Ballyhahill

123 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyhahill, from 47 m² to 274,630 m² (27.46 ha, 67.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyhahill 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 Nov 2025N/a

  construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, install mechanical aeration unit and polishing filter system, new front boundary entrance walls with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2561163

• 22 Oct 2025Conditional

  the change from a window to a door and the installation of an external stairs at the rear of the first-floor apartment (Apartment no. 2)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561067

• 23 Sept 2024Conditional

  revised site boundaries

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460947

• 13 May 2024Conditional

  change of use from vacant public house to residential to provide 2 no. apartments and a semi detached dwelling, alterations to the front elevation of the building to remove the existing shopfront and window and install 2 new external doors and a window, the installation of a roof light, a new pedestrian gate to the side of the building and all associated site works. Full Planning permission is also being applied for the subdivision of the site to provide Site A - semi detached dwelling and Site B - 2 no. apartment units. Retention permission is being sought for an existing extension to the rear of the building

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460446

• 30 Aug 2023Conditional

  partial demolition of existing dwelling house and construct of extension and alterations to form new dwelling house, with all associated site works and existing connection to all public utility services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360626

• 14 Mar 2023N/a

  (a) the partial demolition of existing dwelling house, (b) the construction of extension and alterations to form new dwelling house, with all associated site works and existing connection to all public utility services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23159

• 6 Jul 2021Conditional

  change of use from Montessori School to dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, revision to site boundary and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21945

• 28 May 2020N/a

  construction of Phase 1 of a housing development consisting of 10no. semi-detached dwelling houses, 2no. detached dwelling houses, new entrance, roads and services layout, connection to the public sewer together with all associated site works

  Permission, 12 homes · Limerick County Council, 20319

• 29 Oct 2019Conditional

  construction of an extension with attic accommodation to the existing dwelling house, a packaged wastewater treatment system and all associated services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191068

• 2 Apr 2019Conditional

  construction of a detached domestic garage and all associated services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19309

• 2 Aug 2018N/a

  6 no. single storey residential units. The unit mix comprises; 4 no. 2 bedroom units and 2 no. 3 bedroom units, new street and traffic calming junction to connect with Fortfield Estate road, associated footpaths, 8 no. car parking spaces, hard landscaping including communal visitor car park area, front gardens with on-curtilage parking, bin stores, rear garden walls and installation of street lighting, soft landscaping including planting and trees, construction of and/or remedial works to boundaries with adjacent sites, construction of new watermain, new foul sewer connection, storm sewer, and surface water drainage systems, connection to public utilities and all associated site works. In accordance with S.I 476, 2011, Section 250, Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2011, the Council has carried out a screening and it has been determined that an appropriate assessment is not required

  Permission, 6 homes · Limerick County Council, 188011

• 21 Sept 2017Conditional

  the installation of a 0.51m x 1.42m x1.8m (LxWxH) above ground enclosure to house a new natural gas District Regulating Installation (DRI) with all ancillary services and associated works, including vent stack

