Ballycahane Lower

9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycahane Lower, from 570 m² to 266,917 m² (26.69 ha, 65.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 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 Ballycahane Lower 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.

• 15 Jan 2026Conditional

  the restoration of an existing derelict cottage, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660023

• 7 Nov 2024Conditional

  the construction of a new Community Hub Development Building with a new septic tank and percolation area which is also to serve the existing Dressing Room Building, decommissioning of the existing septic tank and percolation area serving the existing Dressing room building, extension to existing car-parking, realigning carpark spaces and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461098

• 28 Feb 2024Conditional

  an extension to their existing Dressing Room Building consisting of a gymnasium with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460167

• 4 Jul 2023Refused

  mobile home for use as farm office and permission to install wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360473

• 14 May 2021Conditional

  the installation of a new astroturf facility with associated lighting, fencing and associated site works at existing hurling wall

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21645

• 27 Nov 2019Conditional

  installation of a new walking track with associated lighting, erection of new fencing and lighting at the existing hurling wall, installation of new dugouts and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191172

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 Ballycahane Lower.

Recorded monuments

• LI022-065 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Identified by Claire Walsh in 1986 as Site 2/38/2 during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the Irish Gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 180). The results of her monitoring were summarised as follows; ‘This site was first recognised as a flattened fulacht fiadh mound during removal of topsoil. A slight mound outside the gas pipeline corridor led to the belief that the trough site might lie outside it. However, during trenching the site of a trough was revealed in section. It measured 1.80m in length and was 60cm deep. No timber survived in situ. The fill consisted largely of mound material but a layer of silt at the base contained abundant charcoal and fragments of wood. There were no finds’ (www.excavations.ie 1986, Site No. 38; Walsh 1987, 23). No surface remains visible when visited by the ASI in 2000. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 July 2020

• LI022-066 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In low-lying undulating pasture with moderate views in all directions. Identified by Claire Walsh in 1986 as Site 2/38/4 during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the Irish Gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 134-5). The results of her monitoring were summarised as follows; ‘After removal of topsoil a small spread of fulacht fiadh mound material was revealed close to a stream forming a field ditch. The site was partially investigated at this stage revealing that the mound material (of which there were no surface indications) lay on and in a deposit of peat, up to 30cm thick. Excavation of two small cuttings through the peat did not yield any evidence for the presence of a trough in the exposed part of the site. However, during this work a number of butchered bones were recovered from the peat which were identified as those of wild boar. The site was returned to later in order to ascertain the stratigraphical relationship between the peat and the mound material as a find of this sort on a fulacht fiadh site is clearly of some importance. A cutting from the fence line, through the mound material and peat, showed that the mound material lay in an upper layer of peat only. No mound material was located in the basal layer of peat from which the bones were recovered. The subsoil was a silty marl with many water-weathered stones of limestone, up to 15-20cm in size. While no stratigraphical link was apparent between the now flattened mound and the bones, there is still a possibility that the two may be broadly contemporary. If the mound was flattened in recent years, the material could have been spread over peat which may have formed since the fulacht fiadh went out of use. Samples from a peat core and fragments of disturbed timber found on the site have been submitted for radiocarbon dating’ (www.excavations.ie 1986, Site No. 37; Walsh 1987, 23). No surface remains visible when visited by the ASI in 2000. See attached Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and location map taken from Gowen 1988 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 August 2020

• LI022-067 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular shaped area (diam. 27m) intersected at NE and SE by the avenue to a house. Surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as a raised rectangular-shaped area (25m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.2m; H 1.1m) from SW through N to E and a roadway (Wth 3m) on top of a scarp from SE to SW. The roadway is defined by parallel stone walls (H 0.2m-0.4m). The undulating interior is heavily overgrown on the E side. Overgrown outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Possibly a ringfort that was reused as a landscape feature associated with nearby houses. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020

• LI022-070 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture on a slight S-facing slope with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-071----) 40m to NE, second enclosure (LI022-072----) 50m to E. Earthwork identified from OSi 1:5000 aerial photograph take for Bord Gais dated 03/11/1984 (BGE 3226). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a raised horseshoe shaped area (24m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.4m) with an external fosse (H 0.3m; base Wth 2m). Relict field drains at NE and SE are of similar design to fosse. The interior is raised at centre. The enclosing fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020 is similar in morphology to surrounding drainage channels which suggests contemporaneity. Possible earthwork associated with post-1700 land reclamation or could be the remains of a post-1700 landscape feature. See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 14/02/2020 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020

• LI022-071 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-070----) located 40m to SW, second enclosure (LI022-072----) 50m to SE. Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as an oval-shaped area (18m N-S; 22.4m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 3m; H 0.55m) with an external fosse (H 0.3m; base Wth 1.7m) visible from E to SE and SW to W. Relict field drains intersect at S. Undulating interior slopes gently to E. The outline of the partially overgrown monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2020. See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2020 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020

• LI022-072 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-070----) located 50m to SW, enclosure (LI022-071----) 50m to NW. Possible earthwork identified on Bord Gais 1:5,000 aerial photo taken 03/11/1984 (OSi 3226). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a roughly rectangular-shaped area (27m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.1m; H 0.4m) visible from S to NW and NE to E with possible external fosse (base Wth 1m; D 0.4m) visible at W only. Relict field drains intersect at S. Undulating interior has a circular depression (diam. 4m) in SW. Visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020 as linear crop marks similar to surrounding drainage channels. Earthwork may be related to post-1700 land reclamation works. See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 14/02/2020 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 July 2020

• LI022-073 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Fulacht Fia (LI022-251----) located 70m to S. Enclosure identified on Bord Gais 1:5,000 aerial photo taken 03/11/1984 (OSi 3227). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a roughly circular shaped raised area (diam. 25m) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.3m; H 0.7m) visible from NW through E to SW and a field drain from SW to NW. Undulating interior slopes gently to S. Outline of the monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 01/10/2015. See attached Bord Gais aerial image and Google earth orthoimage 01/10/2015 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 July 2020

• LI022-251 Hearth
  Description

  In pasture, 50m SE of a watercourse and 275m S of the townland boundary with Shanaclogh. Enclosure (LI022-073----) 50m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as Site 2/38/1 and described as a hearth during groundworks for the Limerick Gas Pipeline in 1986 (Gowen 1988, 180). No surface remains visible. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 28 August 2020

• LI022-265 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (int. diam. c. 10m; overall diam. c. 32m) defined by two widely spaced ditches approximately 7m apart visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Possible levelled ring-barrow. See attached Google Earth orthophotos Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 23 April 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballycahane Lower.

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 Ballycahane Lower, 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 low.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballycahane Lower.

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 Ballycahane Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Ballycahane Lower · Baile Uí Chatháin Íochtarach

Area

1,029,993 m² (103 ha, 254.52 acres)

Civil parish

Ballycahane, and its townlands

Barony

Pubblebrien

Electoral division

Kilpeacon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

561 people lived in 192 households in the Kilpeacon electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycahane Middle, Ballyregan, Ballyveelish, Shanaclogh, Skehanagh

Placenames

Ballycahane Lower 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.