Mortlestown

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mortlestown, from 237 m² to 405,595 m² (40.56 ha, 100.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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 Mortlestown 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.

• 4 Dec 2025Conditional

  the as built extension to the rear of existing dwelling house and garden room to the rear of the site for use ancillary to the dwelling house on site. Planning Permission is also being sought to alter an existing roof light to a dormer window at the side of the house, the installation of a new proprietary domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2561269

• 20 Jun 2023Conditional

  a new cubicle house with feeding passage, new slurry storage tank and associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23334

• 19 Aug 2022Conditional

  a side and rear extension and a front porch to an existing cottage and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22915

• 6 Apr 2021Conditional

  demolition of existing calf house and construction of new calf house, effluent tank, farmyard manure store and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21433

• 7 Apr 2020Conditional

  the erection of a two storey type dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage, entrance and all associated site works including wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20300

• 3 Dec 2019Conditional

  (a) demolition of extensions to gable ends of existing dwelling, (b) construction of single storey extensions to gables, a one and a half storey extension to rear, extend existing front porch, fit two roof windows to front, all to existing dwelling, (c) enlarge existing entrance and (d) install a waste water treatment unit & polishing filter

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191197

• 28 Jun 2019Conditional

  construction of a new vehicular entrance, driveway and all associated works, to serve dwelling house, as previously granted permission under planning ref. 18/942

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19635

• 27 Sept 2018Conditional

  construction of a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated works, to be serviced by a packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18942

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyroe Hill & Mortlestown Hill 002089

Recorded monuments

• LI056-005 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture with earthwork (LI056-061----) 80m to W. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as a small circular-shaped mound defined by a scarp with fosse at NW. Monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 15m) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013. Faint trace of cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 November 2021

• LI056-006 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 170m SE of townland boundary with Laurencetown South. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped platform (dims. 27m NW-SE; 23m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Levelled earthwork visible as an oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 November 2021

• LI056-007 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In pasture. Holy Well (LI056-009001-) lies 270m to the E. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Stone’ and depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 November 2021

• LI056-008 Barrow - bowl-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, immediately E of townland boundary with Sunville Upper. Holy Well (LI056-009001-) lies 270m to the E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a sub-circular raised area defined by a scarp, intersected at SE by a post-1700 field boundary running NE-SW. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular mound with fosse and external bank. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 23 November 2021

• LI056-009001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Ó Danachair (1955, 209) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Tobereen on 1840 map, changed to "Tobar Fhionain" on 1928 edition. "The name of this well it would appear is Tobereen and not Toberania. Perhaps you could say whether it ought to be engraved in old English as a holy well? I think it ought. J.O'D."OSNB. "Tubbereen als. Pauderaugha, The little well for Prayer" do. There is now no tradition of any holy well'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 July 2019

• LI056-009002 Mound
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, immediately W of a public road. Holy well (LI056-009001-) known locally as Tobar Fhionáin lies 10m to the SW. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted as a small circular shaped mound on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 23 November 2021

• LI056-011001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the summit of Mortlestown Hill, 20m W of townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. An earthwork (LI056-011002-) intersects the site at NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular earthwork intersected at NW and NE by a post-1700 field boundary running roughly E-W. Annotated ‘Caher Mortle’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where shown as a circular-shaped area defined by an internal and external bank with intervening fosse, the external bank is incorporated into a field boundary from NW-N-NE. An OSi trig. station marking 738 ft. OD stands in the centre. Annotated 'Cathair Murthuile' on Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map Described by Westropp (1916-17, 470, 475, 494) as following; ‘On a conspicuous rounded hill, scarred by a great red quarry and guarding the mouth of the pass between Kilfinnan and Ardpatrick, stand the fort of Cahir Mortell. This “mote” is a strong, well-preserved ring-fort, and was an actual cathair or ring-wall, but based on a mound or earthen platform. Little of the stonework remains save some of blocks 18 inches [0.45m] square and large ones 2 feet 6 inches [0.79m] by 3 feet [0.91], near the gateway. The fort has an outer ring once mainly of stone, 3 feet [0.91] to 4 feet 6 inches [1.4m] high over the field, 14 feet [4.26m] to 10 feet [3.04m] wide. The fosse is usually 12 feet [3.65m] wide below and 18 feet [5.4m] to 20 feet [6.08m] at the field. It is 8 feet [2.4m] deep, the central ring rising over it 18 feet [5.4m] to 20 feet[6.08m] high to the west and north. The crowning wall was 12 feet [3.65m] to 18 feet [5.4m] thick; the garth measures 68 feet [20.72m] east and west, 81 feet [24.68m] north and south inside, or 96 feet [29.26m] to 105 feet [32m] over the wall. It has a noble view up the pass, and of Seefin and Slibah riach, Kilfinnan with its mote, and the endless plains below. The gateway was to the east, with a gangway 6 feet [1.8m] high, 25 feet [7.26m] long, and 10 feet [3.04] wide, built of very large blocks, perhaps taken from the wall in later days; many are over 4 feet [1.2m] long. The gate was about 5 feet [1.52m] wide; portions of old piers are traceable. Monument visible as circular area enclosed by banks overgrown with trees and relic field boundary intersecting the site at NW on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached plan and section drawing by Westropp, black and white oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP ADT058), ASI oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP) and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 25 November 2021

