Tuogh

103 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tuogh, from 85 m² to 565,131 m² (56.51 ha, 139.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Tuogh 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.

• 5 Feb 2025Conditional

  shed/workshop to rear of existing dwelling

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2524

• 2 Feb 2023Conditional

  the construction of a crèche/pre-school with before and after school services and associated site works including entrance, car parking, wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360049

• 17 Dec 2021Conditional

  installation of solar panels on the Southern facing roof of the existing manufacturing/office building together with associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211767

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  decommissioning of existing septic tank and percolation area, installation of packaged waste water treatment system with eco-flo filter. Retention permission is also sought for conservatory style extension to existing dwelling

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21106

• 27 Jan 2020Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey dwelling house, new sewerage treatment unit and percolation area, site works, new entrance and drive-way

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2051

• 18 May 2018Conditional

  the erection of a pitched roof over the existing flat roof of the toilet block on the northern side of the school building

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18488

• 4 Aug 2017Conditional

  a manufacturing plant, a covered storage area with loading bay utilising the site entrance, service road/yard and treatment plant previously granted under Planning Application Reference 15/626

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17746

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 Tuogh.

Recorded monuments

• LI021-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on S-facing slope at W end of ridge. Roughly circular area (30m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.95m), with external fosse (D 0.65m; Wth 1.4m) S->NE, and counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.5m) S->N. Field boundaries abut enclosure at NE and NW. Enclosing element is covered by dense overgrowth on NE side. Interior, in rough pasture, slopes gently up towards perimeter. A mature ash tree stands at centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI021-002 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  There are now evident standing remains of mill which is depicted on 1840 OS map as "Tough Mill (in ruins)". Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 9 August 2012

• LI021-003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On low ridge, in gently-undulating pasture. Circular area (31m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by dry-stone wall (Wth base 4.7m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.7m). Entrance (Wth 4.6m) to NNW. Interior used for rough grazing; enclosing wall overgrown with scrub and trees. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI021-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, in area of limestone outcropping. Circular area (46m N-S; 44.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.85m; Wth 6.1m). Scarp is best preserved SE->NW. A field boundary abuts scarp at E. Level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI021-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, atop slight rise. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, now survives as wedge-shaped area (34m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed NE->SW by arc of curving earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.45m), and is defined on W and N sided by dry-stone field walls which meet at NW. Remains of a dry-stone wall runs along top of bank. Interior is level and covered by mature trees. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI021-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Atop low limestone hill, overlooking Greanagh River immediately to E. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Eastern slope of hill recently planted with oak; western slope and top in pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI021-007 Burial ground
  Description

  Atop low hill, overlooking Greanagh river to E; known locally as Greanagh graveyard. Sub-oval area (23m E-W; 33m N-S) enclosed by mortared stone wall (H c. 1.1m). Entered through recent stile to SSW; earlier iron gate to NW now dilapidated. Much of interior covered by dense vegetation, especially to NE. Two headstones noted dating to mid-20th century; many low stones to S may be gravemarkers. Trackway, shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map leading to graveyard from road to S, now disused and overgrown. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI021-117 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, immediately N of farmyard which overlies SE segment of enclosure. Oval area (26m E-W; surviving for 25m N-S) enclosed by dry-stone wall SW->E (int. H 1.15m ext. H 1.3m, but E->SW wall has been removed and replaced by farmyard shed and gate (which gives access to interior). Interior is orchard with mature apple trees throughout. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Coolah Bridge, bridge, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone road bridge over the River Greanagh, built in 1887. Rusticated walls with rock-faced copings, cut stringcourse and rusticated voussoirs to segmental-headed arch. Inscribed limestone plaque to south parapet wall.

• Cregaun House, house, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey irregular-plan house, built c. 1870, having projecting gable-fronted bays to front (south) elevation, west elevation and rear (north) elevation. Recent conservatory to front elevation and single-storey extension to west elevation. Pitched slate roofs with timber bargeboards and cut limestone chimneystacks with terracotta chimney pots. Snecked limestone walls with external flue to east elevation. Square-headed openings with limestone block-and-start surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed opening with tooled limestone block-and-start surround and timber battened door to front projecting gable, east elevation. Six-bay single-storey outbuilding to west with pitched artificial slate roof and brick chimneystack. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC window and red brick voussoirs. Multiple-bay single-storey outbuilding to north with pitched slate roof. Rubble limestone walls. Camber-headed window and door openings with limestone sills and red brick voussoirs. Pair of square-profile crenellated piers to south with double-leaf cast-iron gates and rubble limestone boundary walls.

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 Tuogh, 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. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_739 (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.

• Tuogh, Adare8 sales

Name

Tuogh · An Tuath

Area

3,171,122 m² (317.11 ha, 783.6 acres)

Civil parish

Adare, and its townlands

Barony

Kenry

Electoral division

Adare North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

617 people lived in 210 households in the Adare North electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonshire Beg, Curraghbridge, Gortnagrour, Kilbreedy, Kilgrogan, Kilknockan, Rintulla, Rower More

Placenames

Tuogh 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.