Ballymurragh East

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymurragh East, from 97 m² to 358,096 m² (35.81 ha, 88.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 55 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballymurragh East 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 Feb 2025Conditional

  demolition of existing rear extension onto existing cottage, permission to construct a new single storey extension to rear of cottage, construct a new effluent treatment system, all with associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560110

• 7 Jun 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, driveway, wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 23303

• 17 Feb 2022Conditional

  (a) existing front extension to existing dwelling house, (b) domestic sheds along with all associated works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22174

• 15 Apr 2021Conditional

  demolition of existing dwelling house and decommissioning of existing septic tank, construction of new replacement dwelling house, with a courtyard garden, a waste water treatment system and associated site works, extend & upgrade existing driveway to serve the new dwelling, and to upgrade existing site entrance and associated site boundaries

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21498

• 7 Apr 2021Conditional

  existing 36 metre lattice telecommunications mast together with antennas, dishes and associated equipment and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 21441

• 23 Feb 2021Conditional

  a dwelling house, onsite waste water treatment and disposal system, garage, entrance, front boundary wall & all associated works(outline permission ref. no. 20/690)

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21203

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  refurbishment of Ardagh Station House (which is a protected structure) and goods shed & change of use to commercial, community & tourism use, the refurbishment and renovation of the station house and goods shed and associated site works, the provision of car parking spaces and camper van parking bays, provision of a playground facility, enhancement and landscaping works to the site, circa 2.5 acres and entrance area, the provision of LED public lighting throughout the facility, new connections to existing public sewer and water services and all associated site works including installation of a holding tank and mechanical pumping system to nearby Irish Water pump station, connecting to Irish Water watermain on public road and lay firemain on site, construct stormwater network on site with interceptors and discharge to outfall, install timber post and rail fencing along boundary of greenway and parking area, installation of greenway furniture including seating, benches and cycle stands on the site, the removal of a section of stone wall to facilitate the widening of the existing entrance to accommodate 2-way traffic, installation of signage including information sign boards and related structures and additional directional signage on the greenway and related roads and the refurbishment of Barnagh Station House (which is a protected structure) and change of use to a community & tourism use on the Great Southern Greenway Limerick, the refurbishment and renovation of the station house and associated site works, upgrade of the railway platform, installation of signage including, information sign boards and related structures, the provision of LED lighting, enhancement and landscaping works to the site and install fencing along the boundary

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 208004

• 21 Jul 2020Conditional

  a dwelling house, onsite waste water treatment and disposal system, garage, entrance, front boundary wall, all associated works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 20690

• 9 Dec 2019Conditional

  the existing 24m high lattice mast together with antenna and dishes and ground based equipment all enclosed within security fencing

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 191224

• 19 Feb 2019Conditional

  installing a mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter and all associated works and to decommission the existing septic tank

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19144

• 13 Feb 2019Conditional

  revised site layout, domestic garage/storage shed, and Permission for revised site boundaries and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 19120

• 18 Jan 2019N/a

  installing a mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter and all associated works and to decommission the existing septic tank

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 1935

• 4 Aug 2017N/a

  1. the installation of an underpass under the N21 to incorporate the Barnagh viewing area and Barnagh Tunnell onto the Great Southern Greenway Limerick. 2. Upgrade 1.4km of the old railway line to greenway standard. 3. Enhancement works to the viewing area and approach to it. 4. Installation of post and rail fencing at vulnerable locations. 5. Provision of certain drainage works in a number of locations. 6. Installation of seating and cycle stands at miscellaneous locations. 7. Installation of signage including: a. information sign boards and related structures, b. directional signage on the greenway and on the N21 and related roads

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 178009

• 7 Jul 2017Conditional

  an existing 26m high telecommunications structure carrying antennas, communications dishes together with associated ground-mounted equipment within a 2.4 metre palisade fenced compound as previously granted under plan ref no. 12/91

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 17659

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

• LI036-104 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level rough pasture, on W-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, is now covered by dense overgrowth. It appears to be enclosed by scarp/bank (ext. H c. 1.5m) with an external fosse (D c. 0.9m; Wth c. 4m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-105 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (34m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 2.45m; Wth 3m) with external fosse (D 1.05m; Wth 3.8m). Entrance (Wth 4m) with causeway across fosse at SW. Fosse best preserved WNW->SW. Marshy pond (c. 35m N-S; c. 45m E-W) located immediately outside base of scarp SW->WNW. Field boundary to SW of site removed. Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth; used as a fodder area in winter months. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-108 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on S side of stream. Oval area (19m N-S; 22.3m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.5m). Scarp on N side rises immediately from bank of stream. Interior divided in half by scarp (H 0.25m) which leaves N half higher. Otherwise interior level and clear of overgrowth. Immediately to SE is circular enclosure (LI036-195---), immediately beyond which is ringfort (LI036-194---). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-110 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low hillock. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. According to local information monument levelled in late 1970's and was enclosed by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse approximately 14 feet in width. A ring of flag irises (diam. c. 45m) now marks line of fosse. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-194 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on S side of stream. Circular area (23.4m N-S; 22.9m E-W) enclosed by low, broad earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m; Wth 5.3m), with external fosse (D 0.3m; Wth 2m) N->E. Level interior under pasture. Immediately NW is circular enclosure (LI036-195---), immediately beyond which is ringfort (LI036-108---). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-195 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on S side of stream; directly between two ringforts (LI036-108--- & LI036-194---). Circular area (10m N-S; 11m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.4m; Wth 1.7m). Scarp fades out SSE->SSW where edge of site merges with a low natural ridge. Interior level and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Tunnel, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Railway tunnel, built c. 1880, having an approximate length of 100 metres with rock cut approach cuttings to sides (east and west). Entrances to side (east, west) elevations having round-headed arches with rusticated limestone voussoirs springing from rusticated limestone piers. Roughly dressed limestone spandrels below roughly dressed limestone parapet walls with rusticated limestone cornice. Snecked roughly dressed stone walls and soffits to interior of tunnel having rubbed red brick voussoirs to crown of arch. Round-headed recesses to internal (north, south) elevations of tunnel having rubbed red brick voussoirs and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Gravel track way leading through tunnel with open water drains to sides (north, south).

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Ballymurragh East with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Ballymurragh East · Baile Uí Mhurchú Thoir

Area

3,366,506 m² (336.65 ha, 831.88 acres)

Civil parish

Monagay, and its townlands

Barony

Glenquin

Electoral division

Monagay, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Monagay electoral division: 1,260 people in 446 households; 86% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymurragh West, Crean, Doonakenna, Glendarragh, Rathcahill East, Rathcahill West

Placenames

Ballymurragh East 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.