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

Townland in the civil parish of Stradbally, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick; in Irish Montpelier.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,074,834 m² (107.48 ha, 265.6 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 124 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,625 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Stradbally, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/stradbally.md
- Barony: Clanwilliam
- Electoral division: Castleconnell, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 3,607 people lived in 1,298 households in the Castleconnell electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 6% 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/31391
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121595
- Centre: latitude 52.747785, longitude -8.495441 (WGS 84)

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

124 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Montpelier, from 22 m² to 253,235 m² (25.32 ha, 62.58 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1658707: 253,235 m² (25.32 ha, 62.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658707.md
- Parcel 1643792: 145,918 m² (14.59 ha, 36.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643792.md
- Parcel 1643318: 92,327 m² (9.23 ha, 22.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643318.md
- Parcel 2483154: 67,957 m² (6.8 ha, 16.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2483154.md
- Parcel 1619619: 42,775 m² (4.28 ha, 10.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619619.md
- Parcel 1595366: 42,515 m² (4.25 ha, 10.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595366.md
- Parcel 1660732: 29,458 m² (2.95 ha, 7.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660732.md
- Parcel 3453564: 26,840 m² (2.68 ha, 6.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3453564.md
- Parcel 4861179: 26,833 m² (2.68 ha, 6.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861179.md
- Parcel 5558098: 20,737 m² (2.07 ha, 5.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5558098.md
- Parcel 1660258: 16,728 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660258.md
- Parcel 1617968: 15,980 m² (1.6 ha, 3.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1617968.md
- Parcel 1639227: 15,241 m² (1.52 ha, 3.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639227.md
- Parcel 1638358: 14,781 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638358.md
- Parcel 5299390: 11,650 m² (1.17 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5299390.md
- Parcel 1590986: 8,914 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590986.md
- Parcel 1673415: 8,632 m² (0.86 ha, 2.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673415.md
- Parcel 1660908: 7,811 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660908.md
- Parcel 1603050: 7,218 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603050.md
- Parcel 1622008: 7,131 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622008.md
- Parcel 1590835: 6,703 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590835.md
- Parcel 1669259: 6,126 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1669259.md
- Parcel 1661784: 5,924 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661784.md
- Parcel 1627849: 5,914 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627849.md
- Parcel 1598921: 5,048 m² (0.5 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598921.md
- Parcel 1641047: 5,042 m² (0.5 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641047.md
- Parcel 1592187: 4,543 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592187.md
- Parcel 5330246: 4,227 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5330246.md
- Parcel 1662885: 4,185 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662885.md
- Parcel 1605541: 4,004 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605541.md
- Parcel 1606857: 3,963 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606857.md
- Parcel 5515472: 3,934 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5515472.md
- Parcel 1662387: 3,833 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662387.md
- Parcel 1670908: 3,729 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670908.md
- Parcel 1639228: 3,552 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639228.md
- Parcel 1659408: 3,516 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659408.md
- Parcel 1653856: 3,516 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653856.md
- Parcel 1621992: 3,509 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1621992.md
- Parcel 1640156: 3,288 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640156.md
- Parcel 1639229: 3,142 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639229.md
- Parcel 1670179: 3,125 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670179.md
- Parcel 1660021: 3,049 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660021.md
- Parcel 2486858: 2,794 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2486858.md
- Parcel 1644229: 2,403 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644229.md
- Parcel 1615392: 2,350 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1615392.md
- Parcel 1591478: 2,221 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1591478.md
- Parcel 1655445: 2,221 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655445.md
- Parcel 1605979: 2,167 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605979.md
- Parcel 1628451: 2,164 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1628451.md
- Parcel 1640307: 2,162 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640307.md
- Parcel 1616679: 2,159 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616679.md
- Parcel 1608091: 2,153 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608091.md
- Parcel 1591659: 2,134 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1591659.md
- Parcel 1638352: 2,118 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638352.md
