Ennistimon
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmanaheen, barony of Corcomroe, Co. Clare; in Irish Inis Díomáin
- Area
- 32 ha
- 79 acres
- Land parcels
- 294
- registered freehold, median 237 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 64
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
294 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ennistimon, from 1 m² to 20,467 m² (2.05 ha, 5.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 188 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 71 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community (Community facilities)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S1Community (Education)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S4Community (General public administration)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.1Infrastructure Safeguard (Road)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S2Community (Health and related)
Ennistymon Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
19 Aug 2026N/a
to develop the Building known as G. Hayes's, which is a protected structure, RPS No. 927, for use as a three bedroomed apartment and to extend the building to provide 2 new apartments with a common entrance area, connect to services and all other associated site and ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 26228
12 Aug 2026N/a
the development will consist of: 1. Renovation and alterations to the existing main building, alteration to front elevation to construct a pitched roof over second storey windows, Alteration to windows on rear elevation to include a dormer window at second storey level and alteration to windows at first floor level, to include the change of use of the ground-floor retail unit to residential use, and the integration of the ground floor and existing upper-floor residential accommodation into 1 no. single residential dwelling unit comprising the entire main building. 2.Demolition of the existing single-storey rear link structure and the existing derelict 2-storey structure located to the rear of the main building; 3. Construction/rebuilding of a replacement single-storey link structure ,providing a balcony area over part of the single storey link, and a replacement 2-storey building to the rear, integrated into and forming part of the proposed single residential dwelling unit; 4. together with associated site works. The site of the proposed development is located within an Architectural Conservation Area
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660518
17 Apr 2026Conditional
to RETAIN: 1. The demolition and reconstruction of the front boundary wall. 2. The widening of the access point. 3. The clearance of the site and the alterations of ground levels. 4. The use of the site for the open-air storage of hardware materials and planning PERMISSION to demolish the existing storage buildings and replace with external storage racking, to construct retaining wall to yard and all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2660252
26 Mar 2026Conditional
for the change of use from commercial use (hair salon) to residential use, including minor changes to the front elevation (i.e. removal of signage), at the existing property
Permission, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 2660196
16 Mar 2026Conditional
to change opening hours of the proposed coffee take away unit Planning Ref No P25/60534, which is protected structure (RPS No 384), to 7.30 - 22.00 hours Monday to Friday and to 7.30 - 20.00 hours on weekends
Permission · Clare County Council, 2660159
5 Mar 2026Refused
is sought for an external render to the front (south-west) and rear (north-east) facades of the existing two storey dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660130
27 Feb 2026N/a
to demolish the existing storage buildings and replace with external storage racking and all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2660115
12 Feb 2026Conditional
for development which will consist of a new utility store/studio and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660065
22 Dec 2025Conditional
to replace the existing sub-standard storage shed with a new enlarged shed and all and all associated and ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 25403
18 Dec 2025Conditional
to alter an existing structure and to change its use to an Artist’s Studio along with ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2560804
29 Aug 2025Conditional
for change of use from bookshop which is a protected structure (RPS No 384) to coffee take away unit
Permission · Clare County Council, 2560534
9 Jul 2025N/a
for change of use from bookshop to coffee take away unit
Permission · Clare County Council, 2560425
25 Jun 2025Conditional
for the refurbishment and extension to an existing terrace house and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560378
26 May 2025Refused
to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P20/148 the development will consist of construction of an extension and alterations to existing house as follows: 1) Removal of existing roof, 2) replacement of existing corrugated steel roof in slate, with the addition of two sky lights, 2) provision of one new window opening to the front and one to the rear, 3) enlargement of one existing window opening 4) replacement of existing front windows and 5) plastering of part of one stone wall
Extension of duration, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25167
19 Mar 2025N/a
