Athea Upper

348 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Athea Upper, from 14 m² to 418,819 m² (41.88 ha, 103.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 54 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Athea Upper 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.

• 31 Aug 2026N/a

  alterations to previous planning application granted under planning ref 2660012 namely to Re-cladding existing building, to provide an office space & sanitary facilities within the building, to provide a mezzanine storage area, to provide an rear fire escape door, to replace existing roller shutter door with a double door and glaze panel, to install a new gas boiler to the rear the Installation of solar panels, Connection to main sewer and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2661001

• 15 Jun 2026Conditional

  A) Decommission and desludge the existing septic tank and percolation area, B) Install a Tricel Mechanical Aeration Unit and polishing filter as previously granted under planning No. 14/775

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660667

• 27 Feb 2026Conditional

  Notice for Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development - 10 year Permission for development of a Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) facility at this site within the townland of Athea Upper, Athea, Co. Limerick. The development will consist of: (a) removal of selected items of existing grid support equipment and plant at the Kilathmoy wind farm substation (2 no battery containers and associated inverters, transformers and HVAC units, diesel generator and associated diesel tank, pre-fabricated electrical containers, sections of compound security fencing), and (b) construction of a Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) facility containing a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound consisting of BESS units, (approximately 5m in height) with associated HVAC units, transformers, inverters; underground cabling; 1 no pre-fabricated communications and control container; lighting, CCTV, lightning masts; diesel generator and associated diesel tank; water storage tanks (approximately 3.6m in height); store containers; securing fencing, internal access track and access gates and all associated ancillary works including drainage, earthworks and retaining structures necessary to facilitate the development The application will replace the previously consented (but unbuilt) BESS facility granted under planning ref (21/1702). A 10 year permission is being sought in respect of the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared as part of the application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660215

• 15 Jan 2026Conditional

  Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. No. 24/60834: change of house and garage design from that previously granted under Planning Reference 21/284 with all associated works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 267004

• 12 Jan 2026Conditional

  the change of use from ‘Car Sales ’ to Gym ( Class 11) together with all associated site works at the vacant ‘former car sales premises’

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660012

• 2 Aug 2025Conditional

  single storey garage/store building

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560754

• 20 Aug 2024Conditional

  change of house and garage design from that previously granted under Planning Reference 21/284 with all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2460834

• 1 Aug 2024Conditional

  the demolition of an existing rear extension and boiler house, construction of a new rear two-storey extension on to the existing dwelling house, infill the existing front porch area, elevational changes and internal alterations to the existing dwelling house, decommission of an existing septic tank and install a new mechanical aeration unit and filtration system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460768

• 27 Mar 2024Conditional

  the construction of a community park, consisting of a children's playground with sensory area, an all-weather mini playing surface, car park with splayed entrance, walking route with 1100mm high bollard lighting, a utility building comprising kitchenette, wheelchair accessible wc, and grounds maintenance storage, timber structure gazebo, and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24114

• 5 Oct 2023Conditional

  change of use from a funeral parlour to a residential unit and construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the building with minor elevational alterations to the front of the proposed dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 23482

• 12 May 2023Conditional

  an easy feed slatted unit complete with lie-back area, slatted underground slurry tank, canopy, ancillary concrete and manure pit and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360306

• 16 Dec 2022Conditional

  the construction of a 2 bedroom single storey dwelling, proprietary wastewater treatment system, entrance and all ancillary services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 221359

• 23 Aug 2022Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front boundary entrance walls, mechanical aeration unit with polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22919

• 18 Jul 2022Conditional

  to bring a derelict structure back into use as a doctor surgery for an extension to the rear of the existing building, first floor apartment with living area, new car parking spaces, connection to public services and all associated works on this protected structure RPS 959

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22787

• 8 Dec 2021Conditional

  an extension of the existing battery energy storage system (BESS) at Kilathmoy Wind Farm substation. The proposed development will consist of the following components; Lithium-ion battery containers including ancillary HVAC equipment; Power Conversion System (PCS)/Inverter units; Transformer units; Connection to the existing on site Grid Transformer, Prefabricated equipment container (switchgear and controls), back up generator, auxiliary transformer, underground cabling and associated infrastructure including compound lighting, security fencing and CCTV system, all as detailed on the planning application drawings. A Natura Impact Statement(NIS) has been completed and submitted with this application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211702

• 22 Sept 2021Conditional

  construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front boundary entrance walls, mechanical aeration unit with polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211321

