# Ballingoola, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Cahercorney, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile an Ghúlaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,594,868 m² (159.49 ha, 394.1 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,526 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Cahercorney, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/cahercorney.md
- Barony: Smallcounty
- Electoral division: Cahercorney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 761 people lived in 260 households in the Cahercorney electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30868
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120103
- Centre: latitude 52.536003, longitude -8.526813 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballingoola, from 69 m² to 285,110 m² (28.51 ha, 70.45 acres); 36 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5461197: 285,110 m² (28.51 ha, 70.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5461197.md
- Parcel 1654679: 267,028 m² (26.7 ha, 65.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654679.md
- Parcel 1658122: 186,312 m² (18.63 ha, 46.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658122.md
- Parcel 1641171: 136,564 m² (13.66 ha, 33.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641171.md
- Parcel 1610054: 115,042 m² (11.5 ha, 28.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610054.md
- Parcel 1589873: 87,885 m² (8.79 ha, 21.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589873.md
- Parcel 1666572: 72,208 m² (7.22 ha, 17.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666572.md
- Parcel 4624683: 71,323 m² (7.13 ha, 17.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4624683.md
- Parcel 1611775: 56,457 m² (5.65 ha, 13.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611775.md
- Parcel 1653375: 52,826 m² (5.28 ha, 13.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653375.md
- Parcel 1653153: 36,675 m² (3.67 ha, 9.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653153.md
- Parcel 1609378: 33,817 m² (3.38 ha, 8.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609378.md
- Parcel 1611778: 13,156 m² (1.32 ha, 3.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611778.md
- Parcel 3405835: 12,624 m² (1.26 ha, 3.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3405835.md
- Parcel 1616774: 11,911 m² (1.19 ha, 2.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616774.md
- Parcel 1601763: 11,139 m² (1.11 ha, 2.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601763.md
- Parcel 3594134: 8,699 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3594134.md
- Parcel 3594129: 7,910 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3594129.md
- Parcel 1608600: 7,683 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608600.md
- Parcel 1605934: 7,117 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605934.md
- Parcel 1654459: 5,595 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654459.md
- Parcel 2434914: 4,984 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2434914.md
- Parcel 4928837: 4,854 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928837.md
- Parcel 3788387: 4,844 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3788387.md
- Parcel 1624822: 4,281 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624822.md
- Parcel 3595460: 4,181 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3595460.md
- Parcel 1631560: 3,976 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631560.md
- Parcel 1606818: 3,969 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606818.md
- Parcel 3759139: 3,956 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3759139.md
- Parcel 1630371: 3,949 m² (0.39 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630371.md
- Parcel 1654680: 3,403 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654680.md
- Parcel 1615120: 2,996 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1615120.md
- Parcel 1655509: 2,968 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655509.md
- Parcel 1616442: 2,526 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616442.md
- Parcel 1638468: 2,440 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638468.md
- Parcel 1655830: 2,432 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655830.md
- Parcel 1665696: 2,405 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665696.md
- Parcel 1619725: 2,332 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619725.md
- Parcel 1611572: 2,327 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611572.md
- Parcel 5409138: 2,084 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5409138.md
- Parcel 3266279: 2,079 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3266279.md
- Parcel 2413426: 2,055 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2413426.md
- Parcel 1655180: 2,035 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655180.md
- Parcel 1654695: 2,034 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654695.md
- Parcel 1652417: 2,011 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652417.md
- Parcel 1612938: 1,999 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612938.md
- Parcel 1602575: 1,990 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602575.md
- Parcel 1614140: 1,985 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614140.md
- Parcel 1638723: 1,968 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638723.md
- Parcel 1652805: 1,917 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652805.md
- Parcel 1627990: 1,841 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627990.md
- Parcel 1611700: 1,837 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611700.md
- Parcel 1607161: 1,829 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607161.md
- Parcel 1631201: 1,767 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631201.md
- Parcel 1661735: 1,477 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661735.md
- Parcel 1640268: 1,430 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640268.md
- Parcel 1622127: 1,309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622127.md
- Parcel 1660295: 937 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660295.md
- Parcel 1604932: 884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604932.md
- Parcel 1647089: 851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647089.md
- Parcel 3790515: 438 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3790515.md
- Parcel 5788351: 416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5788351.md
- Parcel 1673769: 378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673769.md
- Parcel 1648048: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648048.md
- Parcel 1657172: 173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657172.md
- Parcel 1652118: 157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652118.md
- Parcel 1651920: 69 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1651920.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ballingoola 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)

11 applications, newest first.

