Ballyengland Upper

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyengland Upper, from 292 m² to 1,120,478 m² (112.05 ha, 276.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyengland Upper 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.

• 1 May 2024Conditional

  the construction of a replacement two storey dwelling house, new two storey garage/store, new treatment system and all ancillary site works on the site of Lough House(destroyed by fire in 1998)

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2460410

• 8 Apr 2021Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21445

• 9 Mar 2021Conditional

  construction of a dwelling, garage, effluent treatment system, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21286

• 17 Jul 2020Conditional

  construction of a dwellinghouse and associated site works including entrance and wastewater treatment system

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20665

• 17 Apr 2019Conditional

  a dwelling, garage, entrance, effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19369

• 4 Mar 2019Conditional

  a single storey extension and all ancillary site works and installation of wastewater treatment system and polishing filter

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19186

• 18 Jul 2018N/a

  a dwelling, garage, entrance, effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 18729

• 27 Jun 2018Conditional

  an agricultural storage shed and Planning Permission for completion of the same agricultural storage shed and all associated site works within the curtilage of a Protected Structure

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 18644

• 27 Jun 2018Conditional

  the replacement of a new roadside boundary and all associated site works within the curtilage of a Protected Structure. Retention Permission is also sought for the removal of the road side boundary

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18645

• 9 Jun 2017Conditional

  to construct a detached split level dwelling with a standalone garage, served by packaged and tertiary wastewater treatment systems to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17529

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 Ballyengland Upper.

