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

Townland in the civil parish of Galbally, barony of Coshlea, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile Uí Lúbaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,807,025 m² (180.7 ha, 446.53 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,545 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Galbally, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/galbally.md
- Barony: Coshlea
- Electoral division: Duntryleague, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 326 people lived in 132 households in the Duntryleague electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 11% 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/31574
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120294
- Centre: latitude 52.429752, longitude -8.348809 (WGS 84)

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

54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballylooby, from 46 m² to 288,051 m² (28.81 ha, 71.18 acres); 32 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1666357: 288,051 m² (28.81 ha, 71.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666357.md
- Parcel 1668063: 227,369 m² (22.74 ha, 56.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1668063.md
- Parcel 1673512: 227,177 m² (22.72 ha, 56.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673512.md
- Parcel 1597879: 155,553 m² (15.56 ha, 38.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597879.md
- Parcel 5653979: 143,704 m² (14.37 ha, 35.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5653979.md
- Parcel 1645100: 129,289 m² (12.93 ha, 31.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645100.md
- Parcel 1611271: 107,670 m² (10.77 ha, 26.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611271.md
- Parcel 1595664: 79,212 m² (7.92 ha, 19.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595664.md
- Parcel 1653639: 70,185 m² (7.02 ha, 17.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653639.md
- Parcel 1670618: 65,483 m² (6.55 ha, 16.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670618.md
- Parcel 1609491: 51,570 m² (5.16 ha, 12.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609491.md
- Parcel 3386990: 34,739 m² (3.47 ha, 8.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3386990.md
- Parcel 1610164: 33,023 m² (3.3 ha, 8.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610164.md
- Parcel 1665220: 29,277 m² (2.93 ha, 7.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665220.md
- Parcel 1609836: 27,524 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609836.md
- Parcel 1650440: 19,600 m² (1.96 ha, 4.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650440.md
- Parcel 3266453: 19,027 m² (1.9 ha, 4.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3266453.md
- Parcel 1610934: 12,724 m² (1.27 ha, 3.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610934.md
- Parcel 1610506: 10,543 m² (1.05 ha, 2.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610506.md
- Parcel 1605045: 4,510 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605045.md
- Parcel 1662800: 4,275 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662800.md
- Parcel 2529355: 4,153 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529355.md
- Parcel 5690884: 3,491 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5690884.md
- Parcel 1638363: 3,409 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638363.md
- Parcel 5690854: 3,337 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5690854.md
- Parcel 5108078: 3,280 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5108078.md
- Parcel 1642821: 2,586 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642821.md
- Parcel 1588539: 2,505 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588539.md
- Parcel 1617868: 2,397 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617868.md
- Parcel 1592382: 2,355 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592382.md
- Parcel 1663230: 2,272 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663230.md
- Parcel 1603449: 2,188 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603449.md
- Parcel 1604488: 2,136 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604488.md
- Parcel 1595381: 2,136 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595381.md
- Parcel 1590056: 2,075 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590056.md
- Parcel 2529310: 1,968 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529310.md
- Parcel 3907709: 1,959 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3907709.md
- Parcel 3907735: 1,929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3907735.md
- Parcel 1599550: 1,910 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599550.md
- Parcel 2529282: 1,904 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529282.md
- Parcel 3266454: 1,728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3266454.md
- Parcel 1608267: 1,694 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608267.md
- Parcel 1600804: 1,481 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600804.md
- Parcel 1647502: 1,449 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647502.md
- Parcel 2487582: 1,407 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2487582.md
- Parcel 1627206: 1,254 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627206.md
- Parcel 5167245: 1,070 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5167245.md
- Parcel 5298161: 997 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5298161.md
- Parcel 2529207: 882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529207.md
- Parcel 1606134: 854 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606134.md
- Parcel 3266639: 257 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3266639.md
- Parcel 3266455: 248 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3266455.md
- Parcel 3609340: 195 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3609340.md
- Parcel 1657342: 46 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657342.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballylooby 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)

9 applications, newest first.

