Castletown

109 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletown, from 55 m² to 115,277 m² (11.53 ha, 28.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 44 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Castletown 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.

• 15 Jun 2026N/a

  construction of a split level, two storey extension to existing house, containing living room and relocated bedrooms

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660668

• 6 Mar 2026Conditional

  construction of agricultural entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660251

• 6 Jun 2023Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, installation of a wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 23299

• 24 Nov 2022N/a

  construction of a dwelling house, garage, entrance, instal a wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 221240

• 1 Jul 2022Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, site entrance, garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 22748

• 4 Feb 2022Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22118

• 30 Sept 2021Conditional

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

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211370

• 19 Aug 2021Conditional

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

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211176

• 16 Jul 2021Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211018

• 12 Feb 2021Conditional

  the construction of a storey and a half granny flat extension to existing dwelling, new wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21151

• 1 Feb 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, site entrance, garage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2179

• 15 Jan 2021N/a

  construction of a new dwelling house, garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 2130

• 8 Jun 2018Conditional

  construction of a single storey dwelling house with an attic for future development, garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18573

• 10 Aug 2017Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 17755

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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inner Shannon Estuary - South Shore 000435

Recorded monuments

• LI003-008001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  The castle of Castletown, which was besieged in 1642, was located, according to Westropp (1906-7, 157), in the immediate vicinity of the country house Castletown Manor. This house was demolished in 1935 (Spellissy 1989, 241). There is now no standing remains at the site of either the castle or the house. In 1592 William Carter was granted 'the town, manor castle, lands (611 acres) of Castelton, the lands of [Ardlonan] (400a), Kilbride (369a.), [Cloughrane] (310A.), Ballilongford, Fahie (12A) [with 20A. near] the Shenyne almost, overflowed with water, the castle [LI003-002----] and lands of Beagh with an old chapel [LI003-003001-] (254A.), Balvestin (282A.), all in the country called Kenrye and co. Limerick; the town of Kepaughe [Cappagh] with an old castle [LI020-077----], in Connillo (422A.), Ballicoghlane (80A.), Lismucky (153A.), Ballingowle (106A.), Ballincurragh, Cloughcutred (255A.), in the country called Connolaght in co. Limerick, posessions of Thomas Fitz Gerald, knight of the Valley, attainted, and (with others granted to Edmund fitz Thomas, of the Glanne, and his heirs) demised to the late sir Drurie, for 21 years ending in 1599, who assigned to Arthur Carter, esq., deceased, whose brother and administrator the present grantee is' (Nicholls 1994, 187-8). The conditions of this land grant stated that the 'Grantee may impark 150 acres. He must erect houses for 20 families—one for himself, 2 for freeholders, one for a farmer, and 11 for copyholders ; with other conditions usual in grants to undertakers in Munster' (ibid.). The 1641 Deposition of Sir Hardress Waller of Castletown described the building as 'The Castle and Mannor howse of Castletowne' which was besieged on the 4th May 1642 when 'the aforesayd Castle being 6 weekes intrenched and beseidged for want of water was yeilded' (TCD MS 829, fol. 284r.). The buildings around the castle were described as consisting of a 'fayre large stable one story high built of lyme & stone with fayre timber worke, a Barbican, the walls of a great hall there of 110 foote [33m] longe 30 foot [10m] broad , A pidgeon howse well stored with plenty of pidgeons'(TCD MS 829, fols. 287v). The present townland of Castletown was sometimes known as Islandmore. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that there was on the lands of Islandmore [Castletown] belonging to Major General Sir Hardress Waller ‘a ruinous Castle, sixteene cottages a pigeon house [LI003-008002-], one orchard and one weare seate [LI003-008003-] on the River of Shanen’ (Simington 1938, 353). Castletown Waller described by Westropp (1906-7, 156-7) as following; '1573 T. Knight of the Valley employed Jas. Dore, mason, "as the head of all the carpenters and masons of the country, to raze Castleton in Kenry and the Glan" (C.S.P.L ; see also Carew, i., p. 435); the place granted to Drury, Ballincastellane in Kyllkurnan. 1587 Granted to Beston and Bostock, and 1592 to Carter. The C[astle] walls of a ruined hall, three messuages, six cottages, a garden, and mill [LI003-008005-] (Fi. 5717 ; Des. R., 74b, 75 ; Peyton, p. 220). 1623 Grant to Edm. Aston, with similar recital (Inq. Chan., 15a). 1629 to Earl of Cork, conveyed to Sir J. Dowdall and others in trust (Pat. R., Deeds P.R.O.I.). 1642 Sir Hardress Waller was besieged for six weeks by Gen. P. Purcell, and surrendered for want of water. He describes the place as having a fair large stable, one story high, built of stone with fair timber-work; the repair of the C[astle]. and barbican [LI003-008004-] cost £300. He gives a long and very interesting list of goods, furniture, stock, & c, including 20 musquets, fowling-pieces, callivers, and a harquebush (Dep., 287, 290). 1657 The D.S. gives a view of the C[astle]. (D.S., B., 17). It was forfeited by Waller as one of the judges of Charles I., having signed his death-warrant. Granted to Sir H. Ingoldesbye, but remained still in possession of Waller's descendants. The modern house is on the C.[astle] site'. See attached 1657 Down Survey map of Kenry barony (Hib. Reg.) showing a large house in 'Ballimontine' [Ballymartin] where Castletown House is depicted on the OS 6-inch maps. Moige Church ruins are shown to S of large house Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 May 2020