- Parcel 3420444: 1,986 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3420444.md
- Parcel 5412753: 1,975 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5412753.md
- Parcel 1595300: 1,953 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595300.md
- Parcel 1616955: 1,876 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616955.md
- Parcel 1609407: 1,745 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609407.md
- Parcel 1657110: 1,722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657110.md
- Parcel 5515470: 1,696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5515470.md
- Parcel 1591249: 1,646 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1591249.md
- Parcel 1610183: 1,604 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610183.md
- Parcel 1609850: 1,571 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609850.md
- Parcel 1595408: 1,554 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595408.md
- Parcel 1661309: 1,457 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661309.md
- Parcel 1622904: 1,441 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622904.md
- Parcel 1655771: 1,425 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655771.md
- Parcel 1595311: 1,406 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595311.md
- Parcel 1657465: 1,380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657465.md
- Parcel 1626037: 1,337 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1626037.md
- Parcel 1640792: 1,222 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640792.md
- Parcel 1605000: 1,009 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605000.md
- Parcel 1640699: 996 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1640699.md
- Parcel 1614430: 883 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614430.md
- Parcel 1605327: 863 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605327.md
- Parcel 1621937: 742 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1621937.md
- Parcel 1618367: 690 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618367.md
- Parcel 1624288: 666 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624288.md
- Parcel 1625343: 641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1625343.md
- Parcel 1614153: 587 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614153.md
- Parcel 1654247: 575 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654247.md
- Parcel 1654493: 521 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654493.md
- Parcel 1628610: 515 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1628610.md
- Parcel 1642395: 488 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642395.md
- Parcel 1593830: 437 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593830.md
- Parcel 1591894: 416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1591894.md
- Parcel 1644927: 409 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644927.md
- Parcel 1655119: 390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655119.md
- Parcel 1644552: 378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644552.md
- Parcel 1626237: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1626237.md
- Parcel 1645812: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645812.md
- Parcel 1588954: 339 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588954.md
- Parcel 1618779: 338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1618779.md
- Parcel 1591416: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1591416.md
- Parcel 1644384: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1644384.md
- Parcel 1622069: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622069.md
- Parcel 1645973: 315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645973.md
- Parcel 1648213: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1648213.md
- Parcel 1621195: 304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1621195.md
- Parcel 1647351: 301 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647351.md
- Parcel 1647113: 300 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647113.md
- Parcel 1646903: 299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1646903.md
- Parcel 1646752: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1646752.md
- Parcel 1643941: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643941.md
- Parcel 1621070: 289 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1621070.md
- Parcel 1646595: 267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1646595.md
- Parcel 1613582: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613582.md
- Parcel 5412756: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5412756.md
- Parcel 1627565: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627565.md
- Parcel 1643590: 146 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643590.md
- Parcel 1639979: 126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639979.md
- Parcel 1622001: 121 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622001.md
- Parcel 4924163: 115 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4924163.md
- Parcel 1613798: 113 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613798.md
- Parcel 1673656: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673656.md
- Parcel 1639767: 106 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639767.md
- Parcel 1652145: 71 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652145.md
- Parcel 1615728: 66 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1615728.md
- Parcel 1611526: 63 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611526.md
- Parcel 1651844: 62 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1651844.md
- Parcel 1600639: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600639.md
- Parcel 1653421: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653421.md
- Parcel 1643471: 22 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643471.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Montpelier 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)

