Pallas

269 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Pallas, from 3 m² to 265,383 m² (26.54 ha, 65.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 173 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education & Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Residential Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 26 Jun 2026N/a

  the construction of a new Special Education Needs (SEN) Base for Pallaskenry National School comprising two classroom safe bases, wc and shower areas, specialist rooms, circulation areas, offices and a central activities space

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660732

• 23 Apr 2026Conditional

  construction of two townhouses, connection to public services and all associated ancillary works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 2660461

• 5 Mar 2026Refused

  construction of a dwelling, garage and all associated site works. Original Planning Ref. No. 21/222

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 267024

• 22 Dec 2025Conditional

  demolition of single storey annex to the front of existing dwelling and attached garden shed to rear of existing dwelling and to construct 2 No single storey extensions to front & rear of existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561364

• 14 Dec 2025Conditional

  the change of use of part of a building from a shop to part of existing dwelling house including the removal of shop front door and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2561334

• 7 Jul 2025Refused

  the demolition of existing derelict building and construction of a block wall, similar in height to the existing boundary walls, in order to fully enclose and secure the site

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560662

• 21 Mar 2025Conditional

  the conversion of existing swimming pool into a sports, recreation and assembly hall to include changing rooms, toilets, canteen, and meeting room (this development is within the site of a protected structure No. 637 B3 (ii))

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560227

• 4 Mar 2025Conditional

  construction of an extension to existing changing rooms, the provision of a walking track around the perimeter of the grounds, the installation of 9 no luminaires on 8 m high standards in the car park, the installation of 28 no luminaires on 6 m high standards on the walkway and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2556

• 24 Feb 2025Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension to the gable of existing dwelling, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560150

• 12 Sept 2024Conditional

  phase 1 to consist of 30 no. dwellings as follows - 12 no. two storey 3 bed terrace units, 18 no. two storey semi detached 3 bed units, together with all associated access roadways, landscaping and all associated site works and connection to existing services

  Permission, 30 homes · Limerick County Council, 24352

• 18 Apr 2024Conditional

  (a) extension to rear of existing dwelling, (b) garage/store for private use only and (c) roofed over storage space & toilet

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 24156

• 11 Apr 2024Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the side of the dwelling house, to provide a ground floor kitchen window and to erect 3 no. solar panels at first floor level on the side elevation of the exsiting house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460315

• 29 Mar 2024Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the side of existing dwelling house together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460285

• 2 Feb 2024N/a

  extension of permission for planning ref. 18/958: phase 1 to consist of 30 no. dwellings as follows - 12 no. two storey 3 bed terrace units, 18 no. two storey semi detached 3 bed units, together with all associated access roadways, landscaping and all associated site works and connection to existing services

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 247002

• 29 Jan 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house and entrance on serviced site

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360030

• 22 Dec 2022Refused

  amending planning permission granted under 17/1238, including amendments to the site layout plan and specifically the boundary treatment required in accordance with condition no. 11a & b. The proposed works seek implementation of a comprehensive landscaping scheme to include hedge rehabilitation and planting in lieu of the provision of 2m high boundary walls

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221393

• 8 Dec 2022Conditional

  extension of permission for planning ref. 17/1238: construction of a single storey dwelling house, entrance and connection to existing public sewer

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 227024

• 5 Nov 2021Conditional

  construction of a dwelling, upgrade existing entrance and drop kerb the existing footpath, connection to main sewerage and surface water and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211543

• 1 Oct 2021Conditional

  construction of 1no. one storey dwelling house, upgrade works to the existing site entrance, new front stone wall, new fenced/hedged site boundaries, wastewater treatment plant, percolation area, detached shed to the rear of the site and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211371

• 16 Jul 2021Conditional

  the existing site entrance, existing site layout and removal of the farm building and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 211019

• 18 Jun 2021Conditional

  an extension to the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21865

• 17 May 2021Conditional

  construction of an extension to the side of dwelling consisting of a kitchen to the rear and car port to the front with a roof canopy extending along the front elevation of dwelling, ground floor fenestration changes to rear of dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21651

• 7 Apr 2021N/a

  construction of single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new entrance & roadway, new connection to the public sewer together with associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 21438

• 26 Feb 2021Conditional

  construction of a dwelling, garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21222

• 16 Oct 2020Conditional

  the construction of a new hurling wall and adjacent all-weather training area with perimeter fencing and floodlighting including all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201041

The 25 most recent of 38 applications.

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 Pallas.

