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

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

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,692,222 m² (169.22 ha, 418.16 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,895 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 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/30704
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120182
- Centre: latitude 52.548072, longitude -8.666517 (WGS 84)

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

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycahane Upper, from 24 m² to 297,503 m² (29.75 ha, 73.51 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1656580: 297,503 m² (29.75 ha, 73.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656580.md
- Parcel 1596720: 269,043 m² (26.9 ha, 66.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1596720.md
- Parcel 1656579: 228,692 m² (22.87 ha, 56.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656579.md
- Parcel 1641018: 192,085 m² (19.21 ha, 47.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641018.md
- Parcel 3731202: 143,672 m² (14.37 ha, 35.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3731202.md
- Parcel 1607159: 110,598 m² (11.06 ha, 27.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607159.md
- Parcel 1605574: 77,880 m² (7.79 ha, 19.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605574.md
- Parcel 3731224: 56,899 m² (5.69 ha, 14.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3731224.md
- Parcel 1606512: 52,461 m² (5.25 ha, 12.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606512.md
- Parcel 1608678: 25,490 m² (2.55 ha, 6.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608678.md
- Parcel 1597705: 19,419 m² (1.94 ha, 4.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597705.md
- Parcel 4997332: 12,407 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4997332.md
- Parcel 4999717: 10,998 m² (1.1 ha, 2.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4999717.md
- Parcel 1604363: 8,020 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604363.md
- Parcel 3731195: 7,917 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3731195.md
- Parcel 4927831: 7,355 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927831.md
- Parcel 3627623: 5,688 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3627623.md
- Parcel 3711015: 5,574 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3711015.md
- Parcel 1599212: 5,395 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599212.md
- Parcel 3731198: 4,799 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3731198.md
- Parcel 1652411: 4,280 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652411.md
- Parcel 1653152: 4,118 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653152.md
- Parcel 5455631: 4,100 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5455631.md
- Parcel 3630810: 3,977 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3630810.md
- Parcel 3906829: 3,944 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3906829.md
- Parcel 1609560: 3,932 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609560.md
- Parcel 5522582: 3,569 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5522582.md
- Parcel 3267588: 3,451 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267588.md
- Parcel 1651718: 3,340 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1651718.md
- Parcel 1609079: 3,238 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609079.md
- Parcel 1615634: 3,180 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1615634.md
- Parcel 5092680: 3,021 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5092680.md
- Parcel 1654562: 2,943 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654562.md
- Parcel 1612550: 2,936 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612550.md
- Parcel 1655508: 2,925 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655508.md
- Parcel 1609728: 2,901 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609728.md
- Parcel 1655828: 2,889 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655828.md
- Parcel 1613053: 2,838 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613053.md
- Parcel 1656147: 2,764 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656147.md
- Parcel 1611158: 2,716 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611158.md
- Parcel 3830699: 2,709 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830699.md
- Parcel 1606016: 2,655 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606016.md
- Parcel 3830719: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830719.md
- Parcel 5111859: 2,588 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5111859.md
- Parcel 1589349: 2,523 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589349.md
- Parcel 3830613: 2,296 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830613.md
- Parcel 1619693: 2,244 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619693.md
- Parcel 1607867: 2,154 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607867.md
- Parcel 3267587: 2,129 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267587.md
- Parcel 5453595: 2,128 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5453595.md
- Parcel 1611570: 2,077 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611570.md
- Parcel 3797467: 2,034 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3797467.md
- Parcel 1602085: 2,017 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602085.md
- Parcel 5368566: 1,984 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5368566.md
- Parcel 1670650: 1,878 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670650.md
- Parcel 4927851: 1,803 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927851.md
- Parcel 1614667: 1,770 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614667.md
- Parcel 4840485: 1,758 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4840485.md
- Parcel 4927841: 1,392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927841.md
- Parcel 5455656: 1,328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5455656.md
- Parcel 1588815: 1,235 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588815.md
- Parcel 1629881: 936 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629881.md
- Parcel 1643094: 747 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643094.md
- Parcel 1652789: 664 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652789.md
- Parcel 4840229: 652 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4840229.md
- Parcel 1609559: 645 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609559.md
- Parcel 1598562: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598562.md
- Parcel 5368568: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5368568.md
- Parcel 1600682: 317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600682.md
- Parcel 1652611: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652611.md
- Parcel 1614843: 224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614843.md
- Parcel 5522560: 24 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5522560.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballycahane Upper 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.