• 18 Aug 2021Conditional

  demolition of detached domestic sheds, breaking out new window ope side(west) elevation, construction of single storey extension to side (west) and rear, construction of detached domestic garage to side(west) and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211173

• 14 Jun 2021Conditional

  change of house design from that previously granted under planning reference 18/1175

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21840

• 1 Apr 2021Conditional

  change of use of former funeral home to residential uses, carry out modifications to external elevations, undertake all existing site works with existing connection to all public utility services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21409

• 9 Mar 2021Conditional

  a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front entrance, boundary walls, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21284

• 27 Jul 2020Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension to the side of our house and the retention of a single storey extension to the rear of our house

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20724

• 18 May 2020Conditional

  erection of an extension (part single storey, part one & a half storey & part two storey) to the south-east of our house, single storey to the north-west of our house, and some elevation changes to the north-east elevation to the existing house consisting of new window arrangement and new raised masonry parapet. Demolish existing garage at the south-west of the site, construct new barrel vaulter shed to the east of the site, decommission existing septic tank & provision of new effluent treatment system including all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20397

• 2 Apr 2019Conditional

  (a) demolition of 2 no. single storey extensions to rear, (b) demolition of 2 no. chimney stacks, (c) construction of single storey porch extension to front, (d) construction of a single storey extension to side (south-east) and rear, (e) addition of 2 no. windows to side (north-west) elevation, (f) new connection to public foul sewer and (g) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19312

• 12 Mar 2019Conditional

  solar panels on roof of shed

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19226

• 1 Feb 2019Conditional

  domestic storage shed as constructed

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 1979

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• LI034-001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Possible ringfort (LI034-001001-) reused as a children's burial ground. In pasture, on N-facing slope. Egg-shaped area enclosed by broad eroded earthen bank with external fosse SW->NW. Field boundary truncates enclosing bank at narrowest point to E. Interior slopes down gently towards centre; no visible surface trace of burials or burial markers. In 1838 the Ordnance Survey Name Books recorded that in the townland of Athea Upper. A large fort (LI034-001001-), in which children, who die without baptism, are buried' (OSNB Rathronan Parish, 1482). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 20 May 2019 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI034-001001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Possible ringfort reused as a children's burial ground (LI034-001----). In pasture, on N-facing slope. Egg-shaped area (broad end to W; 50m E-W; 36m N-S) enclosed by broad eroded earthen bank (H c. 0.6m; Wth c. 8m) with external fosse SW->NW (D 0.3m; Wth 2.4m). Field boundary truncates enclosing bank at narrowest point to E. Interior slopes down gently towards centre; no visible surface trace of burials or burial markers. In 1838 the Ordnance Survey Name Books recorded that in the townland of Athea Upper. A large fort, in which children, who die without baptism, are buried (LI034-001-)' (OSNB Rathronan Parish, 1482). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 May 2019 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

Architectural heritage

• Goold Monument, monument, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding high cross style monument, dated 1863, commemorating various members of the Goold family. Tooled limestone high cross (approximately 4 m high) mounted on tooled limestone plinth above tooled limestone stepped plinth. Tooled panels with Celtic interlace to cross and shaft with decorative bosses to cross. Tooled stylised dog tooth motifs to ring of cross. Tooled shamrock motifs to intersections of cross. Recessed inscribed panels to plinth. Carved rope motifs to corners and surrounds of panels. Recent concrete block enclosing walls with render coping. Tooled limestone plaque to western enclosing wall. Tooled limestone square-profile piers to entrance having chamfered corners, pitched caps and trefoil-headed motifs to gables with wrought-iron gate.

