Tankardstown South

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tankardstown South, from 63 m² to 161,001 m² (16.1 ha, 39.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tankardstown South 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.

• 19 Jun 2023Conditional

  the renovation and extension of existing dwelling house, and all associated site works & retention permission for a caravan/mobile home for duration of the build

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23322

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 Tankardstown South.

Recorded monuments

• LI047-010 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In pasture 190m S of the townland boundary with Tankardstown North. Tankardstown Church (LI047-011001-) and graveyard (LI047-011002-) lie 115m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic mapping. Pit excavated in 1986 by Margaret Gowen on the Goatisland-Mallow gas pipeline where the monument was listed in Appendix 1 as site 1/4/1 (Gowen 1988, 179). According to Gowen; ‘A shallow pit measuring 0.66m x 0.62m x 0.12m deep, the remains are probably those of a hearth site’. Monument has been fully excavated and is not visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 30 August 2021

• LI047-011001 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, 422) recorded the following details about Tankardstown; 'A parish in Coshmagh. Ballytankard,1291, 1303. Suit of Thomas Bussell, and Anselm, and Tho. Myagh, to enquire if John de Cogan was unjustly disseised by John Russell (grandfather of Thomas) of lands in Tancardeston, 1320; and suit of Nic. and Juliana de Lees, and Adam de Goulys about same (Plea R., 127 of xiii Ed. II, m. 12). Ballyhancard dedicated to St. David, March 1st, 1410. Balytantard, 1418 (Map, D.S. (A), 43.) Fabric - It is 43 feet [13m] by 24 feet [7.3m]; only fragments of the north, south, and west walls, the south 18 feet [5.5m] long and 12 feet [3.65m] high, remain'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 June 2019

• LI047-011002 Graveyard
  Description

  Tankardstown Church (LI047-011001-) stands in centre of graveyard which consists of a L-shaped area (approx. dims. 55m N-S x 135m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at E. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 July 2019

• LI047-012001 House - Neolithic
  Description

  The house had eight main structural posts. Six of these were set into the foundation trench, one at each corner, and one midway along each of the long sides of the trench. The latter were set on a line with a pair of interior post holes. Thus, the four central, structural posts ran mid-way across the short axis of the house. Only one other internal post hole was noted in the northeast corner of the house. This may have been associated with the entrance or subsidiary roof support in this corner of the house. The archaeological remains showed that the house had been destroyed by fire. This was indicated by heavy oxidation of the trench sides and the presence in the fill of the trench and post holes of a high concentration of charred material, much of it disturbed. During excavation, concentrations of charcoal displaying a vertical grain were noted and sampled. Three of these have been identified as Quercus. This appears to indicate that the house may have been built of split oak planks. Identification of further samples of charcoal removed from the trench fill is to be carried out. One of the two main internal post holes yielded a cache of charred grain, some of which has been identified as emmer wheat. Evidence for the position of a possible hearth site occurred as a concentration of slightly oxidised clay in the centre of the house between the two main interior posts. The entrance appeared to be placed at the north side of the house and was only indicated by a deposit in the trench of primary, unburnt backfill 1.20m wide. Finds include a range of small fragments of Western Neolithic pottery, several flint implements including a fine, lozenge-shaped arrowhead, and a number of quartz implements and struck fragments. All the animal bone found on the site was severely burnt. It is unlikely that these remains were burnt in a domestic refuse context. Also it was clear during excavation that the bone fragments had not been burnt in situ within the foundation trench. It may therefore indicate some sort of ritualised deposition during the construction of the house. Compiled by: Christine Grant Date of upload/revision: 9 October 2019

