Cowpark

54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cowpark, from 128 m² to 177,088 m² (17.71 ha, 43.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cowpark 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.

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  a dwelling house and car port, splayed and recessed entrance and driveway, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 26174

• 21 May 2025Conditional

  an agricultural splayed entrance, gravel hardstand for agricultural purposes and for the removal of trees from the removed roadside boundary fence

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 25162

• 3 Dec 2024Conditional

  Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. 19/920 : the construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 247025

• 21 Feb 2023Conditional

  the construction of a granny flat extension to the existing dwelling, the upgrade of the existing Waste Water Treatment System and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360089

• 23 Nov 2021Conditional

  the construction of a 24 meter lattice mobile and broadband tower with headframe carrying telecommunications equipment, together with associated equipment and cabinets enclosed within a 2.4m palisade fence compound

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211620

• 20 Aug 2020Conditional

  extension of duration for 15/738

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 207024

• 16 Sept 2019Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19920

• 19 Dec 2018Conditional

  construction of an extension to existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181250

• 3 Mar 2017Conditional

  the existing dwelling and shed as constructed with revised site boundaries and site layout and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17195

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 Cowpark.

Recorded monuments

• LI011-065001 Church
  Description

  National monument No. 345. Situated in the parish of Kilcornan standing on top of a ridge running N-S overlooking a stream marking the townland boundary with Killeen 50m to W. Depicted on the first ed. OS 6-inch map as a single cell church aligned ENE-WSW with square shaped graveyard (LI011-065004-), reused as a children's burial ground (LI011-065005-) adjoining S side of church the boundary of which is indicated with a dotted outline. This graveyard area is not indicated on the revised editions of the OS maps. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey letters recorded the local tradition that the patron saint of the parish was St Cornan, possibly, the same Cornan who was abbot of Lismore and whose feastday was remembered on the 1st of January (RIA MS 14/D/18/4 (v), 66). The OS letters recorded ‘that there is an old church called Killeen in good preservation, it is about 44 feet [13.4m] in length and 24 [7.3m] in breadth, and has a pointed doorway constructed of cut limestone in the south wall’ (RIA MS 14/D/18/4 (v), 67). Westropp (1904-5, 388) recorded that Killeen Church was 'not the ancient church of Kilcornan, as stated by Sir Aubrey de Vere in O'Hanlon's Lives of the Irish Saints. It is well preserved, 45 feet [13.7m] by 24 feet [7.3m]. The south door is pointed, the north door closed. It has narrow windows in the sides and east end, and a bell ope on the west gable'. The church was described by Harbison (1970, 149) as a 'well-preserved 15th century parish church. The narrow windows and the turret-like belfry give the church an almost military appearance. There is an unusual water-font in the church.' The water font referred to by Harbison appears to be the water stoup located on E side of doorway embrasure. Present remains consist of a well preserved single-cell semi-fortified late medieval church with prominent base batter visible. The walls are well preserved, standing to full height and are built with limestone rubble with long and short alternating quoin stones. Large stones more regularly coursed are visible from base of wall up to end of base batter height, smaller stones are used from this level upwards. A string course visible at roof level on the N and S wall carries a parapet wall acting as a wall-walk protecting the church roof. Drainage holes for the wall walk are visible at regular intervals. The church was entered through a late medieval pointed doorway in the centre of the S wall. A second doorway now blocked up was located directly opposite in the N wall. The S doorway was set into a recessed opening which may have framed an external door or yett. Drawbar slot visible inside doorway with wicker centring visible on arch of entrance embrasure. A rough ogee-headed water stoup has been built into S wall on E side of doorway. To the E of this doorway in the S wall there is a single light ogee headed window of late medieval appearance. At the E end of the S wall adjacent to the SE angle there is a quatrefoil shaped piscina set into a partially broken out flat-headed embrasure. In the centre of the E gable there is a single light ogee-headed window set into a semi-circular arched embrasure constructed with punch dressed surround. Directly beneath this window there is the scar line of a robbed out stone altar of which a single stone survives on the N side protruding from the E wall. To the S of the altar there is a square shaped aumbry into which the stone finial of the church roof has been placed. A socket for the cross is visible in the top of the finial. There is good evidence for internal render on the walls of the church which is particularly well preserved at E end of N wall. To the E of the blocked doorway in the N wall there is a single-light ogee-headed window of 15/16th century date located directly opposite the S window. A straight joint and four alternating quoin stones are visible in the external face of N wall located between the blocked doorway and ogee-headed window. This straight joint marked by the long and short quoins is only visible at the lower courses of the wall, there is a change in the coursing of the fabric at this point. This may have been a doorway which was later blocked up, there is no straight joint visible on the internal face of the N wall and no change in the coursing of the masonry. On the W gable there is an unusual bell-cote consisting of a stone box-structure with pointed arch and sloping roof carried on pyramidal-shaped corbels, projecting out above an opening framed by the pointed arch. A line of roughly square shaped holes in the external face of the W gable beneath the bell-cote probably acted as a support for a wooden platform. An L-shaped slot in the apex of the gable on the internal face accommodated a rope which enabled a person inside the church to ring the bell. At the W end of the church the presence of small holes beneath the oversailing along with two large beam holes directly opposite each other indicate the presence of a wooden floor or gallery at W end of church. A series of small holes in the E face of the W gable may have supported some form of wooden structure or stairs which was keyed into the W gable of the church. A series of corbels on the N and S walls at roof level supported an oversailing which carried a wall walk around the sidewalls of the church. The church was repaired in the 1930s under the direction of Canon Wall. The stones that formed the window were discovered during this renovation and replaced. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 April 2018 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI011-065002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The National Museum of Ireland topographical files for Killeen Church (LI011-065001-) recorded that traces of a circle or enclosure are visible on OS sheet in close proximity to Killeen Church. The curving arc of an earthen bank 27m to the NW of the church is visible from WNW-NW on Digital Globe aerial photograph. This curving bank is depicted as a contour line on the current ed. OS 6-inch map and may have formed part of an ecclesiastical enclosure surrounding Killeen Church. No surface remains visible of any enclosure. An old quarry is now located in the area to the NW of the church which is visible as an area of scrub vegetation on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 April 2018 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI011-065003 Mound
  Description

