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

Townland in the civil parish of Abington, barony of Owneybeg, Co. Limerick; in Irish Béal Átha an Bhóithrín.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,372,572 m² (337.26 ha, 833.38 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,284 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Abington, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/abington.md
- Barony: Owneybeg
- Electoral division: Abington, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,367 people lived in 433 households in the Abington electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 7% 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/31132
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120442
- Centre: latitude 52.64436, longitude -8.350634 (WGS 84)

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

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvorheen, from 119 m² to 464,079 m² (46.41 ha, 114.68 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5021104: 464,079 m² (46.41 ha, 114.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5021104.md
- Parcel 1595463: 277,893 m² (27.79 ha, 68.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595463.md
- Parcel 1590450: 211,796 m² (21.18 ha, 52.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590450.md
- Parcel 5554766: 199,786 m² (19.98 ha, 49.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554766.md
- Parcel 1616778: 182,153 m² (18.22 ha, 45.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616778.md
- Parcel 1626844: 180,743 m² (18.07 ha, 44.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1626844.md
- Parcel 1605899: 148,901 m² (14.89 ha, 36.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605899.md
- Parcel 1650213: 132,764 m² (13.28 ha, 32.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650213.md
- Parcel 1660273: 132,619 m² (13.26 ha, 32.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660273.md
- Parcel 1616776: 132,195 m² (13.22 ha, 32.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616776.md
- Parcel 6017102: 130,419 m² (13.04 ha, 32.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6017102.md
- Parcel 1600753: 129,875 m² (12.99 ha, 32.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600753.md
- Parcel 1650212: 128,710 m² (12.87 ha, 31.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650212.md
- Parcel 1666463: 122,969 m² (12.3 ha, 30.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666463.md
- Parcel 1650215: 110,187 m² (11.02 ha, 27.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650215.md
- Parcel 6015629: 103,982 m² (10.4 ha, 25.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6015629.md
- Parcel 1616777: 98,593 m² (9.86 ha, 24.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616777.md
- Parcel 1636792: 89,695 m² (8.97 ha, 22.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1636792.md
- Parcel 1650214: 63,843 m² (6.38 ha, 15.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650214.md
- Parcel 1616779: 54,064 m² (5.41 ha, 13.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616779.md
- Parcel 1600037: 27,424 m² (2.74 ha, 6.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600037.md
- Parcel 5820734: 18,533 m² (1.85 ha, 4.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5820734.md
- Parcel 1650111: 17,384 m² (1.74 ha, 4.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650111.md
- Parcel 1668066: 15,607 m² (1.56 ha, 3.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1668066.md
- Parcel 1602044: 13,013 m² (1.3 ha, 3.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602044.md
- Parcel 1609060: 7,382 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609060.md
- Parcel 1617431: 5,425 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617431.md
- Parcel 1630703: 4,729 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630703.md
- Parcel 2445766: 4,135 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2445766.md
- Parcel 1616775: 3,681 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616775.md
- Parcel 5687412: 3,483 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5687412.md
- Parcel 3589542: 3,341 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3589542.md
- Parcel 1650110: 3,227 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650110.md
- Parcel 1653706: 3,039 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653706.md
- Parcel 5913716: 3,016 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5913716.md
- Parcel 1592314: 2,948 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592314.md
- Parcel 1658729: 2,890 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658729.md
- Parcel 4877654: 2,867 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4877654.md
- Parcel 1607763: 2,702 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607763.md
- Parcel 6055952: 2,700 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6055952.md
- Parcel 1613754: 2,540 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613754.md
- Parcel 1619575: 2,525 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619575.md
- Parcel 1632197: 2,507 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632197.md
- Parcel 1610110: 2,358 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610110.md
- Parcel 1665914: 2,265 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665914.md
- Parcel 1662971: 2,259 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662971.md
- Parcel 4963979: 2,248 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4963979.md
- Parcel 1609441: 2,230 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609441.md
- Parcel 1593968: 2,209 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593968.md
- Parcel 1650688: 2,139 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650688.md
- Parcel 1611615: 2,112 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611615.md
- Parcel 1617404: 2,029 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617404.md
- Parcel 1657492: 1,859 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657492.md
- Parcel 1611980: 1,752 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611980.md
- Parcel 1613509: 1,664 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613509.md
- Parcel 4877648: 1,627 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4877648.md
- Parcel 2389504: 1,475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2389504.md
- Parcel 1616780: 1,388 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616780.md
- Parcel 6040466: 1,359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040466.md
- Parcel 1589825: 1,012 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589825.md
- Parcel 1603090: 819 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603090.md
- Parcel 6040482: 663 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040482.md
- Parcel 5913702: 447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5913702.md
- Parcel 1667148: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1667148.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyvorheen 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)

12 applications, newest first.