• LI056-011002 Linear earthwork
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the summit of Mortlestown Hill, 20m W of townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. A linear earthwork intersects Cathair Murthuile (LI056-011001-) at NW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Cropmark of levelled monument visible as linear feature running NW-SE, intersecting the ringfort (LI056-011001-) at NW on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP ATD058) and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 25 November 2021

• LI056-057 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture 175m W of the townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Standing stone (LI056-058----) 20m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a standing stone by Tom Fox of Teagasc in 2009. Standing stone visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 November 2021

• LI056-058 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture 25m W of the townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Standing stone (LI056-057----) 20m to W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a standing stone by Tom Fox of Teagasc in 2009. Possible standing stone visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 November 2021

• LI056-059 Standing stone
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 105m W of the townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a standing stone by Tom Fox of Teagasc in 2009. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 November 2021

• LI056-060 Standing stone
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 170m W of the townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Standing stone (LI056-057----) 105m to N and standing stone (LI056-058----) 160m to NE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a standing stone by Tom Fox of Teagasc in 2009. Possible standing stone visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 November 2021

• LI056-061 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture 65m E of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Sunville Lower. Earthwork (LI056-005----) lies 80m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Levelled earthwork visible as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 35m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by a scarp on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Digital Globe orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 15 November 2021

• LI056-064 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Situated on rising pasture with good views of Ardpatrick 2km to W. Reported by Tom Fox, Teagasc, and inspected on 15th April 2011. A low outcrop of limestone in pasture field on the upper surface of which are three deep cup-shaped depressions (A: D 0.14m, diam. 0.26m; B: D 0.3m, diam. 0.32m; C: D 0.46m, diam. 0.38m); B and C are conjoined. Location of earthfast boulder matches 'Stone' annotated on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Duplicate site with LI056-007----. Earthfast bullaun stone known locally as 'St. Patrick's Stone'. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 3 September 2021

• LI056-065 Earthwork
  Description

  In wet pasture 260m W of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible enclosure by ASI in 2013 on examination of aerial photographs. Levelled earthwork visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 28m) on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 15 November 2021

• LI056-072 Enclosure
  Description

  In partially reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 20m) defined by a ditch visible on Digital Globe aerial imagery taken 2011-13. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• LI056-075 Standing stone
  Description

  In grassland, 40m E of a farmhouse. Tall pillar-like standing stone (H 1.54m x 0.27m x 0.36m) with flat top, rectangular in plan. Pillar-stone appearance suggests that the stone was erected as a post-1700 rubbing stone rather than a prehistoric standing stone. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Finbarr Connolly Date of upload: 24 September 2021

• LI056-077 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In grassland. Cropmark of possible conjoined ring-ditch visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 16/03/2016. See attached Google Earth orthophoto Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 19 July 2022

Architectural heritage

• Mortlestown House, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, with single-story extension to rear (north) elevation and single-storey porch extension to front (south) elevation. Hipped slate roof with central rendered chimneystacks, overhanging eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and tooled limestone sills. Round-headed opening having painted stone surround and replacement timber glazed door. Outbuilding to rear with pitched slated roof and roughcast rendered walls having square-headed and segmental-headed openings. Smooth rendered piers to front of site with smooth rendered side walls terminating in piers. Benchmark symbol incised into south-eastern pier.

• Sycamore Lodge, house, 1820–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built in 1830, with gablet and single-storey porch and canted bay windows sharing hipped roof to front (south) elevation, return to rear (north) elevation, and single-bay two-storey extension to west, c. 1890. Hipped slate roof having red brick chimneystacks, terracotta ridge cresting and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbled-dashed walls to first floor, lined-and-ruled rendered walls to ground floor with channelled render quoins. Square-headed openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted sills. Round-headed opening to first-floor gablet having render voussoirs and fixed timber window with stained glass to window head. Square-headed opening to porch having replacement uPVC door. Outbuilding to rear with pitched slate roof and rubble limestone walls. Entrance gates to front of house with replacement wrought-iron gates flanked by render piers and sweep walls.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, 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 Mortlestown.

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 Mortlestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Mortlestown · Baile an Mhoirtéalaigh

Area

3,316,253 m² (331.63 ha, 819.46 acres)

Civil parish

Particles, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Ardpatrick, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardpatrick electoral division: 370 people in 144 households; 93% of households own their home; 16% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygeagoge, Ballynamoloogh, Castleoliver, Laurencetown South, Moneen, Sunville Lower, Sunville Upper

Placenames

Mortlestown 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.