Enniscoush

152 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Enniscoush, from 30 m² to 231,548 m² (23.15 ha, 57.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 102 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.4Utilities (Other gas and electricity uses)
  Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  rear extension as constructed

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2661060

• 29 May 2026Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, including elevation changes to front elevation of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660600

• 14 Oct 2024Conditional

  Opening Vehicular Entrance to Allow for off road Parking on the Front Driveway Including All Ancillary Site Works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461024

• 17 Jan 2024Refused

  the temporary parking of a caravan on my property

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460027

• 17 Dec 2021N/a

  2 no. two storey semi-detached dwelling houses 'as constructed' (previously granted planning permission under planning reference 16/531. To retain 'as constructed' all associated site works and services i.e. site boundaries, services connections, vehicular entrances, etc. relating to the development and permission to alter and refurbish existing detached domestic garage and all associated site works and services

  Retention, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211758

• 26 Oct 2021Refused

  new rear access gates and planning permission for 1.8m high wall to southern boundary of his property with existing connections to all existing services

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 211490

• 13 Oct 2021N/a

  2 no. two storey semi-detached dwelling houses as constructed (previously granted planning permission under planning ref. 16/531). To retain as constructed all associated site works and services i.e. site boundaries, services connections, vehicular entrances, etc. relating to the development and permission to alter and refurbish existing detached domestic garage and all associated site works and services

  Retention, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211427

• 16 Jun 2021Conditional

  changes to approved planning permission 17/482. Changes include provision of windows on side elevations, increase in ridge height, the installation of roof lights to the front and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21844

• 24 Jun 2019N/a

  the construction of 6 no. detached houses, 6 no. ancillary driveways, new site entrance, and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 6 homes · Limerick County Council, 19609

• 7 Feb 2019Conditional

  a two storey house, front boundary wall and entrance, and connections to all existing services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19101

• 7 Feb 2019Refused

  a new entrance with gate to side of existing house and to brick pave yard area to side of house inside existing wall for car parking. Also to build concrete block wall to boundary to rear of house to a height not exceeding existing boundary wall to front of property

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19102

• 25 Oct 2018N/a

  the 6 no. detached houses, new site entrance, and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 181041

• 14 Aug 2018N/a

  the construction of 3 no. apartment units in an existing building, the construction of 6 no. detached houses, and the construction of 1 no. apartment block with 3 no. apartment units, car parking area, site entrance, and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 18814

• 27 Feb 2018Refused

  demolition of existing dwelling. In addition Outline Planning Permission is being sought to construct 4 no. dwellings, provide off-street parking, reuse and modify existing site entrance, connection to public services including all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18172

• 23 Feb 2018Conditional

  alterations to front elevation of existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18156

• 11 Oct 2017Refused

  the construction of dwelling, site entrance, connect to public services, including all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17935

• 11 Oct 2017Refused

  the construction of dwelling, site entrance, connect to public services, including all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17936

• 1 Sept 2017Conditional

  a new storey and a half dwelling, new site entrance and boundary and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17816

• 26 May 2017Conditional

  2no. storey & a half semi detached dwellings, new site entrance and boundary and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 17482

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 Enniscoush.

Recorded monuments

• LI029-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (28m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 5.8m), best preserved E->SSW. According to landowner a fosse previously ran around base of scarp but has been infilled; there is now no trace of such a feature. Interior, under pasture, dips down gently towards centre. Site is skirted on N and W sides by field boundary which join just NW of enclosure, leaving it occupying NW corner of field. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-027 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at S edge of break in S-facing slope. Monument, depicted as circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, is now completely covered by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (38m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.2m). Bank is best preserved SE->NW where there are remains of an external stone facing. It is incorporated into farm-passage boundary WNW->NNE. Dip in bank (ext. H 0.8m) at ESE (Wth 8.4m). Interior, under pasture, slopes down to ESE. Bank abutted by field boundary at SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-031004 Church
  Description

