Minister's-Land

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Minister's-Land, from 35 m² to 182,526 m² (18.25 ha, 45.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Minister's-Land 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.

• 25 Sept 2025Conditional

  the removal of 1 no. prefabricated building and demolition of single storey shelter. The development will include the construction of a new single storey extension to the front and side of the existing school buildings. It will comprise of 2 no. additional needs classrooms with ancillary spaces and boiler room. Also an accessible parking space and set down arrangement at the main entrance including a new entrance and boundary wall and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560975

• 22 Nov 2024Conditional

  upgrading and utilising existing vehicular entrance, the decommissioning of existing septic tank system and the installation of a new packaged wastewater unit and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461143

• 29 May 2024Refused

  a change of use of a portion of the existing light industrial building to 9 no. residential apartment units and associated site works. The development will consist of changes to elevations to accommodate new external windows and doors and internal alterations to construct 3 no. 1 bed apartments at first floor level and 1 no. 2 bed apartment and 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments at ground floor level and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460527

• 22 Apr 2024N/a

  the construction of a Two Storey Detached Dwellinghouse, Connection To The Mains Services, Demolition of Existing Derelict House, Including All Ancillary Site Works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2460371

• 12 Apr 2024N/a

  a change of use of a portion of the existing light industrial building to 9 no. residential apartment units and associated site works. The development will consist of changes to elevations to accommodate new external windows and doors, Internal alterations to construct 3 no. 1 bed apartments at first floor level and 1 no. 2 bed apartment and 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments at ground floor level and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460321

• 21 Feb 2024N/a

  a change of use of a portion of the existing light industrial building to 9 no. residential apartment units and associated site works. The development will consist of changes to elevations to accommodate new external windows and doors, Internal alterations to construct 3 no. 1 bed apartments at first floor level and 1 no. 2 bed apartment and 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments at ground floor level and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460141

• 9 Nov 2023N/a

  the development of the Limerick Greenway Hub @Ardagh. The Ardagh Station House, Goods Shed, Railway Carriage and site will become one of the main Visitor Experiences and Service Centre Hubs on the Limerick Greenway. Development to include: Refurbishment and renovation of the Ardagh Station House and Goods Shed (which is a protected structure, RPS 900) and change of use to commercial, community and tourism. Develop the buildings and site to include toilets, café, playground, interpretation and camper van facilities. The provision of on-site parking to include car and universal access parking spaces, electric vehicle charging point spaces and camper van parking bays. Installation of a railway carriage on the site for commercial, community, and tourism use, and all associated site works. Construction of extensions to the Station House and Goods Shed. Works to include all site development works for the buildings and site including utilities, drainage, landscaping and public realm. Widening of the existing entrance to accommodate 2-way traffic. In accordance with Article 120(1)(b)(i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Local Authority has carried out a screening for environmental impact assessment of the proposal. Having regard to the information specified under Schedule 7A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and based on an examination of the nature, size and location of the development, it is determined that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development. Nonetheless, a person may within 4 weeks from the date of the notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether this development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Such a submission should be addressed to the Secretary, An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 238016

• 30 Aug 2023Conditional

  construction of a GAA clubhouse with changing rooms and ancillary services, waste water treatment system and percolation area, and revised car parking layout to that granted under 22/228

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360625

• 24 May 2022Conditional

  the construction of dwelling house, detached garage and new entrance, installation of on-site treatment plant and percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22575

• 13 May 2022Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, entrance to public road, effluent treatment system with percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22528

• 29 Apr 2022Conditional

  alterations to existing house and the construction of domestic garage. Alterations to consist of demolition of existing rear extension, construction of new rear extension and design changes to front façade of existing services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22481

• 28 Feb 2022Conditional

  the construction of a playing pitch, entrance to public road, site boundary fencing, car parking and ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22228

• 8 Dec 2021Conditional

  domestic bungalow dwelling, domestic garage, new entrance gates and packaged waste water treatment system and polishing filter and connections to all existing services

