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

Townland in the civil parish of St. John's, barony of North Liberties, Co. Limerick; in Irish Móin na Muc.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 126,744 m² (12.67 ha, 31.32 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 79 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M2 City Centre, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 20 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: St. John's, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/st-johns.md
- Barony: North Liberties
- Electoral division: Abbey C, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 670 people lived in 275 households in the Abbey C electoral division. 19% of households owned their home. 6% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30431
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 122020
- Centre: latitude 52.665741, longitude -8.613732 (WGS 84)

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

84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monamuck, from 4 m² to 21,962 m² (2.2 ha, 5.43 acres); 7 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1635525: 21,962 m² (2.2 ha, 5.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635525.md
- Parcel 3269082: 1,366 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3269082.md
- Parcel 1635717: 1,030 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635717.md
- Parcel 1635879: 1,003 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635879.md
- Parcel 2385207: 727 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2385207.md
- Parcel 4813759: 589 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813759.md
- Parcel 4941421: 503 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4941421.md
- Parcel 5862586: 477 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5862586.md
- Parcel 1635691: 350 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635691.md
- Parcel 2383464: 343 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2383464.md
- Parcel 5825505: 328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5825505.md
- Parcel 1635725: 284 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635725.md
- Parcel 1633247: 273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633247.md
- Parcel 4939075: 232 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4939075.md
- Parcel 6009546: 225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6009546.md
- Parcel 1633409: 208 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633409.md
- Parcel 1635659: 192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635659.md
- Parcel 1633390: 187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633390.md
- Parcel 1633360: 178 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633360.md
- Parcel 1635336: 154 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635336.md
- Parcel 1633479: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633479.md
- Parcel 1636085: 151 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1636085.md
- Parcel 1639419: 143 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639419.md
- Parcel 1635917: 137 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635917.md
- Parcel 1633249: 137 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633249.md
- Parcel 1635668: 135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635668.md
- Parcel 1635897: 132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635897.md
- Parcel 4753883: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4753883.md
- Parcel 1632328: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632328.md
- Parcel 1633167: 126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633167.md
- Parcel 1633466: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633466.md
- Parcel 1635982: 105 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635982.md
- Parcel 1632836: 102 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632836.md
- Parcel 2503846: 97 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2503846.md
- Parcel 1633340: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633340.md
- Parcel 1635544: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635544.md
- Parcel 5326052: 90 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5326052.md
- Parcel 5194030: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5194030.md
- Parcel 2383722: 84 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2383722.md
- Parcel 6018432: 80 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6018432.md
- Parcel 2916974: 79 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2916974.md
- Parcel 5110281: 79 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5110281.md
- Parcel 5191586: 79 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5191586.md
- Parcel 5786009: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5786009.md
- Parcel 2899699: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2899699.md
- Parcel 1632724: 77 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632724.md
- Parcel 6011952: 76 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6011952.md
- Parcel 2383629: 76 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2383629.md
- Parcel 2899659: 76 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2899659.md
- Parcel 4899116: 74 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899116.md
- Parcel 5118805: 73 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5118805.md
- Parcel 2486817: 72 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2486817.md
- Parcel 4899117: 72 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899117.md
- Parcel 1635269: 72 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635269.md
- Parcel 1635275: 71 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635275.md
- Parcel 2896252: 68 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2896252.md
- Parcel 5058620: 68 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5058620.md
- Parcel 4899107: 64 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899107.md
- Parcel 5079452: 60 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5079452.md
- Parcel 5435429: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5435429.md
- Parcel 1633947: 43 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633947.md
- Parcel 1635281: 31 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635281.md
- Parcel 1635263: 29 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635263.md
- Parcel 1635630: 29 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635630.md
- Parcel 1635257: 26 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635257.md
- Parcel 1636071: 26 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1636071.md
- Parcel 1635564: 22 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635564.md
- Parcel 1635637: 21 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635637.md
- Parcel 5104857: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5104857.md
- Parcel 1633356: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633356.md
- Parcel 1632975: 15 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632975.md
- Parcel 1635575: 15 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635575.md
- Parcel 1633019: 15 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633019.md
- Parcel 5554803: 15 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554803.md
- Parcel 1633528: 13 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633528.md
- Parcel 1633379: 13 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633379.md
- Parcel 1635854: 13 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635854.md
- Parcel 1635590: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635590.md
- Parcel 1635645: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635645.md
- Parcel 5179107: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5179107.md
- Parcel 1633103: 7 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1633103.md
- Parcel 1635677: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1635677.md
- Parcel 5862590: 4 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5862590.md
- Parcel 1632754: 4 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632754.md

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

- M2 City Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 42 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 39 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- S5 Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- N3.3 Utilities (Mixed/general gas and electricity uses): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- G5 Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

20 applications, newest first.