• LI047-012002 House - prehistoric
  Description

  In pasture 30m S of the townland boundary with Ballygubba. Excavated Neolithic house site (LI047-012001-) located 30m to W and excavated features including ring ditches (LI047-012004-/ 05-) and cremation pit (LI047-012003-) to immediate E. House No. 2 (dims. c.15.2m x 7.4m) excavated over three seasons, between 1987 and 1989 by Christine Tarbett and Margaret Gowen. House 2, lies 20m north-west of the 1986 house (LI047-012001-) and appears also to have been destroyed by fire. It had a central large room with a narrow annex at each end. (Gowen and Tarbett 1988, 156). The house was identified in 1987 when two cuttings were opened within an area 30m north and north-west of House 1 and was described as follows. ‘In one of these cuttings, evidence for a second house (House 2) was revealed by a foundation trench which represents the north-east corner of a structure with an annexe. It contained burnt material including in situ timbers and packing boulders. Western Neolithic pottery and flint implements were amongst the finds from the trench fill. Unlike House 1, a slot trench parallel to the east trench and 2m from it would seem to form an annexe extension. The greater portion of House 2 remains in the unexcavated area to the south and south-west of this year’s cutting’ (Tarbett and Gowen 1988, 21). The second season of excavation in 1988 was described as follows; ‘The main structure of the house is defined by a foundation trench containing numerous packing stones and burnt earth. The remains are not unlike those of House 1, but this structure is apparently less severely burnt in places and the foundation trench fill appears to he more disturbed. The house appears to have maximum external dimensions of 15m 15.5m in length and c.7m 7.5m in width. It has two narrow annexes, one at either end of a large central area. The central ‘compartment’ measures roughly 9m-9.2m in length. The foundation trench (F4) is generally 0.5m wide and 0.4m-0.45m deep with steep-sided to near-vertical or overhanging sides and a flat to gently rounded, irregular basal surface, where excavated. The surfaces of the construction backfill are noticeably oxidised in places. While the north-west and south-west corners of the external wall were exposed during this season’s excavation, the western end wall was not fully exposed. Further excavation to the west will be required to ensure that no other structural elements exist to the west of the two corners located. No obvious internal post holes, such as those crossing the short axis of House 1, have yet been revealed in the central compartment, nor do any traces of a hearth survive. A shallow pit (F103), measuring 1m x 1.10m and 0.l5m-0.16m deep, may constitute the base of a truncated post-hole. However, while a concentration of dark, charcoal flecked soil and heat-cracked stones was noted at the northern side of this feature during excavation; it did not appear as a post-pipe, nor was the soil in which the fill occurred sufficiently oxidised to interpret it as a possible hearth pit. Samples of the fill have been retrieved for macro fossil, study. At the eastern end of the house the features exposed during 1987 constitute the north-eastern corner of the house and annexe, the external wall of the annexe being defined by a large corner post-hole (F78) and a short slot-trench(F2). An opposing corner post-hole (F 63) measuring max. 0.5m 0.65m in diameter, was revealed in the south east quadrant this season. The south eastern corner post (F78) appears to be 0.25m deep, while the north eastern corner post (F78) has a depth of 0.48m. No trace of timbers in situ was revealed in those portions of the foundation trench excavated this season, even though three charred timber uprights were revealed in the small slot trench defining the eastern wall of the central compartment, excavated in 1987. Two of these have recently been submitted to Gr6ningen for C 14 dating. Four areas of the foundation trench (F4) were completely, or almost completely, excavated. In portion ‘A’ a narrow slot was revealed at the base of the trench. In portion ‘B’ excavation of the fill towards the base of the trench revealed a row of packing stones set at a slight distance from the inner near-vertical foundation trench edge, leaving a narrow slot surviving in between. These appear to lie in situ. In portion ‘C’ the fill appeared somewhat disturbed. It contained many packing stones and obvious burnt material but none of it appeared to rest in situ. In portion ‘C’ the fill appeared somewhat disturbed. It contained many packing stones and obvious burnt material but none of it appeared to rest in situ. The same applies to portion ‘D’. The only other definite Neolithic feature excavated was a very short slot-gully (F 122) lying to the south of the foundation trench in the south-east quadrant. The sides are gently sloped and the base rounded. It measures l.6m x 0.36m and is 0.09-0.15m deep. The function of this feature and its relationship to the house has not yet been ascertained. The south-eastern quadrant of the cutting was excavated to a slightly lower level than the pre-cultivation surface revealed elsewhere. No further features were revealed in this area. All the Neolithic features excavated, without exception, produced sherds and fragments of Western Neolithic round bottomed shouldered bowls. One vessel has an unusually shaped, very well made, ‘D’ section rim profile. Only two roughly made flint implements were found and the remaining flint recovered consists of very small flakes and fragments which may constitute knapping waste. These were not however, found in any one concentration or specific area. The trench fill has been sampled for both macro-fossil study and charcoal identification. It is hoped to proceed with an on going programme of research on the plant and seed remains, initiated in 1986 with Mick Monk, U.C.C., especially since accelerator dates for cereal grain identified as Triticum Dicoccum, recovered from the foundation trench fill of House 1, have yielded uncalibrated Cl4 dates of 4840+80 and 4890+80 B.P. Three samples of charcoal from the foundation trench fill of House 1, kindly processed at Groningen (our thanks to Jan Lanting) have returned uncalibrated dates of 5105±45, and 5005D+25 and 4880+110 B.P (Tarbett and Gowen 1989, 24-5). Excavations in 1989 completed the excavations of the house, the results of which were summarised as; ‘The full extent of the house has now been exposed and a number of portions of its foundation trench have been fully excavated. Its maximum dimensions are c.15.2m x 7.4m and it is composed of a central area 9.2m long with an annexe at either end, each measuring approximately 2m in width. The foundation trench itself is generally c.5m wide and 0.4-0.45m deep with a steep-sided and flat-bottomed or gently rounded profile. The western end of the foundation trench has no obvious break or opening and, while it was not completely excavated, burnt fill throughout indicates that it is continuous. Two portions were excavated, one at the northwest corner and one at the south-west corner; the southwestern portion had been cut through by a linear medieval ditch. Unlike the eastern end of the house where the post-holes for two stout corner posts were revealed, there was no evidence at this end for such corner supports. The fabric of the western end wall must have been sufficiently strong to support the roof. The western internal annexe foundation slot was also partly excavated. It is represented by a long slot trench and revealed the remains of charred vertical posts in situ. Excavation of the central area concentrated on positions where obvious archaeological soils survived in cut features. The most important of these were burnt soils which were first revealed at the western edge of the outer ring ditch during the 1988 season (Excavations 1988, 24-5). As expected, these were Neolithic features, cut by the ring ditch. After excavation th

