Commons South

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Commons South, from 127 m² to 38,343 m² (3.83 ha, 9.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• S1Community (Education)
  Kilnaboy Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 13 Aug 2026N/a

  for a) Retention of existing agricultural building consisting of a milking parlour and dairy. b) Planning Permission for the demolition of an existing storage shed c) Planning Permission for the construction of a calf rearing shed d) Planning Permission for the construction of an underground slatted slurry storage tank and all associated site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2660520

• 14 Jul 2026N/a

  for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house, new waste water treatment system with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26190

• 14 Jul 2022N/a

  to construct a new dwelling house, private garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated ancillary siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22636

• 18 Jan 2022Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, garage, entrance, driveway, and wastewater treatment system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2222

• 22 Jun 2017Conditional

  to a) demolish rear annex of existing cottage; b) Alter and extend and renovate cottage; c) construct roadside boundary fence to include vehicular entry and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 17491

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: East Burren Complex SAC 001926
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: East Burren Complex 001926

Recorded monuments

• CL017-027001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Toward the bottom of a W-facing wooded slope at the E end of a small NE-SW running valley. Marked and named ‘Toberinneenboy’ on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) editions of the OS 6-inch map. Named ‘Tobar Iníne Baoith’ on Robinson’s map of the Burren (1977). This small well-preserved holy well is a rectangular drystone wall structure (int. dims. 0.6m NE-SW; 0.47m NW-SE; ext. dims. 1.65m NE-SW; 1.4m NW-SE). The stones are quite large and regular, but not dressed and the wall is flush with the surrounding ground surface on the NE and SE sides (upslope) but rises (max. H 0.4m) on the SW side where the wall is capped with cement. The wall is wider at NE (0.6m; av. Wth 0.4-0.5m) where a cross (CL017-027002-) is set loosely upright. A line of seven quartz pebbles has been laid out in front of the cross, the largest at the centre and the smallest at either end. The well is 0.9m deep to the water surface, and 1m in full depth. It lies within a D-shaped enclosure (7.2m NE-SW) with a straight SW side (L 7.2m), defined by a drystone wall (H 0.8-1m). On all sides except the SW this wall is surrounded by another wall at distance of between 1.4m and 6m. There are two rough entrance stiles in the walls at NE.   Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott   Date of upload: 9-10-2025

• CL017-027002 Cross
  Description

  Situated on the NE side of ‘Toberinneenboy’ holy well (CL017-027001-), where it is set loosely on top of the enclosing wall. This heavily patinated cross (H 0.59m; Wth 0.3m; T 0.095m), probably of limestone, has a wide base (Wth 0.22m) which narrows toward the arms (max. Wth 0.12m), with the arms, likewise, narrowing inwards towards the shaft. Similarly, the cross head (max. Wth 0.14m) narrows down to the arms. There is rough punch-dressing on the narrow sides of the cross. Both the arms and the head bear curved indentations, with a central raised ridge (Wth 0.035m) at the top of the head. The SW face of the cross (i.e. facing the well) has a narrow horizontal incised line across the shaft under the arms. There are two small hollows on this face—one on the head and another near the base—which are probably natural imperfections or solution holes. Across the arms, is a crude irregularly spaced and unclear incised inscription, not running horizontally but rather sloping down to the lower extremity of the right arm. This inscription includes the letters ‘HC’, then a gap, then ‘IH’ which presumably is followed by an ‘S’. On the left there is a date, possible 1715 or 1702 (pers. comm. Tim Robinson). The NE face of the cross bears a simple incised cross, while this face of the NW arm has been chipped. This was originally a finial cross, perhaps taken from the nearby medieval church (CL017-020001-) of Killinaboy, although it gives the general appearance of having been a penal cross. It is described as a ‘modern little stone cross’ in the OS Letters of 1839 (Comber 1997, 13).   Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott   Date of upload: 9-10-2025

• CL017-030 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a S-facing karst slope in dense hazel scrub. Hachured on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) editions of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This small, heavily overgrown, rectangular structure (int. dims. 23.5m N-S; 12.7m E-W; ext. dims. 27.2m N-S; 19.5m E-W) is defined quite differently on each side: Along the E and W, the enclosing element comprises a thin band of loose stone at the top of an inward-facing scarp (Wth 0.7m at E; H 1m at E; H 1.5m at W). On the stone tumble along the W is a rough line (Wth 0.9m; H 0.6m) of boulders while on the E perimeter is a drystone wall (Wth 0.6m; H 0.8m) which acts as the boundary separating the townlands of Ballyportry North and Commons South. The N limits are defined by a stony bank (Wth 3.8-4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m) overlain by a drystone wall (Wth 0.5m). The S limits are defined by a double-faced stone wall (Wth 1m; H 1m). The interior is sunken, especially in relation to external ground level to E and W. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 18 July 2023

• CL017-060 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  At the S edge of a level valley floor, with ground rising to the S. Named ‘Toberboydan’ on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) editions of the OS 6-inch map. Named ‘Tobar Bhaighdeáin’ on Robinson’s map of the Burren (1977). This holy well comprises a shallow (D 1m) drystone-lined depression (L c. 1.5m; Wth c. 1.5m) in the ground, with a stream running off to the N, located in a boggy area (diam. c. 15m) into which water flows from dense overgrowth and out of which into a field-drain. The OS Letters (1839) recorded an active tradition of visiting this holy well and another nearby ‘for the cure of sore eyes, and for delicate children’ (Comber 1997, 13). Baighdeán is an obscure local saint who is also associated with the nearby monastic site of Kilvoydan (CL017-119001-) c. 3.2km to the SE (Kirby 2021). References: Kirby, T. 2021 Tobar Voydan, Tobar Bhaighdeáin, Commons South. The Clare Holy Wells Project. Available @ Tobar Voydan, Tobar Bhaighdeáin, Commons South - County Clare Heritage Office Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 20 July 2023

• CL017-189 Fulacht fia
  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.

• CL017-194 Quarry
  Description

  Situated on open karst c. 3m NW of a large glacial erratic. Listed in the RMP (1996) as ‘Grave-slab’. This is a headstone (L 1.94m; Wth 0.63-0.63m; T 0.1-0.15m) that was being manufactured at this location and was probably intended for use elsewhere. The upper surface is perfectly smooth but there is no inscription. The sides are roughly finished and the back is uneven and natural with solution holes. One end is nicely rounded and the corners at the other end are broken. In 1986 it was thought that there was some indecipherable lettering on the stone (Coffey 1986, 58). Similar locations where graveslabs or headstones were quarried in the 18th century are known further north (see for example CL010-213---- and CL010-237----). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 3 August 2016

• CL017-197 Fulacht fia
  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.

• CL017-197002 Fulacht fia
  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.

• CL017-200 Enclosure
  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.

• CL017-208 Ritual site - holy well
  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

• Poplar Bridge, bridge, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch rubble stone hump-back road bridge over river, built c. 1810, with cut-stone voussoirs.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Commons South.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Commons South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Commons South

Area

2,571,421 m² (257.14 ha, 635.41 acres)

Civil parish

Killinaboy, and its townlands

Barony

Inchiquin

Electoral division

Killinaboy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killinaboy electoral division: 347 people in 132 households; 91% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyportry North, Bunnanagat South, Carrownamaddra, Coad, Inchiquin, Killinaboy, Monanaleen, Nooan, Rinnamona, Shandangan

Placenames

Commons South 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.