  The National Museum of Ireland topographical files for Killeen Church (LI011-065001-) recorded that to the NE of the church there is a mound 20ft [6.5m] in diameter. No mound is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. No surface remains visible of any mound in area to NE of church. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 April 2018 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI011-065004 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in grassland with stream marking townland boundary with Killeen 50m to W. Depicted on the first ed. OS 6-inch map as Killeen Church (LI011-065001-) with square shaped graveyard reused as a children's burial ground (LI011-065005-) adjoining S side of church. The boundary of this graveyard is indicated with a dotted outline. The graveyard area is not indicated on the revised editions of the OS maps and no boundary feature or gravemarkers are visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. The Ordnance Survey field Name Books recorded that in the early 19th century that 'the ruins of Killeen Church and burial ground for still born children is situated here'. Possible medieval graveyard that was reused as a children's burial ground in the post-medieval period. No surface remains visible of any gravemarkers or low protruding stones in area to S of church, and no surface evidence for any graveyard boundary. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 April 2018 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI011-065005 Children's burial ground
  Description

  National monument in state guardianship No. 345. Situated in the parish of Kilcornan standing on top of a ridge running N-S overlooking a stream marking the townland boundary with Killeen 50m to W. Depicted on the first ed. OS 6-inch map as Killeen Church (LI011-065001-) with square shaped graveyard (LI011-065004-), reused as a children's burial ground adjoining S side of church. The boundary of this graveyard is indicated with a dotted outline. The graveyard area is not indicated on the revised editions of the OS maps. The Ordnance Survey field Name Books recorded that in the early 19th century that 'the ruins of Killeen Church and burial ground for still born children is situated here'. Possible medieval graveyard that was reused as a children's burial ground in the post-medieval period. No surface remains visible of any gravemarkers or low protruding stones in area to S of church, and no surface evidence for any graveyard boundary. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 April 2018 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI011-066 Mound
  Description

  In pasture, on gently-undulating terrain. This site is depicted as a square (L c. 20m) embanked enclosure on the 1841 OS 6-inch map but as a circular mound (diam. c. 10m) on the 1923 OS 6-inch map. It now takes the form of a sub-rectangular earthen mound (H 2.35m; 16.5m N-S; 14m E-W) at the NE corner of which is the remains of the N end of a rectangular structure (1.5m N-S; 1.6m E-W). This is built of roughly coursed mortared stonework (H 0.98m Wth 0.5m). A low dry-stone wall (H 0.34m; Wth 1.4m) runs on N-S axis for c. 5.6m immediately to the S of the structure. There is an ovoid depression (3m N-S; 2m E-W; D 0.37m) immediately to the W of the dry-stone wall. Otherwise the top of the mound is covered by an impenetrable thicket of briars though it is evident that a lot of stones are littered about its surface. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-067 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop hill. Roughly circular area (36.8m N-S; 39m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.75m), incorporated into S field boundary ESE->SW (int. H 1.3m). Bank is degraded to scarped edge (H 0.55m; Wth 2m) NE->ESE, in which there is a dip at NE (Wth 4m) which appears to be caused by cattle accessing interior. Enclosing element covered in briars and hawthorn. Eastern two-thirds of interior slope down to W, and lower western third level; interior is covered with nettles. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, occupying SW corner of field with small paddock area immediately to S. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), has been truncated at W and S ends by field boundaries. Enclosing element survives NW->SE as uneven and intermittent scarped edge (H 0.35m; Wth 1.85m). Interior now measures 23.6m from field boundary to scarp at N, and 20.2m from field boundary to scarp at S. It slopes down unevenly to W and is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having two-bay extension to east elevation. Hipped thatched roof, with pitched slate roof to extension. Render copings and rendered chimneystack. Cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course to extension. Rendered walls to front (south) elevation, roughcast to west and north elevations with render plinth course. Square-headed openings with render surrounds, concrete sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to south elevation. Timber framed windows to north elevation. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations having render surrounds and half-glazed timber panelled doors. Rendered boundary wall adjoining south elevation of house, having pair of square-profile rendered piers with render caps flanking single-leaf wrought-iron gate to south.

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 Cowpark, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cowpark · Páirc na mBó

Area

762,094 m² (76.21 ha, 188.32 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcornan, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Kilcornan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

839 people lived in 278 households in the Kilcornan electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynamona, Ballyvogue, Currahchase, Currahchase North, Dromlohan, Killeen, Shanbally

Placenames

Cowpark 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.