Nicker

59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Nicker, from 16 m² to 141,424 m² (14.14 ha, 34.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 16 Feb 2026Conditional

  alterations to single storey extension granted under previous planning reference 22/985, to provide an alternate floor plan, new elevation and altering the roof from pitched slate to a flat aluclad zing style, with extended cantilevered canopy over the front door along with all necessary ancillary site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2637

• 20 Oct 2023Conditional

  the construction of a new vehicular access to the side of our dwelling for the purpose of off-street parking

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360770

• 15 Jul 2022Refused

  a painting of a mural on the gable wall of the dwellinghouse

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22784

• 24 Feb 2021Conditional

  the construction of an extension and to carry out minor elevational modifications to existing dwelling house including all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21212

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 Nicker.

Recorded monuments

• LI024-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a NE-facing slope. Oval area (23m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by partially levelled earthen bank (Wth 6.35m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1.25m) with external fosse (Wth 7.85m; D 0.4m) best preserved NNW-E and SW-WSW, and faint trace of outer bank (L c. 5m; Wth 3.85m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.25m) at WSW. Fosse is waterlogged in places. Interior is level and under grass. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 6 December 2013

• LI024-020 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope, c. 50m W of a townland boundary with Garrane More. Depicted as a rectangular -shaped field (approx. dims. 45m N-S x 38m E-W) and not as an antiquity on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown as a sub-rectangular-shhaped field on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Described by O’Dwyer (1959, 75) as a ‘slightly raised area surrounded by a low bank’. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a raised, roughly D-shaped area (36m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by a low, levelled scarp (Wth 0.85m; H 0.25m), and fosse (overall Wth 2.45m; basal Wth 0.8m; D 0.15m) from ENE-E-S-SW and an outer bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.85m) with possible causewayed entrance at ENE. The enclosing bank is incorporated into field boundary along the W-side where there is a breach (Wth 7m) used as a modern gateway at N-end of W-side. The interior is generally level. Monument is visible as a subrectangular-shaped cropmark (47m N-S; 45m E-W) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 18/11/2018 and a sketch plan which was measured and drawn by the ASI in 2008. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 September 2020

• LI024-043 Enclosure
  Description

  On the N-facing slope of Knockseeefin, in rough upland pasture, 45m NW of a townland boundary with Glen. Enclosure (LI024-156----) lies 190m to SW, hilltop mound (LI024-012----) 97m to N, mass-rock (LI024-157---) 65m to NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a hexagonal-shaped field (60m ENE-SWS; 38m NNW-SSE) open to WSW, bisected by a townland boundary running NNW-SSE. Not depicted as an antiquity on this map and not depicted on any subsequent OSi map. Monument described by O’Dwyer (1959, 78) as following; 'This platform structure is cut through the centre by a modern field fence and the portion of the site to the E of this is so much damaged that the edge of the platform and the ditch outside are hardly discernable. West of the fence there are some indications that the platform had a bank at its edge, and perhaps a slight counter-scarp bank outside the ditch. The original diameter of the platform seems to have been about 70'(21m)'. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as no surface remains visible. Monument is visible as a broad suboval-shaped cropmark on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-201, and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached profile drawn by O’Dwyer in 1959 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 September 2020

• LI024-046 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In upland pasture, on an E-facing slope of Knockseefin Hill. No surface remains visible of levelled castle. Annotated '(Site of) Nicker Castle' on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Large quarry with sheer ivy covered cliff-face at W-side. Entrance to quarry at E. Large quarry area immediately N and E of castle site depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Site of castle probably destroyed by post-1700 quarry. Westropp (1906-7, 106) recorded the following about Nicker (An Coinicéar/rabbit warren) Castle site which he was very doubtful about; 'A very doubtful site; foundations said to be a C[astle]. in 1840, but without any support from the maps, Surveys, or Records, so full in other cases'. Nicker Castle site described in 1840 as, 'the site of an old Castle is pointed out at the small Village of Nicker in the townland of the same name on a rocky and rising ground. This castle is said to have belonged to Mc Brien of Coonagh. Not a vestige of it now remains'[ (O'Flanagan 1929, 41). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 December 2020

• LI024-116 Enclosure
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, with forestry to N and S, on the floodplain of the Dead River and the Mulkear River which are 530m and 655m to N respectively. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified as an oval-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 139: AP 4/3722). Monument is visible as a suboval-shaped cropmark (approx. dims. 27m NE-SW x 17m NW-SE) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and is not visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-127 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In rough wet pasture, 30m SE of a stream. Ring-barrows (LI024-273/274----) lie 200m to ENE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified as a circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 130: AP 4/3721). Monument is visible as a circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 10m) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-273 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In low-lying, rough, wet pasture, 35m W of a stream and 160m SE of a townland boundary with Lisheen. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrow (LI024-274----) lies 10m to S. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 273: AP 4/3723). Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012 or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, however it is visible as a faint circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 8m) on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 October 2020

