Rathjordan

113 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathjordan, from 18 m² to 475,426 m² (47.54 ha, 117.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Rathjordan 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.

• 18 May 2023Conditional

  the construction of two new dormer windows and one new rooflight to the front of the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360332

• 9 Nov 2022Conditional

  the construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221194

• 27 May 2020Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension to the side of the dwelling and retention of extension at the rear and first floor dormer over and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20424

• 30 Nov 2018Conditional

  a new dwelling, wastewater treatment system, entrance and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 181164

• 6 Jul 2018Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension to north and south gables of existing house and to erect a steeltech garden shed to rear of house

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18692

• 28 Feb 2018Conditional

  a single storey extension to the south of the property wit a floor area of 35.6 sq. m and a single storey extension to the north of the property with a floor area of 58.7 sq. m

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 18175

• 9 Feb 2018Conditional

  an extension to existing domestic garage, the retention of 2 no. storage sheds and the retention of an entrance including all ancillary site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 18105

• 24 Nov 2017Conditional

  change of use of music studio to living accommodation, a link corridor, renovation and modification to existing sun room, construction of external chimney from proposed stove in sun room together with associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 171091

• 12 May 2017Conditional

  construction of a domestic garage including all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17425

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 Rathjordan.

Recorded monuments

• LI023-092001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle WSW-facing slope of a low rise. Circular area (5.65m N-S; 5.5m E-W) defined by fosse (max. basal Wth 1m; max. overall Wth 2.5m; D 0.15m) with an external bank (max. Wth 4.2m; max. int. H 0.2m; max. ext. H 0.3m) WNW-WSW. Dished interior may indicate excavation in antiquity. According to local information, an 'earthen cup' was found in one of the four barrows in this field. Barrow (LI023-092002-) is c. 45m to NE and barrows (LI023-092003- and LI023-092004-) c. 55m and c. 90m to SE respectively. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-092002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In level pasture, on top of low lying natural rise. Circular area (8.9m N-S; 7.4m E-W; D 0.15m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 4.85m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m), with external fosse (basal Wth 0.9m; overall Wth 3.75m; D 0.05m) and counter-scarp bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.1m) WSW-WNW. Lazy beds (long-axis NNE-SSW) cut across the field, but respect monument. Dished interior may indicate excavation in antiquity. According to local information, an 'earthen cup' was found in one of the four barrows in this field. Ring-barrow (LI023-092001-) is c. 45m to SW and barrows (LI023-092003- and LI023-092004-) c. 50m and c. 150m to S respectively. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-092003 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In level pasture, on top of low lying natural rise. Circular area (6.1m N-S; 6.2m E-W) defined by fosse (basal Wth 0.5m; overall Wth 3.2m; D 0.15m) and external bank (max. Wth 3.25m; max. int. H 0.3m; max. ext. H 0.15m). Gap (Wth 0.8m) at NNE may be entrance. Interior is slightly higher to E, possibly due cattle poaching. Lazy beds (long-axis NNE-SSW) cut across field, but respect monument. Ring-barrow (LI023-092001-) is c. 55m to NW, ring-barrow (LI023-092002-) is c. 50m to N and ring-barrow (LI023-092004-) is c. 100m to S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-092004 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In level pasture, on top of low lying natural rise. Circular area (7.8m NE-SW; c. 6.5m NW-SE) defined by shallow fosse (max. total Wth 2.7m; max. basal Wth 0.5m; D 0.1m), with traces of an external bank (basal Wth 2.25; overall Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m) NW-SW. Monument truncated by lazy beds (long-axis c. N-S) and is levelled in W-sector. Ring-barrow (LI023-092001-) is c. 90m to NW, ring-barrow (LI023-092002-) is c. 150m to N and ring-barrow (LI023-092003-) is c. 100m to N. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-094 Moated site
  Description

