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

Townland in the civil parish of Dunmoylan, barony of Shanid, Co. Limerick; in Irish Dún Catha.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,422,354 m² (242.24 ha, 598.58 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,546 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Dunmoylan, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/dunmoylan.md
- Barony: Shanid
- Electoral division: Dunmoylan East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 523 people lived in 180 households in the Dunmoylan East electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% 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/32078
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 120883
- Centre: latitude 52.539996, longitude -9.111432 (WGS 84)

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

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dooncaha, from 712 m² to 333,993 m² (33.4 ha, 82.53 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1659229: 333,993 m² (33.4 ha, 82.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659229.md
- Parcel 1665662: 271,393 m² (27.14 ha, 67.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665662.md
- Parcel 1599854: 266,035 m² (26.6 ha, 65.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599854.md
- Parcel 1659231: 196,859 m² (19.69 ha, 48.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659231.md
- Parcel 1659230: 171,555 m² (17.16 ha, 42.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659230.md
- Parcel 1662184: 169,541 m² (16.95 ha, 41.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662184.md
- Parcel 1659577: 154,046 m² (15.4 ha, 38.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659577.md
- Parcel 1659228: 110,638 m² (11.06 ha, 27.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659228.md
- Parcel 1606287: 76,293 m² (7.63 ha, 18.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606287.md
- Parcel 1672262: 68,269 m² (6.83 ha, 16.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1672262.md
- Parcel 1616068: 65,330 m² (6.53 ha, 16.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616068.md
- Parcel 1588545: 64,676 m² (6.47 ha, 15.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588545.md
- Parcel 1619499: 59,955 m² (6 ha, 14.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619499.md
- Parcel 1622204: 57,977 m² (5.8 ha, 14.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622204.md
- Parcel 1604847: 48,801 m² (4.88 ha, 12.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604847.md
- Parcel 1597701: 43,261 m² (4.33 ha, 10.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597701.md
- Parcel 1659226: 40,863 m² (4.09 ha, 10.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659226.md
- Parcel 1666562: 38,638 m² (3.86 ha, 9.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666562.md
- Parcel 1659227: 35,564 m² (3.56 ha, 8.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659227.md
- Parcel 1638058: 19,560 m² (1.96 ha, 4.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638058.md
- Parcel 1641258: 19,159 m² (1.92 ha, 4.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641258.md
- Parcel 1624722: 17,795 m² (1.78 ha, 4.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624722.md
- Parcel 1659225: 17,341 m² (1.73 ha, 4.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659225.md
- Parcel 1606271: 7,546 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606271.md
- Parcel 1601979: 5,355 m² (0.54 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601979.md
- Parcel 1637752: 5,202 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637752.md
- Parcel 1658096: 4,850 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658096.md
- Parcel 1648973: 4,848 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648973.md
- Parcel 1590256: 4,162 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590256.md
- Parcel 1637015: 4,073 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637015.md
- Parcel 1670496: 3,732 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670496.md
- Parcel 1606431: 3,696 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606431.md
- Parcel 1630417: 3,683 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630417.md
- Parcel 5609442: 3,649 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5609442.md
- Parcel 5609463: 3,634 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5609463.md
- Parcel 1629354: 2,662 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629354.md
- Parcel 5609443: 2,582 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5609443.md
- Parcel 1606811: 2,105 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606811.md
- Parcel 1648961: 2,085 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648961.md
- Parcel 1604275: 1,914 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604275.md
- Parcel 3627059: 1,859 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3627059.md
- Parcel 1589928: 1,858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589928.md
- Parcel 1653920: 1,722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653920.md
- Parcel 1659588: 1,544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659588.md
- Parcel 1637754: 1,240 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637754.md
- Parcel 1662836: 805 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662836.md
- Parcel 1605924: 712 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605924.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Dooncaha 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)

4 applications, newest first.

- 6 Apr 2020, Limerick County Council 20290: Conditional. Permission. construction of a slatted shed and concrete apron. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20290/0
- 29 Nov 2019, Limerick County Council 191180: Conditional. Permission. construction of 2 no. single storey extension to existing dwelling house, domestic garage and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191180/0
- 16 Sept 2019, Limerick County Council 19925: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a slatted cubicle house and concrete apron. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19925/0
- 20 Feb 2017, Limerick County Council 17146: Conditional. Permission. the demolition of a poultry house and the construction of a slatted suckler beef house and ancillary works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17146/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA, site code 004161, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004161