- 7 Oct 2025, Limerick County Council 2561020: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of an entrance of existing private driveway, single storey dwelling house, garage, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561020/0
- 10 Mar 2025, Limerick County Council 2571: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 1. the construction of detached dwelling house and detached garage 2. installation of effluent treatment plant 3. new boundary walls and entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2571/0
- 22 Apr 2022, Limerick County Council 22453: Conditional. Permission. the change of house type to that previously granted under application number 21/453. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22453/0
- 16 Mar 2022, Limerick County Council 22303: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22303/0
- 20 Aug 2021, Limerick County Council 211188: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211188/0
- 9 Apr 2021, Limerick County Council 21453: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. demolition of an existing dwelling, milking parlour and a late 20th century hay barn, construction of a replacement two storey dwelling, including the conversion of an existing single storey outbuilding to living accommodation, waste water treatment unit, polishing filter & all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21453/0
- 9 Jul 2020, Limerick County Council 20607: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a slatted agricultural livestock shed and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20607/0
- 8 Mar 2019, Limerick County Council 19215: Conditional. Permission. the refurbishment and part re-building of existing derelict car house building for use as a keg room, kitchen, office to include external beer garden/seating area with new rear pub front access and associated development works at The Swans Bar. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19215/0
- 19 Apr 2018, Limerick County Council 18379: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a slatted agricultural livestock unit, walled silage base and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18379/0
- 5 Mar 2018, Limerick County Council 18192: N/a. Permission. the construction of a slatted agricultural livestock unit, walled silage base and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18192/0
- 11 Jul 2017, Limerick County Council 17667: Conditional. Permission. a slatted agricultural livestock unit and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17667/0

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## 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 Ballingoola.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LI023-065: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-065----. In wet pasture, 10m N of a land drain and 30m E of a tributary of the Camoge River. A ring-barrow (LI023-239----) lies 115m to NE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Described by Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott (1949, 127) as a barrow on an irregularly-shaped platform. Visible as a small circular-shaped earthwork on the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff AP 4/3642). Monument is visible as a faint circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 8m) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018 and location map showing barrow marked site X after Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020
- LI023-066001: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-066001-. In wet pasture, 5m E of a tributary of the Camoge River. A second house of indeterminate date (LI023-066001-) lies 12m to NE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott (1949, 136-8) as a house of indeterminate date (Ballingoola IV). Excavated in 1948 and described as following; 'Before excavation Ballingoola IV presented the appearance of a low mound with a flat top - in the form of an inverted saucer. There was no hollow nor indication of the entrance was in Ballingoola III, and, while we had every reason to believe that the latter site would prove to be a dwelling, we were inclined to think that Ballingoolf IV was a burial mound. Excavation, however, yielded results similar to those of Ballingoola III. The position of house walls was indicated by a circular band of charcoal about 6m in diameter which appeared at a depth of 17 to 20 cm. The amount of charcoal was much less than in Ballingoola III and there was no burning of the clay as on that site, nor were there any indications of the house having been re-built or altered. In general the evidence was of a less intensive occupation in Ballingoola IV, but of a house of construction similar to that on the neighbouring site. A spread of charcoal around the centre indicated the position of the hearth, but there were no successive layers and stones had not been laid down to give a base for it. At the entrance the ends of the ditch appeared, and between these and the house a spread of stones indicated that this area had been paved to provide an approach to the house' (Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949, 136). Excavated monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached location map and contour plan of Ballingoola IV after Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020
- LI023-066002: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-066002-. In wet pasture, 5m S of a land drain and 30m E of a tributary of the Camoge River. A second house of indeterminate date (LI023-066001-) lies 12m to NE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott (1949, 136-8) as a house of indeterminate date (Ballingoola III). Excavated in 1948 and described as following; 'Ballingoola III showed before excavation as a low mound with a broad shallow ditch - the maximum difference between bottom of ditch and highest point of mound being 65cm. The entrance was apparent before excavation as demonstrated by the incurving of the contours towards the centre on the eastern side of the site. The entrance, the main portion of the interior and sections through the ditch were excavated. In general the site suggests a house of the same type as the hut at Grange, but larger, average diameter about 6 metres. The entrance presents rather confused evidence and it is difficult to know where the house proper ceases here, but there is a suggestion that the house was longer on the East-West than on the North-South axis. The only finds were two pieces of polished stone axes (both fragments broken from the butt-ends of the axes), and a crudely chipped flint. The larger axe fragment (12:5) was of shale, the other (12:6) of a close-grained dark stone. These finds came from the north-east quadrant inside the inner ditch (Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949, 135-6). Excavated monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached location map and contour plan of Ballingoola IV after Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020
