Gortgarralt
Gortgarralt is a townland in the civil parish of Fedamore, barony of Smallcounty, Co. Limerick. Its name in Irish is Gort Ghearailt.
Parcel 1620539
- Area
- 140,036 m² (14 ha, 34.6 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- 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
- Gortgarralt
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 10 recorded monuments.
- LI022-093 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a circular platform on the edge of which is a bank. It is surrounded by a fosse. The entrance is on the north-west side where the fosse is causewayed outside a break in the bank. The fosse has disappeared on the north side where a cart track has been built. Its overall diameter is 120' [36m]. Situate in good low-land. Densely overgrown' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Tree-covered enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-094 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of an oval platform on the edge of which there is a bank. Outside there is a fosse. The entrance is on the north side and outside it the fosse is causewayed. Tt is possible that the bank had a stone facing on the outside. One end of the oval is flattened. It measures 106' [32m] long by 100' [30m] wide. The bank is densely overgrown. Situated in good lowland' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 230). Outline of enclosure is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-096 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of a circular platform on the edge of which is a bank. It is surrounded by a fosse. The entrance is on the north-east. Outside the break in the bank the fosse is causewayed. The overall diameter is 135' [41m]. On the east side a lime-kiln has been built into the bank' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Tree-covered enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-097 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Site of holy well dedicated to St. John the Baptist. According to O'Kelly (1943, 226) a water pump had been erected over the well and all devotion had ceased. Described in 1955 as following; 'This well has disappeared; its spring, apparently, now supplies a pump. No surviving tradition' (Ó Danachair 1955, 216). See attached photo taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00352 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17047. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 30 September 2020
- LI022-099 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of an oval platform which had an earthen bank on its edge. The latter is almost entirely gone except for a little distance on the south-west side. There are no traces of it on the north side. The southern end of the monument is completely obliterated. A cart track passes close by on this side and the material of the platform may have been taken for this. There is a step-down just north of the centre, making the northern half of the platform lower than the southern. This step may be accidental as the same feature runs all along the field. It is situate close to the last monument [LI022-095----] described above. The overall diameter is 150' [46m] east-west, and it is 180' [55m] north-south' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 227). Cropmark of enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-100001 Church
Description
18th century disused C of I church built on site of medieval church of Fedamore (O'Kelly 1943, 226). Westropp (1904-5, 373-4) recorded the following details on Fedamore; ‘granted by John, Earl of Mortain, to Magio Abbey, c. 1185 (C.S.P.L, vol. i., p. 136); Fedemer, 1237 (lb., 2383); Reglas Fegmor, named with Glenogra (Plea R. 32 of xxv Ed. II.) S. John de Fedm., 1302; suit of W. de Cammile against Richard de Clare, about Fedemer, 1317 (Plea R. 119 of xi Ed. II); Feadamuir, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, 1410; Fedamor, 1418; Fedamore et Ballone, 1615; ffedamoore (Peyton, p. 2), 1586; Site - The modern I. C. church was built on the old site in 1740. It has monuments of John Croker, of Ballinagarde, 1717, aged 93; John Heart, 1741-1736'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 January 2019
- LI022-100002 Graveyard
Description
18th century disused C of I church built on site of medieval church (LI022-100001-) of Fedamore stands in the centre of a square-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 37m N-S x 47m E-W) which has been extended (approx. dims. 37m N-S x 43m E-W) to the E. Westropp (1904-5, 373-4) recorded that the disused C of I church 'has monuments of John Croker, of Ballinagarde, 1717, aged 93; John Heart, 1741-1736'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 January 2019
- LI022-102 Enclosure
Description
Trapezium-shaped enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a peculiarly shaped enclosure. It is right-angled at the two adjacent northern corners. The southern side makes an obtuse angle with the southern end of the west side. The monument consists of a fosse inside which there is a bank. The latter is gone on the north side. The entrance was on thig side too, and is marked now only by the causeway across the fosse. The west side measures 390' [119m] long; the N. side is 210' [64m]; the E. side is 225' [69m], and the south is 250' [76m]. These are overall dimensions. The large field around the monument is intersected by old fences but it is not possible to say if these are ancient or not. The bank and fosse are overgrown. It is situate in poor low-land. (O'Kelly 1942-3, 227). Cropmark of large enclosure and associated ridge & furrow cultivation ridges (LI022-102001-) visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Could be the remains of a large field or paddock at the centre of a series of small fields containing cultivation ridges of uncertain antiquity. Fedamore Church (LI022-100001-) and site of Fedamore Castle (LI022-140----) 220m to S and 500m to SW respectively. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-102001 Field system
Description
Cropmark of large enclosure (LI022-102----) and associated ridge & furrow cultivation ridges visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs and earlier OSi aerial coverage. Could be the remains of a large field or paddock at the centre of a series of small fields containing cultivation ridges of medieval date and possibly associated with the medieval manor of Fedamore. Fedamore Church (LI022-100001-) and site of Fedamore Castle (LI022-140----) 220m to S and 500m to SW respectively. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-210 Enclosure
Description
This is the record for a monument identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI022: Bruff 88: AP 4/3699. .
