Glenlary

68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glenlary, from 199 m² to 903,234 m² (90.32 ha, 223.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Glenlary 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.

• 3 Oct 2025Conditional

  1) Main Vehicular & Pedestrian access entrance: 2) Car Parking Area. 3) Burial Ground Area including the following: a) Burial Plots. b) Columbarium Walls. c) Feature Cross. 4) Erection of Site Boundaries. These works are adjacent to known archaeological sites. A church (L1049-096-002) and an existing graveyard (LI049-096-003) are two recorded archaeological sites adjacent of the development landbank

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 25323

• 18 Aug 2025Conditional

  finishing the build of an existing bungalow, installation of a treatment system and percolation area, and all ancillary site works as per Planning Permission 06/2039 granted on the 21/12/2006

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560813

• 15 Aug 2025Conditional

  renovating and extending an existing dwelling house, install a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, construct a new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 25278

• 12 Mar 2025Conditional

  the erection of a calf shed, adjacent manure pit, effluent tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2575

• 10 Oct 2024Conditional

  the renovation of an existing old farm dwelling house for long-term letting use – (60 sq meters), re instatement of the original slate roof, Insertion of double glazed sliding sash windows, with a private enclosed external garden, all accessed via the existing vehicular entranceway, the provision of a new septic tank and associated percolation area and all associated site works on and under land

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2461009

• 26 Oct 2022Conditional

  the construction of a livestock underpass with effluent holding tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221154

• 8 Feb 2019Conditional

  stables (eventing ponies) and ancillaries

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19107

• 10 Aug 2018Conditional

  dwelling as constructed and Planning Permission to construct an attic conversion to same

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18805

• 10 Feb 2017Conditional

  consists of alterations and conservatory extension to dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17119

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 Glenlary.

Recorded monuments

• LI048-044 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, immediately E Glounderrig sream that forms townland boundary with Ballinvreena. A cliff-edge fort (LI048-043----) lies 14m to the W. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch sheet as a raised circular shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 OSi 25-inch map as a sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 23m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a scarp from NW-N-E-S-SW and at W by a scarp of the ravine. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey described this monument as one of ‘three forts, one near the W boundary’ (OSNB Abbeyfeale to Bruree, 190). Monument visible as raised D-shaped area defined by a scarp with trees at S on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 17 August 2021

• LI049-089 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, an earthwork (LI049-092----) lies 140m to the E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped platform (diam. c. 21m) defined by a scarp. Tree-covered monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Numerous relic watercourses are also visible with an overgrown watercourse running NE-SW, to the E of the monument. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 October 2021

• LI049-090 Moated site
  Description

  In pasture, 140m S of townland boundary with Mitchellstowndown West, a group of barrows (LI049-225001/003-) lie 140m to the E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised rectangular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised rectangular-shaped platform (dims. c. 56m NW-SE x 45m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Described by Westropp (1916, 22) as one of two straight-sided forts in Glenlara. Cropmark of levelled monument truncated at S by farm track visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Rectangular shaped cropmark of levlled earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimages dated 28/06/2018 and 20/03/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 October 2021

• LI049-091 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, Glenlary Cottage lies 270m to the SE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped platform (dims. c. 21m N-S; 24m E-S) defined by a scarp. Monument visible as circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank with gaps at NE and SW, intersected at SE and SW by a trackway running NW-SE on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. Trace of fosse visible from NW-N-E-S on the Google Earth orthoimage dated 13/08/2021. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 October 2021

• LI049-092 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  In pasture, immediately W Glenlary stream that runs N-S. An enclosure (LI049-098----) lies 140m to the W. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown as a circular shaped platform (dims. c. 16m NW-SE; 20m NE-SW) with a possible bailey (dims. c. 27m NW-SE; 40m NE-SW) to N on a cliff-edge location on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch. The bailey area is defined by a scarp from NW-N-E-S-SW, from SW-W-N by a watercourse running NE-SW and at NE and E by scarp of Glenlary ravine, enclosed by a bank in the SW. Tree-covered monument visible on th Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 October 2021

