Brackyle

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Brackyle, from 23 m² to 202,970 m² (20.3 ha, 50.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Brackyle 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.

• 6 Mar 2026Conditional

  construction of a dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance and install onsite effluent treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660249

• 5 Feb 2025Conditional

  a cubicle farm shed with underground slatted slurry storage and all associated site works above and below ground

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560083

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  demolition of a two-storey extension to rear and a modern porch to the front of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new two-storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, to include wastewater treatment system with percolation area, new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191103

• 1 Jul 2019Conditional

  an extension to an easyfeed unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19646

• 3 Jul 2017Conditional

  construct a Dairy Plant Room, Store, an extension to the connection yard and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17628

• 12 Jun 2017Conditional

  permission to upgrade existing septic tank and percolation area to new wastewater treatment system and raise polishing filter and retention permission to retain existing extension to dwelling house and all ancillary sit works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17534

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

Recorded monuments

• LI024-026 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In improved pasture, on an E-facing slope, with excellent views to N, E and S and 85m to SE of a townland boundary with Ballyluddy. Enclosure (LI024-166----) lies 55m to NW. Depicted as a circular grove of trees and not as an antiquity on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped raised platform or earthwork. Described by O’Dwyer (1959, 73) as a circular-shaped enclosure (diam. 100ft/30.5m) defined by a ditch (Wth 12ft/3.66m) with no recognisable entrance, only a modern ramp cut into the SE edge. Possible bivallate ringfort surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a raised circular-shaped area (24m E-W; 22m N-S) defined by a scarp, fosse, outer bank and possible external fosse with possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at SSW. The scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.3m) is present from NE-E-S-W-N and has been levelled to form a field boundary from N-NNE-NE. The remains of an intervening fosse (Wth 5.0m; D 0.05-0.3m) are visible from ENE-E-S-W-N-NE. An outer bank (Wth 6.6m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.2m) is visible from NE-E-S-WSW and which is incorporated into a field boundary from WSW-W-N-NE. A possible outer fosse can be seen from WSW-W-N-NE and has been re-cut in places for drainage purposes. Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached a profile of monument drawn by O’Dwyer in 1959, a sketch plan and partial cross-section which was measured and drawn by the ASI in 2008 and a Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 September 2020

• LI024-130 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In rough, wet pasture, 12m SE of a field boundary and 70m SW of a stream. Ditch-barrows (LI024-319/320/318----) lie 185m to N, 200m to NE and 190m to NE, respectively. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 149: AP 4/3677). Monument is visible as an oval-shaped cropmark (approx. dim. 19m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. Vague traces of a cropmark are visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 149. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-131 Enclosure
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, on a slight knoll, 75m SW of forestry. A possible enclosure (LI024-132----) lies 110m to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping, although area of monument is defined on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map by a linear boundary running NNW-SSE, to E and is defined on the revised 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map by a curvilinear field boundary from SE-S-SW-WNW. Monument identified as a subcircular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 116: AP 4/3676). Monument is visible as a suboval-shaped cropmark (approx. dims. 26m NW-SE; 20m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. Vague traces of the earthwork are visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 116. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-133 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slight knoll, in improved pasture. A possible enclosure (LI024-132----) lies 130m to NW. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 6-inch map as a rock outcrop defined by the townland boundary with Coolnapisha from NW-N-E-S. Monument identified as a penannular-shaped tree-lined earthwork, open to WSW, by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 117: AP 4/3724). Monument is visible as an inverted C-shaped area (approx. dims. 41m NE-SW; 37m NW-SE), open to WSW, on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 117. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-134 Enclosure
  Description

  On gentle SE-facing slope, in reclaimed pasture, 310m to NW of the Reask River. A standing stone (LI024-296----) lies approximately on the E edge of the monument. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified as a penannular-shaped cropmark, open to NE, by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 112: AP 4/3676). Monument is visible as a faint dark green oval-shaped cropmark (approx. dims. 29m NW-SE; 16m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 112. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-166 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture immediately E of field boundary that marks the townland boundary with Ballyluddy. Ringfort (LI024-026----) located 50m to SE. Not depicted on OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 100; AP 4/3677) as a circular shaped cropmark. Visible as a levelled circular shaped area (approx. diam. 20m) defined by a low fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018. This imagery also shows a levelled linear feature possibly an old field boundary intersecting the monument at S and running SE to ringfort (LI024-026----). See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff Survey aerial image labelled Bruff 100 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-167 Moated site
  Description

