Ballymackeamore

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymackeamore, from 115 m² to 359,631 m² (35.96 ha, 88.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballymackeamore 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.

• 27 Jun 2025Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the dwelling house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560624

• 30 Sept 2024Conditional

  the construction of an agricultural entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24379

• 21 Apr 2023Conditional

  an extension to cow shed incorporating existing cow shed with new underground slatted slurry tank, soiled water tank, calf shed, concrete yards and ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23220

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 Ballymackeamore.

Recorded monuments

• LI030-053 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (24m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.45m) E->W and defined by scarped edge (H 1.45m; Wth 6.8m) W->E, with external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.25m) around full circuit. Enclosing element is largely covered by dense overgrowth. Immediately outside fosse SE->NE is much-eroded field boundary, whilst immediately outside fosse NE->SE is avenue leading to dwelling to N. Interior, raised above level of surrounding terrain, slopes down gently towards centre where mature deciduous tree stands, otherwise interior covered with nettles. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI030-056 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low rise in gently undulating terrain. Roughly circular area (37.5m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.3m) SSW->SE, and defined by scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 2.5m) SE->SSW, with outer bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) W->SE (distance top-of-bank to top-of-bank: 2.8m). Gap in bank (Wth 1.8m) at W. Field boundary abuts enclosure at SW. Interior, in rough grazing, has circular depression (diam. 6m; D 0.5m) in SW quadrant. Recently built farm building immediately outside enclosure to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI030-141 Pit
  Description

  Excavation by Emer Dennehy (02E0490), during the monitoring of topsoil-stripping along the route of Bord Gáis Éireann Pipeline to the West, revealed an 'isolated pit measured 0.52m north-south by 0.45m and was 0.2m deep. The east and west sides were stepped; the north side was straight; and the south side was overcut. There were two distinct fills. The lower fill was composed of 20% sandstone in an orange/brown silty clay matrix with charcoal flecks. The upper fill was composed of 5% burnt sandstone in a dark grey, silty clay matrix with 12% charcoal and 3% burnt clay. No artefacts or inclusions were identified within the fill to indicate its function or time frame. The presence of charcoal and burnt clay may indicate that it functioned as a small pot-boiler.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-142 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  This site was examined by Graham Hull (02E0579) as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West, when 'a single post-hole or small pit measuring 0.8m by 0.6m was excavated. The sides of the feature sloped down at a roughly 45? angle to a concave base that lay 0.4m below the machined ground surface. Two fills were recorded. The primary fill, 0.3m thick, was a mid-brown silty clay with orange mottling and occasional charcoal flecking. The secondary fill, 0.1m thick, was a dark brown, silty clay with frequent charcoal inclusions. Both fills included limestone pieces, suggestive of post packing. These stones were as large as 0.25m but were generally in the size range of 0.1-0.15m. The absence of artefactual material and the discrete nature of the feature do not allow for detailed chronological or functional discussion. It is most likely that the feature was cut to insert a timber upright, which may have had a diameter of c. 0.3m.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-143 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  This site was examined by Graham Hull (02E0580) as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West, when 'two very large post-holes were excavated. No further archaeological deposits were noted in the immediate vicinity. The posts would have been 1.1m apart and were situated east and west of each other. The eastern post-hole was oval at the surface and measured 0.8-0.9m. The sides of the cut sloped gently down at the top and became vertical from the midpoint downward. The base of the post-hole was flat and circular and had a diameter of 0.29m. The overall depth was 0.75m. Packing-stones had been pressed into the sides midway up the cut. Three fills were distinguished. The primary fill, 0.18m thick, was a light brown, silty clay with occasional small stone and charcoal inclusions. It was very similar to the first fill in the adjacent post-hole. The second fill, 0.35m thick, was a very dark brown/black, silty clay. Frequent charcoal flecking and occasional chunks of charcoal were recorded. A few small pieces of cremated bone were recovered from the middle of the secondary fill. The secondary fills of both post-holes were very similar. The final fill was a light brown, silty clay with occasional small limestone pieces and charcoal flecks. The western post-hole was more oblate than its neighbour and measured 0.72m by 0.91m at the surface. The northern side sloped steeply down to a flattish base, and the southern side started shallow and became almost vertical halfway down. The overall depth was 0.62m. The lower part of the cut was circular and had a diameter of 0.22m. Four fills were recognised. The primary fill had a maximum thickness of 0.3m. The secondary fill, as the first, was similar to that in the other post-hole. The tertiary fill was, however, unusual. This deposit was red burnt clay, central within the post-hole, and was 0.1m wide and 0.06m thick. It was felt that the burnt clay was not representative of in situ burning but had been introduced from elsewhere. The upper fill was a brown/black silty clay with charcoal flecking. The two post-holes indicate that a substantial structure, not seen in the area stripped for the gas pipeline, probably stood in the immediate vicinity. The presence of a small quantity of cremated bone in the fill of one of the post-holes is problematic. The two features are very unlikely to have been cremation pits, and it is possible that the bone derived from burnt food waste that formed part of a deliberate backfilling of the holes when the posts were removed.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-144 Pit
  Description