- LI023-067001: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-067001-. In wet pasture, 5m E of a tributary of the Camoge River. A second ring-barrow (LI023-067002-) lies 4m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott (1949, 127) as a ring-barrow (Ballingoola II) and described as a level circular-shaped area (diam. 6m) defined by a shallow ditch and the remains of an outer bank which was only discernible in places. Excavated by MacDermott and described as following; The sites, which consisted of a level space enclosed by a shallow ditch and a very slight outer bank (only discernible in places), were approximately of equal size 6 metres in diameter from outside of ditch to outside of ditch. Their centres were 10 metres apart. Before excavation the ditch of Site I (the southern barrow) was most clearly marked at the south side and traces of an outer bank were discernible at the south and south-east, rising up at the south-east towards the edge of a modern field-ditch which bordered on the sites at this side. The outer bank was again visible at the north where the ground rose and fell again to leave a slight depression between Sites I and II. The ditch of Site II was clearly marked at the south, north and west, and on the west the outer bank could also be traced. At the east the ditch was barely visible and there was no trace of a bank. Outside the barrows, to the east, the ground sloped towards a depression caused by an ancient river bed which could be also traced round the south of Barrow I. On removal of the sod from Site II, charcoal spreads were again noted. In the south-east quadrant a few fragments of pottery and stone-axe chips were found in a stony charcoal spread just outside the ditch at the east. This spread formed part of a raised stony area which appeared at the north east of the barrow and which contained much charcoal. Extensions were cut to determine the extent of the burnt material and a widespread stony area was revealed containing thick deposits of charcoal and burnt bone. A considerable quantity of pottery, Beaker and Neolithic in type, was found in this area, also numerous flints and some fragments of stone axes. A setting of stones indicating a hearth site overlay a pit with a heavy charcoal content in which pottery and flints were found to a depth of 44 cm. Another pit, 35 cm. deep, also contained much charcoal and burnt bone' (Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949, 139-42). Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached sketch plan of barrow and location map showing barrow marked II after Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 August 2020
- LI023-067002: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-067002-. In wet pasture, 5m E of a tributary of the Camoge River. A second ring-barrow (LI023-067001-) lies 4m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott (1949, 127) as a ring-barrow (Ballingoola I) and described as a level circular-shaped area (diam. 6m) defined by a shallow ditch and the remains of an outer bank which was only discernible in places. Excavated by MacDermott and described as following; The sites, which consisted of a level space enclosed by a shallow ditch and a very slight outer bank (only discernible in places), were approximately of equal size 6 metres in diameter from outside of ditch to outside of ditch. Their centres were 10 metres apart. Before excavation the ditch of Site I (the southern barrow) was most clearly marked at the south side and traces of an outer bank were discernible at the south and south-east, rising up at the south-east towards the edge of a modern field-ditch which bordered on the sites at this side. The outer bank was again visible at the north where the ground rose and fell again to leave a slight depression between Sites I and II. Outside the barrows, to the east, the ground sloped towards a depression caused by an ancient river bed which could be also traced round the south of Barrow I. On excavation it was seen that the soil conditions on these sites were similar to those at Ballingoola III and IV a tenacious yellow clay underlay the humus everywhere except in the western half of Site I where boulder clay appeared. The ditches were cut into the clay to a depth of approximately 48cm. They had evidently filled or been filled very rapidly because the fill was practically indistinguishable from the undisturbed clay, but their outline was clearly marked in the sections by a dark humus band. The slight outer bank could not be seen in all the sections but in some places appeared clearly as a thin spread over the old turf line. There were no traces of any structure or grave remains in either barrow. Scatters of charcoal and burnt stone appeared near the centre in all quadrants of Site I. In the south-east quadrant were two dark hollows, approximate depth 35 cm., containing much charcoal and burnt stone. Some small fragments of coarse gritty pottery came from the hollow at the south. Trenches were cut through these hollows to determine the relation ship between them and the ditch and it was revealed that the ditch had been cut into the burnt material which therefore ante-dated the barrow. Charcoal and burnt stone also appeared under the bank at the east. Besides the pottery which was not distinctive, the only other finds from Ballingoola I were a small flint flake and some waste fragments of chert' (Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949, 139-42). Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached sketch plan of barrow and location map showing barrow marked I after Ó Ríordáin and MacDermott 1949. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 August 2020
- LI023-070: Designed landscape feature, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-070----. Post-1700 designed landscape earthworks associated with the demesne lands of Ballingoola Glebe House are visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs and on aerial photographs taken in 1968 (CUCAP AVQ092). Identified as enclosure by the Bruff Survey from aerial photograph (AP 4/3655) but cartographic evidence (OS first edition) shows this is a small rectangular field enclosure in demesne of Ballingoola Glebe House.
