Pallas
Pallas is a townland in the civil parish of Dromkeen, barony of Coonagh, Co. Limerick. Its name in Irish is An Phailís.
Parcel 1614845
- Area
- 98,217 m² (9.82 ha, 24.27 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 196 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Pallas
Planning applications on this parcel
14 Jul 2026N/a
a recessed existing site entrance, a slatted pitched roof to the front porch and to a portion of the house and the retention of a converted out building attached to the house to a kitchen/dining area. Also for permission to construct a new domestic garage/ fuel store to the front of house
Retention · Limerick County Council, 26166
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 6 recorded monuments.
- LI024-072001 Historic town
Description
The historic town of Pallas Grean was described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following; 'Pallas Grean (old) is situated in the east of the county about thirteen miles from Limerick city on the Tipperary road. The name is derived from Palis Greine, "the mansion of Grian", which is probably an allusion to the sun and to pre-Christian sun worship. It is referred to as Grian in the Vita Tripartita, written c. 900, and an annalistic entry for 914 (AFM). After the coming of the Normans Pallas Grean was for a time a manor of the bishops of Emly (Sweetman 1875-86, i, no. 715) before being granted in 1233 to Maurice FitzGerald (ibid., no. 2045). The following year FitzGerald was granted the right to hold an annual fair at his manor of "Gren" (ibid., no. 2182). An extent of the manor was made in 1331 and this sheds some interesting light on the nature of the Anglo-Norman settlement there. It states that the earl of Kildare held twenty burgages at Gren which were normally worth £4 4d per annum but which were now wasted and destroyed by the Irish (Mac Niocaill 1964b, p.120). The extent adds that there were no buildings left at that time except for the motte (ibid.). From these references it is clear that a borough had existed at Pallas Grean in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries but since its existence is not documented after 1331 it may be assumed that it was abandoned about this time. There is no surface evidence for settlement here but it is likely that the medieval borough was centred on the motte [LI024-072002-], castle [LI024-072003-] and church [LI024-072004-]' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 212-3). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072002 Castle - motte
Description
This steep sided motte is c. 8m high with a surrounding ditch 2m wide and 2.5m deep. There are good views to the north-east and east but it is overlooked by higher ground to the north-west and south. The top of the motte is sub-rectangular in shape and c. 20m in width. O'Dwyer (1958-61, 74-5) mentions a rectangular structure in the north-east quadrant 8.2m by 7.3m but this is not visible at present. There is a possible bailey to the west separated from the motte now by a modern lane but it is extremely overgrown and inaccessible. It also appears to have had an enclosing ditch. The above description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985). Date of upload: 09 June 2016
- LI024-072003 Castle - unclassified
Description
The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (Office of Public Works, 1985, 214). "Westropp (1906-7, 105) reports that the foundations of a castle existed c. 1800, some 40 yards west of the motte in the position marked on the o.s. map. There is no trace of the remains today." In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'there formerly stood a castle about forty yards eastwards of this moat [LI024-072002-], but the stones of which it was built, which were limestones, have been entirely removed' (OSL, 40). Westropp (ibid.) recorded the following about Pallas; 'Grian was a place of note in early historic times, having even then a legendary fame going back to the semi-historic or mythical periods. Legends remain of the princess Grian, now recognised as a banshee, and of the early Prince Oilioll Olum, of the battle fought by the High King, Cormac mac Airt, in 241, and of St. Patrick's visit to Grian in Aradha, circa 437. The place was also named in early times "Cnoc na gcuradh," or "Champion's Hill." It appears in the Annals, 918. In Norman times, 1216, it was formed into a manor and granted to the Bishop of Emly. 1233 Granted to Maurice Fitz Gerald, and a fair was established the following year, A large mass of material may be found in the C.S.P.I. (1233-1307), Plea Rolls, &c. It was wasted by Turlough O'Brien, 1285-7" Blue-streamed Grian " (Wars of Torlough) and forms one of the group of manors with Adare, Croom, and Wrgidy, held in varying amounts by Fitz Gerald, de Clare, de Valence, de Cogan, and the Earls of Kildare. In 1334 a grant was made for the repairs of the C.s. in Estgrene. In later days, 1544, Greneogoanagh was held by Thady mac Brien (Pat. R.), and in 1586 Toghe Asgrenan was in the patria of O'Brien-Arrey, including Kilduff (Peyton, 24lb). 