# Knockmore, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Bruree, barony of Connello Upper, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Cnoc Mór. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 909,386 m² (90.94 ha, 224.71 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,639 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Bruree, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/bruree.md - Barony: Connello Upper - Electoral division: Bruree, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,294 people lived in 406 households in the Bruree electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30841 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121414 - Centre: latitude 52.432487, longitude -8.652008 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockmore, from 1,793 m² to 349,626 m² (34.96 ha, 86.39 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1589957: 349,626 m² (34.96 ha, 86.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589957.md - Parcel 1649757: 260,692 m² (26.07 ha, 64.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1649757.md - Parcel 1618006: 193,458 m² (19.35 ha, 47.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618006.md - Parcel 1594119: 38,434 m² (3.84 ha, 9.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1594119.md - Parcel 1597865: 15,234 m² (1.52 ha, 3.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597865.md - Parcel 1598687: 6,795 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598687.md - Parcel 1662963: 5,116 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662963.md - Parcel 1603169: 3,912 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603169.md - Parcel 1665605: 3,700 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665605.md - Parcel 1665034: 3,624 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665034.md - Parcel 1640214: 3,091 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640214.md - Parcel 1608343: 2,639 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608343.md - Parcel 1602166: 2,546 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602166.md - Parcel 1620298: 2,452 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1620298.md - Parcel 1650528: 2,374 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650528.md - Parcel 1628037: 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1628037.md - Parcel 1612910: 2,247 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612910.md - Parcel 1622532: 2,188 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622532.md - Parcel 1627189: 2,178 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627189.md - Parcel 1669097: 2,103 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1669097.md - Parcel 6186115: 1,900 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6186115.md - Parcel 2599916: 1,796 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2599916.md - Parcel 2599920: 1,793 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2599920.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Knockmore 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) 4 applications, newest first. - 2 Dec 2025, Limerick County Council 2561256: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new dwelling house, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, vehicular entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561256/0 - 3 Mar 2023, Limerick County Council 23132: Conditional. Permission consequent, 1 home. planning reference number 21/1289. Permission is also sought for the construction of a domestic garage and single storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/23132/0 - 15 Sept 2021, Limerick County Council 211289: Conditional. Outline permission, 1 home. a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211289/0 - 23 Nov 2017, Limerick County Council 171088: Conditional. Permission. demolition of existing extensions and to erect a new extension to the existing house, renovate and carry out alterations to the original house and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/171088/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockmore. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI039-058: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-058----. In level pasture. Rectangular area (64m N-S; 23.4m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.75m) with external fosse (D 0.75m; Wth 2.05m); both covered by dense overgrowth of bushes. Causewayed entrance (Wth 2.6m) mid-way along E side. Cattle breaks across bank at SSW and SSE. Field boundary along outer edge of fosse on W side; field drain meets fosse at SW corner. Corners of enclosing bank are rounded and noticeably higher than along sides. Interior level but area of undulations (no discernible pattern) at centre; interior densely overgrown along fringes, especially to N and W. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 322/2 on 15/10/2002. - LI039-059: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-059----. In pasture, on S bank of stream. Oval area (15.3m N-S; 19.2m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.35m; Wth 2m) N->S and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.35m) S->N. Gap in bank (Wth 1.75) at WNW, and numerous paths have been worn across scarp by cattle. Perimeter partially covered by overgrowth but otherwise interior is level, dry and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 - LI039-193: House - 18th/19th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-193----. National monument No. 576. This small cottage, built by Kilmallock Poor Law Union after the 1883 Act, is the childhood home of Eamon de Valera (1882-1975), former Taoiseach and President of Ireland. Described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (Reg. No. 21903913) as follows: 'Detached three-bay single-storey labourer's cottage, built c. 1885. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening having timber battened half-door with recent timber gablet over. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south having pitched slate roof. Rendered walls. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Limestone cobbles to east. Rubble limestone walls to site having single-leaf cast-iron gate to south.' Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 25 August 2015 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) - Kilbrien Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 21903912, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC®no=21903912. Double-arch sandstone bridge, built c. 1800, with coursed rubble walls with render copings to parapets. Cut voussoirs to round-headed arches. Concrete V-cutwaters to east elevation. - Teach de Valera, house, 1880–1900, Regional interest, registry number 21903913, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC®no=21903913. Detached three-bay single-storey labourer's cottage, built c. 1885. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening having timber battened half-door with recent timber gablet over. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south having pitched slate roof. Rendered walls. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Limestone cobbles to east. Rubble limestone walls to site having single-leaf cast-iron gate to south. ## 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 Knockmore, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockmore. - 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/knockmore.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockmore.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockmore.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockmore 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) - Bruree: https://everytownland.com/limerick/bruree.md - Clogher West: https://everytownland.com/limerick/clogher-west.md - Cloonbrien: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cloonbrien.md - Dromacummer East: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dromacummer-east.md - Fortyacres: https://everytownland.com/limerick/fortyacres.md - Knockfenora: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockfenora.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockmore - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/knockmore