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

Townland in the civil parish of Dromin, barony of Coshma, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile Bheanóg.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,529,463 m² (152.95 ha, 377.94 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 37,575 m² (3.76 ha, 9.29 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Dromin, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/dromin.md
- Barony: Coshma
- Electoral division: Dromin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 577 people lived in 197 households in the Dromin electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 10% 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/30910
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121533
- Centre: latitude 52.438473, longitude -8.608255 (WGS 84)

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

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Maidstown, from 1,673 m² to 317,543 m² (31.75 ha, 78.47 acres); 18 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4670014: 317,543 m² (31.75 ha, 78.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4670014.md
- Parcel 1642916: 278,874 m² (27.89 ha, 68.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642916.md
- Parcel 1674128: 173,060 m² (17.31 ha, 42.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674128.md
- Parcel 1588187: 122,075 m² (12.21 ha, 30.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588187.md
- Parcel 1657735: 118,897 m² (11.89 ha, 29.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657735.md
- Parcel 1620334: 114,131 m² (11.41 ha, 28.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1620334.md
- Parcel 1612245: 106,266 m² (10.63 ha, 26.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612245.md
- Parcel 1664001: 94,979 m² (9.5 ha, 23.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664001.md
- Parcel 1664141: 70,750 m² (7.07 ha, 17.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664141.md
- Parcel 4670065: 57,708 m² (5.77 ha, 14.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4670065.md
- Parcel 4605654: 17,442 m² (1.74 ha, 4.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4605654.md
- Parcel 1640976: 16,871 m² (1.69 ha, 4.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640976.md
- Parcel 1612908: 16,581 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612908.md
- Parcel 1663217: 5,582 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663217.md
- Parcel 1616421: 4,685 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616421.md
- Parcel 1647793: 4,664 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647793.md
- Parcel 5901546: 3,614 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5901546.md
- Parcel 5666172: 2,647 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5666172.md
- Parcel 4670021: 1,851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4670021.md
- Parcel 4670008: 1,673 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4670008.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Maidstown 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)

No planning application touches the townland of Maidstown in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## 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 Maidstown.

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

- LI039-074: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-074----. Ballyvenoge (Baile Bheanóg) Castle (Westropp 1906-7, 171) in the townland of Maidstown (Baile Bheanóg) described in 1840 as follows; ‘Maidstown Castle situated in the townland of the same name, enters into the building of Mr. Coll’s dwelling house. This castle, which is square, measures thirty five feet one inch [10.7m] by thirty two feet [9.7m] outside, the walls, which are embattled being about fifty feet [15m] high and three and a half feet [1m] in thickness. The main body of the building contained three stories; the portion which contains the staircase consists of five stories. It does not seem to be very old’ (OSL Dromin Parish, O’Flanagan 1929, 28-9). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that in 1641 John Fox of Ballyvenoge was the owner of 'a good castle, a Bawne, an orchard, & indifferent houses' (Simington 1938, 124). Castle described by Salter (2004, 91) as; 'Only the southern half now remains of a tower which probably measures about 10m by 9m. South of it lies a thinly walled four storey extension of c 1600-40, now propped up by a sloping SW corner buttress. It has a blocked entrance and several hood-moulded windows, also mostly blocked up. Very little now remains of a further extension to the east towards where a modern house now stands. It contained a wide new staircase. Maidstown was held in 1660 by Captain Ormsby and later passed to the Gubbins family'. See attached Down Survey map of Coshma Barony showing Ballyvenoge Castle (Hib. Reg.). and Down Survey map of Dromin parish with building annotated 'a Castle' (NLI, MS. 718) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 346/21 on 05/01/2003.
- LI039-074001: Bawn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-074001-. Ballyvenoge (Baile Bheanóg) Castle (LI039-074----) and bawn in the townland of Maidstown (Baile Bheanóg). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that in 1641 John Fox of Ballyvenoge was the owner of 'a good castle, a Bawne, an orchard, & indifferent houses' (Simington 1938, 124). The precise location of the bawn has not been identified but may have been located to the N of the tower house (LI039-074----). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 346/21 on 05/01/2003.
- LI039-075: Enclosure - large enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-075----. In reclaimed pasture 110m S of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Ballinculloo. The ruins of Maidstown Castle (LI039-074----) lie 420m to S. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised irregular-shaped area (dims. c. 65m N-S; 85m E-W) defined by a scarp from NW-E-S-W and outer fosse only from NW-N-E. A gap (Wth 10m) at WNW may be an entrance feature. Intersected at SW by field drain running NW-SE and at E by field drain running NE-SW. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Levelled monument visible as a cropmark with farm track running E-W immediately to S on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 April 2021
- LI039-076: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI039-076----. In pasture 110m E of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Clogher East and 140m N of townland boundary with Ballynamuddagh. Holy Well (LI039-077----) lies 380m to E small quarry or gravel pit 30m to NE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 24m) defined by a scarp and fosse (Wth 5m) from SW-N-SE . The fosse opens out at SW (Wth 18m) where it may have been levelled. The enclosing fosse is intersected at NE by a field boundary that curves from NW-SE. Visible as a scrub-covered monument on aerial photograph (ASIAP (328) 15) taken 05/10/2002 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and ASIAP aerial photograph. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 346/22, 23 on 05/01/2003

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 Maidstown.

## 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 Maidstown, 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 Maidstown.
- 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/maidstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/maidstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/maidstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Maidstown 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)

- Ballinculloo: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballinculloo.md
- Ballynamuddagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynamuddagh-120359.md
- Clogher East: https://everytownland.com/limerick/clogher-east.md
- Dromin North: https://everytownland.com/limerick/dromin-north.md
- Rathcannon: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rathcannon.md
- Raymondstown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/raymondstown.md
- Wellfield: https://everytownland.com/limerick/wellfield.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/limerick/maidstown
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/maidstown