Ballinard

110 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinard, from 38 m² to 341,526 m² (34.15 ha, 84.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballinard 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.

• 12 Feb 2026Conditional

  the construction of New Milking parlour, Meal Bin collecting yard including underground slatted storage tank and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660144

• 15 Jul 2024N/a

  the installation of a cattle underpass, soiled water tank and associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24285

• 4 Jun 2024Refused

  the construction of a precast Concrete Manufacturing Facility and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460553

• 21 Mar 2023Conditional

  the demolition of existing single story front porch and all rear returns. Renovation of existing building known as 'The Store', miscellaneous alterations to north and west elevations of existing building, construction of a two story extension to the rear of existing building, all soft and hard landscaping and all ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360163

• 25 May 2021Conditional

  the erection of a precast concrete manufacturing facility and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21705

• 7 Dec 2020Conditional

  construction of an extension to the rear of existing dwelling comprising living room, install a wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201294

• 23 Oct 2020Conditional

  extension of duration for 14/861

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 207031

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  construction of an extension(north/northeast) to include Classroom with Ensuites, W.C./Shower for Assisted User, circulation space, store and minor alterations to existing building and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201030

• 21 May 2020Conditional

  renovation and extension of a dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment plant and percolation area, to widen and improve the vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20411

• 15 Mar 2018Conditional

  an extension to the easyfeed unit with slatted tank extending past the roofed area, a silage pit and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18246

• 25 Sept 2017Conditional

  an extension to the side of house including a new effluent treatment system

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17883

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Herbertstown Fen 000436

Recorded monuments

• LI032-082 Bridge
  Description

  The medieval bridge of 'Cloghansawny' which provided a crossing point over the Camoge River was described in the 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick as following; 'There are on the River of Camoge two Bridges, viz: Cloghansawny and Sixmilebridge' (Simington 1938, 94). The bridge is depicted on the 1654-7 Down Survey map of Small barony (NLI, MS 718). See attached image showing the bridge on the Down Survey map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020

• LI032-085 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Fort No. 1 described in 1943 as following; 'These three forts [LI032-087-/086-085-] are situated on the highest ridge of a hill which rises to 371' [113m] OD. The forts are in a straight line and close beside one another. The most easterly of the three [LI032-087----], which was in existence at the time of the first O.S. has now completely disappeared as result of quarrying operations. This is the more easterly of the two remaining forts [LI032-086----] and consists of a single stone rampart now very collapsed. It is not possible to say on which side the entrance was. In the centre of the enclosed space is a small low semi-circular bank 20' [6m] in diameter, which may be a hut foundation. The overall diameter of the fort is 125' [38m] (O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). Outline of monument is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 349/18 and 19 taken 05/01/2003.

• LI032-085001 Hut site
  Description

  Fort No. 1 (LI032-085----) described in 1943 as following; 'These three forts [LI032-087-/086-085-] are situated on the highest ridge of a hill which rises to 371' [113m] OD. The forts are in a straight line and close beside one another. The most easterly of the three [LI032-087----], which was in existence at the time of the first O.S. has now completely disappeared as result of quarrying operations. This is the more easterly of the two remaining forts [LI032-086----] and consists of a single stone rampart now very collapsed. It is not possible to say on which side the entrance was. In the centre of the enclosed space is a small low semi-circular bank 20' [6m] in diameter, which may be a hut foundation. The overall diameter of the fort is 125' [38m] (O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). Outline of monument is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 349/18 and 19 taken 05/01/2003.

• LI032-086 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Fort No. 2 described in 1943 as following; 'These three forts [LI032-087-/086-085-] are situated on the highest ridge of a hill which rises to 371' [113m] OD. The forts are in a straight line and close beside one another. The most easterly of the three [LI032-087----], which was in existence at the time of the first O.S. has now completely disappeared as result of quarrying operations. This fort seems to have had two concentric stone banks between which there was a rockcut fosse. Both banks are now very collapsed and the entrance is not recognisable. On the south side a modern wall has been built over the outer bank. Running N.W.—S.E., across the central enclosed space and dividing it equally, is what seems to be a collapsed stone wall. The overall diameter of the monument is 135' [41m]. These two forts (LI032-086-/085-] are the centre of complex of ancient fields, the fences of which run in various directions over the hill '(O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). Outline of monument is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 349/18 and 19 taken 05/01/2003.

• LI032-087 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Three stone forts described in 1943 as following; 'These three forts [LI032-087-/086-085-] are situated on the highest ridge of a hill which rises to 371' [113m] OD. The forts are in a straight line and close beside one another. The most easterly of the three [LI032-087----], which was in existence at the time of the first O.S. has now completely disappeared as result of quarrying operations'(O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). Only a quarry is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs where this 'stone fort' was indicated on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 349/18 and 19 taken 05/01/2003.