1611 Sir Ed. Fisher was granted part of the ruinous C. of Pallace, the estate of Tirlagh mac Morough Brien (Pat. R.). 1629 Conor Mac Murtagh Mac Brien held two parts in the C. of Pallesgreny (Inq. Chan., 9, 76). 1655 C. shown near Pallice which was held by Murragh oge MacBryne and Sir Morris Hurley (B.D., 50 ; Petty, 67). It seems to have been demolished before 1680, as Dyneley notes that "there was anciently a Castle on a neat mound at Pallice" (R.S.A.I. viii., p. 283). Fabric. - The site was unknown to the O.S.L. (8, p. Ill) in 1840, but is given on the maps; the mote lay about 40 yards to the east of the foundations; there had been traces of strong walls there in 1800'. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072004 Church
Description
The medieval church of Pallas Grean was described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following; 'The church was in ruins when Thomas Dinely sketched it in 1680 (Westropp 1904-5, 444-5) but now only fragments of the north and east walls remain in a sub-rectangular graveyard [LI024-072005-]. There is a short section of the return of the south chancel wall and a grass covered mound of stones at the west end probably indicates the site of the west wall. It was built of roughly coursed rubble limestone and consisted of a nave and chancel; the chancel being narrower than the nave. The maximum height of the walls is c. 5m. The walls are featureless with the exception of a possible splay of a window in the north wall. The presence of an elaborate multi-moulded doorway and a traceried window is attested by two stones used as gravemarkers to the north and north-east of the church. Drainage chutes have also been used as grave-markers' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 214). In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following about Pallasgreen church; 'In the W. end of this village is the ruin of the Established Church, in being until 1839 when the roof was taken of it to permit it undergo repair. But it is considered that a new Church will be erected in Newpallas, and this ruinous one condemned' (OSNB, 792). Westropp (1904-5, 444-5) recorded the following details on Pallas Grean; ‘A parish in Coonagh. Grian, in Aradhac, c. 450 ("Trip. Life," p. 203); Grian, 914 (A.F.M.); Gren manor granted to the Bishop of Emly, 1216; granted to Maurice Fitzgerald, the justiciary, 1233, and a fair established, 1234 (C.S.P.I., 962 ,715 ,2045 ,2183); Grena church and deanery, 1302. Agnes de Valence was deprived of Estgrene, worth 10s., by Tatheg O'Brien, but got damages from T. de Clare in 1287 (Mem. R., 1306). In 1318, Galfrid Harold, rector of Grene, rescued a prisoner, and was tried for it (Plea R. 123 of xi Ed. II, m. 34) ; and John, Earl of Kildare, called on the Abbot of Wethney to appoint a proper parson to the vacant church (ib., m. 18). Greane, 1586 (Peyton, p. 1); Green church, down, chancel repaired, 1615. Site - The modern I. C. church is on the old site. Thomas Dyneley, in 1680, gives a view of the church. He shows a nearly levelled wing, with a round-headed door, and double-light window in the low side wall; to the right is the chancel, in repair; near the west end is a north door, with a pointed arch, and ornate hood and buttress, with crocketed finials; next this are a stepped buttress and two-light window, a cross-like slit, and a narrow slit near the east end'. Present remains are rectangular in plan (internal dims. 7m N-S; 17m E-W) with small rectangular addition at W-end. N-wall has fallen, only footings traceable at E-end of N-wall. E-wall (1m) completely grassed over. S-wall is partially collapsed. W-wall is in reasonable condition. Walls (T 0.65m) constructed of stone and mortar. Gravestones within interior and surrounding the church. The clearance material from graves (eg old wreaths; weeds etc.) have been dumped within small rectangular addition on W-end of church and are grassed over. See attached 1681 drawing of church by Thomas Dineley from NLI, MS 392 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072005 Graveyard
Description
