Court

87 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Court, from 110 m² to 679,850 m² (67.99 ha, 167.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Court 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.

• 4 Jun 2026Conditional

  a 10-year planning permission for development at this site at Kildimo, Co. Limerick, located partially within the foreshore area of the River Maigue and partially within the townland of Court, Co. Limerick. This development will consist of a floating pontoon, an access gangway, an access ramp and all ancillary works to facilitate safe access and egress to the River Maigue at the Ferrybridge. The site area is approximately 0.64 hectares in size. The development will include: • A floating pontoon, which will rise and fall with the tide on four piles that will extend above the high-water level mark; • The main pontoon will be ca. 24m long x 3m wide; • A gangway ca. 15m long will be hinged at the shore side and mounted on wheels at the pontoon side to allow for tidal variation; • A landing platform will be constructed to facilitate the gangway with two support piles to anchor the gangway and will be stabilised using 16 steel sheet piles as a retaining wall; • A new access ramp adjacent to the existing Quinns De Bucket Bar & Restaurant to the south of the Site, which will provide wheelchair access into the building and steps to the embankment; and, • All ancillary development, including galvanised steel wire safety fence and lockable access gate. The proposed development is located within the Curtilage of Ferrybridge, which is listed on the Record of Protected Structure (RPS 6257). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application, and the NIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority. A Maritime Area of Consent accompanies this planning application Ref. MAC240032, granted on 10th February 2026 for a 45-year term

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660628

• 10 Apr 2025Conditional

  the construction of an extension onto the existing public house/restaurant and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 25114

• 10 Mar 2025N/a

  the construction of an extension onto the existing public house/restaurant and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2572

• 13 Nov 2024Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, domestic waste water treatment system & polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2461117

• 4 Sept 2024N/a

  the proposed development of 9 no. wind turbines, 110kV substation and ancilliary development located in the townlands of Snatty, Hurdlestown, Oatfield, Drumsillagh, Sallybank, Gortacullin, Aharinaghbeg, Knockshanvo, Cloontra, Cloghoolia, Ballycullen and others, County Clare. And located in the townland

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24320705

• 28 Feb 2022Conditional

  the installation of a wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22227

• 25 Feb 2022N/a

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22224

• 4 Feb 2022Conditional

  extension of duration for 16/747 for the construction of (1) two extensions to the rear of the existing public house and alterations of the exterior and interior of the building (2) demolition of two store buildings to the rear and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 227004

• 19 Feb 2021Refused

  extension of hard standing area, security lighting and boundary security fencing

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 21190

• 3 Feb 2021Conditional

  the construction of a 150 square metre covered storage building and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21101

• 18 Jan 2021Conditional

  a car port

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2141

• 27 Nov 2020Conditional

  construction of an extension to existing dwelling house(unit 1) consisting of an extension to the rear and porch to the front of existing house, construction of an extension to existing dwelling house(unit 2) consisting of porch to front of house, construction of an extension to existing dwelling house(unit 3) consisting of a porch annex & extended building line to front of house, construction of an extension to existing dwelling house(unit 4) consisting of a porch annex & extended building line to front of house, and all associated site works. Planning permission is also being sought for the installation of a new domestic wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter for each of the existing dwellings(units 1,2,3 & 4) together with all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 201241

• 18 Sept 2020Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20943

• 27 Feb 2020N/a

  construction of a two storey extension to the front and rear of existing dwelling, single storey extension to the rear elevation, alterations to existing front elevation, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20169

• 16 Jan 2020N/a

  construction of a two storey extension to the front and rear of existing dwelling, single storey extension to the side elevation, alterations to existing front elevation, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2024

• 19 Dec 2019Conditional

  the demolition of an existing one bedroom cottage and the construction of a one storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 191265

• 20 Nov 2019Refused

  the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house and associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 191136

• 13 Jun 2019Conditional

  a change of house type and alterations to site boundaries under previously approved planning permission ref. no. 17/1017 together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19572

• 25 Mar 2019N/a

  the importation of soil & stone for the raising of an agricultural field in order to improve the agricultural output of the field. A Nature Impact Statement(NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted with the application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19267

• 8 Oct 2018Conditional

  alterations to permitted site boundaries under governing permission planning ref. no. 17/1016 and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18985

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 171016

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 171017

• 19 Oct 2017Conditional

  the construction of a workshop extension to the rear of the existing workshop. Retention permission for external hardstanding yard and to retain existing workshop use from commercial to light industrial use

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17958

• 24 Aug 2017N/a

  a workshop extension to the rear of the existing workshop. Retention permission for external hardstanding yard and to retain existing workshop use from commercial to light industrial use

