Beagh

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beagh, from 8 m² to 212,719 m² (21.27 ha, 52.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Beagh 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.

• 23 Mar 2026Conditional

  a stand-alone modular building for use as a gym and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660318

• 24 Sept 2025Conditional

  the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling house, including elevational alterations, installation of new windows, and re-roofing of the existing house; construction of an extension to the dwelling; upgrading of the existing entrance to include new piers and splayed walls; provision of a new driveway ; decommissioning of the existing septic tank and installation of a packaged wastewater treatment unit with percolation area; together with all associated siteworks

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560964

• 22 Nov 2024Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, including wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2461144

• 31 May 2022Conditional

  the construction of a two storey dwelling house including the repair and construction of a two storey ruined cottage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22610

• 29 Mar 2021Conditional

  construction of a dwelling, garage, effluent treatment system, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21386

• 19 Feb 2020Conditional

  revisions to a previously granted permission, reference no. 16/443, which relates to a Protected Structure. Namely, a revised extension design, a revised site layout and associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20139

• 10 May 2019Conditional

  developing existing terrace of derelict buildings into 5 no. holiday homes and a management office, to install new waste treatment system, to form new entrance and site works and to consolidate and make sound the castle structure as a ruin. This is a Protected Structure 179 N3(1) and a Recorded Monument (RMP L1003-002)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19465

• 6 Jun 2018Conditional

  Extension of Permission for Planning File Ref. No. 13/265 : construction of a dwelling served by an on-site wastewater treatment system and a bored well and for permission to construct a garage to the rear including all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 187019

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inner Shannon Estuary - South Shore 000435

