Dromkeen North

Area

227,560 m² (22.76 ha, 56.23 acres)

Buildings

7 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 1,319 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

Dromkeen North

Planning applications on this parcel

• 8 Feb 2021Conditional

  construction of a dwelling, garage, entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21125

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.

• LI024-001001 Church
  Description

  Situated on high ground with panoramic views in all directions overlooking Dromkeen House and Castle (LI024-003----) 170m to NNE. The medieval parish church ruins of Dromkeen (Westropp 1904-5, 443) stand immediately S of N wall of graveyard (LI024-001002-) with ruins of 19th century C. of I. church standing 20m to S. Well preserved remains of a rectangular single cell church (ext. dims. 8.65m E-W x 6.85m N-S; Wall T 0.8-0.85m) of which the E gable stands to near full height along with section of N and S walls, only the lower courses of the W wall (H 0.8m) remain upstanding. The W wall of the church has been partially rebuilt and capped with concrete with a medieval cross-slab (LI024-001003-) set into concrete surround on top of the wall. No clear evidence for location of original doorway into church. A single sandstone chamfered jamb (H 0.48m x 0.22m x 0.24m; chamfer Wth 0.1m) of the medieval doorway lies up against the external face of SW angle of the church. A flat headed rectangular window (Wth 1.03m; H 1.97m) in centre of E-wall dates from the post-1700 period and probably replaced an earlier medieval twin-light window the sill-stone (L. 0.74m x 0.29m x 0.2m) of which has been reused as a quoin on the SE angle of the church. The medieval sill-stone (L 0.65m x 0.21m x 0.18m) of a single light chamfered window which may have been located in the S wall has also been reused as a quoin on the SE angle of the church. No window openings or blocked up windows visible in N wall of church. The interior of the church was used from 1693 onwards as the family burial place of the De Burgh family. The interior has a concrete floor that, according to local information, covers a burial vault. The cut-stone surround of a wall memorial dating from the 18th century has been inserted into an earlier flat-headed window embrasure (Wth 1.95m) located at E end of S wall. The plaque has been removed and has not been located. This stone is probably the inscribed plaque that read “The church was repaired in 1717 by the Rev. Rickard Burg, Lord Bishop of Ardagh, being the burial-place of the family from time immemorial. His first son was buried here in 1693” (Fitzgerald & McGregor 1826, 284). Church ruins described in 1840 as following; 'only the east gable and twenty one feet [7m] in length of the side walls now remain, which latter are ten feet [3m] high and two and a half feet [0.76m] thick. The building was raised with regular sized stones cemented with lime and sand mortar. Its breadth is seventeen feet three [5.25m] inches. On the east gable is a quadrangular window having the same form both inside and outside, on both which it is six feet seven inches [2m] high and three feet eight inches [1.1m] broad on the former and three feet four and a half inches [1m] on the latter side. It is built, with the same kind of rude stones as seen in the rest of the structure and has at top a segmental arch made of the same materials with the sides; by this is meant an arch forming a small segment of a circle' (OSL, 114). Westropp (ibid.) recorded the following details on Dromkeen; ‘Dronchyn, near Cathery Bathelach, ante 1250 (B.B.L., p. 105). Drumkeen belonged to Nic. de Interberg, value 80m. (Fitzgerald, ii., p. 397, from Plea R.); suit of Paul de Hynderberge and Jo. Harold about Drumkeyn, taken into the king's hands, 1323 (Plea R. 142 of xiv Ed. IL, m. 27; and 149 of xvii Ed. II). Fabric - It stands on high ground; the east gable, 17 feet 3 inches [5.25m] wide, and 21 feet [6.4m] of side wall, 10 feet [3m] by 2½ feet [0.76m], stand. Rude east window, with flat arch. A tablet records its repair in 1717 by Rev. Richard Burg (1693 to 1717), Lord Bishop of Ardagh, as his burial-place (Fitzgerald, i., p. 284; O.S.L., 8, p. 396); Tobereendoney Well is half a mile from the church. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 18 January 2019

• LI024-001002 Graveyard
  Description

  On elevated grassland overlooking Dromkeen House and castle (LI024-003----) 170m to NE. L-shaped area (41m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by rubble stone wall (H 1.2m at W; H 1.6m at S) of post 1700 date with entrance gate, stone stile and coffin stand at E end of N wall. Ruins of the medieval church (LI024-001001-) of Dromkeen stands immediately S of graveyard wall with 19th century C. of I. church 20m to S. The present stone boundary wall of the graveyard was probably constructed in the 19th century when the graveyard was extended to the S in order to accomodate the construction of the C. of I. church. The earlier graveyard consisted of a rectangular-shaped area (24m N-S; 14m E-W) defined by a scarp which is visible along E and S side of graveyard. The majority of post-1700 memorials are found inside this rectangular-shaped area. Ruins of C of I church stand in S quadrant of graveyard in an area with very few burials. This church, designed by James Pain (Lee 2005, 161) is described by Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 506) as 'a neat cruciform structure, with an octagonal tower embattled and crowned with pinnacles, erected by a gift of £900 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1831.' Medieval cross-slab (LI024-001003-) set into top of W wall of medieval church. Architectural fragments of church have been reused as gravemarkers. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 18 January 2019