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 17794

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077

Recorded monuments

• LI012-041 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The siting of Cullam (Killacollum) Castle was described by Dowd (1896, 169) as ' The banks of the Maigue were well protected on the lower reaches of the river by Cullam Castle, situated on a hill, and by the low square tower of Court [LI012-042----] almost at the river's edge'. According to Begley (1906, 119) 'The old ruined castle standing on a hill to the south-west of the Ferry bridge is called Collum Castle, which is a part of the original name, and near it must have been the old church'. The castle mistakenly identified as nearby Court Castle was described in 1840 as 'a rectangular building, 28ft. [9m] long and 22 ft. [7m] broad. The north wall is tolerably perfect, and a fragment of the east wall remains, the remainder is razed to the ground. The lower story was arched and the upper two were lofted, which is evident by hewn stones jutting out and holes placed at regular distances in the north wall. The ascent to the top was by a spiral staircase, which still remains' (OSNB Kildimo Parish, 922-3). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that John Haly [Healy] late of Limerick was the proprietor of lands in 'Killa Collum' (Cullam) which contained a 'ruinous Castle, and three smale Cottages' (Simington 1938, 349). A tower house like castle with angle tower is depicted standing beside a cluster of dwellings on the 1657 Down Survey map of Kenry Barony (Hib. Reg.). Westropp (1906-07, 162) recorded the following details about Cullam Castle; '1201 Kildacolum held by Limerick Cathedral (B.B.L., p. 14). 1651 It was defended by Capt. Thady Burke, who surrendered to Sir H. Waller after a few shots had been fired with sakers. Some men on the tower, being unaware of the capitulation, fired, killed two of the English, and wounded Waller, who, convinced of the mistake, insisted that his men should spare the Irish. 1655 Healy held Killacollum ruinous C. (C.S., p. 11; D.S.B., 16). Fabric - The northern wall stands near the Maigue; but all its features are defaced. The lower story was vaulted. It had a bawn [LI012-047001-]'. The ruins of Cullam Castle and bawn (LI012-041001-) were drawn in the 18th century and published in the Groses's Antiquities of Ireland where the N wall of the castle stood three storeys high with vaulted ground floor and polygonal shaped angle tower on NW angle with partial remains of upstanding bawn wall visible to W and N of tower. The castle was described in the 18th century as; 'Cullum Caftle was of considerable strength in the civil wars of 1641. Sir Hardress Waller was sent by Ireton, in 1650, with forces to lie before Limerick; in his way he assaulted Cullum Castle, defended by Captain Thady Bourk and a garrison of fifty men. After a few discharges of artillery, called sakers, Bourk capitulated. The soldiers placed in the towers and on the top of the castle, not knowing what was agreed, and seeing a number of the English entering the gate, fired on them and killed two, and wounded Waller in the left arm; he, however, with uncommon generality, restrained his men from revenging their companions, and contented himself with the pillage of the castle and neighbouring country, which was very considerable, and which he brought safe to Limerick. This castle was soon after in the possession of the Marquis of Clanricard, but at length was dismantled by part of the forces of parliament' (Grose 1791 vol. 2, 70-1). Cullam Castle classified by Donnelly (1999, 25, 37) as Type 1D which was characterised by castles where the 'entrance to the building is located in one of the tower house's long walls near a corner. The entrance lobby is set within the thickness of the long wall. There is no subsidiary chamber but on one side of the lobby is the doorway leading to a wall-stair that rises up through the thickness of the long wall to provide access to the first and/or second floor level in the building' (Donnelly 1999, 25). Castle described by Salter (2004, 80) as follows; 'Only the north end wall containing staircases remains of this 7.6m wide tower. There were two upper levels over a vaulted basement. It was battered into submission by Sir Hardress Waller in 1651 , lay ruinous in 1655, and was probably never restored'. In 2005, Frank Coyne, of Aegis Archaeology Ltd carried out excavations under licence No. 05E1009 which were summarised as following; 'Test-trenching was undertaken in advance of a proposed development at Court townland, Kildimo, Co. Limerick. The proposed development may impact on a castle/tower-house [LI012-041----), now surviving as a pile of rubble, which is located on the site. A short, standing portion of the castle wall was identified during the testing and associated earthworks were also investigated at that time. A total of eight trenches were inserted on the site of the tower-house. Four were placed in the area of the pile of rubble, to ascertain if any remains of the original tower-house survived. It was found that a portion of the northern wall of the castle remains intact, to a maximum height of 2.4m, and c. 6m in length, east-west, although a 2m-wide breach occurs in the centre of this. From the testing, it does not appear that the west, south and east walls survive. These appear to have been demolished in recent years, as modern plastic was found underneath the rubble. However, the original floor of the tower-house was identified as a light, sandy-gravel rectangular area, which was markedly different to the immediate external ground surface. The tower-house is surrounded by a series of low earthworks, which appear to be associated with it, and which were identified in Trenches 6, 7 and 8. These take the form of low gravel and stone banks, forming a bawn [LI012-041001-] or enclosure area to the north and east of the tower-house, with a possible entrance/exit opening to the north. A portion of one of these banks extends to the north-west of the remains of the tower-house. No earthworks were identified to the west of the castle; however, a possible humic layer in Trench 5 may indicate unenclosed activity associated with the tower-house. All trenches produced animal bone or pottery sherds, some of which would be contemporary with the date of use of the site, from the 16th to mid-17th century' (www.excavations.ie). See attached drawing of castle taken from Antiquities of Ireland. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2020