Recorded monuments

• LI011-098 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope below brow of hill. Circular area (30m N-S; 29.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.15m) except NNE->E where section of bank has been remover (Wth 18m). Bank is heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth. Stones from field clearance have been dumped in a band (Wth 8m) against external bank face, and also along S and W sides of interior. Dry-stone field walls abut bank at N and SSW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-099 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop hill. Circular area (35.6m N-S; 36.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.65m), best preserved N->ENE. Mortared stone wall (H 1.6m) runs around external base of bank NW->SE. Avenue which led to Stewick House (now in ruins) skirts around side of enclosure N->E. Avenue leading to modern dwelling branches off from former avenue at N and skirts around enclosure to NW, where dwelling house and garden lie immediately W of enclosure. An oil tank has been erected atop bank/wall at NNE. Mature beech trees grow along top of bank. Level interior, under pasture; slight dip in NE quadrant immediately behind oil tank. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-102 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low rise in gently undulating terrain. Circular area (44.3m N-S; 43.1m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.85m; Wth 9m) N->NW, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) NW->N. Scarp best preserved NE->S. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently down towards centre. A ridge of limestone outcrop lies immediately E of enclosure. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-103 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On E-facing slope, in area completely covered with briars, immediately W of walled garden of Castle Hewson. Monument, depicted as roughly circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, is now completely covered by briar thicket. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-104 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Ballyengland or Castle Hewson described in 1840 as 'This house consists of two rectangular buildings, lying E. and W. of each other, and communicating by a smaller building. The E. wing is 3 stories high; the W. wing only 2 stories. The castle was surrounded by a wall [LI011-104001-], on the foundation of which the south wall of Castle Hewson House appears to be built. The house is occupied by Wm. Hewson. These ruins stand immediately to the north of Castle Hewson House. They are of a rectangular form. The walls are all standing and perfect. It is 2 stories high, with an arched roof' (OSNB Askeaton Parish, 121-2). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that John mcRorye an Irish Papist was the proprietor of Upper Englandstowne which contained a 'Castle. The said lands are morgadged to Dominicke Roch of Lim[er]icke Ald[e]rman Irish Papist' (Simington 1938, 308). Westropp (1906-7, 205-6) recorded the following details about Ballyengland; 'An appanage of Keynsham Abbey. 1581 T[homas]. England, held Englandstown, or Bally Inglanna, with a C[astle]. He was pardoned 1581 and 1590, and the place granted to him. His son Philip was hanged and attainted for rebellion. Philip had left a son Oliver, and Una Ny Donell Clancie was widow of T[homas]. England (Des. R., 23 ; Inq. Exch. 11, 49; Fi. 3842, 6464; Hardiman Map 36). 1612 It was mortgaged by Dowell mac Meale Murry (Inq. Chan., 9b). 1655 Lower Englandstown, Ald[erma]n. N[icholas]. Fanning; Upper, J. McRory and Brooke Bridges (C.S., p. 68; B.D., 22h). 1669 Granted to Ol[iver]. Lambert (Act Sett.) Bridges, about 1700, let the C[astle]. to the Hewsons. Fabric - The C[astle]. stands on a crag 20 feet [6m] high. The remains consist of a peel tower, with outworks to the south, which are embodied in the modern house. The tower is 42 feet [12.8m] to 46 feet [14m] high, and measures 38 feet [11.6m] by 28 feet [8.5m] outside. The walls are 6½ feet [2m] thick, and have a batter for 11 feet [3.35m] above the ground and a footing course. The pointed south door leads to a staircase rising up the south and east walls. It is stone-roofed, 7 feet [2.1m] to 9 feet [2.7m] high, and 2½ feet [0.76m] wide, lit by three slits. The tower has another pointed door to the east, and three stories, under a vault, turned over wicker; they had wooden floors; the joist-holes remain. The rooms are 25 feet [7.6m] by 15 feet [4.5m], and are lit by plain slits. The story over the vault was removed about 1750; it had a flower garden on top. Locally Ballynaglountha, "Town of the Glen"; recte Ballyinglanna'. Ballyengland House (NIAH Reg. No. 21901106) described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a 'Detached five-bay two-storey country house, built c. 1760, with central two-storey canted projecting bay to front (east) elevation, extensions to rear (west) elevation, and adjoining six-bay two-storey block to rear. Three-stage tower house adjoining house to north elevation' (www.buildingsofireland.ie). Castle Hewson or Ballyengland Castle classified by Donnelly (1999, 37) as Type 1D which was characterised by castles where the 'entrance to the building is located in one of the tower house's long walls near a corner. The entrance lobby is set within the thickness of the long wall. There is no subsidiary chamber but on one side of the lobby is the doorway leading to a wall-stair that rises up through the thickness of the long wall to provide access to the first and/or second floor level in the building' (Donnelly 1999, 25). The castle was described by Salter (2004, 74) as follows; 'Standing on a low crag (visible on the west side) is a tower measuring 11.7m by 9.2m with three storeys below a barrel-vault, above which are modern battlements reached from the south-facing entrance by straight flights of steps in the south and east walls. The second storey has three windows, a latrine in the NW corner and a small chamber in the NE corner. Recent investigations in the lowest room have revealed a stair in the north wall down to a lower level partly excavated in the rock. Although the tower lies empty without any floors and the adjacent house has now also been left empty, adjoining outbuildings to the north remain inhabited. Thomas England was pardoned by the Crown in 1581 and 1590 but his son was hanged and attainted and the castle later passed to the Hewsons'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 November 2020

• LI011-104001 Bawn
  Description

  Possible bawn associated with Ballyengland or Castle Hewson (LI011-104----) described in 1840 as 'The castle was surrounded by a wall, on the foundation of which the south wall of Castle Hewson House appears to be built. The house is occupied by Wm. Hewson. These ruins stand immediately to the north of Castle Hewson House. They are of a rectangular form. The walls are all standing and perfect. It is 2 stories high, with an arched roof' (OSNB Askeaton Parish, 121-2). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 November 2020

• LI011-106 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On slight rise, in gently rolling pasture; site itself contained within narrow band of trees running N-S. Much of site covered by trees and dense undergrowth and difficult to access. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by scarped edge (H 1.45m; Wth 6m) SW->ESE, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.7m) ESE->SW. A stone wall (H 1.05m; Wth 0.9m) runs along base of scarp edge NW->NE, and is built against outer bank face ESE->SW. Interior, covered by trees and dense undergrowth, rises up from perimeter towards centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

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

  Detached L-plan six-bay two-storey country house, built c. 1790. Now in a ruinous state. Comprising split-level main block with multiple-bay two-storey block to east. Square-profile single-storey porch to north elevation of extension. Hipped slate roof having terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to multiple-bay block with red brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, rubble stone visible in places. Square-headed openings throughout, with cut limestone sills and red brick voussoirs, some having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, some with timber framed windows. Segmental-arched openings to north elevation of rear block and east elevation of main block with red brick voussoirs. Square-headed openings to east elevation of main block having cut limestone surrounds and voussoirs, some with timber battened doors. Square-headed opening to west elevation of porch having timber battened door. Outbuildings surrounding courtyard to rear. Boundary wall with segmental-arched opening to north of courtyard with cut limestone surround, voussoirs and keystone.