  The medieval parish church of Rathkeale, dedicated to the Holy Trinity was described by the Urban Survey as following; 'The present church is 19th century in date but the south wall of the medieval church lies c. 10m south of it although not precisely parallel to it. It is very fragmentary and overgrown but was built of uncoursed rubble limestone with traces of plaster on the internal wall. The wall is exposed to a maximum height of 1.5m on the north side but on the south is barely visible above ground level. It is c. 32.4m in length and c. 90cm wide, 11.8m from the east end is a splayed window embrasure. Architectural fragments: A limestone mullion chamfered with glazing grooves and bar holes (possibly from a switchline window) and a possible jamb with a large hollow moulding and chevron are in the south-west corner of the graveyard (LI029-031005-)' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 220). 19th century Holy Trinity C. of I. church described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a; ‘Freestanding Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1831, comprising four-bay nave with single-bay single-storey vestry to south elevation, and square-plan three-stage entrance tower to west. Graveyard to site with variety of carved stone grave markers. Site surrounding church to east and south further raised with rubble stone retaining wall having cut stone steps. Rendered boundary wall to west with cut stone copings surmounted by cast-iron railings. Square-profile cut limestone piers to entrance flanking cast-iron double-leaf gate, approached by cut limestone steps (www.buildingsofireland.ie; Reg. No. 21831005). Westropp (1904-5, 389-90) recorded the following details on Rathkeale; 'Rathguala fort is named in the "Book of Rights," ante 900, but not in the "Annals" of 622, that being Rathgale, near Donaghadee. Rathgel was held by Keynsham Abbey, 1223 (B.B.L.,p.75). Its church was granted to Limerick by Roger Waspayl, 1228 (B.B.L., p. 74), who got free warren of Radguel, June, 1252 (C.S.P.I., vol. ii., No- 55). Rathgaul was re-granted to Keynsham by Hen. Waspayl, 1287 (B.B L.,p. 74), but was resigned (p. 75). He granted it to John Maltravers, 1280 (C.S.P.I., 1778). A later J. Mautravers held it, on his death, in 1369, when an Inquisition found Rathgyell to be part of Iniskefty Manor. John Arundell held it as heir of Mautravers in 1380 (Mem. R., m. 28, 155), when it was seized by the Crown. The church was robbed by A. Keating, 1318 (Plea R, 123 of xi Ed. II, m. 34), and was dedicated to the Trinity, ante 1410; Rathgell, 1418 ; Rathgele, 1452 (Rental) Rachgaela 1487 (A.F.M.). The place was burned by Malbie, 1579. Temple Treenode parish, infra, Vill de Rathkealy, in Toghe Olybane, 1586 (Peyton, p. 253); Rachell, or Rochell, 1615. Site - The I. C. church is on the old site. It has a monument of Sir Thomas Southwell, 1676'. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 January 2019

• LI029-031005 Graveyard
  Description

  The medieval church ruins (LI029-031004-) of Rathkeale dedicated to the Holy Trinity lie 10 metres S of the 19th century C. of I. church both of which stand in the N quadrant of a square-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 78m E-W x 79m N-S) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at centre of N wall. Architectural fragments from the medieval church ruins have been reused as graveyard markers visible in the SW corner of the graveyard (Bradley et. al. 1989, 221-2). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 January 2019

• LI029-031007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following details about the Rath of Rathkeale; 'Located on a hill at the south end of the town. It appears as a natural knoll c.2m higher that the sub-rectangular field in which it is situated. It measures 40m east-west by 32m north-south and the ground slopes away gradually on all sides' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 224-5). Outline of enclosure not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 January 2019

• LI029-031008 Graveslab
  Description

  The Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following details about a 17th century graveslab marking the grave of John Hayward located in the centre of the aisle of the church in Rathkeale; 'John Hayward. 1638. Said to be in the centre aisle and inscribed as follows: '1638 HEREUNDER LIETH THE BODY OF JOHN HAYWARD, WHO DECEASED .. OF FEBRUARY Mems Dead ix (1913-16), 307' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 221). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 January 2019

• LI029-031009 Graveslab
  Description

  The Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 221) recorded the following details about a 17th century graveslab (Dims: L. 1.96m x Wth 0.91m) marking the grave of Anne Pigott (nee Dowdall) located in the chancel of the church (LI029-031004-) in Rathkeale; 'Grave slab. A. Pigott. 1673 Rectangular limestone slab in the area of the chancel of the medieval church. It has an incised Roman lettered inscription: HEERE LIETH THE BODY/ OF ANNE PIGOTT ALIAS/ DOWDALL ELDEST/ DAVGHTEr OF SR IOHN/ DOWDALL OF KILFENY/ KNIGHT WHO DEPARTED/ THIS LIFE THE TWENTY/ SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER/ 1673" Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 January 2019

• LI029-031010 Memorial stone
  Description

  The Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following details about a 17th century wall memorial stone (approx. dims. Wth 1.96m x H 2.5m) commemorating the Southwell family, located in the Holy Trinity C, of I. church in Rathkeale; 'Wall memorial. T. Southwell. 1676. Black painted limestone slab set in a red marble frame with marble pediment. Inscribed in gold incised Roman lettering: SR THOMAS SOVTHWELL BART/ DESENDED FROM BARHAM HALL/ IN SVFFOLKE IN ENGLAND RA/ YSED THIS MONVMENT FOR/ HIS FAMILLY ANNO DOMIE 16/ 76 Anon. 1892-4, 160; ibid., ix (1913-16), 307' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 221). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 January 2019

• LI029-143 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on a gently S-facing slope, c. 100m from the N bank of the River Deel. A circular area (11.7m N-S; 12.2m E-W) enclosed by a fosse (D 0.25m; Wth 2.2m) with an external bank (ext. H 0.2m). There is a gap in the bank (Wth 2.4m) at N; from this a shallow linear depression (Wth 2.4m) extends for c. 18m to the S. The fosse is waterlogged E->W. The bank is best preserved NNE->S. The level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Mount Southwell, country house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, with central breakfront. Square-headed openings with timber sliding sash windows. Wyatt style window above central doorway. Elliptical-headed door opening with doorcase and fanlight, approached by flight of steps. Rendered sweep walls to entrance with render coping. Rendered square-profile piers with rendered pyramid caps, flanking recent gate.

