Lissamota

63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lissamota, from 79 m² to 415,082 m² (41.51 ha, 102.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

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

• 6 Aug 2026N/a

  a new 9.3 x 4.9 meter Steelteck Shed and 3.3 m high

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660903

• 4 Feb 2025Conditional

  construction of a new farm entrance from the public road

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560078

• 9 Mar 2023Conditional

  the amendments made to the existing dwelling including an extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, removal of windows on the existing dwelling and a garage to the rear of the property and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23144

• 16 Aug 2019Conditional

  the refurbishment and alterations to the existing house, a two storey extension to the rear of the house and a single storey extension to the side of the house, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19820

• 1 Jun 2018Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18542

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 the townland of Lissamota.

Recorded monuments

• LI029-118001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Lissamota Castle stands on S side of farmyard with stream 35m to W which marks townland boundary with Bealduvroga. Site of enclosure (LI029-118002-) lies 26m to NNE. Lissamota Castle was described in 1840 as following; ‘The walls are still perfect and are about 60 feet [18.3m] high and 5½ ft. [1.67m] in thickness. It measures 14½ ft. [4.4m] by 11 ft. 10in. [3.6m] on the inside. There are two stone arches still remaining, over the first and second floors; it originally contained 3 other floors, i.e. in all 5 floors. This is a very strong castle; it was surrounded by a lios or earthen rampart (LI029-118003-), when the name Lios a Móta. Of this lios not a vestige now remains, it having been entirely carried away for manures. Lissamota Castle belonged to the Desmond family’ (OSL vol. 2, 68-9). The Ordnance Survey Letters suggests that the castle had a bawn (LI029-118003-) which was enclosed by an earthen bank known as a Lios or fort. This earthen enclosure was removed in 18th or early 19th century. Westropp (1906-7, 224-5) recorded the following details about Lissamota; '1296 Suit of Ger. Bishop of Limerick and J. de Penrys about Lisnemotie (Plea R, 22, p. 3d). 1583 Ric. mac T. Reylie, of Lissenvotye, held the C[astle]. (Des. R, 19B; Peyton, 59; Inq. Exch., 16). 1588 Granted to Billingsley (Fi. 5171; Carew i., p. 450). 1599 It was taken from J. Roe Lacie by Carew's forces. 1606 Capt. Cullum's rents not to be distrained for his Seignory off Lysmote and Calloe (Rev. Exch. Order I., P.R.O.I.). Suit concerning Jas. Listin (father of Ric. and grandfather of Garrett Listin) and Ellinor, widow of his son Ric. f. Rob. Cullum, of Lissinvotty, as to Liskannitt (Eq. Exch. Order, Feb., 1606). 1611 "Cullen" had granted it to Billingsley, who granted it to Jas. Goulde, whose son Thomas held it (Inq. Chan., 6b). 1623 Sir J. Dowdall owned it and Kilshane Abbey (Inq. Chan., 15). 1641 W. Collum, of Lissamota, joined the Confederates (Dep., 134), and it was confiscated, 1655 (C.S., p. 41). 1653 Quartermaster H. Lee held the C[astle]. (Hartwell Acct.). 1665 Liosamhota granted to Sir Allen Broderick, ancestor of Lord Middleton. It was inhabited till the end of the eighteenth century, when a Mr. George Cornwall lived in it, whence its good repair. Fabric - It is 14½ feet [4.4m] by 12 feet [3.65m] inside the walls, 5½ feet [1.67m] thick, and 60 feet [18.3m] high. The first two stories vaulted, and three others. It is a conspicuous landmark; the ring of the mote had, in 1840, been recently removed for top-dressing (O.S.L., 8, p. 36). Well preserved four-storey high rectangular tower (ext. dims. 8.4m x 6.8m; wall T 1.65m] with its long axis aligned roughly E-W, with walls upstanding to battlemented parapet level. This tall, slender castle has rubble built walls with alternating long and short cut stone quoins with a base batter. A later house possibly of 17th century date was built onto W face of castle. A stone vault is visible over the first and third floor of the castle. Ground floor entered through a cut-stone pointed doorway with rebated jambs in centre of E wall which gives access to lobby area protected by overhead murder hole. A spiral stairs in SE angle gives access to upper floors. The ground floor (int. dims. 4.4m x 3.65m) is lit by a single light window in centre of S wall, with possible broken out window at S end of W wall, no evidence for a window in the N wall. This broken out opening in W wall gave access to a two storey high house that was attached to the W face of the castle. The steeply pitched crease line of the roof from this house of possible 17th century date is still visible on the W face of the tower house. Garderobe chute outlet visible in external face of E wall located off centre to N. The first floor with a stone vaulted roof is accessed off the spiral stairs in SE angle with evidence of a broken out window in entre of S wall and similar broken out window in N wall. A doorway located off centre to S in E wall gives access to a mural garderobe chamber which is lit by two single light slit opes in the E wall. The second floor is accessed off spiral stairs in SE angle and is lit by a window in centre of S wall and a similar window in the N wall, no evidence of a window in the W wall. A fireplace is visible off centre to N in E wall with mural garderobe chamber in E wall lit by two slit opes. The third floor with stone vaulted roof was heated by a fireplace in the E wall and there is evidence of a small attic room above (Salter 2004, 91). Classified as a type 5 castle which are a group of castles all of which have rectangular floor plans (Donnelly 1999, 32-3). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 August 2019 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI029-118002 Earthwork
  Description