• LI012-041001 Bawn
  Description

  Westropp (1906-07, 162) recorded the following details about Cullam Castle (LI012-041---) and bawn; ‘The northern wall stands near the Maigue; but all its features are defaced. The lower story was vaulted. It had a bawn'. Earthworks of a bawn and formal gardens or walled garden visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-11 to N and S of castle with roadway to W. The ruins of Cullam Castle (LI012-041----) and bawn were drawn in the 18th century and published in the Groses's Antiquities of Ireland where the N wall of the castle stood three storeys high with vaulted ground floor and polygonal shaped angle tower on NW angle with partial remains of upstanding bawn wall visible to W and N of tower. In 2005, Frank Coyne, of Aegis Archaeology Ltd carried out excavations under licence No. 05E1009 which were summarised as following; 'Test-trenching was undertaken in advance of a proposed development at Court townland, Kildimo, Co. Limerick. The proposed development may impact on a castle/tower-house [LI012-041----], now surviving as a pile of rubble, which is located on the site. A short, standing portion of the castle wall was identified during the testing and associated earthworks were also investigated at that time. A total of eight trenches were inserted on the site of the tower-house. Four were placed in the area of the pile of rubble, to ascertain if any remains of the original tower-house survived. It was found that a portion of the northern wall of the castle remains intact, to a maximum height of 2.4m, and c. 6m in length, east-west, although a 2m-wide breach occurs in the centre of this. From the testing, it does not appear that the west, south and east walls survive. These appear to have been demolished in recent years, as modern plastic was found underneath the rubble. However, the original floor of the tower-house was identified as a light, sandy-gravel rectangular area, which was markedly different to the immediate external ground surface. The tower-house is surrounded by a series of low earthworks, which appear to be associated with it, and which were identified in Trenches 6, 7 and 8. These take the form of low gravel and stone banks, forming a bawn or enclosure area to the north and east of the tower-house, with a possible entrance/exit opening to the north. A portion of one of these banks extends to the north-west of the remains of the tower-house. No earthworks were identified to the west of the castle; however, a possible humic layer in Trench 5 may indicate unenclosed activity associated with the tower-house. All trenches produced animal bone or pottery sherds, some of which would be contemporary with the date of use of the site, from the 16th to mid-17th century' (www.excavations.ie). See attached drawing of castle and bawn taken from Antiquities of Ireland. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2020

• LI012-041002 Settlement cluster
  Description

  The siting of Cullam (Killacollum) Castle (LI012-041----) was described by Dowd (1896, 169) as 'The banks of the Maigue were well protected on the lower reaches of the river by Cullam Castle, situated on a hill, and by the low square tower of Court [LI012-042----] almost at the river's edge'. According to Begley (1906, 119) 'The old ruined castle standing on a hill to the south-west of the Ferry bridge is called Collum Castle, which is a part of the original name, and near it must have been the old church'. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that John Haly late of Limerick was the proprietor of lands in 'Killa Collum' (Cullam) which contained a 'ruinous Castle, and three smale Cottages' (Simington 1938, 349). A tower house like castle with angle tower is depicted standing beside a cluster of dwellings on the 1657 Down Survey map of Kenry Barony (Hib. Reg.). Earthworks visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-11 in the field to the W of Cullam Castle may be the remains of a deserted settlement which was depicted on the 1657 Down Survey map of Kenry Barony. The earthwork consist of a roadway running N-S with earthworks in field to W of this road which may be contemporaneous with Cullam Castle. In 2005, Frank Coyne, of Aegis Archaeology Ltd carried out excavations under licence No. 05E1009 which were summarised as following; 'Test-trenching was undertaken in advance of a proposed development at Court townland, Kildimo, Co. Limerick. The proposed development may impact on a castle/tower-house [LI012-041----), now surviving as a pile of rubble, which is located on the site. A short, standing portion of the castle wall was identified during the testing and associated earthworks were also investigated at that time. A total of eight trenches were inserted on the site of the tower-house. Four were placed in the area of the pile of rubble, to ascertain if any remains of the original tower-house survived. It was found that a portion of the northern wall of the castle remains intact, to a maximum height of 2.4m, and c. 6m in length, east-west, although a 2m-wide breach occurs in the centre of this. From the testing, it does not appear that the west, south and east walls survive. These appear to have been demolished in recent years, as modern plastic was found underneath the rubble. However, the original floor of the tower-house was identified as a light, sandy-gravel rectangular area, which was markedly different to the immediate external ground surface. The tower-house is surrounded by a series of low earthworks, which appear to be associated with it, and which were identified in Trenches 6, 7 and 8. These take the form of low gravel and stone banks, forming a bawn [LI012-041001-] or enclosure area to the north and east of the tower-house, with a possible entrance/exit opening to the north. A portion of one of these banks extends to the north-west of the remains of the tower-house. No earthworks were identified to the west of the castle; however, a possible humic layer in Trench 5 may indicate unenclosed activity associated with the tower-house. All trenches produced animal bone or pottery sherds, some of which would be contemporary with the date of use of the site, from the 16th to mid-17th century' (www.excavations.ie). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 November 2020

