# Robertstown, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Robertstown, barony of Shanid, Co. Limerick; in Irish Baile Riobaird.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,155,518 m² (115.55 ha, 285.53 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,189 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Robertstown, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/robertstown.md
- Barony: Shanid
- Electoral division: Craggs, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 258 people lived in 92 households in the Craggs electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 16% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Limerick, https://everytownland.com/limerick.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32023
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121768
- Centre: latitude 52.591164, longitude -9.072684 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Robertstown, from 25 m² to 157,406 m² (15.74 ha, 38.9 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1639188: 157,406 m² (15.74 ha, 38.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639188.md
- Parcel 1655806: 117,985 m² (11.8 ha, 29.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1655806.md
- Parcel 1641314: 111,356 m² (11.14 ha, 27.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641314.md
- Parcel 6028602: 109,077 m² (10.91 ha, 26.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6028602.md
- Parcel 1654064: 92,877 m² (9.29 ha, 22.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1654064.md
- Parcel 1643244: 90,021 m² (9 ha, 22.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643244.md
- Parcel 1589526: 85,250 m² (8.53 ha, 21.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589526.md
- Parcel 1658720: 68,059 m² (6.81 ha, 16.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658720.md
- Parcel 1647652: 49,460 m² (4.95 ha, 12.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1647652.md
- Parcel 1673814: 39,723 m² (3.97 ha, 9.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673814.md
- Parcel 1650902: 34,292 m² (3.43 ha, 8.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650902.md
- Parcel 1641376: 24,926 m² (2.49 ha, 6.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641376.md
- Parcel 1639048: 19,657 m² (1.97 ha, 4.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639048.md
- Parcel 1607799: 15,654 m² (1.57 ha, 3.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607799.md
- Parcel 1663441: 13,087 m² (1.31 ha, 3.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663441.md
- Parcel 1605902: 11,365 m² (1.14 ha, 2.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1605902.md
- Parcel 1656448: 9,498 m² (0.95 ha, 2.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656448.md
- Parcel 4585156: 8,431 m² (0.84 ha, 2.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4585156.md
- Parcel 1669221: 7,464 m² (0.75 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1669221.md
- Parcel 1670714: 7,455 m² (0.75 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670714.md
- Parcel 1622327: 6,836 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1622327.md
- Parcel 1611474: 6,123 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1611474.md
- Parcel 1599390: 5,458 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599390.md
- Parcel 1658457: 4,661 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658457.md
- Parcel 1600014: 4,634 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1600014.md
- Parcel 4788943: 4,381 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4788943.md
- Parcel 3267960: 4,046 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267960.md
- Parcel 4790054: 3,412 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4790054.md
- Parcel 4788802: 3,189 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4788802.md
- Parcel 4922731: 3,130 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4922731.md
- Parcel 1666654: 2,717 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1666654.md
- Parcel 5687190: 2,657 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5687190.md
- Parcel 1588529: 2,415 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588529.md
- Parcel 1657147: 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657147.md
- Parcel 1588739: 2,309 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1588739.md
- Parcel 1598477: 2,304 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1598477.md
- Parcel 1629193: 2,011 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629193.md
- Parcel 5792424: 1,863 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5792424.md
- Parcel 1659423: 1,861 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1659423.md
- Parcel 1610898: 1,657 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1610898.md
- Parcel 1667315: 1,579 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1667315.md
- Parcel 4790065: 1,502 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4790065.md
- Parcel 1662907: 1,470 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1662907.md
- Parcel 1660750: 1,390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660750.md
- Parcel 1652884: 1,033 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652884.md
- Parcel 1614917: 1,031 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614917.md
- Parcel 1668002: 688 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1668002.md
- Parcel 1664549: 659 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664549.md
- Parcel 1656126: 617 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656126.md
- Parcel 1614114: 428 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1614114.md
- Parcel 4790034: 184 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4790034.md
- Parcel 1652397: 102 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1652397.md
- Parcel 4788912: 96 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4788912.md
- Parcel 1613115: 67 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1613115.md
- Parcel 1592163: 54 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592163.md
- Parcel 4788879: 29 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4788879.md
- Parcel 4791342: 25 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791342.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Robertstown 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.

