Drombanny

298 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drombanny, from 27 m² to 564,845 m² (56.48 ha, 139.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 48 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drombanny.

Recorded monuments

• LI013-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight knoll, in low-lying poorly drained pasture, in the valley of the Ballynaclough River, which runs c. 60m S of the site. It is depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a sub-oval area (diam. c. 35m WNW-ESE; c. 30m N-S) defined by a scarped edge. The entire monument is now covered by dense scrub vegetation. The scarp (Wth 2m; D 0.5m) is evident all round, and is eroded by cattle is places. At NNE the scarp is slightly shallower (Wth 4m), and there is a gap (Wth 0.9m) at NNW. The external fosse (Wth 2.6m; D 0.2m) is partly obscured at NNE by a dump of rubble and some large rocks have recently been dumped into the fosse at SSW. The interior slopes down gently to the S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 28 March 2013

• LI013-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in low-lying, poorly drained pasture, much covered by gorse. The monument, depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as an oval area (c. 40m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by a scarped edge, has been leveled and there was no evident trace of it when the site inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power date of upload: 28 March 2013

• LI013-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated immediately S of a field boundary on a gentle SE-facing slope in undulating pasture. The monument is a sub-circular area (diam. 27.5m E-W by 20m N-S) defined from NE to S by a steep scarped edge (H 1m) and from S to NW by a gentler scarp (H c. 0.5m). A dip in the scarp at NE (Wth 9m) might be the original entrance. An external fosse (Wth 3m) is evident from NNE to SE. The interior surface is uneven and slopes gently down to the SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 28 March 2013

• LI013-052001 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, ) gives the following details about Donaghmore; 'A parish and prebend in Clanwilliam. The "Tripartite Life" says that St. Patrick baptised the men of Thomond at Domnach mor Maige Aine, at Tirglas, in the east of the present County Limerick (V. T. P., p. 307). It appears as Donaghmor and Douenathmor, 1200 and 1201, Dounaghmor, 1302 and 1410, being then a prebend; and Donnachmore cum Ballyag, alias Ardpatric, 1418. It was granted by Bishop Edward to Odo fitz Budci (B. B. L., p. 78). The Prior of Athissel restored it, Mayncrow, and Creuath Omayll to Bishop Hubert, 1239 (Ib., pp. 80-90). Maurice, Bishop of Killaloe, granted it to Bishop Gerald, 1275-99 (Ib., xxxvii.). Richard de Burgo claimed its lands from John Sweyn, 1300 (Plea R. 48 of xxviii Ed. I., m. 29 d.). Canon Robert Chaffe appointed it a prebend on death of Richard Arthur, 1593. It is shown on D. S. (A.) map 9. Fabric - It is an early Celtic church, 26 feet [7.92m] by 39 feet 6 inches [12.03m] outside (O'Donovan), or 20 feet [6.09m] by 33 feet 8 inches [10.26m] inside. East gable is late and blank. The west door is massive, with a large lintel and inclined jambs. Garreglass glebe, in Donaghmore, is shown with a ruined church (D. S. (A.) 9). There are window slits in the south wall'. Described in 1906 as following; 'The old church is about two miles east of the city. According to the Tripartite life of our National Apostle, all the churches that are called Domnach, or the Anglicised form Donagh, were originally founded by St. Patrick, and were so called because he marked out their foundations on a Sunday. This church measures externally 39 feet [11.9m] by 26 feet [7.92m]. The side walls are about 11 feet [3.35m] high. The doorway is in the western gable, and is 6 feet 4 inches [1.93m] in height, its width at base 3 feet 1 inch [0.94m], and at top 2 feet 10 inches [0.86m]. There is also a window in this gable higher than the doorway, but to the right of it, which is considered a very unusual circumstance. It is very narrow from the outside, but splays inwardly. There is another similar to the one in Mungret church in the south wall near the eastern gable. The gables are thickly covered with ivy, and the church itself is in good preservation, retaining all the characteristics of the primitive Irish church' (Begley 1906, 120-1). See attached drawing of doorway taken from Begley 1906. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 October 2018

• LI013-052002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking rolling pasture. The site is an irregularly shaped area enclosed by a mortared stone wall (H c.1m). The church (LI013-052001-), orientated E-W is located in the N half of the graveyard on an embankment area, oval in plan, and orientated NE by SW. The wall to the N roughly respects the line of the embankment, while the other walls enclose an area greater than that of the embankment. The graveyard is still in use.

