Tobermalug
Townland in the civil parish of Caherconlish, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick; in Irish Tobar Moluga
- Area
- 112.8 ha
- 279 acres
- Land parcels
- 14
- registered freehold, median 15,890 m² (1.59 ha, 3.93 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tobermalug, from 1,039 m² to 447,272 m² (44.73 ha, 110.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Tobermalug 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
8 Apr 2023Conditional
an extension to rear of dwelling. Also be seeking retention permission for the garage and an out building
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360209
12 Apr 2017Conditional
a new roundabout controlled junction is to be constructed necessitating alteration to the present junction layout and the construction of a new Regional Road R513 approach to the junction and the alteration of the existing N24 approaches to the junction, Road and Drainage impact attenuation, Fencing and Accommodation, Landscaping, Public Lighting, Associated Site Works, the implementation of the works proposed will result in a rearrangement of the existing road network include the relocation of points of access onto the national and local road network and the extinguishment of public rights of way by a separate statutory process
Permission · Limerick County Council, 178006
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Tobermalug.
Recorded monuments
- LI014-035 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Situated at the base of a SE facing slope in very uneven, poorly drained pasture, with good views in all directions. Several small boulders are visible set into the ground in a slight depression (3.3m N-S; 2m E-W). According to Lynch (1911-13), 'a small, much dilapidated ulaidh or altar, was destroyed [here] being supposed to be a heap of old stones'; according to Ó Danachair (1955, 202) 'there are no traditions' associated with the well. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 June 2013
- LI014-036 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle SE facing slope in poorly drained, undulating pasture with good views in all directions. The monument consists of a roughly circular area (20.7m E-W; 18m N-S) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 5.6m; H 1.2m), with an external fosse fosse (Wth 8m) and a counter-scarp bank (int. H 0.7m; Wth 2.1m; ext. H 0.2m) and an external bank (int. H 0.1m; Wth 3m) with an intervening fosse (Wth 2m). The interior surface slopes down to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 June 2013
- LI014-037 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated immediately E of a road in low-lying, poorly-drained pasture on a gentle W-facing slope. The monument consists of a roughly circular area (17.2m E-W; 15.7mN-S) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 3.1m; H 0.8m) with an external fosse (Wth 4.5m) and a counter-scarp bank (int. H 0.3m; Wth 2.6m; ext. H 0.2m) to S. Scrub overgrowth obscures the scarp from NE to SW. The road/field boundary truncates the enclosing element at W. The interior slopes down gently to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 June 2013
- LI014-136 Ringfort - rath
Description
In poorly drained recently planted forestry, 145m W of the Groody River. Ringfort (LI014-037----) lies 200m to W. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a scarp and fosse visible on OSi orthoimages and Google Earth orthophotos taken 2018. Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 05/04/2006 Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 7 July 2020
- LI014-137 Ringfort - rath
Description
In poorly drained pasture, 50m S of the townland boundary with Cloghnadromin. Ringfort (LI014-036----) lies 85m to W. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (ext diam. c. 40m) defined by a fosse visible on OSi orthoimages and Google Earth orthophotos taken 2018. Linear features, possibly drainage channels associated with post-1700 land reclamation are visible to the S of the enclosure on the orthoimages. Faint cropmark of levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 06/02/2018 Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 7 July 2020
- LI014-153 Enclosure
Description
Identified from aerial photographs on Bing Maps (www.bing.com/maps/) and Google Earth, as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 June 2013
- LI014-154 Enclosure
Description
Identified from aerial photographs on Bing Maps (www.bing.com/maps/) and Google Earth, as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 June 2013
- LI014-179 Ring-ditch
Description
In reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of ring-ditch (diam. c. 7m) visible on OSi orthoimagery. See attached OSi orthophoto Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 19 July 2022
- LI014-180 Ring-ditch
Description
In reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of ring-ditch (diam. c. 5m) visible on OSi orthoimagery. See attached OSi orthophoto Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 19 July 2022
- LI014-181 Ring-ditch
Description
In reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of ring-ditch (diam. c. 6m) visible on OSi orthoimagery. See attached OSi orthophoto Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 19 July 2022
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tobermalug.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1093 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Tobermalug with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Tobermalug · Tobar Moluga
- Area
- 1,128,027 m² (112.8 ha, 278.74 acres)
- Civil parish
- Caherconlish, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Electoral division
- Caherconlish West, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Caherconlish West electoral division: 2,318 people in 774 households; 72% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrigarreely, Cloghnadromin, Hundredacres West, Knockanea, Knockatancashlane, Sandylane
- Placenames
- Tobermalug 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.