13 applications, newest first.

- 29 Jan 2026, Limerick County Council 2660080: N/a. Permission. alterations to an existing dwelling house, the demolition of existing rear flat roof area, the demolition of an outbuilding the construction of a proposed 73m2 extension to the rear of existing dwelling, the upgrading of existing entrance and a proposed new driveway to access the proposed new extension to the rear of the property, and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660080/0
- 19 Dec 2025, Limerick County Council 25323980: N/a. Permission. 1. Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station site (RWI&PS) which will consist of: a Bankside Intake Chamber, Raw Water Pumping Station Building, 2 no. Microfiltration Buildings, Electricity Substation, (Totalling 3,165m² Gross Floor Area (GFA), maximum building height of 10.9m over finished ground level); 4 no. surge vessels; associated below ground tanks; 670m access road from the R494; 16 no. car parking spaces; telemetry mast (14.0m height); landscaping, lighting, and other ancillary above and below ground works; on a c. 4.1 ha permanent site at Garrynatineel and Kilmaglassderry, Co. Tipperary, and associated re-profiling works to the Parteen Basin. 2. Raw Water Rising Mains (RWRM) which will consist of twin steel underground pipelines (each 1,500mm diameter) extending 2km from the pumping station at the RWI&PS site to the Raw Water Balancing Tanks at the head of the proposed Water Treatment Plant, laid at a minimum depth of cover of 1.2m above crown of pipe. 3. Water Treatment Plant site (WTP) which will consist of: 2 no. Raw Water Balancing Tanks, 3 no. Water Treatment Module Buildings, 2 no. Sludge Dewatering Buildings, 2 no. Sludge Storage Buildings, Chemical Dosing Manifold Building, Chemical Dosing Building, High Lift Pumping Station, an Electricity Substation, Washwater Settlement building, Control and Visitor Building (Totalling c. 53,300m² GFA, maximum building height of 15.6m over finished ground level); associated pumping stations, lagoons, attenuation pond, above and below ground tanks, 5 no. surge vessels; 640m access road from the R445; 50 no. car and 4 no. coach parking spaces; telemetry mast (14.0m height); ground and roof mounted PV panels; landscaping, lighting, and other ancillary above and below ground structures and works; on a c.31 ha permanent site at Incha Beg, Knockadromin and Greenhills, Birdhill, Co. Tipperary. 4. A single 1,600mm diameter steel underground treated water pipeline (covering a distance of approximately 37km in County Tipperary) extending in a generally north-eastern alignment between the proposed Water Treatment Plant and the proposed Break Pressure Tank, laid at a minimum depth of cover of 1.2m above crown of pipe. 5. Break Pressure Tank (BPT) site which will consist of: a below ground covered Break Pressure Tank (volume 13,776m3); control building (c. 800m² GFA, 7.5m height); 794m access road from the L1064; 10 no. car parking spaces; telemetry mast (14.0m height); ground and roof mounted PV panels; Bat. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/25323980/0
- 17 Oct 2025, Limerick County Council 2561055: Conditional. Retention. the revised location of septic tank and percolation area together with revised site boundary from that originally granted planning permission, (P00/777 refers), together with all associated incidental and ancillary works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561055/0
- 29 Sept 2025, Limerick County Council 2560989: Refused. Permission. the demolition of an existing shed and the construction of a new garage and ancillary works for site. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560989/0
- 25 May 2025, Limerick County Council 2560485: Refused. Permission. the demolition of an existing shed and the construction of a new Garage and ancillary works for site. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560485/0
- 27 Feb 2025, Limerick County Council 2546: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a new dormer type house, complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2546/0
- 5 Oct 2024, Limerick County Council 2460996: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of detached two storey dwelling, detached garage, new entrance, onsite wastewater treatment system, connection to necessary services together with all associated incidental ancillary and site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460996/0
- 27 Sept 2023, Limerick County Council 2360708: Conditional. Retention. a new boat storage container and planning permission for works to include new decorative cladding at the front and sides of the container. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360708/0
- 17 May 2023, Limerick County Council 23257: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a new single storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/23257/0
- 12 Aug 2022, Limerick County Council 22890: Conditional. Retention. replacement cattle crush as constructed together with all associated incidental works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22890/0
- 18 Nov 2019, Limerick County Council 191128: Conditional. Permission. relocation of the existing Ardnacrusha Birdhill 38Kv Line. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191128/0
- 14 Oct 2019, Limerick County Council 198009: Conditional. Permission, 12 homes. (a) provision of 12 no. residential units comprising; 3 no. single storey 2 bedroom dwellings; 4 no. two storey 2 bedroom dwellings, 5 no. two storey 3 bedroom dwellings; (b) hard landscaping including roads, footpaths, parking, garden walls, and public lighting; (c) soft landscaping including lawns, trees and hedgerows; (d) provision of new water connections, a foul sewer connection, and a surface water drainage system; (e0 all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/198009/0
- 20 Sept 2019, Limerick County Council 19941: Conditional. Permission. relocation of the existing Ardnacrusha Nenagh Birdhill 38Kv Line. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19941/0

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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)