  In level pasture, between stream to W and road to E. No visible surface trace of monument depicted as embanked rectangular enclosure (c. 60m E-W; c. 40m N-S) on 1928 OS six-inch map. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-095 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope. The monument, depicted as an embanked circular enclosure on 1928 OS map, has been levelled but is still apparent as a circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by remains of levelled bank reduced to a scarp (Wth 3m; H 0.4m) that is reduced lower SW-N. Trace of fosse (total Wth 6.95m; basal Wth 1.25m; D 0.15) at E-N. Interior slopes down to W and levels off at W-side. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-096 Crannog
  Description

  In improved, level pasture, in flood plain of the Camoge River. Low, oval mound (21m NE-SW; 12m NW-SE) defined by remains of levelled bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m) NNE-NE and scarp (Wth 3.5m; H 0.35m) NE-NNE. Interior uneven on surface with shallow circular depression (c. diam. 5m; Dth 0.15m) at SW. Well and pump house to ENE and wide land-drain to S. This monument was excavated by Ó Riordain (1946-7) in 1946; he found 'an artificial island made by laying down a stone layer over a foundation of peat, brushwood and timbers ... the foundation layer being about eleven meters and the stone layer eight meters in diameter ... a fragment of Beaker pottery found in a hearth shows the date of the crannóg cannot be later than Early Bronze Age times' (Ó Riordain 1965, 51). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-097 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Only NE quadrant of monumet depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on OS 25-inch map has not been levelled. This consists of roughly wedge-shaped area (24m N-S; 23.5m E-W) defined by arc of fosse (basal Wth 3.5m; overall Wth 6.75m; D 0.2m) NNE-E. This is truncated by public road at W, by field boundary at S and by farm trackway at E. Topsoil clearance mounds run along interior flanking field boundary. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

• LI023-098001 Church
  Description

  Within N-side of a graveyard (LI023-098002-) that is covered by vegetation. Site of church is now a slightly higher area of stony ground. This was parish church of Rathjordan (Westropp 1904-5, 443). Holy well (LI023-108----) c. 200m to WSW. Site of levelled church described in 1840 as 'scarcely a stone of the foundation can now be traced' (OSL). The church site is described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as 'a small ruin in its centre, nearly level with the ground' (OSNB 1840, 1440). Westropp (1904-5, 443) recorded the following details on Rathjordan; ‘Rathjordan, in Wethney and Natherlach deaneries, 1302; Rathjourdan, in Kylkyllane parish, 1586 (Peyton, p. 27); Rathsherdan, in Owney deanery, 1615 a, or Caherkynlis deanery, 1615 b (Map, 1657, D.S. (A), 21); Site - The building levelled; the Well of St. John the Baptist, Tober Eoin Baiste, near it'. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019

• LI023-098002 Graveyard
  Description

  Within farmyard complex. Rectangular area (26m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by stone wall (T 0.4m; H 1.5m) with vertical coping. Two stiles have been inserted into S-end of E-wall. Interior has uneven surface and is covered by scrup overgrown. Slatted tank currently under construction c. 13.75m to S, dumped topsoil mounds from recent construction to N and E and sheds abutting to W. Site of parish church of Rathjordan (LI023-098001-) at N end and holy well (LI023-108----) c. 200m to WSW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 20 November 2013

• LI023-108 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In pasture, on a steep W-facing slope. No visible surface trace of well that, according to local information, was removed and its source tapped- a pump-house and water trough now stand at this location. Holy Well described in 1840 as a 'spring well, about 3 feet [0.9m] wide. It is held sacred by the natives, and stations are performed at it on the eves of Sundays, also on the anniversary of the Saint, the 24th June. There is, however, no pattern held at it' (OSNB, 1440). Described by Ó Danachair (1955, 202) as 'a small well, now dry … no devotions now, but it used to be visited on Saturdays and on 24th June.' Church and graveyard (LI023-098001- and LI023-098002-) c. 200m to ENE. The following folklore was recorded from Ballinard National School about St. John's Well; 'St. John's Well is on the same farm as the Mass-bush. It is said that the water in it is a cure for sore eyes. There is a bush growing over the well and one time a man cut it and brought it home but it would not burn. It filled the house with smoke so he took it back and it is there to the present day' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 039; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922070/4849745/4947891?ChapterID=4922070). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00326 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17041 and F025.21.00328 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24539. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 30 September 2020