- 13 Feb 2026, Limerick County Council 2635: Conditional. Retention. reduced garage floor area and garage roof form. Omission of the East wing of dwelling and retention of revised plans and elevations. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2635/0
- 1 Jul 2022, Limerick County Council 22739: Refused. Permission, 1 home. the erection of family dwelling, domestic garage waste water treatment system, bored well, entrance wing walls and front boundary wall and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22739/0
- 5 Jul 2021, Limerick County Council 21942: Conditional. Permission. construction of single storey rear and side extensions, fir 3 no. new windows to ground floor southwest gable and modifications to front entrance. In addition extensive internal modifications and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21942/0
- 10 Jul 2020, Limerick County Council 20620: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. the erection of dwelling, entrance, piers and front boundary wall, waste water treatment system, domestic garage, bored well, and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20620/0
- 10 Jan 2019, Limerick County Council 1911: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house and associated site works including roadside entrance, wastewater treatment system and bored well. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/1911/0
- 20 Mar 2017, Limerick County Council 17238: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. One and a half storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance & all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17238/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Tory Hill SAC, site code 000439, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000439
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Tory Hill, site code 000439

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

- LI022-075: Castle - hall-house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-075----. Ballycahane Castle described in 1840 as following; 'This building is a complete ruin. There was a part of it pulled down in 1838, and a stone found on which was inscribed 1149. The walls, where standing, are 4 feet [1.2m] thick' (OSNB, 219). The castle ruins were described in the Ordnance Survey letters as measuring 'twenty seven feet [8m] by eighteen feet [5.5m]. It was three stories high. The floor next over the ground one is arched beneath. A square tower on the north west corner rises to a height of twelve feet above the side wall, which is forty feet high. The walls are four feet [1.2m] thick' (OSL 110). The adjoining Ballycahane House was described in 1840 as 'the residence of the Revd. E. Connery; a plain house situated near the castle ruins. it is two stories high, is slated and underwent repairs about 1838' (ibid. 218). Westropp (1906-7, 152) recorded the following details on Ballycahane; ‘1281 Henry de Berkeley (Mem. R. Exch.). 1295 Pardon at instance of H. Berkeley to Edm. de Berkley for death of T. f. Ralph (Justic. R. Cal., p. 70). 1321 Suit of Anastas, widow of H. de Berkeley, and Roger, her son, as to dower on same and Dromassill (Ib., 133, m. 8). 1336 H. Berkeley held it. The family continued in possession. Their ancestors held it from And. Le Yngles. Brian duff or Barnaby O'Brien had ravaged their land (Inq. Exch., 28). Among the mayors and sheriffs of Limerick we find several members of this family. 1378 Thomas Barkly was bailiff. 1402 Laurence Barkly was mayor of Limerick. 1524 The Earl of Kildare gave Edm. Byrkley a bay horse (App. 9 Rep., p. 285). 1578 Henry Brickelie died seised of Balleichan, Dromassell, &c. ; his widow, Elizabeth Brickelie, alias Bonfield, and their son Edmund are named (Inq. Exch., 4). 1589 Edm. "Bricklea" died, seised of the C. of Ballykahan, Cnockdro massell, and Corbutt; his son Henry, aged 21 (Inq. Exch., 22, 281). 1620 Henry Barkly was chosen mayor and deposed the same day. 1655 Held by Fra. Barkly, sold to Geo. Peacock (B.D., pp. 55, 56 ; C.S. xxxii., p. 7 ; D.S.B., 22-26). 1667 Ballycahan N. confirmed to latter (Act Sett.). Lenihan, giving no authority, says that the C. was built by an O'Grady in 1400 (p. 59). Fabric - It lies to the west of the church [LI022-076001-]; is 40 feet [12m] high, with walls 4 feet [1.2m] thick, and had three stories, the lowest, vaulted, 27 feet [8m] by 18 feet [5.5m]. At the north-west angle is a turret 52 feet [15.8m] high (O.S.L., 8, p. 237)'. Castle classified by Donnelly (1999, 28, 37) as a Type 2 tower house which are castles that have 'turrets or side-towers incorporated into their floor plans' (Donnelly 1999, 22). Ballycahane Castle described by Salter (2004, 63) as follows; 'This 12m high tower measuring 10.2m by 7.6m has a projection at the north end of the west wall and turret projecting from the west end of the south wall. The first and third of four storeys are vaulted and there are remains of a large east window at second storey level, but the interior is now inaccessible. A gable and wallwalk survive on the north end wall. The castle was a Berkell seat from 13th century until sold in 1655 to George Peacock'. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 November 2020
- LI022-076001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-076001-. 19th century C of I church built on site of medieval church of Ballycahane. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'no old church ruins exist here; the present parish church was built in 1830 and it is said the walls of an old church that stood in the graveyard [LI022-076002-] were pulled down to supply materials for its erection' (OSL 109). Ruins of 19th century church described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a 'Freestanding Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1823, having three-bay nave elevations, three-stage square-plan entrance tower and projecting side chapels to north and south elevations. Now in a state of ruin' (www.buildingsofireland.ie; Reg. No. 21902210). Westropp (1904-5, 381) recorded the following details on Ballycahane; ‘A parish and prebend, in Pubblebrian. Ballycathan, 1291, 1322. Lawsuits are recorded of Anastas, widow of Henry Berkeley, of Balycathan, 1323, and Nic. Laundry, and David Fitzgerald, as to Balychatan, jux. Adar, 1324 (Plea R. 142 of xvi Ed. II, m. 4, and 148 of xvii, m. 4); Barth. Dulardi, scholar of Canon Law, held the canonry or prebend of Bali Cathain, in Limerick (Cal. Papal Pet. I. Jan.), 1361; Balycathan Prebend, 1418; Ballikahan, in Kenrymore, 1586 (Peyton, p. 222), D.S. (B) Site - The I. C. church was built on the old site, 1830, and its tower in 1823 (O.S.L. 14, E. 8, p. 381). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 January 2019
- LI022-076002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-076002-. 19th century C of I church built on site of medieval church (LI022-076001-) of Ballycahane stands in the centre of a D-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 33m N-S x 40m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'no old church ruins exist here; the present parish church was built in 1830 and it is said the walls of an old church that stood in the graveyard were pulled down to supply materials for its erection. The grave yard looks old, though perhaps not grave, is but small in extent and not much in use' (OSL 109). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 January 2019
- LI022-077: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-077----. In low-lying level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Identified by Claire Walsh in 1986 as Site 2/37/1TR during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the Irish Gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 132-3). 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). 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

