# Friarstown North, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Fedamore, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile na mBráthar Thuaidh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,278,356 m² (127.84 ha, 315.89 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,954 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Fedamore, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/fedamore.md
- Barony: Smallcounty
- Electoral division: Fedamore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Fedamore electoral division: 1,340 people in 449 households; 84% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30660
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121009
- Centre: latitude 52.588773, longitude -8.616347 (WGS 84)

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

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Friarstown North, from 17 m² to 243,538 m² (24.35 ha, 60.18 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1658150: 243,538 m² (24.35 ha, 60.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658150.md
- Parcel 1674576: 111,340 m² (11.13 ha, 27.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674576.md
- Parcel 1668081: 98,643 m² (9.86 ha, 24.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1668081.md
- Parcel 2591099: 92,742 m² (9.27 ha, 22.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2591099.md
- Parcel 1603213: 82,770 m² (8.28 ha, 20.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603213.md
- Parcel 1600462: 79,461 m² (7.95 ha, 19.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600462.md
- Parcel 1653466: 77,908 m² (7.79 ha, 19.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653466.md
- Parcel 4964405: 76,192 m² (7.62 ha, 18.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4964405.md
- Parcel 1624847: 64,315 m² (6.43 ha, 15.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624847.md
- Parcel 1673695: 49,930 m² (4.99 ha, 12.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673695.md
- Parcel 1602414: 48,374 m² (4.84 ha, 11.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602414.md
- Parcel 4928783: 30,742 m² (3.07 ha, 7.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928783.md
- Parcel 1592074: 20,267 m² (2.03 ha, 5.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592074.md
- Parcel 4928781: 8,262 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928781.md
- Parcel 5316352: 6,124 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5316352.md
- Parcel 1619662: 6,121 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619662.md
- Parcel 4311410: 5,323 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4311410.md
- Parcel 1650810: 5,029 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650810.md
- Parcel 1599194: 4,998 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599194.md
- Parcel 1654790: 4,054 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654790.md
- Parcel 4928745: 3,336 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928745.md
- Parcel 4928784: 3,027 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928784.md
- Parcel 2861320: 2,881 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2861320.md
- Parcel 3267030: 2,866 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267030.md
- Parcel 1663710: 2,545 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663710.md
- Parcel 3993001: 2,420 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3993001.md
- Parcel 3267031: 2,314 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267031.md
- Parcel 1630358: 2,305 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630358.md
- Parcel 1609077: 2,289 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609077.md
- Parcel 1611927: 2,247 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611927.md
- Parcel 4964267: 2,196 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4964267.md
- Parcel 6062393: 2,183 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6062393.md
- Parcel 4928782: 2,165 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928782.md
- Parcel 5796648: 1,979 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5796648.md
- Parcel 1593611: 1,699 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593611.md
- Parcel 1655492: 1,508 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655492.md
- Parcel 1593719: 772 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593719.md
- Parcel 4928785: 610 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4928785.md
- Parcel 5244036: 239 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5244036.md
- Parcel 1610298: 146 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610298.md
- Parcel 1656654: 144 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656654.md
- Parcel 5244033: 89 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5244033.md
- Parcel 5244035: 62 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5244035.md
- Parcel 5796630: 17 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5796630.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Friarstown North 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)

5 applications, newest first.

- 22 May 2025, Limerick County Council 2560473: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560473/0
- 22 Nov 2021, Limerick County Council 211607: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolition of existing dwelling and the construction of a replacement dwelling, installation of a septic tank and percolation area, revised site boundaries, realignment of entrance/front boundary wall and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211607/0
- 17 Dec 2018, Limerick County Council 181235: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a dwelling house, entrance, garage, install a septic tank and carry out all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/181235/0
- 30 Oct 2018, Limerick County Council 181052: N/a. Permission. refurbish and extend existing derelict cottage and install a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works and services. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/181052/0
- 12 Jun 2017, Limerick County Council 17535: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. to erect a dwelling house, entrance, garage, install a septic tank and carry out all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17535/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Friarstown North.