Recorded monuments

• LI003-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on low rise in undulating terrain. Circular area (29.3m N-S) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.8m), best preserved along W arc. Bank is incorporated into E-W field boundary NNE->NNW. Entrance (Wth 2.5m) at SSE is now blocked with loose stones. Interior, covered with briars, has mature deciduous trees growing around verge. A trench (Wth 1.35m; D 0.45m) in SW quadrant extends for 5m on E-W axis. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI003-021 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on low-lying marshy ground. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as semi-circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI011-030001 Church
  Description

  On gently-undulating terrain. Ovoid area enclosed by stone wall (H 1.5m) with access via tree lined avenue to S. Church of Ireland church depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map in NW quadrant has been demolished; sub-rectangular platform (8.8m N-S; 20.5m E-W) now visible with remains of |NW corner wall (1.05m N-S; 4.55m E-W; H 1.10m). Earliest headstones to S of church date from mid-nineteenth Century. No visible surface remains of earlier church known in the 15th century as Chapel Russell. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following; 'Of the old church of this parish not a vestige now remains. The modern church is situated in the North side of an old graveyard in the townland of Pallas on rocky ground' (OSL vol. 2, 6). Westropp gives the following details on Pallaskenry also known as Chapel Russell; 'Formerly part of Killenalotar. "Cap. Russell spect. ad Com. Kildare," 1418; Capella Russell, 1615. It is, however, stated to have been only made a parish by Bishop Elrington. Site - Modern I. C. church on site; a gold fibula was found near it in 1834' (Westropp 1904-5, 387). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 October 2018

• LI011-030002 Graveyard
  Description

  Ovoid area (c. 60m NW-SE; c. 50m SW-NE) enclosed by much-collapsed ivy-clad stone wall, and entered via short tree-lined avenue from road to S; entrance on road wrought-iron gate with ashlar piers. Burial plots concentrated at S end and date from mid-19th century. Near N end is low briar-covered platform (8.8m N-S; 20.5m E-W) where C of I church, built in 1822, was demolished in 1958 (Spellissy 1989, 239); short section of low wall (max. H 1.1m; L 4.55m) at NW corner all that now stands of this church. Unclear whether this site of church of Capella Russell which may date back to 15th century (Westropp 1904-5, 387), though Chapel Russel not made a separate parish until early 1980s (Spellissy ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Coláiste Sailíseach, country house, church/chapel, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay L-plan country house, built c. 1810, now in use as college. Comprising four-bay two-storey front (north) block with central full-height porch and eight-bay two-storey block to east having full-height canted bay windows to end bays and central two-bay breakfront. Recent extensions and college buildings adjoining west elevation. Chapel dating to 1937 to south-west of main block, comprising seven-bay double-height nave having single-storey side-aisles and single-bay chancel, single-storey sacristy to east elevation. Gabled single-storey porch to west elevation approached by render steps to south, east and west elevations. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, red brick and rendered chimneystacks, overhanging eaves having timber eaves bracket, and render eaves course to front. Pitched slate roof to chapel with cast-iron rainwater goods, render eaves course and render finial, having central chimneystack to rear. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins and plinth course and tooled limestone sill course dividing stories. Roughcast rendered walls to chapel, with render plinth course, quoins, and cornice. Render cross detail to upper gable to front of chapel and render pilasters throughout. Inscribed limestone plaque to front of chapel. Square-headed openings throughout main building, having render surrounds, limestone sills and two-over-two pane and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to extension with limestone sills and uPVC and timber framed windows. Round-headed openings to front of chapel having render surrounds, chamfered sills and stained glass windows. Round-headed opening to south of porch to chapel with render surround and coloured glass windows. Round-headed, round based openings to south elevation having render surrounds and coloured glass windows. Round-headed openings to clerestory and to north and east elevations having render surrounds and coloured glass windows. Round-headed opening to front of main block having moulded render doorcase incorporating flanking render pilasters with decorative capitals supporting roll moulded arch, cable roll moulded surround within with double-leaf timber panelled door and fanlight, with limestone threshold. Round-headed opening to west elevation of extension with recessed square-headed opening having timber panelled half-glazed door and fanlight. Square-headed opening to south of porch to west elevation with double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door and overlight with render step to entrance. Round-headed opening to chapel porch having render surround incorporating chevron motif, double-leaf timber battened door, limestone step and set of render steps to entrance. Square-headed opening to north elevation of chapel with render surround and half-glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed opening to north elevation of porch having render surround and double-leaf timber panelled door. Limestone step to entrance. Multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to south of house having pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, terracotta ridge tiles, rendered eaves course, and vents. Roughcast rendered walls. Segmental-headed openings and square-headed openings having concrete sills and timber fittings. Recent lean-to to rear (north) elevation, with square-headed opening to west elevation. Five-bay single-storey outbuilding with pitched corrugated-iron roof having rendered copings and timber eaves course. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings. Iron sliding doors to north and west elevations. Openings with concrete sills and timber fittings to north elevation. Stone gable and floor remaining of further outbuilding, with render to part of gable wall, oculus opening having red brick voussoirs. Pair of square-profile cut limestone piers with cut limestone caps and plinths flanking double-leaf metal gate to south of buildings, adjoining cut limestone sweep walls terminating in second pair of square-profile piers.

