Ballyneale

73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyneale, from 18 m² to 382,880 m² (38.29 ha, 94.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyneale 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 Feb 2026Conditional

  the refurbishment of an existing cottage, construction of a two-storey extension, construction of a domestic garage, installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2649

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 Ballyneale.

Recorded monuments

• LI037-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low rise in otherwise level terrain. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, site is still discernable as circular area (diam. 33m) defined by ring of differential grass growth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI038-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope in generally undulating terrain. Circular area (diam. 26m) defined by scarped edge (H 2.75m; Wth 6m) with external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 1.45m). Enclosing element is masked by dense overgrowth and only accessible along S side. Enclosure is fenced off from adjacent pasture field SE->NW and skirted by field boundary along E side. Fosse is best preserved along W side, but shallows and narrows along S arc (Wth 1.25m; D 0.45m). Level interior, covered with nettles, has recently been planted with deciduous trees along verges. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI038-048 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on ENE-facing slope. Circular area (43.5m N-S) defined by scarped edge, and enclosed by concentric earth-and-stone bank which runs 5.2m outside base of scarp. Scarp (H 1.15m; Wth 1.9m), best preserved NE->SE, lowers at S where it meets higher ground. Outer bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.1m), heavily masked by dense overgrowth along W side, has gap (Wth 9.8m) NE->SE. Interior, under pasture, rises up gently towards centre; clusters of furze bushes grow along edges. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Ballyneale House, country house, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over half basement country house, dated 1858. Having central breakfront bay to front (south-east), three-bay single-storey porch surmounted by canted-front stairwell block to rear (north-west). Three-bay two-storey wings to sides (north-east, south-west) with integral porte-cochere to north eastern wing. Hipped slate roof to main block, having rendered chimneystacks and projecting timber clad eaves with carved timber brackets and uPVC rainwater goods. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks to wings having rubble stone eaves courses and uPVC rainwater goods. Flat roofs to stairwell block and rear porch surmounted by rendered parapet walls with cornice. Exposed dressed rubble stone walls to front and side (north-east) elevations with dressed rubble stone quoin bands, having render platbands to corners and below eaves level. Render sill courses ground and first floors. Rendered walls to side (south-west) and rear elevations with render sill bands to first floor of side (south-west) elevation and stairwell block. Wrought-iron plaque to rear elevation of stairwell block. Fluted render pilasters flanking bays to rear porch. Exposed rubble stone walls to wings with single rendered wall to side (south-west) elevation of western wing. Diminishing square-headed window openings throughout, having moulded render surrounds to ground and first floors, and basement level of rear elevation. Having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Relieving arches to ground floor openings of front and side (north-east) elevations having rubbed red brick voussoirs. Dressed limestone voussoirs and stone sills to front elevation of basement level and front and rear elevations of wings, having bipartite timber-framed windows with timber casement windows. Blind window openings below perron to front elevation. Tooled limestone sills and bipartite timber casement windows to basement level of side (north-east, south-west) elevations. Timber casement windows flanking doorway to rear porch. Multiple-pane timber casement windows flanking central round-headed stairwell window opening with limestone sills to stairwell block, having multiple-pane timber casement window with spoked fanlight. Ocular window openings to rear elevations of wings having tooled stone surrounds and timber casement windows. Round-headed door opening within recent timber doorcase to front elevation, having timber panelled door flanked by sidelights. Tooled stone voussoirs of previous doorway visible behind recent doorcase. Approached via splayed tooled limestone stepped perron having later wrought-iron railings. Round-headed door opening with raised render keystone to rear porch, having timber panelled door surmounted by spoked fanlight. Square-headed door opening with decorative wrought-iron balcony to ground floor of side (south-west) elevation, having double-leaf glazed timber doors surmounted by decorative overlight with timber glazing bars. Integral elliptical-headed porte-cochere to eastern wing having dressed limestone voussoirs, keystone, piers and stringcourse to impost level, having double-leaf timber battened doors with wrought-iron strap hinges. Camber-headed door opening within elliptical-headed recess to rear elevation of western wing, having dressed limestone voussoirs and timber panelled door. Enclosed courtyard with ten-bay double-height former stable blocks forming north-east and south-west ranges. Now in use as accommodation. Hipped slate roofs with rubble stone eaves courses. Recent clock insert to side (north-east) elevation of south western range. Rubble stone walls with dressed limestone quoins. Elliptical-headed integral carriage arches with dressed limestone voussoirs and surrounds, having rusticated keystones and double-leaf timber battened doors. Square-headed window openings with tooled dressed stone voussoirs, sills and replacement timber sliding sash and timber casement windows. Square-headed door openings having dressed limestone voussoirs and timber battened doors. Rubble stone enclosing wall to north-west having capped square-profile tooled limestone piers with double-leaf wrought-iron gates giving access to second enclosed yard. Enclosing rubble stone walls with square-profile piers and double-leaf wrought-iron gates to north-east giving access to walled garden. Four-bay double-height former carriage house to north-west having elliptical-headed carriage arch with tooled limestone voussoirs and double-leaf timber battened doors. Later lean-to glasshouse, two-bay single-storey timber outbuilding, swimming pool and recent corrugated-iron workshop to south-west. Surrounded by gardens to east, west and south having large fish pond with island to south-east of house. Rubble stone enclosing walls with tooled limestone coping. Splayed entrance comprising rubble stone wall with dressed stone coping surmounted by wrought-iron railing, having square-profile tooled limestone piers with capping surmounted by wrought-iron finials supporting decorative double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

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).

• Ballyneale, Ballingarry6 sales

Name

Ballyneale · Baile Uí Néill

Area

2,528,983 m² (252.9 ha, 624.93 acres)

Civil parish

Ballingarry(croom Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Connello Upper

Electoral division

Ballynoe, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyelan, Ballynarooga Beg (east), Ballynoe, Durraclogh, Glenwilliam, Kilmihil

Placenames

Ballyneale on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.