Cappanahanagh

132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cappanahanagh, from 70 m² to 403,581 m² (40.36 ha, 99.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 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 Cappanahanagh 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.

• 22 Sept 2026N/a

  the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular splayed entrance, new wastewater treatment & percolation system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2661103

• 23 Dec 2025N/a

  the change of use from a furniture shop to a gymnasium & sports recovery facility and for retention permission of a hardcore parking area

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2561397

• 17 Dec 2025N/a

  construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular splayed entrance, new wastewater treatment & percolation system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2561341

• 8 Mar 2025Conditional

  the construction of a Garage/Domestic Storage Shed for private use

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560186

• 4 Feb 2025Conditional

  a sunroom extension to the rear of the dwelling house, bay window to the side, dormer windows to side of dwelling house at first floor, elevation changes to the existing dwelling house and a detached garage to the side of existing dwelling

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560074

• 30 Jan 2025Conditional

  1.) construction of new dwelling, part 2 storey and part single storey, 2.) construction of new garage ancillary to the use of the new dwelling, 3.) new waste-water treatment system and percolation area, 4.) new vehicular site entrance and all associated site works above and below ground

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560069

• 15 Dec 2023Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance, garage and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360937

• 18 May 2023Conditional

  the construction of a detached garage, including store and home office with w.c. to the rear of her house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360326

• 27 Apr 2023Conditional

  a canopy to the front and rear of house, an extension to the rear of house, a detached domestic garage and a conservatory to the gable end of house

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23229

• 17 Feb 2023Conditional

  a new dwelling, garage, septic tank, entrance & all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360079

• 5 Aug 2022Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22859

• 17 Jun 2022Conditional

  the change of site boundaries & site layout from those granted in permission 20/709

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22688

• 13 Oct 2021Conditional

  construction of a new single storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211425

• 13 Oct 2021Conditional

  construction of a new two storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211426

• 10 Sept 2021Conditional

  construction of a new slatted livestock house to incorporate easy feed and associated underground slurry storage tank with 4 external agitation points & ancillary external concrete & all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211273

• 28 Jun 2021Conditional

  construction of a granny flat extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21906

• 26 Nov 2020Refused

  retain and complete raising the level of a field by 1.2 metres on his farm

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201233

• 31 Aug 2020Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20852

• 24 Jul 2020Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, entrance, boundary walls, waste water treatment system, soil polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20709

• 2 May 2019N/a

  a dormer type house as built and two fuel storage sheds as built

  Retention, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 19432

• 6 Mar 2019Conditional

  a new two storey house complete with a domestic garage, an effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 19195

• 20 Dec 2018Conditional

  construction of a two storey dwelling house, entrance, installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 181256

• 31 Jan 2018Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the rear and side of existing dwelling with dormer roof bedrooms, the demolition of an existing front porch, alterations to the existing elevations and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 1879

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 Cappanahanagh.

Recorded monuments

• LI006-030 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In 1838 the Ordnance Survey Letters for Abington parish recorded the following details; 'Killeen, in Irish Cillín, a burial place for children is situated in the west part of Cappanahannagh Townland within a green field, and measures about thirty feet [10m] in diameter' (OSL, 126). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2019

• LI006-031 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  Wedge-tomb that was destroyed around 1895 (Lynch 1909-11, 112) and was known locally as'Tuamanirvore' or 'The Big Man's Grave' (OSNB Abington Parish], described by the Megalithic Survey of Ireland as following; 'This monument was shown as "Tuamanirvore" on the 1840 edition of the O.S. 6" map and "Tuamanirvore (Site of)" on the 1901 edition. It has been completely destroyed. The monument is described in the O.S. Name Book (1840 Abington Parish) as follows: — "This grave, which is placed on a small rising ground in a cultivated field, is 21 feet long, four wide and three high, each side secured by a row of upright large stones from three to four feet, sunk deep in the ground and at each end one of same magnitude. The grave is uncovered but with the seeming appearance of having the large stones upon it some time ago which arc now promiscuously thrown on each side of it, besides a heap of smaller ones now overgrown with grass, moss etc. . . The description in the O.S. Letters is closely similar and seems to be directly derived from that in the Name Book. The descriptions are sufficient evidence to warrant the acceptance of the site as that of a megalithic tomb, very probably of the wedge-tomb class. The tomb was recorded by Borlase (1897, 46) and described as; 'In the Townland of Cappanahannagh, and Parish of Abington; "near Lissguaire," and on the N.W. of the Slieve Felim Mountains, is a dolmen marked Tuamanirvore [grave of the big man] in Ord., Surv. Map No. 6. "This dolmen stands on a small eminence in a field. It measures 21 feet [7m] long, 4 feet [1.2m] broad, and 3 feet [0.9m] high. Its sides are described as each defended by large stones, from 3 to 4 feet [0.9-1.2m] high, set upright in a row, and deeply sunk in the ground. Two stones of the same size as those of the sides, and set in the ground in the same way, defend the ends. The grave was uncovered above. It appeared, however, that there had been stones placed over it which rested on and were supported by the end [? side] ones. These stones lay confusedly on each side. There was also a heap of smaller stones overgrown with grass." See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982) Date of upload: 4 January 2012

