Askeaton

183 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Askeaton, from 12 m² to 1,268,123 m² (126.81 ha, 313.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 59 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Askeaton 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.

• 1 Jul 2026Conditional

  a 10-year planning permission for the proposed Askeaton Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) Upgrade Project located in the townlands of Coolrahnee, Cloonreask, Askeaton and Moig South, County Limerick. The proposed development consists of the following works: i) Construction of a new WwTP including tanks, buildings and workshop, an ESB substation, pumping stations, reed beds, and associated outfall to the River Deel, roof and ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels, a new permanent site entrance on the L1201 local road to provide access to the WwTP with a cattle underpass including storage tank under the access road, removal of existing trees and vegetation at the proposed entrance to the WwTP and replanting of trees, and erection of fencing along the site boundary, in the townland of Moig South; ii) Construction of a new Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS) at Abbey View and associated Storm Water Storage Tank with a Dual Function Overflow (i.e., an overflow which can function as a Storm Water Overflow or Emergency Overflow depending on the event), an odour control unit (with a manifold in the Storm Water Storage tank), a platform for a mobile generator and an internal washdown system for the Storm Water Storage Tank complete with a water storage and booster set, decommissioning and demolition of the existing Abbey View WwPS, decommissioning of the rising main to the existing Abbey View WwPS, and public realm and landscaping works, in the townland of Cloonreask; iii) Construction of a new outfall headwall (at the west bank of River Deel) to connect the overflow pipeline from the new Abbey View WwPS, in the townland of Cloonreask; iv) Decommissioning of the existing rising main from the existing Abbey View WwPS to the existing WwTP, and construction of a new rising main from the new Abbey View WwPS to the new WwTP, in the townland of Moig South; v) Network upsizing works (larger pipelines and attendant works) in the townlands of Cloonreask, Askeaton and Moig South; vi) Decommissioning and demolition of the small package treatment plant at Lismakeera, in the townland of Askeaton, with connecting pipework to the new Abbey View WwPS; vii) Decommissioning and demolition of the existing Askeaton WwTP and decommissioning of the associated outfall to the River Deel, in the townland of Coolrahnee; and vii) All related works and ancillary development including: Mechanical and electrical service A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the planning application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660751

• 8 May 2026Refused

  a change of use from a stationary/coffee shop to a take away restaurant with external signage as constructed on the site and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 26120

• 14 Aug 2025Conditional

  the construction of a single storey modular meeting / exhibition room incorporating a roof top viewing area, external passenger lift and all ancillary site works to the rear of the existing civic offices, this application refers to a protected structure tourist information office (R.P.S. reg 936)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560808

• 20 Mar 2025Conditional

  change of use from existing offices to a hair and beauty salon and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2585

• 7 Jul 2024Conditional

  the demolition of a front porch and the construction of an extension and refurbishment of an existing derelict dwelling and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2460681

• 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

• 25 Apr 2024Conditional

  the construction of 8 no. flood lighting poles and associated light fittings to flood light the existing soccer field and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24170

• 8 Mar 2024N/a

  the construction of 8 no. flood lighting poles and associated light fittings to flood light the existing soccer field and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2480

• 14 Nov 2023Conditional

  extension of permission for planning ref. 18/1013: tarmac surface walkway, AstroTurf area for existing hurling wall, 1.8 meter high perimeter fence for hurling wall area, barrier nets for Juvenile playing field, extend existing dressing room building to incorporate new disabled toilet and kitchen area, disabled parking spaces and all associated works. Retention Permission is also sought for gravelled walkway

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 237029

• 5 Apr 2023Conditional

  a single storey extension to the rear of the existing restaurant kitchen area, and an overhead balcony with access from overhead apartment and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23195

• 2 Dec 2021Conditional

  increase the AstroTurf area to 60m X 30m, to extend existing hurling wall to 45m long, 2.4m high rebound fencing with a 2.4m high ball stop net to surround proposed astro turf, the provision of flood lights to the proposed astro turf from that permitted under planning reference 20/698 all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211661

• 18 Oct 2021Conditional

  works to existing dwelling, this will include proposed internal works and changes, proposed windows and external door openings, proposed roof light, blocking up existing external door openings, retention permission sought for existing roof lights, and all associated site works. Ballindeel House is a protected structure RPS Ref. No. 949