• LI003-008002 Dovecote
  Description

  The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick there was on the lands of Islandmore [Castletown] belonging to Major General Sir Hardress Waller ‘a ruinous Castle [LI003-008001-], sixteene cottages a pigeon house, one orchard and one weare seate on the River of Shanen’ (Simington 1938, 353). The precise location of this dovecote within the townland of Castletown has not been identified, it was presumably located in close proximity to the medieval castle. The castle of Castletown Waller, which was besieged in 1642, was located, according to Westropp (1906-7, 157), in the immediate vicinity of Castletown Manor. This house was demolished in 1935 (Spellissy 1989, 241). There is now no standing remains at the site of either the castle or the house. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 May 2020

• LI003-008004 Bawn
  Description

  The present townland of Castletown was formerly known as Islandmore. The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that there was on the lands of Islandmore [Castletown] belonging to Major General Sir Hardress Waller ‘a ruinous Castle, sixteene cottages a pigeon house [LI003-008002-], one orchard and one weare seate [LI003-008003-] on the River of Shanen’ (Simington 1938, 353). The castle of Castletown Waller, which was besieged in 1642, was located, according to Westropp (1906-7, 157), in the immediate vicinity of the country house Castletown Manor. This house was demolished in 1935 (Spellissy 1989, 241). There is now no standing remains at the site of either the castle or the house. Castletown Waller described by Westropp (1906-7, 156-7) recorded that in '1642 Sir Hardress Waller was besieged for six weeks by Gen. P. Purcell, and surrendered for want of water. He describes the place as having a fair large stable, one story high, built of stone with fair timber-work; the repair of the C[astle]. and barbican cost £300. He gives a long and very interesting list of goods, furniture, stock, & c, including 20 musquets, fowling-pieces, callivers, and a harquebush (Dep., 287, 290). 1657 The D.S. [Down Survey] gives a view of the C[astle]. (D.S., B., 17). It was forfeited by Waller as one of the judges of Charles I., having signed his death-warrant. Granted to Sir H. Ingoldesbye, but remained still in possession of Waller's descendants. The modern house is on the C.[astle] site'. The presence of a barbican or gatehouse suggests the presence of a bawn or walled courtyard defending the castle. The stable building, orchard and pigeonhouse may all have been located within the bawn which was entered through the Barbican described in 1642. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 May 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Castletown, about 1 in 10 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 low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Castletown.

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.

• Castletown, Pallaskenry9 sales

Name

Castletown · Baile an Chaisleáin

Area

2,926,730 m² (292.67 ha, 723.21 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcornan, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

460 people lived in 174 households in the Castletown electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymartin, Bushyisland, Milltown, Moig East Glebe, Moig West

Placenames

Castletown 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.