# Cooga Upper, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Doon, barony of Coonagh, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Cúige Uachtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,242,184 m² (124.22 ha, 306.95 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,862 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Doon, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/doon.md
- Barony: Coonagh
- Electoral division: Doon South, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,352 people lived in 507 households in the Doon South electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32353
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120717
- Centre: latitude 52.613701, longitude -8.261607 (WGS 84)

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

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cooga Upper, from 44 m² to 423,902 m² (42.39 ha, 104.75 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1670704: 423,902 m² (42.39 ha, 104.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670704.md
- Parcel 1600466: 96,018 m² (9.6 ha, 23.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600466.md
- Parcel 6063723: 94,084 m² (9.41 ha, 23.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6063723.md
- Parcel 1649304: 78,319 m² (7.83 ha, 19.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649304.md
- Parcel 1652197: 74,679 m² (7.47 ha, 18.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652197.md
- Parcel 1600370: 63,491 m² (6.35 ha, 15.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600370.md
- Parcel 1673917: 61,746 m² (6.17 ha, 15.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673917.md
- Parcel 1666390: 42,342 m² (4.23 ha, 10.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666390.md
- Parcel 1650086: 28,731 m² (2.87 ha, 7.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650086.md
- Parcel 1664849: 28,601 m² (2.86 ha, 7.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664849.md
- Parcel 1653719: 27,010 m² (2.7 ha, 6.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653719.md
- Parcel 1616640: 25,729 m² (2.57 ha, 6.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616640.md
- Parcel 2844910: 25,531 m² (2.55 ha, 6.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2844910.md
- Parcel 1619583: 19,369 m² (1.94 ha, 4.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619583.md
- Parcel 1617181: 16,963 m² (1.7 ha, 4.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617181.md
- Parcel 5285161: 16,731 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5285161.md
- Parcel 1645184: 9,150 m² (0.92 ha, 2.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645184.md
- Parcel 5595150: 8,048 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5595150.md
- Parcel 1637104: 7,928 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637104.md
- Parcel 2386952: 4,589 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2386952.md
- Parcel 1642925: 4,486 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642925.md
- Parcel 1657914: 4,155 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657914.md
- Parcel 3889791: 2,918 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3889791.md
- Parcel 1600467: 2,762 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600467.md
- Parcel 3462275: 2,747 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3462275.md
- Parcel 1636486: 2,616 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1636486.md
- Parcel 1672485: 2,549 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1672485.md
- Parcel 3268236: 2,543 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268236.md
- Parcel 1596907: 2,535 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1596907.md
- Parcel 1667154: 2,334 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1667154.md
- Parcel 1602641: 2,258 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602641.md
- Parcel 1618352: 2,168 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618352.md
- Parcel 1661719: 2,114 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661719.md
- Parcel 1618842: 1,924 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618842.md
- Parcel 1648629: 1,888 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648629.md
- Parcel 1615378: 1,862 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1615378.md
- Parcel 1614931: 1,698 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614931.md
- Parcel 1630899: 1,662 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630899.md
- Parcel 3268235: 1,640 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268235.md
- Parcel 1603217: 1,638 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603217.md
- Parcel 1598082: 1,627 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598082.md
- Parcel 1637898: 1,558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637898.md
- Parcel 1588958: 1,527 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588958.md
- Parcel 1600046: 1,516 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600046.md
- Parcel 5353782: 1,479 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5353782.md
- Parcel 1646242: 1,463 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1646242.md
- Parcel 1663723: 1,423 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663723.md
- Parcel 1613770: 1,421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613770.md
- Parcel 1653338: 1,359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653338.md
- Parcel 2669110: 1,083 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2669110.md
- Parcel 1656328: 1,043 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656328.md
- Parcel 1654403: 1,032 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654403.md
- Parcel 5663823: 938 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5663823.md
- Parcel 1647984: 919 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647984.md
- Parcel 1665757: 905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665757.md
- Parcel 1611217: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611217.md
- Parcel 1610112: 659 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610112.md
- Parcel 1659051: 557 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659051.md
- Parcel 1605488: 549 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605488.md
- Parcel 1607226: 510 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607226.md
- Parcel 1660761: 479 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660761.md
- Parcel 1650827: 461 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650827.md
- Parcel 1608494: 426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608494.md
- Parcel 1627027: 425 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627027.md
- Parcel 1657038: 421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657038.md
- Parcel 1659334: 415 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659334.md
- Parcel 1649106: 367 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649106.md
- Parcel 4846400: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4846400.md
- Parcel 6083947: 177 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6083947.md
- Parcel 1619141: 125 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619141.md
- Parcel 1611618: 44 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611618.md

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

- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 21 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- R1 New Residential (New/proposed residential): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- M2 Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- S5 Education & Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- G5 Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- R3 Residential Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13

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

10 applications, newest first.

- 29 Nov 2024, Limerick County Council 2461182: Conditional. Permission, 27 homes. construction of 28 residential units consisting of 3 no. three bed detached dwellings, 6 no. two bed semi-detached dwellings, 8 no. two bed terraced dwellings, 8 no. three bed terraced dwellings, 1 no. apartment block containing 2 no. two bed apartments, together with entrance, estate road, cycle path, footpaths, car parking and bicycle stands and associated site works including attenuation tanks and surface water outfall. Outline planning permission sought for 10 no. serviced site together with estate road, footpaths and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461182/0
- 14 Apr 2024, Limerick County Council 2460331: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a change of house design from that previously approved under planning application reference 21/353 and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460331/0
- 31 Aug 2023, Limerick County Council 2360632: Conditional. Retention. the construction of 1no. single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling for use as an accessible shower room and all other associated works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360632/0
- 23 Mar 2021, Limerick County Council 21353: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21353/0
- 17 Jul 2020, Limerick County Council 20670: Conditional. Permission. the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house including all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20670/0
- 16 Apr 2020, Limerick County Council 20321: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of a shared vehicular entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20321/0
- 10 Jan 2020, Limerick County Council 2018: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a change of house type & alterations to site boundaries under previously permitted planning permission ref. no. 17/1058 together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2018/0
- 16 Nov 2017, Limerick County Council 171058: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. an entrance, driveway, single storey dwelling house, domestic waste water treatment plant and polishing filter and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/171058/0
- 14 Jul 2017, Limerick County Council 17674: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, entrance walls and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17674/0
- 20 Jan 2017, Limerick County Council 1733: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Entrance, single storey dwelling house, new domestic waste water treatment plant and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/1733/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC, site code 002165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002165
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bilboa And Gortnageragh River Valleys, site code 001851