• LI006-032 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On rolling pasture W of Boarmanshill. A wedge tomb (LI006-031----) known as ‘Tuamanirvore' or 'The Big Man's Grave' is located 200m to the NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure. It is not indicated on subsequent OS maps. The enclosure is likely to have been a ringfort (approx. diam. 25m). No surface trace of the monument is visible from Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on the Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI006-033 Enclosure
  Description

  On rolling pasture on the SW of Boarmanshill on a low knoll on the immediate SW side of a pond in a glacial hollow with a view over Limerick City. A well annotated ‘Toberaguile’ is located 180m to the SW, a possible hilltop enclosure or royal fort of Lisgorey (LI007-002----) is located 850m to N, with a smaller ringfort (LI007-003----) 500m NNE. Depicted on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure. The site description is based upon the 1897 OS 25-inch map which shows that the monument was incorporated into field boundaries with the levelling of the northern half of the earthwork. The enclosure is oval (dims. c. 27m NW-SE x 22m NE-SW). Visible as a low relief earthwork on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and as a cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthophoto Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 23 July 2020

• LI007-002 Hilltop enclosure
  Description

  In woodland area on the summit of a steep N-S ridge with panoramic views on all sides. Annotated 'Lisgorey' on 1840 OS 6-inch map with trig. station marking spot height 494 ft. OD in centre of monument. Moroe Fair Green located 140m to SSE and enclosure (LI007-003----) 180m to S. Lynch (1932, 44) identifies the fort of Lios Ghuaire as one of the royal forts listed in the Book of Rights as the fort of Eibhliu, daughter of Guaire. The hilltop fort is situated on a prominent spur of Slieve Felim, N of the village of Murroe (ibid). According to O'Donovan this hilltop was formerly known as 'Sliabh Eibhlinne inghini Guaire' the mountain rainge of Eibhliu, daughter of Guaire (ibid., 43). Monument described by the Ordnance Survey as following; 'This fort is about 2½ chains [50m] in diameter and 3 feet [0.9m] high, composed of earth, with a green flat surface. It is placed on an exalted hill, terminating almost at the top to the extent of the fort and commanding a fine view over a great part of the surrounding country. It has taken its name, it is said, from a man named Guaire, about whom a folk tale is current in the district' (OSNB Abington Parish, 41). Site visited in 1999 and described as a circular-shaped area (approx. dims. 26m N-S x 28m E-W) defined by a scarp and steeply falling ground to the E and W. The E and W quadrants of the interior have been raised to form a level surface. No entrance feature visible. A field boundary is visible at N and NW side of the enclosure respecting and curving along the scarped boundary of the site. The interior is lightly overgrown with briars and gorse with scrub woodland on the southern and eastern side. The outline of the tree-covered monument standing in a woodland area is visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Outline of monument not clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthophoto Compiled by: Edmond O'Donovan and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 June 2020

• LI007-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a moderate SE-facing slope, in pasture with good views from E-SSE and panoramic views SSE-S-W. Hilltop enclosure or royal fort of Lisgorey (LI007-002----) 170m to N. Depicted on the OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure. Described by Lynch (1932, 42-3) as a 'small earthen fort'. Monument levelled in the 1960s when field boundary to W was removed. Site visited by the ASI in 1999 and described as a slightly raised circular-shaped area (20m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.25m). The interior has a SE-facing slope. Irregular undulations to N of site appears to be rock outcrop. Visible as a faint cropmark on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 3 July 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cappanahanagh, about 1 in 5 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 high, 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 Cappanahanagh.

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

Name

Cappanahanagh · Ceapach na hAithne

Area

2,729,990 m² (273 ha, 674.6 acres)

Civil parish

Abington, and its townlands

Barony

Owneybeg

Electoral division

Glenstal, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,240 people lived in 383 households in the Glenstal electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 48% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Ashroe, Boarmanshill, Cappercullen, Clonloughna, Coolbreedeen, Knocknagorteeny, Moroe, Moroewood

Placenames

Cappanahanagh 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.