Mahoonagh More

142 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mahoonagh More, from 12 m² to 183,285 m² (18.33 ha, 45.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Mahoonagh More 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.

• 19 Jan 2026N/a

  entrance gate, piers, modified side walls, widened driveway, and ancillary site works as constructed at domestic residence

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2660032

• 7 Jun 2024Conditional

  the demolition of the Red Setter Pub and out buildings and the construction of a terrace of 4 no. two storey, three bedroomed houses, a terrace of 6 no. two storey, three bedroomed houses and a terrace of 6 no. two storey, three bedroomed houses, terminating in a two and three storey block containing a duplex, three bedroomed apartment and a two bedroomed apartment over ground floor restaurant / café, hair/beauty salon, a fast food/take-away outlet and a bin and bicycle store and 20 no. car parking spaces and the landscaping and upgrading of the existing public open space as a public square and playground

  Permission, 17 homes · Limerick County Council, 2460568

• 10 Feb 2024Conditional

  changes to original grant of permission ref. 03/1007 comprising (a) widening of house by 655mm, from 14,915mm to 15,570mm and (b) omission of hipped roof over bedroom window to front elevation and Planning Permission for (a) demolition of unauthorised single storey extension to rear and 2 no. bay windows to side (south) elevation, (b) alterations to window opes to side (south) elevation, (c) blocking up existing window and forming new window ope, both to side (north) elevation, (d) construction of single storey extensions to rear, (e) construction of detached domestic garage and carport to rear and (f) all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460104

• 11 Dec 2023Conditional

  an existing as-constructed slatted unit comprising a cubicle and loose house with underground effluent storage tanks. Permission is also sought for retention and completion of a partially constructed slatted unit comprising a cubicle and loose house with underground effluent storage tanks and carry out all associated ancillary site works. The planning application is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure(RPS 571)[Country House - Vernacular]

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23591

• 29 Nov 2021Conditional

  existing storage shed, existing external seating/courtyard area serving existing public house, boundary and pedestrian gate along with all associated works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 211643

• 25 Nov 2021Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front boundary entrance walls, mechanical aeration unit and polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211631

• 5 Aug 2021Conditional

  partially built house to sub-floor level which was previously permitted under planning application reference 04/1841 and permission to construct a storey and a half dwelling house on the same footprint including proprietary wastewater treatment system, percolation area, site entrance and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211120

• 3 Mar 2020Conditional

  construction of 1 no. poultry house and soiled water storage tank, machinery/bedding store and carry out all associated ancillary site works. Retention permission is also sought for existing as constructed poultry house, soiled water tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20188

• 22 Jan 2019Conditional

  (a) construct an extension to the rear of existing school comprising of 2 no. main stream classrooms, 1 no. set room and a 2 classroom ASD unit with all ancillary rooms, (b) temporary access road and builders compound, (c) all associated services and ancillary site works with existing connection to all public utility services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 1943

• 6 Apr 2018Conditional

  construction of an extension to existing graveyard to contain 145 new plots, new capped blockwork boundary walls, footpaths and all associated site works. The works are within the curtilage of a Protected Structure. Protected Structure Reg. 573 - Ref. No. n36(13)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18330

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 Mahoonagh More.

