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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilmurray, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick; in Irish Tamhlachtain.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 492,045 m² (49.2 ha, 121.59 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,159 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 Groody Valley Green Wedge, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 19 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilmurray, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/kilmurray.md
- Barony: Clanwilliam
- Electoral division: Ballysimon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 16,540 people lived in 5,566 households in the Ballysimon electoral division. 59% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 4% 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/31235
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121907
- Centre: latitude 52.653641, longitude -8.578396 (WGS 84)

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

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Towlerton, from 23 m² to 79,504 m² (7.95 ha, 19.65 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1663760: 79,504 m² (7.95 ha, 19.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663760.md
- Parcel 1669189: 71,366 m² (7.14 ha, 17.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1669189.md
- Parcel 2590311: 70,827 m² (7.08 ha, 17.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2590311.md
- Parcel 1674508: 49,661 m² (4.97 ha, 12.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674508.md
- Parcel 5678015: 32,866 m² (3.29 ha, 8.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678015.md
- Parcel 5678019: 28,191 m² (2.82 ha, 6.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678019.md
- Parcel 1650863: 26,937 m² (2.69 ha, 6.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1650863.md
- Parcel 5678000: 16,187 m² (1.62 ha, 4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678000.md
- Parcel 1658198: 15,385 m² (1.54 ha, 3.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1658198.md
- Parcel 4832930: 9,438 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4832930.md
- Parcel 1630422: 6,045 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630422.md
- Parcel 3268701: 4,931 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268701.md
- Parcel 1630857: 3,856 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630857.md
- Parcel 6040403: 2,787 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040403.md
- Parcel 3311433: 2,629 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3311433.md
- Parcel 6040427: 2,333 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040427.md
- Parcel 4832934: 2,332 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4832934.md
- Parcel 5678006: 1,986 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678006.md
- Parcel 2590314: 1,963 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2590314.md
- Parcel 1607517: 1,717 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1607517.md
- Parcel 1630423: 1,690 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1630423.md
- Parcel 1673666: 1,331 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1673666.md
- Parcel 5678001: 1,223 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678001.md
- Parcel 1641061: 809 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1641061.md
- Parcel 1638111: 706 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1638111.md
- Parcel 6040544: 440 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040544.md
- Parcel 1645241: 390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1645241.md
- Parcel 1592200: 357 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1592200.md
- Parcel 5677992: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5677992.md
- Parcel 1670789: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1670789.md
- Parcel 6040548: 203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040548.md
- Parcel 3268700: 195 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3268700.md
- Parcel 5678017: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678017.md
- Parcel 5677999: 23 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5677999.md

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

- G3 Groody Valley Green Wedge (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 11 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- M1 Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 11 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- C2.1 Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- S5 Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- C1.2 Retail Warehousing (Retail warehouse): Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387
- P1 Agriculture: Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023-05/Limerick-Development-Plan-Volume-1-Written-Statement-including-Variation-No-1.pdf#page=387

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

19 applications, newest first.