• LI024-001003 Cross-slab
  Description

  Set face up into concrete surround on top of W wall (H 0.8m) of Dromkeen medieval parish church ruins (LI024-001001-). Rectangular shaped stone slab (L 1.46m; Top Wth 0.57m; base Wth 0.53m; T 0.17-0.23m) decorated with an incised double lined ringed cross standing on a pyramidal-shaped base. Described by Crawford (1912, 240) as 'carved with a two-line ringed cross on a triangular base.' Cross-slab first drawn in the 19th century by George Du Noyer (1817-69) and a copy of which was made by William Frazer in 1905 (NLI, PD 1975 TX 19 (61) ). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019

• LI024-003 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In 1826 Dromkeen Castle was described as following; 'In this Parish was situated Drumkeen House, the ruins of which are still to be seen and gives strong indications of its former consequence, when it was the residence of the ancient family of the Bourkes of Drumkeen' (Fitzgerald and McGregor 1826, 284). Westropp (1906-7, 98) recorded the following details on Dromkeen; ‘1250 John Pincerna (Butler) granted Dronchyn to augment a prebend (B.B.L., p. 105). 1280 The sheriff ordered to hold a sworn enquiry about land of Dromken, held by Silvester Architedekne (Mem. R. Exch., No. 438). 1322 Suit of J. Harold and Paul de Hynterberg, about Drumkeyne, of which John, Paul's father, had disseised Harold (Plea R., 142), 1399-1400 The custody of estates of Ric. Harold, in Drumkyn, disturbed by Katherine, his widow (Mem. R., No. 26). It is alleged that the de Burghs, descendants of John Bourke of Shrule, son of Walter, circa 1410, and Sabia, his wife, daughter of Conor O'Brien, Prince of Thomond, settled there in first half of fifteenth century and held it to recent times. 1583 W. Bourke held Dromekyn C. (Des. R., 37). 1585 His son Ric. held it. 1619 C. and bawn granted to Holcroft. 1633 W. Bourke still owner (Inq. Chan. 93). 1655 C. shown (D.S.A., 14 ; Petty, 65). 1691 Right Rev. Ulysses Burgh, Bishop of Ardagh, died buried at Drumkeen. 1717 Church and monument repaired by Rev. Richard Burg. He calls it "the burial place of his family from time immemorial".' In grounds of demesne and forming main entrance to 18th century Dromkeen House. Substantial remains of a medieval wall (H c. 7-8m; T c. 0.8m) running N-S supported with buttresses to W, E and N. Wall pierced by a tall archway with cut stone voussoirs forming the elliptical head. Two long window openings above have either broken or modified arches. Large pile of loose stone collected around base of wall at N-end, E-side. Loose cut stone on grass verge to W. Dromkeen House described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a 'Detached double-pile five-bay two-storey over half-basement house, built c. 1730, with extension and abutting two-storey wing to rear (north-east) elevation' (www.buildingsofireland.ie; Reg. No. 21902401). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 04 January 2019

Architectural heritage

• Dromkeen House, country house, 1720–1740 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached double-pile five-bay two-storey over half-basement house, built c. 1730, with extension and abutting two-storey wing to rear (north-east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with roughcast rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods to rear elevation. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, six-over-six pane to ground floor and four-over-four pane to basement, all having tooled limestone sills. Round-headed opening with timber doorcase comprising double-leaf timber panelled door flanked by carved pilasters with cobweb fanlight above. Flight of cut limestone steps having cast-iron railings on roughcast rendered containing walls terminating in carved tapering limestone guardstones. Wrought-iron bootscrape to steps. Outbuildings to east of rear yard comprising multiple-bay two-storey range with recent extension to rear (east) elevation Hipped slate roof with yellow brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having fixed window fittings and limestone sills. Square-headed openings having timber battened doors. Central segmental-arched opening having double-leaf timber battened doors. Four-bay single-storey thatched house to rear of yard. Pitched reed thatched roof. Whitewashed walls. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings with replacement timber panelled doors. Remains of rubble limestone entrance arch to south-east of site having segmental-headed arch with cut stone voussoirs. Square-profile limestone piers with cut caps flanked with rubble limestone side walls and replacement timber gates.

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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1175 (ZIP).

Flooding

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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.

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