Attyflin

126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Attyflin, from 5 m² to 909,891 m² (90.99 ha, 224.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 48 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3New Residential - Phase 1 (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Patrickswell Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Jun 2026Conditional

  (a) demolition of the pitched roof of the existing building along with the 2 No. first floor sections within it, (b) construct a new raised flat roof over the extent of the existing building, along with the provision of a new mezzanine level internally, (c) alter both the northern & southern elevations of the existing building by constructing windows at first floor level, (d) construct a flat roof over proposed parking area on the southern side of the building, (e) to construct a two storey flat roofed extension to the western side of the existing building, and (f) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660702

• 14 Jun 2026N/a

  construction of an agricultural storage shed, potting shed and all associated site development works including surface water drainage connection to existing soakaway. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS-32

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660655

• 29 Apr 2026N/a

  the provision of car and bus parking as part of a Park & Ride scheme associated with the Ryder Cup in 2027. The temporary car and bus park will require new temporary vehicle accesses off the R526 and will also use existing accesses on the R526 and the Enterprise Centre access road. All installations associated with the Park & Ride facility are temporary and removable with the lands to be returned to existing use within one month after completion of the Ryder Cup

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 268383

• 30 Jan 2026N/a

  the construction of an agricultural shed all associated site development works. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS-32

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660087

• 8 Jan 2026Conditional

  a change of house type under previously permitted governing permission Planning Reference Number 20/986, relocation of permitted domestic garage together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660007

• 22 Dec 2025Conditional

  Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. No. 22/238: the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 257040

• 7 Nov 2025Conditional

  Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. 20/986: the construction of a vehicular entrance, dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 257034

• 22 Jul 2025Conditional

  the construction of a two storey house, with an ancillary detached car storage garage, entrance, on site waste water treatment facility and all associated site development works and landscaping treatment. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure RPS-32,

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560722

• 4 Jun 2025N/a

  the construction of a two storey house, detached garage, entrance, on site waste water treatment facility and all associated site development works and landscaping treatment. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS-32

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560527

• 8 May 2025N/a

  (a) demolition of the pitched roof of the existing building along with the 2 No. first floor sections within it, (b) construct a new raised flat roof over the extent of the existing building, along with the provision of a new mezzanine level internally, (c) alter both the northern & southern elevations of the existing building by constructing windows at first floor level, (d) construct a flat roof over proposed parking area on the southern side of the building, (e) to construct a two storey flat roofed extension to the western side of the existing building, and (f) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560421

• 1 Apr 2025Conditional

  the construction of a new warehouse building comprising 4 no. warehousing units along with hardstand parking areas, external lighting, boundary fence and walls, 2 no. EV charging spaces, foul and storm connections and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2595

• 27 Mar 2025N/a

  (a) demolition of the pitched roof of the existing building along with the 2 No. first floor sections within it, (b) construct a new raised flat roof over the extent of the existing building, along with the provision of a new mezzanine level internally, (c) alter both the northern & southern elevations of the existing building by constructing windows at first floor level, (d) construct a flat roof over proposed parking area on the southern side of the building, (e) to construct a two storey flat roofed extension to the western side of the existing building, and (f) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560251

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  a change of house type under previously permitting governing permission Planning Reference Number 20/1372 together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560172

• 17 Jan 2025Conditional

  construction of 6 No. two storey terraced dwellings inclusive of the following; removal of existing front boundary wall and replacement with new low level wall with metal railings and individual pedestrian access gates, vehicular and pedestrian access to the rear, ‘off street’ parking to the rear, boundary treatment, landscaping and lighting and all ancillary site works inclusive of connections to adjacent services and utilities

  Permission, 6 homes · Limerick County Council, 2560022

• 25 Oct 2024Conditional

  alterations and extension to existing dwelling, modification and repositioning of existing vehicular entrance, construction of a new roadside boundary, upgrades to existing on-site effluent treatment system including all associated site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461059

• 3 Aug 2024Conditional

  the decommissioning of existing septic tank system, the installation of a new replacement wastewater system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460778