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211700

• 3 Sept 2021Conditional

  extension at his residence

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 211235

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  refurbishment of Ardagh Station House (which is a protected structure) and goods shed & change of use to commercial, community & tourism use, the refurbishment and renovation of the station house and goods shed and associated site works, the provision of car parking spaces and camper van parking bays, provision of a playground facility, enhancement and landscaping works to the site, circa 2.5 acres and entrance area, the provision of LED public lighting throughout the facility, new connections to existing public sewer and water services and all associated site works including installation of a holding tank and mechanical pumping system to nearby Irish Water pump station, connecting to Irish Water watermain on public road and lay firemain on site, construct stormwater network on site with interceptors and discharge to outfall, install timber post and rail fencing along boundary of greenway and parking area, installation of greenway furniture including seating, benches and cycle stands on the site, the removal of a section of stone wall to facilitate the widening of the existing entrance to accommodate 2-way traffic, installation of signage including information sign boards and related structures and additional directional signage on the greenway and related roads and the refurbishment of Barnagh Station House (which is a protected structure) and change of use to a community & tourism use on the Great Southern Greenway Limerick, the refurbishment and renovation of the station house and associated site works, upgrade of the railway platform, installation of signage including, information sign boards and related structures, the provision of LED lighting, enhancement and landscaping works to the site and install fencing along the boundary

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 208004

• 17 May 2019Conditional

  a dwelling house, with front entrance gate to site from public road, packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and connection to all existing services

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19488

• 17 Feb 2017Conditional

  the installation of an all weather playing surface, erection of enclosure fencing, stop nets, floodlights, new vehicular entrance, roadway, car park and all associated site developments works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17144

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 Minister's-Land.

Recorded monuments

• LI028-103001 Historic town
  Description

  The Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following about the medieval borough of Ardagh which contained the following monuments, a medieval mill (LI028-103005-), a possible castle (LI028-164----), a parish church (LI028-103002-) dedicated to St. Molua, a graveyard (LI028-103003-) and holy well (LI028-103004-) dedicated to St. Molua. 'Ardagh is situated in west Limerick off the Limerick to Tralee road to the north west of Newcastle West. Archaeologically the village is best known as the findplace of the magnificent Early Christian chalice to which it has given its name. The chalice formed part of a hoard which included four brooches one of which was of tenth century date and indicates that the chalice was already an antique at the time it was buried. The hoard was found within the ringfort beside the village and this suggests that there was pre-Norman activity at Ardagh. The dedication of the parish church to St. Molua may also indicate that there was a pre-Norman church site here. It is difficult to explain why the Anglo-Normans should have picked this location for development as a borough unless it was a pre-existing settlement site. The history of the Anglo-Norman settlement is itself obscure but it seems clear that a borough was established here in the thirteenth century. Revenues from its hundred court amounted to 6s 8d in 1298-9 (Sweetman 1875-86, iv, 257) and it was one of a number of boroughs which paid a subsidy of 40s to the crown in 1300 (Mills 1905, 304). It is likely that the Anglo-Norman settlement was never substantial and it was probably never anything more than a village or hamlet. The medieval borough was probably sited on the present village which has a linear, T-shaped, pattern with burgage plots fronting onto the street. None of the houses are pre-1700 in date' (Bradley et. al. 1989, vol. 1, 47-8). In 1452 the Rental of Connello recorded the following rental return from the burgage of Ardagh; the town of Ardagh (D'Villata de Ardagh) was valued at 24s.; D'Ballyduffgyn valued at 8s, the bake house and sergeancy there (D'Ffurno and S'iandria ibidem.) 3s 4d., the tenement of Robert Lowell 1s. The total rent of Ardagh is 36s. 4d., of which 26s 8d. is paid in rent to the Bishop and there remains for the lord 9s 8d. (Begley 1906, 328). The above description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-103002 Church
  Description

