# Knockrour, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilbeheny, barony of Coshlea, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Cnoc Ramhar. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 961,452 m² (96.15 ha, 237.58 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,408 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilbeheny, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/kilbeheny.md - Barony: Coshlea - Electoral division: Knocknascrow, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 241 people lived in 76 households in the Knocknascrow electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/31617 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121434 - Centre: latitude 52.304023, longitude -8.217511 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockrour, from 19 m² to 84,372 m² (8.44 ha, 20.85 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1623398: 84,372 m² (8.44 ha, 20.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623398.md - Parcel 1644333: 83,152 m² (8.32 ha, 20.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644333.md - Parcel 1590730: 82,702 m² (8.27 ha, 20.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590730.md - Parcel 1623405: 35,479 m² (3.55 ha, 8.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623405.md - Parcel 1645065: 33,247 m² (3.32 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645065.md - Parcel 1602263: 32,557 m² (3.26 ha, 8.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602263.md - Parcel 1608436: 31,869 m² (3.19 ha, 7.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608436.md - Parcel 1607367: 30,440 m² (3.04 ha, 7.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607367.md - Parcel 1670335: 22,603 m² (2.26 ha, 5.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670335.md - Parcel 1659316: 22,046 m² (2.2 ha, 5.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659316.md - Parcel 1627343: 20,480 m² (2.05 ha, 5.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627343.md - Parcel 1644339: 20,396 m² (2.04 ha, 5.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644339.md - Parcel 1644338: 19,803 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644338.md - Parcel 1665567: 18,917 m² (1.89 ha, 4.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665567.md - Parcel 1657382: 16,704 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657382.md - Parcel 1623407: 15,418 m² (1.54 ha, 3.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623407.md - Parcel 1642791: 10,615 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642791.md - Parcel 1623406: 9,333 m² (0.93 ha, 2.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623406.md - Parcel 1597111: 9,213 m² (0.92 ha, 2.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597111.md - Parcel 3959868: 8,643 m² (0.86 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3959868.md - Parcel 1603964: 6,551 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603964.md - Parcel 1671919: 6,383 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1671919.md - Parcel 1662069: 5,525 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662069.md - Parcel 1609583: 5,463 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609583.md - Parcel 1598816: 4,843 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598816.md - Parcel 1657005: 4,701 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657005.md - Parcel 1600834: 4,519 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600834.md - Parcel 1673941: 3,785 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673941.md - Parcel 1644337: 3,031 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644337.md - Parcel 5410410: 2,803 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5410410.md - Parcel 1630695: 2,681 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630695.md - Parcel 3959876: 2,592 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3959876.md - Parcel 1606081: 2,541 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606081.md - Parcel 3267467: 2,490 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267467.md - Parcel 3267470: 2,454 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267470.md - Parcel 3331657: 2,369 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3331657.md - Parcel 1653522: 2,321 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653522.md - Parcel 1609922: 2,292 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609922.md - Parcel 1605066: 2,241 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605066.md - Parcel 1639012: 2,208 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639012.md - Parcel 1639010: 2,190 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639010.md - Parcel 1619839: 1,936 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619839.md - Parcel 1600225: 1,441 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600225.md - Parcel 1626749: 884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1626749.md - Parcel 1662748: 794 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662748.md - Parcel 4843013: 666 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4843013.md - Parcel 1623409: 377 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1623409.md - Parcel 1637073: 367 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637073.md - Parcel 3267469: 225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267469.md - Parcel 4973650: 222 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4973650.md - Parcel 2540593: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2540593.md - Parcel 2540595: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2540595.md - Parcel 4844000: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4844000.md - Parcel 5143200: 110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5143200.md - Parcel 2540600: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2540600.md - Parcel 4973655: 19 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4973655.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Knockrour 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) 6 applications, newest first. - 20 Feb 2025, Limerick County Council 2538: Conditional. Permission. an all-weather pitch with two floodlighting columns and all ancillary site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2538/0 - 20 May 2024, Limerick County Council 24211: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a gym, comprising of a 10m x 22m steel frame and cladded facia, the construction of a precast wall, relocation of an existing septic tank and all ancillary site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/24211/0 - 16 Mar 2021, Limerick County Council 21309: Conditional. Permission. alterations to internal of school, the construction of a single storey extension containing 1 no classroom and store, also permission to remove boiler house chimney and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21309/0 - 30 Jun 2020, Limerick County Council 20569: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling, garage, entrance, septic tank & percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20569/0 - 13 Mar 2018, Limerick County Council 187009: Conditional. Extension of duration. Extension of Permission from planning file ref. no. 12/833 : the construction of dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/187009/0 - 20 Feb 2018, Limerick County Council 18148: Conditional. Permission. removing 2 no. existing chimneys located on the front elevation. Also permission to carry out internal modification works which include removal of dividing partitions between 2 no. classrooms and the provision of ensuite toilets to the rear of classroom. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18148/0 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 Knockrour. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI058-005: Barrow - mound barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI058-005----. In undulating wet pasture that has been reclaimed, on S facing slope with good views from NW to E. Remains consist of a slightly raised small sub-circular shaped area (diam. 4m N-S x 2.4m E-W) defined by a scarp with no trace of an enclosing fosse. Depicted as a small mound on Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Not indicated on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 20 October 2021 - LI058-016: Kiln - lime, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI058-016----. In pasture on NW facing slope. No surface remains visible. Annotated 'Lime Kiln' on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2021 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 Knockrour. ## 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 Knockrour, about 1 in 10 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 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 Knockrour. - 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/knockrour.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockrour.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockrour.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knockrour 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) - Behanagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/behanagh.md - Boher: https://everytownland.com/limerick/boher-120487.md - Castlequarter: https://everytownland.com/limerick/castlequarter-120619.md - Churchquarter: https://everytownland.com/limerick/churchquarter.md - Coolboy: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolboy-120735.md - Scrowmore: https://everytownland.com/limerick/scrowmore.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/knockrour - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/knockrour