# Cartown, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ardcanny, barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile an Chathraigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 688,040 m² (68.8 ha, 170.02 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,495 m² (0.55 ha, 1.36 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ardcanny, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/ardcanny.md
- Barony: Kenry
- Electoral division: Pallaskenry, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,104 people lived in 392 households in the Pallaskenry electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32236
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120605
- Centre: latitude 52.655162, longitude -8.837245 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cartown, from 4,320 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres) to 670,371 m² (67.04 ha, 165.65 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1674490: 670,371 m² (67.04 ha, 165.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674490.md
- Parcel 5155158: 6,248 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5155158.md
- Parcel 1607666: 4,743 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607666.md
- Parcel 1653861: 4,320 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653861.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Cartown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

No planning application touches the townland of Cartown in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Cartown.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LI004-001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI004-001----. In pasture, near base of gentle NE-facing slope, in area of outcropping limestone. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI004-002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI004-002----. In pasture, on break in N-facing slope immediately below brow of low hill. Roughly circular area (31m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.75m), best preserved ESE->SW. Bank is much denuded by cattle along N arc (ext. H c. 0.25m), and is clear of overgrowth but has some mature deciduous trees growing on it. Level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
- LI004-003: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI004-003----. In pasture, on W bank of stream. Annotated St. Bridget's Well on first edition OS 6-inch map but not marked on subsequent editions of the OS maps. No surface remains visible. Holy Well (LI004-039----) in same townland dedicated to St. Bridget located 360m to S. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 01 July 2019
- LI004-039: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI004-039----. In pasture, on W bank of stream. To SE (c. 16m) of gate lodge leading to Cartown House. Modern walled rectangular area (4.85m N-S; 5.2m E-W), encloses well at centre. Well is accessed through iron gate (Wth 0.88m) at E end of N wall. Well opening (1.6m N-S; 0.9m E-W), with shallow step down at S end, is covered by a metal frame apex canopy with cross at S end. Three statue niches (with 1920 date plaque) are against the inner face of enclosing wall at W; St Bridget at the centre, flanked by Virgin and Child to S and Child of Prague to N. Large Horse Chestnut tree overhangs well at SE. Ó Danachair (1955, 212) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'St Bridget's Well" local. Beside the gate lodge of Cartown House. The well is in a little concrete cupola, and, with the rounds path and niches for statues, is enclosed by a concrete wall. Rounds are still made, especially on 1st February and Saturdays. The water is drunk and applied to afflicted eyes and limbs. A great many rags still hang at the well; small religious objects are left as offerings. Legends: The water cannot boil. A woman cured of blindness saw a fish in the well. A man brought a blind horse to the well; the horse was cured and the man became blind. Note: On the 1840 map "St Bridget's Well" (LI004-003----) is marked at a point 400 yards north of the present well'. The following folklore was recorded from Ballynacarriga National School about St. Bridget’s Well; ' St. Brigids well is situated in the townland of Cartown. People pay great respect to this well on account of its good name. People gathered on Saturdays and also on February the 1st the feast day of its patron Saint. Once a certain Mr Baldwin who lived in Cartown house about a century ago had a horse that was blind. This man took his blind horse to the well in mocking. The horse was cured and afterwards struck dead. As for Mr Baldwin himself he was struck blind. After that people visited it frequently. It is said that a local resident name Mr J. O'Hern had rheumatic of which he was cured of by this well. The well at that time in a very neglected state until this man improved its appearance greatly. It is reputed to be good for eye defects and people say they are cured there. A story is told about a woman named Mrs Lynch who lived in Kildimo. This woman was blind. She heard so much about this well that she decided to go there. Early one morning she went there with her husband. Immediately after rubbing the water to her eyes she was cured. The first thing she saw was a fish. A fish is supposed to be in this well and nobody sees it except those who are cured. This cure was responsible for a great faith in the well. This happened about seventy years ago. Water from the well cannot be boiled. Once a certain Mr. Nix who lived in Cartown took some water from the well to boil a leg of mutton. He left it down to boil for some hours, but when it would not boil he had to take it up.' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 250-1; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922025/4919563). Another story recorded the following ritual activity at the well; 'There is only one holy well in this locality by the name of St Brigids well. It is situated in the townland of Cartown. People visit it on the 1st Feb each year. They pay rounds in this manner. They go round the well seven times saying five Our Fathers, five hail Mary's and Glorias. They leave relics such as relics of St Brigid, St Patricks and so on there.' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 251; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922025/4919563) See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00263 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31097 and F025.21.00264 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31098. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 30 September 2020

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Cartown House, country house, gate lodge, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 21900401, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21900401. Detached double-pile three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having return and single-storey lean-tos to rear (south) elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks to rear block. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed tripartite openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows having flanking four-over-four pane to first floor and two-over-two pane to ground floor. All with limestone sills. Segmental-headed opening to first floor, centre-bay having spoked fanlight over square-headed tripartite six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with flanking two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sill. Square-headed opening to rear block, east and west elevations having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed bipartite openings to rear with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Segmental-headed opening with spoked fanlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors with flanking timber pilasters having recessed panels, flanking sidelights with rendered risers and flanking timber pilasters. Limestone steps with cast-iron boot scrape to entrance. Nine-bay two-storey outbuilding to south-west having hipped corrugated-iron roof. Rubble limestone and sandstone walls with strip pilasters. Diocletian windows to first floor having brick voussoirs, concrete and limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor with brick voussoirs, concrete and limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings having brick voussoirs and timber panelled doors. Three-bay single-storey gate lodge to east with hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Pointed arch opening with timber door. Pair of rendered square-profile piers to east having recessed panels, double-leaf cast-iron gates and sweeping walls terminating in second pair of piers.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Cartown, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Cartown.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cartown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cartown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cartown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Cartown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick: https://everytownland.com/limerick.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballydoole: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballydoole-120213.md
- Mellon: https://everytownland.com/limerick/mellon.md
- Mountpleasant: https://everytownland.com/limerick/mountpleasant.md
- Shanpallas: https://everytownland.com/limerick/shanpallas.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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