Raheen

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Raheen, from 1,307 m² to 275,243 m² (27.52 ha, 68.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Raheen 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.

• 26 Nov 2020Conditional

  alterations to Retail Unit permitted under Planning Reference 13/756, the alterations include adjustment of position of retail unit on site, minor adjustments to the external dimensions of the Retail Unit. Planning Permission is also sought for the following: demolition of existing and construction of a new petrol forecourt canopy; extension to side of the Retail Unit to incorporate a storage area ancillary to the existing retail unit; construction of a brush car wash unit; installation of an underground 40,000 litre fuel storage tank; new overground fuel filling points; electric car charger point; ancillary and associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 201232

• 10 Jan 2019Refused

  construction and operation of solar PV arrays mounted on metal frames on an approx. 36.4ha site inclusive of an electrical substation compound, VPTO 9 inverter units, a temporary construction area and ancillary facilities, boundary security fence with CCTV units an access track, all associated works ( inclusive of gross floor space of proposed works up to 230.8sqm) the planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Report and a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 199

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

Designated sites

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

Recorded monuments

• LI049-032 Moated site
  Description

  In wet pasture, 100m E of townland boundaries with Raheenamadra and Micthelstowndown East. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Potential medieval moated site identified as a square-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 31m N-S x 30m E-W) on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2779, Site No. 154; Strip Map 4 Site 4/5) taken 03/11/1984. Outline of square-shaped area defined by a fosse immediately E of a modern carpark, visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Partial cropmakr of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Square-shaped earthwork (dims. c. 10m x 10m) in SW quadrant possibly the result of modern development is visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photographs (2779, Site 154, Map 4 Site 4/5) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 14 September 2021

• LI049-033001 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, earthworks associated with a group of monuments (LI049-033001/005-). Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Earthwork complex identified as a series of linear cropmarks which may be the remains of a field system visible on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 238) taken 03/11/1984. Linear earthworks visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 14 September 2021

• LI049-033002 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, in the centre of a group of monuments (LI049-033001/005-). Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Potential barrow identified as a circular cropmark immediately E of a relic field boundary on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 236) taken 03/11/1984. Faint trace of overgrown circular cropmark (diam. c. 20m) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 14 September 2021

• LI049-033003 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, in the NE quadrant of a group of monuments (LI049-033001/005-). Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Potential barrow identified as a circular cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 237) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13. Faint outline visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached BGE aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 14 September 2021

• LI049-033004 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In pasture, in the S quadrant of a group of monuments (LI049-033001/005-), barrow (LI049-033005-) lies 19m to the E and a cremation pit (LI049-036----) lies 60m to the S. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Potential ditch-barrow identified as a circular cropmark immediately E of a relic watercourse running N-S on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 235) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 September 2021

• LI049-033005 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In pasture, in the S quadrant of a group of monuments (LI049-033001/005-), barrow (LI049-033004-) lies 19m to the W and a cremation pit (LI049-036----) lies 60m to the S. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Potential ditch-barrow identified as a circular cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 234) taken 03/11/1984. Trace of circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage date 18/11/2018. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 September 2021

• LI049-034 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, 30m E of townland boundary with Mitchelstown East. A group of monuments (LI049-033001/005-) lie 75m to the NE and a cremation pit (LI049-036----) lies 70m to the NE. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Earthwork identified as a large rectangular-shaped cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 233) taken 03/11/1984. Monument visible as a rectangular-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 55m N-S x 100m E-W) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 September 2021

• LI049-035 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In pasture, 105m E of townland boundary with Mitchelstown East, Barrows (LI049-227/228----) lie 60m to the W and S respectively Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Possible ditch-barrow identified as a circular shaped cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 231) taken 03/11/1984. Monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13 and clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage date 18/11/2018. See attached BGE aerial photographsand Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 September 2021

• LI049-036 Cremation pit
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, associated with linear earthworks (LI049-033001-), an earthwork (LI049-034----) and barrow (LI049-037----) lie 70m to the SW and 90m to the SE respectively. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Cremation pit (site TR/2/18/1) excavated by Margaret Gowen in 1986 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 106). The isolated cremation pit was described as following; ‘The area was severely truncated owing to it position on the top of a small knoll which was flattened during the grading process. However, cremated bone recovered from the remaining fill and from the graded soil in the vicinity of the pit had been identified as human. The surviving position of the pit measured 25cm x 27cm x 5cm in depth. The fill was a smooth black slit with abundant charcoal and a high density of crushed cremated bone’ (Gowen 1988, 106). No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGEP location map taken from Gowen 1988, 84. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 18 September 2021