• 15 Jun 2023Refused

  a storey and a half dormer dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works. Height of Dwelling is 7m

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360415

• 27 Oct 2022Conditional

  the amendment of Planning Permission 22/777 to include a revised house design and layout including the construction of a two storey house with green house, services building and courtyard and an ancillary, detached, car storage garage. The proposed entrance and on site wastewater treatment facility remain unchanged from that granted under 22/777. The overall ridge height of the house increases by 700mm from that permitted under 22/777. All associated site development works and landscaping treatment. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 32

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 221160

• 14 Jul 2022Conditional

  the construction of a two storey house, with an ancillary car storage garage, entrance and on site wastewater treatment facility and all associated site works and landscaping treatment. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS-32

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22777

• 1 Jul 2022Refused

  the construction of a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, well, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22741

• 1 Mar 2022Conditional

  the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, garage, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22238

• 25 Feb 2022Conditional

  the construction of a new vehicular entrance off main street & provision of visitor and staff car parking facilities, construction of an extension to existing office/ warehouse building together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22225

• 24 Feb 2022Conditional

  the installation of 0.50m x 0.87m x 1.62 (LxWxH) above ground enclosure, to house a new natural gas DRI (District Regulating Installation) and a 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack with all ancillary services and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22212

• 8 Jul 2021N/a

  the construction of a two storey house, with ancillary car storage garage, entrance and on site waste water treatment facility and all associated site development works and landscaping treatment. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS 32

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21965

• 30 Apr 2021Conditional

  an existing telecommunications support structure(previously granted under Local Authority ref. no. 11/238, An Bord Pleanala Reference PL13.239048), together with associated ground equipment cabinets and fencing

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 21574

The 25 most recent of 36 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 Attyflin.

Recorded monuments

• LI012-088 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the demesne lands of Attyflin House located 1km to S. Annotated ‘Lissard’ on the 1840 OS 6-inch map where it is depicted as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank. Depicted as an enclosure on the 1897 OS 25-inch map where it is shown as a raised circular-shaped area (approx. int. diam. 15m, approx. ext. diam. 21m) surrounded by trees with a disused lime-kiln 10m to S. Outline of tree-covered monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. This orthophoto shows remnant field boundaries to the E and NE as depicted on the 1840 OS map. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 22 June 2020

• LI012-099 Megalithic structure
  Description

  In pasture on demesne lands of Fort Etna House, located 300m to E. Not depicted on either the 1840 0S 6-inch map or the 1897 25-inch OS map. Identified as Site No. 5 by Celie O’Rahilly in 1991 when it was described as following; ‘on the edge of the field boundary. This site is situated on low-lying ground. It consists of two superimposed large boulders, standing c. 6 feet [1.8m] high, with loose stones around the base. Although this feature does not fit any category of archaeological monument, it is man-made.’ No surface remains visible today in tree-covered are on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020. See attached location map showing site 5, taken from O'Rahilly 1991. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload 23 June 2020

• LI012-137 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Fulacht fia or a burnt mound was identified during archaeological testing by Audrey Gahan (Licence 97E0291) on the Adare to Annacotty N20/N21 Road Improvement Scheme (Gahan 1997). Miscellaneous pit features (LI012-139----) were also uncovered surrounding the fulacht fia. Excavated under licence No. 97E0092 ext. by Audrey Gahan (Gahan 1998). The results of the excavation were summarised as following; ‘The mound measures c. 15m x 13m and is slightly crescent-shaped. It was constructed of layers of heat-shattered stone, within charcoal-stained soils. Within the hollow area of the crescent, roughly on the northern side of the mound, a trough was uncovered. This measured c. 4m east-west and was 3.2m at its widest north-south. The trough was shelved or stepped, being 0.4m below present ground level, dropping to 0.7m at its deepest’ (www.excavations.ie 1997; 328, 1998; 380). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 24 June 2020

