Lisheen
Lisheen is a townland in the civil parish of Clondagad, barony of Islands, Co. Clare. Its name in Irish is An Lisín.
- Area
- 390.4 ha
- 965 acres
- Land parcels
- 156
- registered freehold, median 3,077 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres)
- Zoning
- O2
- Cluster
- Planning
- 37
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
156 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lisheen, from 119 m² to 457,771 m² (45.78 ha, 113.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- O2Cluster (General)
Lisheen Cluster, Clare · 29 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
12 Jun 2026Refused
to construct 2 No. detached dwellinghouses, detached garages, advanced wastewater treatment systems with soil polishing filters together with all associated site development works and connections to services
Permission, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 2660386
1 Jun 2026Refused
for the construction of a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, wastewater treatment system and ancillary works
Outline permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660355
25 Mar 2026Refused
to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, wastewater treatment system and ancillary works
Outline permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660191
27 Jun 2025Conditional
the change of design of the proposed house from that previously granted under Planning Application P24/60547 along with ancillary works.
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560386
28 May 2025Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance and sewage treatment system along with ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560310
7 May 2025Conditional
for the construction of an extension to the side of an existing dwelling house and carry out alterations to the existing dwelling along with ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560251
12 Feb 2025Refused
for the construction of a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works
Outline permission · Clare County Council, 2560057
20 Dec 2024Conditional
to demolish existing dwelling house, to construct a new dwelling house, double garage, new access road, to remove existing septic tank and construct a new septic tank, percolation treatment system
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24430
11 Dec 2024Refused
for change of house design from that previously permitted under planning reference P20-900 (erect proposed dwelling house, foul sewer treatment plant, percolation area and new site entrance) together with all associated ancillary and incidental works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460625
28 Nov 2024Conditional
of alterations to a dwelling house constructed under P98-1636 along with all associated works
Retention · Clare County Council, 2460598
2 Nov 2024Conditional
to construct (a) a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works and (b) an agricultural machinery shed
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460547
17 Nov 2023Refused
to RETAIN revised ground levels and PERMISSION to erect dwelling house, foul sewer treatment system, percolation area and new site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360489
9 Oct 2023N/a
to retain revised ground levels, to erect dwelling house, foul sewer treatment system, percolation area and new site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360416
25 Jul 2023Conditional
for the construction of a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works.
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360272
31 May 2023Conditional
for a change of design to the dwelling house granted under planning P22-596 along with all associated works .
Permission · Clare County Council, 2360182
30 Dec 2022Conditional
for development which will consist of a new dwelling house, garage/shed, site entrance, wastewater treatment system and associated site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 221172
6 Jul 2022Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house, complete with a sewage treatment system and ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 22607
5 Jul 2022Conditional
to erect dwelling house, foul sewer treatment plant and percolation area
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22596
9 Nov 2021Refused
to erect dwelling house, garage, foul sewer treatment plant and percolation area
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211177
2 Jun 2021Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21560
14 Apr 2021Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house and garage, complete with a new entrance and sewage treatment system along with ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21343
27 Nov 2020Conditional
to erect proposed dwelling house, foul sewer treatment plant, percolation area and new site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20900
29 Oct 2020Conditional
to (a) construct an extension to the side of an existing dwelling house and for (b) alterations to the existing dwelling including a new bay window on the front elevation and (c) PERMISSION to construct a garage to the rear of the dwelling, along with ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20791
25 Aug 2020N/a
to erect proposed dwelling house, foul sewer treatment plant, percolation area and new site entrance
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20578
21 Apr 2020Unconditional
to Extend the Appropriated Period of Planning Permission P16-27 to construct 2 detached dwelling houses ( within "Lisheen" designated residential cluster zone as previously granted permission under P05-868 ) complete with entrances, effluent treatment systems and all associated site works and services
Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 20258
The 25 most recent of 37 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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
- Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Fergus Estuary And Inner Shannon, North Shore 002048
Recorded monuments
- CL041-136 Ritual site - holy well
Description
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- CL041-137 Burial ground
Description
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- CL041-141 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL041-177 Burnt mound
Description
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- CL041-185 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a SE-facing slope in pasture. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a bank and fosse visible as a parch mark on Digital Globe (2011-2013). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 10 Mary 2021
- CL050-022 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL050-023 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL050-026 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL050-027 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL050-028 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL050-062001 Burnt mound
Description
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- CL050-062002 Burnt mound
Description
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- CL050-063001 Fulacht fia
Description
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- CL050-063002 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
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- CL050-064 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
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- CL050-065001 Burnt mound
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.
- CL050-065002 Burnt mound
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 Lisheen.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Lisheen, 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lisheen.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Lisheen, Ballynacally10 sales
The townland
- Name
- Lisheen · An Lisín
- Area
- 3,904,465 m² (390.45 ha, 964.81 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clondagad, and its townlands
- Barony
- Islands
- Electoral division
- Lisheen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 661 people lived in 222 households in the Lisheen electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycorick, Cloonmore, Cragbrien, Drumquin, Gortnamuck
- Placenames
- Lisheen 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.