• LI013-053 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Drombanny Castle in the parish of Donaghmore stands in centre of a rectangular-shaped enclosure or bawn (LI013-054-----) on top of a hill with good views in all directions. A second castle also called Drombanny Castle (LI013-056----) stands 825m to S, Donaghmore church (LI013-052001-) 1km to the N. Described in the Ordnance Survey Letters as 'Of the old Castle of Drumbanny which was situated on the top of the hill which gives name to the Townland and about three quarters of a mile southwest of the old Church there are scarcely any traces remaining with the exception of about ten feet [3m] in height of the south wall. The length or breadth could not be determined' (O'Flanagan 1929, 56). Westropp (1906-7, 89) recorded the following details about Drombanny; 'Two C[astle].s marked, one in Donaghmore and one in Caheravally [LI013-056---] to south. 1584 Donnell Mac Canna, the lands (Fi., 4615), and in 1587 the C[astle], which he entailed on his sons (Inq. Cha. Car. I., 90). 1621 H..Holcroft granted the ruined C[astle], late estate of Edm. McCany (Pat. R.). Yet in 1629 livery on Drombanny was granted to Edm. McCanny on death of Donough, his father. (lb.). 1655 Piers Creagh, f. Andrew, held the broken C[astle]. (C.S., xxix., p. 21, D.S.A., 7, 9). 1669 Granted to Duke of York (Act Sett.)'. This castle is depicted on the Down Survey map of South Liberties Barony as a tower house type castle standing in the parish of Donaghmore (Hib. Reg.). On this map the second castle of Drombanny (LI013-056----) is depicted as a house standing in the townland of Brownestone in the parish of Cahernarry. The terrier of the Down Survey map of Donaghmore parish stated that 'There is a ruined castle and an orchard on the Landes Drumbanny' (NLI, MS 718). On this map the castle stood on lands belonging to the alderman, Pierce Creagh who is listed as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). See attached Down Survey map of South Liberties Barony map and the parish map of Donaghmore Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 July 2020

• LI013-054 Moated site
  Description

  The site of a monument that is depicted on 1840 OS map as a rectangular enclosure (c. 110m SW-NE; c. 60m NW-SE), is now an abandoned limestone quarry. Traces of a bank (L 8.8m; Wth 0.75m), running roughly E-W, evident on the E side of the quarry may be related to the monument. Barry (1981, 84 Site 13) lists this as a moated site. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 28 March 2013

• LI013-055 Burial ground
  Description

  Located on a W-facing slope in gently rolling poorly drained pasture. The monument is not visible at ground level. In the Ordnance Survey Name Books it is mentioned that at this site “…while digging for gravel vast quantities of human bones were found”.

• LI013-056 House - fortified house
  Description

  Drombanny Castle also known as Thomas Power's Court (OSNB Cahernarry parish, 333-4) stands on top of a hill with a dovecote (LI013-239---) 100m to ENE. Brown's Stone (LI013-055----) and a castle also called Drombanny Castle (LI013-053----) lies 530m and 800m to the N respectively. Cahernarry church (LI013-062001-) stands 1.4km to the E. Westropp (1906-7, 89) recorded the following details about Drombanny; 'Two C[astle].s marked, one in Donaghmore [LI013-053----] and one in Caheravally to south. 1584 Donnell Mac Canna, the lands (Fi., 4615), and in 1587 the C[astle], which he entailed on his sons (Inq. Cha. Car. I., 90). 1621 H..Holcroft granted the ruined C[astle], late estate of Edm. McCany (Pat. R.). Yet in 1629 livery on Drombanny was granted to Edm. McCanny on death of Donough, his father. (lb.). 1655 Piers Creagh, f. Andrew, held the broken C[astle]. (C.S., xxix., p. 21, D.S.A., 7, 9). 1669 Granted to Duke of York (Act Sett.)'. This castle is depicted on the Down Survey map of South Liberties Barony as a house with central chimneystack rising above the roofline standing in the townland of 'Brownestowne' in the parish of Cahernarry (Hib. Reg.). On this map the second castle of Drombanny (LI013-053----) is depicted as a tower house type castle standing in the parish of Donaghmore to the NNW. The terrier of the Down Survey map of Cahernarry parish stated that there was 'a good stone house at Brownestowne' (NLI, MS 718). See attached Down Survey map of South Liberties Barony showing the house in Brownestowne Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 July 2020

