Adamstown

17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Adamstown, from 3 m² to 492,403 m² (49.24 ha, 121.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

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

• 21 Jul 2026N/a

  construction of a steel frame cattle shed and underlying slurry tank

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660829

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 Adamstown.

Recorded monuments

• LI040-072 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture 75m NW of church site (LI040-073001-) and graveyard (LI040-073002-). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a rectangular enclosure (site No. 040208) during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Outline of rectangular-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 70m N-S x 80m E-W) visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2020. Could be the remains of a large field of post-1700 date. Of doubtful antiquity. See attached Bórd Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 31 May 2021

• LI040-073001 Church
  Description

  Described in the Ordnance Survey Letters for Athneasy Parish as following; 'a burial ground (LI040-073002-) much in use, within which is seen the side wall of an old Church nineteen feet seven inches [6m] long to a breach on it near the east end where a small portion of it, with a portion of the east gable attached thereto, stands detached. Both form a corner. This side wall is about seven feet [2.1m] high. Materials are from rude stones and cement of lime and sand mortar. The burial ground lies in a potatoe field and is enclosed with a stone wall of mason work' (OSL 81). Westropp (1904-5, 429) recorded the following details about Adamstown; 'It appears from Peyton (p. 12) to have been named Ballyhyward in 1586. Fabric - Part of the east gable and of a side wall of small rude masonry, 19½ feet [5.9m] long and 7 feet [2.1m] high, stood in 1840'. Church described in 1943 as following 'Here is a grave-yard (LI040-073002-) in which stands one fragment of the north gable of a church. The date of the oldest tombstone in the graveyard is 1765' (O'Kelly 1943, 170). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

• LI040-073002 Graveyard
  Description

  Described in the Ordnance Survey Letters for Athneasy Parish as following; 'a burial ground much in use, within which is seen the side wall of an old Church nineteen feet seven inches long to a breach on it near the east end where a small portion of it, with a portion of the east gable attached thereto, stands detached. Both form a corner. This side wall is about seven feet high. Materials are from rude stones and cement of lime and sand mortar. The burial ground lies in a potatoe field and is enclosed with a stone wall of mason work' (OSL 81). Adamstown church (LI040-073----) and graveyard described in 1943 as following 'Here is a grave-yard (LI040-073002-) in which stands one fragment of the north gable of a church. The date of the oldest tombstone in the graveyard is 1765' (O'Kelly 1943, 170). Graveyard consists of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 46m N-S x 29m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

• LI040-074 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture 75m NE of church site (LI040-073001-) and graveyard (LI040-073002-). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular enclosure (site No. 040209) during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558; Site No. 040209) taken 03/11/1984. Faint trace of circular-shaped feature visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2016. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (Site No. 040209) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-075 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture immediately W of the townland boundary with Stephenstown. Depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped field enclosing a building. Identified as a rectangular enclosure (site No. 040110) during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558) taken 03/11/1984. Visible as an overgrown rectangular-shaped area on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2020. This is not an antiquity but the remains of a small field or haggard associated with the building depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-076 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In wet pasture 20m N of the townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Curvilinear ditch (BGE 2/25/6) excavated by Eoin Grogan in 1986 during works associated with the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline, the results of which were summarised as follows; ‘The features revealed in the excavation of an area 11.50m x 7.50m included a curved ditch delimiting the site on the north. It enclosed a large pit, two small shallow pits and a number of stake holes. A further large pit occurred to the south of the ditch, roughly inside its curve. After excavation it was interpreted as unrelated structurally to the ditch. To the east, outside the ditch and pits, was a group of shallow features and stake holes. The curved ditch was 8m long ending in two dissimilar curved terminals. It was 60cm-lm in width and 15-30cm deep. It appeared to have been heavily truncated on its western (narrower and shallower) side. The fill included a layer of intense in situ burning though no structural features were recognised. It yielded fragments of cremated bone mixed with fragments of burnt and un-burnt animal bone. The large pit ‘enclosed’ by the ditch lay 85cm inside the central portion of the ditch. It was roughly square in plan (1.65m x 1.34m x 48cm) with steep sides and a flat base. It produced a quantity of unburnt animal bone and an unburnt human mandible in the fill. Also recovered were sherds of coarse, undecorated pottery and a struck flint flake. Two pairs of stake holes flanked the pit on either side, which may indicate a simple stake setting or possibly some sort of canopy over the pit. The two other shallow pits measured 59cm x 53cm x 13cm and 40cm x 35cm x 5cm respectively. There were no finds in these. The second large pit [LI040-245----], 3m to the south-east of the curved trench, continued beyond the fence line. The excavated portion had a roughly square plan with steep sides and a gently curved base. It measured 1.75m x 1.54m x 56cm. The fill contained flecks of cremated bone and two sherds of coarse undecorated pottery. There were also some fragments of animal bone in the fill. The group of features lying up to 2m from those described included a small oval pit and several post and stake holes. No finds were recovered from the fill of these features' (Gowen 1988, 94-8; Grogan 1987, 22-3). Monument has been fully excavated and is not visible on aerial images. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-077001 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 50 W of the Morningstar River that marks the townland boundary with Newtown. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Small circular cropmark (Site No. 040194) identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2560) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi otrthoimages. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 June 2021

• LI040-077006 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In wet unimproved pasture on the S bank of the Morningstar River that marks the townland boundary with Adamstown. Identified as a possible barrow (Site No. 040273) during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2560) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Listed by Grogan (1989, vol. 2, 210) as 'Adamstown 2'. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 June 2021

• LI040-245 Pit
  Description

  In wet pasture 20m N of the townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. A large pit excavated (BGE 2/25/6) by Eoin Grogan in 1986 during works associated with the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline, the results of which were summarised as follows; ‘The features revealed in the excavation of an area 11.50m x 7.50m included a curved ditch [LI040-076----] delimiting the site on the north. The second large pit, 3m to the south-east of the curved trench, continued beyond the fence line. The excavated portion had a roughly square plan with steep sides and a gently curved base. It measured 1.75m x 1.54m x 56cm. The fill contained flecks of cremated bone and two sherds of coarse undecorated pottery. There were also some fragments of animal bone in the fill. The group of features lying up to 2m from those described included a small oval pit and several post and stake holes. No finds were recovered from the fill of these features' (Gowen 1988, 94-8; Grogan 1987, 22-3). Monument has been fully excavated and is not visible on aerial images. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Adamstown, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Adamstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Adamstown · Baile Adaim

Area

891,402 m² (89.14 ha, 220.27 acres)

Civil parish

Athneasy, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Uregare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

654 people lived in 223 households in the Uregare electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinscaula, Ballydaly, Elton, Gormanstown (Grady), Newtown, Stephenstown

Placenames

Adamstown 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.