  This site was exposed during the monitoring of topsoil-stripping along the route of a Bord Gáis Éireann Pipeline to the West and excavated by Emer Dennehy (02E0492) who found a 'shallow curvilinear pit measured 1.28m north-west/south-east by 0.7m and had a maximum depth of 0.08m. The break of slope at the top and bottom was gentle, and all sides were concave. The base was uneven and stony. The pit was filled by a deposit composed of 15% burnt limestone and sandstone in a dark grey, clayey silt matrix with a small amount of charcoal and some unburnt bone. The presence of burnt stone and charcoal and the absence of water may indicate that it functioned as a pot-boiler or a roasting pit, but, as the pit appeared to be dry, it is more likely to be a roasting pit.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-145 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  This record covers the various features excavated by Kate Taylor (02E0625) as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West, when 'four phases of activity were identified ranging from the prehistoric to the post-medieval period. Phases were assigned on the basis of artefactual or stratigraphic evidence. Several features could not be clearly assigned to a phase but are described along with similar features with which they are probably contemporary. The excavated features comprised a metalled surface or degraded fulacht fiadh, five other spreads, two linear features and five pits, including possible troughs. Fourteen stake-holes were identified in the base of one of these troughs. Phase 1 was prehistoric in date. Pit 52 was oval, measuring 1.3m by 0.95m, and was 0.26m deep, with steep sides and a slightly concave base. The fill was a light grey, silty clay with a large component of stones and a moderate amount of charcoal. Phase 2 also dated to the prehistoric period. A large spread of degraded stones with occasional charcoal flecks covered most of the western half of the site and overlay the earlier Pit 52. This spread was amorphous in plan and did not have distinct edges but measured c. 11m by 10m, although it extended both north and south of the excavated area. The layer was consistently less than 0.1m thick, and these stones may represent a deliberately laid working surface in this naturally damp hollow. A raised area of natural clay measuring 1.9m by 1.7m formed a plinth that was not overlain by stones. To the west of this plinth was a concentration of charcoal in the stone spread. It was not entirely clear whether the stones had been burnt or had degraded owing to water action, but it is possible that the stony material derived from a fulacht fiadh and was spread across the hollow to serve as a dry surface. Several prehistoric features cannot be assigned to either Phase 1 or Phase 2, as they did not have clear stratigraphic relationships with the stone layer. These consisted of three small spreads, two pits and two possible troughs. In addition, a small piece of flint, which may be a rough scraper, was retrieved from the topsoil spoilheap. Pit 5 measured 2.95m by 0.96m and was 0.16m deep, with steep sides and a flat base. One of the three fills was rich in charcoal, but none contained burnt stones. Pit 17 was oval, measuring 1.14m by 0.94m, and was 0.12m deep, with a concave profile. The lower fill appeared to represent natural silting, and the upper fill had large components of charcoal and fire-cracked stone. Pits 9 and 32 lay to the east, and uphill, of the stone spread. Although they intercut, the stratigraphic relationship could not be discerned, and it is possible that they were contemporaneous. Pit 9 was subcircular, measuring 1.6m by 1.35m, and was 0.25m deep, with concave sides and a flat base. Fourteen stake-holes, perhaps evidence of a wicker lining, formed a rough circle around the inner edge of the pit. Pit 32 was similar but slightly smaller. The identical fills were black, clayey silts with frequent charcoal inclusions and large components of fire-cracked stone. It may be possible to obtain radiocarbon determinations from bone or charcoal recovered from sieved samples. Phase 3 was of unknown date. A layer of alluvium overlay the central part of the stone surface, indicating that the hollow had been flooded for a considerable period of time after the prehistoric activity. This layer produced several pieces of animal bone. Phase 4 was late post-medieval or modern in date and was represented by two linear features, several drains and a deposit of soil. The soil spread was seen in the baulk section laying below the topsoil across a considerable area either side of the site. The material was similar to the topsoil but with inclusions of crumbs of burnt clay. Although this material also lacks definite dating evidence, it is thought to relate to late post-medieval agricultural activity or possibly local brick production, which has been demonstrated 2km to the east by Graham Hull (see No. 1164 below, BGE 3/67/4, 02E0557). The evidence of prehistoric activity on this site differs from most of the burnt stone deposits excavated in the area. Aspects of the site are reminiscent of a fulacht fiadh—the burnt or degraded stone, the presence of charcoal and the trough-like features—however, the overall layout of the site does not correspond to that of a burnt mound. The stone surface may represent scattered fulacht fiadh material used to form a solid and dry working surface in the base of an otherwise wet hollow. The appearance of the surface, with rounded, degraded-looking stones and little charcoal, was unlike the fills of the possible troughs, perhaps owing to a combination of this dispersal activity and the action of the water that covered the area after its abandonment. The date of this flooding is unclear but might be determined by dating bone from the alluvium. In the absence of absolute dating evidence, most of the activity is considered likely to be Bronze Age.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-146 Burnt spread
  Description

