Knockane

Townland in the civil parish of Monagay, barony of Glenquin, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Cnocán

Parcel 4968180

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Area: 57 m²
Buildings: 2 buildings touch it, 346 m² on the ground
Zoning: R2 Existing Residential (Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029) The objective
Townland: Knockane

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 5 recorded monuments.

LI036-067001 Historic town
Description
The Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 199) recorded the following about the historic town of Newcastle; 'Newcastlewest is located on the Limerick to Tralee road beside the Arra river in the south west of the county. There is a tradition that it was the site of a house built by the Knights Templars in 1184 (Lewis 1837, ii, 425; Westropp 1906-7, 232) but since the Normans had not even succeeded in penetrating into Limerick at this stage it can be dismissed as unfounded (see Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 330). The founders of Newcastlewest appear to have been the Geraldines who were already established in this area by 1215 (Westropp 1909, 43) and who held the castle as one of their principal strongholds until the fall of the Desmonds in 1584. The extent of the settlement in the vicinity of the castle is unknown but a rental of 1297-8 indicates that there was a hundred court here, from which it has been inferred that it was the site of a medieval borough (38 RDKPRI, 40; Graham 1977). The evidence is not altogether clear, however, but the settlement has been included here for the sake of consistency with the borough lists prepared by Graham and Martin. The south quay is mentioned in the sixteenth century when it was known as 'Shradegower' while another street was known as 'Shradenetona' (Westropp 1909, 57-8). Despite these references, however, the medieval street pattern is unknown. The present town plan with its centrally placed Square is evidentially of post-medieval origin. In 1586 the manor of Newcastle was described as ; ‘The site of the manor and castle [LI036-067002-] of Castelno alias Newcastle, which is built near the river Ewgarro [Arra] which runs into the river Deele and so on to the Shannon, with divers yards gardens and orchards, situate in the vill and parish of Castellno and containing 7 acres. Of these one parcel called Owlorde or the great orchard contains 4 acres, another called Gardenmoore or the great garden contains 1 rood, and other waste buildings and land contain 2 acres 3 roods: in all 7 acres. Divers parcels of land &c. belonging to said manor and castle parcels of the demesne lands of'said manor called the Earl's free land situate in the vill and parish of Castellno or the vill and parish of Monaghe Adare, and nor or late in the tenure or occupation of David oge Hubbart late constable of the castle of Castellno, viz:— Dowaley to En Parrick - Dowalley ½ quarter, Srade y Gurran being a street or waste parcel with tenements and gardens, Farren Merlen 20 acres, Clashymarla, Clashnaglogh, Ballyn Robert Roo 20 acres, LLohaduff 20 acres, Gorty Glegan, Tullagh Alym, Fearentynna, the vill and land of En Parrick or the park 20 acres, all which premises are in the vill and parish of Castellno. A street in Newcastell called Shradegower [Goat Street] with a tenement yard, orchard, and 8 gardens and with certain lands adjacent to the tenement. Said premises belong to said manor and castle, are parcel of the demesne lands called the Earl's free land as aforesaid, are situate in the parish of Monaghe Adare, now or late in the tenure of Edmund mcEgowre and contain 10 acres. A water mill [LI036-067003-] called Molten mcEgower built on a part or parcel of said street belonging, situate and in the tenure of said Edmund as aforesaid. Another street called Shrade netona with a tenement and two gardens and certain lands to the tenement belonging and adjacent. Said premises belong to the manor and castle aforesaid are parcel of the demesne lands as aforesaid, are situate in the parish of Castellno: now or late in the tenure or occupation of Edmund oge Gygheheyne and contain 10 acres. A parcel of land called Eanagh belonging to the manor and castle aforesaid, parcel of the demesne lands as aforesaid situate in the parish of Castellno and containing 9 acres. A water mill [LI036-067005-] called Mollyn A Cloghey alias the castle mill belonging to the manor and castle aforesaid, parcel of the demesne lands of the manor as aforesaid, situate in the parish of Castellno and now or late in the tenure or occupation of David oge Hubbert late constable of said Castle. A street called Garden y Lackagh with a tenement and 6 gardens, belonging to said manor and castle, parcel of the demesne lands of the manor as aforesaid, situate in the parish of Castellno and now or late in the tenure or occupation of Adarrey O Dowre. Another street called Garden ne hvnnev with a tenement and 6 gardens, similar in all respects to Garden y Lackagh except that it is in the parish of Monaghe Adare and now or late in the tenure or occupation of Ea mcDonnogho’ (Murphy 2013, 104-5). In 1654-56 the lands of Newcastle which were then in the possession of Colonel Francis Courtney were described in the Civil Survey of Limerick as containing; ‘a Castle a Bawne and other houses and stone worckes, having a markett once a weeke, a fayre once in a yeare an orchard on it, the benefit of a river running by the Castle; & the same with the severall houses tenem[en]ts and gardens thereunto belonging mearing on the South w[i]th Shraide Igower [Goat Street]’ (Simington 1938, 253) Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 20 May 2019