• LI013-057 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a NE-facing slope, in gently rolling pasture. The monument is heavily masked by dense scrub vegetation. It comprises a sub-circular area (diam. c. 35m NW-SE by c. 30m NE-SW) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.6m) from NNE to ESE and enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.9m; Wth 2.3m) elsewhere, and with an external fosse all around. There is a break in the bank at N (Wth 3.1m). The interior slopes down gently to the S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 28 March 2013

• LI013-058 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Immediately N of R12 roadway and 20m S of the townland boundary with Ballybrennan. A concrete yard and modern buildings now stand on the site of the monument. Annotated 'Lissaniska' on the 1840 OS 6-inch map where it is depicted as a sub-circular shaped area enclosed by a bank, the SW extent of which has been intersected by the public road. The 1897 edition of the OS 25-inch map depicts a raised circular-shaped area (approx. int. diam. 35m, approx. ext. diam. 43m) defined by a scarp. Outline of enclosing element of ringfort with building standing in the centre of the monument visible on 2005 OSi orthophoto. SE section of curving bank of ringfort visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 26/05/2004. Large concrete yard and modern buildings stand today on the footprint of the monument as shown on Google Earth orthoimage taken 2019. Lissaniska (Lios an Uisce / Fort of Water) was described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books for Cahernarry parish as following; 'This fort is about 2 chains [40m] in diameter, circular, and composed of earth, with a green flat surface. It is about 3 feet [0.9m] high. It is situated in a low plain and is no, therefore, in view of any other forts' (OSNB Cahernarry Parish, 332). See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 26 June 2020

• LI013-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the SE-facing slope of a large hill, in rolling pasture on uneven ground. The monument is obscured by dense scrub vegetation. It is depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a circular area enclosed by a bank (diam. c. 25m) on 3 quadrants and by a field wall on the E quadrant. It survives as a sub circular area (15m WNW-ESE; 18m N-S) defined to N, E and S by a scarped edge, and not defined at all to W. The scarp (Wth. 2.6m; H 1.1m) has been eroded by cattle and is shallowest to ESE (Wth. 3m). The interior surface is uneven and masked by nettle growth. It slopes slightly down to E. There is a low mound of grass-covered stones (4.8m N-S; 3.8m E-W; H 0.8m) in the E quadrant of the interior, at the edge of the scarp. This appears to be a recent deposition. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 28 March 2013

• LI013-117 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in rolling pasture, immediately NW of a farm track. The monument, depicted on the OS 1840 map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m), has been levelled but is still evident as a sub-oval area (c. 19.8m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 2.2m; H 0.2m) in the W, S and SE. An earthen bank (Wth 1.75m; H 0.1 -0.2m) runs NE-SW c. 4.5m W of the site; this may be the remains of an old field boundary. There is a steeper natural break in slope c. 5m E of the site. There is an area of quarrying c. 5m to the N, and c. 20m to the N is an area where topsoil and builders rubble have recently been dumped. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 31 May 2013

• LI013-143 Standing stone
  Description

  Situated atop a low hill in rolling pasture c. 100m SW of a rath (LI013-057----). Weathered limestone pillar (H 0.83m; Wth. 0.25m) with faces to the N and S. Cattle rubbing has smoothed it at its top (Toomey and Greensmyth 1991, Site 3). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 26 June 2020

• LI013-190 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Located immediately W of a field boundary in recently-planted deciduous forestry, in marshy land NE of a small river. Oval mound (34m N-S; 23m E-W; H 1.1m) of burnt stone and charcoal.

• LI013-192 Enclosure
  Description

  Indicated on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a rectangular area (c. 40m SW-NE; c. 25m SE-NW) enclosed to N and to S by internal and external banks with an intervening fosse, immediately SE of a field boundary. The field boundary has since been levelled. Survives as a roughly rectangular (30m NE-SW; 23m SE-NW) area enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.5m; Wth. 1.1m; int. H 0.8m) a fosse (Wth. 3.6m) and an external bank (int. H 0.85m; Wth. 1.7m; ext. H 0.1m). Only the portions of the banks and fosse from NW to SE and from S to W are visible, under heavy vegetation, with a denuded portion of the external bank visible from SE to S.