Recorded monuments

• LI036-166 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on slight W-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 3m) with an external fosse (D 1.25m; Wth 4.95m). Bank and fosse are barely perceptible SE->SSW; bank probably levelled into fosse to allow access into interior by cattle and farm machinery. Just inside line of bank where it has been levelled is a circular quarry depression (diam. 8m; D 0.7m) from which material may have been excavated to infill fosse. A field boundary runs along outer edge of fosse W->NW. Interior is level and partially covered by overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-167 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (27.4m N-S; 28.2m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 1.1m), with external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.9m) E->SSE. Field boundary runs along outer line of infilled fosse SSE->NW, so that site occupies NW corner of field. Gaps in scarp at NNE, NE, E and S are caused by cattle accessing interior. Interior is level and under marshy pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-170 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Ruins of Castle Mahon tower house located 20m to SSW of 18th century Castle Mahon house and 75m N of the River Deel. Mahoonagh (Maigh Thamhnach / reat Plain) Church ruins (LI036-172001-) and graveyard (LI036-172002-) lies 125m to ENE. The remains of a circular-shaped tower or building is depicted immediately to the SW on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Castle Mahon house described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a; 'Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, built c. 1780, having later porch with canopy to front (north-west). Single-storey lean-to addition to side (north-east). Two-bay two-storey return to southern end of rear (south-east). Now derelict' (www.buildingsofireland.ie; NIAH Reg. No. 21836004). Castle ruins described in 1840 as measuring, ‘thirty five feet [10.6m] by twenty four and a half feet [7.5m] inside; the walls are only about thirty five feet [10.6m] high at present and six and a half feet [2m] in thickness. This was a strong Castle, but it appears to have had no arched floors in it. Its windows are all broken and disfigured, with the exception of one on the west end, which is pointed and formed of cut lime stone’ (OSL Mahoonagh Parish; O'Flanagan 1929, 18-19). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded in 1640 Colonel Francis Courtnay was the owner of Mahownagh which contained 'a Castle on it in good reparation, and a Mill seate [LI036-219----]' (Simington 1938, 259). Castle and circular tower described by Lewis (1837) as, 'the ruins of a massive square tower, about 30 feet high, exist near Castlemahon and give name to that village. Near it is a curious circular building, with a high conical roof of stone, it was a strong fortress, erected about 1490 by the Fitzgeralds'. Westropp (1906-7, 234-5) recorded the following details about Castle Mahon or Mahoonagh Castle; 'The ancient Cluainclaidmech, 1201, held by the Church of Limerick (B.B.L, p. 14). It appears, 1237. as Maytaueny in a suit of W. Lacy. 1278 W. de Prendergast and Geff de Mariscis exchanged Fernan, a theodum, for another called Maccaueni in O'Connill (C.S.P.). Held by Tho., Gilbert, and Ric. de Clare (1280-1318). It derives its name from the Fir Tawnagh Tribe, whence Tawnagh, not Magh Gamhnach nor Medhonach. 1418 Moytawenagh (Taxat. Proc). 1580 Phil macGibbon "Oor" held Mahawnagh (Inq. Exch., 11,16). Mohonagh, in Tawnagh (Peyton, 36, 50, 51). The Bishop still took dues on its parsonage and street (Ib., p. 204). 1587 Mohannogh C[astle], late estate of McGibbon to Sir H. Ughtred (Carew). 1606 Sir H. Ughtred held the manor, C[astle], and lands of Maghawnaghe (Inq. Exch., 15). 1611 Mahownagh C[astle]. and lands, with a sufficient dwelling, leased to J. Aylmer (Inq. Chan., 6b). 1641 Mr. Escott held the C[astle].; he was expelled, and some of the English hanged at Mayne (Dep. 161). 1655 Held by Courtenay; C[astle]. in good reparacon and mill seat (C.S., 11-12). Fabric - The tower is 35 feet [10.6m] by 24½ feet [7.5m], inside; the walls, 6½ feet [2m] thick and about 35 feet [10.6m] high it has no remains of vaults. There are pointed windows of cut limestone (O.S.L., 8, p. 48).' Medieval tower house described by Salter (2002475) as; 'This tower measuring 13.4m by 10.3m is obscured by ivy externally and very defaced and cluttered with derelict sheds internally. A stair in the NE corner linked three unvaulted levels each with fireplaces in the west wall. There were subsidiary rooms over the destroyed entrance facing east. The estate belonged to the bishops of Limerick but the castle most likely dates from the period after the Reformation'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 21 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 325/15 on 05/10/2002.