- LI023-071: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-071----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Earthwork, Type A. Situated on poorly drained grassland with drainage ditch immediately to N and stream 80m to W which forms townland boundary with Knockfennell. Described in 1943 as a 'circular platform of earth slightly raised over the level of an extensive marsh which surrounds it. There does not seem to have been a fosse, and the entrance is not recognisable. Its maximum height over the surface of the marsh is 3' 6" [1m] and its overall diameter is 126' [38.4m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Outline of earthwork is clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 September 2018
- LI023-072: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-072----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Ballingoola No. 2. Described in 1943 as an 'irregularly shaped, well weathered block of limestone, 3' [0.9m] high, 4' [1.2m] long and 2' [0.6m] thick' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 and 3 above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). No surface remains visible of any standing stone in area marked on OS 6-inch map. A boulder pushed into the E face of the hedgerow appears to be the remains of the standing stone described by O'Kelly as Ballingoola No. 2. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-073: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-073----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Ballingoola No. 4. Described in 1943 as a 'well shaped limestone pillar, 4' 3" [1.3m] high, 1' 6" [0.45m] wide and 10" [0.25m] thick' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 and 3 above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Situated on N facing slope of rising ground with panoramic views of surrounding countryside from W-N-E, higher ground to S. Roughly sub-triangular shaped stone (dims. 1.1m H x 1.40m Wth x 0.3-0.75m T) with its long axis aligned N-S standing on a pile of small stones. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-074: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-074----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Ballingoola No. 7. According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 and 3 above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-075: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-075----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Ballingoola No. 5. According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 and 3 above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Situated on N facing slope of rising ground with hilltop to S and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside from W-N-E. Irregular shaped boulder (dims. H 0.7m x Wth 0.9m x T 0.8m) resting on smaller stones with long axis aligned N-S. Stone lies on line of old field boundary running N-S now visible as a low earthen bank. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-076: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-076----. No surface remains visible of any enclosure or 'fort' in area marked on OS 6-inch map. Listed by O'Kelly as a 'fort' and described as following; 'The first edition of the O.S. map shows a fort at this location, but no trace of it now remains. A sand pit was opened near the site and quarrying operations eventually caused the total destruction of the structure. It is not marked on the last (1927) edition of the map' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). No antiquity or fort is depicted in this area on the first ed. OS 6-inch map, a small quarry or sand pit is depicted in the SE quadrant of the field and this feature may be the 'fort' that O'Kelly mentions above. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 September 2018
- LI023-077: Habitation site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-077----. In wet, low-lying pasture, on the floodplain, c. 200m to S of the Camoge River, which marks the townland boundary with Friarstown and Caherelly West. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified and excavated in 1949 by Ó Ríordáin (1950, 263) as Ballingoola No. V. Described by Ó Ríordáin as following; 'Situated on low marshy ground, lying in the valley of the Camoge south of the river. There is a slight rise in the ground towards the site so that some what drier conditions prevailed there than in the immediate neighbourhood of the river. Before excavation the site appeared as a very low mound with a saucer like central depression. The mound was surrounded by a shallow ditch and the diameter of the site from centre of ditch to centre of ditch was about 11 metres. The ditch appeared to be interrupted by a causeway at the north which may have marked the entrance. In general appearance the site was similar to Ballingoola IV [LI023-066001-]. The whole of the central mound was excavated and 1-metre wide sections cut through the ditch. The material of the mound was a hard packed yellow clay. There was no perceptible change in colour or texture to distinguish either the piled-up mound material or the fill of the ditch which contained no humus, and thus it was impossible to distinguish clearly the outline of the latter in any section. Some stones in the ditch at the east and west seemed to indicate the bottom at a depth of about 48 cm. The only sign of habitation revealed by the excavation was a slight flecking of charcoal towards the centre of the site. It is assumed that the site was a house of the same type as those at Ballingoola III [LI023-066002-] and IV [LI023-066001-] the position of the walls of which was indicated by charcoal and burnt clay, but as Ballingoola V had evidently not been burned no plan could be obtained. There were no finds and, as already suggested for the similar sites, a short occupation may be postulated possibly for some seasonal purpose. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 August 2020