- 15 May 2026, Limerick County Council 2660547: Refused. Retention. the first floor extension to the rear. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660547/0
- 25 Aug 2025, Limerick County Council 2560848: Conditional. Permission. the change of use of existing former laundry building on Pennywell Road at TUS Limerick School of Art and Design Clare Street Campus to an education and research facility including upgrading of existing external finishes, replacement of existing roof finishes, re-instatement of flat roof rooflight, new windows to Pennywell Road, new signage to Pennywell Road, new entrance canopies and replacement of existing windows. Interior demolition of existing stairs with proposed new stair and lift core and new internal finishes. The proposed former laundry building is within the curtilage of the following protected structures: 21514005, 21514003 & 21514006. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560848/0
- 18 Jul 2025, Limerick County Council 2560704: Conditional. Permission. The development, Limerick Navigation and Park Canal 5-year Maintenance Works along the Abbey River and Shannon River Navigation from Quay Lock to Ardnacrusha Tail Race junction and the Park Canal, in the townlands of Rebouge, Rebouge Island, Park, Monamuck, Irishtown, St. Francis Abbey, English Town, King’s Island, Corbally, Monabraher, Co. Limerick., will consist of essential maintenance works along the Shannon Navigation and Park Canal, as outlined in the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) submitted with the planning application and in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit comprising of the following: • Removal from the navigation, along the Abbey River and River Shannon to the Ardnacrusha Tail Race, overhanging branches and infringing trees (including dead trees) that have fallen over more than 60 degrees out into the navigation channel causing a hazard to passing vessels. • Maintenance of overgrown vegetation impacting and overgrowing the water portion of the Park Canal, aquatic weed management as required, and removal of debris and litter. • Maintenance of the south back drain associated with the Park Canal. • Removal of vegetation impacting Park Canal structures and undertaking necessary physical minor repairs to Quay/Limerick Lock Chamber and associated Footbridge, Troy’s/Park Lock Chamber and Park Bridge and associated canal or lock wing and quay walls. The proposed works will involve maintenance to, but not altering the materials or the character of Protected Structures No. 6063 Canal Footbridge at Lock Quay and No. 6064 Canal Quay and Lock Walls at Lock Quay. The vegetation works will involve working within close proximity to or within the curtilage of, but not undertaking any works to, RPS No. 3478 Stone and Brick buildings at Quay Lock, RPS No. 3319 Lock Quay Carriage Arch, RPS No. 6058 O’Dwyers Bridge and RPS No. 3314 Athlunkard Boat Club An Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompany the planning application. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560704/0
- 5 Mar 2025, Limerick County Council 2560169: Conditional. Permission. (a) Demolish an existing derelict retail building and (b) to construct a six-storey mixed use retail and residential development consisting of one block with part of ground floor containing two no. retail units and the remainder of ground floor and upper floors incorporating a residential apartment development with a total of 30 no. apartments (22 No. One Bedroom apartments and 8 No. Two Bedroom apartments). The proposed block to incorporate secure bicycle parking, sub-station, plant room, secure bin storage area, connections to utilities and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560169/0
- 23 Feb 2024, Limerick County Council 2460: Conditional. Retention. a kitchen/dining room on the ground floor, two bedrooms at the upper floor level and also a domestic shed and boiler house. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460/0
- 18 Oct 2023, Limerick County Council 2360759: Conditional. Permission. the demolition of boundary walls and outbuildings and part demolish existing derelict dwelling house, on our site at Canal Bank ( off Saint Lelia Street ), Limerick and to construct the following development; Ground Floor Level: 2 number Retail Units with services, Residential Storage rooms, Bin Storage / Bicycle parking area, external access stairwells and entrances to vertical circulation stairwells. First and Second floor levels : A total of 8 number 2 bedroom dual aspect apartments ( 4 per floor overlooking Canal ) including associated stairwells, balconies and services . This application also seeks permission for new connections to all public services and all ancillary site works.A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted as part of this planning application. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360759/0
- 17 Oct 2023, Limerick County Council 23501: Conditional. Permission, 4 homes. the construction of 4 no. three storey terraced houses, carparking and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/23501/0
- 12 Aug 2022, Limerick County Council 22888: Refused. Permission. the demolition of boundary walls and outbuildings and part demolition of existing derelict dwelling house. and the construction of the following development; Ground Floor Level: 2 number Retail Units with services, Residential Storage rooms, Bin Storage/Bicycle parking area, external access stairwells and entrances to vertical circulation stairwells. First and Second floor levels: a total of 8 number 2 bedroom single aspect apartments(4 per floor overlooking Canal) including associated stairwells, balconies and services. This application also seeks permission for new connections to all public services and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22888/0
- 6 Jul 2022, Limerick County Council 22754: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. demolition of existing store buildings and front boundary wall to yard, construction of 2no. 2 storey 2 bed townhouses, provide new entrance porch and form new window ope. To existing public bar extend existing 1st floor living accommodation to provide 2 no. apartments comprising 1 no. 3 bed apartment and 1 no. 1 bed apartment. new escape - entrance stair core/re clad existing front canopy in standing seam metal & associated site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22754/0