LI036-067002 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
Description
National monuments No. 636 & 582. Desmond Hall described in the Urban Survey (Bradley et. al. 1989, 201-08) as following; "An account of the castle in the Desmond Roll of 1583-6 gives a good description of it: 'One great castle, built of square plan, a chief house of the said late Earl of Desmond ... having at each angle of the same a round tower, with various places and chambers in each tower. And there is at the south corner, on the western side of the said castle at the south part, a high square tower or peel, built for defence within the walls of the said castle. And also there were within the walls of the said castle many buildings - namely, a large hall, a large room and an excellent chamber; one garden, and in the same two fish ponds, all of which buildings are ruined and waste' (Westropp 1909, 56-7) The castle, all sections of which are very ruined except the Desmond Hall, stands on a raised level area on the north side of the Arra river. It was built of roughly coursed rubble limestone and consisted of a large rectangular bawn with corner towers, a 'peel' tower, two two/three floored houses on the south, the great hall on the south east and the Desmond Hall on the north east. The enclosing bawn wall only survives in places along the south, where it is crennelated and has gun-loops, and along the east; elsewhere it is missing. At the extreme south-west there is a D-shaped turret, battered at the base and probably originally of two floors. It is now c. 4m high and contains one chamber with a narrow splayed slit to the east and a twin-light window with multi-cusped lights and rectangular hood-moulding with hollow spandrels. There is a similar single light window on the west. The chamber has been re-used as a kiln. To the east there is a circular tower which was originally three floored with basal batter but has been altered substantially internally. The only original features would appear to be one splay of an embrasure opening to the south-west at ground floor level and a loop to the north on the first floor. It would appear to have had a spiral stairs and a beehive shaped roof with wicker centering. The 'peel' tower is c. 11m high and had five floors with wall walk above. It has a pointed barrel vault over the 2nd floor while the remaining wooden floors are missing. The ground floor is largely filled with debris but access appears to have been from the north with internal stairs to the first floor which also connected with the building to the east. Access to the third floor above the barrel vault was possible only from the east and from there to the upper floors by a narrow spiral stairs (now blocked) in the north wall. The building to the east of the 'Peel' tower may have been contemporary with it as there is no sign of a break in the masonry on the north wall. The surviving remains are of one floor although Westropp suggested that it was three floored because be could see a roof line in the east wall of the tower but this is covered in ivy now. Two long barrel vaulted chambers orientated east-west remain on the ground floor; the walls do not survive above the vaults. The chambers have round vaults with wicker-work centering. The wall between the vaults is pierced by four low rounded arches - three of which are now blocked. The west end has been sub-divided into small chambers. Originally the north vault was lit by at least three narrow slits set in widely splaying embrasures while the south wall was probably similarly lit but only one is intact. Through the latter embrasure there is a vaulted chamber, divided by modern walls, between the south wall of this building and the outer bawn wall. It is lit by narrow slits in the bawn wall. The existence of a first floor is clear from the presence of a chimney breast and a pointed doorway opening into the tower together with a door in the south-east corner to the circular tower. To the east of the vaulted structure there was another two floored building which is completely gone except for a short stretch of the south wall c. 4m high. However, it is clear from features in the west wall of the above building that this building also had two barrel vaults orientated east-west at ground level which was lit by similar loops set in deep embrasures in the south wall. The first floor had a fireplace in the centre of the west wall and there was an opening on the north side of the chimney. The Great Hall This is located near the south side of the castle enclosure and is in poor condition. It consists of a single storied rectangular hall, oriented east-west with no evident internal divisions. The north and south walls survive to full height of c. 4.5m with wall-walk and parapet c. 1.4m high above this; the west wall is covered in ivy but seems to have a rather bluntly pointed gable c. 8m high while the east gable is missing. The masonry is of roughly coursed limestone rubble -no quoins are visible at present but there is a great deal of modern alteration. There is an external basal batter 1.65m high and 35cm wide on the south wall and on the south part of the east wall. The east wall for the most part stands only to a height of 1.25m rising to 3.5m at the north end; above this is a modern gable c. 7.5m high. In the centre of the wall is a large modern rectangular opening which partly cuts through an original ope with chamfered limestone jambs and sill; a similar ope now blocked with chamfered jambs and sill is located north of the modern opening. The south wall has four large windows; that at the west