to build a shed, walled yard area & all other associated site and ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2576
8 Aug 2024Unconditional
to carry out the following development: For the redevelopment of a former retail storage building to provide a 2-storey office building. The proposed development will include: 1) The change of use of the building to office accommodation. 2) Demolition of the steel framed and clad building located at the rear (south) of the site. 3) Carry out alterations and additions to the existing building on Monastery Lane and construct a new 2 storey extension to the rear of same. 4) Demolish northern section of Digital Hub stone boundary wall and set back to provide off-road parking spaces. 5) Provide new pedestrian footpath from the Digital hub car park entrance to connect with the existing footpath located on Monastery Lane. 6) Connect to existing adjacent public services. 7) All ancillary site works. The development proposes works to the exterior of the structure that is located within Ennistimon's Architectural Conservation Area and these works would materially affect the characher of the area. In accordance with the Habitats Directive, Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project, and the screening report accompanies the application. In accordance with Articles 81 and 120 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, Clare County Council has concluded front an EIA screening determination that no significant effects on the environment are likely as a result of the proposed development and that and Environmental Impact Assessment is not required
Permission · Clare County Council, 248010
7 Jun 2024Unconditional
to undertake the follwoing development: Streetscape Enhancement in Ennistymon, County Clare. The location of the proposed works are at Ennistymon, Co Clare in the follwoing areas: 1 Parliament Street (L1122) 2. The Square (N67)/ Church Street (L5132), 3 McInerney's Lane (L5031) 1) Public relm ehancement works to include upgrades to footpath, provision of a pedestrian friendly raised table area with constrolled crossing, provision of a pedestrian frendly raised table with new courtesy crossing, raised courtesy crossings, revisions to on-street car parking layouts, new paved surface, relocation of existing and provision of new street lighting and street furniture. 2) All associated services, site development and landscaping works. The subject works are located within the Ennistymon Architectural Conservation Area and would materially affect the character of the area concerned. No works are proposed to any Protected structures. In accordance with the habitats Directive, an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening has been carried out in respect of the proposed works. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed works
Permission · Clare County Council, 248008
7 Mar 2024N/a
proposes to carry out the following development: for the redevelopment of a former retail storage building to provide a 2-storey office building. The proposed development will include: 1) The change of use of the building to office accommodation. 2) Demolition of steel framed and and clad building located at the rear (south) of the site. 3) Carry out alterations and additions to the existing building on Monastery Lane and construct a new 2 storey extension to the rear of same. 4) Connect to existing adjacent public services. 5) All ancillary site works at the rear of The Ennistimon Hub, Monastery Lane Ennistimon, Co Clare V95 NX86. In accordance with the Habitats Directive, Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that here is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development, and as such an EIA is not required. The development proposes works to the exterior of the structure that is located within Ennistimon's Architectural Conservation Area and these works would materially affect the character of the area
Permission · Clare County Council, 248001
6 Feb 2024Conditional
for development which will consist of proposed extension, remodelling and upgrade to property. The works will involve the demolition of an existing garage and remodelling of existing milking parlour outbuilding
Permission · Clare County Council, 2432
11 Dec 2023N/a
for the proposed extension, upgrade and remodeling to the property at Deerpark House, Ennistymon. Works will involve the demolition of existing garage and remodeling of existing out building
Permission · Clare County Council, 23619
8 Nov 2023Conditional
to change the use of the existing ground floor shop unit for use as a credit union along with ancillary site works for a period of five years. The development is located within an Architectural Conservation Area.
Permission · Clare County Council, 23560
12 Oct 2023Refused
to vary permission P21/185 by converting the entire building to residential use with ten (10) No. self-contained residential units and associated co-living facilities
Permission · Clare County Council, 2360429
20 Sept 2023Conditional
to change use of part of existing shop / filling station to an off licence together with all associated site development works and services
Permission · Clare County Council, 2360382
7 Jul 2023Conditional
for Change of use from residential to office use, works to include elevation changes, including new windows and doors to the front and rear elevations, a roof window to rear elevation, internal alterations, rear garden works includes hard and soft landscaping, with existing connections to public sewers and services together with all associated ancillary site works.
