Rylanes

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rylanes, from 487 m² to 114,560 m² (11.46 ha, 28.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.3Utilities (Mixed/general gas and electricity uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education & Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Special Control Area (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  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
• P1Agriculture
  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.

• 28 May 2026N/a

  a new dwelling house, site entrance, connections to existing town services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 26135

• 26 Aug 2025Conditional

  the demolition of the existing rear extension and attached shed structures, the construction of a new extension to the existing dwelling, the construction of a new detached garage, the installation of a wastewater treatment system, a new vehicle entrance, and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560853

• 2 May 2024Conditional

  24no. Serviced sites for 10 single storey and 14 two storey detached dwelling houses and planning permission for the construction of the site layout and all ancillary infrastructural works, including entrance, roads, footpaths, landscaping, connection topublic services and all ancillary works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 24184

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 Rylanes.

Recorded monuments

• LI029-108 Enclosure
  Description

  At N end of Ballingarry town, bounded by public road to W, grounds of Catholic Church to N, convent (LI029-109---) to S; on S edge of break in S-facing slope. Oval platform (24.5m N-S; 34.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.6m) NE->NW and defined by scarped edge (H 1.15m; Wth 7.4m) NW->NE. Bank, best preserved at ENE, has been incorporated into garden along its outer face where it borders convent (LI029-109---) WSW->NW. Interior, under pasture, slopes gentle down to N. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-109 Country house
  Description

  17th century house described by the National Inventory of Heritage as a 'Detached five-bay three-storey house, built in 1683, and remodelled in the late nineteenth century. Comprising single-bay two-storey addition to south elevation, built in 1890 with Dutch gable to roofline, porch to front (west) elevation and two-bay three-storey return to rear (east) elevation. Pitched slate roofs having rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render stringcourse to addition, painted stone date plaque and recessed cross motif over date plaque to Dutch gable. Render copings to Dutch gable. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to porch having half-glazed timber panelled door. Render over rubble stone boundary walls to west with pedestrian entrance comprising pair of square-profile rendered piers having urn finials and pedimented entrance with square-headed replacement timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance' (www.buildingsofireland.ie; Reg. No. 21827003) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 21 August 2012

• LI029-111 Castle - motte
  Description

  In pasture, on NW shoulder of valley; terrain slopes away sharply to S into valley. Roughly circular steep-sided flat topped (diam. c. 3m) earthen mound (H 7.75m; Base diam. c. 40m), with external fosse (D c. 2.2m; Base Wth 2.25m) and counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.25m) SE-NW. Fosse crossed by causeway (Wth 7m) at W. SE side of mound has been quarried leaving profile of that side very uneven; N side is covered in dense overgrowth of trees and bushes. Field boundary abuts base of mound to NW, then skirts around base of mound to SE where it travels away to SE; field boundary covered by dense overgrowth of bushes where it skirts mound. L-shaped section of mortared stone wall (H c. 1.6m) built into face of mound at W.This is probably site referred to by Molony (1905, 260) as 'a tumulus unexplored, popularly known as the Odell Banshee Mound'. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-112 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In wooded area, on NW-facing marshy slope. Spring well consists of a muddy pool of water (1.6m N-S; 2m E-W) with large ash tree overhanging at SE verge. A small boulder partially blocks well outlet at N creating drinking area for cattle (D 0.3m). Ash tree was noted in 1840 when well described as ''reputed holy' (OSL, vol. 2, 25); no devotions noted at well in 1950s (Ó Danachair 1955, 204). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00383 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24527; F025.21.00382 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17057 and F025.21.00384 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24528. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 2 October 2020

• LI029-113 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On E side of lower road leading into Ballingarry, at junction where two roads meet. Well now part of waterworks for village and covered by a small pump house. Plaque, with inscription "Tobar Ri an Domnaig", on wall of building facing road. According to Ó Danachair (1955, 204) this was a strong spring visited formerly on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings and said to cure many diseases. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-116 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  On WNW-facing side of valley, in garden area to W of stone-built house. Monument, depicted as 'old mill' on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled; no visible surface trace evident, however this area is masked by dense vegetation overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI029-117 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Woodstock (Bodastóic) Castle stands today in a woodland area on the townland boundary with Rylanes. Moated Site (LI029-148---) in field 210m to NNE. Mill race of 'Old Mill' (LI029-116----) runs past the castle immediately to W with mill building 355m to S. Westropp (1906-7, 224) recorded the following details about Woodstock known in medieval times as Bodastóic; '1583 J. Roe Lacye held Boddestocke C[astle]. (Peyton, p. 59); or Ric. Mac Tho. Reylie, who held Bodestoick C[astle]. and mill [LI029-116----] when he joined Desmond's rebellion. He had mortgaged it for forty milch cows and their calves to J. Creagh (Inq. Exch, 11, 16). 1611 Rob. Cullum granted Bostocke C[astle]. to H. Billingsley, Alderman, of London, and the latter to Jas. Golde (Inq. Chan, 6b). 1641 W. Cullum, of Bodestow, "with souldyrres," is stated by T. Southwell to have half-hanged and thrown into the Deel E. Harding (Dep, 268). 1655 Woodstocke and Cahyreenossa, W. Cullum (C.S, p. 41) granted, and, in 1668, confirmed to J. Odell (Act Sett.).' Castle remains described in the Ordnance Survey Letters for Ballingarry parish as following; 'It measures twenty one feet ten inches [6.65m] by fifteen feet nine inches [4.8m], the walls being about thirty five feet high [10.6m] at present and five feet ten inches [1.8m] in thickness. The first stone arch remains. This building looks very old and is all covered with ivy' (OSL). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 31 May 2020

