 4. Provision of 1 no. 110mm rising main pipe located within the public road (L6224, R482 and N67) from the proposed primary wastewater pumping station at the Armada House to the existing Irish Water foul sewer network at Quilty, which conveys flows to the existing Irish Water Kilmurry Ibrickane Wastewater Treatment Plant (Asset Number: D0536-02). The proposed rising main is c.4.3km in length and located entirely within the public road corridor; 5. Decommissioning and removal of 1 no. existing wastewater treatment plant, existing polishing filter, and existing percolation area at the Armada Hotel; 6. Decommissioning and removal of 1 no. existing wastewater treatment system and percolation area at the Armada House; 7. Provision of 1 no. temporary construction compound at the Armada House for the duration of the works; 8. All associated development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure including screening planting, scour valves, air valves,1 no. vent pipe, and 1 no. discharge manhole. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2660146

• 30 Jan 2026Refused

  for construction of a new dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system and site entrance along with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660040

• 27 Aug 2025Conditional

  for construction of a new dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system and site entrance along with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560521

• 24 Jul 2025N/a

  for construction of a new dwelling house, garage, sewerage treatment system and site entrance along with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560457

• 28 Mar 2024Conditional

  to demolish existing shed and construct a dwelling house, garage, garden/office, deck area, install proprietary wastewater treatment system, percolation area and associated ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24101

• 31 Jul 2023Conditional

  for development which will consist of (a) planning permission for a traditional/ contemporary style dwelling on a family landholding (b) conversion of existing cow shed to garage for domestic use, (c) installation of an on site effluent treatment system with percolation area and (d) all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360288

• 21 Jul 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of construction of an agricultural shed with cubicles, underground slatted slurry and soiled water storage tanks, milking parlour, dairy and plant room and relocation of external feed bin and all associated site works.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 21767

• 20 Jun 2019Conditional

  for development which will consist of the demolition of the existing domestic garage, and the construction of a raised roof with attic accommodation 79.5m2, and single story pitched roof porch extensions to the front 12m2, and a 70m2 flat roofed single storey extension to the rear, local stone to feature wall, replacement windows and doors, and new detached shed 7.3m2, with alterations to site works, upgrade of sewage treatment system and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19483

• 19 Dec 2017Unconditional

  to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P12-756 to construct a haybarn and machinery shed

  Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 17981

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: Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands SAC 001021
• Special Protection Area: Mid-Clare Coast SPA 004182
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Carrowmore Point To Spanish Point And Islands 001021

Recorded monuments

• CL030-020001 Promontory fort - coastal
  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.

• CL030-020002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Date of upload: 11 December 2014

• CL030-020003 Hut site
  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.

• CL030-022 Children's burial ground
  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.

• CL030-034 Ringfort - cashel
  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.

• CL030-041 Cliff-edge fort
  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.

• CL030-042001 Promontory fort - coastal
  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.

• CL030-042002 Hut site
  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.

• CL030-042003 Hut site
  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

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Caherrush.

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 Caherrush, 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 Caherrush.

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

Name

Caherrush · Cathair Rois

Area

1,532,186 m² (153.22 ha, 378.61 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmurry(Kilrush Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Ibrickan

Electoral division

Kilmurry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

838 people lived in 333 households in the Kilmurry electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Emlagh

Placenames

Caherrush 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.