# Rawleystown, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Cahercorney, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile an Ráiléigh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,055,984 m² (105.6 ha, 260.94 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,378 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Cahercorney, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/cahercorney.md - Barony: Smallcounty - Electoral division: Cahercorney, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 761 people lived in 260 households in the Cahercorney electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/30871 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121748 - Centre: latitude 52.535151, longitude -8.512575 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rawleystown, from 88 m² to 173,518 m² (17.35 ha, 42.88 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4103713: 173,518 m² (17.35 ha, 42.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4103713.md - Parcel 1611777: 147,039 m² (14.7 ha, 36.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611777.md - Parcel 1592208: 130,525 m² (13.05 ha, 32.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592208.md - Parcel 1626990: 97,742 m² (9.77 ha, 24.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1626990.md - Parcel 1595502: 97,715 m² (9.77 ha, 24.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1595502.md - Parcel 1616773: 94,395 m² (9.44 ha, 23.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616773.md - Parcel 1650770: 90,871 m² (9.09 ha, 22.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650770.md - Parcel 1656149: 57,408 m² (5.74 ha, 14.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656149.md - Parcel 1670657: 55,318 m² (5.53 ha, 13.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670657.md - Parcel 2475693: 27,544 m² (2.75 ha, 6.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2475693.md - Parcel 1597708: 18,592 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1597708.md - Parcel 1647832: 12,701 m² (1.27 ha, 3.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647832.md - Parcel 5462807: 4,336 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5462807.md - Parcel 1598431: 3,244 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598431.md - Parcel 1662287: 3,217 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662287.md - Parcel 2424570: 3,173 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2424570.md - Parcel 1599867: 2,966 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599867.md - Parcel 1627991: 2,755 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1627991.md - Parcel 1664678: 2,691 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664678.md - Parcel 1658123: 2,644 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658123.md - Parcel 1653655: 2,381 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1653655.md - Parcel 1663022: 2,375 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663022.md - Parcel 1603713: 2,287 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603713.md - Parcel 1589923: 2,202 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589923.md - Parcel 3634838: 1,983 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3634838.md - Parcel 1629270: 1,903 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629270.md - Parcel 1645440: 1,852 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645440.md - Parcel 4648295: 1,486 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4648295.md - Parcel 1605935: 1,462 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605935.md - Parcel 1654682: 1,454 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654682.md - Parcel 1601764: 1,377 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1601764.md - Parcel 4103705: 1,258 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4103705.md - Parcel 1611788: 1,199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611788.md - Parcel 1599215: 1,126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599215.md - Parcel 1606438: 925 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606438.md - Parcel 4103711: 865 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4103711.md - Parcel 1660296: 715 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660296.md - Parcel 1624823: 559 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1624823.md - Parcel 1654683: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654683.md - Parcel 1638020: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638020.md - Parcel 4103709: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4103709.md - Parcel 2475738: 88 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2475738.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Rawleystown 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) 9 applications, newest first. - 14 Sept 2026, Limerick County Council 26210: N/a. Retention, 1 home. the conversion of a garage into habitable rooms and the construction of a standalone domestic garage, site entrance and full planning permission for the upgrading of waste water treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26210/0 - 24 Nov 2025, Limerick County Council 2561222: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling house, with the existing house to be used as a granny flat for combined living, the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and installation of a packaged wastewater treatment unit with percolation area, together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561222/0 - 15 Oct 2025, Limerick County Council 2561045: N/a. Permission. the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling house, with the existing house to be used as a granny flat for combined living, the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and installation of a packaged wastewater treatment unit with percolation area, together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561045/0 - 21 Jul 2025, Limerick County Council 25246: N/a. Retention. the conversion of a garage into a habitable room and the construction of a stand alone domestic garage, site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/25246/0 - 14 Feb 2025, Limerick County Council 2536: N/a. Retention. conversion of a garage into a habitable room and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2536/0 - 16 Oct 2024, Limerick County Council 2461027: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a) Construct a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house; b). renovate the existing dwelling house including elevational changes; c). demolish existing rear extension to dwelling house and existing haybarn; d). change of use of existing outhouse adjoining the dwelling house from storage shed to a family flat/ independent living unit including elevational changes; e) change of use of existing stand- alone outhouse from storage shed to residential use ancillary to the main dwelling; f). decommission existing septic tank system and installation of new wastewater treatment unit and percolation area to serve both units; (g). all associated site works and services.