Raheen

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Raheen, from 250 m² to 205,717 m² (20.57 ha, 50.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Raheen 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.

• 21 May 2026Refused

  the refurbishment of the existing derelict farmhouse as a family flat, the restoration of two existing agricultural sheds, the demolition of an existing agricultural shed, the construction of a part two storey, part single storey house, the construction of a stable block, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, alterations to existing entrance, a new entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 2660568

• 5 Sept 2025Conditional

  the demolition of existing outbuildings to the side of existing dwelling house & for the construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560894

• 25 Apr 2025Refused

  Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. 19/794: a new two storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 257011

• 18 Aug 2023Conditional

  the construction of 2 number Hurling Walls with associated Lighting, relocation of existing carparking spaces to facilitate the construction of the hurling walls, provision of revised carking layout with associated lighting within the existing grounds together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360595

• 15 Feb 2023Conditional

  the change of use of part of existing clubroom for use as Pre-school Childcare services between the hours of 8.45am to 3pm - Monday to Friday together with all associated site works at South Liberties GAA Club, Dooley Park, Raheen, Ballyneety, Co. Limerick, V94 7P65. The permitted existing use of the building as a GAA clubroom shall remain unaffected outside of these hours

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360067

• 9 Feb 2023N/a

  the change of use of part of existing clubroom for use as Pre-school Childcare services between the hours of 8.45am to 3pm - Monday to Friday together with all associated site works at South Liberties GAA Club, Dooley Park, Raheen, Ballyneety, Co. Limerick, V94 7P65. The permitted existing use of the building as a GAA clubroom shall remain unaffected outside of these hours

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360058

• 1 Feb 2023Conditional

  for the change of house type under previously permitted governing planning permission reference number 20-996 together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360042

• 1 Feb 2023N/a

  for the change of house type under previously permitted governing planning permission reference number 20-996 together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360041

• 21 Dec 2022Conditional

  the installation of lighting to the walking track consisting of 24 no. luminaries on 6m high standards

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221375

• 14 Dec 2022Conditional

  the erection of two dugouts at the main playing pitch

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 221339

• 22 Dec 2021N/a

  the installation of lighting to their walking track consisting of 26no. luminaries on 6m high standards

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211806

• 20 Jul 2021Conditional

  construction of a slatted agricultural livestock unit, silage pits and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211034

• 31 May 2021Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance off private driveway, dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21756

• 1 Mar 2021Conditional

  a two storey dwelling and entrance to include garage, installation of effluent treatment system and upgrade/improvement works of existing access lane and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21232

• 23 Dec 2020N/a

  change of use from clubroom to pre-school

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 201425

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201418

• 6 Oct 2020Conditional

  construction of a new two storey house complete with an effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20996

• 23 Jul 2020Refused

  two dormer style dwelling houses on two separate sites to include installation of individual effluent treatment systems and vehicular entrances, connection to existing water supply, upgrade of existing lane and planning permission for the demolition of existing derelict dwelling and all associated site development works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 20701

• 28 Feb 2020Conditional

  the installation of an additional 3m high netting to the rear of the east goals

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 20174

• 20 Dec 2019N/a

  the installation of an additional 3m high netting to the rear of the east goals

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 191273

• 1 Oct 2019Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19969

• 9 Aug 2019Conditional

  a new two storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 19794

• 30 Nov 2018Conditional

  demolition of existing extension and the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of existing house, internal modifications and external alterations of existing house, new domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter, site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181159

• 26 May 2017Conditional

  construction of a two storey detached dwelling, single storey garage, entrance, driveway & proprietary waste water treatment system with associated disposal area

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17477

• 18 Apr 2017N/a

  construction of a two storey detached dwelling, single storey garage, entrance, driveway and proprietary waste water treatment system with associated disposal area

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 17327

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 Raheen.