- 24 Sept 2026, Limerick County Council 2661109: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a change of house type, under previously permitted governing permission Planning Reference Number 23/60752, together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661109/0
- 29 May 2026, Limerick County Council 2660608: Conditional. Permission. the change of proposed site boundary, and for the change of design and location of proposed wastewater treatment system, and ancillary works, (these changes are to previously granted planning permission under planning permission reference 22/1170). File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660608/0
- 24 Apr 2026, Limerick County Council 2660469: N/a. Permission. the change of proposed site boundary, and for the change of design and location of proposed wastewater treatment system, and ancillary works, (these changes are to previously granted planning permission under planning permission reference 22/1170).. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660469/0
- 3 Apr 2026, Limerick County Council 2660385: Conditional. Permission. renovation and extension of an existing dwelling with elevational changes to the existing dwelling, new wastewater treatment system & polishing filter, new domestic shed with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660385/0
- 6 Sept 2024, Limerick County Council 2460894: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system & polishing filter, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460894/0
- 12 Oct 2023, Limerick County Council 2360752: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system & percolation area together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360752/0
- 16 Dec 2022, Limerick County Council 2260002: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a new dwelling, septic tank, percolation area, site entrance from private laneway & all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2260002/0
- 1 Nov 2022, Limerick County Council 221170: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new two storey dwelling, entrance, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and ancillary works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/221170/0
- 25 May 2021, Limerick County Council 21711: Conditional. Retention. single storey enclosed porch to front of existing house. Planning permission is also sought for relocation of existing vehicular entrance, construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing house consisting house consisting of independent living unit, part two storey part single storey extension to the rear of existing house, demolition of part of existing garage, installation of new septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21711/0
- 18 Feb 2021, Limerick County Council 21177: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21177/0
- 18 Feb 2021, Limerick County Council 21178: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21178/0
- 31 Dec 2020, Limerick County Council 201440: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system & percolation area together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/201440/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC, site code 002165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002165
- Special Protection Area: Slievefelim to Silvermines Mountains SPA, site code 004165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004165
- Natural Heritage Area: Grageen Fen And Bog NHA, site code 002186, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/002186
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dromsallagh Bog, site code 001850
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyvorheen Bog, site code 001849

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

- LI015-001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI015-001----. Situated at the S extent of a low mound on a N-facing slope which descends to a stream in poorly drained, undulating pasture. Sheltered to N, E, S and with moderate views to W. Ó Danachair (1955, 213) describes it as 'a small spring issuing beneath the roots of an old willow tree, roughly built with dry stone, in a little glade'; the water said to cure sore eyes and there is a legend that St. Patrick blessed the well (ibid.). It is evident as a shallow sub-oval depression (2.9m NW-SE; 2.6m NE-SW) containing a pool of water. There are no signs of devotions being paid here now nor any trace of the willow tree. See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00283 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24548 and F025.21.00282 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17026. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 October 2020
- LI015-002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI015-002----. Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope in undulating pasture with good views in all directions. The monument is partially obscured by scrup overgrowth but is evident as a sub-circular area (diam. 27m) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 3.7m; H 0.9m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.25m; D 0.4m) to SE. mature trees grow along the enclosing element. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 1 July 2013

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)

- Bridge, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 21901504, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21901504. Single-arch limestone road bridge, built c. 1820, carrying road over the River Doogleaha. Rubble limestone spandrel walls with cut sandstone voussoirs to round-headed arch. Cut limestone plaque to south-west elevation. Dressed copings to parapet wall.

## 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 Ballyvorheen, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1213, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1213.zip (ZIP).
- 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/ballyvorheen.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyvorheen.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyvorheen.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyvorheen 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)

- Cappanouk: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cappanouk.md
- Dromsallagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dromsallagh.md
- Moher: https://everytownland.com/limerick/moher.md
- Mongfune: https://everytownland.com/limerick/mongfune.md
- Portnard: https://everytownland.com/limerick/portnard.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.

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