- 14 Jun 2021, Limerick County Council 21835: Conditional. Permission. demolition of existing derelict retail building, construction of 4 storey apartment block comprising 14 apartments consisting of five one bedroom, eight two bedroom and one three bedroom apartments with car parking, bike parking, storage facilities, laundry facilities and bin storage, upgrading of footpaths, ancillary site works and connection to public services. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21835/0
- 22 Apr 2020, Limerick County Council 20331: Conditional. Permission. partial change of use of a section of existing shop to off license and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20331/0
- 17 Dec 2019, Limerick County Council 191252: Conditional. Permission. construction of a new 7,860sq.m post primary school to include six teaching blocks connected by a central circulation corridor, comprised of; (i) four two-storey blocks including general classrooms, specialist rooms, circulation areas, offices, plant room, dining hall and associated kitchen and storage areas, (ii) one four-storey block including specialist rooms, circulation areas, staff room and project storage, (iii) a sports hall including, fitness centre with associated changing and storage areas and ESB substation, (iv) a two-storey central circulation corridor, (v) a new vehicular access junction and entrance gate from the Pa Healy Road, (vi) formation of three new pedestrian entrances to the site, serving Clare Street, O'Briens Park and Pa Healy Road, (vii) a new on-site set down area, staff car parking, (viii) installation of hard play & landscaped social areas, (ix) the modification of the existing boundaries to Clare Street and O'Briens Park and the addition of required boundaries to the remainder of the site, (x) ancillary and site services. A Natura Impact Assessment accompanies this application. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191252/0
- 13 Dec 2019, Limerick County Council 191241: Conditional. Permission. demolition of existing derelict stores, construction of a new restaurant with takeaway facility with ancillary storage, roof garden, connection to existing shop, new elevation treatment to existing shop, proposed signage and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191241/0
- 21 Feb 2019, Limerick County Council 19152: Conditional. Permission. the change of use of the existing crèche facility (permitted under 01/770246) to 4 no. 1 bed apartments and alterations to the rear elevation of the existing building and all associated ancillary works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19152/0
- 23 Aug 2018, Limerick County Council 18837: Conditional. Permission. the change of use of retail unit as per Planning Permission Ref. P69/79 to general practice and autism friendly walk-in medical centre. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18837/0
- 28 May 2018, Limerick County Council 18522: Conditional. Permission. the demolition of ca. 2000 sq. meters of existing dairy complex, comprising four single storey buildings, together with associated electrical sub-station. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18522/0
- 9 Apr 2018, Limerick County Council 18332: Conditional. Permission. a change of use from apartment to staff office and staff kitchen at ground floor, a change of use from communal living and kitchen accommodation to apartment use at first floor and a change od use from bedroom accommodation to apartment use at second floor. Planning permission is sought for an escape exit door to the proposed offices on the rear elevation and all associated works both above and below ground. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18332/0
- 17 Oct 2017, Limerick County Council 17949: Conditional. Permission, 4 homes. the construction of 4 No. three-storey terraced houses, car parking and ancillary site works to the rear. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17949/0
- 16 Oct 2017, Limerick County Council 178012: N/a. Permission, 7 homes. (i) provision of 7 no. residential units (2 no. three-storey, 3 bedroom houses and 5 no. 2 bedroom apartments in two blocks; (ii) hard landscaping including adjustments to existing footpaths, entranceways, boundary treatments and boundary walls to public footpaths; (iii) new boundary treatments to adjacent lands; (iv) upgrading and re-routing of foul sewers and surface water drainage and (v) all associated site works.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/178012/0
- 16 Jun 2017, Limerick County Council 17554: Conditional. Permission. 5m2 extension to rear, change of floor layout and change of use of first floor from residential to commercial and attic space to canteen. Change of Front Elevation including shop front and all associated site works.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17554/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC, site code 002165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002165

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Monamuck.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Lock keeper's house, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 21513051, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21513051. Pair of attached stone and brick buildings, built c. 1770, on the north pier of Lock Quay canal harbour. To west is a three-bay two-storey random rubble limestone building with red brick eaves having a diagonal brick course and no roof. Segmental-arched gauged brick window openings with cut limestone sills and no windows. Attached to east is a single-storey three-bay building with eaves as per pier. Adjacent building with red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with a chamfered ashlar limestone plinth course on a rubble sandstone plinth wall. Also roofless with no windows. The square-headed window openings have carved limestone sills with nose detailing.