- LI001-006: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI001-006----. In grassland, 50m S of the River Shannon and 450m E of a castle (LI001-014----) and O'Brien's Bridge (LI001-005----/CL054-004----). The island of Inishlosky on which a church (CL054-007001-) and graveyard (CL054-007002-) stands lies 100m to NE. Oval-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 45m N-S x 27m E-W) annotated 'Lisheen Grave Yard' on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map which is visible today as a tree-covered earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. The enclosing element of the graveyard on the E side forms the townland boundary with Fairyhall. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 July 2019
- LI001-014: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI001-014----. Gaelic castle built in the early 16th century at the Limerick end of O'Brien's Bridge (LI001-005----) (Hodkinson 1998, 22-23). The townland of Montpelier was formerly known as 'Portcrushy' (Lower and Upper Portcrusha) as annotated on the 1654-8 Down Survey map of Stradbally parish (NLI, MS 718) and 'Lower Portcrushy' as annotated on the Down Survey map of Clanwilliam Barony (Hib. Reg.). The adjoining townland of Portcrusha lies to the S of Montpelier. The present multi-period stone bridge was first built in the late 17th century and was probably built on the site of a medieval stone and or timber bridge built in the early 16th century that was destroyed towards the ends of that century. The medieval stone bridge was defended by two castles, one standing on the Limerick side (LI001-014---) of the River Shannon and the second castle (CL054-015----) on the County Clare side. The bridge and its castles were described in 1536 by the English as following; 'On Saterday we came to the said bridge, and after the hoost was encamped, the Deputie with the gunners viewed the same. On this side [Limerick] was a strong castell, buylded all of hewen marbell; and at thother ende [Clare] another castell, but not of such force, booth buylde within the water, somewhat distaunt from the lande. At this eande they had broken 4 arches of the bridge, betwixt the castell and the lande. The gunners bent all the ordenaunce upon the grete castell, on this side, shotynge at it all that day; but the castell was of soch force, that thordenaunce ded in maner no hurte to yt, for the wall was at the lest 12 or 13 fote [4m] thick, and both the castels wer well warded with gunners, galowglas, and horsemen, havyng made suche forifications of tymber, and hoggesheedes of erthe' (Anon. 1834, 351). The destruction of the castles and the bridge by the English was completed the following day when, the Lord Deputy 'caused every of tharmy to make a fagott of a fadome in length to fill that parte of the water betwixt the lande and the castell [LI001-014----], and divised certain ladders to be made; which done, he appoynted a certayne of his awen retynew, and a company of Maister Sayntclows to gyve thassaulte; which we assure you they executed hardely, so as with playne manhode and force the scaled the bridge, which thothers perceyveng, scope oute at thother ende therof, by footemanship; and so they lost booth the bridge, the castels, ther ordenaunce, and all that was els therin; which castels and bridge the Deputie and we have caused to be broken downe to the grounde'(ibid., 352). The two castles (LI001-014----;CL054-015----) defending the bridge are mentioned in 1538 when 'James of Desmond [was] commanded to cast down the strong castles built on O'Brien's Bridge' (Cal. S.P. Ire.,42)'. It is possible that this is the castle referred to in a diary kept by a Parliamentarian officer during the campaign of 1650. With reference to O’Brien’s Bridge the entry for 1 June 1650 records that ‘It hath the name of a bridge if any had beene there aunciently which might occasion the name, yet were there not now so much as the ruins of any such thing. Toward the other shore and in the water standeth the stump of an old castle. This we hoped to possesse by ladders to that end prepared, and having gained it to cleere at least in part the contrary shore for a landing place for more men to be sent after. On the land and neere the water were the ruinses of an old house wherein was a guard of the enemies for opposeing our landing. This also being gained might be (as we conceived) some defence for the present, joyned with that of the castle answering it. We had also prepared pallisadoes, and turne-pikes for a suddaine entrenchment untill we could worke ourselves into more security and thereby secure a place for our landing at leasure when thereunto fitted, which was not at present hoped for.’ At daybreak on the following day ‘Capt. Draper (of Coll. Sadlers regiment) ordered by his Ex[cellency; Henry Ireton commander of the New Model Army in Ireland] to fall downe the river with 3 files of firelockes, and to passe to the opposite shore at Brians bridge, resolutely performed his worke and notwithstanding the opposition made he gained the house on the other side. The castle also in the water was possessed by others appointed to that worke. Those first landing were ordered to fasten long ropes or cables to the shoare whereby boats might be towed over, which was done and was of great use for our speedy passing over, so as within an houre we had landed 500 men on Thomond side of the water. The enemy at first with some horse and foote gave opposition but by the loud shoutings of our men from the other side and sounding of trumpets and discharging our great shot, and by shot made from the castle and house last taken, it pleased God to strike such terror into their hearts that they quitted their worke and fled.’ (Gilbert 1879-80, iii, 230-1) It should be noted that the castle is referred to above as standing in the water which would suggest that it was in or near the centre of the river. The entry also references the ruins of an old house on the opposite shore. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 30 April 2020

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)

- House, 1820–1840, Regional interest, registry number 21900106, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21900106. Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, comprising single-bay single-storey extension to south elevation with recent uPVC conservatory to front (east) elevation. Single-bay single-storey extensions to rear (west) and north elevations. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with painted concrete sills. Round-headed opening with render surround having keystone and glazed overlight over timber panelled door.

## 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 Montpelier, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1085, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1085.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/montpelier.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/montpelier.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/montpelier.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Montpelier 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)

- Coolready: https://everytownland.com/limerick/coolready.md
- Derryhasna: https://everytownland.com/limerick/derryhasna.md
- Fairyhall: https://everytownland.com/limerick/fairyhall.md
- Portcrusha: https://everytownland.com/limerick/portcrusha.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/montpelier
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/montpelier