- LI023-115: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-115----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 179) as Ballingoola No. 1. Described in 1943 as a 'low, irregular well-weathered block of limestone, 3' 10" [1.16m] high, 3' 6" [1.06m] wide and 2" [0.05m] thick' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 179). According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 [LI023-072----] and 3 [LI023-116----] above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Unable to locate standing stone in area marked on OS 6-inch map as this section of field fence is covered with briars and scrub vegetation. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-115001: Road - road/trackway, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-115001-. According to O'Kelly (1942-3, 179-80) this standing stone (LI023-115----] in Ballingoola was one of seven (LI023-115/072/074/116/073/075-) in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 [LI023-072----] and 3 [LI023-116----] above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 [LI023-072----] the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Linear feature running roughly N-S between three standing stones (LI023-116/073-/075----) visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-11 appears to represent the remains of this roadway. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien with details provided by Sarah McCutcheon Date of upload: 4 October 2021
- LI023-116: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-116----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Ballingoola No. 3. Described in 1943 as 'an irregularly shaped block of well weathered limestone. It measures 2' 3" [0.68m] high, 2' 4" [0.71m] wide, and 1' 6" [0.45m] thick' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 and 3 above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Standing stone now broken into three sections the base of which is still set into the ground with two broken sections lying beside the stone. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-117: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-117----. Listed by O'Kelly (1942-3, 180) as Ballingoola No. 6. According to O'Kelly this standing stone was one of seven in the townland which marked the route of an ancient road which ran 'from Lough Gur Cross (LI032-061----) to the northern barony boundary. Beyond this (in the barony of Clanwilliam) the line is marked by further three stones. These stones seem to mark the line of an ancient road or track. The track itself is visible only for a short distance in the townland of Ballingoola connecting stones No. 2 and 3 above and continuing for some little distance on each side of them. Just north of stone No. 2 the track runs across a field which was ploughed in 1941. The surface of the track was disturbed and showed as a broad band of limestone chippings cutting across the dark coloured soil' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 180). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2018
- LI023-239: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-239----. In flat pasture 150m E of a tributary flowing gently N to the Camoge River. A ring-barrow (LI023-065----) lies 115m to SW. The monument is not depicted on historic OSi maps but is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on the later Digital Globe orthoimage. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 119; AP 4/3642) as a circular ring-barrow (ext. diam. c. 10m). Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 25/03/2017, not visible on the most recent image taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing enclosure labelled Bruff 119 and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 31 August 2020

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 Ballingoola.

## 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 Ballingoola, about 1 in 5 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 Ballingoola.
- 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/ballingoola.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballingoola.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballingoola.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballingoola 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)

- Caherelly West: https://everytownland.com/limerick/caherelly-west.md
- Friarstown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/friarstown-121007.md
- Friarstown South: https://everytownland.com/limerick/friarstown-south.md
- Grange: https://everytownland.com/limerick/grange-121193.md
- Knockfennell: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockfennell.md
- Loughgur: https://everytownland.com/limerick/loughgur.md
- Rawleystown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rawleystown.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.

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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/ballingoola
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/ballingoola