- O'Brien's Park, gates/railings/walls, 1930–1950, Regional interest, registry number 21514001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514001. Freestanding concrete gateway, built c. 1940, constructed as a classical triumphal arch, with the effect of ashlar masonry, forming a tripartite arrangement reminiscent of the John Russell gate to the People's Park (Pery Square). This forms the main entrance to O'Brien's Park. Central round-arched opening within elevation having parapet entablature, repeated at lower flanking walls which are punctuated by round-arch pedestrian gateways. Steel gates to all openings. Set back from road, flanked by curved cast-iron railings on concrete plinth wall.
- Limerick School of Art and Design, gates/railings/walls, 1870–1890, Regional interest, registry number 21514002, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514002. Entrance and boundary walls to Limerick Institute of Technology College of Art and Design, built c. 1880, formerly boundary walls to the Convent of the Good Shepherd. Running along the south side of Clare Street for approximately two hundred and fifty metres. Entrance comprising: square-plan limestone ashlar piers with plinth base, and plain frieze beneath capping stones, two of which are dislodged. Painted rendered curved outer wings complete the gateway. Roughly squared and coursed rubble limestone walls with some reused tooled limestone ashlar masonry. A sheltered rendered niche with pedestal to the south side of the wall appears as a rise in the wall to road elevation. Adjacent is a shallow breakfront in the wall with quoins and a tooled chamfered plinth course. Concrete footpath to entire wall with grass verge and some trees.
- Limerick School of Art and Design, convent/nunnery, 1890–1900, Regional interest, registry number 21514003, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514003. Attached thirteen-bay three-storey former convent, built c. 1895, on an extensive irregular plan, distinguished by entrance breakfront, differently scaled three-bay gabled flanking breakfronts (to west forming former chapel), and round-arched window openings to arcaded ground floor level and attic storey above modillion eaves on north-facing principal elevation. Built on an elevated site set back from the road and now in use as Limerick Institute of Technology College of Art and Design (since 1994). Three-bay three-storey over basement east-facing side elevation and set back from this elevation is a twelve-bay three-storey return with three bays to its south end. Attached to the west breakfront set behind the chapel is a fifteen-bay three-storey wing with thirteen-bay single-storey section set perpendicular to its end, which runs along Pennywell to the rear of the site. All buildings form two enclosed courtyards with formal gardens to the front. Hipped and pitched natural slate roofs with black ridge comb tiles and rendered chimney stacks with clay pots. Limestone coping to gables with ashlar limestone kneelers having gabled detail to central and west gables. West gabled breakfront forms a further gabled breakfront to rear with limestone. Celtic cross to apex. The central gable has a single-bay corresponding gabled projection to rear with ashlar limestone bellcote to apex. Several gabled dormers to front and rear of principal block with timber bargeboards, black clay finials and two-over-two timber sash windows. East wing has several hipped roof dormers to both pitches with round timber windows. Moulded cast-iron gutters on bracketed cornice to eaves. Ruled and lined rendered walls (painted to front and east side elevations) on chamfered ashlar limestone plinth course. Quatrefoil stone opening to attic of front entrance gable with segmental-headed opening having one-over-one timber sash window and moulded sill. Double arch opening below with pink granite column and stone capital and base with one-over-one timber sash windows on moulded sill course. Segmental-headed door opening to ground with moulded stone surround and hood moulding. Pink granite columns with stone capitals and bases to either sides. Doubled leaf timber-panelled doors, stone lintel and overlight; opening onto two stone steps. Above is pair of round panels with sacred hearts. Trefoil-headed blind opening to attic of west gable with hood mould and empty base. Segmental-headed window openings to second floor level and round-headed opening to first and ground floors with hood moulds and moulded sills. Round-headed niches to attic storey of east gable with paired slender round-headed openings below having circular opening above and splayed flush stone sills. Round-headed window openings to ground with sills as above, one-over-one timber sash windows and hood mould to all. Round-headed door opening flanked by half columns with pitched hood mould. Timber panelled door with rustic stone above opening onto concrete steps. Further door opening onto west side of east projection with lintel and round-headed overlight and double-leaf timber-panelled doors and two round-headed window openings to side. Opening onto limestone steps and access to basement. To main façade at second floor are camber-headed window openings with moulded sills. Round-headed to first floor with continuous hood mould, same to ground floor set in an arcade, one-over-one timber sash throughout. Large round-headed window openings to rear at ground level with timber casement windows lighting the main corridor. To west gabled projection at rear is a tripartite stone opening with segmental-headed opening to second and round-headed to first and ground, all with hood moulds and two-over-two timber sash windows and stone sills. Mostly one-over-one timber sash windows to remainder except to the fifteen-bay west section having six-over-six timber sash windows. Much cylinder glass throughout. West of the fifteen-bay section is a square-plan three stage tower with a cobbled parapet and round-headed louvred openings to the upper stage on all sides.
