Ballinvana

56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinvana, from 212 m² to 246,285 m² (24.63 ha, 60.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballinvana 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.

• 20 Nov 2025Conditional

  a) Demolition of existing slurry lagoon b) Construction of an agricultural shed consisting of cubicles and underground slatted slurry storage tanks c) Construction of an underground soiled water storage tank and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561206

• 22 Feb 2021N/a

  construction of an extension to existing poultry house, construction of one no. new poultry house, feed silos, machinery store, control room, soiled water storage tank, storm water attenuation tank and carry out all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21193

• 20 Nov 2018N/a

  construction of an agricultural storage building, canteen, toilet facilities, concrete yard, boundary walls/fence, mechanical aeration unit, soil polishing filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181126

• 20 Feb 2018Conditional

  the construction of a private garage and connection to existing services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18149

• 21 Jul 2017Conditional

  the construction of dwelling house, to be serviced by mechanical aeration unit & soil polishing filter, vehicular entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17694

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballinvana.

Recorded monuments

• LI040-100004 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture S of a watercourse and 600m W of the Morningstar River. One of 11 possible barrows (LI040-100002/012-) located within an area measuring 300m E-W x 200m N-S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2562; Site No. 191) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 June 2021

• LI040-100007 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture S of a watercourse and 450m W of the Morningstar River. One of 11 possible barrows (LI040-100002/012-) located within an area measuring 300m E-W x 200m N-S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2562; Site No. 190) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 June 2021

• LI040-100013 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture immediately S of a watercourse and 300m S of the Morningstar River. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as an earthwork on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2561; Site No. 192) taken 03/11/1984. Visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 26m) on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 18 June 2021

• LI040-101 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 150m N of a railway track. Depicted as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 26m) defined by a scarp with fosse on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Visible as a circular-shaped area defined by vegetation on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-102 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture NE of farm buildings and 325m NW of the site of Athneasy Church (LI040-104001-) and 170m W of Athneasy Fort (LI040-105----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a rectangular feature on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (Strip Mapn 4 site 4/44) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (Strip map 4 site 4/44) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-103 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Ó Danachair (1955, 206) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘"Lady's Well" on 1840 map. A small spring in an open field. For long neglected, but recently embellished with a statue of Our Lady and enclosed by a fence and gate. Formerly had a large whitethorn tree; has a small whitethorn bush now. Rounds are still made: the water cures sore eyes. A pattern was held on 25th March, but is long discontinued. Rags, were hung on the whitethorn as offerings'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

• LI040-104001 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, 428-9) recorded the following details about Athneasy; 'Judgment as to Athenysy Church given 1260 (Cal. Papal L., i.,p. 370). Perhaps Ballyatheny, 1286 (C.S.P.I., p. 285). The parish of Anedes was fined £4 10s. for the escape of a criminal from its church, 1274-1277 (Pipe Roll, Ireland). Athnadessce, 1302, John Staloun robbed Aghnedes Church, 1318 (Plea R. 123 of xi Ed. II,m. 34). In 1343 Eliza de Milton, as widow of Walter de Bermingham, claimed one-third of the "Baronies" of Kathirlagh, Athnedes, Lekdon, and Kilkede (Close R.). Philip Carran, chaplain, presented by Henry IV. to "Andes in Lym.," 1405 (Pat. R.), Ric. Rolley (Raleigh), and others named as holding the manor and advowson of Andesshe, 1424 (ib.). Benefices reserved to John Harchor, rector of Athnedisse (Cal. Papal L., iv., p. 458). In 1408 Tho. f. Gerot was custodian of Manor and advowson of Andesche (Pat. R.). The prebendal church of St. Mary of Andesche is on the frontier of the marches of Limerick; 'John Archer, the prebend, derived no benefit, through resistance of the Irish." The church was destroyed, and ordered to be made a prebend during life of "Richard" Archer, the incumbent, 1409 (Pat. R.); Athenease, or Beallathenesigh, or Beallaneasy, dedicated to St. Athanasius, May 2, 1410; Athenasse, 1418; Attinesie, 1615; Athenesy, 1657 (D.S.(A), 56). Site - A graveyard, near Elton bridge, with two earthen forts (LI040-105----/102-) to the north, and "Lady's "Well," (LI040-103----) quarter of a mile away (O.S.L., 8, p. 267). The remains of the old church of Athanessy stood in 1826' (Fitzgerald, i., p. 318). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

• LI040-104002 Graveyard
  Description

  The site of Athneasy Church (LI040-104001-) stood inside a square-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 49m N-S x 42m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with memorials dating from the 18th century onwards. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

