Skool

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Skool, from 2,789 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres) to 238,463 m² (23.85 ha, 58.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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 Skool 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.

• 1 Dec 2025Refused

  a new agricultural entrance and driveway with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561250

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Skoolhill 001996

Recorded monuments

• LI022-218 Enclosure
  Description

  This is the record for a monument identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI022: Bruff 91: AP 4/3696..

• LI022-221 Enclosure
  Description

  This is the record for an enclosure identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI022: Bruff 102: AP 4/3653. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 17 September 2013

• LI022-250 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, 160m N of the Camoge River, which also forms the townland boundary with Grange. A cluster of five barrows (LI022-258/259/260/261/262----) lie 260m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a rectangular-shaped feature on OSi aerial photographs taken 2005-12. Visible as a rectangular-shaped area (63m NW-SE; 40m ENE-WSW) of scrub defined by a drainage channel in field of tillage on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020

• LI022-258 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated on poorly drained, partially reclaimed rushy pasture, that was formerly the floodplain of the Camoge River. This stream flows from N to S immediately to the E. A post-1700 linear drainage channel to W is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and on the revised edition of the OS 6-inch map. One of five mounds recorded as feature G01F003 in 2012 LiDAR Survey (Motherway 2012, 77, 276). Four mounds or possible barrows (LI022-258-/59-/60-/61-) are visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. On this aerial photograph three possible barrows are roughly aligned on a NW-SE axis. Earthwork visible on OSi aerial photographs taken 2005-2012, present remains consist of a low circular-shaped mound (approx. int. diam. 7m) enclosed by a ditch (approx. Wth 1m) immediately E of a post-1700 field drainage ditch. Original watercourse of the Camoge River can be seen closer to the possible barrows on OSi aerial photographs 2005-2012. This possible ring-barrow is not visible today on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. See attached LiDAR plot showing location of 5 mounds and OSi aerial orthophotos showing location of 3 possible barrows. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Sarah McCutcheon and Ella Motherway Date of upload: 29 April 2020

• LI022-259 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Situated on poorly drained, partially reclaimed rushy pasture, that was formerly the floodplain of the Camoge River. This stream flows from N to S immediately to the E. A post-1700 linear drainage channel to W is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and on the revised edition of the OS 6-inch map. One of five mounds recorded as feature G01F003 in 2012 LiDAR Survey (Motherway 2012, 77, 276). Four mounds or possible barrows (LI022-258-/59-/60-/61) are visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. On this aerial photograph the three possible barrows are roughly aligned on a NW-SE axis. Earthwork visible on OSi aerial photographs taken 2005-2012, present remains consist of a low circular-shaped mound immediately E of a post-1700 field drainage ditch. Original watercourse of the Camoge River can be seen closer to the possible barrows on OSi aerial photographs 2005-2012. This possible mound barrow is not visible today on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. See attached LiDAR plot showing location of 5 mounds and OSi aerial orthophotos showing location of 3 possible barrows. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Sarah McCutcheon and Ella Motherway Date of upload: 29 April 2020

• LI022-260 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on poorly drained, partially reclaimed rushy pasture, that was formerly the floodplain of the Camoge River. This stream flows from N to S immediately to the E. A post-1700 linear drainage channel to W is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and on the revised edition of the OS 6-inch map. One of five mounds recorded as feature G01F003 in 2012 LiDAR Survey (Motherway 2012, 276). Four mounds or possible barrows (LI022-258-/59-/60-/61) are visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. On this aerial photograph the three possible barrows are roughly aligned on a NW-SE axis Earthwork visible on OSi aerial photographs taken 2005-2012, present remains consist of a low circular-shaped mound E of a post-1700 field drainage ditch. Original watercourse of the Camoge River can be seen closer to the possible barrows on OSi aerial photographs 2005-2012. This possible barrow is not visible today on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. See attached LiDAR plot showing location of 5 mounds and OSi aerial orthophotos showing location of 3 possible barrows. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Sarah McCutcheon and Ella Motherway Date of upload: 29 April 2020