- Limerick School of Art and Design, hostel (charitable), 1880–1900, Regional interest, registry number 21514004, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514004. Detached six-bay three-storey former girls' hostel, built c. 1890, facing north with a gabled end bay and a modern block c. 1980 attached to west and a three-bay single-storey gabled wing attached to rear. Gable-fronted entrance bay to east and attached three-bay two-storey wing c. 1960 attached to east. Single-bay three-storey return to rear, c. 1990. Natural slate roof with black ridge tiles hipped to west, gabled to east. Hipped artificial slate roof to return. Limestone coping to front gable. Cast-iron rainwater goods on cobbled eaves. Limestone coping and kneelers to single-storey section. Painted ruled and lined rendered walls with rendered platband to window head and sill level on each level. Square-headed window openings to second floor with chamfered limestone sills; camber-headed window openings to first and second floors with arched rendered detail and sills as above; six-over-six timber sash windows, and a three pane lunette window to attic storey. Large round-headed window opening to gable of single-storey section with timber casement window and chamfered limestone sill, continuous hood mould to its side elevation forming an arch over each of three square-headed window openings with fixed-pane timber windows. Square-headed window opening to entrance bay with modern double-leaf timber-panelled doors and multiple-pane overlight opening onto limestone steps.
- Limerick School of Art and Design, church/chapel, 1920–1940, Regional interest, registry number 21514005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514005. Attached cruciform-plan double and triple height former convent chapel, begun in 1928, facing east with copper drum and dome. On an elevated site within the grounds of the former Convent of the Good Shepherd, now in use as an exhibition space within the Limerick college of art and design (Limerick Institute of Technology). Built on the site of the former Christian Brothers school. Copper dome to crossing with copper roofed glazed and louvred lantern above. Cylindrical copper base below with copper moulding and oculi with timber windows. All rising from copper hipped square-plan crossing with angled corners and copper rainwater goods on heavy cornice. Pitched natural slate roof to nave and chancel concrete coping to both gable ends. Parapet wall to side elevations with heavy cornice having copper above and mutules below. Roofs to transerts hidden behind parapet wall with cornice as above. Roofs to connecting wing to east, two-storey section to west and two single-storey projections to north hidden behind parapet walls with copper gutter supported by console brackets. Rendered walls throughout, rusticated to second stage of crossing. Thermal windows to the four elevations of crossing, including gable above alter, with architrave surround and leaded coloured glass windows. Four semi-circular windows to both elevations of nave with architrave surround and leaded fanlights. Venetian windows to either ends of transerts with architrave surrounds and keystones and leaded windows. Three round-headed shallow niches to both elevations of both transerts with concrete sills, architrave and plain entablature containing leaded windows. Square-headed windows to other elevations and projections with timber sash windows containing leaded lights. Full classical treatment to interior with mosaic covered Composite engaged columns, frieze with foliate swags and full entablature. Half barrel-vaulted ceilings with elaborate cast plaster panels with foliate mouldings and a decorate rib-vaulted plaster dome. Effectively illuminated by lunette openings in ceiling of nave. Attached to north of connecting wing is a lean-to lead roofed timber glazed porch with round-headed fixed multiple-pane leaded windows. Lawn area to north with balustraded concrete wall and steps down to gardens.
