Killuragh

98 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killuragh, from 26 m² to 439,819 m² (43.98 ha, 108.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 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 Killuragh 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 2026Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, driveway, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. Outline Permission Ref. No. 22/1157

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660029

• 4 Oct 2025Conditional

  construction of a new house, entrance, waste water treatment system, domestic garage & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2561015

• 20 Sept 2024Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2460939

• 2 Sept 2023Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance off existing private passageway, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360639

• 28 Nov 2022Conditional

  an extension to the easyfeed unit and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221255

• 27 Oct 2022Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, driveway, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 221157

• 3 Jun 2022Refused

  extension of duration for 11/1066 for construction of a digester plant, associated ABP building and associated site works to process farm slurry and other organic material to provide renewable energy and fertilizer

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 227012

• 20 May 2021Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance, dwelling house, domestic garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21681

• 22 Feb 2021Conditional

  extension of duration for 16/974 for the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, domestic waste water treatment plant with sand polishing filter and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217011

• 12 Jun 2020Conditional

  the construction of an agricultural building including all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20497

• 25 Apr 2019Conditional

  a new domestic garage and fuel store

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19408

• 16 Jun 2017Conditional

  Extension of Permission from Ref No:11/1066 (construction of a digester plant, associated ABP building and associated site works to process farm slurry and other organic material to provide renewable energy and fertilizer)

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 177026

• 16 Feb 2017Conditional

  (1) to construct a slatted cubicle dairy building complete with underground slatted tank, (2) to erect a circular slurry storage tower, (3) to construct 2 x walled silage stores with associated concrete area for the storage of round bales, (4) to construct 5 x individual feed store buildings, (5) to construct farm yard manure storage building, (6) to construct fodder storage buildings

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17133

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

Recorded monuments

• LI015-035 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in rolling pasture with good views to N, E and W. The monument that is depicted on the 1840 OS map as an embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) but not shown on later editions of the map, has been levelled and no evident trace of it was apparent when the site was inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 4 July 2013

• LI015-066 Field system
  Description

  Situated in low-lying, poorly drained pasture. Linear features were identified from aerial photography (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 20; 4/3729), spread across at least three fields, orientated roughly NE-SW, with a potential irregular linear feature running roughly NW-SE between the S terminals of the others. On the ground linear depressions (Wth 1.1m; D 0.2m) are visible orientated roughly NE-SW and partial elements of the linear depression orientated NW-SE are also visible. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013

• LI015-066002 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 22; 4/3729). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013

• LI015-066004 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified on aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 23; 4/3729) as subrectangular ditched enclosure, c. 35m x 30m' (Doody 2008, 130); the morphology of this enclosure indicating that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• LI015-066005 Enclosure
  Description

  In low lying, poorly drained pasture. Identified aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 24; 4/3729) as 'subrectangular platform, c. 35m x 30m, enclosed by ditch with possible internal bank' (Doody 2008, 130). The monument has been levelled and was not evident when site inspected. The morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• LI015-066006 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 25; 4/3729). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013

• LI015-067 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in flat reclaimed pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 26.1; 4/3728) as 'oval ditched enclosure, c. 40m x 30m, with possible external bank' (Doody 2008 130); a possible ring barrow (LI015-067001-) was visible at its centre. The monument has been levelled and a slight depression is now evident at this location (22m NW-SE; D 0.2m). The morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• LI015-067001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated in flat reclaimed pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 26.2; 4/3728) as a possible ring barrow at centre of enclosure (LI015-067----) at its centre. This feature is now evident as a slight sub-circular depression (4m N-S; 3.8m E-W). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013

• LI015-068001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated at the base of a NE-facing slope in gently rolling pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photography (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 29; 4/3728). The monument consists of a sub-circular area (8.7m NW-SE; 8m NE-SW) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 0.7m; H 0.2m) with an external fosse (Wth 0.7m), and an external bank (int. H 0.2m; Wth 0.95m; ext. H 0.1m) evident from NE to SE. A mature Hawthorn grows on the S of the monument and this is used for shelter by cattle. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013

• LI015-068002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated at the base of a NE-facing slope in gently rolling pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photography (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 28; 4/3728). The monument consists of a circular area (diam. 6m) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 1.3m; H 0.1m) with an external fosse (Wth 0.9m; D 0.15m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013