Recorded monuments

• LI013-101001 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated on high ground adjacent to a tower house (LI013-101006-) and bawn (LI013-101006-), and c. 50m W of a medieval church and graveyard (LI013-101004/-005-). The bawn of the tower house may have been an earlier ringfort or Anglo-Norman ringwork (LI013-101002-). Several banks and walls are visible to N and S of the tower house and bawn. Fanning and O' Brien (1973-74, 31) suggested that these earthworks may represent 'medieval rural settlement of Anglo-Norman character'. The earthworks are confined to a single field in the area immediately N and S of the castle. However the area to the S of the tower house and bawn appears to be an area of rock outcrop which has been partially quarried with no evidence of any house sites in this area of outcrop. In the area immediately N of the castle there are the remains of a sunken earthwork (approx. dims. L 27m; Wth 4m) running NW-SE which appears to be the remains of a medieval roadway running towards the castle and church. The hollow way is clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph where it is shown 25m N of the castle and bawn. Immediately S of this possible roadway are the remains of a rectangular area defined by an earthen bank which may represent the remains of a small medieval field or paddock possibly associated with medieval settlement. In this area rock outcrop protrudes above the surface of the ground with evidence of some quarrying in this area as well. No clear evidence for any house sites in this area. See attached plan of castle and earthworks taken from Fanning and O'Brien 1973-4. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2018

• LI013-101002 Castle - ringwork
  Description

  Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside with rock outcropping that has been quarried into located immediately to N and S. Medieval ruins of Cahervally Church (LI013-101004-) and graveyard (LI013-101004-) 50m to ENE. Only the grass-covered wall footings of a tower house (LI013-101003-) survives standing on the NE corner of a raised circular shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 36m N-S; 33.6m E-W; H 1.7m) which served as the bawn of the castle. It is uncertain whether the enclosure predates the tower house and was originally built as a ringfort or possibly an Anglo-Norman ringwork (LI013-101002-) which was then reused as the bawn of the tower house by the construction of a wall running along the edge of the enclosure. The grass-covered wall footings of this bawn wall running around the edge of the enclosure are visible today. Alternatively the enclosure could be contemporaneous with the construction of the tower house and bawn. Westropp (1906-7, 89) recorded the following about Cahervally or Rahin/Raheen Castle; 'Marked. 1336 Rathendessy (de Rupefort's Rental). 1583 W ne Boyle, C. of Rahen, and J. O'Kahisse, the site of an "old very ruinous C. called Rahin" (Des. R., 37f, 71). 1586 John Bradagh O'Kahysse held Raphin or Rathyn (Peyton, 214). 1623 Cahervahilly, by W. Roche (Inq/Chan. Car. I.,14). 1655 C. shown (D.S.A., 8). James II. created Dom. Roche, f. Jordan (Mayor of Limerick, 1691), Viscount of Cahiravahalla, and restored him the family estates. From Roche descended Sir Boyle Roche, of oratorical fame. Fabric - Foundations in a fort behind the church'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2018

• LI013-101003 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Medieval ruins of Cahervally Church (LI013-101004-) and graveyard (LI013-101004-) 50m to ENE. Only the grass-covered wall footings (H 0.3m) of a tower house (approx. int. dims. 7.95m N-S x 7.6m E-W; wall T 1m) survives standing on the NE corner of a roughly circular shaped earthwork which served as the bawn (LI013-101003-) of Cahervally castle. Low wall footings of an internal cross-wall possibly for a lobby area is visible 2.5m N of the S wall. It is uncertain whether the circular-shaped earthwork predates the tower house and was originally built as a ringfort or possibly an Anglo-Norman ringwork (LI013-101002-) which was then reused as the bawn of the tower house by the construction of a wall running along the edge of the enclosure. The grass-covered wall footings of this bawn wall running around the edge of the enclosure are visible today. Alternatively the enclosure could be contemporaneous with the construction of the tower house and bawn. Westropp (1906-7, 89) recorded the following about Cahervally or Rahin/Raheen Castle; 'Marked. 1336 Rathendessy (de Rupefort's Rental). 1583 W ne Boyle, C. of Rahen, and J. O'Kahisse, the site of an "old very ruinous C. called Rahin" (Des. R., 37f, 71). 1586 John Bradagh O'Kahysse held Raphin or Rathyn (Peyton, 214). 1623 Cahervahilly, by W. Roche (Inq/Chan. Car. I.,14). 1655 C. shown (D.S.A., 8). James II. created Dom. Roche, f. Jordan (Mayor of Limerick, 1691), Viscount of Cahiravahalla, and restored him the family estates. From Roche descended Sir Boyle Roche, of oratorical fame. Fabric - Foundations in a fort behind the church'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2018