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)

- Ballycahane Church, church/chapel, 1820–1830, Regional interest, registry number 21902210, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21902210. Freestanding Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1823, having three-bay nave elevations, three-stage square-plan entrance tower and projecting side chapels to north and south elevations. Now in a state of ruin. Roof missing, corner pinnacles and stepped crenellations to tower with cut limestone stringcourse beneath. Snecked limestone walls with cut and tooled limestone quoins. Plaque above door with cut limestone stringcourse to tower and incised crosses to side chapel gables. Pointed arch openings to south nave wall and east elevation with hoodmouldings having limestone block-and-start surrounds. Paired pointed arch openings to second floor of tower with cut limestone block-and-start surrounds. Pointed arch door opening to ground floor of tower with label moulding and stops. Upstanding grave markers and rubble limestone wall with wrought-iron gate flanked by cut limestone piers to site.

## 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 Upper, 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 low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_933, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_933.zip (ZIP).
- 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-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballycahane-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballycahane-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballycahane Upper 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
- Coologe: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coologe-120753.md
- Dromloughan North: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dromloughan-north.md
- Dromloughan South: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dromloughan-south.md
- Garrane: https://everytownland.com/limerick/garrane-121027.md
- Kilcurly: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilcurly-121274.md
- Killeenoghty: https://everytownland.com/limerick/killeenoghty.md
- Knocknagranshy: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knocknagranshy.md
- Maryville: https://everytownland.com/limerick/maryville.md
- Parkaree: https://everytownland.com/limerick/parkaree.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.

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