# Gotoon, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Hospital, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick; in Irish Geotún.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,133,123 m² (113.31 ha, 280 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,637 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Hospital, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/hospital.md
- Barony: Smallcounty
- Electoral division: Hospital, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,296 people lived in 494 households in the Hospital electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/31004
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121173
- Centre: latitude 52.463552, longitude -8.439161 (WGS 84)

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

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gotoon, from 257 m² to 190,567 m² (19.06 ha, 47.09 acres); 41 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1594029: 190,567 m² (19.06 ha, 47.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1594029.md
- Parcel 1589619: 137,544 m² (13.75 ha, 33.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589619.md
- Parcel 1640983: 108,828 m² (10.88 ha, 26.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640983.md
- Parcel 1648033: 89,054 m² (8.91 ha, 22.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648033.md
- Parcel 1612246: 69,393 m² (6.94 ha, 17.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612246.md
- Parcel 1612917: 61,262 m² (6.13 ha, 15.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612917.md
- Parcel 1619285: 60,388 m² (6.04 ha, 14.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619285.md
- Parcel 1645093: 59,217 m² (5.92 ha, 14.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645093.md
- Parcel 1649061: 57,827 m² (5.78 ha, 14.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649061.md
- Parcel 6017778: 57,676 m² (5.77 ha, 14.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6017778.md
- Parcel 1645583: 42,955 m² (4.3 ha, 10.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645583.md
- Parcel 5743380: 36,777 m² (3.68 ha, 9.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5743380.md
- Parcel 3487513: 25,312 m² (2.53 ha, 6.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3487513.md
- Parcel 5218019: 24,263 m² (2.43 ha, 6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5218019.md
- Parcel 1612388: 21,047 m² (2.1 ha, 5.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612388.md
- Parcel 1596264: 13,839 m² (1.38 ha, 3.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1596264.md
- Parcel 1631077: 8,664 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631077.md
- Parcel 3268488: 5,029 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268488.md
- Parcel 1610156: 4,550 m² (0.46 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610156.md
- Parcel 1590650: 4,458 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590650.md
- Parcel 1642920: 4,332 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642920.md
- Parcel 1632178: 3,335 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632178.md
- Parcel 1630934: 2,973 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630934.md
- Parcel 1652082: 2,876 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652082.md
- Parcel 1645654: 2,874 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645654.md
- Parcel 1638835: 2,769 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638835.md
- Parcel 1631661: 2,504 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631661.md
- Parcel 1631662: 2,394 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631662.md
- Parcel 1631663: 2,341 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1631663.md
- Parcel 1671957: 2,228 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1671957.md
- Parcel 1613621: 2,178 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613621.md
- Parcel 1630866: 1,972 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630866.md
- Parcel 1613935: 1,592 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613935.md
- Parcel 1611329: 757 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611329.md
- Parcel 1609466: 712 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609466.md
- Parcel 1613225: 635 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613225.md
- Parcel 1602490: 611 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602490.md
- Parcel 1597870: 570 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597870.md
- Parcel 1667898: 503 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1667898.md
- Parcel 1661666: 498 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661666.md
- Parcel 1656969: 429 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656969.md
- Parcel 1658661: 427 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658661.md
- Parcel 1608629: 422 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608629.md
- Parcel 1606382: 419 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606382.md
- Parcel 1665611: 409 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665611.md
- Parcel 1606754: 408 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606754.md
- Parcel 1660702: 407 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660702.md
- Parcel 1660234: 386 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660234.md
- Parcel 1659717: 333 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659717.md
- Parcel 1588408: 319 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588408.md
- Parcel 1662319: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662319.md
- Parcel 1604397: 257 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1604397.md

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

- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 19 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- G5 Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13
- R3 Residential Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf#page=13

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

3 applications, newest first.