- Limerick School of Art and Design, chimney, 1865–1875, Regional interest, registry number 21514006, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514006. Freestanding octagonal-plan chimney, built c. 1870, standing in the grounds of former Thomond Brewery. Octagonal-plan tapering to a height of approximately fifteen to twenty meters. Common bond yellow clay bricks with four bands of red brick surmounted by concrete coping. Cast-iron vents to the lower stage and copper conductor running up one side.
- Orphanage/children's home, 1880–1900, Regional interest, registry number 21514007, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514007. Detached thirteen-bay three-storey (twelve-bay to rear) former orphanage, built c. 1890, now partly in use by the health board. Hipped artificial slate roof with replacement metal rainwater goods on eaves course. Rendered walls. Camber-headed chamfered window openings throughout. Rendered sills and boarded up to second floor. Same to first floor with continuous sill course and running hood moulding forming semi-circle over each opening covering two round-headed windows to west end with cross to recessed panel. Recessed round-headed arches to ground floor with openings as above, and some six-over-six timber sash windows and some uPVC windows. Projecting render door surround to north below two round-headed windows with round-headed door openings also blocked up. Car park to front and rear with attached later two-storey building.Rubble-stone wall to rear with modern wings and steel gates.
- House, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 21514008, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514008. Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement house, built c. 1845, given a decorative rendered finish, c. 1900, with a flight of steps and walled basement area. Pitched artificial slate roof and a rendered chimneystack to party walls, with terracotta pots to east stack. uPVC rainwater goods to rear. Unpainted rendered walls to façade and rear elevation, with vermiculated soldier quoins to party walls of façade, and torch-on felt flashed parapet wall. Square-headed window openings with architrave surrounds, limestone sills and six-over-six timber sash windows. Camber-arched rear elevation window openings with replacement uPVC windows throughout. Round-arched door opening with architrave joined by archivolt, and inset timber doorcase comprising: slender panelled pilaster joined by lintel cornice with spoked fanlight above; flat-panelled timber door leaf with brass furniture. Opens onto flight of limestone steps flanked by painted rendered walls with limestone coping and a modern steel gate to basement area.
- House, 1840–1860, Regional interest, registry number 21514009, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514009. End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey over basement house, built c. 1845, given a decorative render finish, c. 1900. Built facing north with front railed area to basement and flight of steps to front entrance. Pitched artificial slate with large rendered chimneystack to west with terracotta pots (shared with No. 59). Parapet wall with stone coping. Plastic rainwater goods and a cast-iron downpipe to side gable. Rendered walls with vermiculated soldier quoins to party walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening with timber-panelled door and brass furniture with a replacement timber surround and fanlight c. 2000, opening onto eight limestone steps, flanked by rendered wall with limestone coping to west and modern steel railing to east and basement area on a cement plinth.
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1810–1820, Regional interest, registry number 21514010, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LI&regno=21514010. Freestanding T-plan gable-fronted stone Roman Catholic church, dated 1816, facing south with bell-cote and modern front wall railings. Pitched natural slate roofs with fleur-de-lis terracotta ridge comb tiles, c. 2004, stone coping to all four gables on stone kneelers surmounted by an iron crucifix. Front gable has a pitched ashlar limestone bellcote with pointed-arched opening and bell, also with iron crucifix. Replacement metal rainwater goods on stone eaves course. Tooled squared and snecked limestone walls and flush ashlar limestone quoins. Pointed-arched window openings with voussoirs and limestone sill, timber tracery windows with stained glass windows and weather glazing (two to each side of nave and one to each transept). Central window to front gable as per above with stone moulding. Below is an ogee-headed front entrance with a clustered carved limestone bull nose moulding surmounted to other side by pinnacles with replacement stone finials. Double-leaf timber tongued and grooved doors. Stone holy water fonts flanking door set into the wall. A pointed-arched door opening to south elevation of each transept with double-leaf tongue and groove timber doors and timber tracery overlight and a further stone to each. ITimber pews, marble alter furniture and an elaborate timber roof with groin vault.

## 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 Monamuck, about 1 in 10 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. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_973, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_973.zip (ZIP).
- 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/monamuck.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/monamuck.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/monamuck.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Monamuck 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)

- Irishtown: https://everytownland.com/limerick/irishtown.md
- Killalee: https://everytownland.com/limerick/killalee.md
- Park: https://everytownland.com/limerick/park-122005.md
- Singland: https://everytownland.com/limerick/singland.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/monamuck
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/monamuck