Permission · Clare County Council, 2360241
11 Apr 2023Conditional
for works to a building within an Architectural Conservation Area including; to Parliament Street, Demolition of an existing second floor dormer storey and internal derelict structure and construction of a full height second floor storey and roof and the refurbishment of the existing Parliament Street facade and shop front and signage to provide a retail unit at ground floor level and a two bedroom apartment at first / second floor level and To Markham's Lane; Part demolition of an existing derelict storey and a half structure and construction of a new two storey structure to provide a one bedroom apartment and all ancillary site development works and services
Permission · Clare County Council, 23210
The 25 most recent of 64 applications.
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Inagh River Estuary SAC 000036
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inagh River Estuary 000036
Recorded monuments
- CL015-102002 Water mill - unclassified
Description
On the N bank of the W-flowing Inagh River. A water mill is depicted stylistically on the Down Survey barony map of Corcomroe (1655-8). No buildings are shown in the general area on the first (1840) or Cassini (1916) editions of the OS 6-inch map. No visible trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 8-10-2025
- CL015-103001 Church
Description
Situated on the highest point of a prominent hill in Ennistymon, in the NW quadrant of a trapezoidal graveyard (CL015-103002-). Visible from all points and commands a good view. Listed as ‘Church’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A Church of Ireland church built in 1778 and in ruins since at least 1830 (Swinfen 1992, 66). The present remains consist of a rectangular roofless building of mortared random-coursed masonry with stressed quoins (int. dims. 6.6m N-S; 14.35m E-W). All walls stand to their original height (sidewalls H 6.5m) and ivy has been removed from the walls, with evidence of repointing visible in the interior. There is a pointed-arch doorway in the W gable with a blocked plain ope above suggesting a gallery or choir. There are four pointed-arch, single-light windows, three in the N wall and one in the E. the interior of the church contains many graveslabs and headstones. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 March 2016
- CL015-103002 Graveyard
Description
Situated on the highest point of a prominent hill in Ennistymon town. A trapezoidal-shaped graveyard (c. 100m E-W; c. 90m N-S) defined by a plain mortared wall. An 18th-century church (CL015-103001-) lies in the NW quadrant. The graveyard is still in use and has many 19th and 20th headstones and graveslabs. Two family vaults (Finnucane family) dominate the E slopes. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 March 2016
- CL015-144 Children's burial ground
Description
Situated at the top of a hill within Ennistymon town, c. 45m N of the wall surrounding a Church of Ireland church and graveyard (CL015-103001- and CL015-103002-). According to local information this is the location of a burial ground for unbaptized children and the area is known to have been blessed by a priest in the 1950’s on this account. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 August 2015
Architectural heritage
- C. O'Loghlin, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1870, as a pair with the adjoining house. Timber shopfront inserted to ground floor, c. 1920. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and inserted rooflights. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with inset marble plaque. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters flanking openings with fascia and cornice above. Replacement windows with stone sills. Timber panelled double leaf doors with overlight. Retaining interior features. Marble inscribed plaque refers to Thomas O'Loghlan Carron I.R.B.
- Ennistimon Market House, market building, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay double-height former butter market, built c. 1860, partly refenestrated to accommodate commercial use, c. 1985. Pitched slate roof with corrugated-iron sheeting to gablets. Roughcast rendered walls. Round-headed window and door openings with timber doors, timber sliding sash windows and replacement uPVC windows. Oculi to gables. Timber louvres to gablets.
- House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1900, with retail outlet to ground floor and two-bay three-storey return. Two-bay single-storey flat-roofed extension added to return c. 1970. No longer in commercial use. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Flat roofs to return and extension. Red brick walls with yellow brick banding and double-height pilasters. Plastic sign over former retail outlet. Rendered walls to gable. Segmental-arched window openings to upper floors with timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to gable and return with timber sliding sash windows. Fixed timber window and recessed glazed door to shopfront. Two-storey outbuilding to rear, now derelict.
- G. Conway, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1860. Shopfront inserted to ground floor, c. 1940. Renovated, c. 1985, and, 2000. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, metal rooflight and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roof renewed in 2000. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Various projecting plastic shop signs to first floor. Shopfront comprising panelled pilasters flanking fixed window and timber door with overlight, having fascia, lettering and cornice above. Replacement windows to upper floors.
