Newhall

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newhall, from 128 m² to 1,089,101 m² (108.91 ha, 269.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1Agriculture
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Cluster (General)
  Drumeen Cluster, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Water Bodies (General)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Mar 2025Conditional

  to a) Renovate and convert existing stable block to a Mindfulness and Relaxation retreat consisting of a reception,10 one bedroom accommodation suites, lift shaft, stairwells, toilet block, 2 No studios, 3 No consultation rooms, office/studio, store, kitchen, café and construction of courtyard and cafe canopies b) Install carparking, drainage, bin store, external lighting, enlarged septic tank and packaged media filter system together with all associated site development works and services at the above address. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). This stable block is within the curtilage of Newhall House which is a protected structure RPS No:057

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560144

• 8 Feb 2023Conditional

  to: a) Renovate and extend gate lodges (protected structures under RPS No: 057) b) Install wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter to serve gate lodges. c) Renovate Newhall House to include, alterations, installation of en-suites, reinstatement of upper level of main staircase, mechanical & electrical upgrades, installation of fire prevention measures, decoration, installation of lift and creation of 4.No. accommodation suites d) Install new septic tank and packaged media filter system to serve Newhall House. e) Alter roof profile and Install photovoltaic panels on barn together with all associated site development works and services at the above address. Newhall House is a protected structure RPS No:057

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360020

• 4 Apr 2022N/a

  for the following; (1) Construction of a new detached dwelling house, (2) proposed effluent treatment system and percolation area with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22300

• 11 Aug 2021Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house with granny flat, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter together with al associated site development works and services

  Outline permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21857

• 12 Sept 2019Conditional

  to 1. Construct an extension to existing property, 2. Carry out alterations to existing property, 3. Construct and install a new wastewater treatment system along with associated percolation area, 4. Carry out ancillary works associated with the development

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19713

• 12 Aug 2019N/a

  to carry out the following works ; 1) Construct an extension to existing property, 2) Carry out alterations to existing property, 3) Construct and install a new wastewater treatment system along with associated percolation area and 4) Carry out ancillary works associated with the development

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19646

• 1 Jul 2019Conditional

  to construct an agricultural shed and access road along with ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19529

• 1 Oct 2018Conditional

  to construct a private dwelling house, detached garage, new site entrance, installation of new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, connect to existing infrastructure services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 18769

• 1 Mar 2018Refused

  to construct a private dwelling house, detached garage, new site entrance, installation of new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, connect to existing infrastructure services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 18151

• 28 Apr 2017Unconditional

  to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P11-799 for a new dormer residence, entrance, garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and ancillary works

  Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 17323

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: Newhall and Edenvale Complex SAC 002091
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Newhall And Edenvale Complex 002091

Recorded monuments

• CL041-044 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• CL041-045 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• CL041-048 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• CL041-049 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• CL041-051 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• CL041-052 Ringfort - rath
  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.