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church, begun in 1872. Comprising eight-bay nave, transepts to west and east elevations, hexagonal turret to north elevation, gable-fronted porch and four-stage square-plan battered tower to west elevation, gable-fronted chancel with flanking chapels to south elevation. Four-bay side aisle, single-storey over basement sacristy and canted chapel to east elevation. Pitched slate roof with fishscale pattern, cast-iron ridge crestings, limestone brackets and limestone copings having cross finials. Limestone chimneystack to sacristy. Sandstone and limestone spire to tower having limestone turrets and cast-iron spire. Rusticated sandstone walls with tooled limestone quoins, buttresses to chancel and north elevation and inscribed limestone plaque to west elevation. Trefoil-headed lancet stained glass windows having limestone block-and-start surrounds and rusticated limestone voussoirs to nave, transepts and canted chapel. Paired trefoil-headed lancet stained glass windows with limestone block-and-start surrounds and rusticated limestone voussoirs to side aisle and sacristy. Trefoil opening to gable apex, north elevation with stained glass window and limestone surround. Trefoil-headed lancet stained glass windows to north elevation having share limestone hoodmouldings, limestone block-and-start surrounds and rusticated limestone voussoirs. Tripartite trefoil-headed opening to chancel comprising bipartite trefoil-headed stained glass windows with limestone mullions, quatrefoil openings over and shared limestone hoodmouldings. Quatrefoil opening to gable apex of chancel having stained glass window and limestone surround. Oculi to chapels, south elevation and shallow chapel, east elevation with limestone surrounds, voussoirs and inset sexfoil stained glass window having trefoil stained glass openings over. Oculi to transepts with limestone surrounds and inset multifoil stained glass windows having rusticated limestone voussoirs and quatrefoil stained glass windows with limestone surrounds over. Shouldered square-headed openings to west porch, north and south elevations having limestone surrounds and stained glass windows. Square-headed openings to turret, north elevation with limestone surround and fixed windows having oculi over with inset quatrefoil fixed windows. Quatrefoil openings to tower, ground floor north elevation having limestone surround, rusticated voussoirs and stained glass windows. Lancet stained glass windows with limestone surrounds to tower, first and second floors. Paired slightly recessed trefoil-headed louvered openings to tower, third floor having carved limestone surrounds with flanking Corinthian style engaged columns. Limestone gablets to spire having pointed arch openings with louvered vents, blind trefoil motifs over and cast-iron cross finials. Pointed arch openings to turrets. Pointed arch opening to north elevation comprising inset paired trefoil-headed openings having timber panelled doors with ornate cast-iron strap hinges, blind quatrefoil to tympanum, limestone hoodmoulding having foliate stops and Corinthian style columns with banded marble shafts. Limestone fonts flanking entrance. Trefoil-headed opening to tower, west elevation having timber battened double-leaf doors with cast-iron strap hinges, limestone surround, hoodmoulding having foliate stops and flanking Corinthian style columns with banded shafts. Trefoil-headed former door opening to west porch having limestone surround and rusticated voussoirs with stained glass window. Shouldered square-headed opening to sacristy having chamfered limestone surround and timber battened door with cast-iron strap hinges. Flight of limestone steps to entrance. Shouldered square-headed opening to sacristy basement having chamfered limestone surround and half-glazed timber battened door. Timber scissors truss ceiling to interior with foliate corbels. Pointed arch arcade comprising Corinthian style columns having marble banded shafts and carved limestone plinths. Compound Corinthian style columns to crossing. Pointed arch to chancel with ornate corbels. Mosaics to chancel. Marble reredos to chancel and flanking chapels. Trefoil-headed opening to sacristy having timber battened door with cast-iron strap hinges, render surround and hoodmoulding with foliate stops. Timber gallery to entrance. Geometric tiles to floor. Square-profile limestone piers to west having recessed blind trefoil motifs over recessed trefoil-headed panels, carved trefoils to caps with ornate wrought-iron double-leaf gates and flanking pedestrian entrances having single-leaf wrought-iron gates. Sandstone boundary walls with limestone copings and wrought-iron railings. Graveyard to north.

• The Turret, house, 1680–1690 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey house, built in 1683. Comprising single-bay two-storey addition to south elevation, built in 1890 with Dutch gable to roofline, porch to front (west) elevation and two-bay three-storey return to rear (east) elevation. Pitched slate roofs having rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render stringcourse to addition, painted stone date plaque and recessed cross motif over date plaque to Dutch gable. Render copings to Dutch gable. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to porch having half-glazed timber panelled door. Render over rubble stone boundary walls to west with pedestrian entrance comprising pair of square-profile rendered piers having urn finials and pedimented entrance with square-headed replacement timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance.

• House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced six-bay single-storey with dormer attic house, built c. 1850. Pitched corrugated-iron roof having rendered chimneystacks and carved timber bargeboards with finials to dormer windows. Rendered walls having render quoins to north end-bay. Square-headed openings with decorative render surrounds, painted stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed display window having bipartite fixed window and tripartite overlight. Square-headed openings to dormer attic with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and timber surrounds with recessed panels. Square-headed opening having decorative render surround and ornate overlight over timber paneled door.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Rylanes with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Rylanes · Na Réileáin

Area

368,802 m² (36.88 ha, 91.13 acres)

Civil parish

Ballingarry(Croom Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Connello Upper

Electoral division

Ballingarry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballingarry electoral division: 970 people in 369 households; 75% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caherhenesy, Cloontemple, Kilshane, Knightstreet, Rylanes, Woodstock

Placenames

Rylanes 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.