end is missing most of its external mouldings - replaced by a modern pointed arch - but where they survive they are of limestone, chamfered with a glazing groove. Part of a transom survives on the west jamb. The mouldings of the east jambs extend down to ground level, but those of the west jamb are replaced by the quoins of the batter 1.2m above ground (one side appears to be altered). The window is splayed with a round rear arch with double hollow chamfered mouldings which extend to ground level where they end in foliate sprays. The second and fourth windows from the west are rather broad twin-light double cusped pointed windows with an hexagonal shaped light above. The jambs are of limestone (although there is some sandstone in the second from the west) and chamfered with glazing grooves. The sills which are 2m above the ground are actually transoms suggesting that they may originally have extended below this or were possibly altered when the batter was added. Internally one is completely blocked up and the other much altered. The third window from the west is a twin-light cusped pointed window with chamfered limestone jambs and sill with glazing grooves. The heads of the arches, the mullion and sill have no groove and so seem to have been inserted later. It probably had a pointed rear arch now hidden by modern alterations. The wall-walk of the south wall was supported internally by dressed corbels some of which survive at the west end. The west wall has a splayed rectangular doorway, probably modern and now blocked, at the south end and a large externally blocked ope, probably a window, lacking its rear arch. Externally this is a single light cusped ogee-headed window with hollow spandrels and hollow chamfered limestone jambs. At the north end of the west wall at a higher level is a single light rectangular window with chamfered limestone jambs. The north wall has two large opes at the west end; that to the west was similar to the twin-light in the south wall although lacking its mullion and the tracery above. However, it clearly extended right down to ground level where there is a chamfered sill. It has a pointed rear arch with hollow chamfered mouldings, springing from small moulded capitals with cable ornament on engaged filleted shafts reaching to the ground. The ope to the east is now occupied by a modern doorway but may have been a similar window. Further east is a twin-light cusped pointed window
LI036-067004 Church
Description
The precise location of the medieval parish church in the historic town of Newscatleswest is uncertain. On the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map the building now known as Desmond Hall is annotated 'Church (in ruins)' with the C of I church immediately to N. Westropp suggested that the C of I Church was built on the site of the medieval parish church. The Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 208) recorded the following about the parish church of Newcastle; 'Westropp (1904-05, 406) notes that the church was destroyed in the early 14th century but whether this was the church close to the castle (LI036-067002-) or that in Churchtown (LI036-024001-) is unclear. By 1401 the church, apparently at Churchtown, was in good condition and was dedicated to St. David (ibid). It is mentioned again in the seventeenth century as being sited near St. David’s well (LI036-187----). There is a re-used window head with cusps, moulding over a well in the castle garden; fragments surround a well on the external bawn can be found around the ornamental pond to the castle wall'. According to Westropp (1904-5, 208) 'There were two churches, one of late seventeenth century at Churchtown, near St. David's Well. The I. C. church "is on the site of the other," Order to change churches of Newcastle and Monagay to Newcastle, 1775 (L.M.H., pt. v., p. 176). The modern church was built, 1777, by W., Viscount Courtenay, who granted the site'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 May 2019
LI036-211001 Country house
Description
A test excavation by Kenneth Wiggins (00E0342) ‘was carried out on 24 May 2000 along the southern side of the Ballygowan Spring Water plant, where a large new extension was proposed. Four cuttings were opened by mechanical excavator. These did not reveal any archaeological material. The development proceeded, and all ground disturbance was monitored, between 12 June and 12 July 2000. No archaeological features were revealed, although a well was discovered, which would have been associated with Cullenagh House (now demolished), which may have been built at the end of the 17th century.’ The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 24 August 2012). This is the record for the 17th century house. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 August 2012
LI036-211002 Well
Description
A test excavation by Kenneth Wiggins (00E0342) ‘was carried out on 24 May 2000 along the southern side of the Ballygowan Spring Water plant, where a large new extension was proposed. Four cuttings were opened by mechanical excavator. These did not reveal any archaeological material. The development proceeded, and all ground disturbance was monitored, between 12 June and 12 July 2000. No archaeological features were revealed, although a well was discovered, which would have been associated with Cullenagh House (now demolished), which may have been built at the end of the 17th century.’ The above description is posted on the web at the following internet address: http://www.excavations.ie/ (accessed 24 August 2012). This is the record for the well. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 August 2012