• LI036-173 Castle - motte
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing upper slope of NW-SE running river valley; stream runs NW-SE c. 50m to S of site. Roughly circular raised platform (diam. 22.5m) defined by an earthen scarped edge (ext. H 3.6m) with an external fosse (Base Wth. 5.80m; D1.6m). Fosse encloses the platform N->SE; kink in field boundary to W of site seems to indicate previous extent of fosse SW->N. Platform quarried at edge SW->WSW and W->WNW. Interior level, dry and overgrown at margins. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-174 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on slight W-facing slope. Circular area (32.5m N-S; 34.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m; ext. H 3.3m), with an external fosse (D 1.35m; Wth 2.1m) SW->NE. Entrance (Wth 4m) through bank at E has been blocked-up and another entrance (Wth 2.4m) recently constructed at WNW. A gas tank has been inserted into base of fosse at WNW. Sheds and a fenced-in garden abut outer edge of fosse NW->ENE. Five steel arches span fosse NNW->NNE. Level interior, used as vegetable garden until recently, is now under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-176 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by scarped edge (H 2.35m; Wth 4m) with an external fosse (D 1.3m; Wth 2.05m). A field boundary runs along outer edge of fosse SE->NE; this connects to a N-S running public road 15m to E. Interior level and covered by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-219 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  The Corn & Tuck Mill depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map located 560m WNW of Castle Mahon may have been built on the site of or in close proximity to the medieval mill of Mahoonagh. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded in 1640 Colonel Francis Courtnay was the owner of Mahownagh which contained 'a Castle (LI036-170----) on it in good reparation, and a Mill seate' (Simington 1938, 259). The Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 April 2021

Architectural heritage

• Water pump, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c. 1910, comprising moulded pedistal and fluted shaft. Having banded neck, spout, handle and fluted cap with acorn finial. Now disused. Located on footpath within the village of Mahoonagh.

• Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, church/chapel, 1960–1965 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic church, built between 1960-61. Comprising seven-bay double-height nave with three-stage bell tower and three-bay single storey gable-fronted porch flanked by breakfronts to front (south). Single-bay chancel to side (east) and four-bay single-storey sacristy to north-east corner. Full-height gable-fronted breakfront and two-bay single-storey porch to side (west). Pitched copper clad roofs throughout having timber clad eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Render cross finials to gables of nave and bell tower. Rendered corbels below eaves to front and rear (north) elevations of bell tower. Flat bitumen clad roofs elsewhere. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth and platbands to corners, having recessed bays to front and rear elevations of nave. Tooled limestone plaque and commemorative mosaic panel to side (west) elevation. Triangular-headed windows with render sills and raised render reveals throughout having lead-lined lattice work windows with stained glass margins occurring in single-light, tripartite-light and five-light arrangements. Decorative wrought-iron grids to bell tower openings. Triangular-headed door openings with render surrounds, rendered stepped approaches and double-leaf timber battened doors with decorative wrought-iron strap hinges. Square-headed door openings with stepped approaches and double-leaf timber battened doors to front and rear elevations of western porch. Render step and single-leaf timber battened door to front elevation of sacristy. Vaulted ceilings to interior with rendered ribs springing from corbels to nave. Balcony to west end of nave above chapels containing carved marble baptismal font flanked by statues. Decorative nail-head plaster panels surmounted by timber cross forming reredos enclosing by stylised chevron plaster surrounds. Flanked by triangular-headed pilaster arcade. Marble altar with brass cross motifs to legs with marble pulpit to south. Chancel flanked by side chapels dedicated to the tabernacle to the north and to the Blessed Virgin Mary to the south. Located within own grounds near road side surrounded by tarmac car park with galvanised-iron pier and chain railing to south. Rendered stepped approach to east leading to associated presbytery.

• Water pump, 1890–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c. 1910, comprising moulded pedistal and fluted shaft. Having banded neck, spout, handle and fluted cap with acorn finial. Now disused. Located on footpath within the village of Mahoonagh.

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).

• Mahoonagh More, Castlemahon6 sales

Name

Mahoonagh More · Maigh Thamhnach Mhór

Area

1,261,528 m² (126.15 ha, 311.73 acres)

Civil parish

Mahoonagh, and its townlands

Barony

Glenquin

Electoral division

Mahoonagh, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvullin, Ballynakill Beg, Ballyregan, Curragh, Killaready, Mahoonagh Beg, Shanrath

Placenames

Mahoonagh More on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.