- 10 Aug 2026, Limerick County Council 2660918: N/a. Permission. a 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 210 hectares consisting of the following: 843,000 sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 29 no. hardstanding locations used for electrical skids; 3 no. electrical plant rooms; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the R513 and L1509 public roads; new access points from the R513, R516, L1509 and L51309 public roads, and upgrades to existing access points from the L1507, L1509 and L51309 public roads; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; security gates; boundary fencing and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660918/0
- 23 Mar 2022, Limerick County Council 22318: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a 2-storey dwelling house, garage, advanced treatment system, tertiary filter, a new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22318/0
- 18 May 2021, Limerick County Council 21667: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. a 2-storey dwelling house, garage, advanced treatment system, tertiary filter, a new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21667/0

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 Gotoon.

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

- LI040-028: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-028----. Earthwork described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a high flat topped mound surrounded by a deep wide fosse. Outside this there was a bank, of which only a small portion remains, on the N.E. side. The bank seems to have been deliberately levelled elsewhere and spread over the surrounding field. The mound is nearly 20' [6m] high over the fosse bottom and the overall diameter is 216' [66m]. The structure was densely overgrown with bushes, which are now cut away. Situated in low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 238). Tree-covered monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2020
- LI040-030: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-030----. Described by Doody (2008, 137) as a 'subrectangular ditched enclosure, c. 75m x 50m, possibly platformed'; the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 11 November 2013
- LI040-031: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-031----. Earthwork described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a small circular earthen platform surrounded by a fosse. The platform top slopes gently from east to west. The entrance is not recognisable. The maximum height of the platform is 4' 6" [1.37m] and the overall diameter is 84' [26m]. The fosse has disappeared on the east owing to the making of a drain and fence on that side. Situated in wet low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 238-9). Faint cropmark of levelled monument barely visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Standing stone to N of earthwork described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a triangular limestone slab 4' [1.2m] high and 9" [0.23m] thick. It looks ancient. It stands in the same field as the above monument and to the north of it. It is not on the O.S. map' (ibid.). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2020
- LI040-199001: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-199001-. In wet pasture, on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Ballycahill. A possible barrow (LI040-199002-) lies 25m to the SE. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 63; AP 5/2101) as a small circular cropmark of a possible barrow. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 63 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 25 June 2021
- LI040-199002: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-199002-. In wet pasture, on the flood plains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Ballycahill. A possible barrow (LI040-199001-) lies 25m to the NW. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 64; AP 5/2101) as a small circular cropmark of a possible barrow. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 or Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 64 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 25 June 2021
- LI040-200: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-200----. In wet pasture, on the floodplains of the Camoge River. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 122; AP 5/2101) as a small circular cropmark of a possible barrow. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 or Google Earth orthoimaes. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 122 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 25 June 2021
- LI040-291: Barrow - mound barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI040-291----. In reclaimed pasture, immediately S of a watercourse. Enclosure (LI040-030----) lies 65m to N. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped mound (diam. c. 12m). Identified by archaeologist Edmond O’Donovan in 2015 from examination of aerial photography. Visible as a grass-covered mound on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages, where it is intersected at E by field boundary running NW-SE. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2021

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)

- Ballycahill Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 21904017, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21904017. Single-arch road bridge over the River Camoge, built c. 1800, having coursed rubble limestone walls. Round-headed arches with tooled limestone voussoirs. Cement repairs to upstream (south) elevation. Cement block walling to upstream river bank.
- Gotoon House, house, 1850–1870, Regional interest, registry number 21904018, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21904018. Detached double-pile five-bay single-storey former house and dispensary, built c. 1860, with gabled bay to front (east) elevation, canted bay window to south and two-bay return. Pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves having decorative render corbels. Rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with render plinth and stringcourse. Elliptical-headed and round-headed window openings with painted tooled stone sills and decorative moulded render surrounds comprising pilasters and arches. Paired square-headed openings to ground floor with render surrounds and painted stone sills. Replacement one-over-one pane uPVC sash windows throughout. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door and plain fanlight and projecting render surround comprising pilasters and arch.

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

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Gotoon, about 1 in 10 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gotoon.
- 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/gotoon-121173.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/gotoon-121173.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/gotoon-121173.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gotoon 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)

- Ballycahill: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballycahill.md
- Barrysfarm: https://everytownland.com/limerick/barrysfarm.md
- Coolalough: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolalough.md
- Coolscart: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolscart.md
- Kilfrush: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilfrush.md
- Rathanny: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rathanny.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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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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