Doon South

257 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Doon South, from 15 m² to 189,409 m² (18.94 ha, 46.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 82 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 20 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education & Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  the merging of 2 No. dwelling units into a single dwelling unit & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660354

• 23 Feb 2026Conditional

  a new single storey school building (100m2), soft play area (50 m2), and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660193

• 6 Feb 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, ENTRANCE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, AND ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660122

• 27 Jun 2025Conditional

  the change of use of a public house to a domestic dwelling unit and for retention permission for a first floor dwelling extension to an existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560627

• 29 Nov 2024Conditional

  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

  Permission, 27 homes · Limerick County Council, 2461182

• 5 Apr 2023Conditional

  the demolition of existing substandard dwelling house, construction of a replacement dwelling house, installation of a new domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360202

• 1 Mar 2022Conditional

  4 serviced sites together with planning permission for the construction of an entrance, internal roadway, footpaths and connection to mains services together will all associated site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 22237

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  the construction of an entrance off existing farm roadway, construction of a replacement single storey farmhouse, change of use of the existing substandard dwelling into a farm building, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211802

• 9 Dec 2021Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance, single storey dwelling house, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211707

• 28 Sept 2021Conditional

  the renovation of and extension to existing dwelling house to include enlargement of existing footprint of house and provision of new first floor level, installation of a new domestic waste water treatment unit with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211344

• 3 Mar 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new vehicular entrance off existing private laneway, single storey dwelling house, domestic waste water treatment system & polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21249

• 11 Sept 2020Conditional

  enclosed fire escape stairs at side of existing building as well as an additional fire exit at front of building and all associated site development works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 20902

• 20 Aug 2020Conditional

  extension of duration for 15/386

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 207023

• 3 Mar 2020Conditional

  historical plaque erected on property known as 'Patrick Ryan'. Protected Structure Ref. No. 1150 and Architectural Heritage Ref. No. 21809008

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 20187

• 26 Feb 2018Conditional

  alterations and extension to 'All about Kids Crèche' including all associated site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18167

• 11 May 2017Conditional

  construct a two-storey extension to the back and sides of existing house, alterations to existing house, new garden shed, new entrances and boundary walls

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17415

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bilboa And Gortnageragh River Valleys 001851

Recorded monuments

• LI016-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On moderate SSW-facing slope, in pasture, with excellent views from SE-S-W-NW, W side of monument forms townland boundary with Doonsouth. Depicted as a raised circular-shaped area enclosed by a wide berm on 1840 OS 6-inch map. On this map there was an OS Datum point of 610 ft. OD. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 1999 and described as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 33m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank, fosse and an external bank with partial remains of an external fosse with counterscarp. A causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) at SE, appears original, although may have been widened in modern times. The inner bank (int. 0.2m; ext. H 0.65m; Wth 6.2m) is levelled and is largely reduced to a scarp and the intervening fosse (basal Wth 2.2m; overall Wth 5.8m; D 0.7m) is deep; both are visible all around. The intervening bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.2m; Wth 2.4m) is visible from NE-E-S-W-NW and is best preserved from W-NW. The partial outer fosse (basal Wth 2m; overall Wth 3.6m; D 0.4m) is visible from NE-E-SE and is shallower than the intervening fosse. A partial outer counterscarp (Wth 1m; H 0.2m) is visible from ESE-SE. A curvilinear field boundary runs around the base of the monument from S-W-NW. A short linear field boundary runs ESE-WNW across the intervening bank at NNW and cuts across the outer edge of the inner fosse from NNW-N-NNE. There is no trace of the monument to N of this boundary. The interior is level with external ground level at N and is raised on the SW side to compensate for hillslope. Monument is visible as a suboval-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: 12 July 2020

• LI016-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On slight SW-facing slope, in pasture, with excellent views from SE-S-W. Depicted on the 1897 OS 25-inch map as a penannular-shaped enclosure cut by a field boundary across the outer edge of the NW quadrant. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 1999 and described as a raised subcircular-shaped area (24m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 1.1m; H 0.6m) and a field boundary. The scarp is visible from N-E-S-W-NW and a linear field boundary running ENE-WSW cuts across the scarp from NW-N. The interior is level, wet and densely overgrown in the NE quadrant. There is no obvious entrance feature. Monument is visible as an 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: 12 July 2020

• LI016-012001 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, 438) recorded the following about Doon Church; 'A parish in Coonagh. The ancient Dun Bleisc. The fort is still extant. Fintan, son of Pipan, was granted Dun Blesce, c. 580, and there founded his church. He was a disciple of Comgall. The prebend of Dunleisg, with Templebredon, Grean, and the chapel of Liscormuke, was held by Rev. Matthew MacBryen in 1559 by papal provision (Fiant, 84). Site - Canon O'Hanlon says that about 1855 an old church stood opposite the priest's house, near the Convent of Mercy. It is now tilled ("Lives of the Saints," i., p. 45). At it was buried Eamon a Chnoic Ryan, 1690 (Fitzgerald, i., p. 280). (Map, D.S. (A), 55)'. No surface remains visible of medieval church in St. Fintan's graveyard in Doon. A church is depicted standing in NE quadrant of graveyard on first edition Ordnance Survey six-inch map. The church was levelled after this date and is annotated as 'Church (Site of) on the revised 1927 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 31 October 2018

• LI016-012002 Graveyard
  Description

  St. Fintan's graveyard in the E side of the village of Doon. Present remains consists of a rectangular-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 47m N-S x 67m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at W. Church site (LI016-012001-) located in NE quadrant of graveyard. Modern graveyard extension to N and E of old graveyard. Graveyard contains memorials dating from the 18th century to the present day. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 November 2018

