Toomullin

51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Toomullin, from 134 m² to 69,693 m² (6.97 ha, 17.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O2Cluster (General)
  Knockfin Cluster, Clare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Doolin Settlement Plan, Clare · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Doolin Settlement Plan, Clare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Doolin Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Water Bodies (General)
  Doolin 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.

• 21 Jan 2025Conditional

  Consequent on the Grant of Outline Permission P23/123 for the construction of a dwelling and garage with on-site wastewater treatment, a new entrance and ancillary ground-works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560020

• 10 Nov 2023Conditional

  to construct an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360476

• 19 Apr 2023Conditional

  to extend the existing hostel, RETAIN the altered internal layout & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23230

• 1 Mar 2023Conditional

  for a new entrance, a residential dwelling and garage with on-site wastewater treatment and ancillary ground-works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23123

• 30 Sept 2022Conditional

  the development will consist of a) the replacement of the existing substandard dwelling house with a new single storey dwelling house and b) the replacement of existing septic tank with a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22882

• 9 Aug 2022Conditional

  to build a new garage/storage shed & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22711

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  to build a Dwelling house, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site an ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22191

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  to build a New Dwelling House, install a waste water treatment system and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22179

• 14 Jan 2022Refused

  to EXTEND the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P16/987 for dwelling house, upgrade the sewerage treatment unit and relocate the percolation area

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2215

• 20 Dec 2021Conditional

  to build a new Dwelling house, Garage, install a wastewater treatment system and all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211350

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  the development consists of the RETENTION of the first floor area of the existing hostel for use as accommodation together with ancillary site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 21246

• 2 May 2019Conditional

  ( Ref: P18-250) for development which will consist of a dwelling house with proprietary waste water treatment system, polishing filter, and ancillary site works. (b) Permission to construct a detached domestic garage with all associated site works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19349

• 29 Mar 2018Conditional

  for development which will consist of a dwelling house with proprietary waste treatment system, polishing filter and ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Clare County Council, 18250

• 10 Jan 2018Unconditional

  to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P13-487 to build a storage shed with home office area

  Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 186

• 4 Dec 2017Conditional

  for the demolition of the existing shed and the building of a new dwelling house in its place, and for the installation of a waste treatment system, and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17937

• 3 Aug 2017Conditional

  to revise the house plans ( in order to reduce the overall area), previously granted by planning permission P16-152

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17596

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Toomullin.

Recorded monuments

• CL008-070 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  The precise location of this castle is unknown though it is very likely that it stood somewhere close to, or on the site of, Toomullin House: dressed stonework and architectural fragments may be found in the surrounding field wall. See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Date of upload: 3 December 2014

• CL008-072001 Church
  Description

  On the N bank of the Aille River in a flat E-W valley in pasture, with steep hillsides to the N and S and also overlooked by higher ground to the E. Indicated and named ‘Toomullin Church (in Ruins)’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Perhaps built c. AD 1430 and dedicated to St Brecan (Westropp 1900-1902, 135). This rectangular church (15.25m WNW-ESE; 7.3m NNE-SSW) is constructed of random-coursed mortared limestone with stressed quoinstones and a rubble core. The two gables stand to their original height, as does the N wall. Only the W half of the S wall is well preserved although leaning outward dangerously, while the E half of the wall has almost entirely collapsed (H c. 0.5m), as has the SW corner (H c. 1m). Remains of a string course are visible along the upper exterior of the N wall (H 4m; Wth 0.82m). A line of offset corbels running along the upper inner wall-face may have held up rafter joists, or an attic or balcony. There is a broken doorway (Wth 1.3m; H 3m) roughly midway along the N wall, with part of one jamb remaining. There is a square-headed window (Wth 0.7m; H 1.6m) near the W end of the wall. The E gable (Wth 1.02m; H 6m) contains the upper portion of a single-light ogee-headed loop (int. dims. H 2.13m; Wth 1.11m (dims. from OS Letters 1839 in Comber 1997, 103)) with carved spandrels. The lower part of this window was still intact when visited by Swinfen (1992, 141). The largely overgrown and half-collapsed S wall (Wth 0.98m; H 3.5m; H 1m at ends) features only a blocked-up breach (Wth 1.15m; H 2.05m) where a doorway once stood, more or less opposite that in the N wall. There was a round-headed window (int. dims. H 1.83; Wth 1.14m; ext. dims. H 1.22m; Wth 0.14m) near the E end of the S wall (Comber 1997, 103), but this had collapsed by the time of Swinfen’s (1992, 141) visit. A low plinth runs around the outside of the church from SW clockwise to NE. The W gable (H 6m) has only one round-headed single-light window near the centre. The apex is very overgrown. The church interior is divided into a large overgrown and rubble-strewn nave (int. dims. 9.5m WNW-ESE; 5.5m NNE-SSW) and a smaller western section (int. dims. 5.5m NNE-SSW; 2.95m WNW-ESE). The dividing wall (Wth 0.77m; est. H 6.5m) between these stands to its full height; at its apex the silhouette of a belfry can be seen among the ivy. There are two corbels on the E face of this wall, to support a balcony or upper choir in the nave. Although most writers (e.g., the OS Letters of 1839 (Comber 1997, 103)) suggest that the W section was a later addition—a ‘priest’s room’ (Westropp 1900-1902, 135)—the dividing wall was not keyed into the N and S walls. This suggests that the nave was once larger and the dividing walls inserted, rather than the W chambers being added on. The western section of the church had two floors, with two rectangular chambers on the ground floor (probably for the priest’s use) which is strewn with rubble and some cut-stone fragments. A pointed arched doorway (Wth 1m; H 1.72m over rubble) leads from the nave into the SW chamber. This door has a spudstone hinge on the sill (S corner). Separated from the SW room by a low wall (not keyed in) (Wth 0.58m; H 0.5m) with a narrow doorway in its centre, the NW ground-floor room has an aumbry (H 0.48m; Wth 0.5m; D 0.46m) near the W end of the N wall. The upper level of the western section (perhaps a choir stall) is evinced by a round-headed doorway (est. H 1.5m; Wth 0.6m) near the N end of the wall between the nave and the western section, by a plain square loop (est. H 1m; Wth 0.15-0.25m) over the door between the SW chamber and the nave, and by corbels on the walls. The graveyard (CL008-072002-) adjacent to the church has been levelled, and a holy well (CL008-072003-) formerly stood c. 45m to the ESE. In 1941 a penannular brooch with zoomorphic terminals, as well as a stone ring, a copper coin and two boar tusks were discovered while workmen were digging c. 12m N of the Aille River and SW of the church (Swinfen 1992, 142). The following images have been uploaded: CL008-072001-_01.jpg View of church from NE CL008-072001-_02.jpg View from SSE CL008-072001-_03.jpg View from N CL008-072001-_04.jpg View from SW CL008-072001-_05.jpg W end from SSW CL008-072001-_06.jpg Robbed out door in N wall and doorway to choir CL008-072001-_07.jpg E face of internal wall CL008-072001-_08.jpg E face of internal wall CL008-072001-_09.jpg E gable window from ESE CL008-072001-_10.jpg Interior of E window CL008-072001-_11.jpg Internal doorway from NW CL008-072001-_12.jpg Internal loop and doorway from NW CL008-072001-_13.jpg W window interior Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 January 2023

