Rathurd

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathurd, from 195 m² to 417,710 m² (41.77 ha, 103.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 32 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Feb 2022Conditional

  garage extension, fuel store, external deck area and garden shed

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22198

• 20 Oct 2021N/a

  construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, demolition of existing garage/utility and construction of a new single storey extension, together with all associated incidental ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211465

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 Rathurd.

Recorded monuments

• LI013-023 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Rathurd (Ráth Shiuird) Castle described in 1840 as, ‘This castle, which is seated on an eminence, is circular, and is about 30 feet [27.4m] high. It has been converted into a dwelling-house, now (1839) the seat of Mr. John Benson’ (OSNB St. Nicholas Parish, 1554). The 16th century Desmond Survey recorded that John Browne of Knockmonye possessed in the barony of Clanwilliam the 'The vill castle and land of Rathtewer in the parish of Lymerick in Clanwilliam now or late in the tenure or occupation of said John Browne; containing 2 carucates or quarters worth yearly. Memorandum: a third part of said vill and land formerly belonged to FitzSimonds and was subject to a yearly rent of £1 payable to the mayor bailiffs and inhabitants of Limerick city. John Browne bought said third part so that the vill of Rathtewer aforesaid totally belongs to him' (Murphy 2013, 131). Westropp (1906-07, 88) recorded the following details about Rathurd Castle; 'The ancient Rathsuird, or Rathardasuird (Book of Rights). Rathsyward was a parish 1253 to 1418 ("Churches," No. 32). In 1583 J. Browne, C[astle]. of Rathwerde, well repaired, with an iron door, balne [LI013-023001-], pigeon-house, [LI013-023002-] and other buildings (Des. R., 67b. See Peyton, p. 233). 1589 C[astle]. granted to Rob. Anstey (Fi., 5363). 1600 Held by N. Stritch (Inq. Ex., 11, Chan., 9a). 1606 N. Bourke and Ph. Field held in fee the entire C[astle]. of Rathuird, fishery, &c. (Inq. Chan. Car. I., 231). 1655 The lands held by N. and Jas. Bourke and Barth. Stacpoll (C.S., xxix., p. 36). 1666 Grant to Capt. J. Friend (Act Sett.) and N. Rathurd to Capt. Winckworth. Fabric. - A round C[astle], square inside, 20½ [6.25m] feet internally, with four stories, the third floor being vaulted. It is about 35 feet [10.66m] high, the walls 13 feet [4m] thick at greatest mass. A nearly levelled rath [LI013-144----] lies 30 yards [27m] to north-west (O.S.L., 8, p. 160)'. Rathurd Castle is depicted as a T-shaped or L-shaped house with chimneystack rising above roofline on the 17th century Down Survey map of South Liberties barony (Hib. Reg.). Castle shown as a two storey high house with gable ended chimney stack on the Down Survey map of the parish of St Michaels and St Nicholas (NLI, MS. 718). The terrier of this parish map recorded that 'there Standes a Castle with an orchard on North Ratehurd' (ibid.). Donnelly (1999, 31) recorded that Rathurd Castle was the only circular-shaped tower house in County Limerick . Circular castle described by Salter (2004, 94) as follows; 'This 10.5m high circular tower adjoining a farmhouse contains four storeys of rooms 6m square with the third level vaulted'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 November 2020

• LI013-023001 Bawn
  Description

  Rathurd (Ráth Shiuird) Castle (LI013-023001-) bawn and dovecote (LI013-023002-) described by Westropp (1906-07, 88) as; 'In 1583 J[ames]. Browne, C[astle]. of Rathwerde, well repaired, with an iron door, balne [bawn], pigeon-house [LI013-023002-], and other buildings (Des. R., 67b. See Peyton, p. 233). 1589 C[astle]. granted to Rob. Anstey (Fi., 5363)'. Castle shown as a two storey high house with gable ended chimney stack on the Down Survey map of the parish of St Michaels and St Nicholas (NLI, MS. 718). The terrier of this parish map recorded that 'there Standes a Castle with an orchard on North Ratehurd' (ibid.). The precise location of the bawn wall has not been identified, the present farmyard probably stands on site of bawn. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 November 2020

• LI013-023002 Dovecote
  Description

  Rathurd (Ráth Shiuird) Castle (LI013-023001-), bawn (LI013-023001-) and dovecote described by Westropp (1906-07, 88) as; 'In 1583 J[ames]. Browne, C[astle]. of Rathwerde, well repaired, with an iron door, balne [bawn], pigeon-house [LI013-023002-], and other buildings (Des. R., 67b. See Peyton, p. 233). 1589 C[astle]. granted to Rob. Anstey (Fi., 5363)'. Castle shown as a two storey high house with gable ended chimney stack on the Down Survey map of the parish of St Michaels and St Nicholas (NLI, MS. 718). The terrier of this parish map recorded that 'there Standes a Castle with an orchard on North Ratehurd' (ibid.). The precise location of the dovecote in the vicinity of Rathurd Castle has not been identified. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 November 2020

• LI013-144 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a NW-facing slope of a small hillock in undulating pasture, c. 80m NNW of Rathurd Castle (LI013-023----). There are good views to E, W and N. A semi-circular area (54m N-S) is defined from N through E to S by the remains of a levelled bank (int. H 0.1m; Wth. 2.6m; ext. H 0.2m). According to the Ordnance Survey Letters 'there is an old fort now nearly level with the ground about 30 yards NW of (Rathurd Castle)'; this may be the 'fort' referred to. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 13 June 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

Landslides

Susceptibility 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_974 (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 Rathurd with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Rathurd · Ráth Shiuird

Area

763,965 m² (76.4 ha, 188.78 acres)

Civil parish

St. Nicholas', and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Limerick South Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Limerick South Rural electoral division: 2,215 people in 721 households; 82% of households own their home; 64% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballysheedy East, Banemore, Bohereen, Rathbane South, Rathurd, Rossbrien

Placenames

Rathurd 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.