• LI049-037 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In pasture, a cremation pit (LI049-036----) and earthwork (LI049-035----) lie 90m to the NW and 105m to the W respectively. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Ditch-barrow (site TR/2/18/2) identified alongside parallel and concentric ditches, hearth, pits and possible kiln(LI049-037001-) on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 84-94). Excavated by Claire Walsh the results of which were summarised as following; 'Features revealed on this site stretched right across the stripped portion of the corridor. Excavation was carried out after grading had taken place, but it was clear during excavation that the features were truncated, prior to grading. The ring-barrow ditch had external dimensions of 4.45-4.80m in diameter with an internal diameter of 3.20-3.64m. No finds were recovered from the fill, nor were there any surviving features or archaeological deposits in the interior. The field bank and drain which crossed the site also cut across its north-western half’ (Walsh 1987, 27-8). Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 September 2021

• LI049-037001 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In pasture, associated with ditch-barrow (LI049-037----) a cremation pit (LI049-036----) and earthwork (LI049-035----) lie 90m to the NW and 105m to the W respectively. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Numerous excavated features (site TR/2/18/2) identified as parallel and concentric ditches, hearth, pits and possible kiln on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (1988, 84-94). These features were excavated by Claire Walsh the results of which were summarised as following; 'Features revealed on this site stretched right across the stripped portion of the corridor. Excavation was carried out after grading had taken place, but it was clear during excavation that the features were truncated, prior to grading. The features consisted of two roughly opposing arcs of the double ditches, two of which were conjoined and two concentric. These stretched across the stripped corridor (c. 18m). The exterior edges of the latter were partially cut by a later, small ring-barrow [LI049-037----]. Three pits were also revealed within the area ‘enclosed’ by the ditches. A field bank and drain crossed the site cutting through all the ditches excavated. The excavated area was restricted to a width of 14m owing to pipeline traffic. The constraints of time imposed by the oncoming phase of the construction teams meant that the area to the west of the features described was not excavated. However, removal of graded soil, under supervision, by machine did not reveal returning arcs for the large ditches excavated. The conjoined ditches ran for 9m along the fence line, incurving towards the terminals. The inner ditch extended 2.40m beyond the external ditch. The ditches had a maximum width of 70cm and narrowed to 40cm in width in places. They were c. 20-45cm deep and appeared to have been truncated in antiquity. They were only distinguished as separate features after removal of the fill, when a ridge of undisturbed soil surviving to a maximum of 20cm in height was found to separate them at the base. Sherds of at least four relatively complete coarse pots were recovered from the fill, along with a fragment of a palstave mould. A gap of 3m divided the two arcs of ditches. The opposing ‘arcs’ of two concentric ditches, which ran almost at right angles to those described above, were investigated in two cuttings. They did not have a markedly curvilinear plan. The inner ditch was traced for a distance of 11m, at which point it ran across the driving track, it had a maximum width of 2.55m and was 30cm deep where excavated. A quantity of coarse, undecorated pot sherds and fragments of animal bone were recovered from the three layers of fill. The outer edge of this feature was clipped by the ring-barrow [LI049-037----]. The outer ditch ran 2m east of the inner ditch for a distance of 4.50m and was cut through by the ring-barrow at two points. It was 1.50m wide and had a maximum depth of 30cm. Several pot sherds were recovered from the fill at one end of the ditch which displayed a notable concentration of charcoal. Some very decayed fragments of animal bone were also recovered. The dissimilarity in width between these and the conjoined ditches is noteworthy, though the presence in both of similar pottery suggests contemporaneity. The other features excavated on the site, north-west of the features described above and roughly ‘enclosed’ by the arcs of the larger ditches, were: a hearth site 1.48m x 1.27m with a depth of 13cm filled with heat-shattered stones; a pit 2.62m long, 60cm wide and 30cm deep with a sparsely charcoal flecked fill; a truncated pit 1.60m x 55cm, which survived to only 8cm in depth. The fill in depth contained flecks of cremated bone, and a rim and body sherd of coarse pottery were recovered. Lying 24m east of the ring-ditch was a D-shaped pit. It had a short curving extension which may have served as a drafting flue. The pit was 1m x 90cm and was 20cm deep. The ‘flue’ was 90cm long, tapering from 40cm in width and was 22cm deep. The fill was different in each feature, being largely unburnt in the possible flue and being heavily oxidised in the pit itself. Flat stones up to 22cm in size were not burnt and there were no finds’ (1987, 27-28). See attached plans from Gowen (1988, 85,86, 89). Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• LI049-038 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, 19m N of townland boundary with Newtown. Enclosure (LI049-039----) lies 85m to the SE. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Earthwork identified as a square-shaped cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2581, Site 216) taken 03/11/1984. Monument visible as a square-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 10m x 10m) c. 7m N of a watercourse running NE-SW, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13 and clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage date 18/11/2018. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 September 2021