Recorded monuments

• LI003-002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Tower stands directly atop short cliff which forms part of S shore of Shannon estuary, a short distance W of Beagh Quay. Rectangular (8.35m N-S; 10.05m E-W) four-storey tower built of roughly coursed stonework in a lime mortar; walls are very slightly battered standing in N quadrant of 19th century courtyard (LI003-002007-) partially enclosed by a poorly preserved wall of 19th-century date (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). Entrance doorway S-of-centre in E wall, missing its outer surround, gives access to short lobby covered by murder hole. From lobby a door gives access straight through to chamber, and a second on S side accesses base of spiral stairs; both missing most of door surround. Ground-floor chamber (5.8m E-W; 3.85m N-S) covered by rounded vault (axis E-W), and lit by single window in centre of N wall which has lost its light. Spiral stairs rises clockwise and is lit by small slit windows. It gives access at first-floor level, through round-arched door, to short lobby with murder hole in its much-ruined floor. Lobby gives access N into garderobe chamber and W to main chamber. Lintled garderobe chamber (2.6m N-S; 0.95m E-W) has two inserted gunloops in outside (E) wall; seat is set back in NW corner but shaft now blocked. Behind seat shaft of another garderobe is visible, coming from a higher level (see below). Main chamber (5.13m N-S; 5.73m E-W) has central window in N, W and S walls; all three in very ruined state. Second floor was entresol under wicker-centred vault which has fallen except for its springing courses. Chamber lit by single window in W wall with single square-shouldered light. Very ruined inserted fireplace in S wall. There is no access door so entry probably via ladder from below; corbels which supported former wooden floor still evident. At third-floor level is single chamber entered directly from spiral stairs via lintled door in SE corner. Chamber lit by five windows but little survives of pair in S wall and one in centre of E wall. Window in N wall has square-set segmental arched embrasure and double ogee-headed light missing its mullion. Similar embrasure in centre of W wall but light missing. There was probably a mural garderobe chamber high up in E wall, at level of roof over main third-floor chamber but this area no longer accessible. No trace of wall walks or battlements survive. Built against W wall of tower is a single-storey artillery blockhouse (LI002-002006-) divided into three stone vaulted apartments; at foot of N wall is level platform built over creviced cliff face. The blockhouse is the remains of an artillery battery covering the Shannon estuary built during the Napoleonic Wars (Spellissy 1989, 242; Donnelly 1994, vol. 2, 49). Beagh Castle was used as a coast-guard station in the 19th century. In 1863 the following account stated that 'in this vicinity also appears an old ruin called Begh Castle, near to which is an ancient burial-ground. There is likewise a coast guard station at this place' (Lacy 1863, 597). Castle described in 1840 as 'a rectangular building, 3 stories high. The walls are standing and perfect; a few steps of the spiral stone stairs are broken, but it is still accessible to the top. A battery was erected at the west end of it. This was formerly the residence of the MacMahon family' (OSNB, Iveruss parish). In 1907 the castle was described by Westropp (1907, 156) as, 'A conspicuous tower on the bank of the Shannon. It consists of a peel tower (on a low ridge of horizontally stratified rock) with an outwork or large bawn (LI003-002007-) having three vaulted rooms (LI003-002006-), loopholed towards the Shannon. It measures 23 feet [7m] by 17 feet [4.25m] inside, and has three stories, the lowest being vaulted. The staircase is in the south-east angle; the steps are perfect to the first floor; the west windows are broken out or modernised, except one small trefoil headed slit. The tower is badly split to the east side, and has a later little enclosure on the river face and a natural cleft vaulted overhead with masonry'. In 2004 the castle was described as following; 'There were vaults over the first and third levels of this tower measuring 10.4m by 8.2m but only the lower vault remains intact and the rooms over the entrance in the east wall are very ruinous, and the spiral stair in the SE corner has been damaged, although the top is still accessible. The fourth storey is arched over at each end. The second storey has remains of a fireplace on the south and a latrine in the NE corner. Three vaults (LI003-002006-) of uncertain date extend westwards from the tower and a range of later outbuildings to the south may incorporate or replace a bawn wall (LI003-002007-) cutting off the low coastal promontory site. In 1572 an inquisition into the estate of the 'Knight of the Valley' (Knight of Glin/Edmond fitz Thomas) recorded that the said Knight died seized of 'the town and castle of the Behir [Beagh]' (Cal. Carew MSS, 435). In 1587 as part of the English Plantation of Munster Beagh Castle and other lands belonging to the Knight of Glin were granted to George Beston and Lancelot Bostocke. The land grant was described as following; the 'lands belonging to the Knight of the Valley and Thomas his son's lands, attainted, in Kenry, long waste and unpeopled, as are by us the Undertakers, whose names are subscribed, assigned and allotted for the parts and portions of George Beston and Lancelot Bostocke; sc., the manor, castle, and lands called Castletown; the manor of Cloveagh, otherwise Beaugh Castle; the castle of Court Rothery, near by Kilmallock; the lands called Ballinaghtie, otherwise Ballahaugh; the lands called Garroghloyne, and all the land called the Great Wood; to make up two seignories of 12,000 acres apiece' (Cal. Carew MSS, 450). In 1590 the above land grant was confirmed to George Beston and Lancelot Bostocke, the conditions of this land grant stated that the grantees were obliged 'to erect houses for 54 families, of which one to be for themselves, 4 for freeholders, 3 for farmers, and 25 for copyholders, Other conditions usual in grants for planting the undertakers in Munster' (Nicholls 1994, 111). Two years later in 1592 the crown granted the above lordship including Beagh Castle to William Carter (Nicholls 1994, 187). This land grant included the 'lands of the town, manor, castle, and lands (611 acres) of Castelton, the lands of [Ardlonan] (400A.), Kilbride (369A.), [Cloughrane] (310A.), Ballilongford, Fahie (12A.) [with 20A. near] the Shenyne [Shannon] almost overflowed with water, the castle and lands of Beagh with an old chapel (254A.), Balvestin (282A.), all in the country called Kenrye and co. Limerick; the town of Kepaughe with an old castle, in Connillo (422A.), Ballicoghlane (80A.), Lismucky (153A.), Ballingowle (106A.), Ballincurragh, Cloughcutred (255A.), in the country called Connolaght in co. Limerick, possessions of Thomas Fitz Gerald, knight of the Valley, attainted, and (with others granted to Edmund fitz Thomas, of the Glanne, and his heirs) demised to the late sir William Drurie, for 21 years ending in 1599 (See 3277) who assigned to esq., deceased, whose brother and administrator the present grantee is. Also the rents following: out of Shanyvalymore, 10s. , Killaghe, 10s., Ballynymony, 10s., Higert, 5s., Ballynegowle, 20s., Ballynoe,10s. , Moye, 10s. , Ballyeahane, 10s. , Bally Jonickebane, 10s., Beolane, 10s. , Ballyvadir near Castlebeagh, 6s. 8d. Killyne, 10s., Ballygaugh, 5s., Dygen, in the tenure of Moreshe M 'Gerat, 5s., Irish money, amounting to £4 18s. 9d. sterling, all belonging to the late knight of the Glanne. To hold for ever, in fee farm, by fealty, in common socage. Rent £26 19s. 10d. English, for the lands, from the expiration of the above lease in 1599, and £4 18s. 9d. English for the rents; and . for every acre of common or waste land enclosed. Grantee may impark 150 acres. He must erect houses for 20 families—one for himself, 2 for fre

