# Ballycahane Lower, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ballycahane, barony of Pubblebrien, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile Uí Chatháin Íochtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,029,993 m² (103 ha, 254.52 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,331 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballycahane, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/ballycahane.md
- Barony: Pubblebrien
- Electoral division: Kilpeacon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 561 people lived in 192 households in the Kilpeacon electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 6% 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/30702
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120180
- Centre: latitude 52.566223, longitude -8.669771 (WGS 84)

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

9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycahane Lower, from 570 m² to 266,917 m² (26.69 ha, 65.96 acres); 36 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1663318: 266,917 m² (26.69 ha, 65.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663318.md
- Parcel 1589852: 4,519 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589852.md
- Parcel 1654009: 2,458 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654009.md
- Parcel 1631190: 2,344 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631190.md
- Parcel 1592098: 2,331 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592098.md
- Parcel 1622387: 2,267 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622387.md
- Parcel 1641246: 2,203 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641246.md
- Parcel 1590241: 2,164 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590241.md
- Parcel 1658182: 570 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658182.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballycahane Lower 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)

6 applications, newest first.

- 15 Jan 2026, Limerick County Council 2660023: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the restoration of an existing derelict cottage, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660023/0
- 7 Nov 2024, Limerick County Council 2461098: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a new Community Hub Development Building with a new septic tank and percolation area which is also to serve the existing Dressing Room Building, decommissioning of the existing septic tank and percolation area serving the existing Dressing room building, extension to existing car-parking, realigning carpark spaces and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461098/0
- 28 Feb 2024, Limerick County Council 2460167: Conditional. Permission. an extension to their existing Dressing Room Building consisting of a gymnasium with all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460167/0
- 4 Jul 2023, Limerick County Council 2360473: Refused. Retention. mobile home for use as farm office and permission to install wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360473/0
- 14 May 2021, Limerick County Council 21645: Conditional. Permission. the installation of a new astroturf facility with associated lighting, fencing and associated site works at existing hurling wall. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21645/0
- 27 Nov 2019, Limerick County Council 191172: Conditional. Permission. installation of a new walking track with associated lighting, erection of new fencing and lighting at the existing hurling wall, installation of new dugouts and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191172/0

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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 Ballycahane Lower.