• LI013-101004 Church
  Description

  Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Raheen Castle (LI013-101-003-) and bawn (LI013-101006) located 70m to WSW. Poorly preserved remains of the medieval church (ext. dims. 8m N-S x 19.85m E-W; wall T 0.7-0.8m) of Cahervally stands in the N quadrant of a rectangular shaped graveyard (LI013-101005-). The S wall of the church is the best preserved standing to a max. external height of 2.1m, elsewhere only the lower wall courses (H 0.4m) mark the outline of the church. A post-1700 mausoleum has been built against the external face of the S wall adjacent to the SE angle of the church. The construction of this tomb resulted in the blocking up of a wall cupboard or aumbry (H 0.5m x Wth 0.5m) in the S wall close to the SE angle with blocked single light window to W of aumbry. The W splay of a broken out window is also visible a short distance to the W of the blocked window. A possible doorway now visible as a gap in the low N wall is located off centre to W close to the NW angle of the church. The interior of the church contains several memorials of post-1700 date. Westropp (1904-5, 373) gives the following details on Caheravally Church; 'Caheravally (13). A parish in Pubblebrian. Cahirdubaulig, 1201; Kathirdufauli, 1204. John Pincerna granted the churches of St. Matthew, of Catherbathelach and Dronchyn to augment the prebend of Thomas de Kerdiff, c. 1260 (B.B.L., p. 105); Richard Wodeford claimed Catherybahely from Patrick le Myneter, 1290-96 (Plea R., 31 of xxv Ed. I., p. 12, &c.); Cahirivalaha dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle (21 Dec), 1410 ; Cahir Iuahally, 1655 (Petty, map 66); Cathair Ui Bachalla, "Fort of the O'Boughils" (O'Donovan). Fabric - The old church is in Raheen. It is 60 feet [18.2m] by 21½ feet [6.4m]; the walls 9 feet [2.7m] high, 2 feet 9 inches [0.83m] thick; only portions of the ends and north side stood, 1840. There were traces of a fort (LI013-101002-) and castle (LI013-101003-) on the higher ground near it'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2018

• LI013-101005 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on high ground with good views towards Knockea Hill to E and S. Raheen Castle (LI013-101003-) and bawn (LI013-101006-) 50m to WSW. Poorly preserved medieval church ruins (LI013-101004- ) in N quadrant of graveyard. Present remains consists of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. c. 63m E-W; 50m N-S) enclosed by a post-1700 wall with entrance gate in centre of W wall with stile located at N and S ends of W wall. A second entrance gate is located in E wall located off centre to N. Graveyard still in use with memorials dating from the 18th century to present day. Large Hunt family mausoleum located in NE quadrant of graveyard with second l Hunt family mausoleum built up against the external face of the S wall of the church adjacent to the SE angle. In 1997 pre-development archaeological testing carried out by Brian Hodkinson under licence No. 97E0012 in the field immediately north of Raheen churchyard revealed four inhumations with an east-west orientation in three of the six trenches opened. The area with burials extends to c. 10m north of the churchyard wall and it is assumed that there are further burials in the areas between the trial-trenches. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2018

• LI013-101006 Bawn
  Description

  Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside with rock outcropping that has been quarried into located immediately to N and S. Medieval ruins of Cahervally Church (LI013-101004-) and graveyard (LI013-101004-) 50m to ENE. Only the grass-covered wall footings of a tower house (LI013-101003-) survives standing on the NE corner of a raised circular shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 36m N-S; 33.6m E-W; H 1.7m) which served as the bawn of the castle. There is a gap at N (Wth. 2.7m) which may represent an entrance feature. It is uncertain whether the enclosure predates the tower house and was originally built as a ringfort or possibly an Anglo-Norman ringwork (LI013-101002-) which was then reused as the bawn of the tower house by the construction of a wall running along the edge of the enclosure. The grass-covered wall footings (H 0.4m) of this bawn wall running around the edge of the enclosure are visible today. Alternatively the enclosure could be contemporaneous with the construction of the tower house and bawn. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 October 2018

• LI013-195 Mound
  Description

  Located in low-lying, well-drained, flat pasture, c. 12m W of a tributary of the Ballyclogh River. Sub-oval area (14m E-W; 8m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.15m; Wth. 2.2m). A hawthorn tree grows at the S edge of the mound.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Raheen.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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_977 (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 Raheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Raheen · An Ráithín

Area

1,476,246 m² (147.62 ha, 364.79 acres)

Civil parish

Caheravally, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Roxborough, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Roxborough electoral division: 1,580 people in 542 households; 93% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boherload, Friarstown, Friarstown North, Lickadoon, Oatlands, Parkroe, Toberyquin

Placenames

Raheen 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.