Killacolla (Barker)

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killacolla (Barker), from 10 m² to 91,291 m² (9.13 ha, 22.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 37 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 May 2026Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, domestic detached garage, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660518

• 21 Aug 2025Conditional

  a 10 year permission for (1) the construction of a wastewater treatment plant at Caheragh, Glin, including rising mains discharge chamber, inlet works with screen, flow distribution chamber with flow monitoring, 2 no. primary settlement tanks with splitter chamber, sludge pumping station and sludge holding tank, storm storage tank, tidal tank, control building, surface water drainage network including swale linking to existing drains, site lighting (both task lighting and road lighting), boundary fencing, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, solar panels on block mounted frames, and entrance scheme signage. Access to the wastewater treatment plant to be provided via a proposed new entrance onto the public road network to the south (L-6106), below ground interconnecting pipework; (2) the construction of a wastewater terminal pumping station (TPS) including: underground storm storage tank, pump sump chamber, flow meter chamber, overflow chamber with screen, 2 no. valve chambers, bauer connection chamber, wet and control kiosks, vent stack, landscaping to include redesign of Town Park public amenity area, removable bollards, the temporary removal and re-instatement of a portion of the wall, and all ancillary site development works at Ballygiltenan North, Glin; (3) Foul water rising main between the wastewater treatment plant site and terminal pumping station comprising the laying of pipework on private land and within the Coast Road (N69), including along N69 bridge crossing the Glencorbry River; (4) Gravity storm overflow pipeline from terminal pump station to a new outfall in the maritime area comprising the laying of pipework within the town park and Coast Road (N69) including a rodding and scour chamber;(5) the construction of a new effluent outfall gravity pipeline from wastewater treatment plant site to a new outfall in the maritime area comprising the laying of pipework on private land and within the Coast Road (N69), including along N69 bridge crossing the Glencorbry River; (6) partial demolition/decommissioning of the existing tidal tanks and decommissioning of the existing outfall pipeline assets landwards of the High Water Mark (HWM) within the Town Park public amenity area; (7) Proposed upgrades to underground foul sewer network at the junction of Mary Street and Coast Road (N69) comprising the laying of new sewer pipework to the terminal pumping station and; (8) all associated site development and site excavation works above and below groun

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560828

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  1) removal of existing single-storey metal storage shed from site; 2) removal of existing manual car washing facilities from site; 3) removal of solid fuel storage area; 4) relocation on site of existing bin storage area and of 1 no. diesel dispenser; 4) construction of new proposed single-storey extension to side of existing amenity building to accommodate back-of-house areas; 5) internal alterations to the existing amenity building to include planning permission for change of use of part of existing ground floor shop from retail use to new off-licence use (sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises to be ancillary to the existing primary retail use and located in within the convenience shop floor area); 6) minor elevational changes to the exiting elevations of amenity building; 7) all associated site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461095

• 17 Jan 2024Conditional

  the construction of a development consisting of 10 No. Single storey housing units laid out in 2 Blocks of 5 Units, access road, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, retaining walls, bin storage with connection to public sewers, all public utility services along with all associated site works

  Permission, 10 homes · Limerick County Council, 2460028

• 9 Jun 2023Conditional

  (a) the construction of a single storey extension to rear, (b) adding doors to existing window ope to side(south-east) elevation and (c) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23309

• 2 May 2023Conditional

  the change of use of existing ground floor retail unit to residential use and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 23235

• 1 Feb 2023Conditional

  the Construction of 3 no. two storey terraced dwelling houses including connection to existing combined sewer and existing watermian on public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 3 homes · Limerick County Council, 2360045

• 25 Jan 2023N/a

  permission for the Construction of 3 no. two storey terraced dwelling houses including connection to existing combined sewer and existing watermian on public road and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360024

• 19 Jan 2023N/a

  Permission for the Construction of 3 no. two storey terraced dwelling houses including connection to existing combined sewer and existing watermian on public road and all associated site works at Creagh Street, Glin, Co. Limerick.

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360017

• 23 Sept 2019Conditional

  (a) demolish existing rear extension to existing cottage, (b) construct new rear extension and renovate existing cottage with existing connection to public utility services with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19944

• 13 Dec 2018Conditional

  elevational changes to the window and door opes at the right hand side of front elevation of amalgamated domestic dwelling, removal of PVC windows, PVC door and concrete sills, replacement with traditional single glazed sash windows and limestone sills and all ancillary site development works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 181217

• 2 Mar 2018Conditional

  construction of a new dwellinghouse and detached domestic garage with associated wastewater treatment system, percolation area, sharing parents existing site entrance and related site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18185

• 23 Jan 2018Conditional

  (A) refurbish existing two storey terraced dwelling house and out buildings, (B) demolish existing rear extension with existing connection to public sewer and all public utility services with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 1856

• 31 Oct 2017Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house and detached domestic garage with associated wastewater treatment system, percolation area, sharing parents existing site entrance and related site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 171000

