Shanagolden Demesne

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanagolden Demesne, from 10 m² to 228,348 m² (22.83 ha, 56.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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 Shanagolden Demesne 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.

• 13 Mar 2025Conditional

  the construction of a 65 metre x 35 metre all weather astro turf playing pitch complete with all necessary lighting, drainage and perimeter fencing

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2577

• 17 May 2024Conditional

  detached single storey domestic shed to front and Planning Permission for demolition of chimney, construction of storey and a half extension to side (north) and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460471

• 14 Nov 2023N/a

  the construction of a single story dwelling house, Garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and associated site works including use of previously approved residential entry from road

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360828

• 7 Sept 2023Conditional

  provision of additional lighting, tarmacadam surface to the existing walkway and associated works at our playing fields

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23441

• 26 Jan 2023Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, garage, new wastewater treatment system, percolation area, site entrance, driveway and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2348

• 17 Jun 2022Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the rear of existing dwelling together with associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22686

• 7 Jan 2022Conditional

  existing side extension to his existing dwelling house with all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2211

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  construction of a shed/garage and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21340

• 4 Jun 2019Conditional

  construction of an extension to the gable of the existing dwelling consisting of a study and entrance lobby together with associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19540

• 21 May 2019Conditional

  altering site boundaries as approved under planning reference 17/546

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19502

• 13 Sept 2018Conditional

  the extension to the side of the existing dwelling and front boundary wall and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 18891

• 14 Jun 2017Conditional

  of an enclosed children's playground and associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17546

• 13 Jan 2017Conditional

  will consist of the construction of a dwellinghouse and associated site works including wastewater treatment system and entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 1718

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 Shanagolden Demesne.

Recorded monuments

• LI010-061 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Formerly circular enclosure is now bisected by E-W field boundary. There is no trace of enclosure on S side of boundary. On N side is D-shaped area (30m E-W; 17m N-S) enclosed W->E by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.45m) with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 2m). Interior area slopes down to S and is boggy, covered in rushes and rough grass. In NE quadrant is slight hollow (2m x 1m; D 0.3m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-007 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing hill slope. Roughly rectangular area (32.7m N-S; 20.9m E-W) enclosed by curved earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 2.34m) ESE->SSW and by a low linear earthen bank (int. H 0.48m; ext. H 0.26m) SSW->ESE which forms roughly right-angled corners at NW and NE. Curved bank section along line of original enclosure; remainder has been modified into small field. Marshy interior, slopes gently down to S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (20.5m N-S; 19.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m; ext. H 1.8m). Bank, best preserved at SSW where it borders marshy area, becomes scarp-like at SE (int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.8m). Bank abutted by field boundaries at WNW and NNW. Entrance at SSE (Wth 3.7m). Interior, under pasture, slopes down to SSE. A drain skirts around external base of bank SSW->NNW, feeding into watercourse which snakes off downhill to SSE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture at N end of field, 75m S of the townland boundary with Croaghane. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped enclosure. Only the S half of the monument is shown on the 1897 OS 25-inch map where it is depicted as a sub-circular shaped area (approx. int. dims 18m N-S x 22m E-W, approx. ext. dims 26m N-S x 35m E-W) defined by a bank from NE through S to NW and by a scarp from NW to NE. A field boundary is incorporated into the scarp at N. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 08/05/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 9 July 20202

• LI019-011 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on steep ESE-facing hill slope. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 20m) with N arc overlain by boundary, is now almost completely inaccessible as covered by dense overgrowth. However, it appears that the interior of the enclosure is below level of surrounding terrain and which may be the result of quarrying. A shallow linear depression (D 0.3m; Wth 0.95m), c. 8.6m S of enclosure, runs downhill on a rough E-W axis; probably a drainage ditch. Recently constructed dwelling house lies c. 30m to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-012001 Church
  Description

