# Lismacsheedy, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Rathborney, barony of Burren, Co. Clare.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,554,609 m² (155.46 ha, 384.15 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 224,744 m² (22.47 ha, 55.54 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Rathborney, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/rathborney.md
- Barony: Burren
- Electoral division: Rathborney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 97 people lived in 27 households in the Rathborney electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 15% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 29% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5873
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31782
- Centre: latitude 53.106269, longitude -9.201649 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lismacsheedy, from 2,383 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres) to 578,459 m² (57.85 ha, 142.94 acres); 10 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1453757: 578,459 m² (57.85 ha, 142.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1453757.md
- Parcel 1450454: 386,138 m² (38.61 ha, 95.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1450454.md
- Parcel 1517579: 307,451 m² (30.75 ha, 75.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1517579.md
- Parcel 1441877: 224,744 m² (22.47 ha, 55.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1441877.md
- Parcel 1512394: 29,727 m² (2.97 ha, 7.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1512394.md
- Parcel 5166907: 25,973 m² (2.6 ha, 6.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5166907.md
- Parcel 1492098: 2,383 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1492098.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Lismacsheedy in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

1 application, newest first.

- 7 Jun 2018, Clare County Council 18470: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, shed, advanced wastewater treatment system with soil polishing filter together with all ancillary site development works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18470/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex SAC, site code 000020, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000020
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex, site code 000020

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CL002-033001: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-033001-. On the moderately steep lower W slopes of Cappanawalla at the narrowest point in the Rathborney valley, between Cappanawalla Hill and Gleninagh ‘Mountain’. Recently reclaimed pastureland now extends slightly up the ridge side. The surviving elements are generally poorly preserved and defined by tumbled stone walls (c. 900m NNW–SSE x c. 300m WSW–ENE), occasionally under heavy briar and thorn. Several phases of field walls are apparent, some are likely of pre-famine date, others are potentially associated with the several cashels (CL002-033002-, CL002-033003- and CL002-033004-) in their midst and some may predate the cashels. Two other field systems (CL002-030001- and CL002-075002-) with associated ringforts lie at the NW and NE of the valley. These three field systems may have essentially extended across the valley floor and formed one or several interconnected systems. The chronology of the remaining field systems is difficult to disentangle, however, some walls evidently postdate the cashel/enclosures, others are contemporary with their use while others may pre-date them. Plunkett-Dillon (1985) categorised tumble walls as being associated with ringforts and other medieval enclosures. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 19 November 2020
- CL002-098: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL002-098----. On the W-facing slope of Cappanawalla. A hut site (diam. c. 8m) is visible on Digital Globe (2011-13). Lismacsheedy cliff-edge fort (CL005-018002-) lies 120m to the SW within an extensive system of cashels and hut sites. This was noted and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 25 November 2020
- CL005-018002: Cliff-edge fort, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-018002-. In hazel overgrowth at the base of the SW side of Cappanawalla Hill, an extensive terraced limestone plateau, and within a multiperiod field system (CL002-033001-). There are commanding views from S to NW. Hachured and named ‘Lismacsheedy’ on the 1842 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. Named ‘Lios Mac Síoda’ on Robinson’s (1997) map. Frost (1893, Appendix VII) translates this as ‘Mac Sheedy's homestead’. The name of the fort is the same as that of the townland. However, in 1660, the townland name was recorded as Lisniceada (Simington and Mac Giolla Choille 1967, 470). It was described by Westropp (1901, 276-7) as ‘a massive and well preserved cliff fort’; its wall was ‘half moon-shaped in plan’ and abutted a low cliff ‘30 feet to 60 feet high [c. 9-18m]’ that was ‘practically perpendicular’; a modern wall was built along the cliff edge. The enclosing wall was ‘very coarsely build of large slabs’ and appeared to have been built in two sections. A ‘recess’ in its inner wall-face at NE may have been for steps to access the terrace. This large moderately well-preserved cliff-edge fort (int. dims. 62m NW-SE; 50m) is D-shaped in plan with the straight side (L c. 55m) facing SW. It is defined from NW to SSE by a roughly built but substantial wall (Wth 1.4-4m; int. H 1.4-2.7m; ext. H 1.2-2.3m), the base of which is constructed of unworked flat flags and boulders, and from SSE to NW by the modern field wall along the cliff-edge. The original entrance is not obvious but modern gaps at N and SE may have removed any evidence of it. An internal terrace (Wth 1.2m; H 0.4-0.5m) is visible from N to NNE and a recess (Wth 1.45m; D 1.2m) visible near it at NE may be that which was noted by Westropp (ibid.). A hut, probable modern in date, abuts the wall-face at NE, just north of the recess, and a small enclosure (diam. 7m) abuts it at N, the latter corresponds with that indicated on the 1916 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The interior is very uneven and slopes to the S. Westropp (ibid., 277) recorded a hut site (CL005-018008-), just to the NE of the centre but no visible trace of it was noted. The substantial cashel ‘Caherfeenagh’ (CL002-033004-) is located c. 200m to the NW and a hut site (CL002-098----) is located c. 100m to the ENE. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 24 January 2022
- CL005-018003: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-018003-. Situated c. 50m E of a stream on the W slopes of a hill in a rocky area. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and RMP (1996). On inspection in 1999 this was found to be a roughly circular enclosure (int. diam. 16m) defined by a drystone wall of relatively modern construction with an entrance (Wth 1.4m) at S with stone facing at each side. The interior is full of loose stone and is much overgrown. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 January 2016
- CL005-018005: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-018005-. Situated on the W slopes of a hill in a rocky area. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and RMP (1996). On inspection in 1999 this was found to be a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 23m) defined by a stone wall (H 0.5m; Wth 1.1m) of relatively recent construction. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 January 2016
- CL005-018008: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-018008-. Within the NE quadrant of the interior of a cliff-edge fort (CL005-018002-). This house site was recorded by Westropp (1901, 277), who described it as ‘a hut D-shaped in plan, and 18 feet [c. 5.5m] internally’. No visible surface trace of it survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 18 January 2022
- CL005-234: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-234----. On the W-facing slope of Cappanawalla. A hut site (diam. c. 8m) is visible on Digital Globe (2011-13). This was noted and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 25 November 2020
- CL005-290: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-290----. On a grassed-over limestone terrace on the SW side of Cappanawalla Hill, overlooking a valley. This roughly oval enclosure (c. 26m NE-SW; c. 24m NW-SE), defined by a stone wall, is visible on OSi digitalglobe aerial imagery. A field wall extending off it at SSW may be associated. Noted by Ross Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 25 January 2022

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Lismacsheedy, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Lismacsheedy.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/clare/lismacsheedy.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/lismacsheedy.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/lismacsheedy.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Lismacsheedy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballyconry: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyconry-30133.md
- Derrynavahagh: https://everytownland.com/clare/derrynavahagh.md
- Faunarooska: https://everytownland.com/clare/faunarooska-31184.md
- Feenagh: https://everytownland.com/clare/feenagh-31192.md
- Formoyle East: https://everytownland.com/clare/formoyle-east.md
- Lismacteige: https://everytownland.com/clare/lismacteige.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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