Knockbrack

177 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbrack, from 34 m² to 420,758 m² (42.08 ha, 103.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 44 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.4Utilities (Other gas and electricity uses)
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism Related Development (Tourism and related)
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 May 2026N/a

  I. The Construction of a new Burial Ground, Concrete ground beams for headstones and Columbarium Walls, II. Proposed traffic calming measures and signage on the R524, a new vehicular entrance on the R524 to the northeast of site and carpark access roadway. III. Provision of a carpark to serve the existing Greenway and the proposed Burial Ground, which consists of vehicle and bicycle parking, vehicle set down areas, EV Charging and disability parking spaces and motorbike parking. IV. The provision of site structures to include bin stores and a utility maintenance store. V. Provision of an entrance Signage Totem, VI. A universally accessible ramp and handrail structure, and steps to link to the proposed development to the existing greenway, VII. 2 no. pedestrian access points to the existing greenway at the southwest and southeast of the site, VIII. Proposed onsite surface water drainage arrangements incorporating SUDS measures and surface water attenuation zones, IX. The installation of a wastewater holding tank. X. Provision of hard landscaped areas, extensive planting and soft landscaping XI. Miscellaneous fence and boundary upgrades, gates, bollards, concrete footpaths, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 268393

• 27 Jan 2026Conditional

  (a) demolition of existing old cottage on site (b) build a private single storey dwelling (c) detached domestic garage (d) Decommission existing septic tank and install a treatment unit and polishing filter

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660067

• 29 May 2025Conditional

  change of use of the existing playing pitch Number 1 from grass to an AstroTurf playing surface with surround fencing and ball netting with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560501

• 4 Apr 2025Conditional

  two storey extension to rear and detached domestic garage and planning permission for (a) demolition of single storey open porch structure to front, (b) construction of single storey sun room extension to front, including conversion of door back to window at first floor level, (c) construction of single storey extension to rear, (d) new on site waste water treatment system and (e) all associated site work

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560292

• 27 Jan 2025Conditional

  the construction of a two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, splayed vehicular entrance, installation of a wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560050

• 25 Mar 2024Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension to existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24107

• 1 Feb 2024N/a

  the development of the Limerick Greenway Hub @ Abbeyfeale. The Abbeyfeale Goods Shed and site will become one of the main Visitor Experiences and Service Centre Hubs on the Limerick Greenway. Development to include: Refurbishment and renovation of the Abbeyfeale Goods Shed and change of use to commercial, community and tourism. Develop the building and site to include toilets, coffee dock, bike hire and public realm. Refurbishment and renovation of the water tower and existing platforms. Demolition of the Western Annex to the Goods Shed and construction of extensions to the East and West. The provision of on-site car parking to include universal access parking spaces and electric vehicle charging point spaces. Construction of a new building for toilet and storage facilities. Relocate and realign existing entrance and access road from the R524 including a new pedestrian footpath. Works to include all site development works for the building and carpark including utilities, drainage, landscaping, public realm and associated accommodation works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 248000

• 7 Sept 2023Conditional

  change of use of part of one of the existing playing pitches from grass to an Astroturf playing surface with surround fencing and ball netting with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360659

• 4 Sept 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A STAND ALONE BUILDING INCORPORATING DRESSING ROOMS AND ASSOCIATED AREAS TO SERVE EXISTING PLAYING FIELDS WITH CONNECTIION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 23960

• 19 Apr 2023N/a

  the (a) demolition of porch to front of bungalow and extension to rear of same and (b) construction of a single storey extension to front and rear of bungalow, (c) modification of internal layout of bungalow and all ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23215

• 24 Mar 2021Conditional

  building of a domestic shed & all site ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21356

• 9 Mar 2021N/a

  a new dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front boundary walls, proprietary effluent treatment with soil polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 21283

• 8 Dec 2020Conditional

  as constructed domestic garage

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 201305

• 8 Aug 2019Conditional

  10 year permission for the development of a solar farm comprising of the installation of a solar pv array consisting of approximately 13.63 hectares of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. single storey substation, 4 no. inverter units, temporary construction compound, access tracks, site entrance, boundary treatment and security fencing, CCTV system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19782

• 13 Jun 2018Conditional

  construction of a new wastewater treatment system consisting of a mechanical aeration unit, intermittent filter and soil polishing filter and all associated site works to serve an existing dwelling

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18593

• 15 Feb 2018Conditional

  erection of two storey dwelling house with connections to local authority services and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18126

• 23 Feb 2017Conditional

  planning permission to construct a straight astroturf running track at the side of the pitch, 4 no. professional dug outs, team shelters, 6 no. 6 metre galvanised training lights poles with 12 no. 150 Watt Led Lights around training pitches

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17172

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

• LI042-003 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on a slight NW-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 9.6m) enclosed by a fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.05m) with an external earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m). There is a causeway entrance (Wth 1.7m) at ENE. The level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI042-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on steep WSW-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI042-005 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on slight SW-facing slope. Circular area (12m N-S; 13.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.65m). Break in bank at NNW (Wth 1.4m); bank overgrown with bushes and apple trees. Interior, under pasture on W side but overgrown with bushes on E side, slopes down gently to S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI042-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope overlooking Allaghaun River to S. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been truncated on S side by embankment for railway line (now disused). Now evident as D-shaped area (32.1m E-W; 26m N-S) enclosed SW->SE by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.3m), with external fosse (D 0.85m; Wth 1.2m) E->SE. Open drain skirts external base of bank and material dredged from drain dumped atop bank SW->NNW. Bank has been denuded by cattle accessing interior on N side. Interior, which slopes down to SW, is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-span humpback road bridge, built c. 1870, spanning the River Oolagh. Camber-headed arches with dressed limestone voussoirs, dressed stone block soffits. Springing from dressed stone block piers with bow-fronted tooled limestone cutwaters with tooled limestone capping. Dressed rubble stone spandrels with tooled limestone stringcourse to side below splayed rubble stone parapet walls surmounted by roughly dressed rubble stone coping. Battered dressed stone piers with tooled limestone stringcourse and capping. Dressed stone block abutments to east and west.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, 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_3430 (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.

• Knockbrack, Abbeyfeale11 sales

Name

Knockbrack · An Cnoc Breac

Area

4,033,048 m² (403.3 ha, 996.59 acres)

Civil parish

Abbeyfeale, and its townlands

Barony

Glenquin

Electoral division

Port, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Port electoral division: 498 people in 193 households; 89% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Abbeyfeale East, Abbeyfeale West, Ballaghbehy, Dromtrasna (Collins), Knocknasnaa, Moynsha (Co. Kerry), Shanbally (Co. Kerry)

Placenames

Knockbrack 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.