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461027/0 - 7 Sept 2022, Limerick County Council 22969: Conditional. Permission. the construction of an extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, relocation of existing wastewater treatment system, repair & renewal of existing polishing filter with extension to the polishing filter to facilitate proposed extended dwelling house together with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22969/0 - 27 Sept 2019, Limerick County Council 19962: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a new dwelling, wastewater treatment system, entrance and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19962/0 - 20 Dec 2018, Limerick County Council 181258: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a new dwelling, wastewater treatment system, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/181258/0 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 Rawleystown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI023-078: Bridge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-078----. In generally level pasture. Named 'Longford Bridge' on current edition OS 6-inch map. Carries the Herbertstown-Limerick Road (R514) over the Camoge River flowing from from E to W. The river at this location marks the townland boundary between Caherelly West to the N and Ballingooley/Rawlesytown to the S. Present bridge in the parish of Cahirelly or Ballybricken replaced older 'Longford Bridge' described in 1837 as 'an ancient structure of nine arches' (Lewis 1837). No remains of this older structure survives. Present skewed bridge comprising of three segmental arches of roughly coursed limestone blocks. Arches have cut limestone voussoirs with chamfered edges and line dressing around edges; keystones slightly longer in length. Arch and pier to S are dry. Central arch over stream has slightly longer span. Piers pointed on up-stream to E are tiered. Base of central pier is of mass concrete, exposed due to low water levels. Parapet wall (int. H 0.9-1.0m; T 0.4-0.45m) of rubble stone has vertical coping. Parapet wall (L 168m; int. H 0.9-1.0m; ext. H max. 3.3m on W-side) extends as a causeway over wet ground either side of bridge to N of river. Rectangular water outlets (Wth 0.15m; H 0.3m; D 0.42m) at base of parapet wall/road-metal visible at intervals. Rubble stones of intrados follow skewed formation and calcification of lime mortar evident under haunch. Springing wall (H 0.7m) on either side is constructed of large, well cut limestone blocks, punch dressed with fine line tooling around edges. S-arch (true height 1.05m; skewed span 9.05m); W-side central pier is flat and S-pier on landward side flat also; N-pier and N-side of N-arch obscured by vegetation. Compiled by: Alison McQueen Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 28 September 2018 - LI023-079: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-079----. Fort described in 1943 as following; 'The first edition of the O.S. Map shows a fort beside the road from Herbertstown to Limerick. The fort is not shown on the edition of 1927. On the ground there is now no trace of it and no one can remember its existence' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 183). The outline of the monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Depicted as a quarry or pond feature on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map and not depicted as an antiquity Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 February 2020 - LI023-080: House - fortified house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-080----. The castle and bawn (LI023-080001-) was described in 1826 as 'an ancient building consisting of a bawn 180 feet [55m] long and 120 feet [36.5m] wide, the wall of which is twelve feet [3.6m] high and four feet [1.2m] thick. Within the bawn is a strong house of lime and stone, three stories high, and eighty feet long by thirty in breadth; at each of the four angles is a square tower with port holes; and it is conjectured from its stone window frames and flankers, to have been built in the reign of James I' (Fitzgerald 1826, 304-5). In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'there was a castle here built about the time of James I. by the Rawleys. It fell into decay and became the property of the Croker family, who built a splendid house out of its ruins about 75 years ago. This house was afterwards sold to one of the labourers employed in building it for £200, and he immediately destroyed it, leaving it the ruin it is today' (OSNB Cahercorney parish). Rawleystown Court described by Westropp (1906-7, 186) as following; 'The Rawleys or de Raleics are one of the oldest Anglo-Norman families in Co. Limerick, having settled there before 1222. In later days they have been confused with supposed descendants of Sir Walter Raleigh. (See FitzGerald's assertions, vol. i., p. 305). 1587 Sir E. Fytton was granted the head-rent of Jas. Rowley, of Ballinrowley (Fi. 5032). 1600 Pardon of Ric. Rowlie, or Raleigh, of Raleighstown, pardoned after the Sugan Earl's rising (Fi. 6452). 1607 The head-rent of Jas. Rawley, of Ballinrowely, granted to Nic. Haward (Pat. R.). 1609 C[astle]. held by D. O'Grady, of Kilballyowen (Inq. Chan., 2a), to whom with Jas. Rawley it was granted, 1610 (Pat. R.). 1655 Rawlighstown C[astle]. ruinous, Redmond Rawley. It was then part of Kilpeacon Parish. A tower, with a garth and turrets at the angles shown (D.S.A., 31-37; C.S., xxxi, p. 21). 1667 Lord Kingston confirmed in it (Act Sett.). 