• LI013-193 Standing stone
  Description

  On the external bank in the W of a possible enclosure, on a NW-facing slope in rolling pasture. Conglomerate stone (H 1m; Wth. 0.42-0.45m) leaning to W.

• LI013-194 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  On the external bank in the W of a possible enclosure, on a NW-facing slope in rolling pasture. Sub-circular area (c. 2.1m) defined by at least 6 upright stones from N to SE and by a taller standing stone in the W.

• LI013-199 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in undulating pasture close to a farmyard. Indicated on 1924 OS 6-inch map with hachures as the arc of an oval enclosure. The monument is not visible at ground level.

• LI013-239 Dovecote
  Description

  Octagonal-shaped dovecote (int. diam. 5m) located 100m ENE of Drombanny Castle (LI013-056----) also known as Thomas Power's Court. Annotated ‘Pigeon Ho.’ on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. Described by Greensmyth (1994, 13) as following; ‘The Drombanna pigeon house is octagonal. The circumference on the outside is just under 25m. The length from of any of the walls on the inside to the opposite wall is under 5m. Seven of the walls have nest holes for eighty birds each, the eight wall, which includes the entrance facing west, has holes for forty birds’. Dovecote visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthophotos taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 3 July 2020

• LI013-243 Enclosure
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 40m) defined by a fosse visible on OSi orthophoto and Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 June 2020

• LI013-248 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture field. Boundaries depicted on 1st edition OS map as enclosing large field. Enclosure was sub-sequentially divided. Earthworks are now visible. Compiled by: Seamus O'Murchu, Forestry Service Date of upload/revision: 29 May 2023

Architectural heritage

• Drombanny Creamery, creamery, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding former pasteurisation machine house, dated 1912. Hipped artificial slate roof with overhanging eaves, replacement terracotta ridge crestings and wind vane, flat-roofed projection to front (east) elevation. Render dentilated cornice to flat-roofed projection. Rendered walls. Recent carved limestone date plaque to front elevation. Square-headed window opening wrapping around from north, westward to south elevation having aluminium frame and clear plastic glazing. Elliptical-headed door opening to front elevation having mounded render hoodmoulding. Aluminium framed door and door surround with clear plastic glazing. Square-headed door opening to north elevation with timber battened door.

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1822 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, built in 1822, comprising two-bay nave elevations with single-bay transepts and two-bay sacristy addition and single-bay porch extension to north. Pitched replacement slate roof with render eaves course, kneelers to eaves course at gables. Openwork bellcote with semi-circular arch opening with cast-iron cross mounted over. Rendered walls with render plinth course and platband to west elevation. Painted brick walls with render plinth course to porch extension. Pointed arch window openings, some with peck-dressed limestone surrounds and painted stone sills. Stained glass windows throughout. Square-headed window openings and pointed arch window openings to sacristy with uPVC windows and concrete sills. Pointed arch window opening with render sills and stained glass window to porch. Elliptical-headed door opening with peck-dressed limestone block-and-start surround having rendered overlight and replacement door. Rectangular holy-water font recess with D-shaped plan tooled limestone holy water font. Square-headed door opening to sacristy with aluminium and glass door. Recent interior features such as timber altar, stations of the cross and bench pews to interior. Tooled limestone chest tomb and free-standing crucifix statuary to west. Commemorative plaque to east. Coursed limestone rubble low boundary wall to site, terminating in square-profile piers with recent aluminium gates and traffic barriers.

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 Drombanny, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_999 (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 Drombanny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Drombanny · Drom Bainne

Area

5,673,125 m² (567.31 ha, 1,401.86 acres)

Civil parish

Cahernarry, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Ballysimon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

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.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybrennan, Bohereen, Cahernarry (Cripps), Cahernarry (Keane), Carrigmartin, Coolyhenan, Inchmore, Knockananty, Lickadoon, Rathurd, Routagh, Roxborough

Placenames

Drombanny 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.