• LI049-093 Megalithic structure
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the summit of Slievereagh, 200m NE of townland boundary with Moorestown. A possible megalithic structure (LI049-093002-) lies 8m to the WNW, possible robbed out cairn (LI049-095----) lies 150m to the SE. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi map. Annotated ‘Cromlech’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The monument has been described by De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1982, 79) as follows: ‘The object marked “Cromlech” on the 1901 edition of the map stands near the rock-face. The photograph given by Lynch and Fogerty (1911, facing p. 15) show it to be a big block supported at one end by a number of small stones and resting on what seems to be rock outcrop at the opposite end. It appears to be largely natural’. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 2 November 2021

• LI049-094 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, 205m W of townland boundary with Cloghast and 160m E of Glenlary Stream, an enclosure (LI049-092----) lies 200m to the SW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular shaped platform (dims. c. 32m NW-SE; 29m NE-SW ) defined by a scarp, with fosse from N-E-S-SW, intersected at N by a post-1700 field boundary running E-W. Tree-covered monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 October 2021

• LI049-095 Cairn - burial cairn
  Description

  On the summit of Slievereagh known locally as 'The Pinnacle' (1531 ft. OD), with OSi trig station in centre of circle, on the townland boundary between Glenlary and Cloghast. Megalithic structures (LI049-093001-/093002-) lie 155m to the NW. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Stone Circle’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch sheet and depicted as a circular-shaped area defined by stones set into E facing cliff which marks townland boundary with Cloghast. Monument described in 1911 (Lynch and Fogerty 1911, 14-15) as follows; ‘The centre stone is at the ground level, and has an O.S. Bench mark cut in its face. The inner circle consists of five stones (one nearly covered), 4 ft. [1.21m] x 1 ft. 6 in. [0.48m] and 2 ft.[0.6m] high over the ground. The middle circle is about 36ft. [11m] in diameter, formed of eleven stones varying from 5 ft. [1.5m] to 3 ft. [0.9m] in length, 18 in. [0.45m] wide, and from 2 ft. [0.6m] to 6 in. [0.15m] in height. The stones of this circle to the south of the central line have fallen out and in, and the one to the extreme east has been moved so as to join the outer circle. The outer circle is about 47 ft. [14.32m] from N. to S., and it contains 17 stones varying in height from 4 ft. [1.2m] to 6 in. [0.15m], in length from 6 ft. [1.8m] to 4ft. [1.2m], and from 6 in. [0.15m] to 12 in. [0.3m] thickness. In this circle again there has been considerable alterations in stones forming it to the south. Here the ground falls away rapidly , and the stones have probably been thrown over the cliff. The last remaining one is 6 ft. [1.8m] x 3 ft. [0.9m], and rests on its side having fallen in against the slope. The next one, of irregular shape, 6 ft. [1.8m] x 3 ft. [0.9m], has fallen out, and is in danger of going down the slope. The long narrow stone second next to this is 5 ft. 6 in. [1.7m] in length, 3 ft. 9 in. [1.2m] over ground, and six inches thick, outside is another flat stone leaning against it. The ground is covered with stones laying about in all directions, which may at one time have formed portions of the circles or of a cairn, but I have avoided as far as possible marking any but those which are undoubtedly in or near their positions. When standing on the ground level at the outer circle the inner would appear to be 7 ft. [2.1m] above it to the west, and more than that to the east.’ De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1982, 79) described the site as follows: ‘This feature, which was not shown on the 1841 edition of the O.S. 6” map, is marked “Cromlech Stone Circle” on the 1901 edition. Lynch’s plan of the monument shows two concentric circles of stone standing at the edge of a rock-face. Some stones near the centre may indicate some form of chamber structure. The concentric circles seem to represent the base of a cairn. The cairn occupies a prominent hill-top position and looks across a valley to the passage-tomb on Duntryleague about 6.4km. distant to the north-east. It is possible that the site dealt with here is a passage -tomb but the evidence is not sufficient to permit classification.’ Surveyed by the ASI in 2000, described as circular area defined by ring of stone (diam. 14.4m N-S x 14.2m E-W) (type unclear-possibly sandstone or shale). Within this outer ring is possibly two inner rings. The innermost ring (diam. 4m N-S x 6m E-W) is almost complete. OS plinth disrupts the full circle. This inner ring is the highest part of the site. The ground slopes from here to the outer ring (height difference c. 1m). The inner ring is not centrally located within outer ring, it is off set to E of centre. Another possible ring of stones is located outside inner ring on the S and W sides. This is very disturbed and partial.’ Possible kerb-circle or robbed out cairn of which only the kerbstones survive are visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018. See attached photographs and plans from Lynch and Fogerty 1911, sketch plan from ASI and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 2 November 2021