• LI003-002001 House - 17th century
  Description

  Beagh Castle (LI003-002----) stands directly atop short cliff which forms part of S shore of Shannon estuary, a short distance W of Beagh Quay. Tower house stands in N quadrant of 19th century courtyard with 18th/19th century artillery blockhouse (LI003-002006-) added onto W side of castle which stands in N quadrant of courtyard (LI003-002007-). A row of cottages running E-W are present running along the S side of the courtyard 25m S of the castle. This row of buildings contains multi-period structures possibly dating from the 17th century onwards (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). At the W end of these building there is an outhouse dating from the 19th century with traces of destroyed courtyard wall return visible which formed the SW angle of the courtyard wall. The S wall of the courtyard appears to have been removed in order to construct the row of cottages which suggests that all of the cottages are post 1800 in date. Immediately E of the outhouse there is a large freestanding chimney stack of possible 17th century appearance which appears to be the earliest house in the row of cottages. To the E of this central block there is a row of dormer cottages which appear to date from the 19th century and may have served as coastguard cottages during the 19th century. Beagh Castle served as a coast-guard station during the 19th century. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 17 April 2019

• LI003-002002 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Beagh Castle (LI003-002----) stands directly atop short cliff which forms part of S shore of Shannon estuary, a short distance W of Beagh Quay. Tower house stands in N quadrant of 19th century courtyard with 18th/19th century artillery blockhouse (LI002-002006-) added onto W side of castle which stands in NW quadrant of courtyard (LI003-002007-). A row of cottages running E-W are present running along the S side of the courtyard 25m S of the castle. This row of buildings contains multi-period structures possibly dating from the 17th century onwards (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). At the W end of these building there is an outhouse dating from the 19th century with traces of destroyed courtyard wall return visible which formed the SW angle of the courtyard. Immediately E of the outhouse there is a large freestanding chimney stack of possible 17th century appearance which appears to be the earliest house in the row of cottages. To the E of this central block there is a row of dormer cottages which appear to date from the 18th/19th century and may have served as coastguard cottages during the 19th century. Beagh Castle served as a coastguard station during the 19th century. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 17 April 2019

• LI003-002003 House - 17th century
  Description

  Beagh Castle (LI003-002----) stands directly atop short cliff which forms part of S shore of Shannon estuary, a short distance W of Beagh Quay. Tower house stands in N quadrant of 19th century courtyard with 18th/19th century artillery blockhouse (LI002-002006-) added onto W side of castle which stands in NW quadrant of courtyard (LI003-002007-). A row of cottages running E-W are present running along the S side of the courtyard 25m S of the castle. This row of buildings contains multi-period structures possibly dating from the 17th century onwards (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). At the W end of these building there is an outhouse dating from the 19th century with traces of destroyed courtyard wall return visible which formed the SW angle of the courtyard. Immediately E of the outhouse there is a large freestanding chimney stack of possible 17th century appearance which appears to be the earliest house in the row of cottages. To the E of this central block there is a row of dormer cottages which appear to date from the 18th/19th century and may have served as coastguard cottages during the 19th century. Beagh Castle served as a coastguard station during the 19th century. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 February 2021