• CL008-072002 Graveyard
  Description

  Adjacent to Toomullin church (CL008-072001-) on the N bank of the Aille River, in a flat E-W valley in pasture with steep hillsides to the N and S and also overlooked by higher ground to the E. According to Spellissy (1987, 66) this graveyard was bulldozed in 1982. The only trace is a low scarp around the N half of the church exterior, which may be material from the graveyard piled against the church wall. A flagstone with a latin inscription and the letters ‘C.C.’, believed to be the initials of Conor MacClancy who died in 1625 is also believed to have been located here (Spellissy 1983, 9). There is a holy well (CL008-072003-) c. 45m to the ESE of the church. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 January 2023 Spellissy, S. 1983 A Doolin walk: from Tuath Clae Church to Doonagore Castle. The Other Clare 7, 8-13.

• CL008-072003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On the N bank of the Aille River in a flat E-W valley in pasture, with steep hillsides to the N and S and also overlooked by higher ground to the E. Indicated and named ‘St Brecan’s Well’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This holy well was described as lined by flagstones, with low sod at the back (Kirby 2021). The well was destroyed in 1982 (Spellissy 1983, 9). There are no visible remains. Toomullin church (CL008-072001-) lies c. 45m to the WNW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 January 2023 Spellissy, S. 1983 A Doolin walk: from Tuath Clae Church to Doonagore Castle. The Other Clare 7, 8-13. Kirby, T. 2021 Saint Brecan's Well,Tobar Briocáin, Toomullin. The Clare Holy Wells Project. Available @ Saint Brecan's Well,Tobar Briocáin, Toomullin - County Clare Heritage Office

• CL008-073 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Near the top of a hill on a W-facing slope, in undulating pastureland with wide views in all directions. Hachured and labelled 'Knocknaraha' on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and 'Cnoc na Ráithe' on Robinson's (1977) map. Listed as 'Ringfort' in the RMP (1996). This circular rath (int. diam. 39.5m N-S) is defined by a large, round-topped and steep-sided earthen bank (Wth 6.1-10.7m; av. int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7-3m) and flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 3.15-3.2m; D 0.3m). Some large boulders can be seen in the make-up of the bank. It is reduced to a scarp from SE to SSE (L 5.1m), which may indicate a former entrance gap. However, there is no causeway over the fosse here or at any place around its circuit. There are two modern gaps in the bank, one (Wth 3m) at the NE and another (Wth 0.5m) at the SSW. A modern field bank (av. Wth 2m) and ditch (Wth 1.5m; D 0.5m) run around the outside of the fosse from SE to NW. Within the SE-sloping interior a curving line of three long, low earthen mounds (L 10.5m combined; max. H 0.5m; Wth 3.1m) runs parallel to the rath perimeter. The following images have been uploaded: CL008-073----_01.jpg Aerial view from NW (ASI photo, SMR file) CL008-073----_02.jpg Aerial view from SE (ASI photo, SMR file) CL008-073----_03.jpg Ground view from SW Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 29 November 2022

Architectural heritage

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

  Six-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, built c. 1810, with cut-stone voussoirs and cutwaters.

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 moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Toomullin · Tuaim Molinne

Area

516,286 m² (51.63 ha, 127.58 acres)

Civil parish

Killilagh, and its townlands

Barony

Corcomroe

Electoral division

Killilagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killilagh electoral division: 816 people in 245 households; 80% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aughavinna, Ballycahan, Ballysallagh, Ballyvoe, Killilagh, Teergonean

Placenames

Toomullin 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.