In pasture, on a gentle NW-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area defined by mortared stone wall (Wth 0.5m; H 1.45-1.7m) on all sides: (L 42m) at N, (L 60m) at E, (L 37m) at S and (L 66m) at W; Entrance and stile at N-end, W-wall. Range of headstones from 18th century; still in use. Church (LI024-072004-) off-centre to E. Grass covered mound (dims. 5m N-S; 8m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 2.75m; H 1.1m) to N appears to be a vault. Collapse into a shallow depression in SW-quadrant. Modern graveyard (dims. 84m NNE-SSW; 12m ESE-WNW) adjoins E-side. Named as 'Grave Yd.' on current edition OS 6-inch map Within area of medieval settlement (LI024-072001-) of 'Pailis Greine' which includes: Church (LI024-072004-), holy well (LI024-072006-), motte (LI024-072002-) and castle (LI024-072003-). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072006 Ritual site - holy well
Description
St. Patrick's Well described in 1840 as a 'spring well of very good water with a small rivulet flowing from it' (OSNB, 787). On N-side of tertiary roadway. Roughly square, earth-cut opening (L 1.2m; D 0.65m) defined by stone wall and field boundary to N, small stone step in SE-corner and partially covered by flagstone (L 1m; Wth 1.1m; T 0.12m). According to local information, this is the original roadside well located on the grass verge. Water flows under the field boundary (Wth 0.75m) to N and into an open, rectangular area (dims. 1.3m NNW-SSE; 3.15m ENE-WSW; D 0.15m). This part of the well is stone-faced (H 0.65m) against the field boundary (H 1.4m) to S, is defined by stone kerbing (H 0.16m) to N and is connected to a concrete culvert (long-axis ENE-WSW; Wth 0.6m) to E and W. The water flows through this rectangular area very rapidly and exits the culvert to E. The SW-portion of this rectangular area is silted up. Within area of medieval settlement (LI024-072001-) of 'Pailis Greine' which includes: Church (LI024-072004-), graveyard (LI024-072005-), motte (LI024-072002-) and castle (LI024-072003-). Described by Ó Danachair (1955, 206) as 'a small well on the roadside … there are no devotions … used for domestic supply and cattle.' See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00388 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24526 and F025.21.00387 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17059. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 2 October 2020
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 62.8 ha
- 155 acres
- Land parcels
- 59
- registered freehold, median 2,036 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Pallas, from 186 m² to 283,931 m² (28.39 ha, 70.16 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Pallas 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
14 Jul 2026N/a
a recessed existing site entrance, a slatted pitched roof to the front porch and to a portion of the house and the retention of a converted out building attached to the house to a kitchen/dining area. Also for permission to construct a new domestic garage/ fuel store to the front of house
Retention · Limerick County Council, 26166
25 Jun 2025Conditional
construction Of Single Storey Dwelling House, Entrance, Driveway. Wastewater Treatment Unit, And All Ancillary Site Works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560610
22 Jan 2025Conditional
the construction of a bungalow with converted attic, garage, site entrance, driveway, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560034
12 Sept 2019Conditional
a lean-to extension constructed to the side of the garage and ancillary works as constructed
Retention · Limerick County Council, 19907
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
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
- LI024-072001 Historic town
Description
The historic town of Pallas Grean was described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following; 'Pallas Grean (old) is situated in the east of the county about thirteen miles from Limerick city on the Tipperary road. The name is derived from Palis Greine, "the mansion of Grian", which is probably an allusion to the sun and to pre-Christian sun worship. It is referred to as Grian in the Vita Tripartita, written c. 900, and an annalistic entry for 914 (AFM). After the coming of the Normans Pallas Grean was for a time a manor of the bishops of Emly (Sweetman 1875-86, i, no. 715) before being granted in 1233 to Maurice FitzGerald (ibid., no. 2045). The following year FitzGerald was granted the right to hold an annual fair at his manor of "Gren" (ibid., no. 2182). An extent of the manor was made in 1331 and this sheds some interesting light on the nature of the Anglo-Norman settlement there. It states that the earl of Kildare held twenty burgages at Gren which were normally worth £4 4d per annum but which were now wasted and destroyed by the Irish (Mac Niocaill 1964b, p.120). The extent adds that there were no buildings left at that time except for the motte (ibid.). From these references it is clear that a borough had existed at Pallas Grean in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries but since its existence is not documented after 1331 it may be assumed that it was abandoned about this time. There is no surface evidence for settlement here but it is likely that the medieval borough was centred on the motte [LI024-072002-], castle [LI024-072003-] and church [LI024-072004-]' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 212-3). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072004 Church
Description
The medieval church of Pallas Grean was described in the Urban Survey of Limerick as following; 'The church was in ruins when Thomas Dinely sketched it in 1680 (Westropp 1904-5, 444-5) but now only fragments of the north and east walls remain in a sub-rectangular graveyard [LI024-072005-]. There is a short section of the return of the south chancel wall and a grass covered mound of stones at the west end probably indicates the site of the west wall. It was built of roughly coursed rubble limestone and consisted of a nave and chancel; the chancel being narrower than the nave. The maximum height of the walls is c. 5m. The walls are featureless with the exception of a possible splay of a window in the north wall. The presence of an elaborate multi-moulded doorway and a traceried window is attested by two stones used as gravemarkers to the north and north-east of the church. Drainage chutes have also been used as grave-markers' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 214). In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following about Pallasgreen church; 'In the W. end of this village is the ruin of the Established Church, in being until 1839 when the roof was taken of it to permit it undergo repair. But it is considered that a new Church will be erected in Newpallas, and this ruinous one condemned' (OSNB, 792). Westropp (1904-5, 444-5) recorded the following details on Pallas Grean; ‘A parish in Coonagh. Grian, in Aradhac, c. 450 ("Trip. Life," p. 203); Grian, 914 (A.F.M.); Gren manor granted to the Bishop of Emly, 1216; granted to Maurice Fitzgerald, the justiciary, 1233, and a fair established, 1234 (C.S.P.I., 962 ,715 ,2045 ,2183); Grena church and deanery, 1302. Agnes de Valence was deprived of Estgrene, worth 10s., by Tatheg O'Brien, but got damages from T. de Clare in 1287 (Mem. R., 1306). In 1318, Galfrid Harold, rector of Grene, rescued a prisoner, and was tried for it (Plea R. 123 of xi Ed. II, m. 34) ; and John, Earl of Kildare, called on the Abbot of Wethney to appoint a proper parson to the vacant church (ib., m. 18). Greane, 1586 (Peyton, p. 1); Green church, down, chancel repaired, 1615. Site - The modern I. C. church is on the old site. Thomas Dyneley, in 1680, gives a view of the church. He shows a nearly levelled wing, with a round-headed door, and double-light window in the low side wall; to the right is the chancel, in repair; near the west end is a north door, with a pointed arch, and ornate hood and buttress, with crocketed finials; next this are a stepped buttress and two-light window, a cross-like slit, and a narrow slit near the east end'. Present remains are rectangular in plan (internal dims. 7m N-S; 17m E-W) with small rectangular addition at W-end. N-wall has fallen, only footings traceable at E-end of N-wall. E-wall (1m) completely grassed over. S-wall is partially collapsed. W-wall is in reasonable condition. Walls (T 0.65m) constructed of stone and mortar. Gravestones within interior and surrounding the church. The clearance material from graves (eg old wreaths; weeds etc.) have been dumped within small rectangular addition on W-end of church and are grassed over. See attached 1681 drawing of church by Thomas Dineley from NLI, MS 392 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072005 Graveyard
Description
In pasture, on a gentle NW-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area defined by mortared stone wall (Wth 0.5m; H 1.45-1.7m) on all sides: (L 42m) at N, (L 60m) at E, (L 37m) at S and (L 66m) at W; Entrance and stile at N-end, W-wall. Range of headstones from 18th century; still in use. Church (LI024-072004-) off-centre to E. Grass covered mound (dims. 5m N-S; 8m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 2.75m; H 1.1m) to N appears to be a vault. Collapse into a shallow depression in SW-quadrant. Modern graveyard (dims. 84m NNE-SSW; 12m ESE-WNW) adjoins E-side. Named as 'Grave Yd.' on current edition OS 6-inch map Within area of medieval settlement (LI024-072001-) of 'Pailis Greine' which includes: Church (LI024-072004-), holy well (LI024-072006-), motte (LI024-072002-) and castle (LI024-072003-). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