• Castle Hewson, country house, 1750–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey country house, built c. 1760, with central two-storey canted projecting bay to front (east) elevation, extensions to rear (west) elevation, and adjoining six-bay two-storey block to rear. Three-stage tower house adjoining house to north elevation. Hipped slate roof to main block having terracotta ridge crestings and ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, cut limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to rear block with limestone copings, rendered chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and ridge crestings, limestone finial to south gable, cut limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls, rubble limestone visible in places, slate-hung to rear. Square-headed openings to front elevation having cut limestone sills, red brick voussoirs and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to basement with red brick voussoirs and metal railings. Square-headed openings to south elevation having red brick voussoirs, tooled limestone sills and tripartite timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings with bipartite timber sliding sash windows to lower level, south elevation of rear block. Square-headed openings to rear elevation having tooled limestone sills and six-over-six pane sliding sash and timber framed windows. Double-leaf timber louvered shutters to first floor openings. Square-headed opening to north elevation of rear block, with tooled limestone sill and recessed window. Square-headed openings to north elevation of central extension, north elevation. Square-headed opening to front elevation with carved limestone doorcase comprising limestone pediment supported by pilasters, flanking double-leaf timber panelled door. Approached by cut limestone steps. Square-headed opening to rear having half-glazed timber battened door, with limestone and rendered steps to entrance. Pointed arch opening to wall adjoining rear elevation. Walled garden to rear of house with square-profile three-stage tower to north-east corner. Hipped slate roof and rubble stone walls. Square-headed opening to south elevation having cut limestone surround. Square-headed opening to basement level, west elevation of tower. Round-headed opening to north wall having cut limestone voussoirs and double-leaf cast-iron gate. Square-profile single-storey outbuilding to south-east corner of walled garden, with hipped slate roof, limestone eaves course, rubble stone walls having cut limestone quoins, and square-headed openings with limestone surrounds. Eight-bay two-storey outbuilding adjoining north elevation of tower house. Hipped slate roof having cut limestone eaves course, terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and copings, and roof lights. Rubble stone walls. Segmental-arched openings to east elevation with cut limestone voussoirs and double-leaf half-glazed timber battened doors having side lights and over lights. Square-headed openings, one having cut limestone surround and voussoirs, one with red brick surround and voussoirs, half-glazed timber battened doors. Square-headed openings having cut limestone sills and timber framed windows. Some with red brick voussoirs and surrounds. Square-headed openings to west elevation having concrete sills and timber framed windows. Square-headed opening to north elevation with red brick voussoirs and surrounds, having timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance. Four-bay split-level outbuilding adjoining north of outbuilding. Slate roof, hipped to east, pitched to west, with limestone coping and eaves course. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings to east and south elevations, with timber battened door and steps to entrance. Square-headed openings having timber framed windows to south elevation. Three-bay double-height outbuilding to east of house. Slate roof, hipped to east, pitched to west, with render coping, terracotta ridge tiles and limestone eaves course. Rubble limestone walls. Segmental-arched openings to south and north elevations having red brick voussoirs and surrounds, concrete sills and timber framed windows. Pointed arch opening to west elevation with red brick surround, render sill and timber framed window having tracery to top and timber panels to bottom. Segmental-arched opening to north elevation with red brick voussoirs and surround and double-leaf timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance. Rubble stone wall adjoining outbuildings to north of house, having segmental arch with cut limestone voussoirs.

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 Ballyengland Upper, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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

Name

Ballyengland Upper · Baile an Ingleontaigh Uachtarach

Area

2,094,605 m² (209.46 ha, 517.59 acres)

Civil parish

Askeaton, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Askeaton East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

626 people lived in 229 households in the Askeaton East electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 17% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyengland Lower, Ballyhomin, Ballyvockoge, Bansha, Cragmore, Garranard, Kilbehy

Placenames

Ballyengland Upper 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.