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

Townland in the civil parish of Clonagh, barony of Connello Lower, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile an Uisce.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 867,052 m² (86.71 ha, 214.25 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 275,737 m² (27.57 ha, 68.14 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Clonagh, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/clonagh.md
- Barony: Connello Lower
- Electoral division: Riddlestown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 601 people lived in 200 households in the Riddlestown electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 6% 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/32275
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120380
- Centre: latitude 52.532928, longitude -9.027934 (WGS 84)

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

3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynisky, from 269,973 m² (27 ha, 66.71 acres) to 319,185 m² (31.92 ha, 78.87 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1653923: 319,185 m² (31.92 ha, 78.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653923.md
- Parcel 1616072: 275,737 m² (27.57 ha, 68.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616072.md
- Parcel 1658104: 269,973 m² (27 ha, 66.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658104.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballynisky 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 19 Dec 2025, Limerick County Council 2561367: Refused. Permission. six (6) wind turbines with a tip height of 158m, a rotor diameter of 136m and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas. A 38kV on-site substation compound containing a substation building, associated electrical equipment and transformers with separate client side and ESB entrances. The building will contain a control room, switchgear room, ESB room and store room, underground electrical and communications cabling between the wind turbines and on-site substation. Grid Connection Option A: 2.54km-long 38kV underground cable connection from the on-site substation to the existing Carrons substation to the west of the site. Grid Connection Option B: Loop into the existing 38kV onsite overhead line via the proposed 38kV substation. A new temporary site entrance off the L1219 local road to the west of the permanent site entrance for the construction phase only. Upgrade of an existing farm entrance and access track off the L1219 local road in the northwest of the site to serve as a permanent site entrance for the wind farm when operational. Approximately 3.4km of new site access tracks with associated turning areas and drainage. This includes approximately 490m of temporary access tracks which will be reinstated following construction. Upgrade of approximately 470m of existing site access tracks. A 9m-long clear span bridge crossing of the Ahacronane River by an internal site access track to the northwest of turbine T1 and an associated 1.5m x 1.0m relief culvert. A permanent meteorological mast with a height of 90m, a foundation and hardstand. Two (2) material storage areas with a total capacity of approximately 39,300m3. A temporary construction compound with an area of approximately 1,375m2. All associated site development works, including drainage, diversion or undergrounding of low voltage powerlines, landscaping and revegetation. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) which have been prepared in respect of the construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed development, and works to facilitate turbine delivery from the port of Foynes to the wind farm site entrance via L6188, N69, L1222, L1220 and L1219. The Applicant is seeking a 10-year planning permission and 35-year operational life, initiating from the date of full commissioning of the entire wind farm. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Di. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561367/0
- 2 Oct 2025, Limerick County Council 2561003: N/a. Permission. six (6) wind turbines with a tip height of 158m, a rotor diameter of 136m and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas. A 38kV on-site substation compound containing a substation building, associated electrical equipment and transformers with separate client side and ESB entrances. The building will contain a control room, switchgear room, ESB room and store room, underground electrical and communications cabling between the wind turbines and on-site substation. Grid Connection Option A: 2.54km-long 38kV underground cable connection from the on-site substation to the existing Carrons substation to the west of the site. Grid Connection Option B: Loop into the existing 38kV onsite overhead line via the proposed 38kV substation. A new temporary site entrance off the L1219 local road to the west of the permanent site entrance for the construction phase only. Upgrade of an existing farm entrance and access track off the L1219 local road in the northwest of the site to serve as a permanent site entrance for the wind farm when operational. Approximately 3.4km of new site access tracks with associated turning areas and drainage. This includes approximately 490m of temporary access tracks which will be reinstated following construction. Upgrade of approximately 470m of existing site access tracks. A 9m-long clear span bridge crossing of the Ahacronane River by an internal site access track to the northwest of turbine T1 and an associated 1.5m x 1.0m relief culvert. A permanent meteorological mast with a height of 90m, a foundation and hardstand. Two (2) material storage areas with a total capacity of approximately 39,300m3. A temporary construction compound with an area of approximately 1,375m2. All associated site development works, including drainage, diversion or undergrounding of low voltage powerlines, landscaping and revegetation. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) which have been prepared in respect of the construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed development, and works to facilitate turbine delivery from the port of Foynes to the wind farm site entrance via L6188, N69, L1222, L1220 and L1219. The Applicant is seeking a 10-year planning permission and 35-year operational life, initiating from the date of full commissioning of the entire wind farm. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directiv. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561003/0

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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 Ballynisky.

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

- LI019-206: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-206----. In pasture, atop low hillock. Roughly oval area (21m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) E->W, and by slightly curved earth-and-stone bank (int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.2m) W->E. Latter is part of E-W field boundary and probably truncates original arc of enclosure. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-207: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-207----. In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Field boundary, shown bisecting enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-208: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-208----. In pasture, on N-facing slope. Roughly rectangular area (20.8m N-S; 36m E-W) partially enclosed by earth and stone bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.9m) best preserved along W side. Covered silage pit with two retaining concrete walls built near centre; wall to S runs along line of removed enclosing bank. Two small concrete yards adjoin pit to E and W. Linear enclosing bank to N, masked by dense vegetation, incorporated into field boundary; enclosing element to E removed. Recent gaps (Wth. c. 3m) in NW and SW corners. Farm passage (on N-S axis) enters E yard area at NE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-209: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-209----. In pasture, on SW-facing slope below brow of hill. Oval area (24.7m N-S; 28.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.1m), stone-faced externally SE->N. Dry-stone field wall kinks around external base of lowered bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) N->SE; bank lower here due to erosion by cattle accessing interior. Mature deciduous trees grow along enclosing bank. Level interior is partially overgrown by mature trees with stand of nettles at centre, and strewn with loose stones. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-270: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-270----. In pasture on SE facing slope, 40m S of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Lissatotan. Enclosure (LI019-205----) located 140m to NE. Not depicted on the OS maps, it was identified from ASIAP aerial photographs taken in 2006. The photograph shows a circular-shaped crop mark (diam. 20m) to the S of the stream. The enclosure is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 08/04/2015. See attached ASIAP and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 15 July 2020 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
- LI028-182: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-182----. In level pasture. Enclosure, visible as circular cropmark on aerial photograph (LAS), now evident as circular area (35m NE-SW; 36m NW-SE) defined by scarped edge (Wth 2.5m; H 0.2m) with external fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.1m) which is most evident SW-NE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

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)

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

## 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 Ballynisky, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballynisky.
- 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/ballynisky.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynisky.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynisky.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballynisky 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)

- Ballyegny More: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyegny-more.md
- Coolcappagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolcappagh.md
- Graigoor: https://everytownland.com/limerick/graigoor.md
- Kilquane: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilquane.md
- Lissatotan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/lissatotan-121500.md
- Lissatotan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/lissatotan-121501.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynisky
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