Aghalacka

84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghalacka, from 15 m² to 231,352 m² (23.14 ha, 57.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Aghalacka 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.

• 8 Apr 2026Conditional

  a domestic detached garage as constructed and elevational changes to the existing dwelling house from that approved under Planning Permission Ref. 02/1865, consisting of the omission of a dormer window, side sunroom and changes to windows

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2660398

• 7 Aug 2024Conditional

  extensions to dwelling house and 2 no. detached domestic sheds, all together with associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460786

• 30 Apr 2024N/a

  the construction of an extension to the side and rear of existing Civic offices(this application refers to a protected structure Tourist Information Office P.P.S. 249) and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24175

• 21 Nov 2022Conditional

  the (a) demolition of existing domestic garage, (b) construction of extension and elevational changes to existing dwelling house, (c) construction of domestic garage, (d) decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new mechanical aeration unit with soil polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221227

• 28 Jun 2022N/a

  the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater treatment system with eco-flo filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22722

• 14 Dec 2020Conditional

  an extension to the front, side and rear of existing dwelling with elevational changes, to install a new waste water treatment and disposal system, widen and set back existing entrance and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201340

• 2 May 2019Conditional

  extensions to north and south sides of existing dwelling, porch to front (west elevations), stone facing to front elevation, front boundary wall and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 19434

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 Aghalacka.

