Moig West
Moig West is a townland in the civil parish of Kilcornan, barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick. Its name in Irish is Maigh Thiar.
Parcel 1623981
- Area
- 188,906 m² (18.89 ha, 46.68 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 335 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
- Moig West
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Askeaton Fen Complex SAC 002279
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.
- LI011-018 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on low rise in gently undulating terrain. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by scarped edge (H 2.1m; Wth 4.75m) with external fosse (Wth 2.1m) and counterscarp bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.85m). Enclosing element is almost completely obscured by undergrowth. Scarp is best preserved along E side, but lowers towards W (H 1.6m). Counterscarp bank is overlain by dry-stone field boundary at NNW->N and SE->SSW; site occupies SW corner of field. Gaps in bank at NW (Wth 1.5m) and NNE (Wth 4.1m). Interior is covered by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
- House, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1780, now disused. Having lean-to and single-storey square-profile extensions to rear (west) elevation and central breakfront to front (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls, rubble stone visible in places. Round-headed recesses to ground level, south elevation, and square-headed niche having tooled limestone sill to first floor, central breakfront, east elevation. Square-headed openings with tooled limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, north and south elevations, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows having slate sills to first floor, west elevation. Round-headed opening to ground floor, west elevation, with timber framed window. Square-headed opening to west extension having timber framed window. Red brick voussoirs visible in places. Openings to either side of breakfront to east elevation blocked up, limestone sills visible. Square-headed opening to east elevation with red brick voussoirs and timber panelled door having decorative overlight. Square-headed opening to north elevation of lean-to, with timber battened door. Outbuildings to west and north of house, with rubble stone walls and mixed slate and corrugated-iron roofs. Outbuilding to north of house with segmental-arched and square-headed openings having stone voussoirs. Rubble stone boundary wall with limestone copings to east of house with pair of square-profile rendered piers having limestone caps, flanking single-leaf timber gate.
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 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 87.9 ha
- 217 acres
- Land parcels
- 45
- registered freehold, median 3,241 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moig West, from 121 m² to 188,906 m² (18.89 ha, 46.68 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Moig West 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
10 Sept 2026N/a
construction of a single-storey dwelling house, garage, entrance, installation of a wastewater treatment system and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2661054
7 May 2026Conditional
construction of a single-storey dwelling house, garage, entrance, installation of a wastewater treatment system and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660514
1 Oct 2025Conditional
the construction of: (1) extensions to dwelling house including a bedroom, porch and sun room. (2) a garage attached to dwelling house. (3) two sheds, and all ancillary site works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560997
20 Aug 2021Conditional
the construction of a new dwelling, garage, vehicular entrance, the installation of a wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211184
15 Jan 2021Conditional
construction of a new dwelling house, garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2129
31 May 2017Conditional
a slate roof in replacement for a thatched roof and a bathroom extension to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated works. This is a protected structure ref. 587
Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17495
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Askeaton Fen Complex SAC 002279
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Moig West.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay one- and a half-storey lobby entry thatched house, built c. 1800. Half-hipped thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings to all elevations having painted sills and two-over-two pane and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to front (west) elevation having timber battened door with slate step. Rubble stone boundary wall to north of house.
- School, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former school house, built c. 1830, having two-bay two-storey gabled block to rear (west) elevation with lean-to to west. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Pitched slate roof to rear block having rendered coping. Rendered walls with render plinth course. Rubble stone wall exposed to lean-to. Square-headed openings throughout with tooled limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Central square-headed blind window opening to first floor, front elevation. Square-headed opening to front (east) elevation having gabled timber canopy above, windbreak and timber panelled door. Rubble stone boundary wall with pair of square-profile rubble stone piers flanking single-leaf metal gate.
- House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having gabled single-bay single-storey extension to rear (north) elevation. Pitched thatched roof with rendered and red brick chimneystacks. Pitched slate roof to extension. Rendered walls having render plinth course. Square-headed openings throughout having concrete sills, render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed opening to rear with half-glazed timber battened panel. Square-headed opening to front with render surround and double-leaf timber panelled door. Outbuildings adjoining west elevation.
- House, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1780, now disused. Having lean-to and single-storey square-profile extensions to rear (west) elevation and central breakfront to front (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls, rubble stone visible in places. Round-headed recesses to ground level, south elevation, and square-headed niche having tooled limestone sill to first floor, central breakfront, east elevation. Square-headed openings with tooled limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, north and south elevations, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows having slate sills to first floor, west elevation. Round-headed opening to ground floor, west elevation, with timber framed window. Square-headed opening to west extension having timber framed window. Red brick voussoirs visible in places. Openings to either side of breakfront to east elevation blocked up, limestone sills visible. Square-headed opening to east elevation with red brick voussoirs and timber panelled door having decorative overlight. Square-headed opening to north elevation of lean-to, with timber battened door. Outbuildings to west and north of house, with rubble stone walls and mixed slate and corrugated-iron roofs. Outbuilding to north of house with segmental-arched and square-headed openings having stone voussoirs. Rubble stone boundary wall with limestone copings to east of house with pair of square-profile rendered piers having limestone caps, flanking single-leaf timber gate.
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 Moig West, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moig West.
- 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 Moig West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Moig West · Maigh Thiar
- Area
- 878,906 m² (87.89 ha, 217.18 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcornan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kenry
- Electoral division
- Castletown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 460 people lived in 174 households in the Castletown electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Castletown, Graigues, Milltown, Moig East, Moig East Glebe, Newtown
- Placenames
- Moig West 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.