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211444

• 22 Jul 2020Conditional

  the relocation of the existing hurling wall and extension of same, to astro turf 20m x 40m in front of hurling wall, 2.4m high rebound fencing with a 2.4m high ball stop net to surround proposed astro turf, the provision of flood lights to the proposed astro turf, and revised plans for extension to clubhouse from those granted under planning ref. 18/1013 incorporating a store and accessible toilet and female toilets, and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20698

• 20 Dec 2019Conditional

  the subdivision of the property into three residential units including the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of a single unit, upgrading and repair works, installation of new services and ancillary works. Brandon Saddlers, The Quays, is a Protected Structure RPS Ref. 922 and is in an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191277

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  tarmac surface walkway, AstroTurf area for existing hurling wall, 1.8 meter high perimeter fence for hurling wall area, barrier nets for Juvenile playing field, extend existing dressing room building to incorporate new disabled toilet and kitchen area, disabled parking spaces and all associated works. Retention Permission is also sought for gravelled walkway

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181013

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 Askeaton.

Recorded monuments

• LI011-092001 Historic town
  Description

  The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985). "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. The earliest evidence for a settlement at Askeaton, however, comes from the Book of Rights written c. 1100 which mentions the fort of Geibtine. 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" it 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. The Franciscan Friary was founded in 1389 by Gerald, the fourth earl of Desmond, and much of the present castle appears to have been constructed by the ninth earl in the years after 1459. 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). The exact location of the medieval settlement is unknown but it is likely that, in common with other such settlements, it was centred on the castle and parish church, in the vicinity of Church Street. The seventeenth century borough appears to have been largely linear with its axis on Main Street. The Quay and the Square probably also date from this time and it is likely that some of the long linear properties along Church Street also date to this time." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-092002 Bridge
  Description

  The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985). "A view of the bridge in Pacata Hibernia shows six round arches (Westropp 1901-2, 158; 173 and n. 3) and this appears to be substantially the bridge which still survives today crossing the river Deel. It is c. 5Om long and 7.5m wide with parapets (probably modern) c. 1.5m high. It is built of dressed and coursed limestone up to the level of the top of the arches and, above this, of rubble. At present only five arches can be seen on the north. The first, third and fifth from the east have broad segmental arches with dressed limestone voussoirs. The second may have been similar but now has a concrete arch, the fourth is a tall round arch. There are pointed balusters between the first and second and second and third arches on the south." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-092004 Church
  Description