• Holy Trinity Church (Rathkeale), mausoleum, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding mausoleum, erected c. 1800, restored in 1907, comprising mounded earth with surrounding plinth wall and carved limestone decorative screen wall to east. Screen wall comprising altar with inscribed square-headed tablet above incorporating carved heraldic plaque with decorative carving in relief (Arms: on a chevron between three lozenges a lion passant. Crest: a bull's head armed emerging from a ducal coronet. Motto: Libertate). Carved architrave surround. Stepped parapet above with urn finial. Square-headed recess to threshold with cut limestone plinth wall, retaining wall and surround and cut limestone steps.

• Holy Trinity Church (Rathkeale), church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1831, comprising four-bay nave with single-bay single-storey vestry to south elevation, and square-plan three-stage entrance tower to west. Pitched slate roof to nave with carved limestone copings to gables and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped slate roof to vestry with cast-iron rainwater goods. Carved eaves course and crenellated parapet to tower with carved pinnacles to corners and to centre of each elevation. Snecked cut limestone walls with plinth course. Carved stringcourses dividing stages to tower. Cut limestone buttresses to corners of tower. Pointed arch openings to east, north and south of nave with carved limestone hoodmoulding, chamfered dressed limestone surround and voussoirs and stained glass window with pointed arch tracery. Lancet openings to west gable of nave and to second stage of tower, with carved limestone hoodmouldings and dressed chamfered limestone surrounds, those to nave with pointed arch timber sash windows, those to tower with leaded windows or blocked. Paired lancet openings to third stage of tower with carved limestone hoodmoulding, chamfered dressed limestone surround and voussoirs and timber louvers. Four-centred arch to west elevation of tower and to south elevation of vestry with chamfered dressed limestone block-and-start surround, carved hoodmoulding and bipartite lancet timber sash window. Four-centred arched opening to west elevation of vestry with dressed limestone block-and-start surround, carved limestone hoodmoulding, timber battened door and cut limestone steps. Pointed arch opening to west elevation of tower with carved limestone square-headed surround incorporating roll moulding surround to pointed arch opening and carved motifs to spandrels, carved limestone label moulding and timber battened double-leaf door approached by cut limestone steps. Stained glass east window (Parable of the Sower) dated to 1931. South-eastern most nave window (double lancet, Saint Paul and Saint Luke) dated 1937, both by Catherine O'Brien. Church occupies raised site, approached by flight of cut limestone steps. Graveyard to site with variety of carved stone grave markers. Site surrounding church to east and south further raised with rubble stone retaining wall having cut stone steps. Rendered boundary wall to west with cut stone copings surmounted by cast-iron railings. Square-profile cut limestone piers to entrance flanking cast-iron double-leaf gate, approached by cut limestone steps.

• House, gasworks, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former gas works building, built c. 1820, now disused. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack, overhanging eaves and timber eaves course. Rendered wall. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to north-east (front) elevation and fixed pane timber windows to north-west elevation. Flat arched opening to front elevation with timber panelled door and overlight. Four-bay two-storey former gas works building to south-east, with pitched corrugated-iron roof and red brick walls having recesses to north-west elevation, lunette and circular with red brick surrounds. Square-headed openings to first floor with fixed timber windows. Elliptical-arched openings to ground floor with render surrounds, some infilled, some with timber fittings and fixed pane fanlights. Square-headed opening to ground floor with render surround and recent metal door. Further single-bay two-storey outbuilding to south-east with further building to south-east with cat-slide rear elevation forming single-storey lean-to to north-east elevation, pitched slate roof, rendered walls, and square-headed openings with timber fittings. Pitched slate roof and rendered walls to outbuilding to far south-east.

• Christopher Lynch Bridge, bridge, 1740–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-arch humpback road bridge, originally built c. 1747, carrying a road over the River Deel. Rubble stone walls with segmental arches having cut stone voussoirs rubble stone V-cutwaters with rendered plinths.

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 Enniscoush, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_596 (ZIP).

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

Name

Enniscoush · Inis Cuais

Area

1,618,499 m² (161.85 ha, 399.94 acres)

Civil parish

Rathkeale, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Rathkeale Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

315 people lived in 113 households in the Rathkeale Rural electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyallinan North, Ballywilliam North, Ballywinterrourke, Castlematrix, Courtmatrix, Englishtenements, Rathkeale, Wolfesburgess West

Placenames

Enniscoush 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.