- 7 Jul 2026, Limerick County Council 2660773: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, entrance, and all associated site works including wastewater treatment system, soil polishing filter and bored well. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660773/0
- 5 Dec 2025, Limerick County Council 2561272: Conditional. Permission. the partial change of use of the existing community centre into a childcare facility along with retention permission for the existing storage shed to the rear of the community centre, this application refers to a protected structure Knockcarron National School (R.P.S Reg. 110). File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561272/0
- 29 Apr 2024, Limerick County Council 24173: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house, stand alone garage, entrance and septic tank with percolation area. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/24173/0
- 1 Jul 2022, Limerick County Council 22745: Conditional. Retention. 2 no. agricultural entrances along the L1512, and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22745/0
- 5 Jul 2021, Limerick County Council 21944: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dormer style dwellinghouse, garage, entrance waste water treatment system and percolation area with associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21944/0
- 4 Jun 2021, Limerick County Council 21794: Conditional. Permission. alterations and extensions to their dwellinghouse and installation of a septic tank and percolation area.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21794/0
- 8 Feb 2021, Limerick County Council 21132: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, waste water treatment system and percolation area with associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21132/0
- 3 Oct 2019, Limerick County Council 19980: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house and associated site works including roadside entrance, septic tank treatment system and bored well. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19980/0
- 25 Apr 2017, Limerick County Council 17367: N/a. Permission. to carry out alterations to existing school building and all associated site works. This is a protected structure.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17367/0

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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 Ballylooby.

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

- LI041-026: Cairn - burial cairn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI041-026----. In pasture immediately S of a road that marks the townland boundary with Moanmore and the county boundary with Tipperary and 80m E of a low hill (OD 530 ft.) known locally as 'Knockcarron' [Cnoc an Chairn/Hill of the Cairn]. Depicted as a small circular-shaped earthwork on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Carn (site of)’ on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map with a quarry located 85m to SW which suggests that the monument was levelled between these map dates. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Folklore collected in 1938 by Art Loftus, a pupil of Emly School recorded the following details about Knockcarron and the levelling of the cairn; 'Knockcarron is a long low hill. It is situated south of Emly on the border of County Tipperary. It is just north of County Limerick. It is the site of the battle of Monmore in 1134 between the O'Conners and the O'Briens. the O'Briens army was across the hill. On the right of the army there was the lake which existed at that time. The O'Brien army was swept eastwards through Monmore, back in the direction of Cashel. On the south side of the hill there stood a cairn, up to a hundred years ago. The stones of the cairn were taken and they were broken & put on the roads. The cairn stood half way between the quarries. Some people say that there was an ancient grave yard & some say that it just happened that there were soldiers buried there after the battle. The older people could show you the different colour on the grass where the people are buried. Men quarrying on the north side of the hill dug up heaps of bones, which were probably there since the battle. The buried them nearby. South of the hill where the dairy house [Creamery] is bones were dug up when they tried to open a pump' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 108; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922298/4868208). See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 14 July 2021
- LI041-028: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI041-028----. In pasture 200m W of the townland boundary with Bohercarron. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped platform (dims. c. 30m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Surveyed by Henry A. Wheeler in 1966 and described as a well preserved circular-shaped platform ringfort with a shallow fosse. Outline of tree-lined monument is clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2021
- LI041-069: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI041-069----. In reclaimed pasture 70m E of the Bog River which marks the townland boundary with Ryves Castle. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a hut site in 1988 and placed on the Register of Historic Monuments on the 21/06/1988 where it is described as an 'Ancient House site' (No. 1463). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached location map and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 5 August 2021

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)

- Knockcarron National School, school, 1870–1875, Regional interest, registry number 21904106, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21904106. Detached five-bay single-storey school, built in 1873. Comprising gable-fronted porch to centre-bay front (south) elevation and recent single-storey extension to rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered copings and red brick chimneystack. Rubble limestone walls and limestone plaque to porch. Square-headed openings having red brick block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Pointed arch openings to east and west elevations with red brick block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Oculus over pointed arch opening to east elevation. Square-headed opening to porch, east elevation having red brick block-and-start surround and timber battened door. Square-headed opening to porch, west elevation with red brick block-and-start surround and replacement uPVC door. Pair of square-plan dressed limestone piers to south with carved caps and rubble limestone boundary walls.

## 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 Ballylooby, 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 Ballylooby.
- 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/ballylooby.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballylooby.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballylooby.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballylooby 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)

- Ballynamona: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynamona-120353.md
- Bohercarron: https://everytownland.com/limerick/bohercarron.md
- Lackelly East: https://everytownland.com/limerick/lackelly-east.md
- Lissard: https://everytownland.com/limerick/lissard.md
- Moanmore (Co. Tipperary): https://everytownland.com/tipperary/moanmore-212449.md
- Ryvescastle: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ryvescastle.md
- Scarteen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/scarteen.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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