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

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).

Ground and risks

Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
Landslides: No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_439 (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.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.

Area: 99.1 ha; 245 acres
Land parcels: 364; registered freehold, median 332 m²
Zoning: R2; Existing Residential
Planning: 46; applications since 2010

Land parcels

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann

1480 m across. Click a parcel to see it. © Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0

364 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockane, from 5 m² to 102,384 m² (10.24 ha, 25.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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Zoning

Development plans, national zoning

R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 290 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
P1Agriculture
Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 28 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
S5Education and Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
M3Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

Planning applications

Sites that touch the townland, newest first

8 May 2026N/a
2 no. existing mobile homes for use during the construction period and planning permission for the construction of a new dwelling house, driveway and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660520
18 Dec 2025Conditional
construction of a dwelling house over basement, incorporating a garage, home gym and storage area, a new site entrance, connection to existing public sewer and carry out all associated ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2561354
18 Dec 2025Conditional
the demolition of the rear extension, shed and out building and the construction of a two storey rear extension and a single storey bin, bicycle and general store building in the back garden and all ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561350
29 Oct 2025Conditional
(a) construct a block of 4 No. domestic houses (b) Construct new access onto public road and install new service road, public footpath car parking and associated works (c) Install new foul and storm sewer with connection to public sewer along with all ancillary services connecting to public utility services with all associated site works
Permission, 4 homes · Limerick County Council, 2561108
8 Oct 2025N/a
a two storey dwelling house, site entrance and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 25330
2 Sept 2025Conditional
the construction of a covered training area and all ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560881
29 Aug 2025Conditional
change of use of the former ground floor commercial premises to residential use, incorporating it with the existing first-floor residential accommodation to create a single dwelling house with all associated site works and existing connection to all public utility services
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560874
13 Jun 2025Conditional
a change of use of an existing vacant building from child psychiatry consultation, meeting rooms and associated offices to residential use as a single dwelling, in a proposal that retains the existing building
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560563
13 Feb 2025Conditional
the erection of 6 no. 15m high flood lights to perimeter the existing playing pitch and the erection of 12m high ball stop net at either end of the playing pitch and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2534
17 Jan 2025N/a
the erection of 6 no. 15m high flood lights to perimeter the existing playing pitch and the erection of 12m high ball stop net at either end of the playing pitch and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2513
16 Jul 2024Conditional
a change of use of an existing vacant building from child psychiatry consultation, meeting rooms and associated offices to 2 No. apartments, comprising of a 2 bedroom apartment on the ground floor and a 1 bedroom apartment on the first floor, in a proposal that retains the existing building
Permission · Limerick County Council, 24294
26 Jun 2024Refused
the construction of a section of side wall and a rear wall to the existing storage shed and also a mezzanine floor for storage purposes and all associated works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 24254
27 Mar 2024Conditional
rear extension to existing house and removal of chimney and all associated site works at their property
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460264
20 Mar 2024N/a
the construction of 2no. detached two storey houses, screen wall behind existing house at 3 Knockane entrance and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2498
15 Mar 2024N/a
the (a) construction of a block of 4 No. domestic houses (b) Construction of new access onto public road and install new service road, public footpath car parking and associated works (c) Installation of new foul and storm sewer with connection to public sewer along with all ancillary services connecting to public utility services with all associated site works
Permission, 4 homes · Limerick County Council, 2460232
9 Jan 2024Conditional
The development will consist of: (i) A new two storey school building standalone extension, incorporating Classrooms, Specialist Teaching spaces, Special Education Needs Unit, Offices and Ancillary accommodation. Services to include roof mounted photovoltaic panels & plant room. (ii) An external heat pump and gas tank compound and a standalone substation building. (iii) Adjustments to the existing vehicular and pedestrian site entrance gates onto Bóthar Buí road and on-site set down improvements, new internal access roadways, increase of on-site car parking including a covered bicycle stand, site lighting, and all ancillary site works, including temporary construction site access route off the Knockanes Road
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460013
21 Jun 2023N/a
construction of a block of 3 No. domestic houses, construction of new access onto public road and install new service road, public footpath car parking and associated works, installation of new foul and storm sewer with connection to public sewer along with all ancillary services connecting to public utility services with all associated site works
Permission, 3 homes · Limerick County Council, 2360430
8 Jun 2023Conditional
the demolition of existing substandard extension & storage sheds and construction of a new extension with a rear access gate and enlarged rear yard, rear dormer window. Increase height of the two existing front dormer windows and new flat roof and parapet wall over porch and all associated works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 23307
20 Apr 2023Conditional
a change of use of existing building from Child psychiatry consultation, meeting rooms and associated offices previously granted under planning application reference 02/1922 to residential use, consisting or 2 no. 2 bedroom, 2 storey apartments. The development is to consist of demolition of the rear section of the existing building, construction of an extension to the remaining 2 store portion to provide one apartment and the construction of a two store separate building containing the second apartment in the remaining rear area, as well as associated elevational modifications and site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 23219
25 Jan 2023Refused
two storey dwelling house, site entrance and all associated site works. Permission for conversion of existing store to domestic garage
Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 2341
6 Jan 2023Conditional
to alter, extend and divide existing buildings, incorporating a change of use from public house with adjoining private residential accommodation to (Block A) a street fronting development consisting of one own-door one-bed apartment, one 2-bed own-door apartment, one one-bed own-door apartment and one own-door studio apartment and separate building (Block B) consisting of one 1-bed own door house and one own door studio type house Block A and Block B will be accessed off of South Quay . No. 13 South Quay is a recorded protected structure
Permission, 3 homes · Limerick County Council, 2360003
22 Sept 2022Conditional
the construction of a domestic storage shed and construct new boundary wall in the position granted permission under planning reference 22/571 and all associated works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 221021
23 May 2022Conditional
the refurbishment and extension of existing dwelling which will also include a domestic double garage, to set back original entrance and boundary wall for improved sightlines and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 22571
13 May 2022Conditional
the retainment of existing domestic garage/garden shed on her land
Retention · Limerick County Council, 22531
2 Feb 2022Conditional
domestic garage and attic conversion to residential use with gable windows over dwelling house
Retention · Limerick County Council, 22101

