Graigoor

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Graigoor, from 426 m² to 220,549 m² (22.05 ha, 54.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 9 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Graigoor 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.

• 19 Dec 2025Refused

  six (6) wind turbines with a tip height of 158m, a rotor diameter of 136m and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas. A 38kV on-site substation compound containing a substation building, associated electrical equipment and transformers with separate client side and ESB entrances. The building will contain a control room, switchgear room, ESB room and store room, underground electrical and communications cabling between the wind turbines and on-site substation. Grid Connection Option A: 2.54km-long 38kV underground cable connection from the on-site substation to the existing Carrons substation to the west of the site. Grid Connection Option B: Loop into the existing 38kV onsite overhead line via the proposed 38kV substation. A new temporary site entrance off the L1219 local road to the west of the permanent site entrance for the construction phase only. Upgrade of an existing farm entrance and access track off the L1219 local road in the northwest of the site to serve as a permanent site entrance for the wind farm when operational. Approximately 3.4km of new site access tracks with associated turning areas and drainage. This includes approximately 490m of temporary access tracks which will be reinstated following construction. Upgrade of approximately 470m of existing site access tracks. A 9m-long clear span bridge crossing of the Ahacronane River by an internal site access track to the northwest of turbine T1 and an associated 1.5m x 1.0m relief culvert. A permanent meteorological mast with a height of 90m, a foundation and hardstand. Two (2) material storage areas with a total capacity of approximately 39,300m3. A temporary construction compound with an area of approximately 1,375m2. All associated site development works, including drainage, diversion or undergrounding of low voltage powerlines, landscaping and revegetation. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) which have been prepared in respect of the construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed development, and works to facilitate turbine delivery from the port of Foynes to the wind farm site entrance via L6188, N69, L1222, L1220 and L1219. The Applicant is seeking a 10-year planning permission and 35-year operational life, initiating from the date of full commissioning of the entire wind farm. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Di

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561367

• 2 Oct 2025N/a

  six (6) wind turbines with a tip height of 158m, a rotor diameter of 136m and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas. A 38kV on-site substation compound containing a substation building, associated electrical equipment and transformers with separate client side and ESB entrances. The building will contain a control room, switchgear room, ESB room and store room, underground electrical and communications cabling between the wind turbines and on-site substation. Grid Connection Option A: 2.54km-long 38kV underground cable connection from the on-site substation to the existing Carrons substation to the west of the site. Grid Connection Option B: Loop into the existing 38kV onsite overhead line via the proposed 38kV substation. A new temporary site entrance off the L1219 local road to the west of the permanent site entrance for the construction phase only. Upgrade of an existing farm entrance and access track off the L1219 local road in the northwest of the site to serve as a permanent site entrance for the wind farm when operational. Approximately 3.4km of new site access tracks with associated turning areas and drainage. This includes approximately 490m of temporary access tracks which will be reinstated following construction. Upgrade of approximately 470m of existing site access tracks. A 9m-long clear span bridge crossing of the Ahacronane River by an internal site access track to the northwest of turbine T1 and an associated 1.5m x 1.0m relief culvert. A permanent meteorological mast with a height of 90m, a foundation and hardstand. Two (2) material storage areas with a total capacity of approximately 39,300m3. A temporary construction compound with an area of approximately 1,375m2. All associated site development works, including drainage, diversion or undergrounding of low voltage powerlines, landscaping and revegetation. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) which have been prepared in respect of the construction, operation and decommissioning of the proposed development, and works to facilitate turbine delivery from the port of Foynes to the wind farm site entrance via L6188, N69, L1222, L1220 and L1219. The Applicant is seeking a 10-year planning permission and 35-year operational life, initiating from the date of full commissioning of the entire wind farm. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directiv

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561003

• 20 Oct 2023Conditional

  planning ref. 22/388 for a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 23503

• 7 Apr 2022Conditional

  a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22388

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 Graigoor.

Recorded monuments

• LI019-199 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at foot of gentle WSW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (21.2m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 2.6m; D 0.35m) WNW->N. Bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.75m), best preserved SW->NNE, lowers NNE->E where dry-stone field boundary skirts around it. Fosse, heavily masked by overgrowth, is best preserved WNW->NNW. Gap (Wth 1.8m) in bank at W is defined on S side by a large boulder. Field boundary runs tangentially to S arc of bank. Interior, covered by mature deciduous trees, slopes gently down to WSW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-200001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low hill. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 23.4m) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.35m). Bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.15m), best preserved along S arc, is truncated by dry-stone field boundary WSW->NNW. Fosse, best preserved NNW->E, is not evident outside field boundary WSW->NNW. Bank has remains of external stone facing NNW->NE. Entrance at ESE but masked by dense growth of briars. Interior, heavily masked by overgrowth, slopes down gently to SSW. Another ringfort lies 10.5m to N (LI019-20002-). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-200002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Atop low hill, in area covered with trees and scrub but surrounded by pasture fields on all sides. Circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by two concentric banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.35m). Inner earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2.1m), best preserved at NNW, has traces of stone facing along inner face. Gap in bank at ENE (Wth 2.5m). Outer bank (ext. H 0.65m), best preserved NW->NE, is stone-faced where incorporated into field boundary system NE->SSE and SW->NW. To NNW of outer bank, 6.6m distant, is a fosse (Wth 1.3m; D 0.6m) with slightly curved earthen bank (ext. H 1.2m) along its outer edge spanning distance between two field boundaries WNW->NNE. This fosse has traces of low stone kerbing along inner edge. Interior, covered with dense vegetation overgrowth, is only accessible at verge N->SSW. Another ringfort lies 10.5m to S (LI019-20001-). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-201 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In marshy pasture, near base of gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with wide intervening fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 0.35m). Inner bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.9m) is heavily masked by overgrowth. Outer bank (ext. H 0.3m), surviving N->E and SE->W, is best preserved SE->WSW. It is incorporated into field boundary which kinks around outer edge of fosse W->N. Break in outer bank at E->SE matched roughly by dip in inner bank at ESE. Interior is completely covered by dense vegetation overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-202 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure, has been levelled. However, but is still evident as sub-circular area (26m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.15m) NNE->SE and defined by slight scarped edge (H 0.1m) SW->NNW. Interior, under pasture, slopes down very gently to E. Field boundary, depicted on 1923 map crossing site on N-S axis, has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, built c. 1800. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted concrete sills. Square-headed opening having half-glazed timber panelled door. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to north with roughcast render panels and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Pedestrian entrance to north comprising pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers having render caps and single-leaf cast-iron gate.

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 Graigoor, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Graigoor.

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

Name

Graigoor · Gráig Iúir

Area

720,393 m² (72.04 ha, 178.01 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbradran, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Lismakeery, the unit of the census

Census 2022

479 people lived in 167 households in the Lismakeery electoral division. 97% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyegny More, Ballylin, Ballyneety, Ballynisky, Kilbradran, Lissatotan, Lissatotan

Placenames

Graigoor 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.