# Knockbweeheen, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcolman, barony of Shanid, Co. Limerick; in Irish Cnoc Baoithín.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,223,807 m² (122.38 ha, 302.41 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,231 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcolman, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/kilcolman.md
- Barony: Shanid
- Electoral division: Dunmoylan East, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 523 people lived in 180 households in the Dunmoylan East electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32086
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121395
- Centre: latitude 52.523225, longitude -9.083298 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbweeheen, from 8 m² to 191,433 m² (19.14 ha, 47.3 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1659251: 191,433 m² (19.14 ha, 47.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659251.md
- Parcel 1606608: 131,396 m² (13.14 ha, 32.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606608.md
- Parcel 1616367: 124,188 m² (12.42 ha, 30.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616367.md
- Parcel 4963828: 118,385 m² (11.84 ha, 29.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4963828.md
- Parcel 1588182: 115,732 m² (11.57 ha, 28.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588182.md
- Parcel 1606609: 95,791 m² (9.58 ha, 23.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606609.md
- Parcel 1601006: 84,880 m² (8.49 ha, 20.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601006.md
- Parcel 1599223: 67,310 m² (6.73 ha, 16.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599223.md
- Parcel 1588430: 62,500 m² (6.25 ha, 15.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588430.md
- Parcel 5576308: 42,241 m² (4.22 ha, 10.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5576308.md
- Parcel 1606620: 42,019 m² (4.2 ha, 10.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606620.md
- Parcel 2435110: 26,614 m² (2.66 ha, 6.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435110.md
- Parcel 1659551: 24,188 m² (2.42 ha, 5.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659551.md
- Parcel 6121098: 10,546 m² (1.05 ha, 2.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6121098.md
- Parcel 4963824: 6,658 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4963824.md
- Parcel 1593999: 6,124 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593999.md
- Parcel 4839841: 5,872 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4839841.md
- Parcel 3959342: 5,192 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3959342.md
- Parcel 1618164: 4,674 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618164.md
- Parcel 1645139: 4,544 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645139.md
- Parcel 2676708: 4,049 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2676708.md
- Parcel 1602201: 3,925 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602201.md
- Parcel 3265392: 3,888 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3265392.md
- Parcel 1666476: 3,674 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666476.md
- Parcel 4666815: 3,231 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4666815.md
- Parcel 1662919: 3,011 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662919.md
- Parcel 3566762: 2,816 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3566762.md
- Parcel 2457381: 2,480 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457381.md
- Parcel 1597713: 2,386 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597713.md
- Parcel 1627153: 2,340 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627153.md
- Parcel 2435143: 2,319 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435143.md
- Parcel 3566782: 2,046 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3566782.md
- Parcel 2457389: 2,028 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457389.md
- Parcel 1659550: 1,924 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659550.md
- Parcel 4865679: 1,711 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4865679.md
- Parcel 1659252: 1,351 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659252.md
- Parcel 5428397: 1,101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5428397.md
- Parcel 1603224: 1,098 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603224.md
- Parcel 4865676: 944 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4865676.md
- Parcel 1589372: 873 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589372.md
- Parcel 4666880: 805 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4666880.md
- Parcel 4865674: 678 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4865674.md
- Parcel 5720149: 667 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5720149.md
- Parcel 4105922: 484 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4105922.md
- Parcel 4865678: 336 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4865678.md
- Parcel 4105524: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4105524.md
- Parcel 4666818: 129 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4666818.md
- Parcel 1668107: 93 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1668107.md
- Parcel 4666884: 8 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4666884.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Knockbweeheen in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

9 applications, newest first.