• LI003-002006 Battery
  Description

  Beagh Castle (LI003-002---) stands directly atop short cliff which forms part of S shore of Shannon estuary, a short distance W of Beagh Quay. Rectangular four-storey high tower house with 18th/19th century stone vaulted blockhouse on west side stands in N quadrant of a poorly preserved 19th century courtyard (LI003-002007-). Built onto W wall of tower house is a single storey structure divided into three vaulted apartments; at foot of N wall is level platform built over creviced cliff face. This stone vaulted blockhouse is the remains of an artillery battery covering the Shannon estuary during the Napoleonic Wars (Spellissy 1989, 242; Donnelly 1994, vol. 2, 49). The rectangular-shaped stone vaulted blockhouse or bombproof barrack acted as a defensible guardhouse with accommodation on the ground floor and with artillery guns overlooking the Shannon estuary on top of the vaulted roof. The S side of the courtyard wall has been replaced by a row of cottages and outbuildings possibly ranging in date from the 17th to 19th centuries (LI003-002001-/002-) (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). Beagh Castle was probably built by the Knight of Glin (Fitzgerald family) who held this land in the 16th century until 'confiscated and granted in 1578 to Sir W. Drury' (Westropp 1906-7, 155). The Civil Survey of 1654-56 recorded that Major General Sir Hardress Waller was in possession in the two townlands of 'Beahy and Ballynehagulshy' of a 'ruinous Castle, two good tenements, or dwelling houses, and 15 Cottages one Salmon weare Seate on the River of Shannon' (Simington 1938, 359). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 15 November 2018

• LI003-002007 Courtyard
  Description

  Beagh Castle (LI003-002---) stands directly atop short cliff which forms part of S shore of Shannon estuary, a short distance W of Beagh Quay. Rectangular four-storey high tower house standing in N quadrant of courtyard (approx. dims. 40m N-S; wall T 0.6m) partially enclosed by a poorly preserved wall of 19th century date (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). Only short stretches of the lower wall courses of the courtyard wall survive immediately N of castle where the wall runs along the edge of the cliff overlooking the Shannon. Along the cliff edge there is a segmental arch cross a natural cavity in the cliff face which was built to carry the courtyard wall running along the cliff edge. The courtyard wall is best preserved at W where it runs S off the SW angle of the 18th/19th century artillery blockhouse built onto the W side of the castle. It is possible that this section of courtyard wall is contemporaneous with the blockhouse of the 18th/19th century but probably dates from the 19th century (Ní Cheallacháin 2008, 1). The S side of the courtyard wall has been replaced by a row of cottages and outbuildings possibly ranging in date from the 17th and 18th centuries (ibid.). There is no evidence for the courtyard wall on the E side of the castle . See attached site plan of phased buildings provided courtesy of Cáit Ní Cheallacháin, Conservation Architect, O'Callaghan Architects Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 16 April 2019