  St. Mary's medieval parish church in Askeaton was described in The Urban Survey of County Limerick as following; 'The remains of the medieval church are located at the east end of the town, off Church St. to the south. They are situated at the east end of the modern Church of Ireland and well have the same around the south chamber. The third floor consist of the east gable and returns of the north and south walls of the chancel, probably of thirteenth century date with a belfry tower built onto the north. The Chancel The east gable, c. 11.8m wide externally and c. 6.5m high and the returns of the north and south walls, c. 11m long and 4.5m high, survive but are heavily overgrown. The masonry is roughly coursed limestone rubble, and there are traces of plaster internally. In the east wall was a tall splayed window, probably twin-light as it is 1.28m in width, with pointed arch; most of the jambs are missing but those surviving are of limestone, chamfered and rebated in thirteenth century fashion. At the west ends of the north and south walls are the east splays of windows with pointed rear arches, possibly lancets; the south wall also has a blocked window, described by Westropp (1904, 115) as 'a trefoil light within an ogee-headed moulding' i.e. an ogee-headed window with double cusps. This has a segmental rear arch, but it is now so overgrown externally that it is impossible to say whether the jambs are still in position. In the north wall is an unsplayed, round headed doorway leading into the tower. The Tower This tower of two, if not three floors, was built onto the north side of the chancel at a later date. It is c.10.7m square externally and c.10m high. The masonry is roughly coursed limestone rubble, with a strong basal batter 1.5m- 1.75m high on the west, north and east sides. Inside the round headed door on the north wall of the chancel is a taller and wider unsplayed doorway, with traces of plank centering, in the south wall of the tower. The ground floor is lit by rectangular loops, splayed externally as well as internally in the west, north and east walls. The first floor has large unsplayed openings, probably windows, but possibly doorways, in the south/ east and west walls; that in the west wall is round headed and now blocked while those in the south and east walls are rectangular. The walls at this possible second floor level are c.1.5m high and featureless with battlements of uncertain date above over an internal ledge. On the west a modern bell-cote has been erected over the battlements. A view in "Pacata Hibernia" shows a two aisled building with tower at the end of the north aisle' (Bradley et. al. 1985, 74-6). Westropp gives the following details on Askeaton Church; ‘A parish in Connello Lower. The fort of Gephthine, ante 900 (Book of Rights). Easgepthine Castle built 1199 (Ann. Innisfallen). Inniasc(ifty) church, near Tomdeely, 1201. Records are very numerous (R.S.A.I, xxxiii., pp. 25, 153, 239) under the names of Iniskifty, Iniskesty, Hinkesny, Hinckescy, Imkesti, Innesci, Tnyskyfty, Hinksti, &c. Bishop Hubert granted the church to Keynsham, c. 1223 (B.B.L., li.). The heirs of Ric. de Clare held it, 1319 (Plea Rolls); Maurice Earl of Desmond held it, 1349 (Close R.), and his descendants made it their chief residence. The church is named Ynyskyftyn, 1302; Asketten, or Ascetiny, 1410; Inskefti, 1418; Atheskettin, 1551 (Fiant, 961); Ennisketten, 1591 (Valor). Fabric - The church is alleged to have been built by the Templars, 1291. The belfry is square below and octagonal above; the east end of the chancel is standing. There was in 1834 a transept, or aisle, opening out of the church by two arches. Monuments and burial-places of the Taylors, of Ballynort and Hollypark, 1728 ; Westropps, of Ballysteen, 1741; Hewsons; Rose, 1755, &c’ (Westropp 1904-5, 392-3). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 October 2018

• LI011-092005 Graveyard
  Description

  19th century C of I church and medieval church ruins (LI011-092004-) dedicated to St. Mary stands in NE quadrant of Askeaton graveyard which consists of a sub-rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 87m N-S x 65m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at N. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 July 2019

• LI011-092015 Building
  Description

  The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985). This tower of two, if not three floors, was built onto the north side of the chancel at a later date. It is c. 10.7m square externally and c. 10m high. The masonry is roughly coursed limestone rubble, with a strong basal batter 1.5m - 1.75m high on the west, north and east sides. Inside the round headed door on the north wall of the chancel is a taller and wider unsplayed doorway, with traces of plank centering, in the south wall of the tower. The ground floor is lit by rectangular loops, splayed externally as well as internally in the west, north and east walls. The first floor has large unsplayed openings, probably windows, but possibly doorways, in the south, east and west walls; that in the west wall is round headed and now blocked while those in the south and east walls are rectangular. The walls at this possible second floor level are c. 1.5m high and featureless with battlements of uncertain date above over an internal ledge. On the west a modern bell-cote has been erected over the battlements. A view in 'Pacata Hibernia' shows a two aisled building with tower at the end of the north aisle. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-092017 Font (present location)
  Description

  Medieval limestone square shaped font (H 0.32m x 0.34m x 0.33m) with conical basin (diam. 0.24m) originally located in Shanagolden Church (LI019-012001-) but now housed in the W porch of St. Mary's Church of Ireland church in Askeaton. One face of the font is decorated with a tracery pattern consisting of four square panels each containing an eight-pointed star. The font was possibly designed to be set into the angle of the church with two decorated faces visible to the parishioners of the church. The carving on the font is similar to a font (TS043-034010-) from Kilcooly Abbey (TS043-034001-), Co. Tipperary. The Shanagolden church font was drawn by William Frazer based on original drawings made by John Windele in the mid 19th century (NLI PD 1975 TX 12 (8); NLI Sketch books of Irish antiquities). Cross reference with LI019-012004-. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2018

