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

Townland in the civil parish of Killeenagarriff, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick; in Irish An Garrán Uachtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,125,929 m² (112.59 ha, 278.22 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 57,180 m² (5.72 ha, 14.13 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killeenagarriff, https://everytownland.com/limerick/parish/killeenagarriff.md
- Barony: Clanwilliam
- Electoral division: Ballyvarra, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 4,513 people lived in 1,473 households in the Ballyvarra electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 6% 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/31276
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 121942
- Centre: latitude 52.662361, longitude -8.521695 (WGS 84)

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

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Woodstown, from 2,847 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres) to 323,263 m² (32.33 ha, 79.88 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1632219: 323,263 m² (32.33 ha, 79.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632219.md
- Parcel 1674482: 184,197 m² (18.42 ha, 45.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1674482.md
- Parcel 5387093: 140,673 m² (14.07 ha, 34.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5387093.md
- Parcel 1663425: 130,147 m² (13.01 ha, 32.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1663425.md
- Parcel 1629064: 100,207 m² (10.02 ha, 24.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629064.md
- Parcel 1608010: 89,369 m² (8.94 ha, 22.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1608010.md
- Parcel 1639349: 57,273 m² (5.73 ha, 14.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639349.md
- Parcel 5387094: 57,087 m² (5.71 ha, 14.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5387094.md
- Parcel 1619538: 9,622 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1619538.md
- Parcel 1632220: 9,602 m² (0.96 ha, 2.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1632220.md
- Parcel 1639359: 9,421 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639359.md
- Parcel 1629065: 6,916 m² (0.69 ha, 1.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1629065.md
- Parcel 1637639: 5,305 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1637639.md
- Parcel 1639346: 2,847 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1639346.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Woodstown 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.

- 15 Jul 2026, Limerick County Council 2660806: Refused. Permission. I. The full removal (34m) of the Annacotty Weir and fish passage from the eastern riverbank up to the adjacent mill race and sluice gate at the western riverbank and making good the face of retained structural elements. II. The reprofiling and restoration of approximately 50m of the river channel to reinstate natural stream conditions and enable fish migration. This includes placement of boulders, and graded rock to replicate healthy, stable, and natural channel conditions. III. Temporary site access for construction stage is proposed from the Woodstown Road via the existing gateway adjacent to the junction with Mountshannon Road and existing pathway. Creation of a temporary access ramp from the eastern riverbank and temporary stone causeway (with pipes for river flow) on the downstream side of the weir to allow construction vehicle access to the weir from the eastern riverbank; the stone causeway and ramp will be removed as removal of the weir structure progresses. The removal of individual trees to enable construction activities. The creation of temporary construction lay down areas/site compounds on lands approximately 50m to the east of the existing weir. IV. Reinstatement of the disturbed lands following weir removal including landscaping consisting of seeding and planting with appropriate native vegetation, removal of temporary construction facilities, and riverbank restoration works. V. All associated and ancillary site development works. VI. The planning application, including the Natura Impact Statement. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660806/0
- 12 Sept 2025, Limerick County Council 2560913: Conditional. Permission. the conversion of an existing single storey pitched roof Low Support facility to a High Support Residential Apartment Facility comprising of 2 no. Apartments with a centralised Support Staff area. The works consist of a new single storey flat roof extension that extends to a canopy over a new entrance to the north facing elevation, new rooflights to the front, side and rear existing pitched roof, alterations throughout the existing external wall envelope in the form of removal and replacement of doors and windows and creating new openings for windows and doors, new rendered external wall insulation system, removal of existing chimney, the provision of new PV panels; including all removal works and internal alterations. External works include new boundary walls to the entire perimeter with vehicle and pedestrian access off the adjacent Avista-owned carpark to the north, hard and soft landscaping, drainage and all associated ancillary site works to Ashlawn, St. Vincents Centre Lisnagry. Co. Limerick V94P6D8 by Avista CLG. The proposal is within the curtilage of a site containing a Protected Structure but will not affect original or early structures therein. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560913/0
- 15 Apr 2024, Limerick County Council 2460335: Refused. Permission. the (a) Construction of new single-storey 6-bedroom children’s respite home facility with exterior store / plantroom. (b) Site development works including landscaping, play area, new vehicular access and pedestrian access with set-down area, car parking, footpaths, water services connections and site boundaries. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460335/0
- 24 Sept 2021, Limerick County Council 218009: Conditional. Permission. junction improvement works on the R445(Dublin Road)/R506(Cappamore Road), Limerick. The proposed works will include the construction of new footpaths, new cycle lanes, new junction slip lanes, new controlled pedestrian crossings, new public lighting scheme, new surface water drainage system, improved road markings, new traffic signal control, signage and carriageway resurfacing. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/218009/0
- 30 Aug 2021, Limerick County Council 211213: N/a. Outline permission, 1 home. construction of a two storey dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter, vehicular entrance, connection to services, ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/211213/0
- 26 Mar 2021, Limerick County Council 21378: Conditional. Permission. the removal of 2no. existing prefabricated classrooms and the construction of 2no. new prefabricated classrooms and all associated ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/21378/0
- 5 Feb 2020, Limerick County Council 2076: Conditional. Permission. construction of a new temporary pre-fabricated multi-sensory room and all associated ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2076/0
- 3 May 2019, Limerick County Council 19438: Conditional. Permission. construction of two new temporary pre-fabricated classroom accommodation and all associated ancillary site works. File: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/19438/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC, site code 002165, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002165