The 25 most recent of 46 applications.

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

Nature and heritage

Designated sites and recorded monuments

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockane.

Recorded monuments

LI036-063 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on slight W-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Field boundaries have been removed immediately E of site. Aerial photograph (ASIAP) taken in 2002 shows cropmark of univallate circular enclosure. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 324/21, 22, 23, 24 on 05/10/2002.
LI036-068 Ringfort - rath
Description
Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, is no longer evident in area now occupied by farmyard. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
LI036-070 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on slight WNW-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

Bridge, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding triple-arch road bridge, built c. 1840, spanning the River Arra, having splayed arch to northern arch of east elevation. Camber-headed arches with tooled limestone voussoirs with raised keystones and dressed rubble stone soffits springing from tooled limestone piers having corbels to north and south elevations of piers below impost level. Tooled limestone and rendered bases to piers with tooled limestone V-cutwaters to west elevation with cap stones. Snecked tooled limestone spandrels and parapet walls having tooled limestone coping stones. Recent street lamps and recent wrought-iron railings attached to parapets. Tarmac carriageway to surface. Dressed rubble stone-faced embankments to north and south banks of river, having circular drain opening to northern embankment having dressed limestone surrounds.
Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cruciform-plan double-height gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built in 1828, comprising nave with three-stage entry bell tower to side (east) of nave with two-stage canted stairwell block to side (east) of bell tower. Four-bay side aisles (built c. 1920) and transepts flanking nave, having single-bay porch and canted-front chapel to front (north) of western side aisle. Single-bay single-storey break front bays to side elevations of side aisles, and box-bay side chapel to front (north) elevation of western transept. Single-bay double-height chancel to rear (south) of nave flanked by single-bay single-storey lean-to additions. Two-bay single-storey sacristies to rear (south) of transepts. Later two-bay single-storey gable-fronted porch to front (north) of eastern transept with additional porch to side (east) of eastern side aisle. Later single-bay single-storey porch to front (north) of western transept. Pitched artificial slate roofs having rendered cross finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Tooled limestone eaves courses throughout. Dressed limestone parapet walls to sacristies and side chapel, with tooled limestone coping and corbels with concealed rainwater goods and cast-iron downpipes. Hipped and single-pitched artificial slate roofs elsewhere. Tooled limestone chimneystack to eastern sacristy. Artificial slate cat-slide roofs to side aisles. Flat roofs to porches to side (east) elevation of eastern side aisle and front elevation of western transept having tooled limestone parapets with concealed rainwater goods and cast-iron downpipes. Tooled limestone corbels to eaves level of bell tower. Snecked rusticated limestone walls to front elevations of bell tower, nave and canted-front chapel with rusticated limestone quoins and tooled limestone coping to plinth. Snecked dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins elsewhere. Recent rendered plinth to gable-fronted porch. Roughly dressed rubble limestone walls with tooled limestone quoins to side (east) and rear (south) elevations of eastern transept. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls to side (west) and rear (south) elevations of western transept. Tooled limestone plaque to front elevation of western transept porch. Rusticated limestone buttresses to front elevations and side (east) elevation of bell tower. Tooled stone stringcourse to front elevation of nave with recent render repairs. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered ashlar limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds with chamfered reveals throughout, having dressed limestone voussoirs to relieving arches. Openings occurring in single-, bipartite-, tripartite- and five-light arrangements with reticulated and intersecting tooled limestone tracery with lead-lined stained glass windows and lead-lined quarry-glazed windows. Tooled limestone hoodmouldings to transepts, chancel and side aisles. Blocked window opening to side (south) elevation of bell tower. Square-headed window openings with chamfered tooled limestone sill, block-and-start surrounds and timber louvers to side (east) elevation of boiler house. Square-headed window opening with chamfered tooled limestone sills to stairwell block, having tooled limestone block-and-start surround and lintel having lead-lined lattice work windows with stained glass margins. Oculus window openings with tooled limestone surrounds to front elevation of nave, front and side (east) elevations of bell tower and front elevation of nave having dressed limestone voussoirs to relieving arch and corbelled tooled limestone hoodmouldings. Tooled limestone plate tracery with lead-lined lattice work and stained glass windows to front elevation openings. Multiple-foil rose windows to bell tower having lead-lined lattice work and stained glass windows. Bipartite pointed arch louvre openings with chamfered tooled limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds to third stage of bell tower having reticulated tracery and slate louvres. Pointed arch door openings throughout, having diminishing tooled limestone block-and-start surround, voussoirs and hoodmoulding to front elevation opening of bell tower having engaged flanking columns to surround and double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative wrought-iron strap hinges. Tooled limestone stepped approach with recent handrail. Chamfered tooled limestone surrounds and voussoirs elsewhere, having chamfered reveals and corbelled tooled limestone hoodmouldings with single double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative wrought-iron hinges. Square-headed door openings with chamfered tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds to side (east) elevation of sacristy having tooled limestone step with recent render ramp and timber battened door surmounted by lead-lined lattice work overlight with stained glass margins. Square-headed window opening with tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds to side (south) elevation of boiler house having tooled limestone lintel and step with wrought-iron door. Panelled plaster roof to interior of bell tower having corbelled eaves and tooled marble piscina. Shallow vaulted plaster ceilings with reticulated ribs to nave and transepts, springing from moulded eaves courses. Pointed arch arcades dividing nave from side aisles springing from polished granite columns having render pedestals and capitals. Raised plastered cruck roof to side aisles springing from corbels and capitals to nave arcade. Shallow vaulted plaster ceilings crossing with reticulated ribs, foliated bosses and central ribbed medallion with pendant. Pointed elliptical arches springing from engaged columns to north of nave supporting balcony with organs and plastered parapets with trefoil-headed arcades. Gothic Revival style tooled stone commemorative plaques commemorating Rev. John Brahan to western transept and Rev. Thomas Coll to eastern transept. Tiered steps to chancel having carved white marble reredos, altar with polychrome panels and carved white marble pulpit, chair and second timber pulpit. Carved marble altars with statues of Sacred Heart and Blessed Virgin Mary to side aisles flanking chancel. Elliptical-headed door opening to sacristy having moulded chamfered reveals and glazed timber door flanked by glazed timber sidelights surmounted by overlights with decorative wrought-iron screen. Timber Gothic Revival style timber confession booths to side aisles. Situated within own grounds having tooled limestone, rubble stone and rendered enclosing walls. Splayed entrance to north comprising tooled limestone walls with plinths and coping surmounted by cast-iron railing. Octagonal tooled limestone piers with recessed trefoil-headed panels having tiered tooled limestone coping supporting single- and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Rendered stepped approach to south having tooled limestone flanking walls with recessed trefoil-headed arcades and tooled limestone piers. Recent tarmac paved ramped approach to east of church from car park flanked by tooled limestone walls, with square-profile piers having tooled limestone coping, capping and galvanised railing. Double-leaf galvanised-iron gates.