• LI011-093 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture, at foot of gentle W-facing slope. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 20m) has been levelled. Approximately in location of enclosure is roughly ovoid area (18m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.9m; Wth 8m) which includes exposed limestone bedrock. This feature appears to be a natural limestone feature. Otherwise, no trace of enclosure evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-094 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope below brow of ridge. Key-hole shaped area (circle to S: 72m E-W; 74m N-S; rectangular projection to N: 35m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.6m; Wth 6.5m) NNW->SSE and enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.05m) SSE->NNW. Dry-stone wall runs along top of bank SW->NW and along top of scarped edge NNE->ENE. East half on interior slopes down to E; an earth-and-stone bank (H 0.50m; L 24m), on N-S axis, marks this break in slope on S side. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Abbey Mills, mill (water), 1790–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached rectangular-plan ten-bay four-storey corn mill, built in 1796, later used as a creamery, having multiple-bay single-storey extension and lean-to to north elevation. Now derelict. Three-bay four-storey block to east having single-storey lean-to to north elevation and taller projecting end-bay to south elevation. Hipped slate roof. Tooled coursed limestone walls. Square-headed window openings having brick block-and-start surrounds with remains of some timber sliding sash and cast-iron windows. Window openings to west elevation now blocked up. Square-headed opening to lean-to having double-leaf timber battened sliding doors. Hipped slate roof to east block and projecting end bay. Coursed rubble limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings having brick block-and-start surrounds and remains of bipartite windows. Square-headed opening to east elevation with timber battened door. Square-headed opening to projecting end bay, north elevation having timber louvered vents. Mill race to west with round-headed arch having limestone voussoirs and keystone. Rubble limestone boundary walls to east and north.

• Abbey Lodge, miller's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former miller's house, built c. 1810, having portico to front (south) elevation and recent multiple-bay single-storey extension to south and four-bay two-storey extension to west. Skirt slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings to front elevation having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Those to west elevation having replacement uPVC windows. Portico comprising Doric style render pilasters supporting moulded entablature. Square-headed opening with timber panelled door. Pair of square-profile metal piers with ball finials and single-leaf metal gate to east and rubble limestone boundary walls having cut limestone copings.

• Store/warehouse, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached gable-fronted three-bay five-storey former warehouse, built c. 1847, situated over looking the River Deel. Pitched slate roof. Rubble limestone walls with roughly dressed limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings having brick voussoirs and timber battened fittings. Square-headed loading bay to centre-bay with brick voussoirs and timber battened doors.

• Water pump, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1880. Fluted shaft with conical fluted cap, spout, handle and acorn finial. Manufacturer's stamp to west face.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house and public house, built c. 1800, having render shopfronts to front dating to the mid nineteenth century. Pitched slate roof with render chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls to first floor and rendered walls to ground floor having render strip quoins. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with moulded render stringcourse to west end-bay. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to west end-bay, first floor, with replacement uPVC window and painted stone sill. Shopfronts comprising scrolled consoles having lion-head motifs, fascias and cornices. Square-headed display openings with fixed tripartite windows and concrete sills. Square-headed openings having timber panelled double-leaf doors. Square-headed display window to west end-bay, now blocked up. Square-headed opening to west end-bay with glazed overlight over timber battened door.

• House, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay three-bay house and former shop, built c. 1810, having two-storey addition to rear (west) elevation. Pitched site roof with rendered chimneystacks. Half-hipped slate roof addition. Roughcast rendered walls having render strip quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed display openings having fixed windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening with replacement double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors.

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey bank, built c. 1930, having projecting end-bay to front (north) elevation, two-bay two-storey return and single-storey multiple-bay extensions to rear (south) elevation. Hipped slate roof with brick chimneystacks and bracketed render eaves course. Hipped slate roof to return having brick chimneystack. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Render surround to entrance comprising fluted Doric style pilasters supporting architrave with bracketed stepped cornice and pediment detail over square-headed multiple-pane overlight over timber panelled door. Recent concrete ramp having metal railings to entrance. Square-headed opening to west elevation with render surround and glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Concrete steps to entrance. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to north with render caps and boundary walls having metal railings terminating in second pair of piers.

• The Old Barracks, RIC barracks, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, built c. 1810, having two-bay two-storey extension with two-bay two-storey lean-to to west elevation and porch to front (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Flat roof to lean-to. Rubble limestone castellations to porch. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having bipartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to porch with replacement timber battened door. Square-headed opening to front elevation, west-end bay having replacement timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls to site with rubble cappings. Single-leaf cast-iron gate to west.