- 26 Jun 2026, Limerick County Council 2660731: Conditional. Permission. modifications to the permitted Building C under Application Register Reference 25/60219 (originally granted permission under Application Register Reference 22/950) to include the following: (i) the amalgamation of permitted Unit Nos. 4 and 5 and change of use to café at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 5 totalling 280.3sqm., (ii) the subdivision of permitted Unit No. 2 at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 2 totalling 116.2sqm. and Unit No. 3 totalling 141.8sqm., providing for 5no. ground floor units in total, (iii) internal modifications to floor plan layouts to include new mains water tank room at ground floor level and new toilet facilities at first and second floor level, (iv) the provision of additional plant to include cold water storage tank room and VRF units at roof level and, (v) a new ESB substation with associated switch room and the relocation of permitted bin store and all other associated site development works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660731/0
- 11 Mar 2026, Limerick County Council 2660275: Conditional. Permission, 111 homes. a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application Development of 212 no. Residential Units and a Creche, for a period of five years, at this site: Towlerton, Ballysimon Road, Limerick. The development comprises: (i) 102 no. 2 / 3 storey houses including (a) 8 no. 2 bed 1.5 storey houses; (b) 60 no. 3 bed 2 storey houses: (c) 34 no. 4 bed 2- 3 storey houses; (ii) 6 no. 3 storey apartment blocks comprising 100 no. units including (a) 49 no. 1 bed units; and (b) 51 no. 2 bed units; (iii) 5 no. 3 storey duplex units blocks comprising 10 no. units including (a) 5 no. 2 bed units and (b) 5 no. 3 bed units (iv) creche; and (v) all associated site works including (a) foul and surface drainage and water main connections to include (i) 2 no. foul pump stations and (ii) construction of a headwall at the outfall of the proposed surface water system to the existing watercourse; (b) bin and bicycle storage units; (c) landscaping and boundary treatments including retaining walls at the north east corner of the site; (d) car parking; and (e) public lighting. The site has three separate access junctions serving the site to the north and south from the recently constructed Towlerton Distributor Road, which subdivides the application site. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompany this application. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660275/0
- 12 Dec 2025, Limerick County Council 2561317: Conditional. Permission. the development of a site which adjoins the existing Northern Trust offices and comprises that area of land currently utilised for car parking purposes. It is proposed to modify the car parking layout and car parking numbers as part of the development proposal, including the removal of temporary car parking provided to facilitate construction on site, which shall be restored to green space. This proposed development will replace all un-built and incomplete elements of the development permitted under the planning permission Register Reference 16/693 (extended under Register Reference 21/7006) and planning permission Register Reference 18/1009. The un-built and incomplete elements to be replaced under permission 18/1009 comprise 1 no. 3 storey facility building (4,075sqm) comprising medical, meeting rooms and security facility. The unbuilt and incomplete elements under permission 16/693 extended under 21/7006 include (a) 1 no. 4 storey commercial office building of 9480sqm; (b)1 no. 5 storey commercial office building of 11,850sqm save for groundworks which were commenced; (c) 1 no. level of decked car parking; (d) 2 no. convenience service kiosks to accommodate retail and café uses; (e) 2 no. ESB substations; and (f) upgrade of existing pumping station. The proposed development seeks (i) construction of 3 no. 5 storey buildings each with a floor area of 7,208sqm, to be used for Class 3 office use and / or Class 8 Medical Use, with provision for screened roof top plant; (ii) modification of existing water, surface water and foul sewer infrastructure to facilitate construction of 3 no. buildings; (iii) reconfiguration of existing car parking provision resulting in an overall reduction in car parking numbers, incidental to the provision of commercial buildings, on site; (iv) modification to existing covered bicycle parking to result in increased provision on site with provision for 6 no. bicycle storage buildings with external bin storage facilities (v) provision of landscaping within the public realm and (vi) all associated site works including upgrade of an existing watermain for a distance of circa 900m. Existing access to the site shall be maintained. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561317/0
- 11 Apr 2025, Limerick County Council 2560324: Conditional. Retention. the minor alterations to development permitted under LCCC Reg. Ref. 21/1740 and amended under Reg. Ref. 24/60133, which allowed for the development of a 99 no. bed hospital (ranging in 2 to 4 no. storeys), with both in-patient and out-patient facilities and treatment facilities, with the site being under active construction. Retention works relate to minor changes to the north, east, south and west elevations of the Main Hospital Building permitted building parapet height (the increase in height ranging from 100 mm to 340 mm). The new maximum building height is 34.8 m OD; Retention works also relate to addition of louvres to curtain walling on north elevation of main hospital building. Retention works also relate to the north, east, south and west elevations of the Energy Centre Building as follows: Increase of permitted height from (increase in height ranging from 310 mm to 1,650 mm). The new maximum building height is 19.86 m OD. Retention works also relate to amendments to louvre scale and layout to all elevations of the Energy Centre Building. In addition, other retention works which relate to the site layout include reconfiguration of permitted car parking facilities (with no change to overall parking quantum), to facilitate traffic barrier installation; Omission of 3 no. front gates (1 no. vehicular and 2 no. pedestrian) and reorganisation of permitted pedestrian layouts and associated changes to the permitted landscaping plan; Relocation of parking pay station in carpark; Changes in Level; Revised layout to permitted Gas Skid and omission of traffic barriers to southern boundary. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560324/0