Recorded monuments

• LI010-105 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level marshy terrain, immediately S of railway line. Circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.6m) with external fosse (D 0.8m; Wth 3m), and by an external bank W->NE (H 0.75m; Wth 3.4m) and ESE->SSE (H 0.6m; Wth 4m). Latter bank is truncated by railway line on N side. Causeway entrance at NE (Wth 2.8m). Interior surface uneven and shallow irregular depression at centre may be result of quarrying. Most of monument overgrown by trees and bushes, particularly S half of interior. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-091 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In densely overgrown marshy depression, immediately E of railway embankment. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, is no longer apparent. It may be partially overlain by railway embankment. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-092003 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  National monument No. 201. Askeaton is located on the river Deel in west Limerick just inland from the Shannon estuary on the Limerick to Foynes road. According to Westropp (1903-4, 26-7) the placename is likely to derive from Eas Gephtine, Gephten’s Cascade, a waterfall on the River Deel. The natural advantages offered by the site occupied by Askeaton Castle, an easily defensible island, would suggest that this should have been a settlement site from early times. In 1199 the site was fortified by the Anglo-Normans under William de Burgo and the Annals of Inisfallen record the building of a castle there. Incidental references in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries indicate that Askeaton was a sizeable Anglo-Norman settlement (Westropp 1903-4, 30-1) and as the "town of Inskefty" contributed 40s to the military subsidy of 1300 in aid of Edward II’s wars in Scotland (Mills 1905, 304). This reference suggests that it was an incorporated settlement by this time. It was only in the middle of the fourteenth century that Askeaton became part of the Desmond lands and they were to hold it as one of their principal residences for two centuries. It was the strategic importance of the castle which signalled out Askeaton for special attention during the Elizabethan conquest of Munster. As early as 1569 it had been selected as the residence of the President of Munster. In 1579 and English army under Sir Nicholas Malbie sacked Askeaton and burned the Franciscan Friary but failed to capture the castle. In the following year, however, the castle was captured by Pelham the lord justice. It was not until the early years of the seventeenth century, however, that new settlers began to establish themselves at Askeaton. In 1610 Sir Francis Berkeley offered to wall Askeaton and he was subsequently granted the castle and forty acres of land (Westropp 1903-4, 164). In 1613 the settlement was incorporated and its charter stated that it was to have a corporation consisting of a sovereign and twelve free burgesses. It continued to return two members of parliament until the Union of 1800. Despite this parliamentary status the settlement did not expand and it was to remain a small market town throughout the seventeenth century. It generally appears in records only because of the importance of the castle. Once the castle itself was slighted by Axtell in 1652 and subsequently abandoned the references become even more scarce (Westropp 1903-4, 170-4). Castle fabric described in the Urban Survey of County Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 58-74) as following: 'The castle occupies a lozenge shaped island, c. 142m N-S and c. 82m E-W in the river Deel, immediately south of the bridge in the centre of Askeaton and in the townland of Aghalacka. It consists of an outer ward, roughly following the outline of the island, with a centrally positioned inner ward on a limestone outcrop of rock of ovoid plan. On the west perimeter of the outer ward is a fine rectangular hall, originally of 13th century date but heavily altered in the fifteenth century. The inner ward is dominated by the remains of a large sixteenth century house at its north end, while at the south end are the remains of a rectangular tower of thirteenth century date (as are the surviving curtain walls), also modified in the fifteenth century. The masonry is of limestone throughout, and for the most part is roughly coursed rubble. THE OUTER WARD The castle is entered from the bridge by means of a causeway running south from the centre of the bridge, across the river with a large, modern round headed gateway at the south end. This and the house on the west side of the causeway occupy the site of the original gatehouse, which according to the 'Pacata Hibernia' drawing consisted of a large round headed gateway in the curtain wall, with a barbican-like projection on the causeway to the north, fronted by another large round-headed gateway on the bridge. The only surviving stretch of curtain wall is on the north-west between the entrance causeway and the hall. Elsewhere, modern walls around the perimeter of the island probably follow the line of the curtain walls, but some uncertainty remains regarding the south boundary. A modern east/west wall cuts off a triangular area at the south end of the island, which presumably is the castle garden, noted in a 1583 inquisition and apparently enclosed (Westropp 1903-4, 118-9). Thus it is not clear whether the east/west wall reflects the south boundary of the outer ward, or whether this included the whole island. The outer curtain, where it survives on the north west is of fifteenth or sixteenth century date, as indicated by the presence of gun loops and by its being built onto the north/west corner of the remodelled fifteenth century hall. The wall is up to 5m high internally, with a wall-walk at 3m. Beneath wall-walk level are seven large splayed segmental arched embrasures containing small rectangular 'gun-loops, some with round enlargements at the base. About 20m west of the entrance causeway was a projecting bastion in the wall clearly shown on the 'Pacata Hibernia' drawing; only traces of it survive, and the opening is filled with modern masonry. The parapet of the wall-walk changes at this point; west of the bastion is a crenallated parapet, with splayed gun-loops of various forms in the merlons but east of the bastion is an unbroken parapet with small splayed gun-loops, the outer openings c. 10m square, presumably a later rebuilding. The Hall On the west perimeter of the outer ward is a rectangular, gabled hall of two floors, measuring c. 32m north/south by c. 14m east/west, with a slightly wider (c. 15.5m) section at the south and a projecting square stair turret on the west. The walls are intact, the north and south gables being c. 14.5m high and the east and west walls c. 10m high. The hall consists of a core, probably of c. 13th century date, which was heavily altered in the fifteenth century. The two phases are distinguishable by their masonry, that of the thirteenth century phase being roughly coursed rubble while that of the fifteenth century is dressed ashlar. The first floor level of the rebuilt hall is also somewhat higher than that of the original hall due to the insertion of vaulting over the ground floor while the line of the original gable, c. 4-5m lower than the present gable, is visible in the south wall of the first floor hall. The thirteenth century hall was of two floors, and appears to have consisted at ground floor level, of a central chamber c. 18m north/south by c. 13m east/west externally, with broader (c. 15.5m east/west) sections which project on the east, to the north and south. The central chamber was lit by four pairs of large windows, set opposite each other at intervals of c. 2.5m in the east and west walls; these had flat rear arches and window seats which survive, but the windows themselves were removed in the fifteenth century alterations. In the alterations the external east, west and north walls were refaced with coursed ashlar masonry, and a basal batter, 3.25m high and 60cm wide was added above a plinth 5Ocm high and 12cm wider than the batter. With the exception of the north pair, the windows of the central chamber were replaced by tall rectangular loops with splaying jambs set into the batter; the north pair were replaced by a large rectangular opening, in the east wall and a tall pointed doorway leading to the stair turret in the west wall. The north and south walls of the central chamber were largely refaced, due to the insertion of vaulting in the fifteenth century; the only possible original features visible are a pointed opening, lacking its rear arch at the west end of the south wall and a segmental doorway in the north wall. In the fifteenth century alterations, the central chamber was divided by a wall running between, and partly blocking, the second pair of windows from the south. In the chamber formed to the south of this wall, a poi