• LI015-069 Cave
  Description

  On the NE slope of a ridge 145m SW of the Mulkear River and townland boundary with Clogher. Killuragh Cave is one of a series of small caves that penetrate a limestone reef overlooking the river (Thomas 1995, 72). The ringfort (LI015-035----) is located 250m SW. The site is depicted as an orchard or a small forest plantation surrounding a farmstead on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map with a lime kiln and quarry to the W. It is later depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a rocky outcrop surrounding a farmstead. Killuragh Cave is a multi-period site with human activities ranging from the Early Mesolithic through to post-medieval times. Investigations have led to the recovery of 209 artefacts, 229 human bones and 10,615 animal bones (Woodman et. al. 2018). The cave comprises two parallel fissures that form entrance passages (Entrance Passage 1 L. 5m; Wth. 0.5m; Entrance Passage 2 L. 4m; Wth. c. 1m). These terminate at a small chamber (1.5m x 1.7m; H. 1.4m). Two smaller passages extend SW and SE from this small chamber. In 1992, the landowner discovered human remains and artefacts in the cave. The material appears to have been recovered from an area approximately 0.3m in diameter at the junction of Entrance Passage 1 and the chamber, at a depth of 0.7m. A large stone slab may originally have blocked this junction between the end of Entrance Passage 1 and the cave chamber. During these investigations, a fragment of a possible stone axe, a flint hollow scraper, fragments of unworked chert, a sherd of Late Bronze age pottery, animal bones and 64 human bones were recovered. Three human metacarpals produced Early Mesolithic and Neolithic dates: 8030 ±60BP (GrA2434); 7880 ±60BP (GrA2433); and 4670 ±50BP (GrA2510) (Woodman et. al. 2018). These discoveries prompted an archaeological excavation in the cave chamber in 1993 (O’Shaughnessy 1994, 51-2). The lowermost deposit encountered comprised a stiff orange red clay which rested on the cave floor. Overlying this was a layer of sterile orange silt and sand. This was sealed by a layer of grey-brown silt (up to 1m thick) which produced most of the archaeological material. The uppermost stratum comprised loose soil (0.2m thick). Animal bones, 16 human bones and a flint blade were recovered in addition to a Giant Irish deer bone. A human mandible returned a Late Mesolithic date of 5455 ±50BP (OxA6749). In 1994, the landowner examined the spoil heaps from the 1993 archaeological excavation and recovered further artefacts, human remains and animal bone. The remainder of the spoil heap was archaeologically sieved. Overall, this phase of work involved the recovery of animal bones, 80 human bones, a hollow scraper, a flint flake, six flint microliths, two flint microblades, a flint blade and 38 sherds of Late Bronze Age pottery representing at least two vessels (Woodman et. al. 2018). In 1996 a second phase of archaeological excavations was carried out. Trenches were opened within the cave, at the mouths of Entrance Passages 1 and 2, on the knoll above the cave and on the platform outside the cave. These excavations revealed that stratification at the site was extensively disturbed. Deposits in Entrance Passage 2 were largely sterile but a flint flake, a sherd of Late Bronze age pottery and a human bone were discovered outside the mouth (Woodman 1997, 68). A concentration of Neolithic dog bones occurred beneath a layer of stones at the opening of Entrance Passage 1 while several human teeth, a microlith and a flint blade were recovered from the fissure itself (Woodman 1997, 67-8). Human bone and a flint flake were found in the chamber. A natural alcove in the wall of the chamber, opposite Entrance Passage 2, contained a concentration of animal bones including dog, young pig and hare. A series of disturbed deposits were encountered in the chamber opposite the terminus of Entrance Passage 1 including a human mandible which returned an Early Bronze Age date of 3775 ±45BP (OxA6748) and a horse sacrum of later Bronze Age date: 3020 ±45BP (OxA6754). There was little evidence for archaeological activity on the platform outside the cave. A few flint flakes and a chert scraper were recovered from the knoll above the cave (Woodman 1997, 67). Animal bones and 23 human bones were retrieved during the 1996 excavation. Seven further radiocarbon dates from human bones have been obtained. An adult male vertebra returned an Early Mesolithic date of 7955 ±45BP (GrA-27215). An adult tooth and a sub-adult vertebra were radiocarbon dated to the Late Mesolithic: 5725 ±55BP (OxA6752) and 5700 ±40BP (GrA-27180) respectively. An adult mandible, an infant right scapula (c. 1 year old) and a neonate left tibia (0-1mth) returned Early Bronze Age dates of 3775 ±45BP (OxA-6748), 3785 ±40BP (GrA-27233) and 3890 ±40BP (GrA-27185) respectively. Two dog mandibles returned Early Neolithic and Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age dates of 4935 ±50BP (OxA6751) and 3930 ±45BP (OxA6750) respectively. A pig mandible was dated to 3285 ±45BP (OxA6753) and a red deer bone returned a date of 955 ±50BP (OxA6111). The entire human bone assemblage from Killuragh Cave comprises 229 bones representing at least seven individuals: three adults and four juveniles. Some bones were partially burnt but this may have been the result of much later activities in the cave subsequent to the initial deposition of the human remains (Woodman et al. 2018). The above details have been kindly supplied by Dr Marion Dowd (August 2013) Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 22 October 2020

• LI015-071 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in flat reclaimed pasture, with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photographs (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 26.3; 4/3728) as a 'subcircular platform enclosure, c. 40m x 30m, with possible internal bank' (Doody 2008, 130); ); the morphology indicating that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). There was no evident trace of the moument when the site was inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• LI015-072 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in flat field of reclaimed pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photographs (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 26.04; 4/3728) as a 'subciecular ditched enclosure, c. 40m x 40m' (Doody 2008, 130); the morphology indicating that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). The monument has been levelled and is now evident as a slight circular depression (diam. 17.8m N-S; D 0.1m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• LI015-073 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in reclaimed pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photographs (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 26.5; 4/3728), the monument consists of a sub-oval area (30m NE-SW; 27m N-S) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 1.4m; H 0.2m) from NW to S and elsewhere enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; Wth 5.3m; ext. H 0.3m). The morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (Doody 2008, 130). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 November 2013

• LI015-086 Field system
  Description

  This is the record for a field system identified from an aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 26.6). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 29 October 2013

• LI024-108 Enclosure
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 25m N of the Mulkear River. Monument identified as a roughly penannular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 145: AP 4/3729). Monument is not readily visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 21 July 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1216 (ZIP).

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.

• Killuragh, Cappamore8 sales

Name

Killuragh · An Chill Iúrach

Area

2,982,392 m² (298.24 ha, 736.97 acres)

Civil parish

Tuogh, and its townlands

Barony

Owneybeg

Electoral division

Cappamore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cappamore electoral division: 1,424 people in 517 households; 76% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castlegarde, Clogher, Cunnagavale, Dromalta, Dromeenboy, Garrane More, Gortnagarde, Pullagh, Tuogh, Turagh

Placenames

Killuragh 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.