Saint Catherine's, convent/nunnery, church/chapel, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding H-plan former convent and convent chapel, built c. 1850. Comprising central seven-bay two-storey block with portico to front (south-east). Seven-bay two-storey gable-fronted traversing block to side (south-west) incorporating two-bay double-height former chapel to front. Recent multiple-bay two-storey additions to side (south-west). Eight-bay two-storey gable-fronted traversing block to side (north-east) having recent three-bay two-storey gable-fronted extension and boiler house to side (north-east). Various later additions to rear (north-west) and side (north-east). Now in use as nursing home and retirement apartments. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, recent cast-aluminium and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered parapet walls to gable fronts of traversing blocks having tooled limestone coping and cross finials. Hipped and pitched slate roofs to recent additions to side (south-west). Flat bitumen clad roof to boiler house. Rendered walls throughout with tooled limestone plinths and quoins to central and traversing blocks. Recent tooled limestone plaque to front elevation of former chapel. Render plinths to additions. Render portico to front elevation comprising Doric columns, architrave, frieze and cornice with glazed roof. Square-headed window openings with chamfered tooled limestone sills, lintels and block-and-start surrounds to front and side elevations, having timber-framed bipartite windows with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber-framed tripartite window to ground floor of front elevation to north-eastern traversing block with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch window openings with chamfered tooled limestone sills, voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds to front and side (north-east, south-west) elevations of former chapel, having timber Y-tracery to lead-lined lattice work windows to side elevation openings. Tooled limestone hoodmoulding with label stops and intersecting timber tracery to front elevation of chapel with trefoil overlights and central five-point rose window. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to front elevation of central block within portico, having chamfered tooled limestone surround, voussoirs, stepped approach and glazed timber door. Having single-pane sidelight surmounted by single-pane overlight within panelled tooled limestone spandrels beneath tooled limestone hoodmoulding with label stops. Square-headed door opening with chamfered tooled limestone lintel and block-and-start surround to front elevation of central block, having replacement glazed timber door with single-pane sidelight surmounted by bipartite overlight. Square-headed door opening with render reveals and timber battened door to side (north-east) elevation of chapel. Located within own grounds with splayed entrance to east, comprising dressed limestone walls having tooled limestone capping and square-profile piers surmounted by wrought-iron railings. Dressed limestone square-profile gate piers having tooled stone capping and recent double-leaf wrought-iron gates.
Monument, 1950–1960 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding stone monument, erected in 1955, commemorating volunteers killed during the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. Central pier comprising rusticated ashlar granite with ashlar cut limestone-faced plinth to lower half of rear (north) and side (east, west) elevations. Celtic interlace panels below capping of cut limestone facing. Ashlar cut limestone plinth forming pedestal to front (south) elevation surmounted by Italian carved marble statues of Maid of Eire handing on the 'Torch of Freedom from the dying volunteers, to the youth of the Nation'. Pier surmounted by recess accommodating render crosses to front and side (east, west) elevations above render capping with render finial. Inscribed marble panels to front and side (east, west) elevations. Pier mounted on tooled limestone stepped platform. Rubble-stone enclosing walls to sides (east, west) having crenellated rubble stone coping. Wrought-iron railing and single-leaf wrought-iron gates to front.

Ground and risks

Radon, landslides, flooding

Radon: About 1 in 10 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; parts are made ground.
Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_439 (ZIP).
Flooding: The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Homes sold

Property Price Register

No address of the register names Knockane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

The townland

Name: Knockane · An Cnocán
Area: 991,274 m² (99.13 ha, 244.95 acres)
Civil parish: Monagay, and its townlands
Barony: Glenquin
Electoral division: Newcastle Urban, the unit of the census
Census 2022: Newcastle Urban electoral division: 5,602 people in 2,113 households; 52% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
Neighbouring townlands: Ballinvallig, Ballymackesy, Castle Demesne, Cullenagh, Gortboy, Killeline, Rathnaneane, Shangarry
Placenames: Knockane 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.