Cross

31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cross, from 513 m² to 232,718 m² (23.27 ha, 57.51 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cross 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.

• 18 Apr 2026Conditional

  construction of: (i) covered walkway connecting existing pig houses (ii) Shed over existing meal bins (iii) Canteen building with offices, storage, toilets, changing rooms, showers, plant room, hardcore area around building with car parking (vi) wastewater treatment system and percolation area (vii) Plant Storage building and all other associated site works. Demolition of old pig building. Permission for Retention of meal /storage shed and meal bins is also required

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660442

• 12 Dec 2023Conditional

  the dwelling house and garage as constructed in addition to revised site boundaries, splayed entrance and all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360920

• 10 Feb 2023Conditional

  the construction of an agricultural shed with slatted tank and cubicles and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2382

• 29 Jul 2020Conditional

  construction of a slatted cattle shed, a dry store and associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20735

• 13 Aug 2019Conditional

  the construction of a milking parlour, dairy and plant room, with associated collecting yards and underground slatted tank, meal bin and all associated site works. In addition, the construction of an animal house for easy-feeding and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19803

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 Cross.

Recorded monuments

• LI024-058001 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On a slightly raised area, on N-facing slope, in rough wet pasture. Surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as an oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 20m NE-SW; 12m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.95m; Wth 1.1m), with fosse (overall Wth 3.5; base Wth 1.4m; D 0.4m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.75m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.25m) only visible from NNW-N-NNE. Only the enclosing elements are visible in the N sector, the rest of the monument is covered with dense vegetation. The outer bank appears to have a terminus at NNE. Some large stones were noted at SW. Monument is visible as a tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached sketch plan and cross-sections surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 July 2020

• LI024-058002 Earthwork
  Description

  On a slightly raised area, on N-facing slope, in rough wet pasture. Possible ringfort (LI024-058----) immediately to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified as a circular-shaped cropmark on Bruff Survey aerial photographs (Bruff 110: AP4/3676). Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff Survey aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 July 2020

• LI024-058003 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slightly raised area, on a N-facing slope, in rough wet pasture. Possible ringfort (LI024-058----) lies c. 62m to WNW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified as an oblong rectangular-shaped enclosure on Bruff Survey aerial photographs (Bruff 111: AP4/3676). Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff Survey aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 July 2020

• LI024-058004 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slightly raised area, on N-facing slope, in rough wet pasture. Possible ringfort (LI024-058----) lies c. 5m to NE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified as a rectangular-shaped enclosure on Bruff Survey aerial photographs (Bruff 109: AP4/3676). Monument is visible as a rectangular-shaped earthwork (32m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and is not visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff Survey aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 July 2020

• LI024-091 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  In rough wet pasture, on the E bank of the Reask River, which forms the townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. Annotated ‘Cross Tuck Mills’ and depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as four rectangular-shaped buildings. This mill may have been built on the site of a watermill depicted on the 1657 Down Survey map of Coonagh Barony (Hib. Reg.). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that there stood in 'Both Crosses half a plowl[and] with a Mill in repaire thereunto belonginge whereof Sr Morish Hurllie of Killduffe is proprietor' (Simington 1938, 22). Surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a cluster of four rectangular-shaped buildings on the E bank of the river. A small, poorly preserved rubble stone structure with a lean-to corrugated roof is similar in size and plan form to the N most building depicted on OS maps. Other existing buildings consist of an outhouse (long-axis NW-SE) directly to SE. A two-storey farmhouse (long-axis NW-SE) is visible to ESE and represents the long E most structure depicted ont he OS map. A small, almost square-shaped structure between the outhouse and farmhouse is a single-storey rubble stone building covered in ivy. It has a lean-to style corrugated roof with a door opening to NW. A second, standalone outhouse is visible to SW of the farmhouse. According to local information, a building known as ‘Chucky’s Mill’ was demolished at least 70 years ago. Area of watermill is obscured by tree cover on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. All of the the upstanding buildings date from the post-1700 period and there is no evidence that they were built on the site of the mill depicted on the 17th century Down Survey map of Coonagh barony. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 21 July 2020