• CL041-062001 Religious house - Augustinian nuns
  Description

  Situated on a steeply inclined shelf overlooking the N shore of Killone Lough within a graveyard (CL041-062002-). Accessible only by foot from gates c. 1km to N and S at the edge of Newhall estate. Listed as ‘Convent’ in the RMP (1996), Collins (2007) gives the following history. ‘…established in the 1180s, probably by Donal Mor O’Brien, as a nunnery following the rule of St. Augustine. Killone nunnery first appears in the Annals of Inishfallen in 1260, when it is recorded that “Slaney, O’Bryan’s daughter, abbess of Kill Eoin, chief in devotion, alms-deeds and hospitality of all women in Munster, died.” Slaney is believed to have been the sister of the king of Thomond, Donchad Cairbreach, who founded the nearby Ennis Friary. The nunnery receives a possible mention in papal taxation records of 1302 (although it may perhaps have been confused with another monastic house) and is again noted in 1584, when it was dissolved by the Crown. A satirical poem on the tribes of Ireland, written in 1617, tells of Lady Honora O’Brien, who in her youth had followed the religious life at Killone but ran off with Sir Roger O’Shaughnessy, with whom she had two children before the pope gave dispensation for their marriage. The nunnery at Killone is rarely mentioned in the documentary sources of the 17th century and appears to have been left ruinous since then.’ The buildings are set around a small almost square cloister (13.5m N-S; 16.5m E-W). The church (int. dims. 26.17m E-W; 8.56m N-S; ext. dims. 37m E-W; c. 10m N-S), built of coursed limestone, is at N and comprises a nave and chancel. The steep E-facing incline allowed for a crypt under the chancel at the E end of the church. The nave was shortened by the insertion of a gable wall and bellcote towards the W end. The remaining space W of this wall has evidence of a fire-place and may have been the living quarters after the nunnery had been dissolved. The central part of the S wall is virtually gone except for an elaborate doorway which is probably reconstructed. A plain doorway is opposite this on the N wall. The rest of the N and S walls have wall-walks with the remains of a parapet. A double-light lancet window in the N wall is in a reconstructed embrasure. The E window is an elaborate two-light transitional window with a walkway through it, accessed through a lintelled doorway at the N end of the E wall and leading to the wall-walk in the S wall. The E end of the S wall has a rebuilt rectangular window and there is a pointed doorway with a rebate on the S side leading into the E range. The cloister and the W ranges are quite denuded and overgrown. The E range is best preserved with several small but interesting windows including two round-headed lights looking into the cloister and a double ogee-headed light dating from the 15th century. Some other windows are now blocked. The crypt (int. dims. 9.12m E-W; 7.3m N-S) was entered through an intramural stairway from the E range or through a doorway in the E wall of the church. It has a pointed vault with evidence of wicker centring and has a pointed doorway with external chamfer in the E wall. A plain window N of the doorway lights the crypt. Local tradition suggests that the nuns were buried in this crypt but it is now paved with graveslabs of the MacDonnell family dating from 1799. Two medieval graveslabs lie in the nave (CL041-062005-, CL04-062006-) and a font (CL041-062007-) stands in the middle of the cloister. A holy well (CL041-062003-) lies c. 200m to the E. Killone Abbey is a National Monument in state care, no. 176. (Westropp 1900, 126-33; Collins 2007) The following images have been uploaded: CL041-062001-_01.jpg General view of the nunnery from NW. CL041-062001-_02.jpg View from SE. CL041-062001-_03.jpg The interior of the double-light E window. CL041-062001-_04.jpg View from NW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 2 November 2016

• CL041-062002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a shelf overlooking the N shore of Killone Lough and only accessible by foot from gates c. 1km to N and S at the edge of Newhall estate. A subrectangular graveyard (67m E-W; c. 66m N-S) defined by a masonry wall with the remains of Killone Abbey, an Augustinian nunnery (CL041-062001-) in the S half. The visible headstones are all 19th and 20th century in date although there are several 18th-century graves and medieval graveslabs within the abbey ruins. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 2 November 2016

• CL041-062003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated in a grove on the N shore of Killone Lake, 125m NE of Killone Augustinian nunnery (CL041-062001-). The well, dedicated to St. John, is just inside the W entrance to a subrectangular walled enclosure (29m E-W; 17-20m N-S). The well comprises a masonry wall aligned NNE-SSW built under rock outcrop. An entrance or doorway through the wall (H 0.75m; Wth 0.53m; T 0.42m) leads to a step down to the silted floor of a D-shaped lintelled chamber (H 1.64m). An iron girder supports the lintels. A 19th-century crucifixion plaque (Wth 0.55m; H 0.8m) on the external N wall of the chamber is inscribed ‘Erected to the Glory of God, in Honour of St. John’. The outcrop is surmounted by a statue of St. John the Baptist. Immediately W of the chamber is a shrine with two shelves holding a statue of the Child of Prague and other religious items. C. 7m to the S is a rectangular depression (1.85m E-W; 1.7m N-S; D 0.8-1.1m) walled on all sides with drystone walling. The top course of the wall rises over ground level (max. H 0.2m; Wth c. 1m). There are steps down from the W and a tree grows out from the side. This may have been a washing area associated with the adjacent covered feature and is locally known as the ‘tank’. A stone altar (CL041-062004-) lies c. 5m to the W. The well is still visited on June 23rd, the eve of the feast of St. John. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 7 November 2016

