Garrane Beg

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garrane Beg, from 57 m² to 54,190 m² (5.42 ha, 13.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 34 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education & Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 30 Jul 2026N/a

  the construction of an all-weather playing pitch together with perimeter fencing, lighting and all associated site works at the existing sports grounds

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660874

• 4 Mar 2026Conditional

  uppgrading of Natural Grass Pitch Using Sand Carpet Construction, Topsoil strip and stockpile, Installation of new main carrier drains to remove water from proposed new pitch, Replacement of topsoil to a depth with drainage sand incorporated, Installation of secondary drainage network using a network of slit drains and reseeding

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2654

• 16 Aug 2024Conditional

  the modification of existing front elevation to allow for the removal of existing front door and window; to be replaced with window as per original dwelling construction and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460823

• 15 Mar 2023Conditional

  3 no. Detached Single Storey Pitched Roof Community Dwellings. To include all associated site services, access roads, car parking and landscaping. The dwellings are proposed for use as Community Dwellings for residents of the Brothers of Charity Residential Services. The proposed development is located

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360148

• 13 Jul 2018Conditional

  the construction of a clubhouse incorporating changing rooms and meeting room

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18716

• 14 Feb 2018Conditional

  Extension of Permission for planning reference number 13/435: the construction of 3 number five bedroom single storey residential units for the use of service users to include all associated site services, access roads, car parking and landscaping

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 187005

• 12 May 2017Conditional

  the development will consist of the construction of an extension to Pallasgreen Community Hall and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17429

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 Garrane Beg.

Recorded monuments

• LI024-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In a green landscaped area of a recently constructed housing estate, c. 75m NE of a townland boundary with Kilduff. A hollow way (LI024-138----) and an earthwork (LI024-139----) lie c. 200m to E and SE, respectively. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped enclosure (25m WNW-ESE; 27m NNE-SSW). Described by O’ Dwyer (1959, 178) as a ‘partially destroyed ringfort’. Levelled monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as no surface remains visible although a ring of deciduous saplings have been planted on what appears to have been the area of the ringfort. Levelled monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 September 2020

Architectural heritage

• E. O'Dwyer, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, having shopfront to front (north) and recent multiple-bay two-storey extension to rear (south) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed openings to first floor having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, concrete sills and timber external shutters. Square-headed openings to ground floor with replacement timber casement windows, concrete sills and external shutters. Square-headed opening having replacement uPVC window with concrete sill. Round-headed opening with glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Shopfront comprising timber fascia having raised lettering and cornice. Square-headed display opening with flanking timber pilasters and timber casement window. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over double-leaf timber battened doors with flanking timber pilasters.

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having shopfront to front (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render strip quoins. Square-headed openings having tripartite six-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with flanking two-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed openings having glazed overlight over half-glazed timber panelled door with flanking sidelights. Shopfront comprising square-headed display opening having fixed window and concrete sill. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over half-glazed timber panelled door.

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 Garrane Beg, about 1 in 20 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_1217 (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 Garrane Beg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Garrane Beg · An Garrán Beag

Area

131,155 m² (13.12 ha, 32.41 acres)

Civil parish

Dromkeen, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Grean, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,548 people lived in 533 households in the Grean electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dromlara, Garrane More, Kilduff

Placenames

Garrane Beg 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.