• LI012-138 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  This site was excavated by Audrey Gahan (97E0292) as part of the N20/N21 Adare–Annacotty road scheme. in 1997. The feature consisted of a series of low banks which turned out to be part of a post-medieval garden feature. (http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Limerick&id=3839) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 February 2013

• LI012-139 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Miscellaneous features, surrounding fulacht fia (LI012-137----), excavated prior to the Adare to Annacotty N20/N21 Road Improvement Scheme (Gahan 1998). Excavated under licence no. 97E0092ext. the results were summarised as following; ‘The area surrounding the burnt mound, along the line of the road, was mechanically stripped of topsoil to investigate whether there were any associated structures. A random scatter of post-holes or small pits was uncovered, which did not appear to form any structure or pattern. It is most likely that they belong to the phase of activity of the burnt mound’ (www.excavations.ie 1998; 380). Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date upload: 24 June 2020

• LI021-027 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions, on the demesne lands of Attyflin House located 270m to SE, fulacht fia (LI021-177----) lies 133m to the W. No surface remains visible. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Depicted as a tree ring on the 1897 OS 25-inch map and not as an antiquity. Google Earth orthoimage taken 2020 shows the no trace of the monument. Location on the demesne lands of Attyflin House and its cartographic representation on the 25-inch OS map suggests that this was a tree-ring of post 1700 date associated with the landscaped of the demesne lands of Attyflin House. See attached Google earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 9 July 2020

• LI021-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, good views in all directions, on the demesne lands of Attyflin Park House located 50m to NNE. Present remains consist of a slightly raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. 32m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.6m; H int. 0.4m; ext. 0.7m) reduced to a scarp in places with external fosse (Wth 4.6m; D 0.3m). Interior is gently undulating. Outline of tree covered monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 2020. Close proximity to Elm Park House suggests that this earthwork may be a ringfort reused as a tree-ring on the designed landscape of the demesne. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 9 July 20202