- LI024-072006 Ritual site - holy well
Description
St. Patrick's Well described in 1840 as a 'spring well of very good water with a small rivulet flowing from it' (OSNB, 787). On N-side of tertiary roadway. Roughly square, earth-cut opening (L 1.2m; D 0.65m) defined by stone wall and field boundary to N, small stone step in SE-corner and partially covered by flagstone (L 1m; Wth 1.1m; T 0.12m). According to local information, this is the original roadside well located on the grass verge. Water flows under the field boundary (Wth 0.75m) to N and into an open, rectangular area (dims. 1.3m NNW-SSE; 3.15m ENE-WSW; D 0.15m). This part of the well is stone-faced (H 0.65m) against the field boundary (H 1.4m) to S, is defined by stone kerbing (H 0.16m) to N and is connected to a concrete culvert (long-axis ENE-WSW; Wth 0.6m) to E and W. The water flows through this rectangular area very rapidly and exits the culvert to E. The SW-portion of this rectangular area is silted up. Within area of medieval settlement (LI024-072001-) of 'Pailis Greine' which includes: Church (LI024-072004-), graveyard (LI024-072005-), motte (LI024-072002-) and castle (LI024-072003-). Described by Ó Danachair (1955, 206) as 'a small well on the roadside … there are no devotions … used for domestic supply and cattle.' See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00388 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24526 and F025.21.00387 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17059. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 2 October 2020
- LI024-259 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In low-lying poorly drained pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 110m NE of a townland boundary with Garrison. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Enclosure (LI024-263----) lies 60m to SE. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 259: AP 4/3670). Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (approx. diam. 15m) on OSi aerial orthoimage taken 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 259. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 October 2020
- LI024-260 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In low-lying poorly drained pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 165m W of a townland boundary with Garrison. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrow (LI024-261----) lies 70m to ENE and enclosure (LI024-263----) lies 140m to S. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 260: AP 4/3670). Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (approx. diam. 8m) on OSi aerial orthoimage taken 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 260. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 October 2020
- LI024-261 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In low-lying poorly drained pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 80m W of a townland boundary with Garrison. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrows (LI024-260/261----) lie 70m to WSW and 90m to ESE, respectively. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 261: AP 4/3670). Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (approx. diam. 8m) on OSi aerial orthoimage taken 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 261. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 October 2020
- LI024-263 Enclosure
Description
In low-lying poorly drained pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 60m NE of a townland boundary with Garrison. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrow (LI024-259----) lies 60m to NW and ring-barrow (LI024-260----) lies 140m to N. Monument identified as a rectangular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 263: AP 4/3670). Monument is visible as a rectangular-shaped cropmark (approx. 26m NE-SW; 27m NW-SE) on OSi orthophoto taken 2011-2015 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 263. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 October 2020
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Pallas.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Pallas with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Pallas · An Phailís
- Area
- 628,033 m² (62.8 ha, 155.19 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
- Cloghaderreen, Coologe, Garrison, Kilduff, Moymore, Pallashill, Race, Sunglen
- 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.