• LI032-090 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on pasture immediately N of Ballinard House, depicted as a rectangular-shaped building with lime-kiln immediately to W on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Only the N gable of the castle is shown upstanding on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map. Earthworks of the castle site are visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Ballinard Castle described in 1943 as following 'There is now no trace of this castle. Westropp gives its successive owners from 1287 until the middle of the eighteenth century. Lewis says that the last structure on the site was built in the 15th century by the Geraldines' (O'Kelly 1943, 170). Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 187) as following; '1251 Catherussoc (Plea. R.). 1287 T. de Clare leased it to H. f. John (C.S.P.I.). 1302 Adam f. Philip held it (Pipe R.). 1325 Ric. and Avelina de Midia to reply to him about Cathyryssok (Plea R., 127). 1583 Maur. Mac Shane held Ballynahard C[astle]. and vill (Des. R., 37b). 1657 Capt. Garrott FitzGerald held Ballynahard (C.S., xxxi., p. 26). This family held it till late in the following century. Fabric - The C[astle]. was standing in 1827, but was levelled before 1840. It stood to the north of the church [LI032-093001-]. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 351/16 taken 05/01/2003.

• LI032-091 Earthwork
  Description

  Monument described in 1943 as following; 'This is a very low circular platform surrounded by a slight fosse. The top of the platform slopes from south to north, its greatest height above the field level being 3' [0.9m] and its overall diameter 100' [30m]. It is not marked on the O.S. map' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). Situated on poorly drained grassland with stream 30m to NE and site of Ballinard Castle (LI032-090----) 140m to SW, the outline of this earthwork is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. The platform located on wet partially reclaimed land in close proximity to a stream with nearby castle site may suggest that this could be the site of a watermill (LI032-336----) mentioned in 1654-56 Civil Survey. A linear earthwork in the field to the S of the platform visible on 2005-2012 OSi aerial photographs may be related to this earthwork. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 349/9 and 351/16 taken 05/01/2003.

• LI032-093001 Church
  Description

  In 1840 the levelled church site was described as following; 'The old church of this parish was situated on the top of a fertile hill in the townland of Ballinard half a mile south east of the village of Herbertstown but the foundation of its walls cannot now be traced. The old graveyard (LI032-093002-) in which it stood is still much in use and is called by the people "the Old Abbey" (OSL). The revised edition of the OS 6-inch map incorrectly shows the church site as being located to the NE of the graveyard wall. Westropp (1904-5, 446-7) recorded the following details about Ballinard; 'A parish in Small County at Herbertstown. Catherussoc, 1251 (Plea R. xxxvi Hen. III.); Cathyr Hussoc, held by late Thomas de Clare, 1287 (C.S.P.L, p. 204); Catherussoc, in Grene, 1302. In 1325 Cathyryssok was held by Philip de Ade (Plea R. 127 of xiii Ed. II, m. 3). Grant, of 1541, of Kayrcorney, Kayrfussoke, Kylcalane, and other church livings to Nic. Fannynge (Fiants, 311). Lease of Kairefussock and others as above, the appurtenances of Aney Commandery to W. Apsley, 1578 (ib., 3250); Ballynarde, or Ballynamrare, 1586 (Peyton, p. 16). Caherfuishag or Bailinard Church uncovered, 1615 b. The tithes of Ballynard, or Caherfissoge, granted with Cahercorney, Kilcullan, and Kilfrush to W. Neave, 1703 (Pat. R.). The name is said to mean "weasel's fort," Cathair Fearoige. Site - It stood on a hill, and was only remembered as "the old abbey" in 1840, being then entirely levelled (O.S.L., 8, p. 131)'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 April 2019

• LI032-093002 Graveyard
  Description

  In 1840 the levelled church site (LI032-093001-) and graveyard was described as following; 'The old church (LI032-093001-) of this parish was situated on the top of a fertile hill in the townland of Ballinard half a mile south east of the village of Herbertstown but the foundation of its walls cannot now be traced. The old graveyard in which it stood is still much in use and is called by the people "the Old Abbey" (OSL). The revised edition of the OS 6-inch map incorrectly shows the church site as being located to the ENE of the graveyard wall. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 April 2019

• LI032-198 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In improved pasture, 90m E of the Camoge River which also marks a townland boundary with Cahercorney. A ring-barrow (LI032-282----) lies 270m to WNW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 153: AP 4/3638), as a small circular-shaped cropmark. Monument is visible as a small circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 12m) defined by a fosse, on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage, Bruff aerial survey image labelled 153. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 13 November 2020

• LI032-199 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On poorly drained rushy pasture, 160m E of a townland boundary with Herbertstown (O’Grady) and 200m NE of the village of Herbertstown, in the valley of the Camoge River which is 765m to W. An enclosure (LI032-200----) lies 75m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 292: AP 4/3607), as a cropmark of three conjoined barrows arranged contiguously on a N-S axis. Monument is clearly visible as a pair of conjoined barrows (LI032-340---) with the remains of a possible third barrow adjoining to S, on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. The northern barrow is visible on these orthoimages as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 25m) defined by a fosse (Wth 8m) which is highlighted by a dense growth of rushes; the central barrow is visible as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 30m) defined by a fosse (Wth 11m) which is also highlighted by a dense growth of rushes; the southern barrow is a circular-shaped platform (diam. 37m) defined by a scarp and the possible remains of a fosse which is visible from SW-W-N-NE. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 292 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-200 Earthwork
  Description

