Gormanstown (Phillips)

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gormanstown (Phillips), from 328 m² to 135,194 m² (13.52 ha, 33.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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 Gormanstown (Phillips) 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.

• 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

• 8 Sept 2025Conditional

  the construction of extensions at the side and rear of the existing dwelling. Demolition of part of existing extension at the rear of the existing dwelling. Permission is also sought for the construction of a two storey extension at rear, a second storey over an existing extension at the side of the existing dwelling, a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 25308

• 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

• 12 Dec 2023Conditional

  the stone facade on the front of the house and the stone front boundary wall and recessed entrance and other associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23593

• 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

• 7 Jan 2021Conditional

  construction of an extension to their dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 219

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 (Phillips).

Recorded monuments

• LI040-063001 Cultivation ridges
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a potential earthwork complex (possibly cultivation ridges and drainage ditches) on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs (BGE 1:5000, 2555 Site No. 040219) taken 03/11/1984. Cultivation ridges and linear drainage channels visible on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 where rough ground is intersected by linear drains running predominantly N-S and E-W. Earthworks consist of cultivation ridges and post-1700 drainage ditches. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-063002 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 45m E of a farm access road. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a potential ring-barrow on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 1:5000, 2553 Site No. 040291) taken 03/11/1984. Listed by Grogan (1989, Vol. 2, 232) as Gormanstown (Phillips) 4. Visible as a circular-shaped cropmark truncated at NW by a linear field drain running NE-SW on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 26 May 2021

• LI040-063003 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture within the demesne lands of Gormanstown Castle (LI040-066003-) located 700m to E. Possible enclosure (LI040-63004-) lies 20m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a potential site on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs (BGE 1:5000, 2555 Site No. 040220) 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

• LI040-063004 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture within the demesne lands of Gormanstown Castle (LI040-066003-) located 700m to E. Possible cropmark (LI040-063003-) lies 20m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a potential site on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs (BGE 1:5000, 2555 Site No. 040221) 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

• LI040-064 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture 75m W of a watercourse. Possible barrows (LI040-065001/003-) lie 200m to SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 108; AP 5/2118) as an earthwork complex. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2020. See attached Bruff aerial photograph (108) and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-065001 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture 50m N of the townland boundary with Balline. One of three possible ditch-barrows (LI040-065001/003-) located in close proximity. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible barrow on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs taken 03/11/1984 (1:5,000 No. 2555). No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. A clearing in the vegetation visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 may indicate feature identified on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-065002 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture 50m N of the townland boundary with Balline. One of three possible ditch-barrows (LI040-065001/003-) located in close proximity. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible barrow on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs taken 03/11/1984 (1:5,000 No. 2555). No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. A clearing in the vegetation visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 may indicate feature identified on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-065003 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  In wet pasture 50m N of the townland boundary with Balline. One of three possible ditch-barrows (LI040-065001/003-) located in close proximity. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible barrow on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs taken 03/11/1984 (1:5,000 No. 2555). No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. A clearing in the vegetation visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 may indicate feature identified on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-066001 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 125m NW of Gormanstown Castle (LI040-066003-). Enclosure (LI040-066004-) lies to immediate NE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs taken 03/11/1984 (1:5,000 No. 2556) as a possible earthwork. Outline of monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 22m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 where it is intersected at NE by drainage channel running NW-SE. Visible as faint cropmark on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-066002 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 180m NW of Gormanstown Castle (LI040-066003-). Enclosure (LI040-066004-) lies 40m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified on Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photographs taken 03/11/1984 (1:5,000 No. 2556) as a possible earthwork. Levelled earthwork is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 16m) on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. Visible as faint cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-066004 Earthwork
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture 115m NW of the ruins of Gormanstown Castle (LI040-066003-). Enclosure (LI040-066001-) lies to immediate SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 110; AP 5/2118) as a possible enclosure. Outline of monument visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 32m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 where it is intersected at SW by field drain running NW-SE. Partial outline of possible earthwork visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Faint cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 with drainage ditches located to NW and SE. See attached Bruff aerial photograph (110) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• LI040-158 Enclosure
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, 74m SE of townland boundary with Gormanstown. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Potential cropmark site identified as a small circular differential growth of vegetation during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/10,000, 63) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Doubtful antiquity. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 1 June 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 (Phillips), 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 (Phillips).

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

Name

Gormanstown (Phillips) · Baile Uí Ghormáin (Phillips)

Area

1,218,779 m² (121.88 ha, 301.17 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

Baggotstown West, Ballincolloo, Balline, Gormanstown, Gormanstown (Grady), Magherareagh

Placenames

Gormanstown (Phillips) 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.