Caheragh

88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caheragh, from 102 m² to 319,345 m² (31.93 ha, 78.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G5Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 3 Nov 2025Conditional

  a domestic garage/storage shed and all associated works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2561123

• 21 Aug 2025Conditional

  a 10 year permission for (1) the construction of a wastewater treatment plant at Caheragh, Glin, including rising mains discharge chamber, inlet works with screen, flow distribution chamber with flow monitoring, 2 no. primary settlement tanks with splitter chamber, sludge pumping station and sludge holding tank, storm storage tank, tidal tank, control building, surface water drainage network including swale linking to existing drains, site lighting (both task lighting and road lighting), boundary fencing, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, solar panels on block mounted frames, and entrance scheme signage. Access to the wastewater treatment plant to be provided via a proposed new entrance onto the public road network to the south (L-6106), below ground interconnecting pipework; (2) the construction of a wastewater terminal pumping station (TPS) including: underground storm storage tank, pump sump chamber, flow meter chamber, overflow chamber with screen, 2 no. valve chambers, bauer connection chamber, wet and control kiosks, vent stack, landscaping to include redesign of Town Park public amenity area, removable bollards, the temporary removal and re-instatement of a portion of the wall, and all ancillary site development works at Ballygiltenan North, Glin; (3) Foul water rising main between the wastewater treatment plant site and terminal pumping station comprising the laying of pipework on private land and within the Coast Road (N69), including along N69 bridge crossing the Glencorbry River; (4) Gravity storm overflow pipeline from terminal pump station to a new outfall in the maritime area comprising the laying of pipework within the town park and Coast Road (N69) including a rodding and scour chamber;(5) the construction of a new effluent outfall gravity pipeline from wastewater treatment plant site to a new outfall in the maritime area comprising the laying of pipework on private land and within the Coast Road (N69), including along N69 bridge crossing the Glencorbry River; (6) partial demolition/decommissioning of the existing tidal tanks and decommissioning of the existing outfall pipeline assets landwards of the High Water Mark (HWM) within the Town Park public amenity area; (7) Proposed upgrades to underground foul sewer network at the junction of Mary Street and Coast Road (N69) comprising the laying of new sewer pipework to the terminal pumping station and; (8) all associated site development and site excavation works above and below groun

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560828

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  demolition of a flat roof area to the rear of dwelling house. also for permission to erect a single storey extension consisting of an entrance hall and utility store and a storey and a half extension consisting of a kitchen/dining area and at ground floor level and a bedroom ensuite and walk in wardrobe and first floor level, all to the side of existing dwelling house. Decommission existing septic tank and percolation area, install a secondary treatment unit and soil polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 25148

• 11 Jul 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house detached domestic garage, front boundary entrance walls, install a mechanical aeration unit and polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 2360486

• 17 Aug 2022Conditional

  the decommissioning of existing septic tank and soak pit. Installation of new packaged waste water treatment system with eco-flo filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22905

• 7 Sept 2021N/a

  construction of a two storey dwelling with attached garage, entrance, driveway, packaged waste water treatment system with eco-flo filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211251

• 17 Jun 2020Conditional

  an extension at the rear of the existing dwelling, new roof with the attic converted into living space, two new skylights to the front elevation, new porch to the front elevation, new size front windows and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 20518

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

Recorded monuments

• LI018-002 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, at foot of N-facing slope. Site, indicated as small circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. Noticeable concentration of loose stones in area of site derive, according to local information, from enclosure which was levelled as part of land-improvement work. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Caheragh House, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1800, having single-storey extension to north-east elevation and double-height bows to north-west (front) elevation with recessed central bay, first floor incorporating balcony. Hipped slate roofs, with mixed cast-iron rainwater goods, terracotta ridge tiles, render eaves course and rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls having render plinth course. Square-headed openings with concrete sills and tripartite timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to south-west elevation having concrete sills and three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to south-east elevation with concrete sill and stained-glass window. Segmental-headed opening to north-west elevation having timber panelled door, decorative sidelights and fanlight. Limestone steps to entrance. Square-headed opening to front elevation of extension with timber panelled half-glazed door and overlight. Rendered steps to entrance having metal handrails. Square-headed opening to north-east elevation with timber panelled half-glazed door. Render steps to entrance. Square-headed opening to balcony having glazed door. Four-bay two-storey outbuilding to north-east of house. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and timber eaves course. Rendered walls with render plinth course. Segmental-headed opening to south-west elevation. Square-headed opening to south-west elevation with timber panelled door and overlight. Square-headed openings having concrete sills and timber framed windows. Pair of square-profile snecked limestone piers with limestone caps flanking double-leaf metal gate to entrance to north, having snecked dressed limestone walls terminating in second pair of square-profile piers.

• Milestone/milepost, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding triangular-plan cut limestone milestone, erected c. 1870, having chamfered top and inscribed lettering which read: 'Loughill 4 / Tarbert 4 / Limerick 31'.

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 Caheragh, 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 Caheragh.

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

Name

Caheragh · Cathrach

Area

1,865,510 m² (186.55 ha, 460.98 acres)

Civil parish

Kilfergus, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Glin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,207 people lived in 491 households in the Glin electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloonoughter, Kilfergus, Killacolla, Killacolla (Barker)

Placenames

Caheragh 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.