• LI012-042 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The siting of Cullam (LI012-041----) and Courte Castles were described by Dowd (1896, 169) as ' The banks of the Maigue were well protected on the lower reaches of the river by Cullam Castle [LI012-041----], situated on a hill, and by the low square tower of Court almost at the river's edge'. The castle mistakenly identified as nearby Cullam Castle was described in 1840 as 'this old castle is about 32 feet [9.75m] square, and is at present called the Pigeon House by the Inhabitants. Its height may be about 24 ft. [7.3m] at present; but it appears to have formerly been higher. Two chains [40m] to the west of it stand the ruins of Court House, which was inhabited by the Hasting Family' (OSNB Kildimo Parish, 923). . Westropp (1906-07, 161) recorded the following details about Court Castle; ‘1583 Garrett mac Gibbon mac Reynode held Court mac Reynode (Des. R., 34). The name may imply that the C[astle]. was built by Gibbon. (See also Peyton, 217b.) 1655 It was held by Gerott mac Tibbott and others (C.S., xxvi, p. 10). 1702 H. Widenham held it. Fabric - A low, well-preserved peel tower, with slight projecting turrets to the east and west, between which the southern face is curved. In the north-east angle is a ruined staircase. The north wall has a batter to each side of the plain-pointed door. The windows are rude and plain; and the lower story vaulted'. A cluster of buildings are depicted standing in Courte on the 1657 Down Survey map of Kenry Barony (Hib. Reg.). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Gerrott FitzJames Gerrald and Gerrald FitzJames Gerrald of Courte was the proprietor of Court which contained 'foure good houses thereuppon standing, Margaret Haly [Healy] alias Creagh the relict of John Haly Esqr. Dowable of 80 acres thereof in right of her said husband' (Simington 1938, 349). Court Castle described by Salter (2004, 79) as follows; 'This U-shaped tower measuring 8m by 6.6m with a staircase and latrine on one side looks as if it may once have formed part of a twin-towered gatehouse. It was held by Garry MacGibbon MacRenold in 1583, and in 1702 belonged to Henry Widenham'. The unusual plan of Court Castle was described by Donnelly (1999, 28) as an, 'architectural oddity: it may have been an experimental building and it is certainly unique among the tower houses of the county, if not indeed the entire country'. See attached floor plan of Court Castle taken from Donnelly 1999. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 November 2020

• LI012-146 Standing stone
  Description

  Situated on a hillock in a pasture field in an area of low lying land the stone (0.38m wide x 0.20m thick and 2.13m high) is aligned N-S and leans slightly to the N. It is evident that this stone has been quarried using the plug and feather technique as two notches for such are visible on its E face. As such it seem likely that it was set up as a scratching post for cattle within the last century. (Curtin 2008) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 1 May 2015

Architectural heritage

• M. O'Kelly, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former house, built c. 1820, having two-bay single-storey extension to west, single-bay single-storey extension to east and multiple-bay single-storey extensions to rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Pitched artificial slate roofs to extensions. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins and name plaque with raised render lettering to front (south) elevation. Square-headed openings with moulded render surrounds having keystones, concrete sills and replacement windows. Square-headed opening having moulded render surround with render keystone and replacement timber door. Fronts directly onto road.

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

At the centre of the townland of Court, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_815 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Court with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Court · An Chúirt

Area

2,844,481 m² (284.45 ha, 702.89 acres)

Civil parish

Kildimo, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Kildimo, the unit of the census

Census 2022

688 people lived in 235 households in the Kildimo electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycasey, Ballyrune, Ballyvareen, Faha

Placenames

Court 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.