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

- LI015-019: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI015-019----. Situated in poorly drained, rolling pasture with good views to N and W. Located in an area of natural hillocks the monument appears to be an embellished hillock. It is partially obscured by scrub vegetation and overgrown by some mature trees. It is evident as a roughly circular area (36m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 6.6m; H 0.6m). There is a gap (Wth 1m) in the scarp at W. The enclosing element is truncated by a field boundary from NW to NNE. The interior slopes down evenly from the centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 3 July 2013
- LI016-005: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI016-005----. In undulating pasture, bisected by public road which forms townland boundary between Cooga Upper and Lower . Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a substantial circular-shaped enclosure (diam. 61m), bisected by the public road running N-S across the W half of the monument. Only the W half of the monument is depicted on the OS 25-inch map as the W arc (C. 36m NNW-SSE) which is defined by the public road to E. Monument is visible as a segmental-shaped area to the immediate W of the public road, which is enclosed from SW-W-NNW by a newly constructed access road to an existing dwelling on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 July 2020
- LI016-006: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI016-006----. On SW-facing slope, in pasture. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a raised oval shaped area enclosed by a wide berm (approx. overall dims. 67m NE-SW; 65m NW-SE). Monument is visible as a roughly oval-shaped tree-lined enclosure on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 July 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)

- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 21809027, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21809027. Detached four-bay two-storey T-plan parochial house, built c. 1870, comprising projecting gable-fronted end bay, bay window and gablet to front (south) elevation. Projecting end bay with two-bay single-storey lean-to and three-bay two-storey extension to rear (north) elevation. Hipped and pitched slate roof having cut limestone chimneystack, copings, eaves course, render cross finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with cut limestone quoins and render plinth course. Ashlar limestone walls to bay window. Quatrefoil oculus to apex, projecting end bay having limestone surround. Trefoil oculus to gablet apex with limestone surround. Trefoil-headed opening to gablet having limestone hoodmoulding, block-and-start surround and quarry glazed window. Pointed arch openings to first floor with carved limestone sills and tooled block-and-start surrounds. Replacement uPVC windows throughout. Square-headed shouldered openings to ground floor having limestone surrounds and sills. Entrance comprising pointed arch glazed overlight with limestone surround and hoodmoulding over square-headed shouldered opening having timber battened door and chamfered limestone block-and-start surround. Pointed arch opening to west elevation with glazed overlight over square-headed timber battened door. Pair of ashlar limestone square-profile piers to south having cut limestone caps with lantern finials, double-leaf cast-iron gates and flanking pedestrian single-leaf cast-iron gates terminating in second pair of piers. Limestone walls having cast-iron railings terminating in third pair of piers.
- Christ Church (Doon), church/chapel, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 21809033, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21809033. Freestanding Gothic Revival style former Church of Ireland church, built in 1856, now in use as a restaurant. Comprising four-bay nave, square-profile two-stage tower to north-west, gable-fronted chancel to south-east, gable-fronted porch to south-west, two-bay single-storey lean-to and two-bay single-storey lean-to vestry to north-east elevation. Pitched slate roofs with limestone copings, bracketed eaves courses and cast-iron rainwater goods. Carved limestone stringcourse to tower. Cut limestone spire to tower having cast-iron weather vane and cut limestone eaves course. Dressed limestone battered walls with buttresses. Rose window to front north-west gable having carved limestone hoodmouldings, limestone tracery and stained glass windows over paired trefoil-headed openings with tooled limestone surrounds and quarry glazed windows. Paired trefoil-headed openings to nave and lean-to having tooled limestone surrounds and quarry glazed windows. Tripartite trefoil-headed opening to vestry north-east elevation, with limestone surround and quarry glazed windows. Trefoil-headed openings to tower, first stage having tooled limestone surrounds and quarry glazed windows. Square-headed shouldered openings to tower, second stage with louvered vents. Pointed arch opening to chancel having limestone hoodmoulding, inset quatrefoil opening over paired trefoil-headed openings with limestone mullions, quarry glazed windows and flanking trefoil-headed quarry glazed windows. Pointed arch opening to porch having limestone voussoirs, hoodmoulding, chamfered surround and double-leaf timber battened doors with wrought-iron strap hinges. Limestone steps to entrance. Square-headed shouldered opening to vestry, north-east elevation having glazed overlight over timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls with limestone cappings to site. Pair of square-profile stone piers to south having double-leaf cast-iron gates.

## 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 Cooga Upper, about 1 in 10 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 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 Cooga Upper.
- 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/cooga-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cooga-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cooga-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Cooga Upper 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)

- Bilboa: https://everytownland.com/limerick/bilboa.md
- Cloonteen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cloonteen.md
- Cooga Lower: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cooga-lower.md
- Doon South: https://everytownland.com/limerick/doon-south.md
- Kilmoylan Lower: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilmoylan-lower.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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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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