• LI021-168 Moated site
  Description

  On the level summit of a low ridge (37m OD), in dry pasture. Identified as a moated site in the environmental impact statement for the proposed N20/N21 Road Improvement Scheme. Monument forms part of a wider earthwork complex which is recorded in the SMR collectively as a deserted medieval settlement (LI021-025001-). Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument tested (Licence No. 96E0380) in March 1997 by James Eogan and described as a rectangular-shaped area (80m N-S; 48m E-W) defined by a low, rounded bank with an entrance in the SE corner (Eogan 1997). A slightly raised, level, rectangular platform (approx. 23.5m N-S; 19.5m E-W) occupies the NW quadrant of the interior. Eogan (ibid), investigated the W side of the monument which was to be directly impacted by the road scheme. The W boundary of the enclosure was found to consist of a bank with an inner ditch and two outer ditches. The bank and inner ditch contained glazed pottery dating to 13th-14th century (ibid). In December 1997, Paul Logue undertook a second phase of test excavation (Licence No. 99E0477) to examine the interior of the enclosure and the enclosing elements on the W side (Logue 1998, 1). Test trench A (2m x 2m) was excavated in the SW corner and revealed nothing of archaeological significance. Test trench B (2m x 2m) was excavated off-centre to W and uncovered a shallow, roughly circular-shaped pit (1m E-W; 0.9m N-S; D 0.25m) which was filled with a redeposited natural. Trench C was excavated in the NW quadrant and revealed a U-shaped ditch (Wth 2-3m; D 0.8m) running N-S and which was partially cut into the underlying bedrock. The main fill contained much animal bone and overlay a fill which contained glazed medieval pottery sherds of probable 13th/14th-century date. The bank was associated with medieval potsherds and accompanied by a contemporary U-shaped outer ditch running E-W. The outer ditch (Wth 2m; D 0.44m) was to the N of the bank. This outer ditch cut the fills of the earlier U-shaped ditch. On the basis of the two assessment excavations, this site is most likely to be some form of enclosure dating to the medieval period. In 1999, the W side of the site was fully excavated (Licence No 96E0380 ext.) by James Eogan in advance of road construction. The enclosure was found to be a two-phase construction. The Phase 1 enclosure (85m N-S; 50m E-W) was surrounded by a ditch (Wth 1.5m-3m; D 0.6m) which was cut through the underlying limestone bedrock in places. The Phase 2 enclosure involved the filling of the N ditch and the digging of a ditch parallel to it, some 15m further to N again, thereby extending the internal area of the enclosure. A causewayed entrance (outer Wth 2m) was midway along the W side of the Phase 1 enclosure. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) narrowed on the interior and was defined by two pairs of substantial postholes. A line of smaller postholes extended E-W across the enclosure from the N side of this entrance. This indicates that the space within the interior was subdivided by a wooden fence. Within the enclosure there was a clear difference in the intensity of ancient activity. Relatively few features were found in the southern part, while in the northern half a series of large pits was uncovered. Four were quarry pits that were broader than they were deep and were filled with stones. It is thought that originally these pits were dug to extract clay for building purposes, the stony fill resulting from the sorting on site of the material dug out of the pit. Three rubbish pits were found. They are deeper than they are broad and contained organic-rich fills. Two of these pits cut one of the quarry pits. No clear evidence for structures was found within the enclosure, nor were any hearths uncovered, although a considerable amount of ash had been dumped into the northern ditch of the Phase 1 enclosure. Approximately 40m to N north of the main enclosure, a series of ditches was uncovered during topsoil-stripping. These represent at least two phases of enclosure of which there was no surface trace. The Phase 1 enclosure (35m N-S) had an entrance gap (Wth 2m) midway along its W side, which was flanked by a pair of postholes. The Phase 2 enclosure was roughly the same size as the earlier one, although the enclosing ditch was less substantial. A series of pits were found within these enclosures and on excavation two were proven to be quarry pits, one was a substantial rubbish pit and there were other less substantial pits, one of which contained more than 100 oyster shells (ibid). Most of the features uncovered contained sherds of glazed medieval pottery which was identified as a local Adare ware and imported ceramics were identified as Saintonge green-glazed ware (C. Sandes, pers. comm.). A number of whittle tang and plain tang iron knives were found, one of which retained part of its wooden handle. A small iron slash hook was also recovered from the excavations. A decorated copper-alloy stick-pin and a simple copper-alloy ring brooch were found in one of the rubbish pits (ibid). A single-edged composite bone comb was found in the backfill of the Phase 1 enclosure ditch. These finds all suggest a date in the 13th-14th century for the occupation on this site. Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 August 2020

• LI021-177 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions, 100m E of a townland boundary with Ballybronogue South. A hearth (LI021-185----) and a ring-ditch (LI021-167----) lie 285m to SW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified as a fulacht fiadh during monitoring of topsoil-stripping along the proposed route of the N20/N21 Limerick bypass. Monument excavated (Licence No. 99E0171) in 1999 by Ciara McManus and described as an oblong-shaped mound (L 17m; Wth 9m; H 0.35m) with a rectangular-shaped trough (2.1m NW-SE; 1m NE-SW; D 0.28m) having steep sides and a flat base, in the SW quadrant (McManus, 1999, 1-3, 5). Excavation of the mound revealed an accumulation of heat-shattered limestone stones and charcoal-rich soil. An oval-shaped pit (2m NE-SW; 0.14m NW-SE; D 1.2m) was found 1.3m to N of the trough (McManus 1999, 3). The S half of the pit had a stepped side, while the N sides were more vertical. It had been filled by a number of deposits of burnt and shattered limestone rocks, along with a number of silt deposits. A few small fragments of animal bone were recovered from these fills, along with two fragments of unworked wood. Twelve stake-holes were excavated around the E side of the pit which was the most gradual (McManus 1999, 4). There was no discernible pattern to the stake-holes in plan, except for a possible double line running N-S along the edge of the pit. Due to disturbance by modern drains on the W side of the pit, it was not possible to confirm whether there was a corresponding set of post-holes there. It is suggested that these stake-holes represented the remains of either a windbreak or a structure spanning the width of the pit. Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached excavation plan and location map taken from McManus 1999 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 10 August 2020

