Killeedy North

51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killeedy North, from 173 m² to 451,738 m² (45.17 ha, 111.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Killeedy North 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.

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 25288

• 10 Mar 2025Conditional

  the demolition of existing cubicle house, straw bedded shed and storage sheds and the construction of a new cubicle house. feed passage, slatted tanks, unroofed feeding area, roofed cattle handling unit and concrete aprons

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2570

• 17 Feb 2023Conditional

  the construction of a Hard stand and base for poultry Unit granted permission under planning ref 22/102 using concrete, stone, blocks and tiles from the construction industry. A Certificate of Registration (COR) will be applied to Limerick City & County Council for this activity

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360083

• 2 Feb 2022Conditional

  construction of a poultry house, concrete apron, clean and soiled water storage tanks and carry out all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22102

• 10 Aug 2021Conditional

  construction of a pedestrian walkway connecting Killeedy GAA grounds to Killeedy EcoPark with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211148

• 4 Jun 2021Conditional

  an extension to the side of existing dwelling house, upgrade existing septic tank to waste water treatment and disposal system and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21786

• 24 May 2021Conditional

  construction of a poultry house, soiled water storage tank, new vehicular entrance and carry out all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21703

• 9 Jul 2018Conditional

  the development of amenity and recreation facilities with associated landscape and signage works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18702

• 22 Jun 2017Conditional

  Extension of Permission (A. a sewer collection system, including an outlying pumping station and rising mains to serve Kantoher Business Park at Killeedy south, B. modify and upgrade the existing effluent treatment system to incorporate an Integrated Constructed Wetland System (ICW), Tankage, pumping station and all associated site works)

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 177029

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 Killeedy North.

Recorded monuments

• LI044-098 Moated site
  Description

  In level wet pasture. Rectangular area (21m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.85m) with an external fosse (Base Wth. 1.6m; D 0.25m). Break (Wth. 3.4m) in bank at W. Interior level and marshy. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-099001 Bawn
  Description

  In pasture overlooking a stream to S, with the ruins of Killeedy Castle (LI044-099002-) in the centre. The ruins of Killeedy Church (LI044-101001-), graveyard (LI044-101002-) and St Ida's Well (LI044-101003-) lie 120m to SSE. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-rectangular-shaped area (dims. c. 23m NW-SE; 17m NE-SW) defined by a fosse. Visited by the ASI in 1997 and described as ‘a raised sub-rectangular-shaped mound (dims. 20m NW-SE; 13m NE-SW) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.5m, H 2m) from W-N-E with the fallen masonry in W. The interior is hollow in the centre where the ruins of Killeedy castle (LI047-099002-) are located. A gap (Wth 2.6m) in the bank at ENE may be the result of livestock erosion’. Overgrown outline of monument is visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Could be the remains of a collapsed earth and stone bawn enclosing Killeedy Castle. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 August 2021

• LI044-099002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Poorly preserved ruins of Killeedy Castle stands in centre of a circular shaped earthwork (LI044-099001-) overlooking a stream immediately to SW. The ruins of Killeedy Church (LI044-101001-), graveyard (LI044-101002-) and St Ida's Well (LI044-101003-) located 120m to SSE. Castle described in 1840 as 'immediately to the north west of the Church is situated, on a small hillock which is nearly insulated by a stream, a fragment of the Castle of Killeedy, which looks very conspicuous from every direction you approach it, though it consists of only a fragment of the south wall. Tradition ascribes it to King John' (OSL Killeedy Parish; O'Flanagan 1929, 28). In 1655 the Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Sir Edmund FitzGerald was the owner in 1640 of land in Killeedy 'having on it an old Castle and a Church' (Simington 1938, 263). Westropp (1906-7, 236-7) recorded the following details about Killeedy; '1299 Tho[mas]. an Appagh and his descendants, the Earls of Desmond, owned the Manor of Killyde (C.S.P.I. ; Pipe Roll, 1452, Rental). 1581 C[astle]. and vill. held by T. Chane. 1587 Granted to A. Hungerford (Carew i, p. 448). 1596 T. Cawne and his son Maur[ice]. got livery, and were granted Desmond's C[astle].s Kyledie, Gortnetubred, and Lisnekilly (Pat. R.). It was held, like Gortnetubbrid by the Fitzgeralds (C.S., p. 15). 1663 T. Walcott, of Croagh, mortgaged Kilieedy, Clonagh, &c, to W. Shipply (Act Sett.). Fabric - It is on a mound near a bend of a stream, and, though lofty, is utterly defaced'. The Limerick Leader newspaper dated January 16 1988, recorded that the castle was struck by lightning which resulted in the collapse of the tower, fragments of which were found 110 yards from the tower house. Building described by Salter (2004, 98) as a 'four storey high west corner fragment of tower on mound [LI044-099001-] by stream. Ditched platform to NE may contain vaults. Held by Earl of Desmond in 1581'. See attached Down Survey barony map of Connello showing Killeedy Castle (Hib. Reg.). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 August 2021