• LI047-012003 Cremation pit
  Description

  In pasture 30m S of the townland boundary with Ballygubba. Located within excavated ring ditch (LI047-012004-) that was cut into Neolithic House Site 2 (LI047-012002-) and 30m W of excavated Neolithic house Site 1 (LI047-012001-). Not depicted on OSi historic mapping. The cremation pit was identified in 1987 during excavations by Christine Tarbett and Margaret Gowen when two cuttings were opened within an area 30m north and north-west of House 1 and was described as follows; ‘A pit, containing two badly broken, upright, undecorated Bronze Age pots, each containing a cremation, was found 0.3m from the east trench in the interior of House 2 [LI047-012002-]’ (Tarbett and Gowen 1988, 21). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 September

• LI047-012004 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In pasture 30m S of the townland boundary with Ballygubba. Within the excavated ring ditch (LI047-012005-), cut into Neolithic House Site 2 (LI047-012002-) and 30m W of excavated Neolithic house Site 1 (LI047-012001-). Not depicted on OSi historic mapping. The ring ditch was identified in 1989 during excavation of House 2 (LI047-012002-) by Christine Tarbett and Margaret Gowen and was described as follows; ‘The inner ring ditch had an external diameter of c. 5m. It averaged 1m-1.2m wide and 0.6m-0.8m deep with a very varied sectional profile ranging from a steep V-section to a gently sloping U-section. It lay beneath soils which were indistinguishable from subsoil with no archaeological inclusions. These have been interpreted as upcast mound material from the outer ring ditch' (Tarbett and Gowen 1990, 38-9). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 September

• LI047-012005 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In pasture 30m S of the townland boundary with Ballygubba. Surrounding the excavated ring ditch (LI047-012004-) cut into Neolithic House Site 2 (LI047-012002-) and 30m W of excavated Neolithic house Site 1 (LI047-012001-). Not depicted on OSi historic mapping. The ring ditch was identified in 1988 during excavation of House 2 (LI047-012002-) by Christine Tarbett and Margaret Gowen. The results of this excavation were summarised as follows; ‘This feature (FI0I) runs in an arc roughly north south through the Neolithic foundation trench and other pre ditch deposits (F171, 172, 173 and 177,) which may relate to the occupation of the house. It describes an arc of a circle roughly 12m-15m in diameter and surrounds the centrally placed cremation pit excavated in 1987. It thus appears to relate to the cremation pit and be of later Bronze Age date. It would now seem that one of the ditch/gully features excavated at the eastern end of Cutting 4 in 1987 also represents a part of this ditch. The ditch is 1.3m-1.5m wide, with a gently sloped and flat bottomed profile. It is 1.1m to 1.3m deep. The fill, of alternately stoney and relatively stone free silty soil, clearly indicates that silt lines have been quite heavily truncated. No dateable material was retrieved from the areas of ditch fill excavated except a small sherd of Neolithic pottery which appears to be redeposited' (Tarbett and Gowen 1989, 25). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 September

• LI047-012006 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In pasture 30m S of the townland boundary with Ballygubba. In the immediate vicinity of Neolithic House Site 1 (LI047-012001-) and House Site 2 (LI047-012002-) excavated by Christine Tarbett and Margaret Gowen between 1987 and 1988. A ditch was identified in 1987 when two cuttings were opened within an area 30m north and north-west of House 1 (LI047-012001-). The results of this excavation were summarised as follows; ‘A shallow ditch containing a small quantity of Neolithic pottery was excavated in the cutting between the established house sites. Features in the remaining cutting provided no dating material’ (Tarbett and Gowen 1988, 21). During excavations of House 2 (LI047-012002-) in 1988 two linear features excavated were described as follows; ‘At the north of the cutting the internal partition of the house (F 116) is crossed by a later, linear feature (F 113). In portion ‘A’ of the excavated foundation trench, the well defined terminal of a linear feature (F133/F182) running in the same direction may relate to this, but further excavation is required before this point can be ascertained. At the east of the site a linear feature (F86), first noted in Cutting 4 last year, appears to run right across the excavated area and is likely to relate to F 183 to the south of the southern wall of the house and adjacent to F 122. Neither feature has been fully investigated' (Tarbett and Gowen 1989, 25). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 September

• LI047-013 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 170m S of the townland boundary with Ballygubba South. Depicted as a circular-shaped enclosure on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a sub-rectangular-shaped platform (dims. c. 23m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by a scarp with fosse. Levelled earthwork visible as a circular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 August 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Tankardstown South, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_980 (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 Tankardstown South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Tankardstown South · Baile Thancaird Theas

Area

792,947 m² (79.29 ha, 195.94 acres)

Civil parish

Tankardstown, and its townlands

Barony

Coshma

Electoral division

Bruree, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,294 people lived in 406 households in the Bruree electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygubba South, Glenfield, Kilbreedy, Knocksouna, Tankardstown North

Placenames

Tankardstown South 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.