Commons

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Commons, from 96 m² to 58,044 m² (5.8 ha, 14.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 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 Commons 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.

• 23 Feb 2026Conditional

  a dwelling house, Garage, wastewater treatment and disposal system, entrance, boundary walls and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660184

• 17 Oct 2025Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561056

• 5 Sept 2025N/a

  the construction of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560892

• 4 Aug 2025Conditional

  amendments to detached 2 storey dwelling as permitted under planning reference 21/884, revised position of detached domestic garage, revised position of onsite waste water treatment system and percolation area together with all associated incidental ancillary works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560760

• 4 Jun 2025Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560524

• 15 Dec 2021Conditional

  a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211736

• 15 Dec 2021Conditional

  a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211737

• 22 Jun 2021Conditional

  construction of detached 2 storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new entrance, onsite wastewater treatment system, connection to necessary services together with all associated incidental ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21884

• 25 Nov 2020Conditional

  an extension to the rear of an existing thatched cottage(Protected Structure 1346 (D30(C))- to provide additional domestic accommodation, to include a new kitchen, utility and bedroom at ground floor level, a master bedroom, en-suite & walk-in wardrobe at first floor level and all associated site works including the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and its replacement with a treatment system and associated polishing filter. Retention permission is also sought existing foundations to the rear of the cottage

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201230

• 30 Oct 2019N/a

  an extension to the rear of the existing thatched cottage ( a Protected Structure D30(C)) - to provide additional domestic accommodation, to include a new kitchen, utility and bedroom at ground floor level, a master bedroom, en-suite & walk in wardrobe at first floor level and all associated site works on and under land. Retention Permission is also sought for existing foundations o the rear of the cottage

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191072

• 16 Mar 2018Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18251

• 9 Oct 2017Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17929

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 Commons.

Recorded monuments

• LI030-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, in gently undulating terrain. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank SSW->N and NE->ENE, otherwise bank has been removed. A dry-stone field wall abuts enclosure at SSW, but other field boundaries which abutted enclosure at N, NE and E have been removed. Interior is flat and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI030-151 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Excavated by Brian Halpin (02E0550) after 'topsoil-stripping on Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West uncovered a series of irregularly shaped pits and cuts in Commons townland, Co. Limerick. The site measured 6.8m north-south by 9.6m and lay in well-drained pastureland. Most of the pits were filled with the charcoal and heat-shattered stones that are associated with burnt-mound material. None of the pits appeared to be the remains of a trough. Some of the features seemed to be natural undulations, which had accumulated the burnt material through natural deposition. There is a possibility that one large pit, which measured 2.19m east-west by 1.36m and was 0.45m deep, was a roasting pit. All of the features were cut into a yellow/orange boulder clay. The largest measured a maximum of 2.8m east-west by 3.4m. None was particularly deep, and it is possible that they were refuse pits that accumulated burnt material from firings in the possible roasting pit or an adjacent fulacht fiadh site that was not encountered in the pipeline corridor.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-152 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This site was examined as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West by Marie Dowling and Kate Taylor (02E0656). They found 'an area of 189m2, within which a number of features were identified. These included eleven pits of varying sizes, two post-holes, five stake-holes, three spreads and an irregular feature. Given the similarity of the deposits found in the features, it would not be unreasonable to conclude that they all represent a single phase of activity. Five large pits were clustered in the centre of the site. These features were subcircular or subrectangular, 1.1-2.46m wide and 0.24-0.39m deep. The fills of these pits were generally black, dark brown or grey and contained both angular and subangular stones and moderate amounts of charcoal. The deposits were typical of material from fulachta fiadh, with the notable absence of large quantities of heat-shattered stones. A feature, roughly curvilinear, was situated between these pits and was truncated by three of them. Another large subrectangular pit, measuring 2.1m by 1.4m by 0.2m deep, lay slightly to the west of the cluster. The fill was similar to that excavated from the pits described above. Several features were excavated at the base of this pit. A small pit that was situated in one corner contained a stake-hole at its base, and two further stake-holes were identified. Their function is unclear; they may have been used to support a wicker lining for the pit or perhaps a windbreak. Two stake-holes, one of which contained packing stones, were situated close to the cluster of pits. Although it is possible that these stake-holes are evidence of a temporary structure such as a windbreak, this interpretation is tentative. Four small, subcircular or oval pits were excavated close to the central area of the site. All fills contained angular and subangular stones and a quantity of charcoal. The two possible post-holes were situated at some distance from the main focus of the site and cannot be related to any structure. Three spreads of burnt material, including a quantity of heat-shattered stone, were also identified. As the only artefact recovered was an intrusive sherd of modern ceramic, definite dating awaits the results of radiocarbon determinations. It is thought, however, that the remains are evidence of prehistoric activity similar to that carried out at fulachta fiadh.' The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 22 August 2012