- 19 Mar 2025, Limerick County Council 2560219: Conditional. Permission. revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950, comprising of alterations to the permitted Building C, including internal modifications to the central vertical circulation, internal changes / amalgamation to the retail units at ground-floor level, and revisions to design of the elevations. The proposed works will replace the 9 retail units with 5 retail units. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560219/0
- 29 Jan 2025, Limerick County Council 2560064: N/a. Permission. revisions to the development as permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950 (‘the parent permission’) comprising of Alterations to the permitted Building C, including internal modifications to the central vertical circulation, internal changes / amalgamation to the retail units at ground-floor level, and associated minor alterations to the elevations. The proposed works will replace the 9 retail units with 5 retail units.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560064/0
- 29 Jan 2025, Limerick County Council 2560063: Conditional. Permission. revisions to the development permitted under Planning Reference No. 23/60740, which was a revision to Permission 22/950 (the "parent permission") comprising of Alterations to the permitted Building D at ground floor level, consisting of the omission of the ground floor commercial units and their replacement with 8No. additional residential units. This will result in a net increase in total number of units from 40 to 48 residential units. The proposed works also include minor alterations to the area immediately adjacent to the building such as the remodelling of pavements and the addition of landscaped strips and other such associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560063/0
- 19 Feb 2024, Limerick County Council 2460133: Conditional. Permission. amendments to the previously permitted development of a new hospital facility (LCCC Reg. Ref. 211740) at a 2.82 ha site located at Bloodmill Road and Groody Road, Towlerton, Ballysimon, Limerick. The proposed amendments consist of internal layout revisions on the third floor of the permitted hospital (c. 1,295 sq m), to allow for additional inpatient ward (with 20 no. associated beds), in place of the permitted administration area, with all associated site development works above and below ground. No changes are proposed to the permitted elevations. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460133/0
- 10 Oct 2023, Limerick County Council 2360740: Conditional. Permission. revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950 (‘the parent permission’) comprising: Alterations to the permitted Building D at fifth floor level only consisting of the omission of 2 no. 3 bed apartments and the provision of 4 no. 1 bed apartments. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360740/0
- 17 Feb 2023, Limerick County Council 23102: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a new 5-storey (5,529sq.m. approx.) Medical Building with plant at roof level, accommodating Medical Diagnostics (including X-Ray Screening / Diagnostics and PET CT), Medical Consulting Rooms and Treatment Rooms, offices, service areas, circulation, storage, refuse management, ESB substation and switchroom. The development will also include staff and patient facilities, including car park at surface level providing 97 no. car parking spaces and 56 no. cycle parking spaces with secure, covered bicycle parking stands, EV charging facilities, car park access barrier, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down area; signage comprising building signage and 2 no. signage totems; public lighting, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, connection to existing water and waste-water services, new surface water outfall to existing drain and all related site development works and excavation works above and below ground. Vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to and egress from the site will be via the newly constructed link road (Towlerton Distributor Road, permitted under Limerick City & County Council Register Reference No. 19/546). The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/23102/0
- 31 Aug 2022, Limerick County Council 22950: Conditional. Permission. a development that will consist of/consists of: Building A: The provision of a single storey discount foodstore including off license use with gross floor area of 2,205 sq.m as well as roof mounted plant and solar panels. (Net retail area: 1,408 sq.m). Building B: A single-storey café building with external seating area (gross floor area - 150 sq.m). Building C: A 3 no. storey building comprising 6 no. commercial units at ground floor area to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area 625 sq.m). First and second floors consist of office floorspace including circulation space with entrance at ground floor (gross floor area 1,545 sq.m). Building D: A 6 no. storey building comprising 4 no. commercial units at ground floor to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area of 786 sq.m). The upper five floors comprise 38 no. apartments, with entrance at ground floor, (gross floor area of 3,900 sq.m), as follows: (a) 10 no 1-bedroom apartments, (b) 26 no 2-bedroom apartments, (c) 2 no 3-bedroom apartments. Provision of signage for Buildings A, B, C & D (130.9 sq.m). Provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, 172 no. car parking spaces including 6 no. disabled bays, 6 no. family bays, 142 no. cycle spaces, public realm area with street furniture, residents' communal open space, site landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatments, EB substation (24 sq.m), external bin storage areas (56.5 sq.m) and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/22950/0
