Glenquin

81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glenquin, from 153 m² to 385,408 m² (38.54 ha, 95.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Glenquin 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.

• 17 Feb 2025Conditional

  the construction of a roofed silage slab, roofed cattle handling units, roof over existing soiled yard, construction of straw bedded shed, manure pit and concrete aprons

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2537

• 8 Feb 2022Conditional

  construction of a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter, vehicular entrance and carry out all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 22136

• 13 Jul 2020Conditional

  the construction of a livestock underpass under the R515 public road, effluent tank and ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20635

• 7 Jul 2020Conditional

  construction of a slatted shed, slatted tanks, storage area, cattle crush, race, holding pens and concrete aprons

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20595

• 9 Jun 2020Conditional

  the construction of a calf house and concrete apron

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20487

• 23 Oct 2019Conditional

  extension to side of existing dwelling house consisting of bedroom, wetroom and living room, septic tank, percolation area and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191046

• 12 Oct 2018N/a

  an extension to the side of the existing dwelling house, consisting of bedroom, wetroom and living area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181001

• 26 Apr 2018Conditional

  construction of extension to existing house, consisting of replacing of existing front windows, to box frame up and down, p.v.c double glazed windows, replacing existing roof, new bedrooms and bathroom within new roof space structure, new bedroom en-suite/utility/kitchen/bathroom to ground floor with connections to all existing services and to include the installation of a wastewater treatment system and polishing filter.

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18400

• 4 Aug 2017Conditional

  the renovation of an existing single storey dwelling, provision of a mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter for existing dwelling and renovated dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17740

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• LI044-035 Castle - tower house
  Description

  National monument No. 268. Atop natural rocky platform, bounded to W by deep ravine of stream, to E and N by sharp fall in ground, and to N by public road; overlooked by higher ground to SW; extensive outlook to N and E. Five-storey rectangular tower (9.4m NW-SE; 12.9m NE-SW) built of uncoursed rubble stone with limestone detail (Donnelly 1994, vol. 2, 112-4, plan 33). Spiral stairs in E corner gives access to all floor levels. Rounded wicker-centred vault over main first and third floor chambers. Tower has been extensively repaired, firstly c. 1840 'by Mr Furlong of Newcastle, the Earl of Devon's Agent' (OSL vol. 1, 28; RIA Mss 14/D/18/6(iv)), and more recently by the State who now care for the tower. Renovations include insertion of window lights, door surrounds, stone flagging over vaults, battlements and white-washing of inside walls. Tower entered through door, with pointed-arch, in NE wall. This gives access to vaulted lobby (2.5m NE-SW; 1.4m SE-NW) with murder hole in roof. Lobby gives access on SE side to base of spiral stairs, and straight through to ground-floor chamber (7.5m NE-SW; 5.4m SE-NW). Latter has five window embrasures: two in SE wall, and one each in the other three. All embrasures are tall square-set and segmental-arched on the inside, with smaller splayed and lintelled openings behind light; window embrasures of main first, second and third floor chambers are all similar to these. Near W end of SW wall short lintelled downward-sloping passage ends in circular outline; this probably had well at base. On outside elevations is a distinct base batter; lower quoins on each corner are replacements. Near N end of NE wall is opening for garderobe chutes. At first-floor level, door with pointed arch gives access from spiral stairs to mural chamber (3.8m SE-NW; 1.1m NE-SW) in NE wall, which in turn gives access to main chamber to SW. Latter has single window embrasure in SW wall. Second floor main chamber also entered from stairs via mural chamber in NE wall. This floor lit by window in centre of SE, SW and NW walls. There is a segmental-arched fireplace near N end of NW wall. At third floor level stairs gives access separately to mural garderobe chamber in NE wall and to main chamber to SW. Latter lit by window in centre of SW and SE walls. At top of spiral stairs pointed-arch door leads into main fourth-floor chamber. NE end of chamber roofed by wicker-centred groin vault. In centre of each wall is segmental-arched window embrasure with inserted/reconstructed double ogee-headed lights. Projecting into room, near N end of NE wall, is fireplace with segmental-arched opening. Framing NE wall is shallow bluntly-pointed arched recess. There are three further mural chambers in NE wall, one above the other, accessed by a spiral stairs rising in E corner from main fourth-floor chamber. Lower one is garderobe chamber covered by wicker-centred vault. Above this is another mural chamber; at this level a pointed-arched door gives access to SW wall walk. The flat-topped merlons on each wall are 19th century; SW wall walk is covered by lintelled passage. Top of stairs give access to topmost mural chamber in NE wall; this room is covered by plank-centred vault and appears to be entirely 19th-century in construction. A date of 1462 has been put forward for the construction of Glenquin Castle (Lewis 1837, 135). According to local tradition this castle was built by a member of the O'Hallinan clan (Fitzgerald and McGregor 1826, 377; Westropp 1906-07, 237). Shortly after its construction the castle was captured by the O'Briens who maintained possession of the castle until it was taken by the Geraldines [FitzGeralds/earls of Desmond]. The castle was confiscated by the Crown after the Desmond Rebellions of 1569-73 and 1579-83 (Lewis 1837, 136). Glenquin was also known as Killanohwne and in 1569 the castle was surrendered to the Crown (Cal. S.P. Ire., 421). In 1591 as part of the English plantation of Munster, the Crown granted the estate of Newcastle (LI036-067012-) which included 'Glanughwym' [Glenquin] to Sir William Courtenay (Earl of Devon) of Powderham, Devon (Nicholls 1994, 151; Lewis 1837, 136). In 1655 the Civil Survey Limerick recorded that the building was 'a ruinous Castle unrepaired' which in 1640 was in the possession of Colonel Francis Courtnay (Simington 1938, 263). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 July 2018

• LI044-037 Moated site
  Description

  In level pasture. Rectangular area (c. 24m N-S; 31m E-W defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.75m) with an external fosse (D 0.55m; Base Wth. 1m). Interior level, dry and lightly overgrown. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with external fosse (Wth 1.2m; D 0.2m). Break (Wth 2.4m) in bank at SE. Interior level and covered by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-041 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Roughly circular area (diam. 40m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.7m) with external fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.2m). Gap (Wth 8m) in bank at SW. Interior level and mostly under pasture but with patches of overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (diam. 29m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) with external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.4m). Break (Wth 3.8m) in bank at NE. Interior level and partially covered by overgrowth, partially under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-043 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture. Circular area (diam. 31m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m) with an external fosse (Wth 1.3m; D 0.3m). Break (Wth c. 9m) in bank at NE. Interior level and under rough pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI044-134 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture. Rectangular area (11m N-S; 8m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.75m) with an external fosse (D 0.45m). Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Glenquin, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Glenquin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Glenquin

Area

2,974,555 m² (297.46 ha, 735.03 acres)

Civil parish

Killeedy, and its townlands

Barony

Glenquin

Electoral division

Monagay, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,260 people lived in 446 households in the Monagay electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballykenny, Ballylanigan, Dromroe, Glebe, Glenmore East, Glenmore West, Glenquin, Glenquin South, Killeedy North

Placenames

Glenquin 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.