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1853–1873 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Roman Catholic church, built in 1863, comprising five-bay nave having single-bay chancel to east elevation, single-storey sacristy and recent extension to south elevation. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods, ridge crestings and finial. Terracotta ridge crestings and cut limestone chimneystack to sacristy. Random coursed roughly dressed limestone walls having cut tooled limestone quoins. Roughcast rendered walls to extension. Pointed arch openings to nave having cut tooled limestone surrounds and sills, timber tracery and stained glass windows. Pointed arch opening to west elevation of nave comprising triple trefoilated lancet openings with oculi having rose window and pair of trefoil openings overhead, stained glass throughout. Cut tooled limestone surround and sill and roughly dressed limestone voussoirs. Triple trefoilated lancet openings to east elevation of chancel with cut tooled limestone surrounds and sills, roughly dressed limestone voussoirs and stained glass windows. Triple pointed arch openings to west elevation of sacristy having cut tooled limestone surrounds and sills, and timber framed windows. Pointed arch opening to west elevation with cut tooled chamfered limestone surround, cut limestone hoodmoulding terminating in carved stops, roughly dressed limestone voussoirs, double-leaf timber battened door and overlight. Cut limestone keystone with carved date. Pointed arch opening set within pedimented breakfront to north elevation having tooled limestone surround and double-leaf timber battened door. Carved limestone hexagonal panel above with cross motif carved in relief. Pointed arch opening to south elevation of extension with tooled cut limestone surround, roughly dressed limestone voussoirs, timber battened door and chamfered limestone panel having recessed cross overhead. Square-headed openings to west elevation of extension with timber battened doors. Interior features including row of timber pews flanking central aisle, plastered walls, timber internal porch to rear with flanking confessionals, marble floor to altar having mosaic panels with fleur-de-lis and cross motifs, hammer-beam trusses to ceiling. Metal bell tower to site having pitched roof. Carved limestone Celtic crosses, statues and grave markers to south of building. Cut limestone boundary wall to west of building.

• School, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay single-storey former national school, dated 1886, now in use as community centre. Having central gable-fronted projection to front (east) elevation, gable-fronted extension and recent single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear (west) elevation. Pitched slate roofs with timber eaves course and bargeboards. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render plinth course to east elevation, red brick strip quoins and red brick platbands to north, south and east elevations. Inscribed limestone date plaque to upper part of gable, east elevation. Pair of round-headed openings to east elevation of projection, having red brick surrounds and tooled limestone sills. Square-headed openings to east elevation and north elevation of extension with red brick surrounds, voussoirs and tooled limestone sills. Round-headed openings to north and south elevations having flanking square-headed openings, red brick voussoirs, surrounds and tooled limestone sills. Square-headed openings to west elevation with tooled limestone sills. Replacement uPVC windows throughout. Oculi openings to upper gables, north and south elevations, having red brick surrounds and cast-iron vents. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations of projection having red brick surrounds, voussoirs and uPVC doors. Square-headed opening to south elevation of extension with uPVC door, render step to entrance. Square-headed opening to west elevation of extension with recessed double-leaf uPVC door. Rubble stone and rendered boundary walls.

• Pallaskenry Church (Chapelrussell), graveyard/cemetery, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ovoid-plan graveyard formerly site of Church of Ireland church, built in 1822, and demolished in 1958. Area enclosed by rubble stone walled enclosure, with entrance comprising square-profile cut limestone piers having cut limestone plinths and capping, flanking double-leaf wrought-iron gate, with rubble stone stile to west. Access to former church via tree-lined avenue. Graves with variety of headstones including timber cruciform marker, engraved limestone grave slabs, limestone Celtic crosses, mausoleum and grave having cast-iron railing. Graves dates from mid 1800s to recent times. Remains of base of church to site.

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 Pallas, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Pallas · Pailís Chaonraí

Area

1,773,751 m² (177.38 ha, 438.3 acres)

Civil parish

Chapelrussell, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Pallaskenry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,104 people lived in 392 households in the Pallaskenry electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydoole, Ballydoole, Ballynolan, Curraheen, Drominaclara, Drommoher, Shannongrove, Shanpallas, Summerville, Tobermurry

Placenames

Pallas 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.