- 15 Dec 2021, Limerick County Council 211740: Conditional. Permission. development at this c.3.29ha site, located at Bloodmill Road and Groody Road. The site is bounded by Bloodmill Road to the south-west, the Garryglass Roundabout to the south, the newly constructed lin road(permitted under Limerick City & County Council Ref. 19/546) to the north-east and Groody Road to the south-east. The development will consist of a new c.19,405sqm hospital over 2 to 4 no. storeys, with plant(c.3,100sqm) at roof level and associated c.504sqm 2no. storey energy centre. The proposed development will provide a 79no. bed hospital, with both in-patient and out-patient facilities and treatment rooms. The principal access and egress to the site will be from Groody Road to the south-east. Service access is proposed from the newly constructed link road in the north-east corner of the site with associated service egress point to the south-west onto Bloodmill Road. Pedestrian and cyclist access is provided from Groody Road and from the new link road. The development will also include ancillary administration offices, laboratories, patient pharmacy, oratory, operating theatres, staff and patient facilities including a staff and patient restaurant, car park at surface level with motorbike and cycle parking spaces, EV charging facilities, payment kiosks and security barriers. The development will also include signage, including 3no. signage totems, internal wayfinding, c.13sqm security cabin, public lighting, plant and associated screening, including gas infrastructure tank and vacuum insulated evaporator compound, all piped infrastructure and ducting, 1no. ESB substation, 3no. attenuation tanks, rainwater harvesting tanks, SUDs including green roof provision, services provision, boundary treatments, waste marshalling compound storage area, hard and soft landscaping, changes in level, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down areas, and all associated site development works above and below ground. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211740/0
- 22 Jan 2021, Limerick County Council 217006: Conditional. Extension of duration. extension of duration for 16/693. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/217006/0
- 25 Oct 2019, Limerick County Council 191061: Conditional. Permission. construction of a part three storey, part two storey post primary school, (Roll No. 68309N) including PE hall, 4 classroom Special Educational Needs Unit and all ancillary site works. The proposed development also incorporates associated car parking, access road, drop off areas, pedestrian access, bicycle lane, construction of external ball courts, landscaping, connection to public services, ESB sub-station and all associated siteworks. The development also includes a section of public road, footpaths, cycle track, landscaping, public lighting, mains services and relocated bus stop. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/191061/0
- 6 Jun 2019, Limerick County Council 19546: Conditional. Permission. a new public road, 637m in length, with footpaths and cycle tracks, public lighting, landscaping and ancillary main services within the roadway, from the City East Roandabout on Groody Road across the 'Towlerton Development Lands' to the north-western boundary of the lands; surface water drainage system for the new road consisting of 3 no. underground attenuation tanks and ancillary services, and disposal to 2 existing streams and to an existing surface water manhole adjacent to City East Roundabout; new foul gravity rising mains and new watermain along the length of the new road; abandonment of existing 800mm asbestos cement watermain on the development lands and provision of new watermain in lieu; demolition of existing buildings on the development lands comprising a two-storey house and associated sheds and out-buildings; relocation of an existing bus stop from the south to the north of City East roundabout on Groody Road and associated diversion of existing cyclepaths and footpaths; new cyclepaths and footpaths to accommodate future widening of Groody Road; widening of southern entrance to and northern exit of City East Roundabout on Groody Road and amendment of road markings at the roundabout. All works to occur on the public domain or on the ‘Towlerton Development Lands’ only. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19546/0
- 5 Mar 2019, Limerick County Council 19188: Conditional. Permission. provision of powder-coated aluminium signage with LED halo backlight to the east elevation. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19188/0
- 17 Oct 2018, Limerick County Council 181009: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a facility building of 4,075 Sq. Meters of floor area to accommodate the following: The relocation of the existing convenience shops from existing location in Block 1. To accommodate conferencing, meeting rooms, leisure and gymnasium areas and healthcare clinic/services facility for use by employees at CityEast Plaza Business Park. To accommodate security office and associated site works (including additional car parking). File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/181009/0
- 23 Jun 2017, Limerick County Council 17586: Conditional. Permission. the alteration of the Northern entrance to include the provision of new entrance railings, gates & posts to match existing and associated site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17586/0
- 13 Feb 2017, Limerick County Council 17124: Conditional. Retention. consist of modifications to a scheme previously granted planning permission Ref No 16/70, the modification provides for an increase in internal floor area, comprising internal circulation space only and which does not affect the external appearance, scale or size of the building.. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/17124/0

