Oldtown (Bennett)

87 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldtown (Bennett), from 4 m² to 236,703 m² (23.67 ha, 58.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Oldtown (Bennett) 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.

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional

  the alterations & renovations to existing house to include; (a) to construct a two storey extension to the front of the house and minor elevational changes; (b) a two storey rear extension; (c) gable windows to the ground floor of existing house; (d) four velux windows on the existing rear roof; (e) installation of new waste water treatment system and all (f) ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560584

• 16 Apr 2025Conditional

  a dwelling house with an attached garage and an existing septic tank. Planning Permission is also sought to install a percolation area to service the existing septic tank and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 25122

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  an existing private garage / storage shed as constructed. Permission is sought for the installation of a waste water treatment system and decomissioning of an existing old septic tank and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 24300

• 22 Nov 2023Refused

  Detached Structure in Conjunction with Family Home, Consisting of Study / Playroom / Home Office, Store, Boiler Room, Washroom, Corridor Including All Ancillary Works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360858

• 15 Sept 2023N/a

  Detached Structure in Conjunction with Family Home, Consisting of Study / Playroom / Home Office, Store, Boiler Room, Washroom, Corridor Including All Ancillary Works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360681

• 15 Dec 2022Refused

  detached structure in conjunction with family home, consisting of study/play room/home office, store, boiler room, wash room, corridor including all ancillary works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 221349

• 22 Sept 2021Conditional

  the sub-division of an existing residential site and the construction of a dwelling house, garage, waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works, modifications to the existing entrance and reconfiguration of existing secondary entrance yo form a new set-back dual entrance

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211320

• 20 Nov 2020N/a

  construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 201205

• 30 May 2019Conditional

  construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling house, construction of a dormer window to the rear of the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19527

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 Oldtown (Bennett).

Recorded monuments

• LI033-046 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Ó Danachair (1955, 217) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Toberahoundree on 1928 edition of 6-inch map. The well is now defaced by cattle trampling, and no tradition survives, except a very vague one that it was "some sort of blessed well". Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 July 2019

• LI033-047 Moated site
  Description

  Monument described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of a rectangular platform surrounded by a fosse. This is gone on the west and north sides, but is still visible on the east and south. Towards the west end of the south side there is a break in the edge of the rectangle. This may have been the entrance. The fosse is interrupted outside this. The maximum height over the field level is 1' [0.3m] and the rectangle measures overall 110' [33m] north-south by 120' [36m]. Not marked on the O.S. map' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 239). Partial cropmark of levelled monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2020

• LI033-048001 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Barrow described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of a circular platform surrounded by a fosse. Outside the fosse is a slight bank which is broken in four places. These breaks seem to have been caused by the making of drains in the field. But in spite of the drains the fosse remains water-logged. The platform has a height of 1' [0.3m] over the field level and the overall diameter is 204' [62m]. It is in low-lying marshy ground. In the north-west quadrant of the platform is a very well made ring-barrow. This consists of a slight mound around which there is a fosse which is well defined. Outside this there is a very slight continuous bank. The overall diameter is 36' [11m] (O'Kelly 1942-3, 239). Outline of barrow clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2020 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP - 369/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on 10/05/2003.

• LI033-048002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Barrow described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of a circular platform surrounded by a fosse. Outside the fosse is a slight bank which is broken in four places. These breaks seem to have been caused by the making of drains in the field. But in spite of the drains the fosse remains water-logged. The platform has a height of 1' [0.3m] over the field level and the overall diameter is 204' [62m]. It is in low-lying marshy ground. In the north-west quadrant of the platform is a very well made ring-barrow. This consists of a slight mound around which there is a fosse which is well defined. Outside this there is a very slight continuous bank. The overall diameter is 36' [11m] (O'Kelly 1942-3, 239). Outline of barrow clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2020 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP - 369/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on 10/05/2003.

• LI033-140 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved pasture 220m W of a watercourse and immediately S of a local roadway. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 134; AP 5/2028) as an enclosure. Monument visible as an oval-shaped area defined by a fosse on aerial photograph (ASIAP (369) 1) taken 10/05/2003. Faint traces of a cropmark visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Bruff image showing monument labelled Bruff 134 and ASIAP aerial photograph (369)1. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 20 April 2021

• LI033-142 Enclosure
  Description

  In wet pasture, 170m S of the River Mahore and 20m W of possible ditch-barrow (LI033-143----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument visible as rectangular-shaped area, intersected at W by a post-1700 field boundary running N-S, on aerial photograph (ASIAP (364) 8,(369) 7) taken 10/05/2003. Partial cropmark of monument visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (364) 8, (369) 7) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 16 April 2021

• LI033-143 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture, 190m S of the River Mahore and 20m east of possible enclosure (LI033-142----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument visible as small circular-shaped area defined by a fosse on aerial photograph (ASIAP (364) 8,(369) 7) taken 10/05/2003. Trace of circular-shaped cropmark visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (364) 8, (369) 7) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 16 April 2021

• LI033-162 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-176/79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth aerial photograph taken 18/11/2018 at this location. Outline of barrow clearly visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 30 August 2013

• LI033-176 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed poorly drained grassland, ditch-barrow (LI033-162----) 18m to N. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-162/176-79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow intersected at N by possible drainage ditch visible on Google Earth orthoiphoto taken 18/11/2018. Outline of barrow clearly visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 3 December 2021

• LI033-177 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed poorly drained grassland, ditch-barrow (LI033-162----) 7m to S. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-162/176-79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 18/11/2018. Outline of barrow clearly visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 3 December 2021

• LI033-178 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed poorly drained grassland, ditch-barrow (LI033-162----) 9m to W. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-162/176-79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 18/11/2018. Outline of barrow clearly visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 3 December 2021

• LI033-179 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed poorly drained grassland, ditch-barrow (LI033-177----)43m to SSE. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-162/176-79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 18/11/2018. Faint outline of barrow visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 3 December 2021

• LI033-182 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Cropmark of possible ditch-barrow (diam. c. 8m) visible on Google Earth photograph taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 10 January 2022

• LI033-183 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Cropmark of possible ditch-barrow (diam. c. 8m) visible on Google Earth photograph taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 10 January 2022

• LI033-184 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Cropmark of possible ditch-barrow (diam. c. 8m) visible on Google Earth photograph taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 10 January 2022

• LI041-015 Castle - motte
  Description

  Monument described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of a small rectangular mound which is surrounded by a fosse. The latter is gone on the north and east sides but remains on the other two. The top of the mound slopes off from the west to the east end. The maximum height over the fosse-bottom is 5' [1.5m] and it measures 103' [31m] east-west by 90' [27m]. Situated in low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 239). Well preserved monument clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2020

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Oldtown (Bennett).

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

At the centre of the townland of Oldtown (Bennett), about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Oldtown (Bennett).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Oldtown (Bennett) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Oldtown (Bennett) · An Seanbhaile (Bennett)

Area

2,186,044 m² (218.6 ha, 540.18 acres)

Civil parish

Hospital, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Hospital, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,296 people lived in 494 households in the Hospital electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvreena (Co. Tipperary), Ballycurrane (Co. Tipperary), Ballyhone (Co. Tipperary), Ballynaveen (Co. Tipperary), Ballyvistea (Co. Tipperary), Barrysfarm, Castlefarm, Coolalough, Garryncahera, Oldtown (Ryan)

Placenames

Oldtown (Bennett) 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.