• LI024-274 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In low-lying, rough, wet pasture, 35m W of a stream and 145m WNW of a townland boundary with Garrane More. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrow (LI024-273----) lies 10m to N. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 274: AP 4/3723). Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012 or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, however it is visible as a faint circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 8m) on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 October 2020

• LI024-300 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On a NW-facing slope, in improved pasture, 15m to SE of a townland boundary with Bunavie. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Abutting outer fosse of enclosure (LI024-015----) at SW. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a low profile, circular-shaped area (1.9m N-S; 1.2m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.05m) and the remains of an outer bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.05m; ext. H 1.3m). Monument is visible as a faint, roughly circular-shaped cropmark on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 15 October 2020

Architectural heritage

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, having one-bay two-storey return to rear (south) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins and plinth course. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed openings to rear elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Round-headed opening with render voussoirs and glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Multiple-bay single-storey outbuildings to west having pitched corrugated-iron roofs and rendered walls. Pair of rendered square-profile piers to north with single-leaf cast-iron gate and rendered boundary walls having render copings terminating in second pair of piers.

• Post box, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box, erected c. 1890, with VR insignia cast in relief. Manufacturer's name on base of box: ' W.T. Allen & Co. London'.

• Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, church/chapel, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, built c. 1820, comprising gable-fronted double-height nave having square-plan four-stage bell tower to east elevation. Single-bay transepts, entry porch to south elevation, single-storey flat-roofed aisle extensions and gabled end bays to south and north elevations, single-bay lower gabled chancel to west elevation and flat-roofed sacristy extensions to north and south of chancel. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron ridge crestings, limestone copings and finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course. Flat roofs to sacristy and aisles extensions. Rendered walls having render plinth course, render stringcourse to north, south and east elevations of nave extensions and gabled end bays. Eaves course and stringcourse to aisles. Oculus recesses containing painted quatrefoil motifs to fourth stage of tower. Recessed panels to second stage. Paired pointed arch openings to nave and east elevation of transepts with render sills, render hoodmoulding course and stained glass windows. Pointed arch openings to ground floor of east elevation of nave and sacristy to north of chancel, having render sills, render hoodmouldings and stained glass windows. Paired pointed arch openings with render sills, hoodmouldings and stained glass windows to west elevation of transepts, chancel and north and south elevations of chancel. Pointed arch openings to north and south elevations transepts and east elevation of nave having paired trefoil-headed openings with quatrefoil overhead, tooled limestone mullions, render hoodmouldings and stained glass windows. Oculus opening to west elevation of chancel having render hoodmoulding, limestone crossed mullions and stained glass windows. Paired pointed arch openings to third stage of tower with render surrounds and timber fittings. Cruciform openings to upper second stage of tower. Square-headed openings to lower stage. Pointed arch opening to east elevation having render surround and double-leaf timber battened door. Pointed arch openings to south elevation of entry porch and north elevation of tower with hoodmouldings and double-leaf timber battened doors. Pointed arch opening to east elevation of north transept having render hoodmoulding and double-leaf timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrances. Pointed arch opening to west elevation of sacristy with render hoodmoulding and timber panelled door having overlight. Render step to entrance. Pointed arch opening to east elevation of south transept with render hoodmoulding and double-leaf timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance, having rendered and cast-iron hand rails. Interior retains timber pews flanking, rendered octagonal-profile columns supporting pointed arches separating central section from side aisles. Timber gallery to rear of church. Side altars in front of side aisles. Arch brace trusses having to ceiling. Grotto and stations of the cross incorporated into hillside to rear of church. Pair of square-profile cut limestone piers flanking double-leaf cast-iron gate, with adjoining boundary wall having limestone copings and stone cladding to east of building.

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 20 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1217 (ZIP).

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

Name

Nicker · An Coinicéar

Area

788,744 m² (78.87 ha, 194.9 acres)

Civil parish

Dromkeen, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Grean, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Grean electoral division: 1,548 people in 533 households; 82% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyvoneen, Bunavie, Dromeenboy, Garrane More, Glen, Gortnanuv, Lackanascarry, Lisheen, Moymore, Pallashill

Placenames

Nicker 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.