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

- LI022-065: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-065----. Identified by Claire Walsh in 1986 as Site 2/38/2 during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the Irish Gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 180). The results of her monitoring were summarised as follows; ‘This site was first recognised as a flattened fulacht fiadh mound during removal of topsoil. A slight mound outside the gas pipeline corridor led to the belief that the trough site might lie outside it. However, during trenching the site of a trough was revealed in section. It measured 1.80m in length and was 60cm deep. No timber survived in situ. The fill consisted largely of mound material but a layer of silt at the base contained abundant charcoal and fragments of wood. There were no finds’ (www.excavations.ie 1986, Site No. 38; Walsh 1987, 23). No surface remains visible when visited by the ASI in 2000. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 July 2020
- LI022-066: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-066----. In low-lying undulating pasture with moderate views in all directions. Identified by Claire Walsh in 1986 as Site 2/38/4 during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the Irish Gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 134-5). The results of her monitoring were summarised as follows; ‘After removal of topsoil a small spread of fulacht fiadh mound material was revealed close to a stream forming a field ditch. The site was partially investigated at this stage revealing that the mound material (of which there were no surface indications) lay on and in a deposit of peat, up to 30cm thick. Excavation of two small cuttings through the peat did not yield any evidence for the presence of a trough in the exposed part of the site. However, during this work a number of butchered bones were recovered from the peat which were identified as those of wild boar. The site was returned to later in order to ascertain the stratigraphical relationship between the peat and the mound material as a find of this sort on a fulacht fiadh site is clearly of some importance. A cutting from the fence line, through the mound material and peat, showed that the mound material lay in an upper layer of peat only. No mound material was located in the basal layer of peat from which the bones were recovered. The subsoil was a silty marl with many water-weathered stones of limestone, up to 15-20cm in size. While no stratigraphical link was apparent between the now flattened mound and the bones, there is still a possibility that the two may be broadly contemporary. If the mound was flattened in recent years, the material could have been spread over peat which may have formed since the fulacht fiadh went out of use. Samples from a peat core and fragments of disturbed timber found on the site have been submitted for radiocarbon dating’ (www.excavations.ie 1986, Site No. 37; Walsh 1987, 23). No surface remains visible when visited by the ASI in 2000. See attached Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and location map taken from Gowen 1988 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 August 2020
- LI022-067: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-067----. In level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular shaped area (diam. 27m) intersected at NE and SE by the avenue to a house. Surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as a raised rectangular-shaped area (25m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.2m; H 1.1m) from SW through N to E and a roadway (Wth 3m) on top of a scarp from SE to SW. The roadway is defined by parallel stone walls (H 0.2m-0.4m). The undulating interior is heavily overgrown on the E side. Overgrown outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Possibly a ringfort that was reused as a landscape feature associated with nearby houses. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020
- LI022-070: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-070----. In reclaimed pasture on a slight S-facing slope with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-071----) 40m to NE, second enclosure (LI022-072----) 50m to E. Earthwork identified from OSi 1:5000 aerial photograph take for Bord Gais dated 03/11/1984 (BGE 3226). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a raised horseshoe shaped area (24m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.4m) with an external fosse (H 0.3m; base Wth 2m). Relict field drains at NE and SE are of similar design to fosse. The interior is raised at centre. The enclosing fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020 is similar in morphology to surrounding drainage channels which suggests contemporaneity. Possible earthwork associated with post-1700 land reclamation or could be the remains of a post-1700 landscape feature. See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 14/02/2020 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020
- LI022-071: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-071----. In undulating pasture with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-070----) located 40m to SW, second enclosure (LI022-072----) 50m to SE. Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as an oval-shaped area (18m N-S; 22.4m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 3m; H 0.55m) with an external fosse (H 0.3m; base Wth 1.7m) visible from E to SE and SW to W. Relict field drains intersect at S. Undulating interior slopes gently to E. The outline of the partially overgrown monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2020. See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2020 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020
- LI022-072: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-072----. In reclaimed pasture with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-070----) located 50m to SW, enclosure (LI022-071----) 50m to NW. Possible earthwork identified on Bord Gais 1:5,000 aerial photo taken 03/11/1984 (OSi 3226). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a roughly rectangular-shaped area (27m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.1m; H 0.4m) visible from S to NW and NE to E with possible external fosse (base Wth 1m; D 0.4m) visible at W only. Relict field drains intersect at S. Undulating interior has a circular depression (diam. 4m) in SW. Visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020 as linear crop marks similar to surrounding drainage channels. Earthwork may be related to post-1700 land reclamation works. See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 14/02/2020 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 July 2020
- LI022-073: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-073----. In level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Fulacht Fia (LI022-251----) located 70m to S. Enclosure identified on Bord Gais 1:5,000 aerial photo taken 03/11/1984 (OSi 3227). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a roughly circular shaped raised area (diam. 25m) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.3m; H 0.7m) visible from NW through E to SW and a field drain from SW to NW. Undulating interior slopes gently to S. Outline of the monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 01/10/2015. See attached Bord Gais aerial image and Google earth orthoimage 01/10/2015 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 July 2020
- LI022-251: Hearth, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-251----. In pasture, 50m SE of a watercourse and 275m S of the townland boundary with Shanaclogh. Enclosure (LI022-073----) 50m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as Site 2/38/1 and described as a hearth during groundworks for the Limerick Gas Pipeline in 1986 (Gowen 1988, 180). No surface remains visible. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020
- LI022-265: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-265----. In pasture. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (int. diam. c. 10m; overall diam. c. 32m) defined by two widely spaced ditches approximately 7m apart visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Possible levelled ring-barrow. See attached Google Earth orthophotos Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 23 April 2021

Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballycahane Lower.

## 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 Ballycahane Lower, 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 low.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballycahane Lower.
- 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/ballycahane-lower.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballycahane-lower.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballycahane-lower.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballycahane Lower 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)

- Ballycahane Middle: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballycahane-middle.md
- Ballyregan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyregan-120397.md
- Ballyveelish: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyveelish.md
- Shanaclogh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/shanaclogh-121804.md
- Skehanagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/skehanagh-121826.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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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/ballycahane-lower
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