• LI022-261 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on poorly drained, partially reclaimed rushy pasture, that was formerly the floodplain of the Camoge River. This stream flows from N to S immediately to the E. A post-1700 linear drainage channel to W is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and on the revised edition of the OS 6-inch map. One of five mounds recorded as feature G01F003 in 2012 LiDAR Survey (Motherway 2012, 276). Four mounds or possible barrows (LI022-258-/59-/60-/061) are visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. On this aerial photograph three possible barrows (LI022-258----/59-/60-) are roughly aligned on a NW-SE axis. The fourth possible barrow is located directly N of barrow (LI022-260----). Earthwork barely visible on OSi aerial photographs taken 2005-2012, present remains consist of a low circular-shaped mound W of original watercourse of the Camoge River which can be seen closer to the possible barrows on OSi aerial photographs 2005-2012. This possible barrow is not visible today on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. See attached LiDAR plot showing location of 5 mounds, courtesy of Ella Motherway 2012, fig. 5.2, 77. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Sarah McCutcheon and Ella Motherway Date of upload: 30 April 2020

• LI022-262 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on poorly drained, partially reclaimed rushy pasture, that was formerly the floodplain of the Camoge River. This stream flows from N to S immediately to the E. A post-1700 linear drainage channel to W is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and on the revised edition of the OS 6-inch map. One of five mounds recorded as feature G01F003 in 2012 LiDAR Survey (Motherway 2012, 77, 276). Four mounds or possible barrows (LI022-258-/59-/60-/061) are visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. On this aerial photograph three possible barrows (LI022-258----/59-/60-) are roughly aligned on a NW-SE axis. The fourth possible barrow is located directly N of barrow (LI022-260----) and the fifth possible barrow (LI022-262----) is located to the S. Earthwork barely visible on OSi aerial photographs taken 2005-2012, present remains consist of a low circular-shaped mound W of original watercourse of the Camoge River which can be seen closer to the possible barrows on OSi aerial photographs 2005-2012. This possible barrow is not visible today on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. See attached LiDAR plot showing location of 5 mounds, courtesy of Ella Motherway 2012, fig. 5.2, 77. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Sarah McCutcheon and Ella Motherway Date of upload: 30 April 2020

• LI023-063002 Bridge
  Description

  The present 19th century Sixmile Bridge crossing the Camoge River was possibly built on the site of the medieval bridge depicted on the Down Survey Barony map of Smallcounty (Hib. Reg.). The current road bridge was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a ‘Double-arch road bridge, built c. 1800, carrying a road over the River Camoge. Rubble limestone walls with render copings to parapets. Round-headed arches with cut limestone voussoirs. U-cutwaters’ (www.buildingsofireland.ie; NIAH Reg. No. 21902305). See attached Down Survey Barony map of Smallcounty. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020

Architectural heritage

• The Grange, country house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay three-storey former country house, built c. 1790, with breakfront to front (south) elevation. Rendered eaves course and chimneystacks. Rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed openings with moulded render surrounds, those to ground floor with pedimented and non-pedimented entablatures. Three ranges of outbuildings forming yard to north with pediment to central range, cut stone eaves course, rubble stone walls, lunette openings to first floors and camber-headed openings to ground floor, all having red brick voussoirs. Central segmental-arched carriage arch with red brick voussoirs. Remains of walled garden comprising rubble stone walls and cast-iron gate. Cut stone sweep walls to site entrance with square-profile carved limestone piers having barrel caps and cast-iron gates and railings.

• Sixmile Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch road bridge, built c. 1800, carrying a road over the River Camoge. Rubble limestone walls with render copings to parapets. Round-headed arches with cut limestone voussoirs. U-cutwaters.

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 moderately high, moderately low, 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 Skool.

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

Name

Skool · Sciúl

Area

1,075,463 m² (107.55 ha, 265.75 acres)

Civil parish

Fedamore, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Ballybricken, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballybricken electoral division: 1,932 people in 646 households; 91% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycullane, Cloghadoolarty South, Friarstown, Friarstown South, Grange, Grange, Skoolhill

Placenames

Skool 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.