Ryvescastle

55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ryvescastle, from 385 m² to 179,579 m² (17.96 ha, 44.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ryvescastle 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.

• 10 Jan 2017Conditional

  extension of permission (construction of a garage and associated site works)

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 177001

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 Ryvescastle.

Recorded monuments

• LI041-017 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 20m S of of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Ardmore. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 15m) defined by a scarp. Monument visible as a roughly circular-shaped scrub-covered earthwork on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 July 2021

• LI041-018 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  In pasture , on the demesne lands associated with Ryves Casle (LI041-021----), located 450m to NE. Depicted as a tree-planted earthwork or possible tree-ring on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped tree-planted area (diam. c. 32m) intersected at E and W by field boundaries. Monument visible as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork on Google Earth orthoimages. Not depicted as an antiquity on any ed. OSi historic maps. Probable tree-ring of post-1700 date on the demesne lands of Ryves Castle. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 July 2021

• LI041-019001 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, 451-2) recorded the following details about Ballyscaddan; 'Bealanescadane, 1657; in explanation of D.S. (A), 54. Ballinescaddan, 1666 (Act Sett.). Locally Bealagh na Sgadan, Ford mouth of the herrings. There is no reason to adopt this difficult translation, as a family called "Scadan" and "Hareng" is found in Tipperary in mediaeval times, and the place may be named from one of these. Some say that this was Kilrath, near Duntrileague. The -Church of St. Calman; no proof is given. Site A graveyard, having monuments of the Ryans, 1705-79'. No surface remains visible of any church standing inside Ballyscaddan burial ground (LI041-019002-). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2019

• LI041-019002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on the demesne lands of Ryves Castle which is built on site of Castle Jane (LI041-047-----) located 220m to SSE. Ballyscaddan burial ground known locally as Castle Jane graveyard depicted as a rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 36m N-S x 45m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at N. Described by Westropp (1904-5, 452) as 'a graveyard, having monuments of the Ryans, 1705-79'. Possible medieval church site (LI041-019001-) located inside burial ground. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 July 2019

• LI041-021 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Westropp (1906-7, 196) recorded the following details about a castle in Ballyscaddan also known as Ryves Castle or Castle Jane; 'The name probably from the Tipperary family of Scadan or Hareng. Beal atha na sgadán (O'Donovan). 1229 R. de Burgo gave seisin of Baliscadan to W. de Marisco (C.S.P.I.). 1657 Bealenescadane (D.S.A., 54, exp.). 1667 Confirmed to Jo. Ryves (Act Sett.). Ryves C[astle]. on "site of C.[astle] Jane" in new maps. A most doubtful site'. The present townland name of Ryves Castle replaced the earlier townland name of Ballyscaddan or Béal Átha na Scadán. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books for Ballyscaddan parish recorded that Ryves Castle House was 'formerly called Castle Jane'. The terrier of the Down Survey parish map of Ballyscaddan recorded that 'upon Bealanescadane Is the Stumpe of a Castle & a few Cabbins' (NLI, MS 718). In 1640 the lands of Ballyscaddan belonged to 'John FitzGibbon of Bealanescaddane' (ibid.). In 1655 the Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that John FitzGibbon of Ballyscaddan, an Irish papist was the owner of Ballyscaddan 'whereon stands a Castle out of Repaire and a Mill seate [LI041-073----] (Simington 1938, 233). On the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map the house annotated Ryves Castle was known in the 18th century as Castle Jane and may have been built on the site of or close to the site of the medieval castle of Ballyscaddan which belonged in 1640 to John FitzGibbon. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 August 2021 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 342/12 on 05/01/2003.

• LI041-045 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, on the demesne lands associated with Ryves Casle (LI041-021----), located 460m to E. A possible tree-ring (LI041-018----) lies 130m to SE. Depicted as a tree-pantation on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an area of planted trees. Monument visible as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (diam. c. 10m) on Google Earth orthoimages. Not depicted as an antiquity on any ed. OSi historic maps. Possible earthwork reused as a landscape feature of post-1700 date on the demesne lands of Ryves Castle. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 August 2021

• LI041-046 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, on the demesne lands associated with Ryves Casle (LI041-021----), located 300m to NW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Monument visible as a raised roughly circular-shaped area (diam. c. 12m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Outline of earthwork clearly visible on aerial photograph (ASIAP 342, 10). See attached Google Earth orthoimage and ASIAP aerial image. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 August 2021 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 342/12 on 05/01/2003.