• LI003-003001 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (LI003-00302-) just SW of centre. Rectangular church (19.18m E-W; 8.75m N-S) built of uncoursed limestone in a lime mortar with large dressed limestone quoins; the walls have a distinct base batter. The structure has recently been heavily repaired and re-pointed using concrete, and entire length of S wall has been rebuilt on footing of original wall, and the upper portion of N wall is also recent. Only original ope is central E window though its embrasure its head and base are rebuilt in concrete. It has a double ogee-headed light with recessed spandrels and a plain hood moulding. A rebuilt window in S wall uses an original ogee-headed light. Interior under gravel surface, with recent grave plot in NW corner. A recently built stone altar stands just N-of-centre. Atop W gable is base of a bellcote. In 1840 the south wall was intact and contained a window with a single ogee-headed light and a doorway with a two centred pointed arch surround missing its lower jamb stones and framed outside by a shallow rectangular recess (OSL vol. 2, 1-2); also at this stage the walls were topped by a parapet described as between three feet and eighteen inches [1.37m] high (ibid.). Ruin of parish church of Iveruss or Beagh (Westropp 1904-5, 388-9) built in 15th/16th century. Beagh Church was described in 1840 as following; ‘The parish of Iverus. The name of this parish is not of ecclesiastical origin but borrowed from that of an ancient Irish tribe located in this parish. In the townland of Beagh are the ruins of an old church, called Beagh Church, of which the walls are almost perfect with the exception of the southern part of the east gable, which is slightly injured, particularly on the inside. It is 57 ft. [17.37m] long by 22 ft. [6.7m] in breadth. On the middle of the E gable, about 5 ft. [1.5m] from the ground, there is a window in two parts, which on the outside is about 7 feet [2.13m] high, by 1 ft. 11in. [0.58m] each part being about 8¾ inches [0.22m] in width. On the inside it is much wider and has a very flat arch on the upper part. It is framed of grey limestone similar to that used in the walls. On the south side wall 7 ft. from the E gable there is a window 4 ft. [1.21m] high by 6 in. [0.15m] on the outside, where it is shaped similarly to one of the division of the above window. On the inside it is square and considerably wider. The doorway is on this wall, at the distance of 19 feet from the west gable. It is about 7 ft. [2.13m] high by 3½ feet [1m] in breadth; from (a) to (b) is 6 ft. 4 in. [1.93m] in breadth. This doorway enters the wall 11 inches [0.28m]. The west gable and the north side wall are featureless. The walls, which are parapeted, are about 13½ ft. [4m] in height, the parapet being in some places 3 ft. [0.9m] and in other about 18 inches [0.45m]. They are 3 ft. [0.9m] in thickness and built of small and large stones, with lime and sand mortar. The west gable and a little of the side walls adjoining it are covered with ivy. The graveyard attached to this church is still in use. No Patron day or saint is remembered in this parish‘ (OSL Vol. 2, 1-3). See attached drawing of east window and doorway taken from Ordnance Survey Letters of 1840. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by; Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 October 2018

• LI003-003002 Graveyard
  Description

  In pasture, atop low rounded N-S ridge. Square graveyard (L 55m) enclosed by low stone wall, containing ruin of parish church of Iveruss just SW-of-centre (LI003-003001-). Neat graveyard with a thin scattering of marked burials, the earliest headstone noted dating to 1795. Plain box tomb, just off SW corner of church, has worn inscription with a date of 1760. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Prospect House, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, with projecting porch to front and single-bay extension to side. Roughcast rendered walls on nap plinth. Hipped roof with rendered chimneystacks. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sash windows. Window openings flanked by timber shutters. Square-headed door opening with margin lights and fanlight above. Pediment to porch supported by pilasters. Outbuildings to rear.

• School, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey former school house, built c. 1810. Hipped slate roof having red brick chimneystack, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rooflight to north (rear) elevation. Rubble stone walls with roughly dressed stone quoins and limestone plinth course. Segmental-arched openings to south (front) elevation having red brick voussoirs, limestone sills and bipartite timber sliding sash windows to front and timber casement windows to rear. Square-headed opening to west elevation having red brick voussoirs and half-glazed timber battened door. Square-headed opening to rear with half-glazed timber panelled door. Recent metal door to east elevation. Roughcast rendered boundary wall with two pairs of circular-profile roughcast rendered piers having render caps to south west of site. Single-leaf gate.

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

At the centre of the townland of Beagh, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

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

Name

Beagh · Beitheach

Area

1,036,721 m² (103.67 ha, 256.18 acres)

Civil parish

Iveruss, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

460 people lived in 174 households in the Castletown electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvoher, Ballyaglish, Ballynacourty

Placenames

Beagh 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.