• LI040-105 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Athneasy Fort located 50m N of Athneasy church (LI040-0104001-) and graveyard (LI040-0104002-) described in 1840 as following; 'To the north west of the burying ground and very close to it stands a moat or dun, which is called Dún Bhéal Atha na nDeisig (nDeiseach). A trench ran round the base of the dún, which was twenty one feet [6.4m] broad therefrom to the fosse (by fosse is meant here the circular rampart or earthen mound that ran round the trench at the base of the moat) that enclosed it. The fosse has been entirely destroyed. It enclosed the trench on the east, south and west by north sides and on the north east side a square flat which measures thirty eight yards = one hundred and fourteen feet [34.7m] from north west to south east and seventy two feet [22m] from north east to south west. The circumference around the base of this dun is one hundred and twenty eight paces — three hundred and eighty four feet [117m]. It measures twenty six feet [7.9m] on the east side in the ascent from the base to the summit. It is twenty five paces = seventy five feet [22.8m] in diameter at top' (OSL Athneasy Parish). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 June 2019

• LI040-106001 Field system
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, immediately W of the Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton and S of townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Associated with six possible barrows (LI040-106002/006-). Identified as a series of linear features and cultivation ridges running E-W which was tentatively classified as a possible field system during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. Linear cropmarks some of which are perpendicular to each other are visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. The linear cropmarks may represent drainage ditches associated with land reclamation works at Knocktoran House. See attached BGE aerial photograph (040177) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-106002 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, 45m W of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton and 55m S of townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not marked on OSi historic maps. The most northerly of six possible barrows (LI040-106003/007-) within a possible field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Monument visible as the cropmark of a possible ditch barrow (diam. c. 4m) intersected at W by a linear cropmark possibly a drainage ditch running NE-SW on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/09/2019. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-106003 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, 85m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton and 122m S of townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One six possible barrows (LI040-106002/004/007-) within a field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-106004 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, 94m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton and 140m S of townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One six possible barrows (LI040-106002/003-; 005/007-) within a possible field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. Faint traces visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Possible ditch barrow visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 4m) on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-106005 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, 100m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One six possible barrows (LI040-106002-/004-; 006/007-) within a field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Earthwork visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 4m) on Google Earth orthoimage 05/04/2006. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-106006 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, 200m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One of six possible barrows (LI040-106002-/005-; 007-) within the SW quadrant of a possible field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-106007 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture, 150m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One six possible barrows (LI040-106002-/006-) within a field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

• LI040-141 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 45m W of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Knocktoran. Athneasy Church (LI040-104001-) and graveyard (LI040-104002-), Athneasy Fort (LI040-105----) lies 140m to SW and 160m to W respectively. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible site identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Possible ring-barrow listed by Grogan (1989, Vol. 2, 213) as ‘Ballinvana 9'. Faint trace of possible ditch-barrow or ring-ditch visible as a circular cropmark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 2 June 2021

• LI040-283 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 70m NW of Morningstar River that forms the townland boundary with Knocktoran. Possible barrow (LI040-284----) lies 25m to S, Athneasy Church (LI040-104001-) and graveyard (LI040-104002-) 130m to NW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible barrow identified during examination of Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. Visible as a cropmark defined by vegetation on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 8 July 2021

• LI040-284 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 45m NW of Morningstar River that forms the townland boundary with Knocktoran. Possible barrow (LI040-283----) lies 25m to N, Athneasy Church (LI040-104001-) and graveyard (LI040-104002-) 145m to NW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible barrow identified during examination of Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 8 July 2021

Architectural heritage

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, with two-bay return and two-bay single-storey rear (south) addition. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls with render quoins and plinth course. Paired square-headed window openings with render sills and moulded render surrounds incorporating render keystones. Render engaged columns dividing windows, having marigold motifs to capitals. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear elevation with render sills having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to addition having render sills and replacement uPVC windows. Elliptical-headed door opening with moulded render surround incorporating render pilaster and render keystone. Replacement timber panelled door with recent sidelights and overlight. Square-headed door openings to rear with timber battened doors. Square-profile gate piers with pointed four sided caps, having wrought-iron gates.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Ballinvana, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

• Ballinvana, Kilmallock5 sales

Name

Ballinvana · Baile an Mhághúnaigh

Area

2,007,637 m² (200.76 ha, 496.1 acres)

Civil parish

Athneasy, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Emlygrennan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

850 people lived in 300 households in the Emlygrennan electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinscaula, Darranstown, Elton, Knocktoran, Stephenstown

Placenames

Ballinvana 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.