• Kiln, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Rubble limestone limekiln, built c. 1800, set into natural slope in field. Now in disuse. Coursed rubble walls, elliptical-arched opening to front (north) elevation having brick voussoirs.

• T.S. Ó Móráin, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house and shop, built c. 1810, having timber shopfront to front (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with overhanging eaves. Render eaves course and rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls to first floor having strip quoins and rendered walls to ground floor with channel render strip quoins. Square-headed openings to first floor having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening with glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Shopfront comprising timber fascia and square-headed display opening with fixed window. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over half-glazed double-leaf timber panelled doors.

• Saint Mary's Church (Askeaton), church/chapel, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1829, having three-bay nave. Pitched slate roof with limestone copings, carved limestone pinnacle to east elevation and open work, stepped limestone bellcote with pediment detail, carved plinth and ornate corbels to west elevation. Snecked limestone walls having limestone buttresses to corners and limestone plinth course. Blind cross loop to east elevation. Triple lancet window to west elevation with chamfered limestone surround, carved hoodmoulding, ornate stops, limestone mullions and fixed multiple-pane windows. Pointed arch openings to north elevation with chamfered limestone block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills and Y-tracery multiple-pane windows with slanted lower section. Pointed arch openings to south elevation having chamfered limestone block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills and stained glass windows. Triple lancet window to east elevation with chamfered limestone surround, carved hoodmoulding, ornate stops, limestone mullions and stained glass windows, flanked by lancet openings having chamfered limestone surrounds, carved hoodmouldings with ornate stops and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Shallow projecting chamfered ashlar limestone surround to entrance, west elevation, having carved cornice surmounted by carved limestone blind pointed arch arcade. Pointed arch opening with double-leaf timber battened doors. Limestone steps to entrance. Late thirteenth-century/early fourteenth-century rubble limestone belfry to east. Limestone grave markers, table tombs and barrel vaulted tombs to site. Aubrey de Vere grave marker to north-west.

• Milestone/milepost, 1800–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding triangular-plan painted stone milestone, c. 1820, having relief lettering and numbering reading: 'Limerick 16 / Kildimo 7 / Foynes 7'.

• Water pump, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1880. Fluted shaft with conical fluted cap, spout, handle and acorn finial.

• Ballindeel House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former glebe house, built in 1827, having ashlar limestone porch to front (north) elevation, and nine-bay two-storey extension to east elevation. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, timber brackets and rendered chimneystack. Carved limestone cornice and flat roof to porch. Roughcast rendered walls having render plinth course to basement. Square-headed openings to first floor, front elevation with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Round-headed window openings to ground floor, front elevation set within round-headed recesses having limestone sills. Square-headed openings to west elevation and rear (south) elevation with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed openings to basement having replacement uPVC windows and limestone sills. Round-headed opening to east elevation with six-over-three pane timber sliding sash window. Round-headed opening to porch set within round-headed recess having limestone sill, carved keystone and spoked fanlight over six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with cast-iron sill guard. Round-headed opening to porch, west elevation having carved impost course, keystone and spoked fanlight over timber panelled door. Flight of limestone steps to entrance with cast-iron railings. Round-headed opening to porch, east elevation having carved impost course and keystone, now blocked up. Four-bay two-storey outbuilding to west with replacement slate hipped roof. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and limestone sills. Pair of square-profile render over limestone piers with carved caps and replacement double-leaf metal gates. Pair of square-profile render over limestone piers to north-east with carved caps, double-leaf cast-iron gates and sweeping rubble limestone boundary walls having camber-headed pedestrian entrance with single-leaf cast-iron gate.

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 Askeaton, 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 and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_549 (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 Askeaton with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Askeaton · Eas Géitine

Area

2,597,301 m² (259.73 ha, 641.81 acres)

Civil parish

Askeaton, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Askeaton East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

626 people lived in 229 households in the Askeaton East electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 17% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghalacka, Ballynacaheragh, Boolaglass, Cragmore, Curraheen North, Moig South

Placenames

Askeaton 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.