  In improved pasture, immediately S of a public road running E-W, 285m E of a townland boundary with Herbertstown (O’Grady) and 300m ENE of the village of Herbertstown, in the valley of the Camoge River which is 900m to W. Three conjoined barrows (LI032-199----) lie 75m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 154: AP 4/3607), as a semicircular-shaped cropmark intersected at N by the public road. Monument is visible as a semicircular-shaped cropmark (C 31m) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage, Bruff aerial survey image labelled 154 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-301 Enclosure
  Description

  On the S side of a rocky knoll, in improved pasture, 285m SW of a townland boundary with Cloghaviller and 300m N of Herbertstown village, in the valley of the Camoge River which is 830m to W. Cashels (LI032-086/087/085----) lie 15m to N, 50m to NE and 100m to NW, respectively. Monument is not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 287: AP4/3636) as a subrectangular-shaped enclosure in the NW corner of a field. Upstanding monument is visible as a subrectangular-shaped area 50m E-W; 42m N-S) defined by a bank with fosse to E and S and by a field boundary to W and N, as seen on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. A circular-shaped earthwork (23m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a fosse is visible within the centre of the interior, as seen on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage, Bruff aerial survey image labelled 287 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 November 2020

• LI032-302 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 45m S of a townland boundary with Cloghaviller, in the valley of the Camoge River which is 870m to W. Cashels (LI032-086/087/085----) lie approx. 320m to S and SW. Monument is not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 288: AP4/3636) as a long rectangular-shaped earthwork in the S corner of a field. Upstanding monument is visible as a long rectangular-shaped area (64m NW-SE; 27m NE-SW) defined by a bank/scarp with external fosse, as seen on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage 20/09/2020. A field boundary running ENE-WSW traverses the monument across the SE portion. See attached Google Earth orthoimage, Bruff aerial survey image labelled 288. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 November 2020

• LI032-340 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On poorly drained rushy pasture, 160m E of a townland boundary with Herbertstown (O’Grady) and 200m NE of the village of Herbertstown, in the valley of the Camoge River which is 765m to W. An enclosure (LI032-200----) lies 75m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 292: AP 4/3607), as a cropmark of three conjoined barrows arranged contiguously on a N-S axis. Monument is clearly visible as a pair of conjoined barrows (LI032-199---) with the remains of a possible third barrow adjoining to S, on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. The northern barrow is visible on these orthoimages as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 25m) defined by a fosse (Wth 8m) which is highlighted by a dense growth of rushes; the central barrow (LI032-199----) is visible as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 30m) defined by a fosse (Wth 11m) which is also highlighted by a dense growth of rushes; the southern barrow is a circular-shaped platform (diam. 37m) defined by a scarp and the possible remains of a fosse which is visible from SW-W-N-NE. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 292 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

Architectural heritage

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1830, having adjoining L-plan outbuilding to south elevation and gable-fronted two-bay two-storey block to north. Pitched slate roof with rubble limestone chimneystacks. Roughcast render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings first floor having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed window openings to ground floor with limestone sills. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Pitched slate roof to L-plan outbuilding having rendered chimneystack. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window and door openings. Gable-fronted outbuilding to north with pitched slate roof. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings having timber battened doors. Pitched slate roof to north block with red brick chimneystacks. Rubble limestone walls having inscribed roundel to front (west) elevation. Square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with red brick voussoirs and concrete sills. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Pair of cut limestone ashlar piers to west with cast-iron railings set in rendered plinths. Single-leaf cast-iron gate to west. Pair of roughly dressed limestone piers to north having corrugated-iron gate.

• Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, church/chapel, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached cruciform-plan gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built in 1837, comprising four-bay nave with extension to rear (east) elevation and gable-fronted porches to transepts, west elevation. Pitched slate roofs having open work bellcote to front (west) elevation with wrought-iron cross finial. Rendered walls with render plinth course and corner buttresses to front elevation. Pointed arch opening having render hoodmoulding, limestone tracery and stained glass windows. Lancet openings to nave with stained glass windows and painted stone sills. Pointed arch openings to transepts, north and south elevations having timber tracery, stained glass windows and limestone sills. Pointed arch opening with render hoodmoulding and double-leaf timber battened doors. Square-headed openings to porches having double-leaf timber battened doors. Carved marble altar to interior. Timber gallery to west with pointed arch panels. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to west having carved caps with cast-iron cross finials, double-leaf cast-iron gates, cast-iron railings and rendered plinths.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Ballinard, Herbertstown10 sales

Name

Ballinard · Baile an Aird

Area

2,048,819 m² (204.88 ha, 506.27 acres)

Civil parish

Ballinard, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Cahercorney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cahercorney electoral division: 761 people in 260 households; 89% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinscoola, Ballyloundash, Ballynamona, Cahercorney, Cloghaviller, Herbertstown (O'Grady), Herbertstown (Powell), Moohane, Portboy, Rathjordan

Placenames

Ballinard 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.