1709 E. Croker held it. Fabric - It probably dates from the reign of James I.; tradition attributes it to Rawleys, and says that it had been sold to the Crokers. The enclosure is about 180 feet [55m] by 120 feet [36.5m]; it has a square turret with loopholes at each corner, and walls 12 feet [3.6m] high and 4 feet [1.2m] thick. Within is a strong house, 80 feet [24m] by 30 feet [9m], of three stories. The two Down Survey maps show it as a battlemented peel tower in a square court, with turrets at each angle'. Described in 1943 as following; 'This is the ruin of a fortified dwelling. All that now remains is one gable wall and fragments of an enclosing court-yard wall. No architectural features survive which would indicate the date of erection' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 183). The outline of the bawn or courtyard wall is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that on the lands of Redmond Rawly, Margarett Rawly & Ellan Rawly there stood 'a Ruinous Castle, 20 Cabbins & a Mil Seat' (Simington 1938, 108). The 1654-7 Down Survey map of Cahircorney parish shows a tower house like structure standing in the centre of a bawn with four angle towers (NLI, MS 718). This castle and bawn are also depicted in a similar style on the Down Survey map of Small Barony (ibid.). See attached Down Survey images showing the castle and bawn of Rawleystown. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 February 2020 - LI023-080001: Bawn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-080001-. The castle (LI023-080----) and bawn was described in 1826 as 'an ancient building consisting of a bawn 180 feet [55m] long and 120 feet [36.5m] wide, the wall of which is twelve feet [3.6m] high and four feet [1.2m] thick. Within the bawn is a strong house of lime and stone, three stories high, and eighty feet long by thirty in breadth; at each of the four angles is a square tower with port holes; and it is conjectured from its stone window frames and flankers, to have been built in the reign of James I' (Fitzgerald 1826, 304-5). I n 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'there was a castle [LI023-080----] here built about the time of James I. by the Rawleys. It fell into decay and became the property of the Croker family, who built a splendid house out of its ruins about 75 years ago. This house was afterwards sold to one of the labourers employed in building it for £200, and he immediately destroyed it, leaving it the ruin it is today' (OSNB Cahercorney parish). Rawleystown Court described by Westropp (1906-7, 186) as following; 'The enclosure is about 180 feet [55m] by 120 feet [36.5m]; it has a square turret with loopholes at each corner, and walls 12 feet [3.6m] high and 4 feet [1.2m] thick. Within is a strong house, 80 feet [24m] by 30 feet [9m], of three stories. The two Down Survey maps show it as a battlemented peel tower in a square court, with turrets at each angle'. Described in 1943 as following; 'This is the ruin of a fortified dwelling. All that now remains is one gable wall and fragments of an enclosing court-yard wall. No architectural features survive which would indicate the date of erection' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 183). The outline of the bawn or courtyard wall is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that on the lands of Redmond Rawly, Margarett Rawly & Ellan Rawly there stood 'a Ruinous Castle, 20 Cabbins & a Mil Seat' (Simington 1938, 108). The 1654-7 Down Survey map of Cahircorney parish shows a tower house like structure standing in the centre of a bawn with four angle towers (NLI, MS 718). This castle and bawn are also depicted in a similar style on the Down Survey map of Small Barony (ibid.). See attached Down Survey images showing the castle and bawn of Rawleystown. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 February 2020 - LI023-081: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-081----. Recorded in 1840 as following; 'on the summit of a hill called by the natives Knockroe, are slight traces of the circle of a Caher or circular stone fort; but all the large stones were carried away and the circle itself is so indistinct that I could not ascertain its diameter or thickness of the wall' (OSL, Cahercorney Parish). Caher or stone fort described in the Ordnance Survey name Books as a 'circular stone fort, about 120 links [24m] in diameter. The breadth of the wall seem to have been 10 links [2m]. All the large stones were taken away, and nothing remains but the foundation of the wall' (OSNB, Cahercorney Parish). Stone fort described in 1943 as following; 'This was a circular stone fort surrounded by a fosse. The entrance seems to have been on the east side where there is a causeway across the fosse. The latter is mainly rock-cut. The rampart is very collapsed and none of its facing stones remain in position. Its overall diameter is 150' [46m]. It is the centre of an extensive system of ancient field fences which run in many directions over the hill' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 183). The outline of the monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 February 2020 - LI023-082: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI023-082----. Earthwork described in 1943 as following; 'This monument consists of a slight mound situated on the edge of a marsh. On top of it and in its centre, is a very slightly raised circular platform. This is surrounded by a slight fosse in which there is a break on the north-west side. The platform is flat on top. Its overall diameter is 24' [7.3m]. The overall diameter of the whole monument is 90' [27m]. There is no other monument quite like this, but it seems to fit best with the A group' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 183). The outline of the monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 February 2020 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) - House, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 21902308, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC®no=21902308. Detached three-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, with singe-bay single-storey flat-roofed entrance porch to front (west). Single-bay single-storey flat-roofed garage to south. Pitched reed thatched roof with concrete chimneystacks and render copings to gables. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. ## 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 Rawleystown, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rawleystown. - 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/rawleystown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rawleystown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rawleystown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Rawleystown 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) - Ballingoola: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballingoola.md - Cahercorney: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cahercorney.md - Caherelly West: https://everytownland.com/limerick/caherelly-west.md - Loughgur: https://everytownland.com/limerick/loughgur.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/rawleystown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/rawleystown