  On poorly drained pasture 60m E of public road. Enclosure (LI024-312----) located 85m to NE, enclosure (LI024-168----) 130m to E. Not depicted on OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 113; AP 4/3676) as the cropmark of a rectangular-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 42m N-S x 40m E-W). OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 shows a number of linear features running E-W that may represent land drainage channels. Not visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018. Could be the remains of post-1700 land reclamation works rather than the remains of a possible moated site. See attached Google Earth orthophoto and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 113. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-168 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture at base of hollow, 100m S of public road. Enclosure (LI024-312----) located 110m to NW, enclosure (LI024-167----) 130m to W. Not depicted on the OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 114; AP 4/3676) as a circular shaped cropmark with traces of a possible outer ditch from S through to W. OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 shows a circular-shaped area (int. diam. 20m; ext. diam. 48m) enclosed by a ditch (Wth approx. 5m) with a bank (Wth approx. 8m) and an outer ditch. Visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018 as a circular -shaped area enclosed by two ditches with an intervening bank. See attached Google Earth orthophoto and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 114. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-169 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture 50m E of a railway bridge over a public road. Not depicted on the OS maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 101; AP 4/3677) as a circular shaped cropmark. OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 shows a circular shaped area (diam. 30m) defined by a scarp. Not visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018. Unclear from Bruff aerial survey what type of feature was identified. Area of rock outcrop in this area may have been the feature which was identified on the Bruff aerial image. See attached Google Earth orthophoto and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 101. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-272 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified from an aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 23, Bruff 154: AP 4/3724) and described by Doody (2008, 134) as a 'subcircular enclosure, c. 120m x 80m, ditch best preserved on NW side'; the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 7 November 2013

• LI024-279 Enclosure
  Description

  In forestry, on poorly drained ground cut by land drains and watercourses, the Dead River IS 250m to N which also marks a townland boundary with Pullagh. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified as a suboval-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 169: AP 4/3725). Monument is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/05/2002 and the area is obscured by forestry on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/05/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/05/2002 and 25/03/2017 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 169. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 October 2020

• LI024-296 Standing stone
  Description

  On a gentle SE-facing slope, in reclaimed pasture, on the floodplain of the Reask River which is 300m to SE and 90m to SW of a townland boundary with Coolnapisha. Situated within enclosure (LI024-134----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a single, upright standing stone (H 1.24m) of limestone which is subrectangular-shaped in plan (L 0.4m; Wth 0.34m) and is orientated NW-SE along its long-axis. The elevations have an uneven surface and the stone leans slightly to N, possibly due to animal scratching. Monument is visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 October 2020

• LI024-312 Earthwork
  Description

  In low-lying, improved rough pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 370m N of the Reask River, which also forms a townland boundary with Cross. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. A moated site (LI024-167----) and a barrow (LI024-168----) lie 65m to SW and 90m to SE, respectively. Identified as a rectilinear-shaped cropmark, which is open to SW, by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 155: AP 4/3676). Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 155. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 October 2020

• LI024-318 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 7m) defined by a fosse visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13 and earlier OSi orthophotos. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 June 2020

• LI024-319 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 7m) defined by a fosse visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13 and earlier OSi orthophotos. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 June 2020

• LI024-320 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 7m) defined by a fosse visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13 and earlier OSi orthophotos. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 June 2020

Architectural heritage

• Highstreet, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1820, with windbreak to front (south-west) elevation and extension to south-east. Hipped reed thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Pitched slate roof to extension. White washed walls with base batter. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows having painted sills. Square-headed opening set in windbreak with timber battened door. Outbuildings to north-west of site. One having pitched corrugated-iron roof with mud walls, one having pitched corrugated-iron roof, rubble limestone walls, square-headed and circular opening.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1249 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

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

Name

Brackyle · An Bhreac-choill

Area

1,972,093 m² (197.21 ha, 487.31 acres)

Civil parish

Oola, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Grean, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Grean electoral division: 1,548 people in 533 households; 82% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyluddy, Coolnapisha, Cross, Dromlara, Gortavalla South, Knockballyfookeen, Pullagh, Tullabeg

Placenames

Brackyle 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.