Ballinvira

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinvira, from 147 m² to 469,763 m² (46.98 ha, 116.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballinvira 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.

• 11 Dec 2024Conditional

  the construction of a new two storey dwelling, a new site entrance which will require the existing boundary ditch to be set back to provide adequate site distance, a new wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works and planning permission for a detached domestic garage (Reference Number of Outline Permission: 22/336)

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2461241

• 6 Apr 2022Conditional

  a new dwelling house, garage, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater treatment system with eco-flo filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 22385

• 25 Mar 2022Conditional

  the construction of a new two storey dwelling, a new site entrance which will require the existing boundary ditch to be set back to provide adequate site distance, a new wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22336

• 25 Feb 2022Conditional

  a dwelling house, garage, new entrance, advanced effluent treatment system and raised polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22223

• 14 Dec 2020Conditional

  a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 201337

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 Ballinvira.

Recorded monuments

• LI020-086 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (28m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.75m), with external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 1m) WSW->NNW. Bank best preserved W->NNW, lowers along E side becoming difficult to trace SE->SW. It incorporates large boulders N->E. Wide gap in bank (Wth 6.8m) NNW->N. Dry-stone field wall (H 0.9m) runs along outer edge of fosse SW->NNW. An earth-and-stone bank (H 0.2m) can be traced, curving gently NNW->NE, c. 7m inside enclosing bank; it fades out NE->E before running closer (c. 3m) to inner bank face E->SE. Level interior, covered by mature trees, is littered with stones. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI020-089 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In parkland pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular area (42.6m N-S; 45.4m) enclosed by earthen bank. Bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m), best preserved SE->W, lowers along E side. Entrance (Wth 3.8m) at E. Field boundaries abut at ESE and SSW, another which abutted at WNW has been removed. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to E. Mature deciduous trees grow along bank and immediately N of centre in interior. New trees recently planted atop bank NE->E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI020-090 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, immediately N of disused trackway and railway line. Oval area (40m N-S; 34.5m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m), best preserved S->N. Bank incorporated into linear dry-stone field wall NNE->ESE. Gaps in bank at SE (Wth 10m) and N (Wth 3m). Field wall kinks around external base of bank W->N. Interior, covered with briars, nettles and thorn trees, is higher in N half where limestone outcrops at surface. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI020-091 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Ovoid area (32m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by stone bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.5m). Bank best preserved (int. H 1.65m) where incorporated into field boundary NE->SSE. Interior, covered by mature trees, is littered with loose stones; slopes down to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI020-092 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on very gentle SE-facing slope. Site depicted as roughly rectangular enclosure (L c. 40m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map. monument levelled; no visible surface trace. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI020-093 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In low-lying pasture, on N side of stream. No visible surface trace of well described by Ó Danachair (1955, 203) as 'a well in a field near a stream, with an old whitethorn tree close by. Visits were made before sunrise on Sundays. Famous for cure of sore eyes, and formerly much visited. Still visited occasionally. Said to be connected in some way with St. Ita'. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that ‘in the townland of Ballinveara there is a holy well called Tobar Righ and Domhnaigh, i.e., Fons Regis Sabbathi, at which stations are still performed by the uneducated’ (OSL, 134). The following folklore was recorded from Shountrade National School about Tubbereendowna or Sunday's Well; 'In former days the well was greatly venerated. I have been told that people from Cork and Clare came there to pay rounds. It was noted for curing sore eyes. It is handed down traditionally that great St. Ita, is the patron St. of this Holy well. On one occasion a lady from Clare who had lost the sight of one eye, was instantly cured at the well, after having washed her eye with the water. This holy well was almost forgotten. It was covered over with briars until a few of us got together last summer, cleaned it up and started pilgrimages and ever since people have been visiting this Holy well. During the years it was forgotten a sick cow has known to visit the well. She drank the water and got well' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Pages 083a-84a; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922027/4919870) Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 11 December 2018

Architectural heritage

• Hollywood House, country house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c. 1790, renovated and first floor added c. 1995. Bay windows to east and west elevations and L-plan five-bay two-storey extension to rear (north) elevation. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves having timber brackets and rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings to first floor with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Camber-headed openings to ground floor with tripartite nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows having flanking three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. All with limestone sills. Square-headed openings to bay windows with nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and tripartite nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows having flanking three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to rear with Y-tracery twelve-over-twelve pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to basement, rear elevation with three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Entrance comprising cut limestone surround with Composite style carved engaged columns supporting carved entablature over spoked fanlight having roundel motifs and double-leaf timber panelled doors. Limestone steps to entrance. Courtyard to north having nine-bay single-storey range to west having pitched slate roof with cast-iron rooflights and red brick eaves course. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings with red brick voussoirs, concrete sills and replacement windows. Camber-headed openings having red brick voussoirs and timber battened doors. Square-headed opening with concrete lintel and timber panelled door. Segmental-headed integral carriage arch having red brick voussoirs and limestone keystone. Nine-bay single-storey range to north with elliptical-headed integral carriage arch to centre-bay. Pitched slate roof having red brick eaves course and timber vent. Rubble limestone walls. Camber-headed openings having red brick voussoirs, concrete sills and replacement windows. Camber-headed openings having red brick voussoirs and timber battened doors. Red brick voussoirs and limestone imposts to carriage arch. Recent cobblestone to courtyard. Twelve-bay single-storey outbuilding to north having double-height gable-fronted block with carriage arch to end-bay. Pitched slate roofs. Rubble limestone walls. Camber-headed openings having red brick voussoirs, concrete sills and replacement windows. Camber-headed openings having red brick voussoirs and timber battened doors. Red brick voussoirs and limestone imposts to carriage arch. Recent cobblestone to courtyard. Four-bay single-storey outbuilding to north-east. Pitched slate roof having red brick voussoirs. Rubble limestone walls. Segmental-headed carriage arches with red brick voussoirs and double-leaf timber battened doors. Pair of square-profile monolith limestone piers to south-west.

• Hollywood House, gate lodge, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c. 1800, having lean-to to west elevation. Hipped roof with brick chimneystack and red brick eaves course. Roughcast render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with red brick voussoirs and limestone sill. Camber-headed opening to east elevation with bipartite six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sill. Square-headed window opening to rear (north) elevation. Square-headed opening to front with red brick voussoirs and timber battened door. Square-headed door opening to rear.

• Worker's house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey estate worker's house, built c. 1860, having lean-to to south elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Single-leaf cast-iron gate to east.

• Bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built in 1856, having dressed voussoirs to round-headed arches. Roughly dressed parapet walls and copings.

• House, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1790, having porch to front (east) elevation, lean-to to south and two-bay single-storey extension to south. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls having render strip quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening to porch having timber panelled door and flanking sidelights.

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

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

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Ballinvira with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Ballinvira · Baile an Mheidhrigh

Area

1,770,088 m² (177.01 ha, 437.4 acres)

Civil parish

Croagh, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Croagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

833 people lived in 248 households in the Croagh electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagool, Clonshire More, Cloonoul, Gortnagrour, Graigue, Kilgrogan

Placenames

Ballinvira 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.