• LI041-047 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated on the demesne lands of Ryves Castle which is built on the site of Castle Jane (LI041-047-----) located 130m to E. Ballyscaddan burial ground (LI041-019002-), known locally as Castle Jane graveyard, lies 130m to N. Identified as a potential site on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1:10,000 No. 76) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotos or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 August 2021

• LI041-057 Earthwork
  Description

  In modern forestry plantation immediately S of a watercourse, on the demesne lands associated with Ryves Castle (LI041-021----), located 400m to SW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Monument visible as a curvilinear-shaped cropmark on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (342) 11) taken 05-01-2003. Visible as an irregular-shaped area (dims. c. 60m NW-SE; 30m N-S) enclosed by a fosse on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/05/2002. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached oblique aerial image (ASIAP (342) 11) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 August 2021

Architectural heritage

• Ballyscaddane, gate lodge, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c. 1860. Now in use as a house. Gable-fronted porch to front and single-storey extension to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystack. Cut limestone walls. Square-headed openings with limestone keystone, painted stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations having painted stone block-and-start surrounds, sills and replacement uPVC windows. Pointed arch openings to porch, north and south elevations with painted stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Pointed arch door opening to porch leading to recessed square-headed opening having timber battened door. Pair of square-plan cut limestone piers with carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Flanking pedestrian entrances having single-leaf cast-iron gates and cast-iron railings set in limestone plinths. Second pair of limestone piers with limestone walls and copings terminating in third pair of limestone piers.

• Ballyscadden Burial Ground, Grave monument, 1775–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding monument, dated 1779, including limestone ashlar obelisk on limestone ashlar panelled pedestal on plinth. Set on mound in burial ground.

• Ballyscaddane, farmyard complex, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  U-plan range of farm buildings, c. 1780, comprising three-bay two-storey east range having hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings, some with remains of sash windows. Square-headed opening with painted limestone block-and-start surround and timber battened door. Square-headed opening having timber battened door. Round-headed carriage arch. Three-bay two-storey south range with hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having timber fittings. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Round-headed carriage arch, now blocked up. Recent square-headed opening to west elevation. Three-bay two-storey north range having hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with timber fittings. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors. Round-headed carriage arch. Range of outbuildings to west comprising three-bay two-storey west range having single-storey wings to north and south elevations. Pitched slate roofs. Roughly dressed limestone walls. Square-headed openings to ground floor, some with remains of one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed arrow slit windows to first floor having dressed limestone surrounds. Square-headed opening to first floor with timber battened door. Camber-headed opening to ground floor having timber battened door. Square-headed window openings to wings. Square-headed openings to wings with timber battened doors. Multiple-bay single-storey range to north having hipped slate roof. Painted rubble limestone walls. Arrow slit windows. Square-headed window openings with timber fittings. Camber-headed door openings having cast-iron gates. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors. Pair of square-profile limestone piers to south-east having carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Ashlar limestone pedimented round-headed carriage arch to east with carved copings and impost course. Roughly dressed rubble limestone boundary walls to east. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1780, having porch to front (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, render copings and eaves course. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening with timber panelled door.

• Ballyscaddane, gate lodge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c. 1860, having gable-fronted porch to front (west) elevation and single-bay single-storey extension to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves and limestone chimneystack. Cut limestone walls to front elevation, roughly dressed limestone walls to north, south and east elevations. Square-headed openings to front elevation having limestone sills and quarry glazed casement windows. Square-headed openings to north, south and east elevations with limestone sills and remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch door opening to porch having cut limestone voussoirs. Square-headed recessed opening with timber panelled door. Pair of cut limestone piers having carved copings, cast-iron double-leaf gates and cut limestone walls terminating in second pair of piers. Sweeping limestone walls with limestone copings ending in third pair of piers.

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 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 Ryvescastle.

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

Name

Ryvescastle · Béal Átha na Scadán

Area

1,575,875 m² (157.59 ha, 389.41 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyscaddan, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Knocklong, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knocklong electoral division: 918 people in 348 households; 81% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardmore, Ballylooby, Ballynamona, Duntryleague, Lackelly East, Raheen, Raheennamadra, Scarteen

Placenames

Ryvescastle 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.