# Ballymacreese, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ludden, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile Mhic Rís. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,847,523 m² (184.75 ha, 456.53 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,160 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ludden, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/ludden.md - Barony: Clanwilliam - Electoral division: Ballybricken, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,932 people lived in 646 households in the Ballybricken electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/31166 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120304 - Centre: latitude 52.591924, longitude -8.538508 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymacreese, from 55 m² to 322,521 m² (32.25 ha, 79.7 acres); 50 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1674580: 322,521 m² (32.25 ha, 79.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674580.md - Parcel 5692950: 268,786 m² (26.88 ha, 66.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5692950.md - Parcel 1601605: 261,901 m² (26.19 ha, 64.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601605.md - Parcel 1637308: 206,879 m² (20.69 ha, 51.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637308.md - Parcel 1640772: 178,931 m² (17.89 ha, 44.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640772.md - Parcel 1651707: 176,821 m² (17.68 ha, 43.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1651707.md - Parcel 1592573: 57,103 m² (5.71 ha, 14.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592573.md - Parcel 1654759: 46,936 m² (4.69 ha, 11.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654759.md - Parcel 1611679: 45,583 m² (4.56 ha, 11.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611679.md - Parcel 1611678: 37,238 m² (3.72 ha, 9.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611678.md - Parcel 5692943: 35,491 m² (3.55 ha, 8.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5692943.md - Parcel 1624226: 35,267 m² (3.53 ha, 8.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624226.md - Parcel 1644651: 32,027 m² (3.2 ha, 7.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644651.md - Parcel 1627601: 26,233 m² (2.62 ha, 6.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627601.md - Parcel 1618350: 24,628 m² (2.46 ha, 6.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618350.md - Parcel 1637317: 7,688 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637317.md - Parcel 5749771: 4,102 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5749771.md - Parcel 1650551: 3,085 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650551.md - Parcel 3968695: 2,928 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968695.md - Parcel 2446672: 2,738 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446672.md - Parcel 1608141: 2,659 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608141.md - Parcel 1659969: 2,472 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659969.md - Parcel 1599312: 2,442 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599312.md - Parcel 1614122: 2,438 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614122.md - Parcel 1600036: 2,339 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600036.md - Parcel 1648402: 2,327 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648402.md - Parcel 5742966: 2,212 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5742966.md - Parcel 5164382: 2,208 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5164382.md - Parcel 1617650: 2,198 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617650.md - Parcel 1661712: 2,184 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661712.md - Parcel 1620464: 2,176 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1620464.md - Parcel 1653656: 2,144 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653656.md - Parcel 1652101: 2,018 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652101.md - Parcel 1606981: 2,016 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606981.md - Parcel 1658637: 2,014 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658637.md - Parcel 1650323: 2,004 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650323.md - Parcel 1617408: 1,971 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617408.md - Parcel 1620599: 1,944 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1620599.md - Parcel 1643025: 1,921 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643025.md - Parcel 1647885: 1,913 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647885.md - Parcel 3967134: 1,907 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3967134.md - Parcel 1588893: 1,812 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588893.md - Parcel 1646671: 1,741 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1646671.md - Parcel 1649051: 1,650 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649051.md - Parcel 3968777: 1,604 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3968777.md - Parcel 1604824: 1,487 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604824.md - Parcel 1648627: 1,370 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648627.md - Parcel 1667921: 1,344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1667921.md - Parcel 4927446: 1,338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927446.md - Parcel 1617407: 1,266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617407.md - Parcel 1616968: 1,192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616968.md - Parcel 1649804: 983 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649804.md - Parcel 1593809: 967 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593809.md - Parcel 1618921: 839 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618921.md - Parcel 5596321: 713 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5596321.md - Parcel 5985496: 680 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5985496.md - Parcel 1620237: 296 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1620237.md - Parcel 1613452: 280 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613452.md - Parcel 1617724: 143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617724.md - Parcel 3967129: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3967129.md - Parcel 3967160: 129 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3967160.md - Parcel 3967141: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3967141.