Coolanoran

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolanoran, from 95 m² to 427,831 m² (42.78 ha, 105.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 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 Coolanoran 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.

• 19 May 2023Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, entrance, driveway, pack-aged wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360339

• 23 Feb 2023N/a

  extension of permission for planning ref. 12/245: the construction of two poultry houses, two soiled water tanks and associated site works (this application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an integrated pollution control licence. An environmental impact statement (EIS) has been submitted as part of the planning application)

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 237005

• 10 Aug 2022Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house with attached garage, front boundary wall, entrance, driveway, packaged waste water treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22876

• 24 Jun 2022Conditional

  a covered wash bay area and an extension for an additional working area for the showroom

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22709

• 5 May 2022Conditional

  the installation of designated cycle path, the installation of buildouts, surface water drainage, pavement resurfacing, road markings, accommodation works and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 228004

• 2 Dec 2020N/a

  change of site layout and site boundaries from that previously granted under planning ref. 12/245 & 17/7012 for construction of poultry houses and soiled water storage tank and associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201270

• 19 Nov 2020Conditional

  construction of a two storey dwelling house inclusive of car port, front boundary walls and combined entrance, mechanical aeration unit with polishing filter system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201193

• 20 Feb 2020Conditional

  the erection of solar panels on existing agricultural shed with all associated plant room & site works. Retention permission is also sought to retain existing plant room

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20146

• 1 Jun 2017Conditional

  retention of existing extension to dwellinghouse, consisting of kitchen, utility, lobby & WC. Also proposed retention of existing outbuildings (storage sheds) general household materials

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17497

• 28 Mar 2017Conditional

  extension of permission (the construction of two poultry houses, two soiled water tanks and associated site works (this application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an integrated pollution control licence. An environmental impact statement (EIS) has been submitted as part of the planning application)

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 177012

• 26 Jan 2017Conditional

  for works comprising 1. Internal refurbishment and material upgrade, 2. Construction of a new internal stairway and associated landing to access existing first floor 3. Changes to existing entrance at South East Elevation 4. Variation and recovering works to existing roof. This development was previously granted under planning application reference 06/300

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 1756

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 Coolanoran.

Recorded monuments

• LI028-141 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on gentle NW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 40m) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Bank (ext. H 1.65m) well preserved all round apart from W->N where some erosion has occurred. Fosse (Wth 1.7m; D 0.3m) is waterlogged along E arc. Interior is covered by dense overgrowth. Field boundary, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map as abutting bank at ENE, has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI028-143 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying pasture. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Large chicken sheds built partially over/close-to west on site of enclosure 1n 1993/4. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-144 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On gentle N-facing slope, immediately N of farmhouse and yard. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), has been levelled. According to local information levelled c. 1978 when a slurry-pit built over most of its S half, and spoil from pit used to infill waterlogged fosse. Only remains of enclosure now evident is arc of scarp (H 0.55m; Wth 6m) NNW->NE. Pump house built immediately to SE of site. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-145 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 40m) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Enclosure covered with dense overgrowth with access to bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.1m) and waterlogged fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.35m) only possible at NE. Interior covered with dense growth of briars and whitethorn apart from small clearing towards centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI028-146 Mound
  Description

  In a marshy area of waste ground, in a natural hollow. A flat-topped circular mound (diam. 10m; H 1.05m) densely covered by bushes and trees and eroded by cattle in places. The base of the mound is waterlogged NE->SSW which may indicate the presence of a fosse. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-147 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying marshy pasture. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-148 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, atop low hill, c. 50m NE of site of Kilmurry Church (LI028-149---). Roughly oval area (36.5m N-S; 47.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.5m) at NNW and from SE->SSE, and defined by scarped edge (H 1.35m; Wth 2.4m) elsewhere, with external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.6m) N->E and for a short section at W. Scarp has been quarried at S and to a lesser extent at N. Linear field boundary runs across base of scarp and bank W->N, truncating the fosse. Farm trackway skirts around S and E sides of site. Field boundary, shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting scarp at E, has been removed. Interior level and under pasture but with some trees growing along perimeter NW->ENE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-149001 Church
  Description

  In pasture, on SE-facing slope, immediately below brow of hill. No visible surface of trace of church which was demolished in 1839 'and its stone carried away to build a house in the neighbourhood' (OSL vol. 1, 48; Westropp 1904-05, 400). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-149002 Churchyard
  Description

  This is the record for the churchyard of 'a small modern Protestant' church, which may be the site of an ancient church (see LI028-149001-). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 20 August 2012

• LI028-151 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on gentle NNE-facing slope and below top of gentle rise. Roughly circular area (33m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.3m; Wth 4m) WSW->ESE, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m), incorporated into field boundary, ESE->WSW. External fosse evident ESE->WSW but elsewhere obscured by dense overgrowth. Interior is flat and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-152 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In flat pasture, surrounded by lower marshy ground NE->E. Sub-rectangular area (18.5m NE-SW; 10.5m NW-SE) defined by scarp (H 0.3m). Scarp most well-defined W->N with slight dip at ENE and heap of earth and stone (H 0.2m; 2m x 2m) at WSW. Interior used as feeding area for cattle. No trace of any gravemarkers. Named 'Kyle Burial Ground' on 1841 OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-158 Enclosure
  Description

  In low-lying flat marshy pasture. Monument, depicted as penannular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Low linear earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; H 0.6m; L 10.5m E-W) noted in area of site, c. 4m W of removed field boundary, may be part of ancient field-boundary system. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on W bank of River Deel. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Immediate vicinity of site marked by area of rough ground. Surrounding field boundaries have been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI036-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on slight S-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolanoran.

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 Coolanoran, 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_489 (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 Coolanoran with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Coolanoran · Cúil an Fhuaráin

Area

3,261,269 m² (326.13 ha, 805.88 acres)

Civil parish

Kilscannell, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Kilscannell, the unit of the census

Census 2022

612 people lived in 185 households in the Kilscannell electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyfraley, Ballymorrisheen, Ballyrobin, Coolacokery, Evegallahoo, Grange Lower, Islandboy, Kilscannell, Reens East, Reens West

Placenames

Coolanoran 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.