- 29 May 2025, Limerick County Council 2560500: Conditional. Retention. existing garage on site as built. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560500/0
- 19 Sept 2024, Limerick County Council 2460928: N/a. Retention. the current location of the vehicular entrance/gateway to and from the public road to the storage area. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460928/0
- 26 Jan 2023, Limerick County Council 2350: Refused. Permission. the change of use from a precast concrete manufacturing plant and open storage area to use solely as an area for the storage of timber products used in construction, along with the reinstatement of an unauthorised open storage area to its original use(agricultural). Retention permission for the current access to the area from the public roadway and an existing building used in the manufacture of concrete products. Permission for alterations to the current access and a change in use of the existing building to the storage of timber products. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350/0
- 28 Sept 2022, Limerick County Council 221055: Conditional. Permission. the removal of an existing 24 metres lattice telecommunications support structure and the replacement of this structure with a new 30 metres lattice telecommunications support structure carrying antennas, dishes, associated equipment, ground-based equipment cabinets, fencing and all associated site development works for high-speed wireless data and broadband services. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/221055/0
- 10 Dec 2020, Limerick County Council 201309: Refused. Retention. a portion of the existing rear yard to facilitate storage, an existing precast shed structure and alterations and widening of the site entrance and ancillary entrance walls and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/201309/0
- 22 Oct 2020, Limerick County Council 201072: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single storey extension to existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/201072/0
- 15 Jul 2020, Limerick County Council 20651: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. two storey extension to dwelling with the attached existing garage and sheds to be converted to granny flat, mans room and gym. Also to construct garage with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20651/0
- 6 Aug 2019, Limerick County Council 19774: Conditional. Permission. a lean to extension for machinery storage to existing farm buildings. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19774/0
- 9 May 2018, Limerick County Council 18443: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. the construction of a domestic garage, storage sheds, front boundary walls and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18443/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA, site code 004161, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004161

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LI028-003: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-003----. In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (33.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.55m) has gaps at SE (Wth 3.6m) and NW (Wth 2.7m). Flat-topped outer bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.6m) is higher internally W->E (int. H 2.15m to base of fosse) and is covered with dense overgrowth. No definite gap in outer bank but a slight lowering occurs at SE opposite gap in inner bank. Fosse (Wth 3.5m) has marshy base and narrows to 2m SW->WNW. Interior slopes gently down to SE and is under rough pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI028-004: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-004----. In pasture, on a steep NW-facing slope. The monument, which is depicted on the 1923 OS 6-inch map as a circular mound (diam. c. 10m), has been levelled. There is now no evident trace of the mound. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI028-005: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-005----. In pasture, on S-facing slope immediately below brow of hill. Roughly circular area (55m N-S; 49.5m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse. Inner bank most substantial S->W (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 3.1m). Outer bank (int. H 1.75m; ext. H 0.4m) separated from inner bank by deep fosse (Wth 2.2m). Breaks in inner bank at E (Wth 6.5m) and causeway entrance at S (Wth 6.5m). Outer bank has been eroded by cattle at S. A public road runs immediately outside enclosing element at W. Interior slopes gently up towards centre and is under rough pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI028-006: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI028-006----. In pasture, atop hill with panoramic views. Circular area (34.5m N-S) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening and outer fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 3.4m) overgrown with gorse bushes SW->NE and denuded E->SE. Outer bank (int. H 2.05m; ext. H 1.1m) is covered by dense overgrowth except for section E->SSW. Breaks in outer bank at ENE (Wth c. 2m) and at S (Wth 8m). Wide intervening fosse (Wth 4.2m), covered by overgrowth SSW->E. Outer fosse (Wth 0.9m; D 0.35m) evident S->SE. Field boundaries, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting site at NW, NE and S, have been levelled. There is a disused quarry immediately to E, and a coniferous plantation 50m to W. Level interior under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Knockbweeheen, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockbweeheen.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockbweeheen.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockbweeheen.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockbweeheen.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Knockbweeheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick: https://everytownland.com/limerick.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballydoorlis: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballydoorlis.md
- Ballyegny: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyegny.md
- Ballymakeery: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballymakeery.md
- Ballyvoghan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyvoghan.md
- Glendiheen: https://everytownland.com/limerick/glendiheen.md
- Grouselodge: https://everytownland.com/limerick/grouselodge.md
- Kilcolman: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilcolman-121263.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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