Mellon

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mellon, from 24 m² to 1,118,525 m² (111.85 ha, 276.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Mellon 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.

• 10 Aug 2026N/a

  a single-storey extension as constructed to the rear of existing dwelling and associated renovation works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2660917

• 3 Apr 2025Conditional

  2 no. sheds to the rear of the dwelling house

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560287

• 22 Jun 2024Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the rear of an existing dwelling and associated renovation works. Permission is also sought to relocate and replace the existing septic tank with a wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460620

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inner Shannon Estuary - South Shore 000435

Recorded monuments

• LI004-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low hill with panoramic views. Roughly circular area (25m N-S; 25.3m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.05m) NNE->SE and defined by scarped edge (H 0.4m; Wth 1.7m) SE->NNE. Bank, littered with field stones and wood debris, is abutted by recent (not shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map) field boundary at SE. Scarp, best preserved SSE->WSW, dips at W for c. 6m. Interior, under pasture, has dip down towards centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI004-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gently NW-facing slope, immediately E of public road and N of avenue. Roughly circular area (26.7m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge WNW->SW, but truncated by road SW->WNW. Scarp is best preserved at N (H 1.8m; Wth 10.1m) but very indistinct E->SW. Interior, under pasture, rises very gently towards centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI004-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at N end of low ridge, in area of outcropping limestone, immediately to E of roadway. Circular area (diam. 30m) defined by scarped edge (H 1.9m; Wth 3.45m), best preserved at E where it is obscured by briars. Scarp incorporates bedrock at SE. Interior, heavily masked by dense overgrowth of briars, is accessible only at S and W verges. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI004-008001 Church
  Description

  Situated in reclaimed grassland with ringfort (LI004-007----) 85m to NNW, Mellon Castle (LI004-023----) 470m to NE, ringfort (LI004-006----) 240m to SSW, stream 25m to W. Glebe land of church immediately to W as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Ruins of rectangular church with entrance porch at W end standing in N quadrant of square-shaped graveyard (LI004-008002-). Medieval parish church of Ardcanny in the barony of Kenry was also known as Teampall Ard Caithne. Church ruins described in the Ordnance Survey Letters of 1840 as following; 'The ruined church of this parish is a modern building which was roofed until about 2 years ago, when the roof was removed for the purpose of repairing it, but it has remained since in its present roofless condition. It is situated in the Glebe of Mellon, about a quarter of a mile south of the Shannon, not on very high ground. It is called Teampull a Mhulláin' (OSL Vol. 2, 5). Westropp (1904-5, 387) gives the following details about Ardcanny Church; A parish and prebend. Ardcatini, 1201; Ardchatin, 1204; Ardatny, 1291; Ardcathny, 1302 and 1418, being then prebendal. Ardcanny, in Kenryhurragh (Peyton, p. 216). Ard Cana, ' Hill of Cana' (O'Donovan) ; but Ardcanny, in Kerry, was Ardnacaitne, "Arbutus Hill". Fabric - A late church, locally Templeamhullain, from the townland of Mellon or Maeleen. It was roofed in 1838. St. Bridget's well (LI004-003----) is half a mile [780m] to the west (O.S.L., 8, p. 5). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2018 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI004-008002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on rise of ground with good views in all directions. Remains consist of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 36m N-S x 42m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate and stile at W end of N wall. Ardcanny church ruins (LI014-008001-) stands in N quadrant of graveyard. Inscribed 18th century datestone incorporated into pier of gateway may date the construction of the church and graveyard wall. The stone bears the name Michael Nevil with the date October 27th 1786. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 04 December 2018 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI004-023 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  A Desmond castle surrendered to English in 1569; there was a 'good house and six small cottages' here in mid-17th century (Westropp 1906-7, 162). Probably on or near site of present Mellon House which was built in 1780 (Bence-Jones 1978, 204). Rinekirky Castle in Mellon described by Westropp (1906-7, 162) as following; '1569 Rynekirkey C[astle]. in Kenry surrendered to the English (C.S.P.L). 1583 The Knight of Glan, Roynkyrkey in Ardecanghe (Des. R., 74b; Peyton, 215; Hardiman Map, 1590, No. 63). 1637 Reinkirky and Mollane held by Garrett EitzGerald (Inq. Chan., 227, 249) ; Mullane with a good house and six small cottages, Gerrott oge and Morrish FitzGerald (C.S., pp. 6, 7). 1703 Sold to Phineas Bury, who granted it to T. Westropp, of Ballysteen, who in 1744-5 left it to his second son Mountiford, whose descendants hold it. It is at the mouth of the Maigue'. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Gerrott Oge fitz Gerrald of Mullane held in Mullane [Mellon] 'one good house, & six smale cottages' & 'on the North with ye River of Shannon - there is a salmon weare belonging to ye p[re]mises unsett in the River of Shannon' (Simington 1938, 345). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 08 January 2020

Architectural heritage

• Mellon House, country house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1780, having four-bay single-storey addition to south. Skirt slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings to first floor having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to ground floor having nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Round-headed opening to south elevation with spoked fanlight over eight-over-six pane timber sliding sash window and limestone sill. Square-headed openings to basement with three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Segmental-headed opening having spoked fanlight over half-glazed timber panelled door with flanking timber pilasters having grape motifs, sidelights with render risers and flanking pilasters having grape motifs. Limestone threshold to entrance. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to east with hipped slate roof and metal weathervane. Rubble limestone and sandstone walls. Square-headed opening having replacement timber battened door. L-plan multiple-bay single-storey outbuilding to west with hipped slate roof and rendered chimneystacks. Rubble limestone and sandstone masonry walls. Segmental-headed arches having brick voussoirs and inset square-headed door openings. Multiple-bay single-storey with dormer attic outbuilding to south having pitched slate roof, brick chimneystacks and rooflights. Rubble limestone and sandstone walls. Brick dovecotes to south elevation, now blocked up. Square-headed openings having replacement casement windows. Segmental-headed carriage arches with red brick voussoirs and inset replacement doors. Pair of square-profile rubble limestone and sandstone piers to north leading to courtyard. Pair of square-profile chamfered limestone piers to west having carved caps, plinths and double-leaf cast-iron spear-headed gates. Flanking pair of cast-iron spear-headed pedestrian gates terminating in second pair of limestone piers. Sweeping walls with limestone copings terminating in third pair of limestone piers.

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

At the centre of the townland of Mellon, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Mellon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Mellon · An Mullán

Area

2,364,225 m² (236.42 ha, 584.21 acres)

Civil parish

Ardcanny, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Ballynacarriga, the unit of the census

Census 2022

947 people lived in 310 households in the Ballynacarriga electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydoole, Ballynacarriga, Cartown, Mountpleasant

Placenames

Mellon 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.