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 Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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
- 118.2 ha
- 292 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 5,687 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortgarralt, from 1,620 m² to 279,319 m² (27.93 ha, 69.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Gortgarralt 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
No planning application touches the townland of Gortgarralt in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 Gortgarralt.
Recorded monuments
- LI022-093 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a circular platform on the edge of which is a bank. It is surrounded by a fosse. The entrance is on the north-west side where the fosse is causewayed outside a break in the bank. The fosse has disappeared on the north side where a cart track has been built. Its overall diameter is 120' [36m]. Situate in good low-land. Densely overgrown' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Tree-covered enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-094 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of an oval platform on the edge of which there is a bank. Outside there is a fosse. The entrance is on the north side and outside it the fosse is causewayed. Tt is possible that the bank had a stone facing on the outside. One end of the oval is flattened. It measures 106' [32m] long by 100' [30m] wide. The bank is densely overgrown. Situated in good lowland' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 230). Outline of enclosure is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-096 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This consists of a circular platform on the edge of which is a bank. It is surrounded by a fosse. The entrance is on the north-east. Outside the break in the bank the fosse is causewayed. The overall diameter is 135' [41m]. On the east side a lime-kiln has been built into the bank' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Tree-covered enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-098 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'A platform on the edge of which there is a bank. Outside there was a fosse. On the west side the monument has been almost entirely obliterated and it is little better elsewhere. The entrance is not recognisable. The overall diameter is 180' [55m] Situate in wet low-land. (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Tree-lined outline of enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-101 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'A platform on the edge of which there is a bank. Outside there is a fosse. The entrance seems to have been on the south side but the whole monument is so collapsed that it is not possible to be certain. The overall diameter is 150' (46m). The bank and fosse are densely overgrown. Situated in poor low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Cropmark of levelled enclosure visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-103 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'A platform on the edge of which there is a bank. Outside there is a fosse. The western half of the structure has been levelled and the eastern half is so overgrown as to be impenetrable. A modern fence runs north-south across the centre of it. The entrance is not recognisable. The overall diameter is 150' (46m). Situated in poor, wet low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). W half of monument extant and visible as a curving hedgerow, cropmark of levelled E half of enclosure is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
- LI022-104 Ringfort - rath
Description
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'A platform on the edge of which there is a bank. Outside there is a fosse. The entrance is on the south side, where there is a break in the bank and a causeway across the fosse. The overall diameter is 150' [46m]. It is densely overgrown with bushes. It is called on the map Lisduff. This name is not known locally now. Situated in good low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 230). Outline of enclosure is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 March 2020
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gortgarralt.
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 Gortgarralt, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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 Gortgarralt with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Gortgarralt · Gort Ghearailt
- Area
- 1,181,957 m² (118.2 ha, 292.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Fedamore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Smallcounty
- Electoral division
- Fedamore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,340 people lived in 449 households in the Fedamore electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Placenames
- Gortgarralt 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.