Boherroe

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boherroe, from 220 m² to 202,754 m² (20.28 ha, 50.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Boherroe 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.

• 15 Feb 2026Conditional

  construction of detached single storey dwelling, detached garage, new entrance, onsite wastewater treatment system, bored well, connection to necessary services together with all associated incidental ancillary and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660152

• 3 Jun 2025N/a

  construction of detached two storey dwelling, detached garage, new entrance, onsite wastewater treatment system, bored well, connection to necessary services together with all associated incidental ancillary and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560515

• 23 Apr 2025N/a

  construction of detached two storey dwelling, detached garage, new entrance, onsite wastewater treatment system, bored well, connection to necessary services together with all associated incidental ancillary and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560354

• 14 Apr 2022Conditional

  the construction of a new vehicular entrance, site boundaries, single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, installation of a new domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22422

• 4 Apr 2022Conditional

  the following: A. Construction of a calf shed with underground precast tank. B. Construction of a Dungstead. C. Alterations to existing entrance and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22373

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  construction of a cubicle shed with underground slatted slurry storage tank and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 211809

• 8 Mar 2021Conditional

  the installation of a new 18 metre high monopole carrying antennas, a dish, associated equipment, ground based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works for high speed wireless data and broadband services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21277

• 19 Oct 2017Conditional

  1. An agricultural shed consisting of milking parlour, dairy, plant room, slatted tank, cubicle house and easyfeed. 2. An agricultural entrance. 3. All associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17965

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 Boherroe.

Recorded monuments

• LI024-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In improved pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope, 135m NW of a townland boundary with Ballynagally. Depicted as a circular shaped enclosure on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map with laneway leading off E side of earthwork leading to a farmyard. Shown on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped platform (41m N-S; 39m E-W) bisected by a farm trackway running E-W. Described by O’Dwyer (1959-60, 112) as a platform (diam. 126ft/38.4m; H 4ft/1.2m) enclosed by a well preserved, almost continuous bank, and a ditch (Wth11ft/3.4m), which is missing for a short distance at W. The ringfort is known locally as Caherconreefy and is crossed by a farm track. Caherconreefy ringfort surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as no surface remains visible. Area bisected by a farm trackway running E-W, with portion of monument to N in pasture and remainder to S in farmyard. According to local information this ringfort was levelled approx. 40 years ago. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached a profile of monument drawn by O’Dwyer in 1959 and a Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 September 2020

• LI024-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle NW-facing slope, in improved pasture, 30m W of a townland boundary with Ballytrasna. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as an oval-shaped area (20m E-W; 17m N-S) defined by the remains of a bank (Wth 5.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) from N-E-S-SSW, which is reduced to a scarp (Wth 9.25m; H 1.5m at N and Wth 1.5m; H 0.2m at W) from SSW-W-N. An intervening fosse (Wth 6.75m; D 0.5m) is visible from NE-ENE and from ESE-SSE and a possible outer bank (Wth 10.3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.25m) is evident at NE and from ESE-SSE. The interior is grass covered and slightly uneven. Monument is visible as a roughly oval-shaped cropmark on OSi orthimage taken 2005-2012, Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, however is best seen on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached sketch plan and cross-section surveyed and drawn by the ASI in 2008 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 September 2020

• LI024-151 Earthwork
  Description

  In the S end of a field of pasture 40m E of the townland boundary with Longstone. Not depicted on the OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 52; AP 4/3684) as a sub-circular shaped hollow (approx. dims. 17m N-S; 25m E-W) visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 25/05/2017. Could be the remains of a post-1700 quarry feature. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 July 2020

• LI024-152001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture 15m W of stream that marks the townland boundary with Killeenaverra. Ring-barrow (LI024-152002-) located 15m to S. Not depicted on the OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 55; AP 4/3683) as a circular shaped cropmark. A circular cropmark is visible in the NE corner of field on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-152002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture 15m W of stream that marks the townland boundary with Killeenaverra. Ring-barrow (LI024-152001-) located 15m to N. Not depicted on the OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 55(2); AP 4/3683) as a circular shaped cropmark. Visible as a cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-153 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture 20m S of Enclosure (LI024-240----). Not depicted on OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 51; AP 4/3684) as a circular-shaped crop mark (approx. diam. 15m) visible on Digital Globe Imagery 2011-2013. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 July 2020

• LI024-240 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On gently undulating pasture 110m W of a small stream marking the townland boundary with Killeenavera. Ring-barrow (LI024-153----) 20m to S, two ring-barrows (LI024-152001/2-) are located 100m to NE. The monument is not depicted on historic OSi maps. It is visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12, but not on the Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 51.1; AP 4/3684) as a circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 15m). The barrow is not visible on the Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 51.1 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 17 September 2020

• LI024-344 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  On wet partially reclaimed pasture. Two barrows (LI024-153-/240----) 70m and 90m to NNW respectively. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 7m) defined by a ditch visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 17 September 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Boherroe, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Boherroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Boherroe · An Bóthar Rua

Area

1,473,272 m² (147.33 ha, 364.05 acres)

Civil parish

Aglishcormick, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Kilmurry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

911 people lived in 304 households in the Kilmurry electoral division. 96% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagally, Ballyphilip, Ballytrasna, Feloree, Garrynagoord, Killeenavera, Longstone

Placenames

Boherroe 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.