Moanleana
Townland in the civil parish of Mahoonagh, barony of Glenquin, Co. Limerick; in Irish Móin Léana
Parcel 1663138
- Area
- 183,040 m² (18.3 ha, 45.23 acres)
- Buildings
- 5 buildings touch it, 422 m² on the ground
- 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
- Moanleana
Planning applications on this parcel
28 Aug 2025Conditional
the demolition of existing farm shed, the construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560858
7 May 2025Conditional
erection of a Two Storey Domestic Dwelling, Domestic Garage, Entrance Gates & Piers, Tertiary Treatment System and Infiltration /treatment area and connections to all existing services & associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560415
18 Mar 2025Conditional
the construction of a slatted shed and concrete aprons
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2582
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 1 recorded monument.
- LI036-154 Enclosure
Description
In level pasture. Roughly rectangular raised area (45.2m NNE-SSW; 72.5m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarped edge with inner lip (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.3m) NNE->SE and scarped edge SE->NNE. Possible external fosse (D 0.85m) NNW->SSE could be quarry for earthen field boundaries. Scarped edge incorporated into field boundary SSE->NW; boundary skirts external base of scarped edge E->SE. Interior level; earthen bank (H 0.25m) crosses interior NNE-SSW to E of centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_467 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 182.3 ha
- 450 acres
- Land parcels
- 38
- registered freehold, median 3,994 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 16
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moanleana, from 610 m² to 268,024 m² (26.8 ha, 66.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Moanleana 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Dec 2025Conditional
domestic garage (shed A) and domestic shed ( shed B), revised site boundaries, flat roof porch to front of dwelling, permission for retention of newly constructed mechanical aeration unit with sand and soil polishing filter that included the decommissioning the old septic tank system, all with associated works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2561255
28 Aug 2025Conditional
the demolition of existing farm shed, the construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560858
3 Jul 2025Conditional
existing as constructed agricultural machinery store (change of design from that previously granted under planning ref. 21388) and Permission to construct an extension to the existing as constructed agricultural machinery store. Planning Permission is also sought for the construction of an agricultural shed for the purpose of storing machinery and bedding associated with the existing poultry enterprise and carry out all associated ancillary site works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 25223
7 May 2025Conditional
erection of a Two Storey Domestic Dwelling, Domestic Garage, Entrance Gates & Piers, Tertiary Treatment System and Infiltration /treatment area and connections to all existing services & associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560415
18 Mar 2025Conditional
the construction of a slatted shed and concrete aprons
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2582
26 Sept 2023Conditional
the construction of a straw bedded shed, cattle handling facility, manure pit, concrete aprons and seepage tank
Permission · Limerick County Council, 23465
6 Jun 2023Conditional
the construction of a new agricultural machinery storage building and carry out all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360385
12 Apr 2022Conditional
construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22411
30 Mar 2021Conditional
construction of 2no. agricultural sheds for the purpose of storing machinery and bedding associated with existing poultry enterprise and carry out all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 21388
19 Aug 2020Conditional
an existing agricultural building comprising workshop, calf house and hay store. Permission is also sought for the construction of a new agricultural building comprising slatted cubicle house, calving pens, machinery store and all associated site works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 20811
4 Jul 2019Conditional
construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19663
25 Jun 2018Conditional
the construction of a poultry house and machinery store and carry out all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 18638
22 May 2018Conditional
widening existing entrance to a joint entrance together with all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 18505
1 Feb 2018Conditional
construction of two no. poultry houses and all associated. The development requires an EPA Industrial Emissions License (formerly Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control License). An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been submitted as part of the planning application
Permission · Limerick County Council, 1883
28 Jul 2017Conditional
the construction of a machinery shed, straw storage shed and to extend existing calf house
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17724
18 Apr 2017N/a
construction of a poultry house and machinery store and carry out all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17334
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Moanleana.
Recorded monuments
- LI036-154 Enclosure
Description
In level pasture. Roughly rectangular raised area (45.2m NNE-SSW; 72.5m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarped edge with inner lip (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.3m) NNE->SE and scarped edge SE->NNE. Possible external fosse (D 0.85m) NNW->SSE could be quarry for earthen field boundaries. Scarped edge incorporated into field boundary SSE->NW; boundary skirts external base of scarped edge E->SE. Interior level; earthen bank (H 0.25m) crosses interior NNE-SSW to E of centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI036-156 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on slight S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) defined by a scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 1.8m) with an external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 1.8m). Enclosing element has been heavily poached by cattle. Interior is covered by dense overgrowth. Field boundary abuts outer edge of fosse at W. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI044-025 Ringfort - rath
Description
In level dry pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled and incorporated into pasture field. However, still evident as circular area (diam. 38m) defined by wide gradual scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 8m) with external fosse (D 0.3m; Wth 3.2m). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
- Moanleanna House, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1888, with extension to rear (north). Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Lime rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and uPVC casement windows. Round-headed door opening with fanlight, uPVC door and sidelights to front (south) elevation. Concrete block outbuilding with pitched slate roof, having inscribed limestone slab to west elevation. Square-profile rendered gate piers with side walls and wrought-iron gates to south-east of site. Set within own grounds.
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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_467 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Moanleana with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Moanleana · Móin Léana
- Area
- 1,822,565 m² (182.26 ha, 450.37 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mahoonagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Glenquin
- Electoral division
- Danganbeg, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Danganbeg electoral division: 433 people in 155 households; 90% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardnacrohy, Ballintober East, Ballintober West, Ballygeel, Camas, Cloonsherick, Fawnlehane, Gorteenreynard
- Placenames
- Moanleana 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.