• LI021-178 Fulacht fia
  Description

  The site described as an isolated trough was excavated in 1999 by Mary Deevy under licence No. 99E0459 and her results were summarised as following; 'The site is in Attyflin townland, c. 9km south-west of Limerick City, east of the N20. The site was uncovered during archaeological monitoring of topsoil-stripping before road construction on the N20/N21 Adare to Annacotty road scheme. A rescue excavation was carried out over three-and-a-half weeks in August-September 1999. The site was close to marshy ground within which a fulacht fiadh (see No. 479 below) (LI021-183----) was excavated. Two phases of activity were identified. The earliest phase consisted of a subsoil-cut subcircular pit that may have been a trough. This pit measured 1.8m in maximum diameter and 0.3m in maximum depth. There was evidence for a wooden structure in the form of stake-holes in its base and surrounding its upper edges. It was filled with black, charcoal-rich soil with frequent fragments of degraded sandstone. There was also a series of shallow, irregular-shaped, subsoil-cut pits and depressions, all with an upper fill of black, charcoal-rich soil with frequent fragments of degraded sandstone. It is unclear, however, whether any of these were hearths, owing to the lack of evidence for in situ burning. No artefacts or animal bone were recovered from any of these features' (Deevy 2000, 157-8). Coimpiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 June 2020

• LI021-183 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated close to marshy ground, on the N side of a watercourse. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. A fulacht fiadh (LI021-177----) lies 280m to SW. Monument identified as a possible fulacht fiadh during monitoring of topsoil stripping along the route of the N20/N21 Adare to Annacotty road scheme (Deevy & O’Driscoll 1999, 1). Monument excavated (Licence No. 99E0459) by Mary Deevy & Liz O’Driscoll in 1999 and described as a subcircular-shaped pit (diam. 1.8m; D 0.3m) that may have been a trough associated with a fulacht fiadh (ibid). There was evidence for a wooden structure in the form of stakeholes in its base and surrounding its upper edges (Deevy & O’Driscoll 1999, 2). The possible trough was filled with black, charcoal-rich soil that contained frequent fragments of degraded sandstone. There was also a series of shallow, irregular-shaped pits and depressions, which all had an upper fill of black, charcoal-rich soil with frequent fragments of degraded sandstone. It is not possible to confirm if any of these features were hearths due to the lack of evidence for in situ burning. There were no artefacts or animal bone were recovered from any of these features. See attached location map and plan of excavated site taken from Deevy & O'Driscoll 1999 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 10 August 2020