- 29 Mar 2023, Limerick County Council 2360187: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a farm road and new farm entrance to the public road. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360187/0
- 20 Oct 2021, Limerick County Council 211463: N/a. Permission. construction of a farm road and new farm entrance to the public road. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211463/0
- 20 Oct 2020, Limerick County Council 201059: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a two storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, front boundary entrance walls, mechanical aeration unit with polishing filter system with all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/201059/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC, site code 002165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002165
- Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA, site code 004077, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004077
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inner Shannon Estuary - South Shore, site code 000435

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LI010-068: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-068----. In tillage, on local rise in generally flat low-lying terrain. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI010-069001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-069001-. Church described in 1840 as following; ‘Of the old church of Robertstown, situated in the townland of that name, the walls are perfect. It is 37 ft. [11.27m] long by 19½ [5.85m] in breadth. The window on the East gable which is now disfigured, was formed of brown cut stone on the outside, as appears from 5 of the stones which remain on the north side: these stones have the appearance of great age. On the S. side wall, 2 feet [0.6m] from the E gable, there was another window, which is now completely disfigured. The door-way situated on this wall 8 ft. 8 in. [2.64m] from the west gable, is broken on the inside. On the outside where it is in the pointed style and formed of cut limestone, it is 6 ft. [1.8m] high by 3 ft. [0.9m] in width. On the North wall there was another doorway, the sides of which are broken away; the arches remain both inside and outside, being formed of thin stones. The walls are about 14 ft. [4.26m] high, 3 ft. [0.9m] in thickness and built of large irregularly laid with lime and sand mortar. There is a large graveyard, not much in use at present attached to this church’ (OSL vol. 2, 12). Westropp gives the following details on Robertstown Church; ‘A parish in Shanid. Capell Roberti Guer, 1291; Castell Rob de Gore, or Gauyr, and Capell Robti Gore, 1410. Castri Robti Goer, 1452 (rental). The prioress of St. Catherine (Old Abbey) failed to present Norman fitzRichard to this church, 1306. The prioress of St. Kathine de Okonyl has presentation to the vicarage of Roberdes Castel Goer chapel, 1318 (Plea. R. 119 of xi Ed. IL, m. 18). Ballyrobert impropriate to crown in right of Monastery of Negelagh, 1584 (Desmond Roll). It was probably founded by the earlier Robert de Guer, who lived 1201-1220. The later Robert Guer was living 1290-1310; each was contemporary of a Robert Dundonell; the earlier of these founded Castle Robert Dundonill church’ (Westropp 1904-5, 394-5). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 October 2018
- LI010-069002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-069002-. Situated on low rise of ground overlooking Robertstown River mudflats with Robertstown Castle (LI010-013----) 135m to NNW and 'old mill' site (LI010-106----) 70m to W. Sub-rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 56m N-S x 58m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 graveyard wall with entrance gate at E end of N wall. Medieval church ruins of Robertstown Church (LI010-069001-) stands in centre of graveyard. Memorials date from the 18th century to modern times. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 November 2018
- LI010-070: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-070----. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been removed. Area of site occupied by derelict gravel quarry. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI010-071: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-071----. In 1964 'over thirty skeletons were discovered, buried in a low gravel-ridge' (Danaher 1964) during quarrying operations. Most of these were removed prior to the site being archaeologically investigated, and the topsoil removed so that 'it was impossible to ascertain if there had been any surface indications of the graves' (ibid.). Investigations revealed 'a further seven skeletons, all of adults, in four separate graves, close to one another and all orientated East-West' (ibid.). There were no grave goods. The conclusion was that these were burials 'from the Christian Period' and, because they were buried in unconsecrated ground, 'the result of a plague or famine in the area' (ibid.). This area is now part of an industrial complex. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI010-142: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-142----. A spread of burnt-mound material excavated by Emer Dennehy (02E0832) and described as 'a subcircular, grey/brown, silty clay patch with charcoal flecking, measuring 1.2m north-south by 0.8m. Further investigation revealed a pit 0.3m deep. Five stakes, averaging 0.08m in diameter and with a maximum depth of 0.25m, were driven into the base of the pit. All of the stakes-holes were filled with the same charcoal-rich, silty peat, indicating that they were likely to have been burnt in situ. Subsequently the pit had been left open and filled naturally over time. Although there is no clear indication of function for this pit, it can be concluded that there was deliberate human action and forethought involved in the use of the site.' This description is posted on the web at the following internet address (accessed 2 August 2012): http://www.excavations.ie/ Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 2 August 2012
- LI010-144: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI010-144----. In gently undulating low-lying pasture, overlooking the Robertstown River estuary and Aughinish Island to N, with views to Knockanimpuha and Mullaghareirk Mountains to S. A ringfort (LI010-068----) lies c. 100m due W and a church and graveyard (LI010-069001/002-) lie c. 165m to S. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified in 2001 by Lar Dunne, as three conjoined penannular enclosures, as part of an archaeological assessment (Dunne 2001, 2). Described as three penannular enclosures visible on aerial photography and an EDM survey, which was analyzed as part of the assessment (Dunne, 2 and 7-8). This triple conjoined monument is visible as an obvious cropmark of a penannular enclosure (dims. 27m NW-SE x 23m NE-SW) which is open to SW. A faint cropmark of a second pennanular enclosure adjoins to N and is open to NW. The barely traceable cropmark of a third penannular enclosure adjoins to ENE and is open to E. On the ground, the enclosures have a relict profile yet are easily visible above the present ground level (Dunne, ibid). Only the southern-most cropmark is visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and Google Earth orthoimages taken 20/10/2010 and 08/04/2015. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and plan extract of the three conjoined penannular enclosures transcribed from aerial photographs, in test excavation report. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 8 July 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)