• LI023-219 Enclosure
  Description

  On low-lying, improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses. A watercourse lies 25m to NW and 65m to S. Ring-barrow (LI023-338----) lies 135m to WSW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a pennanular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 150: AP 4/3662). Monument is visible as a roughly oval-shaped enclosure (35m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006 and on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, however is not visible on the Google Earth orthoimage taken 26/08/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages 05/04/2006 and 26/08/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 150. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 September 2020

• LI023-222001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On low-lying, improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses. A watercourse lies 55m to N. Ring-barrow (LI023-222002-) conjoins to SE and ring-barrow (LI023-222003-) lies 13m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a small circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 15201: AP 4/3662). Monument is visible as a circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 14m) on OSi orthoimage 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006, although is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages 05/04/2006 and 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 15201. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 8 September 2020

• LI023-222002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On low-lying, improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses. A watercourse lies 65m to N. Ring-barrows (LI023-222001-/003-) conjoin to NW and NE, respectively. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a small circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 15202: AP 4/3662). Monument is visible as a faint oval-shaped cropmark (14m NE-SW; 11m NW-SE) on OSi orthoimage 2005-2012, although is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 15202. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 8 September 2020

• LI023-222003 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On low-lying, improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses. A watercourse lies 55m to N. Ring-barrow (LI023-222002-) conjoins to SW and ring-barrow (LI023-222001-) lies 13m to W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a small circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 15203: AP 4/3662). Monument is visible as a faint circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 13m) on OSi orthoimage 2005-2012, although is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 15203. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 8 September 2020

• LI023-223 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On low-lying, improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses. A roadway lies 10m to W and a watercourse lies 25m to NE. A cluster of three ring-barrows (LI023-222001-/002-/003-) lie 300m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 151: AP 4/3662). Monument is visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 35m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 151. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 8 September 2020

• LI023-232 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On flat pasture 40m S of the crest of a ridge above a shallow valley with good views in all directions. The site is located 315m W of the townland boundary with Galgoola and 480m SE of a ring-barrow (LI023-223----). The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 153; AP 4/3662) as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 20m). It appears to have been levelled as there are no surface remains visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing ring-barrow labelled Bruff 153 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 31 August 2020

• LI023-235 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On flat pasture. The site is located 125m S of the townland boundary with Ballysallagh, 260m SW of St John the Baptist’s Well (LI023-108----) and 440m SW of the medieval church and graveyard at Rathjordan (LI023-098001/2-). The enclosure is not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 127; AP 4/3660) as a circular enclosure defined by a fosse (ext. diam. c. 30m). No surface remains visible today on the most recent Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing enclosure labelled Bruff 127 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 31 August 2020

• LI023-337 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved, low-lying pasture, 10m S of a watercourse and 550m S of a townland boundary with Doonvullen Upper. Ring-barrows (LI023-222001-/02-/03-) lie 40m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. The enclosure identified by Bruff may be associated with a well annotated ‘Tobernashesree’, to the immediate NW. Identified as a faint, yet substantial circular-shaped cropmark (approx. diam. 70m) by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 273: AP 4/3661). Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/04/2006 and 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages 05/05/2006 and 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 273. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 September 2020

• LI023-338 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In improved, low-lying pasture, 55m N of a watercourse and 400m S of a townland boundary with Doonvullen Upper. Ring-barrows (LI023-222001-/02-/03-) lie 105m to S and enclosure (LI023-219----) lies 135m to ENE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a small oval-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 274: AP 4/3661). Monument is visible as an oval-shaped cropmark (11m E-W; 10m N-S) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 274. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 September 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathjordan.

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

Name

Rathjordan · Ráth Shiurdáin

Area

3,295,997 m² (329.6 ha, 814.46 acres)

Civil parish

Rathjordan, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Caherelly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Caherelly electoral division: 388 people in 117 households; 90% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinard, Ballyhobin, Ballysallagh, Cahercorney, Caherelly East, Cloghaviller, Doonvullen Upper, Galboola, Mountminnett

Placenames

Rathjordan 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.