Doonmoon

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Doonmoon, from 299 m² to 195,133 m² (19.51 ha, 48.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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 Doonmoon 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.

• 15 Oct 2020Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house incorporating garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, site entrance(including wing walls and gates) and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 201031

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 Doonmoon.

Recorded monuments

• LI040-108 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 135m E of townland boundary with Elton, a hearth site (LI040-279----) was excavated 235m to the SE. Not marked on the OSi historic maps. Low oval-shaped mound (2/23/1) excavated by Christine Tarbett in 1986 prior to the construction of the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline, associated with some pits (LI040-108001-) and a possible kiln (LI040-108002-). The results of this excavation were summarised as follows; ‘As a result of the second grading the site was severely truncated. The surviving features included a ring-ditch enclosing a roughly circular area 6.35m x 6.20m (external diameter). The ditch was 60cm-1m wide and 14-25cm deep. One cremation pit was revealed almost abutting the inner ditch edge on the south-west side of the enclosed area. It is possible that the centre of the mound may have contained pits also but removal of the topsoil and subsequent grading may well have completely removed these. The remaining pit survived to just 18cm in depth and measured 40cm x 60cm. It was filled with what can only be described as bone meal which could not be identified’ (Gowen 1988, 52-61; Tarbett 1987) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-108001 Pit
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 135m E of townland boundary with Elton, a hearth (LI040-279----) was excavated 235m to the SE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Excavation of a ring-ditch (LI040-108----) and kiln (LI040-108002-) prior to the construction of the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline by Christine Tarbett in 1986 revealed the following; ‘Two pits lay a little over 5m west of the ring-ditch. One contained the shattered sherds of at least six different Beaker pots. The second may have been a kiln pit. The pit containing the pottery was 40cm x 35cm and survived to only 13cm in depth. The pottery recovered from it was densely packed in almost telescopic fashion and had been severely mashed by the weight of the bulldozer tracks…These pits must be regarded as having a domestic or industrial function and may therefore be unrelated to the burial ritual which occurred in association with the use of the ring-barrow.’ (Gowen 1988, 52-61; Tarbett 1987) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-108002 Kiln
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 135m E of townland boundary with Elton, a hearth (LI040-279----) was excavated 235m to the SE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Excavations by Christine Tarbett of a ring-ditch (LI040-108----) and pits (LI040-108001-) prior to the construction of the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline revealed the following; ‘The kiln pit had a teardrop-shaped plan measuring c. 70cm in diameter, with an extended neck 60cm long which narrowed to 21cm. After removal of the several deposits of fill, a channel was found to extend from the neck into the base of the pit, forming a possible drafting flue. Several small sherds of Beaker pottery were recovered from the upper fill, which also contained some large, though disturbed stones.’ (Gowen 1988, 52-61; Tarbett, 1986) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-109 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 180m S of townland boundary with Elton. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as a sub-circular shaped earthwork on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000, Strip Map 4, Site 4/24) taken 03/11/1984. Monument visible as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 32m N-S; 25m E-W) intersected at N by a relic watercourse running E-W on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 19/04/2019. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-111 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, 174m N of townland boundary with Ballynahinch. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular feature on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000, 2566) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. faint trace of a circular-shaped cropmark visible on te Google Earth orthoimage dated 19/04/2019. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-114 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 225m W of townland boundary with Knocklong West and 240 m S of townland boundary with Elton. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular shaped raised platform defined by a scarp. Annotated “Doonmoon” on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch where it is shown as a raised circular shaped platform (diam. c. 21m) defined by a scarp. Well preserved monument visible as a circular shaped platform defined by a scarp with wet rush-covered fosse (Wth c. 6m)on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Appears to be the remains of a well preserved platform ringfort with wet fosse standing on poorly drained pasture which has been partially reclaimed. The cropmarks of drainage ditches and paleochannels are clearly visible in area around this earthwork. The lack of an entrance feature, enclosing bank, wet fosse and locaton on poorly drained land may suggest the possibilty that this monument was of a ritual nature more akin to a barrow rather than a settlement site such as a ringfort. See attached ASI aerial photograph (370 (5) ) taken 10/05/2003 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 June 2021

• LI040-144 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed wet pasture. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible site identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/10,000, 72) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Semi-circular shaped earthwork visible as a large curving cropmark (approx. dims. 100m N-S; 70m E-W) to W of a post-1700 field boundary/drainage ditch running roughly N-S. A relic watercourse intersects the cropmark at SW. No evidence of an enclosing element to E of post-1700 field boundary which casts doubt on the antiquity of this feature. Visible as a curving waterlogged ditch on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/03/2018. Could be the remains of a curving water channel associated with land reclamation rather than the remains of an archaeological earthwork. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 2 June 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 303/25 on 13/09/2002.

• LI040-250 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 135m E of townland boundary with Elton, a hearth site (LI040-279----) was excavated 235m to the SE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Low oval-shaped mound (LI040-108----) excavated by Christine Tarbett in 1986 prior to the construction of the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline, associated with some pits (LI040-108001-) and a possible kiln (LI040-108002-). The results of this excavation were summarised as follows; ‘Partial excavation of a charcoal layer (2/23/2)’ (Gowen 1988, 52-61; Tarbett 1987, 24). Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 3 July 2021

• LI040-279 Hearth
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, a ring-ditch (LI040-108----) with associated pits and kiln (LI040-108001-/002-) was excavated 235m to the W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Excavations prior to the construction of the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline revealed a hearth (Site 2/23/1A) and post holes excavated by Gowen in 1986 (Gowen 1988, 180). Hearth has been fully excavated. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 9 July 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Doonmoon.

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

Name

Doonmoon · Dún Múna

Area

834,093 m² (83.41 ha, 206.11 acres)

Civil parish

Knocklong, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Emlygrennan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Emlygrennan electoral division: 850 people in 300 households; 88% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynahinch, Elton, Knocklong East, Knocklong West, Knocktoran

Placenames

Doonmoon 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.