Ballytrasna

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballytrasna, from 4,345 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres) to 118,637 m² (11.86 ha, 29.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballytrasna 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Ballytrasna in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Ballytrasna.

Recorded monuments

• LI024-037 Enclosure
  Description

  In dense woodland, 65m NE of a townland boundary with Ballynagally. Annotated ‘Clashatloe’ on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map where it is depicted as a roughly -D-shaped earthwork. Earthwork not shown on the revised 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map where a long scarp or cliff-face (70m NW-SE; 25m ENE-WSW) is depicted. Monument visited by the ASI in 2008 when access was not gained due to dense vegetation. A steep counterscarp (Wth 2.4m; H 2.25m) was noted to define the W-side and the southern portion of the interior was submerged in water. This seems to be a depression rather than an extant feature so it is possible that this is a former quarry. A number of quarry pits are depicted close to E, SE and NW on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Possible monument is visible as a tree and scrub-covered area on OSi orthimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached sketch plan and cross-section surveyed and drawn by the ASI in 2008 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 September 2020

• LI024-038 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slight NE-facing slope, in improved pasture, 110m E of a townland boundary with Killeenavera. Enclosure (LI024-144----) lies 120m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument described by O’Dwyer (1964, 95), as a circular-shaped platform (diam. 99ft/30.2m) which is slightly raised (H 3ft/0.9m) around its edge and with faint traces of a fosse. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as no surface remains visible. Field boundary depicted bisecting area of monument on current edition OS 6-inch map has been removed. Levelled monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-201, or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached profile drawn by O’Dwyer in 1964 and Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/05/2002 and 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 September 2020

• LI024-039 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In improved pasture, on a WNW-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Named on current edition OS 6-inch map as 'Castle (site of)'. Trackway depicted on same exists to immediate W. Stone wall (L c. 4m; h 1.3m) rebuilt on W-side of roadway in area of castle site. Scarp (Wth 3m; H 0.5m) c. 4m to E of roadway. Compiled by: Alison McQueen & Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 May 2016

• LI024-143001 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle WNW-facing slope, in the foothills of Knockseefin, on reclaimed pasture, 70m NW of the townland boundary with Gortnanuv. A spring rises 10m to NE. Enclosures (LI024-143003-/004/002-) lie 25m to W, 70m to SW and 145m to W, respectively. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 66: AP 4/3681) as an oval-shaped earthwork in the N corner of a field. Monument is visible as an oval-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 31m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 66. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 July 2020

• LI024-143002 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On a gentle WNW-facing slope, in the foothills of Knockseefin, in recaimed pasture. Enclosures (LI024-143004-/003-/001-) lie 45m to ESE, 55m to E and 145m to E, respectively. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 65(01) & Bruff 65(02): AP 4/3681) as a subcircular-shaped earthwork, having a circular-shaped anomaly in the centre. Monument is visible as a circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 33m) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 25/03/2017. A small arc (C 15m) of the earthwork is visible on the WNW side of the field boundary. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 65(01) & 65(02). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 July 2020

• LI024-143003 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle WNW-facing slope, in the foothills of Knockseefin, in reclaimed pasture. Enclosure (LI024-143004-) immediately to SW and enclosures (LI024-143001-/002-) lie 25m to E and 55m to W, respectively. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 73(02): AP 4/3681) as a subrectangular-shaped earthwork which is defined by a land drain running WNW-ESE, to SW. Monument is visible as a rectangular-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 60m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and a vague trace on Google Earth orthoimages taken 25/03/2017. Linear earthworks in this field may be related to post-1700 land reclamation and may not be the remains of an archaeological enclosure. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 73(02). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 July 2020

• LI024-143004 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle WNW-facing slope, in the foothills of Knockseefin, in reclaimed pasture. Enclosure (LI024-143003-) iimmediately to NE and enclosures (LI024-143002-/001-) lie 45m to WNW and 70m to NE, respectively. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 73(01): AP 4/3681) as a roughly rectangular-shaped earthwork. Monument is visible as a rectangular-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 43m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Vague traces of this earthwork are visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017. Linear earthworks in this field may be related to post-1700 land reclamation and may not be the remains of an archaeological enclosure. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 73(01). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 July 2020

• LI024-144 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle N-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture, abutting a spring. Enclosure (LI024-038----) lies 115m to NW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Potential site identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 64: AP 4/3681) as a D-shaped cropmark defined along the straight side to N by a field boundary. Hollow depression visible in this area on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12. Possible monument not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 64. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 July 2020

• LI024-158 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, in E corner of a field that marks the townland boundary with Glen. Ring-barrow (LI024-241----) located 80m to W. Not depicted on the OS Maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 60; AP 4/3681) as a circular-shaped enclosure located within a small rectangular-shaped field. Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018 shows the rectangular shaped field, the interior of which is heavily overgrown. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 July 2020

• LI024-241 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In undulating pasture on a low ridge 15m SW of the small stream that marks the townland boundary with Glen. Enclosure (LI024-158----) lies 60m to SE. The barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps. It is visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 as a circular feature and is faintly visible on the Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified during a later ASI examination of Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff AP 4/3681) as a ring-barrow (ext. diam. c. 8m). The site is visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 241 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 17 September 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballytrasna, 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 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 Ballytrasna.

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

Name

Ballytrasna · An Baile Tarsna

Area

1,335,187 m² (133.52 ha, 329.93 acres)

Civil parish

Dromkeen, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Grean, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,548 people lived in 533 households in the Grean electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagally, Boherroe, Bunavie, Corelish East, Deerpark, Glen, Gortnanuv, Killeenavera, Knocknacrohy, Lackanascarry

Placenames

Ballytrasna 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.