• LI044-101001 Church
  Description

  On E side of graveyard (LI044-101002-). Fragmentary remains of church consisting of nave (int. 14.2m E-W; 8.7m N-S) and added chancel (int. dims. 11.28m E-W; 5.6m N-S). West wall of nave missing and replaced by concrete wall with railing and gate; from gate pathway leads to modern shrine to St Ita standing in front of chancel arch (see photo Spellisy 1988, 203); another recently-constructed shrine in SE corner of nave. Nave packed with burial plots, the earliest headstones dating to early 19th century. South wall stands to full height and has two very-ruined window embrasures; top of wall corbelled inwards. Only E end (L c. 5m) of N wall stands to full height (and corbelled inwards as S wall), the remainder reduced to c. 1m in height. East wall has inserted chancel arch (Wth 3.35m); pointed arch and jambs formed of punch-dressed chamfered limestone blocks. Walls of chancel lower than nave, and stand to full height though heavily ivy clad. Window embrasures in centre of N, E and S walls; these held wooden frames which do not survive. According to O'Donovan (OSL vol. 1, 27-8) chancel was 'modernised' and use as a Protestant church until c. 1800; he describes chancel as containing 'three modern windows'; though W gable fallen in 1840, O'Donovan (ibid.) met 'people living who saw a part of it standing and these attested that it contained a door of concentric arches'; he also noted 'two beautiful round-headed windows' in S wall; at that time it was local practice to remove cut-stone from building 'to place them at the heads of graves' (ibid.). Likely therefore that nave is Romanesque (12th century), with chancel added in late-medieval period. Part of a late-medieval ogee window head and blocks with carved heads beside nearby holy well (LI044-101003-) probably came from church. Church dedicated to St Ita (ibid.; Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 392) and parish church of Killeedy (Westropp 1904-5, 404-5); it was 'destroyed in war, 1302' (ibid.), but in 1615 reported 'in good condition, chancel thatched' (ibid.), however by 1655 it was again in ruins (ibid.); according to Spellissy (ibid.) 'in 1822 the Rockites destroyed both the church and the glebe house'. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-101002 Graveyard
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on E side of road. Rectangular graveyard (71m E-W; 52m N-S) enclosed by stone wall, entrance gate and style at S end of W wall. In use, with recent extension to N. Earliest inscribed headstone noted dated 1781, but most headstones late 19th and 20th century. At E side ruin of medieval parish church of Killeedy (LI044-101001-), and at W side holy well of St Ida (LI044-101003-). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-101003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On W side of graveyard (LI044-101002-). Circular well (diam. 0.44m; D 0.6m), opening framed at ground level by three stones carved to shape circular opening- there is no superstructure. Located 1.4m on W side of well are three stones set in ground: centre one is uncut block (L 0.4m; Wth 0.16m) on which pilgrims have cut latin cross; this is flanked by two moulded limestone blocks in the form of corbels with human faces; close to these is another limestone block carved with an ogee arch from a window light. The latter and the two corbelled heads are late-medieval in date and presumably come from the nearby church (LI044-101001-). According to Ó Danachair (1955, 211) rounds made here on 15th January, the feast of St Ita. The following folklore was recorded from Raheenagh National School about St. Ita's Well; 'There is a holy well in the ground where her monastery was built and many people come and pray their on her feast day. There are many girls in the district called after the Saint. Her feast day falls on the 15th of January and is always left as a parish holiday. On the (day) women go to her ruined church and walk three times around her monastery saying the Rosary. One day when St Ita went out riding on a donkey toward Tournafulla. The people chased her ass when the as was running he stood on a rock and where the ass stood his track still remains there and the water that is in it is for curing sore eyes' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0493, Page 090; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921978/4914986/4942720). A second story collected in 1938 from Abbeyfeale West School recorded the following tradition; 'In Killeedy parish in Co. Limerick there is a holy well which is dedicated to St. Ita who is the patroness of west Limerick. It was there she built her monastry and the ruins is still to be seen. In this monastry she taught many an Irish scholar. It is of a round shape and is situated at the lower end of the graveyard. About ten yards away is a grotto to her. It is visited at all times during the year but on the 15th of January there is a large meeting held and crowds come streaming in from all parts of the county to honour her. When many are present they walk in a procession around the well. It is in this manner that rounds are made. First they go from the well to the grotto and back again at the same time saying a rosary and when three rosaries are finished it is a custom to take a sip of the water. The peasants of this district say that people that have bad health drink the water and are often cured. The water is sometimes rubbed to sores but I have not heard of anyone being cured. Holy pictures are hung over it and medals and vases of flowers are placed on stones beside it. The well is about three feet deep and it is often cleaned out so as to keep the water perfect. A certain woman took home some of the water to boil a few years ago but if she was trying since it would not boil' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0495, Pages 117-8; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921989/4915780). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00364 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31047 and F025.21.00365 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31048. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 October 2020

• LI044-110 Moated site
  Description

  In level dry pasture. Roughly rectangular area (18m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.2; ext. H 0.5m) with an external fosse (Base Wth. 2m; D 0.4m). Interior level, under grass and waterlogged. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Killeedy North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Killeedy North · Cill Íde Thuaidh

Area

2,525,842 m² (252.58 ha, 624.15 acres)

Civil parish

Killeedy, and its townlands

Barony

Glenquin

Electoral division

Ballintober, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballintober electoral division: 386 people in 131 households; 88% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballykenny, Ballylanigan, Ballyowen, Camas, Glebe, Glenquin, Killeedy South, Raheenagh

Placenames

Killeedy North 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.