Galbally

55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Galbally, from 45 m² to 187,241 m² (18.72 ha, 46.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 61 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Galbally 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.

• 27 Nov 2023Conditional

  the construction of a bathroom extension with ancillary site works to the rear of the residence

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23570

• 7 Apr 2020Conditional

  construction of a dwellinghouse, new entrance and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20299

• 3 Feb 2017Conditional

  permission to retain existing sunroom/conservatory to the front of existing dwelling and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 1787

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 Galbally.

Recorded monuments

• LI049-086001 Historic town
  Description

  Historic town of Galbally described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following: "Galbally is located in the south-east of Limerick some 8 miles from Tipperary town at the head of the Glen of Aherlow. In the Middle Ages it was the site of the borough of Natherlagh (Aherlow). The Anglo-Norman family associated with the borough was de Moulton (Sweetman 1876-85, iii, 289) from whom it passed in 1341 to the de Birminghams (Mills and McEnery 1916, 112-7). Little is known of the actual foundation of the Anglo-Norman settlement here because the manor appears to have been outside the main subinfeudation grants of Limerick and Tipperary (see Empey 1981). An extent made in 1341, however, provides much information on the organisation of the manor and it also mentions the presence of both burgages and burgesses (Mills and McEnery 1916, 112), from which it can be inferred that there was a borough here. The borough was located on the frontier with the native Irish, however, and it is likely that it was deserted in the later fourteenth or early fifteenth centuries as a result of the Gaelic Revival. It is likely that the medieval borough may have been located in the area surrounding the castle (LI049-086004-) and parish church (LI049-086002-). The modern town would appear to be a later development' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 129-30). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2019

• LI049-086002 Church
  Description

  Galbally Church described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following; 'This very ruined and overgrown thirteenth century church is situated on high ground overlooking the modern village and the river Aherlow. It consists of a long narrow single aisled building of rubble sandstone with sandstone jambs. Later additions are in limestone and large sections of the church are rebuilt. The east gable is 6-7m high, the north and south walls are 3-4m high and 2m of the west gable remains to a height of 4m. The east gable is largely rebuilt and incorporates re-used jambs. Only one jamb remains in situ. There is a round arched opening towards the west end. The west wall is featureless. Under the east window a trapezoidal shaped block of sandstone has been inserted which is decorated with a figure in high relief. The features are very worn but it appears to be seated and holding something on its knee. Also set into the wall under the east window is a very worn sandstone block decorated with what is possibly a head. Window jambs, mullions, dressed stone and a column decorated with sugar barely twist are in use as gravemarkers in the graveyard. South of the south door is a small worn slab (Dims. H 0.4m X Wth 0.44m X T 0.05m) with the incised inscription: HERE LYETH THE BODY OF MARY ... HIS WIFE..' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 131-2). Westropp (1904-5, 452) recorded the following details about Galbally also known as Aherlow Church; 'The church of Natherlagh, Galbally (alias Aherloe), with the chapel for the rector, 1291. The town of Galbally, "consisting of the walls of a very fine house or castle [LI049-086004-], lately well fortified, a grist mill and a tucking mill [LI049-086008-] upon the river Aharloe, and a few Irish cabins," 1657 (D.S. (A), 52, explanation). Fabric - The church is unusually long for its width, 136 feet [41.45m] by 25 feet 9 inches [7.85m]; the east window had a double trefoil-headed light, and flat splay arch. There are three rude and late south windows, and a door. The walls, 18 feet [max. H. 5.5m] by 4 feet [1.2m]. All of the latest fifteenth century (O.S.L., 9, p. 212). See attached plan of church taken from the Urban Survey of Limerick Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 June 2019

• LI049-086003 Graveyard
  Description

  The medieval church ruins (LI049-086002-) of Galbally stands in centre of graveyard which consists of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 46m N-S x 76m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at S. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• LI049-086004 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Galbally Castle described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 130-1) as following; 'The foundations of the castle could be seen in 1840 but were too defaced to be measured (Westropp 1906-7, 197) and while the site is marked on the O.S. map there is nothing to be seen now. The castle is mentioned in passing in the 1341 extent (Mills and McEnery 1916, 115). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 May 2016

• LI049-086005 Headstone
  Description

  Possible 17th century headstone described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 130-1) as following; '"South of the south door of Galbally Church (LI049-086002-) is a small worn slab with the incised inscription: HERE LYETH THE BODY OF MARY ... HIS WIFE.. Dims: H. 40cm W. 44cm D. 5cm". Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2019

• LI049-086006 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Architectural fragments from Galbally church (LI049-086002-) reused possibly as grave-markers in Glabally graveyard (LI029-086003-). Described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 131) as following; '"Window jambs, mullions, dressed stone and a column decorated with sugar barely twist are in use as gravemarkers in the graveyard'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2019

• LI049-086007 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Architectural fragments possibly from a wall memorial described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 131-2) as following; 'Under the east window of Galbally Church (LI049-086002-) a trapezoidal shaped block of sandstone has been inserted which is decorated with a figure in high relief. The features are very worn but it appears to be seated and holding something on its knee. Also set into the wall under the east window is a very worn sandstone block decorated with what is possibly a head'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2019

• LI049-086008 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  Medieval mills of Galbally described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 130) as following; '"There were two mills, a grist mill and a tucking mill (LI049-086009-), on the river Aherlow in the 17th century (Westropp 1904-5, 452) one of which may have been on the site of the Corn mill, south east of the town'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 September 2019

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch sandstone road bridge over a tributary of the River Aherlow, built c. 1850. Rubble stone walls with rubble cappings. V-cutwater to north elevation. Dressed voussoirs to elliptical-headed arches.

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 Galbally, 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 high, 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 Galbally.

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

Name

Galbally · An Gallbhaile

Area

971,877 m² (97.19 ha, 240.16 acres)

Civil parish

Galbally, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Galbally, the unit of the census

Census 2022

588 people lived in 223 households in the Galbally electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Ardrahin, Castlecreagh, Killinane, Moorabbey (Co. Tipperary), Park

Placenames

Galbally 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.