- House, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace single-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1790. Shopfront inserted to ground floor, c. 1900. Formerly in use as tourist office, now disused to ground floor. Pitched Moher flagged roof with rendered chimneystack and concrete coping to gable. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Timber shopfront comprising chamfered pilasters flanking openings with entablature and lettering above. Two-pane fixed window and timber panelled door to ground floor. Replacement window to first floor. Stone flagged floor and timber sheeted counter to interior.
- J.M. Tobin, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830. Timber shopfront inserted to ground floor c. 1880. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched Moher flagged roof with rendered chimneystack. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls. Timber pilasters flanking openings with fascia, lettering and cornice above. Timber shuttering to ground floor window opening. Timber panelled door. Moulded render architrave and timber sliding sash windows to first floor.
- Blake and Linnane, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of semi-detached two-bay two-storey houses, built c. 1830. Shopfronts inserted c. 1890. Three-bay single-storey return added to left hand side house, c. 1910. Five-bay two-storey return added to right hand side house, c. 1920. Houses no longer in commercial use to ground floor. Pitched Moher flagged roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched corrugated-iron roof to extension of right hand side house. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Painted rubble stone walls to extensions. Corrugated-iron cladding to upper floor extension of right hand side house. Timber pilaster and entablature shopfronts to ground floor having window shutters, lettering to fascias and moulded cornices. Timber sliding sash windows. Flagged area to front with curved walls and three cut-stone steps leading down from street level.
- Bridge, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Seven-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, built c. 1790, with cut-stone voussoirs, V-cutwaters and bull nose copings. Inscribed plaque set in road side elevation reads "Michael Conway Volunteer Clare Brigade IRA killed in action 1920. Solas na bhFlaitheas da anam."
- House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1830, with two-bay gable elevation. Renovated, c. 1900, with two-bay single- and two-storey lean-to added to front and timber pilaster pubfront inserted to gable elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and single pitched roof to extension. Rendered walls. Timber pilaster and entablature shopfront with tripartite fixed window and timber panelled double leaf doors with overlight. Replacement uPVC windows.
- House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1850, with render shopfront to ground floor having segmental-headed openings. Renovated, c. 1990, with dormer attic added. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods and rooflight. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with moulded eaves cornice. Replacement uPVC windows with stone sills to openings. Timber panelled door with overlight and fixed timber window to ground floor. Glazed display cabinet doors to shop interior. Detached three-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding with integral carriageway to site.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870, originally two-storey. Renovated, c. 1900, and pubfront inserted to ground floor. Recessed top storey added, c. 1985. Pitched artificial slate roof, single-pitched roof to slight front projection. Rendered walls with painted panels flanking first floor timber sliding sash window. Shopfront comprising pilasters flanking round-headed bipartite fixed windows and timber matchboard doors, with fascia, lettering and moulded cornice above. Casement window to second floor.
- Daly's, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870. Renovated c. 1900, with timber shopfront inserted to ground floor. Dormer attic added, c. 1985. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack, decorative eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods and rooflight. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and architraves to upper floors. Timber shopfront comprising fluted pilasters flanking fixed window and timber panelled door with toplight, having fascia, lettering, fluted consoles and moulded cornice above. Timber sliding sash windows to upper floors.
- Stack, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace single-bay three-storey house, built c. 1860. Extended to rear with two-bay two-storey return and timber pubfront inserted to ground floor. Renovated and attic accommodation added, c. 1995. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and rooflight. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and having moulded render architraves to upper floor openings. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters flanking fixed window and timber panelled door with overlight, having fascia, console, dentillated cornice and retractable canopy above. Replacement timber windows to upper floors.
- Crosbie, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Corner-sited end-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, with three-bay side elevation. Timber shopfront inserted, c. 1900. Renovated c. 2005. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Timber shopfront comprising chamfered pilasters flanking tripartite fixed windows and panelled door with overlight, having entablature above. Replacement timber windows. Part glazed door to side elevation.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1870, with single-bay canted oriel window to first floor. Timber shopfront inserted c. 1890. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and gabled slated dormer windows. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with moulded dentillated eaves course and moulded string course at first floor lintel level having decorated band below. Shopfront comprising chamfered pilasters with decorative capitals flanking fixed bipartite window and timber panelled door with overlight, having canted fascia above. Oriel window comprising fluted render pilasters flanking openings with decorative band and pediment above. Moulded architraves to second floor openings. Replacement windows.