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

- LI013-086: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-086----. Situated immediately N of a field boundary on flat ground in gently rolling pasture. The monument, depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a sub-rectangular area (c. 80m NE-SW; c. 40m N-S) enclosed by a bank and fosse, is now masked by dense scrub vegetation. It is evident as a sub-rectangular area, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The interior is enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.15m; Wth 1.4m; ext. H 1.2m) to E and S, that grades to a scarped edge (H 1m) to W and N. This internal bank are two gaps (Wths 1m) in the S side, and two in the N (Wths 3m & 2.5m); one of the latter is a probable entrance. The intervening fosse (Wth 1.45m) is flat-bottomed and uniform all round, apart from in the N side at the location of the possible entrance causeway where the ground level has been built up. At this location there is also a large dump of stones. The external bank (ext. H 0.3m; Wth 2.3m; int. H 1m) is evident on the N, E and W sides. There is a break in this bank at the NW corner. The external bank has been incorporated into the surrounding field boundary system. See attached plan of moated site taken from O'Kelly 1942-3. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 25 April 2013
- LI013-088: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-088----. Situated in a field of undulating pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. The monument is indicated on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 15m E-W; c. 15m N-S) enclosed by a bank and fosse. The site is now heavily masked by dense scrub vegetation. It is defined by a scarped edge (Wth 2.5m; H 1m) at NE and by an earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.7m; Wth 1.1m; ext. H 0.5m) at S. There are traces of an external fosse at N (Wth c. 1.4m; H 0.6m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 April 2013
- LI013-093: Castle - ringwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-093----. Situated immediately S of a field boundary on a S-facing slope in woodland bordering rolling pasture. Truncates a henge monument (LI013-089----) to NW. This monument consists of a circular area (diam. 28m E-W; 28m N-S) enclosed by a bank with an external fosse. The bank (int. H 0.3 - 0.5m ; Wth 1.1m; ext. H 0.9 - 1.5m) consists mainly of loose stonework covered by earth and moss, and has been robbed of stone at several locations. In the SSE a dip in the bank (Wth 4m) may represent an entrance. The fosse (Wth 2.45m; H 0.7m) is flat-bottomed and uniform all round; apart from in the SSE at the location of the possible entrance, where it is not evident. A bank (H 0.1m; Wth 1.6m) acting as a field boundary runs N-S across the interior. The interior surface is uneven and slopes down to S. It has been suggested (Kelly and Condit 1998) that this monument may be a ringwork. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 April 2013
- LI013-095: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-095----. Situated on a S-facing slope in rolling pasture with good views to S and E. Upright slab of limestone (Wth 1.9m; H 1.5-1.7m; long axis ESE-WNW) that has several weathering fissures. Supported at base by a small mound (Wth 2.7m NW-SE; 2m NE-SW, H 0.26m) and revetted by several smaller limestone blocks. O'Donovan (OSL) recorded that "on the lands of Friarstown N. is to be seen a large stone 7' [2.1m] high 5' [1.5m] broad and 1' [0.3m] which was found supported by small stones set on the edges, which being removed, human bones of an extraordinary size were found underneath the monument. O'Donovan does not give the exact location of the stone, but I take it that it is the same as the one here described. It is not marked on the O.S. map' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 227). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 27 May 2013
- LI013-098: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-098----. Situated immediately S of a field boundary on a steep N-facing slope in pasture. Monument is depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular area (c. 30m E-W; c. 25m N-S) enclosed by a bank and fosse. It is now evident as a sub-oval area (30.6m E-W), defined by a bank (int. H 0.9m; Wth 1.95m; ext. H 0.3m) constructed of earth and stones. The bank has been reduced to a scarped edge from E to W. The N half of the interior is inaccessible, being masked by dense scrub vegetation as well as by recent dumping of rubble both in the interior and around the bank to N and W. There is a fosse evident at the W side this has been obscured by rubble dumping. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 27 May 2013
- LI013-100: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-100----. Situated on a NE-facing slope in rolling pasture. The monument depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a sub-circular enclosure (c. 20m E-W; c. 20m N-S) has been levelled. It is now evident as a sub-circular area (30m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a levelled bank (int. H 0.1m; Wth 3m; ext. bank 0.4m) from E to NNW and elsewhere by a scarped edge (Wth c. 4m; H c. 0.4m). A slight linear rise, which might represent a ploughed-out field boundary, runs N-S c. 5m to W of the monument. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 27 May 2013