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077

Recorded monuments

• LI017-021 Bridge
  Description

  Single-span, segmental-arched road bridge over Glenborbry River. No bridge shown here in drawing of 1600 siege of Glin castle but a bridge is shown here in Down Survey map. This was probably the 'ancient bridge' mentioned by Lewis (1837, 73). Present structure of mid-19th century appearance and must have replaced latter bridge. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI017-022001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Rectangular tower (9.8m N-S; 10.5m E-W) standing directly on N bank of Glencorbry River close to its confluence with the Shannon. Illustration of siege in 1600 (Donovan and Edwards 1997, cover) shows 5-storey tower standing at SW corner of rectangular bawn- tower now stands to just 3 storeys and there is no trace of bawn (LI017-022002-). Most of external elevations above ground-floor level now masked by ivy. Tower has two external doorways in N wall: near W corner at ground level and near E corner just below 1st-floor level; both doors have lost their surround. Lower doorway gives entry to ground-floor chamber (6.5m E-W; 4.9m N-S) which has window in centre of S and W walls: each has deep square-set embrasure covered by segmental wicker-centered vault; S window has single flat-headed light, other light missing. Chamber formerly covered by wicker centered vault (axis E-W), now entirely collapsed. Access not gained to upper floors, and following description based on visual inspection from ground level. Higher external doorway gives entry on E side to base of spiral stairs rising in NE corner of tower; judging by drawing of 1600 (ibid.) this formerly rose to full height of tower and gave entry onto wall walk via cap house. Near base of stairs was door, now almost entirely missing, giving entry to 1st-floor chamber at its NE corner. Chamber has central window in each wall, with similar embrasures to those on ground-floor; lights missing except in N window which has single flat-headed opening. On S side of E window embrasure is entry into lintelled mural chamber with garderobe at S end. Second-floor chamber is directly under a rounded wicker-centered vault (axis E-W) which has partially collapsed; blocked-up window in W wall; centre of E wall is missing revealing lintelled mural passage which must have provided access to chamber from spiral stairs. A castle of the Knights of Glin here from the 13th century (Westropp 1906-7, 238-9) but nothing of the present remains earlier than 15th century. Besieged and taken by Sir George Carew in 1600 (ibid.). Castle was later restored to Knights of Glin and repaired judging by inscribed plaque, with date of 1615, said to come from fireplace in castle but now inserted into gateway at Glin Castle country house (Spellisy 1989, 182). Late 18th century illustration shows tower already reduced to present height and with no trace of the bawn (Manning 1998, 130-1). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI017-022002 Bawn
  Description

  No standing remains are now extant of the bawn of Glin Castle (LI017-022002-) and archaeological excavation by Celie O'Rahilly in 1991 failed to find any trace of it (O'Rahilly 1991). The bawn is illustrated in a drawing of the 1600 siege of the castle (Donovan and Edwards 1997, cover). This shows the tower standing at the SW corner of a rectangular enclosure whose entrance gateway is mid-way along its N wall. There is a large hall along the inside of the W wall and two corner towers at NE and SE angles. The bawn wall itself is crenelated. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 3 August 2012

Architectural heritage

• Hamilton Tower, folly, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding square-plan three-stage limestone tower, built c. 1820, having single-storey wings projecting from each side ending in solid square piers in imitation of turrets. Wing to west returns to form a semi-enclosure. Multi-stepped battlements to roofline. Pointed arch window openings to second stage with brick voussoirs and timber fittings. Pointed arch window openings to curtain walls having brick voussoirs and blind arrow slits. Irregular stonework with deeply recessed joints. Square-headed door opening to south elevation.

• Castle Bridge, bridge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-span limestone road bridge over the River Glencorbry, built c. 1830. Rubble walls and tooled voussoirs to segmental-headed arch.

• Dunne, shop/retail outlet, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house and shop, built c. 1830, having timber shopfront to front (west) elevation. Now in use as public house. Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystack. Rendered walls having render quoins. Square-headed openings to first floor with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, render surrounds and painted stone sills. Shopfront comprising chamfered pilasters having scrolled consoles supporting timber fascia with raised plastic lettering having dentillated cornice over.

• Hogan, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house and shop, built c. 1830, having timber shopfront to front (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and render eaves course. Rendered walls having render strip quoins. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Shopfront comprising Doric-style pilasters supporting fascia with bracketed cornice. Square-headed display windows with flanking pilasters. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight and timber panelled door.

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 Killacolla (Barker), 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Killacolla (Barker).

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 Killacolla (Barker) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Killacolla (Barker) · Coill an Chalaidh (Barker)

Area

376,878 m² (37.69 ha, 93.13 acres)

Civil parish

Kilfergus, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Glin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,207 people lived in 491 households in the Glin electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygiltenan North, Caheragh, Kilfergus

Placenames

Killacolla (Barker) 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.