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

- LI019-089: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-089----. In pasture, on break in NE-facing slope. Oval area (44m N-S; 51.3m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.5m; Wth 4m) SSW->W and enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (H 0.6m), which is part of surrounding field boundary system, W->SE. No trace of enclosing element SE->SSW. Scarp is best preserved at SW. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to SW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-171: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-171----. In pasture, atop hill with panoramic views. Circular area (diam. 12.4m) enclosed by earthen bank. Bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.15m), best preserved N->E, lowers to scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 2.85m) at SE. Bank, heavily masked by briars and furz, is part of surrounding field boundary system SW->N. Level interior divided by modern wire fence on E-W axis across middle, with area to N inaccessible as covered by briars. Area to S of fence is incorporated into NW corner of paddock adjoining derelict farmhouse to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-172: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-172----. In pasture, on E-facing hill slope. Circular area (25.9m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.8m); parts of bank covered by dense overgrowth. Bank has been incorporated into field boundary NW->N. At N a recently cut drain exaggerates external bank height. Field boundary skirts bank NNE->SE; enclosure occupies NE corner of field. Gap in bank at NE (W 1.8m) leads into shallow linear depression (D 0.65m; W 1m) which extends on a rough NE/SW axis across interior for 16m before fading out. Otherwise interior level and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-173: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-173----. In rough pasture, on NE-facing slope. Oval area (31m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.3m) WNW->NE, and by field boundary NE->WNW. Bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.5m), heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth, has been worn down by cattle accessing interior at WNW. Break in bank (Wth 2.5m) at NNE. Field boundary, of earthen construction, becomes linear SSW->WNW. Interior, under rough pasture, slopes down gently to NNE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-174: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-174----. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Oval area (22.2m N-S; 27.8m E-W) defined by scarped edge, with external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.4m) NW->NNW and NNE->ENE. Scarp best preserved at S (H 2.5m; Wth 2m), but it lowers as it progresses upslope being lowest at N (H 0.25m; Wth 2m). Field boundary runs along top of scarp SE->SW, with another running tangentially to base of scarp along W side. Level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-177: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-177----. In pasture, on low E-facing ridge projecting from S-facing slope. Oval area (36.2m N-S; 28.4m E-W) defined by scarped edge, best preserved at E (H 4.05m; Wth 9.2m) where accentuated by natural fall of ground, but gradually decreasing in height as it moves up-slope to W (H 0.2m; Wth 7.4m). Earth-and-stone field boundary skirts base of scarp SW->W. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently to SE. Depression (0.9m N-S x 1m E-W; D 0.4m) in NE quadrant the result of digging by metal-detector users, according to landowner. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-178: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-178----. In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Monument, depicted as roughly circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, part of enclosing element may be incorporated into slightly curving earthen bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.55m) which form part of field boundary system; boundaries to S of enclosure have been removed. Extending into field from boundary SSE->SW is slight scarped edge (H 0.15m; Wth 1.8m) which is probably remains of enclosing element. Site was described in 1964 (OPW Top. File) as circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.25m) with gap on E side. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-180: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-180----. In pasture, on gentle NW-facing slope. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure, has been truncated by public road at S end leaving D-shaped area (16.2m N-S; 23.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank W->ESE and by field boundary running alongside road ESE->WSW. Bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.9m) is heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth. Gap in bank (Wth 5.2m) at WSW. Level interior under rough pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-181: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-181----. In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (22.6m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.9m), best preserved NNW->NE. External bank height (H 0.15m) becomes low SSW->NNW where there is a noticeable increase in internal bank height (H 1.2m). Bank dips SSE->SSW for c. 4.75m. Interior, under pasture, slopes down towards SE quadrant. Immediately N of enclosure an earthen bank (H 1.1) extends for 27m on an E-W axis, before turning S and becoming much lower; it runs a further 24m before fading out. Another bank (H 0.2m), 6m to N of latter, runs E-W for 30m before fading out. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-183: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-183----. In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope of river valley. Circular area (21.2m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 5.5m; D 0.5m) S->N. Bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.75m), best preserved NE->SE, becomes scarp-like on E side. Dip in bank at SSW (Wth 3.5m). Interior, under pasture, slopes down very gently to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI019-239: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI019-239----. In rough pasture, on steep NNW-facing slope. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Dooncaha.

## 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 Dooncaha, 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 Dooncaha.
- 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/dooncaha.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dooncaha.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dooncaha.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Dooncaha 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)

- Ballydoorlis: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballydoorlis.md
- Boughilbo: https://everytownland.com/limerick/boughilbo.md
- Briskagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/briskagh.md
- Cahernagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cahernagh.md
- Corbally: https://everytownland.com/limerick/corbally-120774.md
- Dunmoylan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dunmoylan.md
- Moig: https://everytownland.com/limerick/moig.md
- Shanid Upper: https://everytownland.com/limerick/shanid-upper.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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