# Athlacca North, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Athlacca, barony of Coshma, Co. Limerick; in Irish An tÁth Leacach Thuaidh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,993,286 m² (199.33 ha, 492.55 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 35,794 m² (3.58 ha, 8.84 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Athlacca, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/athlacca.md - Barony: Coshma - Electoral division: Athlacca, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 402 people lived in 156 households in the Athlacca electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30789 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120065 - Centre: latitude 52.461653, longitude -8.663519 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Athlacca North, from 906 m² to 197,858 m² (19.79 ha, 48.89 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1588879: 197,858 m² (19.79 ha, 48.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588879.md - Parcel 1627033: 146,683 m² (14.67 ha, 36.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627033.md - Parcel 1592499: 120,109 m² (12.01 ha, 29.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592499.md - Parcel 1650724: 103,634 m² (10.36 ha, 25.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650724.md - Parcel 1599344: 94,892 m² (9.49 ha, 23.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599344.md - Parcel 1613154: 92,928 m² (9.29 ha, 22.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613154.md - Parcel 1607633: 91,400 m² (9.14 ha, 22.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607633.md - Parcel 1653902: 90,460 m² (9.05 ha, 22.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653902.md - Parcel 1658318: 89,113 m² (8.91 ha, 22.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658318.md - Parcel 1657542: 81,769 m² (8.18 ha, 20.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657542.md - Parcel 1612244: 72,633 m² (7.26 ha, 17.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612244.md - Parcel 1600174: 72,319 m² (7.23 ha, 17.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600174.md - Parcel 1655062: 69,605 m² (6.96 ha, 17.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655062.md - Parcel 1671884: 69,279 m² (6.93 ha, 17.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1671884.md - Parcel 1648873: 68,014 m² (6.8 ha, 16.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648873.md - Parcel 1600605: 58,783 m² (5.88 ha, 14.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600605.md - Parcel 1662118: 54,860 m² (5.49 ha, 13.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662118.md - Parcel 1671886: 51,915 m² (5.19 ha, 12.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1671886.md - Parcel 1654160: 51,207 m² (5.12 ha, 12.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654160.md - Parcel 1671883: 49,790 m² (4.98 ha, 12.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1671883.md - Parcel 1592496: 39,299 m² (3.93 ha, 9.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592496.md - Parcel 1602705: 37,193 m² (3.72 ha, 9.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602705.md - Parcel 1590392: 37,144 m² (3.71 ha, 9.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590392.md - Parcel 1658659: 34,443 m² (3.44 ha, 8.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658659.md - Parcel 1663213: 28,247 m² (2.82 ha, 6.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663213.md - Parcel 1657090: 19,762 m² (1.98 ha, 4.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657090.md - Parcel 1657732: 10,053 m² (1.01 ha, 2.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657732.md - Parcel 3267528: 9,991 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267528.md - Parcel 1660232: 6,292 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660232.md - Parcel 3267527: 6,173 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267527.md - Parcel 1617797: 6,029 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617797.md - Parcel 3267526: 5,653 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267526.md - Parcel 1630027: 5,496 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630027.md - Parcel 3267529: 4,892 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267529.md - Parcel 3670471: 3,771 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3670471.md - Parcel 1649877: 3,753 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649877.md - Parcel 1589952: 2,599 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589952.md - Parcel 1609827: 2,561 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609827.md - Parcel 1659817: 2,459 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659817.md - Parcel 1649555: 2,437 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649555.md - Parcel 1654817: 2,349 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654817.md - Parcel 1620329: 2,196 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1620329.md - Parcel 1650006: 2,112 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650006.md - Parcel 1618054: 1,455 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618054.md - Parcel 1592498: 1,253 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592498.md - Parcel 5221477: 906 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5221477.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Athlacca North in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 2 applications, newest first. - 14 Sept 2026, Limerick County Council 26211: N/a. Permission. to install a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26211/0 - 22 Dec 2021, Limerick County Council 211813: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, new entrance and entrance walls, the installation of a mechanical aeration unit with polishing filter system with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211813/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Athlacca North. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI039-009: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-009----. In flat pasture, 36m E of townland boundary with Glenma and 86m S of townland boundary, enclosure (LI039-008----) lies 250m to SW. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch sheet. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch sheet as a roughly oval-shaped platform (dims. c. 26m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a scarp. Monument visible as an oval-shaped cropmark on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 12 April 2021 - LI039-010: Road - hollow-way, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-010----. In flat pasture, 315m S of Kilbroney Church (LI039-102001-) and St. Broney's Well (LI039-012002-). Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch sheet. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch sheet as a linear earthwork (L. c. 53m) running N-S, where it is shown as a possible sunken or hollow way flanked by a bank on either side. Upstanding monument visible as a linear feature overgrown with trees (L. c. 69m) on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 where traces of the levelled road are visible as a linear cropmark running NW-SE (L. c. 74m) to N of upstanding section. Possible roadway leading N towards Kilbroney Church, or could be the remains of a watercourse such as a mill-race. Paleochannel or old watercourse visible running into linear earthwork at NE visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 12 April 2021 - LI039-012001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-012001-. Church ruins described by O'Donovan as a 'mere ruin, but from what remains of it you may ascertain that is measured on the inside forty five feet [13.7m] in length and twenty feet [6m] in width. its west gable is destroyed down to the very foundations, as is also the south wall except two small fragments. A considerable part of the east gable remains, as also of the north wall, from which it can be seen that it was a very rude little building not more than four hundred years old. the east gable has a remarkably rude window, which is now disfigured on the inside and outside. The north wall is three feet [0.9m] thick and about eleven feet [3.3m] high' (OSL Athlacca Parish, 111). Westropp (1904-5, 432) recorded the following details about Kilbroney; 'Tullerboy, Keilbruoiny, between Athlacca and Tullorboy, 1410. Lewis says it was built by the Templars on their manor of Eoss Temple (i., p. 84). Fabric - It is 45 feet [13.7m] by 20 feet [6m]; fragments of the south and east walls, with defaced east window, remain; they are 11 feet [3.3m] by 3 feet [0.9m]. Well of St. Broney [LI039-012002-] near it'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 21 May 2019 - LI039-012002: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-012002-. Ó Danachair (1955, 209) recorded the following details about St Broney's Well; ‘Close to the ruin (LI039-012001-) called Kilbroney. The well is now dry and the stone work collapsing. Only a few old people have heard that it is a holy well. No tradition of devotions'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 21 May 2019 - LI039-113: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-113----. Ruins of Athlacca House standing on N side of the Morningstar River depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map and known locally as the 'Mansion House' may have been built on site of or incorporated medieval castle of Athlacca. Modern farmyard now stands on site of Athlacca House. Athlacca Church (LI039-014001-) and graveyard (LI039-014002-) 210m to E. Westropp (1906-7, 168) recorded the following details about Athlacca; '1285 Athleketh, a manor of Maur. FitzGerald, frequently appears with Adare, as a manor of the Earls of Kildare. 1318 J. Gower held it. There is little independent mention of it. 1655 David Lacy held Aghleakagh C[astle]. mill, and orchard (C.S., xxiv., p. 9 ; D.S.A., 42). 1666 Granted to C. Ormsby (Act Sett.). The C[astle]. was standing in 1827 (FitzGerald, i., p. 323), destroyed before 1840'. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that in 1641 David Lacy of Athlacca an Irish Papist was the owner in Athlacca of 'a Mill [LI039-115----] an orchard and twoe good tatch houses, with a Castle' (Simington 1938, 126). Tower-house type castle depicted on the 1654-7 Down Survey map of Coshma Barony (Hib. Reg.). In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'in the S of the td. [Athlacca North] is an old ruin. Mansion House - Old Court, near Athlacka Village. In ruins. An ancient residence of the De Lacy family (OSNB Athlacca Parish]'. See attached Down Survey barony map Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 April 2021 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Athlacca North. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Athlacca North, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Athlacca North. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/limerick/athlacca-north.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/athlacca-north.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/athlacca-north.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Athlacca North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick: https://everytownland.com/limerick.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Athlacca South: https://everytownland.com/limerick/athlacca-south.md - Coolboy: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolboy-120734.md - Glenma: https://everytownland.com/limerick/glenma.md - Inchinclare: https://everytownland.com/limerick/inchinclare.md - Rathcannon: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rathcannon.md - Rosstemple: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rosstemple-121783.md - Tullerboy: https://everytownland.com/limerick/tullerboy.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/limerick/athlacca-north - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/athlacca-north