- LI013-188: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-188----. Situated in the interior of a possible cashel or ringwork (LI013-093----), which itself truncates a henge (LI013-089----), on a S-facing slope in rolling pasture. Bank (H 0.1m; Wth. 1.6m; L 17m) oriented NE-SW, joined to a smaller bank (H 0.2m; Wth. 0.9m; L 6.7m) oriented WNW-ESE.
- LI013-200: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-200----. Situated on a S-facing slope in rolling pasture with good views to S, W and E. The monument is heavily obscured by scrub vegetation as well as fallen trees and a large amount of stones and boulders. A curvilinear bank (int. H 0.7m; Wth. 1.2m; ext. H 0.1m) of stones is visible from N to E, immediately N of a depression which is covered by a growth of scrub, and scattered with large stones and boulders. The area appears to have been quarried extensively. This curvilinear bank is probably upcast from post-1700 quarrying as this appears to be the site of a quarry and not the remains of a cashel. This location is depicted as an area of rock outcrop on OS 25-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI013-201: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI013-201----. Situated on a SW-facing slope in rolling pasture c. 30m N of LI013-088. Heavily poached by cattle. Sub-oval area (23.7m E-W; 20.6m N-S) defined by a scarp (Wth. 3.85-4.8m; H 0.6-0.7m) and enclosed by a fosse (Wth. 2.3m; D 0.1m) from ESE to ENE. Traces of an external bank (ext. H 0.4m; Wth. 1.8m; int. H 0.1m) are visible in the SW. The interior slopes gently down to S.
- LI022-039: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-039----. Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'It is only just possible to trace this fort now. It has been levelled flat. Quite recently a Land Commission fence was built across the site. The monument seems to have had no fosse. Its overall diameter was 105' [32m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 228). Outline of circular-shaped field with farm buildings to N visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-040: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-040----. Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This fort is very badly collapsed. It seems to have consisted of a bank surrounded by a fosse. The bank is mainly of earth but may have had a stone facing. The entrance is on the east side. Outside it there is a causeway across the fosse. The overall diameter is 212' [65m]. Immediately south of the entrance outside is a small rectangular enclosure built against the rampart. The walls of this are very collapsed. It measures 65' [20m] by 50' [15m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 227). Possible faint outline of levelled monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-154: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI022-154----. In level pasture, on slight W-facing slope, 65m N of townland boundary with Fanningstown and ringfort (LI022-037----) lies 165m to SE. No surface remains visible, possibly a duplicate site with LI013-095---. Monument not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken in 2019. No evidence that there was ever a standing stone at this location (Grogan 1989, vol. 2, 270; O'Kelly 1943, 227). Monument may have been marked in the wrong location. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 14 August 2020

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)

- Cloghane Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 21901346, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21901346. Single-arch road bridge over the River Ahanload, built c. 1800. Coursed rubble limestone walls. Semi-circular arch with tooled voussoirs.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 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: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_977, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_977.zip (ZIP).
- 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/friarstown-north.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/friarstown-north.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/friarstown-north.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Friarstown North 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)

- Boherload: https://everytownland.com/limerick/boherload.md
- Fanningstown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/fanningstown-120972.md
- Friarstown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/friarstown-121008.md
- Greenhills: https://everytownland.com/limerick/greenhills.md
- Kilpeacon: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilpeacon.md
- Raheen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/raheen-121716.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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