Cappanafaraha

13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cappanafaraha, from 370 m² to 445,722 m² (44.57 ha, 110.14 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 9 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 Cappanafaraha 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 Jul 2026N/a

  (1) extensions to the rear and sides of an existing cottage, (2) a garage to the side and (3) all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2660804

• 12 Apr 2017N/a

  a new roundabout controlled Junction is to be constructed necessitating alteration to the present junction layout and the construction of new N20 approaches to the junction & the alteration of the existing R518 approaches to the junction, a new combined cycleway/footway, relocation of the Bus Stops, Road and Drainage impact attenuation, Fencing & Accommodation works, Landscaping, Public Lighting and Associated Site, Works, the implementation of the works proposed will result in a rearrangement of the existing road network in the vicinity of the Scheme. Changes to the existing road network will include the relocation of points of access onto the national and local road network and the extinguishment of public rights of way by a separate statutory process.

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 178005

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 Cappanafaraha.

Recorded monuments

• LI039-053 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 60m E of townland boundary with Kilbreedy, enclosure (LI039-052----) a300m to NW and enclosure (LI039-162----) 170m to NE. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 22m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a fosse, bank with external fosse. Cropmark of levelled monument clearly visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Faint trace of cropmark of levelled monument intersected from E-ESE by modern fence running NE-SW visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. Outline of irregular shaped area defined by a wide fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/03/2015. The cartographic representation of the monument on the OSi 25-inch map may suggest that this levelled earthwork was some form of barrow, possibly a large ring-barrow. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 306/10 on 13/09/2002.

• LI039-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, immediately E of N20 and 71m N of townland boundary with Ballyfookeen. Possible ring -barrow (LI039-053----) 290m to NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a small mound enclosed by a wide fosse. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as sub-circular-shaped platform (dims. c. 29m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a scarp and enclosed by 2 banks with intervening fosse and external fosse. Much denuded banks and ditches of monument, with scrub-covered interior visible on the OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-22 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. Outline of enclosing elements clearly visible on aerial photographs (ASIAP (306) 8, 11) taken 13/09/2002. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. and ASIAP aerial Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 8 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 306/9, 11, 12, 13 on 13/09/2002.

• LI039-162 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture immediately W of the N20 roadway. Barrow (LI039-053---) lies 180m to SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Cropmark visible as an oval-shaped area (24m N-S; 20m E-W) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 where it is intersected at N by field boundary running NW-SE. Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 May 2021

• LI039-201 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, N of a stream which marks the townland boundary with Lotteragh Lower. Ringfort (LI039-096----) 80m to SSW. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 20m) visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 2 June 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cappanafaraha, about 1 in 20 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 Cappanafaraha.

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

Name

Cappanafaraha · Ceapach na Fairche

Area

989,916 m² (98.99 ha, 244.61 acres)

Civil parish

Bruree, and its townlands

Barony

Coshma

Electoral division

Rockhill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

337 people lived in 124 households in the Rockhill electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 17% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyfookeen, Dromacummer West, Howardstown South, Kilbreedy, Knockfenora, Lotteragh Lower

Placenames

Cappanafaraha 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.