• LI021-186 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in pasture, 140m W of the townland boundary with Fortetna. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. A megalithic structure (LI012-099----) lies 110m to ENE. Identified as Site No. 4 by Celie O’Rahilly in 1991 when it was described as following; ‘This site consists of a circular enclosure demarcated by dense scrub and bushes. There are stones around the perimeter which may represent an enclosure wall. Field clearance stones have also been added to this.’ The site was excavated by Cia Mc Conway (Licence No. 96E0379) in 1997 and the results were summarised as following; ‘The site is a low mound, 25m x 31m, with a heavy coverage of young elm trees and shrubs. There is a low, almost triangular platform to the immediate north-west of the mound and a discontinuous low grassy bank is visible along the western area of the site….Two trenches were hand-excavated in areas where the heavy tree cover would allow. Trench 1 ran for 4.7m in a north-south direction, up onto the top of the mound and to the immediate east of a partially exposed large boulder. Two distinct phases of archaeological activity were recorded. The first saw the deposition of burnt mound material, consisting of loose, heat shattered and burnt stone within a matrix of black, greasy, charcoal-stained, peat-like soil, creating a mound 1.16m high. This indicates the presence of a burnt mound, most probably a fulacht fiadh. At a later stage a second phases of activity occurred with the cutting of a shallow hollow or pit with a formalised stone kerbing found along the top of the mound, along w the southern edge of the trench. To the northern edge of the trench, the burnt mound material was overlain by a spread of larger unburned stones. This may represent an attempt to create a formal stone surface or cairn deposit around the perimeter of the mound material and may have been associated with the activity on the top of the mound. Trench 2 ran 4m in an east-west direction, cutting across a flattish area of ground with some protruding stone. Natural subsoil immediately underlay, a thin covering of topsoil along the western edge of the trench. Elsewhere a compact layer of unburned stone lay within a root medium-dark brown soil, infilling a man-made shallow cut. The stone measured 0.44m deep as it ran into the eastern baulk and created a relatively level surface. Without further excavation, it is impossible to establish whether this cut represented the eastern edge of a stone-filled, wide, shallow ditch or whether the stone layer create a type of platform' (Mc Conway 1998, 110-1). Fulacht fiadh (Area C) excavated during monitoring (Licence No. 08E0171) of topsoil stripping along the route of a Limerick County Council water mains upgrade running from Adare to Patrickswell (MacLeod & Coshman 2008, 3). It consisted of approximately one fifth of a horseshoe-shaped burnt mound which had been partially excavated on the northern side by Cia Mc Conway, ADS Ltd (Excavations 1997, No. 326, 96E0379), during works on the N20 in 1996–7. The mound consisted of a substantial amount of heat-shattered stone in a matrix of charcoal-rich silt (ibid). Excavation revealed three pits beneath the mound that range in size from 2.3–2.4m long, 0.65–3.5m wide and 0.4–1m deep and which all contained similar burnt mound material (ibid, 6-7). The majority of the burnt-mound feature is preserved in situ to the N of the pipeline. See attached location map and plan of excavated site taken from MacLeod & Coshman 2008 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 10 August 2020

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built in 1856, carrying a road over the Kerry to Limerick railway line. Rock-faced coursed limestone walls with rock-faced limestone voussoirs to elliptical arch and cut limestone coping to parapet wall. Recent concrete reinforcement to soffit.

• Patrickswell Railway Station, railway station, signal box, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached railway station and former station master's house, built in 1856, tracks being to the south of the building. Comprises projecting two-bay two-storey station master's house presenting gables to front (north) and to platform, recessed two-bay single-storey block to east having recent addition to first floor and recessed two-bay single-storey block to west with single-bay single-storey lean-to. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone chimneystacks. Snecked cut limestone walls having rusticated limestone plinth course. Camber-headed openings with limestone block-and-start surrounds, sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed openings to station master's house, first floor having three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Camber-headed opening to lean-to, north elevation with timber battened doors. Camber-headed openings to east block, north elevation with timber battened door and glazed overlight over timber battened door. Square-plan signal tower to west having hipped slate roof and rendered chimneystack. Rusticated limestone walls to ground floor. Roughcast rendered walls to first floor. Square-headed window openings, now blocked up. Square-headed door opening, now blocked up.

• Attyflin House, country house, 1760–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c. 1770, comprising three-bay pedimented breakfront flanked on each side by a single-bay two-storey section. Further flanked by slightly projecting lower two-bay two-storey wings dating to the early nineteenth century. Square-headed window openings to first floor with six over six timber sash windows to main five-bay house with three over three timber sash windows to first floor of wings. Segmental-headed window openings to ground floor with six over six timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with overlight and Gibbsian surround. Roughcast rendered walls with plat band at first floor sill level uniting all nine bays. Central window with shouldered surround. Enclosed yard to rear with cust stone stables.

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 Attyflin, 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_880 (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 Attyflin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Attyflin · Áit Tí Flainn

Area

1,782,462 m² (178.25 ha, 440.46 acres)

Civil parish

Killonahan, and its townlands

Barony

Pubblebrien

Electoral division

Patrickswell, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,490 people lived in 543 households in the Patrickswell electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 15% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyanrahan East, Ballybronoge North, Ballybronoge South, Ballygeale, Barnakyle, Fortetna, Jockeyhall, Tonbaun

Placenames

Attyflin 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.