  No surface remains visible of circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 8m) located 30m NW of Lissamota Caste (LI029-118001-) which is shown as a small circle on 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map. On this map it is shown attached to the W face of a farmyard building which forms the W range of buildings to N of Lissamota Castle. This feature is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 06 August 2019 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI029-118003 Bawn
  Description

  Lissamota Castle (LI029-118001-) stands on S side of farmyard with stream 35m to W which marks townland boundary with Bealduvroga. Site of enclosure (LI029-118002-) lies 26m to NNE. Lissamota Castle was described in 1840 as following; ‘The walls are still perfect and are about 60 feet [18.3m] high and 5½ ft. [1.67m] in thickness. It measures 14½ ft. [4.4m] by 11 ft. 10in. [3.6m] on the inside. There are two stone arches still remaining, over the first and second floors; it originally contained 3 other floors, i.e. in all 5 floors. This is a very strong castle; it was surrounded by a lios or earthen rampart, when the name Lios a Móta. Of this lios not a vestige now remains, it having been entirely carried away for manures. Lissamota Castle belonged to the Desmond family’ (OSL vol. 2, 68-9). The Ordnance Survey Letters suggests that the castle had a bawn (LI029-118003-) which was enclosed by an earthen bank known as a Lios or fort. This earthen enclosure was removed in 18th or early 19th century. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 August 2019 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI029-119 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope, below top of low rise. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, is shown only as curved section of bank SE->NW with external fosse SE->SW (C 25m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map. It is now largely levelled though scarped edge (H 0.5m; Wth 5.2m) can be traced SE->SSW. Otherwise site level and covered by grass. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-120 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (43.5m N-S; 44.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.2m), incorporated into field boundary system WNW->SE (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.65m), and reduced to scarped edge SE->S (H 0.2m; Wth 4m). Stones have been dumped along top of bank WNW->NNE. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-127 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope into marshy ground. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) 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

• LI030-031001 Enclosure
  Description

  For description see LI029-121---*.

• LI030-031002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In NE quadrant of embanked ovoid enclosure (LI029-121--*). Sub-circular area (diam. c. 10m) enclosed by low earth and stone bank (H 0.2m). This area covered by dense overgrowth of trees and bushes, but no grave markers appear to be present. Described in 1840 as a 'Children's Burial ground' (OSNB No 85, 239). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI030-140 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, 145m to W of a townland boundary with Ballyknockane, immediately N of a stream. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a subrectangular-shaped field (75m NW-SE; 65m NE-SW) and not as an antiquity. Possible monument is not visible on OSi aerial orthimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 23 October 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lissamota.

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.

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

Name

Lissamota · Lios an Mhóta

Area

2,455,020 m² (245.5 ha, 606.65 acres)

Civil parish

Ballingarry(Croom Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Connello Upper

Electoral division

Ballingarry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballingarry electoral division: 970 people in 369 households; 75% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyknockane, Ballynaguila, Ballynahaha, Ballyroe East, Bealduvroga, Caherhenesy, Kilbeg West, Lissavarra, Raheen, Woodstock

Placenames

Lissamota 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.