  Described in the Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 228-30) as following; 'The lands of Shanagolden or Sengola, as it termed in later documents, appear to have belonged to the diocese of Limerick in Anglo-Norman times (MacCaffrey 1907, 26) but whether they formed part of the pre-Norman diocesan lands or not is unknown. It was granted by Bishop Hubert de Burgh to the canons and vicars of St. Mary’s, Limerick, between 1225 and 1250 (ibid., 46) but it seems to have functioned during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as an episcopal manor. A rental of the manor, made in 1336, survives in the Black Book of Limerick and this states that the burgesses of Seanguala rendered 100s annually to the bishop (ibid.,159). This reference indicates that the settlement was a borough. Its history after 1336, however, is to be presumed that, in conjunction with many other Limerick boroughs, it was deserted in the later middle ages. Westropp (1904-5, 396) provided a plan of this structure and described it as: 'a thirteenth century building consisting of a nave (48' [14.6m] by 25.5' [7.8m] and chancel (29.5' [8.8m] by 21' [6.4m]). The east window was a handsome transition design c. 1200. The nave had arcades with four plain pointed arches to each side, and a curiously fretted font [LI019-012004-]'. The church is now destroyed. It was situated on rising ground north of the town. Only a sub-rectangular raised area marks its site. The early 19th century three-floored tower survives, however." See attached plan of church taken from Westropp 1904-05. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 November 2018

• LI019-012002 Graveyard
  Description

  Rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 40m N-S x 86m E-W) enclosed by post 1700 stone wall with 19th century belfry standing at W end of levelled C of I church which was built on W end of 13th century parish church (LI019-012001-) of Shanagolden. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2018

• LI019-012003 Graveslab
  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). "Tapering limestone slab, in two sections, at the chancel end of the site of the old church. Decorated in false relief with an eight armed cross with geometric terminals, rising from a stepped base. Gothic inscription: IOANNE MOE/ISEAGHAN 1545. Dims: L. 195cm W. 95-69cm T. 20cm Mems Dead iv (1898-1900), 101." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-012004 Font
  Description

  Medieval limestone font within Shanagolden church (LI019-012001-) and graveyard (LI019-012002-) described in the Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 228-30) as following; 'Westropp (1904-5, 396) described the font as lying inside the nave of the church as following: 'The nave had arcades with four plain pointed arches to each side, and a curiously fretted font'. The church is now destroyed. The early 19th century three-floored tower survives, however. The font was not located". Medieval square shaped font (H 0.32m x 0.34m x 0.33m) with conical basin (diam. 0.24m) now housed in the W porch of St. Mary's Church of Ireland church in Askeaton. One face of the font is decorated with a tracery pattern consisting of four square panels each containing an eight-pointed star. The font was possibly designed to be set into the angle of the church with two decorated faces visible to the parishioners of the church. The carving on the font is similar to a font (TS043-034010-) from Kilcooly Abbey (TS043-034001-), Co. Tipperary. The Shanagolden church font was drawn by William Frazer based on original drawings made by John Windele in the mid 19th century (NLI PD 1975 TX 12 (8); NLI Sketch books of Irish antiquities). Cross referenced with LI011-092017-. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 November 2018

• LI019-247 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Known as St Senan's Well and 'situated in this churchyard (LI019-012002-), but was closed up by the casting in of gravel and other rubbish' (Ó Danachair 1955, 215). According to Spellissy (1989 173) 'was frequented as a pligrimage site into the early nineteenth century.' There is now no evident trace of it in this graveyard and it is not shown on any edition of the OS map. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 3 August 2012

Architectural heritage

• Water pump, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1880, having moulded base with bucket stand, fluted shaft having maker's mark, moulded neck with spout and domed fluted cap having acorn finial. Manufactured by Glenfield and Kennedy, Kilmarnock.

• Shanagolden Church, church/chapel, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding remains of Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1815, comprising three-stage square-profile battered tower. Crenellations and carved limestone pinnacles to roofline. Render over rubble limestone walls with carved limestone stringcourse to second floor and tooled limestone quoins. Pointed arch window openings having cut limestone sills. Pointed arch door opening to south elevation with chamfered limestone surround. Graveyard to site with carved limestone gravestones and carved limestone table-tombs. Barrel-vaulted mausoleum to south with flight of limestone steps to entrance. Pair of square-profile rendered piers having carved limestone caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Rusticated limestone boundary walls to site.

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 Shanagolden Demesne, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_408 (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 Shanagolden Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Shanagolden Demesne · Diméin Sheanghualann

Area

1,104,786 m² (110.48 ha, 273 acres)

Civil parish

Shanagolden, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Shanagolden, the unit of the census

Census 2022

922 people lived in 370 households in the Shanagolden electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 18% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycormick, Croaghane, Doonskerdeen, Knockpatrick, Mountdavid, Parkmore, Shanagolden, Sroolane

Placenames

Shanagolden Demesne 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.