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17872

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• LI018-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, at foot of N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks and an external fosse. Entire enclosure is covered by dense overgrowth. Inner bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.9m) survives its full circuit but outer bank (int. H 2.6m) and external fosse (D 1.7m; Wth 2.4m) replaced by field boundary WNW->SE. Extending SW from edge of enclosure in low linear bank (H 0.25m; Wth 4m) travelling 14m before turning at right angle to NW and running a further 4m before petering out. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI018-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on slight N-facing slope. Monument depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. C. 40m) on 1840 OS 6-inch map is no longer evident. This area is now very uneven as the result of a small quarry which once operated here- it is depicted on the 1923 OS 6-inch map- but is now grassed over. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI018-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In area of mixed pasture and marshland. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) in SE corner of field with field boundary truncating E side, is now entirely covered by dense overgrowth of trees and bushes. Enclosing element accessed at NW revealing earthen bank (ext. H 1.8m) with external fosse (D 0.45m; Wth 2.5m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI018-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (26m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 4m). Both inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.1m) and outer bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.95m) overgrown with trees and bushes as is much of interior. Field boundary overlies outer bank E->SE; second field boundary abuts outer bank at NW. Break in outer bank NE->E appears to be recently made. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI018-052 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Enclosure covered by dense overgrowth of trees, bushes and briars so that only limited access possible. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse, and with very shallow external fosse S->SW. Inner bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 3.5m) intact around full circuit but outer bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.3m) is reduced to low rise S->SW and N->E. Latter section skirted by linear field boundary travelling on NE-SW axis. A shallow linear depression (D 0.3m; Wth c. 4m) runs 36m out from field boundary, past SE corner of enclosure, in SW direction. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI018-053 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.95m) SW->NNE, defined by scarped edge (H 0.85m; Wth 2m) NNE->SE, and enclosed by field boundary SE->SW which curves to respect enclosing element which it probably overlies. External fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.5m) NW->SE, truncated on W side by linear field boundary on N-S axis. Interior is completely covered by dense overgrowth. Trackway immediately to S (LI018-111---). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI018-111 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope. Two low, broad parallel earthen banks (H c. 0.4m; Wth c. 2.5m), c. 1.3m apart, travel in N-S direction distance of c. 50m between two E-W field boundaries. Probably remains of trackway, possibly mass path leading to Ballyhahill R.C. Church which lies short distance to N. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Scoil Naomh Mhuire, school, 1950–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan multiple-bay single-storey school, built in 1959, having twelve-bay double-height block to south (rear), rectangular-plan three-stage tower adjoining east elevation, and L-plan block to west elevation with single-storey flat-roof block adjoining double-height four-bay block and three-bay double-height block. Pitched slate roof to double-height blocks and to tower. Flat roof to main block, having render eaves course, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledash rendered walls with render plinth course. Smooth render to north and rear south elevations of tower, having recessed grooves running vertically and render quoins. Inscribed limestone date plaque to north elevation of tower. Square-headed openings with concrete sills and surrounds throughout. Three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to north and east elevations. Replacement uPVC windows to other elevations. Pointed arch openings to east and west elevations of double-height block having louvered vents. Square-headed opening to front elevation with render surround, double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door having cantilevered canopy overhead and coursed roughly-dressed limestone windbreak. Slate step to entrance. Square-headed opening to south elevation with replacement uPVC door, overlight and sidelights. Cantilevered canopy overhead and concrete step to entrance. Square-headed opening to east-facing block having cantilevered canopy overhead double-leaf uPVC door. Flat-roofed porch to west elevation with recessed square-headed opening having glazed uPVC door, overlight and sidelight. Square-headed opening to east elevation with recessed glazed uPVC door having sidelight and overlight. Concrete steps to entrance. Square-headed opening to south elevation of tower having render surround and timber panelled door with timber louvered vents. Recessed square-headed opening to east elevation having render surround and overlight over double-leaf glazed uPVC door. Rendered ramp and steps to entrance. Outbuildings to south-east and south-west of main building, comprising rectangular-plan flat-roofed shelters with colonnaded and blocked-up front elevations. Pebbledash boundary walls to north having rendered copings. Pair of double-leaf cast-iron gates to entrance with stile to either side.

• Ballyhahill Carnegie Library, library/archive, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey former Carnegie library, built c. 1907, having two gable-fronted porches to north (front) elevation. Roughcast rendered walls. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystacks, decorative timber bargeboards to gables and gable-fronted porches, timber eaves course, and terracotta ridge crestings having decorative finials to porches. Square-headed openings to front elevation having concrete sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to front elevation with timber battened doors and overlights. Rendered boundary wall with render coping and single-leaf metal gate to north of building.

• Water pump, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c. 1870, with cylindrical shaft having banding and height marker to neck. Moulded spout with bucket grip and foundry mark, fluted dome-shaped cap having finial. Curved pumping handle.

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 Ballyhahill, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Ballyhahill · Baile Dhá Thuile

Area

2,456,329 m² (245.63 ha, 606.97 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmoylan, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Loghill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

664 people lived in 253 households in the Loghill electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Curra More, Finnoo, Flean Beg, Flean More, Mohernagh, Tinnakilla

Placenames

Ballyhahill 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.