• LI049-041 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, 14m W of a watercourse running N-S. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Fulacht Fia (site TR/2/18/3) identified on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 84, 129-32). Site excavated by Claire Walsh and Eoin Grogan the results of which were summarised as following; ‘The levelled mound material of this site was revealed beneath recent subsoil and a spread of upcast from a deepened stream. It appeared in section when a ramp was graded down to a fording point across the stream for pipeline traffic. Later, during trenching, two wooden troughs were revealed after they were cut roughly in half by machine. The exposed mound material surviving to 8-30cm in depth extended for a maximum of 14m along the ramp/trench faces (the pipe trench was 4m wide at this point). It was composed of fire-shattered stones in a black charcoal-flecked clay matrix. It lay on a deep deposit of fine, stone-free river clay and silt.Three features were exposed in the trench face.. There were two wooden troughs and a pit, all filled with mound material. The troughs occurred on two different levels, indicating at least two phases of activity on the site. The lowermost trough revealed three round, well-preserved, base timbers and decayed side timbers. The second trough revealed the badly decayed remains of three basal planks. It seemed to be the earlier of the two. None of the timbers were suitable for dendrochronological dating, but samples of the small structural stakes were taken for radiocarbon dating. There were no finds’ (Grogan and Walsh 1987, 28). Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 19 September 2021

• LI049-042 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, fulacht fia (LI049-041----) lies 95m to the SW. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible levelled ringfort identified as a circular cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580) taken 03/11/1984. Levelled monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 30m) on Digital Globe orthoimage and Google Earth orthoimages. The monument is intersected at W and E by linear cropmarks running N-S which may represent post-1700 field drainage channels. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 19 September 2021

• LI049-043 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Earthwork identified as a curving cropmark from NW-N-E on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580, Site 239) taken 03/11/1984. Monument visible as a D-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 35m N-S x 50m E-W) truncated at S by the L1513 road running E-W on Digital Globe orthoimage and Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 19 September 2021

• LI049-045 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, on the line of townland boundary with Raheen and Newtown. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. c. 18m N-S x 22m E-W) defined by a scarp, bisected by townland boundary running N-S. Monument visible as depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi map on Digital Earth orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 19 September 2021

• LI049-227 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture 30m E of a road that marks the townland boundary with Mitchelstowndown East and 200m N of the Morningstar River. Barrow (LI049-035----) lies 65m to E and barrow (LI049-228----) 95m to SE. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible barrow listed as ‘Raheen 6’ by Grogan (1989, 245). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 October 2021

• LI049-228 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 15m N of a road that marks the townland boundary with Newtown and 200m NE of the Morningstar River. Barrow (LI049-035----) lies 60m to N and barrow (LI049-227----) 95m to NW. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible barrow listed as ‘Raheen 8’ by Grogan (1989, 245). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 October 2021

• LI049-229 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In wet pasture 25m E of a stream. Earthwork (LI049-042----) lies 110m to the SE. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible barrow listed as ‘Raheen 9’ by Grogan (1989, 245). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 October 2021

• LI049-237 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In wet pasture, 25m N of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Newtown. Earthwork (LI049-248----) lies 150m to the S. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible barrow listed as ‘Raheen 10’ by Grogan (1989, 245). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 11 October 2021

Architectural heritage

• Presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey parochial house, c.1880, with shallow box bay windows to front (south) and west elevations and single-bay two-storey extension to rear. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls, render plinth course having cast-iron grilles and render cornice to bay windows. Square-headed tripartite openings to first floor with moulded render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows throughout. Square-headed tripartite window openings to bay window having render Doric style pilasters. Square-headed opening to first floor, rear (north) elevation, with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash stained glass window. Round-headed opening to rear (north) elevation having replacement uPVC window. Round-headed opening with render surround, comprising moulded cornice, stringcourse, Doric style pilasters and spoked fanlight over timber panelled door having leaded glazed panels and sidelights. Four-bay single-storey outbuilding to north-east having pitched slate roof. Concrete walls. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors. Rendered boundary walls with cast-iron railings. Cast-iron post box to boundary wall, west elevation.

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 Raheen, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Raheen · An Ráithín

Area

1,088,049 m² (108.8 ha, 268.86 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyscaddan, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Knocklong, the unit of the census

Census 2022

918 people lived in 348 households in the Knocklong electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Duntryleague, Mitchelstowndown East, Newtown, Raheennamadra, Ryvescastle

Placenames

Raheen 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.