• LI024-170 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, immediately S Reask River which marks townland boundary with Brackyle and 218m NE of townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. A cluster of five ring-barrows (LI024-171001/005-) lie 70m to SW, a cluster of barrows and earthwork (LI024-058001/004-; LI024-293/294----) lie 150m to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 107; AP4/3676) as a large sub-circular shaped area enclosed by a fosse, intersected by Reask River at N. Monument is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 or on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. Cropmark unconvincing evidence for the presence of an archaeological monument at this location. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff Survey aerial image labelled Bruff 107 Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-171001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope, 87m SE of Reask River which marks townland boundary with Brackyle and 105m E of townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. A possible enclosure (LI024-170----) lies 70m to NE, three barrows (LI024-058001/002-; LI024-292----/293----), enclosure (LI024-058004-) and earthwork (LI024-058002-) lie 264m to SE. The westernmost ring-barrow of a cluster of five ring-barrows (LI024-171002-/005-). Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 106 (1); AP 4/3676) as a small circular cropmark of a possible ring-barrow. Faint trace of cropmark visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, not visible on the Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 106(1) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-171002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope, 92m SE of Reask River which marks townland boundary with Brackyle and 123m E of townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. A possible enclosure (LI024-170----) lies 70m to NE, three barrows (LI024-058001-; LI024-292/293-----), enclosure (LI024-058004-) and earthwork (LI024-058002-) lie 247m to SE. Located northeast in a cluster of five ring-barrows (LI024-171001/171005-). Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 106 (1); AP 4/3676) as a small circular cropmark of a possible ring-barrow. Monument not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 106(2) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-171003 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope, 92m SE of Reask River which marks townland boundary with Brackyle and 123m E of townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. A possible enclosure (LI024-170----) lies 70m to NE, three barrows (LI024-058001-; LI024-292/293-----), enclosure (LI024-058004-) and earthwork (LI024-058002-) lie 247m to SE. . Located in the SE corner of a cluster of five ring-barrows (LI024-171001/005-). Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 106 (3); AP 4/3676) as a small circular cropmark of a possible ring-barrow. Monument not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 106(3) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-171004 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope, 92m SE of Reask River which marks townland boundary with Brackyle and 123m E of townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. A possible enclosure (LI024-170----) lies 70m to NE, three barrows (LI024-058001-; LI024-292/293-----), enclosure (LI024-058004-) and earthwork (LI024-058002-) lie 247m to SE. Located in the E of a cluster of five ring-barrows (LI024-171001/005-). Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 106 (4); AP 4/3676) as a small circular cropmark of a possible ring-barrow. Faint trace of monument visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12, not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 106(4) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-171005 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope, 92m SE of Reask River which marks townland boundary with Brackyle and 123m E of townland boundary with Knockballyfookeen. A possible enclosure (LI024-170----) lies 70m to NE, three barrows (LI024-058001-; LI024-292/293-----), enclosure (LI024-058004-) and earthwork (LI024-058002-) lie 247m to SE. Located SE in a cluster of five ring-barrows (LI024-171001/004-). Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 106 (5); AP 4/3676) as a small circular cropmark of a possible ring-barrow. Faint trace of monument visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12, not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 106(5) Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 July 2020

• LI024-173 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a slight rise. Three barrows (LI024-058001-; LI024-292/293----), enclosure (LI024-058004-) and earthwork (LI024-058002-) lie 170m to NW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 105; AP4/3676) as a semi-circular shaped area. Monument is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 or on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff Survey aerial image labelled Bruff 105 Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 24 July 2020

• LI024-277 Enclosure
  Description

  In gently undulating reclaimed pasture, 10m NE of a stream with the Reask River 235m to N which forms the townland boundary with Coolnapisha. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified as a suboval-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 156: AP 4/3675. Monument is visible as a suboval-shaped cropmark on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 156. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 October 2020

• LI024-292 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On a N-facing slope, in rough, wet pasture, 120m S of the Reask River, which also marks a townland boundary with Brackyle. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. One of two satellite ring-barrows (LI024-292/293----) which are situated 5m to N of a large barrow (LI024-058001-). Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a low profile circular-shaped area (4.75m N-S; 4.4m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 0.7-0.95m; H 0.15-0.17m), fosse (Wth 2.7-2.9m; D 0.08-0.2m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.35-2.9m; int. H 0.08-0.2m; ext. H 0.14-0.15m) which are present from NE-E-S-W-N and are obscured by vegetation from N-NNE-NE. The interior is level and clear of vegetation. Monument is visible as a faint, roughly circular-shaped cropmark on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 October 2020

• LI024-293 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On a N-facing slope, in rough, wet pasture, 120m S of the Reask River, which also marks a townland boundary with Brackyle. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. One of two satellite ring-barrows (LI024-292/293----) which are situated 5m to N of a large barrow (LI024-058001-). Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a low profile circular-shaped area (2.2m NE-SW; 1.5m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (Wth 1.5-1.6m; H 0.15-0.35m) and fosse (Wth 3.65-5.1m; D 0.18-0.45m) which are traceable from NW-N-E-SE. A land drain running NNE-SSW extends from the fosse at NNE. Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 October 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cross · An Chrois

Area

1,419,707 m² (141.97 ha, 350.82 acres)

Civil parish

Tuoghcluggin, and its townlands

Barony

Coonagh

Electoral division

Oola, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,119 people lived in 427 households in the Oola electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brackyle, Coolnapisha, Garryfrask, Knockballyfookeen, Milltown, Shandangan

Placenames

Cross 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.