# Rootiagh, Co. Limerick: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ballinard, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick; in Irish Ruaiteach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,112,368 m² (111.24 ha, 274.87 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,778 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ballinard, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/ballinard.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/30867 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121777 - Centre: latitude 52.527063, longitude -8.441816 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rootiagh, from 318 m² to 270,435 m² (27.04 ha, 66.83 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5541956: 270,435 m² (27.04 ha, 66.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5541956.md - Parcel 1661166: 164,574 m² (16.46 ha, 40.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1661166.md - Parcel 1589926: 164,324 m² (16.43 ha, 40.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1589926.md - Parcel 1599961: 157,311 m² (15.73 ha, 38.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1599961.md - Parcel 1657800: 127,640 m² (12.76 ha, 31.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1657800.md - Parcel 1643120: 59,488 m² (5.95 ha, 14.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1643120.md - Parcel 1645360: 48,873 m² (4.89 ha, 12.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645360.md - Parcel 1625409: 32,557 m² (3.26 ha, 8.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1625409.md - Parcel 1625415: 12,502 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1625415.md - Parcel 5541998: 8,671 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5541998.md - Parcel 1642542: 6,586 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642542.md - Parcel 1603321: 5,028 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1603321.md - Parcel 3267535: 4,951 m² (0.5 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3267535.md - Parcel 2503699: 4,641 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2503699.md - Parcel 1612890: 4,392 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1612890.md - Parcel 1642543: 3,105 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1642543.md - Parcel 1606536: 2,805 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1606536.md - Parcel 1609389: 2,778 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1609389.md - Parcel 4585656: 2,679 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4585656.md - Parcel 1590382: 2,562 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1590382.md - Parcel 1619727: 2,463 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619727.md - Parcel 1616394: 2,341 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1616394.md - Parcel 1639028: 2,291 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639028.md - Parcel 1636439: 2,265 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1636439.md - Parcel 3813935: 2,132 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3813935.md - Parcel 1602675: 2,127 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1602675.md - Parcel 4885049: 2,124 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4885049.md - Parcel 1664499: 2,109 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1664499.md - Parcel 1629327: 2,106 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629327.md - Parcel 1663279: 1,977 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663279.md - Parcel 1660314: 1,960 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1660314.md - Parcel 1638018: 1,934 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638018.md - Parcel 1656155: 1,884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656155.md - Parcel 1656476: 1,593 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1656476.md - Parcel 1641191: 318 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641191.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Rootiagh 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 21 Dec 2025, Limerick County Council 2561377: Conditional. Permission. construction of a cubicle shed with slatted tank and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561377/0 - 6 Nov 2025, Limerick County Council 2561142: N/a. Permission. construction of a cubicle shed with slatted tank and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561142/0 - 4 Mar 2022, Limerick County Council 22259: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the demolition of an existing dwelling & the construction of a new dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter, new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22259/0 - 20 Dec 2019, Limerick County Council 191281: Conditional. Permission. the demolition of an existing single storey extension to the rear of their existing dwelling, the construction of an extension to both the rear and side of the existing dwelling including new slate finish to existing roof and minor elevational alterations, relocated main entrance to the site with existing front boundary wall to be increased in height, demolition of derelict outhouses including all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191281/0 - 10 May 2018, Limerick County Council 18445: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. change of house type from that previously approved under planning application 12/648 and extended under extension of duration reference 17/7056 and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18445/0 - 5 Mar 2018, Limerick County Council 18190: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of a single storey house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/18190/0 - 17 Jan 2018, Limerick County Council 1828: Conditional. Permission. a slatted shed and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/1828/0 - 20 Dec 2017, Limerick County Council 177056: Conditional. Extension of duration. Extension of Permission from planning file ref. no. 12/648: the construction of a single storey dwelling house, garage, entrance, proprietary waste water treatment system & percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/177056/0 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 Rootiagh. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LI032-102: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI032-102----. Earthwork described in 1943 as following; 'This consists of a circular earthen platform surrounded by a fosse. This latter is continuous and the entrance is not recognisable. The maximum height of the platform over its fosse-bottom is 5' [1.5m], and the overall diameter is 165' [50m]. The monument is situated in good low land.' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 172). Outline of monument clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 - LI032-104: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI032-104----. Earthwork described in 1943 as following; 'The monument consists of a circular platform of earth surrounded by a continuous and waterlogged fosse. Outside this there was an outer bank most of which is now gone except for a short distance on the south-east side. The entrance is not recognisable. The maximum height of the platform over the fosse-bottom is 4' [1.2m], and the overall diameter is 135' [41m]. It is situated in fairly good lowland' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 172). Outline of monument clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020 - LI032-202: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI032-202----. In improved and drained pasture, 45m E of a land drain and 200m N of a townland boundary with Ballyloundash. Enclosure (LI032-203----) lies 285m to SSW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 157: AP 4/3635), as a small circular-shaped earthwork. Monument is visible as a faint circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 14.5m) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage, Bruff aerial survey image labelled 157 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rootiagh. ## 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 Rootiagh, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rootiagh. - 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/rootiagh-121777.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rootiagh-121777.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rootiagh-121777.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Rootiagh 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) - Ballyloundash: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyloundash.md - Ballynagranagh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballynagranagh.md - Cloghaviller: https://everytownland.com/limerick/cloghaviller.md - Galboola: https://everytownland.com/limerick/galboola.md - Kildromin: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kildromin.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/rootiagh-121777 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/rootiagh-121777