Killorath

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killorath, from 656 m² to 586,379 m² (58.64 ha, 144.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 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 Killorath 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.

• 16 Jan 2024Conditional

  vehicular site entrance as constructed to existing dwelling house and associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460026

• 2 Dec 2022Conditional

  construction of an extension to their existing dwelling and alterations to their existing dwelling, new waste water treatment system and polishing filter and ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221289

• 31 Mar 2022Conditional

  the construction of an extension and new front porch to existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22360

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 Killorath.

Recorded monuments

• LI031-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Monument described by O'Kelly (1942-3, 235) as following; 'This consists of a platform on the edge of which there seems to be a bank. It is circular except for a projecting nose on the cast side. The surface of the nose is lower than the edge of the platform. It is not possible to say what the purpose of this was. The monument is surrounded by a fosse. The east-west diameter (including the nose) is 106' [32m] and the north-south diameter is 84' [25.6m]. The large field in which this is situate seems to be divided up by ancient fences. Situate in good low-land. The entrance is not recognisable'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 01 August 2019

• LI031-040001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Possible ecclesiastical enclosure with 'Cillín' [LI030-040002-] and cross-inscribed stone [LI030-040003-] in SE quadrant. Enclosure described by O'Kelly (1943, 234-5) as following; 'The enclosure consists of a rectangular space in the form of a platform with a bank around its edge. On the north there is a little triangular annexe the surface of which is lower than that of the main enclosure but remains higher than the field outside. This seems to have been separated from the main enclosure by a bank. The whole monument is surrounded by a water-logged fosse. Access to the enclosure is gained by a causeway across the fosse at the S.W. corner of the main enclosure. The causeway slopes up to the interior level. The overall dimensions of it are 333' [100m] north-south (max.), by 270' [82m]. In the south east corner of the main enclosure is the Killeen [LI030-040002-]. This consists of a mound on top of which is a cross-inscribed standing stone [LI031-040003-]'. See attached drawing of enclosure taken from O'Kelly 1942-3, Fig. 16 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2017

• LI031-040002 Burial ground
  Description

  Burial ground known locally as the 'Cillín' described by O'Kelly (1943, 235) as following; 'In the south east corner of the main enclosure [LI031-040001-] is the killeen. This consists of a mound on top of which is a cross-inscribed standing stone [LI031-040003-]. This was cut off from the main enclosure by a stone wall, which is now very collapsed. The standing stone of 4' [1.2m] high and measures 2' [0.6m] by 1' 4" [0.4m] at the base. It is limestone. The cross is on the west face and is lightly incised. It is 10" [0.25m] high and 5" [0.12m] across the arms. Its top is 10" [0.25m] from the top of the stone. The maximum depth of the incision is 1 centimeter. In 1935 the stone had fallen flat to the west. In that year the late Archdeacon Begley of Bruff had it re-erected. In doing this a number of circular flat pebbles were found around the base of the stone. The monument is called Kilorath on the O.S. map. The townland also has this name and is one of the places mentioned as having been visited by St. Patrick in his journey through Limerick'. See attached drawing of cross-inscribed stone taken from O'Kelly 1942-3, Fig. 16 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2017

• LI031-040003 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  Cross-inscribed stone standing inside a cillín both of which are located in SE quadrant of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure [LI031-040001-]. Described by O'Kelly (1943, 235) as following; 'In the south east corner of the main enclosure [LI031-040001-] is the Killeen [LI031-040002-]. This consists of a mound on top of which is a cross-inscribed standing stone. This was cut off from the main enclosure by a stone wall, which is now very collapsed. The standing stone of 4' [1.2m] high and measures 2' [0.6m] by 1' 4" [0.4m] at the base. It is limestone. The cross is on the west face and is lightly incised. It is 10" [0.25m] high and 5" [0.12m] across the arms. Its top is 10" [0.25m] from the top of the stone. The maximum depth of the incision is 1 centimeter. In 1935 the stone had fallen flat to the west. In that year the late Archdeacon Begley of Bruff had it re-erected. In doing this a number of circular flat pebbles were found around the base of the stone. The monument is called Kilorath on the O.S. map. The townland also has this name and is one of the places mentioned as having been visited by St. Patrick in his journey through Limerick'. See attached drawing of cross-inscribed stone taken from O'Kelly 1942-3, Fig. 16 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2017

• LI031-143 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 100m N of townland boundary with Manus. Enclosure (LI031-194----) located 145m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 39.02; AP 4/3598) as a circular-shaped cropmark. Outline of monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 16m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-2012 and visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020 as a circular-shaped area with land drains running E-W to immediate N and S. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 15 March 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 307/1 taken 13/09/2002

• LI031-181 Earthwork
  Description

  On flat pasture 260m W of the townland boundary with Cahirguillamore. The ecclesiastic ecclesiastical enclosure of Killorath [LI031-040001-); burial ground (LI031-040002-) with a cross inscribed pillar (LI031-040003-) is located 65m to W. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Some rough ground in the field is visible at the site of the enclosure on the OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013, although it is not enough to define the site. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 41: AP 4/3598) as a circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 20m) bisected by two relic field boundaries. The mound is not clear on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 41 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 6 October 2020

• LI031-194 Enclosure
  Description

  On flat pasture 75m N of the townland boundary with Meanus and 840m E of the Camoge River. Enclosure (LI031-143----) located 145m to W. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. The site is visible on the OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 as the W quarter of a circular enclosure incorporated into a modern field boundary. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 67: AP 4/3598) as an enclosure. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/04/2006; 16/03/2016 and 28/06/2018 (ext. diam. c. 50m N-S; 52m E-W) abutting a field boundary on its W side. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 67 and Google Earth Orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 16 October 2020

• LI031-210 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  On flat pasture, the NW end of the road abuts the townland boundary with Coolfune. The road is located 20m NE of a ringfort (LI031-039----). The trackway is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map, although the NW end of the road leads to a vernacular building and a farm lane depicted on the map that continues NW. A house to the SW of the trackway annotated 'Boher House' on the OSi 25-inch map appears to have been named after this trackway. The trackway is not depicted on the OSi 1897 ed. 25-inch map. The road is clearly visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by the ASI on Bruff Aerial photographs (Bruff 4/3598) as a linear road (Wth c. 16m; L c. 445m) orientated NW-SE, the road is lined on either side by a bank. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/04/2006; 16/03/2016; 25/03/2017 and 28/06/2018. The association of the road leading to the small farmstead at its NW end suggests an Early Post-medieval date. See attached Bruff survey image showing road/trackway and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 20 October 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 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 Killorath.

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

Name

Killorath · Cill na Ráth

Area

1,160,097 m² (116.01 ha, 286.67 acres)

Civil parish

Glenogra, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Rathmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathmore electoral division: 307 people in 101 households; 89% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boherygeela, Cahirguillamore, Cahirguillamore, Coolfune, Meanus

Placenames

Killorath 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.