  This site was examined by Kate Taylor (02E0626) as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West. 'A single spread of material was excavated immediately to the west of a complex of prehistoric features and was probably part of the same focus of activity (No. 1108 above, BGE 3/66/9-10, 02E0625). The deposit was an irregular oval in plan, measuring 1.5m by 0.8m, and occupied a shallow (0.09m) depression in the natural geological deposits. The material was a dark brown/black, silty clay with a large charcoal component and a moderate amount of heat-cracked stone. The only artefacts recovered were two pieces of animal bone, one almost complete and the other a small burnt fragment. A large quantity of charcoal was recovered from a sieved sample, including several sizeable charred twig fragments that will be suitable for species identification and radiocarbon dating.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-174 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Topsoil-stripping on Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West uncovered the partially exposed remains of a fulacht fiadh in Ballymackeamore townland, Co. Limerick. According to the excavator Brian Halpin (02E0526) 'this site contained a shallow burnt mound with a double trough measuring 7.6m north-east/south-west and associated features. The extent of the site is not known owing to part being outside the limit of excavation.The troughs were roughly equal in size and similar in composition: subcircular with a deep U-shaped cut into the yellow/grey clay subsoil. They contained five fills, all with moderate to frequent inclusions of charcoal and heat-shattered stone. On the uppermost edge of the western trough a large piece of charred wood was recovered. An irregular metalled surface covering roughly half of the site was exposed, measuring 6m north-south by 4m and with a maximum depth of 0.15m. The stones were loosely packed together in a probable single episode of activity. This surface pre-dates the double trough, which cut through it. A modern field drain was also noted, running north-south through the site, cutting through the metalled surface. An area of burnt material that remained in a slight depression in the subsoil was exposed south of the troughs. When removed, a small, U-shaped, subcircular pit was uncovered with an undercut profile, measuring 0.2m north-south by 0.12m by 0.3m deep. It was non-structural and was possibly a storage pit. Charred hazelnuts were recovered from this context.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-175 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  This site was exposed during monitoring of topsoil-stripping along the route of a Bord Gáis Éireann Pipeline to the West. Excavation by Emer Dennehy (02E0489) revealed an 'isolated stake-hole measured 0.14m north-south by 0.11m and was 0.09m deep. The subcircular cut had straight sides, a sharp break of slope at the top and bottom, and a flat base. The feature contained a single, uniform fill composed of 2% sandstone and 8% charcoal in a dark grey, silty clay matrix with orange mottling. The inclusion of charcoal may indicate in situ burning of a vertically inserted stake blunted at the base. A shallow pit, BGE 3/66/3 (No. 1103 below, 02E0490) lay c. 70m to the west. As there were no other associated features, it was not possible to decide on the function or timescale of this stake-hole.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-176 Pit
  Description

  This site was excavated by Graham Hull (02E0578) as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West. 'A single pit with two fills was excavated. The pit was irregularly shaped, with maximum dimensions of 1.12m north-south by 0.9m, and was 0.27m deep. The profile showed a steeper slope on the northern than on the southern side. The primary fill was redeposited natural clay with occasional charcoal flecks and had a maximum thickness of 0.1m. The secondary fill was a mid-grey/brown silty clay with a moderate quantity of charcoal inclusions. This upper fill was 0.17m thick and appeared have been deliberately placed rather than occurring as the consequence of cumulative silting. No explanation or date for the discrete pit is readily apparent. A comparison with similar features and other archaeological deposits found in the vicinity may aid interpretation.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-185 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, curving field boundary to N marks townland boundary with Dunnaman. Outline of large enclosure (approx. int. diam. 85m E-W; 75m N-S) visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Edmond O'Donovan Date of upload: 25 September 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballymackeamore, about 1 in 5 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 Ballymackeamore.

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

Name

Ballymackeamore · Baile Mhic Aodha Mór

Area

2,162,855 m² (216.29 ha, 534.45 acres)

Civil parish

Kilfinny, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Upper

Electoral division

Kilfinny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

314 people lived in 103 households in the Kilfinny electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynakill, Carrigeen, Dollas, Dollas Lower, Dunnaman, Kilfinny, Lisduff

Placenames

Ballymackeamore 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.