- Saint Senan's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1820–1840, Regional interest, registry number 21901005, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21901005. Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built in 1830. Comprising five-bay nave with two-bay single-storey flat-roofed porch to west elevation, three-bay single-storey sacristy to east elevation incorporating central single-bay crenellated porch to south elevation. Pitched slate roof having cut limestone copings and finial and cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick chimneystack to sacristy. Render crenellations to west porch. Roughcast rendered walls, smooth render to west elevation, render plinth course to south, east and west elevations. Render platband to west elevation. Render platband to west porch and sacristy porch. Round-headed openings having painted sills, timber fittings and stained glazed panels to south and west elevations, and to south elevation of sacristy. Segmental-headed opening to west elevation of porch with painted sill and stained glass window. Square-headed opening to south elevation of porch to sacristy, having painted sill and stained glass window. Segmental-headed opening to west elevation of porch with recent timber panelled double doors. Segmental-headed openings to south elevation and interior north elevation of porch, with double-leaf timber panelled doors. Square-headed opening to interior south elevation of porch having timber panelled door. Square-headed opening to east elevation of porch to sacristy, with timber battened door. Step to entrance. Retains interior features including timber pews, marble altar table and timber gallery. Scissors brace roof supports to ceiling. Iron bell mounted on render base to south of church, bell supported on four iron columns.
- House, 1830–1850, Regional interest, registry number 21901006, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21901006. Detached two-storey T-plan house, built c. 1840, with gable-fronted extension to south, c. 1880, with canted bay window. Lean-to to west elevation. Pitched slate roofs, half-hipped to south gable of extension with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, terracotta ridge tiles and timber eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls having render plinth course. Fishscale hipped slate roof to bay window. Square-headed openings throughout, having concrete sills, one-over-one pane and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Tooled limestone sills to canted bay window and to first-floor window to south elevation of main block. Timber framed windows to north elevation. Square-headed opening to east elevation of end-bay with timber panelled door and overlight. Render step to entrance. Square-headed opening to north elevation having half-glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed opening to north elevation of lean-to with glazed timber battened door and overlight. Pair of square-profile limestone piers to east of house, flanking double-leaf cast-iron gate with foundry mark. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to north of house. Pitched corrugated-iron roof having render copings and eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with timber fittings. Square-headed vents. Pair of square-profile cut limestone piers to south of building, flanking double-leaf cast-iron gate.

## 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 Robertstown, about 1 in 5 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: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_436, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_436.zip (ZIP).
- 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/robertstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/robertstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/robertstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Robertstown 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)

- Churchfield: https://everytownland.com/limerick/churchfield.md
- Ellaha: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ellaha.md
- Inchagreenoge: https://everytownland.com/limerick/inchagreenoge.md
- Knockardnacorlan: https://everytownland.com/limerick/knockardnacorlan.md
- Oorla: https://everytownland.com/limerick/oorla.md
- Rincullia: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rincullia.md
- Sroolane North: https://everytownland.com/limerick/sroolane-north.md
- Sroolane South: https://everytownland.com/limerick/sroolane-south.md
- Stokesfield: https://everytownland.com/limerick/stokesfield.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.

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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.

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