- Byrne, house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1790. Shopfront inserted c. 1900. Pitched Moher flagged roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters flanking tripartite fixed window and timber panelled door with fascia, lettering and cornice above. Metal window guard to fixed window. Timber sliding sash windows to upper floors. Retaining interior features.
- House, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1790. Ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use, c. 1890, with door openings altered and tripartite timber sliding sash window inserted. Pitch Moher flagged slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Timber sliding sash windows with stone sills to upper floors. Timber matchboard door with five pane overlight and timber double leaf doors to former shop.
- Ennistimon Courthouse, court house, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey courthouse, built 1825, with breakfront end bays. Now in use as art gallery. Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Dressed rubble stone walls with recessed blind arches to openings, having cut-stone and red brick voussoirs. Probably originally having central entrance bay, now altered. Timber matchboard double leaf doors with cobweb fanlight. Round-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with red brick dressings and timber panelled door to recessed entrance. Wrought-iron railings set on cut-stone plinth.
- Cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Section of limestone flagged paving, built c. 1870, with concrete bollard.
- House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay two-storey over basement house with dormer attic, built c. 1860, with segmental-headed carriageway attached to left. Timber shopfront inserted, c. 1900. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-rendered walls. Shopfront comprising pilasters flanking fixed bipartite windows, timber panelled door with overlight and timber glazed doors with overlight, having fascia and moulded cornice above. Tripartite fixed windows to stall risers lighting basement. Timber sliding sash windows. Pair of detached two- and three-bay single-storey outbuildings incorporating fabric of earlier house to right. Cobbled drain and flagged footpath to front.
- Ó hEaghráin, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870, with single-bay canted oriel window to first floor. Timber pubfront inserted, c. 1900. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Hipped artificial slate roof to oriel window. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with dentilated eaves course. Timber pilaster and entablature shopfront surround fixed window and timber single and double leaf doors with overlights. Timber sash windows to upper floors.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1870, with canted bay window to ground floor. Built as a pair with the adjoining house. Now vacant. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack, red clay pots, uPVC rainwater goods and rooflight. Rendered walls. Timber sliding sash windows. Timber panelled door with overlight. Retaining interior features.
- House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1840. Render façade enrichments and timber shopfront inserted c. 1890. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with red clay ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, consoles to eaves course, rendered chimneystacks and yellow clay pots. Rendered walls with render quoins, moulded architraves to upper floor windows and Marian plaque to first floor. Shopfront comprising fluted pilasters with fluted consoles flanking openings having fascia and cornice above. Fixed window with wrought-iron grill and recessed timber glazed double leaf doors approached by tiles and wrought-iron gates. Replacement uPVC door and overlight to ground floor. Replacement uPVC windows to upper floors.
- House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of semi-detached single-bay two-storey houses with gabled half-dormer windows, built c. 1880. Timber shopfront inserted to house to right, c. 1940. Pitched Liscannor slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, red clay pots, rendered copings and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Retaining original timber sliding sash windows to right house and with replacement timber sliding sash windows to left house. Shopfront comprising fluted pilasters flanking fixed window and timber panelled door with fascia and dentillated cornice above.
- C. O'Looney, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1840, with timber shopfront inserted, c. 1900. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, yellow clay pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters flanking fixed windows, timber panelled door and timber glazed double leaf doors with overlights, having fascia and moulded cornice above. Retaining original timber sliding sash windows to upper floors.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1860, with timber shopfront inserted, c. 1900. Pitched artificial sate roof with concrete ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, timber box eaves and rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Shopfront comprising pilasters flanking fixed window and timber panelled and timber glazed double leaf doors with overlights, having carved consoles, fascia and cornice above. Retaining timber sliding sash windows to upper floors. Retaining interior features.
- Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey purpose-built bank and manager’s house, built c. 1870. Ground floor renovated, c. 1990. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, timber box eaves, consoled cornice, rendered chimneystacks and yellow clay pots. Rendered walls with vermiculated quoins and panels to ground floor, moulded render fascia over ground floor openings and raised quoins to upper floors. Segmental-arched openings with moulded architraves, concrete sills, timber panelled double leaf doors, replacement uPVC windows and ATM to ground floor. Retaining original timber sliding sash windows to upper floors.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey former house, built c. 1870, with segmental-arched integral carriage arch. Now in use as offices. Pitched artificial slate roof with moulded timber box eaves, rendered chimneystacks, yellow clay pots, render coping and replacement rainwater goods. Rendered walls with render quoins and moulded segmental-arched panel to first floor. Round-headed openings to ground floor having moulded architraves, cast-iron decorative sill guards and gold leaf lettering. Square-headed openings to upper floors. Timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door and plain fanlight. Timber sheeted gates to carriage arch.
- House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1860, with replacement timber shopfront inserted, c. 1985. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, consoled cornice, rendered chimneystack and rooflight. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and moulded render architraves to upper floors. Retaining original timber sliding sash windows to upper floors.
- House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1860, with timber shopfront inserted, c. 1930. Pitched artificial slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, rooflights, cast-iron rainwater goods, rendered chimneystack, red clay pots and consoled cornice. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and moulded render architraves to upper floors. Exposed rubble stone walls to ground floor. Shopfront comprising carved pilasters, cast-iron columns, tripartite fixed windows and timber panelled and glazed doors with fascia and moulded cornice above. Retaining original timber sliding sash windows to upper floors.
- House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay three-storey house, built c. 1860, with shopfront inserted, c. 1980. Shopfront now disused. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, consoled cornice and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and moulded architraves to upper floors. Tiled walls to ground floor. Replacement uPVC windows to upper floors. Aluminium fixed window and door to ground floor.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced single-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870, with shopfront inserted c, 1920. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Exposed rubble stone walls. Timber shopfront comprising pilasters flanking tripartite window and timber panelled double leaf doors with fascia and moulded cornice above. Retaining original timber sliding sash windows to upper floors.
- James Devitt, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1840, with façade enrichments added c. 1890, and timber shopfront inserted, c. 1910. Pitched slate roof with concrete ridge tiles, rooflights, cast-iron rooflights, moulded and consoled cornice and rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with rusticated decoration, double-height pilaster strips with consoles, and roll mouldings openings to upper floors. Segmental-arched openings to upper floors with timber sliding sash windows. Timber shopfront comprising panelled pilasters having carved consoles, flanking timber fixed windows with curved panes flanking recessed timber glazed double leaf doors with etched overlight, having fascia and cornice above. Mosaic threshold with lettering. Retaining interior features including timber shelving, timber panelled counter and terrazzo flooring.
- House, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built 1927, on a rectangular plan with shopfront to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey return (east). Replacement pitched artificial slate roof centred on paired gablets to window openings to dormer attic, ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having stringcourses below stepped capping supporting crested pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered "Cavetto" cornice on patera- or rosette-detailed vermiculated frieze. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with vermiculated rendered piers to corners supporting patera- or rosette-detailed vermiculated frieze. Timber shopfront with bowed display windows centred on glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Camber-headed window openings (first floor) with concrete sills, and vermiculated rendered surrounds centred on vermiculated rendered keystones framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front. NOTE: Replaced an earlier house destroyed during the Burning of Ennistymon (September 1920).
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Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ennistimon.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ennistimon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Ennistimon · Inis Díomáin
- Area
- 320,155 m² (32.02 ha, 79.11 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmanaheen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Corcomroe
- Electoral division
- Ennistimon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ennistimon electoral division: 2,514 people in 934 households; 63% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 29% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardnacullia North, Castlequarter, Deerpark Lower, Deerpark Middle, Glen North, Glen South, Sroohil
- Placenames
- Ennistimon 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.