Gormanstown (Grady)

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gormanstown (Grady), from 138 m² to 99,223 m² (9.92 ha, 24.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gormanstown (Grady) 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.

• 16 Sept 2026N/a

  a standalone domestic garage, changes to front elevation of main dwelling along with ancillary site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2661084

• 1 Oct 2025Refused

  completion and extend a partially completed dwelling house previously granted under planning application reference 07/3211 to include installation of wastewater treatment system and vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560998

• 11 Jun 2025Conditional

  revisions to previously approved house extension including the part demolition of and re-construction of the existing dwelling and associated site development works front that previously approved under planning ref 24/61061

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560554

• 25 Oct 2024Conditional

  (1) demolish existing annex out buildings/previous extensions to existing dwelling (2) carry out alterations and extension to existing dwelling including provision of new front porch, (3) provide a new vehicular entrance with boundary walls, (4) provide a new domestic garage (5) install a new on-site wastewater treatment system including all associated site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461061

• 3 Feb 2023N/a

  the construction of a dwelling, site entrance, install on-site effluent treatment system including all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360050

• 5 Jul 2021Conditional

  ground floor extension to existing dwelling consisting of kitchen, laundry & storage area, construction of a new hipped roof, first floor/attic conversion consisting of 2no. bedrooms, study & Storage space. Planning permission is also sought for 5no. rooflights, entrance canopy over front door, construction of front boundary walls and piers at existing entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 21940

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 Gormanstown (Grady).

Recorded monuments

• LI040-066003 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on grassland immediately W of a stream and 110m W of the Morningstar River. On the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map the castle building is shown standing in the N quadrant of a woodland plantation. No surface remains visible today of castle site on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Castle depicted standing beside the river on the 1654-57 Down Survey map of Atheneasy parish (NLI, Ms 718). Gormanstown Castle described by Westropp (1906-7, 184) as following; '1574 Pardon to Edm. Fox, alias Boskagh, of Gormanstown (Fi. 2472). 1583 Ballygorman, alias Gormanstown, in Poblebuskagh, alias Foxe's country, Jas. ffoxe (Des. R., 3b ; Peyton, p. 11). It was held by the same family till 1655; Gormanstown, decayed C[astle], Edm. ffox. (C.S., xxxi., p. 13). Fabric - It stands beside the Morning Star River; and measures 17½ feet [5.3m] by 8 feet [2.4m] inside; walls, 3 feet 9 inches [1.14m] thick. Two doors to the east and west, the latter carved with crosses and circles. It is 24 feet [7.3m] high, and has the lower room vaulted (O.S.L., 8, p. 275).' The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Edmond Ffox of Bulgaden possessed in the townlands of Adamstown and Gormanstown, 'two decayed Castles [LI040-167-] 12 Cabbins & a Mill Seat upon it' (Simington 1938, 102). Castle remains described in 1942-3 as, 'Only a fragment of the west wall of this castle remains' (O'Kelly 1943, 170). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020

• LI040-068 Earthwork
  Description

  In wet pasture 55m E of the townland boundary with Balline. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a potential cropmark on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs (BGE 1:5000, 2556 Site No. 0402145 taken 03/11/1984. Outline of monument visible as faint circular-shaped cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. Uncertain about antiquity of feature identified on aerial photograph. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-069 Enclosure
  Description

  Monument described in 1943 as following; 'This is a simple flat-topped circular mound, with vertical sides, surrounded by a continuous but very shallow fosse. The overall diameter is 150' [45m] and the maximum height of the platform above the field level is 8' [2.4m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 170). Situated on poorly drained grassland the outline of this tree-covered earthwork is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 February 2020

• LI040-070001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture, in NE corner of field immediately W of a local road. This is the most S of 13 barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a ring-barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557) taken 03/11/1984. Outline of monument is visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 10m) intersected at N and E by post-1700 field boundaries on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070002 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture 20m E of a local road. One of 13 barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 2) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070003 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 25m E of a local road. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 3) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070004 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 30m E of a local road. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 4) taken 03/11/1984. Visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 10m) truncated by a field drain running NE-SW on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070005 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 50m E of a local road. One of 13 barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 5) taken 03/11/1984. Visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 9m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070006 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 30m SE of a watercourse and 100m W of the townland boundary with Adamstown. One of 13 barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 6) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070007 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 60m E of a watercourse and 80m W of the townland boundary with Adamstown. One of 13 barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 7) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070008 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 65m W of the townland boundary with Adamstown. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 8) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages where the area is shown as a rush-covered area with paleochannel visible. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070009 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 10m N of a watercourse and 100m W of the townland boundary with Adamstown. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 9) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070010 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 40m E of a farm access road. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 10) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070011 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 70m E of a farm access road. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 11) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070012 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 65m E of a farm access road. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 12) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-070013 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 80m E of a farm access road. One of 13 possible barrows (LI040-070001/013-) recorded within an area measuring 200m N-S x 250m E-W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Discovery Programme as a potential bowl-barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2557; Site No. 13) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-071001 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 50m SW of the Morningstar River that marks the townland boundary with Gormanstown. One of a group of three possible barrows (LI040-071001/003-) with a fourth (LI040-071004-) located 160m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a ring- barrow (site No. 040210) during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotos or Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. See attached Bórd Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 31 May 2021

• LI040-071002 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 65m SW of the Morningstar River that marks the townland boundary with Gormanstown. One of a group of three possible barrows (LI040-071001/003-) with a fourth (LI040-071004-) located 170m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a ring- barrow (site No. 040211) during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Visible as a sunken C-shaped area defined by a bank with external fosse on aerial photograph (ASIAP (307) 17, 19) taken 13/09/2002. Faint outline of levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (307) 19) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 31 May 2021

• LI040-071003 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 50m SW of the Morningstar River that marks the townland boundary with Gormanstown. One of a group of three possible barrows (LI040-071001/003-) with a fourth (LI040-071004-) located 150m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a ring- barrow (site No. 040213) during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Visible as a semi-circular shaped cropmark on aerial photograph (ASIAP (307) 17, 19) taken on 13/09/2002. Faint outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 to immediate E of a farm track running NE-SW. See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (307) 19) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 31 May 2021

• LI040-071004 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 40m S of the Morningstar River that marks the townland boundary with Gormanstown. Possible barrows (LI040-071001/003-) lie c. 170m to W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible barrow during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2558) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Listed by Grogan (1989, 231) as 'Gormanstown 10' and described as 'no surface trace of a ring-barrow in this position'. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bórd Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 31 May 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gormanstown (Grady).

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 Gormanstown (Grady), 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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gormanstown (Grady).

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 Gormanstown (Grady) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Gormanstown (Grady) · Baile Uí Ghormáin (Grady)

Area

965,280 m² (96.53 ha, 238.53 acres)

Civil parish

Athneasy, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Uregare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

654 people lived in 223 households in the Uregare electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Adamstown, Balline, Ballinscaula, Ballydaly, Gormanstown, Gormanstown (Phillips)

Placenames

Gormanstown (Grady) 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.