# Boherboy, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilcornan, barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Bóthar Buí. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 312,638 m² (31.26 ha, 77.25 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,520 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilcornan, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/kilcornan.md - Barony: Kenry - Electoral division: Kilcornan, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 839 people lived in 278 households in the Kilcornan electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32124 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120488 - Centre: latitude 52.619793, longitude -8.877417 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boherboy, from 206 m² to 75,794 m² (7.58 ha, 18.73 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1674526: 75,794 m² (7.58 ha, 18.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674526.md - Parcel 1601932: 71,492 m² (7.15 ha, 17.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601932.md - Parcel 1619636: 45,277 m² (4.53 ha, 11.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619636.md - Parcel 1607769: 31,371 m² (3.14 ha, 7.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607769.md - Parcel 5791667: 19,263 m² (1.93 ha, 4.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5791667.md - Parcel 1664080: 15,707 m² (1.57 ha, 3.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664080.md - Parcel 1628923: 10,646 m² (1.06 ha, 2.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1628923.md - Parcel 1664171: 9,331 m² (0.93 ha, 2.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664171.md - Parcel 4991477: 5,091 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4991477.md - Parcel 4991473: 4,800 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4991473.md - Parcel 5763187: 4,026 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5763187.md - Parcel 1616084: 3,015 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616084.md - Parcel 5763171: 2,984 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5763171.md - Parcel 2383323: 2,001 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2383323.md - Parcel 1626825: 1,870 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1626825.md - Parcel 2383326: 1,523 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2383326.md - Parcel 1622337: 1,244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622337.md - Parcel 1591969: 1,227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1591969.md - Parcel 1595447: 1,132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595447.md - Parcel 1670798: 291 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670798.md - Parcel 1624933: 255 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624933.md - Parcel 5763181: 206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5763181.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Boherboy 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. - 3 Jul 2026, Limerick County Council 2660762: N/a. Retention. the change of use of a portion of an existing storage building to a car valeting commercial business, the erection of metal sheeting and signage and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660762/0 - 26 Mar 2026, Limerick County Council 2678: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a change of house design and relocation of domestic garage to rear of dwelling granted planning under planning ref. no. 24/61275. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2678/0 - 17 Mar 2026, Limerick County Council 2660301: N/a. Retention. the change of use of the formerly vacant service station to a café, the alterations to the front façade of the building, the installation of toilets, benches, seating areas to the front and rear of the property and the erection of signage on site & on the building together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660301/0 - 14 Oct 2025, Limerick County Council 2561037: Refused. Retention. the change of use of the former filling station to a café and for the existing car wash. Planning permission for the construction of new sanitary facilities for the café. Change of use of part of the existing public house/restaurant and function room to provide a gymnasium, a barber shop, and a modified public house/restaurant. Construction of a ground floor extension to provide an access corridor to the rear of the proposed gym; construction of a ground floor extension to provide a new entrance and sanitary facilities for the restaurant and to provide access to the first floor existing residential area. Construction of a first floor extension to the rear to accommodate a fitness studio, changing rooms and ancillary gymnasium areas; a separate first floor extension to staff office facilities; and a new roof connecting with the existing pitched roof structure. Alterations and change of use of the existing go-kart track to an athletics/walking track. Change of use of the existing track viewing area/ changing room structure to sports injury treatment rooms. Alterations to the façade and change of use of the existing storage building to a hydro training area. Construction and installation of 2 no. paddle courts with enclosed glass panel walls. Change of use of the existing barn structure to a car valet and cleaning area. Site development works including: installation of 6 no. sauna and plunge pool pods and a wave pool in a new external recreation area; installation of a new wastewater treatment system; improvements to SUDS drainage infrastructure; alterations to existing vehicle entrances; provision of new parking areas and internal roads; modifications to site walls; installation of new footpaths and pedestrian areas; and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561037/0 - 18 Dec 2024, Limerick County Council 2461275: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a new dwelling and detached garage, the installation of a waste-water treatment system, a new vehicle entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461275/0 - 5 Jan 2024, Limerick County Council 246: N/a. Permission. the demolition of existing single storey function room / night club / restaurant / petrol station & canopy, toilet blocks / 1st. floor living accommodation and construction of new 2 storey 20 bed country lodge, including refurbishment of existing original public bar. Provision of new foul treatment unit & rainwater retention system and associated site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/246/0 - 9 Jun 2022, Limerick County Council 22649: Refused. Permission, 1 home. the demolition of existing single storey function room/nite club/restaurant, toilet blocks/1st floor living accommodation and construction of new 2 storey 20 bed country lodge, including refurbishment of existing original public bar & petrol station/associated site development works and replace existing on site treatment unit. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22649/0 - 16 Jul 2021, Limerick County Council 211016: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, new waste water treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211016/0 - 22 Dec 2020, Limerick County Council 201402: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/201402/0 - 26 Nov 2019, Limerick County Council 191159: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling, garage, entrance, effluent treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191159/0 - 21 May 2019, Limerick County Council 19503: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a two storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19503/0 - 29 Jan 2019, Limerick County Council 1964: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a garage and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/1964/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Askeaton Fen Complex SAC, site code 002279, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002279 - Special Area of Conservation: Curraghchase Woods SAC, site code 000174, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000174 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Curraghchase Woods, site code 000174 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI011-073: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI011-073----. In pasture, on S-facing slope, surrounded by marsh E->NW. Circular area (diam. 23.5m) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (D 0.3m, Wth 1m) ENE->NW. Bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.15m) best preserved along N arc, but denuded to scarped edge SSE->SSW. Dip in bank at W (Wth 2.35m) matched by causeway across fosse. Earth-and-stone counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.3m) E->NW. Dry-stone field wall abuts bank at E and NW. Interior, heavily masked by briars; in NW quadrant are remains of rectangular structure (9.8m N-S; 3.4m E-W) consisting of collapsed stone wall (Wth 0.8m; H 0.3m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 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 Boherboy. ## 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 Boherboy, about 1 in 5 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 Boherboy. - 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/boherboy.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/boherboy.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/boherboy.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Boherboy 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) - Ballyshonickbane: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyshonickbane.md - Blossomhill: https://everytownland.com/limerick/blossomhill-120481.md - Cragreagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cragreagh.md - Currahchase North: https://everytownland.com/limerick/currahchase-north.md - Dromlohan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dromlohan.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. --- 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/boherboy - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/boherboy