• Saint Bartholomew's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan gable-fronted double-height Roman Catholic Church, dated 1832, comprising two-bay double-height nave having three-stage bell tower to side (east) surmounted by later octagonal dwarf gallery and spire. Single-bay transepts to sides (east, west) and two-bay chancel to rear (south). Single-bay single-storey extensions to rear (south) of transepts. Five-bay single-storey sacristy and additional single-bay single-storey chapels to rear (south). Two-bay single-storey porch to front (north) of western transept. Pitched artificial slate roofs having render gable copings with corbels, surmounted by rendered cross finials. Hipped artificial slate roof to porch. Octagonal copper clad roof to belfry with tooled limestone eaves course and wrought-iron finial. Flat bitumen clad roofs to additional chapels and sacristy. Roughcast rendered chimneystack to sacristy. Tooled limestone corbels supporting canopy. uPVC and aluminium rainwater goods throughout. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth band throughout. Tooled limestone plaques to front elevation. Dressed rubble stone walls to bell tower having buttresses to corners with tooled limestone quoins and capping. Ashlar tooled limestone walls to dwarf gallery. Tooled limestone fonts flanking door opening to front elevation of nave. Pointed arch window openings with rendered sills and surrounds throughout. Having replacement timber Y-tracery to nave and transept openings having lead-lined lattice work windows with stained glass margins. Lead-lined lattice work window to front elevation of porch and side (east, west) elevations of chancel to clerestory level with stained glass margins. Tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds with chamfered reveals, voussoirs and sills to front and side (east) elevations of bell tower, having dressed rubble stone relieving arch and lead-lined quarry-glazed windows. Square-headed window openings with render sills and surrounds to side (east, west) elevations of additional chapels, having timber-framed tripartite windows with central lead-lined stained glass windows flanked by lead-lined lattice work windows over timber panels, surmounted by lead-lined lattice work overlights. Square-headed window openings with render sills to sacristy, having timber casement windows. Trefoil-headed louvre openings to dwarf gallery having chamfered tooled limestone surrounds, voussoirs, sills and timber louvers. Pointed segmental-headed door openings having chamfered tooled limestone surrounds and voussoirs. Tooled limestone steps and replacement double-leaf glazed timber doors to front elevation openings, with projecting canopy to front entrance of nave. Dressed stone voussoirs to relieving arch of door opening to bell tower. Recessed porch to side (east) elevation of sacristy having square-headed door opening with render step and glazed timber doors flanked by timber battened sidelights. Interior with arch-braced queen post timber-framed roof springing from tooled stone corbels. Timber beam roofs to additional chapels. Timber balcony to north end of nave over internal porch and glazed timber booth accessed via timber staircase. Rendered columns supporting chapel ceilings. Tooled limestone plinth and carved white marble pedestal forming base of reredos supporting shrine encased within white marble flanked by polychrome columns surmounted by carved white marble octagonal spire with decorative finial. White marble altar having polychrome columns and tooled stone plinth to piers flanked by carved white marble chair and pulpit. Altar to Blessed Virgin Mary to eastern side chapel. Tooled limestone font to interior porch of bell tower. Grotto with statue of Blessed Virgin Mary to north-east of church and Calvary scene to north-west. Tarmac car parks and avenue to west and north of church having roughcast rendered enclosing walls with rendered plinths and coping surmounted by wrought-iron railing. Tooled limestone square-profile gate piers having chamfered corners and pyramidal capping surmounted by Celtic cross finials and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Inscribed plaques to front (north) elevation of gate piers.

• House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former house, built c. 1860, having later porch to front (north). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped slate roof to porch. Roughcast rendered walls throughout with rendered walls to ground floor of side (east, west) elevations, having rendered plinth. Rendered stringcourse between floors and render platbands below eaves. Exposed rubble stone and internal plaster work to ground floor of rear (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills throughout, having two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. One-over-over pane timber sliding sash window to first floor of side (east) elevation. Timber-framed tripartite window to ground floor of side (east) elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber-framed bipartite window to ground floor of front elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Rendered surrounds to front elevation openings surmounted by render cornices. Timber casement windows to front and side (east, west) elevations of porch. Square-headed door openings having glazed timber doors surmounted by single-pane overlights to side (east) elevation of porch and interior of porch. Blocked (internally) glazed timber door surmounted by single-pane overlight to rear elevation. Located within own grounds with tree-lined avenue to north-east having decorative wrought-iron swinging gate and railing.

• Water pump, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c. 1920, comprising moulded pedestal with makers stamp, fluted shaft with broken bucket stand, banded neck, spout, handle and fluted cap with acorn finial. Mounted on footpath within the centre of Athea.

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 10 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_319 (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 Athea Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Athea Upper · Áth an tSléibhe Uachtarach

Area

8,020,679 m² (802.07 ha, 1,981.95 acres)

Civil parish

Rathronan, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Rathronan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathronan electoral division: 937 people in 361 households; 81% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Athea Lower, Beennanaspuck (Co. Kerry), Gortdromagownagh (Co. Kerry), Gortnagross, Kingsland (Co. Kerry), Knocknacaheragh (Co. Kerry), Knocknasnaa, Templeathea West, Tooradoo

Placenames

Athea Upper 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.