  The medieval parish church of Ardagh was a prebend of the Archdeacon of Limerick (Begley 1906, 272; 450) and was possibly built on the site of a pre-Norman church dedicated to St. Molua. Ardagh Church was described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following; 'This was a pre-Norman church site. This suggestion is based on its dedication to Molua, the fact that the land belonged to the see of Limerick at the beginning of the thirteenth century, and the fact that the church gave its name to one of the deaneries of the medieval diocese. The ivy covered ruins of a late medieval church are situated to the rear of the modern R.C. church. Only parts of the roughly coursed rubble limestone north and south walls survive. The level within the graveyard (LI028-013003-) is raised and the top of the south wall is now only c. 3.5m above ground. There is a row of chamfered tapering corbels along the top of the wall to support a roof and the building was lit from the south by three single-light deeply splayed ogee-headed windows with rounded rear arches. The windows have chamfered limestone jambs; the centre one is blocked but has red sandstone jambs. To the west of the windows there is a break in the wall which may have been a doorway. The north wall is featureless. Broken rounded piece of limestone set in the wall of the lane leading down to the church. It has a chamfered edge, an incised marginal line and a recessed triangle in the centre. Dims: W.35 H.13" ' (Bradley et. al. 1989, vol. 1, 49-50). After the Synod of Cashel in 1172 the diocesan church in Limerick was reorganised and the Archdeacon was granted 'the church of St. John's, near the city wall, with its appurtenances, together with the churches of Kildecolum, Kildimo, with land and other appurtenances, and all the spiritual benefices of Ardagh, with their appurtenances' (Begley 1906, 129). In 1298 Maurice le Marescal, quite claimed to the bishop the land of Ardagh (ibid. 144). The medieval church was described in 1906 as following; 'It measures about 20 feet (6m) in breadth, but its length cannot be well determined, as the western gable has entirely disappeared. Judging, however, from what remains, it was considerable, as 72 feet (22m) of the south wall remains. About one hundred and fifty paces to the south of the church there is a holy well dedicated to St. Molua, who probably founded one of his monasteries here' (Begley 1906, 105-6). The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 24 September 2018

• LI028-103003 Graveyard
  Description

  Medieval church ruins (LI028-103002-) standing in centre of rectangular-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 45m N-S x 70m E-W) located at S end of the village of Ardagh (LI028-103001-). Holy well (LI028-103004-) dedicated to St. Molua located 60m to SSW. St. Patrick's R.C. Church and modern car park located immediately to N. Small graveyard extension to S and SE. According to Bradley (1989, vol. 1, 49), 'It has been mentioned above that there is a possibility that this was a pre-Norman church site. This suggestion is based on its dedication to Molua, the fact that the land belonged to the see of Limerick at the beginning of the thirteenth century, and the fact that the church gave its name to one of the deaneries of the medieval diocese'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 September 2018

• LI028-103004 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated on wet marshy land, 135m S of the main street running through the village of Ardagh (LI028-0103----). Medieval church ruins (LI028-103002-) and graveyard (LI028-103003-) 65m to NNE. Dedicated to St.Molua, its site is marked south of the graveyard (Bradley 1989, vol. 1, 50). The well and its pattern was described in 1906 as following: 'In times gone by the well was shaded by an aged ash tree measuring 4 feet 6 inches in girth at the base, which has now disappeared. It is still frequented by the parishioners who pay rounds there on the 3rd of August, the eve of the saint's feast. About 50 years ago the 4th of August was kept as a parish holiday in honour of St. Molua, but the custom has fallen into disuse' (Begley 1906, 106). The following folklore was recorded from Killaghteen National School about St. Molua’s Well; 'In the parish of Ardagh there is a holy well dedicated to St Molua. There is a legend told about this well that one day as St Patrick was was passing through a Ardagh he called at a house for a drink of water. The people refused him and so he cursed a well there. His curse was that the people who would drink its water would die. He got sorry for this course and he raised it that the birds that would drink its water would die' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0489, Page 084; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921965/4914104/4942469). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00173 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16990 and F025.21.00174 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31140. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 October 2020

• LI028-107 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop low rise. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as sub-circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), has been levelled. Now evident as roughly circular area (28m N-S) defined by low remains of earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m) NNE->ENE, and by scarped edge (H 0.15m; Wth 2m) S->NW. External fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.1m) evident NNE->ENE and S->NW. Enclosing elements difficult to discern elsewhere. Interior flat and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Minister's-Land.

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 Minister's-Land.

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 Minister's-Land with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Minister's-Land · Fearann an Mhinitéaraigh

Area

705,336 m² (70.53 ha, 174.29 acres)

Civil parish

Ardagh, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Ardagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardagh electoral division: 1,037 people in 384 households; 83% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardagh, Cahermoyle, Cross, Dromrahnee, Glenville, Kilreash, Liskilleen (Dickson), Monashinnagh, Reerasta North

Placenames

Minister's-Land 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.