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

- LI006-060: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI006-060----. In grassland 320m E of the Mulkear River which also marks the townland boundary with Ballyclough. Cropmark of possible enclosure that is not indicated on the 1840 OS 6-inch map or subsequent OS maps. The outline of a circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 30m) is clearly visible on Global Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019 Compiled by Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 11 June 2020
- LI006-062: Designed landscape - tree-ring, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI006-062----. In grassland which was formerly the demesne lands of Woodstown House 370m to SW. St. Vincent’s Centre, which now occupies the grounds of Mulkear House lies immediately to the N. The potential site is marked in an area that corresponds with townland boundary between Garraunykee and Woodstown as shown on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. The potential site was surrounded by the designed landscapes of both estates. A potential mound or earthwork was identified at this location from the examination of OSi aerial photographs of the area prior to the construction of the Limerick South Ring Road (OS.3.9210). The faintest suggestion of a circular-shaped earthwork is visible at this location on Google Earth Imagery taken 06/02/2018. Possibly the remains of a post-1700 designed landscape feature such as a tree-ring associated with either Mulkear House or Woodstown House. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 06/02/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 June 2020
- LI006-097: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI006-097----. In a slight depression, on the flood plain of the Mulkear River. Identified during monitoring of topsoil removal prior to the construction of the Southern Limerick Ring-Road. Excavated (Licence No. 01E0762) by Michael Connolly in 2001. A shallow burnt spread (diam. 12m) consisting of heat-shattered stone and charcoal mixed with boulder clay and topsoil. This material is very disturbed and it was difficult to determine if it was in-situ. The same material has been used to backfill a number of land drains uncovered across the excavation area (ibid). The recovery of some small fragments of cremated bone within the burnt material may suggest a function other than that of a fulacht fiadh (Connolly 2003, 245-6). See attached plan extract from excavation report (Connolly 2001). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 1 July 2020
- LI006-115: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLI006-115----. On the demesne lands of Woodstown House. Cropmark of small square-shaped area (approx. dims. 7m) defined by a fosse visible on OSi orthophoto. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 June 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)

- Woodstown House, gate lodge, 1800–1820, Regional interest, registry number 21900604, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21900604. Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c. 1810. Comprising breakfront to front (west) elevation, box bay windows to north and south elevations, two-bay single-storey extension to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, bracketed render eaves course and rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls with render strip quoins and plinth course. Round-headed openings having render surrounds, painted stone sills and timber casement windows. Round-headed opening with render surround and replacement glazed overlight over timber panelled door with sidelights. Tooled limestone step to entrance. Pair of square-profile chamfered ashlar limestone piers to north-west having carved brackets, caps, double-leaf cast-iron gates and limestone plinths with cast-iron railings terminating in second pair of piers.
- Woodstown House, country house, 1870–1880, Regional interest, registry number 21900606, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21900606. Detached three-bay two-storey over basement country house, built in 1879. Comprising porch to centre-bay and canted full-height bay windows to end bays, front (south-east) elevation, five-stage over basement square-profile tower to rear (north-west), box-bay window to south-west elevation and two-bay two-storey over basement extension to north-east with decorative cast-iron veranda having columns with wrought-iron brackets and railings. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves and timber brackets, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped slate roof to tower having render brackets. Rendered walls. Render platband to tower. Square-headed openings to bay windows with replacement uPVC windows and continuous bracketed render sill course. Paired camber-headed openings to centre-bay having render surround and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings to rear and north-east elevations with limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed openings to rear and tower having limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed opening to tower, third stage with four-over-four pane timber sliding sash window. Paired round-headed openings to tower, fourth stage having timber fittings and shared limestone sill. Oculi to tower, fifth stage with render surrounds and louvered vents. Camber-headed openings to basement, rear elevation having limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Porch comprising render entablature with ornate consoles supporting render balustrade over square-headed opening with glazed overlight and double-leaf timber battened doors. Flanking square-headed sidelights with chamfered surrounds, fixed windows, render sills and recessed risers. Limestone steps to entrance.

## 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 Woodstown, 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_1055, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1055.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/woodstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/limerick/woodstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/limerick/woodstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Woodstown 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)

- Ballyclogh: https://everytownland.com/limerick/ballyclogh-120191.md
- Garraun: https://everytownland.com/limerick/garraun.md
- Garraunykee: https://everytownland.com/limerick/garraunykee.md
- Grange Lower: https://everytownland.com/limerick/grange-lower-121196.md
- Grange Upper: https://everytownland.com/limerick/grange-upper-121198.md
- Rivers: https://everytownland.com/limerick/rivers.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/woodstown
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