# Oldtown (Ryan), Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Hospital, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Seanbhaile (Ryan). - Area (Tailte Éireann): 865,183 m² (86.52 ha, 213.79 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,068 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Hospital, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/hospital.md - Barony: Smallcounty - Electoral division: Hospital, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30972 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121652 - Centre: latitude 52.484289, longitude -8.404891 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldtown (Ryan), from 133 m² to 293,629 m² (29.36 ha, 72.56 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1621956: 293,629 m² (29.36 ha, 72.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1621956.md - Parcel 1621977: 173,183 m² (17.32 ha, 42.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1621977.md - Parcel 1674435: 109,245 m² (10.92 ha, 27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674435.md - Parcel 1619283: 88,933 m² (8.89 ha, 21.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619283.md - Parcel 4858649: 54,772 m² (5.48 ha, 13.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4858649.md - Parcel 1650492: 31,912 m² (3.19 ha, 7.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650492.md - Parcel 1654287: 27,071 m² (2.71 ha, 6.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654287.md - Parcel 1619255: 21,905 m² (2.19 ha, 5.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619255.md - Parcel 1653893: 10,042 m² (1 ha, 2.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653893.md - Parcel 1612386: 9,792 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612386.md - Parcel 1665784: 4,870 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1665784.md - Parcel 1673579: 4,453 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673579.md - Parcel 1597935: 3,396 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597935.md - Parcel 1664605: 3,143 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664605.md - Parcel 3267562: 3,069 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267562.md - Parcel 3719843: 3,067 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3719843.md - Parcel 4440727: 2,971 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4440727.md - Parcel 1622259: 2,474 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622259.md - Parcel 1599974: 2,172 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599974.md - Parcel 1592368: 2,149 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592368.md - Parcel 4858617: 2,056 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4858617.md - Parcel 1593795: 2,044 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1593795.md - Parcel 4642913: 2,000 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4642913.md - Parcel 1624999: 1,695 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624999.md - Parcel 1602151: 1,465 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602151.md - Parcel 1641101: 1,236 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641101.md - Parcel 1596953: 949 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1596953.md - Parcel 4440731: 743 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4440731.md - Parcel 1612304: 186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612304.md - Parcel 3719840: 133 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3719840.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Oldtown (Ryan) 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) 3 applications, newest first. - 6 Dec 2022, Limerick County Council 221305: Conditional. Permission. the construction of 2 no. single storey side extensions to existing dwelling, modifications to the front elevation of the existing dwelling, the new detached domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/221305/0 - 31 Mar 2022, Limerick County Council 22353: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22353/0 - 4 Sept 2020, Limerick County Council 20874: Conditional. Retention. as built dwelling extensions and alterations with attached garage. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/20874/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Oldtown (Ryan). ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI033-157: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI033-157----. In pasture 40m N of a local road that marks the townland boundary with Barrysfarm. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified from an estate map of Oldtown, by Brian Hodkinson in 2008, as a possible standing stone. Annotated 'Rubbing Stone' on 1843 map of 'Oldtown Ryan on the estate of The Right Hon[oura]ble the Earl of Kenmare' (PRONI D4151/S/3; https://www.iar.ie/Archive.shtml?GB 0255 PRONI/D4151). Outline of stone is visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage with details provided by Brian Hodkinson Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 22 April 2021 - LI033-158: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI033-158----. In improved pasture 450m NE of possible standing stone (LI033-157----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified from an estate map of Oldtown, by Brian Hodkinson in 2008, as a possible standing stone. Annotated 'Rubbing Stone' on 1843 map of 'Oldtown Ryan on the estate of The Right Hon[oura]ble the Earl of Kenmare' (PRONI D4151/S/3; https://www.iar.ie/Archive.shtml?GB 0255 PRONI/D4151). Outline of monument is visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick with details provided by Brian Hodkinson Date of upload: 22 April 2021 - LI033-159: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI033-159----. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) is evident on Google Earth and Bing aerial photographs at this location. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 30 August 2013 - LI033-160: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI033-160----. The cropmark of a ringbarrow is evident on Google Earth aerial photograph at this location. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 30 August 2013 - LI033-161: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI033-161----. The cropmark of a ringbarrow is evident on Google Earth aerial photograph at this location. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 30 August 2013 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Oldtown (Ryan). ## 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 Oldtown (Ryan), 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. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Oldtown (Ryan). - 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/oldtown-ryan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/oldtown-ryan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/oldtown-ryan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Oldtown (Ryan) 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) - Castlefarm: https://everytownland.com/limerick/castlefarm.md - Garryncahera: https://everytownland.com/limerick/garryncahera.md - Lodge: https://everytownland.com/limerick/lodge.md - Oldtown (Bennett): https://everytownland.com/limerick/oldtown-bennett.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. --- 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/oldtown-ryan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/oldtown-ryan