• CL041-062004 Altar
  Description

  Situated in a grove on the N shore of Killone Lake, 125m NE of Killone Augustinian nunnery (CL041-062001-). A stone altar, c. 5m S of St John’s holy well (CL041-062003-). The altar originally consisted of two double-faced drystone walls placed 0.75m apart and aligned NW-SE. A cement slab is laid across the two walls supporting a grotto. Limestone slabs are placed at the ends of the walls and between the slabs at N is a slab bearing the following inscription: ‘This altar was built by Anthony Roch, merchant from Ennis 1731 + IHS’. Three small water-rolled stones or ‘cursing stones’ (CL041-062008-) lie on top of the altar and a large fourth one is at the base. A new stone altar table has been built immediately to the E. It’s inscription reads ‘Dedicated to the memory of Francis O’Neill, Ballyveskil. 25/10/1949 - 30/08/2009. 23 June 2010’. Mass continues to be celebrated here on June 23rd, the eve of St. John the Baptist. (Westropp 1900, 133) The following image has been uploaded: CL041-062004-_01.jpg View of altar from NE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 7 November 2016

• CL041-062005 Graveslab
  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.

• CL041-062006 Graveslab
  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.

• CL041-062007 Font
  Description

  Situated in the cloister of Killone Augustinian nunnery (CL041-062001-). The pedestal of a font (base Wth 0.45m; H 0.71m) stands slightly askew in the cloister although it previously stood in the nave of the church. The font is described by Westropp (1900, 130) as ‘a simple but interesting font, resting on an octagonal pillar, with round fillets to four sides, and a moulded head with a round basin’ and a drawing is provided. The bowl is no longer present. The following images have been uploaded: CL041-062007-_01.jpg The complete font in 1951. CL041-062007-_01.jpg As above at a similar date. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 November 2016

• CL041-062008 Cursing stone
  Description

  Situated on and beside a stone altar (CL041-062004-) on the N shore of Killone Lake, 125m NE of Killone Augustinian nunnery (CL041-062001-). Three water-rolled stones (L c. 0.15m) or ‘cursing stones’ lie spread out on top of the altar and a large fourth one (L c. 0.6m) is at the base. While stones of this type are generally classified as cursing stones there is no known evidence of their use for that purpose in this instance. They may have been used as prayer stones. 'Cursing stones' are known from a variety of ecclesiastical sites and are present in a bullaun stone within an ecclesiastical enclosure in Killian townland(CL026-003007-). The following image has been uploaded: CL041-062008-_01.jpg View of altar with cursing stones from NE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 November 2016

• CL041-063 Cave
  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.

• CL041-064 Cave
  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.

• CL041-183 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a large field of pasture some 460m NW of Killone Lough. An oval enclosure (c. 40m N-S; c. 30m E-W) visible as a cropmark on a Google Earth aerial photograph taken in 2011. A slightly raised area defined by a scarp from NW to NE is visible on a Bing aerial image (http://binged.it/1IyrN15) taken in May 2015. Two ringforts (CL041-051---- and CL041-052----) lie in the same field, 150m and 260m to the S respectively. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 16 June 2015

Architectural heritage

• Newhall House, country house, 1760–1770 · National interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey red brick house, built c. 1765, with three-bay full-height balustraded canted central projection, single-bay full-height bow windows to side elevations and eight-bay two- and three-storey lower wing to rear. Design attributed to architect Francis Bindon. Possibly incorporating fabric of earlier building, c. 1650. Hipped slate roof to main block, conical roofs to side bows and pitched roof to rear with cut-stone eaves course, brick chimneystacks, and balustrade to canted central projection. Flemish bond brick walls with cut-stone string course and brick panels over first floor windows. Timber sliding sash windows. Carved limestone door surround comprising shouldered architrave with pediment above. Timber panelled door. Retaining interior features. Pair of detached single-bay single-storey gate lodges with round-headed niches, lancet-arch openings and diagonal corner piers to site, now derelict. Cut-stone piers with cast-iron gates and railings.

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_481 (ZIP).

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

Name

Newhall · Cill Eoin

Area

2,286,883 m² (228.69 ha, 565.1 acres)

Civil parish

Killone, and its townlands

Barony

Islands

Electoral division

Clareabbey, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clareabbey electoral division: 3,541 people in 1,334 households; 78% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaghafadda West, Ballybeg, Ballyea, Ballyveskil, Barloughra, Barntick, Cahircalla Beg, Drummeen East, Edenvale, Feagh

Placenames

Newhall 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.