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## 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 Towlerton.

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

- LI005-073: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI005-073----. On level ground, at the base of a NE-facing slope, leading down to the floodplain of the Groody River, which is c. 220m to E. Standing stone (LI005-074----) located c. 160m to NW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Castletroy distributor road (Cummins 2004). Described in 2004 as a roughly circular-shaped spread (9m E-W; 9m N-S; T 0.03m) of heat-shattered stone in a black soil matrix (ibid, 11). Visible as a dark oval-shaped cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 19/11/2019. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 June 2020
- LI005-074: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI005-074----. On level ground, at the base of a NE-facing slope, leading down to the floodplain of the Groody River, which is c. 110m to NE. Fulacht fiadh (LI005-073----) located c. 160m to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Castletroy distributor road (Cummins 2004). Described in 2004 as an upright stone (H 1.1m; Wth 0.65m; T 0.2m) with its long axis N-S and having no visible traces of packing stones at the base (ibid, 11). Not clearly visible, although marked by a thorn tree evident on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 19/11/2019. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 June 2020
- LI005-091: Pit, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI005-091----. On gently sloping ground 300m SW of the Groody River, located 120m E of an excavated site (LI005-103----) and 80m N of a second excavated site (LI005-104----). The site was discovered prior to building within a road corridor and was completely excavated (Cummins 2004). It consisted of a simple pit cut into boulder clay (0.76m N-S, 0.6m E- W and 0.2m D). The subsoil around the pit was heavily oxidised suggesting in situ burning. The fill in the pit contained burnt stones and small fragments of iron slag. This suggested to the excavator that the feature is related to historic iron working. The excavator suggested a similar date to a site excavated close by in Crabbsland townland (LI005-081----) dating from the 11th /12th century AD. Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 14 July 2020
- LI005-103: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI005-103----. In flat undulating pasture 400m SW of the Groody River and 120m NW of Garryglass Roundabout. A layer of sterile blackish brown organic clay over the boulder clay was discovered in advance of road building (Hayes 2001). It was interpreted by the excavator as a ‘natural feature’ in ‘field 11’. No artefacts or dating material were retrieved from the fills and the function of the feature is unknown, it was interpreted as a thin deposit of naturally occurring soil. Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 23 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)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Towlerton.

## 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 Towlerton, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_997, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_997.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/towlerton.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/towlerton.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/towlerton.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Towlerton 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)

- Ballysimon: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballysimon.md
- Crabb's-Land: https://everytownland.com/limerick/crabbs-land.md
- Garryglass: https://everytownland.com/limerick/garryglass.md
- Kilbane: https://everytownland.com/limerick/kilbane.md
- Monaclinoe: https://everytownland.com/limerick/monaclinoe.md
- Reboge Meadows: https://everytownland.com/limerick/reboge-meadows.md
- Singland: https://everytownland.com/limerick/singland.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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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/towlerton
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/limerick/towlerton