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballymacreese 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. - 5 Sept 2025, Limerick County Council 2560895: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a vehicular entrance off existing private driveway, dwelling house, proprietary domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560895/0 - 19 Jan 2023, Limerick County Council 2360018: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the improvement of existing vehicular entrance, demolition of existing substandard dwelling house, construction of a replacement dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360018/0 - 1 Sept 2021, Limerick County Council 211226: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house, garage, site entrance and install on-site effluent treatment system, provision of an agricultural entrance including all associated site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211226/0 - 11 Jun 2021, Limerick County Council 21825: Conditional. Permission. the construction of an extension to our existing dwelling and all ancillary works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21825/0 - 21 Apr 2021, Limerick County Council 21515: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. amendments to planning permission 20/379 namely to amend approved domestic garage design and attach to the approved dwelling including all associated site works. The application relates to a protected structure(curtilage of). File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21515/0 - 8 Apr 2021, Limerick County Council 21449: Conditional. Permission. construction of a slatted agricultural livestock unit, a storage shed and all associated works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21449/0 - 11 May 2020, Limerick County Council 20379: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance, install effluent treatment system including all associated site development works within the curtilage of a protected structure. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20379/0 - 21 Sept 2018, Limerick County Council 18922: Conditional. Retention. storage containers, sheds, polytunnel, and prefab shop building, and ancillary works, as constructed. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18922/0 - 1 Feb 2017, Limerick County Council 1779: Conditional. Permission. retention permission for the erection of temporary shed for the purpose of car body repairs located at the rear of existing domestic dwelling house site and for Planning Permission for the continued use of the shed for activities not including spray painting associated with the day to day running of my established crash repair business. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/1779/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Ballymacreese. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI014-063: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI014-063----. Situated on a rise in rolling pasture with good views in all directions. Sub-oval area (45m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by a bank of earth-and-stone (ext. H 1.3m; Wth 1m; int. H 0.5m). There are three gaps in the bank, one at N (Wth 0.7m), one at NW (Wth 1m), and one at SW (Wth 1m). The interior surface is uneven and slopes down gently from the centre. The morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (Doody 2008, 129). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 June 2013 - LI014-115: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI014-115----. In poorly drained pasture with good views to the SE. Annotated ‘Tobarfelim’ on the 1897 OS 25-inch map where it is depicted at the SW end of a stream, 350m S of Ballymacreese House. Site inspection in 2005 recorded the area as heavily overgrown with the well located at the meeting point of several field boundaries. Well used as a cattle trough which consists of a rectangular-shaped concrete basin (4m NE-SW X 5m NW-SE) filled by water from the stream. Visible on Digital Globe orthoimage 2011-2013 as an overgrown area. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 7 July 2020 - LI014-116: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI014-116----. In undulating pasture on N-facing slope with good views in all directions. Not depicted on the OS maps. Identified from aerial photograph Bruff 1 (AP 4/3744). Site inspection in 2005 recorded an oval or sub-oval shaped area (diam. 15.7m N-S) defined at N and S by a scarp (Wth. 0.6m; H 0.1m) enclosed by a fosse (base Wth. 1m; D 0.15m). The interior slopes to N. Cropmarks of possible enclosure visible on OSi aerial imagery. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 7 July 2020 - LI023-131001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-131001-. This is the record for a monument identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI023: Bruff 223: AP 4/3744. 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) - Ballymacreese House, house, 1770–1790, Regional interest, registry number 21901408, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC®no=21901408. Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1780. Comprising later oriel windows to front (north) elevation, return to rear (south) elevation, three-bay single-storey extension to west and two-bay single-storey extension to east elevation. Pitched slate roof with render eaves course, red brick chimneystacks and overhanging eaves. Pitched slate roof to east extension having ornate brick chimneystack. Pitched slate roof to return. Rendered walls with red brick panel to east elevation. Square-headed openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with painted stone sills to first floor. Square-headed openings to oriel windows with tapered plinths. Square-headed opening comprising carved limestone doorcase having inset shouldered surround, entablature with broken scrolled pediment, carved heraldic motif and half-glazed timber panelled door. Flight of limestone steps to entrance having cast-iron railings. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to east with pitched slate roof. Painted random rubble walls. Square-headed window openings. Square-headed door openings. Pair of monolith limestone square-profile piers having carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Snecked limestone boundary walls with carved copings terminating in second pair of piers. ## 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 Ballymacreese, about 1 in 5 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 low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballymacreese. - 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/ballymacreese.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballymacreese.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballymacreese.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballymacreese 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) - Ballynagarde: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynagarde.md - Ballyneety: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyneety-120375.md - Glen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/glen-121071.md - Kilculleen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilculleen.md - Luddenbeg: https://everytownland.com/limerick/luddenbeg.md - Luddenmore: https://everytownland.com/limerick/luddenmore.md - Scart: https://everytownland.com/limerick/scart-121796.md - Stonepark: https://everytownland.com/limerick/stonepark.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballymacreese - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/ballymacreese