• LI049-096002 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, 453) recorded the following details about Laraghlawe also known as Templenalawe; 'Evidently the Lathrachlanii, not far from Emlygrenan, 1185, in the Charter of Magio. Alicia de Rupe in above suit also claimed Laythyrathlau from Peter le Botiller (Plea R. 32 of xxv Ed. I.). Suit of Abbot of Magio and R. de Kylsynyghe as to advowson of Layraglaue Chapel, 1302-3 (Cal. Mem. R., p. 513). The Chapel of Lathreclay was held under papal provision by Mauric MicBryan, Clerk, 1559 (Fiants, 84). Fabric - A ruined church, not far to the north of the Port of Dunglare, the Claire of the Book of Rights, ante 900. It has a well of SS. Peter and Paul'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 June 2019

• LI049-096003 Graveyard
  Description

  The medieval church site (LI049-096002-) of Templenalawe stands in centre of graveyard which consists of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 44m N-S x 38m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at S. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• LI049-097 Moated site
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland, immediately W of townland boundary with Cloghast and 365m E of Glenlary Cottage. A possible barrow (LI049-280----) lies 60m to E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised rectangular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as raised square-shaped area (dims. c. 36m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by a scarp, with fosse intersected at SE by a post-1700 field boundary running N-S. Oultine of possible moated site visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 3 November 2021

• LI049-209 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In woodland on E bank of a tributary of Glenlary River, that lies 100m to E. Earthwork (LI049-094---) lies 350m to SE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an oval-shaped enclosure. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 28m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by a scarp from SW-N-E and field boundary from E-SW. Visible as circular area overgrown with trees on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 18 October 2021

• LI049-225001 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 100m N of a local road and 440m W of the townland boundary with Cloghast. Barrow (LI049-225002-) lies 60m to SE and barrow (LI049-225003-) 120m to SE. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible barrow listed as ‘Glenlary 1’ by Grogan (1989, 230). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 October 2021

• LI049-225002 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 50m N of a local road and 400m W of the townland boundary with Cloghast. Barrow (LI049-225001-) lies 60m to NW and barrow (LI049-225003-) 55m to SE. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible monument listed as ‘Glenlary 3’ by Grogan (1989, 230). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 October 2021

• LI049-225003 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 20m N of a local road and 340m W of the townland boundary with Cloghast. Barrow (LI049-225002-) lies 55m to NW and barrow (LI049-225001-) 120m to NW. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible barrow listed as ‘Glenlary 2’ by Grogan (1989, 230). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 October 2021

• LI049-267 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 10m W of the townland boundary with Cloghast. Enclosure (LI049-097----) lies 100m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. The monument is visible as a possible levelled bivallate earthwork on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (342) 2) dated 05-01-2003 where it is intersected at N by a field boundary running E-W. Visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 15m) defined by a fosse with an outer bank from NE-SE on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 26/04/2015. Visible as a faint cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage dated 13/08/2021. See oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (342) 2) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 5 October 2021

• LI049-271 Pit-burial
  Description

  An account of this monument has been published in: Cahill, M. & Sikora, M. (2011) Breaking ground, finding graves- reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006. vol. 1, 269-278. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 August 2012

• LI049-278 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland, ringfort (LI049-267----) 160m to ENE. Templenalawe church site (LI049-096001-) and graveyard (LI049-096002-) 260m to SSE. Outline of circular-shaped sunken area (approx. diam. 8m) visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005 and Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 24 September 2020

• LI049-281 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Outline of circular-shaped sunken area (approx. diam. 7m) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Could be the remains of a small barrow. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 24 September 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

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 Glenlary.

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

Name

Glenlary · Gleann Láithrigh

Area

3,282,112 m² (328.21 ha, 811.03 acres)

Civil parish

Ballingarry (Kilmallock Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Glenbrohane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

474 people lived in 186 households in the Glenbrohane electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintober, Ballinvreena, Cloghast, Island Dromagh, Mitchelstowndown West, Moorestown

Placenames

Glenlary 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.