• LI011-092016 Building
  Description

  For a description of this building see: http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21826013 Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 February 2013

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1690–1710 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-arch road bridge over the River Deel, built c. 1700, with elliptical-headed, round-headed, pointed arch and square-headed arches. Roughly coursed limestone walls with concrete sections and cut limestone voussoirs to pointed arch, round-headed and elliptical-headed arches. Dressed limestone V-cutwaters to south elevation. Overflow arch to east having round-headed arch with dressed limestone voussoirs.

• House, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1780, having chamfered corner to north elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and render copings. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having bipartite one-over-one pane timber casement windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening with half-glazed timber battened door. Elliptical-headed arch to rear (west) elevation having dressed limestone voussoirs.

• The Hellfire Club, house, 1680–1700 · National interest
  Description

  Detached former barracks/tower, erected in 1636-7, having battered walls with cut stone quoins with remains of three-bay mid eighteenth-century house built on top of battered base. Bow to south elevation of house and shallow projecting end-bay to north elevation. House roofless with limestone eaves course. Coursed rubble limestone walls having tolled quoins, brick stringcourse and brick quoins to upper floors. Square-headed door openings to north elevation. Square-headed window opening to bow with brick architrave. Camber-headed window openings to west having brick voussoirs. Round-headed window opening to east elevation with brick surround, flanked by round-headed niches having brick surrounds and continuous brick sill course. Situated within the bailey of Askeaton Castle.

• Askeaton Railway Station, railway station, water tower, water pump, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former railway station building, built c. 1857. Now in use as a house. Comprising three-bay single-storey block with gable-fronted projecting single-bay one-and-half storey west bay, lean-to to west of elevation. Gabled outbuilding adjoining west of building. Pitched slate roofs, that to main block overhanging to south elevation to form verandah supported on cast-iron columns. Cast-iron rainwater goods, timber eaves course and cut limestone chimneystacks. Random coursed dressed limestone walls with cut limestone quoins. Painted stringcourse and rusticated limestone plinth course to south of main block. Triple square-headed openings to south and north elevations of gabled end bay having cut limestone surrounds and hoodmouldings and replacement uPVC windows. Paired square-headed openings to upper gable, south and north of end bay, with cut limestone surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Paired square-headed openings to south and north of main block, having cut limestone surrounds and latticed windows. Square-headed opening to north of lean-to with concrete sill, render surround and uPVC window. Square-headed opening to south, with interior corridor through to similar opening to north elevation, both having cut limestone surrounds and limestone steps. Timber battened door to north opening. Square-headed opening to south with cut limestone surround and timber battened door. Square-headed opening to south of lean-to having cut limestone surround and uPVC door. Square-headed opening to south of outbuilding with cut limestone surround, cut limestone hoodmoulding overhead. Platform to south of building, having dressed limestone wall and cut limestone coping. Railway lines remain to south of platform. Square-profile water tower having cast iron tank to south-west of station building. Random coursed roughly-dressed limestone walls with red brick quoins. Square-headed opening to east elevation having red brick voussoirs and surround and timber battened door. Cast-iron fluted water pump on render plinth to east of water tower. Double-height machinery shed to west of station building. Pitched slate roof. Random coursed roughly dressed limestone walls. Square-headed openings to north elevation and to east elevation with red brick voussoirs and cut limestone surrounds. Pair of circular-profile rubble limestone piers to north and south of track to west of station. Signal to west of station.

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 Aghalacka, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_510 (ZIP).

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 Aghalacka with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Aghalacka · An tÁth Leacach

Area

1,451,665 m² (145.17 ha, 358.71 acres)

Civil parish

Askeaton, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Askeaton West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,232 people lived in 435 households in the Askeaton West electoral division. 67% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Askeaton, Ballycullen, Ballynacaheragh, Baunreagh, Cloonreask

Placenames

Aghalacka 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.