• LI030-153 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This site was examined Tony Bartlett and Kate Taylor (02E0660) as part of Bord Gáis Éireann's Pipeline to the West. It lay on flat pastureland. They found 'a low mound of burnt material was identified during monitoring. Unauthorised construction machining levelled the mound, leaving what appeared to be a spread. When excavated, the remaining burnt material was shown to be the fill of a large pit. Further cleaning of the surrounding area revealed three features: a linear gully, a shallow pit and a post-medieval drain. The excavated area measured 21.75m (north-west/south-east) by 19.75m. The larger pit was irregularly sub-oval, with a concave profile and a flattish base. The sides sloped gently in the south, south-east and south-west and were steeper in the north, north-east and north-west. Maximum dimensions were 6.45m (north-south) by 5.95m, and the feature was 1.35m deep. When excavated, the pit filled with water to a depth of c. 0.35m, indicating the height of the present water table. A single, moderately compacted deposit was recorded in the large pit, which seemed to represent a single phase of backfilling of the feature. This deposit was a charcoal-rich, dark grey/black, sandy, silty clay, with occasional inclusions of peat and c. 50% heat-shattered stones. Preserved seeds and hazelnuts were recovered from the base of the pit, as well as a large sample of small twigs (possibly hazel), preservation of which had presumably been aided by the presence of the water table. A shallow linear gully (5.95m long and 0.2m deep) ran from the large pit in the north-west to the field drain in the south-east. Although the gully was cut by the drain, the stratigraphic relationship with the pit could not be ascertained. The gully was also filled by redeposited mound material. A curvilinear field drain spanned the site. Two deposits were noted in it: the lower deposit was a layer of limestone pieces (typical of a drain), and the upper deposit contained charcoal-enriched soil and heat-shattered stones. Because of the deposition of burnt material, it is thought that material from the low mound that had overlain the large pit had been used to assist drainage. The shallow pit was an isolated feature lying 10m south-east of large pit, with an hourglass shape. It measured 1.3m by 0.95m and was 0.2m deep. A single fill, a sterile, grey, silty clay, was recorded. The isolation of the pit, the lack of any datable material and the probable truncation of its depth by machine activity render it difficult to come to any conclusion about its date or function. Despite the large amount of burnt stone and charcoal, no hearth or typical burnt-mound trough was found. The main focus of the site was the large pit, the function of which is unclear. In the absence of absolute dating evidence, it is considered likely that the pit construction dates to the Bronze Age. Also of interest was the gully, which may well have been contemporary with the large pit. The gully may have served as an overflow from the large pit or, alternatively, as a channel to direct water into the pit. The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 22 August 2012). Compiled by: Denis Power

Architectural heritage

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched house, built c. 1800, having single-bay single-storey extension to north. Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Pitched slate roof to end-bay with rendered chimenystack and render copings. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, render surrounds and painted stone sills. Square-headed openings having render surround and replacement timber battened door.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched house, built c. 1800, having single-bay single-storey extension to south elevation. Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having timber casement windows and painted concrete sills. Square-headed opening with replacement timber battened door.

• Leprechaun Cottage, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, built c. 1800. Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystack and render copings. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows, painted concrete sills and external timber shutters. Square-headed opening with replacement uPVC door. Pair of square-proflie rendered piers with single-leaf cast-iron gate. Rendered boundary walls having square-profile piers.

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

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Commons.

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

Name

Commons · An Coimín

Area

518,820 m² (51.88 ha, 128.2 acres)

Civil parish

Kilfinny, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Upper

Electoral division

Dromard, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dromard electoral division: 916 people in 300 households; 92% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyfoleen North, Ballynakill, Finniterstown, Kilfinny, Shanaclogh

Placenames

Commons 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.