Ballycahill

84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycahill, from 347 m² to 150,991 m² (15.1 ha, 37.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballycahill 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.

• 10 Aug 2026N/a

  a 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 210 hectares consisting of the following: 843,000 sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 29 no. hardstanding locations used for electrical skids; 3 no. electrical plant rooms; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the R513 and L1509 public roads; new access points from the R513, R516, L1509 and L51309 public roads, and upgrades to existing access points from the L1507, L1509 and L51309 public roads; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; security gates; boundary fencing and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660918

• 20 Apr 2022Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the rear/side of dwelling, front porch, fenestration changes, installation of proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22439

• 18 Jun 2021Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21861

• 11 Nov 2020Conditional

  the construction of a shared entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201157

• 11 Nov 2020Conditional

  the construction of a shared entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201158

• 14 Aug 2017Conditional

  existing bungalow as constructed (original planning ref. no 72/5611)

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17770

• 12 May 2017Conditional

  the construction of 1no. shed to the rear of the site and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17426

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 Ballycahill.

Recorded monuments

• LI040-185 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 175m E of townland boundary with Elton, an enclosure (LI040-263----) lies 95m to the SW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 115; AP 5/2123) as a possible enclosure. Monument visible as a D-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 16m N-S; 8m N-E) transected at N by post-1700 field boundary on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. See attached Bruff aerial photograph marked 115 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 27 May 2021

• LI040-263 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 105m E of townland boundary with Elton, an earthwork (LI040-185----) lies 95m to the NE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by Katherine Daly from examination of Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 263; AP 5/2123) as a possible enclosure. Faint trace of monument visible as a circular cropmark (approx. diam. 4m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff aerial photograph marked 263 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 July 2021

• LI040-270001 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Rathanny. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI040-270002/005-), a possible inland promontory fort (LI040-271001) lies 13m to the W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 138.01, AP 5/2101) as the circular cropmark of possible barrow. Monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 4m) on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff photograph labelled 138.01, oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 17), and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 July 2021

• LI040-270002 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Rathanny. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI040-270001/003/005-). An inland promontory fort (LI040-271001-) lies 15m to the W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 138.02, AP 5/2101) as a circular cropmark of possible barrow. Faint trace of monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff photograph labelled 138.02, oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 24, 17) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 July 2021

• LI040-270003 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Rathanny. One of a group of five ditch-barrows (LI040-270001/002;004/005-), an inland promontory fort (LI040-271001) lies 24m to the W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 138.03, AP 5/2101) as a circular cropmark of possible barrow. Faint trace of monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 7m) on Digital Globe taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff photograph labelled 138.03, oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 24, 17) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 July 2021

• LI040-270004 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Rathanny. One of a group of five barrows (LI040-270001/003; 005-), an inland promontory fort (LI040-271001-) lies 45m to the W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 24, 17) as the circular cropmark of a possible ditch-barrow. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe taken between 2011-13. Monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 7m) on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 24, 17) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 July 2021

• LI040-270005 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Rathanny. One of a group of five barrows – ring-barrows (LI040-270001-/004-), within a promontory fort (LI040-271001) 4m to the W of the fosse running NE-SW.. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347)24, 17) as the circular cropmark of possible ditch-barrow. Monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 24, 17) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 July 2021

• LI040-271001 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  Situated on partially drained grassland at junction of Camoge River immediately to N with stream to SW both of which forms the townland boundary with Rathanny. Large impressive barrow (LI040-026001-) 90m to ENE. A cluster of ring-barrows (LI040-027001-005-) located immediately SE of the fort. Aerial photographs (Bruff AP 5/2101) shows a fosse (approx. L 60m) running roughly NE-SW cutting off a rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 120m NW-SE x 60m NE-SW) bordered by the Camoge River from E-N-NW and a stream from NW-W-SW. Linear fosse cutting off neck of promontory is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs and on various OSI aerial photographs. See attached Digital Globe aerial photograph taken 14/09/2019 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 January 2020 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 347/20 on 05/01/2003.

• LI040-271002 Earthwork
  Description

  In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Rathanny. In the centre of a promontory fort (LI040-271001), a group of five barrows – ring-barrows (LI040-270001-/005-) lie to the E. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 137, AP 5/2101) as a circular cropmark of possible enclosure. No surface remains visible on the Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimage. See attached Bruff photograph labelled 137. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 July 2021 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 347/20 on 05/01/2003.

• LI040-285 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 180m S of Camoge River that marks the townland boundary with Gotoon. Possible barrow identified as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 7m) during examination of Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. Faint trace of circular cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 8 July 2021

• LI040-286 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 155m W of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Knocklong. Possible barrow identified during examination of Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006 where visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 6m) defined by a ditch. Faint trace of circular cropmark 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

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

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 Ballycahill, about 1 in 10 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 Ballycahill.

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 Ballycahill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Ballycahill · Baile Uí Chathail

Area

2,414,818 m² (241.48 ha, 596.71 acres)

Civil parish

Hospital, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Hospital, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,296 people lived in 494 households in the Hospital electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Elton, Gotoon, Kilfrush, Knocklong, Knocklong West, Newtown, Rathanny

Placenames

Ballycahill 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.