Architectural heritage

• Patrick Ryan, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey building, built c. 1820, with later nineteenth-century render shopfront to front (south) elevation. Single-bay single-storey extension to east elevation, two-bay two-storey return and lean-to to rear (north) elevation. Hipped slate roof having render dentilated eaves course, render and red brick chimneystacks. Rendered walls with render plinth course and quoins. Square-headed openings to first floor having render surrounds, continuous sill course and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to first floor, centre-bay with render surround and keystone over one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed opening to ground floor having painted stone sill, decorative render surround with entablature and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window. Round-headed opening to rear with Y-tracery two-over-two pane timber sliding margin sash stained glass window. Round-headed opening having render hoodmoulding with consoles and keystone over fanlight, timber panelled door and flanking sidelights having panelled timber risers. Shopfront comprising pilasters with ornate scrolled consoles having grape motifs, fascia with raised lettering and dentilated cornice. Square-headed display openings having two-over-nine pane fixed windows with cast-iron sill guards and panelled render risers. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over double-leaf timber panelled door with flanking sidelights. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to west having render caps and double-leaf metal gates.

• Hibernian House, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having render shopfront to front (south) elevation and stepped-profile adjoining wall to east. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with concrete sills and replacement uPVC windows. Shopfront comprising Doric style pilasters supporting fascia with raised lettering and moulded cornice. Square-headed display windows having flanking Doric style pilasters. Square-headed opening with timber glazed overlight over replacement uPVC door having flanking side lights.

• J. O'Dwyer, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having render shopfront to front (south) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render plinth course. Square-headed openings with painted stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Cast-iron sill guard to ground floor window. Square-headed opening having render surround and pilasters with scrolled consoles supporting entablature and architrave over glazed overlight, sidelights and timber battened door. Shopfront comprising render Doric style pilasters supporting fascia with raised lettering and moulded cornice. Square-headed display openings having bipartite fixed windows with cast-iron sill guards, concrete sills and flanking pilasters.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, having gablets and render shopfronts to front (south) elevation. Pitched slate roof with render over red brick chimneystack. Timber bargeboards and render eaves course to gablets. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings to first floor having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Shopfront to west comprising Doric style pilasters with recessed panels having lozenge motifs, supporting fascia and moulded cornice. Square-headed timber casement display window with flanking fluted pilasters. Square-headed opening having half-glazed timber door. Shopfront to east comprising Doric style pilasters with recessed panels having lozenge motifs, supporting fascia and moulded cornice. Square-headed display window with timber mullion. Square-headed opening having half-glazed timber battened door.

• House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two storey house, built c. 1830, having render shopfront to front (south) elevation. Single-bay two-storey extension. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls having render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with render surrounds, concrete sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed opening having replacement uPVC door. Square-headed opening with metal door. Shopfront comprising paired Doric style pilasters with raised panels supporting fascia and moulded cornice. Square-headed display opening with replacement uPVC window and panelled render riser. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, having render shopfront to front (south) elevation. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, terracotta ridge tiles, ridge crestings and rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings to first floor with render surrounds, concrete sills and replacement aluminum windows. Shopfront comprising Doric style pilasters supporting fascia and cornice. Square-headed display openings having concrete sills and replacement aluminum windows. Recessed square-headed opening with render surround and replacement aluminium door.

• Moore, public house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, having render shopfront to front (south) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls having render plinth course and quoins. Square-headed openings with painted stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to first floor having painted stone sills. Square-headed opening with render surround and glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Shopfront comprising paired fluted pilasters with fluted consoles supporting fascia and cornice. Square-headed display window with ornate carved timber frame and panelled render riser. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors.

• Lysaght, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, having render shopfront to front (south) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls having render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with render surrounds and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to first floor having continuous render sill course. Concrete sills to ground floor windows. Camber-headed opening to ground floor having render surround and fanlight over timber battened door with sidelights. Shopfront comprising paired Doric style pilasters supporting fascia with raised lettering and cornice. Square-headed display window. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door.

• Allied Irish Bank, bank/financial institution, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey bank, built in 1919, having pedimented shallow breakfront to front (south) elevation. Pitched slate roof having render chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered parapet. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins to first floor, channel rendered walls to ground floor. Render fascia and date plaque to breakfront. Square-headed openings to first floor having render surrounds with architraves over one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to breakfront, first floor having render surround and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window. Camber-headed openings to ground floor with render surrounds and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed opening to breakfront having render surround and glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Cast-iron railing set on rendered plinth to south.

• Saint Fintan's Monastery, monastery, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey H-plan former monastery, built c. 1880, comprising projecting gable-fronted end bays to front (south-west) and rear (north-west) elevations. Now in disuse. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, limestone bracketed eaves and decorative timber bargeboards to gabled end bays. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Round-headed niches to end bays front elevation, second floor having render surrounds. Square-headed openings to front elevation with limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to rear and north-east elevations having replacement aluminium windows. Square-headed openings to end bays, first floor, front and rear elevations with stained glass windows. Square-headed openings first floor, south-east elevation having stained glass windows. Round-headed opening to south-east with replacement fanlight over timber panelled door and flanking sidelights. Cast-iron round-profile fluted piers to south-east having double-leaf cast-iron gates and flanking pedestrian single-leaf cast-iron gate. Rendered boundary walls with render copings.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, 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 Doon South.

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

Name

Doon South · Dún Theas

Area

3,555,331 m² (355.53 ha, 878.54 acres)

Civil parish

Doon, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Doon South, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Doon South electoral division: 1,352 people in 507 households; 75% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloonteen, Cooga Upper, Doon North, Kilmoylan Lower, Kylegarve, Lackanagoneeny, Lisgaugh, Lissowen, Toomaline Upper

Placenames

Doon South 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.