# Ballykenry, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Clonagh, barony of Connello Lower, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile an Chaonraígh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 801,026 m² (80.1 ha, 197.94 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,671 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Clonagh, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/clonagh.md
- Barony: Connello Lower
- Electoral division: Riddlestown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 601 people lived in 200 households in the Riddlestown electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32273
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120281
- Centre: latitude 52.519755, longitude -9.016015 (WGS 84)

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

31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballykenry, from 406 m² to 260,088 m² (26.01 ha, 64.27 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1656215: 260,088 m² (26.01 ha, 64.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656215.md
- Parcel 1656216: 92,560 m² (9.26 ha, 22.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656216.md
- Parcel 3568451: 85,504 m² (8.55 ha, 21.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3568451.md
- Parcel 5329326: 83,006 m² (8.3 ha, 20.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5329326.md
- Parcel 2569840: 59,487 m² (5.95 ha, 14.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569840.md
- Parcel 2569892: 55,533 m² (5.55 ha, 13.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569892.md
- Parcel 1589375: 36,960 m² (3.7 ha, 9.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589375.md
- Parcel 2569838: 32,154 m² (3.22 ha, 7.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569838.md
- Parcel 1672177: 24,527 m² (2.45 ha, 6.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1672177.md
- Parcel 5254928: 9,191 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5254928.md
- Parcel 5648849: 6,477 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5648849.md
- Parcel 3568419: 6,346 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3568419.md
- Parcel 5597157: 5,178 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5597157.md
- Parcel 3568391: 4,924 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3568391.md
- Parcel 2569837: 4,786 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569837.md
- Parcel 1612862: 4,671 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612862.md
- Parcel 1601782: 4,432 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601782.md
- Parcel 2569894: 3,259 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569894.md
- Parcel 2569893: 3,036 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569893.md
- Parcel 1618178: 2,997 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618178.md
- Parcel 1622491: 2,695 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622491.md
- Parcel 1627156: 2,115 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627156.md
- Parcel 1669164: 1,863 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1669164.md
- Parcel 1673551: 1,801 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673551.md
- Parcel 1616371: 1,426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616371.md
- Parcel 1588601: 1,348 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588601.md
- Parcel 1619253: 1,287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619253.md
- Parcel 1647539: 901 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647539.md
- Parcel 3907493: 743 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3907493.md
- Parcel 1648895: 502 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648895.md
- Parcel 1667093: 406 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1667093.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballykenry 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 1 Mar 2019, Limerick County Council 19174: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. change of design of dwelling house, domestic garage and car-port, site layout and site boundaries from that previously granted under planning ref, 17/601 and carry out all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19174/0
- 18 Sept 2018, Limerick County Council 18913: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house, site entrance, septic tank and percolation area along with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18913/0
- 24 May 2018, Limerick County Council 18511: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house & detached garage with interconnecting carport, wastewater treatment system & percolation area, upgrading entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18511/0
- 27 Jun 2017, Limerick County Council 17601: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. two storey dwelling, garage, entrance, onsite waste water treatment and disposal system boundary fencing and all associated works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17601/0

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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 Ballykenry.

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

- LI028-051: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-051----. In pasture, at base of SW-facing slope. Circular area (26.6m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m) has uniform low internal height but is highest externally along SW arc. Entrance (Wth 4m) with causeway across fosse at NE. Fosse (D 1.65m; Wth 2.4m) well defined all round. Level interior is under rough pasture which is poached by cattle. Bank and fosse covered with dense overgrowth in places. Stream flows around SW arc of ringfort, c. 8m outside fosse. There is a sportsfield immediately E of enclosure. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI028-056: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-056----. In rough grazing, on gentle S-facing slope and immediately E of stream. Circular area (18.5m N-S; 19.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (D 0.25m; Wth 1.5m) NE->SE. Bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.05m) is best preserved WNW->SE, but very eroded at S. Gap (Wth 2.1m) in bank at NE. Interior flat, poached by cattle and strewn with stones and timber. Stream skirts SW arc of enclosure, c. 3m outside bank. Dry-stone field boundary skirts outer edge of fosse at N. Ringfort (LI028-057---) 50m to SSE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI028-057: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-057----. In low-lying marshy ground, 12m E of stream, and surrounded by higher ground. Oval area (26m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank WSW->S and defined by scarped edge (H 0.3m; Wth 1.75m) S->WSW, with external bank entirely surrounding bank and scarp and separated from them by waterlogged fosse (Wth 3.75m). Inner bank is best preserved WSW->NE (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.05m). Dip in bank (Wth 4.5m) at ENE. Outer bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.25m) is best preserved NW->ESE and also dips slightly at ENE. Interior is flat and marshy with stands of irises. Ringfort (LI028-056---) 50m to NNW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
- LI028-059: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-059----. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Oval area (44m N-S; 50m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.3m) best preserved NNE->SSE, but topped by field boundary SSE->NNE. Gap (Wth 6.8m) in bank at E. Interior under pasture and slopes down to S. Field boundary, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map immediately E of enclosure, has been removed and material from it pushed up against bank NE->SSE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
- LI028-061: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-061----. In pasture, atop hill. Circular area (28m NE-SW) enclosed by two concentric earth-and-stone banks with an intervening fosse. East side of enclosure is covered by dense overgrowth. Inner bank (int. H 1.15m; ext. H 1.35m) best preserved SW->NE. Outer bank (int. H 0.4m to base of fosse; ext. H 0.75m) evident SE->NNW, but truncated by field boundary at N. Fosse (Wth 1.4m base) evident SW->NNW, and is strewn with stones. Interior under pasture; S end slopes slightly down to S. Ringfort (LI028-062---) c. 30m to NNE. Recently built dwelling c. 50m to SSW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
- LI028-062: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-062----. In pasture, on E-facing slope below brow of hill. Circular area (25.8m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.8m) SSE->N and defined by scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 2.8m) N->SSE, with external fosse (D 0.7m; Wth 1.2m) SW->E, and low earth-and-stone counterscarp bank (int. H 0.87m; ext. H 0.2m) NW->E. Interior overgrown with trees and bushes, and slopes down to E. Field boundary runs along outer edge of fosse SW->NW. Ringfort (LI028-061---) c. 30m to SSW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
- LI028-159: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-159----. In pasture, on W-facing slope, just below brow of hill. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), has been levelled. Field boundary which skirted enclosure SE->SW has been removed and area to N of it covered by concrete yard surrounded by farm buildings. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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 Ballykenry.

## 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 Ballykenry, about 1 in 10 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballykenry.
- 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/ballykenry.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballykenry.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballykenry.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballykenry 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)

- Ballinvulla: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballinvulla.md
- Ballynamuddagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynamuddagh-120361.md
- Clonagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/clonagh.md
- Coolcappagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolcappagh.md
- Coolybrown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolybrown.md
- Deelish: https://everytownland.com/limerick/deelish-120856.md
- Rathreagh Beg: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rathreagh-beg.md
- Rathreagh More: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rathreagh-more.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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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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